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New-York tribune., 1876-12-23

cities not far from NewY0rk had made the substitute
of oil for Gas in the streets and the people satisfied
with IT, bridgeport and New Brunswick mcntioned
as examples.
As 10 the best material to be used there dyerstv
of opinion Some suggested kerosene aud Others naphha
The expense OF lighting the city with kerosene was an
nroximatey estimated at one-half cent an hour 70,
each lamp exclusive OF filing, cleaning, and general
care and repairs The cost OF napbtha was less, and
many siohgt TO be preferred because naphtha
LAMPS needed NO cleaning and the flame was disturbed
less by tnc wind l. was suggested that II kerosene or
naphtha were adopted could be calculated how much
WAS necessary for each night, and the work OF exn
THE President OF the New-York Gas Light Con pany
was asked by the reporter II he thought the use OF Oh
the street lamps would be practicable he replied OF
of "a part the city with oil would affect the CON-
nan price for gas That Is something We have nothing
10 do wiIh" he said People have used lamps In PIX
can 40 il again" The Secretary OF the Manhattan CON-
pany thought that the use OF oil might be practeabe
iteyed that the people would not be satisfied with t. he
did not think the company would alter ts prices In con
sequence OF the use OF oil.
I'he President OF the Metropolitan Company said he
did not think th0t oil would satisfy the people The
scrtIOn that the companies were exorbitant In thor
prices was untrue. The OF gas 70 street lamps
cerned II would prefer to abandon the undertaking.
the city would supply Its own gas, but the company did
NOT want another competing company 70 furnish tho
sUppy People were Of the great expense Of
street lamps. it was necessary 10 employ snerlnen
dent to look after the repairs ana nc aa else
gas I'm the tubes very often This year the company
was compelled to paint the lamps ana 90 other work
which It was not called on 70 10 iVrnery' Inc com
Consumers at 81 so rather than To tue street lamps
at 49, and the city authorities would hnd that they could
for i've or ten years then the price could be lowered
about ten per cent.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-23
NEW BROADWAY THEATER.

wooDIs MUSEUM REJUYENATED AND RE0PENED-
THE INTRODUCTORY PLAY TONIGHT.
The persons most familiar with the old
Woods Museum, at Broadway and Thrueth-st' would
scarcely recognize 1t it will appear tonight when
opened to the public as the New Broadway Theatcr,
under the prOprletorshp Of John Banvard. Great
changes have been made in the interior arrangements
and the decorations throughout About 500new
chairs have been placed In the parque and more than
that number In the galleries The proscenim has been
in striking manner and the boxes are fresh
and attractive From the outer passages the museum
proper every OF what there has been
moved broad staircase leads from the lobby the
parduet and the side sarcases either hand have been
preseryed separate entrance for the upper gallery
has been introduced and the means of exit ample
and convenient The galleries without the theoter and
within the entrance to the building, surrounding
the omen space which leads up TO the
glass roof by which 1t is lighted, have
been entirely stripped OF the curioses which made
the museum aud In their place the walls have been hung
with pictures, which give comfortable and homelke
aspect to the place. This part Of the building corresponds
moro nearly perhaps than anything else In this country
TO the foyer Of French theaters and will be found popu
lar resort between acts for the smoking OF cigarettes and
fbo meeting Of friends separated IN the audience To-
nShS viii Sc produced an entirely new play entitled
cSTTS ne scene SapSd Of Which e Is land and IN Sicily This
story has been draatzed in four acts rnmor says by
sns are IN tie east J. b. st1dsy f. r. knowles
VI H. Ward j. " Milton, z. Webster, A. H. Forrest ).
P Clarke f. Newton II. Aging, H. Person, y k0yelI,
I Hall Mis- May Hart. Miss Zelma Vaidemir.
Miss Alice Newton Miss Louise Leighton, Miss
Adee Alton. Miss Hambl1n Miss Clarke, Miss j.
cnmmin9s Miss Alden Mrs Sylvester Post, and Mrs NJ.
Le Brun Mas Valdeir has never acted in :his country
before IL is stated that she is tho daughter Oh isss
count that she had property n this country anu having
eons her during the rebellion 10 look after r. was SUD
ecod 70 the pe and exciienents OF bock9de rInnihg
She speaks several lsagu&gcs with nueney, and bas
Ilayed m Germnn, French, Italian, ana Engsh ana IN
Ra,ssian at the Imperial Theaicr at 81 PeterSDurg
M is intended by the proprietor 10 devote the nSw
Broadway Theaer 10 the OF society iays
FOR hc be has secured full stock OK scenery, aod 10
New-York tribune., 1876-12-23
THE TOLEDO AND WABASH SUIT.

The suit or proceeding of Benjamin f. Ham
on behalf Of himself and Others TO compel the directors
OF the Toledo Wabash and Western Railroad Company
70 authorize and the trustees Of the consolidated loan
mortgage ssue bonds under that mortgage to take mp
equipment bonds" issued in 1869 by the Toledo and
Wabash Railway Company yesterday before Judge
Davis in Supreme Court Chambers. The claims on each
side have been previously published In THE Tribune
Judge Davis issued mandamus on the ground that the
terms of tte mortgage gave discretion 10 the directors
ss to the OF taking up previous debt and there
fore whatever rights the plaintiff had must be asserted
I'm an equitable action not by the summary method
OF mandamus. H. g. Bennett Charles w. Hassler, and
r. A. Lane appeared for the plaintiff; NJ r. Crawford of
Z - hofnnnanfa
New-York tribune., 1876-12-23
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
TIE rssIpnEE CONCERTS.

The programme interpreted by Nine. Essi-
poff nj her concert last evening, while IL conssteuo
numbers of undoubted excellence In themselves was ho'
altogether what has right 60 expcct from suen M
artist 10 lacked conference and dehnteness OF am' DO
lug made up OF pieces selected with no apparent lesa
for their relative characters so that often they did not
harmonize well and it did not at oil serve to show the
artist in her best light or enable her to do herself ustce
II comprsed several selections by schumann, kuDn'
stein Nocturne an "Etude do Concerp by List, an
Andantc and scherzo by Meudelssohn, Henselts " 81
oIseau q eta,sv and a Waltz by Leschetisd. Mmo Es
sipofs playing was as charming evcr In the Sehu-
mann numbers which came FIRST Nine. Essipon seemed
little chilled by the audience ana her
playing was not quite sympathetic as usual though
the technical part of 1t all that could be desired
Later on however she warmed up, and the KuDinSteh
Noctrne and Lszps Concsrtstudy were eapitaiy dohe
The Mendelssohn selections admirably given, WIN
remarkable cearness and precision, as Is always the case
in rendering of music OF classical c1aFaeer
In ensuts Si oseau eais" Mime. Essipof was at her
best Her playing it full OF deicacy and poetry
and showed the graceful beauties of this delightful little
work in their most attractive colors.
NJ. yiylen played tho Rode Concerto exceIlently He
also gave 6ayote of Bachs In which he appeared in
quite new light from what have him in before.
He played &c carefully and conscentiously. and in
thoroughly finished manner, tho harmones in which the
work abounds being sngu1 ry. clearly and accurately
dome Mile. Palma sang new ballad by Mr. Quicken,
Take this message" rather uninteresting and heaVy
production and a song Of Mcndclssohns She simply
strengthened the impression that she created when sue
was here before OF being artist with an cxceLeht
voice not yet under proper CONTROL and OF being sOe
what deficient Ia point OF warmth and expression, Whne
yet u singer OF decided promise
New-York tribune., 1876-12-23
THE BOARD OF UNITED CHARITIES.

At a meeting Of the Board OF United Charl-
tes ON Thursday at which large number Of the chata-
le societies Of the city represented statements
were made by the members showing the deplorabic
destitutOn which existed among all classes OF the poor
of this city, and tho following resolutions unanimously
passed:
.ssd THAT our President and Secretary be and are au
rj2ed o anny tO te Board OF AppOT0Dnent Tor snare or
certain MONEYS apporoned by the SAID Doard among
certain societies represented III s Doa anu W Oe ny e
distributed among the poor ana -.
the representatives OF inc
aenteS IN represented here today pledge their
Drcpa Hsrute any moneys received by mem from me
Ra III AupOrtiOnment according tho number OF aDpl
r@nfs and without deduction for expenses or Otherwise and
also according to the rules OF each society
New-York tribune., 1876-12-23
,rruopIsr CITY MISSION WORK.

At the annual meeting of the Methodist Episcopai
Missionary and Church Extension Society OF THIS ey y0S
day. the Corresponding Secretary reported uA' ."o o
-, had Mn erected-one at wOodawn and ono at
ins Bridge II had been decided 10 discontinue the EN-
mapuel Mission in Atorneyst account OF the removal ~
members hope was expressed that church might oe es
shed In the vicinity OF the Centre marAe" a' o 49,, -
al s,s and broadway and BoweTy there was
no resident Protestant minister During the year i'osO
sermons were preached by the ministers oi ,no
society and Il1.156 pages Of tracts were u,
,rited there were 473 oonveTsOns 5s9 persons were IT,
To tha churo probation, and 2sl were @
ful membership. Tho receipts for the year naSbi n Of
newark spoke OF successful work oil the hoc % a. foy
Baltimore. lt would DC sdu
Methodi sm said ~ eoztly churches sun ne o ..scs
fashionable people while the worA n d"a oI ie Mrtho.
S;St Cburch A his opinion formed rom Wha, s i o..
~ Meihahst prpachers meetings on MoudAy ho'n
tIoeveT he mad no fear OF the decline OF ctAOusu w. e
work was not yet done The omeerS oi ~s' '''
alo.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-23
A GREAT NEw-YoRK MANUFACToRY.

aye olden time" with its annual soap
boiling which was carried In every we-rogulated
household has passed away, and to supply tis neecs
sary article from mandatory requires greater energy
enterprise, and capital than most people are aware o.
B. T. Babbtt, whose name has become almost house
hold word, has soap mandatory on Washington ana
West-sts between Morris and Rector, which covers ~
full city lots from three to eight stories In hight
On the ground floor the nino kettles IN which the
soap is boiled the largest having capacity OF l1OoOoo
gallons and the smallest of $4,000 gallons The stock
used is pure white alow which is received In casks anu
melted by the introduction OF steam pipe Into the caak
and drawn of into tanks from which tho kettles are
filed The ye is prepared the upper floor, ana con-
veyed in pipes the kettles. When these have bceh
filed tho contents set boiling by steam, and continue
TO boil night and day for nearly week. To gave an
idea OF the immense capital required IL Is
stated that over $4,000 worth Of material
is reoured TO fill these large kettles. When the soap Is
sufcienty boiled II drawn on into an iron tank from
which II Is pumped by steam through the plps iean
Ia the driving rooms live IN number. Ihefe IL IS pOucu
INTO iru frames and allowed Ia dry, IL Is thch cut VIII
wires inIo cakes and removed the packing rooms Ihc
nroductiOn averages CO., 900 pounds daily TO supply
and repair the machinery used here Mr. Babltt mas Dut
n large machine shop and tOuudery az NhltesOoIu'
Oneida County. He manufactures, In addluun 10 snI,
soda salc!atuS yeast powder end similar artiees. on
a few months ago be began the nanuiactuTe IOh pure
vegetable oils OF toilet soap which should heeu no Po
fIme to conceal the OdOr OF had material ana nas SUE
cceIel SO well that his toilet soap Ia selling WIN great
rapidity and is universally commended
New-York tribune., 1876-12-23
THE JOHNSTON GALLERY.
THIRD AND LAST NIGHTS SALE.

THIRD AND LASI NlUHIo cAlII'
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE WATER C0LnRs,
CRAYoNs. PENCIL AND PEN AND INK SKETCHES,
&C, pIsposED or AT GOOD PRIcEs-MoRE THAN
S332, 900 REALIZED By THE ENTIRE SALE:
The attendance at the closing sale of John
Taylor Johnsons ccllccton last evening was very
small The crowd who had oiled Chlckcring Hall when
the art panings were exhibited and sold did not care to
encounter the and sush OF last night to see or bid
for the remaining pctureswatcr colCrs, craycns pen
and ink sketches, pencilDgs &e-whilc many who would
have gladly been present were deferred from
coming by the knowledge that there were no seats
In the house to which favored person could
not lay claim There from 200 TO $50 In the par
aue gathered in front OF Mr. SOmeryileall sufficiently
near for him and hear the bidders The services
of the messenger boys were thus dispensed Wth and
most Of the bidding done by mods responsive to tho
auctonecrs questions: "shan say five more for your
1T is against you; will you go teni" The works sold
last night being Of little value compared with thosc
offered ON previous nights they went of much more rap
idly though there many bids Of IS so while
the pictures bid FOR still far below their selling
price, One old gentleman persisted in offering odd half
dollars. which Mr.. somorye, with equal persisteney
refused notice The first sale In which there was any
appeara OF interest OF hllers ReyeIie" which
ran rapidly up TO $l55. Yibcrt's Servant Reading "
came next and Was started at $50, and advanced by
long strides $3.50. Fortunys "study OF an Arab ~
the only indank sketch In the colectiOn-sod for 1885,
HIS Terrace In water color, sold Tor 5000,
and his Mandolin Player" for $3.50 There was sharp
competition but In small amounts Aug scheffers
Glove Celestial AMI Terrestrial" In sepia, which, how
ever sold for 5000 TiRanys "Od Treasury Building
at angers the only picture the first bid for which
was In any fair ratio with its value. Ii opened at
5000 and sold for 81 000 which price also reached
by Sir John Glbert's, "The Duchess Reading Don
Quixote and yiberts "The Ores OF an Umbrella"
The only other approach to these prices was by
Zamacois's Waiting at the Church Porch" There was
little enthusiasm and the sale presented Few features to
distng gusl II from an ordinary auction
Names OF the purchasers OF the valuable pictures
were announced and Mr. Somerylo gave the names OF
somo OF tic others to his clerk In audible tone.
Among these Dir. Sabin Mr.. Henry, Mr. Snow, Mr.
Miller Dir. Drummond Mr.. Frost, Mr.. Wheeler aud Slr
IItle The sale OF the evening amounted to Sl6937,
making "A grand total for the entire sale OF S3o27l9.
siorys statue OF Cleopatra not formally offered but
Mr. sonerylle said that he would receive bids II any
person wished to make them.
Following is complete list OF the pictures sold and
no urice OF each:
New-York tribune., 1876-12-23
]. W. BoUToN's SPECIAL AND STANDARD VOL
UMES.

]. w. BoutOn, publisher, importer, ana
bookseller at No 706 Broadway has large anu care
fully selected stock of foreign books, for the most part
purchased last summer, many OF them peculiarly suit
able for no iday gifts His list includes several literary
curi0sities including the original manuscript OF Slr Val
ter scotts Letters His KmSiolk" and manuscripts
of Isaac Watts William Deckiord and original drawings
by stothard. Mr. Bouton is making specially OF
standard publications enlarged and profnse Illustrated
with inserted plates Ono of the most interesting ana
attractive Of these publications is "Poems OF Rogers
and Campbell" extended from three TO five thick VOL
umes having in addition 10 the choice Illustrations OF
the original edition. nearly 500 inserted plates compT
ing portraits, scenes, yigncttcs, symbolic ana Ideal
pieces &C. from designs by stOhard, Turner, Wc'tal
and others gorgeous work Is Les EyanSies'' sub
stantially bound in three volumes in fun red gros-
grained LeYant II Is printed IN antique chhI
actors iuterlned with gold and colors ana onGmente
with Illuminated borders. II contains EeYcra hniqtru
miniatures, yignctcs, and initial letters or exquisite
design and execution. Mr.. BOutOn oilers among arr
works "The Turner Gallery" - series OF 90 chTraN
ines from the works 81 this artist, with biographical
sketch and dee riptvc text Hamertons EHhlnpeb Ot
Modern Etching" and series OF i " Etcngs RON lhc
National Gallery NGndOn) His list Is fuil OF elegant
and valuable volumes Of this Character He further cars
attention to selection o! choice standard authors ~ me
nndgs and at reduced prices. includng thc WORK" OF
Dickens Coeridca. BuScr Bacon, Ben onsOn, CFaOD'
Froude, Prescott, Thackeray, and Ruskin.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-23
THE SHOOTING OF MRS BERTH.
a. .,xpo.Prox raAr TUE ACT WAS INTENTIONAL

ON THE PAHT Of HEh hOSbtND'
John Ruff of Port Morris, the brother OF
Mrs Berth Of No. 25I Chrystics who was shot by her
husband last Friday, went yesterday to the coronerS
Office TO urge that the husband Charles Berth might NOT
be released from custody He said that his sister, feeling
that she could live long had determined to tell the
true story Of the shooting In her testimony, taken by
the coroner she that she believed her husband
shot her accidentally She told her brother that sne
made that statement through fear and to shield him She
said husband had illused her frequently and ol1en
threaenod to o and the morning Of tho shoot
ing he had vowed no would kill her because she did
not treat TO Ids satisfaction his brother Hugo who had
just arrived from Wyoming Territory She says that rs
she entered the roo wncro the two brothers were sl
ing Hugo exclaimed, "Thcrc she comes; now shoot
her" Thc1 she S,d ner husband put his hand on Us
trigger and took deliberate aim. She Put her hanus DC
fore her eyes and turned swiftly around report 0i
the weapon and sneiEg sensation behind the ear tolu
her she was shot She fell fnting into the arms OF her
husband who land her the bed MT Isth 9eciaIe9
that Hugo Western rafian, and that he believed
his sisters statement that the shooting was delDeratoY
planned. ThecOrOner will investigate the matter 1uT-
ther, the woman Is dying.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-23
TIE BLACK CROOK AT THE GRAND OPERA
HOUSE.

Messrs. Poole and Donnclly revived this we'll
known spectacle on Monday evening to the qualification
no doubt Of hosts OF s admirers many OF whom not even
the storm could prevent from renewing allegiance TO ITS
charms. Tho piece Is set with no less than the
usual ayishness Of scenic adornmont The costumes
what there Is OF them-are glorious with lace ana
tnse the transformations are as wonderful the ieeD'e
protonse Of plot supeuous az before ana % young
ladies OF more or less beauty and raimen-ihe Latter
chiefly l,ss-capcr nmhly through the ballet TO the
lascyious pleasing" OF the orchestra. More need
not be said There yery many who seek
IN the theater only qualification Of tine eye-to whom
Shakespeare Is burden and sheridan wearmess oil the
soul To all such t Dc said that visit to tho Grand
Opera House will not disappOint thein
New-York tribune., 1876-12-23
EDWIN BOOTH AS "R1cHELIEU.'


Bulwer's "Richelieun y will always be popular
with and few other performances could 50 sue
ccssfuy have combated the weather OF Monday evening"
This drama deals with great emergencies and momen-
tous interests in a most picturesque and stirring time
Its story calls into action aud throws into strong Ora
matte stuatons striking characters Of history and hnds
cxpresson i'm style which. II not quite "the grand
stye IA at least one of sustained dignity and strength
The dialogue is vivid, the plot constructed win bul
yers mastery Of plot the action brisk, and the interest
unhaKgng Mr.. Booths portrayal of the great Cardinal
IA one OF his very best caracterZtOns, imaginative ana
dcalzed its serner Outlines touched here and there
and softened with a play OF tender emotion
and grave humor In his scenes with Julie and her lover
psp,ed where occasion calls for It, with electric vital
ty About all of Mr. Booths impersonations there Is an
atmosphere OF pensye grace such ste Bcuye ascribes
10 yr's hero and which in certain parts may seem 10
detrac from the Oi his acting But 1t suits well the
balfpayful melancholy OF the old CARDINALS lighter
moods and serves TO set in relief his stener moments
The role asks indeed much less OF that sGbtey OF ex-
prsslor in rendering the elusive, more contra
dctory perbaps more human iutrcaces Of passion Tor
which Lear and OhciiO, anG even Richard III, give
place but 1t IL also for that probably moro I'M
pressye ON stage to the average AUDITOR II not III
deed for an obvious reason the critical as well
WHAT was always best In Mr.. Booths rendering was
never bc ter an now, and he is in the main well sup
ported Mr. Frederic Robinson played De AauPrd' WIN
care but with certain lack OF Gaic airncss which be-
longs to the part. Miss Clara Jennngss sympathy ana
ucuteness OF art is well adapted 10 the role Of Julie de
Mortimer and Mr. Mines Leyek presents Bdrddas with
though not think, with dscriui-
inulion
New-York tribune., 1876-12-23
rur nEw couRr.HousE N JEEsEY CTTY.

The resolution Of the Board OF FrechoIuCiS %
purchase the ar1son estate site for the ne"
has mot with great opposition among the enzcns ana ioar
on+r.nces with numerous signatures were sent 10 inc
Board protesting against the purchase on account oI iu
times heavy taxes sufficient accommodation anor'ea "
te present grounds Yesterday morning charles seulor
Peter Henderson, and Alexander Bonnell hppheu " suu
-, t- writ OF esrtoydri against the Board OF Chosen
t-Ier In remove resolution ard te ludge ordered
stay OF further proceedings IN the matter Mhe ,a
49, ryr on county Collector kinEsland ne sas lnat .o
bonds we're already delivered the title perfected AMI t
Jccd in the morning Dlftclo. hAstth
b,d !gncd the resolution Dec l6 hd y ah nOt pe 'o,
until Dee 90 giving time Or tue eettE OUT oi
% Fr,s S1dler has called pubic meeting IN hcp
& jTa for this evening protest against the pErthse hnn
n will be turned into an indignation mecuhB oi s"iAu ~
ID
New-York tribune., 1876-12-23
HOLIDAY NOTES.

Perego g. Co., at No. So Nassau-st'' als
unusually busy this busy season. Their full assof'"ie"
OF gentlemen's furnishing goods Ia unsurpassed " 49,
other house in the city. Excellent taste Is s,s
the goods representing each department ana VIC a.
novelties are 10 be found always at this wen Aho""
tablshmcnt. %
Wood Brothers, at Nos. 49, oil, anu =,
Lafayette-pace, are exhibiting magnincen' y'..s
carriages, eoup6s, dogcarts, bugsfes ana seiS'
stylish edupages are marked down TO most fessonss Ana
prices Purchasers would do well TO examihe W"
array ofsvehicles. :;
j. Fussell g. Son, under the Bible HOUSE |.
Eighth-st have a bright and cheerful restaurant a
tho bes OF fees and creams OF every favor are soa
lower rates than those OF any other house III Ne"i
New-York tribune., 1876-12-23
FREIGHrs STILL UNSETTLED.

The freight agents OF the trunk ilneS' VINO
hayo bcon in session four days at the Windsor Hotel
f, the mrno,e of settling the questions referred TO
en in the recent agreement between the Presidents OF
these lines adjourned yesterday subject TO the CAL OF
the chair without having accomplished the object OF
ther meeting They unable to agree upon the III
terpretatons Of the compact, which was finally referred
back TO the officers Of the several roads for further ~
srucfnns In the mean time !; Is stated that through
bis of Iadng will not issued. The further consider
alton Of the questions at Issue, 1t Is expete VIII pc l
suIprd Ian One OF the points settled was thar trohg
bills of ladng to Europe should be given only on freisht
Consigned 20 steamships and not on freight sent Oy san
ing vessels.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-23
THE WITH DISTRICT VACANCY.
Janv nrominent Republicans of the With

Congressional District are opposed to making contest
in the coming election Ill the vacancy caused py tne
resignation Of Mayorcect smith Ey,jr They say tnh'
in view Of the fact that the unexpired term oy
trs -, tho overwhelming Democratic majority in the
district and OF the already large Democratic o'y I'm m
Congress the Republicans could gain potIing Dt @ no
mains OF spritless meeting Ior S
will DO called time next week by ule oineeIs vi ~,
With Xts and XTVth Assembly District Assoclayn r
Many 1emocrots saw now that Coroner Anthony Eiok-
ho who has been elected to represent the usIo' ~, @
the next full iern viii be elected 10 nl tpe nnvo' '1
David Dudley Field is still talked Of for the place.