The New York Herald Newspaper, March 26, 1877, Page 4

—_—_ oa Whe Kibinga and Kiyanja ridges, with its ancient bed Gisrupted, fails abruptly mto the immense gulf in Beveral and separate courses, and @ stream of short course and little volume is created, flowing from the easter vlopes of the above-named ridges southeast- ward, to be im du@ time known az the Lukuga, sinco Which tfemenaous wrack of nature baif of the waters with inverted courses have assisted the other ball to fill up the chasm, and appear to be Bow on the eve of fuldiling their task. ‘The visible effects of this great geological change are not the same at the southern end as they are further north and about the centre; for at the southern end the plateay, with is folds upon folds and layers upon layers of firm rock, drops abruptly down to tne biue- greon depths of the lake, and voyagers coasting along ‘those shores appear to be gazing at tho zenith as they look up at the few shrubs and trees growing upon the edge of the tawny piaicau; while at the cent especially about Tongive on tho east side aud Tembive ‘on the west side, we appear to be in the vicinity of the origin of this convulsion and the section whence the earth first vegan to feel her throes, At Tougive we Bee an aggregation of aspiring peaks and semi circular cones, which would, perhaps, with more ex- uct knowledge be called closed vomiturics or craters. South of Tembive we see a ridge incliaing northeasterly, lofty and irregular, with much of the same structure 8 the rocks of Tongive exhibit A TROPICAL PARADISE. North of Tembive, on the same side, 18 to be observed ® considerable depression a the land, From a height 01 4,000 feet above the surface of the lake the land has suddenly subsided inso a low, rolling surtace, the high- est point of which is scarcely 1,500 feet above the lake, ‘With isolated domes aud cones. Tbe rock also changes in character trom tbe basalt and trap to a decomposed felspathic kind, followed by a conglomerate and a cal- carcous tula, strongly impregnated with iron, whieh is the character of the rocks on each side of the Lukuga, In no other part of the lake coast have I found rock of such soit character as at the Lukuga. This depressed country continues as fur as Goma, where we sce the jand upheaved highest, but with siopes less abrupt and Tugged than at the south end, and clothed With tropical luxuriance of vegetation—mammoth trees and numberiess varieties of shrubs and plants, Phe high altitude which marks the verge of the Goma plateau compared to that of the plateau lying immedi- ately west of it inclines one to think that the volcanic explosion tilted the whole of this northwestern coast, merely raising higher and loosening the edges of the chasm, which has since by action of weather and water become worn and decomposed, presenting for a vreadth of trom four to five miles various of these ilvcts in mountain scenes approaching to the subline wn character, Ouce out of view of the chasm tiled by ihe Tanganyika the plateau is seen clearly in its origi- aal form, and has a gradual westward slope. Between North Goma and the high mountains of Uvira there 1s another remarkable depression in the Jand similar tu that of Ugubba, It appears as it there had been a sudden subsidence of this part and a flow of the subterranean rock north-northeast, which atter- ward was ejected vodily upward, and now forms the peumsula of Ubwatt, which is over thirty miles in length. FORMER GEOGRAPHICAL ERRORS CORRECTED. Burton aud Speke, on their voyage from Ujijito | Uvira, sketckea Ubwari as an island, probably from she fuet that the Wajiji carelessly called it **Kirira,” or ‘“igland,’? Livingstone and myself, also, in 1871, heard of wha: our predecessors bad called Ubwari Island as the Istaud of Muzimu, Here is an instance of four travellers mistakeu about one small section of Lake Tanganyika, ‘ue trutn 1s we are all wrong. Expioration has proved that the countries of Kar- mb apa Ubwari form a long narrow peninsula, joined Armly enough to the main land by an isthmus seven | talles in width, with an altitude in its centre of about 400 feet above the lake, So it will be seen that, belore uny of our former statements can become correct, the Tanganyika must have a further rise of 200 feet, which ts impossible, The fact that this is not an island, but a peninsula, proves that there must be a deep gulf penetrating | Vouth-southwest between Masansi and Ubwari. i have taken the liberty of cailing this great arm of the lake | Burton Gulf, in honor of the discoverer of the Ta kanyika, as Speke Gult distinguishes a somewhat simi Jar formation :n the seutheast section of the Victoria Wiyanza, ATANLNY THE FIRST WHITR MAN ON THE UBWARI GILLS. From the sumu:tof one of the Ubwari hilis—I ap- pear to be the first white man who has ever enjoyed tus privilege, for there is always some trouble in Ub- wari--and it being a clear day, by means of a gluse 1 obtained an extensive view—at some distance, It is trae, of the impenstrably savage countries wr st of Burton Gulf, The land hes in lengthy mountan | waves, with deep yaileys between, for twenty and Murty miles westward, whea, flnully, the great table land of this part of Central Africa presents itself, and Js seen to join at a clouuy distance, ulter a deep curve, | southwest to the plateau of Goma, These valleys be- | tween the mountain waves give rise to many small | rivers, all of which have their exit into the lake in the | west side of Burton Gull, Such are some of the most remarkable effects of thac Braud convulsion which disparted tho iable land of Central Africa and formed this eucrmous chasm of the Tanysnyika in its bosom, Nor bas (tis convulsion oc- vurred so very remotely but it might, in my humbie | opinion, be measured by years by competent scientiats. {t appears, aiso, thai the agencies which produced this | extruordinary chav quite dead im this part of Central Africa, for avout eighteen months ago, 1 bi moutitain in Urundi was precipitated from ius position | and toppled over, burying several villages with all their | inbabiiunts, This disaster occurred near Mukungu, in Urundi. Avout three years ago the surface of the Tanganyika | Lake, in the neighborhood of Ujiji, was observed to be with jarge lumps and masses of some | strange, dark substance, which, as they were swept on the store of Ujiji, were picked up, examined and won- dered at. The Wajiji caliel it, and still continue firmly in the belief, the discharse of lightning, The Arabs called it pitch and coliceted large quantities of biackened | fuses admittance | Thus it is be bus 50 long pr NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1877.—TRIPLE SHEET. Sitneeteinsnenertion The Oracles Wiio Rule the Capital of the Fashionable World. -——-- + ——_ PEN AND INK PICTURES. A Peep into Some of the Sanctuaries of the Law Givers. HOW TO FIT AND WHATS BEFITTING. can Panis, March 9, 1877. “DL histoire se répete” isan old French saying, of which the very livera! translation is that there is nothing new under the sun. A few novelties have, however, turned up in the course of the present cen- wury, and among these stands foremost the ‘Paris mah-milliner.” This curiosity of the age we live in first appeared twenty-five years ago. He emerged from bebiud a counter in the Ruo de Richelieu, and, in spite of tho vicissitudes of the nation to which he owes his fame—iu spite of war, siege, invasion and hard times, the fall of the Empire and of those whose patronage gave him prestige—the ladies’ couturier stili flourishes, and his present achievements eclipse those of his palmiest days, The Paris “man-milliner’? is often alluded to as if the term comprehended a whole legion of profession- als, but in reality there are only two in the business, and of these one only—-tho originator of the species— possesses the faculties aud gifts requisite fur so dell- cate a mission, The name of this. man 18 Worth, and that of bis emulator, but in no way his equal, is Pingat, Their satelli:es are men and womea of groat talent in their l1ne—designers, colorists, ft- ters—all content to supply and execute with rare ability the ideas given thom, These jorm a notable phalanx in the army of the commander-in-chiet, but however competent and consulted not one among them would dare agsumo tho responsibility of launching forth the; own inventions before the master-eye has glanced en- couragement or approval, From what hus been here said tho reader will already conclude that such a gov- ernment and such a rulo as this must be based on something Jess transient than mere vogue. In truth it 18 so, Notwithstanding the triviality of la mode there 18 @ powor in the bi of her ruler, and this power is taste, tact and will combined. A PARISJAN CELRURITY DKSORIBED, A pen-and-ink sketch of M: Worth, in what wo mhy call ‘his different. moods,” will convey an impartial notion of this Parisian celebrity. The accessibie inood, the inventive mood aud the obstinate mood aro cer- tainly the chief features of this versatile geuius, Asurnle M. Worth 1s inaccessible; but when por- gons take the trouble to call at his house of business for the purpose of seeing him and are provided with some kind of introduction ora reasonable motive he ig correctly polite and affable. The visitor, whoever he bo, is greeted with the impassive countenance of a man of the world long accustomed to {gminine diplo- macy, and the stranger may feel assured that whatever he may say or propose he will obtain neither yea nor nay untii the piercing gray-blue eye has detected sin- cerity in the speech and manner of the person he ad- dresses, M. Worth 18 somewhat beyond the middle height, dresses wRh faultless precision, wears his hair, which is thinning, ¢/a Capoul, is always at ease, and hig bow to a dake or an ambassador 1s the same as his bow to asolicitor whose request cannot be granted. His answers, are short and his talk by no means suggestive, Vutting ail things together, if M. Worth is sometimes sorely tried by the im- portunate he never shows temper or re- to his rooms unto authorized ropresentatives of notable firms, journalists of repute and even critica, It is untrue that he does not at- tend to his customers, He takes no orders or meas- ures but he advisee, corrects and inspects, A number of young employés dressed im tho style of the day do the business, appareutly; but as purchasers go to M. Worth’s establishment for his ideas no toilet leaves it without having been viewed by the master, no order excapes without supervision, If a lady desires that ho should see her toliet “tried on” m the ‘salle des lumieres” gas 8 lighted in {ull daylight and he looks over the process of fliting, which 18, however, per- tormed by women. 1t gewerally suflices that the models for a new season be his that he should have crée them, as the term goes, Those who know this magician and transformer of figures are aware that he is truly enjoyable when in | the act of imventing. He shakes off the gentiewan rider and cabinet minister style ior a quiet considera. Uiou of his jay figure. Mere chance sometimes throw incompatibilities of color and tissue across bis path; if so he combines them wecording to the sug- gestion of the moment, ‘There 18 not a thread woven vf which he cannot make an appropriate oddity; but generally the inir- cacies of drapery are the result of mucb forethought and study. No material is too costly ior the rougp | trial of a pew idea, Yards and yards of valuable Indian tissues, of the best Lyons fabrics, of lace, embroidery and gauzes, are wasted with prodigal band, At other umes a mean piecd of muslin 1s sufliciont, Like all superior arusts, for M. Worth is an artist, he consults tbe few lookers-ou he may not mind cuiling in when the effect desired is obtained; he does not disdain a frank and open opinion; but for all that never alters for the sake of acquiescivg With a notion not his own, rved his originality, The factlity with which he yields, when convinced, can ouly be compared to the obstinasy with which he maintains his own. The words ‘no, uo; | really can- not,” may always be interpreted, “1 wiil not’? tt is well known in the trade that af oa dealer insist on pushing a material through tequiriag some substauce to caulk my boat belore setting out on the voyage of exploration I was pre- sented with some of this ‘discharge of lightning,” or piteh, and found it was asphaltam, which most prob- | ably escaped through some vent in the bed of the Tanganyika, as on uo part of the shores could I obtain, | afier diligeat inquiry, the slightest knowledge ot its | source. HENRY M. STANLEY, 3 MILK. | BUI To Tus Epiron oy run f AL. Noticing your article fast week on the price of milk, 1 addressed a nove to dairymen on the Erie and Harlem Toads about the price ot pure milk delivered at tho | railroad stations, and the reply is turee to three and a | half cents, costing on platiorms here four and a baif | nod five, and delivered to consume 1 ten, and not Improved any in purity by these miadiemen, averaging over one hundred per cent gross prot. Now, L ask, Mr. Editor, if that is not an extortionate price in these hard tmeg, with so many thonsands out ot employ. | Ment, and those that are fortunate to be employed are Bt starvation wi Labor 18 down and all kinds of | mnerchavdise, s eal estate, but milk keeps at war prices through nvination, Sur them up, Mr. Editor, until they are brought to thei PURE MILK, PLENTY OF PROYIT AT SIX CENTS. 1 To tux Eviror ov THe Herat :— | Your paper is such an inde from ail party spirit either in thought or acti T have always had good reason to rejoice in baving been a daily subseriver for the last ven years. Now in regard to all this talk «bout milk, | willsay that persons an go to the depot at this season of the year aud get nil tue milk they want at from four cents to four and | one ball cents per quart, and should any such desire r ven six cents ye to pay + wen 83, ry morning. test it with the let if it stands proof f seit | it, and if uot proof I want to know the reason, I sell | it as delivered to me, and ung quite -auisiied with six | cents por quart. [sell a great deal more ink on this | ueeount, and Unprincipled deaiers that wisi to charge per quart the bigbest prices to the poor lwvoring classes find it | tom, still hard to wet along—oxcupt in the way of grumbling at low prices. : PURE ‘ Being uaable to procure the $20,000 bai required by the Newark authorities, Mr, Ben Noyes is suli held in | abie an inpression, eR MILK. 1 NOYES IN LIMBO. | i} custody. j@ quarters wt the Park | Hoase, under constant surveillance of an 0} » He | has retatacd a8 his counsel, in addition to Judge rad. und Counsellor Williaw 'B. Guild, Jr. He insists upon the care and the for the bull-dozing hieh be has been subjected almost irom tue first, ne says, there wonld lovg ago ave brought about ao amicable settlements the New Jersey: Mutual is tortitied advice of the best of counsel, Bat procerxes to of Connecticut, General Benjamin F. Butier | be good humored, | Hes, do me some good by letting me se Worth’s influence, should the lutter once shake his heud pressing 1s useless, Any disregard of a first re- tusal murders the article. Worth is justly sensitive 18 undue prying into lis pri- vate life.” He bas a palatial residence, stables and household at Saresnes; a son who has shared the labors | of the firm since be Jeit the military service; a wile who is av English woman, and weil kept servants; he gives occasional receptions and dinner parties; is fond ot art, Writers, actors and men of Wit, aud resents the wholesale use tnude of his name, Tne world need know no more, “As you ure a capital fellow,’ he once said to a lady who writes on the lashions, “1 will show and | tell you everything, but please don't put me in print; for having been tri fair enemies in the press to-morrow.’” dly to you L should have twelve A great deal bus said ubout the exorbitant price of M. Worth’s toilettes, No one 18 ovliged to be dressed by M. Worth. Another complaint is that he will not have anything to do with duchesses and countesses if not treated by them as if their cqual, The writer of these lines bus seen the “‘man-milhovr’? attend to the Duchess Letternich, the Queen of Spain and other crowned heads with all the deference of a gentleman, and cer tainly had # rigut to ve treated as such by them. A Uird complatnt i that thé interior of M. Worth's salons are as animated and theatrical a8 a scene av the Théatre Frangais; but al) salons im socwty are more or less stages, aud the only diiference between those of the grande monde and Worth’s 18 that in the former his customers and not bia employés are the esses. An atmosphere of Lon ton pervades the ac piace which is certainly very attractive to the retined. ANOTHER ORACLE OF FASHION. happy vo state that this is likewise the case at M. Emile Pingat’s institution, bot the recep: tion there given to the writer did notadinit of as lavor- Keing desirous to give bim a good word ior tue intellizence aud enterprise with which he bus kept up his fame in spite of competition, Tcalied, making due aapouncement of my journalisuc credentials and purposes, and concluded Uiese formal ihies by standing face Lo face With Lbs Emile of a school uot foreseen vy Jean-Jacques, M, Pingat was curting out an of the opera—at least he vaid so, { requested the f Of a view of bis spring novelties, although having and had a surfeit of the new styles elsewhere, I had ded M, Vingat’s floors for a fresh view of himself, He hae not grown and bis smile has vot soured, but his bair is Dow pepper and salt aud bis accent 18 Hot of is dialect. “What good can your view of jes do me?” was the matter-of tact answer request. au do you no harm to have them reviewed in a first 4 New York journal,’? “Lam beyond that; | have no need of the publicity y journal {| have 4 large American connection.” hut is the very reason why you should gratily an American public." “I don’t care to see my name jn print.” “But T did not say | Would mention your name, M. ingat. Lean deserive your styles without that”? “Lf you dow’t mention me (continuing bis taanipulas tions of the sieeve) where will be iny benefit?” “Ah, there you are,” I said, laughing, determined to “Come, let us pur the question in tuis way, Lit do you no good to show me your not them "? M. Fingat was not prepared lor this compromise, At took him by surprise, and obmervod it was ‘all very pretty,” while I stood with my baad on ono side, warting bis decwiow, “Ii you wiss to sve any of my things,” he anewered at last, unceremoniously tarniug Ou his Heels, “go to the opora next Saturday, It will oF of One poit on which Mr. | PARIIAN MAN-MILLINERS.| | and lite is surely du bea full house. Itis the first of the ‘Traviata.’ A lot of my ideas are coming out, Tuis 1s Mile, He:lbronn’s vay ec “Poor Mile, Heilbronn!” J ejaculated, and M, Pin- gat, as light a8 a cockchafer, fluttered out, This scenario and my quizzing attitude had amused the hal! dozen figuran(es present, $o turning to 1 begged she would thunk M. Pingatiu my success of my interview; for I had come, seen and in my mind's eye sketched bin au naturel, Had he stood Jor bis portrait it might bave been **a make up."” Some French dealers, | reflected, turning my steps toward the Boulevard, enriched by the patronage ol Americans forget their obligations to those Who have made them what they are, and that it is as wise to avoid the thing which may do harm as it 1s to keep eye only on what may do good. When aM. Emile Pingat asserts he 181 want of nothing and vo one ho is simply like ‘Turenae’s cook, who maintamed he reqatred neither fish, flesn nor fowi to cook a dip) le could stew down his master’s own shoe leather, and did not mind laying any wager that Turenne would not find out tho origin of his menu, so delicious was the relist he could impart to a pair of old boots, All such pretensions are mply laughable, The jealous care with which models are preserved [rom public view, and especially from that of Americans, shows that rivalry ts reaily feared by these tashion mongers at your side, The price of a modei 18, therefore, outrageous, MINOR STAB, Among minor stars in the creutive department of the Paris modes is a brodeur-dessinateur, a sharacier 1b an Astrak han fez and Ught, cuirass fitting Dluck suit, He is never seen Without a cigar bebind hie car and o cigarette between thumb and finger, A designer who | gives shape to the fancies of others, or who combines his own with a real love of art aud modern exigencies, 13 BOL one of the least to be estimated in a special sphere. Every icatto be accomplished by a ueedie with cordgsi!k, beads, braid, gimp, gauze or wool ou silk, Velvet und cloth finds this man quite expert, be It a coronation robe, 4 gauze Wing, a throne room or a footstool, but lis mistake isto apprehend that forty cenvuries are looking down on his exploita, His opin- jon 18 that an American connection 14 enough to kill off any number of artists; that the craving of that nauou for novelties is to be compared to feeding a monster; that he cannot conceive and execute {asi enough for such a set of people, and that tho States are not tq be sted with bis idcas, He has sworn he never will reveal what 8 being elaborated in bis brain until it bus been ca developed for the benefit of his own people, He will not run the risk of A, T. Stewart (the firm) catching his inspirations before the courts of Europe and the Paris demt-monde bave had time tw profit by them, It is @ treatto watch the movements of this curious being; to examine his beadwork, his silken traceries and bis Chinese curiosities, and to hear him talk about Americans as if Christopher Columbus had never discovered them, ‘There 18 a place Puris so solemn, so solitary and so grim that the spot is moss grown and frequented only by savans and atl that ciass of untashiouuble people. 1 allude to the Observatoire, an @dilice capped with heavy domes 4 iphabited by a moon gazer nawed Leverrier, Close by is one of the snuggest und prettiest apartments in Paris, It is luxurivus'y bung with old Gobel of the favorite yellowish green color, and is furnished with a carved ouk mobilier, the heaviness of which is relieved by a profusion of exotics, ln this somewhut dim retreat, cn- livened only by a log tire, site working at a small table an urtist, .and to completo tbe tavieay, at a few steps from him stands a very cle- gant woman in morning négligé, She is wiaping aod gracefut in all ber movemeuts; but [ need not describe hor features, for they are familar to all who cultivate da mode in Paris, This lady ts Mme, Gustave Janet, and her husband has po other mogel for the beautitul tigures which he designs in the Modes Artistiques. ‘These plates set the fashions tor all true Parisicuoes, the cut and styles of Worth giving tho artist the key- pote, This publication, since it has been illustrated by M. Gustave Janct’s designs, constitutes, 1 fact, the livre dor of the leaders of fasion, At a later period the coliection will be consulted jor the history of attire tn our period. Quiet, uupretending and sterling as 1s BM. Janet’s home, so 1s its master, He is universally admired, and bis competitors despair of ever arriving at his level. AUTHORITIKS ON COIPPURES AND B1ORS, ‘There remain now to be mentioned two other men of talent, who, hke M, Janet, though not “inen- milliners,” have so much to do in creating les modes and who come so often in contact with the notables of | the fasbionable world that an article of this kind would be incomplete withoat some notice of them, One 16 a coitteur, or rather the cuilteur; the other is the shoe, slipper and boot maker, ‘The jormer is M. Auguste Petit, the latter M. Ferry Ladies know, and gentiemen feel it instincuvely, that overy- female toilet depends on the head- rench and Americana understand this better than most other nations, France produces the voiffeur and America the women who do a coiifeur justice, M. Auguste Petit i the prince of coifleurs, He 18a man of very elegant and insinuating manners, His own hair is geuerally sadly deficient in styie, for he cannot make a parting down the centre a la Capoul, and i¢ curls its own way, which ts the wrong way. ‘Il, however, nature denved him the gift of a heud he’ could practise on, she gave him brains, and there is not a lady 1p Paris who would think of adopt ing a new cuilfure without bis advice, When there is a gaia reception avywhere he commences “heads” in tue morning. He 1s a thorough artist in mis line— blues the veins with Nymphia, tints the lip, arches the eyebrow,' waves the tautaizing lock, adjusts the wig, makes no fuss and hundies sottly. His latest ucuievements wero Mime, Musard’s aud Mme, do Ganay’s Leaddresses at the opera bu:l, and these were thought perfect. His father- in-law is Hippolyte, who in his day was the Empress’ favorite coiffeur, The writer of these lines knows a princess who Was one night so'delighted with Hippolyte’s performance that when she Was pow: dered sue requested be would go down to her fatuer’s stabies and select tor a present tho horse he liked best. Me did not avail himself of the invitation, but it was intended he should. No ivss delicate are the functions of the artist who has to do the best poss:bie with a pretty foot, Whea a duchess, a diva or a recognized star puts this part of their persons into the hauds of M. Ferry and tells him to make ior it a satin demi-botte to be worn with a par- ticular toilet, this demi-botte has to fit hke the skin itself aud to fascinate in no smali way. M. Ferry’s | mission is to bewilder aud captivate. A dancing | boot or shoe hus ta twinkle, a velvet boot to jook a3 natural a8 & <kitten’s paw, @ silk boot to gira and not hurt, ‘Tne art of | geting heels where they should not be, of curving in an ankie und of jetting out space tor Na. ture’s moulding ab 38 DO Mean art, and many will agree thas the man to Whom 80 much is intrusted must bee very paragon of ingenuity, taste aud discretion. M. Ferry bas to scrutinize insteps and pink heels wt the opera, to invent straps, duals, gemmed designs, galters, &c., and to do all this with the coid eye oi A critic, while a whole corps de ballot may be pirouetung around him, A word in conclusion, There is no avocation which | may not become @ professiun, and there Is no profes- sion that may not become an art, Some may sneer at “men-miiliners,”” but their feats are to people of taste often as sutistactory as tbose of a sculptor or painter, The ideal of actual life t# frequently attained by them, ind sad cnough for us not to sncer at or discourage those whose talent helps to give a color of reality to some of our pleasanteat illusions, OUR RUSSIAN VISITORS. The four war vessels now lying at anchor in the Hud- son River, between Thirtieth and Thirceenth streets, atiracted yesterday to the wharves abreast of which they lay quitea number of curious lookers-on, who gathered in small crowds at the landing places of the steam launches and other boats of the American and Russian vessels, Survice, according to the rites of the Russo-Greek Church, was held in the forenvon in the neat little chapel ol the Russian flagstip Svefland, Adwiral Boutakoll, Cap- tain the Grand Duke Alexis, Sub-Lieutenant the Grand Duke Constantine, anda large number of officers of the three Russian veesels being among the worshippers, Attweuty minutes past one o'clock the Grand Duke Alexis, unaccompanied, save by his favorite dog, camo ashore at the foot of Twenty-third street im the Svet- jand’s steam launch. After spending the afternoon in the city at ten minutes before six he returned to the landing, and, stepping into the launch, was soon avoard his suip. At ten minutes past six the report ot the sunset gun from the Svetland echoed aiong the Jersey shore and the national ensigns of tha three 7 ships were run down for the night ‘HE COMING PILGRIMS. INTERESTING DETAILS CONCERNING THEIR VISIT TO THIS crTy. A meeting of the Reception Committee of the Cana- dian pilgrims was held in this city yesterday, 1t com prised the following gentiomen ;—W, J. Hughes (Seere- tary), Major Kelley, Mr, Eugene Kelly, James Lynch, Patrick Farreily, with Father O’Furrell, of St. Peter's Church. The Jatter gentieman did sot, however, at- tend yesterday's meeting. The Gaal arrangements for the reception of the pilgrims will not be made till the middie of the coming week, Committees on trans- portation and on reception were appointed to call upon the Cardinal respecting the proposed reception to the pilgrims, who will report at the noxt meeting. At the conclusion of the session Mr. Hughes, the Secretary, gave a Heraio reporter the following ipformation respecting the program: “The Canadian pilgrims, who are principally laymen p sleeve of still gauze for Mile. Heilbronn of | will leave Muttreal on the 19th of April, aud will arrive here on Friday, tho 20th, at seven in the mori ing, and proceed to a hotel in Broadway, Un the day of their arrival a steamboat will be chartered, and, in company with @ number of the prominent Catholic citizens of this city, they will be taken down tho Bay and to some of the public institutions on the islands, In the evening @ reception will take place, On the following day (Saturday) the piigrims will at- tend the celebration of mass at an early hour at tne Catnolic Cathedral, The total number of pilgrims who will leave by the City of Brus: will be 108, twenty of the number being residents of this city, No other passengers will be taken, the ship being ours for the irip in this respect. The Rey. Father Dowd, of Mon treai, is to officiate as chaplain on the voyage. Sev- eral steamboats will accompany the City of Brussels dows the Bay. li is reported that Bishop McNierny, of Albany, will accompany the piigrims, THE TRAPPED BOND OPERATORS. Somerville aud Engel, the bond operators, who were trapped up by the mispluced confidence of ex-Detective Nottiesbip, have secured counsel and declare that tho Jacts in the case have been grossly misutated mm the pubic prints, Meanwhi however, by advice of counsel, they pears to nay Nothing more than that they will yet show Nettioship im his true light and ex- pose what lo has kopt back In bis accounts—the true iwardness 0; tho WHolo transaction, EX-MAYOR HALL, | NO NEWS YET AS TO HIS WHEREABOUTS OR FATE—A BAXBER'S STRANGE STORY AND WHAT IS THOUGHT OF IT--THEORIES AND THEORIES AND THEORIES. No new light was shed yesterday upon the Hall mys- tery, despite the diligent pursuit of every clew by the reporters of the HekaLp. In support of the theory that Mr. Hull had gone to Europe two alleged facts were made pubhe yesterday, but it 18 enough to mention them to show how ingeniously theories are constructed to explain the present mystery. One was that Silber- mun & Joseph, exchange bankers, at No. 114; Wall street, had sold toa mysterious ‘tali, well-built man, dark baired, and wearing his whiskers as General Grant’s are worn,” about $30,000 worth of ‘sovereigns, Napoleous and Bank of England notes,’ and that this individual was presumably only an agent of Mr, Hall, who was supposed to have been the real pur- chaser. The fact is this tirm never even pretended or hinted that they believed the parchaser was an agent ol Mr. Hall’e, On tbe contrary, these genticmen bed simply contined themselves to the statement that an unknown mau bought a large amount of Bank of Eng- land notes, sovereigns aud Napoicons from them, and all that was decived necessary by soime person to con- neet Mr, Hall with the purchase was the presumpuon that he bad sailed for Europe, A QUEBR BARIRR STORY, Another incident of the same character which was given out as vearing out the supposition thas Mr, Hall had fled to Europe was that he bad been shaved in a Chambers street barber sbop at haif-past six on iriday evening, the 16th inst, and thas the proprictor of the shop, one Beck, thought “be looked as tueugh he was travelling,” because he had ‘ sort of autumn ulster on,” and “carried a heavy winter ulster upon bis arm.’? On this Mimsy structure was built @ sup;osition that ‘because Mr. Hall was dressed ag if about to travel this was taken as a corroboration of the rumor that he went to Boston on Friday evening and sailed from there the next duy in a Cunarder,”” Beck, the barber, could not be found yesterday, but there 18 the very best reason for believing thar while his story, even if true, would prove nothing, be was probably mistaken asto the date, Young ‘Jimmy’ Niemann bas stated that he lelt Mr. Hali in the 7riune building at balf-past six on Frigay evening, after Mr. Hall bad told him twice that be was no longer wanted, and the janitor of tho building affirms that at seven P, M. Mr. Hull camo out of his oilics, called ‘Jimmy,’ and that when he toid Mr, Hall that “Jimmy’? bad gono the ex-Mayor suid, “Yes, yos,’’ as though ne had for. gotten that he had given the boy leave to go. Now if Mr. Hall was in the Zribune building at seven, or, sup. posing the janitor to have been mistaken tn the tine, say even at half-past six, he couldenot have had ume to drive up town tor a friend aud then drive over to this barber shop. Besides, the tesiimony of a pum- ber of people is that Mr. Hall went from his oltice down to the Tribune lager beer saloun, whicn be did not leave until avout of very near seven o’clock, and “Jimmy? Nicmann states that Mr, Hall left bis gray ulster at the office, THE BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES. Now as to the statement mado by Silberman & Joseph, the Wall strect exchange baukers, that an un- known individual bought about $30,000 worth of sov- ereigns, Napoleons aud Bank of Engiand notes, Mr Silberman was away yesterday, bus Mr. Joseph being called upon at his residence in East Fiitioth street Stated that he was present when Mr. Silber- man gave the information referred to, and he was certain that there bad been no jutimation that the real purchaser was Mr, Hall He also believed that the amount as given— $50,000—was exaggerated, tho parchasos by the mys- terious individual amounting toa much smaller sum, Mr, Joseph said that purchases of Bank of Evgiand notes were so common in their daily routine of busi- ness a8 to excite no attention whatever. It was not customary to ask the name of the purchaser unless a bill was to bo rendered, Mr. Joseph declared that there was nota scintilla of evidence, in their knowl- edge, pointing to the supposition that the purchases were made for Mr. Hall, MAS HE GONX TO EUROPE? The above will show that ifthe theory that cx. Mayor Hall has gone to Europe rests only on these two incidents it rests avon w very slender foundatwn in- ‘iced, Perhaps the strongest circumstance in support of the trip to Europe theory is the purchase of a guide of Great Britain and three* Can. ada maps {from Mr. Brentano, as circumstantially narrated in the Herauv of yesterday, aud yet who could say thay ho did not dispose of the guide and the maps “to a triend,”’ ashe told Mr, Brentano he wouldf The card also published in yesterday's Heraup, which leaves the inference open that Mr Hall bas gone to Europe to become the law partner of lus old friend and former tutor, Judah P, Benjamiu, ot New Orieans, who has achieved so flattering a suc- cess ut the bur in London, belongs to the same class of evidence, SOME PERTINENT KEMARKS, Ex-Congressman Meade, who bad known Mr, Hall for many years, suid yesterday:—‘l canuot conceive that Oukey Hall, who was a man exceedingly sensitive to public opimion, would take such a step as going to Europe without giving his family and friends tho slightest warning, True, he was ond of hig jokes and perhaps eccentric, but he must-have known that such astep as flight to Europe would subject him to most unpleasant comments. [ see from the Hemanp that he may have gone to London, to become the law partnor of Benjamin, who, as 1 understand, is now one of the | very first lawyers of England. But even from this | point of view bis flight, if he has fied, is almost incomprebensil for If he meant to jomm the English Bar ne must have known that it was not the thing for him to join it as a runaway. Moreover, if Mr. Hail wanted to go to London to be- come Mr. Benjamin's partner there was no reusou lor secrecy, ho necessity for exposing himself to uupleas- ant couments, For all theso reusons I cannot as yot bring myself to believe that be has gove to Europe, and 1 am sul incined to think, in the absence of any trustworthy evideuce either way, that something has happened to him.’ FALLACY OF THK MURDER THEORY. It is impossivie to deny that these remarks are per- | tinent and true, There 1s realiyeno evidence whatever as to the fate of the missing ex-Mayor. While some people have, upon a very slender foundation, burt a | theory of tlght to Europe others have broached the sturtling = suggestion «of ~—smurdern, = And what is the evidence =for the atier | explanation or theory? Simply that Mr. Hall was | counsel for a Mrs, Morgan in a divorce suit against her | husband, and that he 8 supposed tu have goue tovome | jow locality in Brooklyn in search of evidence on tat Friday evening, during which dangerous expedition ho 1s presumed tu huve been murdered, Not ouly is there not a particle of evidence of any murder having been committed, but thera even nothing to show , that Mr, Hall went to Brooklyn that Friday even | @ Memvrandum iu bis so-called diury, w! bly indicates that he had wn engagemont to visit | Brooslyn, aud casua verbal expressions tu two triends that be had an appointment in Brooklyn, But there | i$ bothing to prove that Mr. Hall tullilied that engagement’ und actually went to Brooklyn that snowy, stormy and inclement night Lf he did so it ja strabge that nobody saw him, either wt the ferry or | im Brookiyn, ‘The tissing ex-Mayer 16 probably bet- ter known 10 Brooklyn than any ono of its own resi. | dents, except, poxsibly, Henry Ward Beecher. Could he have crossed the ferry and ransacked out ot the | way localities without being recoguized by some one ot | the thousands who inust wave kaown his facey Lhe | | | writer inade diligent inquiry yesterday at the ferries among the various employés, some of whom were vn duty on Friday evening, tue 16tn Inst, bat nobody re- metnberea secing the miasing map, although several declared they knew Mr. Oukey dull well, und believed they would bave noticed hima had he crossed the jerry | that night. MB. VANDERPORL'S PRASEST DMLIKT. Mr. Vouderpoel taiked freciy :ast evening with o representative of toe Heuatp, It having veen stated iu the World that he hud given his opinion that Mr. Hall was dead, and Mr. Vanderpoei’s view as expressed to reporters of the Henatp beiug the very opposite of tuiv, be was aaked whether ho bad made use of the ex- prevsions atirivated to him by the World, He re- plied, “No, Ldid not. On the contrary, wuen a World Feporter came to me at White Plains and asked mo what Lthougnt of the Worid’s theory, I wold aim it was worwh looking after, as were all theories, but] in no Wise gave expression to the view that Mr, Hall was dead. Reportan—What do you think of the story of Mr, | Hail haying beeu to a barber shop on Friday evening? Mr. Vaxpreport——I thiok it’s a mistake in the dato people are so easily mistaken im dates. Now even Breptang, tn bis statemeut avout Mr. Hail buying the maps, Was mistaken us to the dao ol purchase, He said they (and the guide) were bought on Ui: h, wutle I know this could wot have bon the ease, | | wont to him thie morniag as soon as 1 rend bis sinte- ment in the HeRaLD, and he soon became convinced that the date of vurcnase Was eithor the %:h or the 10ub, and not the 1d, Revowrer--What is the most probable thoory now in your estimation? Mr. Vasoenroer—I think bis departure for Rurope 18 the raoat reasonadle, This etutement by Brentano 18 the moat tangible piece of evidence We have yet dis- cov i it shows that the subject of Canada and or was rupeing in Mr. Hail’s mind. Rerorten—What ao you thivk of tho story about the purchases of Bauk of Koyiand notes (rom Silver- mun & Joceph ? Mr, Vaxpwnvort—I do not believe ticy were made for Mir. Hall, aud, moreover, { canues piace avy suck | amount. | favorabl man iu my recollection as ta described by them as being the purchaser, Keronrer—What do you think of the Brooklya inur- der weory? wr, Vaxpenroxt—I soe nu evidence to sustain 1 although we bave worked tt up carefully enough. cannot even tad man who has seed Lim go over to Brooklyn. Had ho gone over some one of the te masters or ferry attuchés woula surely have recognized | bin, WHAT MR, WOUGLAS TAYLOK SAYS. Mr. Douglas Taylor waz found at bis home in West Fourteenth street last evening by the writer and ques- tioned as to the credibility of the story told by Beck, the barber, Mr, Taylor said:—"l know Beck very well; be often snaves me; and although he 1s a careful barber I Goubs bts claims aa a chronologist. When he says bo saw Mr. Hall on Friday | think be menos | Thursd: On this theory Mr, Hati can be traced trom his office to the barber's 8nop and from thence to Brentano's, 10 Union square, on Thursday night. At the time Beck says be saw Mr, Hali, tr. Hail was im the /ribune Building, and had sent *Jiminy” Nieman bome, and short'y after having gent ‘Juminy’’ home the janitor heard him call the voy again, Beck must have seen Mr. Holl on Thursday night for, by marking the tune at which be left the shop, it wil be sven that he would have bud ‘asi time enough to get to Union square, when Mr. Brentano claims to have seen him. It was Br. Hatt’ custom to get two weekly papers. which aro published on Thursday, and he always bought them on the evening of ihe day of publication, trom Mr, Brentano, Mr, Brentano toid me that he soid Mr. Hall the papers in question on the 16th of March.”” “What do you think about the story ot the purchase of Eugiish currency, by Mr. Hall?’ “He may nave bougut Knglish notes and coin, but T am in a postion to deny thay he bougut Ht in apy such quantities ag is claimed. Lu fact, 1 see vothing in that story to point to Mr, Hall as the parebaser, Oi course it served to prove the theory helt by certain parties, and Was Used for the purpose of making valid their claims to clairvoyant powers,” THE MALL FAMILY VESTERDAY, Mr, Hall’s {amily yesterday were in the same state of deep digtress, and the daughters sought consolation in cbureb, While their mother remaiaed at home, see- ing only her brother, Mr. Barncs, Mr. Vanderpocl, Judge Brady and a few other intimate friends. Lt is not true, as has been stated, that Mrs Hall believes her husband js dead, With a wite’s true falth, she cannot believe that he was either murdered or com- mitted suicide, and she hopes, thereiore, that the theory of lis having gone to Europe may turn out to ve the true one. ‘To this hopo sne clings with the desperation with which @ drowntag man catches at a straw, TUN VARIOUS THEORIES, There is no doubt that in the light of the HeraLp’s revelation of Mr, Hall's purchase of Canada maps and of ap English guide public opinion yosterday changed cousiderably, and that the theory that be had gone to Europe by way of Canada was the most generally adopted. ‘The notion of his baving been murdered 10 Brooklyn or of tis having committed suicide were equally discredited, ‘The indications of lus baving gone to Europe are principally theso:— 3. The missing handglass, 2 Tho tact that he told several lawyers and others that he would be absent tor some days. %& ‘The purchase of the tnaps and guide, 4. The fact that two steamers, Germanic and City of Brusseis, which sailed ut ap carly hour on the morn- jug of the 17th inst, for Liverpool; the Weser, which suiled for Bremen, and the steamer Victaria, which sailed for Glasgow, aflorded facility tor bis*departure. As to the theory of murder it has alreavy been shown that there 18 much less evidence to support it than the above, and as to suicide it may sulely be dis- missed from the considera:ion of the case. The Ger- manic and City of Brussels are expected to touch at Queenstown this morning, and it will then be known whether the ex-Mayor leit by either of these steamers, if he left tor Europe at all, SUPERINTENDENT CAMPBELL'S VIEWS, Suporintendent Campbell, of the Brouklyn Polico Department, strongly resists the theory that Mr, Hall has been toully dealt with in Brooklyn. When usked yesterday woat he thought of Mr. Hail’s disappear- auce, he replied : “there is un inside history, I believe, to this wholo cage, which will be made public some time, and will give a ridiculous coloring to the many absurd stories now circulated, ‘Tue family have not asked the police, trom first to last, to jook after him, Now is it not the lirst thing people will do when they suddenly miss a relative or irieud to notily the police and get their ugsistunce’ ‘the Mayor of New York has not been culled upon to offer a reward. Surely a person of Mr, Hails bigh standing in society would be worthy the consideration of a largo reward being offered for his recovery. But this has vot been done by his influential and most iotimate friends, several of whom appear to be very reticent when questioned. | The only person who asked me to take an interest in the cuse was a reporter, who wanted me to hunt up the residence of Mra. Kilen Davis Morgan, the mysterious clicut of Mr. Hull. f knew nothing of her and have not learved anything about her, By the way, that was @strunge statement of a New York baroer, who said he shaved Mr, Hall at hatl-past six o’ciock on the Friday cvening of his disappearance. There is really nothing to show that he came to Brookivn, and it 18 tue height of absurdity to entertain the theory of foul play, because, simply, an office memorandum referred to a'Brooklyn case,” LOOK FOR MR. HALL AT HEADQUARTERS, To Tus Eviror ov TH% Heratp:— The police of Now York have given up all clews in regard to Mr. Hall, I would suggest that they look at Police Headquarters for his remains, as it 1s a well | Known tuct that Mr, Hall was refused admittance to sco | a client at Headqdarters, some few. weeks ago, and | made charges against Waliing which cost the in- cumbent tus salury for a month or so; ana I think it has been reported that no man coula do that and live Jong. Everyone knows what we have at He: fi c what may yet be done in the way of supplying the British Empire with frais Iu. the summer of 1875 the firm before aliuded to shipped to London 130 crates of peaches in a refrig- rived in- good order, though sixteen also a large quantity «J the same year from Philadelphia, but they did carry well, and the venture resulied in loss, Since then, however, (be proper management of perisha' fruit in refrigerators for long w received considerable attention trom parties interested, and the time may not be far distant when Dy ‘are peaches: will be as well known in London as they are during August tn this city. A DIABOLICAL MURDER. SATURATED WITH EEROSENE OIL AND BURNED TO DEATH—TRAGIC FATE OF JOSEPH STAHL, On Friday evening Joseph Stahl, a powerful young German, wbo had‘ been employed as a déiver by Messrs, Kohler & Kamena, the owners of the Gutten- berg Brewery, was told that his services were no Jouger required, He remarked that it was bard to be discharged after be had served the drm well and truly for three months, but be supposed he must put up with the trouble as best as he could, After supper he went into the boiler room of the brewery, where the fires had been allowed to go down, Hero be remained chatting and smoking with one of the brewery hands until about ten o’clock at night, when the man told him that be had had a bard day's work, and us he felt sieepy he would go to bed, Stahl also suid ue would go to bed, and the pair left the warm seat, where they bud been enjoying the warmth of the furnaces. Stahl’s companion went to bis room ates bidding him good night, and Stahl also left, bat, for some unexplained reason, returned to the bolier room. He remained there till near midnight, when another of the hands employed in the brewegy camo into the place @nd chatted with him, While’they talked together @ noise waa heard in the yard, and at first the men thought it was caused by some horses that were louse in the stables, but they soon agreed that it was Valen- lune, aariver, who bad gst returned with bis team, aud'in this belief the men were right. They parted soon after this, and Stahi, insteid of going to his bed, remained stretched out on the bench in the boiler room, A LIVING MASS OF FIRE. When Stahl was next seen be was completely en- yeloped in flames. He was in a room next to the boiler room, where he had been lying, and was strug gling in his agony to extinzuish the scorching fire with a borse blanket, His clothes were saturated with a burning fluid, and the fearful agony he must have endured can scarcely be imagined, Two men who slept over the room in whieh he was, hearing hisawlul cries for help ran to his assists ance. They covered bim with blankets wpa subdued the flames, but not before he was so badly burned as to render hig recovery almost iinpossible, ‘Through all his terrible suffering be retained consciousness, THR VICTIM'S DYING STATEME: The sorvices ot Dr. Rave, a physician residing in tho neighborhood, were called into requisition, and tne fol- Jowing 18 what the Doctor tells ag the dyiog man’s story to him:— “{ was in the boiler room,’? said Stahl, ‘half sleep. ing and bulf waking, when somebody—a man—came into the room and poured petroleum over me nnd set me atire, It was ull done quicker than I can tell it. 1 saw it wasa man by his ciothes. I pursued the hound tothe yard, but could not catch him, and then in- stantly rushed to try and put the flames out with the horse blankets.” Dr. Rave stated that the dying man repeated the story to him three times, telliig him substantially the same story each time. ‘His mind appeared to be per- fectiy clear, and I do not doubt,’ said the doctor, “his Doig ina pertectly rational condition, ho fully recog- nized the fact that he could not recover, aud spoke with the earnestuess of a dying man.’” @ RELIEF IN DEATH. Shortjy before five o’clock Suturday morning, he be- came unconscious, and at tive o'clock died, after sul- fering the most excruciating pain, ‘Lust evening Coroner Crane, of Hoboken, impauelled aCoroner’s jury to investigate the case. The foreman is Judge Dwyer, The jury, after viewing the body, visited the boiler room, where kerosene murks were found on the bench fn the boiler room, The body arrived at the Morgue in Hoboken at about might o’clock last night’ It has a most frighttul appearanee. The in- nest ts to be continued this evening at the brewery. ‘Lig rumorad that thero ts a woman in the case, No arrests have as yet been made. SPITZ HUNTIN WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER IN WILLIAMSBURG OF THE DANGEROUS ANIMAL. ‘A general slaughter of the Spitz dog having com- menced by orders of tho Police Commissioners in Williamsburg, in consequence of the dangerous proclivities and peculiarities of the animal, a Heap reporter was sent to the station houses there last even- ing to learn the progress of the work. He was rudely treated by Sergeant John Brevnan, of the Fifth pre. cinct, who refused to give him the information ro- quired. Sergeant Battersby, in charge of tho Sixth precinct, said that from tho numorous complaints made the Police Commissioners had ordered a rigid enforcement of the Dog law, and tn consequence thereof twenty-one of the creatures had been killed at that station, exclue sive of those killed by order of JusticeGuck, In most instances the dogs were allowed to run luose or had bitten complainants. In one or two instances, how. MORE PEOPLE Emma Studer, a little girl of nine years, reported at | the Central Office as missing since Friday from her home at No, 221 Last Forty-second street. She had light hi gray eyes, and wore a white and brown calico dress, a gray hood and plaid shawl, On the same evening Hugh Smith, who rosided in Fitty-see strect, near Tenth avenue, went out to take a waik and has not since been heard of, MISSING, AMERICAN APPLES FOR EUROPE. | THE FRUIL OF NEW YORK ORCHARDS DISTRIB- UTED GREEN ON BRITISH TABLES. In connection with the articles that havo lately ap- peared in the Hkrato in relation to the shipment of American beef, oysters and other edibles, a brief sketch of the growth and present extent of the business of exporting apples to the British markets will, no doubt, prove of interest. For the past twenty-live or thirty years American apples have found their way to differ. ent parts of Europe, but in small quaatities, and in maby cases merely as presents from triends in this country. The only variety that was supposed to have the necessary keeping quality was the Nowtown Pip- pin, and as this kind was expensive and some yoars also poor in quality the shipments were limited in About 1866-7, some shipments of Baldwins, Spitzenbergs and Greenings were inade and arrived in | good order, and each winter vhefeatter, up to that of 1872, shipmeais of those varieties were made, though toa limited extent and with varying sucecss, floap- cially speaking, Io the fall of 1873 it was found that the apple crop in Great Britain was almost a total failure, aod, as ft happened then, the crop in this Stateand the West was unusually large and prices low, The dealers who ventured on shipments Were well paid and ibe quantity shipped that season Was greater than the combined shipments of the teu years previous, From that time up to last full the gbipments wero light, as the Englisn crop yletded fairly, Last seasou, however, it again failed, | At the same time the crop in this State and in New | England was enormous und in general very good in quality, with the exception of the Newtown Pippin variety, Whieh yielded abundant but indiflerent fruit, Ove of our produce houses determined to devolop and systewatize the business of exporting the fruit, and to that land attending to the reception and sale of apple: from this port, The otner member of the firm bas at- tended to the selection, packing and shippi vt the fruit im propor order from t The result 1s most suceesstul, aud what has been heretolore a bap. hazard speculative series of Ventures is now put on a | firm and solid business footing, From the middie of October up to this time almost every steamer leaving this port for Liverpool or Lon don has carried shipinents Varying irom 600 to 3,000 | barrels, The exteat of the business can be Judged from the fact that the sales of American apples at Liverpool aloue reached over 90,000 barrels in the month of December The English people have received the large quantities shipped this season very and trom Liverpool the otber cities of Man- chester, Birmingham, Hull, Bristol, aud in fact almost every town in England, bas been supplied and “Ameri cun apples’? have become literally ag familiar there as “bousenold words.” The greater portion of the applcs shipped from this port ure grown in Niagara, Orie: and Wayne counties, in the west ern rt of this State, They como here via the New York Central and Eric railroads and are inspected, branded and shipped in most | cusea direet on the steamer from the railway depot. Ou the steamers they are generally carried in the stecrago, and through the tall and Winter no spevial care of them has been found necessary. Since the late warm Weather, however, arrangements have been made to fill and reitigerato compartinents on some of the steamers, and lust Wednesday the first shipm this manner Was made on the Algo line, whieh carried 2,200 barrels. SHIPMENTS FROM OTHER POINTS, Tho Canadian upple crop of 1876 was also large, and the shipments from Montreal and Quebec Just tall, and from Portland, Me., this winier, were quite heavy and the quality of the fruit good. Boston was the outiet jor’ the heavy crop of pearly all tho New Kogiand States, and though the fruit was pot so fine and sold in the Kngiist tnarket at iower pricos thau that from New York, yet tho trade through the winter was cx- tensive. Philadeiphia has aiso sent a considerable quantity, consisting mostly of New York State fruit stored there in the fall, The bulk of tho shy nts are made to Liverpool, though London and Glasgow receivo considerable fruit direct. This trade, though cotparatively a new one, has developed Woaderlwily, and it te lunDORA Lie Lo sav. nd one of the firm spent the past winter In Eng. | ever, the dogs had acted in such a strange manner | thav’ their owners, as a matter of precaution, had | brought them to the station house to be killed. Sergeant Balloux, in chargo of the Thirteenth pre- cinct said, that during the past week forty-three of tho Spitz breed had beon killed by their men. The alarm among tho residents was geuera! and the hope of an ’ abatement of the danger only jay in the destruction of an auimal, which, though yery ornamental, was so oxtremely dangerous. ho complaints {for violas tion of the dog law had been so numerous that twenty owners of dogs bad been arrested on Saturday aud about eightcen warrants remained to be served to-day, a casa of biting being cennected with nearly every warrant. In most of the complaints before Justices Riley and Guck sentence was suspended on condition “that the dogs be insiantly killed, Sergeant Join Brennan, in charge of the Fifth pre. cinct, refused to give uny figures, but said they killed more dogs than any other precinct. He referred tha reporter to Patrolman Shanley, who said he had shot four Spitz dogs on Saturday, one of which was mad, The Sergeant said he kept no regular statistics, and when he received notice that dogs were killed in othet precincts did not always record them. The fear of tho animal 1s spreading rapidly among the German population of Williamsburg, as it ts esti- mated that there is not less than 4,000 Spitz dogs in its limits, and as the owners as a general thing are anxious to have them killed, probably bundreds of them will be shot during tus weck. RUFFIANISM KAMPANT. A party of young ruffians yosterday morning, between six and seven o'clock, while in a state of intoxication, broke into several houses “on the Hill,” in Newark, and amused thomselves by smashing the furniture, causing general destruction of. everything within their reach. At the corner of Court and Prince streets they entered tho . residence of Leander Hubig, and, proceeding to the sleeping apart ments, attempted to outrage Mrs, Josephine Habig. A desperate struggle ensued, attracting several neigh. bors to the scene, who forced the young scoundrels to | Tetreat, Information was sent to Police Headquarters, and Detective Fiscuer was detailed to arrest tbe des- lege He secured the assistance 0} officers Heany, forter aod Mailett. Ascertaiuing that the party were secreted in a house on Bergen sircet, the ollicers pro- ceeded thither and found three of the party. Alter a ively tussle t were secured and marched to tho pol.cg station, woere they gave their names as John Hart, Thomas Reilly and John Fitzpatrick, During the tussie Hart, woo bas ouly recently been discbarged from the County Penitentiary, had his head laid open by Olticer Horter’s ciub. Later in the aay Max Web was also arrested as one of tho party. Ail | four have been fully commitied for trial Lt is sup- | posed that they are the sume parties who attempted to | break into and rob dtr, Heath’s house, THE EMIGRATION COMMISSION. The time for whichan appropriation of $200,000 was made by the Legisiature of the State last year for the support of the emigrants arciving in this port and re- quiring public assistance, will expire on the 30th of April, Since the decision rendered i# the Supreme Court of the United States Jast Murch, declaring un- constitutional and void the State law requiring a bond from the parties bringing emigrants into the port of New York, but allowing a head money commuvation of the lability, the Commissioners have been without funds from any souree but tuose received from the State. Last year’s appropriation, as before stated, for tho year ending April 30, 1877, was’ $200,000; this yoar tho estimate is about twenty-five thousand dollars be- low this figure, A few days sinco a mueting of the Board of Commissioners of Emigration was beld in the Mayor's office, wien it Was decided to send a dele. fon to Albany to secure an appropriation $175,000 to carry on ‘tho grant Landing pot at Castle Garden and the State E rant Hospital and House of Rotuge at Ward's jaiand §=ior the coming twelve months, Yes- terday afternoon Commissioners Forrest, Maujer aud Quintard lett for Albany to lay the memorial—a docu- Ment similar to that laid betore Governor Tilden last year—vetore the Governor, He, no doubt, will mako it the subject of a special message to both houses, and recommend’ that the appropriation asked for be given. THE PATIENTS ON WARD'S ISLAND. There are at the present time about 750 pavents on Ward’s Island, 4s soon as any of them are fit to leave and uble to provide tor themselves they are discharged, ‘The average number received each w ek ts about 100, No smallpox or yellow fever patients are admitted. Of the 750 on tho istund nearly 150 are insane—tho majority of them becoming in that condition since they Wore brought into the institution, Freqaeut cases of insanity ure developed on sup board during tue page Suge Across the ocean, and these unfortu' haye to taken charge of by the State on arriving here, Dur- ing the winter montis the number of emigrants on the island are far iu advance of the summer, Unloss tho State appropriates the amount of tuads asked for it 1a almost heediess to add that the emigrant justiiutions cannot be carced on, '’M(=_@6<€-qO 0 ——