The New York Herald Newspaper, March 17, 1879, Page 5

“TURKESTAN ‘ BH. such ravages hei TASHKEND. Interesting Description of an Oriental Capital. LADIES AT HOME. Opera in Central Asi—The Story of an Old Juggler— Governesses at a Premiom—-The Institutions of Civilization, THE OLD AND THE NEW é CITY. ——-e. TasHxEnd, Turkestan, Feb. 4, 1879. ‘Waiting for the arrival of the Afghan ambassadors, Icanuot perhaps make better use of my time than by giving yon a description of this very curious capital of Turkestan. To begin at tho beginning, Tashkend is composed of two distinct parts, or more properly speaking of two towns, for @ rather long interval-separates the two centres, called re- Bpectively Now Tushkend and Old Tashkend. In deference to age le& me speak of the latter first. After ascending a stairway in ruins—like all tho stairways without exception that are to be met with in Mussulman countrics—one arrives at the top of the central mosque—a very large one—and beholds on every side a large city rising as in an tnphitheatre. Tho city is therefore of the form of a vast bowl, the Mosque occupying the centre liko a piece of sugar. All the buildings, which aro sonstracted of dried clay, are gray in tint. With tho exception of the mosques, they are composed morely of a grqund’ floor, without windows, looking on the streets. Ono might waik all one’s life in the streets of Old Tashkend without suspecting that there was such Bthing as glass. The roofs aro flat, and are made of Straw covered with earth and cut with gutters by the rains, These roofs scem to servo as a place of recreation, moro especially for the boys of the town, who meet there to launch their numerous square Kites into the air. This mass of small buildings, Press&d the one against the other as if they wore Struggling to gain the ascendant, serves to lodge ® population of 70,000 inhabitants—Sarthes, Kirgis, Hindoos and Jews, of whom the Sarthes form the great majority. If, after satisfying yourself with the yiew which surrounds ‘the mosque, you descend into the streets you will find yourself in the very centre of the bazaar, the life and animation of which will at once remind you of the bazasr of Constantinople. There are to be found the shoemakers, the barbers, the cooks and the iron workers; then the grocers, the butchers, the @rapors, kc. A representative of every trade is in fact to bo found there. In the midst of the crowd are to be remarked the Jews, whoare to be Recognized by the curle which hang over their ears, and the Indians, who aro equally distinguisha_ ble by the red mark which they make on their fore- heads, and the irregularity of which gives it the ap- pearance of acicatrice. Among the purchasors, the Kirgis and their wives-may be roadily distinguished, the men by their rugged faves, the women by their having their faces uncovered, while tho Sarthes conceal their features by a veil of black horsehair. TOILET OF THE Wont. ‘The toilet of the Sarthe womon is very simple; boots without soles, the bodies of which are joined under the foot by a seam; loose trousers, along chemise and asort of robe dechambre, with long sleoves, covering the whole body. These garmcuts Bre made of silk. The head is covered with a couple of haudkerchiefs, forming a sort of turban, with loose ends flowing on the shoulders. This is the Gress im the house, When the Sarthe woman gocs out she disguises her face by along horse hair mask and her figure by a feradgé of » grayish biue, resem- dling somewhat those linen or cotton stuffs with small biue and white stripes whieh are used by work poople in Europe for their blouses or shirts. The feradgé bas a peculiar shape and in no degree resembles that which is worn in Constantinople. The long collar is replaced in it by two bands joined ‘on the head by scam, and low down on the back by s sort of knot. The colors of this garment are bright without being too showy. Red, blue and green are commonly em- ployed for the chemise and the trousers. The robe o chambre alono “has # striped or flowered pattern, tho latter reminding one somewhat of the effect ob- tained by passing a little ink through a fold of peper, Ladies of rank use Chinese silk for their ‘The trousers are confined by a cord; the other garments are worn loose. There are no but- tons to be seen, the hand alone confining thew like the graceful black mantilla worn by Armenian ‘women. LIFE ON THE STREETS. These Sarthe women, whose faces one never Bees, must be havdsome, if we are to judge by the nascent besutics of the female children that are to ‘be met with in the streets, the tallest always carry- dng the younger ones in their arms, and who ure al- ‘ways, with a few exceptions, pretty. These exceptions fre in most cases the result of pox, which that I thought it prudent have myself vaccinated—an operation which was Yory well performed by @ native vtitioncr who came to pe ioe with the vaccine ‘Chese little girls have besutiful black eyes, aud luxufflant hair, which they divide in numerous small tresses. They are to be seen playing indiscriminately with the boys dn the sixeets as in the low quarters of the Euro} and American cities, but this docs not prevent them when they meet foreigners from putting up their grins to conceal their faces from them. The male Sarthe 1s, generally speaking, of ayrecable aspect, His features avo reguliur and usually animated by a Gillie ‘Which would’ go to prove that the Russian domination docs not press so very heasvil, upon him. From the richest to the pborest sill is the stuff used in bis costume, aud he usually yoos t on back. Thorefore tho, streets of old Tashkend, whigh are only from fifteen to twenty toot wide, are crowded with riders stecring their way through the fies of camels anParbas—high vehicles mounted on two immense whevls, separated by a space of ten fect, They take care to louve the pass- age treo for the Russia vehict ks, Which aflect exugyeration in the inverse sense as re- the whecls and the space between them, and Which, suspended only by leather springs, jolt read:ully in the ruts of the streots of old Lushkend. in addition to the contrasts of color presented b; the etalages of the bazaar, the eye ix attracted by the red aud biue mosuies of the ornamented portions of the walls of the mosques, which, ut sor theie straight lines, would conyey the was approaching China, The An population, consisting of trom tive to six jd Russians, frequent but little old Tashkend, whore I saw only two or three soldiers, aud where the chiidren in the strects saluted me with the name of Babbak, which in Russian nicans dog, and which they lave naturaily learned in order tobe able to wolcowne Christians in the Mussulman fash.on, Long Kteoots leud from the bazaar of the Oid town to the Dew, ut the gate of which is ostablishedasmuali native agaar, aud beyond whieh is Now Tashkend, of which Lshall now give you some avéount, NRW TARRTAEND. The new town is cut into Heh angles, andthe Btreets, Which are plauted on cack sido with a doublo row of trevs, are sixty feot wide. ‘Choy are only par- tially paved and are lightert with potroleum, Bivulets ot Water ram alongside the rows of trees, and when the Bun ts strong the Airects are watered twice or thrice aday; otherwise (he heat would be insupportable. ‘Phe honses have only ou story, for space is not val- able here, aud besfdes, the country is sub Jeet to earthyuakes. he external” walls of the houses arc whitewasied with lime, The dutoriors offer nothing remarkable to the eye of the stranger, with the exception of the fact that each householder cultivates brushwood in lis yar- den, for woud: rer very rapidly here, but ta, never- theless, vary dear, In wet weather the streets are impracticable, and people are conveyed from place to place in those small hired vehiclos which are to be found throughout the wholo of Russia, evoa tn tuo sinaliest localitios, ‘The Kussian always takes a carriage, let the distance to be traversed’ bo ever 50 short, ‘Lhe remark has been even made to me that if two Russians were cast by shipwreck on a desert pens one of thom would instant y bocome # driver in order to conduct the other, we police service of the town ts effective. At night, from nme o'clock, watchmen (raverse the w of the town, naking their presence kuowa by striking togethor two pieces of round wood about afoot in length. In Feyard to security the eity is as well protected aud as fale an auy that Tknow of, ‘Che authorities possess Bil tho ostablishments necessicy to the efeient dis charge of thoir dutios and the gonaral wants of th» yulation--& chancellery, a court of control, a tre inal, o bank, & post ol ) 4 telegraph station, tathoiral, Lospitals, barvacka, & theatre, « chub, achwols, a prison, ke, T need scarcely add that heither photographere nor piano shops are wanting Duero ave three ef the former and twenty-five of the latter, waaich, considering shat the duMfeulty of trans ovation increases the prive of the instrument three« Fou, may bu taken we a proot of musteal ten- Gencios Of the piace, ‘ THN OPRUA IM TARE KEND. In Addition to the fone imilitury bands which the tabobitents hear freyuently, there is a native musical hich the Governor has taken under his to which lends once 3'week ono & EF t ape is Faust.” “Le Canard @ trois Bees,” &,, and on tho alternate days the artists rest themselves by playing of “Uncle ‘Lom's The same actor who Pas Hamlet performs the creations of Offenbach. br An who con- stitutes in his person the entire orchestra is a Frenchman, and ho accompanies on the piano, ‘fhe chorus is coi; of six sokliers, who do not knaw 4 word of French, and who are drilled by the French pianist, who does not know a word of Russian, ‘they are applauded ull the same. ‘The pianist is one of the five members of the French colony of ‘Tashkend, and, fewas they are, it is ex- traordinary that there are so many, for General Kaufmann jealously closes his domains to all for- eigners. He does not want them tacome here to dispute the trade of the country with the Russians, ‘Lhe four other meinbers of the French colony are two governesses and @ meu composed of a hus band. wife and child, which sould not properly be ineluded,in the category, seving t! it, has neither been registered nor baptized, for at Tush- kend there is neither a French consul nor & priest, These four persons camo to Tashkend with Russian families, and consequently were comms » ingly. Th one any iit ion o! . wo governcsses are tarailies and Thor Soomequeatiy Arequandly, change ies, consequently ntly change their quarters, he to the husband ‘sud the ‘wite, the one has taken to keeping a restaurant and the other has become a dressmaker, I have seen it somewhcro asserted that out of their own country the French generally become tailors, hpirdrcssera, mattres d’héled or waiters. ‘The man of whom. I speak has beon a clerc de huissier in France, and his yreatest pleasure while serving you up « beofsteak is to enumerate tho Vist of disti ed people in Paris at whose houses he had effected seizures. A Paris chronicler would nd matter for interesting notes in the ves of is ex-legal practitioner, who, at this distance trom Franco, no longer considers himself bound by the Jew relating to profeasional secrets, A MAGICIAN OF OTHKE DAYS. ‘The French are not the only foreigners who have been affosted by Russian ostracism, which is abso- Tute ib its way. No foreigner can now pass Kaza- Minsk, which is close to the shore of tho Sea of Aral, and where the jurisdiction of Geueral Kaufmaun commences, ‘hose who have come—and they aro but few—bad to pass that way,and before my arrival a newspa} correspondent was # variety of the hu- man thang completely unknown here, The records of foreiguers who have come here are therefore rare, but scant as they may be they are vich in one inter- esting story—interesting because it concerns & curious individual, known all over the world—the juggler hes T- remember when a child seeing him & superb amagician’s robe, He was travelling through Europe in @ splendid cquipage. His success was univer- sal, for he was the lirst to light up @ whole theatre with @ pistol ehot, and to draw from under a table cover bound around his waist bowls full of live fish sual i the water, with which the yossels were filled to the brim. He was tho father of the pleiad, of which Robert Houdin, Hermann aud so many others wero stars, and of whom America and Europe pre- serves u lively recollectiay. How it happened t! after lucrative career, atter hav made millions of francs, at the ago of eighty, broken down, Rose hilippe reached Tashkend, is a nestion that lies between himself and destiny; but far as he came to seck a last stroke of luck he was not fated to find it, Ho had beon stripped of everything. Ono by one he had pawned all the boxes and cups with Sonbie bottoms, fromm which ho used to draw iles of gold at pleasure, whilo tho public regarded. im with envy, and witpout the aid of those instru- ments his fingers hed lost their dexterity avd could etfect nothing. No one knew him, not oven the few members of the small French colouy, who were all too young to remember him, Nevertheless, thear urses were opened froely for their old compatriot fh tho days that he could give aséance. Thoy lib- erated his apparatus from the hands of the pawn- broker and guaranteed the exponses of a soirée; but the fatality which to the very centre of Avia had pur- ued the old man did not leave him, for, tho Sane so much desired having arrived, the rain set in, and no onc responded to tho invitation of the old eseamoteur, who had formerly had the honor of seaing #ov ns seated before his table. In despair he left for Bokhars, turnished with a letter of rec- ommoudation for the Ameer. He left aloue, not be- {ng audialenity riok to take a guide with him, But ho presumed too much on his strength, which abandoned him on the road, and his small resources, narrowly calculated to carry him to his destination ‘being exhausted he dicd of hunger by the wayside. ‘Such Jn all ite simplicity was the story that was re- lated to me, . CLUBS, BANKS AND THR POST OFFIOR. Tt was at the club that the the old juggler gavo his last séance, The club is an association composed of the whole population, which in itsolf consista of soldiers, functionaries and photographers, us observed just uow. Anow era is commencing for Yashkend, One can convince himself of this b; going, for example, to the t-oftice when @ crow: of natives is occupied in despatching letters. Tho in com 1g tho benefits of this social re same scene is the bank, where numbers have accounts current. Inu anothe and not less important respect they are not loss? ads to tho Ki: send their chil- ‘was on Sunday last: they had wait strip the Christmas trees, around which 140 young girls of every aye in the nutional Russian costume. The tallest piayed in French a scene from Musset's ‘Une Souper ches Rachel,” after which the smaller girls danced a Russian dance; thero whole terminating with a bail. mann, Who took me with him to this entertuinment, did not seom to enter inte the it of the scone. It was not to be wondered at; he was without news from Afghanistan; and, on the other hand, he was de- jing takierapiad the telegraph, hich up to tne v rr) @ telograph, which up to time has not ean re-established. tia to stato of isolation in which this accident has placed us that you owe this letter, which treats of anything but the subject which I came here to write about. 18 KAUFMANN'S MISSION AT AN END?—PROB- ABILITIES OF A CHINESE DIFPICULTY. Tasuxenp, Turkestan, Feb. 5, 1879, There is every reason to beliove that Russia, hav- ing to stop “‘at the foot of the wall,” General Kau® mann looks uyon his mission in Asia as having como toaneond, and asks to return to St. Potoraburg. A rumor which has reached us already indicates Count Paul Schouvalof, brother of the Russian Ambassa- dor in England, I believe, as his eventual successor. If this bo so tho Russian troops will long live in peace in Turkestan, unless their efforts tend in another direction, toward China, for instance, which is notata!l uvlikely, It is known that on ambassa dor from the Celestiel Empire has arrived in St. Petorsburg for the purpose of claiming the restitu- |, tion of Kouldja to his government in the sane way that’ Kashgar was given up. In caso of refusal, and should the Chiucse mako up their minds to enter the field, no ono could tell when the war would end. The Chinese arein the habit of taking their time, Thus, when they had to quell the insurrection in Kashgar, the troops sent there for the purposo were five years somo say soven—on thelr way. The soldiers of the Celestial Empire took things easily, aud walked, ae tho saying is, with their hands in their pockots, They had divided themselves into three columns; tho first had charge of the arms and the ammuni- tion and tho last took careof the baggage. ‘The mon or ming part of the central column marchod bravely along with their parasols opened, anit doubtless aiso with fang int their hands, It is natural to avk what woull have become of them allif the enemy had seized upon the arms and munitions, which were alone in tront, one of the easiest things imaginable, ‘The Chinese are so uumerous that aftor a first army they can send a second, a third and a fourth ono, and soon, Allowing only five yeara for tho arrival of each of these on the scene of action, it will be seen that the campaign stands a chance of last- ing some time. While I have been pen- ning this letter tho Governor bas received four —telegrama—two from. General — Ivanol, and two others from M. Boulatzel, the oficier dor of Geneval Kaufinaun, now at Bokhura, The despatches from Samarcand ‘mention the arvival of a letter from Genorai Rasgono® announcing bis rotarn, This lotter will be in ‘Losukend to-morrow evening. Saturday, Pobruary s. I shall know some: thing inore thon. For the proseut we learn by tek egvaph chat it contains in substance the announce mont that Shere Ali is ill and has in consequence relinquished the idea of his journey to ussia. He will rost satialed with seni four emissarios to St. Petersburg, said to bu catirely devoted to tho Russian nation. ‘The deapatch further pays that the relations between the Ameer and his son Yakoob, whom he lett igh oA on his departure from Cabul, are now most ndly and that cach day the heir- regent addresses reports to hie father, Gonvral Ras. gone does not fail to call attention to the great efforts the Euglish are making in the shape of bribes to push their way in the country, but he remarks that it the hill tribes, so dangerous in the neighbor- hood of passes and gorges, cousent to take money with one hand, they are nothing loath to pillage with the other the baggage traing of the Indian army. The conelusion to be arrived at ts always the sme. Eng: lant has enterod upon a bed war, which will become deplorable if aa wnderstanding is not come to in Europe between Russia and Turkey, Genoral Kas- ouott’s letter is silent in reference to # grave sub- talluded to by M. Botlatzel when writing from Bokhaa, Tho Ameor is suid to have beon rinext of the entrance of the English into © aftor which the town was givon up to the soldi = y at once that this news omanates from the ri Shiewbad, : Mahon t have Lear spoken of us 1 the tacts which being al rg to take for granted h for t hans mak foster It the nowe ‘were thn tho London ad a Poreebure telegrams would already have con +} brecch-loading riftes, are capital ina THE LATE EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN. Pants, Feb. 24, 1879, To rae Eprror or rue Henaty:— I am much indebted and most grateful to the Heraxp for the extracts which it has translated agd published trom my recent historical sketch of Maxi- milian’s reign in Mexico, as alo for the generally kind tone of its comments upon the work. I must, however, beg that you will be good enough to insert a few words of reply to the following lines, to which my attention has been directed, in your number of Monday, January 20;— Mi. Ms 5 i terest teh of the fell of thonccaited Mesicun, Beapiees Graves un untaltatal ple. ture of Maximilian when be paints hin io colors of & purposcless imbecile, and furnishes uo trathfal portrait of the courageous and ambitious Princess who s! his fe tunes when that writer delineates hor asa maniac bef she left Mexico, Whether the sombro sk pair which has been given to the world by que to hia desire to covar his eountryinen's shortcomings in lexico or to uuy other motive mattors now but litle to story, yet it does matter a good deal to the world te know that he las not drawa true flkenessos of the ill-fatot pair. Of the Archduke all that can be sald in prejudice to his memory is that he was a light minded aud somewhat super- | han, but nover that le was the irresolute. puppet which is portrayed by the French writer's pea. Carlotta Was porfoctly sune and in a healthy mental condition until {avon possession of hor soul wes radoly dlacipated by tho 01 3 0 Nayoleonic will that called \t into existance, The above amounts almost to a direct accusation of unfairness in my narrating of facts and in my appreciation of persons. Now,I challenge the sever- eat scrutiny on both points. Knowing beforehand how delicate a matter it is tp deal with contempo- raneous events, aud feeling that the task was a more particularly dificult one inthe present instance, I made it my duty not to advance a single assertion to pronounce a'single judgment which was not strictly in accordance with the daily notes, docu- ments and correspondence which I. brought beck with me from Mexico. Nota page Have I written that can be tracod to the iufluance of cither national or personal prejudice. Not au effort have I made to conceal the faulte of the French government or of ita agents, whatever their rank might be, and I have no hesitation in saying that one of my assertions is founded upon incontrovertible testimony. Is not your writer himsclt compelled to admit that Maximilien was ‘a light-minded and somowhat superticial man?” What more have I said? the ber eos T havo constantly spoken with the most heartfelt respect, not only on account of her misfortune, but because she was, in every sense of the word, a high-minded Princess, deserving a better fate and worthy of the esteem even of her onemics, In stating that her mental discaso had munifested tt- self beforo her departure from Mexico for Kuropo I have done nothing more than establish a tact which is put beyond ‘question by the testimony of those who accompanied her on her yoyage. Permit me, besides, to remark that while. charging my portraits with unfaithfulness your commentator does not undertake to give the grounds for his cen sure. He merely enters into a now relation of some incident taken at random from doubttul sources, Were I inclined to retaliate I could easily in my turn adduce more than one proof of mat ing ou his part. 1 will content i; stance. In your number of January % he says:— “Maximilian was tried in the old Capuchin Convent, and scarcely left his cell during the proceedings.” ‘Tho fact is that there was no trial at all in the con- yent; the council of war wes hold in the theatre, and the prisoner never left his cell trom the day ho ontored it to the moment when he was taken to the place of execution. Such an error upon a mere point of fact which it would have been easy to ascertain, docs not say much = eee infallibility nd ag pees who has commitied » and, consequently, detracts greatly f, the wuthority of histaritie DAs. bare ‘The articles pubiished by me inthe Recue de France are now being reprinted in book form. ‘his volume, which will appear about the end of April, has been completed by tresh developments and additional jus- titicatery documents, I beg my friends in America, who, I am proud to éay, are still numerous, to sus: pend thetr judgment until they read it, confident that pot one of them will find reagon to impugn sib cerity or accuracy. gE —_————— FOREIGN NOTES. sh ral SY Mascaras to A colossal statue afjPrince de Bismarck will be un- Mg Cologne beer the Cussoetor peter > & monument composer Spohr ut tobe erected at Cassel. — The Spectator advocates an English Viceroy for South Africa, Here is an opening for Prince Loo, pold, Arthur Patrick being spoken of for Ireland. Pope Leo is desirous of raising Archbishop Ey: of Edinbuxgh, to the purple, But has becn dissuaded by Care Manning, who would pergonally rejoice atsuch au honor tor his Scottish colleague, but thinks “the pear is not yet ripe.” Dr. J. J. Drysdale, president of the Literary-and Philosophical ety of Liverpool, claims thut the mortality of that city has been redticed by 18,000 within ¢ight yeara by means 6 sanitary measures. ae not @ still larger number be saved in New (orl “Roger” Castro, alias Tichborne, writes from his "prison cell:—“Dear Onslow—You cannot cope with machinations of » mighty govcrament any more than could. It is no longer Vox popuit vou Dei in in this country. Vor Dissy cos Dei is the order of the day; therefore I must remain a victim.” Mr. C. & Parnell, the home ruler, displays a lordly superiority over such weaker brethren as Messrs. Biggar, O'Donnell, O'Connor Power ands. M. Sulli- van, and the only mouber of his fale een he trests with respect is Mr. Mite! Henry, the “Man for Galway,” who is presumably the ‘future chief of the party. Mr. William Gifford Palgrave, the celebrated traveller in Arabia, te tho British Gonsul General in Bulgaria. At the banquet given at Tirnova the opening of the National Assembly he tousted Bulga- ‘ag tho last born among European States, adding, “the last, that is, for the present,” # remark evi- dently pointing tv the neighboring province of Row Soventeen Lrish Catholic bishops assombled at Maynooth on the 18th ult., signed a declaration ex- pressing their “surprise and disappointment that the goyerument are to make no attempt to settle the Ivish university question this session.” The Free- man's Jowwad threatens a renewal of the obstruction- ist policy by the home rulers if the demands of these prelates aré not satistiod, ‘The Zulus are found to be armed with the best amen and have a supply of explosive sholls of the Intest pattern. ‘To Natal authorities are mitch exercised over the ques- tion, “Who arms the Zulus?” the credit or me being generally attributed to the Portugueay of Delugoa Bay. The Americans and Russians are named in the same connection, For upward of $1,090,000 bave the insurance offices beon “hit” by the premature and entiraly unexpected death of the Duke of Newcastle. Early indiscretions and much too facile a disposition to accommodate with his mame and his check book the host of “frionds” who acted the part of sponges threw him into the hands of money usurers and bill discounters. For some time his available income did not exceed $7,500 a year, 2 Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor of tlie Ex- chequer, is credited with the amiable quality of rely- ing too much on the guilelessness of his political op- ponents. “The right bonorable gentleman,” says the correspondent of tho Liverpool Courter, “is amiability itself; he is the pink of honor; his word is his bond, and abler man ther® isnot in the Houso;” but he needs a kecher capacity for judging human nature, Lord O' an has consented to deliver the oration on the hundredth anniversary of Thomas Moore's birthday and D. Florence MeCarthy has cousented to write the ode, Says a patriotic Ir: ‘While 4 note of Ireland’s unrivalled music lives Moore's poetry will not cease to delight mankind. “Ireland might well indeed be accounted dead to every senti- mont of pride and patriotisnf tt she did nut make an eflort worthily to celebrate the hundredtn anniver- sary of Cho birth in Au.gier street of the author of the imperishuble *Meloudies," ” Cardinal Guibert, Acchbishop of Paris, thus apos- tropuiges that city in his Leaten pastoral:—0, Paris, wdimiratie by the wonders of science, indus and ar., gteat ety to which flock all the poo the universe; so rich in the quits of God; so wealthy in the traditions of faidh, und yet sometimes over: clouded when thea forgettest Christ and i Charch; wilt thoa hear with doeility the tachi: ot the Gospel which thou host received fro: pontiits—livme teachings which wet only gt the promise of etermad life, but quarantes soon order tor the whole vf brance, of whieh Paris should bo the head and heart?” Lhe London Lancet thinks that “the public are not altogether Wrouy in uétributing the lowueds of whic aliy complained of just now to the weat slorably well wection of the community’ report themselves to be sudeeing front unwouted deprersion and uneasiness, aecompaniod with loss of appetite aud inability to sleep; and the explanation o wlical authorty finds im the reli tons which sabsiat between such mental depression titties melancholia and the defective dis- e of ite funetiong by the skin.” The Lancet way thing about the depressing effevt oa England of the late news from Zaulend, “Vou Hoon bas gone,” says the London Standard, “and when We consider the advanced age of the Km: peror and Count Vou Moltke itis but too probable that no very long period can elapse before Germany will be deprived of the presence of more of its con- tomporary heroca Will the work they aecomplished survive them? That tean Interesting qoestion. It wil, perhaps, be said that Germany en couragoment from the instance of Ltaly, Victor Bmimantel, Cuvvour and Mazzini are in their graves, while Garibaldi nurses his rhewmatic linbs ut Caprers, Yot Itwly lives on and prospors fairly. Why should not Germany be equaily fortunate when she comes, to be exposed to the eres the same jaw of prudability? Germany, tholgh oppresased.by taxation and distracted by the problem w to ine vont Low Lin posts or to increase cxisting oues, can- not aiford to disband a single battalion, What the ambition of the Bmperor, the diplomatic gevins of Prince do Bisnarek, the strategic combinations of Count Moltke and the organizing power of Von Toon have toucther built up must be defended by the genius, the ‘ious oe the diseipline and the self-sacrifice of future Gorman gonerations, The fask may hot be beyond their capacity. But itis a weiguty ono, and tho porils that surcound it aro pumerous and formidabis,”’ PARIS FASHIONS. Coming Styles, Popular Shades and Clever Devices. ONLY IN NAME Borrowing Ideas of Decoration from the Hast. RAGE FOR BRETON LAPPETS. Bonnets, Hats, Head and Hair Gear and Other Novelties. sills pitt ois Panis, March 1, 1879, ‘While the public mind in France is supposed to be in a stato of ill-defined uneasiness the fashions for March enjoy enviagje equanimity, hoy,’ at least, aro high and dry in the world, settled on paniers. The pretty flesh and blood lay figures that walk about M. Worth’s showrooms are to be viewed within fortnight in their new spring attire. Not until these young ladies typify each a different style are the fashions ‘‘set.” These carefully selected beau- ties, though allon a slender scale of statuary (from fifty to fifty-three centimétres round the waist), are in expectation of moderate paniers. On the day I looked im to ascertain this fact I met @ very aristocratic bride who, already, was wear- ing an outré underfabric. There are among these inflated contrivances three distinct shapes—the Niron, the Ninetteo and the Mousquetaire. Tho panier proper is only, after all, atournure put on over the hips,as baskets are hung over donkeys; but a panier may also be worn below the waist, be- hind,while the bodice is a long-waisted ‘‘princesse,”” that ends with looped up festooned busques. The worst of a panier is its.accompanying escort of pufis, fringes, ribbons, gathers and frills, with twists and torsades to correspond, round the bottom of the skirt, All these accessorics require care in order to preserve them from crushing and from sword and spur influences in @ bail room. A body of ladies full of good intentions, but devaid of large means aro, as a matter of course, opposedito the system. They aro issuing circulars on the absurdity of submitting to tio caprices of fashion and pointing out what a loss of time and temper‘panicrs will prove. Several are ad- vocating the.adoprion of an unchangeable cut that might bo executed in the costliest materials, em- broidered, inserted, otherwise beautified with pre- cious stones, or male of the least expensive stuffs, according to the ramk and station of wearers. They are appealing for the Greek “‘chiton”’.(pronounce the chlikeak, and sound the o long as in the word flown). A fund ofinformationrsupports the appeal. Thus we learn that the chitom, is the oldest namo given to a gurment; that! Adam and Eve, in thea Greek Bible, are said to have worm chitons; that Josepits coat was a chiton, as well-as Tumar’s robe.and Agamemnon’s best suit of clothes, and-that everything that was a coat, skin or peel went by ‘the aame designation. While female scholastics are thus erudite I will only remark thts style that would peel of whoa worn out, and thus require no mending, would save much more time'than any other for expounding the Greek Bible and’setting forth theories. I do, however, be- lieve in the blessings of uniform drapery for women (but especially for:nen), and in the East exclusively, for what sort of a bonuct would look well with a chiton? I cannot picture»the Greek styles on a rainy day, nor how they would look running after an omnibus, and when Macadam lies deep. A very intellcetual woman isws liable to get soaked through as a weak-minded waarer of peake and pil- low-stutled sleeves. Atuckedhup chiton, a veil and umbrella are not the classical ideal. Meanwhile, } m@hutacturers are sending in chocks in noutrab tints, plain grays and quantities of blue. A IDEAS FROM THE-EAST. ‘The usyatscrics-of mustic, almond, drab: and beige ‘are forthcoming ip Indian cashinere. Themixture of blue satin with.bluo French merino will be a feature, and the union of these two docs not discard a sang- de-bouf pliasé-for trimming. A short, loose facket fox-in-door-wear is made like a-Garibaldian blouse, the adornment of which is a spiral jabot of Bretonne or noedle-darned lace. Tho usnal material is twilled opal biue gilk, and the siceves are loosely gathered in three places—one row round the arm hole, the other above-the elbow and the third below the cuff, midway between the elbow and wrist; a frill of lace is sewed on these gathers, and it is difficult to im- agine anything moro old-fastsioned looking by way of snovelty, Amother objectof the kind is a deep flounce of lace round a loose eréme damassé jacket. The flounce is placed on plain-all round, but runs up the two frants on @ slaut, ending with thick layers, one folded over the other under tho chin. All this Ince, whether old point or Raguse, is becom- ing to a juvenile face, and imparts thereto a kind ot mock gravity, observed likewise on the features of young barristers and parsons. MASKS AXD MASKRIS. By tho way, there havo already been given a few masquerade balls, and @ xtudent’s yown with hood of biack over an ovening dross has been worn, with an academigeap aud @ lace cravat. ‘Chis is called the “graduate” costume, and is said to have been sug- gested by ‘Tennyso1 Princess.” Hen trovats si now ¢ véra, but Parisian ladies ate sv inte igno- rant of having @ Saxon origin that Lam of opinion their mirror only inspired them while they luckily fell on a fine old flounce which bal been hoarded because it was a pity to cut tt, being a part ot some gala attire worn years ago by an apprecia- tive ancostross. It is difficult to speak well of the newest dominos worn at fancy and mask balls. ‘They set as closely aga natural skin, being fitted in o back by a eontral seam, aud (as will romain the cut for sprimg) the back torms of the body part start dzom the shoulder, iustead of the armholes belug deeply hollowed. A inediawal point reachin, to the wi is wstally added for the purpose of concealing, not tho figure, but tho wearer's usual at- titude. Dominos that are thrown over lace oyeuing dresses will be takem of when disguise is no longer sought. They are made of rich pokin moiré, or plain pékin sativé and brocade. Some are coquillo with lac. The closefitting are usually retained the whole evening; @ looser make is the Watteau and picturesque last mtury shape, Servia aad Roumelia ure bec 1B pre-e mnt for what Parisians quill mdustrial “creations, Serviait peasant and Koumelian girl are good ch: rs tor @ Iasqnerade, but a famed maison de blaine has dove better than’ copy costumes from, ‘hese interesting spow. Their lust product exhibited to awateurs ouly is @ Roumeliun set of table linnen and towels, napkins, &e. LM isa work doue by hand, inserted Ah a sateen kind of oatmeal cloth and ilasecated with Persian designs in briiliaut floss elke, which Sgure cueralds, rabies aud sapphires, DRALENI ES, The Kouwelian embroiderces #UD adheres to carly Indian tigures aud to the Peysian convoutionaliy drawn flower and bird; but all Sar point lace and all our Renaissance work disappeir betore the above minute and elaborate performances on Mueu-drawn fibro, while the colored fancies over these ate original and gorgeous. The open work fous uy ae iu all necdle-made designs, is unevey in point of mesh for- mation, but thereit lies the diference between ma- chine embroidery aud genuine work, Lyerything is embroidered for the coming eeayon, and among other admirable specimens ave eclored lawns in the sotvest tints strewn with white floes sprays. Lhey aro sent up for narrow fourteau skirts that will be worn under panier-tuniques; also are greatly envied the fortbeuming cheailles in fad tints on satin. The latter ure truly artistic, They are hend-worked, showing gradtated sizes of floral decorations ax the design Widens up the Bodice and decreasing as tt again rons from the waist down to the bottom vi the robe, Where roses, firstly miniature buds only, cx- pand into:posies that tunable in rollie and profision over the instep. A pale moonlight satin marked in (his way with mousse chenillcs is soft and furry in the cxtrome, wile the — gloss ot the foundation leuds a shimmer to the ensemble. Dut such fancies as these have already been sketched ina rougher line. Lotally novel are the spring lotus blue cropon, the Persian silke and blotehed Japancve tiswuew ALL these tore- tella perfect sacurnalia of glare, the more so ax all tho yorgeous sheen is being trimmod with black velvet, und those iridescent gold wuumela on pearl and other Orientat buttons. It is suppored ube Gégantes will adopt a color and keep to it, varymig their attive and their materials, enlivening it er other wise soberiug it down according to the inpor- tance ov insignificance of the event they dress for. This report is not credible, Hut many of our woalthy beauties Lave on one day appeared NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1879.—1RIPLE SHEET. invite to chivalric minds to take the hint aud remem- ber “one’s ladye’s pleasnre.” PLAIN BUY EXPENSIVE, The make of ll our novel tissues will be plain to commence with; that is, relatively, for nothing de rigueur wry be plain uniess it be the most ex- pensive of everything. A material all ornamented with gold in the fibre can dispense with golt “in bars round; but if the wool in @ clinging or flowing garment come not straight from the mountain sides of Kachmyr it has to be bugled, chenilled and stitched over to death. The make, therefore, combined in order pot to startle men from marrying is to be a bos-plaited skirt, atuuie turned back om paaier and @ jacket and waistevat for bodice. BONNETS AND HATS, Now about novel bonnets—the subject which of all others takes precedence im this season. I will say nothing of light beavers, hght felts and pompons; nothing of high’ and square crowned enormities; nothing of the Flemish, of the cavalier, of the houri shapes and of the caléche hood forms. These have been worn all winter, some timidly, others sudaciously, with old gold and padn Peking and Alsatian bows and bands of feathers, Prince of Wales clusters, tight strotched satin, &e. The bonnet now to be talked of is decidedly the favorite. It is made of black coquille lace, and is only a pretext for lovely, setsouable flowers. The shape varies, its great advantage being its har- monious blending with the hair, an etlect produced by fring blossoms that shower rgund the rim and fallin the hair, The fringes are composed of tiny flowers, such as bird’s eye, heath, hong stalked crocuses and violets; but when a tult is worn it isa bouquet of cowslips and frosted poppies, or of thistles silvered, with flume colored and black shattered flowers. A more dressy hat is made of curled feath- ers entirely, and the trimming is a brilliant tropical bird in imitation stones. A usetul und ladylike close fanchon ig made of corduroy or double crepe, with a double row of bobbed chenille falling over the rm in front and the comb ofchignon belind, I have men- tioned tne Breton lappcts on satin and on velvot; they are & perfect rage, and especially are worn with 4 tremendous Breton bow placed exactly in front of the head above the hair parting. ‘Spanish combs and Spanish balls are worn in the hair, either entwined or tressed in with oft, zephyr plaits. COLORS OF THE SEASON. ‘The balls are of various colors; but “the” colors for all trimmings as general rule are pink and olive green aoe garence and buttercup mixed, pale blue and flesh, ‘he other colors of the scason are «mureen (Venctian smoke crystal), sigue-marine, sil- ver shavings (a glacé milky color), honeysuckle, aventurine, und frosted tints in palecolors called “sprutzato.” The shade called Byzantine is a mo- saic bine with gold vitreous cast over it. It will be observed that Italian colors, those which enliven the shores of the Adriatic, are again restored. But after tho reign of black, now discarded as a uniform, the gayor fashions are’a relief. The only objection to much color will arise in the abuse thereof by tasteless combinations, and from this Parisian ladies are guarded by exquisite native tact. That great art critic, Mr. Ruskin, writes, “Of all God's gifts to the sight of man color is the -holicst, the most divine, the most solemn.” sieaos * alter Poe may color,” he says elsgw! “is a gift just as granted pets ae and denied to another ear for bya ager Venetians Legon especial note as on! European ple who appear to have sympathized to the Peal” with the | seers instinet of the Eastern races in their feeling for color.” May Mr. Ruskiu's erudition guide the British lady in her’ selections througn the trying ordeal now approuching. In jewelry the spring season may be said to have “set.” Plain gold ornaments are not in demand; one design only is in favor, and that 4 pine cone for brooch, with pendant cones for earrings. Numerous insects set with gems are worn on rufls, such us a large lobster, amonster grasshopper and locusts, A curiosity of is so flat a watch that it holds im a box of which tho two sides closed figure a five franc picce and is no thicker. ‘here are likewise the Japanese enamel fire screen for the ears, aud beautiful monograms run through with pear! pins. The adder coil for bouquet holders has undergone @ different wterpre- tation. Tho ideais now to place a stemless rose, Pulled out of its green corolla, into one made of dia- monds or eme! mil ‘The for Fehr of the littering gems running up olding the: Qogother Percale all the talent of the jeweller, and no imo pearl «gray «Gnd = oblud Ss pekin = sting; the following day in pearl gray cashmere and blue phish; on the third ovcasion in poarl and bluo velvet mixed with brocade, The ides of “one's own coler” as of “one's own” monogram, and “one's own’ badge Whore armorialy ero not owned, iv quite in keeping with the mediwval fashions, and these is ag /. hope is eutertaiaed of more maidenly flower than the rose, half art, half nature, will ever adorn a snowy bosom. Lilies of the valley are this year larger, and the flowers are both smoke sad wiite pearl in yellow or green gold, Among the fashionable knick- knacks are various articles for the table in Doulton ware, silver mounted. I noticed an antique shaped tankard and drinking cups on a Tapancse lacquer tray, the latter protected by # deep silver rim. A novelty, too, is the biscuit box made of a scooped out block of tusk. The ivory was beautifully grained, and @ flourishing initial letter decorated the lid, ‘The new salts bottle is a tube of crystal with largo lapis on the top. It opens with @ screw st one end and with a «pring on the other, being made with two different receptacles. Decanters are now elabor encased in gilt silver. Anew card tray ‘The glasses or goblets correspond. imitutes a dead white sheeting, and on this are en- granted gold enamel birds on a spray of apple lossom. FOREIGN MUSICAL NOTES. Mile, Hauk has peen invited by M. Choudau, the Paris publisher of Bixet’s “Carmen,” to undortake the creation of the composer's “La Jolie Fille de Perth” for Brussels. Miss Hauk has also received offers from the Imperial Opera House at Vienna, According to the Paris papers the copyright in England of Emile Zola’s drama, “L'Assommoir,” has just been secured, but the adapter is looking for another title, “pour ne pas choquer la pudibonlerie anglaise.” Three other Parisian successes of the y “Madame Favart,” “Le Gand Casimir” and “Le Mari de la Débutante” are soon to be produced. ‘There is some reason to believe, says the London Figaro, that Mute. Nilsson may, during the onsuing season, again form part of the troupe of Her Majes- ty’s Theatre, It is no secret that Mr. Maplesor has offered the prima donna a double engagement for London and the United States. Mme. Nilsson has refused for the States, because she does not wish to be separated from her husband, who has lately em- barked in business in Paris. As for London, she is said to have made certain stipulations as to her sole right for certain réles, which Mr. Mapleson may or may not feel himself at Hberty to agres to. ThoLondon World expects “something as good as ‘Pinafore’ anc much better than the ‘Sorcerer,’ from the new pieco Mr. Gilbert has in hand, in which six burglars break into a house and fall in love with the six mieces of the proprietor, before six policemen intervene. The music is, of course, by Mr. Arthur Sullivan, whom song writing and, comic opers seem to have finally absorbed, Tho composer of the ‘Light of the World’ promised to do great things in the very highest branches of his art; but he Is debarred trom the serious pursuit of religious music, as Enylish artists are from (hat of religious patuting, by the -sinall domand there is just now for anything oxcopt the comic, temperod by the thrilling drawing room eimotion of which he is the perfeet master.” ‘The Royal Ltalian Opera at Covent Garden, Lon- don, will be reopeved toward the end of March, uuder the management of Messrs. Ernest and Her- bert Gye, Among the new operas produced will be the “Queen of Sheba,” by Herr Goildmark, The World asks:—"What will Mr. Pigott say to the libretto of the ‘Queen of Sheba,’ with the Queon as prima donna and King Solomon as first tenor? No gong of Solomon, we may be quite sure, will bs heard at the ,[oyal Italian Opera, Goldmark “Queen of Sh like Rossini’s ‘Moses in Egyp will k to be fitted with a mew book. Gounod’ ‘Poiyeucte’ Las becu secured, with a view to Mlle. AYgaui aud M. Capoul, who will tmpersonate the two Christian mariyre. 1 artists will also be heard in ‘Les Amants de Vérone,’ as the new operatic version of ‘Homeo and Juliet, by the Marquis @ivey, is called, It is satd, too, that ‘Carmen’ will be brought out for Mme. Adelina Patti, with Signor Nicolini in the part of the soldier, Don Joss." Under the head of trish talent abroud « Paris cor- respondent writes to ® Dublin journal:—"Joseph O' Kelly, the well-known musical composer, made his début at the Theatee Opera Comique, now fully equal, as far as tho talent of the mmestriand the artists goox, to those of the Grand Opera. Tits ox- quisite opera, “La Ziaget * was received with enthusiasm by tho public, aad whon the name of the composer Was announced the applouse was yeneral. Mr, O'Kelly ts the son of an Irishman and belongs to a most respectable family. Hoe was born in France, and only visited Iocland at the O'Connell centenary, where hie canteta was sting tn Dublin and most fayorably received. Judging from his Arst opera the best judges predict success dn the future, Le was complimented after the representation of this eharm- ing piece by some of the most ominont critics aud composers. Truly, this old Celtic race is trrepres- sible, and talent and genius scem to be an inherit ance destined to replace ail their ancestors were de spoiled af in the way of worldly property.” VICTIMS OF TRICHINOSIS. Max Griefeldt, the German who died at hte resi- dence, No. 184 Atlantic street, Brvoklyn, on Wedues- day last of trichinosis, was buried yesterday after- noon in the Evergreens Cemetery. Tho Toutonic sovicties D’On, No. J12, aud the Mauvochor, of which deceased was a uiember, aud the employes of the dry goods store where Le was employe attended tho funeral. Mrs, Gricfeiit and the servant girl, Honrietta Meyer, who are also suffering from trich- inoste, wre still in a lous coudition, though recovery. *Nibeing performed by Rev, 5 ST. PATRICK'S DAY. Tribute to the Memory of Ire- land’s Patron Saint. DROWNING THE SHAMROCK, ennai . Grand Military and Civic Parade of the’ Irish Societies. The dingy stovepipe hat, the brand new black trousers aud gay regalia, all specially dedicated to the celebration of the natal day of St. Patrick, will be brought forth to-day fer the annual airing and the shamrock for the annual drowning. Admitting that the trefoil is more or Jess submerged all the year around, it is more than less submerged on this specialoccasion, and so St. Patrick’s Day and the drowning of the shamrock have come to be associ+ ated. Like the origin of the great saint, that of the custom of drowning the shamrock is ‘‘shady,” but that it is acnstom as strong with the people who honor St. Patrick @4 reverence for his memory no ono can doubt, Parading in honor of St Patrick is the special privilege of great cities, where, under free government, the sons of Eri congregate in great numbers, but drowning the shamrock wil} this night be performed in every corner of the globe, Yes, every nook and corner of the globe where one Irishman can find another to assist him, and where the assistant is wanting Patrick will drown the shame rock twice, just to compensate for the absent man, The drowning of the shamrock in Gotham has of late come to be regarded as much in the light of @ socisl event as the emoking of a pipe on St. Nicholas’ night or eating haggis on St, Andrew’s. The exotic custom, like others in a new country, has been acclimatized and has grown apace. Thedinner to be given to-night will be at tended not alone by Irishmen, but by all the lovers of good living and original wit of this woll fed and mirth loving city. St, Patrick's Day, with its flow of soul, has come to be regarded as one of the most enjoyable events of the dinner stuffed winter. That greater cpicurean events oceur will be admitted, but for post prandial happiness this one is unique. THE DINERS AND “WINERS.”” The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick will wind up the day with a dinner, the ninety-fifth of the kind, at Delmonico’s. Then the St. Patrick Society, of Brooklyn, will dine at the Academy of Music, in the City of Churches. “1 A similar dinner will be given in Jersey City. Newark will follow suit, and it is given out that pome ninety year old poteen will be tasted by the merry revellers. ‘These are the organized dinners at which great ene Joyment is expected, but no record can be given of the hundred thousand private affairs where the saint will be landed: as the flowing bowl passes around, DISPLAY. ‘THE crvIC ‘The feature of the day will of course be the great parade, in which it is estimated about eight thousand men will participate. In accordance with a resolue tion adopted by the convention of Irish societies of New York and vicinity the annexed programme is published tor the guidance of the mantel a cers of the various societies which will participate in the procession: ‘The line of procession will be formed on First ave- nue, the right resting on Twenty-third street. The various societies will take position in the following ri e Ancient Order of Hibernians (Forty-six divisions). National Officers. : Patrick Gibney, N. D. Patrick Campbell, N. &. James Langan, N. T. es <a ‘State O1 5 n Keenan, S. D. Patrick Mallon, 8. & Dauiel Dillon, 8, T. uA Marshals. Terence Reilly, C. D. Michael J. Flynn, C. & Hugh Murray, 0. T. vision Aids, Thomas Clarke, John O’Brien, Thomas McGow Michael bog oes Michael Commerford, Mi Kelly, John Mullady, John Canary, Michael Howe, Michael Morrissey, Owen Fitzpatrick, James Mc- Loughlin, John Quigley, John Brennan, Alexander McCabe, John Darrow, John Hart, James Smith, James Melityre, James McConnell. Thomas Guil- foile, Walter Mahoney, John McCarthy, John Norton, Henry eae Thomas Connolly, Patrick e Patrick Smith, John Foy, Owen’ Kolly, Michael If, Phelan, Thomas Gallagher, Philip Ryan, Bernard Lynch, Honry McCann, James Ferguson, Patrick McEntaggart, John Braden, James Donoghoe, Patrick Boyle, James Gorman, P. J. Gilmartin, James Cas- sidy, Cornelius Brennan. Ancient Order of Hibernians, Westchester county.— Marshal, Poter Clinton; aids, Philip Fitzpatrick, William Fagan, Owen Clinton, John Lawrence. Anctont Order of Hibernians, Hudson county, N. J.—Marsbal, Stephen McCarthy; aids, Thomas Sher dan, Jobn Curran, William peng St. Columba’s B. C. T. A. B. Society.—Marshal, Peter Shefflin; aids, William Bergen, John Gaynor, a Bulger, dri ga eg lannigan, y_Inpocen . T . Society. Simon Boggs, and aids. Young Men's St. James’ R. C. T. A. B. Society.— Marshai, ‘Timothy Dillon: aids, Jumes O'Keefe, Michael McCabe, Jobn Ferris, John Gilligan. A. B. Society — The procession will move at one o’clock P. M. prev cisely, when the sigual gun will be fired. As soon as the nilitary, under command of Colonel James Cava- nagh, shall have the right of the civic bodies, each society in its order will fall into column and | anes down First avenue to Second street, to wary, to Canal street, to Centro street, to cast gate of City Hall Park, and through the Park, where the procession will be reviewed the Mayor and Com- mon Council; thence across the Park to . to Fourteenth streot and around Washington's Monu- ment, to Seventh avenue, to Thirty-seventh street, to Broadway, to Thirty-fifth street, and dismiss. Mr. James Haygarty, the grand marshal, and his aids, Patrick McCabe and Thomas Maffatt, will meet ‘at half-past nine o'clock and conclude the final am rangements this morning. MEETINGS AND LECTIRES. * Tho Papal Vetorans will assemble ut Military Hall, No. 193 Bowery, in the evening and §e, Renee the Chureh ot 8t. Mary Star of the Sea, South ‘Me where the Rov. Canon O'Hagan will deliver panegyric of St. Patrick. A lecture on “St. Patrick and his Mission” will be delivored in the Dominican Charch, corner of phere and Lexington avenue, by the Rev, A. P. inahan. ‘The twenticth annual ball of the Sixtywninth regi- ment will be held at Tammany Hall Wr dames Stephens, the former Fenian Cuntre, has been ijavitod to be present. cahugets, Hghay fourth wtecen aioe con avon, ech, big! four near on the evening of the 17th inst, Rev. Father ‘Trayuor, the pastor, the proceeds to be devoted to the paying off of the debt of the church. The sub- ject of the lecture will be “What America Owes to the Children of St. Patrick," s rather novel one, but from the talent aud eloquence of the jor it is* believed that a rich treat is in store for the auditora, Certainly there is no more fitting way of eelebratin = day than by acts of dovotion combined wit charity. IX BROOKLYN. Owing to the want of harmony prevailing among the Ancient Order of Hibernians of Bi: m tho Municipal Mali suction of that body have decided not to to-duy. The Hayeo organization will walk alone. This course has been deemed wise by the ofll~ cers of the Ancient Order, ug it will qu: caine tho possibility of a collision between the rival face tious should they come im contact on the youto of march. It is not expected that more than fiiteen hundred. men will parade to. Iu the evening the Papal Veterans, resident of this city and vicinity, will proceed to St. Mary Fal, aijointng the Star of the Sea Church, Court strect, where @ lecture on “St. Patric! jiskion, Life and Labor” will bo delivered by Very Rev. Canon O'Hayan, P. P. The distingaished ‘priest, Who is on @ visit to America, took an active part in iurthering the oryanization of Irish volunteers for the Papal servieo during the late Garfbakiian inv: sion of the Btates of the Church, At the close of the lecture, which will be free, a collection will be taken up in aid of bis schools and church at Tullylish, county Down, Ireland. A DEATHBED MARRIAGE, {Prom the San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 25.) Matthew Crooks, one of the pioncer residents of San Francisco, and prominently known from his wealth and enterprise, died ateeven A, M. yesterday, at Lis residence, at the age of sixty#even years. De ceased wes @ native of Cookstown, county of Tyrone, Ireland, He emigrated to this country in early lite and was cngaged in business some ight or ten years in New Orleans. On the breaking out of the gold dis eovery ctcitem eat he came to California, arriving here iu 1849, Lfe leaves an estate valuod at about $1,000,000, including the now Chinese Theatre id Jo: House of Washington street, and othor valuable property. He Was a men possessed of great business sigacity, an an itable will, strong opinions, sound judgment and an irre proachable coarse Ww it _beeaine evident on Sunday that his end was Bear Mr, Crooks expressed: @ desire to witness the nuptial’ of his daughter Annie and Edward Barron, which had beon set for some future time, aud in aceordance with his wish the marriage took place at three P, M. on under \ jast, in the chamber of the dyiug man, the ceremony, Fethe Sneckele,