The New York Herald Newspaper, January 2, 1877, Page 6

a ———— NEW YEAR'S DAY. Tts Observances in the Metropolis ‘and the Suburbs. THE CITY IN A MELLOW MOOD. Pledges to Bacchus and Services in the Churches. CALLS AND COLLATIONS. Revival of Old Customs and Good Wishes Everywhere. Perhaps there never was a lst of Janunry when more comfort was sacrifled at the shrine of custom | than yesterday. ‘The new year was ushered in with a | raw, cold morning which predicted a day of discom fort for the thousands ot gentlemen who gazed aux- | jously from their casements to n whether or not the sociut pilgrimage they were to make was to be pen- ftontial or jubilant in its character, No Jess auxious were the thousands of maids and matrons who were to “receive” the gentlemen aforesaid, and who were early ustir and bedecked in gala attire, But few churches held services, excepting those of the Episco- pal and Roman Catholic perstasionr. The former held services at nine o'clock, 80 as to permit the wor- | shippers to perform the social rites of the day, and in | the Catholic Church, being a holiday, the Feast of the Circumcision was observed. Masses were celebrated at intervals from five o’clock in the morning until pine, and in a few instances high mags was celebrated at nulfpast ton, By eleven o'clock tho ycuog ladies bad put the | | | | to Jerome Park and Kingsbridge was blood-warm: to those devoted to the sport of sleghing. Some of the fast horses noticed are as tollows:— ‘Mr. A. R. Pbyfe’s bay colt Middleburg, by Middle- town, driven by bis friend Mr. V——, was out to do buitie on the suowpath ; and many a clever tussle was the result. This colt 1s very fast, lively gaited, and attracted much attention, Mr, J. H. Arnold drove his chestnut mare Ida during the da Mr. Louis Lorillard sat behind his team Listener and Adonis, Mr. Thomas P, Wallace, the well known gentlem: turiman, drove Heatherbloom, while, since last report, he bas been out with Henry, Coleman and others of | his splenuid staple of trouers, M Phwnix, with his bay team, engaged in sev- eral contests with credit, Mr. “Billy” Weeks sent the gallant gray Tanner Boy down by the clup house several times at a high rate of speed. Mr. iswold was out behind his Dictator mare, She trotted very fast and steady, Captain McDonald drove the very fast bay ‘team Billy Greer and Winstow. They showed a cracking gait up the road, and there are jew teams so well cou- ditioned and driven, Mr, James !anagan handled and ulimun, They make a slashing team, Mr, Salter, an old roadman, exhibited the speed of his handsome borse, ne reins over George | Mr. “Jerry” Keyser sat behind his white footed pacing mare, She can squaré away to a sleigh rapidly. Mr. J. Q Laws was out with his fast aad stylish | chestnut horse. Mr. Parker drove one ot his many good ones, Nr. George N. Ferguson sent his speedy horse Todd along ata tearing pace, eliciting much applause from his friends, i Mr. Andrews, with nis horse Clifton, showed great speed, iste, William H, Vanderbilt brought out bis bay team Rutledge and mate, they are ctippers. Mr, Shepherd Knapp ‘sat behind nls fine team of | youngsters for a breeze up the road, Mr. Jotnson drove Lady Kanker, showing a high | rate of speed. Mfr, Frederic Earl was out behind a very handsome family team, | Mr. David Laughlin showed his fast sorrel mare, She trotter, Police Commissioner Sidney P. Nichols made a visit up the road Delind an excellent team, ‘Among th number of horses was noticed the hollow back upd venerable head of “Old Tow Boy.” Ho seomed as limber as a two-year-old, and wore more bopts jore and ait than a polo pony. Notwithstandins ig great age the “Boy’? showed that “blood will tell,’ and when he went by the club house on St. Nicholas avenue he was greeted with many cheers, THE NEWSHOYS, ‘Atsix o'clock yesterday morning mass was cele- brated in the little chapel of St Vincent's Home, about 200 boys attending, After massa tree breakinst was NEW YORK HERALD, | ana invt pill the Brooxlyn Theatre. The lal t Prospect Park and at the Capitoline grounds were well patronized by tho skating frateruity during the day and evening. The performances at the Academy of Music, afternoon and ‘eveuing, in aid of the suiferers by the fire, wore well attended, and it 18 supposed that the proceeds from the sale of tickets will reach $2,600, Services wero held in many churches, among teem Trinity, where the feast of the circumcision was celebrated, NEW YEAR'S ACCIDENTS. Shortly after twelve o’clock on Sunday night Harris Rosen, aged thirty-two, of No. 106 Bayard street, accidentally shot in the hand, corner ef Clinton street and East Broadway. He was taken to Chambers Street Hospital. oe named Geuyt, aged thirty-seven years, was found in Thirtieth strect, near Third avenue, bleeding from a sculp wound. Jobn Byrne, aged forty-five, no home, slipped, fell and broke his ankle in Nineseenth street, Josephine Ferry, aged thirty-five, no home, fell in Cherry street, sustaining a scalp wound, ‘Hugo Krugher, aged sixicen, of No, 107 Elizabeth street, accidentally shot off the little Anger of his lett hand. Leonard Wagner, aged three years, fell trom the first story window of No, 142 Baxter street, and was in- ternally injured, Lewis Raab, of No. 99 Cannon street, while carelessly using @ pistol, shot hitusel! in the left hand, James MeWhurton, aged tty-four, died suddenly at No, 78 Oliver stres While Patrick Friel, of No, 13 Dry Dock street, em- ployed by the Mutual Gas Company, was fixing the inain, corner of Eighth street and avenue B, the pipe exploded, and bo was overcome by the escaping ga: He became insensible, was resuscitated and taken home. Mra, Schonnberg, residing at No. 171 Johnson street, Brooklyn, who was receiving callers, was attracted to the dogr yesterday aiternoon by a man whom she did hot know, Supposing him to be acquainted with the | fami; cr, she wished hin « happy new year, d him in. The man entered, and, after Geng heiped to refreshments, observing the lady to be , demanded $5, threateuing to break things ly it she refused his request, Mrs, Sckonnberg , alter which the ruihan seized a knife and cut | tye part of the parlor furniture, He made his ART MATTERS. ‘The reception of works for the exhibition of water colors will end on January 10, on or before which day all works intended to be exhibited must be sent in to the Academy. The prospect of a successful exhibition 1s very good, as nearly all tho artists who work in water colors havo made a serious effort to do their best on the present occasion, There will be this seasons much larger representation of American artists who work in this delightful medium than in any former year, and there will be also a visible improvement in the quality of the native work. The effort to foster this branch of art amoog us deserves all support, and though tho mass of the people do not as yet take any very deep interest in water color painting the tine is not far distant when it will be as highly esteemed as its sister art, Edward Moran’s largo painting of ‘Liberty En- | lightening the World’? is about to be removed from his Studio to the Century Club, where it will be placed on | exhibition for some time. As a composition this latest picture of our distinguished fellow citizen ys re- markably successful, 1t is tull of power, and withal gracious and pleasing to the eye. In producing the | atmospheric effects tho artist has been successiul even beyond his wont, and one can almost breatho the pure aur that circalates on a canvas full of sunshine and Iife and joy. Brilhant in color to an extent that under a loss ablo brush might result in crudeuess the pic- ture ig.as remarkable for the harmoniovsness of its tone as for its joyous brightness and animation, Here are soldters ~— dressed in arlet, sailors iu their me honored — costume of white and blue, the boats crowded with ladies whose dresses vie in brilliancy with the plumage of the bird of Paradiso, and on all sides are distributed oxen} Catharine Dalton, residing at No. 22 Quiney street, | Brooklyn, while under the ‘nfnenee of hquer, tell into | | the basement of No, 140 Aulantic avenue aud was badly injured. | ‘\ fire broke out about two o'clock yesterday morn~ | tng at the residence ot Mr, Gabriel Nickeison, No. 87 | Park place, Brooklyn, and before it could be extin- | guished the building furniture were damaged to the extont of $1,000.” The library and furniture are in- | sured in the Jefierson Insurance Company tur $10,000 | und the builaing tor $7,000, A quarrel arose lust evening in Newark vetween Michuei Moore, ot No, 99 Siate street, and Jeremiah given them by Father Drumgoole, In the afternoon the smalier clildren aadan entertainment in the lec ture room, where candies and cakes were freely dis- Dursed, At the Newsboys’ Lodging House, No. 9 finishing touches upon their toilets and taken their places_in tho parlor, John was stationed at the hall | toor Ma tho faultlessly attired young gentlemen | | girded themselves for their convivial rounds. The mow/all of last week had not quite disappeared from the streets and tempted a large proportion of the tallers to drive about in sleighs, Those veuicles were | in such great demand that the livery stable proprie- | lors charged fabulous prices for everything upon run- | hors their establishment contained and reaped enor. | mous profits. It was rather disconcerting to the | sloighing partics to tarn out of the avenue cae which they had been flying behind a fast team to the | tune of a chime of bells and suddenly find themselves Duane street, yesterday was not especially observed, and nothing extra was given in commemoration of the day. At the Rivington Street Lodging House the boys Jeftas usnal in the morning. Yesterday was not made exceptional, aud no dinner was provided, but in the uiternoon the superintendent gave cakes and sand- wiches to the boys, THE NAUTICAL SCHOOL. A reception Was given Yeoterdag alternoon by the Seumen’s Protective Association at the resideuce of De. William F, Thoms, No #2 Madison street. Tho | rooms were thronged 0 overflow with sealaring men, | who seemed to be very jolly, The visitors were nicely entertained by Miss Fannie A. Thums, the youngest dungtter of the late Captain Thoms, and Sirs, J. KF Thoms, lis widow, Mss F. Thoms playea some operatic selections on the piano. ‘The rooms were | iustefmliy decorated with evergreens, sumucs, an- | Flavigan, of Seventh avenue, im 0?Brien’s saloon, Broad street, during which Flanigan drew a clasp kuile aud stabbed Moore in the abdomen, ‘Two friends of Moore, named Duncan Isrady and Hugh MeDermott, were present and beat Flanigan severely, Flanigan and his assuilanis werg arrested. Moore wus taken to | lis home, where he was attended by Dr. Yeh, who | considers the wound very serious, ‘On Sunduy nighta party of Germans were congre- gated in a saloon on tlerman Street, Guttenberg, wait- ing tor the clock to strike tweive in order to seo the old) year out and usher in the new with sing ing and fireworks. Miss Kate Handwerk, aged } sixteen, one of the party, had a revolver | and snapped it several umes, not knowing thatone of the chambers contained a ball cartridge. | When that chamber wus reached the cartridge ex- | ploded and the bail took effect on Mrs, Anna W girls aent, ‘The ball penetrated the ubdom inflicted @ wound which the physicians pronounce fatal, vorge Franklyn, a resident of Roseville, N. J., aged scraping palniully over the bare cobble stones of some | tumn leaves, growing plants and flags. The walls were ido street, Where the householders ha ved the | coverod pictures, mottoes, nantical, meteor- | -spaalur nis dhemnaca hanson ders bad romo: | otogi nical instraments and charts. The | snow, Notwithstanding these little drawbacks the sleighers seemed to enjoy themselves Immensely, and the streets rang with their merry laughter and chatter, mingled with tho jingling of the bells, While the snow wus plentiful enough to accom- modato runners by judicious management, {t was not sufficient to prevent wheels from making good time, and itis estimated that there were more vehicles in the streets yesterday than on any similar occasion lor many years. After the sun came up the ice and snow upon the sidewalks melted into slush and made sad havoc with the well blacked boots. of pedestrian callers, who were forced either to tredge through tt epattering their clothing and spoiling their good temper, or by taking the shady side of the street, where the ice was mtact, run the risk of measuring themselves upon the treacherous surface, Whether it was owing to the cessation of effort on the part of the temperance fraternities or the apathy of preachers on Sunday last, there was the quantity of wines and stronger beverages upon almost | every table, and nota few young men took their first glass from the hands of a smiling hostess, Toward | evening afew of them were seen perambuiating the | streets in a manner suggestive of too much sociability, PLEASANTLY MISSING, While tho number of callers wes probably much larger than usual it wos noticeable that there were fewer parties or “gangs”? of “strikers”? or ward poli- Meians visible in the thoroughiares, These used to | form ono of the most disagreeable features of the day when the city was ander the political régime whose pharacteristics are now almost eliminated trom local Institutions. Going about froin the house of one office | bolder to another, supposed to ha to power by their votes, these gentry used to disgrace the city by their rowy behavior, and after the tree gorging of the day had been completed used to make night hideous with their low songs and quarrelsome oaths. Many of the newly elected officers did not re- ccive apy callers yesterday, and tho class referred to wag obliged, tor the most’ part, to preserve a “state of beastly ? sobriety, ‘Tbe younger clement of society had a most enjc time during tbe da lad capital opportumity for sleihing, and there was excel lent skating at Central Park, whither thousands, old ax well as young, made their spend an hour upon the frozen surface or look on at the frolics of tho | merry turong. As the shades of night began to fall the sk had been over the afternoon, gay tukable evidences of a coming storm, and soon after. ward began a light, fleccy tall of snow, Pedestrian callers who bad come out in the morning without um- breslas or overshoes bastened their steps homeward and reserved a large portion of their intended visits until Others, seeing that further calling would » been asst streets afforded way to ) Which unmis- ast durin next year. be attended with se yniortable Where they happened to be and prolonged @ proposed stay of three minutes into one ol us many hours. In this Way the storm perhaps jmereased the sure o: some While it marred that of many more, otto be supposed that calling was altogether ended by the storm, for not a few euthusiastic gent men continued ty flit irom house tv house, anu those gus discomfort, made themselves woo went in sleighs hi the fleecy Jail with pleasure and their attending bells were heard wll nearly mia might. AMONG THE GHIMAN ‘The now year was ushered im among t rinans yesterday fu the eminently soctal manic yon be Jar ieutome popuition on festal vecasions, Wile in the American quarters most of the saloons and pices Of puule resort Were closed, It Was not difficult to pro- Cure the wonted Inger in disiricts east OF the Bowery aud Thiru avenue, of along those thoroughtures then- one of the lager bee geives, Dropping im at any gurdens yesterday offered opportunities tor the sity Dia type ofsocial lite im which Murray Hil fastion co, Sealed about their nen, bovest Germat winber beverage wud | ables have very hittlo exper: fables, groups of men and w and their families, quated the coxily conversed of pivasunt things, Now ond then it Jong-necked bottle of the vintage of the Inine aid duly Further up town, on the borders nS a iestive Upples of — fasuionan’ ile, our German residents havo to some extent adopted the custom of Now Yeur’s receptions, and young Teutoo giving au their by bell at th 5 tt but | st, might be observed jauntily pails residence of sotne favore:t iait one your true German bean preiers to settic down quietly for an afternoon talk, eit saloon or parlor, Father than perform & series of journeys, taking a social glass at the termination PRENCH PENTIVITIRS. Saving that claret ordinaire took the place of doer and Johannisberg, the Frenea ovservane day partook strikingly oft erman iviality 5 Although with amore flexible fe1)perament, und a tacit | Ity jor adaptation not shured by the Germans, the ger of the | émigré trom sunny France of mongrel Alence falis into American habits more readily than any other clues of our foreign populate the present bulidey won, however, as well with | foreigners ux native Americans, has been conspicuous m tho sparing of boli decorations and unosten- fatious in the manner of celebration. — Alapg in the alicrnoon yesterday, When the storm came down, the Birecis in tbe ower portion of the city were almost deserted, save by an occasional stroler who had taken a gliass too many and was vblivions to the driving ow. | ON THK OCKAN STRAMSIUNS, | ‘There was no celebration of New Year’s Day on the | ovean steamsiips now lying in this port beyond the ordivary visits that are made to the Dilicers whenever the steciners are bere. Indeed, there are compera- tively few of the foreign steamships now here, many thavare due being detained by coutrary winds and others having been withdrawn owing to the very small nount of ocean travel at this seasod. At the Anchor fine piety whore thio or four steamers usually le, | there aFo now but two, one of them being w (iasgow fn the other a Mediterranean steamer, Tbe Adriatic, of the White Star line; the Greece and England, of the National line; the City of New York, of the Inman jine; the Suevia, of the Lamburg tue, and one oF two | others comprive the entire feet of ocean steainships how at the piers, on all of wluch matiers were even | more quiet than on Sunday, aud with the exception | Of 4 solitary clerk or watchman ov the wharves hardly | a man Was lo be seen, Oflivers had deserted their re. spective vessels, und were either viviting (ho turnilies | o1 their American triends oF quietly passing the day at some hovel. ON THE ROA Pane ner “geones on the road’’ were briliin a | a ‘Of jast trotiers and dashing establishments a the cutrances to the Wark at Fitty-ninth street | green, that wre | ing nuinerous tables were supplied with substantial food, | it being the liberal donations of the friends of the sailors, IN THE ToMis. ‘The prisoners in the Tombs yesterday were treated to some spiritual tood in the Way of asermon preached | to them by the attenaing chaplam, but their temporal relresuinents were of the crdinary prison kind. No | visitors were adinitted, and the day in the Centre treet bastile was dull and gloomy, ST. PATIUCK’S CATHEDRAL. Following so closely on the great church bolidy, | Christmas, and haying ot itself no distineuve religious character, New Year’s Day does not receive as much religions as social celebration. Suil, the Roman Cath- olic Chereh recognizes it as « day tit for ceremonies of | amore marked character than those of the ordinury . Ab the Roman Catholic Cathedral yester- sfore, in addition to the early mass, another aid at ten o'ciock. by Rey. Father Kearney, not asolenin high mass the choir Was in attendance, A few strangers were disappomted in not finding, a8 participants in the ceremonies, either the Cardinal or other church dignitaries, At the end of the mass Pather Kearney made a short ad- dress, not a sermon, 1m Which he instructed the people ag to the thoughts whieh it was proper for them to en- tertain at Such a Ume as the opening of another year. ' GRACK CUUROK, No additional ornamenting than that which charac. terized its Christmas decoration was seen at Grace church yesterday. ‘The branches of iaurel aud ever- | hed the massive pillars were seem- yas iresh as upon the festive day they commem.- orated the birth of the Babe of Bethiehem,” ‘ihe strips of woven tir, the ornanenungs of dark green leaves and the tall fir trees which were placed about the com- union table beid their Wonted Irestiness and bewaty, ven the star and wreaths of white immortuiles which decurated the cha were scarcely less blooming and fresh in appearance than upon the day they were mass and although it w di there one week ogo. Appropriate services were held at nine o'clock, Rev, Mr. lebbets read the ter, prayers and titan Dr. Potter, the rector, rend the lesson, aud Rey, W. T, Egbert, of Grace chapel, rend the creed. An eloquent New Year's ad- dress was delivered by Dr. Powter, after which ho | retired to the parsonage to receive his numerous friends. ST. STEPUEN’S CHURCH Here the Rev. Dr. McGlyno celebrated high mass | al ha!i-past ten A. M., and afterward preached « shert sermon on the Gospel ot the day, He drew many les- | sonsyol patience and humility, which be earnestly im- | pressed Ob his congregation, exhorting them to adopt | them now more firtnly than ever, Daring the mass | he choir, led by Mme. ett, Mile, Meunier, and ra. Bernard, Tele aud Higant sang Weber's’ mass with Batisti lor the offerto OLD JOUN STREET CHURCH, ‘This cosey tiie edifice wax comtortably thronged | ‘Tue interior presented a beauti- nd leaves surrounded the church in provasion, and the iImportuns feature ot the veoorations were the names of the Presidents of the United States, made of evergreen, which adorned the gallery. Dr. Fiescher preached an impressive rer mon on the New Year. The old year bas gone to its | lust resting place, suid the Doctor, and the new | year springs to vccapy the position of its late | brother. 1tas ushered in with ail the joy becoming it, | but do we know whether it conveys to us sorrow. or | giaduess’ No, my friends, Just turn back to the old | yeur and contemplate the many mistortunes attending it. Take into consideration the Brooklyu fire and the immense le of tuman lite Alter, we ate starth again by a train rushing juto the Water and more peo- that it woud appear Luat the Uime-honored custom 18 | plo hurled 1th eteruity; and ao the story My | petting to be out of date in at least one section of New | Irienus, let this be a lesson to you all, veeause we do | Jersey, None ot the city offienis beld public recep: not know When our turn will come, Time is stort, | tions, with the exception ot Chiel Benedict, of the Fire andsois hie. frustin the Lord our God and we ail | pepartment, wh ve une to the members, and Ale will Le saved. in coneiding the Doctor wished the | german dames 1. Marvin, whose house was thrown happy, happy New Year. Aiter the yen to bis trienus and constituents, La other respects , Rev, Dr, Scudder nd praying be sermon singing leading. sf. JAMES CHU St. James Roman Catholic church, on New Bowery, was thronged at the hall-past ten mass, Rev. Father Farrelly otficiating, Rey. Father Corkeray detvered the sermon, The following music, von of Mr Fredenek bran 3 Kyrie? and eral; yy Nim; oSanctus” ond by Giorza, and oflertory, “Adest Mr. Carl Aly Miss A, Colletti; tH, and batse, Mr, Carl Sternunch. ‘The s 4 and qusie were of ao Hupressive elaracter, Father Corkeray took as the subject of bis discourse the gospel of the d “nO, rvic Luke fi i— "And Siineon blessed them, and said unto Mary, his taother, Behold, this ‘ctila is set jor the = rum and as well as for the resarreciion of ,many io Israel, and for a sigh that shall be contradicted,’ In concluding bis sermon the preacher sa1d:—tMan 1s a creature of three elements an intelieet, dene ine support and satistyiny reason fur that which is; a heart, demand. Ing sympathy vad support, and a body, which requires: fuod, raiment aud shelter, The Church is a ireud to ail three. AS far as regards the demands of human intellec tho world urrogates 10 i} that as the ‘result of ages investigation, It claims to be tl and of al that serenee bas done to L would not detract It that the world, as represented by the Charen, has done, With aii thi intellect or ian? — It has done leit muen undone, 80, too, with the heart m the supreme hour ot sufler- ing! [a the springtime of youth, when the world ts fresh and be sutitul You \ovk forward to yeurs of preasure and 4 vd tite seetns a” garden stocked with flowe up in beauty for your de Huht-—yes, even in mature years, When all that the d hus to ofler in honor of reward 18 yours, then, per= haps, earul bo your solace ; unt im your later years, when you are beginning to realize the worth- Jessness of your lie, When you look back and false and hollow the world vou beleved 1 18, stand staring your destiny in its face, try to save you seli by your hatural strengih, and you utterly fail whowi can you go tor autety bat to the Charen £”” TH DAY IN BKOORLYS. | New Year's in Brookiyn wax very generally ob- served. ‘Tho public offices, courts, schools aud stores were closed, and the lolday Was mainly piven to the iulgence of call making. “The receivers and visitors were a6 Hateroits apparently er, despite the bard t the ssily lor and’ the sufterings ot of thought and guardian of selenc aineorate i. an iota from workers outsid it satisfied the mueb, but it ha ned the poor. The snow-clad streets and rowdways aforded amp e opportanity te © who could jay the bhiyh prices demanded by livery stable keepers for the hire of sleigha in whieh to yoover their roates, Many the © made their yearly. pil Son runners,” to the merry music of the sieigh bells. ertrianism wie rendered disagreeable by the neglect of Lue police m enforcing the ordinance requiring Householders to re | move the jee trom the sidewelks tn front of premises, Ag a puintul consequence this neg there Were many 1alis aud injuries reported Nov The various ville lected last ssumed the reigns of office yestera mmissiouers of Charities reorganized by electing the ors as last year, Mayor Schrocder was at his | offien at ton o'clock A. M., and remained there till noon civing the many persons who desired to It must be admitted, certumly, that appearance of the portals of the Brooklyn Hail were far trem inviting to the Deep clusters of black cambrie lestooued the ¥ formally | The rdof | rt « 8 city citizen, | upon staten Island, all business having b | At twel | erally were closed, W fifty, feli on the ice'at the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Ratiroad depot in Hoboken last evening, und | sustained daugerous injuries about the head. Te was placed on a train and seut bom | ON STATEN ISLAND. | New Year’s Day was observed as a general holiday | n suspended, o'clock’ miduight the day was ushered in | With Deus ringing aud cannons firing. Sleiguricing nd skating Were ainong the general sports of the day, ‘A target company trom New York had practice at | Pavihon Hill, Tompkingyille, The inmates of the 3@u- | men’s Retreat, at Stapleton; the Suilore’ snag Harbor, at Now Brighton; the Chilu’s Nursery, at Pour Corners; the County Poorhouse, and the Stith Intirmary, at | Tompkinsville, were regaled with roast turkey dinners, At BI ISON, at Sing Sin ‘a4 commemorated by | the male convicts in a manner as pleasant as the i duigence granted them was rare, A perlormance wis given by a picked corps selected from among the 1,300 prisoners, As they bud been rehearsing Uheir resp tive parts for several weeks past the occasion was looked forward to with lively interest by every man in the prison, After breaktust the wen were marched in gangs by their keepers to the spacious chapel, the ros- trum of which bad been fitted up with temporary wings in impitation of a stage, ‘This was tastetully dec- orated with evergreens and displayed mottoes appro- priate to the occasion, Tho seats furthest trom tho Stage Were occupied by a number Of invited visitors, Most of whom Were from the village and immediate | vicimty. ‘Phe programme was as toliow. | Qe rere cece ee rest tetE tt COLE LE LETE UE MEOE TOTO IELEOE TEED The da. nes Fields § Vheeker > James Walters $ “Speak to Me Love, Ouly Speak’... “Billy B: y eur Sunny South Houlevare ale of Old Bachelors’ Biedie Dartiag’.....6+ aver Weer dake... 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Happy New Year (by Stuart) Vising t 1 Dobbins Siuaet > Devers} | aiters « t ov Bad as We Seem’ Devere, Dobbins and chorus y otographs of the arcirts who will mp car at t perloraianee, in'7S,eau be sven at B09 Nul-$ Sherry street, New York, iN Qeerinecsceseee case ae tTTtee te Sees PETE be nenerterte st tee | ‘To state that the performance Was admirably carried | ont is doing only simple justice to the performers, | any of Whom evinced abilities and adaptation tn ube | Teudition of their parts not often seen outside of a first class tniustrel troupe, The “stamp speech”? was a unique effort, abounding in good-bumored local hits, | whic altordod great amuyement to the large | und motley audience, At tbe conciusion of the ente ninent, which occupied avout two hours, the con- | yiets were marched to the mess room, and, having | recuived the usual tare, Were locked up and permitted to amuse themselves in their celis until night, IN NEW SRKSEY In comparison with former years the callers yesterday in Newark was ‘¢ POOL LOLE LET IDLOLEELODOE DELL DE DEDEDE LE REDEOL ELLE DUDELI ED mber of | siderably lem, 60 | the day Was observed as a holiday in that all the public’ buildings, institutions, otlices and stores gen- teh-night services were held in all the Methodist churches, the most interesting of which were those in St. Jobu’s (colored) Methodist Episcopal church, In St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church, alter the wateh-night Services were over, the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper was participated in by alarge numbor of communicants, In the adternoon 4 heavy snow storm vet in, which bad the effect of driv: ing hearly every one indoors, The various places of | amusement were well ing. Inthe | Opera House Miss Charlotte Thompson, a June Eyre, drew a large crowd, as did the Arch Street (Philadelppia) | company in the New Institute Hall, with the play of “Kast Lynne.’ In the Academy of Music the Ei. | L Singing Society pertormed the opera of Tre | the shadow of a tree. | will be hurried away by the river. | Aw ‘he flags and pennons as multi-colored as the rainbow. In the centre of the composition rises up the colossal figure of the statue of Liberty, and it required judge ment and skilful treatment to prevent this huge mass of gray from dwarfing and absorbing all the rest, Tho succeestul overcoming of this difficulty is one of the great merits of Mr, Moran’s new work, which prom- ises to become more popular than any of his tormer efforts. Frost Johnson, taking time by the foreluck, devotes the hours when he is free trom the care of teaching the young idea how to paint to doing small subjects on canvas to keep his own hand in practice, He is at present at work on a small picture which is marked by peasant feeling and which he has dubbed “The Hard Lesson,” A little girl is seen crossing a bridge studying her book and evidently somewhat anxious as to the result, In the background there ts an interest- ing bit of tree study. A. F, Bellows, who is so well known by his excellent water color subjects, 1s hard at work on three subjects which lie intends for the water color exhibition, The most important deals with the subject of conch> ing in Now England. There is a stretch of rond, & coach with four horses, a group of people, a ghmpse of the comlortsble wooden house and a@ long avenue of e!m trees, which seem to flourish in New England, They bne the road like a line of gigantic sentinels, and their spreading branches span over the road a leafy arch, through which the pleasant sunshine flickers down. ‘There are also two figure eubjects—one, ‘The Reaper's Chil- dren,” represents an English harvest scene, Two cuildren are lying amid the new-mown bay ufder ‘The third 1s an American sub- ject—"The Lost Letter’ —in which we see two ladies ‘on a platform by the river’s edge, A letter has just tallen from the band of one of them, and in an instant The chiet interest iu this work is in (ho sheltered nook, in which tbo spreading elms play an important part, and the glimpse of sunshine seen beyond, which 18 a passage lull ot sweeltess. Wiiham Hart is at work oo asmall canvas, a land- scape and cattic subject, Thero ure some brown woods in the foreground painted with care aud foeiing, but the sweetest passage 1s a bit of silvery sky which lights up the composition, ‘Smniilie has taken up his quarters in the new Fourth avenue studio building and is av work on landscape and cattle subjects, The ecenes are laid tu the Che- mung Valley, aod are quite pastoral in thelr absolute repose, A study on Newtown Creck gives a pleasant glimpse of that stream ilowing calmly by, while some enthusiastic disciple of old lvaak Walton hes on the bunks and dreams the hours away under the pretence that he is fishing. Colman, who has returned from his wanderings, has un his easel a painting of Durham Cathedral, ACADE , Be yey OT MABITS. 3 | perched away upon a high hill, with a placid sheet of New Year's Day, January 1, 1877, £ | water seou 1h tho foreground, "He has also taken up PROGIAM his quarters in the Fourth avenue studio, nin chorus —"Steluh Kise chorus Charles Calveriy 1s at work oa posthumous busts. Itisapity thatthe sculptor among us willonly be | sought to monumentalzo the dead; the quick seem to abhor marbl St Gaudins, a New York sculptor, of Irench extrac- tion, hus been given the comunission for the Farragut memorial, He ts quite a young man, but hus studied | abroad, nad hts friends hope he will more than justily | the trust reposed in him, snstant Mayer 1s steadily at work on some portraits of prominent citizens. Thom bas tmished an important picture, “fhe Peasunts Prayer.” Ivis quite a Jarge canvas, with three figures and a beautifaluutumn wood sceue. An vid Brittany peasant with bty two culldren are kneching betore a little statuette of the Virgin which bas been set up ina niche on a tree by some pious hand. Thesimpie- minaed peasant kneeis before it und prays. Around him are strewn the withered leaves, discolored and dead, ike his own withered hopes. There is a charm- | ing poetic sentiment in the work which ought to secure for it public favor, ‘The Nowark Exhibition has attracted mucb attention, and it 1s gratifying to know that some ot the most 1 portunt pictures have alrexdy found purchasers, Dr. Hiram H, Tichenor, of Newark, bas chosen tivo of the best werks for bia private gallery, and soveral other gentlemen are now negotiating lor the purchase of some ot the choicest that are yet unsold. ‘T. Moran has jaid azide his large canvases for the present, and 1s now engaged in producing somo ex- |. quisite gems on sinall panels, which astonish those who supposed he contd only paimt the grand in nature, A sunset on the goiden clifis of Green River, and a coid view of the Arkansis Divide have attracted ani- admiration, One picture is glowing with Tarner- ors, while the other 1s noticeable for its intense realist J. Bailes, one of the most promising of the younger painters, has just completed his picture of “Esmeratua,”? which will undoubtedly enhance bis repu- tation, [vis chieily rewarkable 1oF its correct draw. ing, strength of light and shade and dexterity of inanipulavion, 11 is, perhaps, a trifle cold m color, but whatever it lacks in that respect 1s made‘up ip strength, ‘The tace is that of a young sirl of cons .cvous beuuty and parity, though not too spiritaal to be ot this world, Mr. Balles wasa papil of Hebert while in Paris, ana hus caught the spirit of the great mastor to a remark- alve degree, His works will do cregit to the art exti- Ditions in this city. FLYING FOXtS., BIG DATS AT THE AQUARIUM. There arrived in this city a few ago a remark- able collection of flying foxes (Pteropus edulis), known to be the largest of the family of buts, The bat is ged erally regarded as a model of ugliness, alarming weak minded persons when seen to hgver ia the dusk over For this reason it is interesting to take a in safety at the largest kind of lore’? in a Very creditable manner, the anvil chorus specially deserving of praise. Of other places | Hic Thstitute, with “itip Van Winkle,” and | Ws Metropolitan Theatre, with a variety pers formance, drew good audiences,” In the police sta- tions, with te exeepnon of a stabbing affray, | nothing occurred especially deserving notice | HOHOKEN, | ‘Tho first day of 1877 was celebrated in Hoboken with more than ‘he ordinary enthusiasm atiendant upon the birth of anew year, Callers througe: curly morn to suow: a inspite ob the allan ments of the vintage remained, as a rule, merry and wie, An exception to this, however, occurred in Fourth street, where an enerset: ht occurred among the members ofa s party, who re- ved black eyes aud swollen probosciees as the pro- ‘s frolic, On board the Hamburg coeds of ther day's steatusbip Suevis, whieh is the largest German ve Visiting this pore’ a deiegution of the officers and crew visitea the Captain, I, C. Prange, with their coograt- ulations, On the ‘Bremen stearuships in port testivi- ties reigned and good will prevaued, AN the bowels and tavorns were crowded With people never tired of exchanging good wishes. AN M. ©. SURPRISED. A large number of tho friends of Congreseman-elect Nicholas Muiler assembled a his residence, in Stare street, last evening and gave him quite a New Year's surprise in the way of a musical reception, the mem- Liede bers of yoral and the Rothiminner afel providing the instrumental treat of the © asion, Mr, Muller, Who has an exquisite voice, some of lis irieudé vay, tlushingly refused to sing a solo, but in rep.y 10 the couuratulations of the Federtatel, tendered through thor spokestnan, Dr, Otol. Dussel- dort, he made a neat Hive speceh, in Which he wished ali iis frends wauy revutus of the day, ‘Phe dental part ot the entertarmmont was dob Hit justice TT | alter the singing of severai German melody Hothmanner Liedertatel the reception came to an ond, RAILROAD ROBB LS. torday morning, broke into the depot ware, Lackawanna and Western railroad at Boonton, and stole a small package of money and a number of raiiroad tekets. They broke also a good deal of the farmiture, evidently trom “pure cnsseduess.’ uve Grist inployed by the ravlroud cou arrested George Wil tains, of Boon. toon, on suspic of beng one of (he burglars, aod | he was jocked up at Boonton, Burglars, of the D jin a the streets from | by the | these remarkable animals, All of them are found hanging position; the hind Jegs, ending in houked claws, cling to the — Iimbs of trees, und the rest of the body ts more or less enclosed in tho wide Jolded wing that forma the great peculiarity of these antinals. ‘This wing is really odd, both in form and character. The whole animal kingdom does not possess its equal. | Of extreme tenderness, yet tenacious and clastic as | indiarubber and warm as the most delicate human | skin, 1t has long, thin, articulated finger bones liko fantastic spider webs, It has been found by recent in- | vestigations that these skinny wings not only perforin | their function of flying, bat constitute the largest and organ of touch which 1 to be found in It has pumerous tender nerves ending in | thousands of pecabar organs which closely underite the | roots of the delicate hairs spread all over the skin, By means of this great number of organs ot touch | tie animal is Fensitive to the gentlest movion of the | arr, and 18 thas actially able te | is Suita toot distant, | ‘This explains why buts never | ly against windows like birds oF insects, why blind anitnals find their way about just as well as seeing | one-, and how they evn move in dark subterranean | grotlocs and caverns as well as in broad daylight, There are two claws on exch wing—a larger one at the | far projecting thumb and a smaller one at the index— both of then: used for climbing. Ibis remarkable that some birds exhibit similar torgrations ; as, for instance, fa large kind 0 long-iogged South American waders, the amiuma, as the Braziiiaos cail 1 (Palamedea cornuta) which hag strong, horny sheaths covering the tips of | Wo lingers, lar projecting at the wrist of the wings, wna aged ag effective weapons. The bo ly of the ly | fox is covered by soit, Woolly hair, of an agreeable brown and yellow color. 1 legantly shaped bed vs moderately long ruffled ears, brisk eyes and an cote maz sembling the head of a neat alian | greynound, Hence the name, Ii is very Interesting to see the anim The solid food) meat, 1 lake! | one thumb, brought | strong, 18 food. 4 convenient position, and, | aif bidden by tbe wing, hanging on the other foot, | anitaal stands @ oman with a dare katie; | they devour and press it, #0 to speak, into the upper | with — lis seit aud ue holds the right | | reaions, Every rule of nature is set atdeiance, They | horn of the beast, which partly conceals tuo very fund tongue, ‘The flying foxes are totally harinless cre F feca nig th their nataral stat having in this rexpeet nothing in common with the | pioud-etcking vampires of Soach America, They are | however, ugly things to look | have been purchased by the Aquarium. teol”’ a body while it | ng | cousisuing of fruit, boiled rice or tender by one of the hind feet and the cliw of water, fight with a clattering noise w for it, und lap it with their extremely tong and thin tures, on Trait aud insects, and ne fiae specimens TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1877. rs, recalling to the mind the terrible calamity at | SCHLIENANN'S DISCOVERY, Relics of Ancient Art Found : at Mycens. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACROPOLIS, Cyclopean Dwellings and Sculptured Tombstones Buried Under the Soil. THE TREASURES OF CLYTEMNESTRA, Valuable Contributions to Arch. geological Lore. AtuEns, Doc. 5, 1876, In the northern corner of the plain of Argos, at the baso of two rocky mountains, one of which is 2,500 feet above the sea level ond whose summit is crowned by asmal! charch dedicated to the Prophet Elias, is situated the celebrated Acropolis of Mycenm, It stands on a triangular shaped rock 132 fect in height and about 1,200 feet square, and is surrounded by cyclopean walls from thirteen to forty fect in heignt, These walls are of three different styles of architecture, and were doubtless built in three different eras, One part is, like the walls of Tiryns, composed of large Stones built upon small ones; another part composed of polygonal stones beautifully joined, The third stylo, situated near the Gate of Lions, 1s composed of largo square blocks of stone built in horizontal lines, Thelower city was situated to'the south and southwest ofthe Acropolis, as is seen by the remains of tho cyclopean walls, houses and 4 bridge, all cyclopean; also nine treasure houses, and by the fragments of beautifully painted ancient clay vases with which tho ground is literally covered, “The position of the town being principally on precipitous Hills the accumulation ofearth 1s but small and does not exceed eighteen inches in depth, THE TREASURIES, Six of the treasure houses are shaped like furnaces, and are so called by the inhabitants to-day. Five of them, tt appears, were excavated in ancient times; but the result was not, it 1s supposed, encouraging, as no attempt was ever ‘made to openasixth, which was above ground, and could easily have been excavated in asingle day by afew workmen. Other two of these treasure houses were conical in form, like the wel, known one of Atreus, One, situated near the Gate of Lions is small, and was, it appears, excavated by the ancients, The one now being excavated seems to be nearly as large as the treasure house of Atreus. Seven or cight workmen were employed for about a fortnight before they succeeded im bringing to light the upper part of the triangular opening into it, and abous 1,000 cubic feet of earth had to be removed before beginning to excavate the treasure house itself, Twelve men were engaged for quite a fortnight in opening the ENTRANCE OP THR ACROPOLIS throagh the Gate of Lions. It was blocked up by buge stones, whch, it appears, were thrown down on to the Argives when they were besieging the Acropo- lis, 468 years B, ©, Such, at lenst, 1s the opinion of Dr. Schliemann, At once to the left, after entering tho gate, a small room has been found, the roof of which is formed of a single large slab. It is so low one can hardly stand upright in it; though so small, it must have been used by the doorkeeper, No ancient author aflir.ns that the city of Mycenw was inhabited after its capture by the Argives when the inhabitants wore driven away; but Dr. Schliomann is convinced that it was again peopled, and that there was anew city ex- isting tora longtime, probably tor more than two centurics, because tho surface of the ground to a thickness of three feet is full of the remains of a Greek age. This repeopling took place, according to Dr. Schiiomann’s ideas, early inthe fourth contury B, ¢., and he thinks that it was again devastated in the second century B. C. This theory is supported by the fact that many coins of the Macedonian poriod have beon found and by the entire absonce ot coins of the Roman epoch, The city of Myconw bad no coinago of its own, Underneath the comparatively modern Greek city quantities of fragmeuts of beautifully painted ancient yases have boen found, painted both inside and outside, the inside painting, from the varioty ot its coloring and beauty of design, frequently far surpassiog that of the outside. Some fragments have stags painted outside, and inside figures of mon and women, Perfect vases have fro- quently been met with having two handles and a small pipe throngh which liquids were poured in and out,., All these painted vases were made on a potter's wheel, except very small ones, which were made by hand. Hore wore found in August more than two hun- dred FIGURES OF JUNO, some entire, others broken, They are of baked clay and aro formed either to represent a cow or a female with horns, Most of (hem aro ornamented with bright red paintings, and the women are represented with full breasts, under which protrude long horns which unite and form a semicircle, ‘There wero also found twelve other figures of Juno, the bodies shaped like quoits, the heads un- covered and without horns; hair hanging down the back ina plait; also some figures with heads like birds, with large eyes and hands clasped on the breast, A doll, about five and one-half inches high, represeating a vory ugly old woman, probably a priestess, was also found, Glass and irou were known to the Mycens in very ancient times, us at a depth of ten feet a pierced glavs bead and many articles of a glass like substance, something hke buttons, were found; the latter were probably used to ornament doors, &c. In iron were found two daggers and two keys of very curious con- struction, One of the keys, avout five inches in length, has at one end a copper ring for suspensien; also two well preserved brass knives, one of which bas part of a bone handle; and two arrows with pyramidal points, resembling some Carthagenian wrrows found by Dr, | Schliemann while excavating in Sicily last year; also | five finely polished stone axes and a small bat thick | quoit of baked clay, with a deep groove around it, in which a string was tied to hangit up by. One side of this quoit 1s quite smooth and many symbol of holy fire, often met with in Troy, are graved on it, sumo place Dundreds of spindles, nearly all made of beautiful blue stoney without any ornament, were | found. It appears that the Mycen fragments of a ively ornamented lyre and of a tute made of bone have been fourd; also fragments of a | crystal vase and and « wooden comb, Very often are | found smooww picces of baked clay, with painted or graven ornaments, which wero probably used to decorate the inner walls of houses, CYCLOPEAN DWELLINGS. At w depth of from ten to eleven and a half fect (sometimes at six and a ball feet) cyclopean houses are discovered; they are buiit of rough stones, with- out limo or earth, and stand sometimes ata depth of twenty fect on the solid rock, More remarkable here | cut in the natural rock, while here they are built on the ground, Thoy are of stones roughly hewn, and without lime, Itis impossible to couceive how the water Fan along without escaping through the crevices, THE GRAVES, Sull further on have been found seon by the large slabs of lmeste ANY graves, as is which mark enc tomb, Some of these tablets are plain, othe have anaglyphs of — priceless value ‘to the urchivolegis.. A Fetnarkable one has carved in the centre a warrior, lance im land, standing on a chariots drawn by a widely extended loge show his gre of the chariot have tour spokes, forming a cross; below ts seen astag pursued by a dog; on either sid very strange ornaments, haying probably a symbotical ineaning, On another’ siab there is algo a warrior horse whose brosasword, in his right a long lance, which is pleremg the neck of a fantastic Wild animal which ts ranning | very qmckly, and iuch resembles the ions on the \ 8 The diflerence is that this beast bas horns and his tail areet; but ax the Hons’ beads are want) knows i they were not also horned y In front of the horse in the chariot. device, and another avove the beust, also have symbolical meanings. there ate exquisite ornaments, consisting of © | line inches thick. PATH OF THE BCULPTURKS, ans | Inthe | ng were musicians, os | than oven at Tiryns are the aqueduets. There they aro | Espeed; the wheels | are | | standing on achariot; in his lett hand he bowls a + who ind the chariot 's a curious Probably tiese Above the wnagiyph spiral Fach tablet is about four tect square and six | nan Alter very minute examination of this anaglyph | stone, many spindics of bine stone, und numor —= Dr. Bechiiemann observes that the nce of all the animals, especially the formation of the beast with horns, 80 much resembles the style of sculpture of the two lions that he is convinced they belong to the oe period—that is to say, 1200 B,C. Probably all treusure houses of Mycenw and the portion of poun walls on either side of tne Gate of Lions, as well as the gate itself, are of the same pei peatedly calls Mycenw the “Golden City.” 1ts great wealth 18 certainly confirmed by 1t3 Dumerous treasure bouses and by the splendor of their arca\ecture; but the great question arises how this in the most r-- note period of autiquity, when commerce did not exe ist, acquired its enormous quantities of gold. Lt cer- tainly appears that the Mycenwans could only have gained their wealth by piratical expeditions on the coasts of Asia, ‘THN SEPULCHRAL TABLETS, 1n the great trench, which 15 peur the Gate of the excavators have brought to light three rows tombs, enclosed by a slim circular wall extending to @ heighvoring rock, These tombs are made of limestone, and are very near each other; they are from thirteen to sixteen fect deep, By the side of them were discov- ered lines of monumental tablets, of which three in one Iino and four in the other stand upright. Ono of them is divided into two parts, and bas sculptured on ita man on achariot, drawn by one horse, whose great speed 1s shown by the position of his legs aud tail, which stands erect. Behind the chariowis the han- dle of a spear. By the side of the horse is a second mun, standing upright with an entirely unknown weapon in his hand. On either side of the chariot are carved 1n a circle regular spiral ornaments, Another sopulcbral tablet is ornamented with carvings representing rpents, whose spiral coils form magnificent orna- 1s, In the same row of tablets there are m pieces of three others. The sculptures on them represent men and horses, A little further on a roofless cyclopean house has been found. in exca- vating ita great quantity of ashes and thousands of pieces of antique painted vases were broaght to light, as well as quantities of plumb lino weights, havin, handles on both sides for suspension, and a small quapvuty of charred wheat; also numerous spindles made of bluestone, On one ot the vases is a very curious painting. It represents two swans, their heads close together, delineating in @ manner the Russian crown, Inaddition to all these above mentioned tombs, others have been discovered of a very peculiar shape, about threo feet deep and trom six to eight fect wide, and made of small flags, The articles found in them are pieces of vases and bones, It may be affirmed for a certainty that all the bones are those of animals, be+ cause among them are many check bones of swine, From the absence of other articles Dr, Schliemann conjectures that in a more remote period the tombs were pillaged and tilied up again, IDENTIVICATION OF THE TOMBS, The discovery of tombs on the virgin soil naar thi Gave of Lions, on the most celebrated part of the Acropolis, where one expected to find the palace of Aga memnon, makes it clear that these tombs are thoso of iliustriods mon. Pausanias, speaking of Mycenm, says, “Clytetnnestra was buried, and Ajgisthus, a little further on, outside the walls; inside, where Agumem- non and those who died with him were buried, they were not considered worthy to be interred.” Of course, says Dr, Schliemann, what Pausantas saya about the tombs he had not himself seen, but learned it from tradition, When he visited Mycenm, 170 years alter Christ, they bad been for centuries buried under the débris of prehistoric ruins on which the Greek city had been built, and which was itself destroyed four centuries before Pausanias lived, There were also found a large plece of porppyry with splendid reliets, representing among otber Uhings three roses; and another picee of atmost similar stone, with beautiful Serpentine ornaments, similar to those taken out of the treasury of‘Atreus, Which are now in the Briush Museum, ‘THY TREASURY OF CLYTEMNESTRA. In excavating the treasure house of Clytemnestra (so-called), near the Acropolis, many figures of Juno were lound, Some have extended hands, others havo ‘them clasped on tbe breast, Also some female figures, with heads uncovered, much compressed in shap with lurge eyes and outstretched hands. On each side of the breasts horns protrude, and, uniting, form a circle, Also male’ figures, with uncovered howd ornamented by a dicdem with a star, ‘the figur have large Asitie noses, large eyes and Assyrian beards, Many figures of Juno, in form like a cow, aru also found, decorated with paintings in red and blue, All these were found in a trench in iront of treasure houses. Ip the Acropolis figures of Juno wero found in such abundance that more than 700 have been collected, ‘There also have been discovered many tigures the centres of whose bodies form quoita and represent the full moon, As Juno was at first the goddess of the moon the horns of the cow represent tue crescent moon, There are also figures with un- | covered heads, bird shaped, Others with heads much compressed, ahd having on them a kind of flat dish or plate ‘on which a cross is sometimes painted. Figures ot females with cows’ heads are frequently met with, but — the unul tho present time (November 21) have been sccn only on handles of vases. Curiously enough theso pictures of figures with cows? heads wero found in ‘Yroy on vase handles only. We have also a bene but- ton, with thin gold covering, in the middle of which is graven a circle, with atriungle made by three long, broad knives, their handles composed of beautiful spi~ rai lines, ‘That gold and silver were in use ts proved by the fact thata piece of porphyry has been fouud on both sides of which are cut fifieen different pate terns of ornaments, such as earrings, brooches, &c., Which ornaments, there 18 no doubt, were always ma of gold or silver, There have also been found, at a depth of about five metres, humerous copper articles, among them tive large knives, two small’ .4.6. we lances, two battleaxes, a pair of tongs, two veaus und pieces’ of four others. Also many pieces of agato, with pictures of animals delicately eagruyea on them} they have holes through them, and were probably used for necklaces, Most wonderiul are the variety of the paintings on the vases, The greater part of then are painted inside and outside, the Inside paintings being uguuily mach the finer, INSCRIPTIONS, Up to this date (November 21) only three small in- scriptions have been discovered, One is on both sides of a igure vf Juno; another on an earthen figure of @ cow; the third is on asmall quoit. The letters, Dr. Schliemann believes, are quite unknown. There are also very curious cups, in shape like a claret glass, with sometimes only one, sometimes two handles, In no part of the Acropolis ‘is the accurnulation of earth nore than cight metres. This depth is only reached near the great surrounding wall. The quarry from which the stones for the great cyclopean walls were taken has been jound in the village of Charvati, half an hour’s distance from the Acropolia, TUS STRUCTURE OF THE TREASURIES. The excavation of the supposed treasure house of Clytemuesvra Would have been finished much more quickly had it not been impeded by the huge stones Which appear to bave fallen in from the roof. Dr. Schliemann thinks that the inner walls ofthis treasure house were never ornamented by brass slabs, as were Unose of the treasure house of Atreus and that of Minyas, in Orchonenus. This one (at Mycenm) 1s sim- pler, und appears much more ancient than tho otli two, The entrance 1s five metres long and eight wide; the roof consists of four slabs, * each SIX metres in length. From some marks on the | walis itappears that thero was on either side of tie entrance a square pillar, and fragments of a spiral orna- mentare seen on the §.ab oyer tho entran Some divisions on the stones, forming 4 triangle above the entrance, show that there, must ab some time have been a triangular anagiyph, similar to the one on the pace of the Acropolis at Mylanda, fhe batiders lett these triungular spaces above the entrances either to lessen the weight Which resis on the slabs of the root or to place there soine triangular anoglyph to decorate the entrance. Among the various articles which have been iound inside the treasure house itseli the most | curious aro some horsemen, very roughiy made of baked clay. They are holding with vowh handy the manes of the horses, ‘They Tesemble those made in earth found in Bavotia, Most of the vases are covered | with the meanderings of the Greck serolt and with spiral or serpentine fines, Amoug the pottery found in the treasury were part of a necklace with a largo bead of white glass, two beads of transparent light blue stone, and two others of a reddish blue stone, They have each u hole through and are strung on fine copper wire, CYCLOPRAN WALLS, In the Acropolis, near the Gave of Lions, under the ruins of a Greek buiiding, have been brougut to light a labyrinth of eyclopean walis, forming many pabsaged | one or two metres wide, They are filled with small stones and earth, in many parts the plaster on the wails is still preserve have been found here three arrows, with points in shape like a small pyrae | nud. De. Schliemunn’s opinion that the double paral- Jel rows of large slabs form an entire wail hag been | found correct. ihe bait of unis row of slabs ts | strengthened by a small wall built for the purpose; the other hull 1s erected on the highest rock. It is bes lieved gpat eaco slay inarks the sito of some tomb, aud that (Ee space between (he parallel rows of slabs bag been used, aps, a3 the place where drink ollerings | were presented or to plant flowers in bonor of the | dead. In this space also very curious articles were discovered, such 28 a wooden fish, a stick han- | die made of green stone, with a human | face coarsely carved on it, The face has a very | Wide nose and mouth and wears a necklace. It is quite | of an Fyyptian type, Further on an image ot Juno, | in form ike a standing cow without horus, hair dressed | asa woman's, und a bole in the neck to suspend the hnage by. ‘There 1s also a figure with two feet In place othe customary pipe, with bird's head, very largo eyes, hands outsiretcuod and wearing anecklace, Tuo lair is marked on back of the head; the dress ts col- | ored red. Also an uncolored doll, a mate, with largo | eyes, large Looked nose, no mouth, the head covered | wieh’a kan cap ike a Turkish turban, Another Very original figure, with bare head, ike a bird’s in | shape, bat with two ears; hands son breast—not crosse—the bead turned upward, The artist evidently | lutended to represent the goddess prayieg. There are | Also two daggers, two arrows of glass and many giase beads trom a neckla Also a small quoit, of a black glassy substance, with an ornament representing a fy, | with holes on both sides for suspension, | A CYCLOPRAN MANSIO: To the south of the double row of tombs the excavas tors have brought to light a large eyciopean house. It contains two rooms aud four passages a metre wide; the wails still show im many parts the remains of tho clay which Was spread over them, as we nso plaster. The largest room is tive metres long by tour wide, The | articles found 1m tue gouse prove that the inhabitante were acquainted with luxory, In one room ata depth | ot #1x inetres has been found a ring of white onyx, | having an intagio representing two antroals without | horns, which at first sight appear to be deer; but after | strict examimation it ts that the workman in | tended to represent cows, Both the animals have | their heads turaed toward their calves, in the act of sucking. Although the workmanship is very ancient | the anatomy of the antunsts 18 splendid, quite a master- piece of afl. Une wouders how sach work was possible Witvout the aid of a micros Koand pieces of agate with holes through then been found. They | ate engraved with spiral ornaments representing | horse: #0 thero is & mould of black stone, having | 1m its #ix sides other moulds cut, in whic were cast which are 50 | the Dlick glass, coment shaped artic | frequentiy found; each of these small g’ with spiral lines aad ts pierced tor sa Inaddivion to these varieties there have beer also found some axes mado ot hard black or gre: | siot 1