The New York Herald Newspaper, November 30, 1878, Page 3

CANADA'S VICEROY. Brilliant Reception of Lord Lorne at Montreal. THE ALDERMANIC ADDRESS aE Princess Louise Cheered and Pelted with Bouquets. ENTHUSIASTIC MULTITUDES. Citizens Unhitch the Horses and Drag the Viceregal Carriage. pci ink ata ILLUMINATIONS AT NIGHT. His Excellency and Her Royal Highness at a Ball. (Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Mowrneat, Nov. 29, 1878. “I am half sick of shadows,” said the Lady of Shalott, and although Lord Lorne and his royal wife have now traversed Canada in the midst of ceaseless pageants, welcomes, addresses and what not clse in the line of manifestations of British-American loyalty for three days and nights, the whole display must secretly recur to them as shadows of weariness and routine. Last night the viceregal train laid over at Kingsey and this forenoon started early for Montreal, receiving an ovation at Richinond on the way. The prospect of a finish of the long journey lent animation to life on the train froin the locomotive to the Princess’ travelling drawing room, and when at noon Victoria Bridge enveloped the cars in its im- mense tunnel overcoats were donned and a hub- bub of preparation went on that was reciprocated by the assemblage of thousands upon thousands of ex- pectant crowds in the commercial metropolis of the dominion, Montreal intended, and attempted, to do great things toward welcoming the new Governor General and daughter of the Queen, but it must be said at the outset that the reception here did not be- gin to compare with the beauty in pageantry, the stateliness, the taste, the good order and the faultless police arrangements at the city of Halifax, by the dis- tant sea, RECEPTION AT THE MONTREAL DEPOT. Bonaventure stution was creditably decorated for the occasion and surrounded by surly police. ‘The gates were closed at half-past ten, and inside the depot elevated and railed in platforms were arranged for the accommodation of some three thousand peo- ple who had secured admission. A guard of honor of the Prince of Wales Rifles and their bands were stationed at the end of the depot by which the train would enter, and two batteries of artillery and two companies of infantry were drawn up the whole distance from the entrance to the further ex- tremity of the interior so as to confront the train along its length when it finally stopped. As the train advanced into the huge building some of the Prince of Wales Rifles began to sing the “Lord of Lorne,” a hew song composed for the day, the notes of which were partially drowned in the commotion of the errival. Then a temporary expectant stillness ensued, which lasted until His Excellency and the Princess Louise stepped out from the car, preceded by Lieutenant Colonel Littleton, militay secretary; Captain Chater, aid-de-camp, and the Hon. °C. Harbord, aide-de-camp. ‘The Marquis and his lady walked through tlie depot along the carpeted ‘way prepared for them, followed by Major DeWinton, the Governor General's private secretary; the Hon. Mr. Moreton, comptroller of the household; Lady Sophia McNamara and two maids. As they advanced the crowds inside the railings cheered them with more or less vivacity, the Englishman shouting his “welcome,” the Scotchman his “i'atithe,” the Lrish- man his “Cead Mille Failte” and the Frenchman his “Bien venu.” ‘The dais set apart for the recep- tion—e platform between the ticket office and track terminus—was fitted up with somewhat brilliant effect. The flags of all nations canopied it. The floor was covered with Brussels carpet and soft wool mats, the back padded with light yellow silk, with curtains of the same material hanging down the sides, On the front of this canopy, which was hung with fringe, was displayed ashield bearing the royal arms, and another like it was hung against the back of the dais. Above the whole was the design in gas- light, which showed well in the shadow of the roof— nnensneeen reeeer tere eneerteert tebe bees: WELCOME TO CANADA. BIEN VENU. B 4 wesearovessesererrens seers Opposite shone— GOD BLESS OUR QUEEN. 2 avaneceoesanenressseree teeett serene) ‘The Mayor, looking strange in his full official scar- | let robe, trimmed with chinchilla fur, with a gold chain and seal, was accompanied by the City Clerk, City Recorder and all the city Aldermen, and when the Marquis and the Princess went under the canopy His Worship, amid the cheers of the pressing throng, made his obeisance to Their Excellencies, and next presented the Princess with a bouquet somewhat smaller than a fuil grown Connecticut pumpkin. | MONTREAL'S CORPORATION ADDRESS, Their Excellencies immediately ascended the throne, when the Mayor read the following address of the Corporation :— To His Excellency the Most Honorable the Marquis of Low ‘night of the Most Ancient und Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Knight of the Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michacl and St. George, Governor General of the Dominion of Canada, &e.:— May It Pixase Youn Excenvency—It is with teclings of unalloyed pleasure and pride that we, tho Mayor and Aldermen of the cits Your Excellency and Her Royal Highness the Pri * Louise in our midst; and we avail ourselves of this early opportunity to express to Her Grae the Qneen our deep sense of gratitade for the d tinguished honor conferred upon us in selecting Yo Excellency to preside over the political destinies of the Dominion of Canada. From Excollency's personal fame, which has long since reached our ores, We are prompted to antic) many bene: Aits that must ultimately be re a your admin- istration, and we confidently hope that Your Ex lency will not fail, in the cause of the luties you @re about to enter upon, to ow univer- fal the feelings of respect und loyalty entertain toward our beloved Queen by all habitants of the Dominion. Your Excellency’s noble predecessor, the Earl of Dufferin, as no doubt carried home with him ample proots of the profound love Canada bears to the mother coun- try and to her illustrious vervign, and the inwugu- ration of Your Excollcacy’s government, which we have the signal honor to celebrate on this auspicious day in the commercial metropolis of the Dominion, is hailed by us as a special favor bestowed upon its in- habitants. He who presides over tho destinies of the have Your Excellency and your beloved con- | sort, Her Royal Righness the Princess Louise, in His Toyal keeping, and bestow upon Your Exevliency's administration all the blessings which from the Most depths of our hearts we call upon you both, Way those blessings also conduce to the progr welfare and happiness of the Dominion ot Canad: We pray Your Excellency aud Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise to accept our hearty we Our feelings of profound respect and devotion, J. I. BDEAUDRY, Mayor, CHanLes Grackmeven, City Clerk. Mowtneat, Nov, 20, 1878, LORNE'S REPLY. ‘The Governor General's reply to the Corporation's Qddress was us follows, His strong Enylish accent i and low tone prevented many from comprebending what he was roading, except when he occasionally | emphasized & sentence expressive of gratification and lifted bis head in consonance :— To His Wonstttry THe Mayon ayy THE CITZENS OF+ Montara :-— Mn. Mayon axp G in the name of ont | Queen I axk you to pt thanks tor your loyal nd eloquent addrees. 1 need hardly say with what posse Her Royat Highness and myself have listened the courteous expressions with which we have been greeted. Wo consider ourselves fortunate that NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1878—WITH SUPPLEMENT. some at least among a community which represents #0, luryo and fimportant a centre of population and industry. Your beautiful city sits like a queen enthroned be- side the great river whose waters glide past in hi age, bringing to her feet with the stummor b: the wealth of the world. It is the city of this conti- nent perhaps the best known to the dwellers in the Old Country, and uot only is it famous for the energy, activity and prosperity of its citizens, but it is here that the gigantic undertaking of the Victoria Bridge has been successfully carried out, and the traveller in crossing the mighty stream feels, as he is borne high above it through the vest cavern, that such a viaduct is a worthy approach to Jou, reat. mporisim of commerce. Its iron girdors and massive frame ave worthy of the gigantic natural features around, and it stands spanning the flowing seu as firm and es strony as the sentiments of loyalty tor her whose name it bears and which unite the poople of this empire in more enduring bonds than any forged ot products of the quarry or the mine. It seems but a short time ago since the Prince of Wales struck the last rivet in yonder wonderful structure, and yet what wonderful strides have been made in the progress of this country since that day! Every year strikes a new rivet and clenches with mighty hand that enduring wor, that mighty fabric, the prosperity of the Dominion, Long may your progross in bountiful arts and in- ustvies continue, and fur be the day on whic yon point to apy marks but those which te of well earned results of indomitable energy and de- termined perseverance. The people of this country may be well assured that the Earl of Dufferin hus carried home with him ample proofs of the profound love Canada bears to the mother country, and these assurances have been conveyed by him personally to Her Majesty. We wish, fn answering your address, to acknowl- edge the extreme loyalty exhibited by the Frencl Canadian population as well as the — popul: tion of the maritime province through who: country we have during the last two day travelied, and to thank them once again, as have an opportunity this morning, for the kindne: shown toward us personally. ‘This seene—the nificent reception of your great city--we shall remember with pride and gratitude, LORNE. CONSULAR PRESENTATIONS, ‘The reading was listencd to with much pleasure and hailed at its conclusion by cheers, ‘The usual introductions of Aldermen and other eminent per- sons then went on for five minutes or so—the Con- sular corps and others, as specified, being presented last. Aimong these officials were Mr. Smith, Consul General of the United States; Mr. A, Lefevre, Consul General of France, from Quebec; Dr. J. L. Leprohon, Vice Consul of Spain; Mr. C. 0. Perrault, Vice Consul of France; Mr. A. M. F. Gianelli, Consul General of Italy; Mr. J. F. Wulff, Consul for Denmark and Norway; Mr. George | Day, Consul for Chili and Argentine Republic; | Mr. Wasson, Vice Consul of the United States from Quebec; Colonel Dyde T. Lyman, Sir John A, Mac. Donald and other members of the Dominion Cabinet; Mgr. Fabre, many Roman Catholic and Protestant clergymen, representatives of the Bench and other eminent men, also in due course bowed before their exceliencics, The Caughnawaga Indians had been besieging the doors for admission to pre- sent an address to the number of a hundred or more, but although they succeeded in passing the outposts of as ugly tempered an array of constables as over nade things disagreeable to a popalace aseembled for pleasure they were not permitted to curry out their design. or A GENUINE MONTREAL CROWD. The departure from the station was met by ob- stacles which neither the police nor the soldiery could easily sweep away. The crowd at Montreal, consisting, besides the better classes of the commu- nity at points of advantage, of the worst classes at points of disadvantage, pressed in upon the route. The splendid Jandau into which the Governor General and the Princess Louise stepped, with its team driven by ® coachman in & conspicuous livery, was from the’ moment of its start the mark for thousands, and the guards could no more prepare a broad, clear way for it than they could rive the buildings along- side, Bonaventure street, adorned with flags, Chi- nese lanterns und other devices, was packed with people, and the cross thoroughfares approaching it were blockaded for hundreds of yards away. Some of the Montreal garrison artillery were formed oppo” site Prince Edward's place, and the turning into V toria square was a signal for a popular tumult. Here the thousands assembled broke out into cheers that vied with cach other for heartiness, Half in fun and half in carnest the masses of people closed along the vice- regal carriage and the carriages which followed, some of the mob even clinging to the stirrups of the guards and coming near uuhorsing them, Hands were put to swords, and although the whole demon- stration was meant in kindness the appearance of it was for a fow moments like an assault. CANADIANS TAKE THE PLACK OF HORARS. ‘The horres attached to the viccregal landau beeame restive, reared and backed. The coachman was cool- ! But the opportunity was too good for Canadian cn- thusiasm to lose. The multitudes pressed forward, closing about the carriage. Hats were lifted and hands were thrust in which the Marquis grasped with a@ smile. Other hands unhitched the frightened horses, and next some hundreds of hands were put to an improvised rope and the landau went along whirling in real hongst British fashion. The Princess was so pleased with this novel demonstration thatshe burst into a hearty laugh, in which the Marquis joined. The men and boys who drew the carriage had difficulty in getting it past Prince Edward's Block, where the multitude was dense, and the win- dows, gables and roofs swarmed with people, shout- ing and waving hats and handkerchiefs. To all these manifestations of loyalty the suite behind the vice- regal carriage responded with some mischievous mock acknowledgments. MULCITUDES DETERMINED TO SEE THE PRINCESS, Up Beaver Hall Hill the cortége proceeded with some difficulty, their excellencies being showered with bouquets and little nosegays on the way. Denver and still more dense grew the throng, so that the good humored efforts of Lieutenant General Smyth and his aids were overwhelmed tor the moment by the greater good humor and impor- tunity of the citizens bent on catching a glimpse the daughter of the Queen, These vied with eac other to relieve the human team which drew the car- riage onward. In the midst of the tumult a pretty scene checkered it, the children of St. Andrew's Church appearing on a platforia and singing the na tional anthem. Here the height was reached where the second instalment of troops assigned to welcome His Excellency and Her Royal Highness was seen posted in the perspective. The Fifth fusiliers, a squadron of cavalry in motion, clearing the streets, and the Prince of Wales rifles, the garri- son artillery, engincers and the Sixty-fifth regiment | in line made a long stretch of military dieplay in front of the advancing procession. The Sixth rogi- | ment also was sent, and last of all the Victoria rifles, ‘The Fifth, with bagpipes playing, instantly attracted the attention of His Excellency, who, having lifted his hat all along in acknowledgment of the various regimental salutes, bowed particularly to the pibroch. Not less pleased was the Princess ux these notes, well known to her and her royal mother, fell upon her ears. ‘The tower of the Windsor Hotel was now visible, its windows crowded with guests and sightseers. Toward this the procession advanced, mecting on the upper side an arch surmounted with evergreen and loyal mottoes, the ears of all present being stunned as they passed under it by the booming of cannon to the right and left. ARRIVAL AT THE WINDSOR HOTEL, 'The entry of His Excellency and the Princess into the hotel was marked by considerable ceremony and hailed by hearty cheers from the thousands of people who had in the meantime run up the neighboring bill from every street leading from the line of procession, Stepping from the carriage and entering the hotel the Governor General turned and acknowledged the salvo of guns and hurrahs by lifting his hat, turning to the Princess, who courtesied at the same moment, und giving the populace such a winsome smile that the cheer broke out into “tigers’’ as the two entered the door, THE MLUMINATIONS, Afterward everybody rested until the night’s illu mination of theeity. This lamination was intended to be general, but it may be said to have been confined to the business section of the city and to that part of it which in London would be cailed “upper tendom,” witich included Beaver Hill, the residences of the merchant princes ou Sherbrooke, St. Catherine and other streets in the westend. It is true that in the east enda very large number of the leading French Canadian merchants and lawyers were lavish in the display, more particularly in the district known as Logan's Farm, but in that locality where French Canadian 8 soun after our arrival in the Dominion we have an opportunity of passing through this great city, and while halting for » short time within its walls on our journey tu Ottawa to wake the acquaintance of working people mostly reside they ate poor and can- not afford, even if they had the will, to pay the piper for tho Marquis of Lorne, weto hie the —— crowned head himself, institutions were noticeably brilliant, and other educational and religious institutions were il- luminated from basement to dome. The sty presented a very peculiar surface and reflected a8 it was in the light of thousands of jets from win- dows and street lamps, one would have fancied him- ‘The Roman Catholic | guests. There were several bands, about fifty more citi- ‘ere to firemen, zens, and three each times as bore a torch. ts | start from the City Hall and at the hour appointed left that place. Chere was no such thing es walking, for the men and the crowd broke them up until they were in detached bodies, any of which, but for their CITIZEN! WONG AH YEE. A REPORTER'# ADYESYURES WHILE SEARCIING FOR TAY NEWLY. YLEDGED “MELICAN MAN" WHAT THE CELESTIAL HAS TO SAY FOR HIMSELF, “Wong Ah Yee, is it? No, indeed, faith there's no self in a modern Venice, with canals of water running | bright helmets and natty uniform might have easily | haythen livin’ here,”’ was the indignant reply of & through between her dwellings. who trumped over that surface and the splash and dash of the horses’ feet as carriages wore drawn through it, sayored none of the gondola, but displayed the fact that two or three inches of mud were slumbering quietly when undisturbed, which was not for loug, ax thousands of feet pattered and stumped, and their owners swore or laughed accord: ing to their temper—and there were thousands of them, for they came from east and west— crowded sidewalk and street, and gazed and criticised after the most approved fashion of the average sidewalk committees of observation, ‘They were thickly congregated in front of the new City Hall, from which the torchlight pro- cession was to start, and along up the street west as far as McGill street nothing was to be scen but a muss of humanity strugyling with a line of horses and carriages, which the city policemen vainly en- deavored to compel to go in one direction, whether to the right or left. ADMIRING THE LIGHTED BUILDINGS. The most handsomely decked buildings, of course, came in for the attention of the gazers, and foremost among these was tho Court House, a large stone building situated between Notre Dame street and the Champ de Mars. ‘here are more than one hundred windows in this large structure, Every one of these was filled with lights, while the grand portico, which contains several large Gothic pillars, was ablaze, Jets from pipes, running along the caves of the roof and upon the cornices, entwined about the pillars and made to resemble fantastic shapes, shed a lustre upon thousands of upturned faces, whose owners adinired the monograms of Louise und Lorne placed on either side of a crown, with “V. R.” in large script letters, the whole being well worthy the admiration it received. Although the French Cana- dian people did not seem to enter as a unit in the demonstration of light, their newspapers were making up for them. Well worthy of mention is the Minerve office. It contained in each of its nineteen windows a portrait of either the Queen, some member of the royal family or promi- nent statesman of the Dominion. The Marquis of Lorne, the Princess Louixe, the, Queon, Prince of Wales, Prince Arthur, “and Canada’s Sir John Macdouald and | Mr, Chapleau, the latter gentleman representing the political creed of the paper, as certainly as did the former the royalty they so much admired. Mottoes there were iu abundance, and prominent among them were “The Campbells are Coming,” “God Save the Queen” and “The Union of Races.”’ Close up on the Minerva, and on the same sido of the strect, was the Vouveau Monde, a building covered with Chinese lanterns and iliu- minated mottoes. THE BANK OF MONTREAL, As the evening advanced, toward eight o'clock, the crowd on the streets increased so that shortly after that there was no such thing as passing either one way or the other. At the Place d’Armes, the headguarters of the great banking institutions of Montreal, five or six thousand people, male and female, were wedged in among the cabs and horses indiscriminately. No police force could move them, because they were feasting their eyes upon the beau- ties of the Montreal Bank spectucle, ‘This time- honored and grand old building was one glow of brilliant light, and as it is one of the finest specimens of Gothic architec- ture in the city, ample opportunity was afforded the decorators. Several stone columns, thirty or forty feet in height, were enwreathed with serpentine lines of jets, and the cornices were all lit up in the same manner. Besides these decorations there were transparencies containing the likenesses ot many members of the royal family. Prominent among them were the Marquis and Princess. On the Consolidated Bank transparencies and lights were exhibited in great. profusion, while on all sides of this square, except the French Cathe- dral, which occupies the south side, the tall buildings furnished each its quota of gaslight. ‘The Seminary of St, Sulpice, one of the few relics of old Montreal, was one of the most tastefully decorated of down town buildings, publie or private, and the darkness of the night assisted in its striking effect. VICTORIA SQUARE AND BEAVER BALL HILL. On St. James street the Mechanics Hall and other buildings were illuminated profusely. There was # sameness about the rest of these buildings until Vic- toria square was reached]. Here the sight was a very pretty one, and the whole of this square, which bristled with bayonets lest 12th of July, was hung with lights of the most brilliant and varied colors. The Young Men's Christian Association building loomed up, the windows resplendent in the decorations, which were placed with no niggard hand, and lighting the way. Up Beaver Hall Hill to st. Andrew's Church were lamps hung on both sides of the street. The church itself with a number of others (there are seven of them here) was unusually well illuminated on this oc- casion. It’s pastor, the Rev. Gavin Lang, is one of the few who refused to go in with the union of Pres- byterian churches a few years ago, and his congre- gation, believing perhaps they have a special right to the Marquis of Lorne and everything Scottish, spared no pains in their work which was admirably done. “Welcome to the Lord of Lorne,” and “Louise and Lorne.” were among the chief decorative mottos. Beuver Hall square was aglow and the residence of Mr. George Washing- ton Stevens was peculiar in its setting of light. So with Phillips square and all the build- ings along Dorchester street to the Windsor Hotel, where the Bishop's Palace (Catholic) was unique. It was decorated with prettily arranged green, yellow, red, blue and white lights, much in the manner as a ship would be by clever sailors, and was the admired | y,wever, of all others, Black and grim the new St. Peter's be- side it looked in its untinished state, and lonely it was among the rest, not a light visible. THE JESUIT COLLEGE, Another building which deserves especial mention was the Jesuits’ College, which stands next to the eburch of that name on Bleury street. It can be seen from nearly any quarter of the more than one hundred windows, and was, perhaps, the most brilliantly Muminated of any of the buildings. Looking away up to the mountain side, the eye could see Ravens Crag, the residence of Sir Hugh Allan; and the turrets of this mansion, or more | grrested this morning at properly speaking, castle, were lighted, while from the whole grounds from boufires cams a dense body of light that illuminated the sky in all directions, assisted as it was by the blaze from McGill College, the residence of M. H. Gault, and those of a host of others on the mountain side. The City Hall is a modern addition to the princely build- ings of Montreal, and is a grand pile of gray stone with half «dozen or moro turrets, after the Swiss fashion, or as New Yorkers better know it, Mansard roof style. It contains more than 200 windows, and eah was It, while the cornices of each turret were also lit with variegated lights; and along the eaves there were the some decorations. A portrait of Queen Victoria, magnified to three times life size, occupied the main entrance. And on each side of her were her vicerogal son-in-law and ber royal daughter, with appropriate mottoes—‘‘Lonise,” “Lorne.” The other, between these and a few niches higher, was “God Save tho Queen.” Thus in # general way have been given the principal decorations, and the resder ean yather pretty much of the style of the rest, which were seatterod rather than general in the lvcaltics not al- ready named. A PRARIUL JAM. ‘Time progressed, and by nine o'clock the crowd ‘upon the streets had swelled to such numbers that it seemed as if the whole population of the province had been ttrned loose upon the streets, ‘There was a perfect babel of sounds frog St. James, Notre Dame, St. Catharine and Dorchester | Mrs. Talford hud | session for afew days atthe request ot Smith. Sul yaa streets, while Vietoria square, Beayer Mall Hill and the space opposite the Windsor Hotel were at times literally impussible for either man or beast. All were gathered in eager anticipation of the torchligit Procession. A POOR TORCALIGHT PROCRSAION, It waa a scone which was hardly worth the trouble « ved to seo when it did come, and waa more like a bur- esque at Niblo’s than a parade to do honor to royab \ { | | i} ! | struck me in the right ¢, ity, possesses | struck him about. the | was notified, and Huss, being brought to Guth But the thousands | have been mistaken (were the scene propitious) for a corps of supers bearing away the victims of Lucretia Borgia in the poison scene in that opera. The crowd surged about the men in that way until they commenced bluelights, rockets and Roman candles, and then there was a stampede ainong the horses, which created a good deal of ter- ror. Fortunately there was no one hurt, and the police, after herculean efforts, managed to get the masx in motion, On went the motley procession through Notre Dame street, and from Place d’Armes, in St. James street, where a halt was compelled im front of the Montreal Bank until the crowd could be moved and then they passed on, At the corner of St. James and St. Peter strects a crowd of several hundred MeGill College students came along with — their standard clovated. A student's gown on a broomstick and a helmet surmounted it. They pushed right and left, until at one time it seemed as if there would be a revival of the old town and yown rows of the old country; but a Montreal crowd is a patient crowd, and the students had it all their own wi The procession then moved on up along Dorchester street to Windsor Hotel, where they were dismissed, and the firemen looked as if they were glad of it, As to the whole affair there is this to be | said for it—that it lacked the spontaniety of the Halifax demonstration. Whether this was because His Excellency and the Princess are merely paying the city a flying visit, or whether they have, one and all, a dislike to join with Mayor Beaudry at the heat of affairs in such a celebration is not clear, but Mon- treal has not done her “level best’ on this occasion. CLOSE OF THE GREAT FAIR. ‘The great fair at the Cathedral will close at cleven o'clock to-night. On ‘Thunksgiving Day tho crowd numbered nearly 10,000, and yesterday there were fully 9,000 present. ‘The daily average ‘attendance since the fair opened on Tuesday, October 22, has | been about 6,000, the largest number of visitors hay- ing been present on the opening night, when it was estimated that fully 22,000 persons passed in and out at the Cathedral doors. Vicar General Quinn said last night that before the fair began it was calculated that $100,000 would be raised; but $126,000 has already been taken in, and it is believed that the total re- ceipts will reach fully $150,000, ‘Chis will be almost clear profit, the expenses being very slight. Last evening those who had articles to be raffled for were unusually eager tor the unwary coin or paper currency that found its way into the charmed pre- cincts of their tables, and such li ftorts did not fail to awaken unwonted liberali m the part of visitors. Chances tor the buggy presented by Brew- ster, of Broome strect—and which is wu fac-simile of one for which a gold medal was awarded at the Paris Exposition—are limited in number to 99). Mrs. Jud- son Jat , of the St. Agnes’ Church table, is in charge of the vehicle, and ot, to receive $999 for it Le- fore the close to-mght. The Korgeots vestments, worth hundreds of dollars, on exhibition at the Church of the Assumption table, bids fair to become the prop- erty of Father Brophy, of the Church ot the Sacred Heart, he having a plurality of the titty cent votes already cast. The question of fature ownership will be finally determined at cleven P. M. to<lay. For the splendid sword at St. Francis Xavier's Church table, General Newton has received nearly 1,400 votes, and General Wylie atout 1,250. Fully $3,000 has been paid in already. Over 500 persons expect to obtain possession of the Cuban ro | which stands hear the Fifth avenue entrance, each expectant owner | having paid $1 for hix chance. An unnsual crowd is expected to be present this evening, ‘The Cathedral Will remain open fot inspection throughout the coming week. none of its present contents being left save tho floral arbor and refreshment room, which, it is supposed, will be in particular demand at the eon- cert by Gilmore's band on Thursday night. ‘The in- spector’s badge will not be awarded till Wednesday evening next. Inspector Thorne last night hud 705 Votes, Inspector Dilks 686 aud Inspector Wuddy, of Brooklyn, 59. Mr, David ‘Taylor's check, which was sent to @ member of the Henaxp editorial staff to insure fayor- able concert announcements and transferred to the managers of the tuix on Thanksgiving Day, was yes terduy indorsed by ‘Treasurer Lynch und deposited in the Second National Bank. Under the circumstances the following letter came too late for consideratio: a St. Axpaxw's Cwenew, Nov. 28, 1873, ue, Korron ov witht Heal Py Sisutetetaie seh thas tho, bearers, Mrs, Dunphy and pacy, ure authorized to muke application in behatt of NtAndrew's table at the Cathedral fait Lor the check Wo be given to the most popular theatrleal manager. J. F. WOODS, Assietaut Pastor, A PECULIAR DONATION. (From the Journal of {pe ia Patrick's Cathedral) air, A donation of $25 was made last evening to the fair under such peculiar cireumstances as to render the matter deserving of special mention. It appears that a Mr. David ‘Taylor, inspired by a spirit of enterprise that has met with unusual success in a direction he doubtless did not anticipate, sent a check drawn by himself in favor of himself to one of the gentlemen connected with the New York Hrraup. Mr. 'T is the egent of Ole Bull, the celebrated violinist, and as such it must be admitted adopts a rather cir- cnitous and devious course in securing first class notices; but in this c as in numerous others, the oft-quoted words of the poet are singularly appo- site :— ‘Tho best Inid schemes o' mice and men x aft a-gley. ylor’s plan has gone altogether “a-gley,” but eck has not, as already intimated. It will help in a small way to swell the receipts of the fair. But tor the fact that the fair must close on the 30th the check might have been put up to be voted for, and awarded, as the Heracp suggests, to the theatri cal manager “receiving the highest number of votes.” For the reason stated, however; further publicity that dircetion is wholly precluded, and our esteemed contemporary must be satisfied with the service rendered to the interests of Mr. Ole Bull and his en- terprising agent by this publication. FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY. A party of young men who had been attending the funeral of a popular saloon keeper of Greenpuint, on ‘Thursday, dropped into Luder's billiard rooms, No. 529 Manhattan avenue, Greenpoint, at about ten P. M., for a parting drink. Before they separated, two of the party, James Guthrie and = Charles Huss, became engaged in a political discussion, which terminated in the fatal wounding of Guthrie, The latter in his ante- mortem statement, taken at St. Catherine's Hoxpitai last night by Coroner Nojan, thus succinctly stated how the shooting occurred:—“'We got into a political ar- yument about tho last clection, Charles Huss said that he could whip me, and pulled off his coat and . Ithen clinched him und head with my fist. Charles Huss then stepped back and drew his pistal and abot mo inthe abdomen, two inches to the let of the navel. A man nanicd Oliver prevented Huss from shooting at me again. Hosa, who is a carrior for the Staats Zeitung, hur- ried ou} made his way to this city, where he was jo. 2 Chatham stroct. Guthrie escorted by two friends walked to the station house, where his injuries were found to be serious, and was removed thence it, Catherine's Hospital. He is @ single man, twenty-five years of age, and both he and his asésilant have borne the chatacter of peaceable young men, Last night peritonitis having set in the Coroner bedside, was identitied by him as the mun who shot him, Hass claimed to have done the shoot relt-defence and blames liquor us the main the difficulty, neither of the men having exchanged a word with each other until the day that ended so dis- astrously cor both, Guthrie's death is momentarily expec ‘wie eva WAS PAULINE HONER ABDUCTED? | William Smith, a resident of Beach place, Brook- lyn, and Mrs, Jane Talford, a widow, residing at No. 636 Hicks street, were betore Justice Semler, of that city, yesterday, on the charge of abducting Pauline Honer, aged sixtecn years, daughter of Andrew Honer, residing at No. 43 President street. One week ago last Saturday night Pauline left home with the intention, she said, of attending a party tw be given at the residence of Smith, who was # friond of the family. As she did not return during the night Mr. Honer became angious concerning her, anlin the morning visited Smith's house. He learned from Mrs, Sinith that no party had beeu held there, and that Mr. Smith had algo been absent from his hone all night. When about to leave the house Smith came in, and when asked by Mr. Hower if he knew where ine was said he did not, and had 1 “n her for several days, Mr. Honer the: the wid of the police to heip him find hi Upon investigating the case the police learned t ad the wissing girl in her pos tly Smith and Mrs. Talford were arrested on s picion of having abducted Paul Miss Honor was traced to @ house on Sinith stret and afterward to Dean street, bat from therv all trace of her was lost and her present whereabouts are still a mystery. A great deal of interest is taken in the cawe by the Brooklyn police, who are contident of finding het this city or Brooklyn, Both Smith and Mrs. were quite indignant over their arrest and emphatically deny the charge against them. Judge Semler yesterday adjourned the case until to-day. buxom Irish woman to a reporter who yesterday afternoon knocked at her door in the tenement at No. ‘31 Baxter stre ‘The story of how Wong Ab Yee b came invested with all the rights of a voter aroused ina lively degree the curiosity of all readers of the Henacy, aud it was in their interest that the re- porter sought the now-made Amer iti It is generally supposed that the Chi egard any country to which they emigrate as a mere place of sojourn, and that thoy sedulously save their money and their pigtails with the view of returning to the Flowery Kingdom before they die, “What,” it was asked, “was the motive of Wong Ah Yee in becoming & citizen?’ There is a case famous in missionary annals of u Celestial who begged leave to abjure all allegiance to the Emperor of China and enroil bim- self amony the supporicrs of the Stars and Stripes, and who, when asked bis motive, shocked his rev- erend interrogator by exclaiming:—‘"Then me dlink whiskey and get dlunk like Melican man!” It could not be that Wong Ah Yeo wes inspired by such a de- sire, for in this free land even as an alien he was en- titled to yet us drunk as he pleased, provided he could pay for the liquor, and bucket shops ure plenti- ful in the vicinity of his domicil YOUND AT Last, After knocking at a dozen doors in the great human hive, getting a distinct and positive odor and a neya- tive answer inwdifereut language at every door, un- til he began to think the house the veritable tower of Bubel turned into a magazine of decayed fruit, the re- porter found one room in which was an old woman who could “spike a leetle Ainglish.” He could not make out her nationality and she was so shrivelled wud old looking that Methusaleh would have seemed a mere chicken beside her, However, she made the rep. understand that # Chinaman lived in a house directly in the rear, and he thereupon descended the dark and narrow stairways and traversed a dirty passage leading to the rear of the house, Betwee. the two buildings lay a narrow courtyar.l, crowded with two or three disabled peanut stands, with broken wheels. In front of each of the tour stories of the rear house projected an iron baleony—erected as w tire ckcapo—and each of these was festooned with dirty bedelothing and littered with kitchen utensils and’ earthenware. Tapping at a low door opening trom the hailway on the first floor of this house, the reporter found it opened by Wong Ab Yeo in person. Pe the gloom of the apartment one could hardly bcognize him as a Chinumen. His low, but well pro- portioned figure was attired in a neat fitting dark cloth suit. of good material, a funcy pin ornamented the front of his necktie and a gold chain and seal depended from his vest. His coat was off and the sleeves of Lis white shirt were rolled above the elbows to give greater freedum at his work, tor he held a big fork in ove hand and sputtering on a tiny stove was @ pot into which he had evidently been prodding when disturbed by the knock at the door. With some difficulty he dixlodged an enormous tit cat—suspiciously tat, indeed—trom a chair and in- vited his visitor to be seated. Then he rubbed his hund slowly over his smooth, beardless face, passed his tingers through his short black hair, and fixed his clear hazel cyes upon the stranger while the letter explamed the object of his visit. ‘VHE CHINAMAN’S AMBITION, “And how does it teel to be 4 citizen of this great Republic?’ asked the reporter when he bad intro- duced himself, “All light! Me good Mclican mau!"’ he responded, showing two rows of polished white teeth. “How long have you lived én this city, Mr. Yee?” “Six yees in New Yolluck; I live before that two yees in Calafoln’,” “What did you become a citizen for? to hold real estate?’ xc ud I go in business, too. Do you want Me keepe> slop queried the reporter with 4 puzzled air.” lop for Chinee. Ihave slop and keep some- -y Chinee want.” you are going to keep a shop, are you * Hong-Kong. He there now. Bime-by he come home and biing me ting Chinec want for to keep slop with.” At this point the pot upon the stove boiled over, making a cloud of steam, and the host rushed to secure its contents from harm. While he was thus engaged the reporter, whose eyes had now become accustomed to the gloom, took a survey of the place, It was a , small black walled room, the stove being the principal picce of furnitare; while back of this, against the chimney piece, was a row of pendaut objects which the visitor had taken in the j nes dark for a fringe of some novel kind, but which he now perceived was composed of long, thin strips of mutton and beef, each suspended by a string and evideatly supposed to be undergoing the process of smoking. Not such a long process either, in that atmosphere! A pine table, a couple ot hard bot- tomed chairs and a low dingy bureau completed the setting of the apartment. While the visitor was tak- ing this rapid glance at the apartment the host had removed the pt, and it would pazzle the most ex- perienced chef in Christendom to tell the nature of its contents either from their odor or appesr- ance. The Chinese take pleasure in disguising their tood in cooking it, and they ure accustomed to say that Aniericans do the chief work of the slaughter house upon their dinner tables and remit the prin- cipal work. of the kitchen to their stomachs. The | smell of the food excited a large parrot suspended in a cage in the single window of the apartm: it to talking in # language of its own. “Where is Mrs. Yee, your wife?” asked the reporter when the pot had been saved. “He go he mahder,” was the reply, which the re- r.cr translated to mean that she had gone to visit ar mother—showing that even the poor Chinaman has & mother-in-law to call upon bim. Further conversation clicited the fact that Mr. Yeo is a cigarmaker, but does not now work at the busi- ; that he does not live where he was found, but was cooking there the “dillee” of the actual occupant “a flend” oc his. Wong Ah Yee became a Christian and was married two years ago by Father Mctean, at the Church of the Transfiguration, Ah Fat and Mary Abbott being witnesses of the ceremony. He is thir- ty-five years old and does not indulge in spirituous liquors. Calling on Chief Clerk Charles Underwood O'Con- neli, of the Naturalization Buresu, the reporter learned thut Baptista, the halt breed, who acted as political spousor for Ah Yee, called there yesterday and announced his intention of bringing a number of other young Chinamen to declare their intentions to-day. CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY. WHOLESALE ARRESTS OF BANK OFFICIALS TO BE MADE IN JERSEY CITY~-THE TROUBLES OF THE MECHANICS AND LABORERS’ SAVINUS BANK. Complaint was yesterday made before Judge Meehan, in Jersey City, by James J. Furey againat the directors of the Mechanics and Laborers’ Savings Bank, on Grove street (which recently was obliged to take advantage of the ninety-day rule), for alleged conspiracy to. defraud depositors, The bank was organized about ten years ago, and the directors being well known men of sound charactor, prosperet, and was thought to rank with the safest inthe State until three weeks ago, when it suspen led payment. Several meetings of the depositors, who were all of the poorer class, were subsequently held with @ view to nuiting with the new officers of the institution and restoring ittoasound basis. ‘The first of these meetings was held on the 15th inst., at which the Secretary, Mr. | Donelan, by order of the directors, reni | James statement of the causes whieh led to the bank's su pension. ‘These the directors wlleged resulted iron | the use by the President of money withont au thority of the Exeeutive Committee or di- rectors, and alxo the return of false re- ports by the former sectetary of ike Bank executive Comn The dircetots had compelled jown trom his position an Thad elected another in his place. Each of the directors had subscribed large amounts to rebuild the inatitu- tion, and to a he appointinent of # receiver bes | submitted a pi reorganization which, if # the depositors, would be submitted to Chancellor, with that the bank allowed to contin’ positors, agrecing he wed money to remain n dep interest for three years, at the end of which time they would be allowed to draw sixty per cent of it. ‘The last me of the depositors was held“oh and thea am <i them accepted the propositi the directors, YY poor people felt themselves un to go three years with- out their money, and mg them was James J, Furey, residing at No. 189 Morgan street, His pro- tests against the adoption of the proposition offered by the directors was not well received, and yesterday he appeared before Judge Meehan and made com- yiaint of atleged conspiracy against the Board of Directors. A warrant was issued by Judge Meehan, and it is thought they will be arrested to-day. ‘THE COMPLAIN, ‘The complaint ix aa follows :— State of New dereey, Madson count James J. Furey nye that he rosie No, 180 Morgnir sey City, by wid county; that on the 1Zth day of A.D. IN7®, the deponent in the Mechaiies recs’ Rank of Jersey City, aforesmid, tbe same it buds. corp New Jersey, the siin of AF; th of November, A. Do Isis, this bank daring the regiiar basiness demanded said money, prodweing the sume, whith money or Any pact Wank then and there by ite agent und segretieny refuged to give thin. doponent, Aud this depenent further swears that mn the comnd hearing of this deponent a certain director of said tak, between sald October 12. 18, and the i i formed this deponenit thist for’ two youre Iadt” ts ebligation Dewber 1a, hours of said his paws thereof bank had eon insolvent andl unable to meet wherefore this déponent Charges tha said Isis, seid Aly ra, of thelr own, know that said ba ‘ould Not meet its obligations, it pay its depositors or this deponent, aud i t and set | the | | friended me. 3 And this deponent farth belief, that the following were, of sabicl Iatankk, tO Wit —babian MeDonald, Fates anlawfnlly in go doin; from inform: wald Uctobur vd ze Brock. And the from said information derived at time and place first afore federate, conspire and bind lefra ies aforesaid, the suid sald. did unite, t he th whieh, in nt wan induced € af said bank, by reason suid! bank to be solvent, this dep with his sald mw Hw believing the to pars this wevihed before ’ 4 Mexwan, Justice of D8 INTs, TWO CENTS A TRIP. CUTTING DOWN THE PAY OF DRIVERS AND CON DUCTORS ON THE EIGHTH AVENUE RATLROAD— NO REDUCTION OF THE FARES CONTEMPLATED, The drivers and conductors on the Kighth Avenue Railvoud were stirred with emotions exactly the op- posite of thankfulness on Thanksgiving morning when the sturter informed them that on the follow- ing day there would be a reduction in their pay of two cents per trip. “They gave us one turkey” was 4 general remark among the mon yesterday, The re duction was sullenly and quietly agreed to. “Wa cannot help ourselves and must submit whether wa like it or not” was the comment of a conduetor to 9 Henacp reporter yesterday. “The road is always the first to cut the men down,” remarked a driver with porter had a conversation im regard ta the reduction, Tu view of this a tion of the directors of the Eighth nue lino a reporter of the Hrsatp called on intendent Wilson yesterday wud learned from that the reported reduction had actually takea place. “What was the reason for this reduction 7 the reporter asked, ‘The falling off in the business has made it necessary,” was the answer. “But will it not be a hardship to the men to be thus deprived of a part of their resources ?” the reporter persisted, “L cannot see that it will be.” Mr, Wilson said. Everything is as cheap now as it was b the war, ond even at the reduced rates the wages are higher, According to the new schedule we will pay conductors about $1 61 per aay will buy more than $2 25 would buy in the time v1 they were paid at that rate. It is certainly much better pay than they received be- fore the alvanee, for in cheap times the average for drivers was only $1 25 and for conductors $1.50. cannot see thit the reduction is a hardship, and it andy i 1 average of w day’s pay as $1 6Lis a thing that will surprise many readevs of the Hernan, ‘That one cent will appear oddas it really is. But it inust be remembercd that the c’ty railroads pay by the trip and not by the day. Upon this basis the ra‘es on ths three important west side lines are aa follows :— Broulway .., . 8 trips zecents $2 0 Sixth avenue <7 tri 25 cents 175 Eighth avenue. e 23 cents 16k ‘The tirst two roads do not discriminate against the drivers, but the Eighth Avenae Company has alway paid them a cent per ie less than was paid to tl conductors, While the latter were getting $1 75 per day the drivers were receiving only $1 63, und now they yet only $1 4. And it is worthy of remark that these tiures are not the lowest paid by the company. ‘The line has double termini, One between Pifty-ninth street and street. These cars make seven trips per day. The other class has a much longer route end runs all the way from Broadway at Canal street to Central Bridge. Some of these make only four trips per day, while others make four anda half. The schedule for the two clusses may be tabulated somcthing like this:— Conductors, Drivers. Cents, Centas Vesey street. . 23 ‘This wakes tho pay vary us tollow: Conductors. Driverss Vesey street, 7 trips. $1 61 $1 54 Canal street, 4, trips.. 171 1 661g Canal street, 4 trips. . +. 152 148 In conversation with some of the men at the stables the reporter learned that the great argument used by the agents of the company to make the men submit quietly to the reduction was the general shrinkage in values, It was urged, said one of them in illustra- tion, that horses which formerly cost from $150 to $200 could be bought for $75 or $100; while oats, which were once $1 and even a high as $1 50 per bushel, could now be had for thirty cents. ‘The argu- ment was that when everything elso had fallen in valuo wages ought to fall also, cxpeciully as the busi- ness Of the road has been seriously hurt by rapid transit. INFLUENCE OF RAPID TRANSIT. ‘This led the reporter to inquire into the effect of the elevated roads upon the Eighth avenue line. The driver with whom he talked was a very intelligent man and gave 4 very clear idea of the effect of rapid transit upon the road. “During the day it ia scarcely erceptible,”’ he suid, in what were formerly oul yusy hours the falling offis very great. In the morn- ing this car used to carry never fewer than sixty-five passengers and often more. Now it we bring forty- five people down we are doing well. The up tri made during the cheap hours hardly gives us thirty- five enyers now while it used to give us eighty, People used to be willing to pay for the privilege of holding on to the dashboard, and now we don’t see them at all."* ‘The announcement of the action of the Eighth avenue company caused great consternation the drivers and conductors on the other lines. “Welle well, well,” was the comment of a Broadway and University place conductor when he first heard the news. But the interest in the movement did not stop with the drivers aud conductors. ‘The direetora and superintendents of «ll the companics were anxious (o witness the effect of the experiment, and the superintendent of the Sixth avenue road even paid the superintendent of the Eighth avenue road a visit. “What did Mr. Bidgood want?” the reporter asked of the conductor who informed him of thg fact. “Oh, to see how the men took it, of course, was the answer. While the company has reduced the wages of the employés because horses and oats are cheaper thar they were four years ago it has not only not reduced its fares but actually increased them. Hereaftes children over five years of age occupying seats whem the car is full are to be charged full rates. This rule is imperative on the conductors. “If the little onea want their comforts after this they will have tet of the for them," said a conductor to the HERALD repot “What will be the effect of this zetion upon men?’ the reporter asked of a number of conductors, “A good many of us will probably be laid off before a fortnight” was the answer more than once, | “They will try and make up the difference somehow. CAN SHE BE HER MOTHER? “Mrs, Haughton, you make terrible charges against your daughter here, She must cither be a very bad girl or you sre an unnatural mother,’ said Judge Duffy to a lady in black seated in the private examina: tion room at Esvex Market Pol rt, yesterday. “Oh Judge, Judge! for mercy’s sake do not bes lieve hor!” implored the girl, who wept bitterly, “If you only knew how hard [ tried to get along in the world! But my mother here bas followed me from place to piace and denounced me and those who bes And, oh sir! she had me in every police court in this city, and although I ang only nineteen years old she has had me sent to the Magdulen Asylum, the Honse of Merey, tp Honse of the 1 Shepherd, the House of Refuge elaew hy Judge! Judge!" said the girl, ine bexeeching voice, while the tears rolled down hee cheeks and her slight form was convalsed with anguish, “don't send me to those places, TI went into them ignorant of guilt, but left them fully awara of what wickedness girts can conceive. Judge, I am heartbroken! My employer is outeide. He will tell you that [ work faithentty early end late, and that f am @ good girl, although my mother here tama street walker. Judge, she has told you born in Mobile; she always told me I in New York. 1 do at all! But why threaten to drag me down! down! She follo mo to my working places and bas had me turned oof or torn away by the police. When I live with her #! makes me lic on the bare boards, throws my clothes ont of the window. Oh, Judge! (claepmg her hands together) Lam « good girl. 1 want to be a good girt, God knows 1 do. But she drives me as you see. Where can Tyo? What can I do? Can she be my mother? “Mra. Haughton, have you any other children?’* asked His Hono: “one, a boy.” “Where is he?” “south.” “Where's your husband? “He died when she was a child, She wants to mag out I'm her stepmother. She is going to the——' “Stop right there, madame, You have said about this girl that no mother, if I'm any judge human mw e, woull have said. You are more thai : You are cruel. Send in the girl's employer, vote.” ‘The gentleman came in and testified to the excele lence of the girl's character. She works in his store with his own daughters ard earns barely enough yet along, She was puncttal in the morning a never neglected her business. But he knew that the mother hounded her and made her wretched, ‘Then followed # scene of supplication and that brought teers to many eyes. ‘The gitl prayed be freed; the mother wanted her commi Judge!” said the gil, “Tam keeping company with # fresco painter who visite me my bourdin, and is honorable, but my mother PA trying ‘aa him away from me too.” “Judge!” said Mr. Foote, rising to lite “let her ¢ to 4 ea eae ore fo my woe Fe | She is a good fit. Tam sure, 1 will with my girta ‘Kya! you are free!” said the Judge decidedly, Ww