The New York Herald Newspaper, March 4, 1877, Page 6

“THE CABLE WAR. Telegraphing to London Almost as Cheap as to Harlem. BAFFLING THE AMALGAMATIONISIS. Be peat, Mr. Oliphant, of tne Direct Company, Ex- plains the Situation, . ‘The cable war is now in active progress. The two @lants—tbo Anglo-American and the Direct—bave gruppled, and the cry of both their manugers seems to be, “War to the knife!” Who will be victorious? ts the question. There is no doubt that the public at large sympathizes with the firm stand which the Direct Company has taken against the efforts of the Anglo Company to re-establish a cable monopoly They have bot forgotton that the destruction of that monopoly by the Dirvet effected an immediate reduction from $1 to seventy-five cents per word. Ths Anglo Company bas now, in order to discourage shareholders in the Direct Company trom holding out against the amalgamation Project, reduced its rates to twenty-five cents a word tn gold, and the places of origiu and destination aud the rogistered name of the addresses are cabled tree of cbarge. Both companies have been working under these new rates since March 1, The public has, there- fore, thus far greatly gained by the cavie war, How marvellously cheap these rates are 1n comparison with those prevailing only « few years ago, whon the eal messages cost $5, gold, per word, aad ut the tirst open- ing of cable communication, when no message could be seut for jess than $100, gold. As the question of competition in cabling is thus shown to bo of high importance to the public the writer called upon Mr. Olphant, manager of the Direct Company, to obtain a statement from him re- garding the situation, WILL AMALGAMATION 1K DEPEATED? “You have sullered a iegal defeat in the London fourts, bave you not?’’ Mr, Oliphant wag asked, “The effect of the decision of the Master of the Rolls,” replied Mr. Oliphant, “will be in no way to lead directly to amalyamation, The pointon whieh the vote was takeu—and which is now affirmatively decided by the Master of the Rolls—was ynly whether B committee of tho sharebolders of the Direct Company should be appointed w consider if and how the present antagonism between the two compiye hies can be put am end wo. Under this dectsion, of course, such a committce must now bo appointed, that is a)l.?? “And do you think the committee can find apy, ite. wey?” A odes ptemaed as 14 Were, Into ‘a'dreamy: “If the comumitice 18 appomted thiey will sithiply Od f-gieep, eannoietiy wie, while nothing but 4 alight puuc- ture. that there 1s no such way,’’ returned “Ae Oliphane vigorously, “except ainalgumation, und shatis impos. sible under the luw, except by a liquidation of the tompuny, This requires the assent of three-fourths of all the shareholders, aud as those ,desiring amalgama- tion have even under the Court’s fuvorable ruling a majority of only 40,000 out of €5,000 shares, you can gee that they are sulla loug way from the three-fourths required by the jaw, There will bea meeting of the sharebolders on Monday, wuen the deemion will be Toad and the commitige probably appointed.” ‘And will the wiree crs of the company countenance proceeding Jooking soward a liquidation” Vout 1s Just, avother stumbling block which tho gmulgamationists will produbly have tocngounter, The directors are all opposed to amalgamation, and the; may possibly refuse to mect the commitice us require: Ly the respiution, on the ground that they will do owing Lowurd au evasion Ol the law, Whose purpose Iv clearly was Lo prevent amalgamation, Aud it they vely reluse they may refer the pout 10 a rtuin whetber itis igus for them, under tie circumstances, ty mect Ue'compitiee. The ainal- gumationists will no douut now.ulgo make an effort to ‘udd to the Board of Directors some members who faver their scbenic.”? CUKAP CABLING NOT VERY PROFITABLE. “And what isthe regl object of the reduction of ie tos by toe Anglo Company ¢’” “Only to trighten our shutebolder: to any arrangement by showing Ub getany divideuds if the two co: biber.” “Guu you really pay no dividends under the present sates??? “We may possibly pay a smal dividend on our capt- tal wf £1,400,000, but the Auglo cauaot on its capital 000,000, while We continue to do over a third ~¢ We can more than hive* 34 it 18 needless fo conceal tie they caanot fuck that neither tompany can be very profita- bie when you can cable to London three words jor ubout the same amount which it would cost to telegrapu the same number ol words tu Jersey City. To send three words to Har- Jom would cost twouty cents, and to send three worus to Londou only cosia tweoty-seven cents. Hundreds di people why telegraph in cipher and have their own teys can now cable ior twenty-seven cents, One C puer word in the body of the message often repro- Benis a Wavle communication of cousiderabie lengeb, nd When the address Is registered, so thut instead of *fhowas Smith & Co, No 47 Threadneedle street, Luotion,”” we suply telegraph ‘Manired, London,” of “Byron, London,” or cable any other fictitious uame frov of Charge, you can see that peopie cun keep up the most important business communication per cable lor the unvrecedeutedly low sum of twenty- Beven cents, ”? Dovs the business increase in proportion to the re- duction of the tolls?” “We ure pertectly besieged with a rush of messages, wd | beg to state im justice to us that if some delays aave occurred within tbe last day or two the public shoul excuse them owing to this auprecedented rush, @ud also vwing to the severe storm which muerrupted our Jand hnes to Rye Beach, and that these delays will not happen again bow toat ‘our cable 1s again perieciy cleur, Tt ts obvious that these rates cantot lust lop; the shareboiders will exert a pressure upon both com- pauies to-end a ruinous warture,” “What do you consider a fait living rate?" “About fifty cents a word tor u company lke ours, which bas been proper!? knanced ana whose stock has Hot been watered ke tuat of the Anglo Company. . at liquidation caunot be w ne at all eventa!”? “Certainly vot, It wili be tought at every stage of proceedings in the coarts, and it 18 doubtial it an Eng- heh court will be found willing to liquidate a company who cau show that they coula huve paid dividends of tine per cent It they bad not been intertersd with, ? “But Ut you can pay lair aividends at titty cents per word why did you charge seventy-tive cents t"’ “That was a temporary ineasure of financial reliet becessitated by the euormous outlay caused by four Buccess've breakages of our cable,”? INLAND CONNKOTIONS O¥ THR DIRKCT COMPANY. “is it trac that an absorption of tbe Atlantic and Pactue by the Western Union would wholly deprive you of your inlaud eounections ”” “Lean say tis on this point:—It ts, of course, of the bighest importance to Us Luat the pablic stall give 48 moral support to the AUlantic and Pacific, for If free trade 1 Wwland telegraphy ceases tree trade in cabling Must wise cease, Such ab absorption 1 would regard us a public disaster, but I am happy to say that ie position of the Atkiobe and Pacite I veleve ty be now stronger than itever wus, Money has been subscrived 60 cover the territory in the Southern Status, we were partiuliy deprived by tue abso: pt) Boutbern Atianue Coupauy in the We ‘This brought the tormal interview to 4 Mr. Ulipvant, betore parting trom the writer, nade a final vorrectiun of the cable dexpatebes in yesterday oruing’# Journals, Sr, Onpbant said that in these de- Spatches the Master of the Kolts was quoted as having sustained the right of shareholders to vote “for xo Amaigamation of the two companies.” This could nov possibly be correct, as the Question of vouiUg tor w sumation oever came up, aud it was simply un § As (o Whether 4 sharehower could Vole on inure than 100 shares by nominees, This question bad. been allirmutively decided by the Master of tLe Rolls, but botbing ha et been suid avout amalgamation, and svew Mr. Pender, the Chairman of the Glove, still pre- fends to deny (hut tue present movement bas for its pbjuct the destruction of tue imdependence of the Direct Company, THE CHICAGO SULLIVAN TRIAL, The third day (Mareb 1) of tho second trial of Alex- wider Sullivan tor suooung Francis P, Hautord was Histinguisbed by considerable discussion among tho lawyers, ‘The provecutiun charged that # {riend of the prisoner got un the jury by delivenute perjury, Judg Witnes#es lor the prosu- the old sory of the frst ew Was developed, The dn- again. ler- Ocean Bay s:— ‘Suortly alter tho Jury had been sealed Mrs, Sullivan pniered the court rooin, leaving upon the arn of her brotwer-in-law, and With faitering step and a suddened air siowly passed in Jront of the jury. Sle sat down by the side of bet husband. The audicuce was larger funn upon ing uoye The galleries were crowded ‘with the sume class, having Very decided criminal pe: cuiurities, Iu the seats Upou the main floor a iia Haruer number of women were preveut than previous days, the majority of whom had no eurtuly business in the court iurther than to etry tiwt certaio amorbid curiosity which iw tahercnt im ceria of jemalo humanity. rw, Louisa Hanford, having been subpwnacd as ‘came ipto Court accuMpanicd by two ladies, end aseat benind the Stute’s Attorney, She was 10 deep biack mourning and wore « heavy black voll, Since bor last appearance in court the poor w has altered very wach, Te pale aud piuchod wud sai expression jf Upon her lace how deeply ber loss bud penetrated her heart. ‘seemed to tty #6 much as possible to uvoid Ob- avon and sunk back ip ber cbarr, aud, resting be: heat on ber bavd, rewaiued motionless until she was balled us a witness. ‘pus’} etd and ol wnien | | lve soon ¢ | Summer" totlowed, the m however, retused to set bem aside and begin | ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. SEEICH OF THE GREAT EGYPTIAN QUEEN BY BEV. JOHN’ WEISS—HER ANCESTRY AND GEN- KRAL CHABACTER. ond lecture of tiscourse'yesterday in the parlors oF the American Geograpmien! Society, his subject being “autony and Cleopatra,” and more especially (be per- eonal bistory and historic ance of tho great Queen herself. Atthe outset Mr Weiss said thot, selves aud become acquatated with the epoch: Cleoputra lived, as well as ner line of desoeny ‘Cleo- bitra was part Greek. She was not a pare Egyptian, and those who would represent her us such wero wrong. When Miss Clara Morris thoaght of ‘playing Cleupatra she intended to color herself F bronze, Had she done so sho would bave made a mistake, as Cleopatra, belog two-thirds Greek, was Ip- vested with Greek esprit, tingea with the Oriental pas- sions, She was ot Macedonian descent nad was born after the conquest of the Great Alexander io the East, She came ot the line of the Ptolemos. All of the encouraged scholars to emigrate and settic In Rgypt ‘They combined the greatest culture with the greatest dissolUteness of character. Ptolemy Soter, whi died 283 B, C., had abhis sourt Baelid, the great noma. tictan, Stelta, Pbitetus, and kept a correspondence with’ Toeopbrastus, The rival painters Autiphot and Apelles were fora tew residents of Al6x. andra. Ptolemy Philadeiphis turwed the towecom wt is now, was (he of the Kindan whe Eg a In the ol Yio! was br tO periection, Pr nisoa great lover of ‘ re. emy Physcon, who livedat’ 17 the great rial of dra as a MN ry order to embarrass Perguimos an he ste the exporty’ used to ays forced that the wits’ end todind an: ie UpoD. spurred re Sioppeetyd Lyf nicd parchment, nnd to the Jeulous rivairy ot jemy Physcon wy are in. util Str, Weis then rap- i Prolemies dowy tod'twlemy who was. the faiber of Cleo eral Gleo) one of oe ip 237 BO, She was Kil of Phihp. Another was Cleopatra wos the daughter of Auviochus dobted tor this usetul m idly reviewed the-dilber Auletes, the flute pla! patra, “there were married King Pi UE, ied to HMoleny V,, 103 B.C. The ‘fourth wie of Prolemy VL“ Ptolomy VIL. kitted Cleopatra meroly tor amusement. A ‘the daughter of Prolemy Vi. She kuuled. her 40a ML of jedlougy. | She ulso killed one of for diwobedience, and tried to poison another, and ig, Urenk tho powoned wine sue had forher son, This ono Was in the of Sha Civoputra, Who recollected these matters of family Aistory. She used to try diferent poisons, voth mine -on ber slaves aud tbe crimimalsy, tn sorder w uote the effect, Nothing suited her, a8 sho found bab alt died smaorvure aud their “try the brie yo aeD: did-on a phave’ at “to tind “bent y Wan Observable, * ~ Cleopatra wus born in the year 69 B.C, She hada ‘@uughier vy Antony, who had a daughter Lucilla, cao the wile of Felix, yefure whum the Apos- tle'Paul bt. So ‘Tacitus bat Josepuus said that Lueill the daughter o! Herod Agrippa. Air, Weins aid that us Was us worthy of belie! as Josephus, Shakespenre toes uot describe Cicopatra, but leuves it to the reader, to tmagive ver form wod beauty, her mind and character. GBrowotng, unis -Fiflue at the Fair,” undertakes ‘to describe her; but Shukespeure leaves the reader to draw from the pluy her politic, Subtle, cool avd ambitions nature, Cleopatra’was deposed when Cwsar camo to Alex- ondria on bis Réman migsion of ‘victory, saw and loved ber. She went with hm to Remo and lived | with bim to-a-palace on tbe site of the present Gardens of Pompey. There her gon Cesarian wus born. It was | Cleopatra who stimulated Maro Antony vw olfer Cesar | theerown, She wus a monarchist Phen came ine daggers of Brutus aml Cagsias, bbe was lett lone, She was bated by tho Rowans, knew it, aud toit Rone one, month ufter Cwsar’s death, Her tact was ultray feminine. .She never lost sight of wonarchical rule, and her life m Rome infected her with Roman ambi- tion, “The keynote of the play is struck in the very first sceue,” suid Mr. Weiss, Why read the svene with great effect. “shakespeare,” he remarked, “enters upon it instantly, abruptly even, The woiman in love, the woman of culture, the ove Who hates a rival with something noble in her nature, is shown to the reader.”? ‘A parallel was then drawn by the lecturer between Cleopatra (scene 8 of act 3 of the play) and Queen Mary of Scotland and Queen Elizabeth of England by Mr. Weiss, who said that there wus where Shakespeare got his inspiration. ‘The lecture was listened to by a largo number of ladics with the most intense Interest, On Monday next the third lecture of the course wil be given und the history of Cleopatra to her death will be treated, MARVELS OF THE TELEPHONE. MUSIC SENT OVER THE WIRE FROM CHICAGO TO MILWAUKEE. [From the Chicago Times, Feb. 28. ] Professor E. P. Gray delivered his practical and illustrated lecture on that new and important power in the reaim of electricity, “the telephone,” in MeCor- mick Hall last evening, He was greeted by a large and highly intelligent audience, Among the distin- guished citizens who accompanied the Professor to the platform were noticed Judge Caton, Judge Booth, Henry Greencbaum, and Perry H. Smith. Toe ap- paratus, as visible to the audience, consisted of fiiteen boxes, growing small from the flanks to tho centre, on the haath ot acompany of soldiers, traversed by wires ‘hud furnisbea with keys, and four tables, on which the usual telegraphic accommodations were placed, Anothor wire was strong across the hall, sume twenty feet from the platform, extending from galery to gultery, and in the middle of Ubis was placed & violin, uncurded, which acted a8 a sound box, and fuitbiully echoed every tone transmitted by the chief machine, Which Was controlled by the Professor, who bud the power of switching off the sounds whenever he felt mclined to do so. A telegraph operator sat at one of the tables and communicated with Milwaukee ins truly able and energetic manner, Judge Vuton mivoduced the jecturer and made many complimentary remarks im reterence to bim sand to the wondertul discovery of which he was the au- thor, The Judge gave some history of the rise aud progress of teiegraphy, and said that the telephone wus the crowning triumph of electrical science, He wis highly pleased to see an audience so numerous, and im appearance so intellectual, present on the oc- casion, He wusdoubly proud that Protessor Gray was aChicagoun. (Loud applause.) Protessor Gray then came Jorwurd and was received with entnusigm. He isa man somewhat above the medium heiyot, unde: forly-tive years of age, with a thoroughly American- Caucasian countenance, ciear cul, thin Visaged and sharply iioliectual in expression, He conveyed the impression of a man of thought and action rather than a moulder of tine sentences. His ner of speaking 1s frank and unpretentious, and thorough y devoid of that flavor which goes uuder the general head of “oratory.”? He commenced by saying that his new. fledged ttle of professor was a fiction, as be bad never pied the chair of a protessor ip uny college aud ag stinply astudent, However, the title growimg upon bim for fiteen yeurs, and he had ty ac cept the honor because be could not help himseit, (Laughter ‘Ihe Projessor then entered into a scientitic analysis of acoustics and electricity, showing how hghtnug can transmit «round a wire of smooth, soft ron a suc- cession of sounds on the principle of imtense vibra- tion, and thus make it p inelodies played at tho great distance of eighty-five miles, in the city of Miwaukee. The audience mast not expect too much at the outset, as the apparatus was not yettully developed, but was sufiiciently ad- vanced to convey simple melodies, which would show to what perfection it can attain, He desired the operas rio communicate with Milwaukee and ask tho ore Au answer fo the allirwa- mediately the boxes sounded a warning note, followed by something that sounded like w cavairy trumpet at reveille, Theo came loudly wud distinetiy ou the ear the well kaown air, “When other lips anu other hearts,” which was greeted with successive sounds Of applause. Last Rose of ine of enthusiasm was reached sent “Yankee Dootle’ dancing over the wires. d Franklin, ty genius frow frst to | ment to the telephone, with the force of national | pride, One more wreath was added (0 the many | which have crowued American genius rince (ho birth | of the Republic, ‘Does way one in the audience dosire arparheular tune?” asked Vrojessor Gray, | Hold the Fort,” uiudan ardent admirer of wlephone tried the melody, but with po degree | 8. | "Guess they don’t know the air in Milwauk some one In the hail, and there Was a four of cuchioa- ion at the expense of Lagerville, ry something else,” suggesied the Professor. 1i Was ted, and the sweet, sinple notes ol “Way Down upon the sw ce River” eame foasing 10 fairy nts rough the atmosphere, F more cheering. vieskor Gray then went sto an explavation of sound, instratiog with a patr of tuuin JorKs perleetly im accord, He sounded one and then silenced it, and the other, which he had not touched atall, continued the sound, moved by harmonic sy pathy, Many imterestiog ‘experiments of w sitive nature were made, ail resulting successfully and each arousing the uudience to a still bigher piieh of elution. This was an American prodigy, ot which Ubteago is te cradic. Milwaukee was again appealed to, and sept “fhe Swoet By and by,’ which was followed by “fhe Telophove Waltz” A the hour was growing words of thanks “Home, late, Proteseor Gray addressed af to his bearers aud dismissed the Sweet Horie’? ‘The Rev. Johu Weiss, of Boston, dotivered the sec: to order to obtain a just-appreeiution moore Pr, oubis Cleopatra it would be necessary to . Ptolemics were patrons of literature and the aris, wid | Alexaudria into a auiversity, and Seem fa. sorsh'tps, Which were by, Fey @ abiversil seni a Cra Ndelbers ern college. had been | wivlo to distinculy hear | sterious violin repeating | AMUSEMENTS. _— STEINWAY HAT. toriuin were crowded with an attentive and sotelligen! Th te, Bot. weorssury, ber. past "Riories, to & Weird fainor composition of hi tah of Norway," in which be ample for the display of the best qualities of An important part of the work ot Mine, who fairly divided the swith Olo Bull. en 12 res i dull of 7 oD ringing the convert fo n clore cg a Sat,’ Ravinstem ‘ re.” by Ratt, Th re executed with wondoriul delicacy of and firmnsne of Her interpretation 1 tic and tall of color. .The white hands swe notes as does ‘witer o' brook pebbles, producing #Weet harmo- nies, Her one were generally appreciated by to audience, who extended to ber the houor of several recalls MUSICAL AND DRAMAWIC NOTES, ‘ “WAround the World” will be played one week longor at Nibto’s Garden. Kelly & Lou's Minstrola offer a lively bill this weok, and conse ©“ Melter's programme this weok ab his Wonder @ will be fich in noveity. (inarth concert of the Mozart Club will be given naw fall on Wednesday evening, ‘Thediish publ rehosrsal‘of Vhoodore Thomas will Place on Thursuay afternoon at Steinway Hall, nt WiN! Des fudlico concert atthe Amorican Mu- i Foveeits obs FIVER tua south “A Donetlt for whutteror vy the Brovklyd "Theatto fire willbe given by Mr. De Cordova at Stemivay Hallou Thursday evening. , The San ncisco Minstrels have made a great hit ‘with ‘Our Hash House,” which is lull of local satire and amusing incident, This evening Ole Bull and Mme. Essipoff will give a wacred concert at. Booth’s ‘I'bcatre, assisted by several well known yooakurusts, ‘The Wagner‘opotu. festival willbegin on Marcy 12, and much ipterest 1@ falt 1p the proguction of the four works of the great muster, There will voa wrestling match at Gtimore’a Garden on Wednesday evening for a purse of $600 | cabien . James, Owens and Charles Morphy, Phe management of tho new Broadway ‘Theatre state that the report that Mr. Steclo Mackaye hag saken the house “for tho production of “Koze Micbol” 1a, 0r- roneons.: fo 8 The popular drama of “Trodden Down, of Under Two Flags,’’ will be yiven at tho New Broadway Theatre this week, with Rose and Harry Watkinafin the lead- ing réles, ¢ ‘The Emma Abbott Concert Troupe wil} begin ita tour at Bullaio cn March 8,and on the Way to Chicago will appear in Clevetund, Detroit, Grad Rapids and Milwaukee, i “Pho Two Orphans” drdws. large audiences to thy Grand Opera House, aa@ will be perforined ‘unth tur- ther notice. Slavin’s Georgia Minstrels will givo a concert this evenings ! ‘This is the next to the last week but two of tho Alméo opéra bouffe at the Eagle Theatre. -*Grroflé- Girotla,”” “La Grand Duchesse” and ‘La Perichole’” will be among the features of the week, “Tbe Flames Conquered” is tho title of an exhibi- tion to be given at Gilmoro’s Garden to-morrow even- ing. This will be interesting to the Fire Department, as the experiments are of a practical nature, “Les Danicheffs” is oneol the’most superbly mounted pieces evor seen, even in tl Union Square Theatre, ‘The acting is admirable, aud wtady of Russian life the drama deserves the atterftion of the pubile, Captain Jobnsen and bfs dory, “Centennial,” in whien he crossed the Ailantic Ocean in sixty days, the electro-microseope aud the muriue curiosities, still continue the leading rei ate at the Aquarium, i A series of concerts will take place at the Church of St. Mary tne Virgin on March 11, 18 and 25, when the “Stabat Mater”? wil bo sung by Mme, Robinson, Miss Wirne, Henry Bratdis and Mr, Frederick Browne, Mrs. P. Y. Cutler and Mra. Agues Siorrs Veddor gave a literary ond musical entertainment at their rosi- denco on Tuesday evening, which was brilliantly suc- cesstul. Mr. J.N. Pattison aud several other aritsts assiated, ‘This is the last week of “Lemons"’ at the Fitth Ave- nuo Theatre. On March 12 Mr. Daly will produce a new sensation with the titlo of “Blue Glass.” On ‘Saturday evening» Mr. Coghlan will appear as Hamlet for bis benellt, “Filth Avende’”? will end its career at Booth’s Theatre on Saturday, and will then be produced at the Broad Street Theatro, Philadelpuia, with its present cast und scouery. On Friday evoning George Knight and Johany Wild receive a joint benelit. “Our Boarding House” is nightly crowded at tho Park Theatre. At the matinée yesterday Mr. Raymond and Mr, Sothern occupied opposite boxes, and bad agreed not to langh, but in the duel scene the irresist- ible faree of Messrs. Robson and Crane triumpled over their resolution, The English Juveulle Opera Company will appear. at the Olympic Theatre Monday evening tn “Crispino o Ja Comare,”” ‘The prima donna fs only twelve years of age, and all the members are children, On Thursday afternoon and evening a benefit will be given to Mr, H. 8. Sanderson, the popular manager of the theatre, This week Will present brilliant comedy at Wailack’s Theatre, “Wild Uats’’ will bo played to-morrow eve: ing, aud on Tuesday “The Rivals,” with a powertul east. Mr. Walluck will produce Charles Mathews’ celebrated tarce of “My Awfal Dad,’ revised and ex- tended, and will act the priveipal part himself, . Mr. Beckett will be alao in the cast. The revival of old comedies at this theatre is appreciated by the public, THE CHAPIN HOME BENEVIT. To tux Eviror ov tax Heraty:— L have this day received a check for $1,000, being the profits of the concert given by Miss Emma Abbott, at Chickering Hull, for the benefit of the “Chapin Home,’ tu behalf of whieh tnstitution 1 beg to express my sincere thanks. dirs, E, H. CHAPIN, New Yous, March 2, 1877. THE BELMORE MONUMENT. To Tus Eorror or tHe Heras :— 1 beg thatyou will permit me to say through your columns that lamin reception of subscriptions from Mr. George Rignold, Mr. C. F. Coghian, Mr. Harry Beckett, Mr, Charles Le Clercq and Mr. J. A. Meade toward apndequate fund | hope to raixe tor the pur- pose of placing @ stoue in Greenwood Cemetery to Wark the fast Testing place o! our countryman, the oglish comedian, George Belmore, British dramatic troaghout the United States are respectiully ked to forward thetr contribuiions to the under signed at Booth’s Theatre, Your obedient servant, FREDERICK B. WARDK. Boorm's Tukatae, Murch 3, 1377. AN EARLY BIKD. ‘two companions, apartment in E names were John 0’ Kee! reet, and John Nevins, beds. , of No. both of the yalue of $25, were aldo gone, he coucluded N enmplatnt of U? and ut the Fifty-sev Nevins 1th Stree! ‘The farewell matinee concert given yesterday by Ole Bult proved a great success. All parts of tho saii- »| that the comparison is perfectly just. late on the Ist mst, slept in an st Broadway, near Grand streot, Their 8 Kast Sixteenth They occupied two soparace O'Keole, on retiring, places his clothes on a chair and when sept soundly tll the next morning. Upon getting up the friend was gone, and upon further examination U' Keele found that his watch and money, As be bad locked the door of Lhe apartment the previous night stolen bis property, and, on s arrested yesterday, jourt held in $600 bail, , ¢ 7 NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 1877.-QUADRUPLE SHEET. HARRIET MARTINEAU, THER AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A DISTINGUISHED WOMAN—HOW 8HZ LIVED AND HOW SUE pm. . Bostox, Mareh 2, 1877. “Bight months ago to-day Harriet Martincou—she ‘who bad been called the first woman of hor age—diod peaceably-a: Ambleside, after twenty-oue long years of pain end sudering and brave waiting for death, and 1p a few days her aatobiography 19 to be publishes, and With it the “Memorials” added by ber inend, Mrs, Ma- ria Weston Chapman. There are few ‘traits which wore covclusively prove a woman's freodom {rom all pettiness than her Capacity tor friendship for another ‘woman, and it ls mot tho lenst significant mark of Har- ret Martineau’s greatness that abe was able to sustain this relation to Mrs, Maria Weston Chupman for almost ‘forty years, and to aduire ber as warmly and love-ber as tenderly when dying as when she first sawher moving among tho | of Boston, one of thelr acknowledged This 1% not the ' place for a eulogy on Fg tag Miss Martineau described ber long ago and gave her tho foremost Place smong those, whom she called “the spiritual ‘Mmonarobs ot the age.”” In the #utoblography sho sa; that her “relation to Mrs, Chapman required the ut- wost moral cate, The discovery of her moral power ‘apd insight was tothe. #o extraordinary that, while 1 Jonged to work ‘and under her, I felt that It must ‘be morally perilous to lean on any ove mind as | could not but lean on hers, Thus far, whovever we had dif- fered {end that not seldom happened), | bad found her Paper Ras ply and broadly right as to make me to her gulddnce.”” Mra. Chap- to dare to undertake the task of tal eulogy of her inend, but her rever- ence wn adiniration breathe through every line of her work und make it one Jong tribute of affection to Miss Martineau’s mnémory, The contrast between the livea of the two women I pictuFesquely siroug. Miss Martineau wrote; Mrs. Chapman acted. These wore their points of-difference; the!r sympathy seems to have been based on their common love of justice und their devotion to the redemption of all tho op- pressed,» man does TUM ROMANCK OF HER LIVE, There is little use in ‘dwelling on the prominent events ip Miss Martineau’s life, Encyclopedias and biographical dictionaries are reasonably abundant, Her obituary of herself, published in tho Daily News, ‘wuafulland comprehensive, aud ber opinions und much of her bistory can be traced tn her books, Con- cerbingiber views on mesmerism and on: theology theres much curiosity; the history of ber childhood ia interesting, and tho story of her brief romance will seem far more interesting to many o: her own sex than all the tales of her intelicctual triumphs, Mrs, ‘Chapman beads the chapter in the ‘*Memorials’’ enti- ied “Infancy” with a quotation from Andersen’s ‘Ugly Duckling,” ndd Miss Martincau's own account -of- lier early Mie gives one the impression Mrs, Martineau was @ yery clover woman, but fond of power and in- teugoly jealous; she wus proud of hor childron but mever ibdulgent, and it was Harriet’s lot to be dis- ciplined and that vot wisely, The child was a mystery to her family, but could not, of course, suspect or comprehend the fact, and went ou blaming herself at every mstance of incompativiluy. Only twice in alt her-childhood could she remember to have received any demonstrations of tenderness. Once, when she wus four years old, she was takgn to an exhivition ofa magic lantern, and when Minerva appeared in a red dross, at first extremoly small and then approach- ing Ul her owl seemed coming directly upon the poor ehild, it was so like ber uight- mare dreams that sho shrieked aloud. A lady who sut next to her took ber on her tap and soothed her, The other occasion was when, after pass- wig weolltary Sunday afternoon in tho garret, strug- gling’to bear the torture of an earache, sho stole into the parior, where the rest of the family were laughing and tuikiiig, and got into adark corner. Her mother called to her and asked what she was coing, and then she says, ‘ Iburat out that my ear ached sol did not know what to dol Then she and my father both called to me tenderly, and she took me on her Jap and Jaid the ear ou her warm bosom. I was afraid of apoil- ing her starched muslin baudkerchief with the tears which would come; but I was very happy and wished ytyat 1 might never move again. 1 was abundantly oUediens In uct,” she wrote, ‘but the interior rebol- hon kept my conscience in a state of perpetual solf+ torture,” Tho firat words of encouragement that she ever received cumo to her in the guise of severity, She waa suffering trom a fly having got into ner oye. “Harriet!” suid the mother, firmly grasping her lor the operation, “1 know that you have resolution, ana you must stand still ull I get it out’? The child stood 1, aud, when the obstruction was removed, ran eugerly to the gateway to tell a playmate what ber motner had sald. MER INTELLECTUAL TENDEXCIES. Atseven yeurs of age Harriet mot with ‘Paradise Lost,’? and in a few months there was not a line in it to which she could not instantly have turned. She sent herself to sleep by repeating it, and when her curtains were drawn back in the morning, descriptions of heavenly light rughed in upon her memory, This was her first experience of moral relief through intel- Jectual sources, but sho still had a ‘habit of misery,’’ and bever began to outgrow it until she went to school, and learned to forget tho troubles of the beart in the ploasures of the brain, Even then, however, she was so depressed morally, that when her schovulmaster called upon her mother she spent hours of anguish and apprebonsion concerning the motive of his visit, although conscious of not baviug committed apy fault, and when ber mother said that he camo only to express bis approbation sho cried desperately. At sixteen Miss Martineau was sent from home on account of tho atate of her health, or her “health and temper,’ as she says, in her cool, unsparing fashion. Her new home was in the family of an auut who kept a boarding school, and hore she learned the meaning of the word “happiness.” It is characteristic of tho woman to own that throagh fear she was babitualiy untruthiul in ber intercourse with her mother at this time, bat she dropped the trick of falsehood at onco and forever when she left nome, While with hor aunt, sho says her “domestic affections were regeucrated and she became sincerely und heartily religious, with some im- provement of temper in consequence, and nota little in courage, hope and conscieutiousness,” She studied hard, She became, a8 she says, a walking concordance of Milton and Shakespeare; sho could repeat enough poetry to have carued “her bread us a wandering re- citer had \hat ayocation not perished. She was a thorough Latin scholar, a youd musician and weil grounded in modern languages, She made all her clothes, except her stays and her shoes, and never spent moro than £12 out of the £15 allowed ‘per annually for dress, lo after years she wurned her knowledge of needlework 10 account, and at a time of family distress made fancy vaskets in her leisure hours, If she can bo said to have bad any leisure, At twenty sbe bad Ler + romance, and the tale is best told in her own words :— “a dream,” she says, ‘had passed beforo me since the visit of w student friend of my brother James, waich some words oi my father and mother bad strengthened into hope and trust. This hope was destined to be crushed for a time im two bearts by the evil ollices of one who bad much to answer for in what he said and did.” Four years passed; years of suspense aud trouble, for during that time hor father died, leay- ing his family m comparative poverty, and then ber special trialcame. Sue writes:— It i# not necessary to go rnto detail about i, The news which gow abroad that we bad growa compara- tively poor and the evident cerwinty that wo were never likely to be rich 40 Wrought upon the mind ot one friend as 10 broak down the mischief which | have referred to as caused by ill ollices. Dy friend Hoved me rich, was generous avout making me a poor man’s wife, and had been discouraged m nore ways than ove, \unily oogaged. 1 was at first very anxious and uu- happy. My Veneration tor his morale was such that I felt’ that [ dured not undertake the charge ot bis happiness, wnd yet { dared not refuse, be- cause I saw it would be bis death blow. I was til— 1 was deaf—I was 10 an entangled state of mind between conflicting duties and some lower considera. tions; and many a time did I wish, in my fear that 1 should ta), tuat 1 bad never seen him. 1 far irom Wishing that bow—vow that the beauty of his good- ness remains tome, crear of wll paruiul regrets, Buy there Was u (earful period to pass torough. Just whon 1 was growing happy, surmounting my fears and doubts and enjoying bis attachinent, the consequences of his long struggi¢ and suspense overtook bin. He Vecaine suddenly insane, and alter months of illness of body and inmd he died, The calamity wag aggravated to mob; @ unaccountable insults 1 received from bia ‘amily, whom | had never seen, Years oflerward, when his simter and I mot, the mys+ tory was explainet, Hie fumtily had been given to understand, by cautious Ininuations, that I was ac- tually evgaged to avother, While recetving my friend's addresses! There has nover been any doubt '”, my ‘He now came to me, aud We Were soon vit. | that, considering what I was in those days. it | ene ly for us both that our pane was prevented by means, Jat, in truth, very thanktul for no! Fried at 1 have never since been a bor pate sonqed Pet thing a 1 a Giver lo whieh is held to ve un por’ plows ~ oy marriage. MER PHYSICAL, DECLINE. 1p 1839 Miss Martmeau’s health gave way utterly; !t was found that a tumor was torming, sucb as usually originates im mental suffering, and tor ive years she lay ill at Tynemouth, was deciared to ve past at! hope, but was at last cured by mesmerism, as she firmly be- feved. She has told the story of those days in her “Life fu the Sick Room,” aad it is an almost imered:bie tale of work under difficulties. The story of her cure wasulwayse tender subject with many members of hertumily ead with many of her friends, Spe told it we @'series of six letters in the Atheneum, and the last ope wes followed by abusive comments, and for ‘weeks after the paper contained leading articles «attacking the mesmerizer who had ‘tured her, and «= gir! named Jane, Miss Martineau's servant, who had also been subjected to Mmesmeric troutment. Those who hoped for « more detatiod acconnt of this passage in her lite will be dis- appointed. The autobiography gives some interesting Particulars concerning her state of mind, but little else that has not belore appeared. UFR RELIGIONS VIEWS. The subject of Miss Murtineau’s religious views Is, a8 the briet Vews autobiography promised, treated at length ty this volume, and Mrs, Chapman having been in London at the time of the publication of “The Laws of Man’s Nature and Development” is able to supple- ment her Iriend’s remarks with an accouut of the way in which the book was received. When Mrs, Chapman was asked toedit tho autobiography she stipulated that she should nothing conceal or extenuato which, either for joy or sorrow, told strongly on Miss Martineau’s ile, Her reply, given thoughtfully, slowly and at intervals, was:—‘When you speak of tay brother James be as gentle as you can.’? Mrs, Chapman 1s not exactly geutio, although she evidently tries to be 0, but one must be more than mortal woman to be gentle when one sees a Iriend accused, falsely, ag one believes, of atheism aud recklessness of moral obligation, and these wero the charges which the Rev. James Martineau brought against bis: sister ina paper published In the Prospective Review. The estrangement which inevitably ensued Mra Chapman relates in tho chapter called “The Life Sorrow;"? Miss Martineau dismisses it ina tew lines, For herself, she says that in 1850 she found herself quite outside ot her old world of thought and speculation— “under a new heaven and a new earth; dis- embarrassed of ao load of selfish cares and troubles, With someof my diftculties fairly solved, others chased away hke baa dreams, and others «le- prived of all power to trouble me because the line was cleariy drawn between the feasible and the unknow- abie, I had got out of the prison of my own self, wherein I had formerly sat trying to interpret life and the world much as a captive might undertake to paint the aspect of nature{rom the gleams and shadows and faint colors reflected on his dungeon wails. * * * * * 8 “Phe hollowness of the popular of philosophy * views and gcience—as good intellectual exercise, as harmless, . as valuable 10 a untilitarian genge and even as clevat- ing in their mere influence—was, by this time, to me the clearest thing I ever saw; and the opposite reality—that philosophy founded upon scicuce is the ono thing neediul—the source and the vital principle of ali intellectuality, all morality and all peace to individuals and good will among men—had become the crown of my experience and the joy of my life,’? In this faith she lived for the next twenty years. She ponnod this exposition of it, as has been sald, when she believed herself to bo dying. A fow days before death uctually came to her she wrote to Mra, Chapman:—You are too disinter- ested not to feel for me the relief of the certainty of rest after the weary passago of the actual days.’? It sufficed her; whether it is capable of being a biessing to others is not a question for discussion hero. This volumo is issued by James RK. Osgood, NEW BOOKS R The Apologies of Justin Martyr. To which Is appended the epistle of Diozenes. With an introduction and notes. By Basil L. Gildersleeve, Pl. D. (Gott), LL.D. (Fitth of Douglass series for use in schools and Colleges). Messrs. Harper & rothors, Franklin saaure, New York. The Golden Butterfly. (Paper cover.) A novel. Harper & Brothers, Franklin sauare, Now York. of, Lighthouses, Lighted Beacons’ and Floating onthe Atlantic, Guitan asts of the United ol iiticial). Governas ‘Oflive, Was! (March, 1877). and 129 Mercer ECEIVED. Messrs. acitic Printing York Millinor and Dressmaker. Publishing Compauy, Nos, 127 ‘ork, k Leslie's Sunday Magazine, (April, 187). Frank slie's Publishing House, No. 537 Peurl street, New York. tho Banker's Sateenard, A Savings Bank Journal. Safeguard Uttive, No. 42 Broad street, New York. THE MOCTEZUMA. SAFETY OF THE CAPTURERS—LEONCIO PRADO, SON OF THE, PRESIDENT OF PERU. The following graphic description, written by Major General Rafuel de Quesada, the well known Cuban patriot, and lander in ‘Cuba Libre” of the Vizginius (No. 1), Salvador and several other expeditions, con, cerning the Bloctezuma capturers in Honduras, on the Mosquito coast, will be read with interest at the pres- ont moment, By it it will be seen that the brave Leoncio Prado, son of the President of Peru, and his companions are ail sale, Tho commanicatiun 18 ad- dressed to Mr, Luna, editor of the Cuban paper, La Independencia, ot this city :— AspinwaLt, Feb, 15, 1877, T arrivod here two davs ago in the schooner Luisa, alter & mouth’s search for the captured Spauish mail. steamship Mocts ‘uma and Its brave captors, about whose fute 1 way tnuch alarmed, aud not without reason... Alter ernbse it trouble I discovered the wreek of the vessel, v1 the 8d a macy by Wer Cuban expe of the post tion in whieh she wax iying they only toarned of the arrival of the Spanish Juan when she wns © 0x0 had just time to flood the vessel with ki oil, & Thoy did is ouveloped in tha riving thoy were pursued by the b Juan, containing & large force of > ‘Osher boats werg allotted to the vain task fire on.our captured steamship. Sho bi throe days, and thon sunk In loop water with se rr Lhave teen informed that the brave Got a yan who set her on fire, and of the capturers of U to bombard the place if some vale tegamu’s ergo, was not delivered to the Jorge Juan, ‘Thin was a grout Inducoment to tho Indians to perseeute our mun. {told the authoritios of the pines that it was an out- rage ou their part to allow the Cubans, w! re yh ting ves omp lished. redound to their honor, reatest praise awarded to the neio Prado, commander of the Cesp: his courageous pal, provistins, jes. Thatd alye on bowed with mo the pate HHiand Velox. Llett all of them at Biuohend, Pith being ave since learned that th Gracias a for Bragman Bay, w lying, with the intention of capturing re the Coxpedes was ty but the weather wax pil w, and 0 they only arrived lute on the following im It is reported in tuis city that the capturers of she Moctezumna are about to organize avother expedition against tbe Spaniards from Coutral America, under tho support of the Peruvian government, “DON Bus LIZZIE.” “George Koehl, aged thirty-six, died without medical attendance at his residence, Kast Twelfth street.’”? This was the substance of a notification -re- cotved yesterday by Clerk Toal, at the Coroners Oflice. A subsequent investigation by a HkraLo reporter re. Mi vealed the fact that Koehl had committed suicide by cutting «bis = throat = from car to eur, wile of the unfortunate man stated that she retired with her husband on Friday night and was awakened at six o'clock yesterday morn- ing by hearing bim calling “Lizzie! Livaie!"? At this she rose in the bed and saw him standing at ber bed- aide, His face was stronked with bloud, and a second glance rovealed, to her horror, that his throat was cat (rom oar to ear, He muttered “Lizzie” once moro as she gazed upon lim dazed and startled and then staggered back Into another room and tell upon the floor, Lo response to ber calls lor assistance her aunt rushed into the room, Koehl raised himself on bis arm as she entered and fixing bis eyes upon her said, “Don't blamo Lizzie.” 1d another moment he was dead, | No motive for the rash act could ve discovered except that ho was out of work and disheartened. He had been a saving man, however, azd bad $5,000 10 the bank, so no fear of iminedinte want could have driven bim to the ac NO MORE BRIDGE PASSES, In conrequonce of the great number of applications imade daily tor passes at the office of the Bust River Bridge Directors to cross the temporary foot bridge, Premdent Henry G. Murphy bas instructed his sub ordinates that no further passes shall be given out. Persons have been known to get on the f1 and then, in ‘fear and trembiiog, olf amount to be assisted back again (o terra firma, Wt structure almost any GLOVE FIGHT. Mateh for $200 and “Gate Money” Between Willlam MeClellan and John Ca: h. |M'CLELLAN THE WINNER. Nine Rounds in Sixteen Minutes. William SMfcCieilan and John Cash fought a glove Ogbt in a room “‘up Broadway” last night in presence oi twenty-five gentlemen, who paid $10 each for the privilege, and about ten othersewho were permitted to be there to attend to the ceremonies of the occasion, The combatants fought nine rounds in sixteen min- utes, when McClellan was, hailed. as the victor, his op ponent being unable to come to time, * ‘The conditions of the match were that the men should tight one hour, each round to last five minutes, one minute to be allowed between the rounds, McClellan was seconded by Billy Clark and Cash by Warry Edwards, brother to the champion light weight of America, The referee was a gentleman who did not understand the business, ashe allowed Cash to act foul more than once; but he did the best be knew Low, and is not to be blamed for the mistakes that occurred, as they did notalter tho result, McC! 1b weighs aboyt 155 pounds, stands five {cel eight gnd a quarter inches, and bas a fino muscular de- velopment in arms, back, loing and legs. He is a hard, straight bitter and ia a very mischievous fighter. Cash is tive feet nine imches im height and weighs about 150 pounds—looking the larger man bodily, but has not the One muscular points nor the fighting cut that McClellan has, Neither Js he so straight a hitter as Mac, and he seems ‘to lose hia head” when in difll. culties, The sizing was taken out of him in two rounds, and after that he was very limp and loose. At half-past eight o'clock the mon, having finished their torlots, were culled to the scratch, MoClellan wat dressed is white silk sbirt and drawers tight to the kin, his arms baro from the shoulders, Ho wore white slippers. Cash was attired ina similar manne) to the waist, but he wore trousers and thick shoes, the latter making him elip several times during the strug- gle, When the preliminaries wore arrangod tin was called tor ‘THE FIGHT, Round 1,—Tho men moved to the centre of the room with alacrity, and as they put up their hands and took positions their movements were very artistic. There was no time wasted, as they moved on cach other ut once and banged away right and loft at the hoad ‘They quickly fought to a close, each getting in bait a dozen hits. “They then clinched, und wero called by the reterve to break away, which they did, and ag they rushed at euch other ‘again Cash hit MeCiellau, on the chin with his lett hand, which stug- gered him nearly across the room, Mo did not fail, however, and went quickly back to give bis adversary 4 Roland for the Oliver received, Mac then planted a wicked left-hander on the lett eye, followed by a heavy swinging right-hander dn Cash’s left ribs. hen they both countered 1n the face und fought rapidly, missing several well intent hits, until MeUiellan’ knocked Cash down by a blow ou thd Jeftcye. McClellan bad much the best of the round, Round 2.—oth men seemed to buve bellows mend when called to the scratch. They jumped te their work and rattled away with lett and might, fighting all around the room, the blows of McClellan be- ing (he straightest and most effective, one particularly hard one bemg given with the right mand on thé poiut of the jaw, Which’ scemed for a moment to be wilder Cush,’ They bammered away right an¢ left twenty biows euch, whea McClellan plantec & straight lett-hander on Casl’s nosq and the ruby quickly began to flow freely, ‘his, howover, id not inprove the temper of Cash, ag he rushed at Mac, aud planted a heavy round banded left-hander on the side of the latier’s head, which nearly turued bim around, Several well mtontioned blows wero missed by both, atter which Mac sent bis right hand im ou Cast’s mouth and nose with such force that his teeth were heard to rattle by the loukers on, and he staggered away with the biow. Ho came again though, aud the combatahts exchanged four blows each, telt and right ‘uen Cash got in bis right on the side of Muc’s head, avd the jutter returned the compliment on Cash’s moutt with his Jefl, fokowed by bis right on the leftjaw, which seemed to completely demoralize him, Mac tb planted his right bard on Casi’s* bose, and following this advantage up knocked Cush dowa with a left-hander full ty the luce, This was the turning point of the ght. Round 3.—Cash came up bleeding freely from the nose and mouth, and secured#to be “groggy”? ws he approached the scratch, Mac wentat his work as fresh us bo was ut the beginning, but with greater cootl- dence. He planted bis left heavily on Cush’s viet: ing department, which staggered the latter; aud then again seus -in another one on the same spot, as if to aid digestion,” Bown these blows were hard ones, snd Cush made no effort to parry them. Again McCleliau advauced and planted lis left im the “pitof tue stomach,” and this livished the roond, ax Cash fell allip a heap aud was carried to bis corner. The round was very short, and the five minute business was from this time aban- douved, ‘Round 4—Cash came to the scratch very wenk, while bis opponent secined to improve im strength un spirit Mac walked up to his man aud planced bit Jeit twice on the centre of the stomach, while all that Cash did was (0 attempt to make a biow in the sume way, but be lalled, Suc delivered another tody blow and Cush fell, and this closed the round. Round 6.—Mac missed his left at the head and Cash planted w riuht-hunder on Mac's left Jaw, bat it bad no jorce, Mac chen gave Cush leit and right on the mouth and nose, when the latter fell or slipped down, ‘This round did not last a minute, Round 6,—Cash wus pow very unstendy and wag completely “licked.” He could’ not tight any more, although he was porfectly wilhng to try. Ho led off aud missed, Then Mac planted bis leit hand again on the body, and in the endeavor to send in tho left again, this time at the head, Cash *‘ducked” and seizing Mee Cle by the legs’ throw him on tho floor, Mac jumped quickly up, and with a hard right-hander it ‘the Jace knocked Cash down, This ended the round, thereterce uot noticing the foul on the part of Casb wheu he had hold of Mac’s legs. Round 7.—No sparring. Muc went up and knocked Cash down by # blow tn the face with bis leit hand, Then the mon went 9 their corners, but the reterca called to them to “Go on.” Cash, as he staggered ubout, hit Mac io the head with his right band, but wus again knocked down by a left-hander on the point of the jaw. Round §--This round bad but one blow init. Mac peer bis leit lightly on Cash's nose and the latter Jel Round 9 —Cash staggered up to the scratch, bat there was no more fightin him. He missed his blow and tell as he struck out, He wanted to fight on, bat the spectators would not allow lim to be beaten any “ond threw up the sponge. Cash thas in and Mevlellan was hailed the victor, attcr minutes without receiving & more and his se cashed fighting tor gixtoen p for tho dofexted man ta received both im budy and goluce hitn for the injui ind. GLASS BALL TRAP SHOOTING, On the night of the 17th of March Captain A. H, Bogardus proposes to shoot a mate against timo for $1,000, at Gidmove’s Garden, to break 1,000 glass balla io two hours and forty minutes, The balls are to be thrown from a glass ball trap invented by the Captain, ‘The distance at which the shooter will stand will be about sixteen yards. To accomplish this ex. truordinary feat it willbe necessary to break 100 bulls every sixteen minutes, At the conclusion of tue match Captain Bogardus mtends to otfer to. bet $1,000 to $500 that he can accomplish the above feat in quicker time than apy man living HORS EK NOTES. Mr. R. Ponistan has sola to Mr. 8, G. Anderson, of Minnesota, the bay stallion Colonna, price $1,500, Co- Jonva was foaled in 1870; Is sixteen hands bigh, with the pear toot whit He was sired by Belmont, he vy Alexander’ Abdatlan; dam Lady Me- Kenney. Mr. Penistau, speaking of Colonna last summer said:—"Here 18) a horso that will trotin 2:30 this fall Hf he has # chance think Mr, Jefries will state that he is of the samo opinion; aud he should know, as to drives Lim, He is full brother to Nil Desperandum, entered in the five-year-old Centennial stakes at Philadelphia, and “NIL beat 2:30 now, with but lle bandting, and my price for him i $10,000. Colouna will certainly be u first clags horse wnd 1 can recommend hun with @ greatdeal of contidence,” Minnesota has seow prize in Colonna, SICK HORSES IN BROUKLYN, Tho aisease among the horses of the Brooklyn City Railroad Company bas not diminished, but has been coufined to the Greene and Gates avenue line and to the Fulton strect stables, | ‘he number of dext former stable since Wednesday last 1s thirteen. are forty horses uillictea with corebro-spinal menin: gitis Ail the borses uro receiving medical treatmeut to prevent their taking the rfectious malady. There has been no embarrassment experiencod in operating the roud thus tar, the cars baving beea run on regular time. CARAMONII THE BRAVO, An cffort 1s being made by the friends of Caramont to obtain Lis release from the Kings County Penitem Wary. He was sentenced by Judge Moore for ton yeart for stabbing a tan in South Brooklyn ia 1876 Tt le prted that a counter petition ts to be sent to Gove nor Rovinson by a number of Sicilians, who know the desperate character of the man, urging Wat he Executive clemency be withheld,