The New York Herald Newspaper, April 7, 1877, Page 3

THE GRENADE MYSTIRY, | Stes Yesterday’s Developments Concern- ing the Double Tragedy. GROWTH OF CONFLICTING THEORIES, Was Orville Jewett Shot in Self-Defence or Was. His Death Suicidal ? FOUR SHOTS HEARD AFTER THE SHELL, Taintor’s Story as He Tells It and as It Is Told for Him. The Hand Grenade Ten Days in Orville’s Desk—Where He Got It. SORROW AT PORT RICHMON At the Homes of the Jewetts—Arrangements for the Funerals. . ‘The horrors of the Burling slip tragedy seom to ac- cumulate as the details of the terrible affair are devel- oped, At first the impression received was that Orvillo Jewottina fit of insanity sought to compass the de- struction of his uncle, George W. Jewett, and Josoph A. Doan, bis business associata, and rival, by ox- ploding the hand grenade, ana then destroyed himself to escape the consequences of his awiul crime, But a theory even moro startling ‘was broached yesterday by Captain Peity and others who had closely investigated the circumstances of tho case, viz, —that Mr. Dean shot and killed the insano fiend ip self-protection just as the latter discharged bis. navy revolver into his own body. Whether this theory be true or not—and if it is of course Mr, Dean appears. to kave been justified im what be did—it was held yesterday in well informed quarters. Tho statement of Mr. Charles Taintor to a HExap reporter would partly bear out this theory, for he states that bo counted four successive reports alter the first explosion betoro he entered the room where the tragedy was enacted, The farther statement by Mr. Deaw’s retatives that Mr, Taintor saw Orville lying across the body of George W. aud pressing the four barrelled rovolver against his breast does not appear 1m what Mr. Taintor said yesterday, so that the mysti- fication becomes all the greater. Utuor officials believed that the first vorsion—that of murderous explosion and subsequent suicide—would bo still proven to be the correct one, The truth must pre- vail, however, Acarelul inquiry is being mado, and Whatever now remains in mystery must soon be brought to light, The most important questions to be setdlied for a full understanding of the case are these :— First—Where Orville Jewett obtained the shell or band grensde which he used for the execution of his dréad purpose, and if any one sbares the criminality ot bis act by baving allowed it to remaiu im the bands of a confossedly demented map. Seeond—Whether the small Sharp’s revolver, the four bullets of which were emptied into Jewett's body, belonged to Deaa, and whether Dean, be it in seif- protection or not, fired these smalier balls found upon the post-mortem examination. i ether—which gecms scarcely possible, however—Orville fired all the balls (ound in his body, Asneory which presupposes that he must have used Doth the navy and the four-shooter for the suicidal climax of the drama, SUPERINTENDENT WALLING’S THEORY, It is the theory of Superintendent Walling that Orville D, Jewott was shot by Mr. J. A. Dean after the former had thrown the hand grenade. Tho scene enacted, according to this theory, might be thus doescribed:—Orville and his uncle, George, were engaged in a discussion which was not taken part in by Mr. Dean, who sat ‘writing at his desk, In a paroxysm of anger Orville cast the hand grenade upon the floor, It exploded, mortally wounding George, tho uncle, {njuring the rash map himself and seriously burting Mr, Dean. Th gentleman, seeing the fearful consequences of Orvill act, and, smarting with pain and indig- Dation, pulled the Sharp’s revolver, which it fe delieved belonged to bim, and discharged tho four chumbers at Orville. He had sunk to tho floor in a sitting posture, and as Mr. Dean fired from a standing position, the course of the balls was naturally downward and backward, as disclosed by the post- mortem, It is further thought probable that he seized the lorger pistol also and discharged one shot at the fallen madman, He then flow to the door as already described, Tho Superintendent did not think it neces- sary to put a detective on the caso. CAPTAIN PETTY’S THEORY. Captain Petty’s theory was that Orville threw the shell purposely, in ordor to wreak revengo for his sureatened expulsion from the firm. As soon as he had thrown the shell be drew his navy revolver, which de- pended drom tis belt in a holster, in order to shoot himself; that Dean's arm being struck by the shell the latter turned to Orville, in whose hands he veneld the revolver, and fearing that the (sane man meant to kill them all, indi imately Dean then drew, his rovolver {a four-shooter), and in bis terror discharged its con- sents at Orville, This accounted tor the smaller wounds in Orville’s ureast, which were different irom that in the pit of bis stomach. They were jagged, and ev- idently produced by the smaller pistol, while the navy revolver bull had produced a larger and clean cut wound, He believed that there was no doubt that toe Small tour-shooter belonged to Mr. Dean and not to ville, MK, JOSEPH BENSEL'S STATEMENT. The above views, which it 1s not necessary either to fndorse or reject in the presont stage of the case, and which are simply given jor what they may be worth, singularly uccord with the statement of Mr. Joseph Bensel, ove of the neighbors, who rendered valuablo co immediately after the oxplosion, Mr, 1 energetically ridiculed the idea thrown out by some of the friends of tho wett family (who desire to hush up so unpleasant an ‘aflair and give it the least odious coloring) that the expio- sion was accidental. He believed that Orville’s cou- duct belore the calamity indicated that some strange purpose had possessed bis mind, His grim taciturnity upon ontering his*office and his omission to recognize the clerks, the early bour of his first appear- ance in the office, bis keeping his overcoat on—which was woll calculated to conceal the grenade—all these circumstances pointed at something strange and out of the ordinary ran of things. It was a very unusuai event for Orville to appear at the office betore any o! his ussociates. But what was more conclusive than anything else on this point was Orville’s conduct alter the affwir, which Showed very clearly that it was not an accidental ex- plosion, Whenever he (Mr. Bensel) would question Orville as to ms pains he would obtain a ready and Jucid answer, but as soon as ho foucned upon the origin of the affair no reply could be got Orville would shut his eyes and give no reply, His mind was pertectly clear, Mr, Beasel said, and if he was mad there was such method in hie madness that he carried out his purpose Hot to reveal the truth with clever persiste Mr. I described the conversation between him and with vivid realism, Orville was sitting upright and would probably have breathed bis last in live min- utes had he been suflered to coatinue in this attitude, but Mr, Bousel made bim recline and ordered somo brandy, The dying man thon said, quite clearly and with mauifest self-possession :— “You'll find some brandy in my-pocket.”” (And regarding this as ao incidental confirmation ot his theory Mr, Bensel here exciaimod, You seo ho was actually even provided with the brandy for the accident, and [ notreed, by the way, that the cork in the boitie was quite new!” Then Mr, Bongel began asking Orville as to the cause of the explosion, “Was it accidental?’? he asked. The dying man shat bis eyes, yemod to hesitate, and then replied in accents far le: now,” audiblo, “1 don’t ‘ns @t an accident?” was the next question. The dying man looked at him with a strange, steady | expression, closed big eyes again, and, alter a few mo- tcnts’ apparent hesitation, mumbled “Yes. ”? “Were you shou”? i Orvilie nade bo reply to this query, although a very peculiar expression sto'e over his White, deathly face. And now Mr. Bensel, seeing that Urvilie would not | unlock the mystery, reverted to his condition, and be immediatoly wot a reply. Where do you tevi (he worst pain?” ‘The reply was prompt, “In my heart,’? But now came another question, again dostined to femain unanswered :— ‘Were you shot in the heart ?”* No. answer to this, but only a moaning reply, “Oh, my! All this proved to Mr. Bensel’s mind not onl, that ‘the explosion was not accidental, but that Orville had They said that Mr, either committed suicide or mot with foul play, As the course of the shell upon its explo. Bensel said that one piece «struck netrating @ closet door, while the other bit Mr, Dean’a leg, broke a por- tion of bis desk and struck his right arm, which rested on the desk, WHAT ORVILLE’S PRIENDS SAY. While the police and impartial investigators enter- tain a theory the very reverse {rom that of Orvilie’s friends, the latter’e explanations may also find a place here, It i# mot unnatural that the friends of a man should be uuwilling to believe bim murderer, even while in a@ state of frenzy. jor instance, Mr. Foster Higgins, a iriead of Orville Jewett, relates the following conversation, which states took place yesterday afternoon in tho hospital during the period when Mr. Jewett was sensible: — Higgins whether be was going to die, and receiving an allirmative answer, said that he was not alraid to die, Mr. Higgins then sald:—“‘Orvy, this is @ gad affair and may bring an innocent man into troubl Will you teli ine bow it happened?” Mr. Jowett rephed:—It was an accident, Foste: Vit teil you all wbout it to-morrow; 1am too much confused now to say anything.’ Having to complete some arrangements with bis co- prriees, Orville Jewett brought the pistol and the aud grenade into the private room of the senior part- ners and there placed the grenade on the mantelpiece. Thence it must have dropped to the floor and expioded, ‘Tho shot wound by the large ball is oxplained by Mr. Hi Orville bad, when he tell, the pistol 1a his band, and the agony of pain made bim press the trigger.’ This accounts for the second ex- plosion heard by Fireman Murray. ‘The presence of the band grenade and the largo pis- tol is accounted for by Mr, Higgins as follows:— Mr. Jewett wag a captain in the volunteer army and asserts led the storming party who assauliod Port Hudson. He had a great funcy for collecting war relics and kept quite a collection of them in bis office at No, 182 Front street, As he was to leave the firm at noon it was, accord- ing to the opinion of Mr. Higgins, quite natarul for bim to collect his relics, and he brought the grenade, which, no doubt, came trom Port Hudson. WHERE TH GRENADE CAME FROM, Tno question how long Mr. Orville Jewet possessed ‘the grenade which 1t is tolerably ceriain he used with deadly premeditation is partiaily answered by the fol- lowing statement made toa Hunanp reporter yoster- day. About ten or twelve days previdus to the disas ter Orville called aside Robert Brown, # shipping clerk employed in the office, and said to him: “Look bi Row 1 want you to inke charge of ee that itis not moved, ‘There’s some- jd this to the’clerk very privately and in a mysterious ner, leading the latter to think that some deep meaning lay bebind his words, On receiv- ing this order Brown warned tho different porters not vo touch Mr, Jawett’s desk, The inference is that tho hana gronade had lain there for those ten days, prub- ably unknowa to the other members of the firm or to any one except Mr, Orville himself. Tue next question that arises 1s how the bomb got into the bavk office where it exploded? It had been remarked by the clerks that Mr. Orville Jowett came to the office at an unusually early hour, He was wearing a heavy Ulster overcoat, which he did not take off, al- though a grate fire Was burning 1m the back oillice and the other rooms were very warm. Mr. Orvilie Jewett must have taken the deadly missile from its hiding place to the rear room under cover of this Ulster, At any ral im passing to the back oilice he did hot expose the grenade to view, for it would have been remarked by the clerks. Where he originally ‘obtained the Ital missile 18 not dednitely known, but 1t ig believed On good authority that it was obtained from the collection of a number of them made by a friend of Orville during the period oi the 1863 riots, ‘This iniend admits that Orville looked at them recently, and he cannot say if one of them is missing or uot, WHO THREW THE GRENADE? That the grenade belonged to Mr, Urviile Jowett, and that it was secretly hid in his desk im the front oilice, may be taken as a fact inferred trom his extreme cau- tiou and privacy regarding the directions he gave about touching his desk. I! this be estublished, it seoms also reasonable to suppose that the grenade was either thrown or dropped by him in the back office. If auy- thing was needed to confirm this supposi- tion, it ig furnished by tbo — evidence, writen in merks of blood, which clearly confirms it. At the time tho explosion occurred there wore three men in the rear ollice. The door leading into the main room was open. ‘These men were Mr. J. A Dean, Mr. George W. Jewett and Mr. 0. D. Jewett, Tho former appears to have been sitting at his desk writing. dr. O. D. Jewett was standing near the chimney, und Mr. George W. Jewott was standing in a line with Mr. Dean’s chair. The position of the two latter gentlemen corresponds with the placo where the bodies were found. The position ot Mr, Dean 1 gathered from the testimony vf the clerks, In that position Orville was facing George and could see Mr, Dean’s desk. Wheo the shell was thrown it foll in a diagonal direction, away from Orville, and struck the floor, between bim and George. The burt ing fragments flew mainly in the direction of George, whom they first struck, and whose body served as guard for Mr. Dean, Continuing in the same dircc- tion, they tore a large piece of wood {rom Mr. Dean's desk and struck bis arm and thiga, the only exposed parts, the rest of his body being covered by George, who stood aMfnost in lino with the shell. Somo smaller fragnonts were blown in the direction of Orville, who, however, was only slightly wounded by them. ‘ORVILLE'S WOUNDS, The autopsy made upon the body of Orville by Coroner Ellinger’s deputy, Dr. Golischmiedt, assisted by Drs. June and Budd, has revoyled that Mr. Orville Jewett’s wounds were o! a double churacter—tatal shot wounds and slight wounus caused by the bursting bomb. The following 1s tho official report of the ex- amination: — THR AUTOPSY. The first wound was caused by a small ball, which entered two and a halt inches to lett of th in line. betwe the fourth and fitth ribs, passed throug! he ieft lung, struck the ninth rib behind, and, fracturing it, lodged in the musples of the back, where it was found. ‘the second was from # smull bali, which entered two and half inches to the left of the‘median line, tractured the xth rib, passed through the left lung, diaphragm and 0 the cellular tissue near tue kidney, and could not be foun ‘The third and fourth wounds were trom small balls, which entered between the sixth wnd seventi ribs, one and a half inches to the left of the median line, passed throuch the stomach, transverse pars ot the large lotestine and through the lett kidney; one of these balls was found just betind the kidney and the other in the muscle, # little turther on, Tho fiith and Iargest wound was caused by a large ball, whieh entered just below the breust_ bi Joit of the median line, passed through t the tranaverse portion of the large intestine through the loft kidney aud muscles behind, und lodged beneath the skin, Just above the Lett Iup, where it was foun Four of the balls passed in the same direction—downward and backward. The filth passed nearly backward ‘Thero was a large laverated wound on the inner side of Jolt wrist, Just bebind the thump, with commicution of ones. ‘There was a wound about half an inch in diameter on the inner sido of the right knee. This was superticiat, ‘Tho face was covered with powder, * CAUSE OF DEATH. Death, in the opinion of Dr. Goldschmidt, was caused “by shock and internal homorrbage, the result of pis- tol shot wounds.’’ The large ragged woond and a compound comminuted fracture of the left wrist, six inches lovg and three inches wide, and the small super- ficial wound on tho internal surface of the right leg were, Dr. Goldschmidt believes, caused by fragments oft ell. Neither was suflicient to cause death. THB CORONER'S WORK. Coroner Ellinger, accompanied by Deputy Coroner Goldschmidt, appeared at the Chambers Sireet Hos- pital about noon, An autopsy was made, the results ot which are given avove. From the hospital Dr. Ellinger went to the scene of the explosion and mado a thorough examination of Mr. Orvilio’s safe and desk. He found nothing that could aid him in forming a probable theory in regard to the occurrence. WHAT MR. TAINTOR NEARD, Mr. Charles fainior, in conversauion with a Heraup reporter yesterday alternoon, said that he had bheurd four shots fired subsequent to the explosion of tho grevade, Ho says he counted four distinct detona- tions; 18 sure {i could not have been five. He bas no theory 48 to how the shots were fired or who fired them. Mr. George W. Jewett, just subsequent to tho explosion, call Charlie! Churte! While Mr. Taintor was runoing to answer the call the shots were tired, They were fired im rapid suc. cession, and the last report was heard belors he got into the room. Atthe time Mr, Jewett called bim he Was in an adjoining room, not forty feet uway, That Orville fired the large revolver is’ shown by tho tact that his vest was vurning from the powder when he was found. ‘The pistol must have been held close to bis breast, and Mr. Dean was too fur off to do this, Besides, tho belt im which the pistol fitted was found Lightly clasped around Orviile’s waist, The firing of this pistol is probably the soand that attracted the attention of Fireman Cook when ho entered the office and after Mr. Dean had staggered out. The question for the police to solve 1s whetbor the Jour other shots were fired by Mr. Deane or by 0. D. Jewett himself. The evidence on the spot “shows that Orville had premeditated the tragedy and contemplated suicido, Uring certainly one shot into himselt after the explosion, | The course of the balls 1s downward and inward, as though fired after he bad falien, stunned by the concussion, faco downward, to the floor. ° AT MR. DEAN'S How It was rumored yesterday afternoon that Mr. Dean Was pul under arrest, as he was thought the smaller revolver at Orville Jow latter throw the explosive at th Last night a reporter calied Was lying in his privave room why but Little siclan and a tow relatives. His eondition w improved, thouzh his witimate recovery seems io be assured, ‘To the reporier who ed his relatives stated that Mr Bean had said Witte of the tragic occurrence of the day Welore, He hud nov sufliciently rallied to converse with ease, and of course 80 paintal a topic was alluded to as litte as possible, He, however, still persisied in declaring lis ignorance of how the affair occarred, He had been sitting at his concerns of the Orville Jewett been in the office some time, and George W. Jowett had subsequently entered it and sat down, He had been roused only when the shell exploded at his side, filling the room with hurtling fragments, stretch- ing bis companions dead or dying at his feet and had started up to gropo his way ont wounded, bieoding, dazed with the frightiul” report aad ‘overcome by tho terrors of the scene around him, @#rom the consequent stupor and prostration” te had not fully recovered, and no coheront or cloar account of the disaster could be expected from him until his health and mental vigor were more fusly restored. On being questioued ag to whether they had heard of any measures being taken by the | 1 police to keep Mr. Dean under surveillance, as was rumored, iis relatives, ard especially nis sou, scemed | greatly ustonished and distressed, ‘They said they had hourd of no such action on the part of thu authorities, and thougbt that thei but that the Corone Was uot Only no oceusion for it, and the police were already conversant with facts whit Would enable them to clearly undorstand tho cave and perooive Mr. Dean’s inability to Know anything about it other than bis own oxperienco of the explosion and its paintul results WHAT TAINTOR 18 BAID TO HAVE SHEN. has @ stavoment to ihe ay itragd Eas Jain Orville Mjoweit's i LJ death ee ep shots in his jow th body were received. Mr, Charles Jewett states that Mr. Tarmtor told him that he entered the office just after the and found George W. Jewett lying upon the floor bat in bi and across his body, where he had just fallen, lay Orville Jewett, bolding the tour-barrelled revolver to his breast. The other pistol afterward found on the floor close by, and it fitted the holster discovered on Orville’s person. It seems strange, however, that Mr. Taintor did mention this circumstance to the HeRatp report who conversed with him on the day of the occurrence and again yesterday, WHERE ORVILLE’S BODY LIES. The remains of the late Orville D. Jewett were re- moved trom the Chambers Street Hospital to the rosi- dence of Mr. Poter C. Cornell, bis uncle, No. 222 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, by Undertaker Hopper, at three o’clock yesterday aiternoon. THE FUNERAL. ‘The funeral 1s to take place trom Mr. Cornell's resi- dence at one o'clock on Sunday afternoon next. Rev, Dra. Farley and Putnam, of the Unitarian Church, willconduet the services, and the following gentlemen have been requested ‘and will Roun, ot as allbeurers:—A. F, Higuins, No Watts stroet; ichard Fellows, ot Filty-eighth street; James Fel- lows. of Fifty-eighth street; Dr. Edward Bogart, of Brooklyn; E. L. Mulleneau, No. 106 Fulton street, Brooklyn, and Geveral Jacob Sharpe. The remains will be interred 10 the family burying plot, 4,312, sec- tion 12, lov of John Jewett, Jr., father of deceased, Greenwood Cemetery. AT ORVILLK’S HOME IN ORANGE VALLEY. A Herat reporter visited Orange Valley, N. J., the home of Mr, Orville Jewett, last evening, and ascor- tained some interesting facts concerning the persopal family history of the unfortunate & man and his relatives. ‘The Jowott rosidence at “Tho Valley” is an unpretending frame cote tago, which had been hired, furnished, at @ rental of about $900 per annum, and which had been occupied only ayear by the family, This consisted of Mr. and Mrs, Jewett and their servants. They had no children, Mrs. Jewett was yesterday 1 lormed ot the fact that her husband was dead, but manner of bis death was not communicated tot She js an invalid, and is attended by a tewale met cat adviser und her sisters, It was learned thi Mr. Jewett was at his house on Wednesday evening ana that he wont to New York, as usual, on ‘Toursday moruing, taking an early train, His neigh- bors at “The Valley”? speak of him im the kindest munner. Mr. Cox, who tives opposite to tho Jewetts, was, with bis wile, particularly generous in praise of Mr, Orville Jewett’s kind!y disposition, The Cox family and the Jewetts were quite inti- mate on Staten Island, where both reviaed, Mr, Cox and mis wife d the reports about Mr, Jewott being inclined to live extravagantly aud to-indulge in costly Sports was, so far as she knew, mere moonaine, His atyle of living was extremely unostentatious for a man of bis means. The report of his having a tendency to insanity was also scoffed at A few nights ago Mr, “Jewett spent the evening at the Cox House, and a more social, healthy minded man could not be found. Mr. Jewett inhorited his futhor's iutorest in the business, and the impression js that Dean, who was formerly a bookkeeper in the con- cern, had pusbed himself forward so that Orville felt probably that hoe was being ousted from his birthright by an interloper, and this may have moved him to some desperate act, Stil, the impression prevailed that Orville was the victim rather than tho perpetrator of any crime, if crimo was committed. Mr, Jewett served in the army dur- ipg the war, and had proved nimsel! a gallant and brave soldier, Rogarding the hand grenado, it appears that during the 1843 drait quite a number of these were procured by the tirm for the protection of their places of bust- ness, Some of these are now in the works at Staten Island. There 18 a general hope that Mr. Dean wiil be made to tell what he knows. Ou the whole, the beliet among the neighbors of Mr. Jewett is that he was not the fend represented in some of the reports. MOURNING AT PORT RICHMOND, Everywhere in Port Richmond sigus of mourning were visible yesterday. Every second house dis- played some token of respect to the memory of tho warm hearted mun whose giving hand was stlled in death, and every tongue hada tribute of gratitude for some generous favor done. Tho flags on all the steam- buats going to Staten Istand and op all tne buildings were at half must, Rarely indeed 18 so much geauine grict expressed umong the people for one who Is not of them in circumstances, as found expres- sion'in the modest village where Mr. George W. Jew- ett resided, A long residence on Staten Isiand and an intimate association with all the interests of tho place and,the people had secured to the generous millionnaire @ acquaintance and popularity, seldom attained by men engrossed in such personal enterpfises as Mr. Jowett. He was never so busy that he could not find time to listen to a story of distress, and never too cold tu respond to an apveal, Almost every poor per- gon In the village bas at somo time been the recipiont of aid from Mr. Jewett, and his loss ig looked upon as a general calamity. In the affairs of the village Dr, Jewett took quite as inuch interest ag in his own busie ness, and many of the improvements that have epbanced the vaiue of the real estate in the noighborhood were begun at his suggestion. His purse was never closed And his hand nevor tired of giving, -His iriends have often remonstrated with him for being so indiscrim}- nato in bis alimsgiving, and pointed out instances in which his charity had been mistaken and bestowed upon unworthy people. To these objections to his conduct he would answer :— ‘Better that ninety-nine unworthy people receive alms than that one deserving voggar be passed by.’? ‘THK FUNERAL, A meeting of the trustees of Port Richmond was held yosterday alternoon, at which resolutions of coudo- lence were ordered to be drawn up and presented to the famiiy, properly engrossed and {framed The funeral services over the remains ot Mr. Jewett will be held at his Iate residence this afternoon, at three o'clock, under the direction of Rev. Mr. Brownleo, pastor of the Dutch Reformed Chureh of Port Richmond. The body will not bo re- moved from the house until Sunday, when it will be taken to Greenwood per steamer Castleton and in- terred. At present the body lies at the Jewett Man- ‘A great bow of black crape fastened to the bell pull marks the house of mourning. Ail the blinds are drawn close, and the place has a deserted, lonely look. AT THE OFFI The offices of the firm wero closed yesterday during the greater portion of the day, although the Coroner was admitted for the purposes of his official investiga- tion, and few deliverics of goods wero accepted at the Burling slip entrance, Both doors, however, bore inscriptions announcing that the offices were closed in consequence of the death of Messrs, G. W. Jewott and 0. D. Jewett, The lower floor was deserted, and there was a mourntul stillvess about the whole establish- ment. In tho office which had been the scene of the Genny, and final dissolution of the firm, accomplished yy Orville Jewett’s hands, no trace of the event could beseen. Tho handsome, blood-stained carpet had been ' removed, the thick clots of blood had been washed of, aud a new plain oicloth had taken tts place, The bro- ken furniture had been removed ana new panes put in tho shattered windows, A few of the clerks worked silently at their accustomed tasks, but all reiused to cunverse on the subject of the lamented occurrence, MERTING OF THE PAINT AND OIL TRADE. A meeting of the members of the paint and oil trade was held yesterday afternoon in tho hall over the store of F. W. Dovoo & Co,’s ostablishihent, corner ot Fulton and Wiliam streets, A motion was carried that ail the members of the puint and oil trade that can po: sibly do so should attend tho tuneral of Mr. George W, Jewett, to-morrow afternoon, from his residence on Staten Island, and that all the trade should close their Places ot business to-morrow at one o'clock in the afternoon, out of respect to his memory. A Committee on Resolutions was then empowered to draw up a suitable, sot of resolutions aud present the sume to a meeting of the trade which should be called next week by the chairman, TH INSURANCE ON ORVILLE’S LIFE. It being reported that the insurance companies in this city who bad insured Orville Dewey Jewett’s lito for $15,000 intended to repudiate tho payment of the sume, a HERALD reporter was instructed to cail upon the companies interested to see what truth there was 1 the rumor, and the loliowing 18 the information he gleaned on tho subject. Mr. R. M. Johnson, manager ef the Travellers’ Insurance Company, of’ Harttord, stated :— “ir, Jewott has been Insured for a number of years im our company for $10,000, He may have a good claim on us or he may pot Up to the present mo- ment we have bad no Oficial notification of his death, Wo do not pay in cases of suicide, The New York Life Insurance Company used to do so, but discontinued the practice, The’ majority of lite insurance com- panies decline to pay on suicides when itis clearly proven that the insured caused their own deat When the claim is put in for the moncy insured by 3 Jewett the affair will be settled; meauwhile we are awaiting the sosult of the Coroners Investigations, We are allowed three months by law before settling.” . H. Brosnan, Superintendent of tho United tates Life Insurance Company, stated :— “Mr, O. D. Jewett insured nis life with us on the 7th of March, 1865, for $5,000, Whether we shall contest the claim'of Mr, Jowett’s executors depends almost entirely on the avidence that may be given by Mr. Dean, the only survivor'of the tragedy, OM MI, SUTHERLAND, New Youu, April 6, 1877, To THe Epiror or tHe HeraLo:— The report of the Front street tragedy in your issue of to-day Is incorrect tn stating that 1 was counsel for Mr. Orvillo D, Jewett. I never held that relation to him, but was tho legal adviser of Messrs, John Jewott & Sons, 1 will be obliged if you will correct the states ment in yonr next issuc, Very respecttully, JOHN L. SUTHERLAND, A CARD F¥) A COOL HAND. Tho man William H, Hall, who represonted himself as acoliecting agent for tho Presbyterian Hospital, was formally arraignod yostorday belore Judge Otterbourg atthe Jefferson Market Police Court, He was brought into court by Olficor Schmittberger of the Twonty- ninth precinet, aud as he walked toward the bench ho alr of a thoroaghly respectable old man. His irees was plain and neat, aud bis address was superd is ao suluted the ‘ullieers of the court in passing, Mr Aaron B, Belknap, ‘Treasurer of the hospital, on hand to prosecute, as was also Mr. ry B. Winthrop, of No. West wontieth sircet, from ‘*bom he collected $40, Mr. Jarosiosk!, the cierk, drew up a lous complaint of re- coving money under false representations, and the prisoner Was asked What be bad to say. No stroked his luxuriant whit 1 for a few mo- ents and, in a quiet manner, ejacuiare “EL would like to hear the complaint fr Mr. Jarosioski commenced to read the affidavit against him and was about balf through with it when the prisoner suid :— The rest 19 substantially the same. That will do, I plend guiity.?? Hiatl, whose real name is Said to be Charles Valium, Was held 1a $3,000 bail to anew — eS Bsa AMUSEMENTS, ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Last night the Italian Opera gavo us the “Trova- tore,” one of Verdi's earliest and best known works. Of course, when saw Italian opera advertised we know we should have the inevitable “Trovatore,”” but did not expect it quite so soon, as it is generally used for a stop gap, Every one knows it and, consequently, everyone likes it, and the kid gloved audience goos home bumining tho airs with great satisfaction. Sig- nora Palmieri, who played tho part of Leonora, con- firmed our impressions of Wednesday evening. Her Voice is no longer in its prime, but sho knows how to use it and attacks her notes with precision and good intonation, Signorina Rambelli gave great Satisfaction as Azucena m acting the part, but her voice is rather uneven and sounds harsh on her upper notes, By the by, we will just mention that by no effort of the imagination can we arrive at the conclu- sion that Ulrica, in “Un Ballo,” and Azucena, in ““rovatore,” are twin sisters and bad to share the same wardrobe. Signor Bertolasi, who played Conte ai Luna, though an energetic singer, uses the tremolo too much to be a pleasant one, In the well known 1 Balen” he was not im accord with the orchestra, and, therefore, did not give a gatisiactory rendering ot {. The honors of the evening were ‘awarded to Signor Celada (who played Manrico), and he deserved them. His singing and delivery of the Ut de Poitrine (to reach which pote is the ambition of every tenor) raised the audience to the highest enthu- siasmn, and he was cheered to the echo and called again and again before the curtain, He 18 cortaiuly the best ialian tenor we have heard in the Academy for a long time. We cannot say that the choruses improve on acquaintance, Why is it that at our Ital opera said choruses always scem as. if they were singing under Protest? The scenery was, in the main, the same dusty and venerable flats and wings we kuow so well it hate so cordially. Even a house of marble or stone Will not last forever, and certainly the canvas im- {tation cannot be expected to be more durable. It Might be delicately hinted to #1 wage manager that dirty finger marks aro nota usual ornameatation on the marble pillars of European ducal residences, Nor do all the nobility in Europe live in the same palace or occupy identical apartments, We are constantiy prom- feed hew scenery and new costumes, but where aro they? The dresses of the nugs were varied in color— some were white, and some had once been white. It 4s the attention to these minor details in operatic man- agement that wake an opera go weil, "41 Trovatore”* will be again produced this afternoon, and on Monday “Un Ballo” wili be repeated, THE TELEPHONE CONCERT, Steinway Hall was last night crowded to its utmost capacity by persons eager to hear the magico music of. the telephone, but, as it had beon set down for the sec- ond part of the evening's performance, thoy had rather along timo to wait, The number of people who loft tho concert room on the conclusion of the telephone music showed conclusively that the great point of in- terest for them was Profossor Gray’s invention, Owing perhaps to the state of the weather, parts of the telephone performance were scarcely audible, Three instruments were used for the ex- periment. A series of boxes, which produced a sound like the pipes of an organ; a piano sounding bourd, which produced notes of a fiver quality but lower in tone; a third instrument was suspended trom the ceiling, but the sounds from this instrument were so feeble that only those sitting them. Among the tunes played we: of Summer” and “Yankee Doodle.”’ The slower move- ment of the first air lent itself best to the capacity of tho new instrument, as the more rapid emission of sound bad the effect of confusing the notes and ron- dering them indistinct, The telephone performance occupied only a short time, and tho rest of the even- ing Was devoted to an interesting concert, in which a number of well known artista appeared.” It was an- nounced that the last periormance of the telephone takes place this evening. CHICKERING HALL, The testimonial concert tendered last night to Mrs. J. M. Davidson, at this hall, proved quite an enjoyable affair, The house was fairly well filled by a fashion- able audience, who gave frequent evidence of pleasure by generous applause, The music was under the in- For the oc- tolligent direction of Signor Agramonte, cagion an interesting programm included, ‘Ah vou Credea’’ trom Mercadante’s cavatina, ‘Nitoeri,’? by Miss Emanuel, and Vascai’s grand aria, “*E questo il loco,” which was sung With much grace and exquisite feeling by the fair benéficiaire, who Was rewarded by a hearty encore. Mrs. Butman and Mrs. Davidson sang Rossini’s ‘Quis Homo,” in a pleasing and effective manner, ignor Tagliapietra, the admirable baritone, sanu with telling effect Rotolini’s lanzoue, *Quat Tarbamento,’? The eveuing’s entertainment was brought to a close with Girschmann’s ‘Good Night’ song, by tho Symphonia Quartet, “OLIVER TWIST” AT THE NEW BROADWAY ‘THEATRE, “Oliver Twist”? as a novel is not pleasant, and as a play it is painful. But subjects and scenos are tol- erated in reading which become shocking when they are perlormed. For this reason, while we would not exclude Dickens’ powerfup novel trom the library, ‘wo would banish the drama of ‘Oliver Twist” from the theatre, Fagin, Nancy and Bill Sykes are vulgar and repulsive, and itis only true genius in the actors that can make them even endur- able. When Cushman played Nancy Sykes or Wallack Fagin, their art atoned for much of the pain they in- flicted ; yet, even at the best, little pleasure can be de- rived from witnessing the brutal quarrels, burglaries and murders of which thts picture of crime is composed, Judged from this point of view the periormance at the New Broadway Theatre last evening was anything but agreeablo, for the power shown by the actors only om- hasized the more the pwinful nature of the theme. ancy Sykes was performed with considerable force by Miss Marian Mordaunt, and tho Fagin ot Mr Barrett and the Bill Sykes of Mr, Sullivan were well rendered, but only ed to grieve the judicious spectators. The theatre should not be @ place like a slaughtor house, and never need be, for even when tragedios are played pootry can make crime appalling, not simply horrible, Tho gen- eral performance was good, though we think that the sentimental effect would have been greater if Oliver had been acted by a young woman, as 18 usually the case, Master Willie Rouse, howover, was satisiactory, RACING IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA JOCKEY CLUB SPRING MEETING. Nuw Onweans, April 6, 1877. The spring meeting of tho Louisiana Jockey Club commonces to-morrow (Saturday). Upward of sixty horses are in training at the track and everything promises a successiul week's racing. The following are the probable starters in Saturday's reces:— Fixst Rack. —Handicap burdie race, two miles, over eight hurules. in bs ++ 143 Jim Hioton.... M40 Woodland Rochester, Vort Leonard.. Captain Huteni: 140 Redding. Biloxi 140 Skcoxp Rack.—The Pickwick Stakes, for three-year- Lbs, D olds; mile heats, Lbs, Commodore Parisot... 100 Jones’ Lynchburg King Wil 100 gene, till ue 100 Adventure, 97 Hambarg.. a7 Tnikp Race.—For all ages; two-mile dash, Lbs, Lbs, Vordigri 110 Russ Butler, 104 Whipsa 110 Clommie G 101 Henry Owing OBITUARY. * GUSTAVE SCHMITZ, ORGANIST, Professor Gustave Schmitz, organist of St Patrick's Cathedral, a musician of rare ability and of considera. blo experience in music, both in this country and in his Fatheriand, Germany, died yoterday, after a long and lingering sicknoss, at his residence on Second avenue. Mr, nitz died ab the age of forty-tnree years. He was born in tho tittle village of Coosfeld, in Westphalia, Ho was organist of St. Patrick's Cathedral in this city for eleven yours. He was for sixteen years Protessor of Music at the Academy of Mount St Vincent, Me was for many years the director of the St. Francis Xavier's Union. Mr. Schmitz was one of the leading organists of tho etropolis, He wrote eight masses, two vespers, two waudates,” one *Magniticat,”’ two “Ave Marias,” four “Q Salutaris,” three **Benedictas’” ana one “Te Deum,” written expressly for the conferrmg of the berotia on Cardinal McCioskey. The HenaL bas given the leading motifs in this magnificent work, Mr. Schmitz also wrote a mass for the inauguration of Bishop MeNierney, Asa musician Professor Schmitz occupied In this city the highest position, His ions place bim where few can oac playing was #0 pronouncedly great that Uh Cardinal selected tim, above all others, ax the only one worthy to preside at the organ at the opening of the new Cathedri Gastave Sehmitz hag left ab friends, for was there a musician in th widely resp and loved, and one with so few ene- mies. Many tears will ve shed to-day over the remai of Gustave Sebmitz, ev SIR DAVID MUNROR, Sir David Munroe died at Nelson, New Zealand, Feb- | ruary 16, He was prominent in the public aftairs ot the colony siuce its organization, PRINCE CHARLES OF HAWAIL His Highness Charlos Kanaina died March 13, agod seventy-six years, He was the ol of the Hawatian chiefs, Ho married Queen Kekaulahi forty-five or fifty years.ago, and their son, tho Inte King Lunatllo, was chick, ‘NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1877.—WiTH SUPPLEMENT, MILES AND THE INDIANS. EFFECTS OF THE VIGOROUS WINTER CAMPAIGN IN THE YELLOWSTONE BEGION—THE HOS- TILES SURRENDERING, (»Y TzLeGRaPH TO THE HERALD.] Caxtoxmunt ox Tax Toxcue River, M, T. Via Bisuanck, D. T., April 6, 1877. In response to the demands of General Miles atter the fight of January 8, in the Wolf Mountains, and pur- suant to subsequent communications neld with the hostiles through friendly Indians, a delegation arrived in this cantonment February 19% This delegation consisted of somo thitty warriors and chiefs, aud their object was to learn upon what conditions they would be permitted to surrender and place them$elves under the protection of the government, They were wold that they would have to give up their arms and ponies avd go on the Teservations appointed by the government, They re- mained here till the 23d ult, having frequent talks with Geperal Miles, and then returned to their camps to deliver their message, When tho terms were made known in the hostile camp they were very well ro- ceived, and a general desire to make peace was manifested, On tho conclusion of the council went through the camps of the hostil proclaiming that tho war was ovor and that acts of hostility against the whites must cease, The camps atonco moved in toward the can- tonment, and while on their way here a runner from Spotted Tail jomed them. This messenger announced that the Indian chief was coming out, sent by the Great Fathor, to offer most liberal terms of peace. This news had a good eflect, for on the 18th of March 160 head warriors, including sixteen chiels, arrived here to learn for themselves the terms of sur- render, which were siated to thom as belore, Nine of the chiefs and BEATE, headed by White Bull, or Tho Ice, and The Hump Head, soldiers of the Cheyennes and Sioux respectively, remain here as proof of their good faith, aod that their tribes will either go to their agencies or surrender here, The remainder went out ou the 23d to take part in the council with Spotted Tail on the Little Powder, where their future course was to be determined. ‘There are many reasons tor believing that the end of this Sioux war will soon ve reached, Ali here are gratified that the Hzranp has treated this brave and untiring little command with such fairness, and de- fended it and its commander against the envious and belittling crittcism from hostile sources, The diflicul- encountered and overcome by it canaot be over+ stated or appreciated by anyone who has not known thoroughly by experience. THE TWEED ROMANCE. THE RECENT STORY OF THE BOSS’ ESCAPE AND FLIGHT DISCREDITED—A THEORY WROUGHT OUT OF HIS DIARY AND PAPERS, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Wasmxotox, April 6, 1877, ‘The illustrated adventures of William M, Tweed, published in Harper's Weekly the other day, aro, 1t 1s here believed, very inaccurate, and persons who think they know the true story say that tho Messrs, Harper were victimized, and that tho talo they published is probably intended to put the public and the police off tne true scent and prevent the discovery of those who helped Tweed to escape, TWEED’S DIARY AND PAPERS, It will be remembered that Tweed’s diary and other papers were given up by the Spanish authorities to the captain of the ship which brought him home, He, of course, sent them to the Navy Department, The papers were all examined hore in Washington, and they led to a theory that Tweed was nover in Florida as a hunter or refugee near a lighthouse, as the ilu: trated adventures pretend and as previous rumors r ported; that ho really sailed for Cuba from some Northern port; that ho was expected by friends in Cuba, and that his escape and concealment were ar- ranged and managed ina manner very different from that related in the article, THE THEORY OF 118 ESCAPE, It ts thought here that thero was no such organized band to take charge of him as is described in the count, but that the escape, the concealment and the departure for Cuba were all managed by two or three discreet friends of Tweed, who did not trouble them- Solves to take him far away, but rather kept him from the first in a carefully preparod hiding place and amused themselves with the numerous false trails on which the police went off. It is believed that Tweed sailed from some Northern port in ip bound to the Brazils or Demarara, which landed him noar Santiago, on the rocks, by o previous agreement, and then sailed on to her port, and no doubt Is felt here that his arrival was expected by persons of some consequence and authority in Cuba who had engaged to care for him, and who did give the government some trouble and defeated its original attempt to cause his seizure on the Island, WILLIAM M. TWEED'S PROPERTY, It is now generally believed that the hitch in the negotiations looking to tho release of William M. Tweed is caused by the circumspection of the pros- ecution, Mr. Peckham, as well as Attorney General Fairchild, under whom he acts, is determined to ascer- tain exactly what property Mr. Tweed now holds through his friends and relations, This, of course, is necessary, in order to know whother any proposition his counsel may make will induce *‘a full surrender” of nis estate, The work of investigation and appraise. mont 18 now, it is waderstood, being vigorously prose ecutod, and dowbtloss by the first of May the ‘Boss’? will have satisfied the demands of justice and will tnd himself @ free man, Mr, Peckham and the Attorney General concur in the opinion that Mr. Tweed and his friends have been playing what professional mendicants call ‘tho puthetic dodge” upon the public, for the purpose of creating a public sympathy, which would induce the authorities to let him off upon bis handing over about one-sixteenth of bis property. ‘Those woll-fhformed do not hesitate to declare that the ex-Chief of Tammany still controls about eight million dollars, and that if he could Iree himself upon the pay- ment of $500,000—which was the amount hinted at by his friends—he would resume an active part in local politics, and, backed by the millions he would have left, and supported by the majority of his old consti ents, who still swear by him, would find occ pay off old scores against the colleagues who him when he got into trouvie, and show himself gene- rally to be anything but “a broken-down old man.’ In this connection it 18 well to remember that Mr. Tweed is only fifty-four yoars old and has a powertul physique, ARMY INTELLIGENCE, DETACHED OFFICERS ORDERED TO JOIN THEIR REGIMENTS. Wasmixaro, April 6, 1877. With the approval of the Secretary of War the fol- lowing named officers have becn relieved from their Present dutics and ordered to join their regiments ;— Captain James McMullan, Third artillery, from dis. bursing duty connected with the late Freedman's Bureau ; Captain C, B. Throckmorton, Fourth artillery, from recruiting service in Washington; First Licue tenant Charles C, Morrison, Sixth cavalry, trom duty connected with the Whooler Expedition; First Licn- tenant Augustus C. Paul, Third cavalry, from duty with the troops at thu Washington Arsenal; Second Lioutenant H. G. Otis, Fourth artillory, trom the Artile Jery School, at Fortress Monroe, First Lieutenant Samuel D, Wheeler, First artillery, bas been detailed for duty as Proteseor of Military Science and Tactics, at the {ndiwna Asbury University, at Greencastle, Ind. NAVAL INTELLIGEN CL, MOVEMENTS OF NATIONAL VESSELS—ORDERS, Wasminaton, April 6, 187% The Navy Department has received information to the effect that tho United States steamer Swatara are rived at Kingston, Jamaica, on the 29th of March trom Puerto Plata, en rowle w Aspinwall. Commodore A. K. Hughes relieved Commodore J. M, B, Olitz of the command of the New Hampshire at Port Royal, 8. C., and as senior commanding officer at that place, on tho 3d inst, An inapection of the Now Hampshire showed hor to Vo in an efficient condition, ‘The United States steamer Essex was at Vera Cruz on the 28th of March, onpens, Licatenant Juba T. Suilivan, of the Kesex, has been ordered home on account of ill-health, Lieutenant Wells I, Field bas been ordered to special lighthouse duty in place of Lieutenant Com- mander ward Hooker, detached from such duty and placed on waiting orders, Passsed Asssistant ). Persons has been ordered to iron Montauk, at Nortotk, Va, © recently detatehed from the command of the a, South Pacific station, has been placed on wait~ prac Lieutenant Commander Lewis Clark has been rched from duty at the Torpedo station ana granted leave o; absence for one year, Lieutenant Uriah Ky Harris has been detached from the Navy Yard, at Mare Island, Cal, ordered to the coast survey sebooner Yukon. Assistant Surgeon C. W. Deane has beon de. tuched from the Montauk and ordered to the storesuip Onward, Soath Pacific station Passed Asstetont Boul neer I, sehuyler Ross has been detached from the Vandalia, Kuropean station, and granted permission to rewurn home. DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA. Lowetty Mass, April 6, 187% Miss Eliza Strout, of Chelmsford, Mass., who was considered, alter Kamohamaba, tho bighost Jiving | bitten by a dog somo timo ago, died to-day of bydro- dering, phous alter intense OUR COMPLAINT BOOK. DISHONEST NEWSDEALERS, To tae Eprron oy tux Herary:— I stopped yesterday morning at tho newsstand corner South Fifth avenue and West Third street to buy my Hex, but was considerably surprised upon offering my three cents in payment therefor to be informed that the price of peur Paper at that particular stand was tour cents, The proprietor of the diminutive es- tublishment moreover informed me that bis principal object in life was to make money, and thatas be was obliged to pay more than three cents for the himself, he could pot afford to well it for less than tour, PERPLEXED, To tus Epiton or THe HeRaLp Will you note the fact in your “Complaint Book™ that your Sunday readers aro compelled to pay tes cents a copy for the Huxatp in Stamford, Conn., when we can got the other New York papers at five conts ? Why this extortion? Arise and explain, ‘Why is this thus??? READER FOR THIRTY YEARS, COUNTERFEIT PASSPORTS, To tux Eorron or tae Herarp:— Your issue of Wednesday announces that Mr. Henry Bischoff has veen arrested for informalities in regard to procuring passports. 1 believe it a duty to warn your readers that many such spufious documents exist, which only bring travellers into danger and aro @ disgrace Lo the legal profession, MG i ina) IMITATION BUTTER, To tne Epitor ov Tux HeRap:— I wish to call your attention to the butter fraud. 2 sent my servant to the store for some butter, and she came back with a ball of tinted tallow, which I could pot eat, notwithstanding Professor Chandler to th contrary. I would like to call your attention to this and try to have @ bill passed to stop the sale of the same, as it bag been done in England. A LOVER OF FINE BUTTER, x UNBULY CHILDREN. To tne Epitor ov tHe HeRaLp;— Al the junction of Monroe and Grand streets there are some girls who, at very late hours of the night, are #0 noisy and tnsuiting to the people of the sarroundin; neighborhood that they ought to be prevented ty the police trom being out in the street, «xcept on busine at that time, and 1 think the parents of the children o! that neighborhood also ought to take notice of the fact and chastise them, W. J B SIGNS WANTED, To tne Epitor ov tuk Heraup;— Tshould like to know why tho Elevated Railroad Company does not put up big lettered signs at cach station bearing tho namo of the street, Traina not topping below Thirtieth strect might likewise nave a sign attached ‘above Thirtieth street,” T have often seen persons not acquainted with th road go either toofar or not tar enough, or take the wrong train because of this neglect, THE PUBLIC, ANNOYING LADIES IN STAGES, To tn Epitor oy tae Henarp:— Will you ask tue gentlemen who ride in the ** Broad ‘way stages’’ to adopt some other means of getting up a flirtation besides pping on a lady’s toes,” “crowd. ing her into as small a space as it is possible to get her, d then poking her with their elbows,’’ itis paintal. and exceedingly disagreeable. A lady not know what todo under tho circumstances. If she does not notice it she is misunderstood, and if she ao makes her very conspicuous, just what « wish to be, ONE OF THE PERSECUTED, 4 GAS HOUSE NUISANCE, To Tue Epiton ov THe HERALD;— I read so many complaints in the Heratp about the smolls that come to us from the refineries across the river, but if we stay at homo we will Gnd some that 1 think will eclipse them all. 1 refer to the gas house on avenue C and Fourteenth street; tho smoll that arises from there could well go in competition to the great Harlem flats nuisance of oid; the smell that came from there to-day was perfectly horrible, and if you think it worth while let one of your reporters come up here and take the benedl y day he chooses, and I think ho will be satisfled that it ts far worse than the smells of tae combined refineries at Hunter’s Poin, J. M. SEATS IN THE FERRYBOATS. To tue Epiton ov THE Henatp:— Ihave the misfortune to bean old lady, and have crossed the ferry time and again, and have been obliged to stand whep such bipeds in pants (I cannot call them gentlemen) as ‘Douglas’? occupied more than half the Dumber of seats in the ladies’ cabin, Now, as ti ferry compauy say itis the ‘ladies’ cabin,” why not authorize the latter to call ina deck hand to cnable them to obtain what is their right, No one will object to yentlemen stanaing, but | protest ag: i their sit- tng when old ladies like mysell, weary and tired, have to stand, My sex have been inconvenienced long enough, 80 if the gentiemen do not like to stand in our cabin let them go choke in theirown. OLD LADY, “SCOOPING IT IX.” To tuw Eprror or rux Hrra.p:— When a gentieman takes his wile or his sweotheart toa place of amusementa dollar more or less on the expense is not considered; but to be ‘beat’? out of that dollar is another matter, The Eagle Theatre ad- vertised last Saturday :—Matinée, admission to all parts of tho house, filty cents,” I visited there last Saturday afternoon, and when I handed the ‘grava duke’? in the box ollice a two dollar note he “scooped” it 10 and sald 1 Was correct, the fifty-cent part ol the house, matinées, was tht cured gallery, Such a “sawdust game’? might do for a third ri variety sbow, but does Mr. Hart expect to gain the patronage of tho public by such swindling advertisoments? HOBOKEN, CRUELTY TO A LION, To tus Evrror ov tis Heranp:— Why wus it necessary for tho authorities of Contral Park to extract several teeth from a young lion, as they dia on Good Friday? By what Jaws of physic do they justify such barbarian cruelty? If they attempt to prove that it is necessury tor the lion’s h ike to ask them why the lion in his tre lives to a “good old age ”’ without undergoing this troat- ment, andeven it ‘Barkis is willin’” where, in bis native jungle, will he find a dentist? 1 saw tho teeth after the operation in the possession of Surgeon Den- Ust O'Brien, of Thirtieth street, who no doubt took them home as art trophies to exhibit to bis patients for their delectation and dental edification. I call upor Mr, Bergh to investigate this outrage, LYDIA WINGATE, FREE CHURCHES, To tre Eprror or tue Hexao:— Let me complain, through your great invention, the “Complaint Book,” of those who complain that thelr, poverty shuts them out of our fashionable churches, IT want to complain of their want of knowledge of their rights as members of the Church of Christ Any member of achurch, | want to tell them, has aright to demand the best the church affords ite membe And there 18 no reason Why the poorest membor snoul be exciuded trom anything the constitution of the corporation allows its members, The eburch Is, in this respect, a club, with the Bible for a coi tation, and that constitution aliows, am sure, the poor as much, if not more, of the Gospel than the rich. If I Was a poor man I woald go to the largest church tn the city and demand my rights as a member, and it they were not granted I would condemn them asa church untrue to their constitution, as a fraud and a nulsance, A DOG NUISANCE, To tux Eprtorn or tar Heraup:— In No, 86 Essex street a German keeps a lager beer saloon and also five dogs, of which two are Spitzes and the other three are a mixed breod of all kinds—in fact, nothing bat curs of the vilest desoription—and in the rear of the saloon, in the yard, he has three dog huts which took like butchers’ ice houses, and in each ono he has a large bull tei and a friend of mine bas told me that he keeps mn dogs in the whole bouse, Now, | am not exaggerating at all, tor T have seen the abové mentioned six beauties, and, according to the noise sometimes, I think that there must be a regular dog pit there, “That neighborhood, both frout and rear, stifles the atmosphere enough from the filthy tonants without an addition of a dog pit, and we hope this abominable nuisance will be stopped immediately. The inspectors should make it their business to see that “neighbor.”? | sbould like to know if tho Liquor License law inclades keeping a dog pit? Hoping this will receive its place among your columns, I remain, respectfully yours, KSC DIRTY STREETS—A NEW IDEA, To thm Eortor oy tux Heraup:— I take occasion to send you, pro bono publico, the tole lowing valuable suggestion for cleaning tho strects of this city:—Let @ party of laborers, at the public ex- pense, rise up early In the morning, sweep the dirt and filth into convenient piles about ten or fifteen feot apart and about five tect from the curbstone in each street, After the heaps are made let them be leit there aliday, The various cart wheels will then pass over them, spread them out again aud reduce the com- position toa finer consistency, Let this process be re+ peated ench day, and as a necessary consequence the first healthy wind will blow it all away. There are, I know, somo captious critics who wilt 8 recipe o not only bas 1s now the actual practice, and an instance may be seen on Park place, one of many streets. You know, however, that any Valuable suggestion from a superior mind always meets with this Kind of reward, and I am sure you will ase the influence of your journal to critics down, We ail want clean streets and we don’t Want Contractors to lose mopey, bor do we wish te be continually making the heartioss inquiry, “Where ta 18 dumped?” Itig vot a vory serious matter where the dirt gos if receive the fund and the dirt is biowm: LSet ttter sulla away,