The New York Herald Newspaper, May 20, 1877, Page 8

me ee 8 A GARDEN PARTY. Brilliant Gathering io the West- chester Polo Grounds, BEARS REARS Polo, Lawn Tennis, Croquet and Aunt Sally. The German in the Ballroom of the Club House. The summor festivities of the fashionable world were | inaugurated yesterday by a very delightiul lawn party held on the Westchester Polo Club grounds at Jerome | Yark, This open air {ete was given by the members | Of the Assemblics, ox on the close of the season they found some superfluous funds on hand, which thay determined to devote to this highly laudable pur- pose. Mr. Fred Sherman, with the assistance of some other gentlemen, worked very hard to make the affuir a saccess, and in order to accommodate some | a that were not mombers they were invited. and al- | lowed to pay apro rata share of the expense, Tho | Polo Club also added thor quota to the | fund by tendering the use of their grounds, | aud also playing a few gumes in order to amuse the ladies, Al those interested in the success . of the rst garden party of the season certainly earned the thanks of thetr guests, us it proved a very enjoy- able entertaininent. ‘Yhe guests were invited from twelve until seven P, M., but it was past ond P, M. before they commenced to Nothing could be more picturesque and invite | i arrive. ing than the grounds us they appeared before the ar- rival of the guests. Three handsome marquee tents | were pitched on different portions of the green award, und under the shade of the trees, | covered with their rich green foliage, numter- | less little camp stools were carelessly arranged, ns if inviting repose and shade during the heated portion of the day, ‘The turf was green and | fresb, and on the right, as you drove into the grounds, three lawn tennis courts were marked out with white | paint aud the nets pitched all ready for play. The celebrated and interesting Aunt Sally, that famous solored temale so well known on English race courses, was standing erect before a canvas background, and the regulation clay pipes were stuck 1 her eurs and mouth ail ready for business, One only re- quired tho familiar ‘Here you are, a penny & shot and tuppence for every pipe you breuk,” to imagine himself back of the grand stand at Epsom, A little further on was the croquet ground, with all its paraphernalia lying around, awaiting the arrival of the players, Nothing could be more enjoyable on such a warm day than a seat | aader one of the trees, where, shaded by the rich toliage, you caught all the benefit of the gentle west- erly vreeze that swept thro: the valley. A very | gga brass bund broke the silence very early, playing i fu the hollow tu the south of the club house, and the numerous echoes came rolling back so quick and clear as to almost render the music discordant, About one | P, M. the merry toot of a horn announced the arrival | of some of the guests, and prosently Mr. Nelson | brought his well appoiuted drag aud four bays in good style infront of the club house door, The people | now begun to arrive pretty fust, the majority having driven from thé city, although some few came out by | the cars to Fordbam and drove up from there. Mr. | Reeves drove out his new four-in-haud couch, and | Volonel W. Jay, Mr, F. Bronson and Mr. Fritz were | uso out with their coaches, | The grounds soon begun to present a very pictur- esque appearance, as the three tennis courts were quickly eccupied, wnd the ladies appeared to have | quite a funey for handling racket, some oi thom | exhibiting quite @ proficiency in the game, Aunt | sex, priding themselves on their quanties as pedes- NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MAY 2% 1877QUINTUPLE SHEKT. and C, W. Hubbard, ‘78, the Jatter made 5 it, and , and won the honors. Ina luo yard dash, beeween J. Cowden, ‘79; B. 8. Blasehard, ‘7%, and H, Dunklee, ’50, the race was wou by Glanebard, In 114g seconds. | _ The hulf-mile dash, between t. H. Simmons, ’0, and | Jomes, was won by the former in 2m, 168. | . tp the quarter ine run Simons beat Blanchard in | OSs A three-legged race, with five competitors, was pro- ductive of cousideruble merriment, Durtng the afternoon Dorman B, Taylor, & sional, ran against time, making the first m 2is., the second 19 11m, 68, and the third in 11m, 403 1 | | | COLUMBIA COLLEG E NAVY. THE SPRING REGATTA YESTERDAY—A VERY FASHIONABLE ATTENDANCE—THE FRESHMEN THE WINNERS JN THE RACE OF THE Day. The spring regatta of the Columbia College Navy came off yesterday afternoon, and was witnessed bya very numerous and highly respectable company, mostly triends of the coliegians, from the boat house of the college and from the steamer Tiger Lily, ‘The very beautiful Weather, us well as the popularity of the regatta, brought outa large number of ladies, wuoKe enthusiasm aud interest iu the winners of the respec. tive races were very interesting, ‘The start was tixed at three o'clock, aud preetscly at that bour the tirst heat of the Seniors and the Juoiwrs was started, This Was a six-cared race, The crew of the Senior: was as folows:—F, 1, Weeks (vow) W. G, Hildrich, W. Radford, J. M. Mitchell, M Ward and H, Brown (stroke). The Junior crew was H. Cushman (vow), W. Allen, W. Russell, W. Searus, S. Newberry d W. Content (stroke), The course Was from Ma- ab’s Dam Briage to the boat house, about a mile in longth, and was won easily by the Juniors, Time, 6m, 518, ‘be next race was between the Sophomores and vshmen, ‘The crews were as follows: Sophomores—H, Y, Carsman (vow), C, Eldridge, H. Hiltun, W. & Parsous, H, G, Ridbock, aud K, u (stroke). Freshmen—E. it. Snyder (bow), W. yior, F. L. Crossley, F. 1. Brown, RR, Living- ‘aud Conrad Kuson (stroke), Tue time was Sui, ‘and the race was won by the Freshmen, next four-oured raco between the grad- uates aud undergraduates, The crew of the former was as follows:—Philip Timpson (vow), G. B, Seciey, G. Griswell and Jasper T, Goodwin (stroke), The une dorgraduate crew was:—E, E, Suge (bow), C. Elunage, C, 8. Boyd and RR, Colgate, The undergraduates won by several lengths. ‘Time, 5m. 55s, ‘The race that excited the preatest interest of the day was the final beat between the Freshmen and the Juniors, Which was ran about sixo’clock, The Fresh- nen Were the favorites, and made a very good start; they wontn about five lengths, ‘Time, 6 minutes, ‘the arrangements were excellent, and were ander the direction of the Regatta Comimittee—Mr, J, T Godwin, Mr. C, 8, Boyd and Mr, R. R. Colgate. YALE COLLEGE REGATTA, G. Brow! i. ston, 40. AQUATIC CONTESTS AT LAKE SALTONSTALL— THREE EXCELLENT RACES—THE LAW sTU- DENTS BEAT THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. New Haves, May 19, 1877, fhe spring regatta ot the Yale University Boat Club took place to-day at Lake Saltdustall, and was attended by about a thousand spectators of both sexes from New Haven, with a sprinkling of sightseers from otbor Tue weather was all that could have been places. desired. The waters of the lake, while not exactly “gmooth as a mirror,” were still enough for fast time—better, perhaps, than was finally made. Nearly ali the spectators found their way to the lake by private conveyance, though a few of the sterner the six miles aud back, over | dusty road, with beroie _forti- tude, If there 1s anytbing which the gaveraye Yule student prides himself upon it” is his complishments us an athlete, aud this without ard to bis physical development, natural or ac- quired, It required a good heart und a strong par ol legs todo Wint many of the Yale students did to- day la the walking line, but as they declared, they enjoyed it, and would have resented a8 absurd an in- timation that the walk was undertaken of necessity and not of choice, ‘The races Were announced to bogin at two o'clock, bat it was two hours later before the frst contestants put in wa appearance, Yo some it wits two hours of dreary waiting, bat to others, as we have intimated, the time was dehgntiully speut, Tie persone having control of the contest ¢ as tollows:. Keferee—E, V, Baker, "7 Juges—At the point, Professor E. L. Richards, At the turn, W. W. Green, 73; W. B. Fenn, 77 8, At the finish, Pots, Timekeeper—J. B: Atwater, '77. NIVAL BARGH CREW CONTRYT, It was almost four o’clock before the jadges got luto position and the first race was eulled, Tui race was ur a ns, trainped sultry aud Sally had innumerable patrons, and although the Jadies took an occasional shot ut the pipes the gentle. | man never deserted her and kept up acoustant tre, | ‘Their vatteries, however, were not very effective, and the pipes did not sutfer much, as the sticks were a | trifle wo light for their business. There was | bo regular lunch, but everybody ate when and | what be pleased. Some sat round tubles set | under the tents and tue trees, snd otuers patronized | the veranda and dining rooms of the ciub house, but | ou every side the pleasant pop of the champagne cork showed the aileovion of Mr, Delmonico’s brigade to the thirsty prope osities of te guests. | There were sowe very elegant toilets, that proved | that New York ladies bad not yet forgotien the inyste- | rious art of dressing. geut 1, for the most | purt, looked cool in tight summer goods, and some few hats wdivated the advanced state of the season. TAK POLO GAME. It was at first undecided whetber there would be any polo, as very few of the players were on the grounds; but Mr. Howiand Robbius made strenuous exertions not vo disappoint the ladies, and shorwy ufter five P, M. the ponies made their appearance ou | the grounds, Alter cousiderabie diilicuity eight of tre members of the club appeared, but a8 several were uovices and the ponies green to tbe work the play was not remarkably good. ‘The following sides were ehosen :— dir, Howland Robbins, Mr. F. Bronson, Mr. Baltour, Mr, Bryce, Mr. Harry Gelrichs, Mr, Seo, ‘The first game was won by dir, Robbins’ side, Mr. Oeirichs muking We Winning bit, and atter chabging wes Mr, Jobo Mott, one of the best prayers in tue blab, succeeded in equalizing the posivon of aftuirs by | carryng the uext goal tor the opposition side, Two | more yames were played, ¢ Side securing one, so tbat neither party could claim a victory, when | they stopped and went to change thelr riding apparel, Che Indes Were attentive epvetators of the game, Aud appeared vo take cCousiderable interest in tine | juctics of the players, Mr, Baltour’s pony, a strong, | yray mustang, Without a particle of mouth, tell rather | y with him during the early portion of the | at luckily no damage was done, As most of | ‘n the poio yames at the Hippodrome coring the winter thoy understood its nature and | could appreciate the skill of the players, Mr. J. Mott, olonel W. ‘Jay, One lady, | however, who Was very much interested in | the sport sympatuised “with the ponies and | remarked that it was “shocking to gee thoxe pvor | creatures With nothing on (herr legs,” speech which | drew u suggestion irom another charming member of | (ue fart sex, fo che effect that they should be supplied With pantaioous, THE GERMAN. When the polo was over there was a general :nove to the ciub house, as a string band ensconced im the bull room was interpreting Strauss in saeco an inviting tanner that the dancing members vl the party were soon lost in the mazes of the | German. The floor was in perfect order, und as the | Dates at dinner concluded that teuious but necess.ry | Tepast, they joined the dancers aud the ball room soon presented quite a gay appearance, THE GUESTS. Among those present during the day were the fol- Jowing ladies and yontiemen —Mr. Wilkin Astor add | Dies Astor, Mrs. 5, L. heeves, I r | W. Uininger, Mr. Bartoletti, M Vheodore Roosevelt, Mr PS more, Mr. J. ,» Me and Mrs, seaer Cruger, Mes, G. KB. Strong, 3 Edward J. Woolsey, Miss Heekmon, Mr, Ch ris, the Minses Sibvert, Mr. Duncan Oryder, Miss r ©, De Kebm, Mr W, Cutty alter 8. 8. Bridy: . Mrs. 8, Mr, J. Baliour, Me. and Mrs. G, Me. upd Mrs. F. , IT, Teens. seluer, Mr. Frederick Kivu J. Newvold, | Mr, aud Mre. Richard King, Jr. Mr. is King, Mr Ciurkson N, Potter and the Misses Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Jolin Sherman, Me, Adrian Iselin, dre; Mr. and Mrs. Vorkins, Mr. Bryve and Mrs. 1, Bistio | HS. Hoyt, Mr. Philp Alon, Mr. and sou Kane, Miss Kane, Mr, and Mrs. H. B. K. Stevens, Mies Wilkes, M | Luther M, Kountz, Mr. Fred Kernoc | ond Mere, J. J. Townsend, Miss | Kingsland, Mr, and Mra, Jones, Louis | | Mr. Charles Henderson, Mr. Louis Mesier, Mise Heury, Mr, We Whitlock, Mr. and Mire. 1 Winthrop, (he Misses Ruthertord, Mr. Honry MeVickar fod Miss M ieckar, Miss Sehermerhorn, Mr. F, Betts, Mrs, K. Richards, Mr. Mott, Mr. Henry Mr. Havemeyer, Mr. Fritz, Cap. | of We Briush Army, Mr. T. Van Buren Kt views, Mr. Barnwell, jam Cathel Mr. Scott aud others, HARVARD ‘ATHLETIC SPORTS. {BY TELEGRAPH tO THE HERALD. 1 Bostos, May 19,1877. | The summer meeting of the Harvard Athletic Asso~ Pation, which wax held at Beacon Park, 1a Brighton, is alternvon, wi in Occasion of rure interest. The @euther Was auspicious and the attendance of the wiends of the collegians ‘and the general public was tnprecedentedly large. Iu the one mile race, which was won jn bm, 3s. by @ G. Jame (clase of 179), the dereuted competitors pore A L. Lowell, ‘77, and F. M. Ware, ‘79. Jo tho three-mile race the contestauts were the the one-mile race, aud Ware was ihe victor pond, jo 17m. 40s, W. heouard, '80, In 74, and U, M. Stone, i 5 Bee aa Wo bY t W. O. Price, * ine running bign jump match, veiween H. G. Dau- | Weoxswain | in order to close up with Dopaideon, | very hanasome strok | Horton, ©. | the Resolutes, of Elizabeth, yesterday, on the Union | a total of seven, and scormy tour ruas, all of Which | opponents, making six safe bie and scoring seven | runs. Clubs, between the barge crews of the classes of °78, "79 and ogy, The crews, With tneir colors, were as follows :— Dersuimer (bow), M. Wilcox, G, R. Walker, Re H. Schwab, J. 'P, Clark (stroke), LN. Bloom | Wurts. i kK. 2. Livingstone (vow), H. S. Green, J, V, Farwell, Julian W. Curtiss, A. 8. Polhemus, B. 3. Keator | (stroke), C. F, Aldrich (coxswain), ©." Wurts (bow), P. King, F. W. Keator, J. W. Seaver, CA. Wight, W. Rt. inuts (stroke), J. H. Chase (coxswain). The race was over 4 two tile course—one mile and return. ‘Tho crews of 79 and '80 were the first to re ort, and alter a tedious Wait of aimost hail an hour ‘s pulled slowly into position. Tue delay made the thousond spectators rather impauent, and when the Jast crew pulled into line there Was & general murmur |, of gladness, The boats were soon in position and ail got away finely, In the toss for position 49 won the imside, ‘78 secood and ’80 oat- side, The first to catch the water was "79, but both °78 and ’S0 made # spurt und went tothe front, | rowing about thirty-four strokes per minute. As the | boats sped up the luke the Iriends of the several crews | cheered lustily, and there was a profuse display of waving hanakerchie!s as the boats passed the point | Where inost of the spectators had ugsembled, In six | minutes and teu ds )79 made the turn of the upper | Sinkeboat, aiid (he shouts and cheers of their Iriends. The other boats were not far behind, and asall entered the homestretch several determined efforts were made by ’78 and ’S0 to overtake 7% Innis worked his crew slowly, but every stroke was made to tell, and | although the other boats tried bard to secure a favor. avie position, they were unabie to do much more (hen hold their own, ‘The pull from the tinish to the stake- Doat was avery pretty sight, their work like the regulir pulsations of a steam en- gine, As they drew near the crowd begin to cheer as only students can, With an extra round of nine for °79, which Kept the lead and won the race, The time was 13m, 3448. for the winners, 131m. 10s, lor the 778 and 13m. 12}58. tor *80, THE SINGLE SCULL RACE, The judges promptly called the single sculls, who ported as promptly ut the stakebout, The course | at pulled by the University crews, The names of the contestants wore os tollows:—W. A. Ransom (7S), G. M. Edwards ('79), W, T, Hart 788.) and HH, Donaidson (’79). ‘Tho send-off wis splendid, the boats being arranged in the order given avo Donaldson, who was on the outsfde, made a spurt at the outset and secured the lead, although closely pressed by Hart and Ransom. Donaldson was the javorite betore the race, aud when he secured the lead bis stock went de- edly up, ten to one being freely ofered on re} Was the same as U © ReJewett, "785 KS Rodmat, 779; @ H. |S 3 | Yards. | #.F, Millen, -{ Hh Captain Brennan........ { H Lieutenant Murpuy..... } vl hes Colonel Burton........04 f an Major Duty as | ph: O70 e sco scsecivds 38 and two in the tens ighth inning the oxcitement was in- as the home team bad eur; the most sav- | guine expectations of their friends. The Harvards seored in the seventh, aud at the close of the eighth the seore stood 6 to 61a favor of Harvard. Ia the ninth the champions added one more run to their score and blanked the Princetons, closing the game as Jollow: at. 2d. 3d, 4th, 5th, Harvard, 1211 he is rie ls Princeton o 0000333 WH ship of Prog Park was ed at the P; tus Wiouae aud: Ontetia ned rectus chines after eleven innings bad been played :— Clibs, Ls Ud, Bd. 4th, Sth. Cth, Tth, 8th, Oth, LOU. Vth Witoka,..0 20 1 02 00 0 0 1-5 Osceola...0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 © O O-4 Tne Winonus defeated the Putname at Park by the score of § to 7, and ihe Nameless det Aldridge by a scoro of 23 to It. annie At Chicago the Chicayos deleated the St, Louis by a score of 7 tol, The Bosteus dott by, the score boy to na game at Louisville the Loutsvilles a Hurtfords by a score of 9 to 5. eignied the ‘The Syracuse Stars defeated the Alleghenys at Ithaca by a score of 8 to 4. At Amberst, Mass, the Yale Ciub defeated the Ambersts by a score of 9 to4. CRiEDMOOR. igi the Cineinnatis at Cincinnati THE REMINGTON GOLD PRIZE MATCH, SPIRIT Of THE 1IMES CONTEST AND IRISH-AMER- ICAN CLUB COMPETITION. é The rifiemen profited by the splendid weathor yes- terday to shoot off a batch of contests at Creedmoor. The competitions which cume off wore the second tong Tange match for the Remington gold prize of $300, the eighth competition for the Spirit ofthe Times medal, the first match of the Irish-American Rifle Club and the Seventh regiment competition for the Yet- erans’ gold badye, The first named mateh com- menced at eleven o’clock. The conditions were:— Open to all comers being mombers of the Nutional Ritle Agsociation, Weapon, any Romington breech- loader within the rules, to be toaded at the breech with ammunition specially furnished tor the occasion, Distances, 900 and 1,000 yards; tweaty rounda ay each range Position, any without artificial rest. No “couching,”? “spotting” or exchanging of informa- tion among the competitors to be allowed; oo sight- ing shots. Entrance fee, $2 The prize to be wou three times before becoming the personal property of the winner, One-half of the entrance money in each competion to be divided, two-thirds to be given to tho highest score and one-third to the second ‘Phere were ten entries, The following are the score: THE SCORES, MR. WATERS, Total 5452354403585 5—6: wi §64532545558423—75—143 H, SANFORD. 455845505545—72 43384463333 3—ju—142 WINSLOW, 2 438654362444—75 434 0033280002 52—48—123 . RATHHONE, 05346305405862555344~70 0000526243230582345 048-118 G. LE MORSH, 64463244640353505543—~73 40503020004233548000—s8—111 [In ALLEN, . 0302335055055850505 3-57 2030340R400488224542—45-102 A. ANDERSON. 85348430233 253553R44—64 0033040002203405000 3—29— 93 Hi. PISURR, 2042020340443R23444R—44 1,000....., 00020200000600000240—10— 54 Tus Srixit or THe Times Mepat.—Tho contest tor the Spirit of He Times gold medal was open to all comers who are members of the National Rifle Asso- ciation. Weapon, avy rifle within the rules; aistance, 300 yards; position, Irom the shoulder, standing. Ten rounds, with the privilege of two sighting shots. En- trauce fee Oilty cents. To be won three times beiore becoming the winner’s property. TH SCORES, | E, H. Sanford. ne! 137 William Furrow ¥ ries Wiluiain Robertson. : 4 336 535 Pre tt a CHEMISE SON MOR RRR EC RO Cow CF oo f L 244 435 243 B4u baz 442335 3235 34-3 34432 4-3 24333 2-93 433224 4-33 44252 3-33 34204 3-u2 3444 30-32 33334 2-01 03344 4-31 34323410 43024 3—v0 442 330 2433 42) 42434 05 Fy 34 3 o2 40 30 03 02 00 J. L. Keilinger, PSC HOCOCCH SN EOS OREN ERE ROE e: CHCSHUENOROCE CE CEN REE REORN OOK ORES 5 3 4 3 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 0 2 2 4 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 3 6 3 3 2 6 0 4 3. 4 2 2 4 A 4 3 32 43 44 43 02 43 2s 35 o2 00 het HOS CHOCEHRNECEN ERO GE RHE TW. 3 2-4 20 0-1 2 0 0 (Retired), N MATCH, The Irish American Ritle Club match was open to members of the club omy, 1t was the first competl- tioa which this association bas had during the present season. The conditions were :—Distances, 200 and 500 yards; position, standing at the former and any, with. Out artificial rest, at the latter range. Seven scoring aud two sigbting svOts at cach distance, The follow- ing are umoug the best scores; — The Seventh Regiment Veteran Culfornia Gold Badge was wou by Sr, Merchant on a record of 56 out OL a possible 70 plata, The State Nativaal Guard will to-morrow send out detachments for bail practice at the Creedmoor rile ranges. ARMY INTELLIGENCE, INSPECTION OF HE NEW ENGLAND COAST DE FENCES. [bY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD, } Nw Loxvox, Conn., May 19, 1877. The annual inspection of military stations of New Engiand wus begun this moraing by Secretary of War him, with+no takers. The positions were not mate- rially changed at the npper stakeboat, Donald. | zon putled about thirty: strokes per minate, | while Hart and Ransom ‘were puiling somewbut Laster Hart pailed a | nd many of bis friends felt | * to close with the leader in | the bome atretch, Kdwards from the start was beniud, | and continued so to the end, Donaldson won in | 15m. 39448., beating Hart 26 seconds, Ransom 50 sec- onds, and Edwards Lin, Mics sure that he would be BARGE RACK. ‘The third and iast race was betwoon the crows of the Law School and Medical College, The crews were made up as follows: Law--A. D. Ayres (bow), C. Ives, Jr, H. F, Mather, H. A. James, J. 8. Maxwell, R. H.’ Jobtiston (stroke), Rowland (coxswatn). tall (bow), H. P. Graves, W. W. | W.S. Frost, J, P. Henriques, D. A, Sargent | (stroke), C. P, Lindsiey (coxswain). | They were in position at a quorter past five, and without any delay got away im tine order, The law | school crew was toside well in shore, | with a very regular stroke of tt to the minaté | Yo the upper stakeboat It was a very lively bat afier turuing that point both came down the course toward the starting line at comparatively an casy gait. As both boats ueared the judges’ stand several bexatl- ful spurts were made, but as the Jaw crew had the lead they muintained it (0 the end, winning in 14m. 4534s., abd beating the “doctors” just five seconds, YACHTING NOE, | [BY TELEGRAPH TO THF HERALD.) New Lospox, Conn., May 19, 1877. Mr. Lester Wallack’s schooner yacht, the Columbia, euils from this port for New York at hall-pust four Sunday morning. BALL, Several hundred spectators witnessed the first game of the series between the Chelseas, of Brooklyn, and Grounds, The first four innings were closely con- tested, neither club being able to score more than one run, In the ith innmg, however, the Chelseas did some tremendous batting, making five safe hits, with Were earned, In the ninth unig they again used the | ash ina lively manner, to the great chagrin of their | ‘Yhe follow tug ty the score; Tit, Ld, Bek, Ath. Btn, Oth, 7th, BU. Mth, 8 & €: 9 £.e feel 0 0 6 ¥ 0 1 0 Om2) Shen, | » ior tue College chawpionship between | nd Prineetous (Ook piace at Privceton, | im the pi { an auasually jarge number of spec- tutors the proved to be the most exciting that bas ever beep played at Priv Tho Hurvarda took a heavy lead in the beginning of the gume, the scure standing 6 Ww O at the close of the fiith inning. The Frincewous — seorea | the Harv McCrary, General W. T, Sherman, Major General W. 8. Hancock and Brigadier Geverais Sawtelle and Tower, of the United States Army, accompanied by their aids, These oflicers arrived at New London harbor at three A. M., coming from New York by the steamer Neversink, chartered by government lor the purpose, They remained on the Neversink uauil nine o’cluck this morning, at which hour they proceeded in full regalation uniform to Fort Truinbuil, where they were received by Geveral Brannan, commanding the post, with the usual military honors, which included a salute of seventeen guns, Inspection of the post occupied nearly an hour. The party, accompanied by the officers on duty at the fort, then Visited the fortification on the eastern side of the harbor, in the village of Grotou, These works are known as Fort Griswqd, und are adjacent to the rulus of the old fort of the gatne name, made historic by the massecre of Colonel Ledyard and his noble command by tho frltish troops during the Revolutionary war, Afler their inspection Secretary McCrary Was ¢ntertainea with « description of the old fort by Sergeaut Smith, now in charge of the fortitications, to which he gave close attention and re- ceived with apparent pleasure, si TO THE NAVY YARD, While at Fort Griswold Commodore Fairfax, in charge of the New London Navy Yard, joined the purty, aud upon bis invitation they paid a semi-offictal Visit to Lhe naval station, being cobveyed tuere m the Commodore’s sieam launeh, The inspecting party re- mined as his guests until four o’ciovk this afternoou, when they re-ombarked upon the Never- sink and steamed to Newport They remaia there over Sunday, inspecting Fort Adams, meanwuile going theace’ to Boston on Monday, when fortiflea- tions in Boston Harvor will be visited. GENERAL SUREMAN ON THK ORIENTAL STRUGGLE Daring bis visit bere al Soerman expressed the beliel that the Turco-Russan war would even- tually involve all the European Powers, and that the | straggle just begun will be protracted and vloody, and | ultimate effects changing many of the lines which now mark territorial boundaries of one-half of the Old Worid, INSPECTION OF FORT ADAMS. [BY TELEGRAPH TO 1HE HRAALD.] Newronr, R. 1, May 19, 1877 Secretary of War McCrary, accompanied by General Sherman, Colonels Audebried und Yourtelotte, of Gexeral Sherman’s staff, and Captain Green, in charge of the Military Academy division at the War Depart- ment, arrived at Fort Adams this evening on the steamer Neversink, aud were received with the customary salute, To-morrow morning they will inspect the gar+ rison and the property of tae government and will re- view the troops. There will bea dress parade some | Ume during the day, General Vogdes, in command of Fort Adams, will tender tbe distinguished guests a banquet and drive them about the city to see the varivus places of suberest, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, The United States steamer Huron arrived at Car pana, Venezucla, on the 23d ult, Ste leit Port Spain their first ran i the #xth inoimg word loud apyluuse, Bod when they scored two in the seventh | | on the 17th, stopping at Testigos Islands and Puerto Santo, All on board were weil | AMUSEMENTS. MMV, ESSIPOFF AT STEINWAY HALL. ‘The last coucert given by this incomperable artist took place yesterday afternoon at the above hall, we regret to add, to a beggarly array of empty benches. Alier the matinée of May 5, when 4 so-called American programme was given, we telt that Mme. Essipoif hud not done hersell or her art justice, aud expressed a wish to hear her once more at her best, We had this satisfaction yesterday. We might say that Mme. Essi- poff surpassed horeel!, aud small ag were the audience they certainly signified their appreciation of the play- ing of the gifted lady by recalling her after each piece, The Bach concerto, the opening piece of the programme, was played by Mme, Essipoif, Mr. Mason and Mr. Boscovitz, tn the most superb way; tho artist: lorgot themselves im the A cng ‘and thus gave to all who heard itu treat not likely to be sooa forgotten, With the exception of the local music (which was execrable) the programme was ons of ihe vest we have evor heard. Mme. Essipoll selected her choicest morsels tor this last concert, and we Would—in spite of tue very great heat whict may have kept numbers away—have willingly listened to the encores hud Mine, Essipoll wished to respond. After tne experience of these ro- ett can we biume any great artist for not wishing to come to America? Wo know that overtures have been made to Mme, Schumann and Herr Joachim for a series of concerts in this country; are they not wise to decline ?—tor, after all, thing toa genuine artist, In the puff we believe the mauagemant have lost heavily; and yet, a8 we have belure meutioned, we never had 4 reater pianist in this country, if we except Ru- insiein, and it will no ‘doubt be uw long time ere we again bear any one to compare with Mme, Easipoll. She is about to return to where sbo willreap tresh laurels, and we can only hope that at some future day she may he induced to return here to delight the thousands that Dave not yet beard ber in this city. We wish her a sale and prosperous voy- age, and if she cannot carry away with her remi- niscences of crowded houses she carries with her the best wishes of every true musician and the knowledge that she bas marked an cra in our musical history, THE SPEAKING ‘'ELEPHONE, At Chickering Hall last evening Professor Alexander Grabam Bell experimented with ais speaking telephone and lectured ou sound and electricity. Ho exhibited on a sereon by aid of the magic lantern drawings ol the macminery of tbe telephone tn its different stages of improvement, This machinery, Professor Beil said, he constructed on hints received from the study of the buman ear. Knowing that all sounds in articulate speech have correspouding mo- tions to represent them, he obtained an idea of the form of these motions by the experiments re- ferred to and then applied the discovery to the tele- phone, Alter explaining the construction of the tn- sirament in detail tue Professor asked un associate in Youkers to give the audience some music, From Yorkers the reply came that ap organ would be played resenily, ‘This conversation was uudivle only to the Protessor, In a short me sounds were heard coming from the box holding the instrument, which an attontive listener could discover to have Deen the notes of Yankee Duodie.”” ‘fhe effect, how- ever, was rather lvdicrous, because the lower notes were Most pertect, while’ mogt of tho high notes | sounded very faintly, After this the ‘Adeste Fidelis” sounded in turn from each of the three telephonic in- struments in tho ballin lower bat more perfect forin than the preceding tune, coming off with an ox- tremely pleasing effect. Then a song was tried, but ‘no connected melody could be discov. ered, it was #0 with @ cornet solo tollow- ing, Which puly caused the instruments to omit faint echoes of an undistinguishable air, Aiter the music @ conversation was conducted 1n which some of the audience participated, keeping their ears close to the instrument, When the assistant at Yonkers shouted only was any sound heard at all in the bail. His “Good night” was barely distingtishable alter frequent repetition, Belore concluding tbe evening’s entertainment Professor Bell explained progress through tne telephone generates the electricity producing the vibration Which makes the sound at the otherend. He uarfated also some experiments thus far made by which a con- versation was conducted over resisting coils equal to nearly four thousand miles, thus making 1 seem pos- sible to utilize the telephone in connection with the Atlantic cable, hat the voice 1p 1 MUSICAL AND DRiMATIC NOTES. Mme, Ersipofl sails tor Earopo on Wednesday. The Aquarium has added to its collection a new white whale, besides other piscatory wonders, Downing’s Ninth Regiment Band hag’ been engaged to play at Saratoga during the coming season. Le Commandeur Cazeneuve, “the Emperor of Pres- ldigitateurs,’”? 18 performing in Philadelphia, at the Colosseum. “Smike”’ bas delighted all the lovers of Dickens at the Union Square Theatre, and will remuin on tho stage for weeks, Vhe Princesa Royal,”’ with most of the members of the original cast, will continue to be the attraction at the Grand Opera House, ‘The fourta concert of the uptown series will be given at the Harvard Rooms, Sixth avenue, to-morrow even- ing, for which a new programme is announced. Miss Bessie Darling will sail tor Europe next month to arrange with Mr. Toi Taylor for a new play, tu which she intends to appear in this country in the fall. The benedt to Mrs. J. H. Hackett promises to be a brillant event, “The School tor Scandal” will be per- formed, with a cast that has not been rivalled for years. The New American Museum presents Dave Navarro, the Ilimois giant boy, as the latest addition to its curiosities. He was boro in 1862 and now weighs 635 pounds, An Oshkosh lady who was reading to some friends encountered the words, ‘Nibelungelied tetralogy,” and cautiously removed her teeth before attempting to pronounce them, Miss Lotta visited tne Insane Asylum in Philadel- phia lust Friday, danced and sang for the inmates: and gave away a great heap of little presents to make the unfortunates happy. E. L. Davenport is lyiug ill in Philadelphia, having been stricken down with rheumatic gout last week, His engagement at the Walnut Street Theatre, where he wax to have played, bad to be broken. “Money” isto be revived at the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadel phi: this week, “Our Boarding House” having been withdrawn, Buwler’s play is to produced with great care aud elaboration. “Hold the Fort” 1s one of the popular melodies of the telephone. It is said by a Moody disciple, how- ever, that it has never been successfully heard in Mil, waukee, because the people don’t know the tuno, Miss Louise Pomeroy begins an engagement at the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, this weok, open- ing as Rosalind, and on Tuesday evening essaying for the first time the part of Imogen, in “Cymbeline.”” The human voice has nine perfect tones, but these can be combined into 17,592,044,414 diferent sounds, The arithmetic is not to be vouched for, but if correct it accounts for some of the discord from which the family of Adam suffer. ‘The season at the Park Theatre closed last night after tho successful uppearance of Mr. J.T. Raymond as Colonel Sellers. The regular season begins in Septem- bor, with Mr. Sothern, but other attractions will be probably given during the season. At the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia, another new play, by Bartley Campbell, is to be produced this week. It is called **How Women Love.’”’ Mise Ger- aldine May, the young lady who made such a bit as Dorothy in “Dan’l Drace,” plays a leading part, During the week what is called an “Impromptu Masicale’’ was given at the residence of Mra, Agnes Storrs Vedder. Songs, recitations and piapo per- furmances were exacted from many of the gucsts, of whom there were about one hundred and fifty present, Harrigan & Hart's combination will commence th second annual tour to-morrow, and visit the principal cities of the Union. The first appearance of the troupe will be 15 Baltimore, where, during the ensuing week, they will prosent the amusing sketches and songs that have become so popular with the New York publi A benefit wilkve gives for the Cuban sufferers at Booth’s Theatre on Monday afternoon, May 28, when “A Happy Pair’? will be given by Stiss Ada Dyas and Mr. M. J. Montague, followed vy the play of *Con- science,” performed by the Amaranth Club, The uxe of thejtheatro bas been given treo by Mr. Oliver Aines, The very enjoyable and wondertal performances of Mr, Heller approach their close, and this week he will combine in & magical bouquet the choice flowers of his five great programmes, After this long engage- ment in New York Mr, Heller will go to the City of the Golden Gate to astonish and delight the Calilor- nians. Miss Fanny Davooport’s annual benefit takes place at the Filth Avenue Theatre on Saturday. he Hunehback’’ will be given, with a cast inciudgng Miss Davenport os Helen, Miss Neilson as Julia, Mr, BL. Davenport as Master Walter and Mr, Charies Coghlan ag Sir Thomas Chiford, Oa the 28th inst, Mr. Daly wilt produce the new drama ‘Vesta’? for the first time. “Rosedale” bas proved as great a success at Wallack’s ag on tho occasion of its first production and is espe- cially welcome now because of its ex y ? dormancy at this theatre, The comedy is very brilliant and the cust unusually strong. One of the features is the ball- L room scene, which 1s Cleguutiy set and an attraction in | Of contract to engage the plaintulf as first star dancer itself. “Rosedale” will run till the close of the regular season. An uuucually brilliant musical season has just been brought to a close in Boston, Wagner, the English opera and the time-honored Handel and Haydn Society concerts were the leading features, The latter, which commenced on Thursday afternoon, will end this uing by the performance of ‘Israel In Egypt.” Haif of the profite of the wal are to be given to the Ola South Preservation Fuud, The honors were con- ceded to Miss Cary and Miss Thursby. Miss Advlaide Neilson will close her brilliant engage- ment at the Fifth Avonue Theatre this weok, and undertake, Monday, Tuesday avd Thursday, Juliet, On Wednesday sho wil! play in “Twelfth Night” tor the last time. Her farewell benefit will oceur on Fri- duy evening, when sbe will pluy Pauline, in “The Lady of Lyons,’’ with Mr. Coghlan as Claude, and Juliet, in the balcony scene, with Mr. George Rignold as Romeo. After this engagement Miss Neilson sails for England, Among the events of. the coming week will be the reopening of Gi'more’s Concert Gurden on Thursday evening, the 24th of Muy. it is said that the collec- tion of trees, plauts and flowers will be rare aud beau- tiful, ‘The cascade is to be renewed and improved and other attractions ad which will make the place more than ever a popular resort during the summer months, Of the great band it is neediess to utter a word of praise, save that Mr, Gilmore has brought it as near perfection a8 such an organization can attain, and will present to tho public not only novelties but the old delighttul aira, “Amos Clark,’’ one of the best of the romantic dramas of Watts Phillips, will be produced at Booth’s Theaire on Monday evening, and till further notice, ‘The ero will be acted by Mr. George Rignold, a purt in which he 1s celebrated, and Sir Robert C.avering will be performed by Mr, F. B, Warde, Tue heroine, Mildred Vaughan, was to have been assumed by Miss Marie Brabrook, but will be personated by Miss Marie Wainwright, the lady who made such a brilliaut début in ‘Romeo and Juliet” last week, This will give the public an opportunity of seeing Miss Wainwright in a new churacter and one which will further test her abilities as an actress. There will be matinées on Wednesday and Saturday. A BALLET DANCER’S SUIT. ROSERI, THE PREMIZRE DANSEUSE, OBTAINS A VERDICT AGAINST THE KIRALFYS—VALUE OF PRECEDENCE IN A STAGE DANCE. : Put.apenputa, May 19, 1877. A decision was reached to-day in a somewhat singu- lar suit tried before Judge Peirce, in the Court of Com- mon Pleas. It was the cuse of Margetta Koseri vs. the Kiralfy Brothers, to recover dumages for breach at delondants’ theatre. Judge Peirce this moroimg decided in favor of Mile, Roseri, awarding her $1,700 damages, subject to the reserved point of law whether the sum of 2,000 mentioned in the contract as a penalty for breach must be taken for liquidated damages, beyond which no awardcan be made. The case developed a greut deal of information as to the pecuniary and professional vaiue to a “tirst star” dancer of her position, numeri cally, on the stage, and the loss of dignity she suffers in her protession unless sho is allowed to dance the last solo in a divertissement, Mile. Roserie, by articles of agreement in writing made at Paris, October 16, 1876, with the Messrs, Kiralfy Brothers, by their ageut, Me. Perrier, agreed to dance for them as ‘premiere danseuse élowle’’ tor tho period of six months certain, renewable at the op- tion of the defendants, at a salary of 1,600/., gold, a mouth, The defendants advanced the piaintiff 1,6u0f, on account of the salary and algo paid her travelling expenses to America. They also agreed to give her a half benefit, und sho agreed to conform to the regula. tions of the direction, Her engagement was to com- mence eight days after her arrival in New York, There was a stipulation also that if either party broke the clauses of the coutract they should pay a forteit of 2,0061, A QUESTION OF RANK. Mile, Roseri was sent to Chicago to perform by the Kiraifys, Sho was announced to dance in the flower bullet in a piece called ‘Paola, or the Lucky Star.” In rehearsing the dance she tound that Mile, dp Rosa, who is also a leading artiste, was to dance in the same piece, aud she objected to dancein the ballet unless she could have assigned to her what she claimed to be her proper position as first star dancor, to dance the last vio in the piece, This led to un interview with Mr. Gerson, who represented the defendants in Chicago, and he not having arranged the matter to her Batisfaction she proposed to telegraph to the de- fenuants at Philadelphia relative to the matter. Mr, Gerson iniormed ber that it Was bot Decussury, as he had ulreauy done 80. The plaintit! went to her ho: In the evening Mr. Gerson sent to the hotel toi quire if she would dance that night or not. She sent a reply that she would dance if she coud bave her proper place assigned to ber. She received no re- ply to tuis Communication and remained at the ho- tel; she did not go to the theatre. he next morn- tng she went to the theatre and asked Mr. Gerson it ho had received a despuich from the Messrs. Ki- rally, He told ner that she was no longer 4 mem- ber of the troupe, He also sent word to the hotel that be would not be responsibie for the payment of her board. ‘The plaintiff? then returned to Philadelphia and sought the defendants, and was informed they were in New York, She called the next day and was in- formed that they had not yet returned, und she wrote them a letter, dated December 7, 1876, intorming them Of Lhe Occurrence at Chiowgo, and offering to perform her contract with them in good faith apd requiring an equal compliance therewith tn good faith on their part. To (mis letter she received no reply, and on making further application to them In person and by counsel, she was mormed that they bad no further need of her services. ‘The Judge’s devision says:— “The right of pluintil to recover depends on the question whether the defendants had the right to dis- charge her for her fasure to dance at the Adelphi Theatre, Chicago, on the night of the 4th of Decem- ver, 1576. “Ip the agreement made with the agent of the de- fendants in Paris Mie. Roser: 13 styled ‘premiere dun- sense élvile absolue,” butin the coulracting part of tue agreement she was engaged as premiere dunseuse eoile. “The plaintiff testified that the premiere danscuse etoile Whroughout the world has the right to oocupy the highest place iu the ballet; that in France there exist Ho stars absolute; that the name ‘star’? ty full and the bighest position in the ballet. “The difficulty in this case arose {rom the fact that Mile, Roseri was assigned, or believed herself to be ussigned, a second place to MMe, de Rosa, who is also a tirst class artiste. “The defendants rest their case that they did not assiga her a position second to Mile, de Rosa, but gave her the frst position in the flower bullet and gave to Mile,de Rosa the first position in another and different divertissement But that if it were as the planuil alleges, they had a right to do so, as Mile, de Rosa was of whigher rauk than the plaintiff, having been en- gaged as u prima ballerina assoluta. “he tert assoluda appears 10 have becn introduced into the ballet trom the ltulan, and one of the con- | tracts given in evidence by the defendants describes | the artiste named in ttas prima ballerina assoluta du | ju rang Francais Stetta, | “] find asa tact that the Italian term of art prima | ballerina assoluta wud the French term of art premier danseuse éloile ure descriptive of artistes of the same | rank, ovth being first star dancers, The terms absulue | or assoluta do Lot vary tbe rank, but are introduces to | intensiiy the position held by the artiste. I do not tind, therefore, that Mile. Roxart oceupied a position 1 ber profession second to Mile, de Rosa, but that y ure urtisies of the same rank, under their cone cls of enuagement with the deiendants. “Relative to the positions ussigaed by Mr, Gerson respectively to tho phuuti and Mlie, de Roga in the ballot at Chicago, Mr. Huebaer, the stage manager for the deiendant at Chicago, testified that Mr, Gerson directed everyting about the performance; that on Monday morning Mr. Gerson gave him a slip ot paper containing the order ot the butlet, “That be so arranged the bailet pursuant to his in- stractions, aud apprised Mile, Kosert that she was to dance alter Letourneur und delure de Kosa, Tue first place, the piace of honor and the piace to which a premiére dynseuse etoile absolue was ontitied, was not Assigned to Mile, Koserl, It was assigned to atile, de Rosa oniy. “When the difficulty arose Mr. Gerson telegraphed to the delendants:—‘Roserio very disugreoable; —posi- tively retuses appearing with de Rosa, Hall and my- self tried everything.’ “The defendants replied the same day:—'Pat de Rosa last ballet, Koseri Uirst; Mt retuse, consider she broke coutr.ct.” “Mr. Gerson did not communicate this reply to the plainti, Who was awaiting aa answer at (he bowl Lt was clearly his duty to do so, ntfl bad offered to telegraph herseit, but was prevented doing su by Mr. Gerson informing her that be had already done 80, Jt was a duty also which be owed to the defendants, as the pluinull was entitied to the reply to the telegram, and to reuse, betore he was authorized to cousider that she bad broken her contract, He did not do so, but the next morning informed ber tbat sue was no louger A member of tue troupe. “it tue reply bad been communicated to her, if she Was Inistakeo AS Lo the position assigned to her, it would have Jed to an explanation and possibly a cor- rection of the mistake, In any cyent, as the matter bad been submitted to the ceiendants, she was enti tled to know their reply before she could ve called on tw incur the risk of Ue toss of hor contract, She might bave prelerred to dauce that might or that week, evon under the dubious circumstances of her position, until she could have bad lurther explanations trot the defendants, rather than to weur the risk of losing her contract. |, “L find, therefore, that the contract Was not vio~ | lated by the plainufl, but by the defendants, under oh | cumsianeos Which did not justiy them in puting aa oud to i’? i} LITERATURE. SECRETAK. THOMPSON AGAINST PAPAL EM CROACHMENT—A JESUIT'S REPLY, The present Secretary of the Navy, Hon, R. W. Thompson, published, during the Presidential cum. paign, a book on “The Pupacy and the Civil Power,” His idea was to show that the Roman Catholic citizens of the United States are so bound to the Papal power that they are hkely to disavow the authority of gov. ernment where their religious conscience does not ap: prove it, Mr. Thompson has, since the publication of his book, been made Secretary of the Navy; but it is Only fair to say that he was also o prominent poll. tician, and that there were political considerations which might have givon him the position in the Cabi- net. So much importance has, however, been at. tached to the book by the prominence of its author's place in the government that F. X. Wentnger, D. D., of the Society of Jesus, has issucd a reply, of which we have the advance sheers, The main purpose of the reply is to show that Catnolic citizens have an avowed enemy in the administration. Secretary Thompson fears that the Jesuits of Prus- 81a and Italy will flock to America to teach their doce trines, which would, in his view, substitute other ta. stitutions for oura, Tho Catholic priost, he says, is a practical disunionist, trying to overthrow the Repub. lic. The will of the people being the power of the Re- public, when the Catholics become a majority that will must be the will of Rome. He quotes Brownson to show that Catholics consider the Church of Romd as the Supremo Judge of both religious and temporal laws, and that Brownson wished “this country to come under the Charch of Rome,” The Secretary then goes on to say that while Protestantism leaves the citizen free, the Church of Rome, as represented in the United States, requires that the Catholic citizen, shall not obey the law where his Church tells him not to do £0, To this Dr. Weuinger replics that the Church alwaya appeals to the people and has always been in favor of liberty, He says that the Republic San Marino, in italy, 18 undor the protection of the popes, and is the oldest existing Republic in the world, Secretary Thompson says that the gottlers of the United Stutes, veing Protestants, gave to our civiliza. tion the color of political freedom unbiased by relt- gion, Dr. Wenger says that the discoverers of America were Catholics, and, next to the Indians, are the nativo Americans; and he might, without untaire ness, have added that the Puritans ruled their colony from un avowed religious standpoint, But the Seere- tary 1s industrious, and be goes on to say that the framers of our national and State’ constitutions tne tended to preserve Protestant liberty, The Doctor re. plies that no Catholic clergyman or layman ever wrote a word against our constitution; bat that the Pope, in giving this country a cardinal, has placed this young Republic by the side of the ancient mouarcnies and empires of Europe—a weak pomt ot the Doctor's which will probably give the Secretary an opportunity for a strong Protestant argument. Dr. Weninger gays that all the Church asks 1s a fair fleld fur her re- hgions rights here; but the argument of the secretary of the Navy 1s that the rights which that Church de mands are more extensive than our govérament, Tho Doctor, who evidently speaks with large authority, proclaims, however, without circumlocution, that the idea of the Catholic Church in America ts to preserve only her spiritual rights in her own spiritual sphere, “More than this she does not ask.”? He says that the Catholic appeals to the Declaration of Independence, He demands that the Catholic Charch be left to save souls, and urges that if it bo left 80 every attempt to change our form of government will receive her anathema. The reader will observe thut even in our journalistic condensation of the two contestants the Doctor, being religious, is alittle patronizing, while the Secretary, being an American politician, 1s em- phatic, Neither is very commonplace, Doctor Weninger says that the Republic of the United States is a government by divine right, and {is so recogaized by Catholics, They are, he says, as loyal to the United States as they would be if they were the subjects of the temporal rule of the Pope, “If any man,” says he, “whether Catholic or Protes- tant, should try to make himself King the Catholics would resist the usurpation.” But the argument which the Secretary tries to make is not that. It ia that the Pope would rule trom Rome, He claims that the Republic would have its form of government cou- form to Catholic religious principles, The Doctor ad- mits—as a member of his society he could hardly avoid admitting—that bis desire is to have everyboay become a,Catholic. In reply to the charge of the dis- loyalty of the Catholic clergy, the Doctor avows that during the late war he taught bis thousands of hearert their duty to sustain the Union, even with their blood, Says he:—"When I became a citizen 1 took an oath te be « citizen of the United, and not of the disunited, States; and I wished to keep my oath.” Yet, with all his eloquence and piety, the Doctor 1s a little bitter ‘The jolly tar who rites the Ship of State 1m the Cant. net ia a bard figh'er on paper, and ho uges his weapons likea lawyer on the stump, He throws a hand grenade atthe Catholics by saying that while the Catholics are willing to concede that the Republic ts a divine govern: ment, they will, if they have a chance, deline the divine authority for its interpretation, as well ag for its very existence, to come trom the Pope at Rome; and that we might have a repablic by the grace of Pio Nono, The Protestant Bible would be obnoxious, ho says. He quotes largely to show that the Church claims the right to prescribe political duty. While Doctor Weninger claims that the constitution of the United States was basea upon Magna Charta, the work ot Catholles, Secretary Thompson claims that it was based upon the principles of the Reformation, which the Catholics oppose, The Secretary and the Doctor disagree upon the religious tendency of the Church in rica, ‘The Doctot opinion is given above, The Secretary holds that the Catholic can do nothing religiously without meaning ulti- mately to make it bis pohtical act, and vico vers. The Secretary evidently takea the figures of specch of clerical writers to mean literal pur- poses and ambitions, But rhetorical figures, such ag “the armies of truth” and “a decisive combat,” may not always mean political teachings. Protestants say, “Wo battle in the army”? and “ihe sword of the truth,’' He i#, however, simply correct when be produces tacts to show that there has been an historical effort of the Pontiff to tave the rulers of the earth acknowledge that they received their “divine right’? trom bum aa Vicur of Ubrist. There is no need to notice that port oftue discussion, ‘The point upon which the industri- ous Secrewary 18 very positive is whether the Catnolic clergy ure endeavoring to muke the Pope's dictum the rule jor conscieutious political action in this couutry on the part of Catholica The tendency he finds in what he considers dangers in ubuad+ ance. He quotes Knhoues as saying that God gave the Church temporal sovereignty; but that claim is not u pew one, and the ouly question 1, Do any Catholics claim that the Pope has or ougtit to buve temporal sovereignty here? He shows that Catholic writers have said that Americans should be guided by the Catholic “principle,” but aves not settte the question whether they mean that of tempora: sov- ereignty. He 1osists that whea the Pope denied the Tight of the State to compel the Churen to obey its laws be meant all laws, eveu though they affected more than its religion, and that ho reterred ay much to the United States as to any other nayon, “The Pope proverived tbe reading of the Scriptures trans. luted tuto the vulgar tongue.” He quotes to show that Pio Nono approved the edict preseribing death ax & penalty against those Who assisted Freemasons, Kes ferring lo (he coutroversy in which the HenaLp took part iv tavor of independence from religious domina- tion, tbe Secretary quoies the Tablet, which satd that the Uburch 18 not wecountabie to State or country, but he adds that the Hreaty brought the Tablet to say that it meant spiritualy and uot temporally, Much of the Secrewry’s book 18 histori+ cal, with what he cails the dangerously suggestive Rolwan effort of any century for temporal power; but tho effort is only italicized. The persecutions of Protes- tants by Catholics and the temporal actions of the popes are dwelt upon at great length, ‘The Secretary accuses the Catholics of carrying us to civilization back to the Middie Ayes, and claims that an army dre: and armed 1s under diseipliue to carry out the Pope's will in the midst of our peacetul tustiturions, He says that, considering What the dawes of the re- higion of the Catholics in the United States are, we Obght Lo Wk Measures for deience against any rising of the enemy. In speaking of Italy and France, whicd are Cathoile countries, Secretury Thompson omits te give the Catholic people of the Gaited States ‘as mach credit for common sense aa Well as common grows at he accords to the people of those countries. Ho applied the thumb screws of a lawyer's interpretation to history apd rhetoric with laquisitorial rigor, and trequenuy extorts an unwitting confession from an innocent word, He makes mucn out of the Heraty’s cele brated contost of 1874, when it routed the ideas of those who may have pretended that the Pope might have temporal power tu this country, He makes much also vut of the ideas of (huse who claimed that in a question of conscience where the law of the land must de- CS was auaiDst the law of the Church the Pop cide fur the Catholic, ‘bat the claim was m; tor Thompson is correct in asserting. Bat a fact that Secretary Thompson's buok may nave a wid@ influence, especiaily upon those who believe bis charges against reigners,’? and who see that he win bigh station, it 8 not likely to do either harm or good. It ing. But we suggest to bin, withoat preju- dice for oither side of this controversy, that he aud bis oppowents “render unto Casar the thin 4 are Cwaar’s, and unto God the things that arg God!