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Our New York Letters.
THE ALNANAc-LANDIss AoQuIT-
TAL-GREAT PATENT CAsE-swEET CHARITY
The COOKS BALL-MPoRTs AND EXPORTS
THE OPERA" ROSE MICHEL"

THE COOKS BALL-IHP0RIS AND Efohis-
THE OPERA" ROSE MICHEL"
NEW YoRk, Feb. s, 1876.
To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times
It's on us at last. all we want of it. The
cars on Saturday morning were few and over
loaded, and drawn by four steaming horses.
Pedestrians looked like Santa Clauses, or
like Arctic explorers at the very least. Thou
sands of men and boys who for months have
been sinking idly about the streets have sud
denly Strengthened up, put on an air OF I'M
portance, and armed with all conceivable
weapons, shovels, brooms, boards, and even
shutters, manfally fought the enemy into the
cutters. The bells jingle gaily on flying |
sleighs-the snow has come, and the shame |
of the winter is taken away.
We also read this morning that the ice
harvest has begun up the river, so thai the
dreaded scarcity OF 90 cocktail timber next
summer will probably be avoided.
After long and exciting trial at Bridge
ton, n. j.. Lands, who shot the editor Car
ruth, has been acquitted Of murder on the
ground of insanity, whereupon our staid and
dignifed Tribune breaks out into triumphant
applause, acknowledging that the insanity
plea is doubtless humbug, bnt Gaining
that the laws of the country afford no re-
dress for such injuries as the dead man per-
sisted in hearing upon the object OF his en-
mity through editorial attacks upon his
family, and that these circumstances went
far toward justifying the homicide. The
Tribune saws q" lie only killed the man
who had wantonly pursued him relentlessly
from public into private life, had outraged
decency in assaults upon his family and had
done this not once or twice in hot blood, but
coolly and systematically for years and
it further asserts that the acqulttal should
have been expected from the hrst. Murder
trials are so common with Us, that tins par
ticular case would hardly be worthy oil
special mention but for two or three points
which it brings out First, there Is the
rare spectacle Just alluded to OF such paper
as the one quoted, not only defending
| homicide, but one in which journalist was
| the victim. Then there Is the testimony IN
the case which more than hints at the TACT,
| that Carruth died at the hands OF his sur
/ geons, showing that " the probe Is mighter
! than the bullet" and furthermore, there Is
the expression which the case has called
forth, ef the Presidents temper toward the
press generally. lands was Postmaster OF
tineland, where the murder occurred and
Grant was applied to for his removal.
/" Why should remove him from the post
mastership?' the President l. reported 10
have replied lie has done nothing but
| kill an editor.
In the United States Circuit Court great
patent case has lust been concluded-the
suit Of Andrews vs. Carman, which inVolV-
ed the patent Of which Is known "a the
8" driven well" The testimony was al
printed and made volume OF 2,iOu close-S
printed pages How long time was occu-
pied in taking il do not know but the az
guments Of the LAWYERS before the court
took aghteen dals, and their printed briefs
amount to nearly 500 pages Some OF the
most eminent LAWYERS in that branch OF law
were emploved-Hon. W. D. Shlpman,
late District Judge. Of Connecticut, Messrs-
Goodrich, Of Syracuse, Clifford, arner,
Of Connecticut. Tracy, Of Brooklyn, and
halt a dozen Others Mr.. Clifford declared
that the case was the most important ever
tried in the Second Circuit and there have
been some famous ca-es here. too. Besides
the drawings and other Illustrations two
pumps mounted over a large box OF vet
sand were brought into court, one with a
drive-well tube and the other with an urdi-
nary pump-tube let down into large cyl
inder to represent the ordinary open well.
This apparatus was actually put IN operation
to show the difference between the patent
well and the common one.
If the Judge undertakes 10 read and con-
sider all the printed matter, 1t Will be one
while before he can make a decision
The annual Charity Ball, under the aus
pices of the ladies Of New York, came on
on Tuesday evening at the Academy OF
Music, and in spite Of hard times was one
of the most brilliant and successful since the
Inauguration Of the series. The hall deco
rations were elegant. bat according 70 the
rules Of the Association. severely simple.
In the matter Of dresses and Jewelry' how
ever, no such restrictions exist, and the
well-flled floor was absolutely dazzling the
whole night through The Committee Of
Management, numbering over two hundred,
comprised the cream Of society, and the
guests included well-nigh every one OF any
social importance from Mayor Nickham
down. The proceeds, which must have been
exceptionally large. viii afford timely aid to
the poor in the increased severity OF the
weather
TN the succeeding evening occurred an
at lower key. socially speaking, was hard
" less noteworthy. This was the tenth an
| nual ball of the French Cooks. on the ban
quet tables of which were displayed marvels
OF their professional skill which went far 10
| establish the claim Of cookery to place
among the fine arts Among the table or
naments were a vase Of richly-coiored How
ers, 80 delicate that they trembled on their
stems, and formed entirely Of sugar, an sd-
mirably modelled statue Of - Greece, four
feet in height, and made Of appropriate ma
terial, group Of " Washington and his
Generals in ice cream, and a pastry chariot
occupied by two HOLSTERS, and drawn by
magnificent swans made Of whipped lard,
sailing over tossing waves Of parsley and
mashed potato. The architects Of these
wonderful designs were the chief cooks OF
our prominent hotels.
The Custom House returns Of the port Of
New York. for the year ending June Both,
| 1875, showed that the imports through this
port were about S3J2, 600 600 in gold, or
nearly a million day The exports during
the same period, though Of course less in
the aggregate were ID some branches quite
large. During that year the United States
exported TO foreign countries, as shown by
the Custom House returns at Washington,
parlor or reed organs to the aggregate value
Of S363, l32. The exports for the previous
year were 500, ISL, showing some increase.
1t Is remarkable that more than half of
these exports in each year were in the Cabi-
net o rgans made by the Mason Il Hsmlin
Organ Company, whose exports in 1878
were SIS, $50, and in 1874 were Sl63, l69.
Considering that there are in this country
from two hundred TO two hundred and fifty
makers, this fact that more than half the in
struments exported are from this one COM
pany, shows in what high estimation its
work is held abroad
The Titiens Opera Season has proved
great success. Nilsson herself hardly drew
larger or more enthusiastic audiences, and
the Academy on an opera night has been a
sisnl ~ E4a4ueu tnt MahagerlAl EYES anu
warm the managerial heart The prima
donna, whose correct performances were |
rather colby praised by the newspaper crit |
les, a few weeks since, has fairly taken those
gentry off their feet by her renditions Of
opera, and warmed their pens into writing |
big adjectives about her dramatic force.
Aside from the opera the leading amuse-
ments remain the same, with no immediate |
prospect Of change. - Rose Michel, which |
proves itself one Of the successes of the de-
cade, is running with undated attendance
at the Union Square, whose managers,
Messrs. Shook and Palmer. show their APP
probation of popular favor by increasing
the strength and attractveness Of the play,
The furOre created by this remarkable work
tempted the publishers Of the New York