The New York Herald Newspaper, March 7, 1877, Page 5

RNAL FASHIONS. Bewitching Bedizenments for Blondes and Brunettes. CLOSE-DRAPED LOVELINESS. Ravishing Blendings of Shades (Drab and Green, Blue and Brown) for Dresses. DELIRIOUS TRIMMINGS. Yellow and Scarlet Tones—Beautiful But- tons, Fan Parasols, Side-Cut Gloves. ' Altbough in the midst of the Lenten season wo are stalled upon to chronicle the latest styles for the ap- proaching spring and summer. Judging trom the crowds which daily throng the fashion temples of our modistes at thoir “openings” all of the fair ladies are mot occupied with religious duties to the exclusion of thoughts about *‘what to wear’ and bow to make it. Not only are there many novelties in the stylo of cut- ‘ing and arranging costumes and dresses for old and young, but the latest combinations of shade and ma- terial are perfectly represented in many of the elab- orate dresses which adorn the forms grouped in the show rooms. Most prominent among tho figures seen was that ot blonde dressed in a white corded silk, princess style, with draperies and rich fringe of lavender, the front of the dress ornamented with a side-plaited flounce, while the fashionable embroidered galoou was on the wes and waist. This toilet displayed to advantage one of the nowest patterns—the *‘Victoria’”” dress, Buttons will be largely used, and while some may admire a dark blue or black button the contrast af. forded by ivory and beautitul papier mache the ma- fority will prefer. For woollen costumes, batons cov- ered with (he material, not large, but sewn on in clus- ters or a numbor of rows, on the front, cuffs, or wherever the design of dress may suggest, will be used. A rich shade of brown is to be noted, which had its sombre hues relieved by a fringe and embroidered galoon, in which both cream color and scarlet wero interwoven with the brown, the whole forming a beau- tiful and exceedingly rich combination, The polo- naiso was made after a new design—tho ‘*Vincentia.”” It 1s partly double breasted and very stylish in effect, The Princess style is evidently to remain in favor; but it is constantly varied in the minor respects, The sheaf shape dress, like the **princess,” will admit of no bustle, as it fits so close to the figure. No puffings, but graceful drapings, form the trimming. Another style of ‘princess’? has an addition of side plaltings inseried in the train, thus adding to the dressy effect as well as to the fulness, and so providing for those Jadies who will cling for a short period only, for fashion rules, to the bustle. DRESSES. Dresses of two and three colors are quite as fashion- ‘able as ever, and several combinations of colots which B® year ago would huve been considered strange; but ‘be wonder now is that no one thought of them before, A dross in drab and green was shown, which was very effective, and also a chine, or mixed silk, in light and @ark shades of blue, with dark brown srimmings; the whole effect was very beautiful. There is one particular kind of overskirt which must ‘ot be forgotten—the “‘Sidonie”—the only oné among many new ones that is arranged to be worn with a round waist, It gives the offect of a polonaise and 1s especially desirabie, ‘Improved’ underwear in most excelient designs, in which all possible provision is mage for the pi ut styles, claim the attention of the laaies, now that close drapings are to be so popular, Dame Fashior has mado arrangements so that the children aro tu be as tastefully dressed as their mammas, The “Miriam” polonaise is new and oxceedingly sty!- ish for a miss of fourteen, and the Marion” jacket is another very protuy garment. WASHIONABLE MATREYAL, Mapafacture has been much affected by the high of raw silk, not only us regards quantity, but in he presentation of novelties jn design. Importers hesitate tu order a class of goods upon which it is im- sible at present to obtain a iair proiit, and thus jadies are to content themselves with less variety than they bave usually been accustomed to flud. Hair pk to id small checked patterns are shown in two ry ombined at prices rauging from seventy-five cents to $1 50 per yard, ¢@ handsomest silks are in Persian paticrns, and, althougo the colors are very bright, they ure united with a skill that does not pro- duce aloud eflect. The Bourette silks display fizures raised in damask designs on a twilled or smooth groundwork, and bore it may be said that not only in silks, but in mixtures of silk and wool, there js a de- cided partiality for damask and Oriental patterns, A stylish novelty shows a plain, quiet groundwork, covered with bright-colored dots, and is one of the protest ot the new silks. There is always ademand jor solid colors in dark, reliable sha as they form bandsome costumes in themselves. Black silks re- tuin tho soft Unish, but not the bluish tone, Toe new damask and brocude designs are used in connection with the plain gros-grain black silks, and make stylish suits, as the figures are so unpretentious as to offend no one. MORESQUE WOOLLENS, Moresque woollens are shown in the fashionable dark shades as well as tne new light shades, and ha’ perpendicular or broken stripes in hair lines, of bright zolors, overshot, irregularly, in rows of from two to ive or six, Sometimes they cross the goods, forming small checks, aud the results ure very pretty. In single width’ the prices run from sixty cents to $150 the yard. Another style bas the bright threads bunched up in knots at regular in- tervais, We find handsome patterns in Oriental Qzares which are comparatively subdued, while others. shine like gold, A cheap woolleu fabric is covered with flakes interspersed with narrow strips of red, yellow or biue; price fifty cents and medium width, Light woollen goods in small checks arc shown, and will to acertain extent be patronized. Beautiful all wool plaided goods for children are of a new combina. Mion, and should be seen to be appreciated, BLACK CASHUMERES, Black cashmeres are, of course, always desirable, 1nd always will be patronized by persons of quiet sastes. This spring the manufacture is simply per- fect. They are light and soit, not too warm or too cool, and jend most beautifully to the draperies and combine admirably with plain silk fabrics, especially with twisled foulard, In colors the India cashmere is sought, woile in black the favorite is the ‘grand ppera” The latter isa cloar, beautiful black, soft und fine, MOURNING GOODS. Mourning goods look gloomily down from rows of | woll filled shelves. Such leading fabrics as ‘Henri. etta’’ cloth, bombazine, drap d'été, crape cloths and barathea range 1n price from 50 cents to $2 per yard. Tho ‘sable bravd’’ of Turkish brilliantine bas beeo added to the black goods department, and are certainiy jong the handsomest quailty in dress materials im- ried, They are made of the finest bair of the Ture Bey goat and are well recommended by our merchants, Also introduced in this department is the “beaver? mohair. It 1s silk finished, tast black and of the very best make, but it has a silky gloss which is not desirabic in mourning; if fact, 1 could easily be mistaken for fale. Prices in dress goods run very low, and one need not dave a fortune to keep up a certain style, and 1! cheap goods have not the quality of the more expensive, they can be made up with quite as much taste and im many cases look equally as we! GRENADINES. In gronadines the designs are diferent from those of | last season. In place of the plaids or floral pa ry wo find them with (breads, caugit up in banches, they have somewbat te effect of checks, but the itylo 18 wnique and certainly very novel. Some are vorn in stripes in Gark colors, and threads of pale thades are twisted at regular spaces, and glistea lke lewdrops upon the dark suriace. The elect is new ind very pleasing, Another style 1s grenadine velours, In this there 1a mixture of velvet. In these goods the opportunity for eflective combinations are almost | limitiess. Tho dark colors show fine stripes of a pate Shade, jorming a contrast with the rest of the fabr Some of the combinations area light shade of blue | upon very dark green, palo yellow and marine blue, vesure and black, | is thus sketched — in price from $1 per yard to $8, Embroidered gal- Joous are the greatest novelty. They are of the finest mobair, embroidered witn im floral or black patterns, The groundwork is of a solid color, and the embroideries are in deeply contrast- ing shades or of some vivid color. Cashmere and silk bands are also embroidered tu sbaded silks, To match these bands buttons of higbly polished porcelain, shell and pearl, are carved iv tanciful designs, Some hav ang tae eisieed, im two shades, This eflect is produced by photography, and by the same process Macy other designs are represented on the polished suriace of porcelain buttons, Those used «n indepen- dent or outdoor garments are somewhat larger than a quarter dollar pi are the size of a silver dime. A sq) nted pearl has been introduced us well as an o1 shaped button, A tunted pearl button, about the size of asilver dime, very thin and light, bave two holes noar one edge, and are sown on £0 a8 to lap over like fish scales, The price i forty cents per dozen, ‘The new gimp insertion has very much the appear- ance of lace, and large crocheted vations come to match this trimming. For suitings the embroidered galloons will be largely used, especially for black silks Smyroa lace, will altogether employed in trimming carobries, ginghams Dotted Swiss can be effectively Smyrna lace. Hamburg embroidery wil! be brought into requisition as a trimming for adark blue or ruby flannel morning dress. Hand embroidered bunds, two yards and six inches long, can be bought as low as Feventy-tive cents. cian work on French percale costs from fiity to sixty cents a yard, and being deep enough for petticoat flounces s very desirable. Ham. burg varies in price from five cents the yard to $5, the large margin showing the immense variety, MANTLES, ‘The dolman is the mantle par excellence for spring (hey are made of almost an refer of mate! “Selika? dress, The **Burnous’’ scarf is pretty and convenient either in cashmere or the striped Oriental fabrics, NOVELTING IN MILLINERY, The coarse straws which ure provided for early spring wear are presented in great variety ag to color, but the shape of nearly ail fit closely to tho bead, Many of them show combinations o! color, but biuck and white straws are to jead. The colorsare io keeping with the deep shades which prevail in dress goods. For genorai wear we find round nats in black Straw; some sbow rolling briws; others with in still with but, with rare exceptions, rims are close, while the crowns are lirge api ‘The close-litting chip hat is in favor; the fronts rising oniy high enough to admitot a fugbing boluw, The shapes aro reully elegant. ‘The caplote is too pretty a shape to be relinquished, and we find bonnets of this shape showing a crown of silk or a delicate chenille gauze, while the entire brim 18 composed of the choicest flowers and leaves, Rare novelties are on exbivition ataweil known uptown establishment, one of which is worthy of description. L'Indienne was of black chip; the entire trot was covered with a scar! of gazo de chamberie, embroide: in three different shades of the new colors—viz., vésuve, mandarine and pil, Fringe in the three shades border the scart, com- ing in a peculiar manner from under embroidered points. The bonnet is trimmed with double iaced watin ribbon, one side black the other *vésuve,"” with indescribable bows and loops forming a cape, while a renaissance bow at the top, from which three Frevch feathers, matching in'colors the scart, fall gracefully over tho trout, An inside trimming of buds, samo shades as feathers, completes the beauty of this inodol bounet, which reminds one of tho pictures of olden tumes, p fancy, caught-up brim the TUR NEW COLORS. First of these 18 “‘mandurine,””’ a bright yollow shade; then buttercup, maize, tea rose, vieux d’or or old gold, The new shades und colors imtroduced provide gener- ously for the long neglected brunette, For the past few seasons the fashionable blondo bas c.aimed the at- tention of manutacturers of headgear, but, presto! change, and now dark eyes and raven locks have their revenge. Cherry coior and scarlet will take the place of “cardinal’’ red. These bright shades will be sollte ened with brown or biack, and the small cape of the Donnet is generally of flowers, Bunches of poppies, mixed with mignouette, ure used, and clusters of fine flowers in snaued vésuve, a brilliant flume color, fal like golden showers over a delicate soft white chip bonnet. Thereare a number of coral shades, but the rich est is geranium red, A yellow straw trimmed with this aitracted much attention, Yollow takes the lead, but scarlet comes in about the samo time, Black will be much used for trimming, and will combine efloctively with the flaming colors of the season, Most of the ribbons imported are calied double chain satin ribbous, ‘They will be used for loops and ends, but we believe they will only be accepted for early’ spring weur, as they appear rataer beavy for summer. A new plush ribbon is shown, and comes in all the bright shades. PARASOLS, Fashion decrees a complete revolution in sunshades, The stale and sombre sup umbrella ia to be super. soded by tasty and dainty parasols, in ail the fash’ able shades of color, and a new spring suit will not be considered complete without this coquettish screen from the sun. They come in two sizes, and vothiug could be more stylish than the turvover top or fan parasol tor carriage or spring promenade. Somo are trimmed with embroidered ruflles, while others have ruffles lined with a contrasting color and edges ed so aa to form w soft, feathory mass that ts very Attractive. Tne ‘Mariposa’ is the larger of tho two, @nd upon one gore 1s « butterfly embroidered in its navural gay color, The handles, ot :vory, pearl aud rosewood, are in various patterns, but tho little French Parasol, which is designed to become the favorite, has a handle tipped with a plated bali and large ring, which can be slipped on the wrist, consequently of no trouble when not in use. The side cut glove is new and differ. ent from all others, the buttons being scarcely per- ceptible when the arm is raised. Its fit is periect and renders the glove easier to puton. The gloves are shown only in light shades and jor evening or full dress have a grat advantage over the old style captre cut. qT 1d fs too SXpressive ’& member of the body to be obscured; but, at the same time, to be brought out in high colors or boid relief trom the remainder of tho costume, would give evidence of unpardonable error. Fortunately, on this point the fasbious of tho present time are in admirable taste, High, conspicuous colors aro not admitted; shades are either medium, en suite with the costume, or tor dress occasions, exiremely re- fined, pale and almost colorless tints, The present ahupo causes the hand to jook siender, and this of course, is highly desirable. If dark gloves are worn, they should be somewhat lighter than the costume, Diack gloves are only admissible with black costumet Undressed kid, or gants de Suide, are very fashion: ble for general wear, Lisle thread gloves inall new shades are in dem: urdinary thread gloves are thirty-five cents, anu silk from seventy-five cents upward, “ALL FOR HER.” A BTORY OF ‘“‘CONTEMPORANEOUS HUMAN IN- TERKEST"—A NEW YORK NOVEL, Messrs. G. W. Carleton & Co, will publish on Satur- day next a story of life in this city, catitled “+All for Her.’ As a general thing novels, the scones of which are laid on the familiar ground around us, are apt to strike us as poor; familiarity breeds contempt, We preter to read of a murder in the Kue de Rivoli or within the shadow of St. Paul’s, We can believe that such a one actually occurred, but when the brutal assassin meets his victim on the corner of Broadway and Fourteenth street and fires the fatal shot wo know that such a thing never occurred, and the iilu- sicn is dispelled. This, however, 1s not the case with the novel before us The author of “Ail for Her’? takes us up ana down Broadway tn the stages, up from Bowling green on the Elevated Railroad and over ground which we know like A BC, and he has dono his work so cleverly that we cannot belp associating the points named with the incidents he describes, Who this authur is no one knows, not even his pub- lishor, but he is believed to be a prominent clergyman of this city. The story is purely local, and the char- acters are some of them well known. It begins with the murder of George Brand, assistant rector of St Judo’s, on the avenue, by Paal Ogden, a rich young bachelor about town and a member of the New York Club, The scene of the murder was room 36, Studio building, West Tenth streei—the cause, jealousy. Ogden bad been engaged to Olive Gray, a young lady remarkable for nothing buta sweet disposition and pretty face, who jilted him for the young rector of St Jude's, The favored lover ts thus described :— Need it be said that George Brand was tho typical as- sistant lo preside at this perfect hitie surine ? che typt- cal young New York deputy Man of God, alike culiivated and dreaded by mamimas, patron by popas, and | wolized by daugbters? He had a deep ricu voice, | which he certainly did bring to bear with great eflect | upon the coilects, episties and gospels; biack hair, parted irreguiarly in the middie, over a very low forehead; & pur of large piercing ~ black eyes, and a thick, well trimmed moustacho— ‘Ybe difference between High Chureh, Low Church and Broaa Ubureh at this juncture bad been said by ihe sacrilegious to be expressible in collar, A Cuureh- man Was indicated, these held, by a collar and no cravat, a Broad © collar and «cra and a High Brand wi with this rule, ior from tis eloquent throat to the soles of his boots he Was as black as an undertaker, ‘The murderer, Paui Ogden, was smail and blonde, a | man of the world and considered a ‘great catch"? He With youth and strength enough to purchase expo- PERCALES. Porcales are in all tho dark solid colo covered with figures or with late design border: There 8 Fometines shail broken designs oF stripes 1m crimson, biue, or some Of the vew yellow shud on the dark ground, Vrices from twenty-five to thirt cents | peryard, Parase me tv mateh all the was, whieh will add great): # tuem very popular lor y summer picnicking, Thin lawns and orgaudies are rovered with bright flowers, and reminds one very | much of the “Holly Varden’? styles; then there are sorid colors, something of the style of ‘percales,” with luce pattern borders, Rich gauze labries also show the bright Oriental comuiuutions Of Cor, aNd are exiremely effective In appearance. STYLISH TRIMMINGS auly and novelty of the colured iringe: They come tu all wraths, and in such A variety O/ designs thatit will puzzle one to know which to choose, Many have a tue open-work luce like beading, With compleated kno aod Uny lisse dof chenille, una otters show arich sik (ape heading, with moss aud cheniile ombined in a Very intricate -work heading 1s produced with ing color, attached to every Knot, bA@areta headings in ali widths come to maten Iringes. | teudal time to whied tue island rience at every shop Where be found 1 spread out for | Sule and yet With gentiomanly soul enough to retain wuile louching (ie bottoms of all that weaith aud | rt) uld offer—the giow of Misiory aiid tho ves. | stately past, he ate tis breakiast in the erty of | ars, chinbed (he Alpsin the track of the gon, aud iitered among (hose Fees of rom tie and Knglaud surpas ail other lands. True, le sipped bis sour red wine under the | | shade) of the mnghty Coleen, True, the | music Of gieat cathedrals ran contusedly in | his ears, sometimes wih the muse of less tly resorts Trac, a Ems and Baden-Baden or of Graveliotte was virtuous «nd ex 0 lost bis Low aor and ¢ kK wosintto! He bad Walt by heart ho Las HOt Oded Himsell rerished iitle seusouavle sia? hy not | 8 souls popular! | There is more joy in bed je real wicked sine | for who repents than over Whole dreary ninety-und- fines of models for Whom ho leurs Were ever shed, no ayers were ever prayed, and Whom no bilss of holy orgive has ever enfolded! In order to teel the true happiness of foryivencss we must needs do somo- buing to de forgiven for; and the glory of present good- But wo tas not? ali the more lor a even in heaven aro NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1877.-TRIPLE SHEET. ness loses its sheen aniess it stands out against a more sombre background of badness. Ot Olive Gray, the innocent cause of so mach blood shedding, the author says:— “Although simple in taste asin features, slight in form, and quiet in speech and action, Olive seemed to be one of that small classof women whom ail men in- variably admire. There are two classes of women in the world, First, the large ciass who want to mi all men, and second, the smaller class whom all nt to marry. | have yet to rn that beauty, weulth, wit, worth or style have anything to do with the distinction between these two classes, Ali the beauty, wealth, wit, worth and style in the world will not ita woman into the second. She must bo born there, and if she is—without one ot these att butes—there sho will live and die, To be, in the slang of women, ‘popular with men,’ or in masculing par- lance, ‘nice,’ 18 in the biood,’'’ We cannot give description to this thing—whether it ig im the eyes of the beholder instead of im the thing beheld, we will never know. The cc thsome serpent sometimes bold a charm for the fairest bira; and sowething of the sort lies somewhere between man and woman, Olive Gray, little as she desire: was born ip this class; and many men. bes! Ogden had vowed they would tatt in love slowly, they uiiimately with curate, * * © Jove with curates always suppose themselves in love with religion. It 1s only the correlative form of that hallucination which fills the sermons of young cler; men on the eve of their ouptials with mystical all sions to the Bride—which, as everybody knows, is the Chareh, There i no doubt tn the reader’s mind but that Paul Ogden was mad, but bis madness had a method in it, He bought a pistol that made no noise in ite discharge and practised on cats until he got his hand in; then he shot the young rector. The analysis of the murderer’s mind on tho day of the murder, and alter it 1% so minute that one feels as though the author must have passed through a similar experience, Everything he said, did or thought is told, The Henaco figeres extensively through the story—ia fact, it is the detective that takes up the clews and works out the right conclusions, To be sure there 1s a clever and infailive police detective; but the feKaLp sees at 4 glanco what it takes him weeks of labor to ascer- tam, Atthe examination of witnesses after the mur. der a lawyer mado a speech on the influence of the press acd particularly the Herat, part of which we think ts worth quoting :— Of what use is the prosecuting officer, ready with his indictment drawn for the Grand Jury to tind; of what use the court organized to try, the jury of the vicinago ready to be summoned, and the posse comitatus ready to execute the vengeance of the law upon the shedder of blood? Why, sir, be—tho shedder of blood him- sell—he sits at our elbows, over bis wine, or with his cigar, reading the newspapers! the same newspapers that you or | read, and he knows, as well as you and |, ry method that human ingenuity has devised for his nu, .Do we clumsily and cautiously steal upon 4 man who has taken passage to Europe? er intercepts the steamer itself with a despatch, and publishes the full particulars ot tho scent and its own forothoughtund enterprise to the world next day. The wan who has done this deed, Mr. Coroner, need not fly to Europe. He need not shun the very scone of his ghastly crime, He has only to sit down at your elbow and mine, aod read every morning in the news- paper what clews bis pursuers have obtained, what tn- formation 1s in their possession, and what traps thoy have set to catch him, en, if it 1s his pleasure, be can set aside those cluws, turn that information to his own account, and keep out of thoso traps, Pawnbrokers, spiritual mediums and many other outside agencies are brought in to find the murderer who is at last captured, but escapes justice by a unique poison, The story is told in the most graphic and realistic manner, and is #0 absorbing and exciting that the reador finds it impossible to lay it aside until flo- ished. Among the descriptions of contemporancous charac- ters it is not hard to recogrize the gentioman who figures as Mr. George Heary Burlhurt, In figure tall and clegant, with white hair and mustache, and clear laughing gray eyes, he would havo astracted attention in uny society, It goes without saying that an Ameri gentleman knows the world by heart; it woald be scarcely necessary to say of an American ‘*he has travelled over other lands than his own!” Mr. Barlburt not only knew the world by heart, but 1t might almost be said that the world knew him by heart. A private gentleman, with no handie except plain ‘‘Mr.’? to hig pane, and no letters fol- jowing it, he had bobnobbed with emperor: kings and princes, and with statesmen who mi emp kings and princes; dined en famille at their tables and been petted by their wives, A gentieman among gentlemen, ho never did anything eminent, aud was farely mentioned, except socially, in tb newspapers, ‘The best read man in America, he nover mentioned a book in polite society; and, although at this time editor-in-chiol of the /mperium, the great scholarly datly of the Continent, you might search in vain for his name in any impression of that admirable sheet. Gloster, the modium, will also be recognized :— Now, this Mr. Gloster was aman concerning whom there was a wide aifference of opinion; many, perhaps most persons, holding him a charlatan anda quack, while a respectable minority affirmed him possessed of certain inurvellous and peculiar gifts, In judging of " unusual ously and habitually he rarely misses a repu- tation for wisdom, Thero was much about ‘this Mr. Gloster to command approba- tion at y rate. Although styling Pimseit a “mind reader’? he inserted no advertisements in tho nowspapers, promised no intallibility, autuorized no statements as to his prowess, and claimed no superna- tural gifts of auy kind, Nobody knew, indeed, exuctly how the first became known; who first discovered his presence in the city, or could put their finger upon any great practi benefit which he bad been In any case, But, somehow or other, his name began to ve noised about, and hundreds of people, bel and unbelievers, flocked to bis apartments.” His plai of doing business, at any rate, was said to be simplo enough. Upon paymontof a consultation fee you en- tered his presence, when, if he could be of no nasistance he would tell you so at once, aud turn to the next comer. A certain Mrs. Melden is thus humorously do- scribed :— Wo do not mean to be understood as saying that people actually subscribea ior Mrs. Melden, as they did for the HeraLp, by the woek, mouth or year; aithough it cunnot be den Jonger or shorter period: the ca We woula not so far lorget our duty to thas lady as to insinuate that she went from house to house for so much a year, im money, und thereby earned her vread. She was not, however, we are bound to say, 8o very different in that respect trom her contemporary, the Hk nat Like the HrraLp, she entered every house; like the Henanp she was consulted on every } like the Henao she was rolerred to in every dispute, and, like the H¥RALD, her decision was beyond gainsay. ‘The great di juce was that the HeRatp had a cash capital and was edited, Mrs, Meiden had no cush capi- tal and no editor. “All for Her’? is not a book in which posterity will rejoice, but we are very much mistaken if it does not attain a quick, if not lasting, popularity, THE CELESTIsL “WHAT IS IT?” CAN IT BE VULCAN, AFTER ALL, BUILDING A RAPID TRANSIT ROAD AROUND THE £UN ?— DISCOVERING LIsK COVEKINGS—M, LEVER: RIER'S APPEAL TO ASTRONOMERS—WHAT THE 22p oF MARCH MAY PROVE. The following address has beon issued by M. Lo- verrier, of the Observatory of Paris, to astronomers and sctentific observers, regarding the disputed exist- ence of a planot nearer to the sun than Mercury, and which has been named by some Vulcan, It has been asserted by many astronomers that the transit of Vul- can has been observed over diferent parts of the sun's disk, but the evidence produced in support of these tifle world, Im the appeal to astronomers issued by M. Leverrior, to take auvantage of an opportuniyy tor observation that will present itself during the present month, special refercnce is made to the best authent- cuted observations since 1802, A translation of M. Leverrier’s address is as fol- lows :— CBSERVATOIRE DE Panis, Manis, Peb, 15, 1877. } Sin axp Hoxorep ConnKacur; You Will not nave forgotten that at the beginning of Jast wutuimn a discus#on Was raised on the sulyect of observations made at different epochs and attrivuted to the passages of ove or many planets across the disk | of the sum, After a careful elimination of irreconeli- able observations, it was established that five could be unuoubtedly attributed to the passage of one pldnot umely;—That of Fritsch, on Oe- ot . Mareh 26, (Report of tne . 1852. 1876, p. 649.) , ditticalt to admit that these ob- Nad not had ny relation between them vor of the periods i discussion, could thus n five precise epochs oi a phen which 18 expleube by the movement of on suine planet, The learned director of the “Nautical Almanac,” Hind, auds inuch to the authority of Lnese conclusions nenon | in showing that Sixth observation, (bac ol Stark. Vetober 9. 1819, Was equaliy represented by tho same orbit. (Report, Octover 50, 1876, p». 809.) ‘he passages of the planet represent periods, siml- lar (© ali puenomena of the same kind, It hus be established that she Will be in conjurelion with the sun on she 22d of March next. Unfortunately, te ane | eer andes (hac govern (he position of (he node and | the vaite of the inehmation do pot permit us to deciae whether the plavet will pass precisely over the sun's | dick; and i: ean be even affirmed that ater 1877 many | years will pass by before wnotner transit will be possi- ble. Under these ctreumstances astronomers will esti- mate, Without doubt, the importance of observing the | sun Very attentively on the 2lst, particuwarly the 22d and the 23d of March next, Please accept, sir and honored colleague, the assur- ance of my devoted sentiments, LEVERRIER statements has not been fully satisfactory to the scien- | | season of the year. STORMY WEATHER IN EUROPE. Details of the Great Galeof the 19th of February. THE HERALD PROPHECY FULFILLED Wreck Off the Port of Liverpooi—Loss of Four Lives, Lonpon, Feb, 20, 1877. With no little fear and trepidation, | must admit, [transmitted to some of the English papers a copy of your cable message received ut this office on the 1th, reading :— Expect heavy gale about the 19th, British and French coasts, From tlie 15th up to noon of the very day pre- dicted we had what may be considered at this sea- son of the year fine weather, and people were going about congratwating themselves that spring had really arrived. ‘The morning of the 19th broke almost summerlike, with a clear blue sky, with Meecy clouds, and London was rejoicing tn sun- shine. To be a prophet of evil under these circum. stances, you must admit, was rather trying, and there was a marked tendency among the gentlemen of your ofice, from the manager down to the sinall | office boy, to go to the windows about every fiiteen minutes, and, like Sister Anne, to see if there could notbe discovered on the honzon some sign of the coming of rescue to our reputation as prophets, or, Elisha like. to look out for a little cloud no bigger than @ man’s hand, As the afternoon wore on our own looks, I am sorry to say, became gloomier, and the depth of despondency had been reached when a telegraph boy delivered at the bureau a message from our agent at Queenstown. Five P. M.—Wind rising; rain, Up went the facial barometer of the office. Three hours later another boy and another message:— The Adriatic isin sight. A furious gale is ra in the harbor, 3 ous gale is raging About three hours later the gale burst upon Lon- don with extraordinary severity, and the forecast was verified in the most striking manner, The English meteorological ofices transmitted the warning of the coming storm to various points, but in amild gentle fashion which did not carry much force with it. But in the published accounts of the storm attention is called to the fact that the com- ing disturbance was predicted in America. The storm, although all its sad detatls are distressing enough, marks a triumph of meteorological science, Below you will find the reports of the gale and its eifects given by the English Journals:— On Monday night a gale of great severity broke on the English coast to the northwestward, extended over agreat part of the country, and lasted tll late esterda An almost endless list of casualties has een received, and it is feared that the full extent of the damage is not yet known. The threatened storm predicted by meteorologi- cal researches conducted in America broke over London on Monday night, blowing from the north- West, ind continued with unabated violence until yesterday morning, when there was @ heavy fall of Tain, with some hail, {From the Liverpool Courier, Feb. 21.] As stated in the Courier yesterday, a gale of al- Most unparalleled violence broke over Liverpool that morning, and continued for several hours with reat fury, occasioning a chapter of accidents, and in one instance a wreck attended with the loss of four ilves. A strong breeze sprang up from the northwest on Monday evening; indeed, as early as three o'clock in the afternoon it was blowing a gale at Holyhead; but in Liverpool the full torce of the storm was not experienced until shortly after mid- night. The wind then increased to afeartul extent, the waves outside the astuary literally ran moun- tains high, but the most disastrous effects were felt after certain fittul gusts which, while they lasted, might be described as tornadoes, Very tew vessels left the port on Monday, which may be due to the cable- gram which the New York HERALD, considerately sent on the previous night for the benefit of the Mercantile marine. This was to the effect that about the 19th inst. heavy gales would burst over the British and French coasts. This prophecy, ennand on meteorological data, has turned out cor- rect, (The Courier is in error as to the date of onr Warning cablegram, which was recetved in London on the morning of February 15—Ep. HERALD.) Unfortunately the warning thus given was not heeded in the case ot one vessel, and the penalty paid was a fearful one. The ship Marietta, 1,193 tons register, determined to put to sea on the af- ternoon of Monday, notwithstanding, it is said, the contrary advice of the pilot who was on board. After being buffeted hither and thither by the furious blasts the ship at length became weil nigh unmanageable, and was eventually driven on the bank near the Queen’s Channel Bar (No, 57 per chart), despite the herculean exertions of the master and crew to prevent this catas- trophe. The waves were of enormous size, lashed into terrific fury by the storm; pteces of wreckage were huried about with frightful impetuosity, and to approach the breaking-up ship was, therelore, attended with considerable risk. The galiant crew ol the lifebont were, however, not in any way de- terred by these daugers, and by means of lines thrown to the vessel thirteen of the shivering and exhausted crew wore singly transferred to the self- righting, buoyant crait. We understand that two stowaways were among the saved, and of the four who are supposed to have lost their lives three left the aN prior to the arrival of help, and the other four fellow was drowned in the sight of the New Brighton lifeboatmen, for while he was attempting to cross from the Marietta a tremendous sea washed bim away and he disappeared. The master of the ili-lated ship, Captain Owen Lloyd, who was saved by the Liverpool lifeboat, sus*ained a severe injury to his arm, and was in an exhausted condition trom the effects of the exposure, and he f# now under treat- ment in the Northern Hospital. {From the London Globe, Feb. 20.) A strong gale commenced last night in the me- tropolis and the home counties, and continued almost without intermission through the night and the greater part of this morning. It was accom. panied at intervals by heavy downfalls of rain, The ce of the storm, which, it should be noted, was predictea in America, has only been equailed during recent years by that which did such @ vast amount of damage a few weeks ago, THREATENED sTORM, [From the London Daily Telegraph, Feb, 17.] The following cable message has been received at the London office of the New York HERALD. ‘The prediction, it Is stated, is based upon meteorologi- cal researches conducted in America, and ble to the allow: nding the subdject:"—«Prob. able heavy ivth inst, on the British and foreign coasts.” at nthe {From the London Daily Telegrapn, Feb, 21.) The threatened storm predicted by meterological researches conducted in America, and referred to in a telegram published by us on Saturday Jast, broke over London on Monday night, blowing from the northwest until yesterday heavy fall of rain, with morning. when there was a ome hail, QUEENSTOWN, Feb, 22, 1877. The predictions of the HERALD turned out strictly ct respecting the gale on Monday, the loth, During the forenoon a light air from the west pre- vailed, accompanied by a hot, unnatural sun for this tug steamer uited States left the Messrs, Scotts pt and land the matls and passen- White Star steamer Adriatic, Atthat lume the night was beautituily fine, but like a fash | of lightning and out of a dark cloud the gale ourst from the nortiwest with awful grandeur. In an instant the sea became fe: Y white wil the sure he , fac i the water ail round looked as if it were cov. | ered with snow, The prediction has been eulogized by nearly ali the Irish papers. {From the Dublin Irish Times.) On Sunday last the manager of the New York HERALD considerately telegraphed to London an announcement that terrific storms and hurricanes might be expected along the British and French coasts on Monday. We, in common with other | Dublin journals, published that telegram on Mon- | day morning. It would not have been well fur many captains to venture out to sea on Monday if they had heeded the warning. Until about three | o'clock on Monday the atmosphere was peculiarly calm and sti), and at an early hour there were oc- cusional breaks of brilliant ‘suustiue. Buatas the eveuing closed in the tops of the Jeafless trees began to quiver, then the broud branches of la ani pine swayed heavily down to the earth, as if some shilting Weight trom above oppressed them, Kooks and jackdaws came clamorously home, and cattle sent out alleld to glean a fresh morsel of herb- age, if they could, came lumbering to the stalls, Then ensued one of the wildest mghts we have ever experienced, The storm howled in gusts about the chimneys and roofs of the city, It literally screamed ni continued with unabated vio- | At half-past seven P.M. the | throt the latticed windows of old bell towers and whistled among the masts of shipping in the river. In London the storm vroke out suddenly with un- ralleled vivlence, and a considerable amount of lainage has been done. In the parks trees which had withstood the force of many gales were torn u and great branches were flung across the road. Along the whole coast of England and Ireland the wind tore up the sea and wheeled the spray far injand, The telegraph wires suffered severely, and for some time no message could be sent. We have not as yet heard of many disasters at sea, but we fear that heavy losses, both of property and life, will sadden the memory of the last two days. Under the management of the late Admiral Fitz- roy the British Meteorological Departinent was the forewarner of coming storms to every nation tn the world, Five or six years ago economy became the order of the day, and a barometer at the several ports told the pressure of the atmosphere to those who consulted and understood it. Recently we have pubiished daily statements respecting weather pressure in different parts of the earth; but the Americans have fairly beaten us in their system of meteorological observations, Why is tt that the New York HEnaLp was able to foretell, thirty-six hours before it came, the sweep of a hurricane along our coasts? All honor to the spiritof the American government, but itis unpleasant tobe dependent upon the en- terprixe ot a New York journal tor intormation re- specting the weather which in all probability will prevail along our shores, It is, however, more tm- portant to observe that meteorology is aiready a sclence, and that its warnings are true. No one who heard the roarand rumble ot the winds on Monday night, and who learns that the coming of a storm was foretold from New York. will venture to depreciate the value of meteorological science or to neglect the warning which it gives, {from the Cork Examiner.) Last evening, punctual to the date specified by the New York HERALD telegram, published in yes- terday’s issue, a very vioient gale set in from the northwest, It blew over the city at half-past seven o'clock, and continued without any abatement up to midnight. The force of the wind was so great that many gas lamps in exposed situations had At their giass broken i nd the light extinguished, frequent intervals heavy rain showers fell, but th ofeach time within a few minutes, a ar sky. The prophecy of this gale comes from the Washington Meteorological De- partineot, and is marked by extraordinary accu- recy, considering that the calculations were made 8,000 miles om On Friday the department prog- | Hosticated that heavy gales may be expected on the British and French coasts about the 1th in and as far as this section of the United Kingdom ts con- cerned the weather has been anticipated to a nicety, (The Cork Examiner 13 in error regarding the prediction of the great gale. All the calculations of the progress of the storm were made by the HeRAL The “Washington Meteorological De- partment” had nothing whatever to do with the matter.—Ep. IeRALD.) LIFE INSURANCE TROUBLES. IMPORTANT EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE REF- EREE BUTLER—G. HILTON SCRIBNER UNDER EXAMINATION--THE EXTREME LIDERALITY OF THE OFYICERS TO THEMSELVES. Tho Continental examination was resumed yesterday before Referee William Allen Batler, at No, 22 Nassau sircet, Despito the re of Mr. Butler to conclude with that meeting there was so much additional evi- dence which counsel desired to get in that an adjourn- ment was again pocossary. Mr, Sanger, a former director, testified that he dis- posed of his twonty-five shares of stock in 1873 by hypothceating them to Edward Horr, who still holds them, G. Hilton Scribner, whose name has appeared prom- inently in reports of transactions discussed in former proceedings, and who was subpenaed to appear some time since, was then sworn and testi. fled that he hud beon a director of the Continental from ts organization until about a year ago, when he resigned; bocame disqualified for such office by tho disposal of 215 shares of the company’s stock; never considered that he owned 110 shares absolutely, because they were purchased at the desire of the officers of the company; the stock ot James G. Colgate, Wha | Hill and George W, Smith was thus bought; after this stock was purchased cer- tain loans were maue upon it—witness obtaining a loan of $10,625 upon 105 shares of stock; Mr. Colgate was paid $200 per share his stock; It was under- Stood that the Joan to witness was but temporary, with the understanding that he was betng used us a bor- rower, the obligation to bo discharged by the com- pny witness ceased to be a director in the Loaners’ jank in 1875; on the 2lst day of April, 1876, he tran: ferred his 105 shares of Continental stock entire to KR. ©, Frost, Witness then produced papers showing his discharge from hability to the company and the assumption of the same by Frost. IIS CONNECTION WITH THR LOANERA’ BANK. Ho teatified that he suid altogether at that timo 215 shares for what it cost him. He was shown two checka drawn un the Loaners’ Bank, but he did not recognize their identity with the tion, Witness testified t ers’ Bank; 1 a director up to the timo of knew of a loan from the Conti- neotal to the Loauers’ Bank; at the time no sold bis stock he did not Koow of tho condition of the Loan- ers’ Bank; was very much surprised at the bank's failure; withdrew from the bank on account of the change (hat was made in the Board ot Directors without consulting him: it was purely accidental that he had s0 small an amount on deposit at the timo of the failure. Attention of witness was called to a reso- lution, offered ata meeting of the Continental dircct- ors in 1872, for the purpose of withdrawing the com- pany’s deposit trom the Loaners’ Bank. He aenied all ‘knowledge of the matter. He was also Fesolution authorizing the payment of annui officers of the Contivental tn addition to their Ho knew that at some time tho directors passed such aresotutton, Ho described the manner in which the officers were paid a stated salary, a part of which was given in the shape of an aunuity bond, which they could cash in at the end of the year, Witness thought this method of payment was ip vogue among other companies, A SINGULAR OFFICE. Witness was paid a salary of $3,000 per annum as auditor; that title was a misnomer, for ho never per- formed ‘any of the duties which devolve upon an aual- tor; when the Empiro Mutual was reineured by the Continental he rendered a good deal of service in set- tling some agency afairs; he became familiar with tho Continental matters, and he was appotnted by resulu- tion to conter with the President upon detailed ex- penses and disbursements; he was paid the ubove sal- ary for theso services, but’ could conceive no reason for being designated the auditor. Witness was then examined with regard to certain entries to his own account in the ledger, He testified ed more than seven per cent in dividends; tra dividend was twelve per cent; di not know that the extra aividenas were paid by the in- dividual check of R. C, Frost, The retcrence here adjourned until two o'clock this afternoon, THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT, Mr. Jobn A, Sinyth, the recentiy appointed Superin- tendent of Insurance, is in town looking over the feld ot bis new duties, Ho stated to a Henatp representa. tive last evening that he felt the responstbility and im- portance of bis trust, and fully appreciated the great public interest that 1s centred bow in insurance mat. | ters, He had just commenced active service in the dopartment, and intended to push forward with weal the line examinations now commenced, Mr. Smyth ts not disposed to pave the future with bis expressed intentions, out will quictly assume his yet unfamiliar office with a determination to secure to tt the entire contidence of the public, Mr. John A. McCall, Jr., has been retained In his position of deputy superintendent, a pew commission Wo that eflect being given him a few days since, A TOO- PIRILED SUPPORTER, Thomas F. Martin, of No, 628 East Tenth street, was | ushered betore Judge Otterbourg yesterday in a very | demoralized condition, He was charged by his wite, Martha, wih bavitual drunkenness, refusing ta pro- | vide any support lor her, and wich general vagabond- ism. Thomas was asked what he had to say for nim- | seif, and the Judge looked at him very sternly while int ing. Itdid not have tho slightest eflect on Thomas, He threw up bis right band and waved it around his bead, and eried out, “free cheers for Hayes aud Wheeler!’ The people on the benches ap. pluuded vVigorousiy and the Judge rapped for order. ‘Then Mr, Martin said: am u bard-working mun, Your Honor, 1 American mechanic. 1 wns cols eb aud perbaps L gota litte hazy * (More laughter and applause from t Jnage O1tervout working ma ting inangurat ry yy w's that or did not consider Thomas a hard idently, for be committed him to the Islnd tor’ three Montns, and then Thomas broke out on, What ty thin what E ig Up for the great repub- ige you don’t know me 1 a inn, You willbe sorry ined firm, avd then Thomas becume more violent and called again for “three cheers tor Hayes and Wheeler,” which violence resulted in the commitment being Changed from three to six months. Mr. Marta Jett the court with a look of great relief lor this, The Judge r | on her Juco, ava Mr, Martin was shortly alter hustled into the Mari and sent on his way to the Workhouse, ‘THE DOG NUISANCE, Alderman Cowing’s resolution relative to the pas. sage Of on Ordinunce regulating the custody ot dogs in this city has been referred to the Committee on Law, This committee bas not yet taken up tue matter ior Anal action, but it ts understood that the features of Mr. Cowing’s proposed ordinance will be reported ad- vorsely, Tho mombers of the committee will prove ably Advocate the ordinance of 1874, which does not include w heense fec, but provides tor the slaughtering of dogs running at laree in the siroets anmolemed, and the payment of cents or $1 for the redem; tion of animals irom the Pound, 4 ai yenches, promptly suppressed by the police.) | “TIME? Joe Coburn Gets Ten Years of It. HOW HE TOOK HIS “PUNISHMENT.” Escorted by a Mob—His New Training Quare ters—Regrets of “the Fancy.” Although it was not generally kno yesterday morning tbat Joseph Voburo would be brought to the bar of the General Sessions Court, Part 1, to be sen- tenced by Judge Sutherland, the street in front of the Tombs and the street in front of the court were crowded by enthusiastic partisans of the fallen gladia- tor, Particularly was the throng great and almoat dia orderly about the Franklin strect side of the prison, At eleven o'clock the rumor crept through the mob, and eventually reached the spectators in and about the court building, that Cobarn would not be brought to sentence untilto-day, It was done with a wise In- tention of dispersing the dangerous gathering in the streets, but the conservative action did not amount to much, The “boys' had come to see ‘Joe’ walk to iis fate and they were going to see the end of the act, Shortly after eleven o'clock three men came from the Franklin street entrance. Two were burly in their ap- pearance and yet kind in their demeanor to the third map, who walked between them. That man was Joseph Coburn. He was not pale, he was not flushed; he was neither very quiet nor excessively nervous If any phrase can be used to express his appearance it iv that which will say that he was somewhat thrilled by the Imaginative expectancy of the next hour's work, He manfully masked bis agitation, however, and strolled as seronely as if he were not stepping intos ring where the skeleton fates were betting against bim, where the referee bad mado up bis mind, and where he had no earthly chance to win, TAKING 4 CaR, Ip order to misiead the unwashed public who hung about the corner of the prison, the two court ofivers who had charge of Coburn wisely determined to put him in a Fourth avenue car, and s0 convey him to the court, Itwas done, but the keen crowd scented the ruse atonce. Thoy had como there to see Coburn; they had left their honorable and dishonorablo bus® nesses for that parpose, aud they would not be disap- pointed, So when the three mon were seen getting ip the car there was a stir, @ rustle in the crowd, ang tho recognition by one bleary-eyed gentleman flew from mouth to mouth, The strect woke up in a flash, 1t was known all the way to tho next corner that Co. burn bad come ont and nad got inacar, Such a ma chase of a rapidly driven “train’’ there was then! Whether running along tho sidewalk or wrestling in the mire of the street or sprawling on the sidewalk, it mattered not. All that was to be done was to get ns near the windows as possible, to swarm on tne platiorm 1 the conductor would “have {t,’’ to see atany hazard the man who was going to be sentenced, Thanks to the rapidity with which the driver appited his whip to the flanks of bis galloping stoods, a xreat deal of the escort was distanced | but there was quite a respectable delegation ‘in size’ to see the noted de- fendant get out ot the car just below the corner of Champers street and walk (through the Park tothe rear entrance of the Court House. CLEMENCY OF THK PROAKCUTION, Whon Coburn reached the room called Part L of the General Sersions he found a vast crowd thera, Judge Sutherland was on the bench. Tho jury of another case were in their seats. The prisoner betrayed neithor nervousness nor bravado. Ho walked like a man and took his seat beside Colonel Spencer with no more emotion (ban he would be expected to display "if taking his photograph were the object of bis visit His head was utterly free from bandag his face, barring the 'y mustache shades his hp, was freshly shavi droas was of Reatest—a clean biuck necktie, a modest, comtortab! nowy culls, and attention which a genticinan would y give to bis in fact an especial uextness about bis “make-up,” the neatness that camo of knowing that the morning was one of sentence. “CONURN TO THE SCRATCH.'? At about fiftcen minutes past cleven o'clock, Mr. Rollins rose to bis teet, twirled the end of bis mus. tache, passed his hand thoughttully over bis torehead, Blauced at the Judge, and said “Joxept Coburn to tho bar, medi There was an im- place interest bern, taken f ightened in bie chair and gazed at Ct the Jattor walked inte tho 8 beyond tho railings Their eyes met; noither wavered, [he man who was walking to hi doom was looking at the man who was going to inflict it, It was the tableau of the justly struck and the impassivle striker. Dropping into a convenient seat Coburn fell to talking to Colonel Spencer, Mr. Edgar M. C up ted about, lighting blue necktie. Charley Brooke was not idence of Judge the Philadelphia 0 Was not the slightest O'Neill and the rest of Curus Mr bar’? were not visiole, MOVING FOR SENTENCE. Mr. Rollins began by stating that it was not his inten. tion to rush the Jorfes judictment, Io the opinion of the Assistant District Atforney tho prosecutiok could not saicly proceed inst Coburn on. this specitic count without risking & rosponsibility of proving that when Jerfes was shot Jertics w: medat, Un- doubtedly one of the tive bulk to ce UPON the person oi Oilicer Jerfes, That fact was used to make @ ground for the second Indictment. In order to have a conviction it would be necessary for the pros eoution to take upon itself the burden of proving that shots, or a shot, rather, was fred at Jerfes with inten: tion to mortally injure him. Ths prosecution did not wish to take this responsibility. If the Assistant Dise trict Attorney were a private Juror ho would’nt know, speaking of this case, but that he would be forced to be exceedingly im doubt about the intention of Me. Coburn to shoot Jerfes, Therefore Mr, Rollins do- cided not to press the second indictment, CATCHING AT ATKAWS. cer was on his feetina moment He and asked that son- tence be postponed. Mr, Charies W. Brooke, wuo had charge of the preparation of the neces al papers looking to w delay of sentence and ovtuining u new ‘trial, was tl, It would not be serving justice particu- larly to have Mr. Coburn sentenced at once; It would not be injuring justice to allow the case to go over uatil the next day. Mr. Brooke, Mr. Spencer was sure, intepded to put ina pica for a stay of proceedings, io addition to making au argument on a writ of error. Therotore the Court should wait, since Mr. Brooke was revented being present by illness, Mr. Rollins Brooke had been informed that the office intended to push the case yesterday moruing. Application for a new trial bad been made immediately alter the conviction and it had been denied. There was absolutely pot the shghiest reason for Mr, Brooke being on hand. As Mr. Rolins sat down Colonel Spencer shot up again, grasping at the straws that flo Upon the tide of circumstance. Hi was basy in another cause, and he really bad to prepare a writof error. Mr. Brooke Ht papers, and ho (the Colonel) hoped the motion for deiay would not be denied, Toe Assistant District Attorney had been merciful in not pressing the second indict ment. It remained tor the Judge to supplement that considerate mercy by gracious action upon his part A KIGHT-HANDER FROM THE JUDGR. Tho Judgo began to speak siowly, rising into equéaky vehemence. said that there were no circumsiauces in the case which justified any turthor det At it was only a question of lucation be should think tne prise oner would us Het bein Sing Singas in the Tombs. Mr, Roilins was right when ne decided to forego the socot {ndietinent, As the Juage understood it trom the evidence it wag ail one shooting scrape that nignt, and it was utterly impossible to determine whether the sho thas struck. Jorfics was aimed at him oF. Tobias, Having said this mach His Honor requested that Coburn should stand up. Looking straight at him the tagistrate proceeded to state that in bis opinion the trial bad been a fair one, and that from the start there had been to doubt tn the judicial mind about the prisoner's Under this terrivie lasning ‘Joe’ never winced. stood, almost erect, braced at last by the r of Pugilism, His hands were in the pockets of his overs Coal. His head was up; bis eyes upon the venerable gentleman who was about to utter the most fateful sentence that hoe had ever heard. THE SENTENC “What is your pame?’’ asked the Clerk of the Court. ‘Joseph Coburn,”? was the answer, “Where do you live?!’ “No, 101 Wost Twenty-second street,” “What is your business?” “I am a bricklayer b} trade,’? hat have you to say woy sentence the Court should pot be passed upon your” “L have nothing to say except that I am not guilty.” Aflor (his catechetical pertormance hud been fi ished the Judge told Coburn that irom the start ho bi ever enteriained any doubt about the defendan' guilt, Ho guilt, A fare trial had been grooted him and hw guilt had been proven. In a grave voice Hig Honor stated that the decree of the Court was that t prisonor at the bar should be teken to the Stato Penis tentiary aud kept there at hard labor for the space of ten years, When tho blow fell Coburn never shrank, He shook bis head as if be bad halt expected it walked almost jauntty to the rear of the room, After little while he was taken on foot, and without bein mavacied, to the Tombs A great crowd accompaa! him all the way, Joe Go was the 118 V/SITORS, who fought in Kentucky with Tom All si (0 call apon him, “Ned Mallahun 7 wther ir js wore early on band, He held bis lewe from bebind the bars of ceil No. 6, on the gro jour, ‘ove of (howe that are called the conuvemped Mr C. W. Brooke, risen trom a sick bed, drove te the Tombs avout noon and bad a short conference with ts ciient. Coburn spoke to the HxRabD reporter and said that he was hopetul of a now trial it Brooke was equally sanguine, dir, Goss said it was a “bloody bame, you know.” Mr. Mallahan was eloquently in- ignank The trip to Sing Sing will probably be takem,