The New York Herald Newspaper, May 16, 1877, Page 3

MOMUS IN Vesterday’s Attempt to Engraft the Carnival on New York. THE GIMCRACK DAY PROCESSION, ‘A Two-Mile Funeral of Show Wagons and Handbill Throwing. THE GINGERBRHKAD NIGHT PARADE, Rex and His Followers Struggling Through Visible Darkness, THE SAD CARNIVAL BALL, Immense Throngs of Disappointed Sight- Seers in the Streets. pe Oe The city of New York during its history has under. gone many strang usations and novel experiences, We bave epjoyed everything from a swill milk panic to war riots und the hydrophobic luxury of Spi sogs, ‘Yeurs ago wo received Japuneso Tommy and elebrated the landing of tho first Atlantic cable; tbe Prince of Wales was an hovored guest and all Japonicadom ‘burst into bloom in whe presence of unaccustomed royalty, Recently the genial whole souled demovratio Grand Doke Alexis of Russia campamong.us and the ‘Metropolis again shook its cornucop! ay to give bim a genuine American wel bis fte- ‘Nerved to us until yesterday, however, to recogniao the force und fen of burlesque, The methods which this was done will be described ao 9 op ip the story, It may be. said ab, the outset that New York ts not yet fully ripe for the on- Joy ment of the wild, vagrant tinputtes that belong to a real carnival as we understand the word in conncction with Mardi-Gras, or a week’s frolic iu Florence. Our People have not climbed up to the mercurial point. We lack the fever warmth of the lower latitudes, and the happy, careless-go-lucky style of those communi- ties which vibrate between the exiremes of dolce far niente and che eruption of a social volcano. If, there- fore, the initial incidents yesterday were devoid of supreme enthusiasm and the populace gathered as mere spectators of a pageant in which the actors were comparatively few, rather than joined in the bilarity which is supposed to be born of the reign of Mowus, the cause is doubtiess duc more to ourselves and our Gefective education tham to the want of energ: organization and laborious evterprise on the Partof those who, some four months ago, projected this, tous, exceptional enjoyment. For whatever sur- cess attended their efforts—and in its way it was sur- prising—they are deserving of all praise. Our trouble is that we are not ousily aroused by novelties, and are 80 practical that every man in thinking Low be shall produce the luxury of a new sensation himself is not inclined to give proper credit to bis competitor in the art Iv is true, rtbeless, that the evopt withdrew from their business and social occupations fully three- quarters of a million of people, Au arithmeticiun or political. econoinist wight say that this votd repre- sented the'loss of a million of dollars. So be it, But }bore was not @ cur line or uw terry boat, or a railway | Tunning into New York that did not teel tbe ocumpansative iniluence of the vast out pouring of bumanity. Many of the botels ‘were filled tooverfowing, aud msuy of our moreans filo ‘establishments opportuncly recognized the faces of ola customers who wad been attracted hither by the umbitiousiy colored proclamations ot the kipg of tho hour, and so sought to divide the pleas. ures and profits uf 4 visit. Tbe event, therclore, was not without its remuneration, and altbougb there wore many expressions of disappointment during the dvy tbat the procession’ was little mure thuo a vast advertising show, tu waich biscuits were thrown to the crowd instead of bonbovs aud old clothes scattered ju the place of confei(i, sill the bouquets of temulc beauty in tbe windows, the fringes of manhood along the ledges anu the pyraniids of sinall boys on the lampposts, to suy pothing of the multi tude on the sidewalks which Providence always sup. lies for the persecution of the police, atiested tue et that New York was prepu to enjoy to the ful! whatever of pleasure ur bovelty inight attach to the occasion. ~The day, were all that could be desired, nounced the colors that went to muke the pictures fell into place and moved on their }) resquo Way. details of tbe reception and progress of Rex, auteilites and regal #ssociates, will be found below. THE ARRIVAL OF THE KING. At nine o'clock yesterday morning there vegan to gatuer little Knots of people on the Buttery, the point where Rex was to land irom bis mysterious resiuence ow Staten Istand. Rex does not Jive on Staten Island, Dut iu Manhattanville, wuence be went to Staten Tsiand yesterday morning. As ten o’clock, the hour wonvunced for the royal entry, approacheu, the crowds grew lurger und wround each puint of vantage began io swell unth their vater peripheries met, aod the whole lower portion of the park was a solid phalanx of buman beings. The magical hour arrived, ana no king ‘ppeariny the crowd became restive aud anxiour. [no \he grund crash women aad children were alwost suf- located, und one or two slightly injured, Tue crowd Unully became so uggressive that Luspector Thorne and bis wen haa great uiifcuity in keeping the ine clear, Higu above tne din anu tumult of the crowd coulu be rutd, now and then, the musical voice of a gamin singiug, ‘Full accouvt of the King. Here you ure, all avout Mary Ann Flynn, who bit tum under the chin and touund out who be was. Here you are, now, tive atthe hour an- his cents cuch!’’ Several practical jokers—prhcutalt jokers are an invariable vlement in all New. York, crowds—started the crowa oif on will, *koos chaser, ove to pier 1 North Rivel7).and again §6to-)6the: | =6Staten «Island ferry = danvivg | by shouting, “here he comes,” und “funin vo the puipts indicated. it was during theses rustios that Was 10 have arrived, und Suill the anxious the sea wall at tbe end of the isiand saw uo tke of a royalcralt. The Orion buttery, with one gun, whiten: was charged with tho duty of giving a salute to Kex when he arrived, now bexun to load their cannon, and the Crowd ouisive the line noticing the preparutiou, kuew that Rex was near at hand. the beautitul tug of which they bad beara so much was nownere to be wn, aud ibe interest aud mystery be,an to inten- sify. Attention finally centred on the Staten Isiaud ferry boat Thomas Collyer, then just passing Fort Humilion, Nothing save the presence of un unusually large crowd op board marked the Collyer trom any of the other boats passing vo and tro. All eyes were directed to the boat vow, as everybody felt certain that Rex was one of ber pusseugers. About tins time great excitement was noviced anong the gentierwen in ebarge of the gun that was to whung a welcome, In an inst there was a general scattering, aud the brave battery men contracied their faces and lookud womnen and childron spokéu ul were ffijare ), Hull an hour had elapsed since the hour at whith, Rex Hdowise'at the dreadful instrument of war. The mau of | iron who held the lariat attuched to the primer pulled ihe string, but the howitzer did not respond. Yuen tH the brave men clustered around the death dealing wstrument; ten they ran away a8 betore and again the primer was false. Aiter veven or cight atiompts iad beon made the gun cunsentea to go off, and tne report fouud an echo in the thi is Of the crowd, apd teverboraied in loud cheers, A number of tug-boats yassibg at (bis moment whistled sulutes, and ior 4 few pinutes rand scene of excitemeat anu nowy ac- sompaniment obtained. During all this time the Chomas Collyer was boing made faust tw tue stone pior, Aller some slight delay a yang. plauk was throwD out and a bund stutioneu on the jer struck up “see, the Couquerivg Hero vomes.”” The crows pressed forward ~ aud all Ube passorgers on the Collyer rushed to the sido of the Loat next tothe pier, This last movement jor a minute Or bWo threatened the equilivriu the cratt, id a general stimpcde to the uff side was made, No sooner had tho vessel righted than Rex, with bis Grand Chambertain, appeared on the lower deck. ‘Tho disguises Of the trio were vory good, but the mustache of Rex proclaimed bim to be no less an indivigual than Mr. Yungling, the brewer 0: Manhattanville, The costumer in provid'ng im with whiskers was almost, but pot completely, succeasiul in mutching the mustaches. A slight difference in the shade of the whiskers betrayed the identuy of the King, for there fs not another mustache in New York of the samo color a8 Mr. Y ling’s. Rex and his atiendaats Jed to tho Wd wore received by Colonel St Martin and bis aids and escorted to a carringe which was in waiting. When the King took bis seat in the conveyance a loud huzza went up trom the crowd and a rush was wade for the carriage With much diMouity the hurses were forced through the crowd und the procession begau to forin. THE DAY PARADES. As an exhibition tno day proces: appotatment, and in more respects than une a fraud, for thousands of men were enticed trom their busi- pess to lvok at a show the | of which can be seen spy day on Broadway. Yesterday's show, however, anike that on ordinary days, did pot obstruct iraffic and business, and was less condensed. The qagons in lino in the procession can be seen evory day io New York, and are as tamiliar to our citizens - GOTHAM brightuess and temperature | The | jon was a grand dis- | ‘NEW YORK HERALD, WED OMice or the Henratp Bullding. The io the = sbow + aa that ter y they were grouped. ive cow, @& or so of sheep, a yoke of willul and twe colored ies who partici- a the only ones who seemed at all aston! “we the grand displuy. The oxen ferred to trudged on id @ wagon bearing a bovine brother of theirs.’and decuruteg with a legend to the effect that be could be eaten to-day ata down-town hotel, It was noticeable that every time the oxen got in front of the they made desperate attempts to gore the crows ined the way, The line of the procession was made up, as hinted above, of ordinary business wagons, with here and there a map of woman in som: pseudo-listorical or mechanical habit Soap men, tale makers, brewers, butchers and othér equally prosy individuais monopo- lized the attontion of thodsancs of disappointed pco- ple tor an bour and a balf,.. Yes, an. hour and a hall it took the line te pass, end there was nothing in it worth ing, Millions of circwlars were distributed (rom the several but no one read thom, and when ‘the ion had dd Broadway was freckled {rom the Battery to Fourteenth street with spots of white paper. ihe rag pickers, who reaped a harvest from the crumbs of enterprise, are the only pane in New York, always excepting the two colored dies, who care to have another such parade as ob- joote yesterday. ‘THE CROWDS, The crowds that assembled to do bonor to Rex on his Grst visit to New York deserved moro entertainment than was theirs yesterday. It 1s sufe to say tbat vever structed the'sti belore was such a crowd gathered in the mreets of New York to see a parade. St. Patr, woald h blushed could be have seen the paid to the representative of the German element whose rowth is Viewed with “alarum’’ by # certain patriot. The 17th of M japch never saw such & crowd as lined both sides of iraadway Yesterday, aod it is probable that never again Will a day parade claim the sume attention, ‘the route of the yrocession all the way up town was as well'watobed as tuat trom the Battery to the Post Ottice, nd staud in the plaza et Seventeei wd Was quite as great as that ndows of all the buildings ll occupied, and thousands si ‘were no part of ibe crowds. The Post Oilice burdey looked beautitul with its grand balcony adorned with rows of haudsowe ladies attired iv ull conceivable colors of dress aud millinery. After passing the grand stand im Nineteenth street the pro- cession pussed through Sixteenth street to Fiuth en to the Rossmore Hotel, where the soap makers, stove polish men, slaugbterers, printers, quack medi- cine men, brewers and other aristocrats of trade leit Rex to await the starting of the uight parade. THE NIGHT PROCESSION, With the possible exception of: the Fourth of July celebration last year there certainly never was an oc- casion when such a mighty concourse of peopio througed the streets of this city as assemobled last nightato groct Rex und nis attendants; aod it may bo added that there never Wasa iuore disuppoiuted sand disyusted assemblage tuan they Were as they tarned homeward alter sceing tho ‘ut. Before the sun went down tho eye began Men me ulgo, pire pros pores route 0 pageant; aud lop ieas Ain sore Dstances Reta, jong hours, wai with the paticut good humor that aes American popular au the tithe tm conversativa, flirtation and meat 9 #8 DE CANO Inge be. ON THE MOVE, Shortly whe a tue Procession was formed at tho Dfunhatten: aud set ous upon its march down Filth avenue. 4 platoon of police led the way, spread. ing across the width or the street and clearing with difficulty @ through the dense ma: men, women a tbat lined the way. The Seventy-first regitheps Band of sixty pieces followed, and vebing ten mounted heralds in costumes of ©» bil and white A standard bearer i u biack horse and carrving @ per the {uscription ‘Welcome Rex” came next, #od bebind them were lord chamber- lains, lord bigh eberiffs and avout one hundred “yeomanry of the ” attired in belmets and motley jerking and ek haiberds, About twenty Mawelukes, @ baad masic, a number of ' “beef eaters’? preceded ®. kmiygbt ariug the royal standard of Rex. beneath a canony ot jt and gold, with the Queen by bis xide, und with three splendidly costumed attondunte, came the King himself, the toa ) erected being drawa by’ guise of which the throne was white horses. Under the ‘be Ki reyor of wines,” a certary drm of dealers in beverages bad a car covered with advertisin, in the line, and avotoer fluat bore a mighty beercask, which reposed in front of atniniature brewery, =~ 1t was on the progragime thut there should be 500 men with torches aud pots on cither side of the procession to light the way, bat there wore apparently only about a score of them on band, and consequently when the it bad d down Fitth avenue skort distance it was 10 comparative darkoess, aud the thousands of spectators, wio bad waited its arrival so long und @o patieutly, became todiguaat | apd many cried “Give us a light se that we can seo you!” THe MTORICAL FLOATS. Behind the royal party proper came a number of flouts with canvus “cenes and “properiies,” und with diving Ugures costumed and grouped tu tzbfequz to ul- lustrate protofnent events ta tbe history of the coun. try. Eacu car was drawn by trom two to four ually capatisoped bordet, and cach represented ono wt the following event: d Columbus Plauting Standard on American ¥o1; ta America us 1. Was; }be “Sav er ” Sbip; De Suto Discovering tho » te pias Rescuing Captain Jona 8 r Nuri River; Pean’s "treaty vhs Indians; Boston ‘ Sbip; Putnam’s Call: Wasbiugton Crossing the Dela- ware; Washington at Valley Forgo; Capture of Major Andre; Perry on Lake Erie; Bettle of New Orleans; Soldier’s Dream; Reconciliation Between Norto aud South. A company of old volunteer firemen, in uniform, and dragging old nand engine No. 2, brought up ibo “The Santa Maria Ship’ was @ very elaborate struct- ure, Upon a sea of canvas wives rested ao anuquo vessel, with three ‘tall masts, yards and a most iutri- cate and bewildering display of cordage. As the craft, | With about balf a dozen men aboard, was drawn upon 116, | truck down the avenue tho topmusts caught in the | branches of the trees above and wrought bavuc with the | foliage. ‘The bark did no: go through the ordeal une southed, for much of ber rigging was Jett to garcisn the trees, When passing Thirteenth street the masts caught telegraph wires above and tke vessel, forging ahead under a full heed of horse power, tore down two poles, one on cither side age filed with ladies and the other struck the box of | acoach, kpockiog the driver trom his seat but not | serioasly injuring him, The mariners were thrown | | upon their veain ends by the shock. Following | | the route already published -tn the Hwan, the pro | cession, after many halts and delays and defections | from its ranks, reached the reviewing stund at Union square ut twenty minutes after ten o'clock, Une the actors mm the pageant were weary, the pa- tience and good humor of the spectators were exhausted, the lights were apparently all burned out, and, a8 a result, the King and bis suite were bailed with a shout of derision, succeeded by dead silence, and before the entire procession had passed inapy had loit their seats in disgust aud wero wending their way homeward, The pugeant sub- stantially ended here and the people dispersed, utier- ing denunciations of the projectors and managers of New York’s first aud probably last carnival. THR CAKNIVAL BALL. After all the other fizzies 1t was to be hoped that the ball at Giimore’s Garden would show something of a good wind up ton day of disappointment, as no expense bad been spared to moke the Hipprodomo worthy of the expectations of the gocasion. From adog Show'td'a palace may seem a broad sicp, but under the dglt Logers of au army of -meo the 4fanstorination bad veen made completa... The most enthusiastic carnival- iwty'tiowever.could not conscentionsiy cail tbe ball a | Succes. All thatg:britiinut” iigbis, xay music gd’ ad fatrotiaze ‘iroin the, pudlic could do wus doné, had Yet the uMir seemed to hang tire. The |, King. optered. bro vast etructare, of gas jet magnili- cence at about eleven o’clock, bat he did not seein to ateexct dh ypariicuiar atienvion, Mévnting tho throue, borrowed from Booth’s Thearte, Which wes placed in | front of the cascade: at “the Fourth avenue eud of the | building, be held undisputed sway over | egg-shaped dancing floor, which stretched betore | bun like a desert of plank.” All this time the people | were coming im soberly, furtively anu quietly as if yy imag'ned that Moody and Swokey were still the “ging pins” of the show. Every merry royaterer had the sedate appearance ot one who wis willing to sing, ‘Hold tho Fort’ at u moment's | notice, " Stil they made o great imany, and the vast expanse of — bencues — gut to bo populated § ruther thickly. But the people brought no spirit with them. The band that Played bad no particular suapjin 1, and the King, as he sat on big throne, seemed to be sad and morose. At balt-past eleveo o'clock a party of minuet duucers, composed matuly of little girix, started out into tne middie of the vast expanse and began that most stately all terpsichorean tmovemeote. of his picture; at the distance of a quarter of a mile, ou either side, the gay throng, cach man of it wear- ing the appearance which a loug reportoria: careor has unerringly ascribed to the individual who is about bo hung. There was cerwinly no 1D the lineaments of the peopio who ‘ound the dancing floor and gazed at the pettormers, ‘Ive minuet was not badly danced, Un the contrary if was very neatly done. But tno great mistake Was in having It danced by eight people when there should have been cighty, they were ut- terly lort m the Sahara of pine, and one bad to look patotully for them with an opera giass. hour and then diea, sev atorial mers glided iuto the open spuce. Their evolutions were very gracetul, but tho old jadies wha had come all the way from Newbury didn’t seem to think that rolling around on inking skates Wasa square-revarn for their movey. At any rate tho audierce did Dot enthuse worth | apy of the Continental aniiorms that were | promimently conspicuous oo every side, anu after a | wune the skaters disappeared, Ati this timo Mr, Gil- | moro was doing his level bost to get up a brassy ox- | citement. It did not succeed, but the energy putiorih deserves praise. The man on the trombone snould have especial mention, and We take tbis vccasion to compliment him, while warning him at the same time about the limit of the expansion of which blood ves- sels are capabie. THE DECORATIONS, ‘The building was beautitully draped. All the pillars were ornamented in tho most elegant manner, The coats of arms of the various States blazed on the col- b were connected by loops of bunting. jurmounted the insignia of the States. were in rich projusion, drapea in there was a large dispiay of the signal flags of all nations, Im front of the banks of benches evergrecn trees bloomed and tuore Wore lestoons of trailing plants trom pillar to piitar, The throue oecupied by his vrewerial Mujesty wasa vory nice kind of throne and looked a litte better than whon sardamapalas last sat upon it Still the King fan shapes, and It was elegantly danced, Dut the surroundings wero | pertectly incongruous, At the distance of avout bait | A mile was the King, looking us if he were sitting tor | avenue, up Filth avepae to Forty-secoud strect, aud | of the street. Ose of them fell very close toa carri- | By that | was not at ease, and the stage should over+ haul tho thrope apd see it anything 18 matter with it. Back oftbeseat of His Majesty was the cataract, which was tumbling sbout and spraying into loveliness as if the scene was the wildest ove in the world. Toe gray Clusters of gas gi raived ated light on tho dancing tor beneath, there was everything proseut & masq ball save the soul” How the wmagination flew back to Fy carvival balls of Paris, and how the conservative heart wrbed, in « moment of fiendish desperation, that somo naughty students would come out and dance acun-cay, But the students did not ay although the band oblig- iogty played any quantity of ‘‘La Fille de Madame Angot,”? and tho gentleman on the trombone went into red-taced convulsions over tho particularly lively parts of the score. AFTER MIDNIGHT. The witching hour of twelve o'clock came, but there was no increase the merr: it, Various Bike. clustered about the King, but they were simply in the guise of condoling courtiers, Rex looked us it ho would like to quaf a giass of beer, but none of biseatraps bad the courage or lovalty to bring bim one, Spenking of beer, it is necessary to state that the charge of ten cents which was made by tbe bar- touders Wag a swindic for which they were not, of course, responsible, This same aristocratic idea pervaded all the attendants of the p! ad those on tho top tiers stated tiat Seewonid bring nothing but champagne. For once in their hard-worked career they had 4 chance to rest. There was 4 waltz about midnight, but the dancers seemed to be scared by the 30,000 square teet of flooring, and most of them clung to the edges, us the Spantsh captains bagged the shore before Columbus had’':the courage to sieer into the: unknown, ‘Fhe ‘tact, that there wore many not -cntirely: respectable people in the dancing space had something to do, perhaps, with the apathetic mood-ot the spectators; bat the fuct w ident all the same that it wasn’t a goud nizbt for dancing. The portion of the floor most utilized wus the carpeted promenade which rao about he entire oval. Soon a! midoight the King retired, support by bis pages, to labyrinthine departmeut of the Hippodrome, where quafied a deep, de Previous to leay ing tho tyrone His Majesty stated to ono of bis cour- tiers that he would give $500 to be out of his seat. That throne should be ovornauled immoeitiately. The asseinbingo consisted principally of the fast young men apd women about town, and those who gather to see who really are fast, It is, therefore, scarcely prudent to mention the names o! the social skirmishers who are aliy to ve found banging | om the ragged edge of this kind of ‘The gymnastic exercises of tho young ladies and gon- tlemed continued quite up to the bour this morning which bounds the propriety of all proper bails, and evun then certain masks bad not been removed. STOCK EXCHANGE CARNIVAL. A LIVELY INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS. “While the Carnival procession was passing Wall strcet yesterday the members of the Stock Excuange were enjoying a little carnival of their own over tho installation of the new officers elected the day before. The result of the plection was read at a quarter belore eleven o'clock, and Mr. Meigs, the President, was immediately called on for a speech. Mr. Meigs Tospouded, but = though be ‘wield to tell the gentiemen who yathered about the desk what was good tor them, wbat they sould be content with vow und what they might Lope jor bereufter, | the members did not ecom to sppreciate bis kindly Temarks, aod sbouted so that pearly uli bis wisdom was drowned by their mingled bowls and cheors. Mr, Moses A. Wheelock y the Exchange tor bis [omg apd boped oe ee <a asap er amos Alicholl ne; Jorwar tig Lips moves but no sound was ‘teat to D ets them though experta who stood next bid say bo did speak, and jeune c There were heird many calls for “White, d Mr. BO, White advanced to the frout, Onaformer occasion Mr. White said, in beginning a speech, **l am sorry,” and so the boys cried, “fam sorry’? until they got meariy hoarse. When Mr, White came forward yesterday he did not say *‘l am sorry,” but be dia say, “lt strikes we,” apd so did to “boys,’? until one beard nothing cise but ‘it strikes mo’? sounding everywhere. Mr. D. U. Huyes, the Treasurer—and who, by the way, | Presi- dent of the Union Bank—was the last oificer itstalle aod was beard witn patience wi be thanked the: for the Loaor couterred ou bim. d, ry [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE BEBALD.] Poxr Rorat, ys. C., May 15, 1877. The corvette Ossipee, Commander Liviugston Brees, arrived tbis morning irom Key West, aficr 4 cruise in the West Indies, She is likely to remuio bere uatil June next. All well on board, RETURN OF THE MONITORS TO PORT BOYAL— MOVEMENTS OF THE NOBIH AILANTIC FLEET— MOVEMENTS OF THE PLYMOUTH. Wasuinatox, May 15, 1877, ‘The monitors attached to the North Avauue station which were sent to tho. Savapuab River somaweeks ago to be laid up ip fresh water upti all the baroucies should vo“ rewmoyed” Now then, “have alt retarned to the navai anchorage at Port Royal, Orders bavo been issued jor the North Atlantic tleot to rendexvous at Port Royal between the middle of June and 1st of July, when tuey will be iuspected and exercised by Rear Admiral Trencbard, commandivg. The fleet will then proceed North to pass tue summer in @ coider cit. mate aud avoid any risk of yellow lever. 4 THE PLYMOUTH. The Navy Department bas recerved information to tho effect thut the United States steamer Viymvuath, which recently made @ voyage up the Mississippi River, expects to) us to-morro: ola, Where supply ot coal ons apd thence proceed to Vera Cruz to relieve the Essex, which Vessel bus been stavuoned there ior some lime, it beimy tue policy of the United states to Kovp & mau-ol-war in \bose waters during tue exciting troubles in that viemity, onpexs, Commander Thomas U. Selfridge and Lieutenant Commander Horace Elimer have been ordered to New port, RL, for utienuanee. op tbe course of torpedo justruction, Lieutenant Cowmaaders Joba K. Bart- lett and U, A. Batcneller bavo been ordered to examina- tion for promotion. Lieutenwnts William ©. Strong and James R. Seliridge bave veen detached from ord. nance duty at the Wastington Navy Yard and ordered to Newport, R. L, for mstruction ta the torpedo sere vice, BADICAL CHANGE IN THE SUBSISTENCE DE- PARTMENT. Wasuimatoy, May 15, 1877. Paymaster A. S. Kenney, United states Navy, re- cently appointed to take charge of the subsistence of the cadeiw at the Naval Academy, bas entered upon his duties, The store for supphes of every kind acpt by the late Colonel Swapa for the convenience of the officers of the station bas been discontiuued, ana Pay- master Kenney has been directed to contine himself to providing for and subsisting the naval cadets, who form 4 naval organizaiton hike & ship's company of a man of-war, unger their proper oftvers. A CHANGE OF SYSTEM. The officers in cuurge vl the Academy say it is but Just that the subsistence of the cudets should be pur- ‘chased and paid for by « comanissioued disbursing and purchasing officer of the n fd by the goveru- the | ment and nor by the c hitherto been the | case. the ordering ot S ball and its vependen- cles Will uereaiter be under bbe 1 198. 01.48 Com- thitudant of Ss and his useisiant The Academy authorities di Jong experience und admin) inddvsable to make any change. But the vid sys- tem was bad jo itéeli, aud in ober bands lable to abuse. A similar chat was (ouod necessary ot Ww Povut some time srote, und hie at that wf 5 been carried into effect guccesstul.y, The ’aymaster anu Commissary Will receive no compensation other than his bavy pay. THE SUPPOR OF HE ARMY. HOW THE WANT OF FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES 18 10 BE MET—ORDER FROM THE BECRETARY OF Wak, WasiixGrox, D. C., May 15, 1877. Tho Secretary of War has iweued the tullowing or- der :— Wasuinctoy, D. Disbursing officers are notiti funds avatiabio tor the ariny after July 1, 1877. » May 15, 1877, there will be no pi 1 supplies tor the Coder section 4,732 of tbe Revised Statutes, contracts und puachases for clothing, subsistence, fora, fuel, quarters and transportation muy be made to wcet (ho actual necessities uBUI Con- 41638 Shall Lave had time to wet Upan an appropriation Dill; that 1s to say, the indispensavie reqairemouts of the servico irom July 1 to Decemoer 31, vertisements for contracts uuder this ecu as the contracts themselves, will s ment depends upon a iurther appropriation tor (his purpose, pon tho delivery of supplies under such a contract, disbursing officers are wuthorized io issuc certitied vouchers sta‘ing in substance tue sum duo, vo whown due, on What accounts, and that it tas not been pid for want of funds. General orders No. 77 of the series of 1873, In so far as it conflicts with this order, 18 herevy ‘ao until farther orders, GEO, W. MOURARY, Secretary of War, ANOTHER VICTIM DEAD. Menipiay, Miss,, May 15, 1877. Miss Cornelia Chisolm, who was wounded while ae- fending hor father's life in the Kempor county affray, died to-day of gangrene of tho arm, resulting trom ' lack Of prompt surgical attention. GERMAN EMIGRATION. Wasmixcrox, May 15, 1877. Information has been received at the Stato Vopurt- Ment that the anuouncement has been mado in tho Germao Reichstag to the effect that the emigration from Hamburg, Bremen and Stettin during tho year 1876 amounted to 50,577 persons, all of whom, except 5,000, came to the United States. This shows a failing off in the emigration [rom these places 009 as com- pared with the previous year, NHSDAY, MAY 16, the | the | lure that wuile Colonel Swann lived his | tiVO Capaciiy rendered | CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS. THE CORONER's JURY ON THE WADESVILLE DISASTER CENSURE BOSSES AND MEN ¥OR USING OPEN Lamps, {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Porrsvrune, Pa, May 15, 1877. The Corover’s jury who for several days have been making 4 thorough investigation into the cange of the terrible explosion last week the Wadesville shalt Aivished their labors this morning. A great deal of be. si ‘was taken and tbe condition of the colliery @hiy explained. The weight of testimony was to the effect that at the best that portion of the mine where the accident. happened is very dangerous, and that the utmost precautions by the men and all the saleguards required by Jaw would not have done more than insure a reasonable degree of safoty. The latter re not furuisbed ana tho former were not insisted on. t | OFFICIAL NEGLECT. I proven beyond @ woubt that the mine in- spector had beeu negiectiul of his duties, ant that for some time back the men bad been desirous tbat he should visit tue colliery. [t+ was sworn to that they were afraid to send bim am invitation, lest their Hes should bo made public and their situations lost to them. It was likewise sworn tu thut Benjamin Mosely, one of the victims of this accident, bad been discharged Irom a colliery at Mount Lafle because he had sat vp a coroner’s jury 1m the case of a mno killed at that coliery, | ‘The mine inspector admitted that noe bad not in- | Spected Wadesville shalt since January, 1876; that bo | had not entorced the law requiring the mine boss to Moasure the current of wir each month and report to bial, and (hat be had not ordered a “dum voor’ for tho gangway, as required by law, to be used in cuse of en uccideni, Several witnesses swore that in ber optnion, ns miners, tad such a door been provided the life of Kirk at least might bave been saved, and possi- bly that of Mosely. FINDINGS OF TUE JURY. The verdict of the jury 1s, “That the said John Duokiv, William Kirk, Hepjamin Mosely, Herbert Moore, ‘Thomas Connors aad Josep Milward were killed ‘by an explosion of tire damp in Wudosville shaft on the 9th day of May, 1877."? The jury wre oi the opinion that the gas was brought down by a fall of coal or rock, and wasignited trom the nuked lamp of Her- bert Moore, From the evidene produced we are ‘ised ‘vat the part of the mine where the explosion wok place was considered very dangerous by both dosses apd men, and that it snows gross neglect on the part of the bosses iu not ordering the to work with, Sutoty lamps exclusively. velieving, as we do, that had the men been so working the aceident would not have occurred, the evidence showing that the men invariubly obeyed waen ordered by the bosses to work with Baleiy ba THE LAW DISOBKYED. “Wo aro also satisfied that the requirements of the Vontilation law Were not complied with, and the owners: of the colliery (tho Philadoiptia aud Reauing Coal and Tron Company) are cousuratie tor not complying with We are of the opinion that bad there been extra doors, as the law requires, there 1% a possibility wt least that tho hives of two of the men might have been gaved. INSPECTOR PARTON CRENSURED. ‘Phe Mino Inspector Sumson Parton, who isa sworn officer of the Commonwealth and clothed with the bignest vutbority, whose commands accordtig to law should be imperative ani Whose orders no one 18 sup- posed to disobey, has been grossly negiectiul of bis duties in not visiting this colliery oltener and cowpol- Jing the owners to comply with tue law.” ie verdict is regarded as w very mild one tn the premwes, ‘There 18 u strong feciing against the | Spector among tho miners, who claim that thor fellows tn Luzerne county ure protected as the law directs, while (bey are not looked alter. It 18 not likely the verdict will lead io any pronouuced result, as tho tam- ies of the victims of the explosion aro too pour to prosecuic avy one for redress. AN EMBEZZLING CLERGYMAN. CASE OF Dk. SECRETARY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN PUBLICA- TION COMMIITEE—A LETTER IN DEFENCE—- INDICTMENT AND DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ACCUSED. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) * Ricumonp, Va., May 15, 1877, ‘The Rev. Dr. E. L. Baird, the Secretary of the Pres- byterian Publication Commitiec tor the Southern States, who was recently deposed trom the ministry by the East Hanover Presbyiery of Virgiaia upoo a churge of oumbez- wlag $22,000, writes u long communication from his rotirewent, which will be pubiished to-morrow, in | which be refers to bis ¢o-called trial ebarges as tucy were made, aod suys:— While | sev mavy errors and imperfections im the Preveed) of the Presbyicry, and cou r the whole process to be tn direct violution of the constitution of Ucaibureh ayu of every essential principle of, suattoe, yet uatil reversed or maodthed, creadiul us tt my uty ts clear, which is with reverence and humility to conform to the judgment of the Court, I can well understand the deeply painful vature of tbe whole trausuction. denies the A TOUCH OF SARCASM. 1 can sympathize with the members when they speak of this, and Ido uot doubt the sincerity of Single one ol them in saying how sadly they fell, bow much they folt for me and my fumily, aod all that; yet te, Undue CXcitement and a lack of culm, jad cial action are manilest, and sumetimes some of the members seemed Wholly to lorget tbat they were court of the Lord Jesus Christ, Ail this Kimply shows the necessity of observing con- Stitutionsl forms aud of observing thor limitations, Had the Presbytery formed the same adverse jadge Ment against mo on the statements of my paper, whatever | might bave judged as to 1s severity, should not have appealed. A» itis, 1 Dave ap; from the judgment renacred to the Synod of Virginia, True, it matters little to me whether the errors com- mitted by the Court are rectified or not, BPPECT OF THK PROCERDING. The manner ol the proceeding has been ao execed- ingly tujurious to me that it ts too late to arrest the | evi, Lt bas rujued me for this world and leaves me io uucovenanted mereies tor the bext. J thauk the Presbytery for the prayers they offerea for me aud my* they huve lett us nothing else, fam now 8%, houseless aud iriendles*— reputation, pos tion, comforts, property zone; aud they aid all they | , and with great success, to destroy good ow, if inno other, iam ike our Saviour when He bad po place to lay His head, There 18 nothing, absolutely nothing, left to me and mine but access to the inerey seat, which [ thank tbe Lord is beyond the jurisdiction of earthly courts. I thank the Presbytery tor uiding os ther and request them still to remember us i thelr supp! cations I have pot mentioned one-hall of the ini kes injurious tu me iu the evidence, nor of tho erro; and irreguleriies Which characterized a trial io wht: there Was bo evidence jor the deine: INDICTMENT KY THE GRAND soRY. Dr, Baird lott the city immediately after tbe meet- ing of the Presbytery by which be was deposed, and is supposed to be now in Pennsylvania, His caso came | betore the Grand Jury of tho Hustings Court of this city yesterday, and a true bill tor embezziement was found against Lim. The civil autboritics baving now taken the matter jn hand, a requisition will probably be mude for Dr. Baird, wherever he may be, by Gov. | ernor Kemper. His Jetter does not indicate where ho is stopping. LOCAL OPTION VETOED, [BY TELEGRAPH TO IHE. HERALD.) Bostoy, Muy 15, 1877. Governor Rice sent a message to the Senate to-day vetoing the Lecal Option Liquor bill recently passed by the Legislature. He says he is opposed to frequent change of laws on so important a matter as the regulation ot the saie of intoxicating liquors, thinks the present Ii. cense law is working well, and (bat the sale of liquor un- ‘der it 18 constantly dimivishing, and that public senti- ment does wot demand apy chi . Extreme ia\ on this subject bave never been entorced in this State jd cannet be, Besides, the sent law gives to tho cities and towhS most of Lhe iinportant provisions of the propased Jaw, it being now practically as much local « ptivn as the new bili would make it, He thinks the proposed law would greatly impede the present | relorm movement ip the State by introducing a new jeinent O! discord into the discussion, by diverting «| tention Ifom the successiul meihous now employed, by furnishivg tho enemies of the reformers w ible excuses for setting tho luw at deGance, THE ASIATIC CHOLERA. plaw DEATH OF AMERICANS AT CALCUITA-~ALARM- ING PREVALENCE OF THE DISEASE IN INDIA AND ITS CAUSES. Wasuinetox, Moy 15, 1877. | Information has been received at the Depariment of | State, from the Consul Goneral at Caloutta, that Cap- tain Henry Small, his sister, Chief OMcer Dyer and | three seamen, of the American bark Edmond Phinney, died suddenly of cholera at Akyab on tne 2ith uf March lust. CAUSES OF THE DISEASE, Tho cholera bas prevailed to an alarming extent in the distri ittugong and on toe islands along by the great storm 76, Moro than tity thousand deaths bave been orted from the chol alone, and in addition (o these there pave been |i numbers from pestilonsial fevers attributed to the Saine general causes—the intection of the air and wa- tor by the decomposition of the maltitudes of human beings and cattio which perished at thattime, This state Of things is likely to continue till the heavy rains carry off the remaining Impurities, LOCAL OPTION VETOED, Bostox, Mass, May 15, 1877. Governor Rice haa vetood the Local Option bill, prin- cipally on the ground that the existing License law hi been in operation only a yt efficiency bas ) been but partially vested, 1377.- TRIPLE SHEET. BAIRD, THE KECENTLY DEPOSED | GOVERNOR RICE’S OBJECTIONS TO THE NEW BILL. | 0 | DR. AYER'S CASE. ASYLUM. (Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Lownut, Mass, May 15, 1877. For some time past there bas been a strong move- ment on the part of bis brother for the release of Dr, J. ©. Ayer from confinement at the Asylum at Pleas- autville, N, Y., 80 that be may be attenuing partially to what businoss be imight fee) inciived to transact, Soa petition was tiled for a hearing botore the Probate Court Judge, ana this hearing came of this alternoon, at the Court Houso, before a jarge number of inter. ested persons. Judge Abbott avd Benjamin Dean, of Boston, yere present to reprosent Mrs. J.C. Ayet F, Ayer, tbe sou, and otbers of the family who are extremely anxious 10 Lave the Doctor remain at the asylum. Mes-rs. Brooks and Storey, of Boston, are the counsel on the other side. yt AYER’S CONDITION, Judge Abbott, in order to relute many cruel state- rding the tre Ment of the unfortunate Docior ut the nands of us faintly, and to prove that it was nov satoto bring him on to Lowell, culled witnesses, Dr. Walker, of the asyium at south Boston; Dr. Tyler, of somerville; of New York, and Dr. Choate of tho asantville, all of whom represented that it would be extremely dangerous to tne Doctor to bring him on to Lowell or to refease bim trom the and that it would be extremely unsute tor ‘ound Lim, Aj! testitied that ine Doctor was although he wax quite rational at intervals, testimony tended to show the utmost sulicitude on the part of the family for bis proper care and treatment. The principal delusion of Dr. Ayer was said to be that he was all-powerful and that bs word was law, but bix chiet desire seems to be to get away from the asylum, although has many times ex- pressed himsell thorouguly coatented with bis treat- ment. | THR CASK CONTINUED, The testimony this afternoon was concluded at about five o'vluck, when adjournment was made to to- morrow moroing at ten v'clock. The whole case hinges on whether Benjamin ©, Dean, of Boston, and . F. Ayer, the Doctor’s son, shail be appoiuted guar. dians, as desired Ly Mrs. Ayer and Inmily, or whether Mr. Olney, of Boston, shail be appoimted, as requested by Frederick Ayer, tae Doctor's brother, THE CHICAGO WHISKEY CASES. ADVERSE DECISION OF THE SECRETAKY OF THE TREASURY ON THE PROPOSED COMPROMISE. Wasuiscros, May 15, 1817. The. Secrotary of the Traasury to-day made the fol- lowing decision Ip relation to various Chicago whiskey cuses:— Wasinixoroy, D, C., May 15, 1877, Hon, Hexry F. Frexcu, Assistant secrotary of the ‘Treasury Sin—Your letter of Ma 15 Inst bas vot been acte® Upon, by reason of the request of the parties affectod by the compromise proposed, that they should huve tine Lo submit a lorinal petition tor tovir retief. petition of tho date of the 9th, and your letter of the 10:b iust., are now before me, presenting the propositions for compromise of Hesing, Powell, Rush, Dickenson apd others, of Chicago ina ceriain cluss of whiskey cases, These cases present the sainc general fevturce, Most of the propovents were men ot bigh position, of Suppored weaith, irgely eugaxed w business—Lot only of distiiing spirits, but in other branches of busi and recoguized og prominent and influential citizens of the city of Chicago, some of them have been indicted, convicted, and Lave suffered tine and imprisoument, irom which they have been relieved by jon, Their remsning lability to the govern- ment is a pecuniary ous for taxes aud penalties, or om Douds either as principals or sureucs. The amounts involved are large. The principal question you submit to me is whetber | | promise the largest amount from these claims that coulu provubly Le collected by legal process. La or- divary labilitics w wise business man will vot scek to hold an iusolvent debtor to the rigid payment of the full umount of the debt; but I regard this class Of cases as standing upon a different footing. They are partiully for ‘axes due to the poopie of ti United States, the remission of which operutes as au injury to every Lixpayer uod us a premium for fraud. The primury rule of all just taxation is equality und certusuty, The evasion of the tax laws is punished with greuier severity than the uoglect to pay ap ordinary debt. It a principle ts established that a Man may evade taxes by becoming insolvent, then taxes on Such productions us whiskey and tobacco cuu- DOL be successfully vullected. Agwit, these cluime are largely tor povaltics. ‘he power to pardon may cx- tend to a release of theso penalties Where they are part ofthe punisuweut for a crimmal offeuce, out not to the reaissicn of (axes or to more peualtios jp ibe uae turo of liquidated dy mages. The resident alone can pardon, and can do so more freely than the etary of the Treasury cau exercise the power to compromise tore pecuniary obligations, | which js u powwr wore duugerous und jikey to ba avused than that of jurdou. beld over the proponents ug ub act of Burshness und injustice, but ouly wo secure the payment of just aud equal taxc# They are uot like mary cyptrncts, Which depend upon tie Matnal agrecment of part but they are prescribed by jaws of general applica woll kKnuwn to ull wo embark tu the businers, | i { \ i | | | reakovs of public policy. 1 bave, there‘ore, deel upou tho pay ar to do so ta these ee, Tho expectation of compromise caused by the alleged Action of my predecessors in recent cases may Lava Jod to copiession and a waiver of tneir ley these deiendants, and, therefore, 1 to yield to their Wish that’ they opportuaity to appeal to Congress reliof as it may think might to but it is the duty of tho department int to putal! tho ciaims tn judgment utd to seo that ine Proverty of the defendants ix not pat beyond the reach of legal process or their ability to evade the law mereased uy this de Tequisite Instructions to the officers of this ment, and through them to the District Attorucy, carry this decision into eftect. Very respec tuily, JOHN SHERMAN, Secretary, NANCE inciinea have au for b rant them PENNSYLVANIA FI BONDs. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE RERALD } Hannisnurc, May 15, 1877. The Sinking Fund Commissioners of this State au- thorized the calling iu of $5,524,900 of the five and six | per cent loans of the Commonwealth, On the Ist inst, a loan of $8,000,000 was negotiated, with the understanding that it should be used ia tho redemption of the six per cent. loan of 1867, payable atany time after ten years, and withia fiitecn years, Ihe Attorney General has just ren- | dered an opinion in which he says the ‘nis | it is tho daty of the government to realize by coins { 1 ‘These claims ure pot | 1 nl | within eigut hour | ing circular letter Lo cach member of the club: — ought not to be remitted or released, excert for clear lived in similar cases, even in | favor of sureties, to reicase such pecuaiary obligations | it of uomtnal Ones, aud 1 shai buve | e meantime | You will please prepare the | famous minstrel troupe, and with that py cpart- | to | York to Louis | at | his wi CALLING IN FIVE AND SIX PER CENT srate | five pr © gold-neuring interest sued jo 1S52 mostly held in pe not yet redeemed, must be redeemed by the 1st | ot August ‘Tne Smking Fund Conmissioners bad | | Deon ubaer tho tmpression that the tine tor | could be extended in accordance with the wishes of the boluers of the bonds, avd hence tho recent loan consequence of this misconception of the jaw only a portion of the Joan of 1467 can be paid, Tho Attorney mm woich the cipal of the von He suys the act which authorized the joao 1s silent on this sub DAC the Coupon—or mterest cer- tifieat wna silver. This act Was pus: money which should be a lezal tender, aud these ed betore the act of Congress creating a paper | hud ro BROOKLYN YACHT CLUB. 4N EFFORT FOR HIS RELEASE FROM THE | PREPARING FOR THE TWENTIETH ANNUAL REGATTA—THE NOUNCED. The Regatta Committce of the Brookiya Yacht C: have msued the following :— The Club, as usual belonging t Bs petition the toll EVENT OFFICIALLY ane CLASSIFICATION. Firt.—A class for all schooner yachts. Navona. on water line. ‘Third.—A class for all sloop yachts under 43 feet long on A class for ull sloop yachts 45. feet lonz and over (open boats) 25 feet and over un water line. Firet—The Club ¥ bh PRIZES, to be awarded to the first yacht ta Prize to be awarded to the ss. uu time allowsuce, TH Yacht owners are requested to Secretary as soon ay ps send in their entries to the foutry can be proeu urt and Muatagne stree eretary, William 1, the Hegatea Committer Club ryo yn. on ‘i ppiiest ‘iiiam iishop, € 210 South steeet, New You For schooners and first ¢ anchored Spit, turning on port rounding same home ntiske-boat off Bay Ki side. For second class sloops, from stake-buat of Kay Ridge to stuko-boat Mt Duoy Mg, Southwest Spit, leaving same vn port hand, thence to stcke-bust at vuter bay nuoy, im Ged: ‘schunuel, rounding it op starboard hand, and return to ba the port si ‘bout wae: ps. from the stake-boas 1 buoy abM,, southwest 10 the Sandy Hook lyght arbeard hand and return to dock, parsing it on the port the idise boats), from stale at buoy: 85 port hand, then sing it on the The winning y: KENTRICTIONS. " All yachts to pass to the woatward of Fort La! to the eastward of West Bank buoys, Nox 11, and on returning to the westward of Dumb i CANVAS. All yachts may carry any tore and wft sails, and all head wuils to bo set ou stays, except open boats. ( the club, and alee malnsail on asurer, J. M. rime. ‘The allowance of time for schooners and first clas will oe based upon the length wad breadth of ya! water line. The ullowance of time for secoud wud third lass sloovs (pen ts) will be oased upon length vuly. Uue-balt of overhung included in measurement, sloops or onew. Cabin yachts to carry oue man to ench five feet of ber Jengih on dock stant. Start to be a tlyitg ono. All yachts shall be pr the 3 10:30 A. M., sharp 1 minutes alter the fring of th fassalug the lino utter the expir.tin of tue from the firing of the second yun will be timed as theugh obo had passed the line titteen minutes after the tring of such secovd gun, Yachts to pass between the stake-bowt and Hay Ridge dock tbe ‘dun ~To prepare to start, Five minutes thereafter “ Second Gun to be dred from Judges’ repared to at inust croue withiy ond hts to Fletone NEGULATIONS. ng any. ded ballast durin a re: hall forfeit all claim tom prby, aud liue may ve ia art. Any cubin yacnt shil gutta or race of the cla Nothing but the bund: soune! A ing any boat, buoy of flag, used to mark shail torfett wii claim to the prize, except as specitien in the wating directions, Anchoring will be allowed during « racy, but po means aliowed to propol a yacht except sails. THE CLUB STRAMER The Rogatta Commitioo have also issued the follow. ‘The Re,atte Committee would thut tickéts tor the regatts on Tu ready tor distribution. In purwuaues of w resolution of the club euch member ft eniitled sou ticket admitting himself and two ladies to the club's steamer Americus, te has also the privilege of pur: chasing oxtra tic.ots at $2, which wiil adwit a zentlemac and one wiso w ficket wdunitting au additional lady may be bad, if desires, at eo number of ‘ticke eupacity of he hat he -houtd tiave the option of supplying fe otra tickste pro rata, They will there: ry. at the club room, tor It w fore be hel it by Gintribution, with el Regatta, up t After the close of ion of two of these extra tickets, t meeting, ing the opt th uy tickets remaining unsold exa be pure member, trom tho secre ary of the Club at its rovms, or from oituer of the egatte Committee. YACHTING NOTES, The new schooner yacht building at Stamford, Conn , for Mr. William L. Brooks will be launched on Satur day vext, She 14 85 feet over all, 22 feet beam, 8 feat deop, und bas a flush deck. Her foremast is 70 fect, maiomast, 72 cet; main boom, 50 feet; n feet; lore und muintopmasts, 36 fect; bo board, 25 tee:; tlymg jibboow, 16, feet, Ste will be oishea througbout iy the Very best mauper, A sloop yacht, 37 feet keel, will be launched on Sat- urday at Port Wann) a + Jobu Dimon’s we 'e is going very [4 Curl, of City leiaud, bas the Gracio neurly wut OBLTUARY. TIM HAYES, TUE VETEKAN GLOG DANCER. Tim Hayes, a well kuown clog dancer and an im mense favorite with the audiences who witnessed bis performances, died a few days siece in Wasbiugion, D. ©. His remaus were buried in Mount Olivet netery, in that city, ou the 13th tpst He was bora to Duvliu, fretuad, iu 1542, and came to this counuy™ He immedwtely entered tio w the most successiui and protiiable engagements ever filled by a member of his profession, Beioro he jefe Ireland he m tt is guid be never di or “clogs” until became here, Arriving in this coun. try he received ap enzagoment in Now York, where the first clox dance ever seen iu this country was duncod by bim. He way engaged by Christy in bis ty made a tour of the Unitea states, Hayes was murrid in New a Waiby, one of the Walby sisters, who o Ume were ular as dancers, Hoe lived with but a short tims, She left him, and some time afterward was drowbved ju Long Island Sound, HON. CHARLES H. BRYAN. A despateh from Carson, Nev., yesterday says Hen, Charles H. Bryau, un ex-Judge of the Supreme Court of California, was strangled to death by a piece of meat lodging 19 his throat while be vas ut dinoer to- day. THE ‘“ TALLY-HO.” Tho New Rocbeile coach made the thirteenth trip ot the season yesterday, with @ full ‘load,’ tho party cousisting of Mrs. Frankiin and irienas, Mr. Belfour, Mr. F. T. Isetin and friends, Mr. G. G. Barnwell and Irieads, and Mr. J. Badgley and irieuds. Lauch maten at the Huguenot House, aud the return was marked with bearty greetiugs all along the line. The scenery of the route is now Jovely in tue fresboess of 118 spring liver AFRICAN CHURCH TROUBLES. The troubles in the Fleet Street African Methodist was fixed at $8,(00,000 instead of $11,000,000, The | Church, Brooklyn, were again before the City Court, ts that | Judge McCue, yesterday, when 4 motion was made to encral discusses the kind of money | COfrm the report of the referee rocently appointed ot 1862 1s payable. | to take testimony in regard to the rival boards of trustees of that congre; that” tho okt Bow to the pastor, Rev. Bula! “4 to tuth over the property of ihe church, abd bad coustaatiy Violated the order of the Cort The report seve forth 1 inteqonians | coupon or interost ceruticates. must ve rugeemed in | A moion was made to pun Hy, tho nem dere Of waid gold and silver. OF ap amount of curreney | Hoard for contempt he art oFder that tho | equivalent thereto, but the fact that the in- | property be turned over and that tho defendants pay | terest is mado payaoie = in gold and | Busco: It waa stated that, under pretence ot want- silver and nothing said on tho ~—ssubject | ing to clean the church, Lhe trusteos had closed the | | was to Le exncted with regard to it. The A torney Gcn- Court to sustain bis position. RAILRUAD MASTER MECHANICS. Sr. Louis, May 15, 1877. The annual Convention of the Railroad Master Mechanics’ Association of the United States, convened ac tbe Chamber of Commerce isuliding this morning, Mayor in a brief nddre H, M. Britton, President, and W. A. Robinson, Second Vice President, resiguing their respective positions, pman, First Vico President, took t Fansacting somo proliminary busty: the resignations of Messrs. Britton ana Robinson w accepted and they were made honorary inembers of the association, The Convention then took a recess. FROM THE PILGRIMS. | MosteeaL, May 15, 1877. Letters were received here to-day by the relatives of tho pilgrims, The latter took advaptage of the passing of the Cuy of Kichmond to communicate with their friends. ‘The piigrims expect to arrive day. Queenstown | THE ELLENTON CASES, Cuancestoy, 8 C., Moy 15, 187%. The Ellenton cases came up before the United Stateg Circuit Court to-day, Judges Waite and Bond on the bench. The defence challenged the array of the Grand | | cal purposes, und pending argument op the validity of the objection the Court adjourned, WAS If AN EARTHQUAKE? Pout Staxvey, Oot, May, 5, 1877. At five o'clock this morning a tidal wave five feet in height came rushing ashore on the northero shore of Lake Erie at this point with a loud bissing noise, Tho wave lasted but 4 few minates and receded rapidly, forlowed at intervals tor au hour by smaliet “ foot more io height, There was little wind at &) time the lake was almost calms of the principal is an «rgament that no such payment | eral quotes the opinion of the United States Supreme | and sts mombers were welcomed to the city by the | Lotters were received from | Jury, on the grouud that it had been packed Jor polit. | doors in order to keep t pastor from preaching bis farewell sermon there He is about to attend tho Syracuse African Conference as @ delegate, and will not return to Floet street, eater sirtiinmaoacecefans THE HOLIC PROTECTORY. Ris Eminence Cardinal MeCloskey will administer contirmation at (he Protectory, Westchester, to-wor- row, at balf-past eleven o'clock A. M. The ceremonies promise to Ve more than usually imposing. The Pro. tectory may be reached by cars from the Graud Cen- trai depot at balt-past no: twenty-five minutes of eleven or half-past eleven o'clock. Also tor Tremont, where carriages wiil be in waiting to convey thy guests to the Protectory. Tho Morrisania boats foot of Ful- ton street at quarter past eight and quat eleven A.M. connect with the york, New en and Westeneste. rd Railroad at Mout Haven tor gucsts can proceed MORMON MISSIONARIES, The steamship Nevada, Captain Guard, of the Will jams & Guion live, which left this port last evening, took with her some twenty-seven Mormou mission aries. Amung them is Joseph F. Smith, who is to charge of the Liverpool Mormon agency, and who companied by one of his wives and a son, Toe ‘8 are procecding to diferent countrics in Europe. DECORATION Day. The following letter bas been received by Colonel J, K. Perley, who will act as Grand Marsbal ou Decora. tion Day:— ' lwo by that route, Derantwent, Heabeuanrans, FI dew Y Colonel Jony K. Pervey, ‘Ste—Larn directed to tntorm you your invitation to take part ti tho the Chief of Department Iu & detail as be may d dieut for the oceaston, You will please cossary to be made, Very proper and expe- sult with the officers named as to the respectiull CAKL JUSSEN, Decrevary. DROWNED IN A BOILER. Fugone Murray, an infant eighteen months old, of No. 115 Washington street, fell into a boiler of cola weter snd wae drowned yesterday morning