The New York Herald Newspaper, April 22, 1877, Page 8

MYRA'S TRIUMPH. Mrs. Gaines Wins Her Forty- Year Lawsuit. LESSON TO EXECUTORS. Singular History of Parental In- discretion and Cupidity. TOO MUCH MARRIED. Judge Billings’ Decision—Thirty Millions of Property Recovered. —— A Precedent That Will Affeet Hundreds . of Estates. Tho decision of Judge Billings, of the United States District of Louisiana, in ‘avor of Mrs, Myra Clark Gaines, on Monday last, calls up @ food of romantic Incidents such as even law suits seldom reveal, It por- trays the life of a woman devoted first to the establish- ment of her legitimacy, then the reclamation of @ vast fortune which bad been by various devices withheld | from her. For nearly half a century has she | fought against the iversities and vicissitudes | of a hitigant, Sometimes suffering trom be- reavement, deserted by friends, misled by xrasping attorneys, lett even to plead her own cause in the presence of the ablest lawyers of Louisiana betore a | caplious and prejudiced judge, she bas never ceased to contest for those rights of birth and estate to which sho laid claim. The dust of years has accumulated | upon the volumes of evidence to support her claim, | and she bas grown gray in protesting against the mis. | curriage of justice, which placed others iu possession ol her property, dut finally she has achieved a grand tri- umph, placiug within her reach upward of $30,600,000 Worth ef property and opening au ayenue for a com- plete revolution in the law of entail and the disposition of hundreds of estates in her native Stato; for it will bo remembered that upon almost the precise allegations made by Mis. Gaines depend the possession of enor- mous wealth, which bas been brought into question by the peculiur relationship formerly held between plant- ers and their female servants, In this respect a resumé of this celebrated case will be read with inter- est by Herany readers who remember the smeiting, ftmpassioned addresses of Mra, Gaines during tho curly years of the trial, while presenting to the pres- ent generation the attractive features of a most im- portant decision. QUESTION OF MRS. GAINES? LEGITIMACY, Daniel Clark, father of Mrs, Gaines, was a proud, | chivalrous Irishman. Previous to the war of 1814 he achieved a handsome fortune, most of which was spent in purchasing valuabie real estate in the Crescent City, At that ume New Orleans was gradually becoming the ideal residence of the wealthy slave owners and men of affairs, For thirty years the city continued to grow in population and influence, and the value of real estate advanced with {t, According to the testimony of Mme, Dozpau, Daniel Clark was married to Zuline Carriere, dn the cuty of Philadelphia, m 1803. The ceremony | was performed by a Cathole priest. One child | was born of this marriage, to-wit, Myra Clark, now Mrs, Gaines, But Mme. Despau wis flatly contradicted, when, in 1848, the ex- ecutors of Myra’s grandmother, Mary Clark, undertook to prove her right to dispose of the property at public sale or otherwise. It was alleged that Zutine had mar- ried ove De Gringe; that this marriage was not an- hulled because Zuline failed to convict De Grange of bigamy. Iu reply to this, however, Mme, Cailleret, Zuline’s sister, stated that when it became kuown | Do Grange had committed bigamy in marrying Zuline, and the marriage rendered void thereby, Ciark made proposals of wedlock to Zuline; but the latter deferred her acceptance until after the fullest | proofs of De Grange’s bigamy could bo procured. It was discovered that the record of this marriage was ina Catholic church in New York city, and said Mme. Catl- leret, ‘Myself, Zuline and Mme, Despau started North | tothat city. Clark arrived later, We heard tiata Mr. Gardette, then living in Philadelphia, was one of | tho witnesses to De Grange’s prior marriage, We | proceeded to that city and found Gardette. He told us | he had been present at Do Grauge’s marriage, and that he afterward knew De Grange and lis wite; that bis wife bad suiled tor France. Mr. Clark then said to | Zuline, ‘You have no reason any longer to refuse being | marricd to me. It will, however, be necessary to keep | our marriage secret till 1 have obtained judicial proof of the nullity of your and De Grange’s marringe,” Clurk and Zune were then married.” De Gravge was imprisoned on a charge of a bigamy, subsequently escaped trom jail and fled the country. Bur it was not denied that at the time of bis arrest he bad another wile living beside Zuline; at the samo | tiwe he had neither veen convicted of bigamy nor | | | | sovarated by any judicial process from cither of his | wives. THY SKORET MARRIAGE BELIEVED, What tended still more to complicate matters was the assertion that Caroline, the wifo ot a Mr. Baraes, was the only legitimate child of Daniel Clark. This | statement was made by three witnesses, Coxe, Huling and De la Croix, Mr. Jastico Wayne, of the United States Supreme Court, in December, 1847, dismissed this question of another heiress very summarily. He infer- | ing surcher. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDA the Probate Coart, Different persons bought property tu this way tor which they were sued, and now lose it under the decision, But this will, according to the sult entered in 1s47. was invalid, First, because it was petther dated nor written in C! '# handwrisiog, in conformity with the law; second, because Clark made another aud Ong! will in 1813, which fuidlled all the requirements of the law of Louisiana, making Myra Clark Gaines bis sole legatce, and Messrs. Beile- chasse, De lu Croix and Petot bis executors. This last will is declared to have been fraudulently withheld oF is destroyed at the time of Clark’s deacb, and attempts | made to rob Myra of her birthright. But Judge Bu. lings, ip deciding in her favor op this point, seems to have struck the very germ of the difliculty.’ He says that two witnesses “having read the will, saw that tt was sighed and written in the handwriting of Clark, and tbat it was dated on one o! the days of July, 1803, was suificient proof of its tence, MKS. GAINES APPEAKS ax HER OWN ADVOCATE, After ber marrige to William Wallace Whitney, son of General T, Whituey, of New York, Mra, Gaines be- came aware of ber origia and parentage, and in 1833-4 the suits were instituted and pressed with great vigor, And it {8 1n connection with these early attempts, be- ub thirty-tive years ago ip the First District Court of New Orleans, that the principal interest rests. On one occasion, us reeently set forth in the Now Orleans Democrat, there was % scene 1n the court room whicn will ever be remembered by those who witnessed it, A lady, in the ubsence of ber counsel, assumed the task of conducting and arguing her own case, ‘The Jady was then in the tull bloom of matronly beauty. Petite of figure, but graceful und symmetricul, with a face of rare intelligence and vivacity, of fair and rich complexion, with eyes of gypsy brightness, but mel- jowed by feminine gensitiveness and emotional imteu- sity, with an abundance of rich auburn hair, tastefully arranged, elegautly and fashionably attired’ and speak- ing in tones of pecuhar melodiousness, but with a thrilling earnestness and emphasis, her appearance in the character of an advocate and counsellor iu a court, where females are s0 rarely seen and (rom which la- dies Sbrink with so much repugnance and horror, could but excite ® profound imter@st in the usual at- tendants of court proceedings. The room was crowded. There was a full representation of the Bi the other courts being = Vacated—law- yers, clerks und even judges deserting their Beats and tbronging into the First District court wo swell the large audiouce which had been called to that centre of attraction by the silvery toucs of a woman’s voice, Jodge A.M Buchanoan pr sided. He was a gentieman and jurist, of a bi spirit, quict temper, positive in bis opinions, but gen- crous, honest and courageous in his bearing and utter- uuces on the bench, The lady advocute audressed hersell to ajury of grave, sedate, thoughttul citizeng, MEK HUSBAND HELPS, Sitting near enough to aid the speaker with sugges- tions and with papers was 4 tall,aged military gentlo- man, clad ip the full uniform of a general of the United States army, who appeared to be entirely absorbed in the argainent, and to watch with intense interest every gesture, utterance and expression of the lay speaker, ever and anon glancing around at the lawyers seated at the table, wt the presiding judge and at the quiet, thoughtful fuces of the jurors, Over six fect in heigtt, with remarkably erect aad somewhat stiff car- riuge, With # face indicative of great power of will, and eyes flashing with courage and deflance of all op- posers, with iron gray hair, brushed straight up from a broad brow—und standing erect in tho fashion of Andrew Jackson—it needed but the yellow belt, xold trimmings and sword by his side, to proclaim the position and = identity of this veteran, He was no less a personage than Major General Edmund Pendleton Gaines, the senior nour ariny; the hero ot the defence of Fort 1812, one of the most gallant affairs of the war with England, and of many other victories; the bosom fricud of Andrew Jackson and tho trusted agent ol Thomas Jeflersor, to arrest the person and thwart the plan of conspiracy which Aaron Burr came to ibis State in 1806 to put in operation, Alter the death of Mr. Whitney, of yeilow fever, Myra married the Gen In forming this ailiauce tho guilant Veteran assumed, as one of the most sacred duties of hts life, to devote all bis energies and means to the maintenance of the claims of his wile and the vindication of the honor and character of her father, who had been his intimate friend, NY KEPROVES THE JUDG It was im the dischurge of this obligation General Gaiues now appeared in court to support his wife in the prosecution of her case. The lawyers retained lor her had been involved in a quarrel with the Judge and had retired from the cvurt Lelt alone without at- torney's, with some of the most distinguished members of the Bar opposed to ber, General Gaines asked that the Court would allow the lady to conduct her own case, Some altercation ensued between the Judge and | General aud Mrs. Gaines. ‘The Judge objected to the tone and style of the lady, aed General Gaines that be would be held ible for her acts aod language. ‘Tuereupon the veteran, rising to his full height, avowed his personal responsivility tor everything the lady nfight utter, im apy mMauner and jorm in which a ,entieman could respond tu such de- mand, Then gracetully touching bis sword handle he glanced at the lawyers on the opposite side, against whom Mrs. Gatnes bad launched some pretty Ulery in- vective. ‘To which His Honor responded with much temper that no distinctions of persons or soxes were allowed ip tbat court, nor would any men- ace of authority im official rank have any iwiluence or be regarded with any swe or deterence there. Thereupon General Gaines, bows ing low to tho Judge, begged to assure His Honor that in appearing before him in uniform aod with bis sword ho did so in contormity to the regulations of the service out of respect tor the Court. No one would be more prompt to draw his sword in delence of the authority of the civil tribunals of his country, aud at the risk of his own life, to detend the person and exe- cule the orders of the judges of the federal or State goverument. SNUBUING THE JUDGE AND WINNING THE JURY, Afver this little ult Mrs, Gaines resumed ner argu- ment and continued it for two bours, until interrupved by the Judge, who ordered her to take ber seat. ‘Thereupon the lady, appeuling to the jury, charged the Judge with a prejadgient of her case, und pre- sented the evidence im the form of a ceriificate from the United States Court of a motion once maue by the Judge io bebull of the defendants in one of the suits brought by Mrs, Games, This raised a question of recusation, Which the Judge insisted upon being reculariy investigated and tried beture proceed- ‘ne case wag interrupted by the inter- Jocutory proceeding, pending which the court ad- }e8 was preparing to attend the Court, when a messenger arrived with the inior- mation that the Judge in riding from the court to bis residence was Lbrown from his buggy and hiv shoulder dislocated, ‘This accident caused u deiay of two weeks, atthe cud of which Mrs, Gaines ugain appeared in court, resumed her addregs to the jury after u wrangle with the Judge on the question of recusation, ana pur- sued it to tue close, ‘Ihe jury retired to consult on their verdict, wuich was quickly returned in favor of Mrs. Gaines, FOLLOWING UP HER VICTORY, Thenceforward the indy assumed personal charge of her case, and has pursued the same with tue most murvelious tenacity, energy und lertility of resuurces, through # litigation the most prolonged, compiicated, extensive aud eventful which hus ever been prosecuted in the Coristian world. With « wonderlat variety aad fluctuation of fortune and results, with decisions constantly conflicting, and with an exnaus- tou of the resvurces of talent and = tearu- wg of more thin a hundred of the avlest lawyers of tbe country, accumuiating an enclyclopedia of records, opimons, judgments and arguments, has this great cause been conducted with Undeviating con- stancy and berolc fidelity to the conclusion whiecn is avnvuneed, And though now a septuagenariun, the little ludy, bearing the houors of her great triumph with siuguiar equability, looks as fresh, active and red that she was, in fact, the child of De Grange. Said he, the ‘witnesses speak of extraordinary affection | manifested by Mr. Clark for bis chiid (Myra), lis daily | visits, bis parental and endearing fondness, his costly | presents and manifested pride tn her as time developed her mind and appearance, and he always called her Myra Clark, Of course all this is not inconsistent with what men of generous temper should do to re. pair as much as they can in such cases their indis- | cretion as to the birth of a child But when | ® parent does i, with subsequent declara- | Yons made over and over again to several | persons of a child’s legitimacy, they may well be Anited to the latter to remove the objection that Mr. Clark bad not mentioned his marriage with Zuline At the time he gave Colonel and Mra, Davis instructions to provide for the birih of the child, Besides up to that time be had wentioned his marriage to po one. Mme. Respau, himsell, tis wile and ber sister only | knew the secret, und bis influence over Wem realy mude it his own until they they could speak iree, trom | | | the apprebensions exerted in inem vy his | injunction that the marriage was not to bo | disclosed until the De Grange marriage had been judicinily annuted. all pest betore ihe close of the Sy wiana, Clark wasa mon of His vatural fitness to babitual, and as bis was exercised and involuntarily: y associated or who were in business with bin. He was a man of high but of no | rigor of virtue or, sell wergetic, en terprising, courageow®, oflectionate and jenerous, but wih a pride) which bad ywided 10 fo Mortitication until a Beuse of Justice suvdued It In Debull of bis child, As to Mra Clark's subsequent | convection with Gardette while rhe was the wie of | Mr. Clarke, consider it alone, or with those rea- | sous which have been urged against the marriage, oar | conciusion i& that, inexcusabie as ler conduct was, | there 18 not enough to make ber marriage with Ciark doubtial, = Diseard allogether trom our considera: tion the irritation and impowitions toe woieh this te. male (Zaline) had been subjected from ber girinood aad her well founded tears of the fidelity of Mr, Ciurk, and adimiuting she was very detent in ber idea of the sacredness of f @ however, it may expose ver Virtue and her affection for her jaw: ful busbaud to conclumoDvs agains: boil, we do to her marriage with Mr. Ob. ing proviso! that fact in the curious suspicion against the p curious aud original chapter of domestic removed from the minds of those Who indulge it. | we cannot permit it to prevail over tho iegitimacy of | her child, established as 1t bay beon in formity with those rules of evidence whieh dong experience and tne | wisdom of thoxe who have gone before us in courws of | ite not easily but equity have deemed the be=t to ascertain in ouses 1, the affinity and blood relationship ul social lite, DESTROYING A WiLL, then, the complete eee’, of le) we bext come to the disposition Of tho Clar' Sroverit, whien rine to the sult which hws just bees Gnall, deeided. tts stated that in 1811 Clark made a muking his mother, Mary, aaiversal lege. tee, ana that she subsequently assumed charge of t estate and gaye the executors, Chew and Kell, ber | | fee attorney to make sales of the ty, giv: | rr dvavi, Accepting propel | the purchasors valid titles without apy order of | | be was | ways chat Clark tu bis last illness spoke of executing | jeaving ber ali his estate, and that De la Croix had Vivacious as she did when, thirty-five years ago, she made her first appearance in’ court as her own adyo- cate and counsellor, JUDGE BILLINGS’ JUDGMENT, Butto return to the decision, Judge Billings evi- denuy believed the will of I811, which was anpuiled er instrament of 1814, to have been fraudu- rsentod lor probate, and thut the men who ditkuew that it was not the ‘ase will and testament” of Daniel Clark. A Mrs. Smythe, who | kled Myra, saw the later document aud reid it. ‘Aua.”’ says tho Judge, “im looking for the téstimony which might’ solve the — question whether such a will bad ever been executed or wet, a reasonabe inquirer would naturaily turn for information to those who were most with (ie deveused 1 the lutter part of bis life, and especialy (it they could 0¢ found) to those who Were with him in the jast moments of bis existence, when the band of death was on him, Such witnesses, ii tney had no interest in divetring bis property into any pare teular chanoel, might be considered as the best aud most reliable d, and 1 appears to be precisely t ructer tbat the peti tioner presents in support of her application, It appears that one Borsfontaine bad vusiness rela- | Uons with the deceased, which brought him inio [re quent intercourse with him, and that for the last two days of his lle, snd up to the moment of his death be was with hi that De la Croix and Bellechasse were intimate personal friends, and that they were with him suortly before his death. Now, these witnesses all concur in siaung that Clark said he had executed a will posterior to that of 1811, They also tesuty that within a few months prior to bis death making arrangements for the disposal of his property by a last will, He called on De ta Croix (lo get Nis consent to act as executor and also as tutor to bis daughter Myra, expressing bis lutention of waking a generous provision tor ber in bis will De Ja Croix further staies that Clark afterward presented to him in his (Clark's) cabinet a sealed packet, which he declared to be tis last will, informing bim at the saine time that in cave of tis deach it Would be founda tna small black trunk which he had there, PROVIDING FOR MY KA. sfontaine, Who wus with Clark when he died, ia Inst will; said It Was to be found in a room down stuirs, ib a Simall black trunk; that be had lett tho greater portion of his property to bis ebild, Myra; that Bellechasse, De In Croix aud Petot were to be bis exeoutors; and that about two hours before he diod he instructed his confidential — servant, Lubin, that in case of bis death the small binck' trunk above referred to was to ve delivered to De ja Croix, and enjomed on him as ashe (Clark) was dead to be sure and take it to him, He stated tbat Clark expressed his satisiac- tion that hoe had provided for bis daughter Myra, consented to act as Ler tutor, He also staves that present avott fifteen days belore Clark's lark took from the small black case a ckage and presented 1 to Do stating that it was) his last pitulaing some of its — provisio ing lim of his promise to act as tutor to hi He turther states that several persons shortly before Clark’ death had seen the will and cor- rovorated Clark's statement as o its contents, apa that Judge Pero the nowry, the wife of William Harper and Belicchasse were among the porsous re- ferred to, Now | ihink there can ve no doubt, setting asiae the testimuny of Bellechasse ang Mrs. William Harper, that Clark did execute o will shortly ter the present applicant, and to make Vision for her; that the executors of Pilot, Bellecnasse and ta Croi Croix was uppoin'ed tutor of bia di Une will m hove beea very short time previous to Clark's death, if not after that event, and that Clark himself died believing tt was in existence. UNANSWERABLE LOGIO, 1 think {f buman testimony can establish the execu- Hon of this will it is jound ia this record, and that an olographic will, such as is claimed to have exisied by ; Mrs, Gaines, was made, written, sigued and dated by and that De ia | ber father, Danici Clark. This brmgs me to the last question of fact with relerence 10 the will The will not being founda aiter his death, ta the | oe a yng of law overcome b: dence in this case? Is it proved up to and ithe death of Clark? !t does not seem to me to be necessary ty conclude that Relft destroyed i, Clark may have deposited it with some person who never produced it, What does the evideace show as to the continuance of its existence up to the time of bis death? The mind of avy one — familiar with the evidence in this Case, it being established by irre ble testimony that be bad made the will of 1813, would be reluctant to believe that o father who bad by a jus: will grea all his property to an saly daughter, who from the reason probably that the acknowledgment of the marriage with her mother would have interiered with bis personal ambition, hud during bis lifetime withheld such an acknowledg- ment from the public; bad, tn fact, lived a twofold life, one part of which was necessarily toconsistent witl the other, but who had centred upon this dagghter ‘all the aflection which a father was capable of feeling, 1 say tho mind of any one would reluctantly ‘ive the conyic- tion that he hud, without any change !m hie circum. stances and without aly reasou assigned or assignable, Upon als deathbed have changed his plan and let his daughter penniless, excepting the provision which he had made tor her through Bellechusse, Ido not say that the presumption arising from these central facts in Clark's life would tn law be sufficiont to show that the will of 1813 survived him, but {do say they pre- pare the mind to find in the record the testimony which will establish that fact, RESTITUTION OF REAL ESTATE TO UN MADE, I theretore find as a fact, that ap olograpnic will of Daurel Clark, in which Mrs. Gaines was recovnized as his legitimate child, and with the exception of the Jegacy to his mother and some other small loyacios, was made his uuiverss! legates, was written, signed and dated by him; that thts will was clothed with the requisite and lopal formalities of a last will and testa- ment according to the laws of Louisiana, Let the ae- cree, therefore, be that the prayer of the petitioners in the case of Fuentes et als., &c., against Mrs, Myra Ciark Gaines be rejected. 1 now come to a decision upon what may be termed the direct actions, v1 hb Gaines seeks to charge trustees and to-recover from them certain roal estate, afleying that she was tho legitimate child of Daniel unger bis last will and testament tis uni- t, upon a ftesh cou- sideration Of all the evidence, t her allegations as to the will and her bership are establisued. This finding carries with it ail the consequences whick are necessary to establish her ttle to tho property and leaves nothing remutuing to be considered but the ploa of prescription, A BAD TITLE. ‘The plea of the respondents is to the effect tat they derived their title and have possessed the property in good faith, and that this possession bas continued for Jonger than a period of ten vears. They have thus sought to dissever their title from its origin, and have sought to stand before the Court sinply us possessors with what they say seemed u good title, and there- tore they are possessors tn good faith, It 1s claimed by the solicitors of the complainnnt and by his analysis of the chuios of title under which the several defend- ants bold it ts shown that the title of each aud every one of them comes back or traces itself back to the estate of Daniel Clark, through Kelf and Chew, as tho executors of the iirst will, and as the attorneys in fact of Mary Clark, logatee, unuer the first will Indeed, tn the supplemental petition of Fuentes ot als., which bas been adopted by all these defendants un- der the agreement on file, thoy allege “that the said K, Relf and B, Chew were the testamentary executors of said D, Clark under the will of 1811, and were the agents and attorneys, in fact, of Mary Clark, mother and sole testamentary and legal heir of said D. Clark, and as such were the parties through wl6m these petitioners derived title to the property now claimed by the said defendant.” It ts vot necessary ior me to comment upon tho effoct of this Judicial admission further than to say that it is a distinct avowal that they ciaim under Koll and Chew us the executors and attorneys in tact under the first will, and this leaves them in the situation of having denied what they were legally bound to know, and what they admit im the Fuentes caso they did know. These cases are undistioguishable in principio from that of the case of Guines vs, Hennen. It is both proved and avowed in this cage, which was admitted thera, viz: that tho utle was derived from Relt and Chew by the sales under the first will Such a title the Supremo Court of the United States, in tho case of Gaines vs, Hennen, 24 Howard, decided was an ileyal and vicious title, and j that the vice of the ttle took from the vendees ull pretence of purchasers or possessors in good faith, THE PLAINTIFF WINS, In that caso the Supreme Court took pains to put into their decree, ater reciting the conveyance from Relf und Chew through these intermediate grantees and the couveyauce to Hennen, that the defendant Hennen, at the time when he purchused the property so described and claimed vy him as aloresaid, Was bound to tuke notice 0; the circumstances which rendered the ucts and doings of the said Relt and Chew in the premises illegal, null and void; that tue said Henuen Ought to be deemed and held, and is hereby deomed and held, to have purcliased the property in question with full notice, &¢ ‘This view is adhered to im Gaines vs. New Orleans, 6 Wall. p. —, pp. 716, 717, where the Court declare that the question is no longer an open one, The cvidence bere on both sides ast the = minor and the interruptions of prescription is ely what it was ip the case last reierred to. Indeed, it ts all taken from the record in that case, and 1 think the Supreme Court of the United States have seitied in the most solemn and authoritative manner that this plea cannot be urged by these delendants, Let there be judgment, therefore, for the complainant, ”’ It only remains now lor Mrs. Gaines to recover bor immense property, which, when valued, will doubue: Prove to be one of the finest estates in the country. Bat the precedent will open the way for thousands of suita of a similar character, LINES OF NEW DEPARTURE, [From the Lynchburg (Va.) Nowa, April 20.] The New York Heka.p bas been for some time man- ulacturing eye glasses forthe President pro tem, Thig business would have been an eminent success if the Heratp could have furvished that gray haired and noble remnant who followed Henry Clay a full assort- ment of glasses, and at the same tine induced the new meu commonly calied ‘rebels, who were pemher whigs nor democrats to use the seductive lens Mr. Hayes saw and felt through the “biue glass’? of the Hexawy, or the Heratp ‘found out how he was teeling and what be was likely to see, and ground his glasses down to the requisite focus, At any rate, this seems to have been agreed, aud now for the purpose of ac- cowplishing the other desideratum and affecting the dwetiers in the South, the HRkALD gives its readers column of elegant aud interesting fiction and predic+ tion. Verily, its leaders op the subject of Mr. Hayen? policy reat'like the mtroduction of one of the old prophets. He sees in the dim — futore inuny Joyous things—sees in the past many frauds und Villunies which he ought to and could have seen loug ngo. In conetasion, before trying the “blue grass”? spectacles, we beg leave to suggest that His Exceilency do vot call ou Messrs, Edmunds aod H ?T right, honest, patriouc people of the lat Jove their country, its history, its traditioas—the old whigs, Who have felt pride in past Senates and Houses of Kepresentatives, will excuse these gentlemen from further public service aiter the record of partisan truculency aud ‘tried subserviency’” tney bave per- mitted Senator Morton to make for them on the Ete toral Commission, The honor then lost can never be Tegained, THE SPEAKERSHIP. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Lancaster, Ohio, April 21, 1877, Hon, Milton Sayler, of Cincinnati, bas been here to- day and bad a lengthy consultation with Geueral Tom | Ewing, member of Congress clect for this district, in reference to the Speakership of the House, There is some probability {hut the tatter gentieman may be- come the occupant of the presiding otficer’s chair in the House on the aesembling of the new Congress. INVASION BY TURKEY. ARRIVAL IN THIS CITY OF A NUMBER OF TURK- ISH STUDENIS—THEY GO TO THE CHIEF UNITED STATES ARSENAL. The Sultan of Turkey could not have sent from his dominions to this country a better looking deputation of young men than thoxe who reached tho city yester- day in the steamship Wyoming, from Liverpool. They are all young men, from sixteen to twenty years of age, and bave been sent hither to study the ‘country and {ts institutions. ‘Their names are ax follows:— NAMES OF TORKISH VISITOR Major Abu Eitendi, Lieutenant Hazul Mr. Charies Arseufan, Ali Effendi Said, Ali Effendi, Eumer i fendi Sparta, kumer kftendi, ‘Hassan Ei Y al Effendi, Shetki Effendi, Mehmed Etfenai, Vassit i, Baneddin Effendi, Ibrahim isfend:, Haliv ksttend, Demal Kffendi, Abdauliuh Efendi, Sul an Kilends, Hagsan Sali Effendi, Hassan Ishmaol fendi, Kadir Efendi. KUMORS AROUT THE OLJECT OF THRIR VISIT, The young Turkish gentlemen above referred to left yesterday afternoon for Providence, R, L., en route tor Springt the chief arsenal of the nation, UNHARMON1OUS. Some little commotion was occasioned at tho Park Theatre, Brooklyn, yesterday alternoon, where the Kellogg Engiish Opera Company were performing the “Bohemian Giri,’ by the appearance of a constabie. An attachment was made on the music of the above opera; also on the music of the opera, “Star of the orth,” in behalf of George Sturd violinist 10 the orchestra of the opera troupe, who sued Mr. 0, D Hess tor $95. Mr Sturde claimed that the abovo amount was duo bim for arranging the orchestration fand tho recitative parts of the opera of the “Bobemian betore' fis death; that the — pring ob- jeet of taaking this will Was lo recognize as tis daugh Girl,’ and also for arrangiuy the score of the Star of the North,’’ The matter was fually sewed, AMUSEMENTS. LYCEUM THEATRE—‘‘CAMILL?.” The performance of “Camille” by Miss Adelaide Lennox, announced to take place last Monday night, at the Lyceum Theatre, was witucssed there last even- ing by an audience large and sympathgtic enough of to bave elicited the bea: efforts artist struggiing for recoguition under disud- vantages. Such, it seems, was the situation of the lady who was announced to play Camilie last evoning and the effort to give her the desired opportu- nity drew together a numerous attendance, whose sympathies would seem to buve gone out toward her, though their prejudices, formed from the recollection of auother im the part of Camille, may have caused them to withhold their approval until compelled to admiration by the power of her acting. 14 cannot in justice be said of miss Lennox that she wus at ‘all equal to the enforcement of such a demand, however, ‘To say that she had an intelligent tdoa of the purt and delivered some of its speeches with natural. Bess 18 HOt to accord ber much praise ii otfort of such amuition as hi was; and we can say !9 praise of ber; for, ava whole, be! mille will not do, She dees not show herself equal to thorough appreciation of its gayety or grief. Armand's Jove does uot come to her like a thrilling revelation, nor doves it move her like tne breath of a new life. One felt throughout that Miss Lennox’s ambition led her beyond her sper Much can be allowed for the cruacuess of « Or ight's representation; but there were, apart from these, certain shortcomings and tmn- perfections of styie und gesture and voice that we du not think even practice could be relied on to obliterate so ‘o leave behind, in this lady, a really good Camille, that it is atall necessary that we should bave always with usa great Camille or even a tolerably effective one, but since she selects this for a standard she must be judged accordingly. Of the cast favora- ble mention may be made of Mr. Henry Daiton, whose Armand Duval, though perbaps at times a litte | strained, was, on the whole, quite creditable, and Mrs, Brutone, who made a good Mme. Prudence, STYINWAY HALL. The annual grand concert by tho pupils of Mra, Car- rie F, Shorey took place last night at this hall, and was in every way a satisfactory affair, ‘Tne fair pupils filled the stage and, in their white costumes and varic- gated sashes, offered a pleasing and picturesque specta- cle delighttul to the eyes of assembied papasand mam- mas, whoso darlings were appearing at their very bost. ‘The programme of the evening was varied apd ambi- tious, perhaps a little too much so lor the occa- sion, but it was carried through with energy and decided success. Among the young ladies who distinguighed themselves were the Misses Smith, whose piano solos were executed in a very creditabio manner, Alisses Daly, Vau Anden, Cassidy and Belle Martin sang with taste and Judgment, showing by the excellence of their method the result of careful and intelligent training, But the great success of the evening, however, Was made by a little lady aged eight years, who performed on the stnallest of violins in a way that would have dehgnted Ole Bull himself, It seemed scarcely porsible when (hig mite of humanity appeared that tt wax she who bad been set down on the programme to pertorm Leonard's Meditat ¢ Scherzo, but the little Jady soon set all speculation at rest by developing a mastery over her instrument which many an adult might envy. Her skill excited the admiration of the audience and she received the honor of an encore, When to every one’s astonishment she under- took no less a feat than playing -the "Carnival of Ven- foo,” and if it Was not quite go well played as Paganini could have played it it was certuinly wonderfully well rendered tor so young achild. An interesting part of | the programme was the “Children’s Chorus,” by Glover, Which was very weil givon by the younger pupils, ITALIAN OPERA, “Rigoletto” wi'l bo repeated to-morrow night at the Academy of Music. This evening the Itahan company will give a grand sacred concert for the benctit of Messrs, Albites and Palmieri, when all the chief artistes willing. This concert will not be sacred merely in name, ag the programme is made up almost exclusively of sacred compositions, ‘Tbe Iuflammatus,” ‘“Cujus Animam” aad ‘Pro Peccatts,” from Rossiny’s “Stabat Mater;" Lugzi’s “Ave Maria,’? Vorui’s ‘‘O Sizvore dal Tetio Natio” and Mendelssohn’s grand aria, ‘Hear ye, Israel,” trom “Elijah,” are on the programme und will be interpreted by Messrs, Celada, Bertolasi, Dal Negro and Signore Palwieri and Rastelil, METAMORA AT BOOTH’S THEATRE, This aboriginal drama, which vainly attempts to make the noble Indian poctic, was presented by Mr, McCullough Jast night for the first time, and, we are willing to believe, the last, It was written by the late Dr. Bird for Mr, Forrest, and displayed the faults of that great actor effectively. It does not afford Mr. Mo- lough au opportunity of showing his merits, ough he makes as much as possible of its heroic ements, ‘The theme is almost obsolete now, and the Shakespearean plays give sir, McCullough a much bet- ter opportunity than tbe text of Dr. Bird, MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. Emma Abbott will appear in concert at Baltimore to- morrow night. The sixth concert of the Philharmonic Socicty will take place on next Saturday evening. A testimonial concert will ve teudered to Miss Anna I. Borie to-morrow evening at Chickering Hall, Mrs. Annie Lynch and pupils will give their annual concert at Stermway's, on next Tavaday evening, Aconcert will be given on next Wednesday evenlog at Tammany Hall for the benefit of the Church of the Assumption. Barnum’s Circus and Menagerie continue to attract great audiences, The periormances this week will be largely new. A new Biblical opera, by Jerome Hopkins, will be produced at the Academy of Music May 3 for tho bene- fit of the Orpheon fund. The Aquarium bas made Jarge additions to its tanks during the week, including sea snakes and various strange varictics of fishes. | “Our Boarding House’ begins its last week to-mor- row evening, and on the 30th Mr, Joho T. Raymond will appear In “Ihe Gilded Age.’? Herr Fritsch, the tenor of Freyer’s Wagner Opera Company, 18 highly complimented by the Boston press for his singing of Lobengrin. Mr. George McGrath, ot Brooklyn, who has been studying as a pianist in Stuttgart, has just appeared very successfully in concerts. “The Wonder Child,” a comedy with a burlesque clement, will be performed at the New Broadway Theatre on Apri! 30. The scenery will be new. Mme, Essipoff will begin her series of piano recit als at Stelnway Hall to-morrow night, when sho will per- form a number of selections from the ancient masters, The Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, an- nounces a new four act comedy by Misy Jeanuutte L. Gilaer, whose other plays wave met with a warm wel- come. “Pho Mighty Dotlar”? mage a great bit in Toronto, and on the 27th and 28th ist, Mr. and Mrs, W. J. Florence will appear at the Academy of Music, Brook- ly, im that celebrated play. “Forbidden Fraiv? brilhantly began the regular season at Wallack’s Theatre, and ‘My Awtul Dad’? will end in as much glory, Mr, Wallack has made one of his best hits in the character of the hero, Heller has no end to his wonders, and his pro- gramine this week will give scoptics an opportunity for investigating mvsteries of clairvoyance and tricks of jugglery which are quite as hard to comprehend. Mr. Frederick B. Warde will have a bevelit at Bootn’s Theatre on April 30th, when, in addition to other at. tractions, “Damon und Pythias’’ will be performed, with Mr, McCullough and Mr. Warde in the title réies, fhe New Amerigan Museum continues to attract the lovers of curiosiies. This week the management will open small theatre in connection with the Museum, and will givo morning, afternoon and evening per- formances, “The Princess Royal”? must be withdrawn from tho Fitth Avenue Theatre soon because of the engagement of Miss Adelaide Neilson, who will appear on May 7, Miss Fanny Davenport has completely recovered from her sudden and severe ilness and has resumed her part of the Princess, Mr. Vincent, the experienced stage manager of Booth’s Theatre, will receive a beneilt on Wednosday afternoon, when “Tho Merchant of Venice’ will be performed, with sir, John McCullough as Shylock and Miss Lillie Eldridge as Portia, Mr. Vincent deserves a full house for his long and success{ui effurts to please the public. A testimonial gntertainment to Mr. J. B, Pendleton takes place at Chickering Hail, on Wednesday evening. Among the singers will be Miss Steele, Misa Root, Miss Wilkinson and Mr, Galt, The recitations will reintro- duce to a New York audience Miss Fanny Auld, who has just returned from Calitornia, und tho surprisingly youth/ul elocutionist, Miss Flora Auld. Mr, G. W. Colby is the musical director. Miss Helen Potter, the impersonator of Lyceum celebrities, will appear at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, on Monday night, in Mr. 8. B. Pugh’s star course. She will give impersonations of Gough, Charlotte Cushman, Susan B, Anthouy and Anna Dick- inson, To the study of the latter lady, in ‘‘A Crown of Thorns,” she has given two weeks of her time, aod the event will be one of interest, A grand concert will be given on next Friday even- Y, APRIL 22, 1877—QUINTUPLE SHEET. pro- | re wounded and disabled in their herole struggle for freedom. Sefior Emilio Agramonte, a relative of tho Geveral of the same uame, who died gloriously at the head of his cavairy, 18 charged with the direction of the concert, and a number of distingd@ished artists have genorously volunteered their services for the occasion, This is the last week of tne management of Booth's Theatre by Messrs. Jarrett & Palmer, ond therelore the Jast opportunity of seeing Mr. John MeCullough. To-mor- row evening, 1n honor of Shakespeure’s birthday, “King Lear” will be performed ana will be repeated on Tues- day. “Virginius?’’ will foliow, and on Friday Mr. Mc- Cullough will take his farewell benefit as Othello, On Saturday night the season will close with ‘Mac- beth.” “The Danicheffs” on May $ will have bad a run of ninety-two performances, and must then be with- drawn, because of the intention of Messrs. Shook & Paimer to produce a new play from the pen of the late Androw Halliday, the well known dramatizer of the novela of Charles Dickens. It is called ‘Smike,” and, of course, 1s adapted from ‘Nicholas Nickleby, The singular charactor of Smike will beacted by Bijou Heron, and Mrs. Wilkins, Miss Girard, Messrs, stod- dard, Parselle, Lemoyno, Stevenson and Boniface are in the cast. ‘The Danichefly” will be played by the Union Square Theatre company in Brooklyn, May 14, aud in Boston on May 21. On Sunday evening next a benefit will be tendered to Signor G. Operti at Booth’s Theatre, where he tas 80 long and ably officiated as masical director, Among the many teatures of the pertormance will be readings by Mr. McCullough, Mr. Thorne and Mr, Robson, and the following artists will also take part in the enter- tainment:—Mme. Salvott) and Miss Annie Barry, Sig- nor Tagliapictra, Messrs, Arbuckle, Salced, Bent avd Signor Cicom, Pike's Madrigal Boys and an orchestra of eighty performers, under the direction of Mr. P. S. Gilmore, are likewise included in the long hat of at- tractions. Signor Operti’s first bepeft will doubtless result in a substantial recognition of his eflictent sor- vices, On Tuesday ovening next a dramatic, musical and ball cotertainment, in aid of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home, will bo given at Terrace Garden, under the aus- pices of Post John A, Rawlins, No. 80, Grand Army of the Republic. Among the artists who have volunteered their services will bo Mra. Ruberts, Miss Lizzie Reeder, Miss Anne Douglass, Miss Clara Berkeley, Miss Agnes Sheehan, Mrs, H. C. Parke, Miss M. Devaine, and Me and J, Anderson, Deyo, Port Behrens, Drow, Cooper, Foreman, Ray, Edwin Forrest, 1. J. Law- rence, the Union Glee Club, Young Apolio Club Quar- tet, the Eureka Gobblers, and tho Martha Washington Dramatic Association, under the management of Charles Valieae. As tho entortainmont will be so va- ried and interesting and as the object t so meritorious it 18 hopod a large audience will attend, ‘ OBITUARY. J. BEAUFRAIN IRVING. Allinterested iv tho progress and development of American art will learn with profound regret the death of J. Beaufrain Irving, which took place on Friday night, ‘This artist bad created for himself an enviable reputation among our native artists, Those who on- Joyea the ploasure of his acquaintance will doubly re- gret the earnest, hard working student and the uupre- tending friend. Mr. Irving was born in tho Southern States, and inherited all the chiyal- rous sentiments which belonged to the Dettor element of Southern society, On tho outbreak of the war he cast his fortunes with the Confederation, and when victory was declared iu favor of the Union cause he found himself ruined in fortune. In his youth ho had studied art as a pastime, and when evil days | camo upon him he turned to his painting brush and palette asa means of support for himacif and family. The first years of his artist life were years of bitter struggle, but Irving brought to his new profession a Joving enthusiasm and a soldior’s tenacity of purpose, Stroggling bravely and working indefatigably ho suc- ceeded ip attracting the attention of several influential art patrons who saw in his work promise of better things, and by their support ne was oncouraged to struggle on, Some years ago’he produced an impor- tant work which be called **!ho End of the Game,” and though it was marred by certain defocts of draw- ing it possessed so much real merit that the Hexatp called attention in wun extended notice to its meritori- ous character, predicting for the artist a brilliant future. This was the beginuing tor Beaulrain Irving of anew lite. Friends gathered rapidly about him and he was looked upon as a man desiined to make a mark in American art, He took his guide and master the great Meissomer, and though many of bis eariler — pictu open to the charge of being mere tmatatons of of the great Frenchman’s work tneir techmical morits were so high that they found ready and generous pur- chasers amoug American art collectors, It is but jus- tice Wo say that, a3 Irving’s talent developed and bis skill in the uso of bis matertals increased, he began to map outa more indepeudent course, and, though he was influenced to the last by Mei-sonter’s style, he in- fused ito many of bis later works an amouat of indi- viduality that gave hope that one day he would be able to wy claim to entire originality. most im- portant picturo that ever left this = artiai’s easel now on the walls of the Acad- emy of Design. It was painted some years ago, but passed from the studio into the private collection of one of our wealthy citl- zens. Though possessing many excellencies, it 13 not bis happiest work; but it serves to illustrate the won- deriul industry and the hard study by which ho achicved succe: Indeed, his curly death may io great part be attributed to overwork, for his brush was never idle and trom morning (ill eveung he was to be found painting in bis atelier in the Tenth Street Studio Building. At the time of bia death he was in the very maturity of his intellectual powers, for though his hair was Unged with gray he hud scarcely roached his Gfvieth year, He leaves 4 large family. re) DENNIS BOWEN, LAWYER. ‘A telegraphic despatch from Buffalo announces the death there yesterday afternoon of bounis dowen, Exq., one of the most prominent members of the legal pro- fesgion im that city. Mr. Bowen was the son of a highly respected farmer of Aurora, Erle county. On the completion of his school course he entered as a student the law office of Messrs. Fillmore, Hall & Haven, a firm having a larger practice in the State and federal courts than any other im Western New York, Having been admitted to the Bar about the time of Mr. Fillmore’s accession to the Presidency Mr. Bowen coutinued im the employment of the old firm, and soon became a most trusted counsellor, con- fining his labors almost exclusively to office duty, his excessive diffidence preventing his Irequent appear- ance belore the courts. On the final dissolution of the firm, subsequent to the appointment of Mr. Hall to the United States District Court Bench and the death of Mr. Haven, most of its business remained in charge of Mr. Bowen, who became a partner the firm of Rogers, Bowen & — Rogers: This counection has since changed by the reurement of the senior partner, ‘fhe junior Mr, Rogers was the republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of this State last Nevember, Though Mr, Bowen never over- cume bis natural reluctance to speaking in public, he was many years most useful member of the buf. talo Board) of Aldermen and of several com. missions in connection with local government. He was an admirable execusive officer, clear and in- telligent in investigation, prompt und decisive in action, Well and widely known, bo was universally | respected, and few c:tizens of Butfalo will be more generally and sincerely mourned. Mr. Bowen was aged abont fitty-tive years, He leaves a wile and several children, COLONEL JOUN Ww. Colonel John W. Dix, son of ex-Governor Dix, whose death occurred yesterday, was born in Albany in 1832, while his father was Adjutant General of the Sta. He | was well known to the capitalists of this city as an ef | ficient officer in the Assigtant Treasurer's office, to whom was intrusted the payment of Interest on the public debt during the rebellion. He was secretary of legation with his father in Paris and private secretary at Albany while tis father was Governor of the State. In both these ponittons his promptitude, courtesy and attention to ail who lad busmess or social relations with bit gained him bosts of friends, He bas tor sev coral years been tis 1ather’s private secretary and bay had ¢he sole management of a valuable trust estute, which ho bas conducted with his characteristic ac- curacy, fidelity and serupulousness, His loss will. be tial 4 felt by all who knew lim, To his lather and hig family It is irreparable, He was forty-five vears of age. The tuneral takes place on Monday next trom Trinity Chapel. . DIX. MRS. DELANO GC, CALVIN. The death of Mrs. Mary Eliza Calvin, wite of Sur- rogate Delano C. Calvin, occurred yesterday morn- ing at ber late residence, No, 138 We: seventh street, The funeral services will take place to-day, at three o'clock, aud the body will be taken to Water. town for interment, CARDINAL VANNICELLI. Tho Rome correspondent of the Herap announces the death of Cardinal Vannieelli in that city yesterday, Hy was created a Cardinal in 1839 and bad reached a great ago. PRESIDENT GILL, OF PARAGUAY. ‘The cable announces the death by avsassination yes- terday of Jean Bautista Gill, President of the Republic RS HOMICIDE BY AN INFANT. 4 BOY FOUR YEARS OLD SHOOTS HIS SIX- YEARS-OLD PLAYFELLOW THROUGH THR HEAD—¥ATAL END OF A CHILD QUARREL— THK HEART-RENDING SCENE ON WHICH & FOND MOTHER LOOKED FROM HER WINDOW, (bY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD,] Bosrox, April 21, 1877. A bomicide most peculiar in the circumstances sur- rounding it, owing to the extreme youth of the parties concerned, occurred this afternoon on Holyoke street, atthe Souch End. The murderer was a little voy named Dudley Kimball, tour years old, and ¢} retin Stephen Cox, two years his senior, Both boys belong to families of respectability, living opposite each other on the streot mentioned, the Kimballs being on the west side at No, 26 and the Coxes at No, 23. It Appoars from all the information glecned, that the two Voys, with a large party of children, early in the day were at play together, and that for some trivial cause they quarrelled. UK WOCLD Fix IM, The little Kimbatl boy, who is commonly called by hia associates “Major,” said he woud “fix him, meaning Cox; but no trouble of @ serious nature oc. curred until afternoon, when both boys again met on the sidewaik, iu frontof the garden of Mr, Kimball's residence, a large party of children, boys and girle were with them; and, while the majority were play- ing in the garden, the Kimoall and Cox boys again re neweu their quarrel, During the children's war of wordt that took place, Joseph Cox, eight years old, a brother ol the htue fellow murdered, crossed the street, and goon after joing his brouher Ki au angry tone .o litte stephen u him,” and thereupon hasily entered bis house, A MIDDRY WkAPOS, It seems from what alterward transpired he went t get his father’s revolver, with the cool determination Of shooting young Cox. ‘Tue pistol, it is said, belonged to his father, Jono ‘I, Kimball, and yesterday wus s0- creted by a member of the family in order that tho young hopeful could not get it into his possession, low he found the weapon has not been learned, but it is supposed that he ovcume aware of its whereabouts while overbauling things about tho house, Un coming out of his parents’ dwelling be walked up to little Ste. phen Cox, who was facing bim, but who had not the doast suspicion of Lia assailants intent, SURPRISED BY DEATH, ‘The Cox voy stood leaning on the féite which sur- rouads the gurdens, and before he covid move ep young Kimball deliberately and cvolly pointed the muz zle of the revolver at bis bead and tired, ‘The bali en- tered the forehead, over the right eye and close to the temple, penetrated the right iobe of the brain and judged in the back of the skull, Young Cox tell bleed- ing against the fence, on which be was leaning, and, with the blood trickling from the wound ta his head, from which the brain also oozed, he svon became uu. conscious, A MOTHER'S POND GAZB. His mother, Who had been sitting at tho window, lit- tle tmagining the terrible tragedy that was being enacted almost before her eyes, had her attention at- tracted to,the uffuir by seeing her boy lying uncoi scious on the sidewalk, and rushed frantically to che scene, On reaching the child she learned the facts and ulinost fainted. SURGEONS, BUT XO HELP. ‘The little feilow was removed to Lis house opposit: and Drs, Ful Leach, Reeu, Stone, Sanders, Cheevs und Evans and Doctoress A. &, Gilbert were sum- moned atoace, They did all in their power, but the wound was tatal and the littlo fellow lived only a few hours, Toe father, Mr. Matthow Cox, who 1s 4 mem. ber ol the firm of C. & M. Cox & Co,, No, 47 Pearl street, was ulso at once summoned, and upon reaching the house he became almost irantic with grit ‘TH INVANT, SLAYER. Directly after the shooting young Kimball went into his house, and upon officers of station No, 6 calling upon bis family ty inquire ipto the affair he appeared greutly frighteued, lt was generally reported by the neighbors, umong whom there was considerable ex. citement, that the shooung was uccidental, but the iy no ground for such a theory, as the statoments of the children who witnessed the shooting and other evidence in possesion of Coroner Evans goes to show that the rash act was premeditated by young Kimball, Kimball’s father 18 & momoer of te firm of Jobo Kim- ball & Son, No. 62 Sudbury street, Au inquest will bo held on Monday, CROOKED WHISKEY, IMPORTANT SEIZURE OF LECTIFIED LIQUOR IN A LICENSED DISTILLERY. [Bx TELEGRAPH TO Tak HERALD.) Cixcinnati April 21, 1877. Mr, Will Cumback, United States Reveuue Collector for the State of Indiuna, to-day seized 551 barrels of whiskey, in possession of John H. Gafl & Uo, ut Law- renceburg, Ind., which had been rectified in their dis; tillery.. Gail & Co, held license to distil, and operay ing under that have hitherto confined themsolvs to the production of high wines, buat their license does not give them authority to rectity fiquors, and for this tu- Iraction of the law the seizure was made, Some three weeks ago, the storekeeper at their es- tablishment discovered evidence that they wore rectilys ing liquors mude by them, aud reported tho game to Mr, Cumback, who transmitted the report to Wasuington, Yhen Colonel J. L. Turnbull, the Revenue Agent of the district, was ordered to make an examination of the establishment, which resulted tm the discovery that of 1,500 barrela of liquors on hund 651 of tnem were “crooked.” Mr. Gaff is a brother of James W, Gatf and Thomas Gatl, the three brothers constituung ‘ovether the largest whiskey manufacturers in tho (...ed States, He denies all knowledge of liquor being rectified at this establishment, and hia high character hitherto warrants the inference thut he bus been Imposed upon by wicked partners, THE POSTAL COMMISSION, j Avcusta, Ga,, April 21, 1877. Tho members of the Postal Commission met a large number of merchants to-day at the Augusta Exchange to consult in reference to Southern nail tacilities, the object boing to procure a fast schedule between New York aud New Orleans and intermediate points, The members of the commission are G. G, Hubbard, of Boston; D. M. Fox, cl Puiludolphia, ang G, H. Barrett, ot N Yor! M, Marsuail aud ks. R, Bridges xccom- pany the commisston, Tho party were entertained this afternoon by ub excursion on the caval. ‘The come mission leaves ior Charieston this evening. ‘YHE SER AD. INCREASING POPULARITY OF THE PROPOSITION PENNIES POURING IN TO SWELL THE FUND— HONORS IN STORE YOR THE FUNNY MAN OF WHE POLICE BOARD, “And the cry is still they come,’? The people are determined on complimenting the Police Commission- ers, aud who will gainsay their right to do go, The fol- lowmg letters and contributions prove how high In the estimation of their fellow citizens are the gentlemer who control the street dirt;— AN IDKA OF THE RIGHT STAMP, To tax Epiron oF THE HERALD :— You are ulways geting wt the right thing, ‘The ser- evade idea 18 splendid, gv | send you as my subscription a torn five cout stamp which my servant found amoug the radbish of our new house, GUSTAV. BIKE BUT BUSINESSLIKE, To ts Epitor ov THE HenaLo;— Buclused please find five cents Jor tho tin pan seree nade, BIGLEY, ONK CENT FOR THE TRIBUTR, To tux Eprrox or THe HERAaLD;— Comus Smith can well allord to laugh at the miseri ol a jong suilering peopie, tor bis pecunmry damping Will ut the end OF bis term be found quite sufficient to ake bim independent, And so itis With most of our olficiuls Who require the income of ouly one term in oflice to redire upon—if not with honor, certainly with suillcrent ill-gotten gains to live in luxurious and vule gur iicness the rest of their days. Pleuse tind enclosed my contribution (one cent) toward detraying the ex. pense of the contemplated serenade, ANCE, A KITCHEN MAID’S CONTRIBUTION, ‘To tux Epiron of THR HERALD: — 1 huve kept an entire bucket full of tea leaves, potato skins and bee! bones lor w woek ¥o that th stuil will smell good and strong when ‘the serenade comes off, Lam golug to have this uieely made up in pattics ax refresbinent or Mr, Smith aud his friends uiver tho music and speeches ure ali over, KIICHEN MALD, IMPATIRST BUT GENKKOUS, ‘To rae Eprron ov THR HentaLo:— Why dov’t you burry ap tho.muste before the noxt rain storm cleaus the streets, It would be showing te to compliment the Police Lourd while the are cioan, | send you two cents toward the MUDLARK, A VOICE POR THE PESTIVAL, To tux Eprron ov tik HeRap Lum a poor man, but I traly desire to help you in the getting up of the serenade to the Police Board. I have a good voice, boing used to selling oranges, twelve for u quarter, uptown. Now I wiil gladly sing ab the serenade it you want me, aud will pay my own cur fare downtown on tue night of the festival, SWELL TH RUS, HO’ FOR MULBERRY sTRERT, To tae Epiton or Tae HeKaLo;— T send you @ xood stout old hoe that I for cles ing the gatter in frootof my house, 1 offer u as a drum stick or a torch handle, whieh ever will be most useful at the serenade, My Wile was gory to cremate itthe other morning, being short of frewood, but I vold ber 1 was sacred to the Muses, GUITER SNIPE, CONTRIBUTIONS TO DATR. Slap Bang... Gol bY Swell the Chorus Lots of Pua, .. 16 conta Gustay.... A torn five cept stamp Bigley. 5 cents Lance Kiteben Matd,. ol Paraguay. No particulars of the crime are for- Signor Gill was raised to tho Presidency ing, at Chickering Hall, to aid of the Cuban patriots warded, November 20, 1874. 2 conte tube ligt be ++eOno calcium