Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 27, 1873, Page 9

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. The New Grace Church — Dedioation, To-Day. i The Rev. Charles E. Cheney on the Summer Va~ cation. Gon. 0. II. Howard and the Indiang.-- Departare of Pastors, Programme of Services in tho Churches To-Day. A Varicty of Intoresting Religious Nows and Personals. Tho mow Graco Prosbyterian Church, on the cornor of Vinconnon and Onk avenues, will bo dodionted this aftornoon at 8 o'clock. Tho Pres- byterian olorgy of tho city will conduct the sor- vicos, tho Rov. I, H. Roid, of tho Eighth Oburch, invoking tho blessing ; the Rov. O. L. ‘Chomp- gon, of the Thirty-first Btroot Church, roading the hymn ; tho Rov. D. B. Johneon, of Hydo Park, roading thoe Soripture lesson the Rov. . W. Pattorson, of the Second Church, offering the prayer ; and tho pastor, tho Rev. Bon. E. B, Ily, pronching tho sermon: Tue dod- icatory proyor will bo offored by Prof. Dlnckburn, of the Thological Beminary, and tho bonodiction will bo pronounced by the Rev. J. H. Walker, of the Reunlon Church. At 10:30 [n the morning thero will bo o childron's sorvice, at which B. F. Jacobs wilt spoak, andin the ovoning at 7:45 the Rov. Arthur Mitchell, of tho First Church, will proach. The doy willbo o happy ono for the mombora of Graco Church. The organization of this Boclety took place on tho 8th of May, 1873, with forty-ono communis eants, most of whom woro from the Ninth Pres- byterian Oburch. Tho Rov. Mr. Ely was called to tho chargo tho following July. Ho waa edu- cated in Dolawaro Oollogo, at Nowark, Dol., and forsovoral yoara was prominont at tho bar, Ho was admitted to tho ministry in Onlifornia fn 1802, and was in charge of the Prosbytorian churoh at Healdsburg for eight, and of tho First Church, Btookton, for three yoars, nnfl. from thenco was called to Ohieago, His briof work in the now fleld has beon vory successful. Tho momborahip has been more than doubled, and the Bocioty now has an clegant church edifico that, including tho lot, fa worth $26,000, It is built in the old English stylo of architccturo modernized, ond i3 90x42 foet, with the main front on Oak ayonue. The matorials are pressed bricl, laid in black mortar, trimmod with cut-stono and bands of Milwaukeo brick. Buttrossea aro used, cappod with Joliot marble. Thoro are two entrances, ono from Oak and ono from Vincouncs avenus, both largo, with double-doors, and the ususl pedimont-cap of brick and stone. The roof is of slato, laid in bands of differont colors, having on each side a line of dormor windows. From the vostibulo, within, large double-doora open into the main suditorium, which is 60x38 fect, with & soating capacity of 500. In tho rear of this is_a lecturo-room 20x24 feat, and the parlors, study, and toilot-room, etc., all connected by folding du’;fn' windows aro of stained glass, ornamented xith fino inscriptions. The pews aro finished in onlkt and nicely upholstered. The charch hos beon olegantly furnished throughont, and s now, finc-toned organ adorns the choir department on tho loft of tho pulpit. Tho coiling shows an open tim ered roof, decorated in @ mnoat ond tasty manner, This i8 o fino church, and tho society worshiping thoroin has evory roason to bo thankful. ‘Lho location is in s growing part of tho city, and tho building is 8o arrauge: that it can bo onlarged when noceassary, Mr, Ely stays at home during the qummm;l end the church will bo open, morning an al hours. ovoning, ot the ummm" L THE 8 The Rov. Oharles 1. Chonoy las beon dolivor- ing & good ge::noD O the * Summer Vacation,” wio15ie publishod in the last Chicago Pulpit. o toxt 18 from 1 Oor., x, 81, * Whathor, thero- fore, ye oat or drink, or whateoover ye do, do all for tho glory of God.” Tho proacherrogards the summer vacation a8 a modern institution, which is now pratty woll established. Alore and moro with overy year i8 the practice becoming univer- 8al in our larger towns of taking a sonvon of re- 1nxation amidst tho heat of summer, Tho ques- tion is raised, Ara there any religious advau- tages connected with the summor vacation? It is of course contonded_ that thero are, among which are enumerated a nenrer rolation to the Groat Maker in His works, Such as the moun- tains, lakos, rivers, trees, eto, It is also argued that tho summer vacation should be n trainin for religions work, to the paront, Bunday-School teacher, and to all. He does not seo how auy one can take his “vacation, a8 many nro now doing, on the Continout of Buropo, and not learn to come back to this land only to stand Jike & rock, if nood bo, against the combined in- fluonco of tho pross and the truckling of politi- cions to foroign influonce—to stand like & rook for our Amorican Sabbath, Tho vacation is also necessary. to bodily health. There novor was m timo when disoaso was more provalent from the forcing of overwrought powers of mind than in £hia day in which wo live. How much of ill- tomper is owing to dyspoptio tondoncios? 1le does not bolieve that a hoalthy body makes s Olristian man, but Lo asserts that, whon man is wvigorous, it aids tho dovolopmont and full offeot of hisroligion, And, finally, tho vacation had ita perils, There is danger of, noglocting public worship, of relaxing our Ohristian consistency, end of ovil associations, .On tho last he eaya: The summer vacation lifta the gater, We_ drift out from the home into which no intruder could entor— upon a widosea whero we must gall in floots and squad- rons, Everyday of your ifo you most mon on 0hange and in places of Lusiness whom you would nover think of inviting to your Louses, or eskiug to #it down with your family at table. But when you go %o somo great watoring-placo, to s neasldo resort, o a Zallying-point of summer travel, you cannot plck your company. The tablo {s not yours, And with yoursclt and little ehildren, mon sit Jown for whom you hove Do respoct, snd whose assoclation you cer- falnly would not choose at home, ~Tho effect 18 unspiritualizing to Ohristian character, It lowora tho tono of religious life, And thon, s resuits for childron are often eminently disastrous, The drink- fug habita which provail at most of theso crowded cara- wvansarios, the oxcituments of horso-racing, tho undis. guined gambling, the nllurements of bally whero thoy Wouwld hecessarily meot men and women Whom you would not allow to enter your doors—all theso aropor~ 1ls that are thick as leaves in autumn around tho path- way of those who sock the summer respito from toll, 1 warn tho memnbers of thia church that they will and must meet with such dangers this summor, I beg of them to be on thelr guard, I re-acho the injunction of the Mastor fo Poter—* Watch and pray, lest yo entor Into teptation,® TOWARD AND TIE INDIANS. Gon, 0, H. Howard, whoso office ia in the Advance Building, and whoso duties call him to look after the Indiang, has just roturned from on extensive tonr smong tho Bioux, Ho visited the Grand River Agoncy, located 100 miles bo- low Fort Rico, on the Missourl River; tho Chey- enns Agency, 10 miles above Fort Bully; tho Fort Thompson Agency, 100 milos below Fort Bully; the Yankton Agency, 80 milea; Yankton and” ‘the Bantoo Agenoy, 16 miles bolow Yaukton, at all of which places thoro In gathored a total of about 16,000 Bionx Indiaus, Tho Governmiont looks aftor tho wolfare of all tho sbovo, feeding and caring for them, cto,, 0x- copt thouo of the Yankton and Bantoo Agencios, who aro ablo to foed thomselves. At the. pres- ont time the wholo 16,000 sre at poace. Thoy nre, of courae, on resarvations, aud are in pro- con of civillzntlon, thore bolng churchea ab Hanteo and Yaukton, sud soon tu be, it s hoped, at ovory other _agency. Tloyond thoko resorvations thers_are, however, Yot a number of wild and wicked Indians who do uot heed the words of the whito man, Thoy not Uily harass and plundor, but are n rofuge to hiag that aro disposed Lo run across tho linos, Just yow the Government iw looking Into s mattor, It 18 proposed in somo way |L|‘ stop all communication betwesn o obvitieg “anq harbarous Indians. No plan [ {flb “l “oon agrood upon. Mr. Toward is falfy conviuiahap tho condition of tho Indinu In lnprovit. ro rogards thom as a much- sbuscd yace, €, of ofvilization, _Cortainly sll offorts MBS Corigtianizo tho Indian aro vory ool eedtd Olristliko, and no doubt shouldd bY €0 yzed, ovon If' the work movo, slowly, olimes soams) does Tot movo at all. Oua I8 B8, oA s of tho chuychen aT0 towarda! a2 rod mon of tho Preshyterion | country at presont, and, if auything can bo dono for tholr good, It Wil bd donoy © - STIOR TO YOUR OWN OIIUROIL. A correspondent sonds tho following ¢ It in wrong for a church-mombor to leava tho chureh ¢ which he lias 50 aolemnly vowad to attond nnd Aupe port, Inm amared at {lia growing tendoncy of thoao who call thomsolves good flhrllllnnl-cflm\i’onnnnlug such 8 praotice, elthor in others or {homaolves, 'Lhis golng shout from placo fo nlace of o Bundoy In porni- clous to the Individual, and sols o bnd_cxamplo fo others, Tt in a ropronchi to roligion—a great discour- tomy o tho pator, nnd mivkes tho indivliun vory un- Rinble in ull his ways, What i your pastor {3 s littlo «ull and insipid ow a prenchor andl Nfolcan an & man 3 wht If ho nover utleran new, stimulating, or pros grossivo Iden ; what if you linve o ubiding contidenco in his tenchings or hin Tife,—tuat Is no roason why you should nhaent yourself from the Ohinrch of God and ran nbout town after thoro konsatlonal preachors, Tho Intter you eau hear during tho week, What i you hava novor heard Goliyer, or Chionog, or Swing in yanrlives, .eud Lnnginie thint (hoy nro constantly maying somo- thing good that you ought to hear? 'Tlnt Is no reason ‘why you should deaort your own chtirch, which needa every ono of ier members, How badly {t looks to e empty pows, and how s{rln\‘cd o pastor “must feol to bo told agrin_and ngatn that so-and-s0 has gono o hear ~— preach, All thia §s wrong, and tends to bring re- Trondih o ihio cando of Gheint: A matva. Azt duly in to his church, which ho should nevar leave, no mattor if his own F"M bo & bore (ho is tho chosen Rorvant of God), aud fils soul Jongs to hear moma ofhier snd pors haps morosbloand inalructive man, Tho very fact that you have an fuclination to go belimen towoina other church shos that a reatloss, ovil spirit is gain- ing thomastery of you, and, for this reason it no othier, should_you reolst (hé inclination, and firmly reaolve to stick to your own cliurch, FERRONAT.. t Prof, Mitoholl hins loft for hia summor vaca- on, ‘The Rev. Dr. J. B. Thomas, of the Michigan Avonuo Baptist Chiurch, hus gona to tho Wiscon- sin Ehmrlou, or somo place in that direction, I'ho Rev. 8. Gilbort, of tho Advance, hus just returned from an oxtensivo fishing und plensuro tour on tho Inkes of Wisconsin. The Rov, E. F. Williamy, the pnstor of the Tabornacle Congregational Church, left on last Frhllny for tho Lust; vin tho lakos, to bo gone wix weoks. Tho Rey. Dr. Ryder ia spending is vacation with Chaplain Collina nt Fort Huyes, Kan., hunt~ ing buffalo, in which sport the divine is suid to be quite oxport, TIE OENTENARY 3l E, CONFERENCE. Among tho promincnt sponkors nt tho Iate Methodist contenary celebration in Philadelphia woro Drs, Fowler, iy, Wakeloy, Palison Pha- bus, and others. T'ho oceasion was ono of great intoreat, and wag celobrated for threo day with lovo-fonsts, jubilocs, Sabbath-school mootings, oto,, commamorative of tho ovent—tho first Mothodit Conforenco in Amoricn. Tho riso and growth of Mothodiem in the United States wera givon, from which 1t appoors that the Awmorican ioncer of tho Mothocist Ohuroh was Philip mbury, born in Limerick, Ireland, n car- pontor by trade, s plain, pathetio prencli- or, and ‘n_zealous man, who, nlong with Capt. Webb, an eox-ofiicer in tho British nrl\\:iy, hind vory considorablo to do in tho estab- lishing of Mothodlsm in this country. 1hio rogu- lar Mothodist Episcopal Churcl was not, how- ovor, organized until elovon yenrs nftor tho I’hil- adalphin- Conferonco, in 1784, The donomination hnd ot that time cighty-four ministers and 16,000 Iaymen. It now has seventy-six conforenccs, ten tliousand traveling pronchers, and about onoand one-balf millions urmumlmm. HOW THLY REFUSE 1T. Tt is quite tho atylo now for profonndly-think- ing divines to soud to the School Bourd of T'rus- tocs & polite noto of dectinntion to all honorar titles. Whother the custom is dictated by mod- esty, tho cheapnoss of the titlo conforrod, or otber ronsons, i not so potent. Tho Rov. Rich-~ ard Hargraves, of Lafayotto, Ind., on recciving thetitlo of D. D., Intoly, from tho Indiana Asbuty Univeraity, 1o o lotter to tho Becrotary of the Board of 'frustees said : I om now nearly 70, and fast failing. Tt occurs to mo o5 8 mistake for my many very good friends to confor this degree over my unquulified proteat, In all this X am ncting under tho dictates of y best judg mout and manhood rights, I ardently desivo and re. spectfully request all my friends to abstuin from tho ugo of D, D, in sddrossiny me. Beso kiuduto give thia declination tho publicity that my olection to un- ‘bearablo Lonors has hind, and eblige xn old friond, This ia tho second timo Mr. Hargravos haa ro- faged such honor. - Another declination is from Dish%p QGloss- brenner, who writes to tho Oltorbein Uniyersity and Lobanon Valloy Oollego that ‘*he iy not egotistic onough to accopt o title whick he i disqualified to wear,” Notwithetanding all this, the Congregationalist 8nys: 1t 18 antonisbing how such a caudal nppeudage helpa up to high places, ospecially in wiudy woatlicr, nud how much tore * useful " a man Is_who ls_ablo to write himeclf the Xtov. Deplorably Dull, D, D,, than when ho was merely plain Jev. D, Dull, IBUNION, Tho Union of the Jeflerson Park and Ameri- onn Reformed Prosbyteriun Churchos, tho pre- Iiiuary movoments of which wero noted 1 last 8unday's TunoNe, has been effected on the following basls : 1. Tho church ahould be known ns the American Reformed and Jefferson Vark Church, 2, Each charch ehall keep ntact ifs eoparate legal organization. 4, Now members may bo admitted, and can join whichover body they prefer, 4, Should there s any deficlency of income, tho Qoficloney shall La oqually boruo between tho two, 6, Colloetions shall bo cquully divided nmoug tho respoctivo Boards of Missions of cach churel, 6. All metings aud services shall bo held fn the Re- formed Clurch, 7. Sabbath-séhools shall bo united, 8, All forms of worship of (he ltoformed Church shuil bo maintainod until u_permanent orgunization as ono ohurch shall bo effected, 9, All reul estato und_property to remain o8 now wiitil wuch permanent organization, when it will be- coma joint proporty. THE WEST IN ADVANCE. Now comes the Congregational Associntion of Oregon and \\Iushinfimn and admits wowmen as delegates from its churches. No wondor one of its mombers claims they are in advance of tho #*Model Maine Conforence™ and all ofhor at- sociations, conferences, conncils, olo. The dele- fi:biou of womon is_said to be very large, and nt, a8 mombors, thoy took an active part aud wore very officient. Ono committea was com- posed wlolly of women, and reported in uniting with thoir sisters In othor States in sustaining the Woman's Board of Missions, sud rocom- monded that overy church should form au sux- {linry society, Auother new move on the part of this Association is tle eloction of luymen for its officors. The last Moderator and” Clerk wero both lsymen. HIORAT, TERSUABION, Anovel work (but porfeetly logitimata) Ling been undertakon by ono Rev, Mr. Mulford, an Episcopal clergyman of I'roy, N. The exam- Plo ia vory cominondablo, and it is quite likely i any Ohicago ministor woro to undortako tho same work in thia city, lio would Linve a similar statement to make, ~This Mr, Mulford has un- dertakon to interview overy ealoon-keeper in Froy for the purpose of inducing him, yolun- farily, to oloso b cutablishment on Sunday, In o published lottor ho statos that he found but one voice among i'iem on tho subjoct—that nearly all wore willing to closo their bars on Bunday, in case the movemont is made gonoral, The public-spiritod rootor has apposled to tho peoplo of Troy to nid him in his new and moral persuasion movement, instead of attompting to stop tho Bunday liquor trafile by law and forco, 28 contemplatod. : INTEMPERANOE. The Weslern Cutholio devotes mnearly two col- umng to the tamperanco caus Lo whioh & gingle oxtract is given, tokon from Dr. Burr's paper on the * pathology of incbriates s The formative Ah}?n of {nobriety continues fora Jonger or shorter perlod, when, a8 48 well known, moro fruijuent ropotitions of the practico of drinking ara to bo observed, Tho jmpulso to driuk yrows strongor snd strongor, the will-power is overthrown, and tho entire orgunism becomies subject to the fenrful de- nands for etimulus, It {3 now that tho stage of con- firmed fnobriation I8 formod, and dypsumania fully established, Tho constant introduction of alcobol into the system, olro ng with the fluids and per- meating the tissucs, sdus fuel to thaalready enldudlod fismes, snd Intensifea tho propensity to an Irrosiat- fblo dogree, Notuing now eatistia sliort of completo intoxication, and not until the unhappy subject of the discaso falls sonsoloss and completely overcome, will gu ri';'llv his efforts to gratify this moat lusatiablo cuiro, Yo oLIVE DRANCR." Tho Inferfor is now inclinod to look somewhat dospoudingly on the rennion of tho Prosbytorian Ohureh, North and Bouth, IV woys: Our Houthern aiater will not help us to carry our olive branch, Bhe makea tho cxcuse that it ia not o good oue, Well, we will carsy it a lang way, and wo oxpect alio will changa hor mind and “upell ” us, Dut if 110t, 1t i8 mot very heavy, and Wo can carry it our welves till wo all got bhowo. NOTES, Tho corner-stone of & new Catholio church in Aurors has boon laid, Hixteon members havo boen nddod to the Uni- voruity Plage Baptiat Church, in chiarge of tho Rov, A, J, Frost. The Rev. Dr. Tiffany, ‘pnulor of the Moetropoli- tan B, 1. Ohureh, Washivgtou Oity, und formor- 1y of Ohicago, uailod & weol Ve absent threo wmonths, Bovontoon mombers were added to tho ITol land Presbytorian Church at tho last communion, “{'his gocloty, under tho now pastorate of tho Rov, Dr, Jacob Post, ia ra[rl\lly increasing in momboer- ship, aud othorwiso tlourishing, ty ohildren recoived their first communion at tho Lovitical Iligh Muss which was suid Inat Bundny in tho 8t Potor's Gorman Cutholie Olureh, 1u the ovoning, at tho samo placo, they rocolved thoir baptismul vows, Lho occusion was ono of muph juterest {n the ohurch, A consldorablo local intorost is folt in a com- -ng disousslon at Rushvillo, to commonco on the ginco for Europo, to Il CHICAGO DAILY 'FRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JULY 27, 1873 6th of Auguat, betwoon tho Rov, R, Smithson, o Prosiding Bldor in tho Mothodlst Churoh,andtho Rov. J. Hughes., 'I'he subjoots to bo dlsounsod aro *! Univorsnl Snlvation and Endloss Punish- ?“”I‘“' ‘Ihroo dnys will bo divided to -each opio, I1)‘lm Woman's Proabytorian Board of Misslons of tho Northwost have scoured Iiom 51 in the MecCormiok Block, eorner of Randolph and Dear- born streets, whero the meotings of the Execu- ttve Qummitteo will Do hotd overy Fridny moru- ing at 10:30 o'olock. OALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. EPIRCOTAL, July 27—Sovonth Bunday uftur Triulty, IOMAN OATHOLIO, July 21—Eighth Sunday after Yentocost, July 38—88, Nazarivs, Colsus, and Victor, M, ; Bl Tunocont, P, O, July W—BX, Martlia, V. ; BS, Felix and Comp,, ML i 10—8. Abidom nd B, M, July 31—8t. Tgnatius of Loyols, . “Ang. 1—8t. Poter's Chudus ; tho Machaboes, ML, Aum Alphonnua Liguor), B, 0, 'D.; Hteplon, P. M, TO DAY'S SERVICES, DAPIIAT, Tho Rev, W. W, Eyorts will preach this morning in tho First Ghurch, 1B, ¥\, Jacoba will lead tho Goupel mestiug lu ho oveniig, —There will bo reryicen this mornfng and ovening at {ho Indiana Avonto Chapel, —Tiho Rov. Floronco McCarthy will preach nn vsual ut tho Unlon' Park Ohurcli,~ The eveniug subjoct ia, #Where Elso Can Wo Go?% This will bo thio Inat ser- vico py tha pastor for tho numnier, —Tho Rev, A. J, Froat will preach this morning at ‘tho Second Ohuirch, 'ThioRov. T\ J, Goodapecd will proach in tho oveutng on * ahab tho larlot.” : EPISCOPAL, {Tho Right Rov, Tenry W, Lec, Blaliop of Town, will proncy this morulug oud evening in 6. Joln's ureh, :—'Fho Tov, 0, P, Doreot officlates 58 waunl at tho Oburch of tho Arcension, —Tlio Rev. C, I, W, Slocking will offictato as usual at tho Church of the Eplpliany. . —Thio Tov, Walker whi offleiata na naual at Cal- vary Church, Tl ovening subject i % The Doctrine of & Future Lifo Sustalued Dy tho Auloglos of N ture,” —Tlio Rov. Menry G, Perry oficlates &8 uannl at All Baints' Church, PRESITTERIAN, Tho Ray. James D, Wililamz, of Now York, will preseh {his morning nnd evening at the Second Uhureh, Ylsq Rev, Prof, Patton, of tho Theologienl Sem- tnaey of the Norlivost, pioachen to-day st the Taird purch. —Tui6 Rev. U, D, Qulick will preach this morning and ovoulny at fhio American Reformed Church, —Tho ltev. Danfel Lord will pronch this moruing, and the Rav. 3, 11, Walkor this “ovaning, at Rounloil ek, . —Tho Rov. J. I, Walker will prench thin miorning, and the Rov, Doniol Lord this ovoning, at tho Jetferson Park Ohurch, —Tho Rev. dames Harrison will preach ns usualat tho Olwirch of the Pliprims, A vesper sorvico will bo liold this evening,at tho Fifth Oliureb, tho subject belng ¢ Sacred Music,” Tho programma will.conrifst of clioica musie, congroga- Hional ginging, readings of noloctions, nnd'n short nd- dress by the’ pastor, the Rov. . L. Thompeon, who will proacl: n thomarning. NEW JERUSALEI, ‘The Rev, 0. Day Noblu will preac this sfternoon to tho Second Swodenborghm~ Suclely, it Plymouth Olsurch, on # Tho Spiritunl Origin of Disease.” 0! B ‘CONGREGATIONAL. o Rov, E, I, Smith, of Morrison, IiL, will preach to-duy nt the No Englind Ohurch, '—Prof, Fisk, of tlie Seminary, will preach this morn- ing ut the Leavitt Streot Church, and tho Rev. A, B, Viick, of Eric, Ta., In tho eyeulni, Tho Tov, lénry T, Campboll will preach this morning and ovening in Onkiand Church at Oak Park, Che Rtev. Willism Alvin Dartlott will preach ns at Plymonth Church, ho Rtov, O, D. Helmer will preach this morning and evening at ihio Union Purk Chirels, METHODIAT, The Rov, J. 0. Peck will preuch this morning and ovening nt Centenary Cluireh. —'hio Rov, 8, McChesuoy will preach as usual at Trinity Chureli, —Tlie Rev. W, F, Btewart proaches this morning in the Henben Street Cliurel, ~Thie Tlov, Dr. MeKowi will preach 5a usual at tho Wabush Averitio Ghureh, UNITATIAN, Tho Rov, Robert Collyor will preach this morning at Unity Churchi, & UNIVERSALIST, The Rev. A, 0. Fish, of Racine, Win, will preach {hia morning at Murray Clinpel, Noevening mervice. MISOELLAXEOUS, Tho Hon, Warren Chaso will speak to the Firat So- clety of Bpiritunliste_this morning and evening. —B, B, Tyler, of Kentucky, will nreach this morn- Ing und cvening ut tho Christion Church, —Tho Christions oot this afternoon in Bremner Tall, No, 44 Gurpenter atreel. —rlyo Rov, A. X. Shoemalter will preachs to-day at tho Churchs of God. '—Tho ltov, F', Rtictinrdy proachos this morniug at tbo Engliah Eeangalical Obir —Elder D, R, aud Mrs, M, 8, msfield will preach {his morning and ovening at No, 619 Luko strect, and this afternoon in the Grove near Lincoln Park. —Elder 0. 0. Ramewy will preach this mornlug and ovening in Advent Christian Chapel. REVIEW OF AMUSEMENTS. THE DRAMA. ‘Whilo tho past week has boen remarkablo for nothing in the dramatie line, save tho closing of nll tho thentres iu the city but two, the indicn- tions for tho presont onoare lively ouough. They promise activily quito unusual for the geason of the year. On every hand tho manngers aro making proparations for n sonson of amuse- ment as brillinnt as the sumwor Las been dull. Tho expunted heats of August will Lo no bar to tho vigor of the managers in propariug for tho Jess torrid campaign of Soptember, whon tho five thoatres will oll Lo ablazo with oxcilement. HOOLEY'S THEATRE still desorves the head of tho column, it being tho onlyhouse that has adhered to the logitimate drama during tho woek, “School,” which opened the weel so auspiclously on Monday ovening, has been arawing unusually largo houses at matineo and evoning porformauces, It must bo encouraging to tho gonial propriotor to moot with tho succoss which has attended his dctormination to give his patrons tho bost of amusoment, in spite of precedent or tradition. *8School " was vory closoly serutinized and roviowed in Tie TRinUNE ou Tuosday, aftor tho firat performance, and it is unnecossary to say moro nbout it than that it hos improved somowhat, where thore woro small oppor- tunitios, oxcept in ono rospect. Miss O'Conner has romained in vory low spirits, owing probably to the enervating influ~ ences of the weather. If sho rofralns from dis- polving into a fountain of tears altogothber, Behool ” will run for the presont woek, Itis curtnlnl{ to bo hopod that tho presout warm spoll will come to an ond, for such_a dissolution would bo very trying to tho audience. Aftor Baturday, Hooloy's Thoatre will close, and be cleancd up and put in ordor for tho onsuing.son- Bt, son. What ho intonds doing afterward will be made known in duo time, 2CVICKEN'S THEATRE. g Dupreza & Deunedicts Now Orlonna Minstrel Company have been porform- ing at _DMcVickor's during tho pnst wook, and lavo drawn largo sudiouces. Their_success has been marked,—so much go, indoed, as to causo o emilo on tho part of tho propristor, as woll as that of disintorestod par- tion, It scems that if Bir, Myers had romained in town with his vory much suporior combina- tion he would have found loté of monoy in Chi- cago to be _extracted by his company. DBut now MoVicker’s is closed for tho fenson, Tho shrowd hiatus of ono woek, or porhaps o day or two moro, bofore tho theatro roopeus withia now aud excollont company, will bo taken advantage of by scrub-wormou aud other ronovating artists, and everything dono to mako the houso ns fresh and bright ns it was & yoar ago. With tho ousuing season opons o now ern ot MoVioker's Thoatro, for tho mansger has secured a company oqual, it not superior, to any in the country, and, as tho first six or sovon wooks of tho scason will bo carriod through without the aid of stars, the pub. lio will bave an opportunity to judge of the morits of the artists who will play to thom, without biag orprojudiceof any kind, Tho tollowing isa list of them ¢ Mr, W. R, Floyd, Mr, Jamey O'Nofl, Mr, J, 1, McVicker, Ar, Frodorick Boek, r, Goorge llollund, Mr, Milton Raluford, Mr, W, IT, Soymour, Mr, 0.'0, Jordan, Mr. If, M. Browa, M, G, W, Bhiokla, s Curlos, dwin Bluart, M, 11, N, Wilion, Mr, W. A, Lovall, Min L. G, Muyrmulh, ¥ v, Bidnoy Youn ry lira, Br: Luko Martin’ Mrw, . N, Edwirds, Mr, 3, ML, Barron, Mr. Floyd is botter known in Boston than Chicngo. Hoheld the position of manugor of tho Globo 'Theatro of that city for Mr, Arthur Chionoy. Mr. O'Neil I vary favorably known in tho city a8 s young and studions nrtist of rare promiso. Mr. Bock iy alwo familiar to the Chi- cago publio, and was o favomto, Dr, Tulnford plsyed “old man parts, aud wad, in hose trylng Impersonations, ona of tho best in tho country. Mrs, Thomag Darry I8 woll known in Ohicngo, and Mr. Mo- YVioker could not have engngod o more Jmpulur or accomplishell lending lady. Mies Ads Gray i known s having played a ** star " ongagoment at the Acadomy of Alusio last wintor, s, (Mrs, Thomns Darry, Misa Ada Gray, Atra. Outavin Allen, Mra, Mary Myors, Mias Marlo Lo Gros, Allsu May Montello, Mtlos Ellzs Long, Mrs, Olara Stoneall, Afisé Ernma Murblo, Mins Eiln Marlin Miss Amelia Harfoll, tisa Maggie Vail, Miss Eda Vail, Misa Jounie Dray, Bise Oarrio Bray, Allon, Mra. Myors, Mra, Btononll, and Miss Marblo ‘nro all known horo. ‘Fho romaindor of tho company aro strangors in tho olty, but from what is known of tho rost, it 1# foir to conclude that the company, ag a wholo, ia a atrongor one than Mr, MoVicker has had for yonrs, and {8 oapablaof supporting the mont dis- tingulshod atars. withot sufforiag, or making tho sudlence suffer, by the contrast, Mr, MoVickor line done his duty, snd tho publio will respond, na It nlyays doen, gonerouwly, Mr. MeVieker hins not deoldod yet upon what day he will apen. It will be bolweon Aug. 4 and A“F' 1L 1f ho coneludes to open in the middlo of tho weak, the comudy * Money " will bo given by the company, to bo followed on Mondany, Aug. i1, by the com- ody “TRomnance of o Poor Young Man.” Due notico of tho opeuing will bo given during the woolk, MYENS' OPERA-IIOUAE id closod atill. 'Iho indefatigablo propriotor in bitole in town again, afler o long tour through the provincos, Sinco May 4, whon be loft Chicago, o bLas wandored, liko- Ulyssus, through Indlaua, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinols, Bissour] Konuns, Nobrasks, and ' Tows, ' His bad luck has heen wonderful, 'The only E?od things ho had absut him were hiscompany, s outorprise, and his towmper. ‘I'hexe are gon- orally considorod ossontinls, but tho bnd succoess 1o haa mot with shovw that [t i usclogs, oven for & minstrol company, to salrugglo agnlnn; fato. Ohicago supported his compuny because it dosorved support, Tho provinces did not, bo- causo p_porfock showor of misfortunes was pourcd down upon him. 8o long a8 ho remnin- ed In thoe vicinity of Chicago his succoss was complete. Thou “his ndvance agout went brok on bim; theu tho lender of his orchesira wes Tuirriedly summonod nway by imsperative domau- tie nooossities ; thon tho citizons of tho town who declared thoy wore dying to sco o comY‘uuy of which they had hoard o much, refused to tnke iholr familios ivto tho rickoly hall which his advauce agent had secured. This ia a samplo of Sam Myors' bod luek. But ho has turnod up in town ngain, lookiug as rosy and good-natured ns ever, fully convinced that “Do it never so lumblo, thore's no plce liko homo.” St whatovor his losses have boen, tho mnext seagon will compensate him for thom. 'The pnst year's oxperionco ling shown his pat- rons, by coutrast with othor compnnios, that tha Dost thoy have soon s the homo ono; and, fully satisflod thoroof, thoy will do their best for it. Whilo Chicago has always hed good minstrol combinutions, o sort of Iatality scoms to Liaug over them, and provent thoir mootiug with snuc- cces outside tho corporato limits of tho ecity. Choor up, Sam, you arono worse off than others, Tho Opera-Houso will romain clozed until_Aug, 26, whon it will b reoponed with n company of still grontor atrongth, and thoroughly ronovatad in its appointments. = s ACADEMY OF USIC. ~ . - . Mr. Gardiner, buving made ongagemonts with somo of tho loadi u;r' stars of the pro- fousion ab his theatre; including DMr. Sothern, Cnlotta LoCloreq, Mrs. D, V. Bowors, nud others of imilar standing, has detormined to roudor his thoatra corvespondingly stiractivo. The worl was commonced two woeits ago, nnd is now progrossing with wonderful rapidity, under tho buporyision of M. Willoy, of * Iarokn® fame, and Mr, Elume,who looks afier thointornal srrangemonts. I, was Mr, Gardiver's originul intoution to leave the brick-frout, but, as the cireles bogan to assumo shape, snd the interunl docorntions becamo moro roal to tho fancy, ho concluded, nud very justly, that ¥o oxquisilo an intorior deservod o moro costly front, aud dotor- mined ;to build ouo of stone. It will ba plaiu but hinudsome, in Cloveland ~saud-stone, in tho Italian style, tho oponings botweon hoavy pilasters, and the wholo facede romnrkable for its uaity and compactucss rather thon for olab~ orato cirving, Nearly ull the wall Las beon torn down and rebuilt; Lho stago has boon widened and mande by somo feot more convenicut than hefore. T'lio peculinr shapo of the theatro hasuccessitatod a corrospondiug poculiarity in tho ciroles, which, viewod from the stago, is vory agreeabld to the eyo, It is ospecinlly obsorvablo in tho uppor circlo, whore it dips in tho contro and flaros out {0 tho sides, economizing spaco as well as throw- ing tho whole of tho stago be##®s the wides of tho circle. ‘I'lo contral dome is & novelly, too, and ono which will attract cousidor- ablo attoution. 1t is soms twelve or fifteon feot in dismoter, aud will Lo entiroly of glass. Abovo it, out of sight of tho audienco, will bo tho lighting apparatus, shich will diffaso light through the wholo of the suditorium, bolng itself invisible. In the ventilation, too, this theatre will bo unoxcoptionable, for a noew and ingenious procoss hms Loon applied to it, 'Iho seating ecapacily of tlhe houso will bo immonsoly incrensed by tho additional cirelo which Mr. Gardiner Lins decided upon, and tho upponrance of the theatro so improved by tho changes that tho most fantidions caunot find fault, Tho conts are to bo tho iron chairs tound in all tho bost thontros in tho country, whilo, for tho orchoatra chmirs whioh ' aro usually noglected, _cushioned ‘T'urkish chaing will bo substituted. There will bhe 65 of thewe sonts, and their Juxurions easo will more than componsato for their unfavorabls position in the liouso, Tho froscoing nud gild- ing will also be of the very highest order, Allu- gother L= houso will be one of the protiiest in 1ho country. THE GLONE THEATRE Ttis o long time giuco tho Globe Theptro was mentionod 1 conneetion with well-re;ulated Places of amusoment, By some clover intriguing 1t was reduced to tho condition of » vory wretclios varioty thentre, aud subsequently beeamo so0 bud as to shock oven_ those who patcomzed it. It lllnyed its part. Now, however, it has chungod hands, and the lesseo, Mr, Iravk Lawlor, is o gontloman whosa mname is favorably known in evory city in tho country. Ho has leascd the building for o term of years, and hag at n considorablo_outlay altorad and decoratod the nterior, in the hope that it will moet tho | approbation of tho pooplo of Chicago. A now and ologant drop-ourtain has boon propared, and now and appropriste scencry boon furnishod. In fact, everylhing has boon dono to efiaco the aggoolations of the old Globo, and rendor the mnew owno worthy of tho lossoa, the class of plays to bo neted i it, and lastly aud chiofly, of tho patronngo of the publio, It will bo well lightod from a contral snn-light in tho roof, sud well ventilated, Mr. Lawlor has nlso_engaged s company which will also bo acceptablo to the publio. The following is o complote liat : ;\%r. Frank Lawlor, | Mrs, W, I Loighton, . . Sawlello, 3la6 Cavsio 'Croy, ¥, Egborta, iuwJoslo Tiight, Mr. T, 3, Langdon, Mtins Jonnto Robinson, Br, Bam Ryan, * Mlss Baaio Olifton, Mr, Murcus Morlarty, | 3iss Salife Johnson, 3, D, R, Allen, Misn Lyborts, . Loant, Miks Mary Williaws, . Wade, Miss Adal Foster, L, Walton, Miss Josio Voters, Mr. Emlin Howo, Mr. 0. L. Hort, Mr. Ryan, the stngo manager, i8 a comodian who was wq\l known 1 Chicago a few years ago, and nn ertist of considerabls roputatiop. Iiis acocusion to tho company increnses its strongbi matorlally. The theatra will bo opoened on Baturday moxt with “Aurora Floyd," which will givon by the compauy, Frunl Lawlor appearing s John Mellish, Mr. Bawtollo as Capt. Bulstrode, Mr. Ryan a8 Hargrave, annd MMias ‘'roy as durora Floyd. On Mouday ¢ The Now Magdalon," tho drams that hes oreatod such & profound sensation in London and Now York, will bo given with John Jack and Annio Tirmin {n the leading roles, Boveral popular atars will follow each othor in quick auccession. 3r, Lawlor Las the best wishos of tho profossion in his new undortaking, especially as ho hng hith- orto beon unfortunate, ' JONN DILLON and tho Wallaok Combination will not start out until August 11, when thoy will com- monco the firat starring tour in Alr. Dillon’s exporience. The route laid out is s follows: Galosbury, Peorin, Burling- ton, Xeokuk, Quinoy, Jacksouville, Springfield, Bloomington, Indianapolis; through Ohio to Cincinnati, Bt, Louls, and down to Now Orleans, Charloston, Norfolli, Washington, Baltimore, ond oven tho Iastorn clrouit to Bpring- fleld, Mass.,, Albuny, Troy, Byracusg, Duf- fulo, Trio, ' Vittaburgh, Oleyalnud, ‘Tolodo, Dottolt und bavks to Obidago. Mlr. Dilon pro: fors to lot his light so shino among men in othor cltios that thu{nmy 800 hils capabilition. o carries with hir the best wishos of thousands of people, who aro ready to overloolk Auy dh«xlEpuln monts ho may have causod thom, and who hope that ho will moot with all tho succoss that hia talents desorve. TARNIA'H OIROUS, On Aug, 18 the groat circus of tho groat P, T, Barnum, threo timos ag largoe ns il over was, with all tho accossorics of museum, monagorie, onrayan, oto., will take possossion of Groon's Garden, corner of Madison and Llizaboth stroots, and romain for one wook. M, Darnum has always boon motablo for the omount of advortising Lo doos, Itw & waxim among Prarosuinnnl advortisors that if one lns something to advertiso, lio can- not o too much of it; if Lo Lins not, ho cannot do too little. 'Tho immonso succoss that thiy olrons hos moet with indicates that itls what it professes to be. DRANATIO NOYES. John Brougham in going'to locturo and Annn Dickinson Is going to sot. A theatrioal mmm?ur, who has a nice litle Ylncn in tho country, haa put up on his gardon once, sinco tho olierries ripenod, a nign-| roading ¢ Froe list absolutoly susponded.” #Thae Kuchanted Boauty," a spoctacular play, oard, - Luke xv. 7." 18 tho prosont attraction at tho Noston Musoum. ‘Miss Lliza Wosthorsby and Willlo Edwon aro plaging in 6, Wm. R. Manaoll, brother of the manngor of the Lyoeum 'Thontro, Naw York, is organizing n uomgnnyinl.unflon for that placo of amuso- 0o The “ Dlack Croolt " at Niblo'a s to bo & moat important dramatio ovont, Malt Morgan'a inb- leaux, tho othor wonderful spectacular effects, and tio Vionnoiso ballot, aro sulicont to make {t notablo. _Mr. Boucleault's aprightly and partly pathetio little comedy of “*Andy Blake," known [h anothor hnpo 68 “Tho Youirg Heamp,’—hoth pioces woro taken from n Irouch grigiunl,—hng bosn rovived in London. As Qon. Tindmirault has interdicted the por- formanco of ‘* Lo Roi a'Amnuse,” n Parla wit sug- genmmum dramntist to givo tho play o new itle, transfor tho scono to Porsin, and stylo it #TL0 Bhah a’Amuse.” A now Irish drama, which, tho managers de- clare, ' sparkles with wit, humor, sunshing, and shads,” It £o bo produced in New York at Wood's Musoum. Georye Franots Train is tho lnndiufi charactor, 'U'hisis truly Irish drama run mad, Victorlon Surdou's * Maison Nouve," with Mllo, Doscloo an_Claire, the shiopkeoper's wilo, whio longe for & highor position in socioty, gots it, and thon s sorry for it, has boen groatly succossfnl in London, Tt lias now been dofinitoly declded, wo beliavo, thiat Mr, Daly's now Fifth Avenuo Thontro will bo oponed in tho nutumn with the long- promised Amoricau comody of Messrs, Drol Larte and Doucienult, % The Frenement atatos that the goods of the nctor Frederick Lomaitre havo beon scizad for debt, and aro abont fo bo wold. ‘The journal adds that to permit such an act would be moro disgracoful to the theatres and more painful to the public than to the comedinn himself. Mirn Olive is the name of & now setrens who recently mado her sppestanco in London in “Xing John,” The kin of English criticism upon her acting is found in the following para- graph from tho Athenawwm @ * Whalovor Miss uhao @o0s upon tho stage is frosh, origiunl, nud crudo,” Alborry, tho author of **Two Roxes," is writing another fairy comedy for ono of the Loudon theatros. 3Mr. Prank Marshall, who stands “head and shouldors,” as the saying is, ahove his contemporarion in Tondon, ia writing n picco in which AMrs. Dion Doucicanit will act, dlr. Burnand, the ** liappy Thonght " mun, is nlso ongagod ou & now piuy. ' | Tho mannger of tho Olympio Thostre, Tion- don, lies created an immonde tonsation in Eng- land by ndvortising & most vicious drama, in # Dbill bearing_tho following words: * Luke xv. 7. Tho New. Magdnlen at the Olympic Theatro. k 1t i urgod that, whilo quoting Seripturo ns an advertisemont ig at no timo u vory commendablo usc to put it, its application to & drama unill for n doceut house is atrocious. It was statod some time ago that Miss Lottn is numbered among the * stars” that are to shine at Booth's Theatro in tho courso of the coming soason. Miss Lotta has beon living, for tho pnst your, nt n plneo onlled Altrinchawm, in Cho- #hire, England, 8he will sail for Now York on thio 232 of Suly, in tho Chinn, and early noxt BoR- son will nct in Chieago, Baltimore, and Wash- ington, as woll as New York, Mr, Frank Chaufrau has commissioned Mr. Spencer, uthor of * Kit” and sovarel other clov- er Amorican plnys, to writo him . comody of Ameriean lifo in whick all the charactors shail b oqunlly good. Mr. Sponcor rogards this as o now doparturo, and if ho shall be wicconsful in_carry~ iug out the nctor’s wishes wo trust it will load to o now order of drampa in which {he intorost of {ho plot nnd the characterization will no longor Do centred in tho utar, aud that thereafter “‘ono- paxt” piocos, ns thoy aro called, will bo oy scarco ay they derorvo to be. Mr. Marshal’s TRoyal Treoon tronpo, if wo aro to holiovo tho offi- cial civculars, s composed of the nobil- ity of Jopan and the Koyal Tycoon's house- hold, thoy having been graciously grauted & leavo of absence for two years merely to plerso the American public. “hey will shortly appenr at the Olymipic Thontro o n serics of puroly Asiatio performances, which, tha cireular hints, wWill be suro to attract the intolligeut public not alono by their uniquo charncter but on account of the ominonco of the porformers. Wilkio Collins has beon reading in I Tho flvst attempt was in o_story from pon, entitled © A Worribly Stranigo Bod, Japanesa aud. own which, originnlly insortod in Mr. Dickons’ * Housohold Words,” subsequontly. l\[lPDfll‘fl\l in the collootion entitlod “ After Dark,” The Loudon Thneseays of his reading: ** Mr. Collins doos not act to so great an oxtout as tho lato Mr. Dickens, but tho manner in which he represontod an_old soldier shows that ho is fully oqual to the delincation of charnctor, and his_narration, quiotly delivorad, rivoted thoe attention of the sudionco. His sue- coss wag comploto.” Mr. Sothern i roported by the Alla California a4 having thrown from his private car A ** six- foat twoer ™ from Peorin, James Lawson by namo, for ingolence. If this {8 not & hoavy prac- tieal joko on Mr. Sothorn, it is intonded fora henvy advortisoment, For tho week ending July 5, tho recoipts nt tho California Theatro, San Francisco, wera 318,350, gold, whilo for tha second woek, when he played Sam and David Garrick, thoy wero Iargor yot. His ongagomont onded ynutux’dn{. ¢ 0f all the gront srtists who havo apponrod hero sinco the Califoraia Thoatro wan oponed,' says the Bulletin, ‘Lo has proved tho most enjoyable, and dfawn tho largest housos," The London @raphio mourns over Barnumn's purchase of tho grant panorama of London. It saya: ‘“The wonderful porseveranco of Mr. Hornor, who, in spito of the heats of summor and tho wintry galos, spent whole yoeara in eketehing London from his little woodon shed around tho ball and cross of St. Paul's, wonld slone entitle this immense picture to respoct. In truth it was s work woll worthy of admirution on other grounds, and many an object loss na- tional in charactor has been daoomed worthy of & grant from the public funds to securo it from destrnction. We have only to lope thatthe New Yorkers may loave Mr.” Barnum, the Iatess posgesgor of the Colosgoum picturo of London, up‘:nu'au %o rogret tho bolducss of his enter- priso." A trapozo nct at the Boston Theatra is thus dosoribodby n local papor: ©Ono of the per- formors appears on & platform on tho edgo of tho gallory, holding & lighted_taper, while tho other, by the aid of o ropo, climbs to a trapezo banging nt 5 brain-turning height above the stags, whore he hangs by his feof, holding anothor trapezo in his hands, In front of the first is & ring to which aro attnohed somo fire- works and s numbor of blood-curdling knives, After lighting tho firoworks, ho leaps through tho flery ring, kuives aund all, eatehes a trapezo, swings across the vast theatro, and catchos tho other trapeze held by his companion, who is suspendod by hia_feot, whore ho hangs for some fow moments, It is o temifio act, bub it is porformed with an caso and & contldont daring thn‘tu ‘fli,unrm tho spectator of all foar for tho rosult.' music, A short timo bofore the T'ire a numbor of gon- tlomon who had seceded from the Gormuuin Macnnorchor orgamzed o now socioty called tho Chicago Liedorkranz, under Mr. ITaus DBalatkn 88 Conductor. Thoy startod undor the beat of nuspices, obtained commodious rooms, and on the Sunday night of the Firo wore glving an on- tortalnmont to tholr associato mombors, Tho firo drovo thom from thelr rooms aud dostroyed thelr proporty, but not until they hnd sung the Jast gong of their programme, *‘Des Hariner's Liod,” by Zimmorman, After tho TFiro, its mombers becamo seattorod, Mr. Dulatka went to Milwaukeo to take ohargo of the Musical So- cioty In that city. A fow weoks slnoe, howover, Ar. Balatka roturned to this city, and, aftor con- sultation with somo of his Gorman and Amori- oan frionds, docided to romain hore and accopt tho conduotorship of the or- chostrs, whioch had up to that timo boon undor the loadership of Mr. Iloffmaun, formorly of Thiladelphis, In counoction with Lis administration of the orchostrn the old mem- bors of tho Lioderkranz reorganized by the eloc- tionof the following officers: I'rosidont, Lid- mund Juseen ; Vico-Propident, Robort Thiem ; Booratary, W. Boheror; Finanocial Socrotary, dMax Tolatehel ; Tronsuror, Horman Voglor ; Libra~ rinn, Oh, Froobor; Direolor, Hana DBalutka ; Committes on Constitution, Edmund Jusson, Theodore Karls, Hormnn Vogler, Lowis Kochone, and Robart 'Thiom. It socured anow and clegant sulto of rooms in the Turner ull bulldlng, com- prising rolioarsal-room, ladies’ parlor, billlard, oard, and ohoss-room, aud roading-room, all benutifully furnished and handsomoly adorned with musical piotures, They thon invited Mr, Bulatks to resumo his connection with thom, winoh ho finally consentod to do, Lanyc Monday oyouing the rooms wore for- mally dodivated, o lurgo nuwboer of ladics and 9 ontiomen boing in attondance, including many moricang, Although the dedleation was o for- 1l ono, the onjoymont of tho occasion waa puroly informal and social. Tho musical pro- gramine of tho ovoning was ns follows 1 1, Polonalso, Op, 63, R Sy e O My, Emil Idebling, 2, “Des Harfnor's Liod . .... oo Zimmorman Liederkranz, 8, Toatredo. 4, Tonor solo,. 5. {;‘,ZQ:.‘,‘J‘;‘,“,,‘;‘} For plano and vlalin, ., .. Rubinstein Measrs, Lewfs and Liebling, 6. '“Jtoll on, Doep Ocenti ™, uvirer e Mr, Thomus Gouduwillie, 7. “ Roslein Im Waldo.vuevins . Lifederkranz, /Tho moat noticoablo featuroof tho muaicnl porformance was the admirable plnying of tho two movements from tho ubinatein sonata by Meonsrs, Liobling and Leywis, and all tho moro on- Joynblo from the fact that Mr, Lowia' oxcellont playing could be honrd once more. In tho donrth of good violin-playora in this city, it 1s to bo ve- grotted that so_iow opportunitios are afforded of hearing Mr. Lowis. Mr, Liobling'ssolo way also vory enjoyable, and the vocal solos by Mr. Behultzo and “dlr. Uoodwillic were very accopta- Dblo, ‘Ilis Licderkrauz commencod its numbors with the Harper's Bong,—tho last song thoy had sung on tho night of tho I'iro,—nund thus re- sumed the story of thoir bhistory whero it had boon intorrupted, Thelr numbors sre mow small, and tholr eingiog was principally interesting as o K:romlniug indication of future oxaellonco whon their ranks shall have beon sitled up, and thoy have improved thomsolvos by study. Mr. Jusson, tho Prosigont of the Society, made n vory graceful wolcoming nddress in German, sud subsoquontly ono in Englisb, ont of compli- ment to tho Americans prosent, The night woro away with dancing and plensant socinl intor- coursd, and thus nnothor society waa added to thoso nlready in oxistonco. Ik fuburo in vory promining, and it may live to achioye great usc. fuluees unid many snceesses if it will only avoid cliquos and tho cliquo spirit which Lnyo alwavs heen the bane of German socioties in this city. Mha full lisk of the rocietios in the cit now ns follows: OChiongo Liedorkranz, Ians Balatkn, londor; Gormanin Maocnnorchor, L. Tollo, leador; 'Orpheus Gesengyerain, Otto Tob, lendor; Swiga dlncnnerchor, August HobouBler, londor; . Toutonin Anonnoiehor, Gustav Ihrhorn, loader ; Chicago Muocunerchor, Tugono Bischolf, loador | tho Frobwinn, Augunk tehoulllor, loader ; the . Mnonnerchors of the North Side and Vorwarts Turngomeindo, August Scheufllor, loader; tho Scandingvian Binging_ Bocicly, and the Apollo Club (Amor- ican), M. A, W. Doln, Iondor, THE GERMANIA MAENNENCIOR givo o picnio to-duy at_Gorman Grove, Morton -Bintion, Wis., loaving the city at 10 . m, REHEARSAL. A rchearsal of .the chiorus for the forthcoming Irish exposition will take place this afternoon ot the corner of “Hulsted and Adams_stroets, under the direction of tho leader, Mr. Frank G.' Rohmer. . PIANO RETITAL. Tobort Goldbeek's ‘Phird Piano Recital will bo givon ot tho Chicago Univorsity on Mondny af- ternoon, July 28, at half-paat 4 o'clock, with tho following programme 1, Rondo Capriccloso. 2, % Laughter, concort plec... 0, Grande Ltude en Sxtcs. 4, Etudo d'ATpegos, . ... 5. Finalo from Shokepearc's Storm— Honata ... 6, Le Delire—Valso TURNER YALL. The programmo for the Furnor Iall concert this ovoning is as follows : 1, Ovorture to “ Fra Diavolo™.... 4. Introduction to “ Lohengrl 3. Nightingalo Polka (for piccolo), 4. Wedding March..... 6. Overture to * Mignon 7, 6. Waltz—*Jolly Spirite " 7. Toika Kulsebka. ..., 8. Potpourri—* Muslcal Bouquet ¥. Quadrille Conference...vaeee MUSIOAL PUBLICATIONS. Mr. Bdward Bollasis is proparing “The Life and Tabora of Chorubini." 'The autobiography of the late Mr. I, F. Chor- loy, for many yenrs tho inusical critic of the Athen@um, will bo published noxt month, by Mewwry, Dontley. ‘Tho Livorpool Albion thus spenks of Mr. Ar- %l‘;llrlgnllivnu‘a new oratorio, ** The Light of the orld "' : Tu the fragmentary and imporfect shapo in which tho oratorio was rebearsed, with tho bund ond solf parts onutted, and even (o literary franiowork incom- Dlote, uny crllical cstimato of its merits would bo eltlor possiblo uor delrablo. Wo will only say that the mxb&ucz {8 0 sublime ong, und that the composer Das ovidently eaught its inapiration, as far, st all events, By regards tho choral writing, ~ Dignity, charao- tor, gracy, and busuty porvado overy movomont; but thongh tho music is full of melody and rich harmonio color, it nover degenorates into tho commone placoor familiar, much less tho frivolous. Every Dunibor s boon perfected nnd polisiied with faatidie ous caro, and subtletics and rofinoments of modulation mect the ear at overy bar ; but thoeo graces of detafl ure never allowed 10 mar the unity or weakon tho cloaruess of (o genoral design, which 15 at onco bold Droad, and artistic. dtr, Sulllyan has evidently not written for ths mere rako of wrillng, or simply to gratify & muslcian’s ambition, but becnuso he had Homothing to say which would find expression in mu- slc, oud which mno ono is more compotont tidn " pimeolt fo oprasa fn - that mo- dium, Thus, thero a slrong, earnest, ond individial purposs emimatlng every numbor, tho chiof events of whicl uro consequently coustructional, and not accldental or superficinl, as 80 commonly happens where music $a written to ordor, or in obedleiieo to certain conventional forms, Of learn- ing thero {8 mo lnck, but it ie never obtrusive or yedantic, and, though the contrapuntsl treatment of somo of Iho numbers might not diseredit a Bach, it Is somodifiod and checked by modern devices that ouly practiced oara can deteot the real labor and profundity which underlioa the apparent freodom nud spontaneity of tho writing. * Chandler & Curtis, of this city, have Just is- smod, in vory noat form, Emil Liobling's now song, “Tho Spring is Late,” whnch was sung with 80 much effoot by Mr. IFoltz at ono of tho Apollo Club concerts, " It is ono of tho best of Mr. Liobling's compositions, and ono of the Liandsomest of the publications of the above firm in overy way. ‘Wo are indebted to Mosara. Lyon & flealy for the following musio, which has just boen issued by tho well-known houso of Oliver Ditson & Co., Boston. Bingors and players will find a tompting varioty in_this list to ohoose from: “Listouing” (ballad), by Annio Borger Las- colloa s “Liovo Birds® Kiss" (ballad), by @. Ja- cobi; ' Don Pasqualo étrnnsorlptlon for piano), by Edonard Dorn; *“ChoSwablan Maidon™ phmo‘ by IT. Proch; **Whon We Are Old and Gray® (\bnllnd) by Madamo Buinton-Dolby ; ¢ Bright Angels Ao Wailing for Mo” (ballad), by Llla M. Stirman; *“Ivy Leavos"” (piano), six very fino_plocos, by Frapz Bohr; ¥ Tho Humming Bird's Song ™" (vphmo). in_imitation of a music- box, by J, Pridham; © Fusionou Waltzos" b Edounrd Birause; Threo Sonatinag (niauoiln i major, G minor, and G major, by Isador Leiss ; “Yupil's Recroation " (piano),” prayer, march, olkn, by Chiarles Wols ; ¢ Ho Givoth His Be- ovod Bloop " (ballad), by Franz Abt; “Droam Visions " (ballnd) snd “The Wanderer's Song,"” dedleated to Luces, by 8. Ch Praté; *Dream, My Little One™ ” (borcouss), by J. O, Qhiamberlain ; * Flower Song " iphmn). as playod by the Boothoven Quintotto Club of Boston, by Gustave Lango; ‘“Coo Bays the Gontlo Dove™ (hntiad), by ¥ itliam Ohorles Lovoy ; * Boautiful Mlowers of Bpriug " (song and chorus), by Will- inm Dwyer; “ Nottie's Losson" (cauzonetts), by D._ Prank Tully; *Remombor or Eorgot' (Hflllli)l bF Iamilton Aide; *'Ihe Loue Light on il’m" fill" (song nod ohorus), by Charles I, ratt, MUSICAL NOTES. The National Anthom of Persia has boon deo- soribed o an inimitublo imitation of the mowing of tho foline raco. Bignor Vordi's visit to Paris at. tho presont poriod [sascribed to somo nogotiation for another worlt for the Grand Opora-liouso. - Bignor Carlo Podrotti's opera, ¢ Olems,” tho librotto by Signor Piave, has beon succossfully producod at the Loatro Dal Yorme, at Milan. Tha Vienneso journnls J)ulg]luh an np‘pon] to the Beethoveniats to afford nid to the widow of Curl Boethiovon, tho nophow of tha grest com- posor. Mrs. Treoy Titus, popularly known horo ng Mra. Jawes A, Oatos, 18 organizing a new comio opara compauy in London. 7 1t instated that Mdmo, Wilt, a prima donna of tho opera in Vionua, has boou ongaged to np- pear ot Covent Gardon during the umext four seasone, HBomebody asks why it is that thoatros are seldom if ovor struck by lightning; the solution of which conundrum is thot every orchestrs bay o conduetor, Wioninwekl's concorta in California cnnnot havo beon vory suceessful ns peeuniary entor- prises. Wo aro told thnt ho digmissed nn tudionco rocently, tho rocolpts boing sltogothor too muall. | A difieulty ns arison over tho Mnss that Vordi hins undortaken to composo in uiomory of the late Manzoni, ‘The olorical authoritien ut Milan declin to pormit womon to sing in it, aud tho mnoutro, wo nro told, iy not disposed o cut down Lis idens to the standard of intolligouco and ubility pousossod by boy choriuters, Wo aro authorized, says the London Athena- | um, to givo n positive contradiction to the ro- port ourrent in wusical olrcles, thut Bix Biolnel Contn intenda to ratire from tho proforslon nd the cloge of tho season. Tharo {s not tho slight- ost foundntion for thin operatio canard, “Sir Mtohnol hua promined to bo tho musical diroctor 'fi"‘ conductor of tha proposed National Opera- ousa, Mra, Imogono Brown, the church and con- cort voenlist of Now York Oity, fs at prosent in London, enjoying tho dull;fihts of tho musle cnl gongon thero, Sho hes net yet appoared in public. Mru, Brown writes in warm commonda= tion of tho artlstio morlt of tha Amorlean ro- prano Mile. Albuni, who is now singivg at the opora in London Tho Inst Loudon Athenamm snys: ' Milo, Carrono, tho Yenezuolan pinniat, hnd n matingo, in_Willis' Rooms, on_the 2d_init., nssistod by Mllo, Ciaetnno, Mr. Llnyd, M. Saumet, violin, with 8ir J, Bonodict, Blgnor Li Calul, Mr. (lanz, ond Mr. Cowen, ns accompnniuts. Mile, Car- rono must Lo placod in tho vory fivat rank of Jady playora; hor oxecution Ia eqinl to any doe* m’nu n, znd lior touch has grent charn," Datti has npsmlxmd for tho firet timo in Eng- land as Blvirain “ Eruanl.” Tho performance 8 deseribod as having boon ono of suporlative oxcollonco: ** Tho splondor of hor voico In nality and compass, hor brilliznt exeoution and flumhnd style, woro x]]unlnyud with immense ef- foct in tho cavatina, ¢ Lirnani involami, aud hor doclamation and oarnest passion wore conspicus g:m in the coucluding trlo with Don Siiva and Zrnant. Horr Manrice Birakosch (brothor-in-law of Mosdames Adolina and Carloita Pattf) has do- clded not to impedothe proposcd shara company promotod by ML, Bagior and Lefort for oponin tho Salle Vontadour_with slternate Italian ang Tronoh opans, but Horr Btrakosch slatos that if tho company bronks down he has made arrango- ments with the proprictors of tho Italinn Opera« Ifouee, who are sponding £8,000 on roparation and rodecoration, to reopen tho thoatre with an Italian troupo alone, 5 Prof, Ells says that Rubinatein, during his lato visit to London, called upon Dr, Bulow, who is now in Baden-Badon rocruiting from tho ofe fects of his recont arduous London soason, and ontreatod him to give somo performancos in Amorica. 110 #aid, ** Thoro is littlo pootry or ro- mancozmougst the Amoricana; their all-engross- ing object in lifo seoms to bo to make and wpend monoy. Novortholoss, thoy aro far moro impres~ sionablo than tho Linglish, tho lonst musical poople upon the face of the oarth.” ' A corraspondont of tho DBnltimors Sun enyas “*WienaAr, Jhno 80.—L writo to inform you of the racent musical triumph of n young American Tady, favorito pupil of the colobrated composor Tranz Liszt, peorives 'na & planist. 'The young lady was formerly a pupil of tho Peabody Insti~ tuto in Baltimore, Miss Katle Goul, daughter of Mr. Goorge P. Ganl, 'n profensor of muslc, of Baltimoro. Miss Gaul is now about 17 yoars of ngo, having boon nnder Liszt's goneral direotion &4 o Bludent of musio for somothing over two oars, during a portion of which timo she hag eon pumuiu‘; bor studies ot the consorvatorium at Stuttgart.’ The Strakosch brothers will open the opora sonson in Now York with Mmo. Nilsson-Rozaud a8 tho principal star, Milo. ‘Torriani, * charm- ing, graceful, boautifal,” Milo, Mares, from La Scaln aud Gonon; Miss Annio L. Coroy, cons tralto, the threo tonors, Capoul, Campanini and Bonfratelle, tho baritones Maurol and Dol Puento, the bass Bignor Nanetti, and Muzio as conduc- tor. The n{mmh will ba * Ada,” ** Liohengrin,” # Dinorah,” ¢ Hamlot," # Hugtonats,” *“Faust,” “ignon,” ‘“Nozzo di Figaro,” *Martha, “Lucretia Borgis," “Don Glovanni,” * 'Trova- toro," ¢ Rigolotto,” *‘ Othello,” * Ernani,"” and “Bomnambuls,” The Capa May correspondont of the Now York Times writos, July 16: ** Wo have had an nc~ cosgion to our ranks In the porson of Ame. Loibhardt, o Roprano sinfier, who, Iam told, was with the troupo of Rubinstein. Language is_inadequato to oxpress tho splondors of this lagF'B toiletto. Aa for tho mass of yollow hair ch sho woara on the top of hor hoead, I think it must weigh at loaat 14 pounds, Of courso, whoro drosa i8 the exception, not tho rule, as ia tho onso at Capo May, Buch an astounding phe- nomenon a8 this lndy attracts all oyos ; but L am delighted to say that tho glances cast are not by any means onvious. I do not think auy lady hore would wear hor costumo, even for tho Elummrn of being gitted with her flue yoice, and her lu&ixlnncy with the great pisnist,” TFine voice i goor . The curront number of the Pall Aall Gazelle contains the following intorcuting Itemss ¢ M, Bufm" in his new schomo of the Theatre Italion at Paris, Emmiaau that Mdme, Patti aud Mdmo. Nilsson shall appear during the winter season, Vordi bins loft Thore he will devote himself sssiduonsly to tho now opora ho hns in hand, Mile, Sohnoidor is making a groat hit at tho Paris Varieties in tho flrat act of **Barbo-Blouo,” tho sccond of tho “Grande Duchesso,” aud somoe miscollancona entortainmonts, Aftor the withdrawalof *La Tille_de Madame Angot” from the stagoe of the DParls * Tolics D}'Amlfi‘?lwfl," o mnovelty by MM. Hermann aud nssem, “Tleur do Baigor,” will bo ~ produced. A new opers, by Mdme. Pauline Thuys, entitled ** Lo Fruit Vort," will bo produced at tho Athonoo during the next eeason. Tho lata stago-managor ot tho Montmartro Thostre, named Andre Strifiler, lately committed suicido by shooting himself in the breast with o pistol. Milo. Mario Royer, nctross, of tha Theatro Franoais, aged 82, has died of typhoid fover. Bignor 'Tamberlik is now in Paris_arranging for an artistic tour in Amorica. _ Mile. Tlma di Murska is_ongaged for tho Imporial Oporas Houso in Vienna, to appear ss Ophelia next month, and will go in tho autumn to Amerios, ta oin Mdme. Pauline Luces in an_operatio tour, L. Fauro will also visit Vonna beforo his roturn to Paris, Tho threo principal singora now en« gaged at tho Imporial Opora-House aroall pupils of Mdme, Viardot-Garois." The AMedical Times translates from a German modical journal an account of tho firat case Kuown of jiorsons racoiving visual improssiona from sound, in the inatauca of two brothera named Nussbaumer, who, when a cortain nota on tho pinno is struck, havo o sonaation of & cere tain correspondin, cnfur, which is not, however, identical for both. For illuatiation, tho nota whioh produces in one tho impression of darl Prussian blue Y‘roducnn the sonsation of o dark yellow in the other. One of them, pecording to tho mcconnt, haa froe quent senvations of yollow, brown, and violet ; while biue, yollow, and brown are froquout with the other. Ono of thom rocoives the sonsationa of rod, groon, black, or whito, in couneotion with musical notes, thongh the filing of & saw may produco n sensation of Tnau. Prof, Brubl, of Vienng, has thoroughly tested this strango cngo, and s no doubt of the gonuinenosa of tho phouomons. Tho Albany Fvening Journal publishos an ine torosting private lotter from Mrs. Pruyn, now visiting in Japay, in which sho givos sn agcount of n visit to Prof. Edward Warron Clark, In tho courso of it slo says: * On Monday we lad quite an entortainmont, attonded by eomo young men and some older onos of tho achool, togothor with ome of tho wives and motlers, Who ox= prossed, whon leaving, their profound thauks for tho privilego of sceing me, ~ 8o you seo thera i8 quito a lion in thoso parts just iow. Aftera sumptuous tew, wo wora groatly dolightod by & musical entortainment. In one of E.’s ently lottors ho gavo n doscription of: thege muaicians, but Ihad no idea of the pers: foction of their skill. Singular sand rudeaa their instrumenta wero, there was trne musio in thom, and I onjoyod it oxcoodingly. They were grontly gratitiad by my approciation and com- mendation, and I really think, if such a company wonld go abroad, and_ give exhibitious of the musical art of Japan, it wonld bo far moro epter= taining and profitablo thau thoso of the acrobaty that hove visited Amorica, On Baturday n young gontloman callod to pay that as I wasso much pleased with tho musical entertainmont of tho mon, probably I might liko to hear somo of tho Indios' musio; 1f #o, his wifo and somg of ler frionds would comoe and pi'u'o me o spociy’ mon. Of courso I was_delightsd with tho offn and about 7 o'clock the {;umlumnu camo with fivo ladies, having sont tholr inatrumonts botoro, Tho wifo was n littlo, sprightly, child-liko wom-~ woro plain and middle-agod, They wero all per= foct mistressos of tho art, and played and eang tholr parts with groat skill. I wish I coutd plo- turo l‘m scona a8 it appoarod to us, Sonted on tho floor iu a semi-clrale boforo us, with their strnngo inatruments, which ara sl slringed (ona cn)lu(fin Loto, heiu% six foot Ionsz and lying flat on the floor), and singing in the lo peouliar to thoir musie, thero wns moro in their picturosquo dros, atfitudes, and tho oddity of theirslylo, to Tlonsu and amuse, than inthe musio itsolf, Tha little wifo, with the {:ncl{llur bright ornamentations in hor hair, and the richness of hor obi or girdle, with hor bright eyos and graco= ful movements, swooplng hor fingors () protootod ab the onds by ornamental ivory shiolds) gkills fally over tho etrings of tho Koto, would have heeit a bonutiful o blackenod tooth—n custom I canuot find othor- soveral plocos, but o was littlo varjoty in thom, and thon the young wifo danced for us. Sho daucod two piacos, each of about fifteon ‘minutos in longth, ouo of the othors playing on tho kamivon, a #ort of guitar, aud suothor slng= . iug tho sto which the dance was designed -tq. illustrato, of loye aud advoutuze.” an, snd thoronghly accomplished, but the othera * hjeot but for tho hideous taly, and hans arrived in Daris. cutitled w, uannl tona. | wio than disgusting. Tlioy pls od sud sang. ' there