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TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES. ?ftttl-f FEJLNCI8CO. 1 WHEA1 PROSrECT?-A NEW BOBUBB-THE DOHUH! F.-WAl.l.At I. WEDDING. ni iKi roKO'ii to imk rataom.1 San Francwo, Jan. ll?.?Statistics show that fiery seventh year ainrc lin- record of rainfall wsa tint plotter,cl ni California lia** beea ;i dry year, with eSMBejM ni sinall rni|ie>. The last dry year was 1M7H, when only nnm inches of rain fell in tho rainy seaton. The average r;iinfall during sep? tember, Oetaber, Nareeaher and Ueeesabst ls eight inchea; and when the fall dui nu* ihcso BBOntbs is below three inehea, the season invariably proves bsd. This nar ihe rainfall for theee four months amounted !?? univ _.*.*_ Inches, a.ul Hu* woatln r thia month has 1 "i n div nml Munn. The outlexik for the crops, therefore) is bad, sa, unless all precedent laoverturneil. thia will l?o a eli vicar. The improved agates) of raltare is makin)' orehard-owners inde? pendent ol' rain ta many sections. BeoCS the chief le.su ia ths dry season falls on the wheat* r ii-. I- iiiirl stock men. '1 he recent failures of wheat-shlpplag linns lt tl to r aarefal set isis te ol the wheat in the Btate at ths opening of tho year, which is placed at 130,000 short tem-. This is below the santa] surplus, bat it ought to furnish titiusgt for all the reesela char* teretl. The ti em'.le willi thc corntnission mercbsnts ia thai they will kite on every reese! sheltered last fall. BstJadfls Tyler, Ihe rrisalasl lawyer who lias charge af ths raes of Mips Hill against Senator bharon, wa*, recently lined .$.".00 for ronlempi of court, for sending an Intimidating letter to the fore? man af the Grand Jory which indicted Neilson, the blai kmiiilii j* Inn ker of Miss Hill. Tho woman and Tylor appealed the (aw, bal judgment has been ran* Herod against him. A clover u'h entiiivr tin- weel obtained diamonds md Jewelry of the Taine of several thoassad dol? lars freiiu til' retail Jewelry Brma of this etty under u protoiK-o of being a member of ? largo Ininbei finn nf Lea Alilfeles. Ho paid fol the aitieles willi forged (hecks, uml iu sesBt eases received consider ?hls ssuas in e bange, The (ase shows lin* lax busi* iii-vp methods essong retail Jewellers,and the shreu d Masaf tbe swindler in md st tempt lng toplsythe giiuio i?n wholesale booses. A muslin-urn (itv of a'.ont thirty shanties has sprung up on Ocean It.-u.lt. near the (.'lilt' Uonse. Ita fe.unele-i la "Conn" Mooney, proprietor of a Honor ehop; and in his hoimr ii has beea christened Moonoviville. It is made np largely of beer bootha nnd pie uml e.ike stands, tu ii- o! which l>e-ni- K< li? ney ittill presides over. Ab tbe Beach belongs to the city, the police will bc relied on to eject these ?<iuiitiers, s.iiiie nf whom hare iosnltcd people thal refused te bay wares. The waddles, of Janies Marvin Donohoe end Miss Isabelle Wallace, this weah, baa excited mnch in? terest. Tho bridegroom is a son ol Colonel Pete! Dewohae, a wealthy pioaeer; and ths bride lathe daughter of ex-Chief Jnstlcs Walline, of the Btate B-Bfesas Court. Over two thoasand invitations wore issued, uml the cen.ny was perfumed in ht. Matj'ft Cathedral by Archbishop Allemany, Young Donohue is secretary of tbe California sad North Pacific Cosst Kallina.I. uml heir to several millions. Another lin Ly young man is Peter Ashe, who married a daughter ofthelste Judge Crocker, of bscrainentt., und on his wedding journey escsped uninjured from the railroad wrech al Tehichlps Tass. The young noonie ate bow Ia Rom.', hut a house for tlit-iii im bedding on Van Kees-ave, From present sppenranres it premises to be one of the largest and bandsosseet i*i fhn city, aa il is three stone* high and cover- half of a city bloch. Athlelie-p BIS still popular, this wo-k having been occupied witb a six-days' walking match. Next week will witness a contest between Leo nud Stevenson, lbs champion oersrnas of tin* Pacific roast. The city has beeonx b winter rendesrons for athletes, as tho sessen is so mild they can train iu the open sir. CHICAOO. THE EXPOSITION BUILDING UQUOB DEAL* Eltt-THEATMCAL. 'Kl H'M ntl lill Tn rSS TRIRl'SR.! Cnoaoo. Jan. 19.?Between tbe Common Conn* eil and tho County Commissioners toe city has been kopt in a ferment dining Un- past week. The mat? ter of tho rental of tho Exposition Building still re? main* unsettled, though in response t<> tbs Mayor's demand for removal os real the directors ol the building havo declared lha! ii the demand is in?i*teii upon they will tcsr the building down and wind up tho company's allans. Ths directors sra In esnioat, hut noone yet believes that ihe city will carry the matter SS fur as to involve tho loss of the building, which would be In the nature of a public calulu itv. Tho lake front business has saade sorae progress. The Finance Committee of the Council reported a substitute for the Mayor's ordinancerelatiTC to the di.s'MxtuI ot tho tltroo blocks to the railroad comps* nies. TheBSBUUded ordinance, however, only differs from tho oiiginal in increasing tim width of the striji to avoid any complications whicb mindil arise fsjesa errors in the survey. 'Un* emended ordinance will be ae-ti d upon on Monday evening. The Mai or, haws var, effects to believe thal the Illinois Central Company is inure anxious to get hold of tho city's riparian rights than lake ftoni ami that then i> n "niitget in the wood-pile.*1 Another Brandel has arisen out of the packing "f fha Grand Jury by the Board of County Cotnmis MsMfS to detest the Citiscns'League in its efiorts ta piesse ate liquor dealers who sell to minors and | continued drunkards. During the papt four month a the league has iteen nuable to secure convictions from tin lad thnt defendants waive examination before a magistrate and take their eases to tin Urainl Jniy, whore they are thrown out, ns Hie jury lspnehed with Uejnae dealers, It wus st first pro .posed to impeach thc entire arra) nuder tbs law, but ilium eoaeultatioa ths attorneys of the lesgne have decided toqneetion cloeelyeTery member of the jury se to his qualifications, aad expect in this Bananas to ucl ml af the disreputable mem beta, Mi-uiwhile the liquor dealers of the cit) have shout gives ap all hope of being ebie1 i pre? vent the Mate High Uoense .'nt from taking i ffoct, and have concluded tosnspend the fight v. hil lt they j^t- bet u n*sh'rtg in that direction. The salo nf neats for both the opera BBBBOnS has been lanre. The Abbey season will begin on Mon day evening, when " Panel' will be performed to an audience occupying every seat in Haverly'e Theatre, The wiht foi the Mapleeon aeason bas caused muoh dissatisfaction, fiist, bCCSUM ths Bale \mis ;id voriiseel to come oil' at the wrong place, which lsd many people to -laud in line for hours to no purpose; and because the speculators seem to have procured ali ths tickets the] wanted and ara non oCsring them at oxortioiiuio psi r-. The Irvitij* season closes tei-day, and Ii.is lu r-n sui - cesaful In point nf attendance, though the popular verdict ns to his dramatic ability is a varied One. lan social way Mr. Irving bus been quite allon. Beat eely a day has pussed during his Bay thal bs bas not been dined uml redined; anti to snefc au nxtenthai thegounaaad role beenimpoeed upon him that at last the lion aetuallj UO anio M.k and was obliged to dei lino twoorthi." int ilaliona lo uin nen* which be bndaooepted, sftor pceparationi hail lawn ssade feir them. The whols community soema to ha -fleeted with the entertaiaing erase, sad in the next thies weeks will have ample opportunities for it-, mani!, atiition wiih thc members af the op? eratic troupe. Iierdgna havo nlso been Indicated ?pattMr.Matthew Arnold, mun before hil arri? val. In fact, wha over BUeCeSS he Inuy sm-lucre hero pCUSalses to bo Metal rather ihun financial, aa the adv am o salo ol scats for his oct nie - is ?.mall. .lunn s H. Meade, the manager, haa basil looking gver Chicago tut a field for theatrical operations, gud affirm* that the preparations have ull been made to erect a iheutic ou I'eui bum-st., to coat bon! 928O.OO0 sn.l to seat 2,000 people. The lieatre will bo owned bv himself ami BU EaotSSU srtner,understood to ne sheridan shook, nml a took company, and will be run on the combination lau. Tbe entertainments for next iv?*k ere tbe bbey Opera Troupe ni Waverly's. James O'N'oi I in Monte frist o" at the Grand the Wyndham Company * Hooley'-, and the Madison Bquure Company nt lc Vicker'*. .-?... ?- ? ?V7'. LOUIS. ICSINESS--lOLITIfS-RAILWAYS A OBBAT WILL CASE. mon ixoocasiokai, ooanusi*oi*i***-n eu- rm raisuas.] Sr. LOUIS, 111., .lan. 17.-Tho Pork corner on lianee lins heirn naked fe.rid e.piiiiein regsi-taaFtaaes wm flismsej'B uiifiii-n.iiy teeltagtowsed tin* American eg, but while th., provision tuen wen- uiiaiiiiii'.u-l.v of s ihai thal the reetttettsas aught te beiesjered and that laasrees BhenM te take tbe matt, r in head, only a fi ? re-n in fiivotcf retaliatory saeaaarea. Csflsstoref Obs* >tns Whitney, Mho lin- Studied the matter carefully. iako* the Buggeattou thai the United Steles Garem* lent shsnhl iii-pct SH export attests md brand Hie"' be ur. they teaTe the country. *a*Hhthls Bjuaraalee tt is ho? lered whatevet srsjadieea asay bow estel asalasl gaaeri aapark wonld assn -natal sad Hie lesaoval ot there tri lions would naturally fellow. The dleappearaner from this etty twa weeta nco or two sung Isdles, memhers of respectshle families, was fol .wed by a t-tiit-t bat Ihoiisifli search, whick bas matted s then* return hoses aad lae discovery of an organized oily of s*Jsereaats engssed ts the work of tnrlog sasas tectlag KhN from their Bosses in Westers < Hies Bad *hip Jng them abroad fm vile purposes, one* oftbesooundnls ? nneit r aires! here, sad the peUee snthoritlea ol ether realms .ines have boee satiated la tbe wort of brealdag ip Ihe BBSBBliallun anil pnnlnliliig it* metnben. trees Sta ta done ttls bettered thal the ?* romani ic" dfcuppeer* in BS S hieli hilve lie n pen iiniinii! In lins city of tote will arcely dluiinlsli in Bambi i. Tbs hope- of securing the national Democratie Coarea* lon for this eily bas aattcd the local Democrsey tate a cry strong body. Their efl.nts to this ead bare hess recttcalaad Imstnesslita ta s degree fur beyond nhal ? nsnally found here, when* the practice hal lieen, when lie ettt-Bu desired any rertata otgeet- te e-ail :i isss-meethui bi tbs llerchsats* Exchange, poss resole lons Unit the desideratum la question todestrahto, sad hen trust to Prortdenee tor Its antral. The eommittee a charm ol itv wink of eoexlng ths N itlonal Democratic "ommlttee te aeleet St. Laois for the convention hu-* tarted to raise a fund ol p-7,500 lo help on the good rork, ani arith this solid becking i> ip belli ved Ila < fTorts viii bc successful. In Bsd contrast to Demorralic harraony is the discord vliich prerstli ta the Repabliesn ranks. All progers of wtece by the Fffley luau, li id the porty here bees r* ?itel hy the in.ij'.iaiy of the ^iiu Stocking branch, m.! there ls STery resson to belters thst ii the coming conti "t Bt. Loula will h.* completely nt the nervy of the well-organized Democracy, who an- chuck? ing orer tbe atste ol nt! tits whit fa proraiaea togtrethen heeontr.il in it etty which ta Prealdcntlal years baa td vu ' sh iwb ii Strong ll.'pilbil.-un inti,!.'iii)'. The Texas and Pact Oe Railway's trooMea have Inally ?psnlic l in disaster i" thi Paramore management, and nil b conjecture as to what the future of the " Oreel Cotton Mt Road" is to ba Coloael Penmore, whoae 'aitu iu the read is not diminished now that i has pass 'l intel n receiver*! bands, p.ns that the M>p appeared aeeessary la order to earryoul the read* lostmeat sad protect tim tateresta ..r tas shareholdera woo favored thai operation. Mt.Wo..tlv. ard, the receiver, i- aa old Mead of thc road sad ot tts president, snd ll ls possible, after all, an tsrrangemcnl may be reached which will n. m. to the latter al least aoroi of tbe ad rsntsges tor which he has labored so Indefatigably, on ths other lmal lt ls asserted that the recent (liiiiu** was in. >i!ii')i-ii.d in thc Interest ..f tbe (lould ronda, and Ihnl alreadv afr, c..nhl hate tntlnutit-d ta ibo 'lexus and I':., iii.* stockholders that bc l* n adj to buy the road provided beean getsatlafaetorj tenna. An Interesttas atti ease, tbe trial nf whleh laatodtwelre .lu ~. t,nm ie. in, i nd Thiimday with n verdict for the i.liiiiitiir-.. They brnuahl ault to break tbe will of their father, aa old German named Plank Bbeunit, wbo iii'-l leavins all lil* property to bis second wife sud diainherltlns the children by Ins Aral wife, 111. alleged lusselty provided the grounds npon which ll wnp si.ii nh' tu destroy the aili, but, while ?: waa an easy mal ter tm mm side to establish the fact thnt Ihe old gentle iii.n \t .sh aubjoot i" tbe mos! cxtroordinai y deluaiona, tlie rthersldi without di!)!-uity showed thal these mental M -. i-iiiiieitl. s inver In,, if. ml with his e.ipa. in fur transacting bualncaa. rhe imv, however, declined to take the reaponalbillly ..f disinheriting Ibe rightful In Ira, iud found thal itu* docnmenl by wbleb inc new wife .'iiiiiii.-.i Mp i. is easlona wup nol hia wi!'. ? B0810X. lill: NAVY l'ARD POLITICS -MK. BOOTH PERSONAL. 1 l.OM tS OCCA8IOX-V1 i.utl:l;p|'. iM'l.sr OS HU: TUt*K*SE.J Boston, Jan. 19.?The abandonment of the s.t> t'srd st Charlestown to a keeper's force of a score .>f men by order ot Secretary l handler l* sol received with s good grace herc. Thc argument used ta former t.iiip thal Hf yard eras an obatructtoa to commerce, ia ' ' ? -i luipi own!.-nt of railroad terminals and construction ol steamship docks on what was South j-.,.?.?.?: fists, and -i tn il.ir Improvements with elevators at Charlestown mel ""sst Boston. Boston has more roon a-: i .re- lin i. . for commerce than sbipplngjusl noa . Toe (treal machine abopain the Kary Yard and Ibe nu>il.-i i. , i ilk, thc emly one oo the a tin ni ic cou it, tire pointed to us affording facilities tor construction snd fitting oul of the new nary equal to what eaa he obtained any wh lt ls Braned lhat If Congress would place tbe : Hr.- yard in tbe control of nsrsl officers, tbe political abuses niel waa tc there would be done m.aj witb. The icippoliiiini ni tn' Postmaster Tobey by President Arthur "ii thc around tha! in- inn. -- ii certtiled ta b* Ure principal contributors to the Republican National ( uni paige l'uii.l la i disappointment to the bnstaeis tn -n who bar. fell thc need of greater bualncai like talent and eiiiei.'iiev in the oiiit-e. Civil Service I:* torin principlos li,1.1 triumphed,however,in one respect. The Uon i-ii-.-'ii'-n bnve been deterred from active participation niiie canrasalngof candldatea for the position, return lng thc re pl .i to all applications for tlwlr influence that il w.ip i!-d ir Ukin their province nnder Hie- nea civil Service las. CIvllHcnlcc Reform instate nud municipal oOees |. powerfully Initiated by aa able report nnd bill prepared bys eommittee of prominent leaden af both political pirti. .. presented lo the Lcgl 1 .itu n tins week, lhere portgivea a graphic account of thc proatitution of tin .ii government during the past year nader thellutlei re Imc lo political uses, lin- bili ia modelled on the Hew* York Municipal cit ll Ben lee set The- r. mdaloua frauds In tbe municipal election rc tunta, tht Industrial achoo! attachment to the publh system, nud thc elevated railroad project for tht cit) of Bo-ton, sra themosl Interesting topics thu.-, fai broached In tbe Legislature. Thc results of tb( reoi-ut overturn Inmunlctpal aflulri have been largely ottscl already by the retention by tbe i iel.atti ( ii,i < ommlttee ol the preatdency ?>r the tit* Council, Through this Instrumcnmiity tbe prinripa committee- of tbat body hat c la en po (r.cti tba! little cai ie flci lcd toward i ii '.'in.- oi . i. *i < lamlnlng n.to thi v oi -t Bbn?( - uud( i tbe dbdodged bosses. Auabstrsct of the report of tbe British Government"1 commissioner, Willlutn Mather, later* hen on a t-.ur ..: Inapectton of thc 1. clinic.il achoolsot the United Statea inp! pabllahed, mrprlscs those who hers eotnplaet-ntl* believed thal the opportunities of American workta) lieople were superior tothose of England. Mr. Math) reports a vcr? In d inate provision inthla country lo tin tralulug of pkii'a.i iii.ni, mid u p. benevolent al ten Uon to th' needaol workingmen ls the way ol moral sm educations , comforts and recreation than b I ' -' .'ul. The loag-lookcd-for report of the State Board o Heall b, Lnnac* and Charities, whick desli aith Dot ernor Butler's Tewksbnry investigation, cornea nut tn .i.t.i. it Ip in two -adinna, Ibe Bntleritc minority maklni a separate report on that bualneas. lt will not altei thu POI !?' l' ."ititi Ulre.lll.l II Lilli' I. Thesnnonnecmcnl thst Mr. B. M. I'i. ld, thin. of tbe Boston Museum, haa contracted to manage Mr I'd win Booth's nexl si won means thal Mi. .'iee .th i-1 turn mn n inn leal in the mutter of hip suppl ..f production of Bhukrapciu-euu drama. The ole Muaeum -i>n k couipany will bt .if "Vallack'a u- iuUoided tlie last I" withstand Ihe "alar" system. Hometidni comparable .to thc completeness of Irving's stage pro ilin-tliiii-i ls vaguely promlaed. Thc ouhdclbilte n-i tura. ol improvenient, however, ta ta inc stetcmen tiiat the bulk or Un season will be spent lu i ar be re Mr. Booth Im- r. oi ntl] bough) a fine houae for In permanent rcnidcuee and home, and ta Nea Vorii i adel posolble the lu -\ -\.ui aettlng and drillo sujiernumerarii * to .**.?? ure pei feeuon e.: detaiL The death of Miss Qolnoy, eldest daughter of Joela! Quiney, f_i roany yean, pi tidentol llarvard t'ollcgi uml granddaugbter ol Joalah Qulnej >>f Itovolutlouar memory, took p.nc- atQuincyon Tnuraday. Hbo wa Hu* close oompanion miei literary saalatutil of brr dla Ungulahed father, and In ebaraetei nnd attalumcni worthy of hei remarkable family. Hbo died In the root ta w .lill hei great grandfather. Josiah I'mmy, died Jiu uni* humitsei years i? fore. Mrs Vuiit ria i. Mum-, the double-mllUonnaire, uh gare the whole of her great fortune to a number of ih ainulier collei.;'**, Bleo passed sway thin week st kia di r_ i'he ?salsa Ait < lui. Exhibition, win. I: OWOOd I.. nh-.iit, In Luge alni Important, hhowui** ths stesdl nd rsaes in thc guallty of local production. Mr, and Mi- Qeorg llen.pi hoi's ferewi ll osnesstB ar thc inge in tsshisnaMs Bs4ssasleslotrslsa iho feai i BBSS eased thal Mr. Hen-ch-ra anrce?ar?r in Ihe eon ducltii'ililpof Hu- M)iiipbniiy i omi rt.*. will timi the public BS.I deal surfeited wlih thc weekly tent of sym? phony. PHILADELPHIA. AMrsr.Mr.XTs-i'oi.iTirs .PERSONAL, (??non sa oiTAsto-At. uuasasro-mi nt m mr mmrgg,] rmi \m i.nii\. .Inn. 10,?With the beal toots nt i-i sacs th.* Abbey OBSspsay have literally lammed thc ch.-tn u sin-, t iijiera DouastOc owst of the perform aiii-e-1, nml i mu mi Hm ?ai nights "the sadleaees hare Peen I u>e. '? .Snlety " hi-t nm.I- S fete Of thc Short Beesott. 'lhere nore wena doubts whether lt would se e.-pt italian open Baywheie but st the Academy of Moak*, hut tho ftsl Bight duelled them. The theatre waa iiie-'.iiifoiiiii'ly crowded. Chestaut-st below sad ?bore the suildlag for several sqaarca was lined with carriages. Ii l* lo be hopi d thal ino*' of Ihe people weat tn in:ir the music, bot ii wnp undoubtedly " the proper thtag " I" he Un-e. Al|-ii'h prices any lunn OT wolli.in ?' in.-... ii Ij " would liiiveineti discredited by being abeent, People laughed at tin* " hull " of a youth In the lohhy, who declared: " if the tickets had been lea dollars antere there would ll.ili' Int li -?? milli people here lilli lie.linell' OOUld have mot In nt all." lilli 'l|e-p for Kuli' I BBd Bl BtlC net was the rule, i.inl thc boxes acre brtllbual with open part ii .. Minson and othemofthe artists hare been showered with Invitations. The round of rntcrtatnmeats bsa bet n wonderfnl. Nllssonhas rhsrsaedeverybody in private life as well sse].the stsge. Bhc sss been os Chest nut at sauntering along :.p if she were Bohodj of par licnlnr seeeunt. Bhe erea went sletgh-ridlng. #.siio rescued a small dog lunn wicked soya es the street, sad generally she yu managed aa to have people think ber m.i-t delightful Tin- oiiiiouk for Mnpi.-"11 next week at the Academy promises rory weil. There will he a good supply of tragedy ht re scsi wees wlih Booth st tbe Walnut and Barrett at tbe Chestnut Mn cl op. ra Howse. In addition Mipp Bather I* to i.-!vc '? I tomeo and Juliet " al Ihe Arch. '" Tin* Beggar Ptudcnl " nt Haverlr'a )p to bc sm ci edi ?! oTi thc 'J-iii hi " Hu Prinre-s nf TreTdaonde. " Mrs.James H. r..'t. rand Mrs. Rurtou Hnrrison, of Sew York, arc !?? appear herc In the Union league Thi dre, oil Til.Ulan *_"J for till* lei-lu-li: ol tie " IVliIi**. 1*. allia Museum and behool of Induatrlal Art." Mc.rial Hall, r.iiiniouul I'ml,. Thc pl.ii will Le" nie i:ti--i.ui Honey? moon." The Union League Tbeatre.il n maybe so called, i- ihe new a ii rn-\ to the tinton league ( lui. build? ing, and u.ip constructed more especial 1) for balls, lt i . linell tl,at it is thc h.uni-.nu-t lull room in the eiit. No dramatic |m rformsm ea have na yd beea siren in ii. li bolda about ISO m opl<, Tin- Ceiiiiiniitee of On.- II ti nd red nominates Mr. Ilu;,:er for Itceelver ..r inti-, or rattier, a- n puts it. Indorses lils tl.ilii1lialloiiallea.il lu.uh III Hu people. It pr.ilni-' - Itt Indorsement ol King lor Manu*. If the Democratic l.'on vt-iiiii.ii nominates bim, Philadelphia elli pontina could neil bo more mixed. The extraortlluaiy Interview with .\ Mavor Htokley, a tuan hitherto so loyal to whatever hi- pani did, baa no! laren without li-1 Beet, 'ide rc are hundreds who will not be aotMledto vote for either Hmltii or Kin)--. Ihe iu- niui/ bulletin i- out of tbe traces null i- sorely displeased wuh thc nomination of smith. Thal Mt* Bulletin nh.Mild ohjeel to Un action ol fl Repub? lican convention I- mos! surprising. Prill.--"! i:. I?. Hoiie, of bia city, gwea to Washington to asaiime cbnrgi ot the Department of ralcontolotrj In tbe National Mu-, mn. ll.- Hill lake villi bim bis famous .-ol lectlon .<r fossil**, which Incluoksai.ineus nol repre hcuii .1 in un\ olin i collection. 8P0EES FROM THE HUB, r.eipKiv, Jan. 19.?Tho third Cambridge Harvard Issembly took place at Armory Hall, Tuesday evening. Tbs managers were Mr. Pani fThorndiks .-md Mr. II. M. gpelman, of the senior class, and Mr, D. l. Mhiie, ol tba jiini..r . lass. Colonel mi i n.iii benyeo, of the British Army, ts In tun ii. Mr. Jamea Lawrence uietl hia brother. Mr. Prescott I.all felice , w ll."lu.lief bOfflS ll In (lint.it), ha\e ptU* cbaacd toe estate known as th.- Rdmnnd Blood farm, la that town, and it ls understood boto presented lt to sa le.ii nf gentlemen for tin- purpose sf establishing im Episcopal aebool for hoya similar to those already h.t.itnl at (ni.ni, N. H.. nial al Bouthboro*. A flinn nf |100,000 baa been raiaed by subscription for the pnrpoae of sustaining tbe Institution, ill-, expected that tbe aebool buildings will be finished sud placed In running order during the present season. The Harvard seniors bave bad their "Tums Day meet lii'.-,:and the following gentlemen of tbe Hasty Podding riiiii have been ?"??;. *i to toke charge of tbe society's clsas spread: William o. i oderwood, J. C. Coolidge and Augnatus Thorndike. The Pudding thentricsls are -"...n tobe *--l\ en in Boston, aral af tu i-r mulei- tim direction <>f Hu- foil.ci hil- officers: Acting manager, stuart Wyeth; pia.e manager, IV. O- Undera.1; hualncaa tuanagor, Uordoe Abbott. in. Janata H. Wblttemnre, superintendent of the M chusctta General Hospital, i db '! oo Wednesday for Europe. . The- Thnrsday Evening ( lub met thia week at the resi? dence* ed Mr. John 1-. Brenn r, No. 49 Beacon *t. Dr. Kimmel p. Cowes, Medical Ina].tor of tbe United Ptates Kary, read s poper npon thi condition and prospects ? >f th. Nny, with aome Information regarding the rofl steel now being made at fonth Boston, wtrtch posacssca great strength combined with remarkabl ? ductility, aad whleh Me he Baedln the manufacture of some Qovernmenl ii- cia. Mi. I.lie.i Clarke, -e'li ot the Ber. Jamea r. nnii clarie, gare sn account <>f thc condition eef thc new sewerage works of the city. Tht Ber. Mr. E. ft, ll.ile de-.ii'...I the royageaol Magellan and tbe valuable la , I..ininti.ni which haa latelj bron brought to light on thst I subject bj the dlscoreryof the log. with the dally latl tml-1, of one of the of-eers tn the voyage across the Pacific, at the end ol which Magellan lost bU life. Mr. Henry Van ii ,mt, the ar. lille, i. described In detail the erection of the Church of St, Sophia al < onstantlnople. Th"* Ht BotOlph (lilli hael OB e-hihltlon this Week B ii ti i < i ii.* sci of photographs, forty* Bi ?? in number, from tbe tin.' i palutlnj-sol Millet, lent hy Miss Helen Knowlton, lin- artist, Mrs. Marlin Brimmer r.-at.- n bril)lani party al ht r n -i ? deuce. No. 47 Beacon st., Thursday evening. Mr. Brim mei's - ullecllon of .-ni"'' a Moorish plates, w hlcu he pur i-hii-t-.i la-i year In Hpaiu, wren a great attraction feu Hue giieits, hp they bave oulj lately I.n unpacked ami piae..( Among ihe roiupnnv were (inventor rtnd Mrs, la e.i ..m. Mr. and Mrs UohcrtC. Winthrop, Mr. wul? lara iimu, Mr. uml Mrs. Richard II. Dana, Mr. and Ml I !'-.|e iii lt < fnuiiliiplri. lil. ,M|p. I'll,nu.ip ?. Appleton audl'aptaiu Nallian Applelon, In Jaine* H. Chadwick and Mrs. Chadwick, Mr. nnd Mrs. Jobn Heard, and Mr. alni Mrs. AugustusT. Pi rklns. Tin- iu. uti ninth exhibition of tho \rl flnb opened to ll Hui Will ClOHO I I'lir.llt lft., Ni V. \eilli |'|M euli Iribtilea foin seven piclurea from -inti well-known art Uta sa J. Wells t liiniipin-y, B, M. Hhnrtleft, .1 valen Weir. l>. W. Trlon, r. .*?. Church, C. V. Turner, Ueorge ll. Kmillle .uni ii. Bolton -l-ur. -. Hu ?? Clefs " it an mill luile club in Boston, whoas oh Jeel i- munica I, and of Its eighty members cUtv nina! he diatinrtlvoly musical rritlca ot recognised standing. Tin!.' i> nu i.uni a-. .--iiii ut Just sufficient to def ray tho estimated coal of six mont bl) .tiuu't mel -up|iera. Poi eacli meeting a" master "ls chosan bj ballot, wbtwe dutj ii i- to provide au hour of mu lc. according to bia own taste and lodgment, and who reeelvea a-n nil-um from the treasury for lu*, necessary outlay in this di rectlon. The meeting for ii.ip month waa held on Wi-dlic-.l.ii Ul. bl at lin III H ( ill' kt lllir_* Hall. Ml. H. J. I.aie:,* wa- ile- "master," mal lil- programme included violin and plano nundi' "f Rubinstein andRrahms. tbe ii-:iiliii .* of a pm tn ur two, and an Informal address and ili-i motton nj.on musical societies nml liinarii -. Tia ie is ngood deal nf tnlk about town anent the uew : Sat rn lil pane!' poon to 1)0 published hy li Strong pluck cnmpaii), emliraciug sotm ur ibe beal names In the city, i Mr. Cyrus A. Page will be tn*aaurcr sud bualneaa mau ninl Mi. Howard M. Tie knor will beeditoi rn ? (def. Mr. Tickner was for.lyol th. bouse of Ticknor A 1 ie ai-, for .t lime sub editor of th, I lian tie iltmildii. nml i ili!.ii im nome \> ii- e.i 'mr Young Folk* I ':.?? 'i ipei Mill ?!"? .'.air..i The henton :m-l i- io t- nf rdxtt-cn pages, aboul tie- n.-e iii Harper't Ot Wy. lt will have i liter? ary and soclctj character, li* contents being mostly uri irina!. lin- dinner tendered tn Oovemor Robinson and bia r-tnil bj iii' ninia-r- of thc ( uh t- al Hu Homerae i i lub on Tuesday night waa n lin.-..Han. Covers were laid for tweut) aeven, Including the Governor sud eleven i*t.iii . mel tin.-.-ti Cadet officers. The nih Regiment Association hnd Ita annual dinner lit Veill!lr_'p Hillel oil Wei I le--I, iv li flit, pi . .Ide tl I < liar le. J. M. Inti ie- presiding. Healed near I. were Colonel Henri ??"- Ni" r Caiwt, Chaplain Kdward II. Hall, ot Cambridge; Colonel (. N. Codman, Captain Henry B. Pierce, .-? rctarj of Mute; Qcneral Nat lian Iel Halos, Colonel (itip.or tho Imh Connecticut "tcgi-icnt* and Colonel W. ti. Hutchins. Mr. Robert (.runt hss Just put into thc banda ot hts ptihllahc ra, Meatra. J a mci lt. Osgood A Co., a nea story ol ii khortci ami lichter casie than hi*" ftvenure Mau '" It ls called "1 lu* Kuan- of Heart n," a lid la understood to le. i ii ii pe lui.mt I i tie " pri tohills lilli." Mayor .Marun wai agucatofthc Vow England Club t.. day, Thc webster nutorical Foch ii h.-hi h. annual me.-tine at th. Did Booth Meeting House yescrdajr af ter noon, e\ (.e.i. inol- Bell, of Bew-tlampahln*, presiding, ou tin* pintfnrm were Manu Martin, < burles Prune's Adams lr.,the lion. Miii'.-ii.dl iv Wilder,and tie Hun. Hetihen M. Allen. EX-SERGEANT MASON AS I "SHOW," WalkingtonOemrnenAenet?) ri'' rOtlnAatnkin '"???). I'nu I mis n wind aboul -Sergeant Masoni Th.- Nicin ot bis vulgar plil - in tia- papers aiulem bandbllla til bi me with an emotion thal must out. Am we to eon found all our atandarda of m sn ll netts, of decent i. and of heeiieiri ll. r. Ip a " hr..);.-ti" soldier, who, waiving all (pie-1le.li- ..I ilip. iplme, dui om of the BBOSt ceiWaidl. minga a aoldlei could do turned .itel Bred upoo, with In teni n. murder, sn unarmed and belplesa creature penned within tue waihi of b |ail, hiu! wim? nie h,,h already clearly m forfcli t" ihe law. Ne. otu felt nunn keenli for Prenkleul e.a-li-lil tlinu I did. but tbe fact la tl.Ml (lilt fellow .M.ip.-Ii Baa 'leen rUB nt ii kllni ii' ii -liri abow.lt such aa espreaaloo can be used, taklnjr oi from tbe sympathy thal ouch I to hara noa entire]) t.i the inurdi n??! I'ii-Mitiei't, m. ni.iig alni iil-iim ting pubtle ut leniion uml ateitiui/' n shara of ii ny hi- attempted t rime. Non. with Un .hui,,.i ol the pe nile ni I.ny, whit b he rh lily deserved, banging aboul bia garmeou, be i< pended uiieii-r Hie mlUtaiy title he di-?.-!,e ed, ^i i- n ? ei i* it peep, na a" hete." (UedSOVe tin. iii.irk !) lt ls eui, SBM l.._i hU wife and innocent lillie child, for whom aufOcleut money waa raised to mrs them from all wsaitSta te sa eli_f<|r:i il Ultu Hu- Inf,mains eihlhltl.ui. Aler there no ne n With IIIHIllllil ?? I >n0ttglr! l? l.IlrMlllt Milli lill Olltr.tge, Or win L*'i an tiiiighi.'iudpublic hil*it deeral I_BT NEWS ANT) COMMENTa tup: wbbi in aim cihclks. 'KKPAUATfoxs ron ssw BiiuunoM?mesa wo* ll IBU Al ill! Ul IA] BU? Null.S OITOF TOWN. Thc limo for recoil* in j* pictures for Ilio np isiiaihlBg iiihBdltsa of the stalerOsier Bosiely M sloss it hand, mid those Rho are connected with Its niaiiage ?uenl feel tht-nipelvea siidileulv I.uni.'lied willi a (.'rent aright of responsibility, lhere sra eertsiaty many ln lleiltlom eif limiest (-Hort to make thia I \liiblf Inn BBS of (leculiar BHeBKlh "BhS popularity of work ia water lists h ip Increased fruin year to year, nml BS thin be iiiiu-i appreciated bj the artists, there ls offered a wider IBBfB oi matt -ri.tit fruin which totlrnwfor the exhihl iloiit. gerara! nriiti? afhehare boee known almost ex - iluslvely a- painters lu "lit a in contribute te the naming exhibition, uni ll may be e\pe.ted that entirely* 11CW ?ames win nppe.ir inr.* aad tin-re in the gallerias. And lhere ls h.ipe of rtnuictlitiiir from BCtesStht witter. Hut whether tha" ptriktii:,- feaiaees " are praseal or not, ths collection, regarded from the deooratlre point of view, will he i|iute mik-to inaintaiii il I slain ling BS OBS ti tim pretties! BXhibiUons of the year. The Blesses, pi veil bs tht painters ta wsler-colors, hare been BS*d at work with Beedie mel neill, .-md frreat things nre promised of certain mw platee. The growth >f etehlng hes ameh Bsats thsakept pace with thst of wort ia iMiter color., aad ths e-Jubltlon of the Etehtag iliih will prehabty be tho Isrgesty t held. Still niudl-er liiediiitii nf SSateSShai hus atlallicd .mild, nt Importaaes fat a pubUee-.biblUoa.ead tim Castel Clnhis shortly te preacsl a eolleetloa of pa.tel lfitwln-t. Mr. W. at Cliipte, who MIN ff.mi oll.t tu iiioni* tyass aud from water oolera aadfetohlnas to abareoala, i* iiii.iei.-tii, at to hara tha sneoeas of the Pastel "exhibition niii.-h at heart, and BO doubt U Will OOntsln some inter "-tins perfoiiii'iiic.m. The Brooklj n Lean Bihlbltloe ls stated te be drawing ii. ? nooursfing Busaheret \i*u..r?. it ls therefore prob* ihic that a ssusatsrahle addrthm .wlU be amde to tho ilowly augmenting Pedestsl Fund. There teems to h.* a rei hal of Interest, or rather ii miler Interest in ssBsrlesn sits) present, whleh ls fra i cai. il, te cite* one Instance, hy the gratifying figures, ? i 113.000, tea. h.-.i nt the Artists' Fund sale. Bo h.nut tbe high character of Mr. t luke's exhibition sud the att.-iiti.ui lin. etui to it lune had results highly beno Betelto the artists, one er two of our !eadlng dealers, nut picvhui-h Beted for their devotion to American works of art, here lately taken to following local ex? alt ltioae willi coinimmiairie perslatence. altogether lin prospects for Jar-lists teem brighter now than the re ?tults of ihe autumn Academy or ti idl cx hlhltiollp -e. ned tn ;: diCStC [I I- .ul ie.Hp tu lu lieu that the f-iiihiipi,i-ni mal exeesslrs real of some would be champion* of Americas art leads them lota a wholoaale eraasds ssulnrt sll foreign pictures. It ls hard te seo ii" ,i the stendatd.ot art Jin this city ia to be raked by -weeping charges or covert Insinualiona that Bssayof the w..rks liupoiie.l h> ie,ir ie iding ii, ai. ra are forgeries, lhat ls rather aa ugly wind und ought bo! te. be bandied about.without Intisputable msaona Ko doubt there are for -eries e.f Prench pictures In ihlp i itv. |uat a- American paintings kars beea and probably ure forged tu re. Bat forgeries bm not asualiy bend led by gentlemea arith reputations st htakn. it ts only feir to reeognlss a good work of art whether it bo French, American, English or Qerataa. lt u not fstrtoseekto cast a stigma upon ue.ii.p nf art simply beeaaae they ara of foreign origin, aad rn : igarda Prench paintings, against whleh tha rags u? the aeslous seems chiefly directed, lt ls certainly un? expected to tind our arti-t.p apparently leaking to srenge th. a ranga Of the u-rr al Americas Rog, Surely pork mid art wen- nevi r arrayed togethei bt fare. Messrs. Bir:*a and Alexander Harrison will shortly (.-h. I -peel ll .eihthitloii of their vn.rks at thc American Art Guli. ry. Mr. Pclinus has liddy pim efl in his gallery two exam? ple - af Bo ii-'i-re.iii whleh will be Interesting to tho-.'* who adastra tha! artist Oas Isa large composition, the Holy Family with tba child Mt. John, a painting by Julep Lefebre called, "Tim Lsagusgeof the Pan," depletes hun:'th In Japanese rol.e.s uf red nml purple, forming B decided contrast to hts usual eholce of abjects uml color.-. Gerome's "Tulip Kania*1 has ri ippeored iu this gallery, aad with lt arc n (.indy of sn Ulterior with flgurea by Alfred Bterena, "The Ooaslpa,"bf Jbninei Aranda, aa Oriental scene by Paainl, and a sketeh of Bpanlsh bull-fighters st ens.* In their inn hy Wonna Herc iiIpo lt n burge example of Van Man ke. * It ls stated thal Mr. Eugene Meeka SB American artist. waa elected a Beyal AeedemtetaB wita the tile ofPro fe--iet." et ths aanual aseettag of the Protessorsof the Beyal Ace demy of Ploroaoo. The twetity-uliith exhlbiUoB of the Boston Art Club ta ii opened oe Pride*- evening by the usual reception. Thia exhibition "iii reaasta opes frsm Jsuusry 19 te. February ic. The Kliitlio. whleh BOW laSSM ofrhliu-- BS suppl.-llU'llf*. hus in en ealsrged hy thssddltiou of new depertmente, mel begins the yr.ir with a \ Igor which bespeaks ii pros* pei us s carter. Ia the number of January 13 appears fl long article sdi Besting the* estahllahment .ef a" (fstlonal ?Salon." The writer esl si ? The Qererameat esaaaette surplus revenues; lt cnn sstniiii ha Salon; lt csa award prisca; lt eaa gtreaeholamhipasaad aborosll thlugslt eui. h) lia broad aealef Bommendatlon and reeognitioa, lend Itt powerful Influence rBa aa al.Uni: and pr" hind." Thu Ip adsstrabletathsery,hutsrather inure practical aad cold-blooded vi.-w la that taken by Mr. Ki..liiei lu Tot MoROtkat nf Art. H.* si.yn: "Another doubtful project lhat haa lately beea talked ef ls the es* IshilBhBBonl sf a Nstlsnal picture gallery at Washlng ton, for whl.-h the tioteriiinciit is to buy the pictures, on.- -buddera t-. think al tha sort of collection that might ba brough! together br a eommittee ol Congrees which w.lulu lee awayed by political nrefercneea, <>r poaelbly by the theory of equitable appnrtioiinH ni among the Htatcs. Foi the present, ii owe vcr. there ls no danger, as Congress hus im power lathe natter." On the other ininti, the writer in TktRtndln remarks: "That Congress hes a per? fect right to establish a National Balun there can ba no ilouht." Th.- I', iiruan Bamber of Tht lfagtotne of Art presents Dnlou'l lerra .'..'ta " La l.iseiiPi- " a. .t ffoul l-pl.; and th.- opening srtlele upon " I'I. lures of Cats," by Mr. \n ..it.a Hui rles Pollock, contains much that ls interesting In regard to Qodfrai Mind, the "Katleen Itaphael." There follows an article npon Mr Charles il. Miller, hy om present Mloiati i to i'erala. Mr. B. Q, \v. benlsmlu, whose tatt literary nerfonuancc was his eothuiiahtlc ac? count ol his reception br the Rbab. which was attended by ? highly unexpected tiri.mn meat Mi. Benjamin ihink* if. Ami rica i painter bas given more attention t" tone than Mr. Miller, and .finds Un his'best works much " richness and depth." Aa engraving rn bclfonl'a i ... ,, aii'i Olyccra," Illustrated napers upon " Con celia in i ups " and " Fashions for the Poet," an article by i ii-iiio Moiiliiu-i'??" upon the realists of the Constantine I,Hillie- collection, mil tba aecond paper i\\."The l.nivi i- Tliitiii. -e," furn lah a wide Irangc of profitable r. .ul lng milt ti r. There sra reproduction ? of two noteworthy lei-t- nt Victor Hui;... one, the marble portrait bj David rt*Angers, dated i-.il, the otber the Lately completed bronze bual by Rodin. These buats as seen here copra sent two extremes tn art, obs coldly aaa several* class? ical, thc other full of a (i..tim* .spirit of unrest, the wort of an urtint uriie and Intense. In tbe i.iiiiahh- department nf this msgaxlns deroted to \i". i I'i.. nt. Mr. Koehler refers sppn datively to the verdict given hy Thk Tut ni m. and other Jon ma is inn ni th.* I'lathe exhibition, which h.. calls "un honor io American art. "^Mr. Koebloi pn mute copious notes rein tin-in ibe doing* ot Art Ma-. :eu ? .md Art Associations from Maine to California. Their uumber appears to be continually on the Increase, nnd there ls revealed a am prising amount of activity ta the way nf thi formation of cIhpp.-p, the ..i>i'iijiig ot exhibitions, and even, us st Port? land, Me., tbe building et Art Club bona -. Tin drat iiiimher of The Art futon bas appeared, a handsomely printed llluatrated monthly ari iournalls BUedbythe " Amerioan An Ciu.u.," whose obfecta h.nu luiu alu mi. explained. The b-urnsl, which I* accoin natiletl I'i one ot.Mr. Henri I'm let's etching*, tout.nus full description* with copious llluatratlou* eif the pie turee now un exhibition ls thc Fourteenth r-t. Kallery. Othei feature * are nu article upon tbe late A. I". Bellos a, two papers upon Ibo tarifl on worts ol art, and " A ('on i. nation with Slr. William Hart." Tlu-re ls ii remarkable array of great paintings npon ex? hibition Bt present In London. Altin* Grosvenor Ost? ler.) lt the remarkable collection of tbe work* of dlr Joshua Iteynolds which ha- been brought together through Ibu energetic effort* ol -lr Coutts Lindsay, p..,iel,-1 bj Mr. .1. (nilli nt (arr and Mr. C. l-l. Hullo. Thia collection coraprisea over UOO works. Of thc con? dition ..I -u Joshua Be* aolds'a paintin rs tu-r. -tn..*, n ilie hawdon Newt aa va: ** Among hi* flnnat worka are many lu almost perfect preeervaUou, and glowing with color, lu some oi Hu pi iii. flesh Hm- are delightfully fresh, and in others the perfection of thi .inti.ult mt of painting ' Btuutes in while ' lt dlapiayed In ail Its delicate lienuty. The proportion <.f ptctura* whteh haveaiifftred from time, ii.imp and the experiment* of the artist will be funnel rerj tnuoh smaller than might have been sup? posed." At th.- Royal Acadsmj the fifteenth annual exhibition ot worka b) tbe ?->.i mastora and "Dwm ?-?'! Mnatersof tbe BiItlali r-.i'.eeei." ti..., "atoll opened with 816 works. Thr Iaiii-I'iii ii lr /nifih BB) Si "-.? ul. a nf t h.-i.uii|,|, i. nesa ol ii* exhibition mu* i?< formed when we state that li oumpriaea among the Kngluh master* no lesa than twenti fivs examples rd Mir Joshua Reynold*, nine of (iitinsi.nigh, . ii-iit ..f "tomney, twool bullington, two of liogartb, th ? <"t '"?"'.-i' ."doii and, two of Ullberl -tu ni t N't it ton, t i.i't uf ruiner, two ur ' e dd ' M'ard, tine e of .-ii Davit! Wilkie, t-ighi ofBicUartl Wllaon, an.i twool /..II.H... , III neal.II..Il to r?lli;.'!e rt|M< linens hy 1 ODStBble, Alexander Nasmytb, -I din Cruiuo, Natbauiel Dance, WilllMm llele-'ell, PtttWU, 11' ? J') ? 11 > I , jBClbtOBa till* e|r|lT leslie, ^ir Thomas ljt? rei. Craawiek. mo:hun! and >lr blain l..iiul-1'e r. A .-pea lal Interval laimpartedta lbs exhibition bj the settlug apart exeluslrety or one gallery tin- ntih ror tin* snip a\ nf twcot) obs large sad lm iH.rtant pictures In oil'-> tm-luie I'.ml Falconer Toole, lt. a A? for tim'uni alaster*,'properly so Ballad, of lin- ('.ultim t.titl school*, ttl* Hillie hut t<> nay that, with the emptions of Michel Angelo, la e.nardo da Vinci. Rafael, ( mr. Kio, Guido teni and Titian, lhere i? Beares!** a uainc l.i ,-irln..* lu Uio art hittor) ot the sUtet-ulb and eeventeenth centuries of willoh the renown la not amply vindicated this mw j .-ur at Burlington House." Tlie London HtantlarH anya: "Mr. Francis Millet la sn American artist, having nothing but exceUeaee in eotn me.n with the great Frenchman who first of all daratl to bring tbe realities of thc peasant figure into i.lera Kr.-ueh mn. Ile witt, we lu li. ve. a war i>nrri"t|tniident. with hot li pen ami pencil; hut the m.wt ?uirriug scene* nf rein 'iltur, land ex* it.-iiietit have perhaps univ served lo Intensify ld* enjoyment of homely Itu Idem ami of sci ns of placidity, and the picture here (No. MM), by which he will moat Mir. ly strike those on whom the lelim-inents of art are not lott, is only of un old-fSshiont d window -est. and of the nguru sitting nt work u|M)ii it, and of toe furniture Bear, and of the "livery- llip'ht that floods the nioin mid gm a it its charin ami lin life. This picture, so barren of adventure, so relined in i oneeptlon mi delicate and certain in tbs ap? peal that lt makes lo ihose to whom lt can appeal at all? ia ..ne of the moat memorable In the exhibition among the works of the men who are newest to faun*." HE Tins 1 ED ll EIC TAIT.. It was .1 cou, willi mild brown eyes, auburn lin mrs and a tall with a loose lock e .n the end, that BWttehed the air and kiiocke.il imaginary Ilea late thc hereafter with a anap. BhS WSS being led down W'.-at-at. towen) the Oertlsndt dtreet Ferr* bj a ferocious-looking Jeneymsa. whose- complexion, owing to ths cold weather and hot whiskey, WM reel at a meteoric-un-et. yul iieniy, v.ith what wat apparently aaaeeessary cruelty, ths .hi -' i niau struck the cow ncro-t the flank willi a club, swung his arms over hit head, deuced a maddening double-shuffle In tbe street, and eat down with strange rapidity upon a car-rail. The eow looked over her shoulder repformgiy, nnd stood in ber tracks. The ,ier myuma arose from the Impression be bad amde upon the lee, smoothed bia eoe! 'alls caressingly, and started toward the eow. Re tapped hei obos, spat on bis hands, rapped ber twice, put hts ihttnldttr sgalnst her sids sll to move her out of the'track of the dtavs but t? ne avail. A erewd assembled. The Jerseyiuan gut lots of sympathy but noaaai-tan-e. One man suggested thst shs bad teases feet! another thal abe waa undecided about thc policy of the new Board of Aldermen; a third that she waa oaa of ll. 0. T.'euabalaaesd bids ami waa afraid of Jersey Justice. The owner weats fewysrds ahead, grlnued s ghastly grin, and shaking bia club be hind liiin In a auppressed fury pleaded in persuasive tellies.-('iiiiii*. m,mi*, (lome, Mool] M....ly." but Mooly saw thc club. At last from the crowd stepped a lank and unshaven specimen of a 'longshoreman, lie waagifted with a wisdom beyond his kind, ile drew the owner of the cow aside iiu'.l whispered lu blsi an "Twist Uer tall." Tho Jerse* lu.iii shook his head. Then, ss though bidding for tim .support of the multitude, the'longshoreman raised bis arm ann making a sweeping gesture exclaimed: -1 le nt*, 1 -ms twist her tail." ?? lu i-i ii yerrel," was the answer. A glance of scorn upon tbe crowd, snd tbe "longshore? men bared hip brawny arm and stepped up to the cow. H.- took the lore lock in his bawl; ran his tin.crt through ii nud clinched them, grasped tho middle of the tall with his lefl hand, and tried to tie a knot, Ab aeonl-ing silence, which was broken bya groan and dotted witb a broad brimmed hat, a pair of suspend rs, and tin* arms ami legs of a 'longshoreman doing ? tbenica In tho froaty slr. The battered remalnanf the 'lon gabon man wen- carried away muttering blasphemy. Thc cow niter she had replaced ber bimi hoof* on tbs ground was led on to the ferry by the Jerseyiuan, who ? .1 as he paid lils fal'.-: " Takes more's u Yorker to learn inc lessons." TUE OPERATIC OUTLOOK, Mr:. MATLl.-ON's ttOSE-COLOUBD "TBWS?HIS xi;\v 1 KM m. William B. Dinsmore, tho venerable presi? dent of Ali.mn Express Company, sal la bis ottee with a tall iind BhJay hat aurmountlng hie genial fea? tures. "I can tell you little about operatic -Batters," mid he toaTaiacxi reporter wbo had usk.-.i bim forlnfona ntloii on that subject, "for I have been ill ami confined to the house aiul so have senilely h. en at the Ac.idem} for mouths. It seems tu me, however, that one teaeoa, st *ay rat.*, baa bees learned this w sase, sud thst it thal lt doe.t pay to giro one artist .fi.oon or $9,000 a night sad pay the real of the company only moderate ly welL it nays neither tbsaiaaager nor tbe sudlenoe, snd thc prims donna la the only one who gains, while even stu* tn the long run ii.ay lind that it ls not altogether te ber Interest. "BOW aro we satisfied with our seaton? Welt we don't grumble and wo nil think that hTaplnaon haa done ra inark.ibly well. At you may naagtae, however,the season at m Ither hourn has been a remarkably profltahle one. Aa to our own affairs I r,111n.1t give you any definite Information. Perhaps you ought obtain some should the directors of the New Metropolitan Opera Rouse expound freely their ihIihIp. Tbat they bars inst a good deal of money [(appose noed bardi* be stated. How much la another metter. Perhaps ever 9100,000; perhaps less. Anyhow I do not think the deficiency will be made good out of Mr. Abbey'- pocket. The directors ara all rich meni their house ares aol built uta cumiiiefcl.il speculation, hilt asa whim, mid they can minrd to pay for their loy ami say BOthlng about it. They say there baa been plenty af ' papering' at both bouses, but that, 1 suppose, ls inevitable. On tha whole, I think we ought to feel well satisfied With our side of the bargain." Mr. MapIeaoB was found in hts otti.-e in the Academy of Music, sad though be bas only recently recovered from a Bevan attack of go.it, he looks at ch*r illili' us eve-r. The BbseBOS of tbs familiar flower In his buttonhole ts compensated for bys sprig of Eagllsh mlstlstss hung Bp over his desk. The ezacl purpose of this the reporter f.iile*ii tei discover. As Mr. Map: -mn ibooh beads with his visitor a HH---111.11- hm laid down three telegrams which the manage r at once opened. "Victory nil nh.in* th.* lin.*," ho chanted In J atraln*. "litre's n telegram from Chicago to say 1 hal the sa'..- opt ned till. morning ami B long lille- ts ptill irt the box-office. This la from Baltimore tosay that thc sale opened strongly lhere, and this last is from Cluclaual 1 te> say that the auction sale of Abbey's so calle.1 festival area poorly attended aud opened weakly. I get similar telograms from every city, lu Baa Francisco wo shall moke n small fortune, and when thc spring season opens iu Nr'.i York inn will pee how completely we sb ill sweep tin-blinni," and satiafHCllon gleamed In Mr. Maplesona ritclit eye, tbe left hoing closed a* ho gave a portentous wink " Have you heard of my BC ?' tenor !" be asked. " ttol Well be's a wonder. He bas near!} every opera of any account In bis repertoire ami a 1 olee w hit h 1 ani told has mi te, uni. A new tenor Ip like a drop nf water lu Hie "tahara at the present time. Ul* name I* Anton Indrea Ainmi - ami lie's a Spaniard. That's not hit Inuit, however I beard of him three year* ago wbeu he left the f'onservatolre, but be disappeared. Then U.iyarrc told mi! Of him about a year nip-o. but I couldu'l Hud him Ainu,1 <? month au'o, however, I was dining aboard Admiral Coup, r's ship nnd nil the olin er. began telling lia* of a marvel lou* tenor they had lu nd a* Coraccaa the only thing winch, bad made the place endurable. Theil 1 In iud nf Int pine, pp In (lavalla, w helli 111 ? Ti..niton-' he took a true Din tim ' DeUa quetta pirn.' Thc bo) * were selling tuning forks giving l> out-hie nu.1 when lin gave the nop* t In 1 ?? w ns a plum I ta neon. ' ping ' through tin- house. Well, lo cut ft lona story short, I kpenl mv last dollar cabling nt 50cent* a word, and have finally secured bim nnd he will probably sim* herc In April. Patti will runt the ' Fl gi la eli ttegiutcuto' ana bas fallen in love with some uniforms she saw ou 1;yo. 'latin.1 liay and wants my chorus of two hundred ti dress lu lt. lt turns out to be the 7th Regiment; so that lilli take all the buys, WOU't lt I (.el-lel Will give ?l.ikuie' ami Patti ' Romeo and Juliet'; so, altogether, I think wa shall make n, good tl.'ht of lt." FASHION NOTES. Oriental brache damasks with tbe'design'outlined la cashmere heads make thc trout and sleeves ol velvet and satin iliiim-r dresses. Morning dresses of pal. pink or hine cashmere em bmidi reit with rose buds form a part of brides' eu a nts. Hla-k Milln skirts wltb the frontt covered with blink chenille fringe sro worn with hi.uk velvet bodices. There are also (el embroidered fronts for satin pkut. that haves vd vol basque with Jetted ba tin sleeve - Grays of several tones la one costume aro tin* 1 fashionable hues for dsy dresses. Orsyesshmere witb ?-I iv- em oossed velvet nnd chinchilla fur combtae many 1 lear sbadi , ??] thtt fashionable color. The pell ie or dolman ofsealsklB e.i..*ii with otter or beaver or black foi fur hat proved to be tin- mos! eio glint cloak of tim season. Short maatles of sealskin hive nut hui the success anticipated for them. Thu epaulctted fur cape ls la favor for young aad alight we mu'u w .iii their moth tailor-made sui' -. Ermine, once tha rame! aristocratic of furs, ni for kings niul 11 1. ens, is umv Hied only ns a simple lining to plain 1 rie.el.p. (-traps-teeiiet hsve beea colored by s Pa'rtslan j and ure Illuminated from the bick b] swans of pinall electric lamp, timi five them 11 brillliiney equal to that of rubies, sapphire* and diamonds. Dark colored velvet bodices made low In the seel and sharply point.-.I are worn with Ililli tulle skirta. Pretty plsatroe rests to wear with brocade.1 -adas are bubs sf plain Batts gsibered st the m-e-k aeroes ths sheet anel al the cud or tim basque, a bera it droops liku a pud. Thia vest ls made separate from ths basque, wbleb la c.pleto without lt. and may be alternated with a smaller plastron ed a bite Mik maslin amt Bpsuish lace, glanders guipure and VsWucteanea lases wltb Beedie work doiie OB Hi.' garment arc tho garniture Up.-.I foi timi lingerie. The laees ?r.t amened ta pleated Bouaoea le el.-.! by embroidery, and pink or binn narrow rlbl-niis are 1 na round tim t.>pa sf ali ths lace trimmed garments. A novelty Hm evening dresses lt aet studded with silk lowen te reltet-HmteeAretdsrsd bet wsadsrfal rapro* duotloaa ..f the Mosesem. TsUea talla baa silken wheat ? us up.ni lt, niiel gray tollu hu* buntine* of UUct ..ml pansie*). Mott graceful toa gowns aro msdo of emroldercd white Cldna crape alniwla wltb ttie *oft puffed fronts of piala s.ttlu trimmed with lace. The fringe of tho shaw 1 la ihort t-iiitt and Hm netted heading ls laid over saltn. The* i-i, ipi iiiMiit over tho MollCni vest ami forms sillies tu thi elbow to meet there pud*of satin and taco. The hair ls worn ia n bow quite at the top *f tim hem! and jewels, stress stones* or leathers aro Its only orna? ment*. PULPIT SKETCHES. Hil: REV. EDWARD MeOLTKH STU OP st. simona catholic cnuBCH." Tn 18*18Bishop Hr-*->aes appointed Dr. Cam. s-lasa, s yeast aad hraUeal aHeai (rem Um Preeoenads, le establish tim imw psslsb wt tn. Itephsaa, haOd ? cliiitcli, to collet and oti* e |H'|BllaB. lt WSS then a pinn.'r. up tomi saterprlse. At tb. Mathea* crm-r or HsdlsoB-ave. ami Iweaty-seveBtb-at, lota Mi re pia,eur..I, ,. plats bUlldtBS er. .-lid, eOUSSt lated, nml the work of ,i youn- i arish hopefully begun. Rut abartl** a'te-riiaiil Un Uni lem Railroad CoSBBaaj ben,,, ,. ... prteti.r ot lha reatefths bleeh, thea rendertus the tay. sltloa uiieiidin-.diie for reiis'iieip asea, lu 1953, the pre* pertyn.ip sold to the ivaitli'tc e-orp<.t.il..i,r uud -Imi, ,,-, wholly to public buabaeaa, Ihe pariah psirhaslas Biisa widieiiie preseal site, betweea Lexlagtoa sad Ihiid au -t., reschtag throagh with s frontage ea Tares! - ei-iith nnd TweBty-aiath ate The buildtas. asa de signed by Reawiek, the srahltoet of Grses Churva i l ? ll-n till- lie-H C lilied fal. ;il|,| aW Bl Hil- 11-li" . 1M-1 ;. . raoet aotewocthj eharcb tor the Catholic worahipj .dy. Dr. Caaualags, whs bsd slbdn-dsn nnprcred -tepularit* tor hia eloquence aa a preacher, bl* rall social ipi.lim. - nnei Hue accouiplUbuient*, dh*d la !-?.?;, iunl l>r. Meiii*. nu, om-of lu- u .pi-t.ii.t-. who an ntled hun La his laat nimneiits. usa sppolnted hi* succe**or. In thc last j ear ot hip life Hr. CummlBga had Badi , an Important enlargement ot tic chun b Imlldlag, waa left for hU auoceaaor to complete, nt tho I of 9100,000. The building sow extend* throiiirh thu block flem street to afreet, tbe ehaaeel rent Ins on Twsatj ninth st. aaltheaulB ealiaaee sad faeads aa Twenty eighth. The pi ta t- erm if..rm. and the *tj I.- .?, thoroughly modernized Gothic, wtth m.t a few bl I'leueiiiini. iriLpiiati-i'i. Oueblgh feailval a*maayas 5400 worshippers ? ijr be seen in thi. rasl Interior, with ii.. Iiitcrmiuniiii. aisleeaad multiplied galleries. K.-w churches preseal a more haptesslre chancel ptctura. Tbe high, rsulted ceiling* sra picked ont In bin.-nud ?-'old. A treseo of enormsus proportions, by Brun hil, HU the graal area above tie-altar. The aubject lathe ('rueitixi.it!. aii'l it-t bulli, devout treatment awakaaa i breathleaB Interest al the m ith ls I tn -r. ,i,mph, on the north the -iltur devoted tn the i l Virgin. Ih-ii ad thi - ? tra thc il irtyrd i ri Stephi n sad the Immaculate ( ??.ptlon, i. minding ese st Hu -niue time of Murillo an I K tpha-cl. Tin : ? i- a las handling of gold and color la tut if the chea* ocl columns, sad wine Intere* lagfreacoe* In distemper. The high siter and alaoth* tn? ie--er ari executed ta the purest statuary mamie; the dealgoa ara iud ..r tea profoundest ri - llagtyha-moaiaaa in proportion and outline, end e erywbere adorned with tbe moat exquUite work of the sculptor. The gn Mal? lar, arith a width ot m o ? I1'.:. , -. gti -i feet, re . tin- ir ight, al tbs o-ii i ttl elevation, of m ire than twa tour fest These sitars, together sith the general dree raUoas sf thu simm mutta edldce, wore provided bj Dr. Me (iii un. Tho ehotr and ergse oeraay the gallery st trie aauth and, mer tbe entrance, r , mented by a sanctuary orgua and and boy*, f..r the r.-peei Ive perta <?' tb ervloe, utiag a part el tbe east transept gallery for tbnl purpo The pre-, ut pi-t ir. Mini ip e-p ?-i il,y d-v:.I to fha welfareof bia great parisb, sad la aatiriBg lu work* al mercy and benevolence, haa founded a home for desti? tute cht!drcn b.-loagiag to hu leek. li oceuptea four buikllogs ad)oinlng tbe church, nud itao a tue prepertj ar Kew Dorp, ritaten Ulead, with eominodiou* buildings and tweet' three acne af grounds, vin re- are BOC destitute ehil.lr.-u within tbe sab guard ol tim Bama, whs are imder tbe gentle cara of aome flf tee i - I Mercy, TllK WOlUt INA OKKST P.XP.ISII. The preseatterritorial limit-* nt'mt gnni pariah nra Twenty-fourth and Thirty-third ats., and btadi?oa ire, and the Baal liner. Til'* laolBSVs Bell vii' Iii. pttall atid the spiritual care of thc Cslholk Inmate?-, a ho niim hcr three-fourths of the- patteats, U la the hand*ef m. Stephen's olernv. Here, In tliU pre.duet. Ste inure thSB 30,000 cathoilep, who look to Dr. BeOlyua aad bia ss* ilstaata for spiritual ministrations They sra ? mty thrifty, will to-do people* In trade, eel bu-iiie--. ur t ..* multiplied Industries ?>f labor, rorj lit.:- iqualldper erty.sad ne.t n few families of the blchc?t culture md ?octal distinction, at tbe opeatag st the few rathe* (Ind, many of the etd St. Stephen's fnmlllea of wealth .md position, dring Ib lt* neighborhood, (oin i lt* co i irrcgatlon. Bt. Stephen's, however, i- alw H -t. Iiues.aiit. and niiui**it Innumerable Betti Mes, charitable, ilevothmal and edifying, atlr sp the people, aad every - body sosa's bulled tn earrylug forward thoptaaa i id purpose* nf the pastor, in a recent mis-toe Uy tha Re* il'-iujiloiUt Patters, lilore tli.tl) 90,000 coiniiiiinlon. WI in given, ai tte cloie 3,000 persona srere ooalrss-d bj l e* archbishop, perhaps the larges! number erer preseatod at a piiub- vi-u.itlon la the Aiii-rican CatholleChurch. (ju Easter e>r (hnstaus. betweea four aad dre thouasad eommuoioaatarlatt the altar. Theao pereohlal atatls-* ties bare a deeper slgnlflcaaeo thea Iles ob the surface. They are oaly auparflcial ladlee* of tbe tim-i.i organized ministries of the elerey, la the great bead-to lintel con? flict arith tba degrading element* of metropolitan life; going on day snd night, sad .-very day throughout the y.-ar, without Buuss or eeseatiofl tor wladlag up. .*-11*. tuderlsg, need, birth, death, banal, sn -ail ths whiio beokoidag for rellgtout earn or ministration. Ho the great ehareh works sad lalla on aa sntlrtagl* a* ths strong heart sf ths pastor htstsctf -a living orgeat**-. tn.ii. the true heart, aa well sa brats, of this tees-lag parish. Here is a rapid sketch of what takes pkt.m every Buradsy of the yeer: titi ap a! ball pa-i ave h. tho morning, aad despite raia, tempest, saew, .nhl, or best, jmi will lind, lo*.ii lug a m ip-, n gathering i>f tun or tiire-> hundred whs can Ind aol saotasr hour ta the day for wortblp; nurses, hotel servsnte, atable men, dome*!lc*, ami others, a lei if th.-.v *, hu church, mei-r r_M a bes ? >-r of tbepopulatlouorc aouadaateep, v: atsjuul at each bout until Gland Utgh Maaa st steves, maa* is aaid te latsje .irregatlon*. At niue, ohapcl ma-,, bi mid foe ths shit* dieu, tn addition to the mass gates; torward la ths greet church Bore are slea separate maaaev sstd eveej - dsy in tin- root, 'rn e'.. ry week day in the y< ar, bt ria* slag at half-past live, rasas ts mid st -if- serra, ? amt Bl ii'ue Ililli Ma** I* c le brated Bl Wi ph- a's never Indulge* Ins mldaununor Bspetaamatb oi two, i'? cterg] are perpetually un duty. But hore ts a new di il of - .t.-tn**. Who am the BBSS parrying nu thi* perpetual hurdea e>f dutyl I>r. Be* iiiinn. bow la hi* forty rtxth year, and Mm* ssslstsiits, that is, six priests uudertaki thi* bewildering amoual al labor. Ali am thoroughly educated, -coolart) men. Tie- pastor ii n man <f exceptional aceorapllshmeats. Ko priest la bi* church has tim mit Ive ^iits of tu person. BU acqiUremeats would appear brilliant, In? deed. If not held la such aaodcal ii-.-.ie by bia habitual bumtUty. Educated at tbe Propa.* ada, deliberately, under peculiar!) farsrabll condition*; I I d0W( >l With ->*u hitlve utiel e\epil-ite -l-eepll'.illlties fut al.i.i-d and ti li? ll hup . nlture; gracefully wluulnghi* doctorate, almesl mids boyhood; drawing aU toward abu* ll by the chars*? of ii grandly di*( Iptlned, retlued and Kia. lou* manliBcsss thorougbl] t dot ? ti mpllfylng tat - il Uh lacerdotal orator}'ia hts eburrh, persuasive,? t I.;.- in all range* .-; liatcai rsi Bain nlty nml sweotneaa of prcaenee; a voice whote m. lotty penetrate i from tbe Pweatj alath-sl. cbauct: ta Hie Tw. nt.i-< lilith ft. porch; a \ is il.!.- pitty atul fervor, penetrating, steady, edifying, a perfect estea ?.,.-! viib all the Icj-ltimnti wenpnna of argus* nt, ll m. . . ruin Pt* Well lu ll Ititi; * I, i,t,, *,;!, ri, .airt In be irlri ? s hui odie i il <.un would -'ue'i a n. "? train clite-.bi.re. in other chun ?l I'la |.;.,;i; imth l-!l.p.1lee jeali-l,'? ' I.- .1 ' '? : I I'"!!-' ad tho ?.?burch. Here tli?- pi.it..' in.-!- live, tnt iiiim m. under theil paator, vt ho i.e. i\ca in- rei ular pas , .ni sn l... thne. pe ol New-York ol Ibt luunitt* .(nt -mu ni' >-'> ? H. s a--' i i.i. n " I-- ? *? 'io ju. \ -iain ,-acb. i.ding to the leinrtb ol Ihclr - mc In addition lo thia tbe houachold and domcallc ex|a .nt provided for out of ibeKiinday uSt-ilupt i>r tie;. i.b- Hu- smounti rn bardlj exceed -j ?'"> i>.-..r. Here, then, are alx effiiirut, Bccompliabcd prle*!*, per? peta..1,-, .n work, ats probablecotrf to thc ohiucb,ou( i ,. ? 0f -., i ii mi per annum'. Ko much for thc marvclliMis eniuomle* tn. heroic *elf-tlciiial, tho unworldly dovo imi. ni Un* K.an Catholic pricalboud Ur. Mc'iliiiu I- iniiiiitable In tnnieisa*i..ii Ile lamil of channin* reinluUee.unca of place*, iraicl, old ? I elll.-.P. |,ien?.I able pe-.pie. The BTCSl |aH-t* autl III nu in ficsh leno ii.bi-.ini-e, and tlnel.v timed ' tin ie un-'- i < ila *b lum the aub*! i n ? ol bi-1 Uk without premeditation, au Intimate and lavina culture of tea One hup tpit.-pii subtle grace and oolor rn hip Idle ua * millie ul N. ? -Yolk, but of ln-li par.nt.ii-'. lUtrt I* -? il but alight uudertone of Iiubllu Kngllab in wa .-io,-atiou, anel that la confeaaedly tbe iuo?t uiu-lcsl Kugliah ii! tbe world. While tbe Uo.ior i- a m -: .uli"". ami polltbcd theologian, rauib and armed at oil i.its tn, ,e ale HO I'i' I l< * ol' thorilp lu Ills sp.'Cell. Ile UlllH and in ui pc- nu mau'a h.itt conviction*, ill* aflcctioi nb hum.in liiin I< d tempe! inn nt v.e:k- Ilk.- a rn oruyoaino and there ls im lietter, l"\. Uer mut hue the .'..iii.eiipt. I iiilniti.i.,iii be tirana people from nlll-lde tnlilp lulu Ids e.nu.nun.nil. but ll 1- plliuallli I)) Un* en.inn of a pun- and exalten marlin.si. lavie-ii ItciMin too often bangs Use aa lacubu*uboul the wrlcathood, |iiK<-nuoUMuesa, freexlug -.uni' - ,I:"< nil poci.il and emotional life, until thc ni m become* tittle mora than an lutereetlns saali laical un r u itiou.s aad unloveable. Such men are -luipi* animated ?dams, automatlo dcnioaMtratloiia, sheer moiilh-p winnini personality. Dr. BeOlYun, while pri( -i through nml I lift.1Mb, t t. ll ?hele. Bil tin- tillie, is i H.i..-"el hy * COIupll-U*, udliill.lilia lilli! b. a.ltltul lli.illlllle-p; ?U1 radiating tympathlea, brosd, glowing, cbaritabkt. tb?j penetrate lu all dlractloas, to turn, grave, pla* nu, ana pioturo*t|ue. , ,_ lits church properties represent nu tmti?v of ? half a million dolla-*. A debt nt %Vi -lYm, i, inaln- iiih-H lt. More thaa |H0,000 >u mis will bare beau es* lin'!!!.he'd Within tba rum Iii lear, uml ine.t-tii.. BSVS Nen ittk.-ii ?lue li will remove the remainder within two or tUr.-e leaf. The liiU-.lt-ti s.iil.e. ol M Step uultius the anclenl pimu soag with ths graade*! muaes of ih.- cl i-pi.'il -cbooUot reUglou* -til, uv ?u*Uiu.'dwlia ?lnxuUi totelUgeace iu?d aiuii'/..