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HE AT. estate gossip.
Holders "Saddled Up" and Anxious
to "Unload,"
Frio* Very Firm?The Improvement on the
Eiverside Drive? Satisfactory Completion of
the Labor on the northern Boule
vard?flpnyten Dnyvil Ship Ca
nal?Our Rew War da.
May moving, Inclement weather and stiff prices
have had a depressing influence upon the real es
tate market since the present month has set in,
specially aa regards sales at auction. The fact is,
Uie land released by the disposition of three im
mense estates-Post, Carman and Harsen-has, by
the high rates obtained therefor, in a great meas
ure
UNSETTLED OPERATIONS.
Holders of property have become emDoldened by
we success of these sales and screwed up prices to
? tension which, if kept up, must surely snap,
while purchasers, pleading stringency of money
abstain from buying until more favorable prospecw
Appear.
The major portion of onr heavy operators In city
real ostare are ??saddled ui>? to a frightful extent,
and have been eudeavoring to "unload," with a
?lew of investing in other property. It is safo to
aseert that a great deal of their property is at
present worth one hundred per cent advance over
the original cost, and only the need ol ready funds
can be pleaded for their trying to sell. The en
hancement of these values may be ascribed to the
rapid Improvements going forward uptownward.
Most noticeable, however, Is the
STEADY ADVANCE IN PRICES OF PROPERTY
located in the vicinity of Riverside Park. Since its
establishment, by legal edicts, the energy of Com
missioner Van Nort has been manifestly shown in
the rapid progress made in the work. Ai soon as
the weather becomes settled Mr. Van Nort will add
ft larger lorce to that already employed, and in this
maimer secure its early completion.
While a few old logies deprecate the idea of
opening and widening streets onr go-ahead citizens
every improvement In this direction
nn lh^r nrm contribute the assessments levied
on their property. I he establishment ol
TUK northern boulevard
gjfrassr ?sSsKSBss
men? b^T 'rapid*accompli
ment, bu? has called lorth the utmost satisfaction
of the property owners on the line affected bvthn
Improvement. The very few wiio ^it .
K "uppoaed W0"t itelr T?lr52
as, ftsSAS fiS
ss A'? Kgsrfis. ssssls
?Sard?and^Lipurp08e """"i^^Vuch'o? 'the
iSYfew StSZJS
uon Sat iRSTAJTSSa
SSS*1??"? ?ssvS3
or tho Commissioners did not at
SgUTSB St WA
ujM?r,T
2!S!"i mi 3,7??"""'??" ?,w
^vknuk 0f unintkrrpptbd travel
complete the* tortmfhUJ ten Du> ^ An" no? to
T?l. Soiev"
Iort cium
action thereon la the Legislature is?n S
VJ "i';r ?KSaflr'a, 0 oj
project before closing thefr labors at
Albany, and make provision for the entprin-iuu tn
rftnMhJP'.etetl at the earllust possible moment Our
rapidly increasing commerce with ih? uw
KrlnVclUMCa^IsfrA,i^r^0r0 80 becnuKe our neigh
SS S?-s?' uev""c
TUB EFFECT ON REAL ESTATE EITHER SIDE OF THIS
ssiTSfsai',' w^tss ,,c,,s
ssiisss
Now fhnT1Jh?N0KTH ESU 0F TUIS CITT.
mow that the annexation of Lower Westchester
Is an accomplished lac:, it becomes our dutv tSft
energetlc measures looking towards tho
kSSStj? &&
SI 3
thewater w!fnT.wu^ 18 80 h,*h that ?he forc?o?
reqnlre^elTvatfon^even'^the'wan'ts'of the low1.?
^taloe*?from thtf(Jroton^vcr,'0^s'snbject'wlu
Sof allH?Heng.r?88 the attention of our authorities
KS'Sui11"""
Alnn^r?',ME5 RESIDENCES IN THX 8l-BtTRllS.
VhC 5." S.8eeu,H to be the iavorite 'oca
duvs with fh?U,a^ % kU CXodus 'Hiring the dog
?..i i the establishment of radii truwn ?
auburban residence in Westchester wiUseen? im
P?Ph .HArID OW>WTH OF YONKERS.
fiSgntoftTOw?5Sl??'5'',H"l"' t""?a??'Uai*oim'
bskajs
ssfvss^t -??ir!?%!
nger purchased 111 lots at a virJ low rnti "'ft?'
metropolitan experience taught him th?t ^ !
out streets, curb ana gutter thesame aSd ^>.lay
wise improve his property would be the best di^"
?)TVi!?nt he C0U|<I make- He not only car'
rled out this project, but lie built twenty thr??
elegant cottages, which are now tenanted ud hE
?nn i ? . therehy increased in vslue?w'ortb in
round numbers, about one qoarter of a miuion do"
?,re !he Pnb,,c ?ales to be held at
the Real Lstate fcxehange during this week
a WfLKINS Aim ro.?TIJWDAT. MAT 11
I brick store and lot, 181 ftoadc nt. 22 2x6l.fi.
WKDNKHDAr, MAT 14
s ?0eo^u Dv ?'oreitCord.refteree.)
a iui n. & or row! ftt.Un ft. e. of av. A 2()xIINI 2
(By order of-Court of Common I'teaa, (Jeorge A. Black,
1 lot n. (. of 134th *t. 410 ft. e. oVflth av.,2Sxino iL
, t. TIIURsniT. bat 14.
tr?l?l"ni?o W,/^I!'-U'. on l"e ^<Je ot th* rPn
walk or ut?V!r co?nty,aiid within flvo miLucci'
or .5 plou each MxlOU.
(Dndor rfltl!?' "? *"?OAT, HAT 13.
H. and 1 ? i nf rh."..n ' ,")'r<h*m. Jr., rf rcr?? )
B*73. ofChrystlf ?t. 74 It. 3 In. a of Uyuaton tt,
lfflu rVay'it^T blL(.ll,?rV*i) A(i?'i*e,t*0n''f cfcrce)
h ind'lV a or"iv"" " refer* ,
White *t. 33.4x100 ' ew Broadway, U Its. of
Broadway, SOxSy'1 L *" * wrhlte it, 50ft e.?ol Woit
Lease tor fl yean, from May 1, iwtf
*o. r(Nno^vi.T?tHHVC!s?raw''
Ba"t AhVT^rThTb^I."h "amn* n^V"*r la.
m. a. tvn. c. oi Lcxnitftou a?.. ?)x;3 bUtci, r'y,h 011
( a w. of ioth .v., aw T |UT ^
(Supreme CowJ ?*'?? v * j8Xhw.8l
aeth at, 8 lota, a. a..? 7 ,?' ?#*?; fg? JTut*?? I
I 8d ??.. # atorj b. a. b. and ?? l-378 30 *T'' w
ootuge w. a. Grove
av., between Cliff
Wert23dat.61.ti, wUhjti??ry brie, hm^^thereon, a.
,. of aw at.. & ft.
1*. e. comer of KWlng&m and Vorayth its., h. and 1., 25x
miiMMn. ? of 106^""lTe.V.TMliu-on ST.. each ?.
"tIjM ?h rt 6 mT*'? ar** each 20 <x
100.4? *nd 5 lot? adjoining and w. ol the above, each 2&x
'?Baxter at, No. 121, h. and L, JfclfrlCO.
MMt", No.. 68, 7(\72,7? h.. and to., 28x94.
Mulberry at, No. 27, h. and 1.. **/<?
raiDAT, mat 18.
<0. A. Ingraham, referee.) ~,_,nn ?
4 lots n. '? of Wth rt.flJoft. w. ol 9th uv.. each 25x100.8,
and 8 low h. h. ol 80th it, 100 ft w. ol Mii av.,each -8x100.8.
(fly order of M. T. Brennan. Sheriff.)
5 unfinished houaes lease ground, on the a. w. corner oi
2d av. and 12th ?t, each 20x?J.
BY JXRK. JOHHRO*. JB.?TP?BDAT. BAV IS.
300 lota at Queens (Ingle wood). L. r, lull aiacu.
100 lots belonging to estate ol Solomon T. Payuter, de
ceaaed.
THE JERSEY B0TJLEVABD.
OrganltatUn o * the CommUalon.rs
March af Improvement-Cheap tar
Fare ??d Forwia^e-JeW C"T*
of Batry-HapM Traaait-What the
Railroad CoinpaaU* Are Doing.
The Commissioners! appointed by the New Jersey
Legislatures construct a boulevard In Hudson
county, from Bergen Point to the northern limit of
the coanty, held their first meetmR at Taylor s
Hotel, Jersey City, ori Saturday afternoon. Orestes
Cleveland was elected Chairman; William t.
Brown, Secretary, uud David Smith, Treasurer.
Leon Abbott, counsel to the Board, was
in attendance. The Commissioners were In
session two bourn, and the next meet
tag will be held next Friday, when
an engineer and surveyor will be appoiutcd. The
lively time will commence when the location of
Jersey City Is to be decided upon, as there Is a great
diversity of opinion on the snbject.
Side by side with this Board Is the Hudson County
Real Estate Association, comprising about one
' hundred members, ohlefly wealthy property
owners who are engaged In a movement for the
reducUonof car tare and ferriage, and the area*
aim of the Association is to give aid to
every public improvement. They have ap
pointed a committee of ten to report upon
fiiw ifHsibiiitv of making Jersey City 4
oort of entry. In the first named movement they
have already met with some succAs, for the fare on
the Pavonla Horse Railroad lias been reduced to six
cents from the lerry to West Knd. Tickets are aoid
for eight cents Horn West End to New \ ?rl?. lnclud
lnn ferriage. Mr. Shlppen, one of the members of the
Association, wears the mantle of Edwin A. Stevens,
and hence it Is hoped that the day is last approach
ing when a reduction of fareu will be made on the
Ilobokeu lorries and the Hoboken Horse Hallroad
on a through trip. The movement will continue
till the fare on all the horse railreads Is reduced to
five cents within the limits of Jersey City.
The rapid transit fever ol the great metropells te
contaaioua. Already tlie Northern Railroad Coiu
naniTSave located three stations within distances
of "wo milesT The first la "Homestead," at the
Plank road; tiie second "Wllsonville,' at the county
row, and'the third "Tyler Park" at ^caucus
road. For these early concessions the public aie
indebted entirely to Mr. Charles G. Sit-son, Mho
Mauds foremost In railroad enterprises. Th?
Pennsylvania Railroad has a station at \\ est End,
1 the Central at Communlpaw, the Newark aud New
York at Want Bergen. The only line of railroad
that lags behind In me race is the Jersey City and
Bergen Horse Railroad, lor it Is the only line that
closes Its work at mldulglit.
The amount spent by railroad compa
nies during the first year to acquire
title to property in Jersey City and vicinity
la ilft.ooo,ooo, and double that amount is
being spent in improvements comprising road
Kpiia nierH workshops, ?levators, il6pot8, Ac. H&r
sluius Cove la being rapidly filled up! It will con
tain piers lor Hhl^ngjTrHght^poU forthe Peuu
syivaula Railroad, a large depot for Uve stock
aud dressed meat. In connection with
the immense abattoir to be erected near
th? Huekensack River, aud the largest
elevator In the world for hoisting grain, Ac. These
improvements will cover the entire water front
from the wharf of the White Star line to the Jersey
City ferry and will be carried out at the expense
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Hie ele
vator alone will cost $1,600,000. Large warehouses
will also be erected near the piers.
The Erie Railway Company own 800 acres of
meadow land west of the tunnel, the
title of which has been fransmltted to
them bv Jay Gould. On this tract
they intend to build workshops and to rec aim by
degrees the marshy section lroru the tunnel to> the
llackcnsack River. The Pullman Palace Car Com
nanv it is rumored, are about to purchase i50 lots
west or the hill in this section for a car ractory.
Habitations mnst be provided for the artisaus so
that within a very lew years a suburban town
may be added to the rapidly growing municipality
of Jersey City.
OBITUARY.
Prince Camlllo Ma.s?lmo.
By despatches from Rome we arc Informed *1 the
death of Prince Camlllo Massimo, lor a long time
Director or the Post OtMcc Department under the
Pontifical government. The Prince, who was one
or the most devoted adherents ol the
Pontiff Plus the Ninth, was married twice ana
leaves a son by each wife; by the first the Prince
of AjsoIi, who Is now Prince Massimo and Is mar
ried to a hall sister of the Count de Chombord, by
his second Prince Lancellottl, who served u.
Pontiflcal army.
Gabriel Uaaanl.
From Italy we have an announcement of the
death of Colonel Gabriel Ussanl, of tne Royal Nea
politan attlllery and aide-de-camp of HU Royal
lllghness the Count of Caserta, at Botzeu, In the
Tvrol The deceased took a prominent part In the
defence of Oaeta in 18?Mil, and was present with
Couat Caserta at the battle of Mentana.
M. AtcIim de Caumoat,
We are informed from France of the occurrence
of the death, at his chateau of Magny, in Normandy,
of M. Arclase de Cauuiont, aged seventy years,
President of the French Archujologlcal Society.
During his lite he devoted himself particularly to
the history of his native department, and to hlni is
due the erection of the column to commemorate
the expedition of William the Conqueror to Lng
laud.
Alfred George Goodwyn,
Major General Alfred George Goodwyn, late of
the Royal (Bengal) British Engineers, died at his
residence in Bath. Just lately, of Inflammation of
the lunirs. He received a medal for his services In
t e campaign in Arghaulstan la 1842. He was
present in the Sutlej campaign of 1846-0, including
tVe battle of Ferozeahuhur. and lu the PunjaaS
campaign of 1848-4U, Including the battles of Chll
fianwallah and Goojerat. For his services on the
sutlel he received a medal, and a medal and two
rhist.s for the Paulaub, besides the brevet rank of
! ' hc finally took part in the Indian mutiny
Kaign of 1867, and was present at ue relief of
Lucknow by Lord Clyde In November or that year,
belngagaln rewarded with a medal and clasp. He
was for some years Under Secretary to the gov
ernment or India in the Public Works Department.
Carlo Coccl?.
The Pnmjolo ol Milan announces the death la
that city or the eminent composer, Carlo Coccla.
nt the Sire or ninety-ane years. The deceased had
!5vJIafpaiiiitatlon in Italy, where his pleoes were
'-8KWSS ?
vanui II.," Ac.
D. T. Chamberlayne.
The monthly obituary record Hat or tke English
War Office records the death of one of the gallant
six hundred who so immortalized themselves by
their daring In the memorable charge of British
light cavalry at Balaklava during the Crimean war.
Captain D. T. Chamberlayne entered the army a?
cornet in the Thirteenth light dragoons. He em
barked with his regiment for the Crimea on the
breaking out of the war with Russia, and greatly
distinguished himself by his courage and coolness
In the fatal charge ol Baiaklava. He rode up to the
.enemy's guns on the right hand of Lord Cardigan
In the front of Ida regiment, arid on lighting his
way out with the lew of Ills gallant comrades wuo
remained, hia favorite charger, Pimento, was shot
three times through the body beiore he lell, aud
then his gallant rider was seen standing within the
range or the Russian battel les, the ground around
him being ploughed op by round allot and shell,
coolly taking off the saddle and holsters, and with
them on su* arm he walked quietly up to the rising
trronnd, where what remained or the gallant six
hundred had halted and formed up; and there he
was received with a burst of hearty cheering. The
rhanrer (Pimento), Captain Chamberlayne's old
mend Lord Palmerston, waa about purchasing lor
his own stalls in Enaland, bnt/nost kindly, on his
joining the regiment, handed It; >ver to him, with
these words?"I meat wllllegly waive mv rlgbt of
preemption In favor ef the yosng dragoon/'
P'anfain chamberlayne was so much belovedby the
?trniSrf hWtreop that, oa his retiring from the
armv each man subscribed a dayVpay and pre
Sented him with a very nandsomely <&ased silver
?nntT i?)x and a feelingly expressed address. Ho
at his residence a* Dartmouth, after ? pro
ART MATTERS.
i. w The Atw'
it hu been a very Ion# time since Mr. & P. Awry
thrown ?Pea to the public any collection of
pictures commensurate in Importance with those
which, ior the last few weeks, have been exhibited
the handsome hall 626 Broadway. He ban at
last decided to pat them up at auction, and since
this win, prebably, he one of the lew really line
sales ef pictures exclusively, with which the aeason
win close, it Is worth while devoting some atten
tion to the principal themes, premising that the
public disposal will occur on Tuesday and Wednes
day evenings at the Somervllle Art Gallery.
"The Cymbals," by Joseph Coomans, is a small
picture upon which even the somewhat sated eye
can dwell with pleasure. It presents the head and
shoulders of a young girl, ingenuously clapping
music out of the instrument which St. Paul uncer
emoniously designates as "Wnkllng." Reflected
light illuminates the face, the back of ihe head and
the shoulders, and the expression of the young
cymbalist is deliclouxly tender and virginal.
A clever but eccentric contribution Is "Horace
Reciting His Odes," by Armand Heullant. We can
not just now recall any description that places
Horace amid precisely these surroundings, which
give more the idea of a modern picnic than a clas
sical recitation. Of William T. Richards, the Phil
adelphia artist, who during the last few years has
advanced In nls art with studies remarkably long
and rapid, there are some fine examples, such as
"Deal, near Long Branch," "Good Harbor Beach,"
"Annisquam Beach," and "Entrance to Ports
mouth Harbor." in theflrst we nud a soft pearl
gray sky, with the veiled sun reflected In the mois
ture retained by the beach after the tide has re
tired. The second Is not so remarkable, Its
general tone being gray, and the beach wearing
m^felfT,!.?.pPear,",ce whlch the ebb Impresses
"PJJ. In Entrance to Portsmouth Harbor "
?h? vl8")I1? but t,lc "ett' wlth a lighthouse In
the distance and vessels plying their way at various
?y- ot thaf aaUness and
m ,, tireless and surging resiliency, which
so many pseudo-marine painters wt-urv their life
^'tempting vainly to reproduce.
We come next to "After the Bath," by Houlanirer?
dered a Ti^kffSitvnif,i^me' 8JmP?thetlcally reu
Hiter tho ha?h , y rC(-UneK on his divan
aQd preparatory to opiumizluir lilin
18 belnff kfn,u5ri hgh !hc Ot his pipe, which
m..o i ^ ?' beautiful female slave, n it
1^ vl Boplanger's desire to express whatever Is
tU8te8 Turkish up
"Re? at?n.ew,, T.?^'{7 HUCCCCded- Bielstahl's
, Wayside" delineates a scene In the
S Linn fh" .A P?a??nt famiry td their noonday'
meal, beneath a homely shed, oirer hosnit*iitv tn
one of those picturesque waifs', a^ma ons fn this
country, but more a matter or course abroad. The
Heir-uneonsclous freedom with which the rude fare
wJich it hTLrpnr. .thC Hin,plef thankfulness with
rendered, ceptetJ are Powerfully and affectlngly
mT,hJ Kcn,lu8 of, Bouguereau Is emphatically seen
i-VhrTps?I .h ?pie.<^8 of craftsmanship-one, "The
r t'ai and the other, "Fisher Olvl
adenoA nn^1" lr U i8 to express
art ti?i?iuioahVttH we 'tuVL'U t0 ttle casuistry of
art to decide how much more arduous it is to de
picture tlie art of listening. This is what Hnu
?hi(irie^U^,as^one ,n 44Ecl|oe8 of the 8eawhere a
S i ii* the child of a dream, is shown
tlon'togit? lin?rVi a fa<llanl 8hel1 anU lending atten
lion to its inarticulate murmurs. The suroriMnri
Usten^faehVunn111 Wlt," w,hlch thc llt,lu ono
^tens is delightfully rendered, and reminds one
the dim sensatlous that are still awakened in
M" rSr,V? <=<>:""> "o Si cifSaS
iccrs, wnnm, its microscopic music, obscure ami
Fisher 'chrf" bfFPyUa,f to'-The
arms is w?ii nilh U ?l( the hand8 an*
U# .J well-nigh perfect, and the feilcit*
' art,1Ht'8 touch Is seen in the
treatment of that portion of the left
net1' "Sin"?1 Whil0h re8ts thc handle of thc Ashing
fl?her elri ? bnt fr ,^rl"4pH 100 ,reflneU ",r that of a
nsner gin, tint, If two wrongs do not make a rlirlit
one cannot at least avoid feeling that to discover
does' notao*n^".?eniCnt Introduced where one
nof 18 80Ule compensation lor
tlnnohio r^?h? ?em,Where 0ne htt8 the m"st uuques
ttonable right to demand their presence.
reeding the Flamingo," by Jules Geonres rial.
?? ?ri?.Sfin')08^ or a inagnlflcent Moorish interior
Sfr .^offlerSi wherein a slave Is giving a favorite
schonj"nf''orV ? C1^lr,n belongs to the new Spanish
with b2LA W SJ**8 a dl8c'l)le ?r and colaborer
with Regnault. The local coloring emoloved bv
8tihii?t nn P^tur? 18 exceedingly brilllunf, and the
subject and treatment are so utterly uncouven
SSSMh*0 5aVe 8ecured almoBt <" much adrnira
tiou as they deserve. This work is the roKnit nr a
fpnml0Mate ,antLmoHt praiseworthy effort to escape
SEL?'% 8li?ck,eH of everyday themes, and to ex?
change Northern effetencss lor Southern richness
uniqueness and splendor. "<??<:. u ru-uuess,
8(,arcely lert room In which to refer
P, fi ^?H that are more Impertunt. Cabanel's
''Ophelia" Is obviously what the artist ackuowl
ejlges it to be?an idealization of Miss Nllssou's face
lTrnisi. 8^.B,Pa",iz'ng with the inspiration of Ain
"M#rearpt?n eh ictor Lagye Is represented by
dral dnrinir th i V t,l,e scen0 r>Plu^ 1,10 Cathe
arai during the ceiebratlon of mass. The artist
childish fa^nr ?'cu,Ur^ w"'? '? the flie, sweet!
afl the ml^i. i r,?a!^t* A" the grand sadness,
X'ffiEWSS animalism, penitence and remorse
innir'?Bt th .11?' sweep through the mind as one
wlth hor in?^ ^U ?. ruined child, bringing
^ the church the secret consciousness
of her guilt, and willing, but unable to drawn it
"A1?! anttiem of choir and mouotone oi priest
Hiii? l?iPMh. Champlaln" is the best or
Hubbard s we have ever seen. "Faith" Is a stniii
f'arl lIutfiierUtVnU8''?U' i Vei"r< excellent picture by
L n. "Ubner. In "Saying Grace," by Caraud the
pert demureness of the servant is In One contrast
to the devotional irrace of the little damsel and
^el'bred ease of the mothe? "J.S
nise Bazaar, by Kdouard Castres, uuollto the imp
andlreDre(ini?0rjU,?lll v un,que an'1 richly original,
S^umhSk S, Japanese artist painting a work
?'while one of the courtesans ol thc couu
froup of ch"'lren loiter admiringly near
Finally, "The flemish Pirates," by Karel ooms of
Antwerp, is one oi the most vigorous and iilcta
resqnely ru^ed members of thc collection The
ten^rc.tea,ln uuu,l,er: a ship Is burning in The
distance, Jewels and rich garments He scattered
a lather, son and daughter, from Antwern have
been captured and bound by the pirates the s-v?
age chief of whom Axes his gloating eye noon the
half-maddened girl. His picture is very nowerfnl
and dramatic and would form a valuable acce-'-iou
to almost any private gallery. ?<-c<.ssiou
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.
A New Work on that frultrul subject, "The Min
eral Springs of the United States," has been writ
ten by George E. Walton, M. D., of Cincinnati, and
will be brought ont by Applcton the present sea
sou. It will embrace also notes on the prominent
spas of Europe, and our own seaside resorts.
Professor sabatiek was a little while ago sum
marily expelled from Strasbourg, for a lecture,
"De l'lnfluencc des Femmes sur la Literature
Francaise." Curiously enough, the conquerors ol
Alsace expelled him for a reflection upon German
women, which he never uttered, tike offending sen
tence being a mistranslation.
Welshmen a* soon to have Dickens "screwed
over" Into their language, In full, by consent ol
Chapman k Hall, owners of the copyrights of thc
novels.
A New Book, on the "Physical Effect* of Forests
upon Atmosphere and Soil," has been issued by
Dr. Ebermayary, a Bavarian, and superintendent ol
a "forest school" at Aschaffenburg. This Is be
coming a vitally Important subiect to America,
where we have no "forest schools," and shall soon
have no rorests, unless we learn to take care ol
them.
Some Newspaper proprietors of London have been
conferring on their liability to be sued for libellous
reports. They do not ask for exemption from
responsibility, but that the law may give the news
papers the right totue the speaker of the libel for
the amount of the damages and costa. This seems
reasonable enough. It Is a hard rule that lets off
the ntterer of a libellous speech and punishes the
reporter.
The British and Foreign Bible Society are now
engaged In the translation of the Bible Into Japan
ese, and the Gospel of tit. John has been completed
and printed.
Rai.pi! Waldo Emeiwon, at three score and ten,
Is younger and more vigorous than hall the Uterary
men of England and America.
Julis Favrk's new book, "Conferences ct Ota
cours Lltt^raires,'' takes a very gloomy view of
French affairs at the present epoch.
JoAQtriM Miller's "Songs of the San Lands" Is
pronounoed by the Alftenaeum to be fill of the
same beauties and defects aa his "Songs of the
Sierras." Beauty and ugliness at* astonishingly
mingled In them.
A New Book on New Brunswick, or "Eastern
Canada," Is out In London. Dr. A. L. Adams haa
written the best account of the natural features,
animal lift, climate, and population of the country
which haa appeared.
Earl Russell's new book on Early Christian
History Is a cheerful prodncUon, full ef loyAlty to
the established church and a large and loose treat
ment of ecclesiastical matters. That logic la re
ligion la utterly out of place appears to be the pet
do?ma of tDe venetabie
STOKES1 LAST STORY.
Tha Cue to Go to the Court of Appeals in June?
Moke* Says That He Kxpeeta Nothing from
Governor Diz if the Hew Trial ia Denied
Him?He Declare* That to Forfeit His
Lift is a Fate Preferable to
Fining in a State Prison.
Edward 8. Stokes haw now been confined some
sixteen months in the Tombs prison, and, as his
case will have to go before the Court or Appeals in
June, there is great interest manifested in the
public mind as to the decision to be given by that
Court,
WHICH MP8T BE FINAL.
The late decision of the General Term 1b not
looked upon a* one or great importance among
leading lawyers, who were spoken to on Saturday
a ternoon by a Herald reporter as to what in
fluence the General Term would have on the rate
!!! m*8' The C1We l* a mo8t Pillar one, and to
make the points that are to be brought up in it
before tiib court of appeals
etter understood it will be necessary to brledv
review the history or thld cause cClfebre. The kill
??? Jl^?e> >l8l? t00,C plaee on SuturUfty. January
.. . week follow|ntr was taken up almost
entirely by the Investigation before Coroner N. W.
Young, and an Indictment for murder in the first
degree was round by the Grand Jury and Stokes
was called upon to piead to it. His counsel put in
special pleas Immediately, all of which were over
Jnj?ru,lura> exccPl one pica as to
the legality or the Grand Jurjr. issue upon this
pica was Joined, and after a long trial be
rore s Jury, or nearly a month's duration.
Judge Cardoso refused to permit the jury to decide
tne case, and found adversely to the prisoner.
Stokes counsel excepted at once. This particular
exception seems to have a very great bearing on
the case?a most important one lor stokes, and
consequently the decision of the Court or Appeals
on this point will bo watched with interest. Sev
eral or the most eminent lawyers in the city, during
the last week, have expressed the opinion that
where evidence is taken
IN A CAPITAL CASE
before a jury the question is for the Jury, and not
for the Judge, to determine. Among those who
have expressed themselves In this way are John
McKeon and John E. Burrill, neither or whoia
have taken any part in the present proceed
lnps for or against Stokes. After ono month's
legal squabbles the prisoner, Stokes, was placed
on trial berore Judge Ingraham, who presided.
The trial lasted more than three weeks, and re
sulted in a disagreement or the Jury, five or whom
wero tor acquittal and seven ror murder. Then
came tne trial in December last, which continued
into the month or January. The result was that
degr^'makhfffth# 1imIUlCt ?,r murUer ln the "rRt
Manv iawvpm tW1 ca"! 1,1 the ?d Spates!
ih ^i i therefore, think that the General
Stokes and 2uufl.?PBa1? case llKe "iat ?r
apnlleti to at ??<? ??. u, 0 Appeals snould be
pense, and thus '' t0 Bave tlme and ex
SIMPLIFY THE MACHINERY OP inRTirw
Knr?ttit"!ll!llc'1 or the Court or Appeals will have
case early in June, a Herald leoorter
Tombs and'wM a&S,'1at trday artornoou at the
oneM?y tvardej? *ohnson!^ SwSSfA KSuMft
and seemed to be in good splrl^ ^iTS 7wo
of his lingers through the barred gratinir ol liis cell
* n^nt52?dlal,?u? ?Pened as fohows:?
SSpiHSSS
btobes (smiling)?\es, I am quite well The iio
ssfflfif saafesa "ssjfti ixss
llEIlALI) KEPKKSENTATIVE?Do VOU not thlnlr ?h?
lengthy opinion given by Judge Fancher mSv
peals? >0U Wlth lUo Ju(,Ke? OJ the Court or Ai*
tSVSHS!^"By JS'waT^^
writinwSh wTtnh6nr'8 4bora"? ??
any law,^ut then you know tha" can "T be?fwitha
hSs notwrnten* 1 B'aU t0 not,cu Ju,lge 1)avlH
I II18 ENDORSEMENT OF THIS OPINION
Herald Representative?1 have heard it rn
mored to-day that Judite Davis |.rn?..ia
Cop,tor Appeals will give you a new trial tU?
I StcAiks -i think it la very likely? The nubile utti?
understand the vast poweruYeidedaMlnstmi
The world has battled me very hardaEdI
i< ' considerably iu the past two years
Herald Kepreskntati vn-Yes, I have heard von
state more than once that no man had ever been m
vindictively pursued before as you have been
t hc'P ,f there was. That's alt
lean ?av. Private counsel run the District At
torney s office against me, plactug perjured wit
nesses on the stand to convict. T ilnk (Tlt oiU a
lew months previous I was their client, and had
ei'tru?ted them with the history ?r ail my affairs
with Hsk (sorrowfully); 1 can hardly realizeH I
the w?rtct!>eCte "; bUt 1 8ul,I,0Be " 18 the way of
Herald Representative?oh, you rerer to the
engagement or Beach and Fullerton as private
counsel to prosecute yoh; but or coarse vou can?
B?^K^E*tr^/?errlCA?? 'torney; 11 lH his duty.
ease ai. the first trial. Wheu'he ba'wUm rorJurvor
that wretch, Thomas Hart, like an honeifman hi
recused to use it against me In his a^ment' in
tact he expunged it entirely. Judge Garvin is a?
able lawyer and a conscientious man, and wouM
iiot stoop to lnf&niouR practices to tftke inv lifo ami
I cannot help but respect him for it y lf?' a"d
Ukkald Kepreskntative?Do von reaiiv ?>niin.r?
that District Attorney Garvin thought el,eve
UART'8 EVIIIENCE MANCFACTL'RED?
ST0BE8?Most unquestionably. Do y?>u suppose
so able a iaw>er would overlook such viui u-s?f
mony if truer oh, no. It was omitted because it
was rank perjury, ir l waa t0 meet God Almlffhtv
this moment, 1 say the whole story was manufac^
tured from beginning to end, solel/to convict m^
,'a^ t?HHBed he watched me stealing alonif tfie"
halls, bending, crouching and peeping down the
stairs, and heard me mumbling and saylnir '?!
have got you now." then wait two minutes ai.d'flri
two shots into Flsk. Then Hart swe^ he ch Je(l
me and saw mo throw the pistol Into a parlor and
stood alongside ofme when ar/ested and heard mn
, deny the snooting. And yet he never Inokl
remained silent: never told any one what ho saw
and went off to his work. ttW?
IS THAT NOT ABSt'RDLV RIDrnrior a?
i sM'.Rsssr
I at nine o'clock tnat nlirht. Just im t ?m? . .
i plaiu as daylight. K Just KxJ, at it. it Is as
j ssjsssst
i awaasvir i>"
' ^realfypuraSeJ'Jou as you have^o on.fn
Judge Fullerton*has*t^en ?.,'Xyt^TyrGould to
, act as private counsel against von. J 0Uia t0
STOBiw?Fullertou will pursue me to the bittor
1 SSS!? ZWffffXS! BWSS
trial 1 suppose your rriends have lioifei thuf ?i
I exp^ct notbtng. 'it1 wa" ,J^ev'La tr,al
1 meeting Flsk was purely Scnt^
? rww?ff". dsfj&rS
walk tne streeu. Now, uader ro?h ci?e, m52'^ot
m. P??
I never before had occasion to draw aoistoi nn
any man nor thought or such a thini ?mi .nV
rending myneir they wish to mace ?e^rfct?m v lire"
It is a sad sute or affairs, bat oreteraw? ?? ,.fJ.
ln a State Prison ror an Imaginary crime p ,f
Herald RareasaNTATrv^Well, I Sd'von ff(wi
afternoon, Stofces, and keep up your spirits Vn^
is an old saying that -aU's well that cuds well H
Hie interview then terminated.
1 FERfiT WARD FIGHT.
lavsg* Cm of a Hheath Kalf?.
A man named Jehn Meeaan was arraigned at the
Tembs Polloe Court, before Judge Hogan, yester
day, charged with stabbing Thomas McQuire, of
90 Washington street. On Saturday night, about
eleven o'clock, Meehan went Into McGulre's house,
and sfter some dispute became engaged ln a se
rious quarrel. McGuire was out by Meehan ln three
different places with a large sheath knire. In the
midst of tne fight Mrs. McGuire rushed m and at
tempted to save her husband. She appeared yes
terday to sutke a complaint against Meehan, who
was arrested by Officer Callahan, of the Twenty
seventh precinct. Judge Hogan committed him
ror trial without ball. McGuire was sent to tne
hospital, where he lies at present in a dangerous
wituitiw, ?
A NOBLE HEBREW CHARITY.
The Home for Age4 and Inllrm Hebrew*?
Openlac Reception ?t the Wew A?y
luin-A Haeceaaful "B?gg?*"-"Tlie Sil
ver Book of Iilto."
On the 24th of May. 1870, ft group of nine catimable
ladies of thia city, being Mrs. llenrj Leo, Mrs. P. J.
Joachimaen, Mrs. Henry B. Herta, Mra. Zlm Bern
ateln, Mrs. Jacob L. philllpa, Mra. 8. Wolff, Mra.
Leo Wiae, Mra. Isaac JacobB an<i Mra. Addle Lit
thauer, established mainly tlirougli their In
dividual and Joint efforts an Institution known as
the Home for Aged and Infirm Hebrews. This
band of sisters started out with many dlfflcultiea
before them, but with high hopes, and opened the
"Home" at No. 216 West seventeenth atreet,
their stock In trade consisting of three
aged Inmates. Out .vlth patience and energy
the ladles overcame the obstacles that
confronted | them, and yesterday, close
upon the third anniversary of the founding of the
asylum, they formally opened a new ami more com
fortable and capacious house at 822 Lexington
avenue, on the northwest earner of sixty-third
street. Mr-s. Leo, the prime mover of the enter- i
prise died a few months since, but the surviving
ladies have pushed her highest hopes to their reali
zation. The present Home Is a neat five story I
brown stone building, admirably situated, fitted
with all proper conveniences and neatly furnished
throughout, it has accommodations lor tllty in
mate*, and contains at present twenty-ejulit, three
of whom are males. The oldest inmate is a lady, a
trifle over eighty-seven years of age, and nearly all
or them are luflrm as well as aged. Three of the
number are affilcted with blindness. Six appli
cations for admission are now being Investi
gated and considered. The house is new and has
been neatly and comfortably furnished through
out. The association embraces a membership or
500. representing every Hebrew congregation in
the city, and the institution and its affairs are con
trolled ny a board of directresses, as follows:?
President, Mrs. P. J. Joachimaen; Vice President,
Mrs. H. It. Herts; Treasurer, Mrs. '/.im Bernstein;
i Mrs. Isaac Jacobs, Mrs. Charles Schlesstnger, Mrs.
rJ. L. Phillips, Mrs. Leopold Bamberger, Mrs. S.
Wolff, Mrs. llenry Morrison; Honorary Secretary
and attending Physician, Simeon N. Leo, M. D.;
Honorary Counsel, Judge P. J. Joachlmscu, ol the
Marine Court. The opening reception continued
from three to six o'clock yesterday aiternoon, ami
a large number or prominent and wealthy Israel
ites visited the institution, among them being Nov.
Dr. Ilondl, Mr. Henry Leo, Mrs. Samuel Lavenberg,
President of the Ladles' Mount Slual Hospital As
sociation; ex-Judge Dlttenhoeier, Mr Harmon
Nathan, Mr. L. Morgenthau and Mr. Elllnger. All
the lady oillcers were present, and did the
honors of the reception with much grace towards
all visitors. They evMently understand the nature
of the work they hayy undertaken (intl mean to
make it a great and permanent Institution. Tt is
sustained entirely by voluntary contrlimtious,
added to the annual fee of |5 lor membership. Mrs.
Judge Joiicliimsen states that since she has been
connected with the Home association she has be
come a confirmed "beggar," and a successful one,
too; begging from the rich for tho poor, with a
tact that, generally reaches the mark. Mr. Morgen
thau has undertaken to open a "Sliver Book or
Lire," and is filling it up handsomely and at paying
rates. The pages ol this volume arc or sheet silver,
and those who subscribe a certain sum to the
Home lund are entitled to be inscribed in graven
and enduring letters on these argentine tablets.
The ladies will issue a second volume ir necessary,
and, If business is really good, perhaps a third, and
so on. This Home Is the ouly Hebrew Institution
of the kind In America.
FEDERAL OFFICE AFFAIRS.
The Caatom House and Other Public
Offices Closed?Honors to the Memory of
the Late Chief Justice?U*pl?l Transit
Mall Dellverlea?Renovating the Old
Poat Office?What the Improve menta
Will Cost.
Late on Friday afternoon despatches were re
ceived here rroin the Treasury Department to close
the various government ofllces alter twelve
o'clock noon on Saturday, out or respect to
tho memory or the late Ciller Justice Salmon
P. Chase, whose runeral took place that day.
Tho Custom House was closed punctually at
noon, aud alter that only Mr. C. P. Clinch, the
veteran Assistant Collector; his Chief Clerk, Mr.
Joseph Treloar; Mr. Samuel (I. Ogden, Auditor,
and his Assistant Auditor, Mr. Samuel J. Jacobs,
and a very rew others were present, and these
merely to finish up the business of the dhy. Col
lector Arthur and the balance of the officials at
tended the obsequies of the illustrious deceased.
The Sub-Treasury was likewise closed by orders
from headquarters, and no business transacted in
the arteruoon, as were also various other govern
mental ofllces In this city.
Mr James, the Postmaster, closed the executive
portion of the Post office, but the receipts anil
distributions or the malls continued without
interruption. To-day the new deliveries to
stations A, C and E, located on the west aide
or the city, will be commenced via the New
York Elevated Itallroad. Mr. l>. W. Wyman, tho
Superintendent ol this route, has set apart a
special car for the accommodation ol the malls,
and through this new system residents ou the
line or these stations, may depend upon
their letters being distributed hair an
hoar alter they are dropped Into the
letter boxes. Mr. James, in order to make
his new system or "rapid transit" delivery com
plete. should avail hlniseir or the steamboats ply
lug on the East Kiver, and arrange with the com
pany for carrying ami throwing oil tho mails. I lie
boats might stop at Grand street for the bags in
tended ror station B, in this street; at Eighth
street lor station 1), at Twenty-filth street for
station P, at Fiftieth street for station U, on Sev
enthavenue, and to accommodate station Hi at
Kitty-eighth street; stations M and N, at Carinans
vllle and Tubby Hook, take care of themselves,
they being supplied hy the way of the Hudson ltiver
Railroad. In the absence or steam communication
on the east side, the above recommendations re
garding the steanilioat racllltles are offered ror the
benefit or the Poatmast.er's consideration. His en
deavors to secure prompt and irequent deliveries
or malls have secured hiin already hosts or mends.
The floors ol' the office lire cleared every night,
and nothing available is left over for the next day.
He devotes special attention to expediting uews
PlThe remote prospect of finishing the new Post
Office ror occupancy, and the limited space and
badly veTitllated condition or the old building, has
induced Mr. James to apply to the department at
Washington ror authority to have necessary re
pairs made. Mr. A. B. Mullett, Supervising Archi
tect ot the Treasury Department, and his assistant,
Mr. Stelnine'ta, have made surveys and are about
commencing work on the proposed improvement.
The following letters were received by Postmas
ter James bearing ou thia subject, and which ex
plain themselves:?
OrriCK or thk atTMHturrvsnrirr ahn OONSTRrrrio* )
tjtiTKD Status I-ost OrriCK akd Coukt Hoes*. /
Nbw York, May 6, 1S7.>. )
Rib?In reply to voiir letter of the Mh Instant. request
intl an approximate estimate on the alteration ol the
old Pout Office, I would say that alter examining the
whole closely, i think that llie cost to take down the old
tower, with lis Inside timber work and all the rubbish
with which about titty per cent ol It is filled, wll cost
between two thousand and twenty-five hundred dollars.
The fixing of room, cutting opening in main wall, taking
down arch and bird, fixlhit route agent*' room and plat
lorms wtere the carpenters work, will cost about lifteen
Impossible to arrive at a due estimate, as all the
work will have to be done without Interfering with the
nubile business. In reward to tho taking down ot the old
tower I would state that I Intend to make a temporary
tdattorm at a point which will be the top ot the tower
when lowered, and will engage carti to remove the
debris, which will be landed down at the sircot through
sliutes. I went to the top of the tower and lound that the
side wall* are split almost all the way, making the front
partition very unsafe. I Intend to let the battering
piers of the tower remain to protect the old inaiu
front wall of the church, which wall Is also
In a delapldated condition. Hy this arrani((?
ment I wlirget one one large room In trie enure n
top floor and a room 16x16 in tower ,,n the same level.
Enclosed please find sketch showing the situation of
tower and the alterations U>ereof. Very respectfully,
W O 8TEINMKTZ, Superintendent of Kepairs.
A B Mi-llbt, Kmi., Supervising Architect ot Treas
ury Department, Washington, U C.
On the 9tli Instant Mr. James received the fo|.
lowing communication, dated same as the above,
and on that date:?
Hi*?Kncbmcd please And a enpy of a eommnnicatlon
which I sent to the SupervUlug Architect oa the 6th lost
The recommendations therein contained have been
approved and the work authorized. It the weather will
permit 1 propoae to commence operations on Monday
next Please Intorni me whether there Is any disposition
yo? wish made of the timber and other material with
which the tower I* tilled. If not. I will proceed to
remove the same at once. Very respectfully,
W. (J. 8TEINMETZ, Superintendent of Repairs.
T. h. JAMKH, Ksq,, PosUnaster, New York.
Among the visitors at the Post ofltce on Saturday
waa Senator George S. lloutwell, late Secretary of
the Treasury, and several other "luminaries of
lesser light. The new postal carda authorized hy
a recent act of Congress, and which were to come
Into circulation on the 1st lnst., will positively
make thiair appearance on Tuesday morning and be
aold at the Poat Office. Five hundred thousand of
theoe tiny pasteboards will be sent to the New
York office.
SQUEEZING OLEAB OF JER8EY JUSTICE.
On Satnrdaf, after an imprisonment In the Essex
County Jail at Newark for one year and one day,
Horach Harris, aliaa Greenthal, brother of the
noted "General" Greenthal, now In Sing Sing
Priaon, serving out a term, and hlmaelf an alleged
klng-pln among New York reoeivera, waa liber
ated and virtually aet free forever, being permitted
to go on ball on hia own recognisance. Harris
waa arreated for alleged complicity In the Kre
mcntE burglary. Me waa tried, but after being out
three days the lory disagreed. Since then the
prosecution has been abandoned. Two daughters
or the old man clnng to him courageously through
all hia trouble, lie returned to New York on Satur
day, and was given a royal welcome at hia home
Ui uua altj by uia aaaembtea iriend*
IEGRO EXECtmoi n AUtiw^g
A Large Congregation Witness the
Hanging.
Men, Women and Children, Nearly AH
Colored People, at the Foot of
the Oallow8.
[From the Uttle Hock Gazette.]
Brown Hrewer, the colored man who was sen
tenced to be hung at a recent term of Court at
Searcy, for the murdsr or a colored man by the
name of Kayley, paid the extreme penalty of the
law on Friday afternoon, May 2, at nineteen mtn
utes past two o'clock. At a few minutes befora
two o'clock the prisoner left the Jail in a lumber
wagon, seated on his coffin?a good one, covered
wlru black cloth. He was not in the least nervous
or trembling. From the Jail he was driven to tha
place of execution, about half a mile east of Searcy.
The place wus the same where a white man wan
executed one week before. A large number of peo
ple from the surrounding country were present, and
a number of women, mainly colored. The prisoner,
as he rode to the place of execution, calmly viewed
the scenes for the last time, meanwhile bowing
anil talking to friends and acquaintances. During
the ride to the scaffold the noose was attached to
the prisoner's neck and he playfully toyed with tha
cud of the rope. Accompanying tUe wagon were
twenty-six sheriff's guards, armed with revolvers,
rifles and shotguns, who watched the movement*
of the prisoner and the multitude, determined afi
all hazards to enforce the learful penalty of the
law. After arriving at the scaffold Sheriff Pettey
examined It minutely. The prisoner remained la
the wagon a lew minutes, answering questions
propounded to mm by persons present. Dr.
Lewis Bigham asked the prisoner If ha
was ready, to which ho answered, "lteadr
and willing.'' While talking In the wagon
I he was observed to smllo a num
ber of times. Kev. Alexander Stephenson (colored).
| offered the prisoner spiritual consolation, to which"
i he listened with bowed head, answering qucs
| tions only in monosyllables. Alter talking a few
minutes the pastor withdrew, his eyes dimmed
with tears. Sheriff Pettey approached the con
demned and asked, "Are you rea ly?" receiving as
an answer, "Ves." John stamp (colored), with
tears in Ills eyes, conversed a few moments wlthi
the prisoner, but in tones so low the reporter was
unable to hear him. The prisoner answered in a,
steady voice, saying:?"One thing, 1 am ready ami
willing to go, and believe God has forgiven me for
what I have done. I have prayed to him night and
rtav to be forgiven, and I think everybody should
ask to bo forgiven.''
After this conversation ceased, one of the guards
took hold ot the rope which was attached to tha
doomed man's neck, while the latter leaped lightly
from the rcur end of the wagon aud took Ills posi
tion at the foot of the scaffpid stop.*. Mr. William
Walker, who was upon the scaffold, prayed lor him
and repeated tne Lord's prayer, the prisoner say
ing "Amen." The prisoner at the conclusion of
the Lord's prayer dropped suddenly 011 his knees,
trembling violently and clinching Ids hands. At
the conclusion or the prayer he arose with a
deathly, heart-breaking groan, his face having'
changed color, becoming tingpd with yellow.
When lie arose the persons on the scaffold came
down, and the prisoner, the Sheriff and two
deputies went up, the former with a
light elastic step. The Sheriff was very pale aud
slightly nervous. After lie was placed under the
beam Sheriff Pettey addressed the people present
111 solemn tones of saduess, saving that they had
assembled 011 an occasion similar to that of last
Friday?to execute the law. ile warned all tha
people present of the danger of lawlessness, and
particularly the colored; and said the will of Jus
tice in all cases would surelv be executed. After a
few remarks he read the ueath warrant, his voice
trembling perceptibly. At the close he turned and
said, "Brewer, have you anything to say r" The
condemned then looked on all sides, and, with a
slight bow, said:?"I say, let my fat* bo a warning
to all people. All should try to love and serve
God, aud to lead a good, pious, holy
aud moral life. Love ami serve God; du
not do as I have done, but let your last
days bo your best days." Turning to the Sherift
he said he desired to say no more, and asked per
mission to pray, which was willingly granted, and
the inun, about to be launched Into eternity, fell on
his knees and began an earnest prayer to God, to
whom his soul would so soon be sent. His voice
was tremulous aud his words unintelligible, and
before he ceased ids voice was not above a whisper.
Immediately at the conclusion 01 the prayer ho
arose quickly, with Ills eyes clear, and resumed his
position under the tieaui. Sheriff Pettey then ad
justed the noose, placing the latai knot in position,
the prisoner turning his head to one side to facili
tate the motions of the otllcer. After this the othcei
brushed the hnt aud dust from his clothing
and pinioned his arms aud legs. The prisoner
at this time gazed on the assembled multitude lor
the last time, turning nearly around. At last his
eye became riveted on a seemingly sought-for per
son, and he smiled once lor an Instant, and then
closed his eyes to the light of the world forever, as
the Sheriff pulled the black cap down over his head
aud tied it. After tills the Sheriff came down, aud,
with a hatchet near by, sprung the trap, the floor
ing of the scaffold mlllng to the ground. The
prisoner lei! two teet aud a half, but the knot on
the rope slipped to the back of ills neck, and the
fall was not sufficient to break his neck. He was
allowed to hang forty-seven minutes before pro.
nounccd dead and the penalty or the law paid.
Alter hanging firteen minutes he drew his iTmbfl
and body up; at twenty-eight minutes his heart
was beating quite fast.
The scaffold was built In the woods and an oae
tree used as one of the posts. The flooring was
live feet Irom the ground. The prisoner, at tha
time or his execution, had ou black broadcloth
pants, black alpaca coat, a brown colored slouch,
hat aud a pair of old shoes. The hat and shoes
were the aanio he wore when the deed was perpe
trated.
Alter the body had hung until dead It was de
livered to friends by request, as the lollowing let
ter shows. There had been rumors that he had
sold Ills body to certain physicians. The letter was
written by a friend of the deceased at the dictate
of the mother and is as follows
Mr. N. H. I'kttkt
sin?Having learned that you will cxccute my son
(Brown Brtwi'D to-day, ami that Ills body will bo In your
Charge, I request ol you my child'* remain*, that 1 may
have them interred where 1 will. Mv situation Is suci*
that it Incapacitates me from being there to make tlii*
request 111 person, so I wish you to turn the body over 10
.Ionian Hrewer and Microti Itoach (colored; lor ine, and
by so doiiitf 1 will ever (eel grateful.
ELUi.N BltEWER (colored),
Wkst Point, Ark., May a, 1873. (Per Luther.)
In an Interview with the prisoner in the Jail, tha
following facts wore elicited:?He was about twen
ty-live years old, and his lornier master was dead;
he knew he must die, aud was ready and wllilug
to go; he said he had never stolen anything, but
acknowledged that he had shot at Charles Hay ley.
but didn't kuow whether he had killed him or not}
he said that Uayley had threatened his lile, telling
lilm that he would kill him some three or lour
times before the murder; Haylcy remarked at tha
house while ho was there, that there was "too d d
much company," and spoke of killing some one.
He said he went there to get his hair wrapped. Ho
also remarked that he had no Intention or killllng
Bajley the night he went there, and when
he went to the house he called. "Hallo!" to whicn
Uayiey's wife answered, "Is that you, Brown V"
He answered, "Ves." L'nclo Charley (one or tha
men at the house) came out and Stephens Jerked
him back. Ou the day ol the murder he ate dinner
at Dave Damon's. He said he dlci not know tha
number of the shot In the guu, and would not un
dertake to tell, because he did not want to rel1 a
lie. He positively affirmed that he was not under,
the influence ol liquor when he did the shooting.
He said he knew he had but a lew hours to live,
and would tell nothing but the truth, asd
was ready to die. ills closing remark was tl at
he never had thought of killing Bayley before lie
went there.
With the hanging of Brewer Justice was again
vindicated, and one ol the coolest and most self
possessed of men passed away to meet his God.
H0B8E NOTES.
As we predicted, tho $j,500 pnrse offered by th#
Prospect Park Fatr Grounds Association for Gazelle
aud Judge Fullerton, did not All, and wo are quits
sure that no race win take place between these
great horses until tho Trainers' and Drivers' rule*
arc recognized as well as those of the National Asso
ciation. The members of the various associations
throughout the country are considerably exercised
at the present moment?particularly those thai
hare announced the ainoant they intend to give In,
purses?as to the prospects before them, and the*
begin to fear that their great liberality will have t*
come oat of their own pockets thi? year Instead ot
all of it being made up or entrance money by tha"
owners or horses, as heretofore. How different tha
Jockey Clubs of this conntry act compared with tha
National Associations for the promotion of trotting.
The rormer give purses in many Instances without
entrance money; but where they take it they gWa
It to the second horse in the race, and the hors?
that distances the field always gets the whole of
the money. Giving large purses ror trotting, and
making the owners of the horses contribute tha
money u a meau business at best, and the publio
begin to see it.
A MONEYED MAN <188150.
The treasurer of the Hoboken Longshoremen'!
Association, Mr. William Wilson, has been missing
from his home for the past week. He left his hous?
on Monday with Iftoo of the funds of the Association, ?
telling his wile that he was about to doposit salt!
sum In the Hoboken Bank, and he has not siut a
been heard from. It Is thought that he was in<
velgied Into some haunt and robbed and periiat'1
foully dealt with. He was a robust man, thirty-flvt
years old, and leaves a wilt) and ftuuiiv rtsidinS
near the vviice station, ?

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