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The New York herald., 1878-10-07
DESCENT ON A GAMBLING PLACE.

On the north side OF l29th street. few doors west
OF Third avenue, stands ono story frame building
divided into Two rooms. led by tailor and
the other as hairdrossing salosn. Detectives Clark
aud smith have hal eye on the place Tor some
time past IN the belief that gambling carried
there. day or two since they maturcd plan Tor
breaking up the business. At two O'Clock sunday
morning they gained to adjoining building,
whence they could look down upon the roof OF tho
supposed gambling establishment Through a sky
light, brightly Illuminated, the movements OF thoso
within coud be distinctly seem The officers hall
a dozen young men playing cards around small
table. v hen the alarm Was gwen the occupants
rushed IN BODY TO the entrance but there ell into
the arms oi Detective Smith ana other officers.
At tho 10th street station house tue prisoners
tnelr names ~ oiIows:-Walter ~ johnson, proprie-
tor: James n. Boutwell,, Beury suydam aud James
Fuller, sixteen years old. Tho detectives alerward
secured the following parsphernalia:-Une hundred
thrty live req, white ana b acs chIps ave packs
of cards, hvs chairs and two green covered tables
Yesterday morning Judge kasmire, of the Harlem
Police Court, discharged ali excep johnson, the pro-
pretor, VINO was he'd Tor exam nation, AID Fuller Dc
tained a s q witness.
The New York herald., 1878-10-07
FINE ARTS.
RE ,pENINa OF A PICTURE GALLERY.

REoPENING or PICTURE GALLERY.
There ara number of new and interesting pictures
among those hanging In Mr.. Avorys picture gal
iery, which has just been opened Tor tho season.
ono OF the striking lite size. three quar- er
length figure, by Hans Makari, lately SO admirably
represented at Paris by his Entry o Charles " Into
Antwerp" "fhe Turkey Woman OF Cairo" shows
us young woman Of the lower orders for she shows
a good deal OF her dark face and nne eyes, carrying
ono OF the BIRDS over her shoulders In such way
that the tail feathers form coquettisn ana pic
turesque headdrcss 1t is a strong, bold pieco OF
work, a low key OF color and with broad, assured
handing "rhe Evening Halt" is an excellent ex-
ample OF Adolph Shrcyer. Two Arabs have tethered
their horses and resting, with their long guns by
thcm, under the shade OF some trees near a small
mosque The coloring Is vory pleasing and more
solia than is sometimes the case. The sur's rays
strike admirably Oh the ibe skin OF the whito horse
one o the Arabs ana the wall OF the garden OF
the mosque rbs golden light is very real well dil.
fused ana managed The horses arc naturally tho
strong point, though the landscape and buildings arc
given with much skiil.
"rhe workmsn's Petition - by otto Guntner, is a
vigorous piece of work, fuil OF admirable character
painting petty court is being held oya po'npous
little judge, VINO, bursting with annoyance and Inn
porauce, STANDS elarng at the OF field aDorers
and craftsmen, who, with their Implement and tools
In hand, followed by their and chdron. NIL the
little court room. The spokesman, evidently mucn
excied. Is being prompted IRON behind by sneakini
aud sharp looking ielow tho clerks rise, hall 10 ds
may; The women crowd at the back Of the men, aud
Two boys " the right watched BY nttis sirl arr
The New York herald., 1878-10-07
NEW BOOKS REoEIvEO.

Giles Co. or Views and Interviews conesrnins Civil
satioa BY orpheus Everts ~ D. Bowen, Stewart Co.
pR d %ssr. BY Charles and Mary oovdsn
Douglas Jerod Charles Dickens. Charles scrbners
The lo:y Boe according the authorized version A.
D. 1871. with an explanatory and critical commentary
clergy Of Anglican Church Eded by r. O. Cook. NJ.
:, Sars S. Luxe Charles serieasrs sons publishers.
Cyprus Historical and Descriptive From the earliest
times 70 the present day Adapted from the Germa. Of
A. Ba.son Joyner with aps aud Illustrations r. Worth.
ing,on. publisher New YORK.
BY Mrs H. W. Beecher ID. Appleton Co.. publishers,
Words. How to Put Them Tosether. BY Harisn II.
Bslara; D. Ap.le,on Co. publishers. New York n n
Peterson 4 Brothers. pqbnshcrs, phlladephia-
Coates. paolsasrs ihiisdelpa.' o''''A'''
Annual eport ofthe Commissioners Of Paramount PARK
in.roductory History Of the United States For tho
aHsse esy ''An the
hs.fy q The Middle Ages. Aaspsa from the rssnsn
The Catholic Publication society. New YORK..
The Plot fsssn eAn ''''' Reilly
Bradstreeis oammerci.i Reports embracing the Bank
sates anu the DomInion Of canada October 1878 PUB
lished by The J. NJ. Bradsireet son Company, New
Kemorse. A Novel, From the French of Tn. Bentson.
Appston's New Handy Volume Series Mrs Jack. A
tale BY Frances Eleanor Troiopc. John-A- A-Dresms. A
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Tne Brewery At Tsylorvis. BY mary Dcvnell cholis
Poems ms BY Matthew Arnold. New and com compile edition
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A. NJ. White, smith CO., publishers, Boston.
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No MORE BONDS.

Hamilton Brtton, the agent OF William II. Wander
b1t, mas addressed communication to the Board Of
supervisors of Richmond county, staten lslani ask
Tug them TO take aclIon Tor the present ~ regard
10 the bonds OF the town OF soutbneld 10 aid
ia the completion oi the new boulevard TO New Dorp.
Mr.. Vanderbilt, IN letter to supervisor Freun, has
also protested personally against the issue OF any
more bonus Tor tno purpose contemplated. This as
caused considerable SURPRISE as had previously been
undsrstood tnst Nf. Vandsrbf was isyof pro-
Ject KcIy TO enhance the value oil his properly at
New Dorp nunDef oi Residents and taxpayers OF
the town VI Soutblcd have also sent femVustrance
20 the Board against sutnorizDg any further bondpg
oi the town. haviUg been assured tuat the amount
nrst authorized lS6. V0yl was amply sufficient
The New York herald., 1878-10-07
LITERARY CHIT CHAT.

Mr.. John r. G. Hassard's tsHistory of the United
States" the Of schools, is book the value OF
which will be recognized. 1t Is written in
clear simple style and is marked by that nesty
of purpose conspicuous In all this author writes
Bishop Spau,ding IN his preface 10 the work says Il
know OF other school history of the United States
which is distinguished by so many excellences. Tho
arrangement OF the matter Is in convenient form and
facts are given where many historians launch forth
into fowery language. Mr.. Hassards book is most
admirably adapted for It's purpose, and there is
question OF its success.
After ALL what books more aiming than the
recolections OF intelligent men or women who have
spent their lives among people OF distinction We
like to read how Johnson stirred his tea under
what circumstances Byron wrote his "Maid OF
have here q volume Of Recolections of Writer'S" by
Charles ana Mary Cowdcn Clarke, published by
Charles Scribner's Sons taneousy with its ap-
pearance England. This volume contains letters
OF Charles Lamb Leigh Hunt, Douglas Jerroid and
Charles Dickens. IL seldom boon the reviewers
pleasure read a entertaining book than this
brings him into closer with the
persons about whom It is written. The Cowden
Clarkes were for many years in literary circle OF
Lonaon which has since become immortal, and Of
which Keats and Dickens were shining lights. Mr..
Clarke been dead for years, and his gifted
widow has edited mis- papers and maco additions OF
her own
The New York herald., 1878-10-07
"M,nnYfSa orr A DAUGHTER. /"

There Is nothing IN Henry GrevIlle's marrying on
a Daughter (r. b. Peterson & Brotncrs) 10 show
that II was written by a woman. Tho style aud the
matter are both masculine and very French. The
story begins by exciting the readers interest at once
for opening paragraph is mysterious telegram.
..ro Colonel Martevtcn. Hotel do Bads, Paris:-
Kata's marriage broken; funds exhausted. send
considerable sum at once Barbe Slavsky." Colonel
Marievhcn is Pole OF good family aud limited
means, yot he managed Dy gambling ana Dor
rowing to live the lat Of the land
anu keep a secretary, whom ne never paid.
rns nrst thing alter reading this telegram
was to decide upon what Nine. sIavsky might call a
"considerabie sum- Finally hc concluded that
3,Oo0t would come under tnat description Tho next
question was how TO raisc this amount II vas 40
last done w borrowing and pawninz. Ihe thorough
The New York herald., 1878-10-07
FOREIGN ART NOTES.

Liverpool Is In viftuous state Of indignation over
Alma Tademas nude ngure, "The scuptor's Model"
.,Ies Cbefs-d'usuvfcs d'Art PExposition Univcr.
sse de 1871" Of which ludcvic Bascnet Is the pub
sher Is an excellent work, which is being issued IN
numbers.
Edouard Richter and Xavier do Cock have becn
lately named Chcvaers OF the Order OF Leopold for
their pictures exhibited at Gsuu, Belgium, IN 1871
The little Salon at Versailles remarkable the
numDcr of lady exhibitors.
An art exhbilion - being held In the restored
chateau OF 81. GermaiU.
There is said 10 be now no doubt that the bronze
stat tie lately iouud undef tho Poute Sisto Rome
vi Valentinian tAs elussk
The New York herald., 1878-10-07

bunais have sentenced NINE. Gudin to two months
inprsou for illegally sporting the ribbon OF the
Legion OF Honor Bschonsheim, the banker, gives
81 900 To help building station for observing the
weather. Schlie mann says he has made a new dis
coyery in the Troad. Charles Blanc lectured in tho
Frerch Academy ON s.Paul Veronese;'' Sardou was
In the chair Hugo announces two volumes of
poems Everybody is sorry mat the rumor that Du-
panloup was 10 have the cardinals nat is not con-
nrmed. Three Italiaus are to be decorated ana ex-
al.ed. Bishop stevens, OF Pennsylvania, preached
on Sunday at Neuiiy, In the Eugsh church, ana
made a deep Impression. A new chapel IN the Pas
SION Church IN Avenue Refine Hortense was con-
sscrated sunday by the Cardinal. Among those
no helped to adorn tho chapel were Mr.. Blunt Nine.
Mackey, Baron Harden Hickey, Mme Van Hoffman
and others
HUMBLE MARTYRS.
Let mo close this letter win Que little incident
that Ia a touching way recalls the sad days OIL tue
war. Down in Bougiva, a village on the Seine, be-
tween Paris aud 81 German, u short ride from the
city, three French workmen lived during the Ger
occupation. The Germans had wire running
from Bougival 10 Versailles, and as the town an
important and exposed point vital To the OF
the siege, the wire was oi paramount consequences.
The three Frenchmen cut the wire and were shot.
be innocent. Sill, when wire Is cut under such
circumstances some should be shot, and the
court martial doomed these three men 0i onc OF
them FRANCOIS Dubergne there was no DOUBT as he cut
the three times. The circumstance has not bee
forgotten IN Bougiva, aud monument has been
raised in their honor. Yesterday the fee IN honor
ing from PARIS, Versailles. ST. Gsrmain aud tue en-
virons. The Mayor OF the town read poem, ad-
dressed to the humble martyrs whom history ig-
noreR Many wreaths and flowers were thrown
upon the monument. and the nremen paraded past.
The reading OF the poem was heard with cheers es-
pecially the conclusion, with its side shot ut
Frussia:-
Et je ne jette pas d'insulte inopportune
Aux meurtriers des morris AUX geoers des vivants
Mais 81 la Prusse en- tete exalte sa fortune,
Notre France au travail psnt pieurer ses enfsnts.
The New York herald., 1878-10-07
"rHE VISION OF EcHaRp." I"


1t has been some time since the reviewer held in
hts hands new book OF poems by John G. Whittier;
SO that the volume, .The Vision OF Echard,
and Other Poems' (Houghton, OsRood co.,. is par
ticularly welcome The book named from the OPEN
ing poem, whlch 10 find the best The Que
which follows, 'The Witch Of Wenham," is more at
tractve. How characteristic this stanza is OF the
Quaker poet
And all the windy pasture slopes
Lay green with the arms
or creeks that bore the sailed sea
10 pleasant inland FARMS
There is picture'of pastoral scene at once "The
Sunset the Bear Camp is another beautiful PIC
tUre:-
Touched BY light that hath no name,
glory never sung,
Aioft on sky aud mountain wall
Are Gods great pictures hung.
How changed the submits Vast and odI
No longer granite browed,
They melt in rosy mist; the rock
Is softer than the cloud;
The valley holds its breath; no leaf
O al. It's clms IS twlried;
The silence OF eternity
Seems falling tho world.
ssThe Henchman" Is entirely out or Whittters usual
line. but it proves that the Quaker bard be as
gallant as Owen Meredith. This does sound at all
hko Whlttier:-
Unheard OF her, In loving words,
greet her with the song OF birds;
reacn her with her green armed bowers,
kiss her with the lips OF flowers.
In this volume Whittier ows that he ID writing
we'll now as he ever wrote There is no sign Of age
anywhere visible. HIS eye is not dim but that no
still nature In her most beautiful aspects.
The New York herald., 1878-10-07

Uolonei under the most EN- mbarrassing
circumstances is extremely amusing friend oil
whom he has borrowed 6,00Ot. sends TO him Tor the
money. saying that no must have II Immediately.
The letter is read by the secretary, who shows y 70
the Colonel The Colonel knows that he has not nve
francs TO his name. yet. reading the letter. ne
turned TO his secretary with perfect sangJroid We
and did you give him what he askeds" The young
man could not but look with admiration upon his
master.
Nine. Slavsky, who is a professional gambler and
under he protection Of the Colonel, has beautiful
daughter, who is as pure and good her mother is
bad. To marry OF this daughter TO some rich and,
possible, titled man, old or young 10 the one OBJECT
OF this mothers lite next to gambling. she effects
several engagements, all of which the girl breaks,
and finally marries a man with neither title nor
money, and IS happy, for she loves him and he loves
her. Tho story is capitay told, and Mrs. Mary Neal
Sherwood, the translator, to US to have done
her work of transating admirably. She has pre-
served tho crisp velness OF tho original, and has
succeeded In giving the American resder tho 1avor
and spirit OF the French author 1t IS not often that
meet with successful we'll careful trans
lati0n.
The New York herald., 1878-10-07
STUDIO NOTES.

William Magrath has brought back With him frsm
hs recent trip to East Hampton, Long Island, mum.
ber OF ad mirabe little water colors sngulary pure n
color and truo In drawing. One OF country road, ON
which is farm CART Is true in ts harmonious greens
and especially so in porspecuvc. A windmill In tho
dista6ce adds much TO the picturesqueuess of me
sketch. There several excellent nttio studies oi
beach and surf ana OF views Of ana
The artist hns started painting IN OIL
OF the chn scenes, with nsures gathering osscn
pums on the heights. truly exceiiens wa... coi,s
Is view OF ono OF the ptcturesQue winumhlS seen
standing dark up against tho evosing sky, win lew
lights mere and there among tho budings ana WIN
the aftergow Of sunset reflected IN small pool IN
the foreground . - -.
Edwafd Wimbridge is stshing . portrait OF Mmc:
Blovntsxy wu,cn from tho looks OF the plate, will
prove IL Is Tor the fourth edition Of
ber lists Unveiled"
A,,hnr uuartiey has returned 70 his studio from
csoryetown Island, Me-, whore ho has made some
laid racx Al udies and others OF beached boats.
The New York herald., 1878-10-07
SONGS, LEGENDS AND BALLADS


poems. Some Of these have appeared IN book form
before. and most OF them have tho light in the
columns Of tho Boston Piiot There Is always about
Mr. O'Reilly's poetry q graceful and rhythmic flow
and simplicity that makes It perfectly inteilgbie
to any reader. There 10 q good deal oil music about
the foliowing:-
Once had a little sweetheart
la tho land OF the Malay
Such a yellow little swecthearti
Warm peerless Ms the day
VI ner own dcar sunny island,
keImah IN the lar, lar Eust,
Where the mango aud banana
Made US many merry isast.
Such iitlo copper sweetheart
was my Golu, plump aud round,
U'er her TO the very around.
Soft aud csar as dew drop cinging
To grass blade her eye;
For the heart below was pnrer
Than tue hill stream whispering by.
Costly robes we're not for Golu;
No more raimont did she need
Than the milky budding cereal frut
Or the lly Of the mead
And shc WAS my little sweetheart
Many sunny summer day,
When VIC ate the fragrant guavas
In the land oil the Malay.
Life was laughing then. An, Goiu,
Do you think ol tnat old time.
Aud OF all The tales I told you
OF my colder western cnme2
Do you think how happy were we
WbeD we sailed to strp the palm,
And we made a lat cen arbor
Oh the boat sail In the eam2
They may call you semi-savsge.
Goiu cannot forget
How poised my Little sweetheart
Like copper statuctte
Now my pain lies through the cities,
But tnsy cannot drive away
My sweet dreams OF LITTLE Golu
Aud the land oil the Malay.
The "King OF the Vase" which Is probably Mr.
o,ReiIlys best poem, is included in volume, as
are his other poems OF Western Australia There 10
considerable variety here, ana the poet Is found In
every mood His many admirers will bc glad to ret
Mr.. oReilly's verse In this tasteful and com pact
form.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-08-01
LOCAL, RRIEFS.

A special meeting of the County Demo
cratic Executive Committee will be held in
Yorkville, at II A. NJ, next Monday.
The Town Council publish this week an
important notice relative to the running at
large of dogs on the public streets, between
the 3rd instant and the 18th of next October.
The ascendancy of the Dog Star, which our
worthy Mayor deems Sirius matter, is the
cause of the trouble.
Last Monday was hot and oppressive be-
yond any day of the summer. One day last
week, Philadelphian who was here, prog.
nosticated that on account of the eclipse, the
temperature would be so cool as to render
overcoats comfortable; but had he remained
with US and witnessed the sweltering human
ity in town, he would have hung his head in
shame at the utter failure of his prediction.
The applicants for the cadetship at West
Point from this Congressional district we're to
have been examined at the Office of the State
superintendent of education in Columbia yes
terday. We learn that about thirty appli.
cants have been reported to the chairman Of
the examining board. Among them is one
young gentleman from Yorkvile.
Owing to the observation of the sun by
clouds, the eclipse could not be witnessed here
last Monday afternoon.
Mr.. A. Springs Withers having resigned
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-08-01
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Orders have been issued at Washington
for the establishing of weather signal sta
ton at Charlotte.
Mrs Sarah E. Blakely, of Cherryville,
CASTOR county, advertises for lost husband.
When last heard from be was in Brazos coun-
ty, Texas. He left home FIVE years ago.
"A small colored boy by the name of Neill
McCollum, confined in the county Jail Of
Richmond, at Rockingham, tried to escape by
setting fire to the building. The building was
burned down, but none of the inmates we're
injured and none escaped.
On last Friday, says the Salem Press, dur.
ing thunder storm Miss Louisa Crouch,
in the employ of Mr.. Joe Jones, of West
Bend, Yadkin county, met with sudden
death. She was engaged in ironing and had
stepped to the door, when tree located near
the house was struck, and she also instantly
killed.
- The Winston and Mooresville Railroad
was organized at Mocksville, on the 18th ul-
timo. The road is to be narrow gauge and
run direct from Winston to Mooresville, on
the Charlotte and Statesville Railroad, cross.
ing the Western North Carolina Railroad
about 13 miles above Salisbury at or near
Rowan Mills. Mr.. James o. Moore, the en-
gineer, estimates that it can be built and
equipped for $4,000 per mile. 1t will devel-
op rich section and advance the prosperity
of the people along the line and adjacent
country
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-08-01
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. Ben. Moore, who was badly hurt by a
fall from his buggy on the 21st uItimo, has
very nearly recovered from the injuries he
received.
Mr.. Robert E. Guthrie, of Guthriesville,
is on a visit to Warm Springs, in Madison
county, N. G..
Mr.. John F. Wilson is rusticating in the
mountain region of North Carolina, looking
for cool place.
Mr.. J. T. Dargan, of Dallas, Texas, with
his family, is visiting his sister here, Mrs.
Clara D. Mclean.
Mr.. Withers Adickes has hied himself away
to the Cleveland Mineral Springs.
Mr.. w. h. Snider has gone to Hot Springs,
Arkansas.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-08-01
MERE.MENTION,

Galveston, Texas, reports the receipt of
two bales of the new crop of cotton for the
past week. '''''''''At picnic in Lewis coun.
ty, KY, last Thursday, Thomas and William
Blankenship were stabbed to death By Daniel
and Joseph Morgan. In the melee ten or
fifteen persons were wounded. Daniel Nor
gan is under arrest. Joseph fled. ''''''''The
Potter investigating committee have adjourn
ed to Atlantic City, N. j., where they are still
engaged in the pursuit of knowledge respect
ing the Presidential count. ''''''''The military
commission authorized by act of last Con-
gress to make certain recommendations re-
garding the military arm of the service, are
now holding their sessions at White Sulphur
Springs, Va. Senator Butler, of South Car
olina, is member of the commission. ut
is stated by Chicago authority that 10000
boys and girls are patrons of drinking saloons,
and many of them are drunkards. '''''' Wes-
tern crops are still reported to be unprece-
dentedly heavy. ''''''Minnie Warren, the we'll
known dwarf, died at Fall River, Mass, on
the 10th ultimo. 1.-THE New Orleans Plea.
tune publishes statement that fourteen cases
of yellow fever have occurred in that city, this
season, seven of which we're fatal. '''''"Ac.
cording to the reports of the Lberian Colo
Dzation Society, more than 10000 colored
people have been sent from the United States
to Liberia. The Society has been in opera
tion about fifty years. ''''''''.1 In New Orleans,
the price of ice has been raised from S25 to
$50 per ton. ''''''''It is computed that in the
various States in which Congressional elec-
tions are pending, about seventy nominations
have been made, many of which are new ma
terial. '..'..'. John Shepon, third party sus-
pected to be concerned in the murder of Eu.
gene Sullivan, of Portsmouth, N. h., over
eighteen years ago, was arrested last Satur-
day. .'...''".A Fort Clark dispatch of the 9th
ultimo, says that on the night previous some
Mexicans from Los Vacos, Mexico, fired shots
into San Felipe, Texas, in retaliation for hav-
ing been pursued the day before by Captain
Kelly, u. S. Army, who took from them some
stolen stock. Great excitement prevails.