The New York Herald Newspaper, October 21, 1877, Page 10

paaovert, on “HISTORY OF A CRIME.” —— + Victor Hugo’s New Book on the Period of the Coup @’Etat. QTARTLNG PICTURES AND REVELATIONS. Resisting Tyranny—-A Call to Arms— Death at the Barricade. M. Victor ago’s new book, ‘Histoire d’un Crime,” ‘Will be hated us ap important addition to contempo- Faneous bistory. It caanot be called romance 1s doais too strongly with the stern facts which con- fronted France before the Second of December, It reveals tbe early struggles, the persecutions, we Bonest faith of men who had been deluded by the sophistry of the Dictator who was so soon to plaut bis from heel apon al! laws and human rights. Bright Pictures are not always pleasing, aud the “History of ® Crime” paints in colors that certainly do not carry the readgr into rhapsoaies, There are all the brilliancy, epigram, ripe experieuco and @elightful method eculiar to M, Hugo in many respects the work i more masterly land attractive than any of bia historical productions previously presented to the public; but beneath all the veteran republican brings ito bold relief the principles wnd aims of the men who thirsted for {ree- dom and civil rights side by side with their sorrows and triumphs. He introduces splendor and despair, the baubles that surround a throne, she grandeur of courts, the mimicry of the weak and the villany of the intriguing, in order to prove the more forcibly the vitality and importance of tae power which he Dag devoted a long life to secure. But tue reader will be able to judge of the character of the work to somo | extent from the followiug chapter, which we havo translated in fall, as representing one of the most im- Portant points of the crisis that resulted in the Empire of Napoleon {1]:— ‘ ‘Toe Ca:é Koysin was opened, It will be remem- Dered that sue graud saloon of this calé haa been used Guring (he meeting of @ certain famous club iu 1843, Li was wero, it will also be romombered, that the “rendezvous” baa been named, You entered the culé vy @ nurrow alley running olf the street; then you passed throug a vestibuce a few yards in length, and you lound yourself 1h @ very large bull with bigh win- Gos. Huge mirrors graced tho walis; several hand- some bilhard tuvies were in the centre; marble tables | were scaitered here and there, and ali the chairs aud lounges were covered with rich plush, This was tue Baloun, badly arranged as it was (or such a meeting, in which they deliberated—the same thas had been used by the Club Roysia. Cournet, Aubry and Malardier duly tnstalled them- selves. On entering Wey did not atiempt to conceal Vheir identity, Tuey were weil received, aod they Were shown an exit by way of the gardeu which coud be used iu case of necessity. De Fiotie joined them The clock was simking eight when the represeata- tives commenced to arrive. Bruckner, Maigne aod Briilier tirst; thea, successively, Charamaule, Cassal, Duwe, Bourzal, Mader de Monau and Baudin, Hourzat wore clogs, im accordauce with his usual abit when the streets were muudy, Whoever might have taken Bourzat for a peasaut would have veen de- cuived; be was (here as a Benedictine, bourzat, with meridional imagimation, quick tmteiligence, sensitive, Jetiered, ornamented, be had the encycigpedia in his Lead and patiens on his feet. Why noir “Ho is unind and people, Tuo old constituent Bastide arrived with Madier de Monyau. Haudin shook hands wish them ali with warmth, but uitered nota word, He was pen- Bive. ‘Whats the matter with you, Baudii??? asked Aubry (of the North), ‘You seem very sud.’? “Se, said Baudin, raising bis head, “I was never More contented than bow.” A certain number of strange meu in the Assembly, all determined, ike the Representatives themseives, accompanied und surrounded them. Cournes was leader. ‘here were among them a few workmen, but hove Of the class Known us blouses. ln order uot to trigntea tue bburgeoisie the work. men bad been advised to come in their Working clow- tug, especiaily Derosne and Cail, Baudin bad with him @ copy of prociamatiou which | bad dictated to hum the evening belore, Cournet spread it out und read 1. “Let us hasten to have it posted up in tue lauvourg,” said be. “*it 1s necessary that tie populace should kuow tuat Louis Konaparie has goue beyoud the law.”” A working lithograpucr Who was present offered to print it ou tne pou Every Representauve present sigued it wud they added my name to their Bignaturess Aubry (of the North) wrote as a capuon, “Asseinvide Nationale.” Lhe printer took the copy and the discussion end. ‘A lew hours later Aubry, and still later a friend of Cournet, named Gay, wet in the Faubourg of the Temple, pasvepotia baad, and possed up tae proclama tion at ali (he street corners, eveu side oy side with the “notice”? of 31, Maupas, wuich threatened instant death © wuomsvever suould be louud placarding a document cailing the peuple to arms. ‘Lue crowds Tead the two posters side by side, it may be neces Bary lo now that w sergoaut of the ine in uuiiorm, with baggy pauts aud rifle on bis shoulder, accom- pauied tue workman and compelled respect, This was, doubtless, a suidior who had recently deserted. Yue moment uxed tor the geuerul mecting was Dali-past wine o'clock the uext morning. This hour had vec chosen in order that Luere might be Lime to | where We now ari | to the soldiers, Avtoine, A milk cart next came up. They 1 the ik cart as they bad that belonging .. the peas- ‘A baker passed 1m Wis bread wagon. He saw what (te crowd nad dove with the other vehicles, and wishing (o avoid a similar fate put bis horse to » gal- lop, Two or turee gamins—those, children of Paris who are brave as lous and fleet as cats—ran alter the baker, got ahead of the horse, which continued to gal= lop, stopped the wagon and brought it back to the place where the barricxde had veen commeuced Lt Was jurned Over Bnd placed in position, An omujDus came along ttom the Bustilie, “Gooi!?? said the con- ductor, I see what this is.’ He descended with yood grace aud tolt bis paseengers to get out thew to univer unhitched the horses and went on shaking tt dirt uf bis coat, The omnibus was upset. Toe four vehicles, placed eud to end, scarcely barred the oiguway, which was very wide at this point, “Do not throw dowa two many vehicles, ’ suggested one; but this mage only a poor varricade, quite low, too short, and loft the sidewalk {ree wt the LwWo sides AL this moment an officer of the guard passed, followed by an ordinary; perceiving the barricade he put spurs to bis horse aud gailoped away at & furious fate Scuovicher quietly inspected the overturned vehicles, When he saw the manuro curt slgutly above the overs: be suid, “That is not very gice.”? Bus they went on ilimg Up i kinds of material, Mnally throwing up a jot of empty vaskets, waich simply added oulk 19 front, without strengtoening the fortification. They were working very quietly when, suddenty, voy came running along and shouted, ‘+The tropa} In fact two companies of troops were coming from the Basulle at “double quick,” echelonued in such a man- her ad so take up [ue entire sireeh All windows aod doors of the neighboring aweilings were pro- itaiely closed. During this time tne impassidle Bastide, {one corner of the barricade, wae gravely relating & story to Madier de Montjau. “Madier,” eaid he, “it ls nearly two hundred years since the Prince of Condé gave battle in this same Faubourg St. Anwine, when an officer who Was with him ‘No, sir.’ asked, ‘Have you ever eeen # butte lost?” Sot you are about to see one lost’ | tell you now, fAdier, that you are about to see uw barricade taken. ”” Meauwaue those Wo Were arined wore placed in position to Hght vebind tue barricad The decisive oment approached “Citizens,” 6 Schoeicher, jo not fire # single shot. When the army of the faubourg lights 1 sue biood of the people that flows oh born sides Let ua first speak to the sol- diers,” So saying bo mounted one of the bi which faced the barricade, The other Representatives ranged themselves hear him ou the side of the omni- bus. Malardier aud Duiac were on bis might Dulac suid to him You scarcely know me, Citizen Schoeicher, but llove you. Give me permission to remain by your sive, 1 bold buta secoudary rank tn the Assembly, but 1 desire to be tu the first rank dur- ing tue tignt.? At this momont some men in blouses, of those which the 10:h of December bad brigaded, appeared at the angle of the Rue Ste, Marguerite, all pear the barricade, cryiag out:—"Down with the twenty-five tranes,”’ Baudin, who had wiready chosen his post, clampered up on the barricade and looking Bxealy at toese men said:— “You are about to see how they murder for twenty- five trancs."” A noise was heard in the street, A few doors which bad remained partly open were now closed, The two attacking columns appeared in view of tho barricade, Further on could be seen rows of shining bayonets. Lt was those which had barred my passage. : Scuvelcher, raising bis right arm with authority, made a sigu to the captaim commanding the frst platoon to stop. The captain made @ return sign in the negative, Ali the Second of December was in thet ture. The law said “Stop!’’ the sabre replied, No.’? The two companies continued to advance at a siower pace and more cuutiously, Scuovicher Gvscended from the barricade on tho side next De Flows, Dulac, Mulardier, Brillier, Moigue and Bruckuer foliowed him, Here was a grand spectacie! Seven Represeutatives of tho people, wituout other urms than thei scarfs, or sashea—that 1s to say, majestically clothed with law und right—advanced in the sireet beyond the barricade, straight toward the soldiers, who awaited them with their rifles at “present.” The otner Represvntatives remained behind the barricade, making the final prepurations for resistance, The combatants bad an intrepid wutitude. The lieutenant of murine, Cournet, was a bead aud shoulders above thew all, Baudin, who had hitherto remained upon the omnibus, now paruially hid bis body. Seeing tue seven represcata- lives upproavhiug the soldiers and officers experienved a moment of stupor, The cuptain made a sign that they must not advance any further, They baited, ana Schoelcher said, in -a grave tone:: “Soldiers, we ure the Representatives of the sovere!, people; We are your Representatives; we are those elected by universal suffrage, 1u the name of the con- stitution, ia the nume of ublversal suffrage, in the name of the Republic, we, who are the National As- sembly; we, who are the law; we o@er you to Join | us; we’ surmmon you to obey, both you and your chiefs. The army beiongs to the people, and the rep- Tesentatives of tue people are the leaders of the army, Soldiers, Louis Bonapurte violates tbe constitution. We have placed him as recreanttothe law. Obey officer who commanded—a captain, named etit—did not allow Schoelcher to Gnish his harungue. entiemen,” suid he, ‘“Lhave my orders, 1 am of the people,’ Lam arepublican, like yourself; vut I ain only an instrament.” “You kaow the constitution,’ said Schoelcher, “1 only know my order.” “Phere is an order which is far above all othor or- ders,” replied Sehoelcher, ‘which 1s as binding on the soldier a¥ on the ctyilian—this is the law.” He turned again toward the soldiers in order to con- the tinue his address to them, when the captain shouted:—"Not another word; you must not con- tinue. Lf you speak another word I will order the men to fire.”? “What does that matter?” said Schoelcher, At this moment another vflicor on horseback ar- tived. He was the chief of the battalion, Hespoke for a moment to the captain in an ungertone, “Gentiewen Representatives,” said the captain im- ediately aiterward, shaking bis sword nervously, ire, or I will give she oraer Lo re,”” “Fire!” cried De Fiotse, The Represvntatives—strange and heroic imitation of Fonicvoy—tovk off their bats und faced the muzzles of the rifles, Schoeicher alone retained bis bat upon bis head and Waited with crossed arms, “Fix bayonets,” said the captain, and, turning toward the platoons, gave the order, “Cross bayouets.”* ive la Képublique?” suouted the Representatives, Tho bayonets were iowered, the Companies closed up, And the soldiers rushed upon the immovavie Repreten- wara all the incmbers of the Left, 1b was necessary Wo await the arrival ol wil the Rupresentauives, so tat bhe group should tue wore resemule un assemb ih order that 18 manliestues might have mor thority in the faubourg, several of tue Repre: fives uiready arrived uid wot Wear the reguiar susu. Tuey bau vurriediy bunuied ou some pieces of red, while and biue calico, Wuicu they had vbtaned in a Leighboriug house, Baudin vod De Floite were of those attired iu Luese uprovised searis, Although it was wot yet wine o’cluck great impa- tence was manilested, “Several of the leaders partook Of this vervousuess, Bauuin desired to wait, “Do Dot get iu advance of the Lime," said he; give our col- leagues time to arrive.” wut they contiaued to mur. mur arcunu Baudin. , COMMERCE, give the sigual, foun, ihe iauvourg only awaiis the sight of your Souris in order to rigs. You ure lew, bubat is known that your frieous wish w Jom you. That suillces, Commence,” ‘The result proved that this baste could but produce a tas NeVertheless they thoagat tuat | ibe lirst example Which became Lue Kepreseatauves ol ihe people was perooual courage. Not to smother any | spark of euthusiasni, march out first, bead (he column; | this was adaty. Apparent besiatiou would be more | damaging in ellect Luau temerity. Scuvelcuer was a bero vy walure; he bad a supery tatives, This Wus a grandiose, terrible moment, The seven Representatives saw the vayonet points touch their | breasis without a word, Without @ gesture, without a reiroxrade step, But the hesitation, which was not in their souls, was in the hearts of the soldiers, The sol- diers jeit instinctively Wat bere Was to be a double stan upon their oniform—intimidate the Representatives of tue people, Which was treason, and murder unarmed meu, Which wus cowardice, Either treason or cow- ardi¢e, these are epaulets which may somotumes grace the general, never (he soldier. When the bayonots Were so near the Representatives that they touched thar breasts they turued about, and the soldiers, as it by ‘a unauimous movement, passed between the Represeatatives without doing them sny harm, Schoelcher only had his cout pierced in two places, and, in his mind, tuts Was maladdresse more than in- tention, One of the soldiers who faced him, wishing to avoid striking the captain, touched him with hie bayonet, Ibe point struck the book of addresses | whieh Schoeicher bad iu bis pocket and simply pierced his clovuing. A soldier said to De Floue, “Citizen, we -doa’t wish to baru you,” Meantime another soldier ap- proached Bruckuer and wok bim by the shoulder, Phe shouved, impatiouce to Juco danger, “Coine | “our irieuds will join Us; let us sary Let us ais: arm the sentry up there, be coutiuued,”” They sulted forvu trom Koysin Hall in oraer, two by wo, arm in arm, Fiteen or tweuty of the popu- Jace lormed the escort These walked in advan suvuting, “Long live the Kepubli rms To 4 lew boys precoveil these crying out, “Long tive Mon- 1 “The doors of the ciosed stores were warily . A lew men appeared upon the sills ol tbe | duors; a lew Woulen showed Lem selves at se win- dows. Groups of workingmen, org to their labor, shouted, “Loug live our Kepresemiatives, Five la Keépubiaquel" Every wuere sytpacoy was manitustd, | Dut tow took pare 1m Lie imeurrection, [ne cortege grew OUL Gutle agit progressed, A man mounted oa u | suddie horse Lad joined them, No one knew Who tule horseman Was vor Where ike horse cawe trom. Tui | had the air ol a person who wanted to vo ready for | Hight Hi troubie suould ensue, so Representative Du- Jue ordered the horseman away, They arrived at the post (corpsde garde) \u ihe Kue de Moutrewil, As they approached (ue seutinel gave the alarm and the Boluiers tumble OUl OL their quarters tu disorder, Schveicuer, calm, indillerens, weariog ruffles aad a White cravat, dressed ip black ax though out fora wulk om the Boulevard, vutioued up to the throat ia Dis ughuly tting frock coat, Walked straight up to them, aod with (he intrepid aud jrateroal air ol a tage opene Quaker, said:—"Comrades, we are the Represeniatives Of Lue people, and we come in the nume of Lhe people vu your arms for the aeience of the to demavu of Constitution and iaw The post wilowed themselves | to ve disarmed. I'he sergeautonly wade a show of ree stance, bUL they suid (0 Wim, “Lod are alone,” and O gave IM With the res ihe Kepreseutatives dis tribuied the riflea and cartridges to tue resolute group Surrounding them. everai soldiers cried out, “Wherelore do you take y our guns? We will igs for you and wiv you.” Tue Representatives were asked ii they would accept | tors oller. of} Dis com ran Scuveicuer Was inclined Ww accepi, but one remarked (at soiwe of he Gurde Moe the same ler to the Insurgents in Juno | and bad turoed Just the insurrection ihe arms whieh fad been iefs io their bands, it was thereiore | decided to keep tue guns, [he disarmament compicy the gus Were counted and (ound to nowber bur ut- are oue hundred of us," said Cournes, eon, “+The! ; Swe have wot enough rifles” “Well,” as Bebocicber, “where ts \uere avother gaard?’! “As Leuoir diarket” Disarm it alse Witu Sehoeicher ai (heir head, @saorted vy the itcen arined men, tie Representatives marched vver to the | Levoir darket. Here (ue post uilowed themselves to | be disarmed otili more remuiy than bu of the Rue De Monireuil, The soldiers even turned round 0 that | the Representatives migul the more easily empty their cartridge cases, Temeaiavely the gues were loaded. bave thirty guns, let us seek & favor “Now,” cried ‘tout "4 Soie a ect cotner aud erect & barricade,” At tuis | time hey numbered avout two hundred cumbataurs, When tuey hud goue | ried up Rue de Montreuls. He fart tc Where are we gout lity paces Scpowicher sai :— ug? were our backs UpoR tHe Basti We tura fF backs to the combat.” Sbey returned toward iue fauboure. “igurtmal’? tuey oried ; " Vivent nos Keprésen- replied the crowd. Bul very iow young men dt waa evident that ibe vroese of whe ned them. : ‘ fevolution was not viowing lercely enough. “Never miitid,” said De Flovte, “et us go juve xcuion, let us favs ‘the glory of being the firat Killed” As they ar- ve corners of (he streets Ste. Murgue- rived whe | but instinet reigus; | Was ao | execute ite savage orders of the day, the solu: tied ong Upon the over and crossed a's cart, loaded with @avie rite and Cotte « R | mug and entered tho Kas Sie Mar the faubourg, 4 refase, came Fr" | OeSHere!”.- d De Fiowe, They stoppos tho cart + pdb a bne oon one Well,” said Bruckuer, “tire.” The soldier, deepiy lowered fis weapon and shook the hand of Brackuer, The moat striking thing was that despite the orders given by .be chieisy tue two companies ar- rived successively at the Reprosenutatives, crossed bay- onets and turned ubout, Lhe consigne commanded, consigne may be crime, bub Uief OL battalion said subse- hould Lave to do with the queauy, “We were told that insuinet 18 honor. e Lad to deal with heroes. they bad become nervous, and, see- auves surrounded and Wishing to brigands; we he At the burricad ng the Keprese succor tuem, fired a shot, [his unortugate shot killed @ sulier Who Was standing between De Flotte und schoeicher. The officer commanding the secoud placoon passed hear to schoelcher 48 the poor man Sehoe see, Lieutenant,” he si pled wih a gesture of despair, us (0 do 1? Yue two companies replied to the shot by a volley and rusued forward so assault tue varrivade, leaving Denind them the seven Representatives, who were stupeiied at boing still alive. The barricade’ replied with a volley; batit was of no avail, The barricade was carried, Baudin was killed. He bad remained at nis post apon the omnivus ‘Three balls bad pierced his body. Une struck avove the right eye and entered the bram He fell, He never regained consciousness. Half an hour afterward he Was dead. ‘tuey carried bis body to the Hospital of Ste, Margueriie, Bourzat, who was near Baudin, with Aubry (of the Nortu), bad his cloak pierced by 4 bail. One imeideut which should be noted is, that tho soldiers took OO prisouers in this barricade, Thoso who itdispersed im the streets of the iaus boury rojuge in neighboring houses. Tho te hor poitted out the gasping man to the 4, Lhe officer re What do you wish or Representative Maigne was drawn belind the door ot an aleyWay by Some Irigbbened Women, und bere jound tov himself svut Up with ove of the soldiers who had come to lake the barricade. A moment aiterward the Repre ruiauive aud the soldver came out toger the niatives Were enabled to quit this thor Ue free and aunurmed, viema commencement of the conte @ inst At is ray of justice and right yet saone, and wiltary probity itened by a kind intoxieation Of good; toxication of — evil, This intoxication ly moved tte conscience of (be army. 1 French army was nob made to commit ermes When Lue contest Was proiouged, and 1% became necessary 10 ro mained heediess, They aid not ovey coidiy, which Was mioustrous, DUL With Warmtu, Waich history will jOVuKe as (heir excuse, AlllLough, perhaps, despair was at bie voLLou Of Luis Wardice. The (aden svldier bad remained upon the sire: schyelcuer raised uin Wp, Some Weeping, brave women emerged (rom tuvit Louses Some soidiery also came, Tuey carried him off, Scuoelcuer supporting the bead, at (irs: w a small fruierer’s store, then ww the bospi- (ai where Baudio had deen taken previously, He was of dull anxiety, There ‘were was an ine uitimate- was ber, acouscript. (be bali bad taken elluct iu lis side, The Uotiow of Bis gray Lyod, Which Was buttoned Up io the heck, Was soied With vied His head fell apou nis suoulder, his Coautenunce Uvidly pale, marked by the cuin strap WHiCh Beli Ou Lis shako, uo iouger lad & trace of lie, biood was gradually oozing trom his mouth, Ho appeared scuresly exgt diet yetan iuiant, He was dead, Tors poor voy was the frst Victim o: the coup d’¢tat, Baudin was ihe eee oud. Before being Representative Baudin had been an twstrucwr, He came vom that ‘intelligent and strong family 01 schoolimas' always persecuted, who have n by the law Guigot, by tue law Falioux, and irom the law Failoux the law Dupanioup, fue crime of the sete sin @ Loud aw o the sacristy condemne wen, Already & sole (hore is now in every Freeh | villoge 4 faming tore, the scuooimaster, and a mouth wool bbe Fauvourg Sk | wuick roars above Jb. Wao cure Lue schvoimastors of 4 DOK; that suttices, | Shower," v ~ France who kuow how to die of hunger for the sake of truth and science, wero wortny of one of their mber who was slain for the sake of liberty. The Ume that | saw Baudtn was at Assembly, January 13, 1850, 1 desired to speak against the Law of Instruction. | was not entered tor the debate, however, but Bauain, who was second on tne hist, came to me and offered me his turn. 1 accepted and spoke two days sfterward, on the 14th. Baudin was, for calls to order and exactiona, worthy of Sicur Dupin, He divided this honor with Miot and Valentin, He spoke from the tribune several sim His style was hi tating in form, but onergetic at bor He always seomed as though be sat on the apex of s mountain. He bad a rm will and timid manners, Hoe was 6 man of medium peight. His tace, red and full, vis open host, bis broad shoulders, aunounced the robust mu: Invorious schoolmaster, the thiaking peasant. He this resembiance to Bourzit. Baudin rested his head upop his shoulder, listeved with iatelligence and spose With a gvave, sweet voica He bad the sad look aud 4 Rhee ne of one of those predestined souls we often bear On th of the Second of December I said to bim, “What yor age’’’ He replied, “Nearly thirty-three years. ‘Aud your”? he said to mo, “Forty-nine yours. , Mustrations painting You Tennyson's Harbor, Me., « logsy ¥. § Churcb bas in bis Studio “Blossom and and be bas lecturing a branch Hoe Decay”'—a rose by the bead of & mummy, Under way a witch, with a» brooomstick, Jot of comical looking owls strung along hus made during the past summer quite Pleasing color sketehes at Sandy Hook. A. H. Wyant oas a vi licate little sentiment, a quiet, rocky poo! in the woods, arcb: fram oaks and silver birohes, strong in tone and adiniri hy treated. There ts alap a pool op the edge of a wood, With a cloudy afjernoor efloct Choton ‘ivie has just finished 6 pleasing little scene u uterbrunuen, looking up the valley towara the Jungfrau, He is at work on “The Meadow Brook,"’ & quiet, peacetul little plewure, nicely painted. Marstod Ream bas recently completed a trathful little still fe bit—a peach with a By on it, a few grapes and nuts ART NOTES. So far alos go the fine art exhibitions at Chicago and St Louis eoem both to have been failures, a re- suis easy to nave been predicted, especially in the And he replied, “We have the same age now.” He waa bred tagy effect, of the morte has aited | latier city, Ouring the two days of the St Louis us, in which was, perhaps, to be bidden all thas which | auction the only two pictures sold seem to bave been 1 the great equality among free nation a bit of Adirondack scenery, by Hekking, Pani gg for ‘a ete aod dont Lanta > ull,?? bi; ugene Verbockhoev: whi FINE ARTS. $63. Ou the tree night 120 pictures were offered and eighteen sold according to the St, Louis papers, and on the second eighty @ offered aud fourteen re- AN IMPORTANT WORK—THE APOTHFOSIS OF HIERS, BY VIBERT AND DETAILLE {From the Paris Figaro, Oct, 2) We have lately ecen the sketch of a large picture of six metres, which will igure at the coming exposition. The subject {9 “L’Apothéose de M. Thier.” ‘The great statcsman lies on a catafaique covered with binck crape. France, in mouraing, salutes bim with the flag, and envelopes him up w the waist with iis three colored folds. A crucifix stands out on the grand cordon of the Legion of Honor, surrounded by the foreign decora- tions of the deceased. Famo, spreading her golden wings, stretches her mght haud to the forehead of the aged one, In the foreground the standard of Belfort disappears under aheap of crowns and flowers, To the right, im the middle foreground, the Vomimune, personified by a horrible megwra, expires in the mudst of a thick black smoke, Which comes irom an ex- tinguished torch lying on tue ball burued escuicneon of the city of Paris, To the left the funeral cortéye jig shown ‘at the entrance to Pére La Chaise, In the backgrouad 1s seen the panorama of Paris during the Above the sky brightens, and in ita trans ‘Blege. Parenoe appears the tiree phases In the lite of M. Thiers, His political carver is typitied by the umn of July and an interior yiew of the Corps Leg- islatit, symbolizing the great parliamentary contests, His career as a Bistorian is represented by a review of the great events o! history trom 1789 to 1815. Below, M. Thiers, President of the Republic, assists in the tribuse at Lougchamps at a review of the army ot Versuilles, alter the batties of Muy, 1871. This pic- ture, composed without any party spirit,, and with no other end than to perpetuate the memory of a grand figure in history, will bo signed Detaille and Vibert. GALLERY NOTES, Several new pictures, two of which are of consider- able note, have been lately added to the Goupil Gal- lery. Tno regular fall opening will not take place tor some weeks, as the picture season in many respects ts rather backward this year; but still, by gradual pro- cess of substituting new pictures by twos und throes for those sold, or which have hung for some time, the gallery has assumed a quite fresh aspect and many new canvases now greet the aye. Ainong the recent additions is a large and fine sheep picture by Max Jiebling, of Munich, entitled ‘Che Cry tor Help.” Ona riso on a snowy moorland stands a mother ewo, with a pair of very young lambs by hor, one of whom hes exbausied on the snow un- able to walk further, The mother 1s pite- ously calling tor help to the shepherd, wito with the rest of the flock is seen down the rise making for the distant village, over which 1s passing an evening snowstorm. Admirable is the ex- pression on the ewe’s face, and lifelike the drawing and painting of horself and her ungainly litte chil- aren, ‘The texture paintiug is especially good and the snowy cloudscape natural, Next to the sheep picture hangs @ very noticeable canvas by F, Jacaducci, of Rome, called “The Happy Event.” Inarichiy decorated spanious vedchamber iu the palace of some great Italian noble, probably a Medici, are gathered around the nappy mother, in the richly hung bed, @ picturesque and richly dressed group just returned with the baby, whom one is banding to the mother, trom the christenpg. The proud father stands with a lady venind ihe woman with the chiid,.who 18 just at the bedside, aud behind the bed is a cavalier in black, Whose costume contrasis admirably with that of the tacher liftiog the hangings to allow a sight of the mother tou visiior, In the doorway, just en- tering with her governess, richly dressed aud escorted by a gallant.gentleman, comes a three or four-year-old sister of the recent arriv: [he costumes are tuose of about the midule of e siXteenth century, The picture is admiravlo im grouping aud in color, Tho figures are tinely drawn and iuil of action, The depth is well given aud tue geveral tone ricn and true, A new and briliaat little kaemmerer pamed “L'Hiver” uext attracts attention, It represents a young demoiselle iu the costume of the time of the Directory, waking her Way through te busues toa pond on which are geen skaters, The picturesque but uot very pretty face 15 turned coquettishiy toward us, and is & flue bit of color, ‘The piuk silk robeis treated with tbe artist’s usual felicity 19 such mutters, “His Friead,” by F. Engel, of Munich, is a pleasing littie picture of a boy im a barn eating a crust, while by him on the bay on which he leaas sits a Knowing, affectionate little skye terrier, with an eye on the bread, Compte-Calix is represeuted by a graceful and charming lite cauvas, Ou the border of a lake are gathered « pleasing group, oue of whom, a voy, 13 Skipping stoves through the water, while the three ladies are looking on, One standing, another sitting on arock, and the third stretched fuli length over it. ‘Across the water u couple vi ladies are standing, one fisning, rod iu band, while overhead t8 a coming storm. “Alter the Hunt’ 18 a nice little canvas by Velton, of Munich, Julius Hintze, also of Munich, was repre- sented by @ very pleasing picture of cuiluren at pluy jn the woods, which has since been sold, Among th new pictures which Lavo not yet been placed iu the gallery are a Paczka, a surly, dnshavea Monk’s bead, strougly treated; au Egusquisa, a girl Slauding at a piano trying an air; and ‘Hide and Seek,” un excecuingly pieasing canvas by a. Laup- heimer, of Munich, a youyg girl witha sweet German face, iu the zrounds of a country house, hiding behind a silver poplar trom ner lover, who ig seen threading the poscage in search of ber, Admirably treaced is the gracetul figure of the girl, very uuiiccable ia the Jandscape paiuting, dud well given 18 flue, breezy | sphere, ne two Viberts,”’ “The Preparatory Sermon”? and “The Catalonian Water Carrier” uave been sold und will be removed irom the gallery 10 a lew days. Che firm propose shortly to open a Water color exe hipvition iu the staal room udder the picture gallery, schaus has just received a pair of very pleasing lithe panes pictures by Seignac. Uue 1s called **Castivs in Spaiw””—a group of cunuren butiding card houses— | Sud (ue other “Granumothe Birtnday ;” & coupie of | children huve come with sheir mother aod vroughe a large vouquel asa present, Very charming im senu- meut aud auiuiravie in treatinen Ai Moore's was noticed a very ples by Wyant, with deer driuking ala river ib the fore ground, adwirably paiuted anda tine cxample ot one Who Stauas in (he lirst line of our laudseape painters, ing landscape, STUDIO JO: TINGS. Biorstadt is still painting on bis large picture of Estes Park, Colorado, but has been varying bis work by painting on a view of Nussau Light, with a brill- jant tropical sunset over the sea. S. J. Guy ts still at work ou the picture of an Italian giri musician tuning bor violin, noticed before. He has added severa: Og ope of a boy standing by her, with his violin unger bis coat, asking at the windows for pennies, and the otvers of a couple of Street boys soaied on she curb, and of a marketman W. H. Beard is baek in town, and Las on bis easel a pleasing little canvas whieh he calls “Making Friends,” By afarm bouse porch stands, with ber toy wagon, & Lisle girl, and near ber & lot of tamed rabbits, Lwo of whoin are examiuing her, One standing ow bis bind legs reaches up and suits at ber, and the osher, witn ears up, looks quizzicaily at ner, The cuild, tumid, hardly Knows What is expected of ber, whether she is vo kiss the standing rabuit or not J. G. Brown is pamung a sirong picture, “Fading Away’’—an old wouma over eighty, with curiously ined aod seamed face under the White cap, sits pile lowed tm @ chair, With @ Curious Old clowk over Ler shoulders aud 4 cup Of tea iu hand, Gilbert Gaul i at Work on @ good sized canvas repre= 4 Lomelese Couple, a boy and girl, vivouacked by # bakery Window, on some bowrds over the area up Which comes Hut air, and Which locality they have Choseu because of its Warmtk. The girl is asieep, but the boy has just awoke, ana stretcues 1 1 with & wearted air, reudy to lio down a ue subject aod one which we Link will ve d Wiuuam F, de i as on lis i 4 Sunset in Cone ception Buy, ou wwe Newioundiand coast, and Indian Rocks, Narragansett, just aiter vlow, spray dashing over (he build rocks «nd a fox rising vvor she waters, of vhe edge of wach on & sil; above a fuely troat y, and sailing @round the strongly trowed rocks white qui M. KF, H. de Haas bas nearly dnished dine can- vas, representing @ party Walcning au Aggust moon. fine On Suutoutapion Veuch., Aduttable is the woon- Ligut tailing ob (ue Waters, te lew Meecy cious 4 lig over aud the peculiar sate of tue atmosphere, merging (rom the Viue above into & somewnat guiden tone in the moon's vicinity. Mr, de iisas bus well biocked in (rom On Of bis sKotChes a picture of the tabulence of waters at she rapids above Niagara Fails Casilear 18 paluting & View ou the Sound iooking tor ward Horton Port, L. 1, which be is “A Passing Cuore is a very siormy sky. He as also under Way Aud gearly faisved a moonlight view of Bagie Clif, N, H., with Protie Lake velow, A qu H siroug Poche Picture reminuing ue Of some Of Kar, 8 rd sold, Muny of the pictures were called in at the first bids and ‘thors id in, The St. Louis Globe- Democrat says, in reference 10, the sale :—‘‘So slight has been the opportunity of the good folks of this quartet to become acquainted with the better class of works ‘bat the prices fairly staggered them.”” The Life School of the Nationa! Academy opened last Monday, There are now somo seventy names op the books of all classes of the schools und ab average attendance of some forty, The Art Students’ League is getting along nicely in their present quarters, there being some sixty students and additions being re- coived daily. ‘The encouragement met thus far this season by the Society of Decorative Art is gratifying to the friends of this institution; which cannot be too bigbly com- mended ‘The clusses are bard a} work and quite full, FOREIGN ART. The collection of pictures of the Inte M. Alfred Senster is to be sold in Paris this winter, and the Academy ts glad to hear that @ portion, if not the whole of the collection will probably be exhibited in London belore the sale, The gorgeous interior decoration of the Palais do la Légion d’Honneur is about finished, fhe Egyptian government has decided to restore the ‘wombs of the-tbuillfs’” by heading a subscription list with a handsome sum, There 1s vo be a loan exhibition of drawings of “old masters’? at the Grosvenor Galiory, Mr. Valentine Prinsep is well advanced on the pre- liminary studies for bia picture of tho grand durbar reception by the Prince of Wales in India of the native dignitaries. Professor Legros 18 at work in London on two im- rtant pictures for the 1878 exhibition of tho osvenor Gallery—onea church interior with figures, the other an interior of a cheap restaurant io Leices- ter square, the french quarter of London, with four Agures, ‘The restoration of the interior of Exeter Cathedral having been fuisbed, undor the direction of Sir Gil- bert Scott, it was opened to tbe public week betore last. A portrait of the Princo of Wales, pronounced vy the Atheneum a striking likeness and a five pic- ture, painted by Mr. Watts, 18 nearly finished, MUSICAL AND DRAMaTIC NOTES, Miss Bmma Thursby sang to a large audience at Hudson on Friday evening. Mr. Frank Gilder, with the Young American Singing Club, gives a concert at Newark to-morrow evening. Migs Emma C. Thursby is anuounced to give a con- cert at the Academy of Music on the 29th of October, McKee Rankin and Kitty Bianchard have made a guccess in “fhe Dapites,’? at the Globe Thoatro, Boston, Augustin Daly’s company appear at Wood’s Theatro, Brooklys, to-morrow aight aud during the week in “Under the Gaslight,’” Mlle. Honore Rosette will sing in concert at Stcin- way Hall on the 13th prox. She will bo assisted by Bischoff und Remmertz. Maoel Leonard, having beea reloased from the cus- tody of the courts, is announced to appear at Tony Pastor’s on the 5th of November. An cntertainment for the venefit of “The Soldiers’ Home,” under the auspices of the Grand Army of tho Republic, is to be given next Monday evening. ‘The theatrical profession continue to attest ina noble manner their sympathy for Mile, Venturoli, the poor paralyzed girl who is now suflering 60 much, She is in want, Mr. S. G, Pratt, the pianist, assisted by Miss Hen- rietta Beebe, the soprano, and Mr, H. A. Bischoff will give aconcert at Chickering Hall, on Tharsday, the 25th of October. Harrigan and Hart, at the Theatre Comique, nightly present a bill which should attract the lovers of that which is sensational, ‘The place is pretty and the per. formance refined. % Mr, Edgar Allien gives an entertainment in the shape of a magical seance at the Acddemy of Music, Brooklyn, to-morrow evening, tor the benefit of the Brooklyn Dispensary. The African leopard boy has been the object of most interest to the visitors at the New American Museum im the Bowery during the past weck. He ts spotied black and white from bead to foot. At the Théitre Fraugais, to-night and to-morrow night, certain psychological mystertes will be illus- trated, in which utomatical acus will ‘do mental, arithmetical, spiritual and conjurers’ tricks.”” Mr. J. N. Pattison, the pianist, has been playing with much success and will soon appear in concert in New York, He is about to publish a concerto for no and orchestra entitled “The Storm Fetrel”’ Marriage,” by the Boucicault Comedy Company, ig entering upon its fourth weok at the Museum, in Philadelphia, under the management of William Da- vidge, Jr. It is well played, and is still drawing good houses The annual benefit of the Order of Elks will take place on or about the 15th of November at the Acad- emy of Music, Mr, Hanley, the manager, states that Mr. Sovhern and Miss Clara Morris will bo among the performers. Miss May Anderson bas beon making a sensation in Philadelphia by her good acting. A local critic says that if she were as homely as Charlotte Cushman she would become grea, Whata pity it 1s that she may de good lovking. On Saturday, October 27, Dr, Leopold Damroscn will give bis first symphony matinée. The programme in- cludes selections frem Liszt, Wagner, Branms, Schu- man and Rafl, and promises to be among tne choicest musical events of the soason. While others are only moderately successful Tony Pastor seems to have the animal magnetism, or it may be a superior business quality which enables him to draw large and paying audiences, [tis certainly pleasure to visit bis pretty little theatre, The engagewent of the Union Square Company at the Arch Sireot Theatre, Puiladeipbia, is drawing to a close, “Smike,” alter arun of one week, has been withdrawn. ‘This week the “Two Orphans,"’ with nearly the original cast, is to be revived once more. Mr, Meade will produce “The Midgets”? on Novem- per 5. These are the emalicst people in the world One of them, fourteen years of age, conceals hor- self in & mat hat avd weighs ouly fourand a half pounds, The others ure giauts compared with ber, though scarcely knee high. Why is it that so many people dressed like ladies and gentlemen belie their garb by goimg out and so disturbing @ polite audience just before # curtain drops of a pertormance closes? The decent public ought to hiss such boors back to the: te There 1 no excuse for such discourtesy. The Edwin Adams Benedt Comumitveo have issued a cncular addressed to all parties connected with the recent ovation at the Academy of Music (for such it may be called), thankiag them for the services re- spectively rendered. It is gracefully written and em- braces everybody who loaned a helping hand, Bryant’s Minairels present anew attraction in the shape of a buriesque of “Helen's Babies, " Bat this is not ail. Little Mac bas a (unny sketch of ‘Love in a Tub; Mr, Arthur Cooke, the new tenor singer; Dougnerty, with his stump speeches; Dave Reed and Cooi White, all contribute to the entertainment of the public, “Marriage” continues to draw at Wallack’s. The play 1s now in ite tuird week, and notwithstanding the curious attacks of which ft has been the object hun- dreds go to see ibevery night, The dialogue has been somewhat changed, the acting is more perfect than av Girst,.and not to be able to talk about the play 18 un- fashionable, Jt te sard that Miss Clara Morris, in ber great ad- miration for the momory of (enoral Cusier, will soon arrange @ venedt, the proceeds of which will be ap- plied to tbe erection of @ monument over the hero's remains at West Point, Th: HenaLD bas already col- jected upward of $4,000, Another $4,000 will make the work completo, To-morrow nigut Jes Aucusia Dargon makes hor appearance at the Brooklyn Park Theatre as Quecn Mary in Tennyson's poetic drama of that title. George Rignold will succeed ber in the ensuing week tm Henry V., with all the scenic and property ap- Pointments with which he bas rendered bis presenta- tion of the play so famous. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather yes: terday a large and fashionable audience was present at the matines concert of Theodore Thomas, and sere to the full the superb orchestration, the wondertul Performance of the Swedish ladies’ quartette and the splendid art of young Lichtenberg, The last popular concert will take place on Tuesday evening. ‘The thirty-sixth season of the Philturmonic Society will be opened at the Academy of Music on the 26th of November, on which occasion an important feature will be Beethoven's “Pastoral Symphony.” Six even- ing concerts are to be given, each preceded by an afternoon public rehearsal. The orchestra bas been chosen by Mr. Theodore Thomas, The Lydia Thompson troupe enters upon the second week of ita engagement at the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, this week. ‘Oxygen’? is to be played, “Struck Oil,” with Mr, Williamgon and Miss Moore, and the support of the Union Square Theatre Com- pany, !8 to be transferred to the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia, for a week’s performance, On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday Aiméo will appear in “Le Petit Faust”? at the Broad- way Theatre, This is one of her favorite pieces, On Thuraday, October 25, La Fille de Madame Angot’? will be performed, ‘Barbe Blue” isin rebearsal, and on November 5 Mme, Janauschek will return to the public alier an absence of many years. The London Circus, together with Sanger’s Royal British Menagerie and Dockrill’s Parisian Troupe of Athictes opens at Gilmore’s Garden to-morrow night, The managers Claim that this is the fnost amusement combination that ever occupied the garden. Immense attractions im the way of novelties are promised. Mme. Dockrill, a famous tour-horse bareback rider, 1s the chief featare, s Barney Campbell's new piece, a very farcical com- edy, ‘‘My Foolish Wife,’ 1s to be played another week at tho Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, where it is admirably performed and has been well received, Appropriately enough, the “Foolish Wife” is to be followed next week, beginning October 29, with “Her Second Husband,” Max Adlor’s new comedy, which is looked for with so much interest, The Count Jobannes’ legal controvery cost “tho crushed tragedian’’ §250, By the way, it is wellenough to mention tn this connection that a new version of the “Crushed Tragedian” will be presented to-mor- row nightat the Park Theatre, ir. Sothern has re- written the last act and introduced new effects, Thoso who have seen the rehearsals state that a great im- provement has been mado and that the pathetic feature |s especially strong. Philadelphia is revelling in a general exposure of the spiritual medium business as one of the results of tho exciting trial of Bliss, the medium, who materialized ghosts by means of a trap door {rom bis cabinet into the cellar below. The three men and the young woman who were Bliss’ accomplices are te publicly expose his fraud at Concert Hall to-morrow evening. Cazeneuve, the prestidigitateur, last evening con- cluded his professional engagement by performing his celebrated cabinet trick in full view of the audience, And Mr. W, Irving Bishop, of New York, is to give an entertainment this week, at Association Hall, with the game anti-spiritual intent, ‘The attractions of the aquarium are now among tho best. Betwoen the novel devil fish and the sacred music on Sunday evening, the wh: crabs, giraffes and other curiosities, two or three hours may be charmingly spent, The hugo boa constructor aston- ished its keeper yesterday by giving birth to nearly fifty young ones, This isa very unusual circumstance, and no case of the kind ison record in this country. Tne motber and her numerous litter are in excellent health, and she wraps her thirteen feet of body ten- derly round her offapring. The young snakes measure from twenty to thirty inches, and will probably bo able to move about in a fow days. An untortunate controversy is pending between Messrs, ¥. S. Gilmore, the famous maestro, and Sher- idan Shook. The public, appreciating the endeavors of the maestro to give thom pleasure, rewarded bim with a benefit which amounted to between $6,000 and 7,000. The owners of the gurden have for some cause prevented him from using this sum, and the subject matter is now in the courts, Gilmore bas dono much in a modest way to desorve success, and it 1s to be hoped that whatever misunderstanding exists will be gener- ously settled by a compromise. All the parties are too clever to quarrel, and they have further work to do for the public, Vou Bilow has been appointed, by imperial decree, conductor of the Royal Opera of fanover, He takes the place of Herr Jean Jos. Bott, The Hanover Cour- rier says:—“Under his direction our opera will not only improve but prosper, and likewise the ‘music of the future.’ When Bilow sbandoned the profession of the Jaw in 1850 he became a pupil of Liszt, and in 1854 married the daughter of his teacher, He ac- cepted a position as professor of the piano at the Con- sorvatory of Music in Berlin, remaining there until 1858, when he was croated court pianist. In 1866 he was called to the directorship of the music school at Munich, which position ho resigned in 1869. Being a most enthusiastic follower of the Wagaer-Liszt_ school ho has modelled bis compositions accordingly, and may be called its most illustrious disciple,” jsaadan PARISIAN FASHIONS. LATEST NOVELTIES IN CORTUMES—CITY BELLES IN MILKMAID DRESSES, TRIMMED WITH CHENILLE FRUITS Paris, Oct 6, 1877. Most delightful is this clection veriod in the country. It is not so agreeable in Parts, becauso society is irri table, and very litle suffices to awaken its political opinions, which are varied. Ono has only to tread on the bad corn of a man whose boot t# a little too 4 la poulain, and he will go on “manifesting” just as all the Deputies are doing, one altor the other, then all of them together, by fractions and by rights and lefts. But in the country ail this fuss 1s a splendid excuse for keeping up chateau tife, for enjoying the dry and wet aspects of land and water scapes, Who cares for carly tog and evening dew ina marine blue neigeu mixed with fuille, and in the new plush costum quail and pheasaut tints’ Thero isthe same charm ina shivering girl getting warm under her snowy flakes ag in a prize bird gathered up in a soft ball, yet nodding in a friendly way to passers by. RURAL REMINISCENCES IN DINNER ROBES, Then the dinuer dresses, It is now the fashion to come down in attire reproduced from portraits by Lawrence and that tasteful Van Loo, who knew what to make out of headgear all put op awry, and fur ana plush and old lace. At a banquet lately attended by the President and his wife there were cardinal red and Andrinople red robes with tails, dem» décolletées, a8 woll in mile raies velvet stroaks, and maby made upin laitizre style to imitate the pretty peasantry of France, still pure and good, and who would rather forget their wooden shoes than to put on the neckiet with their motner’s cross, Some of these rural reminiscences were of foulard having a printed calico design; the tuniques were turned up and drawn back, exhibiting red stockings and white kid cothurnt; there were Trianous, likewise, made of taffeta, a very veuerable matorial now being revived im faded prane, dead turquoise ana yellowish green colors. ricuvs, Determined décolietées, who will wear tow bodices quand méme, wore the new menteur ficha, This nov- city, Which is intended to supply & deficiency, is much bowilionné on the bosom. The other evening fichu is called gold dust, because the spiderweb fabric 18 searcely perceptible, and very white shoulders seem as if sprinkled over with a shower of gold. NOVELTIES IX TRIMMING, Wo havo a new béad to add to those prismatic hues already described as rainbow, clair de lune, mordore, &o. It 8 the color of polished steel with a biush passing over it, and it is called “Aurora’s tears,” Some of the beads aro smooth, resigned drops, but ovhors are pelters like hailstones, Aurora’s oyes will cortainly get very swollen after a downlall of tho latter. Another novelty is the tutti-trutt! tringe, Thore aro very flaily borse chestuuts, also chentile oranges aud lemons Tfo deils ot St. Clemens are acorn fringe, apparently, having @ lively time round Gabrtello tuniques, Filberts and almonds are embossed on Joou, and they are flosa, not Velvet, in order to avoid crushing. The kernels are eatin and the loaves che- bilie, aad 60 matural as bo tempt even strangers vo crack a nut with their wearers, The matoriais in blonde sbades, wow 60 (ashionabie, oun ail ve eriminad with tattt-trattfand Satin leaves in moss green, bul as there are many different kinds of button it would ba wise 40 profer buffaloes to the large, round silver Platters, whict suggest the idea that the best coffee pos bas been meitea down for « polonaise set, aCTUMS Hats, Anat that keeps oue’s back warm Ina beaver, pul on off We bead, with a shadowy feather as targe asa banana leaf sweeping down behind, A second feather of the same dimensions fills out the broac brim to front, and departing from ono ear curls over the bead to w: somewhere on the opposite side Ibis excessively rich and picturesque, with me dival collars of io and point edging. ‘The coat 16 o Ove collared carrick or a Fedingote pale- ton PORTABLE TRAINS, Aword about traing The newest invention te a Strap made of any pretty gimp as cord, and by means of which the tail can be held up, but jokers are already calling this practical addition a handle, Other traing are drawn ¢ ntly through spacious hollow pockets; it ts, literally, pocketing one’s tall, a thing uo being in the animal creation hag heretofore attempted LAROS DECIDED INSANE, GOVERNOR HALRTRANFT WITHDRAWS HIS DEATH WARBANT, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] BARRISBURG, Pa., Oct 20, 1877, * Governor Hartranft to-day recallod the death war. Fans in the case of Allen C. Laros, who was tc be exe- cuted at Easton, Northampton county, on Monday next, for the murder of bis father, mother, and Moses Schug, an aged man, who mado his home with the Larostamily, The murderer bas been subject to vio. lent epileptic spasins the past few montds in his celi— the number exceeding a dozen om several days—and forcing blood from bis nose, mouth and ears, His general condition had become so peculiar that the prison authorities became impressed with the ideathat bis reason bad been vetbroned, and many otners shar. {ng the beef the Northampton Court was asked Yo appoint a commission to inquire into nis mental condition, Alter several weeks’ deliberation the com~ mission a few days ago reported that Laros was not a proper person to hang, as his disease had rendered him msane, In xccordance with this uotion the Cuart ordered that the murderer be removed to the State Lunatic Asylum near this city, THK GOVERNOR'S ACTION, The law under which the commission was appointed to inquire toto and report on bis condition, being com. paratively new and no similar case having ever been presented to him for his action, Govervor Hartrunit required some time to arrive at a satistactory couclu- sivn as to his duty inthe premises, He tinuily decided to witndraw the death warrant, and should Laros be re- stored to sanity and another commission decide to that effect, another warrant could be issued for his execution, THB PRISONER’S CRIME, Laros committed the crime for which he was to be hanged on Monday, in Marcu, 1876. He placed ar- genic ina coifee pov from which all the family but he drank, Atl, avout eight persons, wore seized with sudden fliness, nud three died within two days, Tho motive of the’ murder was to secure several hundred dollars belonging to the murderer’s father and Moses Schug to enavle Laros toeaucate himself for the legal profession, After Laros’ arrest the money was found buried in the yard attached to Luros’ residence, tue poisouer and thief having pointed out its whereabouts, The plea of inganity was set up at the trial, but tho evidence was insuilicient to cunvince the jury of its plausibility and be was convicted of murder in the first degree, A few months ago Laros, with other prisoners, |‘ tempted to escape trom prison, Laros himself mat. tured a key irom a tin cup to open ral dow Ata wore recent period he made a desperate eflory to hang uimsell, but was lowered boiore iife had fled, ‘The past tew weeks is condition was apparently m- proved, the epileptic fits being comparatively few, Tho original death warrant was fixed tor September 10 for Laros’ execution, but the prisoner was reprieved to allow an official examination into bu aby. BODY SNATCHERS DETECTED, ABREST OF A SYRACUSE PHYSICIAN FOR ROD BING A GRAVE IN A NEIGHBORING TOWN. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Syracusg, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1877, +Dr. Horace Babcock, who calls himself assistant professor of anatomy at the Syracuse Medical College, was arrested at an early hour tnis morning, charged with body snatching. He was taken before Police Justice Mulholland at ten o'clock, nearly the entire faculty of the college coming there to aid in his de- fence, It was finally decidea by the prisoner’s coun sol that the. best way to quiet the affair was for him to plead not guilty and give bail in $600. Dr. Dedama, amember of the cullege faculty, signed the bail bond and Dr. Babcock was set {ree THE DOCTOR'S OFFENCE, ‘The facts in the case are these. Last Tuesday Dan. fel Hibbard, of the town of Dewitt, Onondaga county, died of some mysterious wasting disease, Members of the college faculty and many other physicians had been consuited, but all confessed their inability ta diagnose the case. Hibbard was buried Wednesday, and on Thursday Protessor Van Duyn, of the college faculty, gave bis medical class a briet history of tha cuse, add ing some remarks which made the students, and among them Dr, Babcock, believe that the facuity would be pleased to have the body taken up. Acting upon this supposea suyges- tion, Dr. Babcock, assisted by two men from Manlius and another from this city, went to the grave ‘Thursday might aod dug tue body out. Stripping off tho grave ciotnes they pilea into the ¢oflin, and tumbling the body imto @ wagon started for Syracuse, alter hastily replacing the earth in the grave. They reached this city abcus six o'clock in the morning, covered with mad, and at once took tho body to the college dissecting room, where, during Friday, the body wus partially dissected. DISCOVERY. Tuesday morning a couple ot boys passing the gravo- yard saw the disturbed earth and at once tntormed the irieuds, who dug down to the coffin and discovered the absence of the body. They telegraphed to Oswego jor a nephow of Mr, Hibbard, who came to Syracuse ‘and 1nlormed the Chief of Police, Detectives were sent out, who soon learned where the body snatchers had obtained their hvery team and also that Bubcock was one of them. The doctor was taken irom his bed about ope o’clock this morning, when he coutessed the whole affair, refusing, however, to tell who his us- sociates in the business were, FUNERAL OF A RELIGIOUS, IMPOSING SERVICES AT THE CATHEDRAL OF PROVIDENCE, I. 1, (BY TELEGHAPH To THE HERALD.) PRovipeNce, Oct, 20, 1877, The funeral of Mary Climacus, the reverend Mother Superior of the Sisters of Mercy of Providence, wag solemnized this morning at Si Peter and Paul's Cathedral with imposing ceremonies. A solemn Pons tifical requiem mass was celebrated by Right Rev. Bishop Hendricken, Rev. Father Teeban, 8. J., of tis city, delivered a toucking discourse, The last abs solutiva was given by BRuop Hendricken, Tue fui) choir of the Cuthodral rendered several vewutitui and impressive selections, imciading & sola Bishop O'Reilly, of Springfield, and otuer clergymen from rious sections of New England, were presen. Tne remains were enclosed In an elegant casket, on which were several floral offerings. Decoased died on Thursday, She outered the Order of Mercy i 1864 anu was cled erend Motuer last fail, She was foriy-sevon yeurs of age. THE NORTHAMPION BANK ROBBERS, 4 NEW TRIAL GRANTED IN ONE OF THE INs DICTMENTS ON WHICH THEY WEE CON< VICTED. (BX TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD,) Boston, Oct, 20, 1877, Parties having business ln the Supreme Court were somewhat surprised to-day at the sudden adjournment Of the two sessions presided over by Judge Lord and Judge Endicow, both of whom were summoned ta attend a session of the full court then engaged in cons sultation, It now transpires that the matter under consideration Was the exceptions in the case of the Northampton Bank robbers, and it resulted in a new trial in the Case on which they were convicied of the castier’s house, armed with dangerous weapons. ‘The defendants dia nob take the stand to tesify in ter own bebaif, and 10 argument their counsel gave a reason therefor, Tha government attorney commented on this and pro eeded to state his opinion as te why they did not testify, wherea: the counsel tor detendanta ob. jected, Aller some discustion Judge Bacon decided that the matter having been opened vy the defence the government had aright to argue i, The Supreme Court has decided that the decision of Judge Bacon Was erroneous and have sustained the defendants’ ex- ceptions The Case for rob. Diug the bank and the robbers sooner oF late THE ALBION MILLS EXTENSION, {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. } Fats Riven, Oot 20, 187%. The Albion Mills, of Philadelphia, bave readily veon granted an extension of time by the milla in this city. The mills holding their paper are the following:—Mors chants’ Mil}, $23,000; Fit Mill, $33,800; Metacomes Mili, $23,000; Osborne Mill, $14,000; troy Cotton and Wool Manutactory, $5,000, and’ tne Riehord Borden and other tmanulacturing companies about $42,000 more, The liabilities are 0 distributed that but itis inconvenience will toliow to any of the parties tn ine \erest. The coucern conddently expect to pay teu lndebtedness wituia tha tune allawed