The New York Herald Newspaper, April 11, 1877, Page 3

7 ¥ ou had au idea that tho cost of havin; THE STATE CAPITAL. Why Ecolesine’s Rapid Transit Bill Was Defeated, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. Could Cities Be Governed on Business Principles? NO BOARD OF FINANCE. Lively Debate in the Senate— Spring Elections, as AuBaxy, April 10, 1877. There are two lobbyists here who, whilo they profess having bad no part in bringing about the defeat of Ecclesine’s rapid transit bill, feel satisfied there was money used to that ond. Barbour, the head of the craft, was suspiciously active last week; yet they say the lobby alone would have been unsuccesstul without the efficient aid given by one or two mombers on tho floor, The story of the whole transaction muet transpire one of these day Somo men invariably" get cheated in matters of this kind, and they find it impossible to restrain themselves from talking about at when it happens that any considerable sum of money ‘was set afloat and thoy failed to get a slice after doing their share of the iniquity. Thero is no more honor in being on the Railroad Committee than on that of Pablic Health; yet see every year what a desperate struggle the “commercial” ones among the members mako to get themselves placed upon it, And where is there a solitary instance of the Railroad Committee evor reporting a bill to disturb the interests of any well to do railroad corporation and perform a public Denefit? “GREBis,”! OF COURSE, Then again it ts too much to ask us to believe that the country members who voted almost en masse aro all so densely ignorant as not to know that rapid transit ia tho crying need of Now York city, If they Yead the papers—and it is safoto assume they do—tnat fact must have been drilled into their minds after the Jong agitation of the subject during tho past ten years, Though the bill introduced by Mr, Kcclesine last evening takes away the grounds of ob- Jection irom those who voted against his former bill it would be over-sanguine to conclude that rapid transit ts all sale, The agents of tho strect car com- panies will be on hand promptly. One of them, numod Jim Richmond, arrived to-day. Ho is Mr. Jacob Sharp’s maa, and he steals in and steals out of here as !f he wished to escape observation. On the 28th of this month the argument on rapid transit be- fore the Court of Appeals comes off, and if the order of the Supreme Court, General Term, bo sustained tho car companies will regret they spent so much money on worthless legislators. DRUATK ON TUK CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. The Senate spent all the day in discussing the con- atitutional amendments based on the report of the Ma- nicipal Charter Commission in relation to the govern- ment of cities, Tho tirst provides that “tbe Legisl ture may provide that elections for a bers ol city shall be sv regulated ag to give minorities a Broporgoams Share of representation therein,’? The principle of minority representation, Mr. Woodin said, was already in operation in certain public ‘boards throughout tho State, but some doubt had beon expressed as to its coustitutionality, and the purposo of the amendment was to remove any doubt on that ead, Mr. Kennaday thought the resolution ought to be considered in the Committee of the Whole first, as he ‘Was opposed to giving it only.a hasty consideration, Jt was Mr. Woouin’s opinion it could be considered just as deliberately in the Senate as in Committee of the te and it was so considered and adoptea. The principa! amendment, as it gave rise to most of the debate, was that | yee that boards of financo the taxpayers, and not by tne rab- should be elected by ble, so sds sears if the ravble elect, Mr. Woodin sub- Btabtially held, nothing would come of it but tho wane familiar Boaras of Aldermen, of which the were long sivce tired and usted. Io New ‘ork city, for instance, the Board of Finance would ‘de no better than the old Board of Supervisors that was accustomed to upon tha estimates, Mr. two sote of i ration would more than outwoigh the pecuntary | Denefits to be derived from the proposed plan, and M : Jacobs, ever ti to party, insisied that it clearly unconstitutional, being estriction on the right of suffrage and directly antagonistic to the spirit of free institutions. THAT VOTING CLAUSK. Mr. repeeager ‘suid be was ip favor of every other ‘parton the waite he would be compellod to vote ‘against the whole thing if this.diseriminating provis- +lon in rogard to voting was left In. Heshould {col asvained to go back to his constituents and have any of them say that '*Morrissey don’t want a man to vote because he bain’t got no money.” A motion of Jacobs to postpone was lost and the dis- cussion was renowed. AN UNWARRANTED RESTRICTION. lt was Mr, Woodin’s view that the claim of restric. tion was without warrant, because there is no Finance Bourd now, and the members of the Legislature in creating it cantnake whatever provisions they choose, The right of suffrage was not a natural right, ast was conterred according to the pleasure of the Logislature. Mr. Jacobs was surprised that those who favored tuo dment to the national constitution looking to tho bestowal of the unrestricted right of suffrage upon the megro were now found favoring # resolution putting Testriction upon the white man’s vote. WHO PAYS THK TAxkS? Mr, Starback contended, in lis emphatic way, that the Iaboring man in the end paid the taxes, proposition was to exclude bim trom voting in favor of meu who happened to be a little better off than bim- well, Mr. McCarthy wished tu have the amendment suh- mitted to the people, und let them decide upon tt. Mr. Gerard thought the same. It they thought it wise to restrict sullrage who could fairly compisin? Mr. Cole favored the proposition because ne thought Senators would have time enough to determine their individual views later on, when the people came to ‘vote on the articie. Mr. Prince was of a similar way of thinking, and ho formerly showed there was a radical detect in the gov- ernment of the cities of the State. Mr. Emerson made motion, which was lost, to amend 0 a8 to exclude rent payers trom the list ot those who may vote for meinbers of the Board of Finance. A LOST CLAUSE, Another motion made by Mr. Jacobs to amend so as to allow electors who pay not less than $250 per annum tor lodging, to vote tor the Board of Fi iso Jost. ‘Then Mr. Starbuck followed with a brace and a half of amendments, the first providing that auy local work, the cost of which 1s tu be wholly paid otherwise than by the city at large, must be authortzed by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to the Board of Aldermen, with the conrent of a majority iu num- ber and interest. The next eiespter that the section Poading “City clections shall be hela separately from tke Stato and national elections and ja March or April’? should not apply to cities having less than 100,000 in- habitants, The third provided that the Board of Finance should have no other powers except such us are conierred in the article, All threo amendments, | aller a stirring debate, were lost, } Mr. Prince made a motion, which wasalso lost, to re- | vommit the article to the Committee on Cities, with iu. Structions to separate the provision providing tor the | election of the Board of Finance from the rest of the | article, Mr. Kennaday moved, and it wus carriod, that the Members of the Board of Finance shall possess tho samo ualifications as those prescribed for electors of the ‘a, a Boar THE VOTH ON TITK RKSOLUTIONS. A vote was then taken onail of tho resvlutions, ox- copt the sections providing for a spring cicction, and | the section of a board of foance, the sections relative to minority representation and to the duties and pox- ers of a byurd of Supervisors over a board of Alder- men, exeept where making contracts or creating aliowing, of auditing county charges is involved, wore adopted, and subsequently the provisir for spring elections, but to the amazement of every, body watching the debuto the sectivn providing for the election of u Board of Finance was lost, all tie demo- crates and Baaden, republican, voting in the negative, Toe debate was animated throughout und unusually prolonged. A RECONSIDERATION EXPECTED, ‘To-morrow a feconsideration of the vote by which this particular feature of the concurrent resolutions lost will be moved and carried, The mishap that befel it to-day was owing to the absence of Beveral republican Senators, I'he deimocrats, tou man, put themselves on record as veing opposed to any Attempt to restrict or diseritminate in the exercise of tue right of suffrage, They shrewdly enough managed to have the section concerning the Board of Finunce Feparated frow the rest, and tbey wore thas enabled to pluce themselves in a favorable light before the peoplo as voting fn favor of all the other reform ports in the resolutions, while carrying out the wishes of their con- stituents by voting against the clause which 1s the most unpopular and ub-American, ‘he Senate held no session to-night, owing to the late hour at which the moruing debate was brouglt to w close, THK COMMITTEE (ON CITIKS, The Committee on Cities teld w meeting and con- Bidered various bills, among Which Was one of Houly’s to abolisu the office of Corporation Uvungel in Now York, and agreed on having a turtner hearing on Thurs- day. ' They also agreed to report favorably to-morrow Fiecke’s bili authorizing the expenditure of $100,000 on the atreets below Fourteenth street, i UCSINESS OF THE NOUSK Third reading of bills took up tbe time of the Assem- bly, most of those passed being Of mjnor and local im- portance, STATE BOARD OF AsSKENONS. t | Common Council of New Y¢ Morrissey intro- duced a bill pi that one of the State shall always boa it of New York city, fATRU YOK UPTOWN WAKDs, Judge Robertsou introduced a bill tus morning au- thorizing an expenditure of 000 for giving a sup- ly of Croton water tothe Twenty-third and Twenty- fourth wards of New, York city (newly acquired di trict). Lr, Purdy, 1 the House to-night, introduced a bill with a similar purport. ‘EXCISE LAW, Mr, Nachtman toa even'ng introduced a bill into the law so as to permit the to Liquor di . The wy the “to be drunk on the premises) keepers only. INVESTIGATING INSURANCE. DIVING INTO THE A¥¥AIRS OF THE MUTUAL, GUARDIAN, METROPOLITAN AND EQUITABLE COMPANIES—WOMNDERS IN PROXIES, LONUSES AND COMMISSIONS, Atpany, April 10, 1877. The Insurance’ Committee met this afternoon and heard the testimony of Sheppard Homans, preqjdont of the Provident Savings Insurance Company. He testified :— Had been an actuary for seventeen years in the Mutual Life, and three years in other companies; was first con- nected with life insurance in 1850; proxies are obtalued from poliey holders with & view to strengthening the posl- tion of the officers; aro frequently requested to ob- tain toem for this arnege ey MFO Kel officer by name; they have no right to requir consideration for Ausuring with the companies usually kept to be used when there is an occasio for them, but there has aly. been one or two sneh occasions in the Mutual Lilo; two tickets, and by means of menve majority for the officers’ ticket ; saw the proxies cast do not remember to have heurd thy result declared: oppusition tieket was one wade up by policy hoide: think proxies. are etl time: thoy muy be used for other purposes than originully designed by the policy holder who guve proxtes are held in Krew numbers inthe case o compuny {t would be % very dangerous power; surplus of a stock company equals the amount of poicies, the policy holders shouid be allowed to vote; believe that 4 law prohibiting the holding of proxies would be vory just; there’ cun hardly be any way of preventing otticers trom using their influence to obtain proxies or to sucure vote my connection with the Mutual coased in 1871 us wctuary, and altogether in 1872; disapprove of the manner in which proxiex arg given iaertain sutual companivs; think they should be limited to the particulur election for which they are given ; the officers huve un undue utnount of power by erally given to any & in 1870 there were means of proxies; It proxies should beoomo invalid after one your it would work very justly; secret combinations to got possession of companies should be guarded against, but not itutions; there wus & case in combination ot policy election. more so than in banking tu the Mutual Life iteolf whore 6 holders secured proxies and currlea an 1% BOW ma) Mr, Winston was then ab! and had bimsel! mado p: Mr Winston at that time was ouly a trusve oiticers seem to have any chance to tind out the uamos of Heeens to or by ad- ri policy holders, xo ax to obtain proxies. except by ‘the companies’ books, which ix almost {possible vortisinz; policy holders, witness thinks, have th look over tho books; he cannot suy that the ranted would be id very freely; w Mr. MeC jt 1369, as policy holder, was iven shat privile, chunge'in the ofjeers of any importance he was in the interest of un opposition. ANBURSNCK THI) ‘There are several mixed companies where policy-holders have rio right to vote; he knows several instances where « majority of the stock has bean purchased to conte in relnsured companies; such was the case inv and Orphuns’; Mr. MeCurdy, Vico President of t to, was » director in the Widows and Orphans’, uni cured the parity of the stock; it was rolusured in the hs these two compaules being consolidated became the Reserve Mutual, which afterward was swallowed up in the Gaardian, BNORMOUS AGKNCY EXPENSES. In examining the seovunts of the company witness found ® cheekstub for $25,000 ior agency expenses, which seemed 10 be suspicious, re Mr. Bliss—Did not the check book show that the chock was drawn three months belore the cousolidation ? A. No, sir; a fow days afte: Witness was etor of the Widows and Orphans’ ; about one-hulf of the Directors of tue Widows and Orphans? Widows and orp hhused i lows and Orphau@iewas purchased at par; witness op- posed tho transfer; Me Moturdy drow tha contract for ro lusuring, as and qvunsel for the com- pany; "the uaopted — unanimously witness not oppoved | the | trans- action use the Wid Orphane’ was in ood shape, while the Mutual Protection was really » sus- piclous compan to: Mr, Boers, of the New ‘ork Ll would ‘have given 100, th no stock ut the time of the trar aa di. rector; was left im his oamo Widows his knowled; its stock was sou fully selected aud the impairm uted Irom the tov heavy dividends declared; upon the calculation by tho actuury wiiubility of some $00,000 was overivoked, und thus resulted the wrong dividen ing actuary but did not muke tho culculation, ‘To Mr. Bliss—I do wot think T um on record ag having stated that the tinpalrment was due to an iueroased mor. tality; the differences betwoen the officers of the Matuai Life and myselt wore due to the fact thut Mr. Winston had ireoted that post-mortem dividends sbould not be paid, al- tho witness was consult- though the charter decluros that they must ve 4 tho witness, as actuary, tried to porsu ic. Winstom thut was wrong, bathe could not be persuaded, an witness refused to sign the annual statement unless he could modify the owth that it was, true; Mr. aston jecti do the assistant uctuury nigned the statement; by- ere aterward udupted ir. Winston's instance, giving the duty of audit- ing ma to the bookkeepor instead of the ac- suary. Witness—fes, sir. Witness had uiso pointed out a defect in a cortain calcu tion for the change of the dividend systew, which had been made Ly cortaiu professors of West Point, # detect which would have involved disaster to the co method of dividend making was then uxt roved unsatisfactory and Mr. Winston b ix connection with ihe & To Mr. Blisxs—Do not lieve that Mr. to do anything wrong in prohibiting the po dends, but it was in violation of the churte THK METKOPOLITAN cour Joseph F. Kuupp testified that ho 1 ropolitun Lite Insurance Compan at $4,000; then w x resi js sulary com ¥5,000 und is now $0,000; tins ro- per cout of the next ceived a commission of one premium income of the company ater the ex- penses are paid; his averaze compensation hay bee Abont nine thonsund three hundred dollars; the cominis- sion puid bin last year wus $8,300; there was none paid the frst two or throw years; a contract had beeu made tu give him « large commission, but he had allowed the amount to remain in the company: be himself hud asked the Boura of uct whon he found the com: pany the the first bonus was puid the year after the contract was — abrojuted; # Joan of $30,000 was made to me upon real estate, « louse und lot worth more thau twice the amount; the loan was made becauso the company needed ut short notice ® mort- gaye which the State superintendent could accept tn piace of the United States securities whieh the company desired to withdraw. ‘TUK EQUITABLE COMPANY ATTACKED, Fackior, an actuary, testilivd that he had made tion of the Equitabie Company ut the request of & comtnitteo of poliey holders; what he dixcovered on his od professionally, and he would to say anything abuut it withoul the consent of fi i ho neted, wl forthe Equitable, hero suid that the vbjection to having the result of the ex- le public. Puckler suld that there w preter the pers 3G Mr aging shown in hiv examination. Mr. Fuekler baving persisted in his refusal to anawer, thi nothing materially dam- coumittes decided to. adj thres P. M., wheu the wili come up tor dec WISWALL journ Ww at haifp: uestion of compelling him to auewer WEEPS, CONCLUSION OF THK EXAMINATION RY THE COMMITTEE OF THREE. The committee of three appomved to investigate certain charges made through the press and otherwise against Rev. Alvab Wiswall, Master of St. John’s Guild, met again last evening at the rooms ot the Guild in West Fouricenth street. Ail the members of the committee, Messrs. Floyd, Spoor aod Holl garten, were present Mr, Wiswall was present and his case was conducted by his counsel, Mr. Townsend. No person appeared to make a charge, and Mr, Townsend stated that he bad written to Mra. Wiswall, offering to pay her expenses to Now York if she wished to appear betore the committee to substantiate the charges sbe has made against ber nus- band. He read Mrs. Wiswall’s reply, which stated that owing to ll health sie was unablo to come; and also a letter from anothor lady, to whom be had written, stating that she had cailed at the house whero Mrs, Wiswail lived, and has veen Informed that the latter lady was in her usual bealth, Si, WISWALL EXAMINED, Mr. Wiswall was then sworo vy Mr. Max 8, who said he was a notary puolic, and w number of questions were put to him by Mr. Townsend regarding tue relations between him abd his wile, tue causes of their separation, && Mr, Wiswall deuied the trutn of Ube published statements of Mrs. Wiswall churging Lim with influelity and with defrauding her out ol certai property, He stated that Mre. Wiswall, who was irom twelve to fiiteen years bis senior, was unreasovably jealous of from a very short time after their mar- riage and that their lifo was rendered very unhappy from this cause, She wished him to give up the ministry and go live in the country with her, and bis refusal Was oue of the principal causes of thor unLap> piness; she was daily iu the habit of charging bim with jutidelity, and persons of the highest stanuiug and re- spectavility im the chureh were tho object of her sus. picions; be gave many tustances of her peculiar tr ‘of Jealousy —one being in ihe case of achild tive years old—and said that bis daughter was taught to spit mn his tace and treat hun with overy mark of disrespect, Mr. Wiewall was asked it he haa calied his wife “an old bag.’ Belore answering he hid lis face behiod a piece of manuscript. When he uncovered nis cyes they were seen to contaim a tear euch, “1 did,’ ho avewered, ainid breathless silence, ie gave un ac- count of the various sums of tmoney he had pad her for her support and that otf their daughter dince their separation, tho average amount being abuut $1,000.a your, und’ her receipts, which were given in evidence, Were extraordinary productions, A small piece ot paper in Mrs. Wiswail’s hanuweiting was produced, stating that ‘Mr, Wiswail wii be Jound at Mrs. L——, No, = ——,"" and which, it was sworn, Was uilixed on One occasion to the out: side of bis door, A number of postal cards from her tu her husband after their separation were also read. They, in nearly ail cas made demands for money ler, to procure © civtht for their daughter and other — such . and recommended the spending of money on champagne and other luxuries for Mr. Wall's — mistresses, ‘The question of Mr, Wiswail’s removal from Trinity Churen was then gone tnto, aud a number of lowers wor read boaring upon ihe subject, Tho dritt of this portion of tho evidence waa to show that the removal Was bot In consequence of the charges made ugainat him, but, as expressed = by =r, Di, Tn connection with @ memorial of tho Mayor and because “hig charactor as a clergyman had lowered and his fuflaénce to it impaired”? by the scenes caused by bis wifo's tricities. The record of the meetings te Guild was then produced and the resolution abrogating the canon, till then prevailing, that tho Masier should be a clergyman connected with Trinity Cburen, was read. A memorial from over three bun- dred members of 8t. Joun’s Chapel protesting nat Mr. Wiswall’s removal was also produced in evidence, MR. MAX ELLER'S RVIDENCE Mr, Max 8. Eller was then examined, and testified that he had seen Sirs. Wiswali come into the rooms of the Guild, in Varick street, under the influeuce of liquor, und that she acted in such an abusive and violent manner that be was obliged to call a policeman remove hor, Mr, Ki was asked by a member of the committee whether be had ever received apy sal- ary or other money from the Guild, and Le showed a great diginchoatioa to answer, but finally satd he had Feceived 4 salary as private secretury to Mtr. Wiswail The committee then, ufter 4 short consultation, an- nounced that they had concluded the exammation, and adjourned subject to the call of the chair. THE AMERIQUE AFLOAT, SAVE ARRIVAL OF THE sTRANDED VESSEL IN PORT— SLIGHT DAMAGE SUSIAINED—THE EF FORTS TO GET HER, OFF. A telegram was received early y day morning at the oftice of the General Transatlantic Stoamship Com- pany, 1 Broadway, giving the welcome intelligence that the long stranded steamer L’Amerique bad been hauled off the Long Brapeh beach during the might and at fifteen minutes to eight A, M. was floating, anchored in deep water, At the office of the com- pany many persons called yesterday to offer their congratulations on the event. ‘These were received with great courtesy and satisfaction, accompanied with tho assurance that there bad never been any other expectation entertained by the company than that the vessel would ultimately rosume her place on the line, ‘Their confidence, they said, was founded on the strength and build of tho vessel, avd though tor three months and three days she had been ashore and had endured the uvasually severe storms of the win- ter, it would be found, they thought, that her coudi- tion was much better than was zenerally expected by those unacquainted with the sbip. MERTING THE AMERIQUE. Mr. L. De Bebiun, the ayeut of the company, and Mr. M.D, Perzeli, the superintendent, immediately on the recoipt of tie telegram announcing the tloating of the Amerique went on bourd 4 tug and proceeded down the bay to meet her coming up. At Samay Hook they stopped to obtain any tulormation that might have arrived there since they left the city, and tuero they #aw the Amerique moving to the castward, At the same time thoy had the satistaction of observing the St Laurent, wnother of the company’s steamers, duo yesterday, naking tor this port. ARKIVING 1X POL, Tt was expected that the Amerique would arrive in the bay about four o'clock in tho alternoun, and ar- rangements had been made for her in the Erie basin. Tho consequence of this expectation was that a num- ber of gentlemen interested in shipbuilding were found during the alternoon anxiously waiting for her appearance. They were doomed to disappointment, and went away without secing her, In the Beighbornood of tho Erie basin there Was considerable excited untictpation, On board the steamship the State of Georgia, which was in the dry dock for repairs, the crew turned many an us look down the bay, hopiug to be rewarded by a sight of the long looked'tor ship. Owing, however, to the difficulty in handling her with a broken rudder, the Ameriquo was not seen until about five o'clock, when the tug boat Reliet was descriod steaming ahead of he From that time there was a concentrativa of at- tention directed on ber movements, und she camo slowly steaming up with the tug bouts, Relief ahead, the Cyclops und the Hudson on the port, tho W. EK. .Giaawiten and Only Son om the starboard, At twenty minutes past six P. M. the tirst hawser was thrown ashore at the toot of Con- over street, Brovklyn, where tbe New York Warehous- tng Company’s docks are situated and to the north of the Erie basin. The Amerique wili he there for a teow days and wili then gointo the Erie dry dock tor re- pairs, ‘Tho external tudications of damage were so few that it excited exclamations of astonishment from the groups of persons on the dock who had been anxiously awaiting ber arrival, Her topmast and ber yards were down, hor rudder was carried awa: the water’s edge, her siern post was broken and ono of the blades of ber propeller was goue. These were all the sigus of dam- age. ON BOARD. On board there were still fewer indications of the severity of the strain ebe bad sustained and the rough weather she bad encountered during tho time she hud been straaded at Seabright. With the exception of a broken portlight here and there everything ou board seemed to be ip order and had the sume appearance that would havo been presented had tho vessel como into port in January just, Mr. Lovell, the purser, said that at oizht o'clock on Monday night they foun with very great delight, that she began to mov and at jour o'clock Ww the morning she wus in deep water, and at eleven o'clock the cables wore slipped and she was taken in tow by the tugbouts, The ship bad not leaked either at tho bow, midsbip or stero. In the saloon thero was wot ine slightest dis- placement of any article of furniture. Everything was Mu its accustomed p! and the tables tor dinner, It required » very stroug efort of the imagine. ton to realize that you were ou board a vessel that bad been stranded for more than three montos, ‘TUK OFFICIAL RECORD, ‘The following is the ollicial record of the success of the eflorts to float the Amerique from the time the Vesse: wout ashore;—January 7, went asbore at three o'clock A. M.; January 12, the tugs moved hor for the first time and she gained 9 feet seaward; January 14, gained 180 f January 16, gained 3 January 27, lost 12 feet; vanuary 28, ost 16 leet; February 22, after having gained 120 feet, the ship was thrown back by the hurricane; February 26, gamed 4 feet; Febru. ary 27, gained 10 feet; March 2, gaiued 24 leet; March 18, gaiued 46 feet; Murch 25, gained 15 feet; March 26, guined 50 tect; March 30,’ gained 12 tect; April 9, Guinea 120 fect; april 10, tho ship floated at eight o'clock A, M, OPFICKKS AND CREW. The following are the names ot tho officers, all ot whom have remained on board since the Amerique went ashore, in January;—M. Pouzo.z, captain; M. Joseph Viel, second captain; M. Rueilan, first lieuteu- wut; M. Grader, chiel engineer; M. Lovell, purser, and M. ‘Lesprinors, doctor, Mavy of the crew returned home immediately alter the disaster, but there is now a crew of sixty hands, Captain Fouzolz will recurn with his ship to Havre, after which he will rejoin the French Navy, in which ne nolds the rank of lieuien- ant, THK WRECKING COMPANY. Mueb satisfaction ts wit by the Wrecking Company at tho successiul termination of their long conunues efforts, Is 1s understood, und indeed stated by the agents of the Transatlantic Company, that no arrang: meptsin tho sbupe of pecumary reward have been made with the Wrecking Company for getting the Amerique off. Captain Merritt, who bas had persoual charge of the Wrecking Company's work, seldom lett the ship (rom the commencement of the operations, Last night, when the first hawser was thrown ashore, He jumped aboard the tugboat Cyclops und steamed for bis home, with wil "HE RUSLAND BREAKING UP, Loxo Braxcu, N. J., April 10, 1877. Tho surf, which has been unusually bigh all day, bas dashed over the Ragland, proventing all work on board. No bout bas been out to he The break to her side hus opened further and is now fully ove foot wile, Sbeissettiiug lust in the sand; but if tine Weather sets in it will be possible to save tie balance of ber cargo with the aid of divers, THE RUSSIAN VISITORS TO THE SVETLANA~-DECORATIONS BENT BY THE EMPEROR. Several parties of tad pany with officera of the United sites flagship Pow hatan, or by ravitation of the Russian officers, visited the Russian flagship Svetiana yesterday. To-day the United State hip Powhatan will leave the port of New York for Port Royal, according Ww orders. The Minvesota is to take ber place and hoist oiral’s peu bank At oue o'e a erniser Crays hiladelph board the flagship S¥velana, from Pit oflve his Easter ienoiatious to the Admiral aud Grand Dake Alexis. LEET, DEOORATING TH OFVICERS. Tho Admiral received yesterday a wlegtam froin tho Minister of Marine, dated at st, Petersburg, conveying his felicitations and announcing that the Linperor | sigued the order giving dsilerent decorations to varivus ollicers of the tect” Among those decorated were Commandant Shairoff, of the Bogutyr, who received the Order of St. Anne of the second cass, and Coin. mandant Nazimof, of the Craysser, who received tuo same decoration, jrand Duke Alexis passed tho day on ghore and roturned to bis ship in the evening. ABUSING A PRISONER, WHY PETER BRONNER WAS COURT FOR THREE RE@!. Peter Brouner, nineteen years of age, was arrested by Officer Lowe, of the Tenth precinct, on the 17th of March, charged with being counected with a bargiary committed on the premises of Bernard Levy, No, 72 Baxter street, on the 16th of March, and also with one muitted On the premises of Petor Sebilling, No. 43 Hidridge street, on the Lith of March, when $800 worth of metal was carried away. He waa brought be- fore Judge Wandeil yesterday and beld im $1,600 bail on two separate charges. He was vot brought to court NOT BROUGHT TO WEEKS AFTER HIS AL before because on the night of bis arrest Oilicer Devin, then special vilicer of the ‘tenth precinct, went ito Bronner’s cell in the stavion house abd demanded trom him certain tniormation con te rning above mentioned burglaries, On Bronuer declaring that be knew nothing about them, | ’ ull to. Special Ollicer Devin took his club and jammed it 110 tue prisoner's oye. He was taken to the hospital, and had been there ev nee till yesterday, He has lost eye forever, und Officer 0 the Commissioners for bi y. ‘The caso comes up to-day, Acting Captain Kase asked Judge Wandell to allow the prisouer to remain in the station house, as Le would be required to appear at tho Gontral Oiice to-day, ie " ‘ with gentlemen, 1 com- | the prisoner, was one ot | Monday moraing. THE GANG OF FORGERS. WHAT LED 1TO THE ARREST OF THE BOND FORGIRS—THE POLICE RETICENT. Tho four prisoners arrested by Captain Allaire for complicity in the $64,000 check forgery ou the New York Litg Insurance Company were yesterday brought to the Contral Uflicc, where their portraits were taken for insertion in the Rogues’ Gallery, Their names aro Joba Becker, John Worth, Clement Her- ring aod Frouerick Elliott The story of their arrest has been considerably involved and with diliculy any information bearing on the cage could be secured. District Atorney Phelps refuses to say anything about it, aud Captain Allaire is silent when questioued, From this it would seem that tho case 13 not yet compicie and that anotner prisuper or witness is wanted. It hus, however, been aseertainod thas the discovery and urrest of this gang of forgers and counterieiters istrucesble to a capture made some time ago by a young cificer in the Fourtcenth precinct named Wein- Derg, Which at the time was thought to be of litue | account, but trom which important developments have sinew arisen. Tho story was published in the HeeaLp ub the time, but iis subsequent iruits were of course unknown, "The lollowing are the {acts of the case :-~ TUE WAGON ARREST. Early on the moruing of February berg, Of the Fourteenth preciact, whith was driven through Canal street and are rested August sobu, the driver, The velicio was found to coutain Lae proceeds of a burglary comumitied at the store oi I. 13, Peddie & Co, No 77 Chumoers street, Solin, on being pltced in contiuement, aud see- Ing tho prospect of a leugthy imcurceration betore bim, lined bat be would be willing to make som; disclosures which would Jead to very in- portant resits, lu course of tine he ackuowiedged Anat he had been associated with burgiara, aud liad ire- quently been employed to transpore the proceeds of rubberiog, and bad frum time to lume carried through the streets tu places of concealment the machinery aud Wensiis which a yang of counterteiters made use of. He gid that be bad been brought from his bouse in Cannon street by 4 number of men to assist im carrying off the plunder from Peudie's place, Op this statement Oticer Weinberg and Detecuves Wade and Moran went to the house and there found Dirs. Cathariue Subrer, why, on seeing them, hurried Up Stairs And Stoulthily euueavored to destroy a cigar box by dropping it iuto the fire, Weinberg trustraved tho attempt and tound that the box contained Lwo counterieit ity-cont pieces, A search ot jsea revealed a quantity of couaterieit money in the shape of Duly und coin, Furs, Jewelry and other valu- ables, evidently tue proceeds of robberies, were also discoverod, Otticer Wem- topped a wij A CHIMINAL DEN. The Subrer family was ound vo more numerous than was at lirst supposed, wud 1 became evident thut they were ussociated with a gang of couuterluiters and cracksmen of no mean standing. ‘The valuables found in Cannon street never reached the Police Property Clerk but got back into the hands of the peopic with whom they were discovered. No doubt some of the Suhrers promised to betray their colleagues iy crin as it will be seen there is reason to believe they have done, provided they got off scot tree, At all events, they sugveoded in cscapiug the clutches of the law, VALUALE INFORMATION, In the meantime August Sobu 1 his coll became quite communicative, und suid that he would be willing to disclose the names and methods of operation vi a gang who had perpetrated u $64,000 forgery. Tois al once secured him a bearing, wod he statca that Le had been employed to move about the apparatus of this party; that they had presses and all ma- chivery necessary for doing thelr work skillatiy, He sald, however, that 11 would. .be 1mposs to capture thom at once, as they were then ju tne South carrying on some crimival operations, with thi ebaracter ef which hy was unacquainted, This state. Moot was at ouce looked ‘mto by Cuptain Allaire, aud he conciuded thut 1t was this’ gang who bad forged anu egotiated the check on the New York Lite Insurance Compauy which had boen cashed by the Union ‘rust Compuny. In fact, he freely stated his opinion that they were the parties to his captor, Oflicer Weinberg, z Captain Allaire, and to others who had access to 1m, THE CAPTURE, The information thus secured was usod in working up the case, und ail of the parties critninaied by Ollicer Weinberg’s prisoner have since Leen kept under sure voillaney, A téw even‘ngs ago an older member of the Suhrer family came ito the Fourteenth precinct station house and inquired for Captain Aliaire. With nim he was cioseted for several hours, no doubt imparting the news of bis colleagues’ return from the South aud the means of eilecting their capture, Cap- tain Allaire hurried off at once with Oflicers Croker, Wilson, Corey und Wade, and soon returned with tho prisoners pow in his custody, These ure, doubtiess, the tour men (it is believed there is a’ filth) who’ cmpioyed Sobn to transport thelr evgraving apparatus, This machinery bas been found secreted in a Louse in the suburbs of the city, and, with « quantity of specun bonds aud bank Paper, brought to the station hou Pinkertou’s detectives, who Lave beon Working on tho case, have secured a Jot of evidence which will, in sil probability, convict the prisoners. If tnat tail, tho \eatimony of the driver captured by Oliicer Weinberg, to which their arrest 1s doubtless mainly due, may of Asoll setvethat purpose. 4. COURT PROCKEDINGS, Shortly alter threo o'clock yesterday afternooh Captain Allaire, of the Fourteenth precinct, outered the Tombs Police Court, und became at once the ceutre of attraction, the spectutors Jumping at the con- clasion that the mysterious forgery case, about which the police had matutained suck sphinx-like reticence, was at last to public Tho interest was enhanced by the entrance shortly afterward of District Attorney Phelps, whoso presence in o police court i# of unusual Occurrence, Accompanying him were George L, Maxwell, the Wall street broker, whose name figured so extensively in connection with the $64,000 check forgery, and the latter's counsel, Ciarence A. Sewurd, ‘Tho curious were, however, agatn doomed to digappomntinent. Capuun Allaire firat conbulted with the District Attorney, aua then whispered uw few words to Justice Kilbretb, who nodded his hoad in acquiesence. **The prisou- ers ure romanded,” was the sinple announcement explanatory of the conierence, Waen approacued on the subject Captain Ailure merely shook his bead, saying, “I cannot say any tiing wbout the cage at the present time,’ trict Attorney Phelps was equaily uni reporters, “Ail will come out in due time,’? Justice Kilbreth appeared to be as mach in the dark About tue wature Of the lorgery as the reporters, “All 1 know,” said he, “8 that the counsel tor tue pris- oners desires the cage remanded to-day and the Dis- trict Attorney acquiesces,”” “DAN THE BLACKSMITH.” HIS EXAMINATION BEFORE JUDGE MURRAY— TRYING LO PROVE AN ALIBI. Daniel H. Burns, alias “Dan the Blacksmith,” woo was arrested on suspicion of being connected with the Sixth Natioual Bank barglary, was urraigned before Juuge Murray, at the Jefferson Market Court, at balf- past [uur o'clock yesterday afternoon tor examina tion, Sir, Francia Leland, the president of the bank, made a short aflidavit to the etffeet | burglariously entered between turee and tive o'clock | Sunday afternoon, and that 3090 1n fractional currency and $5,106 in silver coin had been carried away; that he hed good reason to believe that Damel H. Burns, three men who had com mitted the burglary, ov account of intormation he bad received Lrom ove Bernard Murpuy. THE PRISONER IDEN TIVISD. Mr. Bernard Murphy, who resides at No avenue and 18 a clerk jira shoe avenud, lesutied that he was» one on Broadway, directly opp uiternvon, and (hat about K he saw three men cour youth Whe baDK, wud that spotted and colured as it it cent coutact with plastering. First one man came out alone, went toward Thirly-sixth street, ow few” moments aferward two cam er aud ioluwed the first up Broadway; one of Che two lust he positively mented yess as the prisoner Daniel H. Murus, Sir, Murptiy Way subyoctod to wt long crore: HnuvOn LY prisoner's coUMse!; but 201 Sixth their cloting was dad beeu in re. he persisiontiy stuck Wo Uis statement tbat he could | pot bo mistaken, te said that he bad ever seen urns before Sunday afternoon lust, but when brought store ‘by M was g abie Wo swear positively (o another that le had bevur seen but onEe, aad then but for the spuce of u minute ora minute aud a hell, aud ata distance of at least 100 feet, THE PRISONER'S WIFE'S TESTIMONY, Whe prisoner's wile wus husband's whereabouts . Burns, « line, portly looking woman, richly , aud with diutond varriegs and other jewelry ou Ler person, © modestly forward and took a seat under the Jadge’s bench suid ber name was Mary Burns, and that she resided with ker busband at No, 188 East Thirtoenih str hat they had two chiluren, ove of Whoin Was at present quite sick, aud was very sick last Suguay, so she remembered every thing comnected witu ber houve on that day; beeween | four and lve o'clock last Sunday morning ber husband | cume home from his business aod weut to be yeu o'clock, When be went out and it twenty-five m alter eating broaktast be lay down again, and did nob leave the house fruin that time Lill vieven o'clock Judgo Murray weked tho witness a of that uy he number of questions ax to how mu Ve Leon asleep bersell, as sue liad bee euried Out With Waiting OD her sick child. nsWered ali the questions very clearly. ANOTHER WETNESS FOR THR PRIGONKK, Mary Hanion, a servant in the house, was callod and corroborated Mrs, Burns’ testimony as to the ume Mr. Buros came in on Sunday morning after going out at cloven o'clock, aud also as to his boing in the house allt re werd sevoral other wit. ne#ses to be hoard, further examination was adjourned ‘The privonor i# a man about forty yours of age, 18 of dark complexion ant wears heavy black whiskers and mustache with loug black hair, He has a very intelligent face, and the form and build of pewerful man, He Jistoned to the examination in a cool, quiet manner, ind made suggestions to his coun. tel which were invariably acted upon, He secmed to foel contident yeaterday that Lo would Le able to cloar neces: Mrs, | pimsoll, ' the prom. | yuumunicative, responding to the inquiries of the | that the bank bad been | W - | long waiting and very t r tes to bis brewkfast; | no she | OLE BULL. The Great Violinist Interviewed for the First Time, 7 NOTES OF A MUSICAL LIFE. i Crushing Denunciation of Wegner and His Mu:derous Music. Paganini —Ole Bull—two glorious names stand out like giants in the musical history of this century, at- tracting to themselves by the force of their own. genius the admiration and applause of the civilized world, What Raphael and Rembrandt were to paint- | ing the two great violinists were to music in this | centary. Poor Paganini rests far away im his own sunny land, aud the — balmy | winds watted from the — blue | sing mournful dirges over his early grave, | aud rval, hardy child of the tro: us, and though the shows of sixty-seven Winters rest | upon bis head his hand i# as steady and his step as | clastic as though be were a young athlete aud not the violivist, whom a generation hus passed away pronounced great. Neither have ois mental | powers felt the influence of time, for his memory is wondertully clear, and as he wiks in his frank, open way his eyes sparkle with a brightness that shows the tires of youth have not yet burned out, despite the snow which bangs upon his brow, It would be ditfeult to tina: more interesting figare than this youthful sex with his noble Aguge and clear cut manly features, large and massive, but flexible and changetul as a summer cjoud. Knowing how much interest tho public take in this distin. guished man, a H&RaLD reporter was sent to request from him some remipiscences of his life, a request which he acceded to with thoughtful courte: HIS YOUTH Iwas Lorn in Bergen, in the Kingdom of Norway began the distinguished musician, of amusical family’ For though my father was an wpothecary he was also distinguished us a musical amatear, as were many other | members of my family, especially an uncle, who was the editor of the only nowspaper published in Bergen, 1 was he who first (aught me my votes while I was yet Attle more than wn infant, He played on the vio lon- collo, and | remember well when I used to go to sleep in the violoncello case and have to be wakened up to His friend which it 1 learned to play step by step. When I was only eight years old 1 was suiliciently udvanced to be able to play m the Philharmonic concert at Bergen, and at nine I played the frst violin in Boethoveu’s 'syui phony tu BD.” From that time my progress was rapid, FIRST CONCKKT TOUR, In 1821 I made iny first concert tour. I was very little known, and was principally engaged playlog as Substitute tor beiter knowo men Whea they wero unable to fullil their engagements, This was a very uuprofitable basiness, for it wus chiefly done without pay. About this ume a lucky accident happened, Or ‘rather an accident which turned out luckily: wus beginning to be somewhat known and was engaged to play at concert to be given by the Princess Danremond, for which pertormance | was to receive five louis dor or about one huaodred francs, Having t lect some Other musicians (0 accompany me, 1 engaged Erost and tho brothers Boucher. When we arrived at the Princess’ hotel tho Swiss who stood guard over the Grand Chamber intimated that as wo were only musicians we should go to some other room and wait until we were called for, ‘This annoyed me very much, and after waiting some time I suid to the others, “Lot us go in; wo Were Invited to this coucer and, taking hold of tho doors, held them ope while my companions ntered. Just then some white Polish dogs which were Inside ran toward the door, attracted by the ccuille, and, seeing Ernst who had entered first and who was dressed in kneo breeches and silk stockings, they ran barking at bim. He was frightened and retreated, which encouraged the dogs so uch that one of them bit him, NORSE BLOOD TELLS. ‘Another came toward me, anu, not caring to be Ditton, 1 gave him a kick, sans ceremome, which Taised him in the alr ond kuocked all fighting pluck outof him. He was curried out, and, the Princess being Jaformed that this awilul breach of decorum had been committed by one of the musicians, we were all or- dered to leaveimmeditely. {refused unless I was paid the ve louis due which bad been promised me, and when they throatened to put me out I told them at would take the wholo lot to do it Just thea the Norwegian Ambasmador-urrived apd an a on tue troubled waters, He was accompanied "vy she Duke of Monteveilo, to whom he introduced m ‘Was @ great musician and through whom | met Chopi So they paid mo my five louis d'or aud I recreated, About iwo weeks later | saw an immense procession on the Boulevards, and learned it was the funeral cor- tégo of the Princess, who bad probably died of griof jor the darling dog whose days | bad shortened. FIRST LUCK, ‘This story was generally circulated and made an tm Meuse sensation, aod 1 soon atwr, im connection with Ernst, Chopin aud the two Bouciers, gave a concert ut Paris, which proved a great success. 1b was nt this cou I first introduced Nerwegian melodies, which were a real novelty in Paris, where they hud never before been heard. ‘They made a decidedly favorab impression, lt was with the money made at this con- cert Lwentto Italy to study lialian song, 60 as to Know the principle of constructing musicul phrases, and while there I composed several melodies in tho Italian style, MERTS PAGANI It way about this time I first met Paganini. I went to hewr him, and next day, while walking on the Boulevard, met Sind, the banker, who was in raptures, 1 was just expressing my enthusiasm when Sind suid, | «Way, here comes Paganini; I will introduce you.” Whew he shook my hand he s: ‘Why, Mr. Ole Bull, 1 know you.” He then invited me warmly to his house. He received we in the most charming manner and contided all Lis griets to m He complained bit- terly of his treatment by the Freoch critica, whom he denounces for their ignorance. Ho was wont to declare thatthe French knew nothing about art oxcopt what they bad learned from the Ltahan master Viott, and that they were destroyiug all the But ibe Freuca were £0 conceited they thought wey could teach the Italians to play, while in reality they could neither make Viollus nor play them, IN ITALY, While in Ltaly I gave a concert at La Scala, but un- | fortunately introduced the Austrian nationalair, which I took from Payanini's arrangement, aud as he ‘played it [ thought J mignt do so, but the Itatans regarded 1 as ap tusalt and | was fierevly attacked by the critics 4 | iearoed the cause I sought out the ehiet crite, | thanked him for bis advice, aod, having con: vinced bin that po insult Was intended, from # severe | eritic he became one of my vest friends, Tih MASTHK SINGER, Leurning that tad gone to Ltaly to study melody he promised lo introduce me to a great repetitore, le brought we to | Sing with bis broken down voice as L never heard wing beture or since, Th vid man was the tam | Micberoux, the teacher of asta, After this L con | posed a nu ol pieces, and the writer wt an ine down praised iy Work so highly that I used tw be quite ashamed, | VORTUNK SMULKS, At last the tarning port iy my career arrive rd work, tat Bologna, but foun , after I wished tu yive a d that the theatre was eun- by Mahbrun aud ber husband, De Berit, who | Would not permit me lo use ik But obeevemug, when 1 was very stil, Lo was playing i iny room im the hotel; Roseini’s Hirst wife, Muy aud Leatiug tne playing three and ivur parts thougut it was a quartet, “On inquiring at the bevel told that there Was ouly oue young man, uch struck Ly my executiou, went Marquis Zan who was Prest- dent of the Philharmonic, to induce lin to engage He did not beou the suggestion, however, wt Liat but when tho day of the ‘concert Malibran was 8 and De Geriot bad ta, Then Zuinpwre thougat of mo @ to Fequost tbat 1 would play, and so ted aud played a quartet ulono, This was a great success aud the audience recalled me so ofien | that [ asked a lauy in the front row to give ie @ theme | te improvise, This lady happened to be the | PomutowsK and she very much tlatiered, | husband invited mo to Floreuce, Where he arranged | very euccessiul concert, 1 speak avout these early | #trdygies vot #0 much from personal vanity as an on. | couragement to others never to give up the ship, | Afterward [ visited Naples and travelled ull over luaiy. KEICKNS TO MKC | On my return ty Paris f gave & concert at the Grand | Opera, “it was very Well attended, nearly all the d tinguished people being present, and here 1 made last ing treads with Meyerbeer and sales Jaoin, Janin Was delighted and Wrote a tnagaiicent criticism on my pertorniauce. He calied me “tue Northern Savage,” | but clissed me above even Payanin, This, huwev was due to personal ieeiing, because Janin had taken a great disike 0 Pagapin on account of having retused | tO play at w conceretor tue venett of the people of Janis native village, who had suffered greatly by an inundation. Alter this | travelled ail over Europe, and Tiel With extraordinary saceeKs, | COMES TO AMERICA, In 1843 I came to America, arriving in New York on Evacuation Day. My reception vy the American | people was very kind, Some of the French papers ui- | ackod me because at the same time Vieuxtemps and Arwot, with Ming, Damoreaux, were giving concerts in Colbraid, was passing, 1 co the city. They were wot’ very successful, while my concerts were crowded, In order to injure me the French papers warued the people not to go to my concerts, as pickpockets were very active. Mr. Ben. nett, was Very Kind to me on this occasion, and ollered ine free use of the columns of bis paper, but I said, i] not answer them, They write agaiust me, play againet them. will see Who will succeed.” Dormg my v¥! 1 made the acquaintance of Henry Clay and other distinguished men, At Washington 1 gave w grand concert, which was attended by the Presiden Mediterranean | play my part in the family concerts. My first violin was presented to me by this uucie, | |v was a iitte yellow instrument, and on improvements be had made ip the art of violin playing. | concert, where | heard tais old man | | and play for nim. | detwe north, dweils with } and members of the diplomatic corps. There isa little bistory how that was brought avout which I will tell you, It occurred this way, Henry Clay was very sick and 1 was invited to view bim by « mutaal iriend, accepted and proposed that | should take my violin The idea was approved by my frient who said Heury Clay would ov doavt be ae- lighted Un arriving tu the house | took up « position ib a room adjowming the sick chamber aud played jow tone © © melody, “Phe Last Howe Summer.’ Lfis interest was immediately aroused and he asked if some one was uot playing in the street, Aa the tone was raised he said, “Ab, that mast Ole Bull; no one but him could play that a Whon I bad ended the doors were thrown open and «ho great man came and embraced me. I felt that a tigh houor than if all the sovereigns tu the world ad em When this incident became kuown I wae give aconcert in Washington, and the rigned by the Senators and Represeaia- tives and also by President Fillmore. TRAVELS WITH PATI In company with Adeitna Patt, who was then only about ten years old, I made a tor through the Union with Sirakosch, and met with flattering succesa had some unfortunate experience in attempting to es. tablish & colony of my countrymen ig Pennsytvania on account of having julien into the hands of swinde lers, who sold mo land to which they had no title, VIRWS ON WAGNER. You do not, I believe, udmire Wagner's music? No, | do notadmire him | think he and Offenbach have dove inore to pollute music than any other Dined, If we adimit this Germanizing of im Stull destroy its chiet beautier, When Germans drink lager bierthey cap stand coups de canon, We bave only to listen to the melodies of Mozart, Rossii, Handel and Bach to feel that there is no comparisos n thor beautifal works and (he monstrosities | the Wagner school. MUSm Ov MURDER. He always empl Se Bureat nutnver of brass in ments, whieh never can be played Iu perfect tune, and the jore they are used the more the var becomes accustomed to sailer discordant sound, — The more of these iustruments you use the fartlier get from purity of style a» wail of — intonation, et Wagner doubies his fuulty brads instruments, and thos produc fifths which are discords, A persou who comes out of Wagner's concert 1s not to be trusted. There 18 mur- der in that music and something which appeals to the lower passions, [t makes hovest people wick, Lt pity Tho will insist on playing Wagner's music, people wuo think because Wagner happened to be bora in Germany that therefore be bas a right to ruin rc oeurs, T cannot admit that Wagner 1s a poet because he took the stories of the anciont Logos aad put thei to recitative form, At Munich they tried to persuade me that 1 dis- liked the music because I never heard it properly played, So I went once to the theatre to hear *Tannhauser," but atter bull am act | was so sick that I was only wishin, the act to bo over so that L might get out, 1 was sick ull that night, Inthe “Flying Dutehman” he intros duces Norse music, whch has as much relation te genuine Norse music as Chinese music has to Lalian, Alter stealing from Meyerbeer aud Mendelssohn be abuses them because they are Jews, thus adding insult to injury. itis said you are gotug to write a book on the vio- iin Yes; I hope to be able to rendor it easier tor learners in iuture, especially for ladies, 1 bave a theory about the holding Of the violin which ia founded on iy own experience, and this 1 wish Lo ex. plain for the benefit of future students. Some oth day | will have achat with you on this interesting subject. In reply toa question from the reporter Mr. Ole Buil stated he had yot some fiiteeu concerts to give be- fore his departurs jor Norway, where he was anxious to return ou wccount of his festival, which takes place in Juve, quest W: AMUSEMENTS, THE MISTLETOE DOUGH, Rarely hag the Academy of Music held within the compass of its wide walls a cheerier host than flocked thither last evening :n bright atzire and with rippling laughter to see the ballad of tho “Mistletoe Bough’? done in pantomime. This bailad of lito in old Ege land when sho was truly Merrie England, recive: as ia well known, the story of Lord Lovell and bis bride; how they were wedded and tousted; how they danced and how she in merry mood hid in the old oak chest which sprung upon her and kept her tn her fatal prison til half a century having passed over the whitened head of her sorrowing lord, the secret of her doom was disciosed to him and ho saw how the old chest —Closed with « spring, and her bridal bloom Lay withering there in w living tomb. ‘The ropresentation was divided into five tableaux, enhsting the services of a large number of ladios aud geutlomen and quite a flock of litle children, The first picturo represented a Yule feast under the mistletoe in an old baronial hailin the north of Eng land, To the brisk notes of “Haste to the Wedding” the curtain rose, discovering am richly attired company whirling in the stirring movements of & country danco #o Ddiithely as to set the heels of the audience drumming to keep timo in lew of a more active participation in the delights loot. ‘The dance 1s over, and sours of the ladies being caught under the misicive jortei tee cusiomury salute. To music of Lhe wedding ma enters now (ue party, the Tce gape ittje giris scarce in their teens, = Th a pac) atrewa with tow. ers Lord Lovell approaches wita bis bride After they have bowed to the assembled guests in formal style, und the guests have draux a health to tue bride, toe usc Chunges and the company move With stately grace through the winuet, making a dancing picture of rare beauty. The dance over, the bride cuyly breaks away to run off aud rest, “Dm weary of dancing, now,” she cried, “there tarry & mu: Ti bide, Ui mide.” The gecond tabicau discov the fleeing bride seck+ Ing @ biding piace in the Lower room, where stands tne old oak chest. Faneying sbe hears ber pursuers at the dour, sue gets into the chest, the lid of wuieb, ont sudden, falis on ber iu tuo flurry of bor mirthtul ex citement, #uutting her in forever, The ful.tng ut tue lid was 80 realishe as to elicit a demand for 1s repoty tion, to whicu the cumplaceat bride was ovedient having more commaud over Lhe spring lock than Lor Loveii’s tapiess iady fair, lu the third scene was witnessed the bewilderment’ of the baron and the surprise of the guvsts at then Jailure to flod the missing bride. Upon the faces of tue quests were pictured painful louks of inquiry that Other faces answered back with looks and motions eiu- queut of despair, The Jourth tableau presents a scene only hinted at in the ballad, Filty years bave passed, and the village folk have gathered to see the children at their Maypole dance, This 16 a bright and bewutitul pictu the merry Mayday sports of the olden ume, presi over by tho May Queen and her indies of Lonor, As the Litue ones skip around the Maypole Lord Lovell eaters, old and gray and feeble, Tuy dasce recalis to Bim bis Jost bride, and the children pause as be moves avoat, gazing in absteacted mood on the scune. Sova be aritts uWay again, aud the sports are resuined, “Last scene of all that euds this strange eveutiul uistory” iw the accidental discovery of the bridal vel and withered Wreath in the old chest, ‘This 18 followed by the death of Lovell, Who eaters as the discovery 18 being nade, Preceding each tableau Mrs. Guluger sang 4 Verso, or portion of @ verse, of tho old vuliad by way of prologue to the Opening scene, and ja the interval Dotwoen tho third and tvurth tabeaux sho sang the pulouaixe from “Miguon,”” whicu sae was calied on to repeat, It was quite late vetore the last tableaa ended, as there was consideravio Lime needed tor the preparation of each picture. The bazz of lively con- Versation (old how agrecably these momenss of inti mission passed lor men and wards and brides | expectant, Wou bad no fear that, like Lord Loveil’s tairy bride, their Hight snould be bid un the lid of aby oak cues or otuer monstrous bidio; place, STEINWAY HALL. ‘There was a large attendance at this hall last night on the occasion of Mr, Kmil Licbiing’s concert, The evening programme was well arranged and include? solos on the violin by Mr. Otto Soldan, Mr. Liebling periormed selections trom Bach, Chopin and Lisa, but bis playing jeft much to be desired. Signor Tagha pictta was in excellent voice aod sang wien tell cilvct Faure’s sucred song, Les Kameaux” and bis o' soox, “fhe Dream of Love,'’ butu of wuich awakened the enthusiasm of the audience, Miss Anna Drasdil sang eflectively Hiller’s “Gebet” and Schavert’s “Aufomibalt.’? ITALIAN OPERA. The now opera of “on Carlos” will bo produced toe morrow bight at the Academy of Music. The manage. ment has gone to a guod deal of expense in mounting this great Work, and it will ve prevented In a worthy woer, Both the choras aud orchestra bave beea strengthened tor the occasion, MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES, Robert Heller gives Brooklya matinée to-morrow. at the Academy. ‘The new Broadway Theatre has beer closed on ace count of the severe tiincss of Miss Marian Mordaunt, Sam Devere and Add Ryman nightly excite the Fisibilities of those Who patronize this home ol variety entertainment in the sketch ot “The Now Bird Cage” Miss Bouliguy, of New Orleans, the celebrated singer, who has met with such @ pronounced success in Paria, arrived in New York to-day by the steamer St. Lau- rent. The audiences which nightly crowd the Theatre Comique demonstrate that Mossrs, Harrigan & Hart have lost neither thavr skill a8 cgerers nor their abile ily to please as performers, The now piay entitled “Throo Days,” by Franklin Filo, was produced for the first time on wny stage at the Chestnut Strect Theatro, Philadelphia, on Monday evening. The piece has been carefully put upon the slage, and \s attracting largo audiences, Mr. J. A. Fryers benefit in Brooklyn takes place to- morrow night ‘Tannhauser” will be the attraction, with Mme, Pappeaheim and Messra, Bischof and Worrenroth im the cast, Mr. Fryer ts endeared to tne Brooklyn pablic as being tho frst impresario who has Proseuted the operas in the répertoire of bis company {a tho samo careful manner ag at the New York 1. Seuuta House of Reuresoutaivos and the | Academy,