The New York Herald Newspaper, March 20, 1877, Page 3

“THE MORMON. MURDERER, Is John D. Lee to Escape the ; Death Penalty ? - OPINION IN UTAH. “I Would Have Shot the Old Sooundrel Myself!” BRIGHAM YOUNG. The Sons and Grandsons of the Prisoner Threatening Revenge. [B¥ tTxLzoRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Bravgx City, U. T., March 19, 1877. At an interview with Governor Emery, at Salt Lake, ho informed your correspondent, in reference to some Fumors in‘regard to petitioning bim for the commuta- tion of Leo’s sentence to imprisonment for life, that be had not heard the subject mentioned. Ho declined $0 indicate what course he would puraue in case such a Petition should reach him, He expressed the hope, however, that no such potition would bo presented, as ho felt the full responsibility which would devolve Upon bim in auch an cmergency. 4 PRTITION, It is certain, however, that the preparation of such a document was at one time discussed in an infuential Bentile circles, and that a few persons, Mormon and Gentile, expressed thoir readiness to sign it, though a much larger number on both sides not only refused to tolerate the idea of any change in the sentence or any delay in its execution, but threatened to watt upon . the Governor and remonstrate against his interference. ‘One liboral Mormon said, on being interviewed on the subject, than have him escape. 1 have long enough enccuntered the stigma, both in Europe and America, which the Mountain Meadows massacre has cast upon the people of Utah, MORMON OPINION. “I went through the fleld of the tragedy in the spring Of 1858 and saw tho skeletons of its victims exposed, end hoard tho story of the flendish massacre from the Ups of a young man who was'a forced witness of a por- tion of the bloody scene, and my feelings were such o, sir; I would rather shoot Lee myself that I would have shot the old scoundrel Lee myscif had he appearot! beforo me. Tho man who wants Loe Bpared is no iriend to the ‘Mormon people.’” Bishop Smoot, of the flourishing city of Provo, thirty-five miles from Salt Lake, in conversation on the subject expressed himself cautiously. He was with President Young through all the trying scones of the invasion of General Juhnston’s army in. 1857, and thought he knew bis mind in reference to the massacre. He (Smoot) had believed that Lee was a guilty man, though he know but little moro of the circumstances than were familiar to the public, ‘He knew well enough that Brigham Young had beon Teady and anxious that justice should be done to the instigators of the Mountain Meadows massacre; but it had beon the principal aim of the judges and prosecuting officers until recontly to reach Brigham, George A. Smith and a few other leading Mormons, {‘Brigham Young,’? continued Bishop Smoot, “had always said and poblwhed that he would lend any ald necessary to bring the Guilty parties to justice whenever court should be Organized which was not controlled by the mob who sought above all things else his (Young's) own lile.’” The Bishop said that were a petition for commutation of Leo’s sentence to imprisonment prosented for his signature he should probably append his name, though he would rather not see such a potition. BRIGHAM YOUNG. Brigham Young, | understand, since the convicticn of Leg, in an interview with an ex-oficer of the courts here who had something \o do with Lee’s first trial, expreseed himeell in this wa; “ My religion teaches me to see you in hell bofore giving you any evidence ‘while you are aiming to convict me.” This remark probably referred to the tact that mach of the ovidence which convicted Lee was procured through Church instrumentality, ; THE FIRST TRIAL. . 1 was told by a former Church attorney, who figured in the first trial, that the failure of the Jury to agree on a conviction at that time was principally due toa misunderstanding on the part of the counsel em- Ployed by Lee and by the Church, In fact the most of tho evidence that convicted Lee was ready for use, but ‘was not brought in court for some reason, perbaps be- cause it was incompatible with the theory sot up and argued ‘earnestly by coun that the Mmaseacro was an Indian, not a Mormon af- fu Thw defeated the case, Subsequently the present District Attorney, Howard, determined to try Lee upon the merits of tho case, and procured cer- tatn documents from the Church uuthorities, iucluding Brigham Young’s letter of instruction to spare tho tmigrants and see them safely aud specdily out of the Territory, This letter did not reach Lee’s camp at Cedar City until alter the slaughter, though the yoang man who bore it is gaia to have made the quickest round trip over made between Cedar City and Salt Lake City, being about nine doys, MONMONISM AND THR MASBACRE. I believe, my informant says, that it was not under- Mood that the Cnxrch aaihorities desired to shield Leo or prevent the facts of the massacre coming out In evidence, but that the Church attorneys wero tmply to ropresent and protect their interests. Others think toat Brigbam Young was desirous of saving Lee, Mt possibic; but this view cannot be reconciled with tho undoubted fact that the trial whith convicted Leo | ‘Was essentially a Church prosecution; that the prin- cipal, if not all the important evidence was given by Mormons, The caso was not even complicated by the introduction of Klingensmith, an acknowledged participator in the maseacro and a Mormon apostie, A GUARD AND A FIRING PARTY. Owing to tho thadequacy of provisions for the sale keeping of prisoners at Boavor, United States Marshal Nelson applied to Governor Emery tor a squad of fed- eral soldiers to guard Lee and another squad to exe- cute him, This led to a correspondence with General Sherman, who was willing to accede to the first re- quest, but in regard to the latior suid he did mot regard Wa part of the duty of the army to execute the proe- wes Of the civil couris, LRR'S BONS, This request was made for the reason that it was thought to bea difiieuit matter to secure deputies wuo Would be willing to shoot Lee, be having a large num- ber of stalworth sons and graudsous residing in this @ountry, Who, it has beon rumored, have threatened “NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH to kill all persons who might participate in the ehoot- lug But} bave Beard several residents express their willingness to be depatized as special marshals tor this emergency, and think they would not be molested on wccount of their participation in the execution. BO SYMPATHY FOR THE PRISONER. Lee was brought from Sait Lake City to Beaver in a wagon about two weeks ago, accompanied only by the United States “Marshal and District Attorney, and reached here safely, though a little late, owing to a storm, As Lee is as well known tn this country as Grant isin New York there would not seem to be much sympathy felt tor bin among the people, who could easily have rescucd him at any point of the road, “A FEARFUL DEATH. While playing to a deep railroad cut on the north side of the Harlem River, on Sunday afternoon, a little child found the dead body of a inan, about sixty years old, lying between the two raiJroad tracks which passed through the gorge, Tho right side of the head bad been entirely smashed in, so that one of the eyes was gone and bloody particles of brain matier were oozing out between the fractures of the skull. The man was ueatly dressed in a black suit, wore kid gloves und had a black silk hat, It was evident from the position in which the body was found that the man had ether fallon or been thrown from the rocks abeve. Strange to say, bis silk hut was still on bis bead; and, strauger still, both lis shoes, which were small guitors, slit dowu the sides, wore lying sovoral feet away, as though knocked trom his feet by the force of the blow be reccived on falling to the ground, he child informed Mr. Teronce White of what he had geen, anil the latter reported the facts to the police of the Thirty-Gfth precinct, No Glow could pe found tw the man’s identity. His Pockets ware empty, und no only carried with him stick to aid his No lootsteps, He was reco; ou by several citizens who bad seen him around Kings- bridge and Spuyten Duyvil for two or three days pro- vious to hia death, An ollicer of the Thirty-second precinct said that the man had slept one or two nights im a barn belonging to Mr, Kellerbouse, om Manhattan Island, just across the bridge. The deceased appears to have beon very uucommunicative, His name was unknown to those with whom ho talked. 1t was learned, however, that ho had beeo a earponter, und had lived in New York with hig children, Ho did not tive very poacoably with them, and Bad concluded to leave them, twas many years since ho bad visited Kingsbridge, was evident from the-fact that be inquired about the con- dition Of @ mull, the ruined walls of which have been the only vestiges of it lett lor over nineteen years, Lt is guid that several times inquired for a sir, Curtis, but no one could tell whom he meant, ‘the scene of hig death was visited yesterday by a Heraup reporter. A passage for the Hudson River Ruilroad bas been blasted through w rocky hill at that Point, leaving the.sides of the chaam unprotectedby any fence or ral On the north sige the distauce to the bottom of the gully is ninety tect, while on the south it mast be over eighty. Just belore this ‘cut’’ is reached » little iron oridge crosses the railroad track. On une of tho stones supporting this bridge the deceased was seen by Officer Selieck Jast Sunday atteruoep’ about’ half-past one, He was eating @. pieco fof dry bread that some one had given bim and appeared to be per. fectly sober. Avout a quarter of an hour afterward he stopped at the house of Me. Henry Dandon, near by, and asked for a glassof water, This was given hin and he then inquired the way to the city. Alter boing informed ho left the house aud stood again by the rail- road track. The twoe’clock train came rasiing by so near to bim that some litte boys playing thero were afraid that he would ve pulled ‘under the train, Then Mr, Witham Martin saw bim ascend the hill on -the south of the cut until he was lost to wet}. .About a quarter of an hour afterward his lijeless body was found,.as already described. Mr, Murtia und others traced his. stops in the snow up the hill. At one place it w: ident that he bad stopped near tue eige of the ravine. A few steps further on be bad apparently sented bimsel! at the summit of the bill, with bis dangling over tno terrible precipice, Herothe murks in the snow ceased, Tho rucgn wooden stick that be carried with him was found there. 1t was evident that the man hau either pushed himself trom tne chif or slipped off accideut- ally. The former theory, under tue circumstauces, appears to be more probable. Coroner Eliinger was notufed and will mak iiigent investigation, | permission of the principal Mormons, and that the jury was largely composed of THE STILETTO, , The police 1a Newark yesterday arrested Mar- tin and Thomas Lyons, of East Mechanic street, and Charles Smble, of No 129 Bank ‘stroet, on suspicion of being implicated in a ternble stabbing affray early on Sanday morning, ‘1s appears. that one John Trainor, a hatter, residing at No, 73 Park street, became involved in a quarrel with a drinking party in a saloon kept by Matthew Finnegan, near the Odeon Variety Theatre, about midnight, Sun- day, Tue party wore put out by the proprietor, and continued their row on the stoop and wali, in tue courso of the méée ‘'rainor and another man, whose name is not Known, were stabbed with stiluttos, tue unknown map across the face and ‘Trainor pear the heart. Tho row was heard by a po- iceman, but when he reached the scene the party had fled. ‘Tramor bad only got away a tow biocks when he fell exhausted. A cot wus procured and he was re- moved to his home. Here he waa attended by Police Surgeon Read, who found that the wound was unm exceedingly ugly and dau- gerous one, ‘Tralvor, tue doctor discovered, was considerably under the influence of jiquor and greatly reduced in consequence of a lurge loss of blood. The wound was a three cornered one, about au inch in widto, It was feared that Trainor would bleed to deuth, a8 the interior cosiai artery Was severed, and it was about three Lours velore the physician succeeded 1m stopping the hemorrhage, —_ At first he thought the Jelt Jung wus penetrated, but upon further examination he was satisfied to the contrary, ‘The chunces of ‘Trainor’s recovery are the reverse of encouraging, He positively refuses to divulge tho purticulars of the alfray, and the police think he does not know who stabbed him, THE DEGNAN TRAGEDY. Peter Degnan, tho returned Californian, who ate tempted to murder himself and his stepsister, Mury Matthews, because sho refused to marry him, lived through Sunday night, and, to the surprise of tho at- tending physicians, was still hovering betwoen Iiteand death at St. Michael’s Hospital at last accounts. The victim of bis mad passion and brutish fury lay 4p the same hospital, but though terribly cut up and ijured gives promise of recovering. Besides her broken arm she has no Jess than seven cuts on ber head, the murks of Degnan’s desperation, ‘The relatives of beth Mary and Peter still persist in denyiny thut Pever wus under the iuflueuce of liquor or that there was any love episode vetween him and Mary. He was suffering, they say, from montal de- pression caused by business troubles. How she camo to be so terribly cut up, her arm broken aud her hand nearly cut off, is accounted for on the theory thatiu Peter’s desperate attempts to make mincemeut of him- sell Mary tried to stop him, aud he slashed and ivjured her also, Degnun’s perfect sanity after tho afluir aud bis cool romark that be wished he bad fnished Ler, as she had ruined bis life, they do not attempt to explain, They say, aiso, that Mr. and Mrs. Mattnews bud not beep participating in the St. Patrick Day celebrativa, but were simply ubsent at the market when the shoot ing and cutting took piace. EVENING HIGH SCHOOL. Tho Evening High School, ot which Jared 8. Babcock is principal, will close the tirat week in Avril The school was instituted in 1866, It began with an aver- age attendance of 555 pupils, Year by year tt mcreused, | until 1876, when the terin for the year was brought to a close with an average altendunce of 1,086, or nearly douvlo that of the beginning. The pupils are largely made up of these whose necessities compel lubor during the day and, thereforo, thetr at- tendance upon this school at night is evidence of an earnest desire fur selleimprovemeni, Very many of these are married men, The same success which has | marked the school during the previous ten years is | maniiested for the term for 1876-7 ending 1u April bext. The examination tor students for adinis-10n was vegua on Munday eveurng, Septemver 18, 1876. Uf tho 3,000 upplicunts examined 1,720 were found compereut to be adinitied, The students ure perinitied tu cluose their suswactors wad their suujects of study, but when oneo seiceted they cannot change either without th The term commenced Monday evening, Octover 2, 1876, with an atiendunce ot 1,082, and draws tv a close with an aver- ago attendance of about $00. During the first week of the term the average attendauce wes 1,679, and the averuge register number was 1,520; tor | Ube week Just parsed the average attendance was 816, | gister bumber of 807. Tho average age ts is tWeuly-one years, the oldest being foriy-eigt years and youngest tourieen, Ju thie Setioul Bnghat iterature, grammar and com. | position, Latin, rhetoric, elucuuon, drawing, pentwan- ship, phonography, matueriotics, WookKeEping, DaUrel phuiosupuy, ond are divided into three ediate and highest sults Of (he term How drawing toa close are fully as satisinctory as any which have preceded it, LARS PALL. William Whelan, while endeavoring to pry open the scuttle of the house No, 14 Hamilton avenue, Brooklyn, about half-past one o’olucd yesterday morning, slipped and rolled Irom the roof jute the back yard, Mr, John Dempsey, who resides at the above nurmber, and has a dining saioou of the first floor, was about reuring at the time, and hearing (be boise ran int6 the yard, wuere | of the Prisou Association bas abandantly proved that | undone a work which is likely to ba superseded by one be tound Whelwu th an tusensivle conditive The tue jured man unally recovered cousciousuexs, and was | ocked up. OBITUARY. EMORY WASHBURN, The Hon. Emory Washbury, whose death from Pneumonia occurred at his late residence, No. 28 Quincy street, Camoridge, Sunday atternoon, has been for many years oue of the eminent citizens of the State of Massachusetts, whose name was always meutioned with respect. 1t may be truly said that be fell 1p the harness, for up to the day of his last brief ilness he Was constant at his post of duty, giving him- sell to the service with the devotion and enthusiasm which had marked bis long and useful life, Governor Washburn was a native of Leicester, where he was born on February 14, 130. He was titted for college at the Leicester Academy, spent | two years at Dartmouth College and was gradu- ated at Williams College in 1817. Four years later, having completed bis legal studies, he was admitted to the bar at Lenox, and for a few years? practiced bis profeseion in his vative town, serving in the mean- time two terns, 1526-27, in the State Legislature, to which, after the lapse of balf a century, he was again returned at the last election, He removed to Worces- ler tu 1823, und for tuirty years Was one of its foremost citizens, These were years of great professional activity, Varied vy bis interest in afluirs of public can- cern, where his counsel and co-operation were olten sought by a community which recuguized lis capacity for honorable trusts. His professivual reputativa was ® consiantly growing one. ‘Three years alter bis removul to Worcester he formed a partnership with Joun Davis, Governor and senator, which lasted several yours, lu 1841-42 bo Was a mem ver of the’ State senut In Iddt be was | appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pieas, bus re: ed the position on the Beuch ju 1347 to return to the Bur, He was chosen Governor in 1858, succeeding Governor John H. Cuilord. Js was iho year when the new constitution was deieated uud the hopes of the uew republican party of yatming coutrol of the State were disappointed. Iu iso Lo accepted tue Bussey prolessorsuip of law in Harvard University, aud held the ehusr tor twenty years, re- signing it at the end Of the last college year. lu this place he did eminent service as a weacuer, and won the respect and, in remarkuble degree, tue alleu- tion of those who camo under bis instruction, Stull vigorous in bis old age, bis maine was freely mentioned last fall in counection with the republican nomination tor Congress iw the Enyuth district, though it was not brought beture the, cons vention. His active temperament and restless spirit, however, could, not be idle, and be entered into tLe work ot the Legislature, to which hy was choseu, with the buoyant spirit and tireless iudustry uf youth, Goveruor Washburn found time, im spite ot his other engrossing occupations, to prepare aud pub- lish eeveral staudard works that have Ligh repue tauion; uinong them, “Hasturival Sketches of the ‘town of Leicester, Mass,, during the First Century from its Sectiement;” “Sketches of the Judicial Mis- tory of Massachuscite;” “Law of Easements and Ser- vitudes;’’ und “A ‘Treatise um the Law of Real Prop- erty’’—tho ast being Wis most impurtant work, By- sides these volumes many addresses aud orations by hin have, trom tite to time, been publishud. Thedegree of LL.D, was conlerred upon tum by by both Willams wud Harvard Colleges in 1864. He was Vice President of the Massachusetts Historival Society, Fellow of the American Antiquarian Suciety, member uf the Acad- emy of Arts and Sciences and of other learned bodivs, He was from nis youth a constant aud tireless worker, ‘Always a student, he lived to lvarn. He was no re- cluse. Eminontly cheeriul and svcial in disposition, he Won contidenco easily, wud uttuched bis irtenus very strongly. He was always especially willing to put the wisdom of bis experience and acquirements ut the service of young wen who sought bis counsel, aud thoy olten sought him. As @ citizen, he was public spirited and free with his aid to all guod causes. The esteem in which be was Leld was due to the lile of in- legrity und lurge useluiness Le had led, DR. HEUMANN ASCHENBRENNER. Dr. Hermann Aschenbrenner, formerly of the Uni- versity of Munich, a political refugee of 1848, died in Havana yesterday. MRS. EUNICE WHITE, AGED ONE HUNDBED AND TWO YEARS, : Eunloe White, widow of Peleg White, died at Mace- don, N. Y., on Saturday, at the age of 102, CHRISTIAN HANSON, THE REFORMED BURGLAR CLOTHED IN FINE BAIMENT AND GIVEN UONEST EMPLOX- MENT. One of the happiest men in New York yesterday ‘was Christian Hansou, tho reformed burglar, whose adventures were told in yesterduy’s Henato, from @ poor, degenerate and abused convict be suddenly found himself a lion, with philanthropists viewg with each otner in offorts to serve him, 4 MUCH ASTONISUKD Max, “It seems like a dream to me,’ said he to the writer yesterday, a8 uressed up ina new suit of broadcloth, @ spotless white shirt, neat fitting boots and Picadilly collar he held his levee in the corridor of the Tombs, “Only yesterday I was a poor muserable outcast, kicked like a dog; glad to make my supper of a dis- carded crust or bone; afew iilthy rags 10 cover my body and without a friena in the world, while to-day, thanks to the newspapers, God bless them! 1am a mai “arly this morning,” continued’ he, “the keeper called me and thrust u ligracp through tho bars of my cell. You can bet f was astonished to see myself made famous, and I could herdiy Anish tho article I was so overcome by its kindness, Soun alter the cell door was opened and I was given two suits of sew clothes, which were sent by Alderman Morris, whom | shail never forget. ‘They were Uret class clothes and they fit me as if made expressly for me,” and the stalworth man buttoned up dis coat und walked a fow steps to show the excellence of the fit, “be bundles,” resumed, ‘‘aiso contained a tull set of underclothes and 4 pair of good shoos. Well, 1 took 4 bath anda clean slave aud when 1 looked in the glass alter dressing L oardly knew mysell. Ten years 6 w long stretch lor a teliow to be without a decent suit of clothes, But I teel a little ashamed,’ added tue ex-convict, ‘at this here Picadilly, Lt mukes me look just a lite bit too stylish, 1 um not accus- tomed to style, you know.” asked the writer, ‘aro you sure ‘@ to your determination to live an The burglar reverently took off his hat as he ai swered, und cailed Goa to visit him with fonumeral altlictuions should ho ever again do @ disnunost act “No,” said he, “the past is dead and gone, 1am a new being altogether now, and | would indeed be a wretch and villa if L ever forgot this great biessing ‘that has falien 1o me.” VISITORS To THE REFORMED MAN, During the day Hauson was visited by a large num- ber of people, and all who talked with bim weot away satisfied that ho had told the truth and that bis i- teutious were honest. Among others =~ who culled was the former captain of Company A, Sevenin New York Volunteers, m which regiment’ Hanson said he had served. ‘he geutieman ut once recoguized | him und expressed bimeell thuroaghly satisied that he meant to lead un honest lite, Commissioners Bailoy und Cox, of the Charities aud Correction De- partwent, also catied and conversed with Hanson, Au viderty and Wealthy citizen of this chy, whose nume is well Known, but Which he requested shouid Hot be disclosed, culled Lo place Hansun in empioy- iment, but found that he had already been provided tor in that direction by the proprietor of w large paint establishment, who agreed to tako the reform Durgiur inio lis employ as a cierk and suice- man ut x good salary. The gentleman in question Urst subjected Hanson to x prolonged examination to ascertain 18 trathtulness and competency, He tound that tho man was a good penman, bright, intelligent, possessed of youd education und the master ot live juiguages, He stated that he was entirely satistied that Hanson was thoroughly reformed, A coupic of old Contral Ottice detectives likewise calied ou the lion of the Tombs to see they bad ever | betore met bim, but ucknowledged that thoy uvver bad. Dr, Elisha Harris, accompanied by Mr, Shelton, of the Prison Association, were among the Visitors, ‘To-day Christian Hanson leaves the Tombs and enters bis now euployment, MERCY BETTER THAN VENGEANCE, Prison Association ov New York, March 19, 187 To Tuy Epiror oF THR HeRaLo:— Your report of the starving and despatring Christian Hanson, whose case received such kind attention from Justice Kilbreth, Alaerman Morris and Warden Quinn on Sunday morning, suitably notices the evidence o the surviving manliness which called forth thatleniency, Let me vow mention the fact that the large experience y iw beter than vengeance in dealiug with tne cliched aud friendiess, anu that the promise of suc a thun us Hausou v» seldom dishonored, The praet biliy Of saving a penitent criminal is far better than thut lor Litung a voiumiary paaper up to wel!-supporung aud manly jie ‘The fact expresked in your cuitorial now Monday morning bas become well understood by (he Ivcui comumitiees of the ussocition in all the countics of this Stato:—"l the benevolent wait tor the needy aud desperate to come to thom they leave & great deal more vostiy.”” £, HARKS, Corresponding Secretary, BROWN, THE MIND READER, Brown, tho Mind Reader, gave a very successful ox. hibition of bis powers last night in bis parlor, No. 1 Irving place, The tests consisted 1 naming the per- son of whom the subject was thinking, fuding an arti. cle on Whieh tbe sabject’s. attention was centred, and weverai otuers loss dificult, The entertaimmont will bo Fepouted to-morrow evening at oigat o'clock. SAFE BLOWING. A safo in the pork packing establishment ot Carl Sanford, Nos. 406 and 468 Clermont avouue, Brooklyn, was blown open by burglars yesterday morning, Only $12 in muney was obiuined by the thieves, 4, ‘thoughis to holy subje ‘Kiisabeth, uod the whole court, | tures AMUSEMENTS, TANNHAUSER AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Last night the “Wagner Festival’? gave us the first Performance of Tannhaiser,”’ This is the frst time this opera has been performed in the Academy ot Music. At tho Stadt Theatre, in this city, i bas been Several times given, the lust time ender the conductor- ship of Mr, Neuendortf, tho present able director at the Academy, But the Stadt Theutre 1s 80 exclusively aGerman place of amusement that this may be con- sidered its rst performance before an American pub- lic, This being the case, afew words about the plot and the music may not be out of place. The plot is as follows :;— Tannhuiiser, one of the ancient minstrel brother- hood, and tho most skiltul of all, having becomo dis- satisfied with the life ho bas been leading and the re- wards he has received, bas abjured bis faith and sworn fealty to tho pagan goddess Venus, in whoxe power and presence we already find him when the opera opens, But he appears to be rather a hard individual to please, ay by the time he 1s presented to us he has already be- come satiated with the pleasures provided tor Lim by the goddess, and curnesily wishes himself back on earth, After trying m vaiu to imduce him to remam, Veuus angrily bids him go, bat return to her if he duds his ho} salvation aud success on carth pot ful- filled. He prowises 10 be faithiul to ber in bis muustrelsy, aituoush bo leaves her, and imuiediately Huds himseit 1m a valley well knowa to him; the eburch vells ringing in tho distance and @ shephord boy perched on a rock, playing his ptpe and singiug a Sobg in praise vi May,” Theu a band of pilgrims jour. eying to Rome are heard singing their bymas tu tho Mistance; they pass. over the stage and disappear still ugiug. The signe of them fannhauser’s and he knecls to Whiie be prays ine Laudgrave aud several of ‘baitser’s brothar minsirols appear, welcome bim and duvie bin again w them, ‘using the name of 1's ploce (with whom ‘funn. , as a final and cesstul mducement, At “minstrel tournament” is aud (he subject given out is “The Praise of The trial ts io the presence of the Landgrave, Taonbadser sings in aise Ol earthly and sensuous love, as embodied in Yenus, und lisuntoly song rouses aguinst kim the @nger of ull the court and of bis brother minstrels, who threaten his lite, Khsabeth pleads for him, @ad on condiuon that he will journey wit the pil Grims (thou Leard singing outside) to Rome, rdon irom tue Pope, Lis outburst is forgiven, lug 13 abseuce Elizabeth pines away, and dies just be- fure he returns, ragged, disheartehed and jovtsore, He meets Wolfram, une of the nstrels, und to Kym reites vow, at Romo, the Pope, on hearing time ho bad been iz the Venus Mountaiu, tustead Of forgiving and blessing hin, bad cursed bum and told him there Was no purdou tor such us be. Hopeless, ne hay returued to devote huuseif again to Venus, ‘Woiltrain tries to dissuaue him trom this, and Venus, appeariug ina cloud above bis bead, invites mim tO jom ber, While Taouhuuser ts still undecided a pro- vousivn enters bearing the corpse of Elisabeth; Venus digappears, and Tanubauser, sinking by the bier, dies ropeutunt, Although an eurtive opera than **Lohen- grm,” Waguer’s peculiarities of construction um Orehestration are apparent in full force. The ovériure and march and ‘iigrim Chorus” are undoubtedly three of the best known numbers of all Waguer’s op- eras, not even excepting the “Bridal Cuorus” in *Lo- heugrin.? ‘The inarch has been as much trau- goribed and arranged as any Rossini or Verdi aria, und has been used for plano for military band, tor large orchestru, for small or- chestra—und once we heard it desecrated tato a quick- step—until everybody kvows tt and many people aro tired of it, ‘The overture is not quite go flexible in nature, but it has been urranged for military band, and is one of Warren’s favorite show pieces ou the organ. As people—tnat 1s, the ordinary puvlic ways like what thoy know, these three numbers were loudly applauded, ‘i are muny numovers m this opera hat caich the eur even of the ordinary listeuer. Tanu- badser’s song in the Urst act, consisting of three verses, the lust two euch a somitune higher than the one preceding, and if quicker fempe, burrios the auditor on to the climax, tts taal rus made even more resistiess by the recitutives between the verses, which keeps the hearer in sospenso without weakening the effect of the main theme, And after the passionate scene between Venus und ‘Tannhaiiser, with its screaming Violin passuges, its clash of cymbals aud blare of brass, tho lovely Song of the Shephera Boy*’—enuirel Uuaccompanied—comes as w grout reliel, like a breat of pure air in an overheated room. On this breaks the “Chorus of Pilgrims,” not, as it appears in the over- ture and as it is best known, iu triple, bur in common timo; in tact this tirst intyoduction of the chorus only foresuadows it as 1t 1s to appear in ite completo form in the last act, when the pilgrims ro- turn, blessed by the Popo and bapyy trom Rome. At this its first introduction the chorus is tuterrupted by queer little pastoral purases played by tho shepherd Gn bis pipe. Woltram’s uria und the succeeding con- Music form an effective finale to this first act, which for dramatic contrasts has rarely been equalled. We Lave init first the sensuous music of Veuus and her votaries, then Taonhauser’s tiory then the vigorous duet between Venus aud Tamuhauser, then the ebarming pastoral solo of the suepberd, then the religious chorus of the Pil- grims, and (hon tho fresh, mauly strains of the Land. grave and the minstrels, with which the act ends, In the next wet we have, ut the end of a long scene be- tween Klizabeth and Tanohadsor, a concerted daet— such us in bis later works Wagner never writes—which ut ab its commencement strongly remmds one ot tho duet “O Numenlose Froude,’ in “Fidelio,” but as it develops that similarity disappears. Wagnerewould be very disgusted to hear it, but there is no doubt that the ending of this number is strongly Meyerbeerish, Uf the march we have already spoken, aud 1 is really too well knowu to need further mention, The succeeding miostre! touruament ts a wonderiul specimen of @ long, steadily growing and carelally prepared climax. ‘This scene takes eiguteen pages m the piano score, and is fn its entirety one gradual and 8.eady incroase 1 effect and souud. Com. mencing with an accompaniment of harp aivne, iusira- Ment aftor instrament is added unul, where ‘all riso against Taunhauser tor bis impious declarations, the full orchestra is 1 use. From here to the end ot the act is simply ery und dramatic con- certed music interrupted once by Elizavel short and pathetic solo, in which she ya for mercy and torgiveness for Tanouvaiiser (*guin by tho Landgrave’s sentence) and ended by the chorus of pilgrims beard in the distance, @ orchestral intro- duction to the third and jast actis a tone painting of Tannnaiiser’s weary pilgrimage to Rome, hie being cursed by the Pope and his hopeless return, Alter the rise of the curtain and a short solo by Woltram we have the pilgrims’ chorus in its completed and vest known form, Elisabeth, nov finding Tanvhauser among the returned pilerims ag she had hoped, prays for acath tor herseit and forgiveness tor him in a solo, which, though never likely to be pop- ularly ‘ac is benatituily expressive and sure to command admiration of musicians, Theo we have Woliram’s 8010 to the evening star, a romanze which bag been played op piaaos und blown on sulo trombones times without number, Tis 18 foliowod by Tannhadser’s description of his journey 10 Rome; tho bumber on which Waguor baa evidently bestowod more care and thopght than on uny other in the whule opera, Fromm its introductory theme on the strings, 40 descript.vo of weary wandering, to its wild ending where Taonbaiiser calls on Veuus again to receive music {faithfully fellows and pice every change im the dramatic narrative, At Venus’ appearance the music ot the scene in the Venus Mountain ts reproduced, and phrase ulter phrase of it48 recatled, until Woitram, in despair, calls out the name of *Kusaveth!! At this word Tanuhaiser awakes from his temporary delirium, and the whole character of the muste changes instantly trom sensuous passion to religioas fervor as the procession appears Dewring Kiisabetl’s bogy. Tannbauser siuks by tho bier und dies. The opera ends with the pligrins? orus, Massively orchestrated and sung by all the wining characters aud the chorus Bischoff appeared as Tannhai ance at these iestival performan has a voice of considerable power and guod quality, Ho 18 not a satistactury actor, but he sang his tusic with energy aod fire. “Mine. 'Vappeobens as Kusabeth was very good, and showed much tess fatigue than could ave been expected by any one Who Knew tbe immense amount of work that she (10 com- mon with the chorus, the orchestra and Messra, Blum und Preusser) nas bad to eocounter since the com. Michcement of these performances, Her tiret sulo—a tv the hull in which the tournament ts to cur-—Was Very finely sung, u8 Was her prayer in tho ast a Mr. Preusser as Wolfram was as much out of tuno as usual, Mr. Bla: Jandgrave, had succumbed to nis last week's work, aud Way Woablo to appear, His piace was supplied at twenty-four hours’ notice by Mr, Weinlich. his first ap- ‘This gentle. man ter was a Mr. Urban, w gentleman belonging (we be- leve) properly to tue Germania Theatre, him He proved It & mostacceptable audition to tho opera cum. Y, #8 he basa ,ued voice, a distinct enunciation, aud really knows low to stand and move upon tho stuge. ‘The opera was unsparingly cut, and the ed was the old one, We were in hopes that as Waguer festival we snight have the “Bacchanal’? in the frst act, but no such good luck awaited us, The orchostra proved itself again the most attrac. tive leature of the periormance, BROADWAY THEATRE—MEDEA, Some theatres, like other public places, have a Tegular run of patronage of a certuin sort, and often, though the name and management of the establish: tent as well ws the style of 118 performances change, the audience continues the same. So it was last even- ing with the new Broadway Theatre, formerly known as Wood's Museum, whercat “ Medea’ was the play, with Mra. J. H, Hackett in the ttle réle, Tho audieuces at Wood's dearly loved a rousing tragedy or some deeply stirring emotional piece, which gave their favorite performers # chance to rend @ passion all to shreds, and the house last evening at the New Broadway would have hailed with no Jess delight a good, vigorous, blood-stirring repre- septation of Medea, Unluckily for their anticipations an accident oceurred to martho symetry of the per- formance, and made that rather tame which othorwise would have been quite Vigorous enough for the most exacting there. This acctuent Was uo lees than tho juiiog of Miss Mathilde Medina, tho Creusa of the uc- casion, in & “real fuint,”? Miss Medina bad forgotten her linev, and, overcome with embarrassment, fell prcetrate on the stage in the riddle of When the-curtatd had beon rung down an agi M Hackett announced that the audience could have their mouvy back if thoy did not choose to sit out the 20, 1877.—TRIPLE SHEET. an cha af ‘adhdea, een ne A ee a , Who was to have sung the | The Wal | play with anew Creusa, who was to ‘‘read” the part A round of applause aunounced the general willingness to accept the chang: but of course the movement of Hgure through the p f Med rongest passages, and as Jason (Mr. Oakes Rose) was o ruther angular hero, whose eft hand seemed to have heen rendered useless in auction, Orpheus (Mr. J. J. Wallace) was, at least on thie occasion, the favorite of She gods, **Medea’’ was (ollowed by the atterpiece entitied “Who Speaks First,” the change from grave to gay being quite @ welcome one under the circam- stances, “LONDON ASSURANCE” aT THE FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE. “London Assurance’? ia one of those comedies which display the powers of a good company, and, demg without a ‘star part,’ gives every actor a chance. For this reason itis the more exacting, and cannct be satisfactorily performed by two or threo first rate artists, Mr. Daly has good reason to be proud of the triumph of the Fifth Avenue company last night. ‘The abilities which aro Jost in such trash as “Bluo Glass” are beheld to the Dest advantage in a comedy of true purpose and per- manent fun, fhe audience was large, in spite of the Abominable snowstorm, and heartily SPARRING EXHIBITION. Billy Edwards’ Benefit at Gilmore's Garden, LARGE ATTENDANCE. McClellen and Edwards Wind Up Wildly. Between two thousand and tweaty-five hundred gen- tlemen and abouta dozen ladies congregated at Gile more’s Garden last aight to witness the performances given for the benetit of Billy Edwards, the light weight champion pugilist of America, and those who attended were mostly satisfied with the various spplauded | degrees of sport that came off, The ma the performauce. Mr. Join Brougham’s Dazzle i fe was a great piece of acting, and no one | Jority of the attendants went there for op the stage can play it_—swith ~—s more | the purpose of witnessing @ test of superiority spirit, Wo have seou many a tino Charies Courtly, but | perween tho beneficiary aud William MeClollag, tbe'lat- can remember none superior aud few equal to that which was presented by Mr, Coghian, It was full ot deticate humor, combined with unusual en- ergy, Mr. Fisher was capital as Sir Harcourt Courtly, A buoyant and charming Lady Gay oilered by Miss Fanny Davenport, and Miss Emily Rigt Played Graco eifectively, ulthough ber accent was vot at all like taat of the daughter of a fox bunting English Squire, Mr. James Lewis gave to Mark Meddle too hitile broad and unctious humor, and Mr. Crisp too inuch to Bolly Spanker, but asa whole “London As- surance’? was played inastyle which commands the respect of the intelligent public. KAGLE THEATRE, “Madame |’Arcniduc’’ was last night produced at tor having laid out so capitally Jack Cash in a glovefight a couple of weeks ago, and they were aware that MeCtel- lan Would try his best to sorve out Edwards in the same way It be could. A grand display of the art of self defence was expected from sach expert teachers of the science, that Never was there loss science displayed by two masters of tho art before, As soon us they faced each other in the four rounds that were contested they rushed at each other like gamecocks, as if the motive was to annibilate eacn other with every blow; and the hundreds who went for wero greatly disappointed, and object alone this house for the rst time, with Aimée in the rollick- | When they finished, quite exhausted, the specta- ing role of Mariotta, which so admirably suits her | ‘Ts wero dumbfounded, and seemed as much sure genius that it seems specially written for hor, | Pred a8 the men themselves, who Foally She was supported by a pretty strong cast, | 2+ Until the affair was over they realized the fact but unfortunately both Mme. Dupare and | tat the friendly set-to had veen a desperate although M. Duplan seemed to be suffering from severe colds, Their voices were clouded and wore fur trom producing their wonted effect, Notwithstanding this a very short glove fight, these two men to ascertain who was the best at the art of self detence would be A sparring match betweea worth seeing; drawback Dupare managed to give u remarkably | bUt when they make ® desperate fght of sprightly interpretation of the ré/e of the dashing | :t, the affair loi ite pleasantness and en, Captain Fortunate, and we forgot tho short- | genders il! fveling and quarrola and wrangles comings of Duplaa’ voice in the excelleace of his acting as the Archiduc, Aimée was iu excollont form and played with a vivacity and espiegterte which even she only develops in ber happiost moods, Her Yoice was alav in good order nud she succeeded so well among their respective friends. McClellan was mach the largor man, being two inches taller and at east twonty pounds tho hi impetuosity last night, show off to such advantage ag jest. Ho did not, from bie that she received the honor of several encores, | he did in bis encounter with Cash. The aflair came Her rendering of “Un petit bon hommo pus | or on a platiorm erected in the centre of plus beaut que ga” and the “Pas ¢a, Vax | tie arena, which was encircied with ropes and ga” song were given with tninitablo drotlery, | stakes of tron, but the affair was so poorly put up that And fairly convulsed the house. Tho minor roles were well Hiied, and the many chorusos were given with fair eflect, ‘The performance ended with a inarch past and 4 drill of the supes, which was endod by this formidable militia firing @ volloy across the stage. “Mme. VArchiduc’’ will be repented to-night, wad on Wednesday Aimée appears as Molda in the “Timbule @’ argent,” GRAND OPERA HOUSE, A reasonably largo audience, considermg the storm and biting wind, was present at the Grand Opera House last night to witness the “Two Orphans,” Tho remembrance of the snow without made the snow scene in tho drama seom more real, and tho audi- ence, mindful of the chilly wind ontside, ap- peared to appreciate moro deeply than usual the nobis, solf-sacrifieing act of Pierro m giving be tattered and = much-needed coat to poor, shivering, blind Louise, Miss Claxton acted with ber accustowed fervor, aud more than once brought tears to the eyes of the uudience. As the cruel La Frochard, Mra, Wilking was as powertul us ever, Mr. Aldrich, as the crippic, and Mr, Letlingwell as Jacques were ulso received with favor. SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, Good, hearty, honest laughter prevailed at thia eosey little houso last evening at the comicalities of the ‘¥risco Minstrels, Wirch’s tun was not chilled by the cold winas outside and neither was tackus’ ardor damponed. The parlor ontertainment wax up to its usually good standard and Senator Bob Hart's ‘few ro- marks” were as pertinent asever, Mr. Mall thombed tho banjo in a most happy manner, and in the amusing sketeb of a “Slippery Day” there wax an: Amount ot lusicrous incidents, ‘The bill for this weel is a good one, 1 TONY Pastor's. The entertainment last night ut Tony Pastor's was composed of a colloction of variety talent not often found under one management, Among the new ar- Tivals, Miss Jennie Morgan, probably the best ballad singer in the variety business, was received with the warmest kind of a welcome from ber old admirers, und the boys in the gallery perform: the “Kiss Song” with their usualfauimation, Alvo Sisters, in the banjo dueww; Willi Henry Rice, the burlesque prima douna, with Watson and Kilis, tho German song and dance comédienues, are also ‘now features this woek. These aud the old favorites Add Ryman, Gus Williams, O' Reardon, aud last, but not Jeast, Tony bitseli, made the eptertainment au ex- cellent one. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES, Mr. and Mrs. Floinger’s last musical recital taxes place at Chickering Hall on Wednesday evening. Solec- tions will be given from the compositions of ach, Haydn, Schumann, Rat! und Vieaxtemps, Mr. KE. A. Sothern produced at the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia, last evening, his new comedy, “The Hornet's Nest,’’ trom the pon of H. J, Byron, to @ crowded house. It was received with great applause und may safely bo pronounced a decided success, SOROSIS AND AMBROSIA, THE ANNUAL DINNER AT DELMONICO’s~THE COMPANY, THE TOASTS AND THE SPEECHES. ‘The great ladies’ feast of the year, the annual dinner of Sorosis, took place yesterday at Deimouico’s. For @ fortnight veforehund there was a flutter of excite- ment umong the Glite of the female tilerati, The tor- tunate members of the ladies’ club were busy with preparations of now dresses to do bonor two the occasion, while among outsiders the receipt of a white and golden noto of invitation to the feast caused a flutter of gratilled excitement At uoon yes- terday the members of the committees having the matter in charge gathered in Delmontico’s parlors, and at one tho rooms began to fill with the members of the club and their guests, The handsome drawing rvou. on the second floor were thrown open for tne occa. sion—a large parlor, looking out ou Filth avenue, und a drawing room attached, where the ladies were waited upon by neat tiring maids, At two o'clock the doors were thrown open into the largo dining room, and while Mrs, Winterburn execu- ted a brilliant march on the piato the lauies, about 100 10 number, tiled into the bull, where admoer a la Russe was served 10 Delmonico’s best syle, ‘The tublos were dressed with flowers, a beauttul floral ut- fering being sent by Mrs, Esther Herman, wnile every ady Was presented with a small bouquet. Alter the lengthy dianer was over the Mtorary exer- cises were w order, Mrs. Croly returned thanks for the courtesy of the club during the past year, and was thou again instalied as President by the Vico President, Mra Tilley, Miss Henrietta Beebo next sang “Cherry Kipe,’’ and received an enthusmetic eacore, The now oft of the club were then inastulied im brief aduresses by the President, after waich Mine, lager sang the polonuaise trom “Mignon,” whi Was eucored, and she gave ‘*A Twilight Song." Tho Prevident followed in a short speech, speaking of tho progress of the club, The touxt of “We was responded to by the Rev. Ari spoke with force und eloquence of the nece! woman ork 48 Co-operative with man's in partments of life, aud especially in the ministry. 1 noxt toast, “Our Guests,” was replied to appropriate. ly by Sirs Burrow. Mrs Fanny Foster. then read a “Pledge to Soros"? and 4 toast, Good will towards mon, but make it sual, Ur peace on garth witi have ov rvon wt ull, The toast, ‘Our Absent and Departed Friends,” wae responded to by Miss Proudiit, who recited some verses on the late Mme. Levers, written vy Mrs, Helen M. Cooke, Miss Alico Flewcher then read letters trom Miss Aunie Louiso Carey and Mra, Esther Mermanu, ‘The next regular toast was “Tho Gentlemen, God Biess Them! The Women, God Help Them!” It should here be |, 1D justice to Sorowis, that all these toasts were drank In nutbing atrougor than lein- onade, Mra, Winterburn uid Mine, Guiager sang a ductt, and Miss Minnie Swayge responded iu a humor ous speech to the toast, “The minority the conserves of society.” The toast, “Lhe proposed govern- ment of tue city by rent payers und taxpayers, should includo tn its roll of honor women taxpayers aod rent payers,’ was responied to by Rev, Uar- Mrs. Hoifuian spoke on “Woman Reiormers.”” Miss Hundab Allen toasted “The Presi Mra E. & Jones spoke on tho ‘Day of Won- Mrs. Anna Randall Diehi replied to tne to: “Our Provessional Women.’ Mies Julia Thomas re- cited “Guilty or Not Gaiity.” Mrs, King read some humorous verses on Soros ind Dr. Anna Dinsmore French mado a briet speech on the necessity of united Jabor amon, women, urging that only through woman's oxertions could mau be elevated and purified. Miss Charlotte Beobe recited an original poem, Mise Alice Flether guvo as @ toast, “Soronls, the Representative Woman's Club—brignt, whimsteal, fitful, daring, yet timid, sometines beloved, sometitaes abused, never forgotien."’ The toast “The: ories"’ was repited to by Mra. Ravenhill, Mrs. Wint burn gave “A Lost Latier.”” Other songs, toasts speec! followed, and the shades of night had come aud snow Was falling fast when the cluv adjourned and a ia dainty milks aud laces, syagus their the stakes and ropos gave way twice during the nigbt, ones during the encounter between McClellan and Bde wards, when both toll to the ground hend frat, Ed' on top of McClellan, They were lucky in escaping with- out injury. : Around the “ring”? benches were placed which seated Dearly one thousand mon, while the boxes on both sides wore crowded with spectators, A band was ia attendance and at the time for the pertormance to bogia the band were ready to play their part. Harry rs assisted by old Mr. Tovey, acted as mantera of cere monies and they forced the pace with the business bee fore them, The first act of the piay was a set-to bee tweon JACK TORNER AND J. GOULD, and these wortbies boxed away ut each other thres rounds, when Turner backed up against the stake at hos corner, which gave way, and he fell headlong ww the ground. He wag uot much burt, was soon vB the stage and at work again, trying to demolish bis oppo pent Ho was not successiul, however, for at th Gould hud rather tho nt, Alter the above tl Doran, which was very excellent, and seemed please the people. After this KKLLY AND SRDDONS’ MOUSE came forward, and kuocked each other's noses out of sbape for several minutes, when they retired and gave place to Joe Kyun and pupil, woo gave an exhibition of COLLAR ANU KLWOW WRESTLING. ‘These men wrestled tho best two in three falls, Ryam throw his pupil the first fall after a short straga! but the pupil, soon ufter they met the second time, laid the preceptor out at full length, Ryas however, being the largest, strongest and best insa, closed the gume by throwing bis pupil a second time, nd receiving the plaudits of his trieuds, The wrest ling was followed by more club swinging by a big boy aud a litte une, aud then FROPKSNOR WIUTNRY AND JACK CAS came forth to show their expertness in the manly art. Whitney turned hiw ankle in the first round, got quite Jame in tho secu bad-toeut tbe shia round short, Hurry HIll apologized for the Frolessor by sta jug **that he has cast a shoo? WARRY RDWARDA AND WILLY KELLY, These two light weiguts umased the spectators with threw rounds of smull work, aud they were followed by Loary anu Vlynv, aud then moro clud swingin; Was throwa.tn, Following this waa a most capi display of science and, we may truthfully aay, the ouly real divplay of tho ars of self-defence that was givea during the evening. The set-to was between PROVESIORS CLAKK AND MILLER, These gentiomen sparred tor four rounds in an easy, gentlemanly way, and gave many beautiiul exibitions of tino Litting, stoppiog and getting away trom punrbingat, Such pleasing bouts as theso are always weil received, aod the prolessors left tho stage amy the cheers of multitude, AKTHUR CUAMBERS AND WARRY EDWARDS bad a lively lute strugyie, Arthur dealing kindly with the amateur, who is improving fust, Warry will mele & youd boxer with practice, He understands the rude teats. Then foliowed the wind up, and what the crowd eae especiully to see, which was # contest be tween BILLY KDWARDS AND DILLY MCLELLAN. When these champions mouuted the platform & rousing cheer was given und the men passed wo thelr Fospective corners. Edwards was io fighting comume, bare to the waist, with tight drawers, winite stockings aud ankio boots McClellan was similarly dressed, with the exception of baying «thin undershirt op, Harry Hill, after otfering w challenge for sume person to another, called 1”? and the combatants walked quickly ‘up to th re of “the ring’? and began, + TUX FINST KOCND. McClellan rushed at Kdwards io a moment, leading off with bis lett hand, which was stopped very prettily ty Edwards; but in a mowent afterward they were both slashing away at each other lott aud right, within distunce ang out of distance, paying oo attention to the rules which professors of the urt commonly en- deavor to teach their pupila They continued hitting lof und right all over the stage until they both fell trom bard hitting; theo, jumping up, they renewed their desperate game, and, ulicr severul dangervus blows trom right and lot without any regard intended t to where they hit, McCietian was knocked down, but was soon up again and at it, loft and rybt, without aim of object. A more desperate attempt ut annibilation with gloves was seldom or never seeu, and when Harry Hut told them to separate aud xo to their corners the friends of each mau seemed speech- less with surprise at Lhe manver of sparing adupted by the combatants. SKCOND ROUND, ho seconds to spongo or attend to the There wer 48 they bad in the few minutes they bad been at work exhausted themselves considerably. Hill calied time as soon as he saw them ready, and they were bardly at the scratch belore they were banging away at each other again, McClellan leading and forcing the fighting, a8 it covld be called sparcing no longer, ‘Thore was no :ore sciwnee displayed than would have been seen by two drunken sailors. They stopped only for breath, uod then at it again, MoClellan received ono particularly hard hit in the front of the face tn thie round trom Biily’s right, which staggered bim, und be iu return got bis right hand on Kdwards’ nose, whieh enlarged it some aud nearly knocked Kdw: down, Alter lighting wildly tor some moments they clinched ond MeCtellan tirew Billy a ba on the bard boards. This round only lasted one minute and three quarters, THIRD KOUND, Whon the men approached tho scratch they wer bow terribly in want of wind, and were pufling hike small steam engines. They began sparring cautiously, but in a moment McClellan led, wissing the blow by Kdwards reireating. Mac followed him up, and twoe handed slogging tollowed, Left and right at t ead as fast they could be delivered were the bl thas cach flung at the other for some moments, when they got away, und spirred for wind a vi ebort time. MeUlelian forced the pace again, but as ne rusted in, be missed Billy’s head and received two Very sovere hits in the front of the face, euch of which staggered him, They came together again, and both fought desperately tor the head, Edwards’ blows being stelective, McClellan being very wild tm bi ihey yrew more cautious toward the end tho round, as they were bowb badly pumped out fro ther rapid fighting. The round did not last abovi three minutes, Harry Hill bade them desist, FOURTH ROUND, As goon as the men reached the scrateh they began eagerly to damage each other as much us possible, both hitting hard, lett and right, at the head, In the straggle tor mastery Edwards was driv. ing McClellan before him, when the late ter broke through the ropes and teil bead. jong to the ground, Edwards following and Jaling heavily on MeCiollan, It was a groat wo that they hot both badly injured, Th the stage again as quickly as possible an hostilities, when, after some vory bard hits, which were avout equal, Harry Hill separated them and they retired, And thus ended the first meeting of these popular oung boxers, if After tbe show wan out, Johnny Dwyer and Steve Taylor made a match to fight a glove fight om the 23d of April tor $500 aside. WRESTLIN MILLER AND BAUER. Tho Grnco-Roman wrestiing match between the twe well known athletes, Miller and Bauer, which takeg Place to-night at the Metropolitan Ridigg Academy, ‘Third avenuo and Sixty-third street, to be one of the most extraord teste it witnessed th this cliy, men [ Beaperis copia en express