The New York Herald Newspaper, February 7, 1879, Page 8

8 NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1879.-TRIPLE SHEET THE BLIND VIOLINIST. | yith Old Frederick Mollenhauer. A Talk HIS BARLY STRUGGLES AND SUCCESSES. What He Thinks of Wilhelmj, Remenyi and Sam Tilden. American Girls’ Voices and the Future of Music in This Country. A head like the portraits of Beethoven, without the settled melancholy and bitterness that cloud the featurcs of that great master; snow white hair Drushed smoothly back from the square brow; & closely cropped white mustache; firm, prominent chin and that peculiar deeply cut uader lip that William Bick declares one never finds out of Germany— all the finer characteristics of the intellectual German face are here save the calm, reflective eye; that is dim and sightless, and the hand that is extended to greet his visitor gropes with the painful uncertainty peculiar to the blind. This is the personnel of Fred- erick Mollenhauer, not a familiar one to the public, except the small portion that attended his farewell concert at Steinway Hall lust November, though be has lived among us for nearly a quarter of a century, Our grandmothers, in paper-soled shocs, wide embroidered collars and ‘chango- able” ‘silk dresses, who accompanied our grandfathers, arrayed in satin stocks, white vests, fob chains and blue “swallow tails,” to Castle Garden to hear Jullien’s famous orchesira, would find no re- semblance to the dark-haired, dark-eyed, impetuous Frederick, eldest of the celebrated Brothers Molien- hauer, in the blind old man who, though bowed by the weight of his sixty-two years, remains standing, with fine old-fashioned courtesy, until his ear detects by the sound of the moving chair that his visitor is seated. ¢ “Phe object of this visit, Mr. Mollenhauer, is to gather some of your experiences as an artist and com- poser, together with a few of the more important points in your history, but chiefly your opinions upon the artists-of your day, as well as the present, and their works, As regards your own life, it is familiar to most Americans through the biographical sketches that have appeared of you from time to time; but nothing so far, it is believed, has been sdded from your own lips.” The venerable artist answered with some hosita- tion, moving his fingers nervously and turning his sightless face toward the speaker. “It is true that in ‘Schubertir’s Musical Hand Book,’ published in 1860 I believe, there are perhaps # dozen lines de- voted to the brothers Molienhauer, and in Watson's Art Journal of last October there appears a column sketch of my life, which was correct in every parti- cular, but, outside-of that brief publicity no other account has been given to the world—nothing cer- tainly from my own lips, Aud yet I have noticed, aud not without s certain pride, that the press gen- erally not only keep me in mind, but seem pleased to preserve such memories as they have of me, who 4s now only 2 blind old man.” When it was recalled to the venerable musician that we were not so rich in citizens whose personal friendship with Mendelssohn and Schumann and other masters of melody might be made a subject for boasting that wecould afford to forget them utterly, ‘the smiled ond said, proudly :— “Yes, 1 knew Mendelssohn and Schumann well; they were my friends. I will tell you presently what Mendelssohn wrote about me and my brother. Yes, that was a rare letter and should have been eacredly preserved. It was a sad day to me when I Jost it; but I have it all here in my storehouse,” tapping his forehead. “It would make a valuable addition to the collec- tion of Mendelssohn's letters published for the first time in one of the current monthlies.”” “I have not heard of that—but he was a great soul; his presence was an inspiration. 1 remember him in Leipzig, at the house of Mr. Wieck, Clara Schu- miann’s father, a great musician, of whom all stood in awe. There also came David and Joachim and Robert Schumann, who was editor of the new Afusi- cal Zeitung, Tho veteran Fink was editor of the old Zeitung, and a power he made it, too. The old Doc- tor’s musical knowledge inspired the deepest awe ‘wherever he appeared. Ah, his was a great mind! I had the honor of being a frequent guest of Mendels- sohn. He treated me with the greatest considera tion—in fact he seemed to feel personal affection for all musiciaus. He lived in a bewutiful house, surrounded by every luxury, and *his mununers were the most exquisite I*ever saw; this whole nature was extremely refined and sensi- tive. When he played, which he did often—for, no matter what other artist was present, the evening ‘was not considered finished unless Mendelssohn per- formed—his face seemed transfigured. Schumann did not add greatly to the party; he was melancholy and retiring; but Clara—what a grand, noble soul ‘was hers! Those were rare days, indeed!” and the oid stist's tace glowed with the memories he had od. ‘Where were you born; Mr. Mollenhaner?” “I was born in Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia. My father was # wool merchant, in good circum- stances, but a plain man and greatly averse to any- thing not practical or business-like. Ihad a great Jove’ for ‘music, of which my parents fnew nothing, aud stole away to listen at the window of & neighboring house where an old schoolmaster was giving lessons on the violin to 2 handful of pupils. I was seized with an uncontrollable ionging to Lecome the owner of a violin and learn to play. I dwelt upon the thought ‘until Icouid no longer resist the temptation, and k a few pieces trom imy mother’s drawer, about ty cents, and bought @ violin. 1 ran to the old schoolmaster and begged hin to teach me to play: he charged but a few pence a lesson, and expended the rpartof that in drink. Between every stopped to turn up the bottle to his mouth. y times 1 was soundly whipped for not returning chvol at the proper time, but I hugged my cret and was happy. I soon realized that progress had taken me beyond my teacher's wledge and I must yet another instructor. Lwent to J, Braun, an excellent violinist and pupil of Spohr, whose terms were $1 per lesson. I took @ lesson every day aud made astonishing progress; but ere Jong both teachers demanded payment and the ex- Plosion came. At first my father was enraged, but when [ took up my violin and piayed, at first tremb- lingly aud then with ease and coutidence, his amazo- ment ouly equalled his delight, and the neighbors ‘were summoned to hear the playing of his ‘wonder- ful boy!’ Bat when 1 was obliged to confess how I ad obiained amy violin his steru sense of rectitude overcame ail other feelings, and {was severely pun- ished. He, however, consented to a continuance of the lessons, and I studied with Braun for two years, taking lessons in harmony and composition from Pabst, and also lessous ou the violoncello from Meth- Jessel. Then I began to instruct my brothers— Edward on the violtu and Heary on the ‘cello. 1 was Edward's seuior by uine years aud was his soie teacher. My brother Henry wasseven years my jynior, gud also received instruction solely from me. Kor several yours we studied and played together, when Huuundid, who was capell-meister of the Court of Baxe-Weimar and a most excellent pianist, became reatly interested in us, He lived near Eriurt, aud Bnally hie presen us to the Archduchess Our playing created quite a furore at Court, and as we had expressed a desire to travel the Archduchess gave us a letter of introduction to Ler friend, the Princess Frederika of HoUand, who received us most amiabiy. We played throughout Holland with yreat success, and our concerts ut the Hague were brilliantly at- tended, We travelled throughout Bavaria, and at Muutich were received at Court by Queen Amelia, mother of the present King Ludwig il. Her brother, the Archduke Maximilian, was a sort of protector to us, You must know in Germany the nobility are wny of them fiue musicians. At our couceris we Sad once & Crown Prince play vocond violin ins quartet, At Gottingen I met Spohr. He came often there, and at the residence of the Countess Malzburg jayed second violin in my quartet, which 1 had jeated to him." uu knew Prosper Sainton also?” yh, very well! I met bim at Hamburg, at the house of KothsehfMd, the great baukor. Mune. Roth- Schild was @ fine pianist and drew many artists | yout her. Thad beew very successful in Hamburg, and was not a little vain of it and disposed to put on ra, but as soon asl beard Sav play the first aout bars IT was humbled, and bejore the concert was shed I put my head behind # pillar and cried at my foolish arrogance. Imet him ot ten, and iearned | # yreat deal from him, [picked wp a sty studied day and night. There is such athing as hav- jug too much Spohr; he is grand, but stiff. From | Bainton [ learned mianye things of the French and my playing had previously ears alone over the entire tinent, playing be arly oll the crowned aud my success as ® virtuvso Waw all 1 had | | that cart loads of ever dreamed it might be, I played Beethoven's sonatas and trios with such pianists as Rudolph Wil ‘sand De Fontaine in the different cities of 6 many. But do not ask an old man for his recollec: tions of those days-—they would cover too much ground for your patience.” t about Bach's violin compositions?” “Well, cau only say that I had the honor of first introducing them to the public. You may remem- ber that they were found by Mendelssohn in the Ber- lin Musewm, and consist of fugues, sarabandes, &c. Mendelssohu handed them to the great David to add the bowing, staceatos and legatos, which he did without changing the character of the works, and when they weve completed David placed them im my hands for presentation to the cognoscenti of Berlin. Thoy were far from euthusiastic in their appreciation of the master as they are to-day; but Lam proud to say that my efforts won the heartiest critical enco- miums (rom the entire German press.”” “Well, now, Mr. Mollenhauer, your wide experi- ence, extending over a period of ‘Nearly fifty years, should enabie you to judge pretty accurately of the various merits and demerits ot art and artists in this country as well as your own.”” . “As to art in this country, it is surrounded by such y-getting atmosphere that it droops and dies; the government not fostering the arts 28 ‘ostered in Europe is much against it—it is crushed out. But I have hopes of this country some Guy producing composer that will take rank aniong the great names of the earth, Why not? In every other way America has shown her superiority, and the day will come for her Beethoven and her Mozart. Only in Germany a composer's works do get a hearing—there is some encouragement; but here Iam afraid the German element which controls art so largely is disposed to crush out Anglo-Saxon tulent. They are very pigheaded, my countrymen; but they twill seo clearer some day, perhapa. ‘There is the Philharmonic Society; its decline is apparent for the reason that it wants some fresh, young blood infused into its dry veins. ost conductor this country ever saw, andi think I know what Iam talking about, for 1 have played under Jullien, who, with all bis claptrap effects ot katydids and railroad trains and booming cannon, was the finest conductor of the most magnificent orchestra the world ever saw. Carl Bergman I say—" “But Damro: and Neuendorff, and Cariverg— where are the “Where they do not belong. All three rolled to- gether would not make a Bergman, He was « leader deserving the name; he saw even bofore he died that some fresh blood was needed in that society. Now, I am not a young lady; but if f were I should petition that some of those old graybeards be removed from the tront row and younger talent put in their place, for the relief to the eye if nothing more. But we have the experience they cry; yes, experience with the same enemy that wrought all poor Rip Van Winkle’s mistortunes—the schnapps bottle!" ‘But Thomas?” Theodore Thomas possesses the wand of success, energy. He is not much of a musician, and no com- poser; and he cannot play—he has @ stiff ‘back-arm’ as we say, instead of bowing only from the wrist. Besides, he lacks education. But he has done a great deal for music in this country, and his recognition in that regard is well deserved. The late U, C. Hill has claims on the gratitude of the New York public for founding the Philharmonic, but his society gave him no thanks; it turned him out like an ola broken down steed to die in the pasture.” “What do you think of the two violin virtuosi now before the public?” “Excuse me; I cannot class them togethor—at least under that head. Wilhelm} is a great artist; he is al- most too perfect—too schoolmastery, so to speak. His technique staggers, dazes you, but it is legiti- mate; there are no tricks. He has but one favlt— coldness, But great as he is, you cannot once say after hearing him that you have brought the atmos- phere of his playing away with you. You have it all in your brain, perhaps, but notin your heart. You un- derstand me? It is a purely intellectual pleasure that he gives. As for Reményi, he is a charlatan. but the churlatan may please us after all. He can evoke sym- pathy, though, by trickery, and in the end you carry away & much more pleasing memory of him than of ‘Wilhelmj. But when he undertakes the masterpicces ot composition he makes a caricature of them. Forin- stance, the eighth concerto of spobesans patterh of ail concertos ever written—which opens with a long- drawn, sustained note, so!"”—and the old artist took up his violin, and with @ clear, full tone illustrated his meaning. ‘Reményi saws it up and down—so!— breaking the composer's idea entirely.” “About this Brahms story?” “Qh! I don’t think much of that, Iam aot an ar- @ent admirer of Brahms, but Iam scarcely prepared to believe that Reményi composed the Hungurian dances. We know that Beethoven took Scotch airs and built upon them; but we do not call him a plagiarist tor that. ‘The instrumentation and Yariation and all the necessary greatness that be- long to composition were there, and that was enough. There 1s Ole Bull. His bog A as a virtu- oso is extremely limited; but, like Reményi, he can evoke sympathy, and not only create but preserve the illusion he makes. The secret of his success is that he knows how to take his audience, He pats his violin, he smiles and sends his personal magnetism to the furthest corner of the ut is that art? How much magnetism has Wil- helmj? What is his personality to us? Yet by his consummate srt he commands our admiration; he does not aifgle for it. Ole Bull ts a gentleman in every sense of the word—a fine man with a fine mind—but I do not call him a great artist. Hecanuot play a quartet of Beethoven by sight, In inusic it is a good deal as it is in politics— there will always be more or less chicanery.” ‘hen you are a politician as well as an artist?” Ihaveany opinions—for instance, I think Til- ‘oO! den is un old Jesuit.” “Never mind about that now. You were speaking They of sight reading.” «Yes, and that reminds me of Gottachalk. said he could not read; that he was ignorant of the classics and all that. Now, I travelled with Gottschalk and Lagrange, and it'was not true that he was not fond of the classics. He played Beethaven superdly, ut, as he eaid, ‘There is no money in Beethoven; the people don’t want him, but they go mad over my ‘Banjo’ and ‘Last Hope.’ 1f aman asks you for roast beet will you give him mince pie?’ I remember the first time that we played together at old Dodworth’s Hali. There had been no opportunity for rehearsal, and when the De Beriot concerto was placed fore him I trembled, but there was not a talse note.”” ‘What of the voices in this country ?”” “Beauti‘ul! especially the female sex; nearly every girl has a voice here, and such clear, beautiful voices! except for the nasal drawback; that comes from the language. I knew Jenny Lind well; she was charm- ing, and bar tear with everything she saw in this coun! ‘Ah,’ she said, ‘1 love those dear Ameri- cans “Are you composing at all, now ?” “Nothing at all; the fount is dried, I think, My blindness and the heavy biow I lately had from the death of my three child} are burdens too great for such an effort. The last work of mine wag a concerto for two violins with full orchestra accompaniment, whieb I dedicated to Dom Pedro when he Was in this country. I sent it to his hotel with a letter to the effect that I would be amply rewarded by his playing my composition. You know he is an excellent vio- liuist. But I received no reply whatever. Over a year after I wrote to Brazil asking for the return of the manuscript, as I had preserved no copy, ands month or so afterward the Secretary of the Brazilian ation drove to my door in # most ridiculous state of agitation and very anxious to know if I was the compouer whose lost manuscript the Emperor was making such # fuss about. It had never reached hin.” “But this letter of Mendelssohn’s?” Ki “I will give it you, as I remember it word for word. ‘Tiere are two brothers lately come to Lejpzig who play violin duets in # marvellous manner. The younger, Hdward, has the romantic beauty of an tulian improvisatore; the elder, of a more rugged and intellectual type, already composes admirably. I have had them to my house frequently, and if the ear were deaf to their playing the eye would be more than satistied by the picture they make standing side by side in their dark beauty. And all this from Thuringia!’ You understan@ this was an extract from a private letter to a friend, Moscheles? No, 1 never saw him. Ianticipated meeting him in Lon- don, but wien I got there hé was in Leipaty, where he had been called to a chair in the new Conservatory. But I met Vienxtemps and Sivori and Bottesini and Prosper Sainton, with all of whom I played when Hector Berlioz led the new Philharmonic at Exeter Hall. But notwith- standing those earlier triumphs in Europe, my heart has been with Ameri wee Teame here first with Jullien. It is a great country, and I firmly believe in it aw a future power in art—supreme and lasting. But it will ne ue about altogether through foreign: agency. A ans must cultivate and encourage There is a foreign autocracy here in tis more of a detriment than anything else; aust godown, I shiail not live to see it, but I be- heartily in the future I have prophesied, Doubtless many Who are struggling on to-day with- out encouragement will be remembered in history. "Tis the fate of the artist, you know—unwilling vunies for the living; golden monuments for the d.’ Ithank you tor your yisig; gbod morning.” ud the old artist was ‘left fo his dark solitude, peopled by the memorics of the past. 18 If A VIOLATION OF TREATY? Carl Weinrebbe, pastry cook of the German stoamer Mosel, now, lying at Hoboken, was arrested on Tuesday by a Deputy’ United States Marshal charged with smuggling goods into this country from Germany. Search was made of his quar- ters on the steamer, and, it is said, con- siderable quantities of contraband. goods were tound, Weinrebbe was lodged in jail to await exami- nation. Meanwhile the case was brought to tho at- tention of Dr, Schumacher, Consul General of the German Empire at this port. At the examination yesterday United States District Attorney Keasbey said that ships of foreign nations, how- ever exempt from visitation and search on the high seas, cannot furnish a refuge for offend- ers against our laws, Counsellor Burke, represent- ing the German Consul General and his nation, claimed that, by implication, the treaty between the | German Kmpire aad the United States made bane Geren ship as much a part of Germany as thoug in Germany itself, and that no arrest of any criminal against the lows of the United States could be made on board such vessel without notice being first iven lo the Consul General of the German Empire. Phe case will be resumed this afternoon, and persons residing im Hoboken and New York, aud yutraband woods have been seized, but that in some inexplicable way the srotgylers have escaped arrest heretofore, the New York Custom House auluurities being respomsible, Poof Carl Bergman! Mt COCK FIGHTING, 4 SOCIAL PARTY ENJOY AN INTERESTING MaIN— AN APTEKNOON IN THE PIr, Asocial party of gentlemen, mainly speculators in the financial world, left this great metropolis shortly after noon recently to witness the contests in a | main of cocks and chickens arranged by one of their number and a Long Island sporting man and fancier of game fowl, They gathered in @ well known | hostelry, where arrangements had been made for their reception, and shortly after three P. M. the fighting began, closing in time for a call on friends in the boxes of the various theatres after reaching the city, or to dress for the’dancing parties for which they had made previous engagements. ‘The hardy sons of toil who take delight in the ex- citing scenes of the pit were not present, though here and there there was @ slight sprinkling of that ecloment of society in the throng which gathered in the little amphitheatre, ‘The terms of the main were to fight under New York rules, at $20 the battle and $200 the odd fight, a main of cocks andchickens; each side to show up seven cocks and six chickens, and fight all that matched in under the weights agreed—viz., cocks, 6 Ibs, to 4 Ibs. 4.02.; chickens, 5 Ibs. 4 oz, to 4 Ibs. 4 oz. Both parties brought 21 fowl—11 cocks and 10 ehickens-—to,the scales, hoping to make the full main || of thirteen battles; but it was found impossible, and only nine battles could be arranged for the main, WIRST BATTLE, New York delivered a high statured brown-red cock at 6 lbs., Long Island’s bird being @ black-red much lower. Both were fiery, and when they got to work the odds were in favor of Long Island, the New York bird being crooked, With the onset the odds quickly changed, for the brown-red was the stronger bird, and though the biack-red made several good ex- CHanee itcould not reach its opponent, and was struck dead with a blow through the heart at the opening of the second buckle. ‘Lime, 1m, 28s. New York thus won the first battle, and the opinion gen- erally prevailed that she would win the main, SECOND BATTLE. New York showed a white henny, a neat little cock, at 4 Ibs. 4 04., to which Long Islgnd offered a red pyle. Jumping lively, they broke well, though ir- regularly, the pyle, seemingly the larger bird, being the readier, unil, fastening 1n himself, he slowed up. Then the heuny wakened, and by o series of un- broken hits brought the pyle down, so that it bore evidence of weakness in its loss of stroke. The odds in betting from $5 to $3 on the pyle drifted around to the same on the henny, but as the former revived and the benny turned Sroggy the betting went up again to $20 to $12 on the pyle, The henny kept growing slower, yet, careful to take advantage of every opening, 8 "in blinding the pyle, and from thence out had the fight ite own way, though it seemed weakening so tast that the odds still lay with the blind bird. Drooping at last the heel of the henny pierced its brain as it lay on the carpet, and the pyle went over and over in the air till dead. ‘Time, 19m. 458. New York 2, Long Island 0. ‘THIRD BATTLE, Before the birds came in offers were freely made that Long Island, having one ounce in its favor, would win, but when New York showed another henny, the father of the one that fought the previous match, the odds immediately went the other way. The henny weighed 4 Ibs. 11 oz., and against it Long Isl- aud pitted a black-red at 4 Ibs. 12 0z, As soon as de- livered the henny by its mn motions knocked the fight out ofthe red, and duting the remainder of the ht the latter did little or nothing save take yunishment. At the end of ten minutes it lay down, terribly cnt, and the odds were so great against it that $20 to $1 was bet that it would never make an- other peck. This centered the interest of all on the birds und the betting stopped. For six minutes more the fight dragged, till a shot trom the henny mude the black-red squawk and its handler picked hhim up. Time, 16m. 15s. New York 3, Long Isl- and 0, FOURTH BATTLE. The calls “$100 to $90 New York wins the next fight!” “$100 to $80 once!” gave notice that much was expected trom .this battle, while offers were made of $100 to $50 and $100, to $40 on the main, with no takers. When the birds were brought in the betting began lively, with odds both ways and takers all around. New York showed a red pyle at 4 lbs, 14 0z. to a black-red at 4 lbs. 13 oz. trom Long Island. The pyle was rather a scrawny looking bird, while the black-red was a tight, compact fowl. Bets pasegas yt ery on ee and ne to $14 on Long Island, sports who were “laying for odds” coming in with their money in hopes of a harvest. The birds commenced in @ rattling give and take serics of breaks, followed by a caretu! series of spars, evenly, though the strokes of the black on the breast of ‘the pyle com- pelled the latter to slacken its speed, and eventually to spread, the black-red holding its own and keeping compact, The odds at this stage stood $10 to $2, with plenty of takers, The pyle next wakenod up, and in wrestling threw the black twice, but exhaust- ing itself fell and was unable to rise again. It was then pounded and counted out. Time, 8m. 59s. Thus scoring the first battle for Long Island, the main standiug—New York 3, Long Island 1, . ¥IPTH BATTLE. . Long Island offered odds in this fight before the birds came in and maintained them through the fight—$5 to $4 before they were shown and $10 to $7 atter, New York's tow] was a red pyle at 4 lbs. 14 o%,, and Long Island's a black-red at 4 lbs. 16 oz. breaking exchange followed their delivery, in which the black-red showed itself the readiest bird, though it lost an eye quite early. The pyle did well till » lucky hit of the black coupled it in the breast; then gamely it staggered up, only to be knocked down time after time, slashed in every direction around the head and neck till pounded. Breasted twice and sick of its fruitless efforts to strike the pyle at last turned tail and was ordered up. Time, ‘mm. 338. Tho main now stood—New York 3, Lon, Island 2, with the Long Island boys jubilant eagerly betting $80 to $100 on the muin, the odds re- tused before battle. SIXTH BATTLE. Now York delivered a black-red at 4 Ibs. 7 oz. to & ray muff from Long Island at4 Ibs.6 oz, Their nt. at first was and shy, until they warmed gray became the general favorite on account of his clean cutting. birds: together against the side of the pit the black- struck an ugly blow with his heel without a hold and, as an enthusiastic better said, “That knocks the powder out of the gray,” the latter stopped, and the odds went up $10 to $8 against him. A fair ex- change, left, and right, was followed by two or three minutes of straddling. Scratched again, both stood on the work for several seconds, then the black the gent taats dying: his. bemllar uve. pip oe tare: the gray % ler gave up the battle. Time, bin. 288. "New York 4 Long island 2 SEVENTH BATTLE. The betting on this fight and on the main was very lively; for the main $100 to $80 on New York, but an the battle they varied from $10 to $7 on Ny te eed to $5 to $1 on New York. The birds were 6 lbs. 4 oz, each, chickens; black-red, yellow legs, trom New York, and a very long legged black-red, with black legs, from Long a. They began » hummin series of exchanger, @ Island bit got the better of the battle, though he had his throat slightly cut. Wheu the heat of the onset was over the Laing by ‘ged Long Islauder began strad and though pice nee Ps etal unishment ic t nal, Bnd when the battle was smarts ann turned from the scratch and ran away, thus giving New York the main. Long Island growicd, but paid up like men, and New York, jubilant, raked in their winnings and freely dis refreshments during the recess 4 the next fight. Time, 19m. 13s. New York 5 and main, Long Island 2. m KIGHTH BATTLE. Two pyles were next pitted at 4 Ibs. 40z., the representative from Long I being a darker red than its opponent from New York. When shown the odds on Long Island were $10 to $7 and $10 to $6. ‘They parried a couple of sly ‘when delivered, but both ready, keen cutters when they got to busi- ness. The first buckle closed with the loss of an eye by New York aud a bad cut in the leg. On the next it received acut throat and then “the fight was a doliar to ¥ red herring.” The Long leit bird was still active and cutting terribly, while New York was as steadily drooping, the bets aa he sank rising 20 to st see. $1 and $100 to $1. The how of fighting two or three times, but the hammering it received was so terrible that it ran away, Time, Sin, 298, This victory for Long —— ad the score in the main—New York 5, Long up, when the NINTH BATTLE. ‘The last and most exciting of the main was between @ blue-red chicken from New York at 4 Ibs. 10 ox, and @ black-red chicken from Long Island at 4 ibs. 9 oa The betting from first to last during the fight was heavy, with ids on Long Isiand at the start, though they did not remain there long. The fight was brief and well contested, the cutting being ood and close, both in the air and on the carpet. ‘ter two minutes Long Island slackened just enongh to lose both eyes, and in the next exchange was wry necked and at once pounded, Time, ‘iin. aes amak- the record New York 6, Long Island 3, ‘he main was thus concluded, but the parties inter- ested decided to continue fighting with the surplus fowl brought to the scene of conflict, and the sport was kept up for several hours with varying success, TROY COCKFIGHTERS DISAPPOINTED, [pY TELRGRAPH TO TUE HERALD.) Troy, Feb. 6, 1879. ‘The great cocking main between Albany and ‘roy, fixed to come off in this vicinity to-night, will not take place owing to police interference, Representa- tives from Buffalo, Rochester, Utica, Syracuse and New York are here anxious to see the fighting, and feei bitterly disappointed that there is no Lkeuhood of the main belug decided, Tits ix the first cock- fight that has been interfered with in Troy for many years. piano NEW YORK YACHT CLUB, The first general meeting for the current year of the New York Yacht Club was held last evening at the club rooms, corner of Madison avenue and Twenty-seventh street, with a good attendance of members, Commodure 8, Nicholvon Kane pre- sided, The annual election of officers was the prineipal business of the meeting, It re- sulted in the choice of the following ticket:— Commodore, 8. Nicholson Kane; Vice Commo- dore, W. H. Thomas; Rear Commodore, J. R. Wal- ler; Secretary, C. A. Minton; Treasurer, La agi Homans; Fleet Surgeon, G. 8. Winston, BM. D.; Measurer, A. Cary Smith. The annual of the club was set for Thursday, June 19; and the follow- ing gentlemen were chosen to act as Regatta Com- mittee:—C. H. Stebbins, A, Taylor, Jr., and G. L. Haight. It was also decided that the race for the “Brenton’s Reef” Cup should take place June 23, and that for the Cape May Cup September 4. RACING AT CHARLESTON. SECOND DAY OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA JOCKEY CLUB—THBEE EVENTS —EGYPT, GOVERNOR HAMPTON AND LITTLE BEB THE WINNERS. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1 CuaReston, Feb. 6, 1879. The second day of the racing of the annual meet- ing of the South Carolina Jockey Club, over the Washington course, was fashionably and largely pat- ronized this afternoon, notwithstanding that the ‘weather was very. unfavorable for the sport. There were occasional showers, which made the track heavy, but most excellent time was made by the horses in their contests nevertheless, There were three events on the card—the first a dash of one mile for all ages for a purse of $200; $160 to the first and $50 to the second horse. The second was the Hampton stakes for four-year-olds, two mile heats; $50 entrance, half forfeit, $10 if declared be- fore January 1,1879. If two or more start the club to add $400, The third race was mile heats for all ages for a purse of $300; $225 to the first and $75 to the second horse, The races came off punctually with the following results :— ‘THE VIRST RACE had six starters, comprising W. P. Bureh’s chestnut horse Egypt, by’ Planet, dam Lady Burry, aged: J. J. Bevins’ chestnut mare Hattie F., by Leumi mn ola Bonnet Dili £2 ‘b: ne oS dam b: eldin, i illon, hacen’ £2 y Shivers 6 years old; ¥. T. Link’s chestnut filly han Girl, by Roebuck, dam by itn ported Hooton, 4 years old; Barnes & West's gray colt Gabriel, by Alarm, dam Electra, 3 years old, and Elierbe & Saunders’ chestnut gelding Main Brace, by Prussian, dain Ida Ball,4 years old. Exypt and Hattie F. were favorites for first and second places. Egypt won the race easily in 1:49, Hattie F. second, Bill Dillon third, Orphan Girl fourth, Gabriel fifth, Main Brace sixth. . ‘THE SECOND RACE had but two starters. These were Judge Hancock, by Bulletin, dam by Brown Dick, 4 yeurs old, and Governor Hampton, by Planet, dam Merry Wave, 4 ears old. The Judge was the favorite previous to ite start at 5 to 1. Governor Hampton, however, won the race in two straight heats, the first by a neck and the second by « length, in 3:43 and 3:44, . THE THIRD RACE had three starters. These were W. Lakeland’s ba; horse Little Reb, Rebel, dam Virginia, 5 years old; James Aldrich’s chestnut colt Pioneer, by Gaber- Tunzie, dam Gray Fanny, 4 years old} M. Burch’s chestnut horse, Rappahannock, by King Lear, dam Fanny Washington, 5 years old, and Ellerbee & Saunders’ bay gelding Wateree, by Prussian, dam Ida Ball, five years old. Little Reb, who was a great favorite over the field, won the race in two straight heats, Pioneer winning second money, Morris” bay Rappahannock (who was favorite for second place at 8 to 1) third, Wateree fourth. Time, 1:49—1:4744. ie the races will be continued to-morrow and Satur- Ye PEDESTRIANISM. * THE LONG-DISTANCE’ CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE y WORLD. The Sir John Astley belt represents the six days or long-distance championship of the world. It is now held by Daniel O'Leary, who wot it March 23, 1878, No one is debarred from entering into the contest for the, belt, the only proviso being that all the com- petitors must have their stake money (£100) in the hands of the editor of the Londoy Sporting Life one month prior to the date fixed tor the commencement of the match, which, it has been decided, must take place on or before the first week in March. As it is now the 7th of February, the time for making entries has expired, The letter of Sir John Astley; which we publish below, was unaccountably detained in the mails, as it did not reach here until noon, Thursday, February 6. Charles Rowel!, however, has his mone: up, and it only remains for O'Leary to sign the arti- cles of agreement and deposit them at the oitice of f, Field and Farm :— 4 Lownprs Savane, Lownox, 8. W..England, January 15, 1379, Eprtors Toxr, FIRLD AND FARM T have by to-day’s mail forwarded to Daniel O'Lear: Chicago, articles of agreement, in which Charles Roi of Cambrid; gland, challenges him to a pi bri contest for ‘Long Distance Championship Belt World and £1008 ‘side. ‘The articles have already been signed by Rowell, and tl be ag his stake is in the hands of the editor of the jon. written O'Leary to-day, requesting him to sign the without d and depoalt the Name at Jourloitles. and [shall be obliged if you will allow them ‘to remal there, in order that any one else may sin them who wi to join in, agreeably with the conditions upon which the belt is hold. 1 shall be obliged if you will cablegram me 8 soon as tho articles are signed. Cost of message will be paid on dolivery. \ may add that I cablegrammed to O'Leary on the 14th of st, but have received no answer wha: ‘The publication of this letter in your next issue will oblige yours, &¢., J.D. ASTLEY. QUICK WALKING BY HABRIMAN AND ARMSTRONG. HAVERHILL, Mass., Feb. 6, 1879, Charles A, Harriman covered 29}, miles in five hours at an exhibition walk to-night, The twenty- second mile was the fastest, being made in nine minutes and three seconds. 'T. H: Armstrong, of New York, walked ten miles in one hour and twenty-three minutes, the fastest mile being the first, in seven minutes and twenty seconds. Harriman leaves for New York on Tuesday next. ONE HUNDRED-MILE WALK. Reaprna, Pa., Feb. 6, 1879. Samuel Mishler, the pedestrian, accomplished the feat of walking 200 miles in 231i. 47m., including Lh, 41m. spent in taking rest and food. MME. LA CHAPPEL’S JOURNEY. Cucaco, Feb. 6, 1879, At noon to-day Mme. La Chappel had walked 1,130 quarter miles in a» many quarter hours, + PRIZE PIGEONS, That the pigeon show at Aquarium is rapidly increasing in popular favor is evidenced by the crowds which, froy: morning until the place closes st night, throng to look at’ the feathered beau- ties. Independently of the fancy valuation placed upon some of the birds by breeders, many of them would attract attention in any aviary or zoological garden by reason of the grace of their form and peculiarities of their plum- age. A pair of fantails with snow white bodies, and tails as black as the ace of spades, attract especial at- tention. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Waefeller sent off fifty Antwerp carriers from a stand erected in front of the Aquarium, their destination being Hobo- ken. Visitors inside the building were given return tickets in order ‘that they could witness the flight, and broadway was crowdéd, so that for a time the ears were blocked. The flock kept well together, and after cireli: to an altitude of several hundred feet started in « direet line for New Jersey. At three o'clock this afternoon and. to-morrow : (Saturday) i gai wpward of one hundred will be ae- spatehed, Yesterday the judges completed the awards for all elasves entered and indics the winning birds by posting certificates on their cages. BAPTIST SOCIAL UNION. The Baptist Social Union, consisting of Baptist / laymen of this city, held their ninth annual dinner and business meeting at Delmonico’s last night. At the business meetin offieers were clected as fol- lows:—President, John F. Plummer, of the Virat Church; vice presidents—Abraham Denike, of the Tabernacle, and O. D. Baldwin, of Madison Avenue | Church ; secretary, B. 8. Clarke, of the West Fifty-third Street Church, and treasurer, T. J. Whitlock, of Madison Avenue Church, ‘he expenses of the Union wring the year amounted to $2,000, and the receipts $2,300, About thirty new members joined during the yoar, including ten yesterday. Over two hun- dred person, ladies and gentlemen, sat to diner last night, among whom were the | presi- dent, J. D. Reid, on whose right were the venerable Peter Cooper and Rev. H. M. Gal- laher, LL. D., ot New Havon, and on his left Dr, 3. L. M. Ourry, of Virginia, apd L. M. Lawson, of this city, invited guests. Mr. Gooper hibition of his mental powers by reeitii “Kasay on Mat nd selections from Youn, Thoughta,” between which he sandwiched @ thrilling and original Indian stery, Drs. Ourry and and Mr. Lawson also made addresses. SALLORS’ BOARDING HOUSES. ‘Tho Commissioners for Liccnsing ‘Sailors’ Board- ing Houses met yesterday, Captain Wilson in the chair, The annual report for the year ending De- cember 31, 1878, was presented. According to it 76 licenses were granted to boarding houge keepers, and the total amount recalved, therefor was $1,000, The disbursements amounted to $1,47676, of which 1,000 were for tho services of the secretary, Mr. N, a Welles, The sum distributed for relief of sick and destitute seamen was $506. The cash on hond December 31, 1878, amounted to $658 68. The report was ordered on file, and the Board adjourned uatil Duesday next, FIRE AT HUNTER'’S POINT. ONE FAITHFUL WORKMAN BURNED TO A CRISP AND ANOTHER BADLY INJURED-—D. ROSEN- BERG & SONS’ FACTORY DESTROYED, Black clouds of smoke filled the air at Hunter's Point, L. L, yesterday afternoon, ‘The decks of* passing steam and ferry boats were filled with per- sons gazing at the vast volumes that rolled, twisted and floated off in the distance, and speculating as to the result, while on land hundreds of men, women and children hastened to the conflagration and lin- gered about the spot until the flames lessened aud one small blaze alone remained. The fire originated in the manufactory of D. Rosenberg & Sons, on East Fifth street, and was first noticed at about ten minutes to two o'clock by Adolph Volkert, shipping clerk in Messrs. Rosen- berg’s employ. He was sitting in his office up stairs, when he heard @ noise as if an explosion had oc- curred, Rushing to his office window he saw the | flames shoot forth from the windows of the mix- ing department on the ground floor, The next minute the whole building was enveloped in fire. He rushed out into the street and there met Richard Armstrong, foreman of the varnish manufactory of E. Smith & Co., situated next door,’ Armstrong while at work had also heard the noise of | the explosion and seen the flames burst forth. He | had run out into Fifth street and tried to force open the doors of the room on the ground floor of. Rosen- berg’s building, but they were fastened on the inside, and not knowing that aly one’s lite was in danger he hastened back to the building in his charge and busied himself in removing inflammable material. Rosenberg’s Fapnntaatory was a two story brick building, on the ground floor of which were three rooms, the rear one being used for mixing varnish. Shortly before the explosion Charles Hotfman, as- sistant foreman for Messrs, Rosenberg was in’ this room, His duties were to see to the making of what is known as black varnish. in this apartment and the material is placed ina large kettle with a capacity of seven barrels. Thi kettle: is placed on wheels, and as the material heats is gradually drawn out from the fire, so that its contents may not boil over. Hoff- man evidently allowed the stuff to heat to too great an extent, and then, alarmed, drew it rapidly out of the fire. But the varnish was already bo'ling up in the vessel and pouring over its sides, The mixture ran into the fire, and, the doors of the furnace being open, the flames shot forth. The room was filled with’ ignitable stuff and the flames spread rapidly, soou enveloping the unfortunate workman. VAIN ATTEMPT TO RESCUE HIM. Charles Vorgang, foreman in the same building, heard the explosion and seeing the flames started into the mixing room to save his companion. As he opened the door a barrel ot turpentine exploded. ‘is increased the force of the flames and Vorgang rushed out, but not in time to escape serious injur- ies. His face was badly burned, and it is thought no is internally injured. Alarms were sounded and the Police and Fire de- partments of Long Island City responded. The fire- men, under Chief Joseph Stevenson, arrived with seven hoge and three trucks of the volunteer depart- ment. These prevented the fire from spreading, but did not stop the destruction of Rosenberg’s factory. Had the wind veered or been stronger the whole block must have been destroyed. ¢ HOFFMAN'S BODY UNRECOGNIZABLE. Hoffman’s body, when recovered, at about half-past four, was unrecognizable. It-had been the prey of the flames for ut two hours anda half. When brought forth from the. burning mass of débris it was tound that the arms, legs and head were burned away. Agreat crowd surged around the Coroner’s wagon, in which the box containigg the remains was driven away. Hoffman was thirty-five years old, and was Tooked upon by hix employers as 9 faithful, hard-working and invaluable man. He lived in Hop- kins street, Williamsburg, and leaves # poor, con- sumptive widow and a family of three little children. At seven o'clock last evening, although the build- ing was still ablaze, the fire was believed to be under control. The members of the Fire Department worked earnestly du the progress of the con- sagen and by their efforts saved the surrounding uildings. The crowds of people who gathered around tho building were at times allowed much too near the flames, the police force not ing the crowd back. Several explosions occurred, but not serious enough the send the flaming stuff into the street. ESTIMATED LOSSES. The burned building and its contents, as stated above, was owned by D, Rosenberg & Sons. The damage is estimated at over $50,000, About $15,000 of this is on the ‘building, the rest on the stock, which was large and expensive, The firm are insured in about twenty different companies, but the insur- |, will not cover one-third of the dam- % t ne, were emplo ea in the uilding. These all escaped injury wi \e excep- tion noted above. The building is 75 feet front by 100 feet long. It was in the centre or the block. On the north was the mauufactory of E, Smith & Co., of No. 168 William street, this city, varnishes. ‘This building was damaged by water and the roof of an outbuilding was broken in, Loss about $1,500, fully insured. To the west was the varnish manu- factory of Emil Colman & Co., of No. 2951; Pearl street, this city, This was damaged by water—not more than a few hundred dollars. A tenemont house tothe south, owned by E. Colman & Co., was torn down to stay the pri of theflames. Loss $2,000. Bossnbere © Sons “have an office at No, 178 Pearl street, city. TOOK HIS OWN LIFE. : FREDERIC C. MOREHOUSE SHOOTS HIMSELF APTER A SURPRISE PARTY IN BROOKLYN— FOUND DEAD ON THE SIDEWALK. Officer Brinsley, of the Brooklyn police, while patrolling his beat, little before five o’clock yester- day morning, came upon what he at first supposed to be a drunken man lying on the sidewalk, in Atlan- tic avenue, in East New York; but, on approaching the object, discovered it to be the corpse of a well dressed youth. The body lay on its back, one arm being thrown out at a right angle with the body and the other doubled so that the hand lay on the breast. Near his right hand, which was outstretched, lay a small, single barrelled pistol, which had evi- dently just been discharged. A small bullet hole in the right temple showed the cause of death. There were no marks of burned powder about the wound, so that it seemed as though the muzzle could not have been close to the skin when the shot was fired, and at first the policeman thought that perhaps some other person had pulled the trigger. But the absence of all evidence of a struggle und the Lm ord of the face soon dissipated this yught. IDENTIFICATION, The body was at once removed to the Town Hall, and soon identified as that of Frederic C. Morehouse, routh eighteen years old, who was brought up in Kant New York, but who has latterly resided with his mother and his stepfather, Mr. Charies Adams, at No. 230 Second street, Brooklyn, E. D. He was for some time a shipping clerk in the employ of Spelman brothers, in this city, but about three weeks ago lost his position, and has since been look- ing for work. ‘This has weighed upon his mind, and his friends say that for some days he has seemed despondent. He was of a genial, kindly nature, and very popular among those who had known him in East New York. He belonged to the First Baptist Church at that place and was accounted a sincere Christian. & Early this week he had, it is said, a conversition with his mother about money matters, when she did her best to cheer his spirits, Leaving home he went to afriend’s house and engaged board, saying that he would pay as soon as he conid get work. ‘This state- ment, however, rests on what he told to a third iy and, as no names were mentioned, the fact could not established yesterday. It is known, however, that borrowed a pistol from a friend in Williamsburg i ae night, saying that he had left his own at home and wanted one, as he wan going to Kast New York. He had been in the habit of carrying one, on account of threats said to have been made by @ fellow whose enmity he incurred last summer while acting as #pectal constable at a camp meeting, and as this fact was known the request excited no poy! ont ‘The pistol found by his side is identified as the one he had borrowed. A PRAYER MERTING AND A SURPRISE PARTY. On Wednesday evening he went to a prayer meeting, then called on a |, and, at eleven o'clock, started for ba | ace Hills to attend @ surprise party. His friend attempted to dissuade him from going ‘on ac- eount of the bad weather, but he said that he had promised to yo and never broke his word. He re- mained at the party until four o'clock and seemed to enjoy himseif as much as any one present, At’ four o'clock he loft the party and started to walk down tic avenue t atriend’s house, where he intended sloop. He walked # cousiderable distance on the avenue with Mead ed officer who afterward found his body and tatked with him on ordinary topics. After nothing is known of his movements, ex- copting what in indicated by the discovery of’ his corpse, Coroner Nolan was notified and viewed the remains Fal by babys y Worms ig og He then empanel a jury an jour the inquest w ‘Thursday next. a get UNDUTIFUL GEORGE, Mrs, Martha Movil, of Weat Sevonticth ‘atroot, be- tween Eighth and Ninth avenues, has a sixteen-yoar old son, who she thinks is too “lazy” for anything. He takes his breakfast in bed, refuses to work and lies in @ heap of ashes during the day, Yesterday afternoon she asked him to harness up the dogeart and give his little sister an airing. e sorambled to his fect, whipped his mother and threw ber ou tove. Officer Kennard overheard the mother’s # and took the wndutiful son to the Harlem Police Court, where he was supported at the bar by two policemen, “Its because I've got # girl,"’ whined the culprit. | “Well, young man, I think you need waking Up, replied the magt eee "You Will spend the next six months on providing your mother can spare you for that length of ti ko m assent aud the prisoner was comm A lnvge five ts kept going | | for mischief. “UNHAPPY ELIZABETH, The City Council Organized Ami¢ Scenes of Disorder. TAXPAYERS IN SESSION. Proposition to Effect.a Compromise with the City’s Creditors. The City Council of the bankrupt city of Elizabeth, N. J., effected an organization last evening amid a cene of the greatest turmoil. It having keen gen- erally rumored that the Board of Trade, composed of kuading citizens, had held a meeting favoring non- organization of the Council, it remained to be seen whether the City Fathers were to continue the dead- lock which had characterized their proceedings since New Year's Day, At half-past seven it was virtually impossible to reach the Council room without the assistance of a police officer, so denso was the crowd of men and boys, who appeared to be ripe The democratic membera of the Board were slow in ‘coming to their seats, and when Dr. Grier, the temporary chairman, calied the Council to order they were in a considerable minority. Nevertheless a ballot was ordered—the 108th since the beginning.of the year—and to the as- tonishment of all, the republican candidate, Mr. Cory, received the required number of votes on the very first ballot. But slight applause greeted the declaration that Mr. Cory had been. duly elected President of the City Council of Elizabeth, and after having been conducted to the chair he declared in a few words that he “would endeavor to do his whole duty impartially.” My. Little here presented an ordinance regarding the pay of various city officers, when Mr. Reeves moved that in order to fix these amounts the Board | go into secret session, Mr. Duns—I will not submit to this. The Board has no right to go into secret session on legislative business. I have never heard of such a thing before. A legislative body can only go into secret session when it discusses the character of a nominee whose name has been sent in for confirmation. I want the pecs of Elizabeth to know exactly what we are joing here, and Iwant them to stay right here and a nt en ne any secretsession. (Great applause in the jobby.. ’ The PrestnxrNt—We cannot tolerave this applause, bes Liga ask you gentlemen in the lobby to be orderly. Mr. Duxx—This Council has no right to go into secret session. (Vociferous applause.) The Prestpent—Gentlemen, I must tell you again that I'insist upon order here. No applause is in order, and I am bound to enforce this rule if it takes the whole police force of Elizabeth to do it. . EJECTED FROM THE COUNCIL ROOM, The motion to go into secret session was here car- ried, and the President said to the vast crowd in the lobby, “Gentlemen will please withdraw.”” “No, sir, we will not. We are taxpayers, and we are bound to’stay here and see how you squander our money,” were the words spoken aloud in the lobby in reply to the President's order. , Tremendous hurrahs by the entire assemblage followed this declaration, when another gentleman in the lobby shouted, “We are here, and we'll stay. We are taxpayers.”” FS Lieutenant Flanagan, followed by several’ burl; olicemen with uplifted clubs, here moved uw, toward fie railing upon which the now exci! crowd ressed with tremendous force. The Lieutenant, aving hold of two of the ringleaders, marched them out of the hall, the crowd following with demoniac hootings and yellings, but by doing so evacuating the Council Chamber and the City Fathers were thus left in peace. “T'll not stay here with these fellows,” said Coun- cilman Dunn, and Ire also left with the crowd, ex- claiming, not be a party to smooth over the sing of the past.” ‘The secret session continued for a whole hour, and at one tite, while the crowd was in the corridor, on the stairs and filling the adjoining blocks, there ap- peared to be t danger of a riot, so di ited were the masses with the manner in which organiza- tion had been effected. The police, howover, kept circulating among them, aud when the doors were reopened a 1ush was once more made for every avail- able inch of ground to witness the proceedings. ¥ ANOTHER ROW. ‘The ordinance fixing the of city employés bein, brought up once more Mr. Dunn moved that the matter be laid over. He claimed that the Council not knowing the sentiments of tho people could not act in justice to their interests. Nothing would be lost by laying the matter over, so that people ight consulted. (Great applause.) The Paestpent—I must again, insist uy it that the gentlemen in the lobby be quiet and decorous. AMaN Ix tHE Lonny to His NxiaHpor—Old Gory will put 9 head on you if | Sera keep quiet. ANOTHER May IN THE t—Oh, get out; whe cares for Cory. ‘The PRESIDENT (repping to order)—Gentlemen, we must have peace here. Zhe clerk will call the roll. Mr. Kellam here presented a petition signed by nu- merous taxpayers demanding that all unnecessary offices be abolished, and that the salaries of those in ‘dffice be reduced twenty-five per cent. ‘The petition was laid on the table, when an ad- journmerit was ordered till this evening, The very moment the crowd was outside the coun- cil room a fearful hooting was heard in the corridor and all the ingredients for a grand battg seemed to have been p: . At first it was ii ible to ascertain the object of the attack; but, following a squad of police, who, with uplifted clubs, did their utmost to drive the riotously disposed out of the City Hall, it was soon ascertained that the mob in- tended to punish some Councilmen who, they thought, had not voted as they had been ifstructed, “You voted for Cory, you —,” said a small pug- nosed fellow, “You are aliar if you say 80," was the Council- manic reply, and before there was time to sling more words or even blows, Lieutenant Flanagan drove the crowd to the street, thus en one of the most memorable sessions ever held by a New Jersey Couneil. TAXPAYERS IN COUNCIL. At the meeting of the Board of Trade above al- Inded to, there were present several leading citizens, among whom were Messrs. Amos Clark, Bonnett, Higgenbottom, Foote, Watson oe ie uaiee iggeubottom ite o that it would be ‘inthe interest of City Council of Elizabeth did that no mandamus could taken by not organi be issued by the bondholders and no steps them that would compromise the city if no organiza He further h tl tion were effected. hat there would be no difference of opinion between the oft cers of the municipality and business men generally, Ex-President Smith gave @ detailed statement of the exact financial condition of the city, giving facts and figures, but objecting to the previous speaker’ resolution. Mr. Bonnett declared his doubts as to the policy of passing Judge Higyenbottom's resolution, moved #8 & substitute that the Board of Trade take the initiative in calling a public meeting of citizens, not only for the purpose of making arrangements with the bondholders, but also to provide for # pro- visional government of the city of Elizabeth wnotil some positive settlement was effected, This resolu- tion was laid on the table, to be taken up at another meeting to be held to-morrow evening. Further remarks were made by Messrs, Amos Clark, Professor Watson and others. Thete was but little difference of opinion as to what the city ought to do in the present crisis, most of the speakers fav- oring & compromise with the creditors, the figures yer from twenty to twenty-five cents on the dol- jar. CITY NEWs ITEMS, Corporation Attorney Boyd paid to the Comptroller, yesterday, $320 00, penaition collected during the month of January for violation of city ordinances. According to the completed report of th@southern Relief Committee of the Chamber of Commerce the subscriptions in money amounted to $171,919 13, in addition to the receipts of large teen. of medi. | *cines, clothing, wines, shops and Mary Laherty, ninewen years of age, living in the rear of No, 12 Clarkson street, with her father, mother and brothers, took a dose of laudanum, with suicidal intent, on Wednesday night, aud Naa Yenter- diy morning removed to St, Vincent's Hospital. Samucl Pilxer, Who was arrested on suspicion of setting fire to his tailor shop at No, 234 Third ave- nic, Was gyuin arraigned yesterday at tho Fitty-sev- enth Street oe poh ‘The Lat Marshal not en ing compietod his investigation, Pilser was held d " alt ot $1,500 bail for examination on Saturday Mayor Cooper has not as yet received any commu- nication, from Police Commissioner Krhurdt in an- awer to the letter of His Honor of February 4. Mr. terday with Colonel George Bliss, who soengel whon the ol ‘were made against the Po- lice Department by ex:- or Ely over & year ago. M. Louis d¥ Bébian, agent of the Compagnie Gén- éralo Transadlantique, repeats his warning to tho public against a man, who, he hag Cie mh ing hiin- self as a clerk of the company, has repeat called upon ita patrons endeavored to collect mone; due for freight. M. de Bébian describes the indi. vidual as nervous and excitable, of large frame, red face, and wearing @ reddish yellow mustache and col ored spectacles, 5 The followi itlemon were yesterday clect ofigers ofthe American Bank Note Compa: inter its consolidation with the Continental and National ion:—A. Gy prevident; fs on ih, O, his & fd a asain D, . jon, Vi ents; i. Grecian, fonn Currier, haslatant secretary; G, Hy , teeagurer; J, K, Myers,