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THE CHRIbTMAB FESTIVAI
OBSKRVANCE OF TnE DAY.
?ERVICF.8 IN THK CHURCIIF.S? KXBBOIIU-1 HI B1
nmUR INSIIII TION?DLNNBBB AND till
OF CLOTHING FOR .UK POOR.
Hapjiiuna? will reach liiauy to-day to whom
is not a fririjiieiit visitor. The inmates of all tl
charitable Institutions of the dry will 98 9
minded that kind hearts rare for them and williu
liiiiids InU.r to extend to them something of tl
influence of the seaeon. lu the city institution
both for the criminal and unfortunate, provisio
Ioin hed? made for Christmas cheer. Many of ti
churches* are decorated with Christmas tokens, an
the music and eeruiona will be especially adapt?
to the ovt-ut tho ?day commemorate?.
W'PPKNSION OF KfelNSffi.
There will he a prin-ral anspon-lon of bus1
aess lu the city to-day. All the uown-town Exchange
tbe Custom House, the Pint OiBce through most of tli
?1st. ?lore?, shops liuil i.llii-cs Will be closed, ?null:
d-iy will lie ili-vnii '1 to rest, recreation and amuseineu
The cold weather has brought the loug-wished tor I? e t
tbe emancipated sohool-boy. snd the fOmAS in the vlclnit
id Ncw-.nrk will doubtless lie well patronlz-ed. Tt]
iD.-iiibi i-nt tin Stock Lxchsmre yesterday indulged 1
their usual? hristmaa tiolic?the day hi-iiig Opmot b
Mowing fls!i-h?riie, root-t?nll, het-teaalag aad otu?
aporte. A favorite smiisi ment was tbe introtiuetioii <
a strong rois-, and un ?Min? I number of brokers at cae
ead pulling for tiie supremacy. The roi e whs w un
about one ?if the pillars ol the Kvehange. Hiiddotily, I
?mo oml, tlw ?olio w.is looi.eueU. and twontv or thin
brokiii? ivi ro soon ?prnwliug ou the Boor. The gallei
wa- lilloil with ladle?., who appeared to enjoy IBe s;?? n.
IBITICM IN IHK CHIMtCHF.S.
Iu most of the Epiaropnl bihI R?nn:in (.'ntlio-i
ehnrchrs In the cltv extensive preparations have BBS
made to render the musical services to-day peculiar!
interesting. At Trinity Church tbe march from Raff
leonina symphony will be played, aud numerous s< let
tions will he sung by tbe choir. Tho altar aud < hum?
have in*? n very tsstefnlly adorned with plants an
evergreen?, and between the windows hemlock tree
bate been placed. Miss Ids W. Hubboll, Miss Ann;
Drii.tdl'. George Simpson : ml Adolph Hobst, aid? d b:
two choirs, will furnish the music at Otaca Church
Xl.i pillars and dinner I ol the church have been baud
?"in'-ly decorated wltu everareens, h"l!y and myrtles.
Two ?ilkt-n banners will stand m toe chance! of Bt
Thomas's Church at tho service lo-.lav. Tue Intern?
lias been claboiately trimuicd wiib plues und ever
greens. A quartet and chorus will render the music
The Chun h of the Holy Trini i y bus been beiiutiiull.?
decorate?!, spirals of evcrgiecu being wound around tin
pillars, and the frout ot the gallery boin_ covered witl
stars and trlaugles of green, ll.iudo 's Pastoral 9fWi
phony and "Oh Thou that Teilest" will bo pcrionutd
At St. Stephen's, selections by MuZ.ut und Handel ?,1
he sung. Tli? chimes of Bt. Ann's Church will ring Ht ?
a.m. and at tbe moraine- service Adam's ** <'bri?tnini
Bo hit" aad a number o! choice anthems will be icinii led
A douoie quartet will haTe charge of the Basse at
solemn Lieh mass at 10:30, snd .it vespers In Ihe after
boon.
Carols, anthems snd hymns will bo sung at the morn
tag servl.-e in All iSaiuia' Chuten. A choir of boys and
men will furnish au elaborate musical sei vice at th?
Church ot the Heavenly Lest, which tins been taste?
fully decorated with evergioei.s, laurel and ferns. The
Cliureii of tbe Ascension has been trimmed, and tur
tauni tl piogr-UMne Is inieresiing. A double quartet
Will rondi-r a number of Sri? etu ns al Hi. Mark's Tur
muslo nt Calvary Church is by Handel, Kigali. It,in,by
sad Mnsentiiiil, und will be sung by s chnlrof twenty
four and ai|tiai:et. A Kchuiiert mass will ne given at
Bt. Iguaiius's Church. At st. Ksrtholomew's Church,
Mrs. lu'igeiit ?Brown, Mrs. Anas i- Hills,
\V. 8. I. kgett and Franz Keiniii? riz, assisted
by a double niiaitet and n lurge ohnrtia. will sing the
"lufliimui'itus," Fiture's " l'a in Kiiiui lies," a fu.uo by
Bpour, snd other selection?. Flowers ami erercratBS
Sl* u?e?l priiluaeiy about die church. At tbe Church of
Ihe Holy spirit a Varied programme ol music will be
sung, nii'l it ?? Tiiinii I?v the i. i tor will follow.
Moz irt's " Mes?.? s.i, mi?le" und ??leotlous iroin his
Mess in F will be sung at St. Patrick's ? athertrul bv a
double quartet ami chorus uf liny voue-. At Ht.
Francis Xavier's Church u rich musical pioiri.i.iiiin
bas been pieparod. High mi"? w.ll Degtal ui
11:30 with a giaud march bv sn errheatM ?ml
organ. A mas? by L - Prevo-,t will lie sun* for ihn flr-t
time by a double ijiiariel uud chorus, and the owl lure
to " Martha" wil. lOllow. At reapeta ai ." p. in, K.?ini
BaPu's oratorio of "No?i," several compositions )n tue
organ'st, Dr. William I'-erge. Rossini's "Tauiuui Eren"
Shu other pi?ces will be snug. A mass hi M,,/?i i r.ud a
DMaMBM liyii.n airangrd for duet. trl?>. ?piiiil.t and
chorus, by hoveilo, will be perfo:uieu at si. TeresVs
Church.
Tbe choir st St. Btepbon's (Rom in Catholic! will con?
sist of s double qn?rfe! nnd chorus gad the r.? oouipaul
ment ?ill bo furnished by a lull ereheeira and orgHn.
Bigoor Frtpiilll will suiir Ad?n,'? '?Cn.-iqn de Noel,"
and M be. 1'iirodi will s tig un Ave Maria
at St. Cecilia's Cliuich. Extensive prcparaious i.?r toe
inusie hurt also inen mad? al the Churcne.* of St. An
drew, Uie Holy Seii'.ile.ire, h. Mary the Viik.ii, tue Au
uuuciailon, st. Paul's (Methodist), and St. John the iiap
tlst.
A siunewtiat unique enterttiiiiiui-ui is to be given at
Bt. Bernard's Hall tul* evening, by tbe children ol st.
Veruar.i's Hun?! .\ n hooi. li will be r, ii.ai.il every
even UK uuill January 6, omitting New Year's Kve. It
consist*of a Christmas cauisia, and bat been prepared
at conalueraule expense.
CT.KI8TMA8 CHt,ER FOR THE POOR.
The charitable aud beuevolont instilniions
at New-Yoik and vicinity, both public ami private, si';
not foigeiiul of tho Christmas si .1*011, nnd an tli ?it. is
osade each year at this time to brighten the hearts aud
tomes of the objects of their benefactions. Tbe Cull
dreu'? Aid Society will give a go id Christmas dinner
to-day to nearly 1,500 oblldren In tbe six lodging
bouses established by them At tbe Newsboys' Lodg
lag-IItinse, at Duane aud New-Chuuibe.rs-st*, euch
lK?y ws* provided last night with two shirts aud pair
?of socks, aad a warm ?comforter. To-day a dinner for ftOO
will be given, not only to tbe boys of the house, but to th)
x wboeome. It has been pro video by Win. M. Flteee, ol
-. Ko. 40 Broadway, who has made a similar present caen
I Christmas for eight years. Before the dinner there will
Leexeieiaes by tbe boys In the lecture-room, consisting
of recitations, songs, etc. Both dining-room
and i cet u re-room will be feooraied witb flans,
evergreen?, mottoes, etc. At the Indginit
tio-se for rtrls, No. 27 Ht. Mart-'s-place, flin?
tier will be provided for 100; at tbe Eleventh Ward
Ls?dging-llouse, No. Too Kast Ele ven tb ?nit., for 200; at
the Ht-teenlb Ward Lodging-Hoiise. No. 211 West Etgb
teenth-it., for 200; st the Thirteenth Ward Ludir lag
House, No 327 Rivington-st., for 250, aud at the Lodg
tng-iloiise at Mo. 314 East Tblrty-?fth-st., for 200. At
eaob of these planee there will be appropriate exercises
before the inmates partake of ihelr C.irlstmaa least.
Tbe cblldreu uf the Five I'muU Huuae of luduatry will
t>e entertained by exercises in tbe chap. 1 at 2 p. m , and
at 4 will sil down to a beautiful dinner which will be
provided fur about 40o. Tbe cbapel will be decorated
with evergreen?, ?>ut there will bo no Christmas tree ex?
cept for the boepiiai eUililreu. At the Five l'oints Mis
?Ion, there will be exercise? in the chapel at 10 a. ui., at
the close of winch presents will be ?lletrtbute?.. Tbe
children were provided vMtcrday with the m-iuial for
t-elr dluin-TS to-day. which they will rat at their homes.
The distribution of provisions to poor families con?
nected with oid Triuiti Church took place in tbe ve?t|.
bale about noon yesterday. Women and children repre?
senting ninety families flocked around the R.?v. Dr. II.
B. Hit( hings, the assistant rector, and their Ua-kcts
were Blled with all the requisite? for ample Chiis:ma
dianers.
At Ht. Vincent's Home, tbe Mission of the Immaculate
Virgin 1er the protection of hoiu lesa ami destitute chil?
dren, Ni,, .V; t ? .".."> W.irreti st., lucre will lie n ligious
exercise In the morning. Ht the close of which more thnn
_HK> ?nits of cl"ti.inif * ill be distributed to poor children.
At 10 a. in. a concert wi.l be gneu by ihe cluldrt a, unit
at Boon S79 enibli en will partuke of a bountiful diuiii r.
Supper will 1m> served at 7 p. ni.
At the Howard Mission nud Home for Little Wander, ira,
No. 4?i New lUiweiy.lt is expected that newly 1.000
pT'on? will receive their Chi,.-inns dinners, and
iiiniiv will be pi? ?'-nfiil with ?warm grumeitis, the gifis
of friends ol this suis-iou. l-'.ve bum! red chn4r.ii wiil
rei-eive their Chris'ma> dinner at Ht. llamabas Mission.
No. 304 .Mullierry st., at 2 p. in. There will be religious
service? at 10.U?
Tbe ladi'-s of mo Widow?'and Orphans- BenoTolent
A-?..??ulloii and ?irnliaii-'Mtnue, No. ."? NV.ir.hr?.p-|ii:i< e.
extend an invitation n? Ihe widows aud orphaus whom
they have al l-il. ami to ?uy rose cra!in- Bee !v wkiows,
lo their liiun? r to-day, fr?.__ 2 to ? p. u. The Si-o is of
?he tmod Sbephi ru, al Mnitielb-si. mil East K.vei ; the
Ulster? ?if st. Dominie, al Ho, 109 f:._.t Tweeti-elghth
et.. snd tin? lloi.s? of the H.ily Kumllv. in Hccoud-ave.
near Li.hlur-i , will rive those uii 1er their care some
substsBlisl rcusou for remt luber.'iig the day with pleue
ure.
The CT.'I 'un?ate of Wind's Isiuud Hospitals and Asv
lutns will be supplied n nh u iHiiiniiful dinner to-day by
tin? CominU-ioiicrs of Emigration. Superintendent
Jackson M>nt o\ i r 1,(SM! jMinud-? f poultry and n large
auioui i ?'! mlii.-mc.it tn Ihe islmid yrntndiiv lo be
aerved uji for Chl-rtat-_> The thirty-three l>? \ - v..ll
each nc. Ive a picscnt of a >-uit of (lothos,and about lue
euiuo iiiimber of girls will be given each a new Ore?? by
tbe ( ??niniiss'uiicrs.
Tbe Ctimmissiouers of Charities and Correction have
ppiviiinl amply lor giving the prisoners and pau
iM-rs nmlex tiicir elurireau abuudatit Chrstiuas tl , r,
ih? i iuive | ui chased ?^Wpouuds of tuiki-y iuid7,.*i00
pounds of chicken, together with other ?unsUulka!
viands winch ?tier have distributed among the prison?,
lirmpl'il- aud asylums under their charge lntliecitv
and on the islands, in proportion to lb? iiumlu-i or In?
mates In each. Many delicacies will be added by tm
nevolont ladies. Mrs. A. il. ?iiblmus will visit
Kamiali's Itiuod and dtstnb tecandlee and toys among
tbe cb I hire n. Dinner will bo suvnl at all the Institu?
tions about noou. The prisoner? in ihe Tombs, J.-fli i -on
Market, ?-??ex Market, aad Voikville Pollue Court uns
?ner< ere included among these to be provided wiih
ape eis! dinners to-day at the BBBt of the city. Tbe poor
debtors in Iaidlow Wrret Jail will be fed to-day at the
expense of the warden.
THE REV. DR. H?LI/8 TALK TO CHILDBEN.
(Till I ..Til A* IXK.aCIHF.1 AT Tilt" MAllISOH AVKNUP.
BEPORMKD ? IIL'K! II.
The Christmas exercise? of the Rabbath
acbooi of the MaUisou Avenu? li??forui^l Church, were
held laat evening. The chiiroh was tastefully decorated
with evergreen?, which were bung In festoons about the
aitar and organ, ?nd on each aide of the platform was a
(.'hnstrnaa tree gnlly i Humiliated with colored light* and
with strings of bonbons. The body or tbe church wa?
o-pcuph-d by the children, whose bright face? were tiirn<?d
continually toward the tree*. Tbe exerrlees of the
evening consisted of declamations, dialogue? and carol?
bv the ?bildren of the ?Kihool, ltiu.i?' hv the choir, an an?
them and Adaiu'a i'i-.ristmas Song being ?ting, and some
brief addresses. Eleven little buys and girls made a
pretty acrostic, each bearing a banner on which
was a letter. The parent? and friend? of the
children ?at In the galleries and aide seat?,
eniovuic Hi" seen-. Tie cur?la that the ?chool sniig
?eta " O, Son and Bright waa the Slurry Night," ?' Car
ol. Brother?, Carol." ?? Ring oui, ve ?Jells." und " Softly
the Nlglit I. Hleepiiig." Tin* c.erci*?*s were in charge of
thai .?.[??rliite ?lent of the stein?'?], JClin II. Hum km? ill.
l In H?-. l> . II .i ?? ?? i?i>-?. ni, bv in? iiBtioti of the
pastor, ilie Lev. E. A. K? el. and mude a bin * a Idr-ess.
" kaoB a "iiiiidiiy-schiioi iialheriug n? thin," said h?*,
" U i? iM-Hiitifui ??gilt um! should ma.?i ua nappy. The
Xiib'iui'.-si'hiioi I?- a aient family, -nil your paetor Is at
ils bead. We ?night to he t ?iinktul because we have
Warm ami pleoaon! home? lo whn-ii we eun goon this
cold ?nil blii.iei.i.s- ni.lit. I-'rieti !?. ta?o, aro Hure la
tie?! u?. i)n the otner i ?nd, tldiiK of ihe poor boa*
less one* who are wnmleriiia abotll Um eirertsln the
tierce, biting wiuii. .-Sei'iiully, you should b" thank
fnl becunse you have k|- d utirl loving teachers, on
week <l?ys a? wod no on Sun?la?a, who are Iri?
na to make good and patriotic citizens of von.
Again, vve siioi.lil ne tnitikf.il that We have so grand a
I'oiinti v, and br coiiutrv ' 1 menu not New-York City
or S.at?, bat Hie whole Ic.nuth an i b.cii'iili of O'lr lam?
You ???lonld try a?id do everything tot the gi??r" und iin
provrment of your eonniiy, mid f sincerity Dope thai
the .-huma? -??-Iititii will teach ii-ite, iiiielli-ent. ?-nllghi
> 111 ?1 I?Htril?tt>ll>. lIllH pililloti.lU SillXliU ii. >t I?' II
strl.-led t?. tu- Fourth of July, but ?bon Id He felt at ail
time?. You, l).?vs and girl?, mus! nnike thtsoOid
leu 1ng, h??.y land.
"Anoii.er nuiKoii why wo sbouiii be ___a__*al n i>? ?-??use
of our (Tir?-.11 nity. In It we lead ??f Ul*l great gift
("bnstfrnm <*od. Let M ??ont-inu t?> look t<> iiiIm Hi?, k.
tostriiitins, hvuin , p>ay?-ra an?) the example ??f a hnlv
late, for m ana to <,t.?l'? grace. If wo I??! this ihiii-.ui
aeai a? g in ?t.o.-. It bi singing, ns tin < ?r is do. Toll 'be
world yon are happy l>y singing on the error!, IB tit- lab
liinli-st in... I, Mini in fuel, ? v. I \ Win le. AlMIVe Oil, gt't O
111 ?til> 1? ill? li o. everything 11.Ml is bail When Joil da
ihisyou show ib?- worlil that you uio really giuit
fal m God .'mi hi? gtioilue-s in you. Cmne to church, far
I know ymi ran understand I lie sriinmis nuil ?11 pi. til
bv il?, m 8ft the Him t I'ln? ?xaiiipl ? in singing ami in
listening, mi?! may the hu-?aiug of Und r? si upon you
and tin> ?Inn? li."
Tito Bet*. Mr. Il?*ed said a few words, thanking tlie
teacher?, itt.d Dr. Hull for their ? IT it?, to iDake i ???
eveiiini?' |iii'M.??tiil, n?id Balpii Well? ta?l?l tin? clilldn-n a
Ciitisimusatotj, I'll?? iii?i?il>uiiun ot pieseuu t.en took
place, aud the exercises cl.-m-?l.
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CHRISTMAS AT THE WILSON' MISSION.
The pupils of the Wilson ImliiMrial School
were iiiatii- glad vestiTiluv by ihe recii'iem'e of tin- an?
nual CliiistmiK. Festival, ?it No. 199 ->t. Mark's-pluce. The
school i'iiIt wa? till'?1 with friend?- of the institut ?a
LotWt tables wert? lauen with useful gift? and toys, tir?, m
tin udjoluiug room stood a Oliri-tuius tree, wtins?-gxeea
liriiuch'-s were brilliant wlili iniiiiy-i-oloieii toys and
?loll?. The children were gathered in the upper reoi a
tion rooms, from which they ?lescended by cluaa?-s to tin?
parlor. There each II: tie girl n-celvrd ihe glfl?
intetidid for her, and kind band? tied around
cm? h little neck a warm muffler. Passing into the n? xt
rmitn tiny cnthTed iironml th? Christina- tree, t.-ntn
wbieh ft ?it r gifts were ?oucklv cut. Tin? ehlldren weie
iiitu-h plea-?-?! with ever? Hung. Their eye?, siione bi'gh'ly
with J???- mu! their ehiiboy ?Leeks were afl un?? with ex?
clu mi nt. On?- lilil?? girl was mil)!/ ?iH If heart wan
broken i> ? ??m*, hot arms could ft?, bold nil her pri-si-uis,
Mime ot which h.d iiinpnetl on thefioor.
Aft* tlie ? X''rc.s?s two little ('punan girls, fathrrlrss
slstc??', sang together In the parler charming child
songs, and in reward were i???tir>; ???? tho vistor? w!?o
?eiiiiilii.-d lo lisien. Mia? Huntington, the author
of tin- Kurilen Hirten in-.truoin.ii, Is mairoii. ami
Miss Kiikwood |.|iiii'ipitl ni tlii? si-lu'ol, whinh numlwis
??bout '_*.">0 schxltir? Nearly one-third of tliein are
oilman*. Th?- school bus been In existence a qiMner oi
a eenliiiy, uiiil ul bough it owns the .eli??oI bulliling. la
not end we?!. It ih ? I ? p-n de-ul for support n|?*on Hie
? ?uniaiv ?nits of lis mends. A pur or oonc??rl in sl'l
?>. tin ?i? h . ami mission will be given nt ti.e r> >i?>> tu-?
Ol A. B. **f??n , N<?. I!! E:i?! Thirly-si.ih-si., on S ituidiy
evening, J iiiuary 11. Among those Who Will taae pari
ai?- Kenn tiv i, i in- \ mini si, aud lb? iiii-uiI?i-i.? of the
Kuglisb Qloe Club.
AMI'SEMETfs FOK THE DAY.
At Um tlie.itit's nn?l other places of nmnse
ni'-iit special stun-turns are ??I!? red liutli aft? nimm
and ?'Veiling (?eriormaixM-s will ik> given at the following
theiitre?: At the Kan Francltwi Minstrels an extra
_atta40W.il bt given. At the ilroudwav Maeauley will
i?pix?.,i i?. ?? Uncle rian'l " i anil M Hi*? Park ibe ,a Mal?es
?d the Wooils." and "(lood Little Falrv Birds" will Im
piajaoaiofl or the (JoJvnie Upara Oarlra^ao Oft-Maay?
?? Ulnderella alii he p?-i r?.riii? ?I at the Aijuariinu, "New
York ami London " ui Niblo's, "Tick, i-.f-Leave Mali"
at Ike Olympic " MimliHttiiu Beaea" alMiunio Cum?
io, ni.--'? 1? a \? in g- li??? >m ? In- it: e.
I In- .-. ci.lai ? \ i ??il.g poiltiinaiii?? only will I?. i?niii
at tee following tueutrtra : At the Filth Av?*inie Th?-a
tre ,!?-iTrr?i>n Di " Kip Van Winkle "; at Booth's " 1.? in?
_?< luir"; at the Lvoeum "The IJuu'ile Marriage"; at
i-t m"..? Hail, the oratorio of " 1 toe l.iiei.l Jesus "; nt
Wulluc.V, "M? Son," und ut the L'niou (squale, " A
Uttii-ti'*) Uiug?lcr." _
A HOLIDAY IN BOOSEVKLT BOU-TAL.
!: ? ?? v.li lli.-iiit.i) was t > i ill) nt with liKht
last uignt ut the Christ_oaa Y.tr oelebrallou. All the
wards were lighted ui an earlv hour, and ut 7 o'clock tne
rhupi-1 also ?as liluitiinnt?-?'. Duiiug the day Hie
jiutieiit? ami iini-i-M hud becu furiilsb.il with rvcigrretiH.
un?! the oceupanta of each ward strov?* to oui-il.? lli.
others in the work of ?leeorailoti, ntnl the generul ? ff? ?I
on* very beautiful. At ulgu: f>ill the tricuda of the m
?tttutioii eiecKil ?n euch ward a tall Cnristiuas tree ?nul
nlia?'h?*tl io the briinchoa o' in?? troca s gift for ??vt-ry
pat .eut _p__ nurse m the ?io?pital. To?, glfta will be dis
tiniuted to-day. Last nigut. from lueir clean white
ix-d?, the patients w?*i*c gating ntlmtriiigiv at the trees
h mi the other Obi l-iuiaa decorations of the roouis. Tbe
chapei w.o. .?U?. oi ii?ui?'Uted wiin evi-rgteen, ami a re?
ligious service waa uold then? uurllig tiio ?-voiiing b? the
Rev. Alexander R. Tln?nipson, of Bro-kiyn. chaplain of
the lusiiliitiuii. All in? coiivaleac.eiii pall, no w? le pr?av
cnt aa?l also many eharltabie persou? iiit'-i-esteu lu the
work of the iio.nitul.
?
OMBKTAHOn ?-OUMO THE CITY.
There will be uoUi?qk Htiikiug or uniiHual in
the oiiH'iuiiO' of ?'i.risiiuu-i l)?y In Brooklyn. In a
large UttoOtt of ihe churches M-rvices appropriate to
t in event which the day oouiuieii.oraies will bo held >
tuer? will be an unnnrtanee of decorations, and ?ikvioI
musical programmes bave been prended, lu suine
cliurelies ( hrixtrna? ?rrvice? took plate on Hnnday. OH.
leolicu? will hetum-n i??-duy at all the st.i vices in the
Roman fatholi?- churchea for the I.? ni-flt of the four
orphan asylums of that Church in Brooklyn. Tho public
office?, courts, etc., will be closed. In the churltable In
stitiitlons, both publie ami pr?vale, the day will lie op!
propi ?uiely ob?erv? d, aud the fatti-ned itirkcy and tooth
some plum pudding will furnish lurth a teaat auch aa
?owes to their lumatea only onee or twice a year. In
the county institutions at Klatbnsh, however, no special
pn-parattuns touve been mude for to-day, but the county
ha* be?en railed upon to furnish several ihonsand pound?
ol turkey and chicken for tbe New Year'? dinner.
Tbe day proraiaea to bo more generally observed In
Newark ihan lor several years. Business has (?rtn-nil'y
improved during ihe last few mouths, and the holiday
trade has b**en unusually bilsk. At the County Insutie
?? .?lino. ?*-??.?ti i ?' Home. Alnithouse, orphau asvlums,
ana other charitable insittutlo.is, extra dim? rs will b?
given to the Inmutes, and In ihe orphan ? ?j-iiiins Christ?
mas ifK-s loiiiie?! writ it good things win gladden tin?
hearts of the little ones. The chimes of SI. Patrick's
<'ittitediiti uni Si. John's lioiiiai? Catnoiie Church win
ring early tins morning, to usher In the duv. Bishop
Corrigan decide?! lo omit this veur both the mlilnighi
ins-.-,nut the <hiu.es. All Ihe Kpiseoptil and Cal unite
? Hihi?., aii.l tu ?. i?. of oilier deiioinliiu'iolis have f.ecn
tusteiuilv ilrrorut' d and the -ci vices will be appropriate
to tue ?lay. lue musicai exornar- will be tiitnaually One.
In .s?-*?eral of ihe F.piscot.ul chiirciies there were mnl
inglit sei vires V.U.. tar Holy CoiuinllUloli last nlglit. All
the placea o? uiinionm. nt will be open again to-night.
?
AN AITEAL FOK I EMl'F.l.ANCE.
Tbe iinanl ??I Mnu-Keiri of tho National
'1 ?uni'iiiiic?- Socle! y, at a meeting held at No. iiH Keadu.
st. yesterday afternoon, adopted the following r?solu,
t ion :
Resolred, That we earnestly exhort all who dispense
In? en.?'ii.? during tin-holiday season to proffer no in
loxii'uiing l>? venu? ?, and we eutieat nil lo ul>?iiuii
from turn use ; und w<> also r? ?jue.il Christian min -it r-,
phvaiciana and journalists to aeeond as widely a? im???!
b.e tin? appeal.
NAVY ISTELEHil St F.
Wa?hin?.t?i\, Dec. 2??.?Tin? Muiion was
at Finichal. Muden a. on the ?loth ut Nov? int? r, en route
to New*York. The Vandalia was at T? uarlfle. Cauaiy
Uiauds, on the il-tn <?.' N'tivnnlK-r, and iiiieinl-_ l?>
leave aa aoon as tho weather permitted for Rf?sfon?
The health of the olliwrs and crew Is it -ported us good.
The SuperiuU udent ol the Naval Academy has decided
not to m mil leave of ubaeiice to any of the rudeta ?luring
tue bulul? ? a. II? i? riuisiian.-ii to do this an lie could
not exien?! a privilege to one and refuse it to otlieii*?
evi it for two ?lays-ami !t> *_-rufit a g?'iu rul it'iive would
ai-rmusl? iiitrrfrit- wlih Ifcefl i>reparnti<.n fort?n- Febru
arr examtnatioti, on wbichllicir futurestuudinf d?peints.
Coiumamler Wi II.hu T. Simpson 1-as tx*.?? dotaebed
ti> ;.i dutv at tbe Naval Acuilemy and i.lured on walling
in dels. MtOttn A.phonso II. Colib und ?insfuviis C.
liitiuiH me ii.-t?'.? iirtl rroiu the ?--??asi survey aieauier -?illi
iuan and placed on ?suliing ornera.
nXINO UP Till- NKW I AI'ITOL.
...lbant, Dec. 24.-\Vork od theLft-isliilive
chumbera In the new Capitol Is being pressed lorwurd.
I'aiuters and ?*ari>eHt?ra will work tn-motrow, aa
uls?. gas-Utters from New-York. Th? arrangements
lor tho rticeptlon at the new Capitol ou the nitf?t of Jan
nary 7 are nearly perfect-sd. It la expected there will
be a very large attendance of invited guest?.
CUKISTMAE QUEEN.
WHEtt IT COME*. FROM AKD HOW IT IS
BROIOUT HERE.
MARK CARR'.-. LUC?T HPBCCLA1IOV IN i-ONIFE!.*?
OOMMBM club m osa axi* bomb ?ithkb i'iio
DL'CTIONB i>jr .M. i-, Mni ill COUNTY, l*. 3.
Twonty-seveB years ?go o jolly woodniaB
Bsmeu Mark Carr. who was whUtliug awny a nappy
life on the Hunks of tbe Cutskills. conceived the l'lea
thst New-York needed some Chnstmss trees. Full
of faith, be cut down a couple of si?*d losds
of thrifty young flrs and spruces, drow them down
to tbe river with bis oxen, and ?et nut for tho
metropolis on n brand new business adventure. He set
til? his stock of holiday uoveitie? on the oornor of Vesey
and ?ire_uwtcli-?t?., and didn't ullow himself to be dis?
couraged br Urn fact that he win compelled to pay a
silver dollar for the privilege of occupying a strip ol the
sidewalk With bis wares. He qniclily four.il
buyers at remunernttvs pri?es, mid being con
vivlally Inclined, he treated hlraselt to a protriicu-d
season of eujoytut-ui lu the titv, and wem home uot
much richer, but with the proud coiisci?u?ue?s that in*
genius bad establlsued anew lmliuiiy on a prosperous
basis. The next year be bruiirht more tnc?. His
neighbors presently -/eniured one By one to luvest tbrir
cnpliiil ho|iefully in the enterprise. Boon the tree? be?
gan lo come iu Ii 'iu more distant regions us the annual
holiday demand iBBfsaasd. and to-day the.e
is a dealer trun M une selling trees nt
wholesale on one of the North Liver
pier*, who has pnlil PUN) for the right to sell onC.ni'i
?.Iii (orinr. Of late year? the market here bu? tasen
ireaa by the haedred iheaaand, aad HaJaa has
seal lier evergreens In giout unuuiitlc? as 1er ?oiuh
..i I'uii.i ielpiii.1 uinl r..iliiiunre. For a loug time
tin- t?d-et>y could find no footliiif in P.iriiiui
MOW-B ?r-luiitl, where Chr.slmus wa- ?ousid? re! a soiil
il'Sir.i.viiu: dev.ee of tue l'ope s;nl Hie ?icvll ; lint
now Ilusi?n votes for Ilu 1-r, rlocli a I). in crailo Mat "r
and b ivs ssmanv ctiri-imss trie* l> ptepertlBB te h r
inii ?loi.mis us am-o! her sum? sister?, l'ntil Mr. I-?
Line's National Forester Is cr?ai oil aud luveslcd wim
uuihorny to make an official gues? al UO? si it ?lie?, it
will m ver ?*o kunwu how many hiiudr<d acre? BBS
annually cut ovei |>|BBg-ii1 MM cuuiry to su(.|?ly
parlors aud i-iumluy-schools uml s impn -r.ioiu? and
bub i c--simps willi tins Ciiilstuiusli'li? ucc? Betty.
It is a.w.iys SiBteOlt l?> m ?_?t au nen?ale ei.tiin.ite of
I ho number in Int. market InTe. The ?nicw.t \?n?li-:s
are liable lo nuil res,un if? the 11.1111:1111 lb 1 hive ?ui
band, and nlinost invart ii'ly prophet v a tree fsmine to
too Bayeta who are hiigk'liiiK f'ir low prices, so tliat Ihe
uuiii'tlnccuioii! of 11 ?bort ?tlnpiy 01 trees has eoinr to n?*
as nguiiir a* the annual failure of the pencil crop, lint
nf i-i uil. It Is piaiu that U.ls biu.un'a, like all
oli.?is, ha? boeu S'luieWli.il pru?hx.?,l by t lie
buril times, and capital iiiVcSls itsvif more "..'.liou-lv
II its lu eveigiii-n v.'iilurcs t..uii it did in the Hush noil
tl ays gone In. Tiicro nnvi bun I ? 11 lues 111 ibe umr
km tins year, and tli-v have In-eii ain.'ll? r tiuin ti.ey
were last yenr, and tiny liri.c i.n?iulit low
pr.ces. About _o0 cords hnvn C"mc iroin Mulus
by rail, the companies offeilng better r us
ban the Portland skippers who formerly curried
llioiii were willing to give. Four brotheis :r.?m Hit?
Stale Inn o Bald ?oniriiiiiig lue 4'?,?mio trees, and per
Inips there hare not been ?iii.oiio lives iu tin? um kcl
irom that Htate altogether. U ?ruly as many moie bav?
b? ? n i'loiljibl from (,r on? and I'lsler Counties of tli ?
Hiato, ami these, with a few cur-loutU from 1'ciinsi Iva ?1.1
snd il-tcwbflc, would Blake lew? lliall I'-'.'i.OOO
all fold. Prices have rang d from M eeata to
91 "a bunch," wholesale ; u biinob Belag it
1 rifle mine eristic snd linrcstraiiieil unit of tie is
iii ???ii'-tit lliuu tbe silier dollar of our fnrlnr*,
Ii.e tiuinber of trees in lb!? unit van lu. from two
to a doten, as they ramre from lo ' ???! in Ion ,1, tot
tout. Larger tieca an- ?old em. Ay, and some i li?>iie
spi 1 -iii'i-n?, HI feet high, are woitn irom ??-? i?, .?ri.,
fin? slock costs iltllit a? it htauils. but Ib?< expense ol
1 ri-[.ui.11 ion foi t.'ic mitrkcl make? these price? veiy low.
In the tir-t I'laf ?-. r.-ptiiiliie i|< .11? 1? ai<- ?ai.-.u: iu their
selection, choosing only stocky and syu.ui? t? ntall
wit .i ?hurt snnii.ii growth, and 11 riitnph 1?' whorl of taaheet
every (ulii! where I lie ' leader " fur IhS | BBI bBgMM. T.i' li
euiiie tm< 1 ullliig and ?trnpprng ?lowu of Iln- I1111I1?, itml
rollrctmg aud bunching sutl ty 111 ?.ami carrying toir-iubt
depot, and tbe transport?t ion to and acroaa tho city lo
I lie place of ?ale. A preliminary trip 10 the oity la alee
ill ?-.?.?aiy to i'!l?- Ige A p..lltlilll Oil til' .-Irr. I ol dock, .Uni
the relit 1er thl* vain ? from ?lu t<> ?~?'< Tuen tome
.he night-*?tollman aud mu (u la whlspereil). t.? bar*
BaB*-Baateieandgalleaaergeaats,aetbal ?i dealer who
invosi?, ?9I.OOO often ronll/.a little- for tilt lan.ir.
whlfhextcnds through three solid month? *>prm c ?ml fir
are tiieouly varleilea of conifer? u?. ?1 a? Co rial mas tie???,
ailiiougn iln- Irish purrhium bough* n| hi lulo? k Iu con?
siderable quiiiilitic. riliil ?. it I? a ro?ales? .IrUaueit of tho
ei?n\ ?tntluii.dilirs of iMiiatiy, cull them palm i.r.ili.-lios.
It i? greenery of quite aunt her quality Willi ?Im III lie
steamer Maiteawan, from Koyport, has o???n load ?I
every iiioiiiiii-v for a fortnu-lit. Tuen- 1? a ttii.ilil.ni
Ilia! formerly the raw Ui.iteusl for gem ral churcn
tilmmlng wa? alone available. In those day?
young men end ronldeus w re found willin.
to iiegleei all aeeulsr matter? and devote
thero??five? fordays togolhe.r to the work ?of fe?hinnlii_
wi ains and fekt'Miiis, ?nd traee? of t us pious real are
?till f"in ?I lu inore remote aud unwotldly rural dUtncta.
Lut now loo,????.'yards of " rupi-slulf," ready made for
city cnsiiuipiloii. can lie fouud on the deck of Ihe
Matte?win atiy day, with hearts Bad ci'-s.-a and
erowus ami wreaths and stars by the thousand d"Scn.
These huge colla of greeuery are made of miuni'in ?? ir.ta
of ground pine (l.ycnpodium dciulruiilmm) tit-d to?
gether, or of annth r klml of olub iuo?a (/,.
ciimplunntum) Which resembles a long trnlllng vine.
Tbe beet quality of thl? rn|ie ha? In?n selling for |M B
thousand yard?, aud much of it for 1 rent a ysrd. The
wieiiihs and other " desigus " are made moetly of
broad-ieavrd evei greens, like holly, rbododrudmn.
kalmla aud boxwood, aiiin"i.ii tufts of |.-n- m?. ?11. .
hemlock and cedar twig? aud i?"M?i. ?treeii and gray.
? re used, while the shining grm-n la relieved liynitbei
n??? "' linllv nu'l the rctrii I uU'l oruugc pods of bluer
SWeet (eelastrus Scindrnt) Hinnll bine lie? of ever
greens, like rnoilodeti'iroii and bully, witb Uiu_h and
|i'i?.vent Icavri. are alan brought on tilts boat In
mini iistt quantities. It Is only a few years slnne a New
.lei-t \ iii.iikci wuuiau p.. ??-?I a sheet lull ol ground
nine, tied the coimrs tugetbor, hrwaghl II with lier
'? truck " t'i the city und sold it in tbe iu?il., 1 r??r :.n
tun-. Aud tin? w.iathe liegmulugof tue verv cousiaei
riliie business w Ii oh now omol'ys hundred? of Mee?e in
New-.lei-sey for several months in each year It la worth
noting that the great bulk of tula manufactured supply
coun-.i from Mnntnnii'ii Cniintv, inn withstand?
ing the fact that the more Imimriam rvnr
?reens used lisve lH-rn almost oil. 1 ?n n .1. d tlnu?.
Luring lint Auliimu iiioinbs Imini u-o iiuantlfie? of
ground pine and " runniug vine" are impoi u-d fiom
Peaesylvaata, New-Kactaaii, aad < ?raa ir??m the Veetei a
Bute?, by Jeraeymeii, to be mi.li. up and sold. And yet,
1.?i. \. iili-i.ui'iiii- 1 in- iir.iwii.ck, 11...I in ?piu-ot tue low'
price? (wt-eathsand the like which once sold for fi.un 1Q
to '.ocelli? euch, now bringing from lo to .10 cents per
do/en), thl? trade is the Source of a Urgs
revenue to Ihe coimtv. 'Unie u ?ouia f. elile
Ciiiiui ?iiliiin Irom Long Island, but tue Jersey
p?"pie have become so 'kllfnl In lll.lliillscl 111 e. and Is
m imr with the ways and want? uf the iuir_riili.it
they are practlually the decorators of the cliy, s?. far a?
it is ?le? "i iied with " 1 iirisim.i? grivn." Iu short, the
business has como to tie rocogin/.tnl so iiuiveraal?y a?
Miniii,. ntli's own. iliui ii ,nu i?' safely ?o-i ?tow 1. alniig
with ii.el l'a 1 K? 1 aud ihe battle nioiiunieiit.a? one'of lie
pel a?.uni.I uU'l peculiar ass? ts of the county.
SOSsEME tllO M PARIS PAP Hi's.
Figaro girt**, the v??ision of tin? at tempt to
n-t'.issiiiiit the King of Italy which will piohaMv be
given in the socialistic bistur?es of tho future : '? A crowd
WO? promenading quietly in the stii-els of Naples w mn
a certain King, Jlinuberl L, peuctraleil violeutlv Into It
In a ( ari-lage, ami, lu a 111 of crimiual fury, ?ealnu au lu
nffen tve citizen, PasiaTantl, de w hi- aeof-daad made
a blow at hitu. wlilen tin- unhappy man luid scrtrcclv
liini: 10 parry with ?1 knif- w.iich be had fortuiialely
hiiil the luu-iiulli'ii lo biiv onlv the (lay bcfoie."
A lady who is no lougrer in the Hint Waal of
y oui Ii i? siiiiiiii'ineil usa wilueasin s nue suit. The Jiidire :
' How old are yui, mad un I" Mie (hetltallngly |
"Tlilrty-ullie " The Jtllge (iu the moat benevoleut
torn . iiftcr Ba-rlag criiiii nnil.it' ?I h. r U!1 luntaatl ;
'? Thirl y-iiliie '. C^mie, inruinui, luivc courage! (io on
and 11,1 -n .1 : ' '
"Will, ?!i;ir. Wtoht did you lean at soliool
this week!" " Ob ! mimm.i, darlinii, am Ii stepld
stupid tiling? th.it 1 never want to .inn? of tnem. again !'
Opinion of ?i i?'.st?uiiunt-k?*?*i>or on piiseiv
llig the building* of the Ki.posill.ui: " Oh I blow the
itiilhliiiKs! What Ihev oilghl to keep \? the visitors."
" Hi ! Cabby," where in tho \vorl?l arc y?in
driving tot " Lxp.sitiou." " liui, you concentrated
Idiot, don'l you kuow it's dosed !" "So much Hie v.nr?i '.
Ons ciin'1 ch.iiigi hi? habita In u day !"
In the iniilst of a quarrt*.-? ''I don't know
wn.tt keep- mo in.111 liieiikiug your hea?l ?" " Hi 11, I
know im,a! kecii? mo lioiu bi osking i our-. I'm 11 mem?
ber of the ?otlety for the Prevcntiou of Cruatky to
Auimals!"
M. A-has bom rtidoly guilty of a mo?
mentary forgetfuluc*? of Mme. fl-. In whose boudoir
he is slttlug : "Come, do you want me to make my
apologies with my head bowed Iu the dust I " Mme
II-(sourly): "In the dust I That's ?acelly compll
mentary to my bouiokecplng! "
THE FASHIONS.
HOLIDAY GOODS AND TREASURE!*..
K-SW COOTt'MM FOB DIMNKR, BKCEPTIO*?, BALLS
AND CVKS1NO WR A It?WHAT ?_****_. CI-VCS
EltlNOS Full CnniSIMAh?TH018ANDS OF DOLLS,
TOY?*?, IMIIO-A-BHAC, I'OTIKBY, CUT OL_?8. OIL?
VfR AND QOLD.
Just now there are no edicts from Queen
F.isiuon, except In the way of bail, even Inn, reception
and other dresse? suitable for festive occasions, and theae
come continually?each more beautiful, more graceful
in Its conception than the tolleta of past aeaaon?. Al?
most ev*ery day seema to bring a new and charming
?hade, the ...I??pii??ii of which is by no means Impelled
by the certainty of It? short-lived popularity. Auinug
some moilels of tho almost indescribable inventions
of French artiate? is a ball dreas of rloae pnnceisse
sbnpe of paleat bine. Two puttings and a wide pleating
extern! union?! tbe edge of the train. A drapery of
white aatiu Is laid in foida diagonally ?.round the skirt,
sweeping graceful I v over the train ; from tbe hip? a
wide fol tied ?ash of will,o ?>nil><? _?*?<! velvet extends
iiKu.eil twli-e wilh long-looped Ikiws, ending In a wide
white silk Iringo. Thla eusb la caught In two places
\? ith a bouquet. The corsage is cut very BSttSMA? ; the
trimming la a frin.e of lily-of-tbe-vulley en?! grasses,
which also forms th? semblance of a MtOtO with a lu? ??I
Ing of viirleivtit.'?. rose?. The same trlmmln? edge? the
white sailn drapery. The kid glove? accompanying this
dress reach nearlv M Ml elb')W,ati(l are button?*?! hv ten
luittoiis, and are finish???! at tne top by a flue pleating of
Va! nclennis lace. A reeepllou ?tttt for New Year'a
Day Is a gai net velvet am! satin tilii>in>*d wll? white
Hr. um li. 'c. The train Is surronude?! by a satin pnlT d
llounci'. The paator ?iveiskirt npre-eiiis a wrinkled
apron iron) linde ?pilt?- long and cut vlng Into panels at
the slile?, which are bidden by the tram. Tbe vest Is
coinpose'l ol alternate .?tin pulHm.? and frilling, of
lace, and a Jabot of lace extends down from the neck.
Three -ctilloped nieces of velvet heading nnil ft nillflng
of satin are pl?ce?l "ii one side, the upper om* forming a
IHieket ; h rich passementerie <>f pearl? and while silk
edg.-s Ihe oversktrt. The cor??._e i? cut Mpiare, and 1?
n.ie.l in willi a pleallng of suliu; the folVOt si?e?, ?are
opt ii to tlio elbow, showing an unilercoa. sleeve of
pnfli'd sntln. L-ice, velvet and siif'n bow? nre
placed ou tin? shoulder, ami wulat. An ?;. i-uiuf dress of
flesh'Colori-d ?ilk has a train fotmrd of wldi? pleating?
'Vt.iK?ng around th? skirt. Over It falls a CiMiernf
i.iotln r- I'-pearl satin, hav.ng a sllvoiy suluiuier, ???Igeil
with aoll. yellowish, co.tlv laeo; then two rows f?illow
of satin, ?i- ?I no. tl and bound with silk, another fn'l of
lace ami time curving fold* of silk reaching lo the bot?
tom ot the skirt. The l>?> ?liant back hu? a coutlnuition
of fold? ot sntln rachlng to the too of the satin trnln.
??i-e I-.? >lh 1 n e am! ii. ui 1 v covering the silk skirt; at
i ii li ? ale there ??re long-looped i-ow? of airen gana t,
du? k'-'i'i' asi bin?, and ri se sailn n' '??"'. The lmig
r? um! ha?.|ii>- lias t'i>> ?i?le forms madi- ol satin, nui! tbe
lia. '_ atftft ?'f pl'-.it. d sann m V sh ,p,.. '1 lui?, are a satin
vest tilld elbuW sleeve? of silk finished with Ilrctoti la? .
Iritis and rii'in'.ti loops. A ?Untier ?lr?*?s his the fr?>nf
im..?... f ?u i tiint k -?? i-i p-ii-, ? .?.. Tue panier ovetskirt
of !?lark velv? I Is croMi-rt below th? ?_1g? of the tia*?>iic
m d? dg"t! wltli tlm-e nmbcr siifln pi plug? am! 1?..?>?', Smin
i?li laOO, The velvi-t train is attache?! to tho ?ldo of the
p inter with Wide pleating? nt atulier ?4tln inserted at
ie_ailar Intervals, the black velvet I? ?-?|in? hi- .. v? ?t
ot un?" i -?it!u made long anil pointed, und tluishe-1 with
|..i| | uf the sati'i; lie slcevus of umber sailn have deep
in?mulct cuff? of i>! ?i-k rolvel Balebi ?l to Batel the edfft
ot ti:e nverskirt. AtttUU? ?lltiiier ttett model has a
sin,erb ?kirl ot bin-k satin lnt?l in -vide idt-al?; the 1 .lu? K
satin uvi-rskut I? pirti'l In ii>?ul all.r li??- f.? ? kii ?>f
eur alii 'lr.ip. I > .? ui s?i ion at tin- top.nm! descends with
gr.t>??? ii iuo:i.i loMa i?) the baek, lareitaft the nata. The
pion mn L'ont of'charry v.-.vet h _? a basque of black
siiiiii siniwiii. n.e ihetry frobi. iiicttiug at tar ?alel
v? Hi a I-nul und looi?. ol cherry velvet and black lace,
nu?! p iittaa ftaft?i '< r Ui?- tiiiiiiuiiiH ??r tbn ?? IuaaoM ut
?Ml Met - fblltai 'root Ike Mack aatlft draw rj. v. here It
|u I- 1 , r ? I-. V ? of '? .. I I ? V ? ;.ft llaV e wide ?-un? of
blttck satin. eliilHii ate With hue, pipings, mid oows.
For youi'it ladle, th.-ie i?> ti?.in tig amie beootJfBl than
a iiiiTiure <>f tulle ami s.ik. A chin niing erraioa dreaa la
Pintle ?if pah- pink tulle an.: Wlille Watered ?ilk. The
i ui.?- ?kill ?a? a i|. ?a. Ill? ?it? ?I flounce at the bottom, aiul
?I rnvrlel ?With putting?, Wnl.'h I1SIIDW teWanl tin
aalet. I'*r.nun's of pUqaoa of ?'.i... ? ibmderod in *il?
vri and clged vvi.li a fr.ii ul white I:??' . ;?r?- p'aci-d 0 oil
n.e flo.liic? about twelve iucbr.? ftp rl. A long ha?M|iicof
I.?ill? XV. ?ii.?i?*'. v? lin ail .? vet, ..p'lis ui the neck v*. Ith
n turn.-?! -b'iek collar ??f del leal? H's>? Velvet, sollt -lied by
f?! Is of Inn* inside. A r.arriw b.?nil of this velvet I?
placed i ??nuil i lie beaqoe, outiin. ?I l<v ah.iro'.v rwbret*
aorj of ?u.ri tin ?-i_?l. I In-. Im.i. sieves have frdls ol
I lie, Laud? >f velvet nil?! ?* til I >r> > I. * ? I) . TuO I'llft'Ul? .1?
pink ?-oral s?-t In -liver. Dreeeeaof wh'te botet* over
?ok am rxur? iiirly rb?rmiu?r ami y>>uit?iiii, aud with tula
fl.l.i I |n 1. ? I? tsl ll.t ItlUlltl J?..'|?l?lll.' ??????I, Allll .1.1.1 I
s?,.. ????? iiii"i?' >n puff?. The aofl gr.? efnl pun of Ike tu? k
drapetl ?how ??? eininsltr etf? ct wlien ?eparatert by long
gi?. liiU'ls of i.-sca. ?alilie hikI purple sprit? O ?>f lllsc nuil
tr-i?lng srbnlit?, or IM fratnrri-i.-nfeil maidenhair fern
?nul ...idi-ii ?n- ?> m. oiil g->i?i mu? nil? fona n fashion*
unie ??>?nil?mullan. Tin* ?1? lu*r?t?*- pink of the com h-sheil
iitnl pale Iniie Is auotiirr. wllli puttings of gOUte
nnil elu-t"is of wi?r?' ?-in > i??i?ilhi minus. I.'ii.iMi.
?miser, t-auary color, .?1.1 gold. an1 |>>ii>inll tints are vciy
uin.li iiii-il la i-olitraai v? lili n ur. ni?.-, i la. _ and violet.
I In i..o sud.I n ?oiiiiu?! is avonled by ihe pi. nllngs at
rill* of lac.', guramis ol flower? or i..-n?ciij? iiieii?-,.
M iiy velvet mu? iii'n.r ?iiks i uve additional ateovea
luaile of w lute or black ?-rt'ise lisa??, lace or tulle. Fine
?? Idle moire seed kid si >?-? i-e??? lilil?: lie ?rlv tollo e|:?.w,
tr.miiic'l at the t??p v>Hh liistirtiii.i. imd i?J?-.?'iii_.. t \a
leiiileiin. s la? e, mitt tlxi a pnlr. Illack kul glove?, nr i?
a>ii?ng? esprit'., are triiuiu**?! la III*' same ui-nuer, wtnl
Wt.ru v?i:n ihe ui""! eXti'iiViiganl lie-,. ? on full die?? ,?,
i :??!?.n- Some e?Kpieiti?h tn-w things In the Way of
opera ?cart-, ?tilla?l atte?ilton. 1'iiey urn ??bout three
? ..t.l? loaa, tuade oi Hpaiimb ur Oucnesa luce, aud are
v?i?.ii ligliliv nv i?r ilie liewi _iiti hioiiikI lln llirnat Klnl
|. ?? ?piu'itiii??? el I'i?*t "ii la.-e ?r>- us? a upnu mil dreaa
toilet*.
i i tan tin -lit lie iii.-u ??f ??oiiiieiiurg inulon the border?
ol th?- irreal Tlliiniiglall loi-si |oily old -ai la I I.ni?
tom???* laden ?vnli >i. Il? -n? i.'i fu ? .nil I.tile ?______. In
N?iw-Y?>ik in ltavc half a Uo.iiu apleou ; the u?nguill?-?iit
>?dy it II who walk?, talas, > l??-. s n i><>n u piano, i id. * jiuI
dilv.-s. vviih s Worth ?aaitlrube und ?*i ?ratoga tiuuk tu
keep It in; the -.. o.i.ii ?loll? with lie.iu
nfiil poii?liiiu hofft, ihe wax dolls, In i_< i
Mi? sorts of doll?, eurb ?on having ?ix vaiietle?. In
i .-_.IU*?' I In in exist ?.'nai vuritiirs, iiotli pi-asmit to
p.iii? ? ss, In Hi?, in 'iiil'M' tun- ut ?linli aro engaged t, ?I
on i y Hie uiodi'llers, wai vi.rnlsln-rs, wlg-inakem, eye
plaair?, etc., tint nun n.?t? ut ?It In ehlldrnu ali?l larger
an!? I'? make h.?i?t?, dressa?, curl the hair, and do other
work tar awar lu the Hi tie old village of Hounrbnic,
w Ian? r most tit tbe famous toys rotm?tne ?? ntititl,
and la??.'h.?i.Irai, k.i'euli.scopes, loin?uni n lu.iuo?. '> i_,i ,.
?It urns, .vliiiih .n>?, inetell pin.ii.-s. Are engines, un? sil
tlial eau ?Ivilght the heart of tin- iiolsaat of l-o\s. There
an? cows will? n ul skin? eaaalag tbe ? ?ul. cow ? that eau
n.? Il v be m Iked -Ihr m.Ik being pourd in a hole In Its
link; a gorgeous pem-ork lUui v? ulk? ami atop? to
Kpr> ?nil's lull ; ?-1.-I'LJuuta with trunk? that Mick up water
atol spirt ii tan ugalii ; Most?? lying in tne bulrushes lu
dangerous proximity toa walking hear, ami nine,? lug
oat thai g?/?? lu aaliiiliittion al liltle i*bt<?.h iti.t escaped
from the ?hell. Th?.- un? whole sets ?if iliula' Mir, liuie
iipbolsteied m ?li?, raw ?i,k plu?li, ami f?ame?! In ?,,i. -
wood, black walnut or oak; w arilrub?-?, writing desks
ftllid ?Mills slationi'iy for invitan?.i? to p.ntii?,
??iildin.? ami ? n'cliK'k lea?, d> Co rated boxes
??lili the iiiscrlplioii, "las gaum do ue a potipi'e,"
sponge?, intisln ., 1'inl.lsli towels; lie mi n,,
liMs.luclte? for the l?ab; doil ll.ut is Ile?.a i?i.n.l,.,| |?
grow Up. eats, vvink?, ??lulls Its mouth to lie f.d. aii.1
crie? "mamma ami pan?." Among the me?nanieal
wonders i? a l.'hrlslnia? In<- thai rev >l??>? to ch?imlug
n'uui?: fii.ui aa un,. > n tax: otiier ChiUimaa irne? arv
sfll' more ultrartivolMieause?aiKu Claus, rU?l m lur and
???ivcieii with hoar UtttA, with a ?_??_ upon his buck till? ?1
wiln all iniiuui-r of nppeii/.nia hW.tU and toys, walks
un mu I il. e li?e with !?iiiy led face an?! strong whit?
teotb. All these delight?? and a thoiisnnil more are sure
U? ???. _?? m.up? i in- In il? ourson I'nrUtinaaeve.
Thcli'uit* legion? of beautiful Oiioutal thing?, ?ug
gustlve of tho?,' " tar countries" which I^.rd Hatemau
?? w?-nt foi lo ae?,'and h'so from Purl? w Inch are mar
v? ' t ? ? ? i ? i v cni'.ip. .-Ilvei plnta.1 pnrcupiue?, in.enileil lo
brUtle with luotli jta-k?, aro ....i.w ? 1 ??pit-?-??, a lieautiful
fin.-? i ?i ami im. ? i ?li, ahoye of a stm??? ?waalawklt?
bl?i|Ue, mounted ?,n ?liver carveil ?leiii- and a_M_ ??1
frost?-?! silver i".i"l lili??-. A silver i up 'i holds tue
golilcu rcius ami guides tue swau over a plane siirfae?*
big hi-* burnished. A ?liniiai ?i.ii. of satin liittir? In
?liver has !?..? relief and ?nrvlng ni? ytomt
ot oxnlc Hit? held by a llgum of l'an. An
oaqaieite mwoi -orrk- i?u?e hu? a akalioa ik.,?i .?t
t?nriit?he?i silver ; a <iieek ft* uipii, t?atooBa, baa relief?
am! d.ii ?lions of the standard are of gold anil oxides.
(Md pieces for gifts an? nuwle of biillllli' t'i'it Iron, 111 the
sbapn of e.iiiillr.siie.s. Ilhrnrv sel? for ?tatlnnerv,
brackets for ? ami It- -, Ink tniy? ami laiileiiia. I'ualnt
llnuii ? .?i * i tiiue in ??.-riiiiii, stone ?vare, .?hieb I? il irle
gray sud blue. Hoiiie bi-.iiiiifii! pieces for flowers of
I.ii nli?li ? ai it ar" il'-enruleil wllli _ pas.loti llowervin?,
which cover? lue loi? of a bowl; a g?iii?'eoti? Iniltcrtly
[?erchi*? on aoine of the leu??? ?, and the tlovvii? .ue
placed in the o|s?n spHie?? of Hi? vine. Tne n???y Werfer
taJaaat has in dark Indian blue lioinpiei-sinuds of five
bottles; oilier? ..!<? 111 tnpnil, half ,,\.?I satchels ittul
allppera. More ?labor?t?? arc nieces of (mini, Homiuty,
sit potlery tu dull, green ami br>>wit, repi-oiiin-ril frotii
ii??- Belade sollen. Among novelties conn ? Um l*n otan
tal. nre made by ?Swiss peas nits near tbe Iiuii.in b.irUi r.
Thu is Inlaid wilh j wutlot iiie.lallions or . luiinel, in
Ihe shap?* ,.f nia!l linskets, nl.n ?in. . jii;,?, tun? 1-, \.?,?..,
1'rt-tty Itup r ImwU <?l finest lioli.-miaii ftlaftBla nib?,
atniK-r, l lue aiul Vatur gr? ? ft eoine In tin-?nape of a
ball* ipen? d b ig ; oiher.? an Ilk?* u ?-ui vm . Ill* ?up.
Ther? L. a great deal olultentloti shown in ine glitter
lug diamond rut-glui * for table ,? i vice, ?at lu rtiuiim
erable facets; the irli!e?e??nt HlftOO ft ?III I? o-.-d nlio
gelhcr foroimimcu! ?I piiip-ine?. m ftrfftiatr pieces. To
eaoouraa- ludontry, thiini.ies tome la Um r .if. ?nude ot
elegantly engraved __r?-1*1. sum,? b_? ?? |,.,ii.ls of Ltinoge
?aiaiiii'l, otilen are ?. i ?sub ui.iinuii.l-. then ?a- odor
.-ask isol vlolt I and ?aiulal ?s? ...1 iulatd With silver,
gold und ?nid??. Otuei boxes of r.iie wooil, ??i. >i,?i?i|
ami inlui'l wiih silver, ?ire intended for i-i_.ii ?, god lined
wlfi; ni.'tul, with n pluie fur a dump ?wage Then- Is
tpueututhttyeigniu. Inailrreaon?, <?f ?liver, bather
or ivory, are for ligara and cig ?nit?-?. Tm re arc iieau
ilfm uiplicati- mirrors of tbe uiosi pi rf???*t glas?, having
baekanr Japanese designs or of agaaieitoll e_btiii_tie3
sl.k. There ??re endless pr.tiv thing? in eaortaa und
inukils, fun?of ostrich, peacock, and wild go.se ftati.
?t?, s lar? uUilJalroUol lace, aud thu li e?....i waie of
split rattan.
Me.sr?. A. T. Hiawart ?V to.. Arnold .?. Constable, Tif?
fany .?.lo. J. ?V C. Johualou, Luid _ Taylor, 1!. II
Mary A Co., It. O'Neill. Lnrlcli A Cj., W. Kli.'.v. K.
.Mini s, in,I Johuaun Itroihera will please ?Meeiil tn.iuks
lor atteuiiou.
OXK OF THE FOMMF.RANIA'S LOST PABSFSilLRH.
Tlie Qennan Conaulate-General, nt No. _|
_iov?l__ Oroeu, has reccivod th? uhutograph ot ? body.
which was found near Hasting?. England, and which 1?
supposed to be that of one of the drowned n??-eengers ol
the ?tenro-hip Pommeranui. The body Is that Of a
woman forty or forty-three year? of aee, measures tire
feet seven Inches In height, and is stout Tho hair Is dar?
briwn. .she wa* ?lre?eed In a dark gray cheokei ed petil*
c<?at, brown woollen stockings, low shoes and a black
cloth Jacket trimmed with fur. Two wedding ring?
were found on ibe body.
AJUBIOAN J\MTJBT8 AT FAIHS.
??
a foh;;ign critics oraiON.
PBOMISE OF A.*- ABT THAT WIIX BK NATIONAL AND
" ntCH IN I-OOAL TBUTH."
The Gazette dee Beaux-Art?, published iu Taris, the
oldest and most conservative of Euiopean journals
dovoted to tho ?ne arts, in its monthly nuniher for
October, in an article by M. Puul l.?-i?ni. on the
Foreign School? of Tainting represouted in the Ex?
position, speaks thus of the works ol Amen.-an ar
U.-tis iii tlio American Department :
Iu the I'm ted States at the present time, tbe city
governments, pr?vale associai Ions, and the departments
of public education Iu the soveral States of the Union
are rivalling one another In ?tions to encourage and
extend In the schools instruction m the arts of design,
theoretical a? well as practtoa). Museum? are being es?
tablished, and every day ihcy tireeni lehed and made more
complete by iritis und purchase.?. The success of all
these praiseworthy eguts I? witnessed to by a marked
and r.-iruliir progres? in the arte. If wo look no farther
than our own exposition? we cannot fall to eee that
own the year ISM ootb a taste for the arts ,md the
practical cultivai.on of them have greatly Increased :n
IBB MOO WoihL At our tlrst Exposition there were
hardly ten Amoiean painters represouted. Iu lbl>7
there were perhaps tuttf, ..ml to-day Ihr catalogue of
Aineilc.iii art mentions I lie names of no less ili.ui eighty*
s.-vcii?painters, wn cr-eolnrlsts and engravers, wlm-o
united cmitrlbtitlou am?.nuls to 165 works. Among
i lus?- an 197 picture? and twenty-three water-color?,
and il i v n ??--. Tbo-te ligures are eloquent In themselves
Born but yesterday, without a history, without a past
It is nothing surprising that Amem-a has not as yet a
National art, one In winch ftic tcuiitorament, thecherac
t? r. mid tue humor of the race, are, as it were,translated
uml milpa? ? ly hu m in. ?I up. Hut It tuny be that the tune
is t:of rar oll when our of th?- present confus?-- mixture
of unlive originality and of tradliions borrowed ?rom
the ancient and modern pi 'iooIb of this old Europe of
ours, there will spring un art of tuelr own, rich in total
tnitiinml sin u king of the soil. The active American
sap mol?ate to-day and spreads through all ihe branch.;?
of tbe tive, an?! In the Exhibition in the Champs de
.Mart thefl i-? mm li more than a vague promise Of
Simng. We meet there the heralds, and even the first
sl.ns of n vlrnrou* awakening close at hand.
Am.ing lu?: pictures exhibited we flu.l a considerable
number that have lUured In our reecut salon?, the
" . ??m-i-ril of a Mummy,*' for example, by Mr. Brldgman,
a pupi? of Lei min , who U drawu to ihe old aud my -ten
ous Kgypt. and ?ho applies bis skill luth ?as archie
oloidst and ? olonst. to set before ns the ceremonies aud
tbe rile? of her re lu Ion. Ami.lier picture by the same
??in -1. "Aliah I Al.iul" represent? two Mussulmans
pi-urlngiu a mosque of the most perfect Moorish archi?
ll t Hire.
A whole colony of industrious American painters has
planted itseli in a corner of our nulo firtttauy. and
labors there to depict the austere laudscupe, or to fix
upon the canvas the secluded and patriar?- ni uni.m is
of the pc ?pie. Robert Wylle, tho artUt of the " lirotou
I'l'itiiuo-iol't'i," exliit'it'd lo the Hsluu of 1.72, ?tied In
Hritiany a year ago. He was wholly devoted to Breton
subjects. The "Story-teller" ttnuuur du legendes),
lus Isst work, was In the Hal.m of 1870,
.m.i wi ment again lu the American Depart?
ment the " Death of a Vcnd'-an Chief, " also
one of hi? important plc'ures, ?trung In tone, but a little
sombre, owing to the artist's too much use of black.
Mr. (luvenden a? ml- from Pontavt-n, in Fluutcrie, a
"Jin-ton Interior," a scene Iu the Chouan war, more
plciures'iuo than moving, and to wnicb we prefer this
other "Hretou Iutii lor" signed by ilr. Aldon Wclria
womau ?It? splnuiug. aud in the ?liudc the luuband
gravely smokes his pipe. llore we have a composition
almost /i"i/ui its simplicity, but well painted, aud ?.bow
in;: ohaerratloa. In the "?iahot-uiakcr" al Mr. Ldgnr
Want, who exhibits also "A I'nuii am. Vein?e." the
clot 1* clear but labored, her-.vy, aud not without the
aiqieaniiice of a certain dry ucea.
IIthere laaaaM re-semolnnce to Millet and to Jules
lir. (?ui in th.- " Reaper- Keposing," of Mr. 1 vatt Batea,
win,?m? otlii'i picture, " Key.-ne," a portrait no doubt, is
ti?? enough m execution, l he re is also a good Jealof Iho
School of Dii'.KfMorf in (he "Sliei-p-shc-nuglu Uavaiin,"
of Mr. Waller Phlilnw. If " C-rlati." l.y -Mi. Hamilton,
reminds us ot Courbet, and this Is uo ?lighting compan?
ion, tho " View of Vei.ice." by Mr. Uodney llunce, may
wit Ii honor suggest the best b-ssons of tho studio of
/lern. A " Page," by Mr. ?Shad", Is a i -harming Italian or
Hiwnisll canvas, II-? the *?* Mur.uorito." by the same
artist, by whom a mii.iI! portrait, ' My Visitor of Every
Day ."mint not puss williuui notle., iu exocutiou Is re?
niai kaHy d>stlngiii?liod au?l delicate.
There ?nt po-nic or pictures remaining, nortrnits.
landscapi's "i-eoiii|MHitlons, which remind us ot ouo or
anu? i.ci of th j *t boots and masters of to-day. For ex?
ample, tue " Oaks at Cnedm.ior." ot Mr. Miller, snd the
'* Paradise Villey," or Mr. Lifirgc, lioth of wutch arc
? Inneli iclatod, III e_.ffll.ioli and III fOcllUg, tO the Eng
lisli school-, the " Land! Laud!" of Mr. Henry Bacon, a
|.up!l of C.'ibaiiel anil of E. -*l?rr;tlie "Portrait," by
M a? ("assatt, which beluuas to our Impr? saronlst school;
a " I-neis -upe," oy Mr. ?i.iy, au nrtlst who ??-ems to tie
inn: ?iing ins power'nl and cou'rastcd tones of M.
Mliiiett., a " View ol St. Putei'? Church. Koine,'' by Mr.
Iniii'.s. half taapteealaalat, half Itailau: the " i .'turnean
Sinyl" nul tin- ?? Young Marsyns," of Mr. Vedder, who
follows ih- LuglUli trudltiou of tbe Preruph..cli:e?;
hiuilly a ** New-England Landseapc," by Mr. Wi.int,
who niiugle? with hi? studies afier the old English
?asters, a llllle of the ?,11! lin in of Tin .uliire Itoussenu.
Hut tiu-rc Is a group of American artiste who already
??it, i> oiib-iu'o of tin. possession of more originality and
lndepeiiilenee. whether lo lue chol?** and composition of
their sub|ect or lu Ihe character and ?enriment of their
.'.??.ii.ii sud color?n?*. Of tin?*? Mr. Wlnslow Homer It
one. His negi-o sub|ects. " The Visit to Ihe Old Mis
ir'--? " and " Sunday M m niiu iu Vliglna," are small
pictures, a little ?ad and provincial lu appearance, hut
Onmotatti. simple-liiiarteil, aud witlia true native savor.
Some landscapes nlau of an absolute sincerity of obser?
vation roeommeud themwdves to our attention. Such
are the " C?-dars " of Mr. Swain Gifford ; " Ml. Konicr,"
hg Mr. Siufort R. (.ifl'.r.l ; the '* Forest " snd the
"Hpnng" of Mr. Wra. T. It'chards; the ?? Fmlcrstit
Wagons Crossing s Stream " of Mr. Colm m : the " School
House on a Hill " of Mr. Thompson. A ** View in
Dual" -st.. New-York." <rn coin de la rue de la Doitonc .
-Ed.), by Mr. Tltiuiv, with Its little ?hops or booths
built against the tsller bouse? of the color of chocolate,
their signs and their paiuteU lnacrlutioiu, give? a per
ft'ctlv true liupri s-io;? of Ihe locality. Mr. Quartier bas
painted a uinrulng effi-ct in New-York harbor, which Is
exqu -lie in its transparent e uni delicacy, aud finally
Mr. Dsiui, who also exhibits u very beautiful study of
tin- "Hands at Dlnsn." rises tu that gT.ndiosc page
which be calls "Solitude" ?to a remarkable height of
sentnnttiii'Hid poetry. Nothing oould be more atrlklng,
more threatening, inore terrible than this sea, black,
tremendous, whose olllows a? they c.imh and tumble one
upon aiiot'ier, aud open to tlio frighteucd eye the mys
tirions deep, me lighted by tho moon.
TOS SAGE OF THE CASALS.
A**t IftOMAM OVY.? LAST VKAR.
Albany, I)c?*. 28.?Thl report ot the Amli
tiu-upon ihe tonnage of nil the canals going both ways
fur the year fri in tile opening to the cloalni; of naviga?
tion, shows that the amount carried this year was 5,170.
-<'__ tons, sgiiln.-tt l,'.t.Vi,'.?r>:i t?ins last year; an tuertas?
of '_'ll,s."t?.l tuns. The most luipoitunt increase was In
the following articles, which are given for both years:
~~JiH7r~iw>_r
Cheese. 107 :ion
Wbent.44*,.443! Bit S73
"ve. 3.*i,?)i8. 04..V12
'?ills . f.rt()i5 8*1.033
l'uni.h'pA.lftW 731 on i
Apples. 0,HO-t *_4,(i:i6
Heaip. M? 1.314
on meal sad -eke. 4,7ii:i ii.,riH?s
I'm Iron.| ?85.99? 4&.4DH
i ion,e*t ir salt.nr,.:U'i i:i:!.7si
Migar.I .i.nli; 34 301
Molaaaea.| 7.111! 11.078
Mime, lliiie ami clay.llBO.-.-i'i _.i7.?>75
The most Important decrease wus In the following
articles:
VATY. [ itlt?
O.oisi |,7gj
1,089 SI?
i:t_.4*.:i H{i,.'iOi
:i,4io; .
1,301 Iimi
1101!' (1.7^1)
103411 H.370
l,01i\.V:i!>l BNI.4IIO
??i. '-(>7.;'.i?i
'?cni.fiTdl Slo.OBd
I'orli.
Laid uml tallow_
llarley.
lia. seed .
Bar ami pig load_
lil't.im and bar Iron
i:.u ...i i trun .
\httnaello coal. ..
Bituminous coal_
Iron on
TllK Bw?? Ol IHK MoKMKU.?Silt' (KPllti
tiionr m : 'Oh, 1 call tnl quite loo ?giiui.itcly lovcll I
S?i delightful lo see the little early birds ! Thev seem
so happy 1" lie (harti-upi : '? Yee, with tb.lr lull? sil
."in dew. too! Lively little beggars 1"-|?v*uli.u'? Al
uauack.
THE INDIAN PROBLEM.
?
MAJOR J. W. POWELL ON ETHXOLiX'Y.
EXTRACT ritHM ?IIS PAPKB LAID BK.FOBB TUB \4,
TK1XAI. AC.lliF.MY OK SCIKXt'KS.
The Tkibuni recently published in full ther^
pork of (he ooiuinittee appointed by the National
Academy of ?Bolea?*? under act of Congre?-* to m *,-*.
tigate the subject of scientific surveys of the publi?
domain. By request of Professor O. C. Mardi, ebafe
iiuiii of that ('(?iiiiiniti'e, Major J. W. 1'iiwell, t_|
geologist iu charge of the geological and (p-ograpbt.
cal surrey of the Rocky Mountain region, prepay
an exhutiHtive paper upon the subject for the i?,,n.
sideration of the committee. That part of the p^.
lier which refers to ethnology in its relation to th?
Indian qucstiou ?s given I ?lovr.
THE VALUE OF ETHNOLOGIC RI.SI.A1.CII,
There are reaaoua why ethnologic re*
scartlii sor Inv'Stigatiou-roluliiig to t m N .. in Amerl.
can Iu'linn? should he fostered by the Oeueral U.ivero.
ment. The work la of great msgnitu.le ; more than i,m
langUH.es belonging to ab.ut s?ztf -iff ireut stock? hay.
lug beca found wlttnu tne territory of Ihe United States.
Little of value can he accomplished in makiiig luv? ?tig*.
linn.?, lu oilier hi.un he* oi the Bill without a thorough
knowledge or ti.e language?. Their sociology, myth,
ology.arts, etc., are not, properly known until the paaBji
t?imi?cive?aio understood, with their own conception?,
opiuloii? uml motives, '?'he - ui>p cts of sludy are rcaiot?
from the centres of clvlttzaUon ?ul culture, and thun in
aeoaaatBla to tue great bodv of JLtuerlnan BSBelsi -, The
tteld ot research Is peed.ly narrowin? becau.se of th*
rapid chango in ihe Indian population n win BSBBMaa
Habit?, customs and opinions nro fading away; even
language? aro disappearing, aud in i very ttO v. .u? ||
? iii ho Impossible to study our North Anu.-ricau Imllnns
In lour primitivo cundlriou except from record? J
history. For this reason ethnologic ?tmlle* in America
should be pushed with the utmus' vl.or.
But there are otuer cogeat reasons leading to the satos
conclusion. In the ich? le arca of tue Uulted rtt.?t?-*i, n?>t
including Alaska, there Is not au important valley niiye
cupled ny white men. The rapid ?.croud of civilisation
since 1849 has p?a. d the white mau and the Indian tn
direct contint throiigaoiit the whole ares, and tho "la
iliau problem" Is thus forced upon us, and It must be
solved wisely or unwisely. Many of th- difficulties are'
iiih'-rett and pan uot be avoided, l?ul an equal minder
are unnecessary and are caused tiy the tack of onr knowl
crl-n relatiug to tho Indiaus themselves. Bavai/ery is
not inchoate civilisation; It Is rii'.istlu''! stitusof ?.oci.-tv,
with iu own ln?tliutions, customs, philosophy and relig.
loll ; and all these must uoowMtarily '"? ovi ? lui ,w ,\ be
fore m w institution?, customs, philosophy and i?',i-i?,ii
can be introduced. Tho failure to recognize this fact ha?
wrought inconceivable mlschi.-f in our tuiiiiagcuient. of
toe Indians, for the proper elucidation of this et.tte
m-nt a volume is n c?*?*arv, but I shall Uiive to content
mvself with some brief illustrations.
Among nil Ibe North American Indians, when In a
primitive condition, personal property was almost un*
EU'i.vu ; or uaui'-nu ,.nd clothing only Were r? < <'irn!2<-d
us Ihn propel!y of tue Individual, aud tin.niv : ? a
limited extent The right to the soil as landed property,
the right Ii the product? of tbe chase, etc., etc., was in
in rent m tho gens, or clan, a I? ?dy of onusaugululi??
proiip of relatives, In some cases, ou thu mule ?ole , m
i'tlnrx, on ti.e f.iiiule. Inheritance w a? m-ver lo th?
chilrtiTn of the deceased, but always to the gen-. No
other crime was so greif, no other vici' so aMmrr.-ni. as
the atlempt of an Individual to use for himself that
which belonged to lus g"ns In common ; hence the ist
sonal n .-liUto proiierty r.-cogmr-?! In civilisation arc In
teusoly obuoxioiis to the lud?an ; he look? upon o?n
whole system of pmtiert.v rights as an enormous evil ami
an unpardonable siu. for which the gods wilr eventually
puuish tbe wicked and blasphemous while mau. luna
itiestt oninion-, inherent alike in their social Institution!
ami religion, arises the difficulty which the Uoverum -ut
ha? ?dways met In obtaining tin ?misent of tin- In-ll.ini
to tne distribution of ?unds among them la tsttontkf,
Trilies hnve been willlug to rece i it- lauds ami iii-tril?n!?
them themselves among tbelr gens. Aimim.- the??? Iu
dlans who have been longest In ponfapt wttli flic it lute
man?iistbotrlbesititue InillanT? rritory ami Mm- -
?much property In-? been accumula.e?i, aud wiili ihe ;u
ereaseoi taetrwealtk the quest.uu of Ihbentaaee and
nullv.'i.i.il ownership ha? at last simutaneously sprung
up, ml ul iln? iiti-ieiii time Itic?t tribe? are mteusrly
agit.?tod on the ?'illicit; the parties hmding null
cal -.-litliuon!? are rapidly Iticreasimr, snd If Is prob-Ml
itinl soon tiuiou? lht?se tn *?* the customs of Civill
I tti.in in this i? sp? ? t ivill be adopted. Among all nth*,
trlin-s tue mien-lit customs are still Hdhcred to wtf*
tonality. Iu thl? matter, and luuuy other? of a almilM
oliarnetrr relating fo tnoir custom* aud beliei*. tie inn-l
riiii'T ?i?-?i with the Indian a? he is. looking to the slow
but il ie-ls! ilile tntluellce ot ClVillliltlnU With WUlcll lie I?
In contact to effect a cuangu, or we must li-nuce him to
ai?ieet slavery. The attempt to transform a savage In'o
a civilized man by a law, a pellav, an atliniu.sir.ilinti.
lin ???un ? g re ai convulsion, " as iu the iwinkung <>f ,m
eye," or m iront h*, or in a few reara, i? ru. Imposa billty
ciciiily !ippr?-i i,i ?-il by sciei.tille cthnologiets who un
il? i Maud lea ii.-Iilnl oils mid social i ?ii.il.iii.il ot the In?
di in- Mil? liieiit :uci has not lu jener .1 been Wtepettl
recognised tn the adniralanrattua ?>t ladua affairs, a
few of the wiser missionaries und a few officer? nf tin
I ik1i.ui l'ni'.iii have tueum*Otd some of the more nu<
portnut niel., bal in general tue) have been iguond.
Ag iln, we note usually attempie?l tn treat with tribci
thioiu-ii ti.'-ir chief? a? if tliey wielded absolute uow-nr;
but an I iliau trlb.- Is a pur ? dciiii.ciui v ; the chief
taint-v I? Dot hereilUarv, nuil fie ci 1 f is bn! the repre
?ciitatlvr, tue sptMiKer, of ?lir tribe, and can do no a?i M
Wi.lCU l'i? U'iOe is II?.(Hill W.iholU t?'llig ill-tl'Ui'led thlU
tus.-i tu dm- mil i ?tab i.iK'd form. Tiie blnmiers wt
have mane aim the wrousa we have inBtcr>-il upon ih?
linlr,iii-i I" i uii?i-ui .i l.i.liiic io recognize ihl? tact hnvi
r we n cruel ,'H'l tuoxensanle except mi the ground of out
Kiior-anc'?. Witnin the I'niip.i .**late<4 there areab.nl
?-ny ladivally do-iiuct stocks of Indians The -Is
forv of the country shows that no coalition between
tribes of ?1 ite -. nt .-tocks nn? ever been sueocssfil ; a It w
Have been attempted, tint tiicse nave beeu failures. A
know.edge ol li.ia lact, ami Ule fui tl.tr knowledge ot l in?
?Blentorthe several atoeka as ibey can be cl??*t-<t i?y
lluguistic artiiiilie-t. woud be o? great value 111 our
.iiliiiiiii-ir.i'ii.u of iii'li iii ?iil.iii-.-. lu I lie ?ale Mea l'enS
w i-, iniiiU tear waaeniertaiue i lent tl e Bhimhnm-s ?ui.t
I'luiesof 1'ihIi aud Nevada would |,,?u with ibe Ncz
Perc?s in then revolt ; and the olll? ers of the Army, a?
Well a? those o. ilic- Indian OftVe, were eIemAinglv alli?
ions m reaard t" tins matter ; sml the pacers were filled
with tumors luat such a coalitiou j..u becu mude : tho
reaall proveB, wuat i.ad been eeoMAm?y predicted, that
no such alliance counl lie lei un-rl. aud the Nho?hone? and
Piules wen' ? in.in ?l to llgni against the Nos l'en c*.
I nilght continue to illustrate the Mi.'Jerl In many
way? did time permit, but the tureguliur must ?uflies. I
llniik ii will be appaieiii from wi.utl have ?aid that a
tlmiougli iiivoaligatiou of North Auieilcuu etluiology
won.due of great i alue In our Indian Office. The rea?
sons whion 1 have briefly set forth as luilueuciiig mv
opinion ili.it the r.cner..l (iol.ri.ii.ellt ?liuu.tl plu Vole tor
researches lu this fie id haie f?>r mauy years, to a greater
or less uxU-ui, been recoguiiod by I'oligre*?. .win? in
the history atlegtalattea iu the aeaatfl wetluU thai pro?
vision mi? been unid,- by approprniiious for this work,
and It ha* bien dtacouimueu e.icu t me only because tue
t!i ?racier of Mu-researches uiade fulled to on.an. the
confidence anil respect alike of statesmen and scientists.
I ilu-refore submit the opinion io the committee that It
would be wise to it eoiuiucti'l to ? "ir.rn'-" tiie coutluua*
iiou of research in this field, and consider, in so doing,
under what sii|ieriision it should be placed to se. uni
wi-iloin ami efficiency in it? prosecution. Ixioking to
this end, 1 would suggest that the huilthsouun Iusiin ?
nun has u( cumpl?*.u-d more in this ?iirvctlou iliau au/
or all other agencies.
DILL TRADE OS Till', i VMBEUIASD.
CDKUWA.it Dec. 24.?A Nashville, Tenn.,
correspondent states Hat the remarkable falling off ?a
tae eommerce ot the Cumlierland River this season is
attrsrttng considerable attention. Last season tbe
value of the produce ?hipped aggregated ^,tiO?>,000.
Kivc thousand hogaheada of tobacco alone weil? brou?ht
down from the 1'pper Cumlx-rlund, agaln?l 3.000 ihis
vear. The shipnieiifs on the l.owi r iiiuihert.ind will n?it
reach??!,OOO.tKK). nieludiiig ineit humli-e of ev.rydc
Mcripilun. The number of strauiers running has been
n d.ice t onc-hnlf. The la. k of trade is accounted for i?r
the extreme low piiees at width products of all kiuds
are now ruling, the tanner? generally holding for liettcr
priie?. Tue iloierumeiit imprnveineiiu m thellDier
?'uiuberiaud will en able steamers to ruu bet wet n >a?u
ville ami Point l<:bi?l tlve monthi In th?' >ear.
The t'umberbind Kiver wnl be a valuube a.lluiit't
t?i theUuciuiiiiti Boeiaars Kain-o ui, which cteaaaa tuo
river at the bead of sieamboat ii.tilgiiiiou.
Al'l'KAI. IN 11KHALI* tSMMt. LUKES HO-iPITAl.?
On Sunday mxt a ctilloitiou will bt taken
up lu all of the Protestant rpi-.-<?pal i hurones of this
city to aid In providing for the cick i?oor who apply to
?St. Luke's llotpitiil for assistance. During the past
tear l.(?('.!l patients hut e Ihs'Ii lit-attl n! Hits hospiial,
at au average cos? for each of if lb M. Nearly It
per cent of thoso treated the l??t yeai- wei-e entirely
?upported by the ho-ipllal. The llicome froU) ibe eutlow
iii*ut fund iieliiu only ?ufflclcut to meet part of tin <-i
pens?-*, the niauagers urge uereious yearly ponti-lbu
turns to aatff on the work. The total uunihei m patients
received since tin* tiosptinl was opened, lo OeB-HB IB,
wa? 14.0?5. 01 this tuuubei 0.17O were Kplst-ojiallana:
Humau i:aitioli?iw, a.41?; l'lot?-laut? ol no ?pecal ue*
lio.'iuii. ilion. l,'J..-l-. l'i. sb-ilniau?. 1.1-7 l.utheraii-..
Ml; Mcili.i'li?!?-, 71".; Baptlsi?, 11-19; K.loim.d Hutch,
101. nuit ."i-7 of varions oilier do.rtiuil'ialioii?.
TAIWENilKKS TO HAVKK
Th?' f?ill?iiviiig cttlnu pt___a|tn will i*.?--*
for Havre to-day ou ihe ?it.iiu-.htp Franc?, ?>f tbe
l'rtiiiuh Lino :
.'lilt HAVi!K-f7i/ SUamshlp France.-C. IVircri, P? ?*?[
\i?. ?. Missara. T. Andicn?,i, ti 11. tmbert?, i '<r,,??_:.___?.
llvswyek, ?k-lwai- lier?. Kuteiii? BIiiImIoi'U. Ml-sl .>?""*-**"
.M'i> N liles?, MtM lllck.?, Mi-?, g iM-itiuauiuiiluiU??
I.K?lTOR DKAI.KKB ARI'.K.-?TIXO THEIR Am'^""'*
M;tu> liiiitor ileah'rr?! of Pauanic City, N* *"??
wctc arreste?: two montiis ago upon a char?.? ol ?-1 m?
liquor BfBB MjntlJVS. tho complaints being made b\ Mr.
Ui-oi.wood. a rasidewt nf the citv. Yesterday n.new
OOt* -???ui. fr lr ?!. whoti tue two deieenves, ?Ili.ain
II. House an I Omt*a 9, M???ker were arreste?-' upon a
cuaige ol QoutytttAj. Ibey.wen released ou bail.
