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

A NEW MARKET. Proposed Accommodation on the West Side for Farmers. SUPPLYING A NECESSITY. The Prestige and Revenue of Washington |’ Market Menaced. ‘There is rejoicing among the Long Island farmers and the truck gardeners north of Central Park at tho prospect of soon having a market place conveniently located in this city set apart for their exclusive ac- commodation. ‘This is x boon they have been hoping and praying for a very long time. For years the farmers have been subjected to all kinds of annoy- ances in bringing their produce to the city. There ‘was no room for them within the old markets, and they had to oceupy the streets adjoining, thus making traflic and business inconvenient for them- selves us well as others. This led to constant disputes and bickerings between the farmers and the property owners. Some years ago a space in the North River was filled out and intended for the use of those who sold their produce from wagons in the street, ‘This space was well adapted for the purpose designed, but the farmers enjoyed its accommoda- tion for only a brief time, as it was monopolized by aclass of speculators who erected shanties on the ground and froze out the farmers. It is now called ‘West Washington Market, and is asort of rendezvous of wholesale dealers in ment and provisions, MAKING THE DEST OF It. The farmers have since been compelled to make the best of the uncertain accommodation afforded by the streets, and for this they had to pay a fee of twenty- five cents a head, Fifteen or twenty years ago the nuisance of blocking up the curbstones with produce wagons and carrying on the trading over the side- walk might be borne, but now, with a vastly in- creased throng of wagons necessary to supply the growing demand for produce, the thing has become unbearable, and property owners and farmers are alike suffererg.’ The property holders naturally ob- ject to having access to their stores cut off by an ac- cumulation of wagons in front of them, and having the chief share of the law on their side they fre- quently make it lively for the rural traders. All they have to do when they desire a wagon removed is to call the nearest policeman, who never fails to enjoy the sport of stirring up the countryman and plung- ing him in a sea of troubles, THE ANNOYANCE TO THE FARMERS, ‘ Sometimes the bucolic spirit is aroused and a dis- pute follows. The farmer declines to move, and forthwith the policeman arrests him and he is fined $10, This state of affairs bred an unpleasant feeling between the farmers and the property holders. The latter in many cases carried their animosity to the former so far as to put signs out notifying the farm- ers that they could not stand in such and such places. Aclass of curbstope speculators came into existence who hired vacant cellars and claimed the right to use the sidewalk on both sides, plantin boxes and barrels by the edge of the pavement an shutting off the farmer from any use of it. It will thus be seen that the lines of the Long Island farmer did not fall in pleasant places. LOCATION OF HE NEW MARKET. All this isto be changed. The farmers and gar- deners are to have a reserved space of ground to themselves on the west side of town, bounded north and south by Gansevoort and Little Twelfth streets, and east and west by Washington and West streets. As tar back as ten years ago the agitation to secure some special ground for themselves was begun by the farmers of Long Isiand. A committee trom au organization formed ut Jamaica, L. 1, of which Mr. John O’Donneil is president, waited on Richard B. Connolly, then Comptroller of the city, aud repre- sented the necessity of such @ provision, but it seems Mr. Connolly was too busily occupied at the time developing the expansive capacity of treasury warrants to attend to the business of the farmers, and nothing ‘was accomplished. Mr. Audrew H. Groen, who suc- Mr. Connolly, made fair promises of meeting the wishes of the farmers, but he too failed to do Snything, and the same unsatistactory condition of affairs continued. By making presents to the prop- erty holders or the police officers in charge somo farmers were able to retain their places in the streets, but others not equally comphant were treated wit out mercy, and an instance is on record where farmer who refused to move at the command of a by om holder had 4 bottle of vitriol thrown over orses, burning the blankets with which they ‘were covered. COMPTROLLER KELLY TO THE RESCUE. A committee finally calied on Comptroller Kelly, ‘who took the subject into his serious consideration and admitted that the farmers were subjected to much annoyance. Through his efforts fines in many cases were returned to them, and an arrangement tmade which saved them from further interference, res when they violated some of the ordinances of the city. Ultimately the plot of ground described belonging to the city was set apart tor the use of the farmers, and the sum of $25,000 to grade and pave it ‘was agreed on by the Board of Estimate and Appor- tionment. PLAN OF THE MARKET. ‘The ground selected for the new market forms an fr- Regular square, 392 tect on Washington street by 377 fect on Littie West Twelfth street. It is situated in the dullest and most obscure region of the city, and is oceupied by only one building of any yalue, a three story brick, 30x60, which was formerly used for the offices’ of the Bleecker Street Railroad. From this there extends south aiong the line of Tenth avenue a row of shanties used ut one time as stables by the same railroad. ‘The remainder of the ground is covered with rub- bish ot all kinds, which it will Probably take a few weeks to remove. The Department of Public Works will undertake the task ot grading and paving. It is intended to carry through the block from north to south a series of curriagoways, cach twenty-six feet wide, capable of allowing two rows of wagons to stand at either side aad room between for other wagons to drive past each other. Between the car- riageways will be a raised pathway, six feet wide, for pedestrians, who, passing down between the lines of farmers’ wagons, can make their pur- chases conveniently, The couutry wagons being drawn up at euch side of the oaap ate | the grocery ‘wagons from the city can drive down between them end muke their purchases in transit, driving in at one end of the plaza and out ai the other. ‘There is no structure or shed conteinpluted, but the old stables will be refitted and retained for the sccommo- dation of the farmers’ horses. WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MARKETS SAX8, Culling on Colonel Varian, tue Superintendent of Markets, inquiry was made as to the effect the pro- jected market Will Lave on the prospects of the Present Washington murket, The Colonel said that wovided the fariuers unanimously resolve on com- ng to the new market the busiuess of the other mar- ket must naturally suffer. “A grocer,” said he, “who comes down town to get lix vegetables at the new murket from the farmers will pick up his eggs H buttor at the same place if he can find them Then you think that de: im and around Washington ove up to the neighbo 4 now doing business arket will be tempted hood of the now plave?"? urse. Vegetable ¢ from the tarmer commission merchant, with the ad- dition, aud the farmers."” y are the farmers eager to move to the new 3 all, for the reason, I suppose, that it is as yet an untried experiment. ‘They are ‘sure of selling what they bring to market now, for the crowd of réund the business are all around Washington , and they cay’t muke sure of the sume at the ut aus They have asked for this thing » know best themscives whether it will fortunes or uot. farmers’ wagons “How imany come to town datiy?” “From 900 to 1,000, scattered all the way from street up to Canal. In the new market there will be two avenues tor the gardeners, and these come chieity {vom Jersey aud the upper part of the islsud, The new uarket will accommodate trom 800 to 400 wagons. Por a distance of. 300 yards outside the juarket limite the farmers will bo allowed to ‘nd their wagons from seven P. M. titi teu A. M. An order issued by me to that effect has Deon approved Ly the Ciiet of Police, and he admits the right ¢ peviutendent of Markets ready ?”* 1 ready for occupa Jollector of City rod Ute plans, aud the a Works will soon isane proposals for doing the work. Perhaps in about two weeks from now tracts will be given It will be mor ket to the Long wt side is an a con at th iders. Teutl line With it aeross n Twenty-third and street ferries will be pr CAPACITY FOR EXT gut Washi gion val land outside “Does the city own much widiti the site of ic market?” ‘es, the block of ground between West xtreot and ilo of the street bel 1 for market it on the river, and ita couple of it up there wecommodation could to fruiting vessels with bananas, oranges and such like, That's something that is ae Dastiy in th sborkood of our markets,” “What will be done with the brick butiding on the pite of the new market?” “de loase of that will be sold at auction and the building converted into a hotel and restaurant, and if the market prove a success it will pay well.” MAKING IT COMPORTABLE POR THE FARMERS. A real estate Owner in the immediate neighborhood of the new market said he was one of a committee that waited on the Comptroller to urge the diversion of the prop to the uses intended, and he was sure it would be the means of improving the real estate all around, which had been very backward for many years. The property owners would see to it that the farmers had no cause to complain, end if the city failed to give them all the accommodation am bog 3 would be at the expense of as ye ing the iency which might be tow ry the necessity of sheds to protect the wagons in weather; but iu cny case he cousidered it would be a great improvement on the present state of affairs, the farmers being com- pelled to st night im the streets, with the risk of having hi the contents of? their wagons stolen, The pies Bey ground comprises fifty city lots and has been Corporation property for the last twenty-five yours. Comissioner Campbell, of the Department of Public Works, said the work would be soon begun the whole area be laid down in trapblock pave- ment, the sidewalks renewed and the sewerage at- tended to, ‘There is little doubt that {if the farmers fully patronize the new market the old one, a mile and a halt lower down, will be greatly relieved of its present overcrowding and the market business be more fairly and evenly distributed, PLEURO-PNEUMONIA, DELUSIONS OF BLISSVILLE’S MILKMEN—A BAID ON BROOKLYN STABLES—INVESTIGATION INTO THE ORIGIN OF THE DISEASE. 'The apparent cessation of the campaign against the diseased cattle at the Blissville stubles during the past week has given rise to the impression that the State authorities have decided to stop altogether at this point, A Hxxnanp reporter, in conversa tion with several storekeepers at Blissville yesterday, was told that the storm would Diow over entirely in a very few woeks. A milk dealer wound up his prognostications by assuring his héurers that no more cattle would be slaughtered at the stables im Bilssville for the present. In this opinion all those who heard fAeartily concurred, but the reporter soon after met Dr. McLean, sanitary inspector ot Broklyn, aud asked it they were right. The doctor replied, “They were never more mistaken in their lives. We will ‘be at the stables on Saturday morning and slaughter thirty cows in the first batch. We will not leave hoof there. That does not look like inaction.” ‘THE DISEASE IN BROOKLYN, Dr. McLean made a raid yesterday on several stables in the eastern district of Brooklyn. In a- stable in Fifteenth street, he found acow suffering from a severe attack of pleura-pneumonia and condemned the animal forthwith. The owner had fivecows in the stable and two of them had died from the disease. ‘The next discovery was made at the stable attached to the Convent of the House of the Good Shepherd, at Atlantic and East New York avenues. Of eigh; cows kept three died some time ugo, and yeste: three of the remaining five were found to be suffering from pleuro-pneumonia, and were condemned, Among the other stables visited the inspector found some in which, though no sufficient development of the disease existed to warrant a condemnation of the animals, a warning was given to keep them and all the cows in the same stable or yard confined. . GENERAL PATIICK’S CONCESSIONS, When Dr. McLean made his report of the day's labors to General Patrick the General indorsed action and a long conference followed in regard to future operations. ‘The General, in the first place, directed that no cattle whose flesh is not fit for food be allowed to pass to the slaughter house. The execution of the measures now in force was, he ad- witted, a great hardship to many persons, even though the public ‘demanded it. Referring to the co-operation to be expected from the New Jersey authoritivs, the General saia that he was ularly anxious. “I observe,” said he, ‘‘by the morning papers that a billin relation to the cattle disease passed the Senate at Trenton without opposition. I would like to know the terms of the bill, tor I would rather that the Legislature should not take up the @ubject at all than rash an ineffective measure through. We aré very much concerned in this State in regard to the manner in which cattle coming trom suspected districts on the New Jeraey may be prevented from landing on our shores.” A NEW QUARANTINE GROUND, ‘The complaint made through the HzRaxp by cattle owners in the interior ot Long Island a few days ago as to the necessity of establis ng 8 quarantine yard on the eastern limits of Brooklyn similar to that at the toot of Broadway was then taken up. General Patrick said that the difficulty which presented it- self was the greed of speculators who might run the yard for exorbitant profits. Cattle dealors would be, im a great measure, at their mercy. ‘The difficulty might be obviated if some reliable deputy could be a by the State and authorized to receive a ight tee from the owners of catile. General Patrick favors a location on Jamaica Bay. WASHINGION MARKET BUTCHERS. The continued excitemont in regard to the disease has so aroused the wholesale butchers in Washington Market that it sopecnont to employ experts to visit different parts this country and the British pro- vinces to ascertain in whet quarter the disoase originated. ‘The New Jersey Stock Yard Com- pany, having ite already adopted Tottey and Messrs. Sherman & Gillett insist that in their experience not a single case of pleuro- pneumonia has been found among the cattle coming from the Western markets. It is chiefly, if not en- tirely, they affirm, in tho stables near this city that diseased cattle are tound, and @ large number are brought from Canada. Experts have been sent to the eastern counties of Penusylvania as well as to Virginia, pA THE NEW JERSEY BILL, The bill which has passed the New Jersey Senate empowers the Governor to decluro the premises on which diseased cattle are kept in quarantine. The Sheriff of the county in which such premises are situated shall carry out fe provisions of this order. The expenses are to be sybmitted for audit to the Governor, who is empowered to terminate the quarantine or extend its limits at his discretion. He will also appoint « compotent oflicer to see that the provisions of the order are faithfully executed. An.amendment will be offered to the bill in the Lower House providing for the appointment of an inspector in each Congressional district. NO CANADIAN CATTLE TO CROSS THE FRONTIER, (BY TZLEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) * Orrawa, Ont., March 6, 1879, In answer to an inquiry from England as to whether Canadian cattle could be shipped via Portland, Me., the Dominion government cabled to-day, in repl; that positively po cattle would be allowed to cro: the frontier at present. The alinister of Agricultui will bring ina bill within a day or so for the preven- tion of infectious diseases among Cauadian cattle. SI. NICHOLAS SOCIETY. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU- TION DEFEATED—-A GENTLE BREEZE AT DEL- MONICO’S, Fifty-six members of the St. Nicholas Club met at Delmonico’s last evening, with Vice President De- lancy in the chair, to act upon the following section proposed to be embodied in the constitution, and which was moved by Carlisle Norwood, Jr.:— SxeT10x 1.—Any person of full age, in respectable stand- ing in soclety. of goo 1 churuetor, who was a native or resident of the city of Now York prior to tlie year 1875, ix a doveondant uf any such native of residen jescondant of utmoniber of this society, wha cligivic aya inomber, But whenever aad as long as there shall be 500 members of the suciety no one shall be elected to neniborship unloss he be tho descendant in the oldest male line ber or former member, aud in all ol tions to membership the ballot shall be first takea on the candidates who may be the descendants of membors. Upon the section there was a spirited but good na- tured debate, in which ex-Judgo Fitch led the opposi- tion and Mr. Norwood the advocates of the clause. Mr. Erben spoke againsi the measure and believed it would be injurious (o the best interests of the club, He expressed his desire to keop out all Yankees and declared Le would never vcte for the admission of one, Mr, Norwood thought if Mr. Erben wanted to keop out Yankees—(Mr. Erben—‘I do.”)—he should vote the atsendi it, which would preserve it asa traly Knickerbo: society, as it now is. He vanced some sirong arguments in favor of the amendment, aud expressed the beliet that if the membership was limited the membership could be more oasily kept up. Ex-Judge Fitch denounced the amendment as revo- Intionary. What he wanted was to see a society of 1,000 members, with a fifty foot club house ou a Fifth avente corner, with an old Duteh gable on one end and the rest of modern construction. He would also have an old Dutch kitchen in it, He ridiculed the idea that the society was composed of the Knick bocker clement. ‘Three-out of four in this room,” said he, “are of English descent, and there isa — little German percentage, Why, there is not enoug! of the old Knickerbo: element in this society to entitle us to say ‘We. (Laughter.) On a division the vote stood--for the amendment 42, against it 14. As 43 votos—a three-fourths majority—in the affirma- tive were necessary to carry the clause it was de- clared lost. IMPORTANL LAW POINT, When the case of Batterby, accused of masked burglarly in East New York, was called in the Queens County Court of Sessions yesterday, his counsel ex- cepted to the,jury panel as not having been drawn in conformity with law, ‘Lhe point rairod struck tue Court so foreibly that it adjourned to consider it. ‘The chief point is that the supervisors and town clerks of the respective towne did not return a new list of jnvors, as required by the Code, The super* visors and clerks were in court to be examined in tho matter, and it will take the whole of to-day to de- termine it. ‘Lhe lawyers say that should the point Ve sustained the Court throughout has been illegal and ite acts void. The sentences passed upon crimi- nals aggregates over seventy years. * NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, “MEXICAN VETERANS. THREE MONTHS’ EXTRA PAY TO SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND MARINES—WHO ABE ENTITLED TO 1T?—AN ACT OF CONGRESS THAT NEEDS INTERPRETATION—LIST OF USITED STATES VESSELS ENGAGED IN THE WAR Wasnixetom, March 6, 1979. The act approved February 19 “for the payment to the officers and soldiers of the Mexican war of the three months’ extra pay provided for by of July 19, 1848," and extending the said act to the navy, marine marine, has proved somewhat of o Treasury officials, and will probably have to forred to'the Attorney General for translation from Se paren Fourth to the brothers sud te fount! * hire Ae tet reraes Ried ia, stale or ee kewe dak fo sorvice, oF may ty without receiving Ube three a, Pay, herein ry shall ve te receive u months’ extra he vovided, that this Poy shail only apply to who have boos te soteal service during the war, As construed by the Secretary of War and the At- torney General of the period the above quoted act did not entitle any one to extra pay who remained in the regular army after the close of the war, Even officers who resigned were not entitled, becsuse they were not “discharged” within the meaning of the law. ‘The act of 1879 provides that Phe 8 f the Treasury be, he ie hereby di- roe eetat dag aooeys in tna treasury ne “seatekes imted, U to the officors “~ frie milltary serebeo ef tho United States tn the war Mexico, and whe served out the dive of gages nt or were honorabl ree twouthe® extra pay provided for Ta, 1s, aed the ‘ews tations coutuln Leaves, anan te proven tat ec ra ed Hou has eh bern ret ved. Provided, that the provisions of this act clude alm the offiecrs, potty otticors, of the United States Savy. the Revenue Marine Bervice and the officers aud soldiers of Sa tae States Army employed ia the proseeutiva of war. ‘The proviso in the above act, which was added by the Senate, would seem to nullify all previous limite- tions and restrictions and to give three months’ extra pay to every soldier, commissioned as well as enlisted, who has not already received it, ana to every officer and man of the navy, marine corps and revenue marine who actually served in the war with Mexico. ‘The authoritative construction of the act is looke’ for with considerable interest, both by the rospective bencticiaries and the accounting officers. Tne claims of the revenue marine (formerly revenue cutter service) will be settied by First Auditor, the army claims by the Second Auditor and the claims of the navy and marine corps by‘ tho Fourth Auditor, AN IMPORTANT POINT. Whether intentionally or not Congress has over- Jooked the fact that a large oe of Mexican veterans were from States that either seceded in 1861 or rendered ‘‘aid and comfort to the enemy” during the rebellion, and that, as arule, thecleims of persons from those States will be barred by section 3,440 Revised Statutes, which makes it ‘‘unlawful for any officer to pay any account, claim or demand against the United States which accrued or existed prior to April 13, 1:61, in favor of any person who promoted, encouraged or in any manner sustained the late re- bellion, or in favor of any person who during such rebellion was not known to be op} thereto and distinctly in favor of its suppression.” THE MEXICAN VOLUNTEERS, The official records show thai the army of fifteen regiments was temporarily mereased by the addition of eight regiments of infantry, one of dra- goons and one of voltigeurs, and that’ these tempo- rary troops were disbanded st the close of the war. Having been “discharged” they were entitled to the extra pay, and very few, if any, remain unpaid. The volunteer force consisted of 746companies, of which 256 companies were, furnished by Northern and Western States: 202 by the ten Sout: States that seceded, and 198 by Maryland, the District of Colum- bia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri, which fur- nished recruits for’ both the federal and Contederate armies, Claimant belonging to the 490 companics raised in the Southern States, the District of Colum- bia and the four doubtful States will, therefore, have to furnish proot of loyalty in addition to all the other evidence required by the avcounting officers. A SMALL BONANZA FOR OUR GENERALS. Should it be decided that the act of February 19 includes all who served in Mexico Gencrals Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, pe, Hooker, Seymour, Doubleday, pie ‘kes, Alvord, Heintzelman, Emory ;‘Governors mont, Egyptian-Pachs Stone and » host of other well known officers and ex-officers of the army will be entitled to three months’ pay pr as lieuten- ants or captains, which will amount to from $75 to $120 each. ‘THE NAVAL CLAIMANTS, It will take some time to determine what part of the navy is entitled to the benefit of the new act. Meantime the list annexed of United States vessels that were engaged in Mexican hostilities has been compiled for the Huratp from trustworthy sources. So fur as can be ascertained st present no other vessels than those herein named were in actual ser- vice in connection with the Mexican war. The naval claimants will therefore be confined to tho officers, crows and marino guards of these vessels, which, it may be stated, ¢ the squadrons of Commodores John D, Sloat, F, Stockton (after- ward United States Senator from New Jersey), James Budile, Thomas Ap Catesby Jones, David Conner and Matthew ©. Perry. In the case of officers of the navy the extra pay will from $100 for midshipmen and their heirs to $1,000 for captains in command of squadrons (commodores by courtesy) and their heirs, ‘VESSELS ENGAGED IN THE Wan, Commanding Officers. ‘aptain 8. L. Broose, Lisutenauts T. G. Benham, J. M. Borrion and J. J: Boyle. {o0|Captain E. A, F. Lavalette, 20|Commander 8. F. Du “]T4]Capeain T. W. 22 1 16}Commander KR. 8. 16|Commander T. 0, Selfrid; tenant K. M. Yard. J. Van Brunt Licutenante'l., A. Hunt, ‘Semmes and T, W. Benk Lieutenant C. C. Tarner. \Licutenunt J.J. Giasson. Lieutenants C. ‘Chau and T. Tu A Commander F. Be Lieutenants Dai RK jachanan, B. Fairfax 8. W. L. Harris, B. W. Curpen- ter and Lieutenant W. La Herndon. -]18]Command p--| 6| Lioutes f 10| commanders i. A. Adams and A. 8. Muekonsto. Lieutenant W, Lieatonant J. Lieatonunt 8, [Captain SH. Suri Commandors ©. k. Rtrib: ling, L. M. Goldsborough ‘and othors. Commander J. B. Montgom- ery. lConitaandor ¥. Engle. Lieutenaut WE. flunt, Lioutenants 7. D. Shaw, Il. Moors and H. J. Hart W. J. MeCluney. oT. Bailoys ¥. Forrest and Lieu- tonaut 8. B. Bissell. der W. F. Siields. «| Frigate. ...)% ‘latorennip. and ©. H. Mesh .. [50] Captain Willian Commander J. Ls. I] Liewtonant W. 10} T, d Xi YEsELS, GlCaptain W. A. Howard, #]Captain Henry B, Nonos, ‘The eight vesseis marked * wero captured from the Mexicans ond used against them during the war, Afterward they were sold, except the Potrita and Union, which were lost, MR. WELLS’ ESTATE. In the Supreme Court, Kings county, yesterday, Judge Gilbert, made an order extending the time allowed for tho receiver, Mr. Adrian Van Sinderan, to putin his report until March 10, Mr. Van Sinderan was, it will be remembered, appointed receiver, in January last, of the estate of the wealthy but eccen- tric straw merchant of Maidon lane, Jonathan Pre- main Wells. he Court also dircets him to deliver to Mr, Wells the keys of No, 117 Maiden lane aud to accept the receipt of Mr, Wolls for the samo as a dis- ebargo for ood bis bondsinen. MARCH 7, 1879.—TRIPLE ‘and accompanied by a faithful dog. Though poorly clad, we can see that they were once inmates of a g i x Hla i 3. 4 FF i? # ir fi & if t | i iF f | | i | : i h i Hi b : fi f ely i i - ; MOWKACSY'S “MILYON AND #15 DAUGHTERS.” ‘The Atheneum ot the 224 ult. bas the following art i= “It ie said, according to the Chronique des Arts, thet M. Mankacsy has, for 200,000 francs, sold in : James D. Smillie has nearly finished for the Academy, on a large canvas, « picturesque view from @ mountain side looking down on Ausable Lake, Adirondacks, George H. Smillie bas ander way « “Goat Pasture” near Poughkeepsie. ‘Thomas Moran is painting for the Academy ® very picturesque view looking toward the North River over the Communipaw flats on # misty morning. ture in the foregro' in the cliffs of the Saco River, and towering im the far dlgeacs S sogneepnee inne A, ¥. Bunner wi “View on the Riva Sch Fisherman’s Cottage,” which was im the Salon last year. He is now painting “A Street Scene in Venice, F, Hopkinson Smith is land- scape in oil, which shows that be will be as success- ful in this medium as in water colors aud charcoal. Samuel Colman ty of morrow the “private view” lection is a large ona, and is likely to ly interest . A lit of the whuch were submitted to the HeRaxp. ‘at the Balti- ug uerean's “Maternal " Cabanel’s “Augel Pinay iére,” Car! ight,” Adrian Moresu’s “The Do: man Hunt's ‘Isabella and the Pot of “The Bashi-Bazouk,”’ J. H. L. de Haas’ asil,”” Gerdme’ Ziem's “Sunset in Venice.” FOREIGN NOTES. ‘The Freemasons are to restore the whole or part of the west front of St. Alban’s Abbey, M. Guillaume, the French sculptor, has resigned the position of Director General of the Fine Arts, M. Geoffroy, Director of the French Archwological School at Rome, has announced to the Académie des Inscriptions the discovery near Porto d’Anzio of a life size statue of & young female, probably a repre- sentation of one of the priestesses of the temples of Antium. Charles Barry, president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, has been elected an honorary member of the Viennese Lmperial and Royal Academy of Fine Arts, ‘Tho London Academy pratoes the two Tile Club articles in late numbers of "s Magazme, ‘The illustrations are said to be remarkable for orig- inality and beauty. In the Long Island mj A the most amusing and, at the samo time, most Deautiful illustration is vald to be W. Mackay Laf- fan's “From the Sublime to the —.” ‘The Société des Beaux Arts of Nice haa recently openba its third annual exhibition, which contuins examples of Meissonier, Berne , Veyransat, Gros and Julos Jacquemart. : A now art museum has been opened at Rotterdam, which is especially rich in ceramics. _ On the staircase at the Pavillon de Flore—tho Musée des Arts Décoratifs—has been a beauti- ful little Indian temple of carved wood, which wad in the Prince of Wales’ Gallery at the Exhibition. It was presented through Sir P. Cunliffe Owen. Hubert Herkomer has made « portrait of Alfred ‘Tennyson in black chalk, which ho intends to put eae colors for the Grosvenor Exhibition, aud to etch, Munkacsy’s “Milton Dictating Paradise Lost to His Daughters” is attracting much attention in Vienna, where it is being bited in the Kunstler us. ‘The Ziet chrift fur Bildende Kunst has an article on Diaz, accompanied by two illustrations of his works and a portrait. E. A. Abbey, our talented young Lym was dined the other day by George H. Boughton, had as fel- low guests t Browning a.W. Comyns Carr, the art writer, Paul Baudry’s magnificent frescoes in the Nouvel Opéra at Paris are said to be in danger of iora- tion trom the gas. It has been proposed to substi- tute the electric light. The Academy says “rocent experiments in Engi have shown that this also might be a source of dunger” and suggests the erce- tion of ventilating shafts over each p until the paintings are removed to some more suitable poui- Uon, “as, no doubt, eventually they must be.” EMIGRANT INSTITUTIONS, Commissioners of Emigration Lynch and Forrest and Mr. H. J, Jackson, secretary to the Board, ap- peared last week before the Comméttes of Ways and Means of the Assembly to urge the annual sppro- priation of $160,000 for the sapport of the institu- tions under their charge, In regard to the ainount asked for by the Commission Mr. Jackson said yes- terday that the estimate for carrying on the State emigrant institutions is on the most economical basis; thut the salaries of the employés are very low, very few receiving over $1,000 per annum. When the Suprome Court of the United States, he says, decided in 1876 that thé Emigrant laws of this State requiring a boud from the owner or consigneo of the ship fog cach alten passe: Jandea, condi- tioned to indemnity the State for auy oxpionse tn curred for five years after landing, and author- ized =the =commutation of such bond by the payment of §1 50, were uneonstitutional and void, the Commission at ouce presented # bill practically re-enacting the State laws aad lev; ing # tax of $1 50 on each passenger landed, thus creating ainnd out of which emigrants in neod vf reliet inight be aided. ‘This bill, he claims, failed through the combined efforts of the foreign »\ ip coi panies, and the Commissioners had introduced another bill ow March 4, 1878, appropriating $250,000 to moet the expenses throughout the whole coun for the maintenance of emigrants, This bill, al- though approved by the Committee on Comiuerce, was notacted upom. - SHEET. - THE ASTLEY BELT. FINAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PEDESTRIAN CONTEST—HEAVY BETS OFFERED ON THE RESULT. a According to the terms of agreement Mr. James E. Kelly, the business manager of the Astley belt con- test, will take possession of Gilmore’s Garden this morning and complete the arrangements for the in- ternational competition, First to be disposed of wily be the measurement of the track. This important work will be performed by Mr. Charles H. Haswell, an engineer and city surveyor, who will certify as to its length. The judges of the contest will be present during the measurement. Then the building of the track will demand attention. Competent persons have been engaged for this business, and full satis- faction will be given to all the competitors. Carpen- ters were in the building yesterday arranging to put up railings around the track, build the judges’ stgnd and to make and hang a blackboard, upon which will be noted every hour the distance made by each of the competitors, The seventeen furnaces inthe Garden will be lighted early to-day, in order that the im. mense structure may be comfortably heated by Sun- day uight. My. Kelly has made arrangements with the Western Union and American District golestegh to dis- companies fo open offices in the Garden during t! competition, so that the sending of me: . tant cities, or letters to a part of New York, may be ap casy matter for the visitors. Rowell, the English candidate, took his usual ex- ercise yesterday mo! and oon in the Gar- den, while Harriman tri about town incompany with his trainer. O’Leury and Ennis have stop; hard work, and with the exception of walking a fow mniles dally. paving attention to their A Ride busi- ness, will things easy the rest of week, that they may be in good trim at the beginning of the siruggle. it has beon agreed by those interested that the published rules under which the belt is to bo com- peted for shall be so modified that un attendant, whon necessary, be allowed to make a circuit of the track with his man, in order to hand him drink or food, it is almost certain that a larger sum of moncy be wagered on the coming competition than was poe tbs ning hore tanyse ian Lay yvonne of tho speculating portion jew York may e their Be Se selene. many desire to stake hundreds HORSE NOTES. The Chicago Jockey and ‘Trotting Club offered purses for a special meeting on the 4th of July, which closed satisfactorily, the first being for trot- ting three-year-old colts and fillies, the second for five-yearolds and under and tho third tor horses that have never beaten 2:20 in harness, ‘The three-year-old purse closed with eight entries, the five-year-old with thirteen entries and the 2:20 class with eleven, comprising g. m. Ethel, ch. m. Wsic Good, b. m. Orange Girl, br. m. Cicmentine, eh. m. Chicago Maid, ch. g. Mazomanie, b. g. Lew Seott, b. g. Little Fred, b. g. Kansas Chief, b. g. Bone- setior and b. s. Scott's Thomas, Mr. H. G. Crickmore, No. 35 Park row, has issued the firat part of his “Krik’s Guide to the Turf for 1878-9,” ‘This work is not only useful but absolutely esseatiu] to every turfman, It contains a record of races run tu the United States and Canada during 1878; names of owners and their recing colors; prouiucnt-race- courses and how to reach them; weights carried; list of pool sellers and book makers; dates of important events; rules of the American, Louisville aud Pacific Jockey clubs; nominations of stakes to be run in 1879-00, with index; earnings ot stallions and their progeny; table of races run at all distances; winners of the prominent fixed events; record of best per- formances; the foals of 1878; last year’s cules of thoroughbreds at suction, &., &c, Price $1 50. YACHTING NOTE. Fontness Moxnor, Va., March 6, 1879, The steam yacht Tourist, of Brooklyn, with Com- modore Cheesborough avd family on board, arrived here this evening from a Southern cruise. BOATING AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE. “Now that the spring is coming on,” says tho Co- cane "the to the i H FETE" de Hil hie coming match with Hawdon, and will proceed to Newcastle in @ Hanlan's boat arrived The prospects are in JOHN BULL'S FAIR PLAY. New Yous, March 4, 1879. To tus Eprros or tue Hemaup:— The unseemly cayoruess of some American trophies.” Aud no doubt ail withe A clo of self-respect will comedude that it ts net chow : 3 é ! ; Bi ; E i E 5 i & F f COCK FIGHTING The Empire City Again Defeated in a Long Island Pit, SHARP WORK. An “Afternoon and Evening” of Sport in Queens County. A social and friendly gathering of New York, Long Island, Westchester, New Jersey, Albany and Con- necticut sports took piace in Queens county, Long Island, on an evening last week to witness one of # series of mains at cocking that had been arranged betweea New York and Long Island bird fanciers, ‘The sport commenced before sundown and was com: pleted shortly before midnight. The terms of thé main were also on alighter plane, $20 a bird per battle and $200 on the odd fight being the amounts mentioned in ghe articles. That instrument also provided that each party should exhibit for weighing in on the night of the main seventeen chickens, from 5 lbs. 10 oz, to 3 Ibs. 14 o4., and fight all that matched in, according to the new New York rules of cocking. With one exception everything passed off pleas- antly. At the opening of the sixth battle one New Yorker charged that some one had maliciously trodden on the bird matched for that battle, and only the ex- perience of old cockers and the symptoms presented by the bird prevented considerable ill fecling. With the withdrawal of the offensive remarks, however, quiet was restored. ‘The following brief summary of the fighting will give an idea of the sport enjoyed bf the company :— FIRST BATTLE, Long Island first came into the pit with her light weight, a black-red with ginger hacklo at 3 lbs. 12 os. New York responded a minute later with another black-red at the same weight, a gray hackle being the distinguishing color from its opponent. The betting was slow, 5 to 4 being the ruling offer in favor of Long Island, When delivered they came together carefully, and in the dodging flies that marked their first exchanges Long Island had the better of the fight, and when by a lucky catch it threw New York 80 as to break its left wing, the ight was really over. True, the broken-wing chicken made'a terrible show of fight, and did such remarkable cutting that he kept the odds at 1 to. 5 during the remainder of the battle, which terminated ia his being pounded and counted out. Time, 5m. 32s. Long Island winning the first ight amid calls of $10 or $20 Long Island wins the main. BECOND BATTLE. The heavy weights were, according to the agree- ment, to have been 5 lbs. 10 oz., at which Long Island had their bird, but New York was one ounce over, and therefore were compeiled to forfeit. The tact that some dissatisfaction might arise among the spec- tatora of the muin it the heavy weight fight did not come off led to a compromise. Long Island allowed the ounce and New York allowed odds in the battle moncy, and the fight proceeded. New York delivered & black-red at 5 lbs. 11 ox. to a brown-red trom Long Island at 6 Ibs. 10 oz, They commenced clumsily, so auch #o thatone of the lookers on shouted, “They're shake bags.”” As the fight progressed, however, they got st of and more even in their work, the brown slowly getting the better of the fight till a blow on the butt of the ear laid it dead om the carpet. to the pon opr of every ne rene rise sony die the ed ite favor being ime, 2m, 293, on York thus also pote 1 ‘THIRD BATTLE. New York showed «a white-legged black-red and Long Island a high atatured brown-red, botn at 4 Ibs, = dee were Knobs the odds were 5 to favor Long Island. Toeir opening was a series of brilliant breaks, in which the Dinck-red showed itself the prettiest, cleanest, roadiest fighter. Long Island’s bird did well tilla blow in the head crazed it, and then, after taking considerable punisiie iment, it ran away; during the short time it guve this evidence of being a dun; the odds leaped against it 5 to 3, 10 to ¥, 10 to 2, 10 toland 20 to 1 as it ran. Time, 6m. 438, The score on the main standing— New Yor! Long Island, 1—with the odds in bet- ting $20 to $25 that New York would win the main. YOURTH BATTLE. Long Island delivered another brown-red or ginger to a blue-gray from New York, both at 4 lbs, 2.02. Gelivery they indulged in a series of broaks, im which the blue showed itself extremely ready, though unable to do the same execution as its more gingerly sonst. At the close of tho breaking the brown-red ‘ked up, and then the gray; wLecling, would occa- sionally turn and dp some sharp cutting. The steel, however, brought the brown back to business and it got in well, and after that it compelled the gray to turn tailand runaway. Time, 9m. 4s. jong: Island 2, New York 2, avith the odds in the main $25 to $20 in favor of New York. FIFTH BATTLE, New York pitted a handsome black gray-chicken with a white le, to which Long Island delivered another brown-red, both at 4 lbs. 7-oz. After a lively series of breaks, in which each showed itself a ready, close cutting fighter, the gray rather the better of the two, they continued exchanging till the gray became red being the heavior hitter ss till the gray fas his heal ia his own wing were at the serateh, A break toilowed, during which the heel of the the of the gray, and with a leap back- ‘ward it gave up the fight und life together. Time, tant, as they were at last one ahead, Long Island, 3; New York, 2. AIXTH BATTLE. When the birds were brought into the pit the brown-red from New York was suffering trom — severe cold affected its eyes, one so much more than the other at twit its head away around as if trying to seo what was the matter. The bird was however delivered, but as it did not show fight one of its backers, who had bet heavily on it, oe into the pit, and picking it up it had intontionally injared by the Long Isianders, ‘The only created an emphatic , and, to show fairness of their side, Long Island waived their claim to the battle, to which were entitled by the withdrawal of the c! after delivery, and consenied to the h of shother, to twenty minutes’ delay before the fight commenced. Long Isiand’s bird was a black-red and Sams tho, backs Dies. thee Ab azay. soot tahy. rs ul . Sa cate rt ow" re ¥ E i chance os eta tn Time dine uF ve jhe Sonsidohbie talk Tolowed tis ight: though i feeling was shown. The main was then lett Long Island, 4; New York, 3. SRVENTH BATTLE, Both parties produced blue bottom reds at 4 Ibs, 202., New York ha black legs and Taland logs of yellow. Now York crossed over struck Lag Idand twice before tho latter secined to know for, When it woke up, '” in its oyes, for it was almost instantly blinded, Island then cut ath all aroand its opponent, though New York answered ‘as often as possible. During the dragging my that followed Island by a tal broke jts right w: 's throat, and gamences the birds was displayed by the lnagth of Henachey eos . Counting and cross count. resulted in a fresh fight EpESee ‘he battle left jow York, 2. fig! bird showing considersblo le in the count. Time, Zim. standing, as he was Island, 6; Now York, 3. i rf Hi 3 ee FE hackles—Now