The New York Herald Newspaper, March 19, 1877, Page 6

> Reminiscences of a Famous Old New York Restaurant. lous lover of good thi He was_most particular about his dinner, He would go over Windust's larder 10 see what there was for dinner, ing order to choose what wag best and to have time unt dinn to reflect on what his appetite seemed most to fancy, One day be was sitting in one of those little boxes reading bis newspaper. Opposite him sata gentieman, a stranger, who was taking bis dinner, aud wasenjoying ono of Windust’s superp steaks. It was ‘part of Cooper’s gastronomical creed that a man must eat mustard with bis steak, and, while peerivg over his newspaper at (he stranger, he noticed to bis dismay that he did pot use mustard on Swak. He gently placed the mustard pear bin, ITS GLOWING TIME. pee ane attention to it, he said politely, “Mus- Amusing Incidents Recalled by John Brougham and John Gilbert, “MUSTARD, SIRP” Im the Hexatp recently appeared a brief notice ef the death of Edward Windust, the most famous Yestaurateur of old New York, The sketch of Win- ‘ust’s life which accompanied this notice must have Swakened curious echoes of merriment and revelry Irom the dim past in the minds of the tew who still Hive to rememember what Windust's was, There is no restaurant or éaloon nowadays which has taken exactiy the place of Windust’s, There are restaurants Detter, more fashionable and more select, perhaps, but what gastronomical resort is there that serves in ‘au equal measure as the loved haunt of everybody dis- tinguished in the world of drama, art and literature? Whero do our great actors of to-day congregate nightly after the performance, over the flowing bow! to beguile au hour in cenial companionship with wit And mirth, as the actors of forty and fifty years ago Bia at Windust’s? The interesting reminiscences which cluster round Windust’s and the anecdotes of tho celebrated men who were wont to congregate f@t bis festive board would fill a considerable vol- but space may be found here only for the recol- lections of John Brougham, John Gilbert and ono other, who are still left to tell us of the jolly days at ‘Windust’s, Itis a great pity that none of the gifted Kitcrati who formed part of the brillant coteric at Windust’s has written a history of the place, Fitz Greene Halleck, Washington Irving, Fenimore Cooper or any other of the woll known authors and writers sould have given us a picture of those bright and eparkling gatherings at Windust’s such as would have Deen of iniinite interest to every lover of old New ‘York, and would have occupied a valued little niche in the city’s annals. > AN OUTLINE OF THE WISTORY OF WINDUST's, ‘Windust’s famous restaurant extended from No, 5 to No. 11 Park row and ran back a considerable dis- fance toward Ann strect, ‘the premisos were those at prosent occupicd by McAulif's saloon, though they aro now greatly changed. Windust opened the place in 1824—iilty-three years ago~-and not im 1832, as has been generally statcd, As for ‘Windust’s personal history, it is enough hero to say that he was born in Southampton, England, fn 1795 Henco he was only twenty-nine years old when he opencad the saloon in ark row, aud he was cighty-two when he died When Windust became the caterer par excellence of New York—there was no Delmonico’s then—Sandy Wolsh had his famous restaurant in the basement of the old American Museum, now the Heratp ollice, Bandy Wels!’s was also a great resort of famous poll- ticians, dramatic celobrities, the literate and other notas Dics of those days; but Windust’s, being tho second door from the old Park Theatre, soon arew away most of the theatrical custom from Welsh’s, which, how- er, still rétained its political clientile to a large de- gree, You would thoro, at Welsh’s, moet with tho old “democratic War Horse,’’ Elijah Purdy, and Bob Mor- ris, Lorenzo Sheppard, Rococo Levi, D. Selam and thers of equal note in that generation. Windust Bourished wonderfully in Park row for twelve years, ‘end {t was an evil day when in 1836 he was tempted by the great uptown movement, which was then already making Itself felt, to abandon the old place and to open the Athenwum Hotel, corner of Leonard street and Broadway. In the ten years during which he kept the Athenwum he lost nearly all the money be had made 4n Park row; but in 1546 his good star led him back to ‘the old haunt of the actors, which bad been the toun- dation of his fortune. For nineteen years he and bis charming wife now carried on tho Park rov restaurant, until in 1865 Windust retired with a moderate competency to spend the evening of his lite in rural seclusion at his residence in Oyster Bay, L. L He was succeeded by Mr. Edward ¥. Barry, so woll known to all the habitués of the Everett House. Mr. Barry had grown up at Windust’s from a boy of twelve, and Windust had a worthy suc- (Cessor in him and one who was skilled in all the mys- teries of the gastronomicai art, But the old habitués of ‘Windust’s bad scattered, the life and soul of the placo ‘which was the lively companionship of the actors and literati had gone, and soven years ago—in 1870—the famous cating saloon was closed forever. Mr, Barry, further below, mentions himself the well known pub- isher of New York who took the last meal at Win- fiust’s, Now, let an old and distinguishea actor, Mr. Jobn Brougham, who was regarded as the king of the brilliant circle at Winaust’s, tell the story of is reminiscences, as developed in a ple ant chat with the writer. Mr. Brougham’s recollections of Windust’s unfortunately do not ex- tend beyond 1842, s9 that the first eighteen years of the place are shrouded ia the mist of the unre- membered past. The writer sought diligently among the old characters of New York tor one who bad frequeniea ‘Wihdust’s further back than 1842, but met with no suc- fess, If there 1s one who used to belong to the Win- dust coterie more than thirty-five years ago he, too, Should come forward and contribute his share to these Feminiscences of Windust’s restaurant, But now to Ur. Brougham’s recollections, A CHAT WITH JOHN BROvGHAM. Mr, Brougham, who has delighted two generations of Wew York with his charming impersonations, was found at his residence, corner of Seventeenth street and Irving place, amusing bimself with his dog—not a Bpitz—and his parrot, The latter took a very animated part m the conversation, but he seemed not to under- stand the writer very well, for he kept continually ask- ing, “Sir?” “What do you say?” The parrot was of a facetious turn, and repeatedly interrupted the conver- sation by his hilarious, sneering Jaughier, As far as the parrot allowea Mr, Brougbam’s narrative to be un- derstood it was as follows: — . “My recollections of Windust’s date back as far as 1842, the year in which I made my first appearance at the old Park Theatre, At that timo the restaurant was {n the basoment. You descended a flight of stairs and found yourself in an ample saloon, on one side of which was a jong bar, while the wall on the other siae ‘was decorated with all sorts of old dramatic and sport Ing pictures, 1 remember particularly a fac-simile ot Bhakespoare’s tombstone, with tho well known in- wription:— 1 friend, for Jeans suke forbeare, Ube ye man yt spares thes stones, curst be he yt moves my bones. “This I have often looked at, Further down was a very long table, round which ctors of the Park Theatre and otber congenial lo drama were Wont to congregate, and opposite this were a series of gmail boxes for private suppers. ‘That 1 avout my Femembrance of the old piace in those days. Subeo- quently it was enlarged, and the upper part of the house was added.” “And what was tho great attraction at Windust’s?"” “First of uli Windust’s famous steaks.’ A glow of Jeusure came over Mr. Brougbain’s expr Ee added, steaks, ‘It was cominonly said that you could where get as good agteak as at Winuust’s. Ho cut them thicker than anybody cise, and they were tender, succulent and delicious, (It was enough to make one's mouth water to watch the zest with which M tr Sera ‘ag a true bon vivant, spoke of the merits of indust’s steaks). Then there was tho genial, witty ety. Windust’s was a place you could always go Ht aud pleasant company.” ‘and bo sure to find bri, d the parrot with great severity, ir, Brougham, at whigb Polly into a fitol laughter. “We used to boid'delight- ly every evening, and the brightest would form part of this cirel member more especially Protossor Mapes, th tourist, a very witty man; Mr Nating, ap lawyer; George Jamieson, Jum Otis, of the Bxpress; Jo, Hainbiin, Henry and Thomas Visewo ap ‘old Cooper «and =@ host of other actors of those days Jamieson would often make the place resound with laughter by bis clever iita- tions of other people, and ¢ that everybody would recognize the persou imitated except the person himself, Old Tom Cooper was the iar's haber a Forrest. He was Presid 's fathers that coterie, 1 remombor geomet, which te associated with Windust’s, Se eee set coo rTeosaat roverie and every if 0 a pleas sate Sones 10 reoall tome w incideut of the @tory. At last be said: ‘Geoper ‘was # great bon vivanh Be was a marvel, agricul a fanny story about entric | groat tub always was | The stranger looked up and returned a formal “Thank you," without, however, taxing any further botice of the mustard, Cooper kept on reading, but his mind could not be Set at rest until he was sure that the barbarism of pot using mustard on steak was no longer being pel petrated, He looked up and great was bis surpri when he noticed that the stranger was still not using the mustard. He shoved the mustard a little closer to the stranger's plate and, raising his voice, said) with Father more decision than belore, ‘Mustard, sir!” ‘There was something almost reproachful in the tone hb he urged the claims of the mustard to recog- atthe stranger heeded it not, and repeating al acknowledgment of thanks he went on with bis mustardiess steak. This was too much for Cooper. His tace reddened with resentment, bis breath grew short and thick, and with angry emphasis he ex. ve as he pushed the mustard dish still closer to the stianger’s piate, **Mus- tard, srt”? ‘The stranger was not a little puzzied at Cooper’s queer conduct, and said, “Thank you; 1 don’t uso any.” At this Cooper leaped to his feot in an excited man- ner, and with swollen brow and in indignant voice ho biurted out, “Well, 7 be damned if | sit im the same box with & man who doesn’t cat mustard with bis steuk !"’ and he rushed out of the box, to the ini amazement of the siranger, who peonthia. thought the man Was crazy, And Mr, Brougham laugbed heartuuly as be finished this amusing anecdote. “THe GLOWING TIME’? OF WINDUST’S. “The St. George’s Cricket Club used to hold its mectings reguiarly at Windust’s,” Mr, Brougham con- tinued, utter having quieted the laughter of the parrot, who evidently thought the story very funny, ‘ne first reception of the Americun Dramatic Fuad was held there, during one of the convivial yather- ings of | the actors, It was started by ‘Tom Hamblin, the old manager of the Bowery, and 4p actor named Fieming. 1 remember one remarkable feature about Windusi’s, Gay and lively as it was, cur good tellowship was always harmless aud moffensive, und the stories and jests heard at Windus\’s might have been beurd by the Gret lady of the land In later yeurs | lost sight of Windust'’s—I only speak of the glowing time of it Beside the splendid steaks and the genial conversation I shouid also mention as one of the principal attractions the exquisite clean- liness of the place, ‘I'he drupery and ail that sort of thing was ulways faultless, Much of this was owing to Windust’s wile, a buxom and comely English woman, who personally attended to the cooking ana attendance, and who contributed a great deal to the popularity of the place, She was about forty at the time 1 remember her, "? . A PICTURE OF WINDUST AT FIFTY, “Ana what is your remembrance of Windust?”” “He was about fifty at tbe time [ am now speakin, Of, a man about fve feet eight inches, with a curior sbuille in his gait, which be acquired from a constant habit of carrying’ dishes, &c. Personally he was not a notable map, but be was very nimble aud always very urbane, ‘His wile, who was the becisteak broiler, . bad the latter quality to an eminent degree. Alter he had moved up to Leonard street the vid circle scat- tered, and when he returned to Park row it never again reached its former extent,” “What other anecdotes do you rememoer of the dis- tinguished habitus ot Windusi’s?”” cannot reeall any other anecdote just now, It was not so much anecdote that was the forte of th coterie at Windust’s, It was une running fire of tun. John Brouguam pronounced tho last sententious words with a fire which readily recalled the bright- ness of those days that still hogered in his memory, ANOTHER VETERAN ACTOX'S REMINISCENCES, John Gilbert gave his joiliest broad smile as ne spoke of the fe days at Windust’s, ‘I never was so much at Windust’s as Brougham and others; but, nevertheless, L remember many famous actors and men of the time, Let me see, There was Charles Wolcott, Willlum Burton, Hambiin, Bass, Tom Fiyon, George ‘Andrews, John Vovey (an actor who wo take only small parts at the Park Theatre, but, some- how or other, always manuged to have an interest in nearly all the stars that came at that time from London), W. R. Blake, William Chap- man; James Wallack, cousin of Lester Wallack; John Mason; Tom Cooper, who brought here one of the leading tragedians before Kean—George Frederick Cooke—and many others. 1 remember Ned Wilkins, of the Heratp; James Otis, of the Hzpress, and I had heard of Washington Irving and Fenimore Cooper having been frequenters of the place, but that was b fore my time and I never personally met them. I ri member a very laughable story of Bans, the actor and great Shakespearian reader :— AN ANECDOTE OF BABS, ‘Miss Roso Telbin, an actress and: cousin of Bass, haa died, and Bass, out of respect tor her memury, ordered a tombstone for her grave, The slate was brought to Windust’s, where Bass was generally to be found, one dreary evening on which a frightiul storm was raging. In consequence of the storm there was no performance ut the Park Theatre, and most of the act- ors were at Windust’s, Weill, atter enjoying as usual tho jolly companionship of the gay circlo assombi and ‘being rather the worse for pienty of good wine, Bass started home. Ho took the stone with him. Ho got into the car and teil asleep in a corner with the tombstone in his arms, ‘The capital old comedian told the story with infinite usto:— “The car passed Bass’ street, but Bass was still asleep, Xnd it finally reached the shed that served us a depot, , The conductor did not notice Bass, who wi sull fast asieep in his corner, with his arms round t! slab, und went home without waking the poor fellow. Early in the morning (he car started as usual on } dowa trip, Bass still being fast asleep. Immagine Bas surprise when he was awakened at the terminus of the road dowatowu aad the tombstone in bis arms. ‘ Imag- ine the laughter of everybody near by as Bass siecp- ily staggered out of the car ito Windust’s, and then aguin started for home with bis stony vediellow.”’ Mr. Giibert added, caustically, “fhe tunmest part of the story was thi It was a very dark night, and the way to Bass’ home from the car was so hard to find that Bass’ wife, afraid that be might not find tho house, stuck a vast number of candies in the windows, and thus made a brilliant iNamimation to show him the way. Youcan picture her surprise and amusement wheo Bass walked in the next morning witb the tomb- stone in bis arms and told bis wile the story 1 have been telling you now,*? Any one who has admired the Sir Peter Teazle, Sir Anthony Absolute and Lord Oglesby of the best old man of the American stage—and who has not?—can eusily imagine how delightfully Mr. Gilbert narrated this anecuote. ANOTHEK VERSION OF THE MUSTARD ANECDOTE. It is a curious, though certuinly not a novel fact, that there never was yet an anecdote of which a uniform version has been preserved. Tho writer told Mr. Gil- bert the mustard story about old Tom Cooper, tho actor, as related by Brougham, and was not a whit surprised when Mr. Gilbert said, in bis fresh and vig- orvus style:— “Oh, [ remember the story very differently. I don't want to spoil Brougham’s good story, but as I remem- ber it it wag nota stranger who sat with Cooper in the box, bata triend who be bad invited to dinner, Mr, N. M. Ladiow, who was an actor and manoger in the firm of Ludlow & Smith, id 18 now a nan of eiguty-two, He has retired from business and lives at St. Louis, It was not a beefsteak, but a porksteak, which Mr, Ludlow ate, I believo that while mustard is not usually caten with beoisteak, it 1s invariably with porksteak.’? Mr. Gilbert gave this opmion with the modest diffi- dence of » man who did not claim to be a connoisseur, He then told the story with the vartations above indi- cated in its new version, giving tho three cjaculations, “Mustard, sir,!? in their Jaughable striking crescendo and floully ending with Cooper's vigoroas exclama- tion, “Thea I'll be damned if I dine with a man who doesn’t mustard on pork steak!’ and with this ho imitated Cooper as he rushed out of the box, and his burly frame tairly shook with laughter. (£n parenthese, the reader has now two versions of this capital anec- dote and he can take his choice.) Mr. Gilbert also recajied another funny little scene when a drunken man invaded Windust’s and came up to every person 1m the place with some annoying ebul- | ition of tis drunken fancy, Cooper got very mad, and brandisiing bis heavy cane tipped with steel with one arm, and Jirmly embractyg with the other a tn of soine pecul suusage of which ho was very fond, he struck a beiligeront attitude and awaited the drunk. ard’s coming, but the latter was terrified by Cooper's bellicose manner and evaporated, Mr, Gilbert gave a delightfal imitation of this scene. THE LAST WORDS SPOKEN AT THI PARK, Of course the principal attraction tor the Park Theatre actors was the close proximity of Windust's. It was almost next door. 1 lived in Chambers street, Hudson, then. I spoke the very last words on the stage of the old Park, namely—the final speech of Admiral Kingston in “Naval Engagomenis.’? It may be added here that the very first numbors of tho HexaLo (in 1835) contam advertisements of the old | Park Theatre, and they announce that the doors open At a quarter to seven; that the performance com- mences at a quarter past seven, and that the admission to boxes is $1, to the pit Otty cents, and to the gallery tweuty-tive cemts, Mi. BARRY’S RECOLLECTIONS, Mr. Barry, at the Everett House, who was brought Windust’s trom a meré boy, gave a long list of « #:--Robert B. Lee, e) Jooper, Miles O’Retily, Washington Irving, Fitz Greene Halleck, Louis Guylord Clark, of the Knickerbocker Magazine; 3. 8. Southworth (‘John Simith, of Arkansas”), William T. Porter (‘Tall Son of York’’), of the Spirit of the Times; Charies Bass, the greatest Shukespearian reader of the ume; Frederic Hudson, of the Henan Eddy, the tragedian at the fet Li) m William Mitchell, er Riching: used 10 Write many of hi | A. T. Stewart's retail store was i Chambers street he 1 to dine at Winduat’s quite olten, Lester Wallack, | Jon Brougham, W, A. Blake, a comedian at old Wal- lack’s; Ry A. Finsep, the corpetman on Broadway, orgo Jordan, a celevrated accor at Burton's old | , Used to dine at Windust's every Saturday | evening. Mr. Barry recalled a great row which once | occurred between Barney Williams and Eddy, the tragedian, Eddy had a supper party in a private box, and had given orders to admit absolutely no one. | Williams would fores his way in, however, nolens volens, When the waiter strack hiro, and a terrible row ensued, Mr, Barry sald Windust’s old sign over bis ia ‘ak broiler was this quotation trom ‘Mac. yeh’ If it were done, when ‘tis dono, Then ‘twere well it were done quickly, Windust dd to charge forty-four cents fora por. terlouse steak, such a steak, Sr, Burry says, a8 would NEW YORK HER ALD, MONDAY, ‘was six cents, of the best brani dust’s was Qoally closed by Mr. bar sae twelve cents, Win- jerry on May 1, 1870, taking the last meal there, © i's persoual oddities, as, for mmstance, ing the number of the days he lived (28,806) wed upon his coffin, &c., already been men. toned in these columns. The above reminiscences of bis restaurant might be enlarged by others, such as th well known story of Greeley hiding there under a tab! during the draft’ riots of 1863, bat they are regarde by many a8 apocryphal. Windust’s was certainly one of thelandmarks of old Now York, and may this brief memoir preserve for some days, at least, its brignt and grateful memory. THE COLD WATER CURE. TEMPERANCE MASS MEETING IN THE COOPER UNION—WHAT PATRIARCH STEELE HAD TO SAY CONCERNING THE LIQUOR FIEND, “11 we continue in the career of drunkenness that has marked us as a nation for years past,’’ said the Rey. William C. Steele at the grand temperance mass meeting heid in the Cooper Union yesterday afternoon, “we shall sink to the lowest p!ane of humanity. Are you ready, my {riepds, to consent that this glorious Republic shall become one of the most degraded coun- tries on the globe through the crime of intemper- ancet’’ (Cries of “No, no!) ‘Answer me, my friends, in a tone that shall deafen the roar of Niagara, shall we-submit to this national degradation??? (*'No!’? “Nol? 0!” {rom all parts of the house.) TEMPERANCE AT THR WHITE HOUSE. “1 do not know,” said Mr. steele, “what Mrs. Tilden—(‘Ob, ob!’ and laughter)—would have done in the White House, but we do know what Mrs, Hayes, the wife of the present President, hes done, We have heard from her. Ona recent occasion she sont a note toa geutieman in this city, in which she expressed the strongest sympathy tor the temperance cause. (Applause,) God bless the President's wife!” (Amen! amen!" and applause from the audience.) “Mra, Wheeler, the wife of the Vice President, is also a temperance woman, and | am _ glad to add that the Speaker of the House of Rep- resentatives, although a democrat—(laughter)— is a sound temperance man fn principle.’* [A Voice— “Toat’s the right principle.”} Abraham Lincoln— (great appliauge)—the triend of the colored man and the foe of intemperance, was a noble example of the kind of men ught to have in the White House. [A j Voice—"That’s bard on Grant”; The speaker con- cluded hia remarks by urging his hearers to gird up their loins and go into the temperance fight with all the energy they possessed, and they would become as famous as the herore Threc,Hundred at Thermopylae or the noble Six Hundred at Balaklava. It was announced thata collection would be tnken up to defray the expenses of holding these meotinzs, and it was intimated that the jingle of coppers was not vo agreeable to Brother Gibbs us the gentle watting of greonbacks, ‘‘But,” said Brother Gibbs, ‘1 do not object to the widow's mite, ouly I bope there aro mighty fow widows among the audience.” After tho collection aud sqme final jabilee singing the large au- dience rose and quietly departed. A PLAGUE SPOT. The condition of Fitty-seventh street, particularly that portion of it between Third and Lexington ave- nues, is the subject of much comment among the resi- dents of that thoroughfare. 1m front of the Civil and Police Court House heaps of refuse disfigure the ap- pearance of the block, and prove a positive annoyance to the people who live there, Ashes, lege and manure are there accumulated, making a filthy mess in winter and suggestive of pestilence in warmer weather. Tho street is broad, and with alittle care such of affairs would be well nigh impossible. James Keefo, aged twenty-five, of Fordham, was found close to the Harlem Railroad track, south of Central Morrisania depot, b ege4 morning. His skull bad been broken in, and he is supposed to have been struck by a pasaing train, AN UNKNOWN BODY FOUND. An unknown man, aged fifty, dressed in black, with gray hair and chin whiskers and but one eyo, was found dead in the Hudson Rivor Railroad cut near Spuyten Duyvil. The body was sent to the Morgue, POLICE CAPTAINS’ TROUBLES, The papers in the complaints against Captains Kon- nedy and Murphy, of the Ninth and Twenty-first pre- cincts, have been served upon them, and the case will be heard by the Commissioners on Friday next. It is satd that Captain Kennedy, although anxious to close up the Columbia Opera House on several occasions, was unabie to find suilicient evidence against it to obtain a warrant for the proprictor’s arrest. Indeed, it is sald at Headquarters that Justice Otterbourg, when applied ppt a warrant, refused it on the ground of want of evidence, DEADLY + ASSAULT. About half-past two o’clock yesterday afternoon a sailor ina half intoxicated condition entered the dining saloon No. 26 Main street, Brooklyn, and called for dinner, Hoe procured tho best that the bill of tare afforded and was about to take nis departure, when the proprietor, Loyst J. Smith, accosting bis castomer, suggested the propriety of bis paying for the meal. The man refused to sottic, and upon Smith telling bim that he would give him into the custody of the police, the fellow solzed a carving knife from a table and cut the landlord on the forehead, inflicting a severe wound, He was arrested by Officer Rall and taken to the York street station house, where he gave his name as Michael Dugan, aged twenty-six years. WALCHING THE PROCESSION. While Mr. John BicSorley, of No. 557 West Forty- ninth street, was looking at the procession’ yesterday afternoon, on the corner of Thirty-fourth streot and Ninth avenue, he felt a sudden tug at his watch chain, and turning round came face to face with Joseph Rosenthal. Mr. McSorloy did not cry out, but struck Rosenthal a powertul blow. Rosenthal ran up Thirty. fourth street and Mr. McSorley ran after him, caught him, and, after giving him two or three blows more, handed him over to Officer Fieming, of the Twentieth precinct, He was brought before Judge Murray, at the Washington Place Police Court, yesterday, and plended gulity to an attempt at larceny, He was com- mitted in $2,000 bail to answer, "FAMILY FEUD, Jeremiah Callahan, who was arraigned before Judgo Wandell, at Essex Market Police, Court yesterday, charged with a felonious assault on his stepson, James Gill, was committed to await the result of bis injuries, Between two and three o’clock yesterday morning Gill and another man, named James Welsh, came into Callahan’s room, at No, 477 Madison street, Gill and Weish were drank snd was Callahan; some old family dispute was raised, and Callahan was About to leave the room, when Welsh cried out, “Give it to him, Jim.’? Guill strack him on the head and Welsh joinod in the fight, whereupon Callahan pulled out a clasp knife and stabbed Giil several times in the neck and shoulder, Gill was taken to Bellevue Hospi- tal, where no now lice in a dangerous condition. Yea. terday morning, when Callahan was brought into court, be showed unmistakable signs of having re- ceived a severe beatin, MORE TROUBLE IN “AFRICA.” About two o'clock Saturday morning a white woman named Aannah Doyle, of No. 118 West Fifteenth atreet, was enticed into a den at No, 69 Thompson street by a negro named William Johnson alias ‘But. falo Bil',”” who plied ber with liquor and then beat her over the head with a chair, inflicting several severe wounds, The woman was found in the place about eight o'clock on Saturday night by Officer SeCabe, of the Eighth precinct, and sent to the Chambers Street Hospital, After the boating sho was insensible for gome hours, and was concealed in the house alt da; and had 1 not been that the officer received inform tion from somo persons living tn the vicinity concern- ing theagsauit the womay would bay in all probavility died for want of attendance, ERRING ADELAIDE. Mrs. Rose Trischet, of No. 433 East Fifty-sixth street, employed Adelaide Mack, aged eighteen, of No, 416 E: Soventy-sixth street, asa servant. Adelaide stole a ring belonging to her mistress, and in conso- quence found herself in the Fifty-seventh Street Court yesterday, where sho was commitiod for trial, CATCHING A FOX. A boy employed tn the dry goods store corner of Forty-0fth streot and Eighth avenue, whilo engaged in carrying some clothes on February 6 was robbed of acloak by a stranger. The thicf was pursued, dropped his booty and escuped. Yesterday Joseph Fox, alias Joo Muguire, was arrested for the theft arraigned be- Bixby-and held tn $500 bai A DRUNKEN QUARREL, Michael Reynolds, while intoxtoated and disordorly in a liquor soloon on Seventh avenue, near Fitty- seventh stroct, was struck on the head with an tostra- mont by John Lyons and seriously injured, The vunded man was dnable to appear yerteraay in court, nd his physician said he was probably dangerously injured, Lyous was held at the Filly-sevegtu Street Court to await the result of the man’s wounds, AN “DRUNK. Forty-two cases of drunkenness at the Fifty-seventh Strect Volice Court yostorday cinimod Judge Bixby’ Hot bo gor now for lose tan $1.60 A drink of gim,|_pttention MARCH 19, 1877—WITH SUPPLEMENT. OUR COMPLAINT BOOK, ‘THE SYLVAN GROVE BOILER, To tux Eprron or THe HexaLp:— Allow me to cail the attention of the people of Har- lem to the fact that the boiler of the steamer Sylvaa Grove is a8 good a condition as that of any steam. boat on the river, and it bas not, as this Harlemite says, twelve or more patches on it, and gineer bas never said anything about its lasting year or ten, That mite isa very smuil one, FROM THE ENGINEER HIMSELF, PAWNBROKERS' CHARGES, To tnx Epitox ov THe HERALD: — Might 1 make @ suggestion, whrough your ‘Com. plaint Book,"’ for the protection of the poorer ciassos, who are compelied to call on the pawnbrokers when their funds give out? The other day i put inaa ar- etting an advance of $1 50. The article was Ucle, there three weeks, and the pawnbroker charged $1 68 w redeem it I would like to know what interest the Jaw allows, This petty thieving must be sto) . staid . A Victim. ANOTHER VIOTIM. To Tue Epiton ov rk Hunao:— A note in your Complaint Book” recently attracted my attention, The system of government of our city pawnbrokers (s lax and incomplete, giving almost un- limited latitude to these ‘Exchanges’ to rob the poor, The cause of this retention of wer by these people 18 tho unwillingness of the J 19 to denounce the practice through a false fear of publicity, During tl past three years, so tu)! of trouble and poverty, cirout ‘stances have compelled me to seck the aid of money 4 in evory instance 1 have ae, I. obtained $5 upo made for $7, the broker repre- scoting that the balance over two per cont would be returned, yet when | redeemed the piedge about two months later, not only was the $2 exacted but interest on that in addition, L. P. He A QUESTION OF FLAGS, To tne Kpitor ov THR Henaup:— Will you kindly inform us why it te that on St, Patrick’s Day the colors on tho City Hall were all dis- played, but on Inauguration Day not one was to be seen on that noble edifice? Lam a democrat and ao oncmy to 8 Patrick, bat would like to see an American have a little show, AMERICAN, POOR COLUMBIA, | To tax. Eprtor ov THe HeraLp:— On Saturday the City Hall was decorated with flags tn honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Not a dag was visible on City Hall on Inauguration Day, Poor Columbia! thou art so young und yet must die, U8 A MORE SURPRISE, To tux Epitor or 7m HxKa‘ 1 was surprised that on the day President Hayes was inaugurated the Stars and Stripes was refused to be displayed on our public building in this city, aud [ sawon St. Patrick's Day that the ball was decorated ‘with the flags of Ireland, Can it be possible? CITY READER. WEAR YOUR UNIFORM, To tax Epitor ov Tar Ayraro:— I would like to know # police captains are instructed to appear in uniform while doing duty, If so, why don’t Captain Williams don nis? This model captain is great on his muscle and struts around tn citizen’s dress ‘‘punching” whoever may be uniortunate enough to get in his way, whereas if he had on his *‘honora’? cituzens might know him and cross to the other side of the street, and not get “punched” as 1 saw a young map’ get it while following in the wake of an arrest the other evening. J, IRVIN, MORE DIRTY STREETS, To rae Epiton oy tux HemaLp:— The complaint of “F, W. M.’? in Saturday's paper against the Captain of Police of the Fourteenth ward does not go far enough; it should include Elizabeth strect, from Grand und Hester, and censure the Inspector whose office 1s in Elizabeth street, Yours, &e, “pon.” THE PEDLERS, To Tux Epiror or tHe HERaLy;— Why is it that pediers are permitted to occupy the sidewalks of Broadway, gathering crowds around them and at times completely blocking the walks to the great annoyance of the community? Broadway 1s daily lined with these nuisances on both sides, from Chambers street to Wall, and that, too, rigbtin the cyes of the police. Two or three days ago | called the at- tention of one of those uniformed gentiemen to a pedler on the sidewalk before the Park Bank who sathered a crowd of twenty or more idle people around im, and the answer { got was ‘he don’t do no harm.’? Surely there should be remedy for this growing and intolerable nuisance on our chief thoroughfares, and the policeman who allows it on his beat should be dismissed. KNICKERBOCKER, GETTING INTO HOT WATER. To raz Epiror oy THe HekaLD:— 1 beg leave to say through your valuable ‘Complaint Book’? that @ person really runs tho risk of being scalded by the hot water from the dummy of the Ele- vated Road, besides being sprinkled with oil, This great nuisance ts only caused by a tow of the dummies, Can it not be avoided on these old engines as well as the new? J. TOBACCO BEGGARS, To Tus Epitor or TH8 HeraLy:— I would like to call the attention of the public, and especially the tobacco trade, toa number of tramps who go around among leaf tobacco dealers begging for ‘an old tobacco sample or a handiul of tobacco leaves, Thoy almost invariably go 1m pairs, one remaining in the street or a nboring saloon with a bag, while the other does the begging, usually making a pitcous appeal that bo 1s not asking tor money, only for a little tobacco, ‘Thia system must be successful and havo become a paying business, for the number of tobacco beggars ay increased wonderfully of late, and no doubt these mon ind a ready sale for their booty. Since the to- ‘acco thus obtained and the products thereof are un- doubtedly disposed of in violation of the revenue laws something ought to be done to stop this nuisance. TOBACCO, BLEEPING CAR AMENITIES, To tue Eviror or tun HeRaLp:— 1 would call attention to an imposition that is practised on the Wagner sleeping cars. On Wednesday night, from Buffalo eastward, by New York Contral Raliroad, a woman had taken for herseif and child the lower berth of the first section of the car ‘‘Lynden;”’ tho upper one was not taken, as also were not many othors, and also several whole sections in that and the other cars, Tho heat of the car, increased by the closeness caused by having the unsold upper berths all down, made the child restless, and 1t as only infants can, This led the mow and others, to ask lirst the porter and then the Wagnor conductor that the unsold berth above hers mizht be closed up, thereby allowing the hot air to escapo by the ventilators, ‘The answer, rudely given in bot! cutxes, Was, She has all she paid tor, and it we should closo the upper berths passengers would never buy whole seetions. It 1s against the rules to close it unless pild for.’” We answered that the beds of theso uppor berths were not mado up, and It would be the work of an Instant to pull them down if wanted, But oo, the pas- senger must be made unnecessarily uncomiortable, or Vo, as it wore,-binckmailed into paying for tho whole section, even though there be only three or four pas- sengers in tho car, and this my the rules of the com- pany’? Respectiully yours, FAIR PLAY TO ALL. PRICES OF GROCERIES. To tax Epitor ov tHe HenaLp:— Your “Complaint Book’? forms an interesting feature of the Hera, which will undoubtedly result In great public good through its influence for reform. In your issue of the 17th, “A Mothor’’ complains of the oxtor+ tions of the grocers and also suggests a remedy, which is already in practical and successful operation in many sections ot she country, and, which scems to me most remarkable, has not been introduced in this city. It ts hardly fair to call the grocer an extortioner who sells butter for forty cents, because, in his way of doing business, it may only pay him a living profit at that figure, It ts truo, powevor, that a first class article cun be purchased trom the producer to-day, at from gightoen cents to twenty-three conts per pound in sections whore freights to this city would not add over tight or ton per cent to the cost. Othor provi- sions could also be furnished at a proportionate reduc. ton from rates current among retailers in this city, such eggs, poultry, flour, potatoes, beef, inutton, pork, in fact most lines of provisions, The remedy is ‘simple and not experimental as 1 can show, should the matter prove of interest ton sufficient ‘number of your readers to warrant you im giving it space, 1t should bo understood that all arti. Gles Of consumption pass irom producer to consumer trough the hands of numerous middio mon, exch of whom must chargo the plump commission which cna- Dies him to live in his brown stone front and ride to bis business in his own private carringe, It is our own fault that thisisso, It 1 want bastor | send to Vor. mont or Ohio and order a tub from some farmer of my acquamntance as 1 did only last week. It cost me Cran cunts per pound—three ceuts.added tor ex- pressnge—and I have us good as can ve found to this market Two th a working men, by join- ing themselves together, subscribing to such rules ag have been found to work suc- | ceestully in other sections, electing their own bourd of directors, and paying a membership tee of say $5 each, would have the capital to open and sustain @ supply depot of their own, Jt would save them more each year than their average rent. The producers are rondy and anxious to co-vperato with every houeat movement of this kind, for they suifer from the d Irrosponsibility of the middle men. The influence of such a movement morally and sucially 18 Worthy the encouragementot all good cit- zens Yours, &oy G0-OPKRATION, , | METHODIST ITINERACY. The Travelling Preachers and Their “Burdens. WESLEY AT A DISCOUNT. Theory and Practice of the Change-About System. yy igat a discount in this preachers’ meet- id one of the ministers of Wesloy’s Church last Mondas, in the usual gathering of Methodist preachers in this city. The speaker knew that he uttered truth, albeit he was promptly called to account for making the statement so publicly. In nothing did Wesleyan Methodism differ so much from every other ism tn its beginning as im the itinerancy, Wesley started out with bis noble motto, ‘The world je my parish,” ag an inspiration to follow in the tootsteps of bis Master and proach the Gospel wherever he found willing hearers, ‘This was the distinguishing feature of early Method. ‘sm in England and America, But old times bave «| changed, old mannors gone, and now the sons of the prophets, like their namesakes of Eljsbe’s day, when they Onda pleasant situation they desire to stay there. If otherwise, why do the preachers of New York and vicinity spend so much time publicly and privately discussing the pastoral term? It is the only thing in Methodism that will not “down’’ at the bidding of these men. They nave givou ® month or more publicly to its consideration each year for the last four or five years, They want the disciplinary restriction removed, so that the pas- torate shall be without limit. The present limit three years, except in the case of chaplains in the army’ or navy, in benevolent institutions secretaries of societies and agents of colleges an universities, Under these exceptions Dr, Holdich, of this city, has beon a secretary of the American Bible Society for twenty-seven years, Rey. E, 0, Bate has been chaplain of the Seamen’s Friend Society of this city for tweuty yoars, dnd other ministers of the denomination take advantage of similar exceptions to prolong ther pastorate, But they are ‘travelling preachers,” nevertheless, in the disciplinary sense, ‘They travel to the meeting place of conference trom year to year and have the satisfuction of hearing the Bishop pertorm the perfunctory duty of making thelr appointments. Of course the pastoral limitation does not alYect them, and they are relatively disinterested spoctatord of the excitement which their ‘travelling’? brethren produce over the itinerancy. b THE TIRESOME TRAVELS. But that it may tho more readily be seen bow hardly and harshly the itmerancy pressgs upon those who are not chaplains, secretaries and agents a few samples will be given. Dr. A. 5, Huow is a member of the New York East Conierence, and since 1859 he has not “travelled” beyond the city of Brooklyn except for pleasure or ag 4 general conterence delegate. His lust pastoral travel was from First place to Pacific street, ‘and all his itinerating for eighteen years hus been of a like extent. Rey. Jobn Parker (second) belongs to the same Conterence, and he has travelled since 1863 from New York to Brooklyn and bach agan, bis last travel being from Seventh street, New York, to Warren street, Brooklyn, and next month he will travel to South Second street, Eastern District, so reports say, Rey. R. ©. Putney entered the New York Enust Conference in 1844, since which time he has spont only elght years out of New York or Brooklyn. He has itinerated for twenty-five years between those two cities, and hig last travel was from Grand streot, Brooklyn, E, D., to Eighteenth street, South Brooklyn. ext move, if the “slate” is not broken, will be to Carroll Park Church. Dr. M. L. Scudder bas travelled for a yeur"between Huntington, L. I, (where he basa fine homestead ana where his tamily reside), and Jobn Street Church, New York, And ior four years preceding he was the presiding older of Bridgeport district, New York East Conference, still residing in his own house in Huntington, Rev. W. C. Steel has itinerated between New York und Brooklyn for eight years, Dr. C. K. True between Brookiyn and Whitestone for seven years, and pre- vious to 1870 he a professor in*Wesleyan Uni- versity, Middletown, Conn., as good as a settled pas- torate, Rev, J. L. Gilder travelled from South Harlem, New York, to York street, Brookiyn, and J. Dickinson from Mount Vernon, New York, to ‘Tompkins avenue, Brooklyn, while bis predecessor took the journey from Brooklyn to North New York. W. P. Corvit has circulated for the greater part of thirty-five years : between New York, Jersey City and Newark, N. J. J. M. Buckley has “travelled” between Brooklyn aad Stamford, Conn., for twelve Lowe ving six years to one chureh in each place, provided he completes bis Present pustoral term in Stamford, 1t is then his pur- pose, according to ramor, to spend a year travelling in Europe until the vacancy occurs inthe Summeriield Church, Brooklyn, again. when he will atep in and servo them threo years moro, thus he a Often years between two churches, and he may spend his lil time with them. This 18 certainly “travelling” with a vengeance, And thero is no law except that of con- vonience that requires a Methodist itinerant to leave the one city if he pulls the ecclesiastica! wires aright, Since 1867 Dr. J. A. Roach bas not had a pastorate out. side of those two cities, New York and Brooklyn; and there Is no reason why he should not minister here tor u ty years more if he ploased, and his age and strength permitted, These are but samplos of *trav- eliing preachers’ in one Vonference. THE UNBEARABLE BURDENS, It is virtually the same in the New York and every one of tho cighty-nine conferences, Presiding Elder Crawford has had his home in Harlem for several ears, though he has been presiding elder of the Poughkeepsie and New York districts alternately for nearly eight years And some ot his preachers travel Jess than he. For instance, Rov. W. P, Abbott trav. elled ail the way from Washingtor equare to Forty- first streot, and Rey. William Lloyd travelled trom Poughkeopsie to Wi tet square, His next move, however, will be from Metnodism to tho Reformed Church and from Washington square to Madison enue, Dr. Chapman itinerated from St, John’s Church, Brooklyn, to St. Paul’s Church, New York, and the next month be will travel back again. Re J. W. Selieck travelled from Twenty-fourth strect to Lexington avenuc, Rev. W. Ui oder from Forty. fourth to Porry street, aud Rey. C, 8, Brown from tho latter (o the Five Points Mission, of which he is pow, and may be for the rest of his days, super. intendent, Rev, H. B, Birkins~ also travelled from ‘hirtieth street to Washington Heights. Rov. Thomas Lodge {rom Dobb’s Ferry to West Twentye fourth street, Now York; Wesicy RK. Davis trom Brooklyn to Harlem, and Dr. u. N. Sims, hi sor, from Newark, N. J., to the Simpson Churc Brooklyn. Emory J. Haynes’ last travel as a Method: ist itinerant was from Hanson place to Seventh av- enue, Brooklyn, two years ago; but even that stretch of travelling was too mach for him and he has walked altogethor out of the Methodist Episcopal Church into the Baptist. Two years ago his predecessor also, Dr. Joseph Wild, becaine dissatisfied with Methodist itin- erancy and left Methodism and the Seventh Avenue Church to become the settled pastor of the Union Con- gregational Cuurch, in Elm placo, But this hardly suits now, and the latest rumors aro that his resigna- tion will take offect there within a few weeks, Tue Rev. Jobu P. Farmor, lute a Mothodist minister at Péun Yan, N. Y., though not in this vicinity, bi algo left the denomination and become « Baptist and pustor of the Baptist church 1n that place. And so the disquiet is manifesting itself here and there: against the itineraucy, And yet, as wo have shown, It 1s al- mosta fiction of the imagination in the cities where the greatest outcry is raised against it. But why multiply instances, One man, as has been sbown, can spend twenty years between Now York and Brooklyn, another twenty-five years, auother eighteon, and still another seventeen years, and Kcr more from three to iifteen years. And this is Method. ch its ministers chafo and stampede! upposed to be w Wosley designed for his “travelling preachor: what is to bo forever guarded with jealous care ana 60 surrounded with constituuional barriers that to jump over tt is toJump into another denomination, ‘Thisis tbe burden which the weak backs of the present genera- thon of Methodist preachers in New York and Vicinity cannot bear, They must not be comp to travel one-third of @ mile from Pacific street to First Place or vico versa, nor trom Fourth street to Forty-tirst street, New York—a couple of miles in the ho 4 And this is the mattor that the “New York Travetii Preachers’ Meeting’ have already spent turee Mondays discussing. They triog to bring a pressure to bear upon the last General Conterence which met tn Balti- more to remove the rostriction so lar as it related to the episcopacy, 80 that the bishops should become practically dlocosans, It would then bo an easy stop to sottiod pastorates nmong the itinerant preachers, The General Conierence favored the scheme so far as to send the question down tw the Anuual Conterences for their action, it being oa epnstitutional question requiring the votes of turec- fourths of ali the Annual Conterences, and then two- thirds of tho’ cusuing Goneral Conference before the change can be effected, But the Conferences that have already voted bave been almost unanimously Opposed to any change or moditication in the episcopal itinerancy, and probably would be equally emphatic against a settled pastorate. A GREAT CRY BUT LITTLE Woot,” But why sbould the Methodist preachers of New York and vicinity raise such a clamor against a limited pastorave? They have the right now to stay in one charge for three years, and yet Presiding Elder Graves, who 18 1D @ position to know whercot ho alfirn told them last week that only six per cent of the preachors remain in their charges three years, while sixty per cent move every year and thé remainder at the end of two years, If they cannot stay in one church more than a year under the disci« plinary regulation, which permits them to stay there, itation wore blotted would they do better if that Ir out? Would thoy receive bette souls to Christ by the extension ol deed. The unlimited pastorates of #, Baptists and Episcopalians tail to slow 4 larger proportion than six to ten 4 cent of their pastors who remain in one charge longer than three years, even in the cities, And many of the churches and ministers of those denominations suffer, somotimes keenly, because they lack a systematized [mance to supply their vacant pulpits and their idle minisiors, every church with # pastor and every preacbor with a Methodism, on the contrary, supplics: nt eh Baruréa waah "ke ies other’ denominations Talinisterial Bureau" ‘cas opened at No, fd Varick street, through which idie minwters and erg churches of every Cn pon pms cooky be rou into correspondence with each ot! itineraney is Sboliehed there will be a ihenaandsele. more wire-pulling than there is now between Moth: ist churches oan! . and then Darwin’ theory will have an ecclesiastical demonstration that he never dreamed of; the fittest only will survive, Six mes out of every hundred may settle in one parish for lite, but what shall the other ninety-four do? They can’t get into the cities a5 they can now. The itiner- wheels having deen taken off t! chariot it would move heavily, if at all, and might not reach the cjty within the period ot an ordinary minise ter’s lifetime, Now, hows the poorest preacher bas aright to hope that he shall be a city pastor at least one year io thirty, NON-ADAPTABILITY OF MUN AXD CHURCHRE, But remove the restriction to u settled and the city churches would no longer receive the Rov. Dryasdust, D. D., even for one month, They will tako him under tte present system for one, two or even tbree years, because they hope to get the ele- gant Dr. Philetus Dobbs or some other like him the next year. ‘There is a sad lack of adaptability between churches and ora under'the system as it ts t present; but what would it be with that system abolished, ag proposed, Within a pass church on the east side of this city passed into the hands of the Church Extension and City Missionary Bociety because the pastors wlio hud bean sent to it for the last five or six years, though excellent and ploui men, were not adapted to it, The church was unable to meet current expenses after reducing thom down to the lowest figure, And to get rid of its di it got rid of its property also, And for the same reasons other churches in this city will have to do the same thing, and in Brooklyn to double up or disband. And yet the polity of Methodism provides presiding elders, whose supposed duty and business 1t is to suit the ministers to the churches and to kuow the necds of each, What tho issue of the present agitation may be it is hard to tell. The public will be shut out trom all future dis. cussions of the subject by the Travelling Preachers? Mooting,”? and when the doors are opened again, if they ever are, it may be to admit the pall-bearers of the T. P, M., orto hear the requiem of the only dis- tinctive featuro of Methodism now remaining to the de- nomination, THE NEW DOMINION. A NEW DEAL—BRITISH TROOPS FOR THE DE: FENCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA—ENGLAND TAKING CARE OF HER ORPHANS—OUR WEST+ ERN COAST—ITS IMPORTS AND EXPORTS ACCIDENT TO LORD DUFFERIN. Orrawa, Can., March 16, 1877. The report has been circulated from time to time that the English xovernment were about to increase tho number of troops in Canada with the view of pre- paring for any emergency thut may arise during tho ensuing spring and summor as a result of Eastern complications, It is now definitely known that the imperial authorities have ordered the Twenticth and Ninety-seventh regiments, lately arrived from Bor- muda and now at Halifax, N. 8,, to British Columbia, Major General U’Grady Haly, the commander of the forces ‘in North America, is now in Ottawa, the guest of His Excelloncy, Lord Dufferin, for the purpose of conferring with the military authoritics with regard to the traneportation of the troops, According.to the in- formation which I have received thu following is the programme of arrangements:—* Tho rogiments will make tho journoy from Halitsx to Quebec by the Intercolonial Railway, and thence to Toronto by the Grand Trunk Railway, At the latter city they wil be quartered in the fort until permission is obtained from Washington for their transportation across the continent by the way of Chicago, I am suro that this will prove a disappointment to many of our Now York soldiers, who, having expected their English brethern in the motropolis en route, desired to extend ‘the right hand ot fellowship and exbibit a bit of Yankee hospitality,” The regiments aro each 750 strong. Tho Twentioth is commanded by Lieutenant Colonel W. L. Devenish Menres, and the Ninoty- seventh by Licutenaut Colonel W. Richard Annesiey, an officer of much military reputation as well aso! high rank, The change referred to will probably take place about the end of this month. The only English men-of-war now on the Pacific coast are the gunboata Amethyst and Rocket, VICTORIA. The place to which the troops are likely to go is the capital of the province of British Columbia, | Iv 1s site uated on Vancouver’s island and has a popuiation of 6,000 or 7,000 inhabitants. As an import and ox. port market it ig the most important on the coast above San Francisco, Two steamers a week connect the city with Paget Sound on the American shore, and many jadies from the latter region find it convenient to do their shopping on British soil, In fact, the American autborities are said to have been compelled toomploy a lady searcher for the purposo of pros venuing the geutec] smuggling that occurs under skirts, In the back hair and the hundreds of ways known to shrewd women, The customs of Victoi amount to fully $500,000, The imports consist of liquors, dry goods, hardware and mining and agricul- tural implements, ‘The exports are chiefly of gold, which comes from Cariboo and Casiar, furs, fish oi], lumber and spars, Large coal mines haye likewise ‘been developed in the neighborhood, and 250,000 tons have been yearly shipped to San Franojsco alone, The coal is of a bitu- minous quality, but superior to that whicn we know in tho States, and commands $5 ton at the mouth of the pit i from $9 te $11 per ton in the market. Anthracite coal has also beeu found on Vancouver's and Queen Charlotte’s islands, but not yet in suilictent quantities to warrant commercial enterprise. Th lishing inaustry of Victoria t¢ also large, aud during the last year it assumed extensive proportions. Accordin; to the statement ot Mr. Bunster, ove of the members of Parliament from that region, the export of salmon alo! amountéd in value to $210,000, He informs me that the coal beds are within filteen or twenty miles of the iron - mines, and that there Js no difficulty in procuring either mineral The climate is genial, the population acombination of English, Irish, Amorican, Chinese and indian, and there are present all the clements of growth that the modern pioneer most se in his en- deavor to multiply probabilities. From what I see of these British Columbians who represent their country in Parliament there is no question but that they have a great country, and that, like San Francisco, some point of it will eventually be inhabited by a large and active population. LORD DUFFERIN, Lord Dufferin has met with a painful though hap- ily not a serious accident, While entering an art gal- lery he slipped on the ice, sprained an ankle, bruisod his ribs and head and for a time was made ingensible, Fortunately Dr. Tupper, formerly a Minister government and now a memoer of*Parliament, who resides opposite the place, was called in, and under hig ministrations the sufferer was restored to conscious- ness and partial; lieved, Ihave @ despatch from Captain Ward, his aide-de-camp, this morning, which states that the injuries are not such as to excite alarm, and that a few days‘ rost will suilice to bring the Gove ernor General to his {cet again, It 1s only last week that Lord Defferin, while on a toboggan with a lady, and flying down the steep incline I described in a for mor letter, was upset, and tumbled twenty or thirty feet. Fortunately ho escaped injury, altnougn his companion reveived amark on the bead that wag sharply visible at an evening reception. I only men. tion the circumstanco to show that the Governor Gon- eral of Canada takes the risks ot any other mortal, and probably moro.ot them than ho ought, in securing the pleasures which, together with the cares of State, mingle in making the mosaic of his life, THE SPITZ IN INDIANA. [From tho Indianapolis Journal, March 16.) It is well knowh that there are certain standing topics at which every Legisiaturetakesa tilt, Of these we had nothing to say during the sitting. Now there is no reason for silence, and all topics are free; wedo not, therefore, hesitate to touch that standard topic of leyisiation—that bete noir ot debate—the dog, and we proceed lo say tbat certain recent developments have been made which are very much to the dog’s discredit, Dr. Zurn, of Liepsic, recently delivered a lecture im that city on taxing dogs, in which he gave a ood deal of hitherto unknown information. The dog 18 not only the most useless and the most expensive of the domestic animals, but ho 1s the most dangerous. 1 dog alone goes mad by spontancous effort, jo «communicates hydrophobia to every other animal, man inciuded, But this is bis miidest fanit. He i infested by para- sites bo a degree unknown to other animal has within himn jour kinds of tapeworms, He is sole pro prictor of a sort of insect, called the pontastomum for sbort, which Jays within the dog’s car myriads of eggs, which the dog scatters pretty over all creation by the sneezing process—‘he dog iv a Jamous avimal to sneeze, These parasitic creatures otten produce fatal disoa sary trouble to all other assuciutes, This would seem to be bad news concern+ ing the dog, and if that animal has any friends now is the time (or their friendship to show ttselt. Apropos to the topis, 1t may be meationod that the Mussack’- setts Legislature, which wisely proceeds by appoint- ing a commission frst, 18 considering the advisability of abolishing Whe Spitz dog. When the commission reports the Spitz dog will have had tis day, and will pass out of the State, FATAL RESULT OF A SPREE. Coroner Simms, of Brooklyn, was notified yesterday to hold an inquost on the body of Catherine Vorvin, an Infant six months old, which was found dead on the floor of No, 26 High strect, It appears that the father ofthe child, Dennis Dervin, alaborer, aged thirty years, ‘wag arrested for intoxication on Saturday night in the Second precinct, He was tnken betore Police Jus. tico Walsh and discharged in The wile of the prisoner, boing anxious about the release of her her house at nine o'clock for the purpose of going to court to intercede for him, leaving her baby to the care of Hannah Dougherty, a neighbor, who rondes ia the samo house, She was absent an hour, and upon her return was horrified to find the lifele: of the child on the floor underneath Mrs, tty, Who was insensible from the effects of whiskey. The drunken purse was arrested and locked up on « charge + 9f homicide, pastorate ©