The New York Herald Newspaper, February 11, 1877, Page 6

” Seve very adroitiy concealed topte of conversation, | du! hieularly excited about 1. THE COMMISSION DENOUNCED. To tue Eprron oF THe HERALD:— The action of the joint-bigh-palaver-king-making commissiun snus tar being grounded om rank injustice end fraud, and showing the bas partisan epirit, is likely to be repudiated by the democrac; servative people with derision and contempt Repu- diated, I say, in that the people will regard with dia- trust and contempt the whole administration of Mr Ha: as they do now that of these king makers. The constitution ts overthrown, Supreme Court Grngged in the ditch of politic Whi she people left them of republican institutions ‘hey now do but wait tilithe day of fi ’ 4 South Caroliana, and mayh: under military gov arning doi must be moved North. them at our own doors next, supported oye of & 100,000 office-holdera whose creed iv ‘Spoilation and whose object in hie is plunder, ‘Again, | say, the democracy repudiates Mr. Bay: es the rightiul President, and denounces bim as i king by Bradley, the fraud nourished by Zach Chandler and the tool and puppet of fraud. EUGENB BEEBR THE DEOISION “FIXED.” New Yor, Feb. 9, 187%. To ras Epitos or tnx BERaLp:— ‘Tea plain man hike me it seems to bes very toolish Procedure for great lawyers like ©’Conor and the managers of the, democratic case to waste any further time before this clectoral commission, The determi. pation ts already arrived at, and to argue further looks very ridiculous and farcical. It also ms to me to be the duty-of euch men as Thurman and Bayard to withdraw at once from the commission and not to lend the sanction of their names tos decision which no common sense man ordinarily honest can possibly believe to be just. JOSEP PRENDIBLE, No. 326 Tenth avenue. THE REPORTED LETTER FROM [OR TO} JUDGE MILLER. New Yors, Feb, 9, 1877. To tae Evitox or THe Herarp:— Every Tom cat im Berlin and his wife, when un- oppressed with family cares, can jook at the Kaiser, Everybody and his grandmother can write a letver to Judge Miller. The journalist cares ys little for the one fact as the other, and as bearing on this Presidential contest he must necessarilly consign an effusion of Judge Ballinger or of any other gentleman of merely local prominence to the oblivion of tne crowd, But in accordance with the tenor of the joint notes of Messrs. Ballinger «nd Jack in the Heratp of to-day, the former’s unusual course in enforcing bis Pointe in a casual discussion vy himseif may be accounted for by the pride 1 ‘ay bave felt inthe eminent position of his relative and’ corresponaent, though !n thal case a couple of lines should have answered his purpose ag well as the whole letter. Perhaps thie would account for his using such emphasis on the name and position of Judge Miller as to impress them indelibly upon my memory, while he may bave lightly esteemed und neglected the all-important preposition, Or may it not in part that from natural modesty he soncealed the reali authorship of 80 able an epistie ? I am by no means destitute of the joarnal- istic instinct whick appreciates the value of matter. 1 cannot quite see now | mistook “to” for *from.” The substantial accuracy of my recollections in any thing that I nave given to the public has never been ques- Honed before, but | fully and freely accept the expla- Dation, with all that the jomt note impiles, and thus slose a subject which ceases to be of public importance. EDWIN a, CURLEY. A, SBR MEMORIALISTS NOT TO BE EXAMINED— CASHIER JOURDAN IN CONTEMPT. WasuineTon, Feb, 10, 1877. ‘A meeting of the ful! Senate Committee on Privileges id Elections was held to-day. The memorial of some forty baukers, merchants and clergymen of Louisiana, which was presented to the Senate on February 1 by Senator Saulsbury and referred to (his committee, was palied up by Sevator Howe,* who asked the committee so subpana as witnesses to testify before the Senate Louisiuna Committee all the persons who bad signed the above mentioned memorial. ‘The proposition of Scnator Howe was strongly op- | posed by the democratic members of the committee, Du the ground of the memorialists not being able to swear from personal Knowledge to all the charges con- jammed in the memorial. [1 was finally decided not to tesue the subpoenas. ‘The commitee directed Senator Mitcbeli to report Conrad N. Jourdan, cashier of the Third National Bank of New York, to the Senate ag betpg i con- yempt. The grounds for this action are as follows :— Do February 1 asubpoena was issuca directing Jourdan jo appear Dsiore the committee with an abstract oy books showing the accounts of Samuel J. Tilden, T, Pelton and Abram S. Hewitt during the late po- {tical campaign and up to the let of February, 1877- Mr. Jourdan bas not obeyed the summons, and conse- guentiy it was decided to report him for contempt. BANK SUSPENSION. $HE IRON MOUNTAIN CITY BANKING COMPANY IN FINANCIAL EMBARRASSMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Portsvitix, Pa., Fev. 10, 1877. Not a little surprise and a great deal of dismay was pecasioned here th:s morning by the appearance on the doors of the Mountain City Banking Company of the following notice: in consequence of the large withdrewal of deposits during the past few months the directors of this bank have deemed it their duty to suspend. They ( confident that there will be no loss to depositors, time only Leiug required to convert the assets. "4 By order of the Board. A few individuals have known for ten days of the shaken condition of this bank, but the general pubiie | were in utter ignorance on the subject, and tho sus- pension bad ull the effect of a sudden aud unexpected blow, WHAT BANK NEXT?” Coming as it does on ti beeis of the suspension and wreck of the Miners’ Trust Company, by which the working classes lost over $1,000,000, this suspen- si0n has caused a general distrust of banks, One of the popular questions cn the streets has been, ‘What Dunk nexi!?’ and people have been giving veut freeiy to their want of jaith ip other instiutions, It ts claimed that since thé individual coal ‘-operators” were swallowed up by the Reading Coal ana [roa Vom- pany, there have been too any banks in the county. he suspension to-day wil) not full heavily on tho soe classes, O8 they were not depositors in this ak. DEBTS AND ASSETS. A Hexatp represeututive wus admitted into the ‘Danx this morning, and fogud present about a dozen wiemen, with troubled countenanges, who readily farhisbed @ rough statement ol the condition of the {nstitation, They owe depositors $82,000, and other banks $4,400, while their bills payable amount to $55,000, In addition to this they have a mortguge debs of $20,000, making a toval of $166,400, assets ure:—Bills discounted and éonsidered $99,800; 200 shares Penusylvanian Railroad pany’s siock, $9,000, mortgages, $7,200, and real emiare, $75,000, or a total of $190, 000. In addition to the claimed $25,600 surplus over lia- Dilives, the bunk holds $40,0u0 of guarantee noves on paid stock which bas beer pledged lor payment of deposiis. SUPPORED TO BE PROSPERING. Tne bank was ivcorporated tp 1571 with a capital of $100,000, of which $60,000 was paid in. To all appear- ances it Uid an excellent business, aud bas paid e ear semi-annual dividends of ten per cent It just completed a fine buiiding in the centre o! the tow: ‘which is placed in the list of assets at $79,000. Y A BANK. HEAVY LOSSES B QEBREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF AC- CUMULATED SAVINGS SWEPT AWAY. [SY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. | Hantrorp, Conn., Feb. 10, 18 The discovery of the heavy losses by the Farmers ‘and Mechanics’ National Bank of this city, owing to loans by it President on weak securities, bas béen followed by the resignation of the Prosident, Joba C. racy, were to-day accepted by the directors. Vice Pres ent HenryKeney will act as Vresident temporarily. The officml mvestigation by Bank Commissioner Mygatt is yet in progr 4 no evidence has been discovered show! bat the bank will suffer a greater 100, 000, Ke of Bank Examiner Mygatt has whict led this atternoon to the Sates Marshal of President man, the former jor the bank accounts large jencies {rom overs drafts Joana @ighout tho knowled, red wp; aud the cashier for ne Oe oi s1,s00 oth winters were brought be- tes Commissioner and gave bonds tor vefore ine United oe Coury The much sorrow, as well vs great aston. ease ie ah evteies bere, President and cashier we borne excelent characters, and been heid in the ighest estimation by wi The mouve of Mr. Tracy in ing euch large ainol op jngufliciems security is ot ‘ag 11 does Dot yet appear that be has person- by tue loans. It is said the deficiency hus irom the Bapk Rxaininer mate. caused ser ekbe United the directors. ‘a able to meet all ste abilities, and will 1 der the charge of Mr. , who Heat ee slockolder aud director, ad Well a vive d the casuier, James L, Chapman, which | UNY!ELDING POTTERS. TRENTON'’S LONG STRIKE AMONG THR ARTISANS IN CLAY—BIOTOUS PROCEEDINGS LEADING TO CRIMINAL COMPLICATIONS—-'* ENOBSTICKS: mS BURNED IN EFFIGY. ‘Trevton, Peb. 10, 18 The potters’ iockout Im thiv city, which embraces about 2,008 o Lives, if assuming Serious Aspects, Last evening aud the evening before a large nember of the men, nearly al! of whom carried torches, paraded the streets aud made quite a threatening demonstration, A “kuobstick,’? ag they called au effigy which repr sented one of the men who hag gone back to work at the reduced rate of wages, was carried aloft’ in their midst, It drew forth aastorm of heoting aod yelling long she route of the demonstration, and lor the tme being tumultuous excitement prevailed. The processions, wh® numbered between 200 and 300 men and boys, proceeded to the residence of Charles Herbert Fox in Milbam, on the outskirts of the city, and im the front of it they set the effigy on Ore oat of dizrespect to Mr, Fox, one of the operatives who baa resumed work at the reduced rate of compensation, They remained there for considerable me, booting and yelling and tndulging in other outbursts of indig- ation. \ / THE DEAD CHIEFTAIN. AS IMMENSE CROWD VIEWING JOHN O'MAHONY'S REMAINS—FLORAL TRBIBUTES—FUNERAL AR- RANGEMENTS——-THE DELEGATION TO IRELAND. A continuous stream ofvisitors kept pouring through the officers’ room of the Sixty-ninth regiment armory Yesterday to view tho remains of John O’Mabony, trom before eight A. M. till long after midnight Dur- ing the morning a notable change was made in the appearance of the room in which the body ties This morning a number of ladies undertook its decoration, and in a short time succeeded In making it present a with Irish and American Danvers, surrounded with mourning draperies. ‘THE COFFIN, About six o'clock the armory was closed for a short time while the body was transierred from the shi io which it haa been, to the coffin, Thie i# a very hand- some casket i of oak, out bas been covered with preserved thus & poi- the Atlantic voyage All the The, plate bears « cross and vlack cloth a being more a Isned surface during ft mountings are of silver, the inscription :— H sperrncenteeeatoredaser nce arose COLONEL JOHN O’MAHONY, 3 i a@ Died February 7. 1877, aged 58 years much more fitting appearance, by banging the walls ; NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1877—QUADRUPLE SHEET. OBITUARY. REAR ADMIBAL THEODORUS BAILEY, CNITED STATES NAVY. Hear Admiral Theodorus Bailey, of the United States Navy, whose death as Washington, yesterday, 1s a0- nounced by telograph, was born at Plattsburg, 1p this State, in 1605, He came from patriotic stock, veing ‘ the grandson of Colone: John Sailey, of Fisbkill, | an active officer of the evolutionary army. His (ather, Judge William Bailey, was one of the first settlers «: Plaitsburg, snd i i married there a daughtor of Captain Platt, one of the patentces of a tract of land vordering on Lake Cham- plain, Young Bailey saw with boy’s eyes the aval victory of Commodore Macdonough defeating she British fleet on Lake Champlain im September, 1814, while the gallantry of our troops under Ge al | Macomb drove the red coats out of Platwsburg. Three years later, through the influence of bie ancle, Gen- eral Theodorus’ Bailey, at that time United States Senator tor York, he received a warrant as a midshipman the vy. His first cruise was tn the corvette Oyune, thirty-two guns, captured from the British by the Constitution. ig vessel copvoyed out the first colonists to Liberia, He was next iu the AOOOLCOOLOLE LOO IDLO LE LEN POOOORLO OOOO EE: FLORAL OFFERINGS jandsome barp of white Op the night before tne residence of a Mr, Milling- ton, on Clegg avenue, was also surrounded, and tbe same kind of » aemonstration took place, ay arPRaL TO THB LAW, To-day Mr. Fox appeared before Squire Mille and made formal complaints against twelve of the ring- leaders, charging them with rioting and intimidation, Messrs, Moses and Davis and other manufacturing pot- tera are backing up tbe compiainis and defraying the i expenses consequent thereon, They say thoy are bound to have all the alleged rioters brought to justice, and that yy will spare neither money to sccomplish that object. ‘nora was urmied with warrauts tor jaw breakers, and several of them evening. It 1s teared that serious trouble will arise, and that very soon, if wise counsel does not prevail in stopping the operatives from pur- suing such an unlawful and hazardous course, AID AND SYMPATHY The lockout has continued for seven woeks up to the present time, The operauves state that they have plenty of money to see them out, and that thoy are re- ceiving aid trom various cities in the country, and { they expoct help, also, (rom England very soon. A furniture dealer in this city gives $25 per week for | their assistance, They also state tbat unless the osses consent to re-employ the men at the old rate of wages they (the bosses) will lose their spring trade, OBNOXIOUS KNONSTICKS. There are forty *knobsticks,’’ or operatives, now at work in the potteries, they having gone back at the new rates of compensation. stand in very bad odor with their former fellow workmen, and all manner of threats are made against them, MATHEMATICAL ARGUMENTS. One reason given jor the attitude o! the men Is that last year, out of saies amounting 10 $120,000 by one of Ube potteries, a profit of $4,000 was realized. ‘The | operatives. on the strength of (nis, contend that they } should receive the same scale of prices for their work that they were allowea heretotore. ‘hy,”’ said one of the mento a Heratp reporter, ‘‘we koow that the bosses aro well able to pay what we demand, It we did pot know that we; would have yielded long since. We are willing $0 submit the dispute to arbitration by any disinterested citizen or body of citizens and to abide by whe result; but we know the begses are not willing to show their books, and therefore they reuse to agree to any compromise.’? The men hold meetings every | day, and ali seem tobe in good cheer. 11 13 the most protracted lockout that has taken place here since the year 1609, when a similar dispute lasted for twenty-two weeks, AT THE BAR OF JUSTICK. ‘The complaint of Charies Herbert Fox before Squire ‘Mills set orth that the crowd burned him in effigy be- ore his residence; used loud, boisterous and obsceve janguage, placing him im bodily fear, struck him with a stone, and refused to depart when ordered to do so by w justice of the peace. in his affidavit he deposed that ho recogmized George Williams, James Coxon, Khjab Riley, Edward Wooley, Hugh Kearney, George King, Theodore Young, Willam Birks, Jona Morgup, Michael Kearney, Michael Noon, Jobn McGinn ; and James Black ag persons who were | 10 the crowd, Constable Thorn brought them fore the magistrate to-night, when they were re- quired to give bail in the sum of $200 each for their ap- | pearance before Court to answer the complaint, ‘There are nearly 2,000 operatives on the lockout, ANOTHER E£FFIGY BURNING. To-night about 200 persons marched tn a body and proceeded to the residence of one of the potters who has been working at tho reduced rates and burned an effigy betore his door. 1t must bo said that the greater portion of the operatives do not approve of this conduct, and that they declare this demonstration 100k place despite their protet ‘ery grave trouble ts apprehend THE ATTACK ON A COURT. ; 4 GANG OF MOUNTED MEN BREAK UP THE TRIAL OF AN ILLICIT DISTILLER. HENDERSONVILLE, N. C., Feb. 3, 1877. A bloody difficulty occurred at the Blue House, seven miles from ‘this place, yesterday afternoon. While United States Commissioner Morris was conducting a prelimiaary investigation of a charge of illicit distilling against Walker Newman, # notorious distiller of Polk county, North Carolina, a band of desperadoes, armed to the teeth, rode up and commenced firing on the officers, The wildest contusion ensued. At tho first fire Commissioner Morris leaped through the window atasingie bound, leaving the officers of his court to take care of themselves. Thomas Harkins, one of the deputy marshals, made a gallant stand, und though shot through and through at the first fre, be returued it, dangerously wounding James Fisher, ono of the notorious Fisher brothers, whose very name | bas inspired terror through the western re- ; gions of North Carolina, E. M, Merrel, an- other deputy marshal, seeing that the odds wero overwhelmingly against them, fled for his life, closely pursued by four of tbe outlaws, Several shots were fired at him, only one, towever, taking elect. The wound was not serious, however, but his escape was considered miraculous When Hawkins fell, Walker | Fisher, the leader of the gang, brutully assaulted and wounded bim about the head. Then, with gro bearest house, whore they received medical at It is thought that neiuher can live, The occurrence bas caused the greatest excitement. A posse left here last night with the County Sheriff for tho ne of trouble, but by this time the raiders are probably . Walker Fisher, the leader of the g: rth and South Carolina, the counties of Polk and derson being border counties between the two States. Over 100 jilicit distilleries in full blast in new admiuistration they are the “crooked” without license authority. The revenue force is inudeq: | to Suppress it, and it 1s as much asa man’s lilo worth to venture inthe mouotain ‘asiness of these desperadoes. The murder of revenue officials is now becoming a thing of frequent occurrence, and so great ig the terrorisin that witnosse! the government do not dare to attend the trials against illicit distillers, as the government {s too weak to protect them. HOW WILL DONOVAN VOTE? Alderman Donovan is the representative of the | ‘Twellth ward of Brooklyn, He was elected on un in- | dependent democratic ticket, and is now serving his second term, being on bis fourth year. Last fall a des- | perate struggle for the control of the Common Coun- |e made by republicans, Th® resalt o! the elec- | tion was received by the democrats as a victory, they having elected thirteen Aldermea and the republi- cans twelve. The Alderman of the Filth ward, | Shannon, though an independent candidate, cast his vote for tue slated nominee of the democracy | | for President of the Buard, Robert Black, of the Fourth | ward, but the representative of the Twelfth bas stead- fastly contended and so voted that be (Donovag) Is en- j tiled to the Presidency of the Common Council. Every indocement has been mado by his leaders to Woo him over to the traces, but he rem: 8 stub- vorn as when he first declared in favor of him! the last meeting of the Common Council voted tor the republican nominee, Mr, Ray, who would have been elected but for the objection of a republican Alder who cast his vote | for Fisher. The Board of Alder cannot organize | til) evther Donovan ‘backs into the traces”’ or a repub- lean deserts his party, Public business is De, | though :t may be that the taxpayer is saving on the deadlock. To-morrow another eflort to orgunize the Common Counc! will be made, ONLY TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO. A communication was received yesterday by Surro- gate Walter ‘ingston, of Kings county, from M. | G. Bradford, Jr., of the National Bauk of the Republic, | New York, making inquiry concerning the will of | | Robert Jackson. who died in the year 1644, Deceased | | was one of the ‘ouncers of Hempstoad, Long Island. | + 18 Hot on fie in Kings county, there betny no wills recorded there variier than Daring the Revoiu- | tionary War many of the county records wore trans- | ferred to office of the Secretary of state to guard | them irom desiruction at the bands of the British troops. eel iS 4 ERIE RAILWAY REPORT, Hugh J. Jewett, receiver of the Erie Railway Com- pany, youterday filed his report of the receipts and disbursements of the company for the mouth of De. cember, He reports the balance on band December 1, $883,678 06. Receipts, $2,522,201 72, and dis. 1 | } lie conveyances, particularly by the English, take en- | any length of time, though she may walk all day? high, was presomted by a gen- lemuz who was boaa 1m (he same neighborhood as O'Mahony. Is beare the simple inscription, **Rost.” ‘There have been ordered by the Council of the Fenian Brotherhood two very large snd bandsome pieces, which will be completed to-morrow morning One, which {6 to bé placed at the head of the collin, will consist of a cross, ubout six feet bigh, and a reclining with broken strings, This will bear the wor country claims her own," It will be composed of camelias, lilies and tube roses, The other, designed to stand on the foot of the cotfin, will be a iarge reclining anchor, and wi!] de inscribed 'O’Mubony at rest.’” PUNKRAL ARRASGRMENTS, The Military Committee have received reports trom the “Sixty-minth regiment, the Sixty-mmth reg- | iment Veteran Corps, the irish Legion, ti Irish Volunteers, the Newark Hibert ud the ‘‘Honor’” Guards of Brooklyn. No mal report has been made to the ‘Committee on Civic eu”? by any society, but it ts expected that, be- 81 the Fenlang, the Clan-na-Gael, the St. Patrick's | Mutual Alliance and many temperance soctoties will | participate in the funeral parade on Tuesday. The members of the Ninety-ninth regiment, N.G.S.N.Y., | which 0’Mahony raised and commanded, will meet to- day, at the armory of theSixty-ninth, at three o’clock P. Mh, to take appropriate action regarding his death. THE RENDEZVOUS. Thé rendezvous of the soct tending the fu- | nera} will be at No, 295 Third The procession | will form at nine A. M., on ‘Tuesday, on Twenty-third | street, right resting on Sixth avenue, and will proceed | down Sixth avenue tothe church at Sixteenth atreet, | thence by Sixteenth street to Broadway, by Broadway | and Canal street to pier No, 46 North River. ThE DELEGATION. The Fenian Counci! and joint committee appointed | yesterday afternoon as delegates, to take charge of the body on the voyage, Dr. D, Muicaby, chairman; Colone! M. J. Kavauagh, Sixty-uinth regiment, and Messrs. George Smith and J. Barry, who wiil represout the Fenian Brotherhood, Some others will be a, pointed by other Irish organizutions. TOKENS OF RESPECT. Colone! Kavanagh issacd yesterday a general order to the Sixty-ninth countermanding the order for prac- tioe drill on the 18th inst, in respect to the memory of John O'Mahony. He also orders bis men to parade in fuli uniform on the morning of the funeral: The St. Patrick's Mutual Alliance passed resolutions expressive of regret tor John O'Mahony and of admiration for his efforts as a patriotic Irishman. Asa general desire tor some lasting model of the features of the deccased loader was desired, a handsome plaster cast was taken yesterday by Mr. S. J. O'Kelly. OUR COMPLAINT BOOK, Ingh Brig- | an PIGGISH TREATMENT OF LADIES IN THE CARS. New York, Feb. 9, 1877, To THe Epiror ov THE HERALD:— Are our American men deteriorating? or do they, from travelling so much In foreign countries and sce- ing the piggieh treatment extended to women in pub- couragement and bols‘er up their courage and say, too, “the seat is mine, 1’ve paid for it,” and ‘a woman has ‘no right to enter a conveyance when itis full,” and uso like arguments that have been worn threadbare, and are so extremely manly and high toned? Is there a man living who claims to bave brains who does not know thata perfectly Lealtby woman cannot stund Also, Irom the construction of her dress, she is unable to reach and support herself by the straps in the pub- lie conveyances? Also, ie there a man inthe commu. nity who would retain his seat and see any femaic member of his tamily stand? or who would not {eela just indignation upon the announcement from one of them that they had beeu subjected to the torture, even for a short distance’ 1 saw, a few days since, three ladies stand from Union square to Forty-second Wtreet, and one Was so near fainting before she obtaiued a seat that it was a long time before she fully recovered, What made It moro aggravating was, two vegroes stolidly retained their places, as well as gnumber of white men, and saw these ladies, unaccustomed to the position occupied, grow taint and weary. This morning in acar alter four ladies had vacated their time) four men hastily secured them, ving two jes standing, trying to keep on their it by Jeaning against the side of the door, where they 14 to be, as they had been fora long time, rolled and pusted nearly off their teet repeatedly. Shall ate other Instances that | wituess and experi- ry day? Their name js legion. LEX. A GRANDMOTHER 8 COMPLAINT. New Youu, Feb. 9, 1877. To tae Eviror or THE HERALD:— One day this week I rode in a University place car from the starting point to Seventeenth str. and was the only lady in the car and stood the entire distance, Do you suppose any of the gentlemen (?) who oc cupied the seats had either a wile, motber, daughter or sister? 1 had been walking the entire day in bebalf | of one of the city charities; | receive no compensa- tion, nor ask auy, only the courtesy due a woman, & Judy and a grandmother. Respectiully, CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. New York, Feb. 6, 1877. To rue Eviror or Tar Herarp:— The bill introduced into Congress by Mr. Rice for re- forming the civil service will, 1n my opinion, do more toward elevating and purifying the civil service than all the reforming projects of both the democrats and republicans, I: certainly coutains in it the elements of a thorough, comprehensive and much needed re- form, and democrats who at present ure loud in their professions will do well to give it their bearty and unanimous support. Republicans also need not be atraid to coincide with ir opponents, The bill should bave your Imm: nd earnest advocacy, lor & measure which proposes at once to ena the ‘‘spoils system’ and make Drains, not politics, the qualitica- tion to enter the service 1s worthy of your greatest yc f the bill be not agitated I much fear that 1t will never leave the pigeon holes of the Ways and Means Committee i passed it will give to the people the privilege of selecting their servants, without having | them selected for them, The bill altogether 18a wise | one, and should have the support of the “reform’” journals which at present so strenuously advocate it, ADVOCATE, ! BOARDING HOUSES AND HIGH RENTS. New York, Feb. 5, 1877. To Tux Epiror oy Tue HeRaLp:— 1 desire to call your attentions to the sufferings of a class of people who compose a Jarge part of your patrons. 1 mean the ladies who keep boarding houses up through the middle or best part of our city. many of them are ladies who once posses but who met with reverses, Their su great; they have been paying war rents aud war wages, | the price of living 1s nearly as Ligh as ever it was and | the price of board has come down fully one-third. If | you would send « reporter among them you can very | Teudily ascertain how they get along. i Now is the reoting season for the noxt year, and if | you would be kind enough to show to the readers of | the Hexatp what those ladies have to contend with 1+ may induce the landiords to give them u chance to live and take care of their children by reducing the rent to correspond with prices and times, The fashionable part of the city is the most suffering, the rents are so nigh and the falling off on board is so great. Gita T. 8, HENDRICKS, THE CITY MISSION, Nuw Yoru, Fob. 6, 1877, To THE Eprrok or THe HERato:. Tho Rev. Mr. Bether, of the Non-Denominationa, Gospel Mission to the Tombs,” fears that some misap- prehension may arise trom the way tn which you have stated his separation from the City Mission, If your space will wilow you vill oblige nim by making the following correction :— Mr. Bether resigned bis position In the City Mission when he found they would be straitened in support. ing bim. They appointed mo successors, lt was bis invention to seek some other pastoral charge, but when be found commissioners, wardens, keepers and prisoners petitioning the Presbytery to retain him there, he decided to remai, and honce tho present or- ganization, UGENE L. ILHON, Secre: TAMMANY COMMITTEE, The Tammany Committee on Organization met yes- terday aiternoon at four o’clock, Alderman Purroy, Chairman of the special committee to hear testimony in regard to the contested seats in the First Avsembl district, was called upon and reported progress, saying the committee had not had sufficient time as yet to thoroughly examine the evidence and reach 4 decision, but earnestly recommended that the commities Orst admitted to the floor of Tammany Hall meet amicably fourteen contestants, at No, 17 Park row, on bursemente, $2,279,358 36 The balance in the hands ot the recelver at the end of the month amounted to $242,908 33. | 1p the operations there, planned and matured the ex- line-of-battie shop Franklin in He then was ordered to the Shark, on the West India He was promoted to a iieutenancy on the March, 1827. He thon Joined the Natchez, ¥ Pe. subsequently was the drst fy of the Grampus, twelve guns, Lieutenant Com- manding Josiab , Tatnall rebel}, On the 284 of Jung, 1830, he imarried A., daughter of Isaac S. Plast, and a few months atterward he sailed for a cruise tn the ort gage | flagship of Commodore Wads- worth, to Pacific. e crcisn was one of much in- terost, and during the time absent Lieutenant Bailey visited the Marquesas, Society, Friendly, Caroline and Pe groupa. in Dece: ‘1840, be satled in the trigate Constellation om yage around the world, which occupied about three and a.balf years, In 1846 he was ordered to the command of the store- abip Lexington, In this ship he performed much valuable service on the coasts of California and Mexico, His next command was the sloop-ol-war St. Leg 9 at tached to the Pacific aquadron for three years, He ar- rived at Panama during the celebrated riots, and by his activity be quelledthem. The news ot the fall of Sam- ter induced bim to immediately repair'to Washington, when he tendered hia services to the government. to a few aayt lerward be was assigned tothe steam frigate Colorado and proceeded in haste to Pensacola, where by his restless activity be became terror to the rebels, He co-operated with Gene! jarvey Brown pedition to the mainiand and the capture of ‘he priva- teer Judith, making the first attempt in person in bis gig on a dark uight From Pensacola ho wag ordered to the Southwest Pass, to co- operate in the expedition against New Oricans. Pind. ing the Colorado could not go over the bar, although suffering from the eflects of a recent painiul surgical operation, he asked of Fiag Officer Farragnt permiis- sion to go upas a volunte transferring bis gucs, men and officers to vessels of lighter draught, His known ability and anxiety to enter the list of agtive service led Flag Officer Farragut to place him aecond incommand, The records show bow well he performed his duty on this occasion, and subsequently at New Orleans in his conference with the excited rebel autherities, His health demanded that he should returo home and bring the despatches to the Navy Department He left New Orleans in his flagship on tho Ist of May. On his arrival here he was orderea to the command of the vaval station at Sacke! Harbor, With renewed health be was ordered tothe command of the Eastern Gulf blockading squadron, During the time be was | 1p command he serlousiy annoyed the nd cup: | tured a large number of prizes. He subst enny had charge of tho navy yard at Portsmouth, N. H., and served on the Lighthouse and other boards. He went on the retired list from length of servicea few years ago. His death will be mourned by avery wide circle of friends to whom he was endeared by gociai qual ties of a rare order, as well as by his lofty fame asa patriot and one of tho brightest ornaments of our naval history. 1 ALBERT F. WEBSTER. The Sandwich Islands mail, just to hand tn this city, reports the occurrence of the death at sea, on board the schooner Bonanza, of Albert F, Webster, a well known American journalist and writer for the magazines, He was the author of “Boarding House Sketches,” which appeared in Appletons’ J Hig many friends are greatly grieved by the news of his death. ADMIRAL VALLE-RIESTRA, PERUVIAN NAVY. Peru has met with aserious loss in the death of Rear Admiral Domingo Valio-Riestra, the senior of- ficer of the Peruvian navy, and one of the most distin- guished citizens of the Republic. For some years past the Admiral has been in failing health, and his decease, which took place at Chorrillos on the 4th inst, was not unexpected. Born in 1808, he had no opportunity for special distinction during the war of independence, but stexdily rose in rank and reputation until the year 1848, when he was ordered to New York to superiutend the construction of the Riomac, the first war steamer possessed by Peru. After bringing this vessel successfully around the orn his services were not especially required until 1865, when he was named. plenipotentiary “to Madrid to attempt an arrangement of the ding difMcuities between Peru and the mother eater Uwing to changes of government at home and the ob- stinate demands of the Spanish Cabinet, Valle-Riestra was unable to arrive at any satisfactory solution of tho affuir, and left Madrid—bonored, bowever, with the confidence and esteem of Dofia Isabel and her Min- is The Admiral leay: mall family—a daughter mar- ried to Dr. Selaya, the Postmaster General, and another to Pedro Paz-Soldan, a shining light among Peruvian poets, The funeral ceremonies were excecd- ingly impressive, As became the high rank of the de- detachments of all arms of the service wero present, together with the élite of the society of Lima, REV. ALEXANDER M’LEOD. The Rev, Dr. Alexanaer Mcleod, a clergyman of the Episcopal Church and chaplain in the (rogular) United States Army, died on Friday evening at Meadville, Pa, m bin eightioth year, Dr. Mcleod was for a long time stationed at Fort Delaw: Ho was related to Dr. Norman McLeod, the great Scottish divine, and also to the Jato Rov. Dr, John N. McLeod of this city. CHUNG SHI MANFHEE. Chung Shi Manenee, Governor of Hong Kong, China, died suddenly on January 15. His death is much regretted, as he was a genuine reformer and an official of strict integrity. LOTOS CLUB DINNER, The Lotos Club building was a blaze of light last evening, it being the occasion of the regular Saturday night dinner, with the additional attraction of an art exhibition, The Saturday night dinners we prom- iment feature of the club last season, ana that of last evening was fully up to the standard of excellence and jollity, Covers were laid for sixty persons, and when tho signal tor dinner was given the seats were all filled. Mr. Noah Brooks | occupied the head of the table, and on either side were seated Mayor Ely, Judge Brady, John A. Foley and | Cheuneoy N. Depew, guests of the evening. Among the gentiemen present wero W. 3, Andrews, Douglas Taylor, Colonel Kuox, Dr. Pardee, Dr, McDonald, Dr. Kitehen, Hf. A. Alden, W. E. Webb, F. B. Noyes, Short speeches were made by Mayor Ely, Judge Brady, Mr. Depew, Mr, Brooks, Mr. Foley and others, & GRAVE JOKE. Mr. Joseph Congdon, of Shelter Island, advertises to pay a reward of $50 for the discovery of the persons who carried away his father’s bones, This advertise- ment gave occasion for considerable conjecture, and onal stories of the robbing of a grave ard, desecrati &e. The tacts appear to be thes fr. Congdon’s‘tather died and was buried at Lebanon, | Conn., about fifty years ago, Mr. Congdon, who is a wiigwer without children, decided to remove his father’s bones to the 1sland, He, therefore, went to | Lebanon last tall @ dug ‘up the supposed remnants of bis father’s body, consisting of a skull, | the arm bones and some fragments. These he put into | candle box, and taking them under his arm, put | them in his room, where they rematued awaiting | burial One Saturday night, the ‘amily were | awav from heme, the bouse was ed and the box of | bones taken ani, as supposed, buried, by some of the ; young mnen of the village, doubtless as a “lark.” Mr. Congdon, however, considers {t grave Joke. ‘NOT POISONED. On Friday evening Mrs, Jane Lawler, of No, 299 Fast Tonth street, was admitted to Bellevue Hospitai. Her | mother charged that the womun had been poisoned by | her husband. Upon investigation no trace of poison could be detected, and Dr, Heinmuller pronounced it a case of pneumont CRIMINAL RECORD. A javonile burglar in the person of Charles Newman, aged seventeen years, of No. 12 Delancey was held for trial by Justice Otterbourg yesterday, for breaking into the rooms of Mrs. Lizzie Bruce, at No. clothing. Jack Allen, the young negro who Is said by the police to have committed # murder in Charleston, S. C., was arraigned at the Wasnington Place Court yosterday, charged with burglary. The complaint was Inade by Mrs, Ellen Johnson, of No, 26 Miaeita lane, frown whom he had stolen $00 worth of clothing. Allen was hold in defaalt of $2,000 bail, and in the meantime the Charieston aathorities will be consulted a8 to 1a return to that city to answer the crime there charged inst him, ‘Wiliam Brady, aged cightoen years, of No. 825 West Twentv-Utth street, was yesterday arraigned before Justice Ottervourg, charged ty Mr, William Melntosb, company open a short season at the Brooklyn Academy of Music with Wagner’s “Flying Dutchman.” pear tn three concerts ut Steinway Hall on Tuesday and Friday evenings and on Saturday afternoon, the early part of the coming wo wh “La, Petite Mariée,” and on Thursday evening it “La Périchole.” the Continent’? ts tearfully and wonderfaliy made, and 1s remarkable for its highly developed ‘specimens of the genus villain and sou"” give a series of concerts, with the co-operation of Slavin’s Georgia Minstrels, beginning at Chickaring ‘Hall, on Wednesday evening. Washington, and will be produced this week in Balti- more. Miss Hannah E, Bailey is highly praised as the 307 West Fourteenth strect, and stealing a quantity of + MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. “Around tbe World” remains tho attraction at Niblo's. “Our Boys” will ve given this week at the New Broadway Theatre. Mr, Carl Alves bag a complimentary concert at Stein- way Hall on Thursday next. Misa Kate Claxton appeared tm “Conscience” at the St Louis Olympte on Priday night ‘The Handel and Haydn Society, of Philacelpbis. sang | Neukomm's oratorio, “David,” on Tuesday evening. | Mtr. Holler presente new marvels a nis Wonder Theatre this week, and will perform severai new feats. “Les Danigcheffs” crowds the Union Square Theatre every night, and is one Of the artistic successes of the season. i Mr, Boucicauls made a great succese with “The Shaughraun”’ in Washington, and will play this week in Pittsburg. Gilmore’s-Garden wil! be open this week on Tues- day, Wednesday and Saturday evenings, for atblevic and equestrian sports, ie An oid folks concert takes place on Tuesday evoning at Republican Hall, in which « number of popular te, will be per‘ormed at the Grand Opera House this week, with a full cast from the Fifth Avenuo Theatre company. Miss Emma Abbots will appear in opera at the Academy of Music, on February 23 and 24, in “The Daug! of the Regiment.’ Mr. Sigismund Lasar will have « testimonial concert tendered him at the Strong place Baptist church, Brooklyn, om Tucaday evening. + The children’s carnival will be held at the Academy of Music on April 5, and the proceods will be bestowed an the sick destitute of New York. The New York Choral Union, under the direction of Mr. P. 8. Gilmore, ‘will sing Dariey’s cantata, ‘‘Mal- chas,” at Chickering Hall on the 23d inst. On Wodnesday evening the Kellogg English opera Mme. Essipoff, tho renowned Russian pianist, will ap- Mile, Aimée will appear at the Eagle Theatre during The Philadelphia /éem says thai the play ‘Across The West Side Relief Association {or the poor wil | “Forbidden Fruit,” under the new management of Mr. H. J. Sargent, was pertormed to large audiences ip heroine. 4 ' This is the third week of “Our Boarding House” at the Park, and. Mr. Leonard Grover, the author, may wel! be content with bis triumph, The theatre bas been crowded nightly, and the play is certainly one of the funniest of the season. : Mme, Saivotti will have a testimonial concert to- morrow evening at Masonic Hall, corner of Sixth ave- | nue and Twenty-third et, She will be assisted by Miss Anna Borle, Messrs. Fritsch, Laurence, Mollen- bauer and other popular artists, * The Rev. Dr. W. R. Alger will deliver his sermon on “The Teavhings of the Theatre and of the Church; or, the Moral Power of the Drama,’”’ at the Church of the Messiah to-morrow evening. His biography of Edwin Forrest is a work looked for with interest, “Fi(th Avenue’? has been well attended at Booth’s, and the author has added to its attractions by con- densing some of the sentimental dialogue and bringing the comedy into greater prominence, Tho scenery is very beautiful and ail the specialties are excellent, The production of Shakespeare's ““Cymbeline,”? at the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, on Monday evening, will be one of the most important events of the seazon. Miss Neilson will play Imogene, for the first time, ‘The approaching Wagner festival, which will bo-held at the Academy of Music under the pices of Mr. J. C. Fryer, will bo especially interesting, from the fact that for the first time tn America will be heard.a por- tion of Wagner’s music drama, ‘Tne Ring of the Nibelungen.”’ The third of the concerts given by Miss Arabelia Root for the benefit of the poor of New York will take place at Chickering Hail on Friday evening. The programme is admirable, and Mme. Logan, Mr. ar- buckle, Mr, Hill, Mr, Bourne, Mr. Gall and other artists will appear. “Lemons” is having a great run at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, and the tide of Its popularity, hke,the Pontic Sea, knows norotiring ebb. An afternoon perform- ance of “The Lady of Lyons” will soon be given for the benofit of the Custer family, under the patronage of the Army and Navy and Lotus Clubs. The third coucert of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Society takes place on Saturday evening, The orches- tral selections include Mozart’s ‘Jupiter’ symphony, adagio and scherzo from “Romeo and Juliet?’ (Ber- lioz), and “The Ride of Valkyries” (Wagner). The so- loists aro Mmo. Eugenie Pappenheim and Mons. Emile Guyot, pianist. A musical and literary entertainment, in aid of St Stephen’s Orphan Home, will be given in the hall of the church on Monday and Tuesday evenings, February 12 and 13,’ander the auspices of St, Stephen's Young Men’s Association. On this occasion’ several of the young men of this organization will make thbir first appearance in an attractive and diversified pro- gramme. “Wild Oats’? will be produced at Wallack’s to-mor- row night, with Mr, Wallack in his !amous persona. tion of Young Rover, one of his most brilliant charac> tera, The play !s oid, but age ina comedy isthe guarantee of merit, To many of our theatre-goers this delight{(ul work of O'Keefe’s ts almost unknown, and it will be a pleasare to sce ttacted, Nearly every member of the company will appear, A Tolodo, Onio, critic thus became ecstatic over Essipofs playing:—‘‘Mmo. ResipofM toyed with the | piano as if she were playing with a pet. She seemed | to look upon the instrument as an animate object, a something to be humored and cajoled, She bent over | {tas if she loved it—she caressed tho keys. { At times | her delicate white hands would be poised over the keys, suggesting the poetic comparison of a humming bird hovering over a bright flower. ’” “Round the Clock” is the next of the picasant re- vivals of Mr, Daly’s dramas at the Olympic Theatre, and will be given this woek with an unusually fine cast, and with new scenery and effects, “The company is admirably fitted to play comedy, and have ample opportunity in this entertaiuing piece. The idea of giving Grst class comedy at popular prices is excellent and the Olympic Theatre has already proved the soundness of the enterprise, Jobn McCullough has met with great success at the Boston Museum, but the Advertiser of that city finds | fault with him and says:—‘‘Generally bis speeches are | delivered with rare moderation and judgment, und | with impressive reserve, but when he 1s violent he is often 80 in ao impalpable instant and without the | slightest warning, not working up to wny climax of | power by gradual #teps, but bursting suddenly into a | tempest of deciamatory fury—as, in the Indian Ocean, | 2 typhoon descends upon a dead calm seu.” | A vocal and intrumental concert in aid of tho relief fund of the Epiphany Guiid was given last ovening at Steinway Hall before a seloct and highly respectable audience, Among the principe! periormers was Miss Emma ©. Thursby, who sang with charming effect «The Nightingale,” requiring a recali, The same lady aiso aang Mozart’s ‘Batti, Batti.’ with violoncello accompaniment by L. Werner, and was rapturousiy ‘| enchored. Messrs, Beekelman and T. Whiffln were also received with much acceptance in the several parts, The concert must have reatized a handsome sam for the worthy charity in aid of which it was given. THE MIND READER. | | i | BROWN, A sthall audience attonded an exhibition of “mind Chickering Hall, Some astonishing feats of mental power were successtully accomplished by the gentle man, acommittee being appowted irom the audience to see that everything was carried out satisfactorily and faitly, He failed in one instance, however, A gentieman was selected among the audience to go ou the stago abd write down the namo of some person on apiece ot paper, Mr. Brown Was thea blindtolded, and the hail in a vain search for the person whose iamne ning, to nominate a candidate for Aasom~ bly in place of James Healy, deceased. The report was adopted and the meeting adjourned, ot No, 110 West Twenty-second street, with picking the pock fan unknown lady on Browdway, wear ‘Tweltth street, on Friday afternoon, was on the paper, A second experiment with a difter- ! the first heat Harvey took first place, ”” , reading’? given last evening by Mr. J. R, Brown at | of money 1 be agreed upon, or for nothing. Lad for more than ten minutes he promenaded § goousind 07 9 leds wheat same had been written on ‘the paper. In his other experiments, which bave already been deseribed :c detail in the Hemaup, Mr. Brown snowed marvelious skill. He remarked to the audjence that his mind was ip auch an act state on the occasion that 1s required a cousiderable e‘fort to re- duce it to aubmission to follow the thoughts of the person operated upon. ‘ SPORTS AT GILMOREL’S GARDEN. Three trotting matehes. # trot against time, & colored fat men’s {001 race and a indies’ flat race were the attractions offered at Gi!more’s Garden last even- ing The first maten, for $250, mile heats, best turee in five, wus a tolerably well contested one be- ‘ween Harvey, Pat Lynch and Jennie Moore; the other entries, three in number, being merely “filing, * Pat Lynch wae the favorite tn the pools before tho race, and Harvey, the win! was in the fel, but after naio Moore showed good qualities, aud though she but a singie heat, it Was the one of many that she w; tp point of fact, the best horse of the lot, The record for $: two miles and repeat, was won v: jay Frank. The third was a quite well for $400, mile heats, best three in ive, were Ben Thompson, Doubtful and x Ben Thompson was evident!y the orite, thor, be had no advantage tn the pools over his competitor: race, In the Trotting Kace against time tor $250 by Myroy Perry, to equal Pilot’s time (2:35 4), throe trials, ti wae the favorite in pools aod cama out winner, 2:37 beim the beat the pirant could show up. dies’ Fiat Rac was flat enough. The colored tat mon’s race was,not as amusing aa it ought to have been. There were nino starters, about three of whom were entitled to rank as members of the fat fraternity. One gave ous cum. pine io the first beat The winner was Charles jordon, HAND BALL AND RACKETS, A large number of those interested ip the pleasant pastimes of hund ball and rackets gathered at Mc. Quade’s court, No, 404 Madigon street, yesterday after- noon, to witness the events arranged for the occasion, Tho first and most noteworthy was a match at hand bal} between Messrs, T. Curray, of New York, and J. Murray, of Troy, against Messra. J, Mainly and R, Carlin, of New York. It was the best three in five games,.and the victory, after a close struggle, fell to the former. BCORR, Curray and Murray... 21 16 21 19 21-97 Mainly and Carlin... 17 21 14 21 20-93 Several games of American rackets were also de- cided, the most important being that by Mesara, . W. White and J, Cooper, against Messrs Murray and ? ; M. Ryan. The stipulations were that the best in five games should be awarded 9 purse of $50, Muchof ~ | the play was very creditable, though the honors were carried off by Messrs, White and Cooper. Tue iormer of these gentlemen in the last game made as fines “return! as was ever witnessed m the court, ScORM, -2 0b Db 6-0 Ryan and Murray . 15 WW ll 9 60 Op Tuesday ne: P. McQuade, ¢thamploh bandbail player of this city, will undertake the dificult task of playing the two experts, J. Mania and Joseph Sheridan, the of seven games for a va tuable prize. Play will com: atiwo P.M. THE: BASE BALL SEASON. The following league teams have been engaged for 1877:—Louisville—Messrs, Snyder, Deviin, Lathan, Gernard, Hague, Ryanand Shaffer—7, Cincinnati— Messrs, Hicks, Matthews, Jones, Hallinan, Foley, Booth, Pike, Addy and Kessler—9% Chicago—Megsrs: McVay, Spalding, Bradloy, Waitt, Barns, Anson, Pa- ters, Gien, Hines and Smith—10. St. Louis—Messrs, Clapp, Nichols, Dehiman, McGeary, Patten, Force, Croft, Remsen, Blang and Dorgan—10, Harttord—-+ Messrs. D. Allison, Start, Burdock, Ferguson, Carey, York, Holdsworth, Uasaidy, Harbridge and Larkin—10, Boston—Mesers. J, White, Bond, Morril, G. Wright, Leonard, Sutton, O’Rourke, Murnan, Manning, Schafer, Brown and W. H. White. LECTURES LAST EVENING. ALL THE WORLD A STAGE, Tho third lécture of the course of the Young Men's Hebrew Association was delivered last evening at the Harvard Rooms by Hon, Simon Wolf. The subject chosen was the ‘Stage and Actors.” The interest al- ways portaining to this theme served tq fill the hall te {ts-utmost capacity. To the Israelite particulariy is the subject attractive, for to him the world nas been oo stage, ‘and in every age be has been forced to act a part often far from his natural impulses, Strange as it may seem religion Is the parent of the drama. For many ages society was in a state of semi-barbarism that rendered it useless to endeavor to inculcate moral truths by ad- dressing the reason. The imagination and the senser alone bore sway over men, and it was only by acting on them that their conduct could be regulated. Soon every festival there was a drama and the pious among the clergy rejoiced to find in this a means of reviving the truths of the Bible. It 1s a fact that no where aro thi le more moral and intelligent than where the legitimate drama is their pleusureable food. And what would Talmage and Moody and their followers give us for this? They would condemn every ra- tional amusement, make us all misantnropes and let pride and ignorance stalk among us In the stage liberty finds its last refuge, and tyrants tromble at the mimic words of an actor, for, flam- let says, “A play’s the thing to catch the conscionco of a king.’ But, said the lec. turer, though Mr, Talmago’s logic may have fo weight against the stage, the new style of acting in- troduced by his classi s certainly injuring the Jegitimate drama, When rant and stago-strutting, aud sensation and the ribald jest are openly tolerated in the pulpit, what chance has the real actor? When the church be- comes a circus, and furnishes us with stars‘at $50,000 a year to turn piety into a play, will not the peuple work for the six duys and gorge themselves with thea- tricals on Sunday? Oh! when the house of God has White and Coope: become tho wildest playhouse to what a pitch of perfection have we come. Well, indeed, may that star of pulpit actors condemn the theatres from a rival point of view, ‘Still the stage has an advantage, ‘or it teaches kindly hoarers, and teaches, too, without any of that com- mandin that distinguishes our church stars; and there are some pastors who are talking up its defence, and among these the lecturer was proud to mention those of the Hebrews. The lecturer proceeded to ro- gite sevoral touching scenes iliustrative of the words, “The world is all a stage, and men and women are but actors;” und, after narrating a number of anecdotes, closed with a brilliant peroration on the benevolence ot actors, ’ THE HUMAN FOOT. ‘The large hall of the Cooper inatitnte was crowded on the occasion of the lecture of Dr, A. B. Crosby on the human foot. The buman foot was composed of twenty-six bones, and though man stands at the head of animated nature he stood upon the smaliest area almost of any animal, The lecturer then wenton to | expiain the location of the bones, the relation they ‘ore to each other, the several offices they performed and tho manoer in which they discharge their several functions, All these were illustrated by a series of excellent diagrams shown upon a large white linea aurtace, Kach section of the human foot was shown in ular order, the position of the bones and how they are united, the methods of nature for the lubrication of the joints, the extensor muscles and their duties explained, and how the bail of the foot and tne heel are protected underneath, and how the shocks result. ing {rom concussion are broken. going fully into the anatomy of the foot and describing its won derfal mechanisin, the lecturer then proceeded to e: plain the terrible maltreatinent that portion of w buman framo was subjected to. The shoemaker he re- garded asa mailetactor. Horses, as a rule are pretty well shod, but man seldom or never, The Indian gandai protects the foot far more effectually than the boot or shoe of civilization, THE BERFORD STAMPS, In the account of certain proceedings before Judge Dufly, published in the Hxxaup Inst Thursday, re- , specting the prosecution of one Kottshofsk), a mere” boy, for an alleged libel against Mr, Joseph J. Casey, > | an erroneous statement was given charging him with the manufacture of bogus stamps in 1874. On Inves- tion it geems that injustice was done Casey, and that the stamps in question were adv Used in the columns of the Hxkap of Juno 18, 1861, by Mr. R. G. Berford, in connection with his business of the California Express. The fact ts that Mr, Casey, from the only remaining specimens, had the stamps reproduced by photo-iitbography tn lt with the knowledge and conseut of Mr. Berford. ANOTHER CHALLENGE. New York, Feb, 10, 1877, To tax Epttor ov tae HEeratp:— Permit me through your columns to offer Professor Jon Long a giove contest, either public or private, for any sum of money from $1 to $250 aside, Should Protessor Long prefer not to make a mateh for money, ! will spar with bim in public, the house re- ceipts to go to the Winner, or the same to be equally divided between us, or tO de given to any charitable institution, wiichever way he may decide, should neither of theae propositions suit Professor Long, | would be pleased to meet nim in private and spar Ws the presence of a tew selectod geniiemen for any sum Lam willing 0 do almost anything in order to geve match with the gentieman before mentioned. | mal be seen at W, Edwards & Co." West Thirty 4 street, on Wednesday, Februal nine o'clock P. M. FOREIGN MAILS TO-MORROW. The German stoamship Rhein did not sail yesterday, Qs advertised, on account of having lost her screw dur. ing her voyage from Europe, She will, however, leave ent party was successtul, He wont to the very seat here to-morrow at two o’ciock P, M.