The New York Herald Newspaper, May 28, 1877, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MAY 28, 1877—TRIPLE SHEET. WITH THE TURK. Warlike Aspect of the Beantiful Bosphorus, FOOD FOR POWDER. Varna, the Bulwark of the Crescent, Prepares to Fight the Muscovite THE TURKISH LINES OF DEFENCE, Vaera, Os TH Buack Sea, May 7, 1877, After a peacetal interval of twenty-three years this ‘quiet Black Sea port has once more become one of the ‘most imteresting and Important places in the Ottoman Bewpire Once again the heights and the bay of Varna, eo familiar from their memorable occupation by the allies in 1854, resound with the noise of military prep- ‘erations. On the semicircle of hills which shut in the portare heard the spade and pick of the military engineer; in the bay jie an unusual number of vessels; “within the enceinte of the town the frequent sound of the bugle calls to parade the strong force stationed here as | permanent garrison: everything betokens ¢poessant and active preparation for a renewal of the struggle between the ancient enemies who havo so often made the district south of the Danube and north of the Balkans the battle ground of their deadly feud. Varna and its neighborhood cannot fail to be in the amediate future a locality which will be the centre of intorest fer all who follow the history, yet unwritten, of ite. connection with the war of 1877. Great battles, ‘with decisive results, have been fought near the town, and the capture of the town Itself brought a memo! eble campaign—that of 1828—toanend. History may Bepeat itself at Varna, It was with no little curiosity, therefore, that when the Aquila Imperial, Austrian Lleyds steamer, came to her moorings I burried.on deck to look at the historic town in which noarly a quarter of a century ago the allied armies were gathered, and the bay in which the Bately armada of Western Europe weighea anchor for Ws descent upon the Crimean: peninsola, A thirteen Bours’ run brought us trom Consiantinople to Varna, the. distance being about 130 miles, As we cast off from our moorings opposite the Seraglio Voint of Stam- boul, a troopship, crowded from end to end with the Stalwart soldiery of the Turks also began to move Mbrough a fleet of small boats which clustered about ber as though reluctant to let her go. The ‘trooper’ was bound, so we heard, for the Asiatic coast, and it ‘was for service in the defence of the threatened town of Kars that this cargo of food for powder had been shipped, It was a striking sight, the mass of dark blue uniforms and scariet fezzes, the great black hull Of the ship, moving slowly past the Golden Horn, Dearing its human freight to their irresistible destiny, in the background the great city, its domes and minarets giijtering in the aualight. No doubt the poor fellows gazed reverently and loyally, as they steamed past, at ‘he sumptuous palace of Dolma-Baghtché, wherein lay the “Commander of the Faithful,” at whose bid- Ging they cheerfully set forth on their perilous—for many of them their last—expedition, ‘THE BOSPHORUS, “ The warlike episode gave us on board an oppor- fumty ef plunging at once, and without introduction, into the allabeorbing topic, and 1 fear the lovely ‘beauty of the Bosphorus was lost upon us. We only Gaw in the alternate promontories and bays of its windisg ‘course strategic positions, in its sparkling Ulue waters a meatum for torpedoes, and we wore more prone to calsalate the chances of a hostile fleot fm running the guantlet between battery crested shores than te dwell on theenchanting aspect of the ‘willages which dotted them. We cared rather to point out she bieck muzziés of great gans looking through the embrasures Of a well cotistructed. earthwork thad to dwell on the grace of the snowy mosques ana inarets or the delicate arobitecture of the imperial ‘iosks ‘of Marmora marbie standing on commanding Gites embosomed in verdure, The delightful contrast of the tender greens'of the new foliage with the sombre hue of the cypresses and the Ddidssoms et the lilac wes. nothing to us,. who saw in the groves which hero and there @dd 8 charm to the scenery obstacles to the effective fire of artillery. By the time the gronp on ‘the deck bad unanimously decided that the Bosphorus eould not be forced by any number of hostile fects, and that Constantinople trom this sido was absolutely fmpregnable to nava! assault, we had reached the two headlands which mark the ombouchure of the extra- ordinary sea-river, and looked out between thom over the vast lake, proporly called a sea, which receives the sribute of halfa dozen mighty streams, but of which the Bosphorus Is the: only outlet. Here, before pass- ing into tho Black Sea, we were again reminded of the ‘approaching confict by several frowning batteries, whose clean cut angles and smooth ‘surfaces, over @hich the grass had not yet grown, betokened their gecont erection, or at least renovation, Nor was this all, Im the very middle of the stream was a little Steamer, long and low, having some queer apparatus at the stern, and towing aftor her three barges, Bhe was evidently a government craft, for on her Weck were sailors and marines, and at the taffrail close to the base of the crano, which formed part of the strange gear, stood a knot of officers in the Undress uniform of the Turkish Navy—the easy and serviceable dark blue clothes and the inovitablo red fez. One of them stood at the extreme end of tho Steamer, With a hand on the pulley ropes, It-was Captain Woods, lately of the English Navy, but now holding a naval appointment trom tho Ottoman gov- ernment, under the command of his {follow country- man, Hobart Pacha, and his business here in the Bos- phorus was the iaying of torpedoes. Thore was gen- oral anxiety on the part of the passenger in tho ‘Aquila to ask whether the captain was on the had the at the #heel”’ became an object of Bolicitude; but we gave the gallant officer and his Strange flotilla a wide berth and shortly emorged into the open sea. p +. fH SHADOW OF THE scimtran, There wore but eight of us, all told, im the main sa. toon at if, as may be imagined, nothing but the strict demands of business coutd possibly tako Passengers to Varna at such a time. The steamer rom Constantinople for the Western ports had beon crowded to their utmost capacity with people who thought it prudent to leave a city in which a state of Siege Was shortly to be proclaimed, especiaily as there were ugly rumors afloat of possible brend riots and something like a renewal of thie periodical massacre ‘eare, Before 1 leit Constantinoplo I was gravely as- Gured by a gentleman who occupies a responsible po- sition in Pora, and would be likely to have correct in- formation, that there really is some danger to be feared tn the event of certain contingencies which a state of nege would make quite possible. During the latter part of April, therefore, after the déclaration of war, Whore bas been something like a general exodus from Constantinople, Several gentlemen of my acquaint+ ance had sent off their wives and children, and they say that even some of the sterner sex of the business community bad not disdained to exercise that quality Of discretion which ‘all business men should posscss tnd to burry off a8 s000 as possible to attend to urgent affairs further west than the longitude of Stamboul, Go all of us on board the Aquiia meant business. There was a*‘Queon’s messonger,”’ wilent and uncom- Mupicative, whose mind was oppressed, perhaps, by the importance of the State papers ho carried, or by the possibility of his being deiayad by the closing of the Danube route; a few officers of the Tarkish army, ‘on their way to join headquartors at Shumia or V; na; two journalists, who, rebuffed by the Subiime Porte in their attempts to obtain firmans enabling them to follow the Turkish arinies, had in despair resolved to Jo without and trust to luck; two Knglish surgeons, one of wiom is in the Ottoman service and bad just been decorated by the Porte for his eminent services turing the Servien war, and one gentleman about bom noone know anything. Such was the male pas- venger list Bat the Aquila was honored by the prosence of a philanthropic Indy of bigh birth, whose name is familiar througbout Turkey in Europe, vad ‘beyond tt, wherever aro to be found those who sympathize wih and take a delight in alleviating the paMerings of the Bick and wounded. Lady Strangiord, who readily gave her permission to the Hzratp cor- respondent to introduce Fiu ws, 25 55 sser euo was now on her way bome, partly to obtain a short inter- val of repose, rendered necessary by the immense fatigues she has undergone, but chiefly to see what ean be done in England toward the organization of a system of relief for tho unfortunate victims of the im- Pending war, She should return as soon as possible to take an active part in the noble work to which she bas‘ devoted horselt, and was especially anxious to make the Asiatic frontier, where the suffering will Provably be far greater than in European Turkey, the field of her mimatry. The war, which bas already claimed its Orat victims, will in all likelihood be san- gulnary and protracted, and there will be work enough for all who may desire to assist Lady Strangiord in her eflorts, both in England and, she boped, ia America. Tho field is largo, the laborers are few. ‘THE TURKISH DEFEXCE. Arrived at Varna, I thought it well to make @ short Stay in order to ascertain as far as possible what had been done and was being done to place so extremely important a position in a proper state of defence. It may be interesting to review vriefy tho history of the fortress which bas always played so proeminenta part in the defence of the Turkish Empire. In contemplating the theatre of war the three lines of detence of the European frontier of Tarkey must be kept steadily in mind. These threo lines -—(1) The Danube, with its fortress-studded banks—the most important strong- bolds being Widdin, Rusichuk and Silistria; (2) the line of the Balkan Mountains, parallel to the Dannbe and crossed by several passes, none of which would offer an insurmountable obstacle to invaders who bad mado good their advance thus far; (3) the lines of Kuchuk Chekmedgt and Bojuk Chekmedgi, which extend acrogs the peninsula, at the extremity of which stands Constantinople, the goal of the in- vader, the kernel! of the triple-shelled nut which the Czar is once more trying to crack, With the first line of defence, the deep and rapid Danube, we necd not at presentcon- cern ourselves, but shall imagine tho invading force to have successtully passed it, At what particular point or points the great armies now gathered forthe assault in Roumania intend to make the attempt it is, of course, quite impossible to say, for the great river at prese! Mectually screens their movements and tho ‘World is still lsteming jor the tirst cannon shot which shall prociaim their decision, Assuming the Turks to havo lost their first line (on which, however, they may fight.it out all the summor), the next defonce lies in ‘what is known ag tho line of the Balkans, Two fortt- fled towns form the key of the whole position—Shumla and Varna, Both places lie to the north of tho Bal- Kans; Varna on the shore of the Black Sea, Shumia about fifty miles to the northwest. A railway now connects the two places and continues north- westward to Rustehuk on the Danube, Thus the railway and the river form two sides ot a triangle, the baso of which is the coast of the Black Sea and the apex of which is occupied by the Strong fortress of Rustchuk. As railways play an im- portant part in modern wartare the triangle thus in- @icated should be kept in mind, for along its sides the strifenow at hand must soon rage flercely. Varna, then, lies at th 4 of the lower side of tho triangle, at the angle formed by it aud the base, and isa point of great strategic importance, It is not only a seaport, affording an excellent base for the landing,of sup- Plies a comparatively short distance trom the capital, Dut it also commands tho shortest route frem the Russian frontier to the eapitel, and it was the opinion of no less an authority than Count Moltke, who wrote the history of the great campaign of 1828-9, that the whole force of an invading army ought to be directed against Varna. It must be remembered, howe that while in 1828 Russia held command of the Black Sea the exact roverse is now the case, and Varna has noth- ing to fear from the sea, woich is now completely dominated by the Turkish iron-clads, But it will as- sist us in the proper approciation of tho strategic and geographical position of tho fortress if we turn for a moment to the history of tho siege which it underwent in 1828. The Russtan invasion in that year was mado through the barren and desolate district xnown as the Dobrudscha, Following the right bank of the river Danube southward, the invaders took the towns of Tchernavoda, on the river, and Kustendj!, on the sea; and from that line marched upon Varna. But at Kos- Judja, a smalt town close to their objective point, they changed thelr minds end directed their main assault ‘apon shum!a,an-error which the same great author- ity above mentioned described as the turning point of the campaign. Un August 6, of the year i823, tho siege of Varna was commenced, ‘‘but,” says a recent writer on the subject, ‘‘notwithstanding the prosonce of the Emperor Nicholas himself, notwithstanding the arfival of © lego train and the co-operation of the fleet, it may be said that two months elapsed _ without the Russians being really nearer the capture of the place than they were when shey first appeared before it, The Turks had succeeded jn relntorcing the garrison and had carried out an active defence with extraordinary bravery and a very con- sidérable amount of skill. Thore had beon various en- counters, almost amounting to battles, during the course of the investment, and not only dia the be- sieged execute a succession of sorties and attacks on the Russian works with great detormination, but a re- Neving army under Omar Vrione advanced to raise the siege, Alter several sanguinary battles, in which both combatants exhivited great bravery, the superior quality of the Muscovite troops in the open field proved decisive, the attempt to raise the siege failed. By Uctober the position of the Rursian army be- came most precarious; winter was rapidly ap- proaching; Shumla was unsubdued and could not even be invested; the Turks were daily in- creasing in numbers and confidence; unloss Varna was ured all wus 10st; nothing romaimed but a disas- trous defeat in an enemy's country vetorea relentioss enemy. What wastobedone? Force of arms would certainly never cause tho fall of Varna in timo to save the Russian army; other means must be tried, and tried they weve with admirabie results—tnat never- tailing instrament, the golden key, was applied to the gates of this fortress, and it opened thom with its ac- customed success. Tho Russ! baving thus mas- tored tho ‘bulwark of the kingdom,” as Von Moltke called Varna, the campaign for that yoar was decided and brougnt to @ conclusion. “Mad Shumla fallon ‘nto their hands,”? ho goes on to say, ‘in place of Varna, thoy might Indeed nave destroyed all tho-weak works of that position, but with Varna and Stlistria in sbeir rear, and cut off from the sea, it would bave been impossible for them to take up thoir winter quarters in Buigaria.” A DUTCH TURK. Having secured in the Hotel d’Angleterre the only Feom vacant, the windows of which overlook the cit- adel, 1 proceeded to make as compicte an examination of the topography and dofences of the place as possi- ble. Living in the hotel was the commandant him- sclf, Known in the Prussian service os General Strecker, but in the Tarkish arny as Reschid Pacha, Trained in the best military school of Europe, thor- oughly familiar with the langange of his adopted coun- try, aud speaking French and Koglish besides, the General is one of the foremost soldiers 1n the Ottoman service, and the government did woll to appoint bim to so important a command. It was, of course, quite out of his power to conduct any person whatever over the fortifications, or, indeed, tomako any statement re specting them; but I was avls from othor sources to form somo estimate of the defensive power of tio for+ tress. Varna lics on the northernmost of the two promontories which form (ne iiimits of the bay, and at the mouth of the river Dovao, which, close to the seu, expands into @ considerablo lake. The town in completely surrounded by a regular enceinto, para- pet, ditch and glacis, constracted'in the oarly part of the present century, but 1s commanded by the heights which rise to the nortt of it, Between thé buse of these heights and the town an oxtousive lovel plateau forms an admirable camping and parade ground, The superior range of modern artilery hos much reduced the importance of tho cucointe, except, perbaps, in case of an attack irom the sea; but tho entire range of hills to the north of the town is strongly fortified, evory commanding position being crowned with re- doubts and @rthworks, forming a belt of outlying forts,-and armed with guns of heavy calibre. There are ofovon of those forts, and altogothor in the town and on the heights thero will be about 300 guns mounted and in position before lovg. Eighty of these are Kropps; bat the outlying ‘torts have not yot Feceivod their full complement of Pruitory. The @roatest activity is being displayed in putting tho fortress into a propor state of defence and in preparing to give the Russ! @ warm reception should they Fepeat the tactios of 182% One thing is certain, no golden key can now unlock the gates of Vurna; they must be’ burst open. The whole garrison numbers 13,000 men, who are incessantly petiorming gun drill, and being exore: in tho man@uvres which before | ‘sug they may be called upon to carry out in real earnest. From morning till night Reschid Pacha is out, going round the forts and superintending the labors of the garrison, The health of the men is ex- cellent, and toa man they are ready to give a good account of what was once and may be again the “bulwark of the kingdom.’” GUNS FOR TURKEY. THE LARGE CONTRACTS GIVEN TO THE PROVI- DENCE TOOL COMPANY—A TUBKISH CORPS OF INSPECTION IN THE RNODE ISLAND MAXU- FACTORY—DIFFICULTIES OF FURTHER SHIP- MENTS, Provipgyor, R. I., May 26, 1877. This flourishing New Englaod city takes a deep in- terest in the present European war for the reason that she 1s making no end of arms for the Turkish govern- ment. Itis awell known fact that the Providence Too! Company have veen making arms for the Turks for the past three years. A Hxnatp correspondent called upon the president of the company last night at bis residence tn this city for the purpose of ascertuto- ing what bis company was doing. Mr. Anthony at first was indispused to say anything, as ho did not think the public were interested in the matter. He said the Papers, too, had misrepresonted the Tool Company in varioas ways as to their contract with the Turkish government, and some of them were of the opinion that our government should not allow arms to be shipped and used againet a government which was at peace with this country. The contract, he said, had been entered into tn good taitb, and he had no doubt 4 would be filled to the letter, notwithstanding all efforts to the contrary. THE CONTRACT WITH TURKEY. ‘The original contract with the Ottoman government ‘was tor 600,000 guns of the Peabody-Martini manu- facture. So far the company have manufactured 400,000, all of which have been promptly paid for, and the company are assured that all future demands for Money would be met. In fact, Mr. Anthony sald, the company had no uneasiness about the future in view of the square and honorable dealings of the govern- ment in the past. The company employs 1,500 work- Men, some of them the best that can be found in this or any other country, and the present payroll is $70,000 per month. At one time they employed 1,800 mep, and the payroll amounted to $100,000, Notwith- standing the concern is not running to its full capacity about one-nalf of the men are working thirteen hours per day instead of ten hours. TURKISM AND AMERICAN INSPECTORS, At the present time there are twenty-six Turkish officers at this place who visit the works every day and minutely examine every gun before it is packed away to be shipped toTurkey. They are termed inspectors. ‘The maonging inspector, General Teofk Pachs, a Prominont officer of tho Turkish army, bas Deen here ever since the contract was entered into, in accord- ance with the terms of the contract. The other in- Spectors appeal to him on all matters upon which they are in doubt as to the finish, &o,, of the guns, and he in turn communteates with the fool Company or the United States government There are also fifty American inspectors at the works, at the request of the Turkish government, They wero sent from the Springfield Armory by order of the Chief of the Burcau of Ordnance at Washington, but they are paid for their services by the Turkish government, It is u sufficient guarantee that the guns ore perfect after being obliged to be submitted to the critical examination of 0 many experts, and it of course reflects credit upon the com. Ppapy. When they arrive at Constantinople thoy are also inspected, and Mr. Anthony informed your vorre. spondent that so tar not a si gle complaint bad been reoeived from that quarter. oe company do all their business through Gone: aining to tl , nol v Teoflk, that is ail the busi- guns and their shipment He g to do with the money matters, the company’s agout at Constantinople attending to that part of the contract exclusively, QUESTION OF FUTURE SHIPMENTS, bas, bow As might have been expected, Mr. Anthony declined we when the next shipment would be mad what steamer Would be chartered for that apparently ‘risky Dusiness. He did not, howover, statements which bad been made in the newspapers to tho effect that the Russian fleet which recently lott tho hospitable shores of New York were outside waitin; ti 2 opportanity to capture the “contrabands ol wi which were being shipped tor their enemies. Notwitostanding ho ridiculed the idea of such a pro- coeding, yot be was willing to admit that tho Russian Heet would wot.be ‘ablo-to capture the next which lett-American waters with atmis and mouitieas of war for the lurks, implying that the steamor id be w very fast sailer, le considorea it im- pencthle for Russian men-ot-war to over. aul @ steamer which mig! Dave a slight start of them. So far, he said, all the steamers which had conveyed arms to Turkey carried the English flag, and he intimated that such a course would doubtless be taken in tho future. Ho was aleo of tho opinion that should the steamer be cuptured the Rasstans would be obliged to take her tnt port Jor the Courts of admiralty to pass judgment upon the seizure, aod in view of the fact that munitions of war had been shipped from this country be justified, ‘or the Russian government 0 did not think the capture would At Bridgepors, Cont ad Shipped powds he present timo jovernment at that place. TURKISH INTELLIGENOE, Before the deciaration of war there wore but inspectors bere, the others, mostly young mei ing arrived but a few weoks ago, a8 reported in the HueRay atthe time. Mr. Anthony was of the opinica that they bad not been ordered here so much to tu- spect the arms as to learn something of their manu- facture, &c, None of them @peak Fingli-b very Nuentty, but it ts their sntention to learn the lan; idly Engh and the probable an opinion, but always says, States that the remark in a reporter who interviewed bim recently, to tho effect ‘bat ho suid that tho Winchemer Arms Company bad tuken the contract of his government and bud subse- quently sub-let it to tbe Providence Too! Company, was false. He made no such statoment and was at a Joss to account for Its appearance tn print. CONTINUING TO MANUFACTURE, It will take a year tor the Too! Company.to complete the contract, they being able, with their present facili- ties, to manuiacture 4,000 per week. They are all boxed up as soon as finished and are in readinoss to be forwarded at an hour’s notice. They arc n securely packed, the Turkish inspectors belog on hand to sce every gun placed in iis proper position. The: were ali glad to learn through the Hexa.» of tho safo arrival at Constantinople of tho steamer John Bram- ball, which bad 20,000 rifles on board which had been shipped from this city. ‘The guns aro all ot the Pea- Douy-Martint pattern, and are the san he Martin Henry pattern used in England The english government ignore the name of Peaoody, which is the American part of the manutactnre, Ov this particular gun tne Tool Company beon at work for upward of threo years. in I8¢] they manulactured the Springtield maskets, und afterward took wp the Peabody system, whieh was a broech-loader, and of which thoy manu- factured 150,000 for varie governments, including France (tor the Franco-Prussian war), Roumania, Switzerland, Cuba and Caneda, Alter thoir imtroduc- tion in Switzerland an improvement on them was mage by Mr. Martin', and its exceilency induced tho company to adopt Tha impro nt consmed of acencealed jock & self-cocking deviec, The Pea- body pattern consisted of a side and reparate lock. A WALK THROUGH THK Sit0Ps. This morning your correspundent, through the courtesy of the general superintendent, was shown through the establishment, and i iseviaent that the have no particular secrecy about what they Every part of the gang iy mado by ma- chinery, and an idoa of the numuer of machines made expressly ‘or the Peabody-Martini pattern cun be had | when the number of persons employed (1,500) is taken into consideration, They are all n very intelligent cinss of workmen and are paid remunerative wages. They mostly work by the piece, and overy part used im the guos, including the stock, is made upon the premises The premdeut of the company, Mr. Anthony, was treasurer and geveral mauager tor twenty years, but opon the death of Colonel Richard Gorden, ot Fall River, three years ago, he was elected president, It wili be remembered that the company ‘was (inancially embarrassed a short time ago, bat for- tunately strong friends came to its rescue, and a happy issue out of their troubles is percepti at an early d. or in the words of Mr, Anthony “dayligot could beseen.”? The concern had been a godsend to the elty during the protracted dull times, und, as stated elsewhere, it has furnished employment fora ge Humber of in BOOK AND PICTURE SALES. The Messrs, Leavitt will sell, at Clinton Hall, this | afternoon, the library of Montgomery Mr, Gibbs, comprising a choice collection of illustrated and stau- dara books and a number of fine specimens of early printing. ‘This and to-morrow afternoons the Messrs, Leavitt will sell at their Broadway gallery a lot of pictures, some by American artists but the majority copies of the old masters. On Thursday alternoon Bangs & Co, will sell the Jaw library ot Oakey Hall at auction, On the follow. wg Mouday this frm will sell & private collection of autographs and some extra illustrated books, among which 18 @ copy of Miss Marty L. Booth’s “History of the City of New York,’ @ large paper vopy extenucd by the msertion of 2,129 plates, portraits, maps, &c., aod 178 autographs, amoog whicb aro letvers wi by Oliver Cromwell, Benjamin Franklin, Abrabam Lin- coln, Thom: Jefferson, John ley, Andrew Jackson, Aaron Burr, &c. Besides these are original copies of early Now York newspapers, inciuding full size sheets of the HevaLy and Sua, ola play bills, &c., making aliogether a valuable and unique work, The cotiection of paintings owved by Mr. D. A. Dove will ve sold at auction by Edward Schenck, com- mencing on Wounesday noon. The namos of e num- ber of woll known ar@iate figure iu the catalogue, L ENGLAND AND RUSSIA, ‘s BRITISHER” REPLIES TO ‘‘sUSTITIA.” To Tae Evitor or Tue Heraup:— The “plentiful lack” of argument displayed in the reply of ‘ Justitia” to “Am Englishmga” 10 your issue of this deve aust bate amused the many thousands of Your toaders, as it certainly ia one It t# true, never: theless, that bis letter as a whole 1s conclusively argu- mentative to establish beyond peradventure that its writer either 1s totally indifereat to or ignorant of facts, unless indeed he be one of those uniquely modest souls whocannot bring himself to a display of his knowledge. In aconidivgly simple, matver of course sortol way ‘Justitia’ first lays down as the basis of biscase thotime perforated sympathy of Russia for the Christians. You know the story of the wickedly sbrewd mondicant who pretended to be dead, adding to this infirmity the happy adjunct of calling forth Years as occasion required. Along comes a good hearted old dame who asks the cause of his misery iu response to nis importuoity, Up goes his band to his ear, and as the good old suul applies her mouth thereto to re- Peat her question the ka: BOs your tears, good * ike manner we when be {xed nis fangs in coveted Poland, which uubappy country gives us an example of what Russian sym thy means! ittle barbarism in Russia ax io ff monarchical government,” ,’? as Mark Twain gays, “you As represented In Russia, the ‘autocrat’’ unites in bimsel! every authority und power—military, penis and judicial, Ho and he alone appoints the “First Council of the Empire.’’ In the private Cabinct of the Emperor centres tne whole executive authority, by whom are appotnted all the vicoroys and goveruors, who rule absolutely over the districts into which the Empire is divided, whiie the right of taxation is in the bands of the Senate, which 1s appointed by the Em- peror. How dues this compare with a government which is more directly re:ponsible to the people than is even this great, [rec Republic? That of England is even more so, because the people elect the Ministers—i. government— while here the Cabinot is chosen by the Chief E Uve for » term of years, dur: which the peopie bave nO power to disturb them. For centuries Russia has bad the light of Christianity whereby to mov while Turkey bus been under tue blackness of infid ity, yes ie will found to be true that with the Ception of the seragiio (which ber religion Sanction! and Ghristiunity nover sanctioned Russiw’s misdoiy; Turkey sbows to-day as few “relics of barbarism” as er Northern neighbor, who never unti! within it lifteen years made any attempt to advance Ff traditioual despotism. uld hke to know what sym- thy, Commiseration (1) or solicitade wo should show gland?” None, good “Justitia,” none, No ouo bas called for such au elaborato exportation. England, as is (rue Of America, 1s quito abie to stand alone, as she t housand years, but it is far more be- coming that the two great English-speakiug nations of the globe should stand together, as at irt they are oing, and will do moro closely trom year to year, no! wilbstending the outcries of the low aining agitators cling to old animosi- Mes, which find no pl: rtot the people at largo, Let America take ber rightful share in the glory of her mother country, in mn as Engiand takes pi the strength of the young giant, ‘flesh of her flesh,” admiration of the world! ible torture” inflicted on his itis too bad, we know, and could we feel it to be true, as be means it, he should have our “sympathy,’’ us be already bas our ‘‘commiseration and solicitude.”’ Thon the ‘per capita for scaips,” too! This is really boartrending, if it were not, as it evidently is, tho Fis capita on wolt scalps which he has tn his mind! As to the Hexatp discriminating against England in ita columns, while every man aod Journal bas a right to an opinion, certainly a journal waich is read by thousands (who seek no other sourco of information) should be careful not to allow proju- ice to color iact. A BRITISHER. New York, May 23, 1877. “AN IRISH AMERICAN” TO ‘‘JUSTITIA,” To rae Eviron or tue Heap :— Noticing in tho Hzxatp a letter headed *‘An American Apswors Englishman's Stricta on the Herato’s Course,” and signed “Justitia,” I was greatly astonished to see that any Amorican would ex- press himeel! in such a prejudiced, and, I must say, grossly ignorant manner against old Britannia’ Soch epistie, sir, in my opinion, was more worthy of the Signatgre ot ‘ Ignoramus” than that of “Justiua’’ If the Koglishman felt agrieved at the Hnavo’s one- sidedness in the present Eastern war he gavo very Pational reasous for doing so, and in no way was his Statements “illogical,” as the writer signing him- Belt “J ja'’ terms them. it the E bman’s staiediient to the Henan was “illogical,” shen, in my s” criticiam was nothing but a con. Glomeration of nonsense and ignorance that no legiti- mate American would be guilty of exprossing, Such sentiments look more tike a lately mado American (porbaps a last election one), who has not yot been properly climatized out of his fanatic Fenianism or born hatred to o!¢ England @ genuine Amerioan’s lecture, delivered a short time ogo in Boston, alter being « resident missionary tor a number of years in Turkey, und the opinion of an American military gentleman, who sojourned in these disturbed districts of Turkey a numberof years and was published as a Hekap interviow not long ago, he would bave better posted as regards Russia’s Christianity and Tarkey’s intolerance, and would not have been #0 bombastic against this ’ere Knglishman’s grievances at the “Heratp’s” editoriala, Surely cvery American knows that knows anything that Russia's Christianity is very much hke Pat's pig going to the market; it likes things too much itsown way, Asfor deapotic Russia ever aMliating itseif with tree and ro- publican Amorica it can never be, oxcopt ‘2 & mere commercial sense. If there is & monerchical country at all on the taco of the glove thut ueserves more sympathios JrOu, OF 18 More attachod to, the American by macnn ts Ameri Joundor—dear Old at and progress, though often a trillo ahead? Are uot our laws founded on Brit Jurisprudea: Is not our, next door neighbor— ada—British? and are not our highest and best men of the present day of old British stock? Was Washington not of the good old British line? How, then, could we Amoricaus be moro toterested in des. pous Ru wart in bebalt of her so-called abused Christian slaves honor asaneatral? It 1% impossibl juguaut to the beiter feeling of the Americau people, 1 4's sympathy goes with Tarkoy she 1s well aware that Ragsia is in the wrong, aud Knows well the object of her so-calied religious war, which was in- expressed by tho Englishman as an iter to your paper. Of course cla of people in, this counry Old Knginnd, too, who ' would praise aod Kussia, let her be right or wrong, in mere contra- in diction of Englisu pohoy. For instanve, the Molly Maguire faction of the United Status uud ther twin sisterhood of Fenians im this country and ina very sinall part of the old dart, by way of raising the wind out of the pockets of the ‘hard working ava easily mis- leod—on account of their true patriotism to the greeu tag of Brip—Bridgety of the United States, the boys are itching for a thorough ruciivn, and they thin that now will bea good chance to disgrace the name of “Irmaman’? with another raid on Canada or such another memoravie battic as the '67 one in Ireland, weil known in Fenian war news—perhaps tho HkxaLn has not forgoteu it—the famous (not infamous, that term might not please our American ‘Jastitia’) ‘eab- bage garden fight,’ which is a good name tw keep long green. ‘The only favor that Russia ever showed of note to America was to buy ter bonds, which wus a matter of speculation, nothing more, Had Kassim not been pretty sure of getting back doting for doller, with high inter- ost thereon, she would have let American bonus alone ; or haa she not expected, with the trouble orewing at tu avenge her sluin at Inkerman ang her Joss of Diood at Baluklava, she inight not ready with her Ruesian gold, b conclusion, | will inform ‘Justitia’ that slaud go to War with Kussia and run short strong wring to tight for ber to the death (but there ts no leur of that), Laere are thousands upyn nousunds in this tree Repuuitc who would give her thew be biood, Any troubles that ever wero between « Britain aud this country are all jorgowen. Hoping you will allow this letter @ ypace in your paper, you will much oblige an IRISH-AMERICAN, “AN AMERICAN” TO ‘‘AN ENGLISHMAN,” To tux Epitor or tar Henaro: Really, I think the complaint of **Aw Englishman’ against the course of the Hixaro on tho Russo-Turk- ish war is “too thin.’ Does not the aggrieved sop of Albivn know that the average American 1* ‘posted"’ in bistory aud “crammed” with knowledge of present events? Is not every newspaper reader aware tnat the. Turkish Empire in Europe was established by un- provoked, barbarous and cruel conquests of isolated Christian communities; that these conquered behevers fn had absolutely no rights which the followers of Mohammed respected; that their sanctaarics were polluted, their lives vestro; their property taken, their daugbtors outraged, their children eusiaved ? irs the erimes that for 1 this Empire wed in it; only mitigated, if mitigated at | all, im recent tines, by the tear of deservea punish- meot from Ubristiaa Europ Moale: jervation and di man’? imagine that Americans, as re b, Will susimin, by their sympathy, uo erely vecauso © use its possessior convenient gatowa: mote dopeadencies? If the bumauity of Christianity 14 worth anything it must pot be weighed against con- veniences of commerce or porcontages of trade, AN AMERIVAN, A SOLDIER'S THANKS, To tae Eprron or tue Henan: I beg to thank “An Englishman,” through your bat ne for bis able letter of the 19th inst. in vindica- ton of Vid England, ENGLISHMAN IX UNITED STATES ARMY, If tho writer tiad rend | vetwoen England and America, (0 get a wipe | | obtained. | and planted in pairs #ix feet apart to mark tho goals, | worm, better suited tor DOMINION OF CANADA Celebration of the ‘Twenty-Fourth” in Montreal. . PUBLIC SPORTS. Indians Beat the Montreal Club at Lacrosse. A FOX HUNT. A Splendid but Rough Ride for the Brush, Mostreat, May 24, 1877, The Queen’s birthday te celebrated in Montreal very moeb afier the same fashion as the Fourth of July in Baltimore—bvy exodus irom the city of nearly all who can afford to leave it, In truth, the excursion rates bere a low that almost every one can take a trip, the river boats making excursions of Ufty miles for thirty cents and tho railroads carrying passengers Proportionately lot However, quite enough remain in town to wake a respectable celebration, The prin- cipal feature to-day was the volunteer review ou Fletcher's farm, a large piece of table Jand well up the mountain, atthe head of Bleury street, which com- mands a dno view of the town. The troops in line Bumbered 1,200, consisting of a troop of cavalry called the Montreal Hussars, which paraded only twenty-six men; Colonel Stevenson’s battery of four guns, @ company of euginecrs, the I’rinco of Walos rifies, Colonel Bond; the Filth and Sixth Fusiliers, Colonels Crawford and Martin; the Sixty- fifth Mount Royal Rifles, Colonel La Brauche, and the Victoria Rifles, Colonel Betbuno, The volunteer uni- forms are in close imitation of British regulars, but there will bave to be considerable improvement in othor respects belore the woarers are mistaken for regulars by friend or foo, The fustleers wear the red tunic, dark biue pants and while belts of the English line and the high bearskin bats of the grenadiers. They carry long Kofleld rifios altered to breechloaders, on the Snider plan, and having the old shank bayonet, Tho rifies, which mast be the popular branch of the service here, showing three battalions to two of the line, wear the vory dark green uniforms of the regular rifles and low Astrakan sbakos, with the excep- tion of the Freach regiment, the Mount Royals, which has the kepl. The riflemen carry “the short Snider, with sword bayonet. In marching pieces are Dabitually carried at a loft shoulder by the line und at a trail bythe rifles. The artilierymen wore dark blue uniforms with orange facings, and their battery of throo-inch guns looked well and was well bandied, Of the miniature troop of cavairy, not- withstanding burnished heilmots, red plumes, blue coats and yellow facings, one can only wonder Af so svon it was done What it ever was Forming first in column by companies, the regi- ments got into line afew minutes beforo noon, At for, in fe twolve, in response to the first gun trom St. Helen's Isiand, the battery fred the royal salute and the in- faniry threo rounds—the ‘feu de joie.” The salute finished the whole command stood at w pre- bel with staudaras drooped, while the bands Played “God Save the Queen.’ Then cach rogi- mental commander gave tho annual order— “Three cheers for Her Most Gracious Mujosty,”? and they were given, apparently, with a right good will, ‘The march in review, both in slow amd in quick time, was (airiy done. No cowmand marched as weil as the New York Seventh, but (he average was better thao that of our National Guard brigades. The Vie- toria Rifles were the wteadiest, and thruagnout the day sbowed the best drill aud disetpline, and the Fitth Fusi- Jeers also marched well. Tho brigade driil consisted only of a few simple movemonts, They commenced from column, as in Feviow, with ‘‘Hrigade to tue loft in fours,” and the roverse, tollowod by “Furward, in columns to left ot lending battalion,’’ ‘Deploy to left on right battalion, ’” firing oy battalion with front rauk Kkoeeling, and with both. ranks kneoli: and closing with w very wiki scramble calied a “charge.” On the whote the Mon- treal vorunteors are avery fair military brigade, ana your General Varian would have close work to win the prize trom Colonel Fletcher in a compotitive show. THY TRI-COLOR HER, a Tho Turkish war hus bad considerabl fect in stir- look to the trou, inimed. ‘The officers and their ly made svciety lively, but formed a most important and active the province, especially througn powortal missionary aid of Hymen, it being quite the thing for young ofiicera to take Canadian wives, soiling out and settling here. In cveryibing distinction Ot race is kept up, aad the French futly holds its own, In the parade to-day the th was exclusively French, and the tri-color Was soon nearly as viten in tho town as the Union Jack. In the cities tho French hold their own in Jan- guage, customs and while in tho back par- isbes and concess! Province of Quebec hitile trace ot E. is disappearing. Sy tho smartest looking sergeant 11 nogro, with very kinky bair. iG NTRRALS VS, CAUGBNAWAGH. crosse grounds it Canada’s pot game oetween the first twelve of the montreal ciub and the Caughnawagha Indtuns, far as the match ‘Was concerned there was no contest at all, the Indians Winning three straight games im the astonishingly quick time of seven minutes playing time. The first game occupied throe minutes, the second two min- utes and halfand the third one minute and a ball. The Indians outran, out dodged and out tossed their antagonists, andin fact did what thoy pleased with the bali, very much as it they had no adversaries on the field, fhe Montrealers, who had pbeon boating the Indians in previous matches, both Bere and in England, and cxpected to win today, were as as- tonished as if they bad been struck by lightotng, and had to piay three more games (time 9 minutes, 7 minutes und 25 minutes), only oue of which ‘they gained, belore thoy coaid make up their minds that tne Indiaus won by superior pisy, not by luck. The spectators saw it piainiy from tho frst. The Caughouwaghas wore not merely ficeter and stronger, bat better handied and undor bevter discipline. Their whito and biue shirts and bare heads wero alwa: seen in couples, jo when a violet and red Montr got the bail lie bad to take care of it us vest with but litte help trom bis fellows, T 1s mostiy payed baretooted, and White Dielbautt, racauoy and ' Chactachaway y from their opponents, landing. some good . chases Sommorheye, Cuwins, H. agnes and Hubbet. Indians were older men than their opponents, and averaged tully pound r, While of the whites the heavy en, like E. Ermatinger, ono of the best formed men speaking of rac ne Victoria Ritles 1s 8 training can doit, Their crcutest fault to-day w attempting to play the Indwn ranoing game—ruoning long dintans a syste roBse OUght Lo bo more generally po} than itis, ‘The implements, the ordinary hardvall the lacrosse, consisting Of a not stretched across a hoop bent inte av elipse, with a long handle abovo the net, and looking somewnat like a gum shoe with a handle, the Whole avout tour tcet long, are cheap and easily With these and tour fag poles, 81x feet high, the gaine is complete, It 1a tho most heaithtul, exoit- dng wad least dangerous of ali American games, ond in finishes Like the one when, afer a splendid straggle, Cousins sent tho ball 1ow down straight between ihe flags and scored the only gamv for the whites, there is recomponse tor months of practice. Many times in the Just tree games to-day the ball went over the goal, but not through itso us to win. Once it was 60 close & question that the four umpires—dr. Hughes (ex- president of the club) and Mr, Brady tor the whites, und Tackeronaway aud Tomas tur tae Indiang—nad difficulty in deciding. After the lacrosse match there was an Indian foot race, three-fiths of a mile, run by Dielbauit in dm, 57348. A CLIMK FOR PLEASURE. From the lacrosse grounas crowds went up to the new Vark—a pretiy spot, but perched, strangely enough, on top of the mouatain, It is a nice place jor thuse who are strong evough to waik of rich up to it, but entirely usoless to tuose park most—invalids of moderate means and the children of tue poor, A DAY WITH THE HOUNDS, ‘The last spring meeting of the Montreal fox hounds bas just taken place. morning was brigut and ail on the blue St. Lawrence (than lor a raw with the hounds. A mile out down the river road we overtook the pack, with Biliy Drys- dale the bunisman, and Horaco the whipper in. ‘ihe meet was at Elmwood, tho country seat of the Marchioness of Baxsnno, formerly Miss Symes, ot Montreal. At the call of the hunteman’s horn tho field turned up a long Inne to the grove vowr Kimwood covers, where the pack throw off. Tho routo Iny over stiff fonces, and Mirough the Orst cover with no find; thea over more timber, across ploughed fields, through the brush skirting the swaind aod into second Elmwood cover. ft Fusileer led the pack, aud white horse Rainbow, iwenty- old, beaded the fold, taking his fences like In the second Eimwood a joyous yelp pro- claymed the find, The pack camo oat well together aod tu tallery. Across Keaver Sicadows towarua Mol- oin’s earths, with back to Kidd's covors, @ circle around by Beave jow #troam twice crossed, with the kill ciose to Davit ‘ocky cover, within a fow rods of periect saiety, made an exciting rua of ites over the atiffest country about Montreal. an, oo bis bay mare Minnie Stevens, got the jd the head was tied to the bridle of Mr. Baumgarten’s Ala, brother to the famous Burgoo, who Fap 80 many races in the States last year. The finish Was good, Monitor, Pilot, Bonuie Lass and Bustle lead- wg the pack, with the other sixteen coupies, little scattered, close bebind. The country is very stiff, the fences running trom three feet nine inches to tour tect Bix, apd the stone walls about the neighborhood of prig Ol quarries measuring from three feet four to four five, with plenty of spots ut for ugly falls, THE MONTKEAL CLUB, The Montrea! Fox Hounds is an institution of over filty years standing, and undoubiedly the leading one of it kind in America. 1t includes pearly abundred members, and last year had thirty-one meets, The —- average thirty hunters, including always some ies. The kennel comprises of all ages about filty couples of dogs, ali trom iinported stock, but with the excope tou of some females recently brought over ali now patives of the kenucl. ‘Ihe imported bounds do not last long bere, being too fine for the work from too much 1u-breeding or trom not having been brought up on sufliciently heavy food, The Canadian climate and feed make the dogs bardy and strong, broad chested, stroug legged and heavy foowd, game tor long runs and rough ground The ero iD the hunting season is oatmeal porri and a hberal a! ance of flesh, the oid bounds feeding once @ Gay and the youngsters twice, Whea summerin; the pack gets Jndian meal porridge instead of outm: which is tov heating aud very little tesh producing. The dogs are from twenty-one to 1 -three inches bigh anu bitebes from nineteen to twenty-one. The Jew imported females ure casily told by tueir rounded ears, the bome bred dogs havieg uncut ears, t absence of hawthorno bedges and much gruss her reudoring {t unnecessary to dij eh the leatber about their hoads, On the whole tl ack is & remarkably fine one, andas the buntsman fied a few of the bess for me from their beuch in the kennel! thought it a pity that the ciub did pot carry out the intention of sending Trumpeter and Tell Tale to the great Bench Show in New York. hoy are as obedient as children and show periect drill on road, as well as to kennel, Lavender, Bounio Lass, Beatrice, Posture, Bashiul aud the rest answeriug cheertuily to their 1 ersure Pilot, seven seasons; Trum- ; Monitor, four, and Gauger, three, while id balt score of obi are not much bee id kenvol on Logan’s farm 13 now aban. new dog palace at the foot of the bill, jeuce and perfection of arranges ment the pa'ns of a it to speak of the pleasures of listening to Drys ulogy on bis famous terrier Fusileer, by impo Spot, out of bso or ihdang Dest terrier, sir, on th ide of the A DL," On Juno 9 there will bo the Hunt Race meeting, entries conilued to embers of the ciud, with some good running and mach fun in sports like the bonnet race, where ail gentlemen ride with ladies’ bonnets Bot of the latest siyle. BULGARIA AND INDIA, THE MISSIONARY WOKK IN THESE COUNTRIES—<= ADDRESSES BY NATIVES aT S&T. LUKE'S METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. In St. Luke’s Methodist Church, in Forty-first Street, near Sixth avenue, the Rev. Stephen Thomof, a native of Bulgaria, and the Rev, M. L. Banerjea, a Native of India, addressed the congregation. The two clergymen are recent graduates of the Drew Theologi- cal Seminary at Madison, and expect soon to start for their mative lands, there to labor in the missionary cause. MR. THOMOF?’S REMARKS, Mr. Thomoff was first introduced, He said:—~ CunistiaAN FRikyps—lt gives me great pleasure to be able to say afew words to you this evening on tht progress of the missionary work now going on in my own country, especially as at the present time that country is attracting so great attention from ail parts of the civilized world on account of the great war that is progressing and tho recent events thut huve led to tuat war. 1 am happy to say that long before the present troubles began tho missionary work was com- menced in Bulgaria, and in order that iz may more thoroughly understand the work it will be nocossary to give w short historical sketch of Bulgaria, Bulgaria belongs to the great Slavonic race of nations ot which Russia isthe head. It was erected into ap independent kingdom in the middie of the seventh century, and coped successfully with the Byzantine Empire. 1t was converted to Christianity of the Greek form about the middie of nth century, but it had independent patriarchs, w! id Dot acknowledge th. theological supremacy of the Greek patriarchs, atter the capture of Constantinople by Turks in 1453 and the subsequent subjugation of the various provinces now under Turkish rule the Greek patrie arcbs succeeded in the control of the Chuch in Bulgaria, so that our people then had not only politi- cal tyranny to bear, bi tical tyranny as well, There wero now shoulders which tbey bore 400 years. The Bulgarians thougnt that in order to attain ag: alter lasting for or decreo makin; im lly lead to political indepeadence. ‘1! garians when they speak of their country do nos sider the Balkan Mountaing as its southern boundary a8 many now do. They always includo Vhra Macedonia as portions of Bulgaria, and if Bulgaria should become an independent state Thraco and donia would be included w:th it as one countr: OPVOSITION TO MIKMIONARIKS. The missionary work in Bulgaria was jun 1p 1837, The people had great projudices toward tho mission- arios, which prejudices bad to be met. Bulgarians, boing members of the Greek Church, thought that the: were Christians and orthodox Christians, as the (ree! Church styled itself tho orthodox Oriental Chure! and therefore considered that there was no neo that missionaries should come to toll them what Chris. tianity was, The peo 4 Bulgaria, ike all pominal Christians, Dave great faith in forms and ceremonies; und they believe that if they are attcative to these forms, and: fast, go to church, confess and rigidly adhere to the rest of the ceremonies oj \beir church, that there is a saving power is their eflorts, and that notbing more ts neediul. They have veen taught this by their pricsts. Althouga theoretically the Eastern Christians hold to the funda- mental doctrines of Christianity, yet practically they know nothing about them, forthe people are never taught any other religious matter than the proper ob- servance of the various forms and eeremonies of the Church. There are about twelve native preachers aud Six or seven men preparing for missionary work under the supervision of the presiding Elder ot Bul garia, and about twenty preparing undor the chargo of the American Missionary Board, I do not set up as a prophet, but 1 feol that the ro- sult of the present conflict will be that independent or seomi-indopendent States will be created out of the fol- lowing provinees vow tributary to Turkey :—Rous mania, Bulgs Thrace and Macedonia as one State, Herzegovina. The power of the Turk bro! by this war. That will be the inevitable result It will lead eventually to driving the Turk from Constantinople, as even now Turkey is and when the tributaries aro cut off it will i for her. The cougtry will be op to missionary efforts and modern civilization, MR. HANERJEA’S ADDRESS. Mr. Banerjea, of India, then addressed the congr gation on the opposition to spread of Curisuianity Oflored in India by the differeut religions there, He said that every religion had tho two esscntial elements ol faith and an object of worship and boliel. In* influence of the object ot wor jograding is the Tho people in India hold ton with @ tenacity which it is slmost impossivie to voteries. a mistake it the Hindoos are ig- noraut. They Weir universities and coll where tho highest edacation may be obtained; but the Hindoos and Mohammedaus who graduate from those colleges beoome neither Hindoo nor Mohawmedan, apd sometimes many of them take pride in saying that they are nothing. Lately there has arisen es new religion, which is claimed to be an improvement on Corstianity, Kesuud Chander son i the leader of this new religion which many of the graduates of Indian colleges profess, This religion respects Jesus Christ, but denies any divinity in Him, oud says that 14 18 possible for any man to attain the dogroe of holiness possessed by Him. The professors of this new roligion do not beiiove in revealed religton, but depend entirely upon intuition. Although the religion of the Hindoos is @ low aud dograding one, spiritual degradation does not necessarily imply inteliectual degradation, The educated Hindoos are often more thoroughly conversant with the Bivle than the mis- sionary who onde’ to convert them, Mr. then doacribed thy Zenana system or the seci| tho worn ud the systom, and concluded wi! an earnest appeal for missy ry for Ladia, TWEED'S “FORLORN HOPE.’ AN INTERVIEW WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAU ON THE PROSPECTS OF THE BOSS’ RE LEASE. Attorney Goneral Fairchild spent the day in the city yesterday, making hia home at the Buckingham Hotel, In the evening ho culled at the residence of Mr. Tilder in Gramercy Park, and spent an hour with the ex. Governor, A reporter of the Herato at ten o'clock Pr M. met the Attorney General there, and learned from him that there ts nothing new in Mr. Tweed's 80. In answer to a query as to the probability of early solus tion of the Tweed matter thejAttorney General roplied, with apparent frankness, ‘There is nothing now in the matter, and (tis not likely that there will be anything of importance that will interest (he press or the pube lic tor some time 19 come.” “Have you seen, Mr. Fairchild, the story published in one of to-day’s papers’? asked the roporter. “It would seem that this pubjication is made te ‘ease down’ Mr. Tweed’s fall’? The Attorney General smiled and remarked that the story wi mm ust one, evidently intended to create a sympathy on u part of tie public tor tho ex-Boss, There can be said he, “that Mr, Tweed has done sor¢ the inter of charities, but others used movey not thew own for praiseworthy purposes, It is very evident that the Aworney Geueral takes but little stock in the ©x-Boss’ confession, and 1s not likely to recommend his early release trom Ladlow Street Jail The Attorney General innocently i8@ law was entorced yesterday that bo bad spent a portion of Cevtral Park, aod gear we lake 6 eer sold, He could act underviand why'"*saip Waa tun”