The New York Herald Newspaper, December 21, 1878, Page 2

tes AMUSEMENTS, SIBLOS GARDEN EDWARD F STARIN jetor and Manager Laas! ht of KIRALFY BROS.’ greatest spectacular produc tion, AHOUND' THL WORLD IN 80 DAYS. Grand Ballet of loo 4 y the greatest living Faweett Rowe and F AND LONDON ILY MATINEE TO-DAY AP 2 P.M, Lessees and M anagers i Baleony 8. 3 CP ACTED ENTED NEM THE EMINENT AMER Mr JOHN’ McCULLOUGH, ow OCLock UNDAY CO DEM NCERT. Al. SEY. SILA, DE MURSKA will from “Migt ML TO-MORROW ( ING sing, for the. first cal Walte rE Li by Ma wud Ardit NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1878-—-WITH SUPPLEMENT. A ES cei el ft Ranke nimi 4 ik ET i Re soll ante "ak eS le att SS Se eae ___ AMUSEMEN' TALLACK S Proprietor and Manager. THE Mr. LESTER WALLACK DRAMA, MY SON. EVERY EVENING an Ds y MATINEE, A GREAT RECh! has been and the acting “Tt was an immedi: reward upo NE APPROPRIATE COSTUM HARKIGAN & HAL Al & HAR .. POSITIVE AST WEEK of the most successful play that has been offered to the pub- lie for mau eure. HARRI HAR’ in Edward Harrie riginal Irish Drama, K WE MORE, EES Wednesday and Saturday. DADWAY. Dp 33D Sit -Proprietor and Munager ONLY, _ LORGAIRE MATIN STANDARD THEATRE, BR¢ W. HENDERSON » Second month of the great Drama, ALMOST LIFE, malian’ ALMOST LIFE, ALMOST LIFE, ALMOST LIFE, with its absorbing incidents and powerful charactors. ‘owded houses every night OF THE DAY. jar prices. ST Saturday Matinee Pt Aves ce THE n 1:30, SURPE LEGITT R MARVELLOUS BEAL J t TOPICAL 2 BEST ¢ OUR K est play of the century.” 1 i has been received with such ughter,? ES CR, der!” AT 10:30, ioblike in their meeknoss ?” SING, CRANE WILL SING. IN A CHORUS. Are they not BOBSON WILL TH will appear B ROADW, rpue AQUARIUM, Bi CIN per in new and sp! Maguille Burle Also the Daily at 2 Admission rained Thorous! goand So clock P.M. hi halt price. IL FLAUTO MAGICO. GRAND MATINEE 5 (SATURDAY IL F CADEMY OF MUSIC THIS 5 Del Puente; Saras- : Pawn rodi, and Astrifiamante, tro, Mme. ETELKA GE. Director of the Music : M iERSTER . De 4, Verdi's Opera, If, TROVATORE. Jumpanini ; Mme. MARIE RO: ao L PATRONAGE, December 26 A TRAVEA Netta, Mile. MI After which the third » DINORAH. ETELKA ( Din, To be followed by; Raoul de pant Galassi; 3 te, and MARIE RO T LES PAPTLLONS. HT OF THE OPERA. er year’s Opera, L FLAUTO MAGI with the follows mite, Mu Tr Ni: ifan mino, Sig- Surastro, Lido, Mile; ud Pamina, Astr lassi, and FVooTwsS THEATRE EVANGELINE. MANAGER Mr. WM. R. DEUTSCH SUCCESS. vAR PRICES, We | Por [rvrrg | Reserved and 75 The. MATINEE TO-DAY AT 1:30, “GREAT POPULAR SUCCESS.” JOSEPH JEFFERSON, “AMERICA’S GREATEST COMEDIAN,” AS RIP VAN WINKLE. “A MASTERPIECE OF ACTING.” ENTIRELY NEW SCENERY. “TRIUMPHS OF SCENIC ART.” MATINEE TO-DAY 1:40, AND TONIGHT AT 8. FBROADWAY THEATRE, “CORNER 80TH ST. EDGAR & FULTON. .»Lessees and Managers MATINEE TO-DAY AT 2 B. u M N A © © L A os E U D L A _ FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF NIGHTS. (jL0BE THEATRE. r 728 and 730 Broadway. PRANK B, MURTHA. 2a -.-Mamager ONLY Es 78 chestra Chairs 50 ct: FARMER'S | General admission 25 ets. DAUGHTER. T. AND GTH AV. Manager THIRD WEEK, ‘ THIRD WEEK, a BRILLIANT SUCCESS the DOUBLE MARRIAGE. POPULAR PRIC. POPULAR PRIC! $1. 5 2de. _ TUEATRE, 14TH *LAXTON TNION SQUAR) Sole Lessee and M A. M. PALMER tableaux, entit THE BANKER'S DAUGHTER, which, till further notice, will be presented RY TAT S and at the REGULAR SATURDAY MATINEES at 1:30. The pivce is produced with the fiuest scenery and ap. pointments ever seen in New York ina modern play, aud with @ cass embracing TUE FULL STRENGTH the UNION SQUARE’ THEATRE COMPANY. OWERY TH FERDINAN, Ae: Rowe's Gor A ‘To conclude with the seu BLACK-EYED SUSA) MATINEE SATURDAY, AT 2 1O-MORROW NIGHT, GRAND INSTRUMENTAL AND YOCAL CONCERT. WSPS0R, THEATRE, 45 AND 47 BOWERY, GREAT AND POPULAR “SUCCE: The most varied and pleas ertainment in the including MORRIS and FTL ANTE NINO EDDIE, PERRY TOMMY TURNER and 1 ve the celebrated RTETTE. MATINEE TRE, STH ST., BETWEEN nt and org ee an to Al- tists Li dand 3d avs.—Trinm: . the world FRANCISCO M N FRANCISCO M BLS, Bi ORT. P LAUGHTER. MATINEE road mae i ‘DAY i} 4 1 Mr. CUSHMAN FRANK i: in his great character, the Aged Darky, BIRCH, WAMBULD, BAC: THATCHER, RYMAN, RVSsELL LUMAN, |S 1 STEVENS POWERS 20. JOHN E -RAYMOND, JOTINSON, This week, SCHOOL and SEATS SECURED. Ms MID (Lat Devoted F. v Hotel.) je, to the mirthfal, to the very old and F f TOOLEY Z SEPIS, FURDAY. | FIT? DECEMB MAP COMPANY CONCERT, Box office « pHiLuanNoNK SOCIETY OF NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MUSIC Th MH SEASON, ADOLPI NEUE. coeeee- Conductor at 8 o'clock. Symphony Aria, “Ah Beethoven Beethoven MINNIE ny Fa HACK nip tustique MINNIB FRANCESCA Fantasia after Dante $1 HAUK DA RIMT Acudemy this mornin ve concerts and omy TONIGHT. RCHESTRA OF Sopranc, GLOLL, Tenor, ELDER, Violin. nist. ue TIER" SOCIETY HOPS, IRVING HALL, this Saturday evening We; ladion free Extras ps Crit “na x and New Youu Tamwomy i AYMARKET, 8 t GRAND AND MEN HAYMARKET, > ST. ADE CONCERT AND SOIREE DANSANTE EVERY NIGHT. EVERY NIGHT, COMMENCING AP 9 O'CLOCK ADMISSION 254 + 8 + © ADMISSION 250, Director DOCTOR KLACS, acts. by L’ Arronge THE CARTIER SOCLETY HOP Tits SATUE ning, Irving Hall, Litie st Irving pl p Christmas and \N THEATRE, 3D AV. BE. h ats. —Burle Mio, Fares aud Matinoe Wednesday and Saturday | Pa : THIS Mok December 21, at Ho'elock, LOCKE RICHARDS KING LEAR “ACADEMY OF MUsIc ay A MARIE RODE. Front boxes and cho: vr the first appearance of MAKLE F EXT, the 24th December, IL TROVATORE, for ante at the Thentro tieket office, 111 Broadway. pre Rove " BeeRAy M ACADEMY OF MUSIC. ance of MARIE KOZE, on TUESDAY NEXT, tho 24th fost, secnre them immediately at Tyson's Theatre Ticket | UMicos, Fifth Avenue. Hotel and Windsor Hotel CLARA FISHER, BUGENIA PAUL. atZ NUOTH'S THEATIOE PALL TOA thi SUCTETY HOPS, PEND CARTIB urmod Wonen. Oren" 4 GARDEN THEATRE, & ‘the very new ti wated every night, n operatic lark in two exeapa yrds by Charles Barnard Miss Vernona Jar vas Bartlemann, Jab Choras in “bath and an i To be fol- Miss Minnie Cu Frouk Di CONCERTS, ADMISSION WILLIAMS matinee to-day. THIS 3 MODEL OF deny of Masi nts; children, 3 FT°—THE MUSICAL 144 pages of Py M, MTH ST. r SOCIETY BALL, THIS SATUE ny Hall, 14th st, dod Irvi Every other dance « roid dan GPAPeLeas, SEVENTH ite x PROMENADE SEVENTH ith AY LVEN admission, BAND. (eae FOR loc, OVER J E t halt a cent rm wd,” 16 payer, MUSIC Copies mail i DITSON & CO 44) Broadway. SOCIETY tt KVERY SATURDAY ad 116 Bast 1th st; best muaste in eity; have a lod at w York by gaslight on Thursday He strolled into the Bowery and was al th evening t dazed by the splendor of shop fronts, the of the lights and the bra of the the neighborhood, He lost his reckoning ¢ aud was “steering so large’ that he “yaw feart Ho came to a standstill and was sec: | by ayentlemanty stranger, who said, putting 1 my glar ster from?” Paul Teschner,” 1 the good nat th,exense me, Youre the dead image of Bill. 1, I'm blest!’’ apologetically remarked the nger, moving away. | I proceeded wp the Bowery, and he bad not | gone four blocks when the cirew tanee twled from huis mind oW Iw in thunder did another man, slapping Paul, old shipmate from?’ shouted shoulder. » got the weather gauge of me, young fel- Paul, in dome surprise, What! you don't mean to say you've forgotten me? J aint torgot you, Paul Tosehner, by a danced Uth av, The only theutes and ballroom comb 1 ity HOPS Cis ing 8 to 3; Tam A rune Day. 1 sivu, atternovn, We inony Hal, & Biteiuven aud vyoulng, $l, sight. Come aud have a drink » two went into No, 37 Bowery George Morris, the ag » Wie held at Kasex Market Po bail for having, as li aud mguey a) yugla' and yesterday ble, Who knew Court in $1,000 ed, won the sailor's weteb A VERY OLD TRICK. Paul Teschner is mate of the schooner George | Washington, of Galveston, Texas, and cane ashore to | it his | RAPID TRANSIT. Serio-Comic Aspect of Elevated Railroad Trav- elling on the East Side, a CROWDED TRAINS AND IRATE PASSENGERS. Merchants and Clerks Fighting Their Way to Hot Dinners. ————— The establishment of the elevated railways has given rise to scenes of a novel and striking charac- ter—scenes that would make even Rip Van Winkle himself open very wide his sleepy eyes at the changes that have come over this city. When the Hrratp urged the building of these roads many people de- clared they would never pay and that people would never ride upon them, Now, when they have been running only a few months, it is already found that they are inadequate to meet the requirements of public travel, Mr. Cyrus W. Field tells a good story of some inventor who came to his office and offered some splendid discovery of his by means of which the traftic on the Third avenue elevated road might be enlarged, “Oh, don’t, for God's sake!” Mr, Field re- plied. “We don’t want to make it any bigger. Tell us something that will make it smaller until we have engines and cars enough to accommodate the public and we'll be glad to take it.” Since the open- ing of the road to Eighty-ninth street the trafic on this line has increased over ten thousand a day, and this week it has been as follows:—On Monday, 70,734; on Tuesday, 65,566; on Wednesday, 65,480, and on Thursday, 64,879. The remarkable scenes of overcrowding alluded to above, and which appear to be incidental to the first, sudden, popular success of rapid transit—a success far eclipsing the wildest dreams of the managers—take place between five and seven o'clock in the evening, when five-cent fares prevail, and during these hours those who have never witnessed them and want to enjoy some ex- citing fun should certainly visit the downtown sta- tions of the east side road. If Frith were to take his position any evening at half-past five or six o'clock at the Fulton street depot he would certainly obtain more exciting material for vivid scenes at a railway station than England could furnish him for another painting. THE RUSH AT FULTON STREET. The Fulton street station is now undergoing some changes which will afford the public material relief and prevent the terrible “jams” on the stairs. Hith- erto there has been only one narrow stairway from the first landing up to the platform. A crowded train arriving from up town the passengers all rush down the stairs—at least they would rush down were they not wedged in between the serried masses of passengers, many of them with bundles under their arms, who are in vain trying, at the same time, to fight their way up to catch the train. Nobody who has not personally experienced it can have an idea of the scenes of pushing and jostling that take place upon this stairway almost every evening. But let the figures tell their own story—they, at least, cannot be charged with pene: sensational. Accord- ing to the statement of the ticket agent about 6,100 or 6,200 tickets are sold on an average at Fulton street per day, and of this number trom 2,100 to 2,500 are sold between five and seven P. M. In other words, while during seveuteen hours of the day the number of tickets sola per hour is only little over two huudred, it is about one thousand two hundred during these two “rush” hours. The ticket agents’ arms fairly ache from the trantic manner in which they have to throw the five cent tickets through their little windows. And still the people come— Diack masses of hurrying, bustling men, skurrying home from business, with @ stray woman or child in their midst, whose courage in venturing into such a dense, struggling multitade must be admired. Be- fore proceeding any {urther it is only just to say that much of this overcrowding on the stairs will be remedied by next week. A new stairway has been } pat in and the passage to the stairs will be divided, so that separate egress and ingress will be provided for passengers coming from down or going up trains. . WAITING FOR A TRAIN, But after the hungry business man, anxious for his dinner, as pushed through all the obstructing arms and elbows and safely climbed up to the platform, the severest trial of all awaits him. To cateh train—that's the point. It is an undertaking which, to him who has not tried it during these hours, seems casy enough. Well, here comes a train. ‘The plattorm—long, narrow and placed between the two tracks—is crowded with trom two to three hundred people. Perhaps, and it occurs ulmost every might, thereare even trom four to five hundred upon it, straggling along all the way trom oue end of the plattorm to the other. ‘The first question uppermost in everybody's mind is, Where precisely will the train stop ?” Where shall I stand to be nearest one of the plattorm gates ¢ Everybody understands that if lie ix not quite close by the gates the cars will be rapidly filied up before he gets a chance to enter, and of goes the train, So there is much push- ing and jostling aud elbowing and struggling and even fighting for the Dest plac: ts the places mearest’ the edge of the — plat- form, where the opportunides for tumbling down tpon the track are excellent, but are coolly dis regarded by the eager passengers whose motto seems to be, “Let us yet home at all hazards.” Well, the train comes snorting along. T! mot dis- appointment as the conductors call out, “Not above Forty-second street. Train for the Grand Central Depot Of course the vast majority want to go above Forty-second street and must wait for the next train. May, however, kuow from past experience that they will find it impossible to get on a through train, and so they prefer to take their chances of get- ting & through train at Thirty-fourch street and pay- ing another tare, ‘This 1s doue by a great many night and often with success. the time the next through train wiil have reached Thirty-fourth street, they calculate, many passengers will have alighted, und perhaps there willbe achance to get on tere. The writer has tried the experiment with many others, but sometimes he has found even this expe- dient fail, for ti passed by Thirty-tourth street (which is the last stop of Grand Central trains on ‘Chird avenue) with- out taking on any passenger: A THROUGH TRAIN COMES. But to return to Fulton street. Tue Grand Central train has left with a fall load of passengers and anxious eyes are turned toward the distant point of the up track curving into Fultou street. Sometimes aimishap occurs, and people have nm waited five and ten minntes for the next train—for during hours the delays occasioned by the tremendous rush of pussengers aud the invdequate terniual faciliti y are very great, But as arwe the y two minutes. Well, now comes a through Everybody “pulls himselt up,” strains his ‘y body be- for 1 im order. to yet into wcar, Alas! the train is full and rattles nonchalantly by without even deign- ing to stop. Somebody on the plattorn has espied a square inch outrageously disappointed the waiting suferers aud h “avs a di do sha there was plenty of m in there Well, after much yrombling and swearing Y settle patiently down to wait for the next. Perhaps there is a good wtitY gale travelling at the rate thirt; thirty-five miles per hour over their head people have to hod on very herd to their hats le y be blown off—but no mater. “Get hom that is the night dominating all these minds. Ah! here another train cones slong. This tr thank God, is ciupty, Now everybody thinks there will be a chance for us all, What astonishment and | indignation, then, when it slowly and dignitiedly rumbles by. Itis intended for the poor people who have b fretting and fuming tor the last balt an the stati above Chatham #qaare and who, ruins are filled below, would be lert out in 1 train. nerves and is determined to bear down « t cold altogether. Very Uaderstand | thas and the ide | ingly harder and | r. by this tinw the mutititude has been vastly another train comes insight. Alas! it beacs @ reon flay and only goes to the depot. wo minutes more, Now at le re is achance, The train i | only three-fourtl and there i room for about | ty or forty pasneny About three of four hun iry to crowd in to there thirty or forty seats. is svich @ wild osixet Upon the yates that, as a | result, nobody eau The pusiing aud | | strayuling — inans ged upon the platforms for five or ous at 4 } tine, all ‘have to © to a dead | stop. A want to get 1 oat the save motuont, and thersiote no one can budge an of being kieked a the h shuttiog the who re thera, and to push a box of sardines an conductors and braker ool i gates, While some enterprising passer Tuises ty be lett beluiud, dries te cinmb ev sin being taken wlomy, becwus back now, When the signal hus just been sounded, would enaanger his lite, Of goes the tram, and the weary 200 passengers who have been lett behiad guash their teeth. Lhe next train goes to the depot only; the next is (ill, amd takes uo passengers; the next is empty, and is to accommodate the upper sta tions, and so 01 How ineky the 200 teel when they at last rush into # through train that will aecom- inodate them standing, and Which rattles off leaving again several hi the plattorm | A CUMMON EXPRALESCH, It would be exagyeration to say that such expert f cues is uneyoidaple iy catching 4 Wukuugu train, she ree wand four through trains have | f vacant room in the train that nas so | inch, O-casionally a iman—tiis happened to the | writer, personully—becomes jammet between the | two platiorn gates, and stands an excellent chance hua | passenger may be lucky enough to press through the crowd the moment he hy come P jrrek ab and rush into the train that has just come to a standstill, But it is an experience which is very common, and which every one who has regularly taken the east side elevated road every evening during the evening hours from one of the downtown stations has gone through. Fulton street is only @ sample of the others. Atthe South ferry and at Hanover square itis just the same, ‘The other evening a gentleman of Aclicate phzaique who generally takes the road before five P.M. arrived a few minutes later, He had little idea of the novel experience before him. He went to Fulton strect station. The crowd was so pirat that he could not get up the . He turned ck, saying to himself “I'll walk down to Hano- ver square; it will be better there.’ There he waited twenty minutes and, still unable to yet on 4 train, he thought he would make the thing sure and took the cars down to the Battery, in the hope of being thus sure of getting a confortable seat. There the multitude was so tremendous and he was so wedyed iu that when he finally reached the ticket box he was near fainting away, and, to use his own language, he would have gladly given’ $1,000 had he been out of that crowd, Mr. David Dudley Field, the brother of the president of the road, also rode down to the Battery in sheer disgust in order to keep his seat comfortably on his way up town, and then found to his grief that he had taken the wrong train! ‘These are a few of the novel and serio-comic experi- ences Which may be witnessed now any evening at the downtgwn stations of the east side elevated road, but which, the company hope, will only last until they have their full complement of cars and engines and until they are able, with more powertul engines, to run every minute trains of tour and five cars, THE FLOWER MISSION, DECORATION OF THE CHARITY HOSPITALS FOR THE CHRISYMAS SEASON—BEAUTIFUL EVER- GREEN ORNAMENTS. The rooms of the Flower Mission were found in a sort of sylvan confusion by a Hexaup reporter who visited them yesterday afternoon, All the available tables and benches were heaped with ropes and gar- lands of evergreens. Here and there were piles of crosses, anchors, wreaths and other designs worked in ivy and hemlock, and variegated with all sorts of autumn leaves and crimson berries. Two or three barrels of raw material stood in a corner and the floor was littered with withered leaves, broken twigs and other clippings that fell rapidly before the indus- trious scissors of some dozen ladies who were en- throned amid the débris. The ladies of this mission have undertaken to decorate the charity wards of the city hospitals for the Christmas season, and the masses of beautiful foliage that filled their premises yesterday were the contributions sent in by many friends to help them in this work. There were all sorts of evergreens, ferns, fir and pine cones, and variegated leaves such as are used for decorative purposes. The ladies were working hard, combining them into scarfs and ropes for festooning the walls and entwining the pillars of the various resting places of the sick for which they were designed. The purpose of the reporter's mis- sion was to see the beautiful results of their handi- work, and to hear what they might have to say con- cerning their new enterprise. THE SUCCESS OF THE ENTERPRISE. ‘his is only part of what our friends have sent said a lady who seemed to be the presidin enius of the scene, and to whom the reporter ad- dressed himself for information. ‘We have already seut a quantity of dacorations to the Charity Hos- pital on Bluckwell’s Island, aud to Bellevue, and the German, Presbyterian and St. Luke's hospitals, up town, We are now preparing for the institutions on Ward's and Randall’s islands, to which we will send to-morrow.” “Hus it been a custom of the mission to decorate the hospitals at Christmas ?”” asked the reporter. “Oh, no; this is the first time. We thought it would be sogleasant for the poor sick people if we could surround them with something bright and fresh during the holiday season. I wrote to every one that was in the habit of helping us in the sum- mer, when we seud flowers and fruit to the sick—I am the secretary of the mission. I asked them to send us such evergreens and leaves as would be suit- able tor decorative purposes.” Who are the nianagers of the mission ?"” “We never give names for publication. You know we never ask tor money, ouly for fruit and flowers. ‘The ladies represent, however, almost every denomi- nation, and I may add we send to all religions alike. ‘The mission is purely non-sectarian. We always care first tor the institutions under the coutrol of the Commissioners of Charities and Correction, and when they ave supplied we send to the charity wards of private tustitutions as far as our resources extend.” SPECIMENS OF WORKMANSHIP. “Some have sent us beautiful ornaments, ready made up,” continued the lady, as she conducted the reporter into an inner sanctuin, ‘Here is a very nice idea, of which the children on Randall's [sland will have the: benefit. Each of these bunches of leaves is, you see, attached to au envelope coutain- ing a pretty Christmas card, The words, ‘a Christ- anus greeting to you’ are written ou the outside, and one will be placed by the nurses on the pillow of each little one the night before Christmas. A whole box full of these was sent to us,”” Other treasures were then exhibited. There were several mottoes worked iu white letters on scarlet cloth, and bordered with green leaves. One reading “Feed My Lambs’’ is designed for the children on Randall's Island. Each hospital has been furnished with at least one. Anchors made of Prince's pine were sent in considerable numbers; one cross of ivy and hemlock leaves was unconimonly pretty, and several boxes of bouquets were among the tributions. Bright color was supplied by aves, bitter sweet and bows of scarlet clot some familiar colored chromos, representing scones of home lite, and framed with leaves aud wicker work, promised to look bright and cheery, even on the walls of a hospital ward. The objects mentioned by no meaus include all that were sent to the mis- sion, and great quantities of evergreen ropes, yar- lands and designs, and numbers of pretty toys fabri- cated from straw and chip remain undescribed, ‘The jadies of the mission will continue their labors to-day at their room: 9 Fourth avenue, FOOD FOR THE SICK POOR. CHRISTMAS FAIR OF THE NEW YORK DIET KITCHEN ASSOCIATION, ‘The ladies composing the society known as the New York Dict Kitchen Association are now holding a fair and “Children’s Christmas merry making’ at Lyric Hall, in Sixth avenue, between Forty-first and Forty-second streets. The fair opened yesterday and will closest eleven o'clock to-night. Mrs, A. H. Gib- bons, the president of the association, exercises geu- eral supervision, and is aided by & number of other philanthropic ladivs. Mrs. Charles H. Ward has charge of the refreshment room, and a well supplied table, stocked with delicacies, is at the service of every visitor, Mrs. Ward is assisted by the Misses Hall, Mrs. Nevins, Miss bunting and Miss Middle- brook. In the fair proper is a children’s bazaar, of which Mrs, John Wiley barrow takes especial charg An interesting feature at her table is the Quaker doll made by Miss Julia Gibbons, danghter of the presi- dent, Mrs. Mitchell Tyng has a corner of the | devoted toa charming little bit of artificial seq romantically entitled, “The Lady of the Lal ‘Those who wish to embark on a voyage with the * in quest of fortune, can do so at prices vary- cents to any amount the adven- The fair wl for t! young masters and misses for whose benefit th perilous voyages are undertaken and who reap wards in proportion to the amotnt invested. A very demure young lady, who personated the “old women who lived in # she by «t that she had accumu. lated $5 by the sale or toy progeny. roops of youngsters, with ther nurses and mothers, swarmed about the different tables during the day ancl ly inspected the tompting era holiday go ening there was a Punch and Judy xhow, 3 vi ‘To-day will be di close with # dramat t A jetta entitied “The Happy Pair’ will be played by Miss Minnie Mason and Mr. V. Cook, dr. Tho laughable Little farce, ‘Kei lou parle Frangais,” will follow, and the lady managers anticipate w large au- dicnee. Ir KITCHENS YOR THE EAST SLDE. The « ladies have in their special charge is peon hot as well Kuown as it de- verves to bi lar object and aim is to re- | lieve the sick poor, ‘To attain this object they put th ives in cominuniestion with the ditereut aus trict dispenseries, and ascertain what pationts ave in dot dictary, ox distinguished from purely miedt- cal treatment. To prevent any abuse the society ap- points visitors, who inquire into the merits of every mes onal mptly provide for ¥ hinve kitehens at the | western sary, street | Ninth aud York Dispensary, corner of White and Centre wtreets. At beth of these places they provided with re i veut. Diving # part ot jast'year y hada kitchen at the Demult Dispensary, corner uity-third «treet and Second avenue, but the the dispensary and the ladies of the as«o- to muke & sutisfuctory arrangement project w: «The ladies, very aux establish a diet kite ast side of the city, Where the populatio aud earnestly solicit aid for that purpose. yeicians are anxtous to assist them, as the real nee of many of their poorer patients ix proper tood to supplement their course of medical treatment. are Mrs. A. 1. Stewart, who sent a check tor and Mr. Heury Hilton, who sent acheck for $200, H, Herinann lias also given liveraily in the ing, and Mrs, A.B, Darling ut patrons yesterday. It is hoped by the managers that the little enter- prise started yesterday ‘end, veing to-night will » cure all the patronage its morits deserve. Miss Anna Cook, the treasurer, a lady of great enetyy aud exect tive ability, says that she wants just 1 0, Mrs, both of money and was one of the moxt ber i kivchou on the east side for tae Coming Winters | | hall | Among the dovors to this charity this | THE UNEMPLOYED. AN APPEAL BY ST, JOHN'S GUILD—CASES WHERE IMMEDIATE HELP Is NEEDED. It is @ sure indication that cold weather has begun to pinch the unemployed classes and the sick aud infirm poor when the officers of the charitable socie- ties are daily visited by numbers of men and women seeking help. During the past week this has been so, but as yet the relief afforded is not quite sufticient, for the reason that the societies which are in the habit of dispensing alins have not fully entered upon their work for the winter months, December has been thus far kindly month for the poor, and the cries of distress which are usually to be heard when the biting cold of the season sets in have not us yet been painfully clamorous. Nevertheless Superintend- ent Blake, of the Department of Charities and Cor- rection, is daily besleged with applicants from all parts of the city for the usual supply of coal which the city annually furnishes. No appropriations have yet been made for this charity and applicants are turned away with instructions to call again. ALD REQUIRED. St. John’s Guild has so far received no contribu- tions for this season, but has many applicants daily. The Guild proposes to direct its energies this year mainly to procuring work for the unemployed. Its managers have just issued the following appeal :— St. John's Guild has determined to devote its efforts this winter to offering work to those who apply for rolief, except in cases of sickness or other infirmities. Work is what every worthy man and woman dosires. No ablebodied per- son would rather live in idleness apo ifts of chavit; unless he or such gt ‘med me on ot it emp! » na matter may seek and "who would rather re than beg. To uch = St Jon's Guild desires: to extend a helping hand and to furnish them with that om- ployment which shall enable then to support themselves andl those depending upon them, In order to ne ial, this a sowing room has been opened aud a large munber of sowing machines secured. An abundgnce of work hax been omised by manufacturers. A committee of Indies has luntecred to take general supervision of the work; but funds wro reqnired to pay an experienced forewonian and toprovide material which will enable the ladies to offer work to beginners and these who are not skilled operators: while then are learning to operate. Garments thus le will be distributed to those who are found destitute of clothing by the volunteers. As soon as this department is well under way it fs proposed to furnish work for able- bodied men. In addition to those who aro able to work there are others who ary utterly helpless to support themselves. For fain- ilies whom want of work and sickness, following despair, ‘Occupants of ‘empty and firsloss venamenta, furniture, cloth’ fact been sold to'buy medicine and food; for those who are sick und homeless, as well as hungry; for those who are brought face to face with every specios of suffering short of death itself, St, John's Guild appeals money, food, clothing or anything that will alleviate their torriblo sufferings. All contributions of money should be sent to William Hf. Guion, treasurer, No. 29 Broudway, or to the office of the Guild,No, 5 Great Jones strect. Contributions of food, clothing, &c., should be sent to the Guild office, A DESERVING FAMILY. In the basement of the residence, No. 237 East Sev- ity-ninth street, a ene. of three—father, mother child—are suffering distress from want of food. ‘The father was an officer in the army during the war and has good references from subsequent employers. ‘They get no assistance from any charitable society, and are now much in need of the necessuries of life. The man, who has been for Ne aad past afflicted with sickness, desires some suitable employment in order to liv The attention of the charitable is also called to the case of a deserving widow lady in poor health, a resi- dent of Brooklyn and formerly of this city, who, on account of a long and painful illness and inability to yet anything to do, stands in very great need of pres- ent help for herself and boy. in return for any as- sistance rendered her she will send to those requiring it articles of her own design and wake in fine sew- ing—infants’ crochet sacks, fascinators, or other light needlework. At present she is unable to do heavy machine sewing. She offers unexceptionable refer- ences, Any communication addressed to Mrs. G. Tompkins, care of the Henan office, will reach her. FOR THE POOR. At the suggestion of Mayor Ely, a meeting of a number of gentlemen representing various chari- table institutions in the city was held in the Mayor's office yesterday for the purpose of taking some action to relieve the poor during the holiday season. Among those present were John M, Goldberg, of the New York Employment and Relief Association; James Olwell, of the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum; Charles A. Bunting, of the New York Christian Home for Intemperate Men; Rey. Dr. Peters, of the Shel- tering Arins and Children’s Fold; George C. Booth, of the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, and Rev. ©. T. Woodruff, of St. Barnabas Home. Mr. Samuel: sugsosted the practicability of collecting clothing for the poor, but Mayor Ely ex- pressed himself as entirely opposed to the idea un- jess every charitable institution took part in it. Another meeting will be held on Thursday next, when the proposition will be made to permit orphan boys to go around with wagons for the purpose of soliciting donations of clothing. UNPAID LABORERS. DELAY IN AUDITING THE ACCOUNTS OF THE PARK DEPARTMENT-—THE MEN DISCOURAGED. ‘Through a technicality in the auditing of accounts by the Department of Parks the poor laborers em- ployed on the Riverside Park have been deprived of their wages for nearly three months. During that protracted period strenuous efforts have been made by Messrs. Wenman and Conover to have this dead- lock removed, Their action, however, was not sue cessful, although earnestly pressed, The laborers, finding no relief at tho approach of the Christmas holidays, sent a deputation to the Park Department to represent their grievances. Mr. Wenman received them courteously, and after patiently listening to their appeal said that he had forescen the present difficulty and had used his official influence to have itaverted, but his opinions and exertions were over- ried; that exception, he said, had been taken by the treasurer of the Board to the manner in which the work had been performed, and on that account a commission of three practical engineers had been ap- pointed—one by the Park ay paper one by the Comptroller and the third by the contractors—to de- termine the truth or falsity of these allegations, with instructions that these experts should report back to the Board at the earliest possible moment. Since the appointment of that commission # short time ago there had not been. an opportunity to have the question under discussion determined. AN INJUSTICE TO THE MEN, It was, however, Mr. Wenman represented, an in- justice to the hard working men, at this holiday sea- son, that they should be made the innocent sufferers, and he was willing to shoulder his part of the re- sponsibility to audit acertain amount of the bills upon the work actually performed, so that the la- borers should receive their long delayed remunera- tion. He further stated that while the work was not complete, a fact which the contractors did not at- tempt to controvert, that in itself should not be exe’ to withhoKl a partial settle- the accounts #0 to enable the rs to discharge their liabilities to their meu. h »ver concurre'l in this view of the case © expressed his willingness to comply wi reasonable demand to relieve the present ne of the laborers, but when the subject was presented in this light to Treasurer Lane he recorded his em- Phatic protest to the proposition, and hence the memorial of the delegation was rejected, Finding that his efforts in settling the ditieulty of no avail, President Wenman Waited upon the Mayor ond Comptroller, and uxed similar arguments to already related, but with what success has not been ascertained. nude an ment ot THE STEWART CHARITIES, To tae Eprron or THe Henacp:— Some of your Hovrew correspondents rather pointedly inwinuate that the recent action of the house of Stewart & Co. in proffering contributions to their several charities wax prompted by interested motives, ond simply an endeavor to regain the pat- rouage of that influential claws ot our eltizens, whic! both ungenerous and unjust, ax the writer, from per- sonal experience, can demonstrate, The above men- el firm for a great number of years had no or more remunerative customers than the profession, and yet such was the religious ence of ite Tate head to the sentions plos resulting from his early Presbyterian train- hat When the Secretary of the Dramatic Fund for h nd tinselfish disregard for pros- a all back and demanded a re- ty. A POOR PLAYER, fidelity to prine pective gain, sent t ceipt for their deli Decempen 1, 1s A CRUEL HERO. John Hewitt was arraigned in Special Sessions yes terday charged with cruelly beating his children, Officer MoCabe, who arrested Hewitt, produced in court, a8 evidence against his prisoner, a portion of stave, upon which were marks of blood, and the defendant with striking one of his litte ones with it, The Court lectured the prisoner and sentenced him to «ix months’ iaprieounent ia the Penitentiary. The prisoner's counsel asked for re- consideration of the sentence, on account ot the meritorious conduct of the prisoner in rescuing @ woman from buruing to death, It was shown that Hewitt recently entered the apartments of one of his neighbors whi pne of female inmates had spilled some burning oil upon ber clothing, and, seizing her in his arma, smothered the flames with lis clothing. ‘The prisoner was complimented on his 009 to start @ | heroism aud his term of imprisonment reduced tu ome Matta, SHERIDAN WINS A Verdict for the Defendant in the Killona Suit. MARK HOYT SUSTAINED. General Butler’s Tribute to the Hero of Winchester. SEO ‘The civil suit against General Sheridan in refor ence to the Killona plantation was brought to a close yesterday, before Judge Wallace and a jury, in the United States Circuit Court, by a verdict for the de- fondant, The court opened at ten o’clock in the morning, one hour earlier than usual, and after a little delay caused by the non-wppearance of a juryman, Mr. Beckwith conmenced his address to the jury for the | defendant, He reflected severely on the plaintiff and his companions. He then gave a history of the New Orleans litigations arising out of similar questions in this suit, and urged many points, which he said were in confirmation of the theory of the defence: He then at length related the circumstances of the alleged sale of the plantation, and proceeded to com- ment upon the testimony of cach witness. Tha speech occupied @ few minutes over the hour, and was distinguished more for practical clearness than brilliancy. General Butler followel fnmediately after Mr. Beckwith and said that the case was very simple, and the law was equally simple, and that the issue gener- ally stated was that any one in possession of property claiming it a8 his own was entitled to sue for the re- covery of damages from those who interfered with his possession. In the course of his address he re ferred to the strong, sturdy sense of the soldier, Gen- eral Sheridan, and claimed that the General was in- duced to do what he did by the superior judgment of the lawyer who presented the petition of Mark Hoyt, and there was not the shadow of a supposition to believe that General Sheridan had in this case been prompted thereto by any malice or interested pur pose. He then commented on the testimony and proceeded to set forth the dangers that would result ‘rom allowing the first indications of military rule to interfere with civil procedure. ‘ THE CHARGE. After recess Judge Wallace charged the jury ant said:—Gentlemen of the Jury, yon are to be con- gratulated that this long trial is at last nearly at its close. The important duty, however, which devolves upon you yet remains to be discharged—to determine what ‘the ‘rights of the parties are, as it has been given you in accordance with the rules of the law, as you are instructed by the Court. On the Sth day of August, 1867, this plaintiff, claimed to be in posses- sion of tho Killona plantation and of the personal property thereon, was, as he asserts, dispossessed by proceedings taken pursuant to the order of General Sheridan, the defendant, which he claims was & wrong, und has Eau his action for tres} 1 ine sisting that he shall be compendated for damages, for the wrong which he thus sustained. The defend- ant denies that any wrong was done; he denics that the plaintiff was in possession of the property; he denies that he was dispossessed of it by any pro- ceedings in virtue of the order which was issued, and he insists that, conceding all this to be true, never- theless, he was justified in what he did, because of the position which he held and the duties that de- volved upon him in that position; and also that he was justified because he had intervened at the solici- tation of Mark Hoyt while Mark Hoyt was in posses- sion of this property. Now, I have held in this case that the defendant cannot justify his action on the authority which was reposed in him as the anil- itary commander in that district, He was there under the law to protect the people in their rights of ee and Broperty. to repress turbuleuce and to preserve pee it he was not there to adjudicate upon their legal rights about property, and, therefore, in what he did he must be sustained, if he can be sustained at all, upon the theory that, having intervened by the ‘urement of Hoyt, he occupies the position which Hoyt occu- pied when he asserted his right to the possession of the property of which the plaintiff claims he was de- prived, I have also had occasion during the trial, in your presence, to state some of the principles of the jaw which control with regard to suits ot this kind, A person in possession of personal property, although he has acquired that possession wrongfully, has a right to maintain the action against anybody who deprives him of that property without ht, and im such action he can recover the full value of the property of which he has been deprived, So in this case, if the plaintiff was actually in pos- session, claiming the right to possess this proper he can recover in this action uniess Mark Hoyt at the time was the true owner. The first question, there- fore, for you to de‘ermine in this case will be whether, on the sth of August, the plaintiff was in possession of this personal property, ‘That he was in occupa tion of some portion of the premises upon the Killona plantation seems to be beyond any reason- able dou but whether he was there as @ tenant or claiming a right to mai it and to have the prop- erty in his custody may be a very different question, But if you find in this case that atthe time the plain- tiff was in actuel possession of the property of which he was deprived, then I think it must follow upon the principles of law and upon the evidence in this case that he will be entitled to recover in this action uuuless there had been a purchase by Mark Hoyt, and that purchase was valid, honest and bona fide. WAS THE PURCHASE BY HOYT CONSUMMATED? If you come to the conclusion that the purchase by Hoyt had been consunnuated, that he had acquired @ tls to this property without’ any design to defraud the creditors, then, although you think the plaintiff was actually in possession of the property at the time he was dispossessed, nevertheless it will be your y to render a verdict for the defendant. Now, with these primary considerations in mind your at tention will be directed to the evidence, Judge Wallace then called the attention of the jury somewhat in detail to the testimony, and referred first to that portion of it which went to show whether the plaintiff was in poxsession when he was dis- possessed, He read in this connection the agreement under which Slater operated the plantation and said that the legal effect of that was to give Slater the con- tro! and poxsession of that property, and also recited the leading features of the Grover & Porch suits, the Condon injunction and the Condon cross-bill. Judge Wallace then went on to say:—"Now, gentlemen, if you think that at this point in the order of these transactions that Slater was in control of the planta tion; that the plaintiff was there occupying a portion of the premises in recognition of the legal agreement Detween Slater and the plaintiff, or if you find that this was to be done in the recognition of the interests of Condon and in hostility to the rgbts or claims of organs, you have a starting point in this case, tor unless you find that there was sume change in the status between that time and the time that this property was taken under the order of the defendant, you imay come to the conclu. sion that Mr. Whalen was an occupant of the premi- sox, but was not tu assume the control of that planta- tion, not to assume the control of the property upon it, did not claim to thunage it, but was living there in recognition of the rights of Slater, and it so his possession would not be such as toenable him to inaintain this action, From this point out the status of the parties, as to who really was to manage the | plantation, rests, of course, upon oral and the vvidence taken by deposition. Mr. Whalen ciaims that he was in the control and management, and has offered several Witnesses to sustain him. Gu the other hand the theory of the defeudent is that Slater wag uot in the control or management of the property at 1, but rt will be for you to say upon all the testi+ y in this case who it was that was actually on this plantation to assuine control of the property. The next question for you to consider is whether the sale made by Morgans, Whalen & Hoyt was an honest saie or a fraudulent on Perhaps I should say it is to be left to you as a question of fact whether there was a sale at all, for stich must be executed fully by delivery, for it not the detendant cannot justity under the tithe of Hoy ” THE SALE TO HOYT, erred to the Grover & Porch wud suid that if The J claim in connection with this sale the sale was a valid sale the defendant could justity under Hoyt’s title, because he had a better right than | the plaintiff, He then passed on to the question of damages. If they thought the plaintiff entitled to vertiet he could recover the full value of the prop: erty he was diy Judge Wallace con- that this cause was st anather, and that itizens and delivered yasexned of. Hing the jury ctividual aged y between priv | was tried upon evidence | and the depositions read, It was not to be determine fear. 16 Was @ matter of re} should be involved in the controversy. What he had done there was no doubt he had done from the best of mo- +, nO malice Was to be attributed rred, and the effect was that rived of the property, and ie plaintiff to recover the tull y agitiust General Sheridan if the plaintitt had any uti ‘The jury, after an absence of fifty-nine minutes, returned a yerdict for the defendant. Leave was yiven for pluintift to apply for anew trial, if motion was made within thirty days, or ta file & bill of exeuptions within sixty days, POUNDMASTER CREG ACQUITTED, Robert Creg, keeper of the Twenty-third ward pound, Brooklyn, was tried before Judge Moore, im the Kings County Court of Sessions yesterday, for shooting Charles Sime, one of his former employés, on the afternoon of Vete The trouble be tween the men arose fre refusal of Creg to pay Sims aud Lis associates con- Sims, who was thought tally wotnded at the time, fually recovered, and was present yesterday during the proceedings, ‘The jury, atter a short absence trum the Qourt roomy Lroturnod 4 verdict of not guilty,