The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-17

The white hsifer. bred by the Prince, which. az
told you. won the gold medal az the Agricultural
Hall Cattle snow, was purchased by the lessee OF
Cremorne Gardens Tor also $3.50, and was yester-
DAY roasted whole and distributed 10 rhe poor.
will tell you that this so-caled .festive season" Is
always marked by some
DIRE CALAMITY.
on Christmas Eve occurred. near woodstock, IN
Oxfordshre. OF the most fearful accidents tina
has occurred since railways have been brought
among us. An express train was going az ful
speed waen the tire OF a wheel ON a tnird class
carriage broke; the carnage lett the metals and
the foremost coaches telescoped into eacn other
and two OF them tell over into the water below.
seseiS iosu sse Ima e % oeesrr nsa
In a different part OF the country. frighrui
CoLLIIRy kxfLosiOS
In which seventeen persons were killed.
The police have o. vet found no clew 70
LADY puDLErs JEwELs.
bu, her hther. Sir Thomas Moncrfcnc, he's pub
llshed a statement 10 tue eject that their real
worth was about fl5.OO0 tfGo. 0o0l and that no
sospislon attaches 20 the maid servant who has
been for years IN the iamily.
one OF the best Known men IN London IL Just
dead. There are law strangers VINO do not visit
Evans supper Rooms IN Covent Garden. OF which
'rApDY GREEN,
was the director he died last week, In bis sew.
enty-third yesr. He commenced his professional
career as chorus singer at the Adepni Theatre,
ana long az be retained his voice was one OF me
choir OF spanish place chapei. Tor PADDY was a
strict Cat0o1c. HIS snunbox ana his anecti0nate
greeting 70 has dear boys were Traditions OF the
place. Twenty wears ago ~ was the iasnlon Tor =
little knot OF authors aud men about town 10 meet
prett, regularly at Lyans'. and he house was
iavorlie haunt with lnackeray. Mr.. Green has the
credit OF aslng bAnlshed the indecent songs
which al one time prevailed.
LiyiNG-TUsE's TOMB
On Thursday large back marble tombstone
Was iaid over the grave OF the late Dr. Living
stone, IN Westminster Aopey. The stone bore =
lengthy Inscription IA gold letters as loiows;-
BROUGHT ny FAITHFUL HANDS
over Land snd sea.
RESTS
DAVID LINi>CSrONE
missionary. Traveller, Pnlianthropist.
BORN MARCH TO- lsi3.
Al BmntJre. Lanarkshire,
DIED MAY 1. Iva
A. Chitambos VALLEY, Clais.
For thirty years his LIE was spent IN an unwearied
EFFORT 10 evangelize the naive races, To ex.
piore the undiscovered secrets aud abol-
ish the dcsolating slave Trade
or CENTRAL AFRICA,
Where with has last words ne wrote:-
"All can do In my solitude y, may Heavens rich
blessing come down on every one--Am-rican,
English, Turk-who VIII help to heal this
open sore Of the world.n
On the rignt hand edge OF the stone were the
Tantus amor seri Mill est quod noscere mslim,
Guam Fluvii causas per Sacula Tanta Lalentes.
And on the leit hand edge the following text
Other sheep nave which are not OF thIs iold;
They also must bring and they shall hear my
voice.
have Just returned from few days visit TO
where Mr.. Disrael is staying II is a melancholy
place, ana has been greatly overouilt, 50 that
many oil the houses are 10 ict Inc Villas are dot
ted down here and there among the pine woods
which have a very fnnereal appearance. Most OF the
visitors are invalids, and respirlors are unIver-
sal heard very bad accounts OF the Premier =
health. He Is staying at the Bath Hotel, attended
by his secretary, Mr. N. Cory.
'TuE GREviLLE MEMOIRS"
The book OF court and society gossip fiom which
you printed long extracts some time since 10 about
TO De made the subject OF attack III the next num-
Der OF the quarterly ReUietr. The writer commits.
stoned 70 WELD the scalping knife Is old Mr..
Abraham Hayward, q. O., very vicious gentle
man. who, being himself rival editor and collec-
tor OF anecdotes, Is likely TO do his cutting up with
o WILL
THEATRICAL.
The London theatres nave entered upon their
usual Christ mas career OF pantomimes and bur-
lesques. which Will last for couple OF months,
and Of which, lnasmuch as they never depart from
the old-Iashioned model, no detailed description
Is necessary. The best pantomime is at Drury
Lane where the members OF the Vokes family
are engaged Mr.. Hare, late OF the Prince o,
Wales Theatre, has taken the Court Theatre in
S.Oane street. Rumor asserts that Mr.. w. s. Gil
bert, the dramarist, Is associated with him IN the
enterprise. Mrs. Kendall Will be the cnieI attrac-
ton. The rent OF the theatre IL II, 500 aud Mr..
Hare Will have to work hard to make II pay. The
Bow street Police Court, which Tor years mas been
condemned as inconvenlent Is to De abandoned,
and the Queens Theatre. Long Acre, has been
purchased by the government for f7O,000. aud VIII
be converted into a Magistrates Court, police
station, &c. Mr.. Laboucnere, the "Besieged Resi-.
dent" OF the Daily NeacS, &C, Is the fortunate
owner OF the property.