Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 5, 1873, Page 4

4 / THE CHICAGO’' DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1873 TERMS OF THE TRIGUNE. TENMA OF NUDRCAIFTION IPAVADLE IN ADVAN il Ly e, 2,00 | Eundyy, R I A oovopttndy it KX A Parta of a yonr nt the samo rato. To pravont delay and mistakoe, bo sure and givo Post Of ce addross in full, fnotuding State and County, Ramittances was bo mndo oithior by draft, expross, Post g Office otder, orin rogiatercd Inttors, nt our risk. TERMN TO CITY SUACRINERS, Daily, dolivered, Bunday oxceptod, 23 conte per wook. Dully, delivored, Sunday Includad, 2 conta por wook. Addrote TIK TRIBUNE COMPANY, Ghtoago, Il TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS.: HOOLEY'S TIEATRE--Randolnh strosl, hotweon Clark and LaSalls, Strakoseh lingliak Opuea-Troupo. “ Maritana, M'VIOKER'S, THEATRE-Madison streot, hotwoon ** Litta Doacborn and Blate. " fingagoniont. of Lotta. el and tho Marcblingss.™ AOADEMY OF MUSIC. {1om and Mouro, " Léngs: urlogue Froapn, ©* Aladdia GLOU TIRATRE-I tson and Washingion, ** Waiting for ths Vordio Alytod stroaty batwasn Mad- alues atroot, gagowmont of arry Linden, MYERS' OPERA-HOUSE Monros strost, butwoon Dearborn aund Stat desqno of ‘U 'Tho Thwa Wioys," Miustrolsy tid oanivaiitios. To—~Corner Wabsah avantie and Tiren- toacosad s Harer Ditnation Oharoh Hortday Vaie. BUSINESS NOTICES. TIRADQUARTERS FOR OYS' OLOTHING. 0. O. COLLINS, 184 and 166 Clark-st, s The Chicage Tribumne, Friday Morning, Decsmber 5, 1873. Intenso fecling Laa beon oxclted ot Madison, Wis., over tho appolutmont of Attorney-Goneral Wiltiams 28 Chiof Justico of the Supromo Court, Not to put too fino o point upou it, it Is charged that Nlr. Witliams 'rocoived $10,000 for bLis opinion in favor of the Wisconsin Con- tral Rallroad land claim (which sooms in~ srodible), and that in other mattors relating to that Stato Lis conduct hos gived riso to tho gravest suspicions. Wo are informed that Gov, Vashburn strongly donounces the appointmont 8 an outrago A special committeo of soven, {o consider tho ropoesl of tho salary-stenl, was ordornd by the Houso of Reprosentatives yesterday. Tho Com- mittas is hoaded by Mr. Hale, of Maive, on whoso motion it waa created. Tho othor mom- Dors aro Maynard, Kasson, Beofield, Hale (ol Now York), Niblack, and Jewott, It was dirocted by the Houso to ascortain and report the actual smount paid to mambers of Congress and tho officors of tho Government under the obnox- ious nact. O —— Tho wind-storm of day beforo yesterdny was an oxtensive and dostructive affalr, The ro- ports which aro published this morning from a dozen differont States sbow that it extended from Now Jersoy to California, and from Michi- ganto Tonnesseo. Thero is littlo loss of life reported a8 yot, but in overy dircction railroad and tolegraphio communication has beon sadly interfored with, treos having been blown over tho tracks, trains ditched, and telograph poles demolished, In addition, there is wido-apread end ruinous dovaatation of houses, barns, fonces, and foreuss. Tho Senate yestordny pussed Henator Shor- man's bill for the redomption of the loan of 1868, Tle Standing Commilteos wero olooted #ith but littlo change in tho Chairmanship of the more important onos. Aorton, Cameron, and Sherman are rotained at tho hoad, rospectively, of tho Committees on Privileges and Eloctions, Foreign Relations, and Finance, Ex-Semator Colo is succceded by Morrill, of Maine, ss Chairman of the Commistes on Appropriations. Ex-Senator Trumbull's placo on the Judiciary Committee is takon by Sonator Edmunds, Benator Bprague sucecods ex-Senator Samuel 0. Pomeroy on the Commiltco on Public Lands. Tho restoration of tho franklug priviloga was gravoly proposod in Congress yostorday by Represontative Loach. An equally-suspicious move ig the proposition to amend the rules of the House with rogard to iuvestigations. Ac- cording to the amondment submitied, any shargos mado againet & member of the Iouso, w ofiicial, or a department of the Govorn- ment, must, in the first place, be passed upon by a special commiites, which shall decide whetlier thero is any occasion for an investiga- tion. Tho member who moves for the Investiga- tion must also appear bofora this Committee and tell it all bo knows. Tammany Hall has changed the claracter of ity uttorancos sinos Tweod was its spokesman. A meetiug of tho Qoneral Committeo was hold last night, at which, despito n protost recoived Ly mal from Fervando Wood, & resolution was adopted denonnciug the back-pay steal, DIr. Wood donted that the Dowmocratio cauctis had approvad the salary-grab, as has heon so widely stated, and spid that Mossra. Iolman and Cox lizd placod their party in a falas positionby lonv- tng the caucus. Thoso swatements of Mr. Wood had littlo woight with tho Tammunyites, who passod resolutions approving tha course taken by the two independont Demooratio Repro- sontativos, § Sangamon County owns o thousand shares of the stock of the Gilman, Clinton & Bpingfield Railroad, and through its Buporvisors yostorday disapproved the action of Judge Tipton in mak- ing Mr, Hinckley sole Receiver of tho Road. In their rosolutions the .Bupervisora gay thas one reason why tho county subscribed £100,000 to the road was {ho iuducemont that thoy would thoreby gain & compoting road o Chicago. Thoy apprebiend that Mr, Hiuckloy will make tho Gillman, Clinton & Springttold liue subordinate to other and rival roads in which ho {8 interest- ol They divact tho legal advisera of the couuty to see what mnossures should be talion for Lis re- moval if thoy deom it ealled for by tho futerests of the county. Col. R. P, Morgan's appointment s Receivor is the ono thoy dosire., Tho Chicago produce markets were generally higher in prices yesterday, with loss doing in breudstuffs, Mass pork was agtive, sud 25@30c per brl highor, closing at 813.40@13.60 casl, aud §14,20@14.25 sellor February. Lard was aotive and nearly 3¢ por Ib higher, at Tido cash, and 8¢ soller February. Moats wero quiot and a shade firmor, at 43{o for shoulders, 63§@0igo for short xibs, 03¢o for short clear, all boxed, and 8@0o for swoot piokled bams. Highwinen wero quiot sud firm, at 000 por gallon, Dressed liogs were quint and stronger, at $4.00@5.00 per Flour wea quict and ateady at £5.50@ Wheat was losy actlve, and higher, closlng at §1.07 cash, $1.06% ioller ihe month, and 81.08}¢ sellor Juuuzry. ~en was quist and 1o higher, cloaing at 40360 +, and 40340 seller January, Oats wero quiet hp134e higher, olosing at 800 osak, and 8530 100 1ba, B.76 for good spring extras, mont of the Lydia Thompson Lotwoon Mad. seller Jannary. TRyo was quiob and flrmoer at 73@793¢a, Darloy was quict nud ateady, at 81.40 @1,60 for No. 2, and $1.01@1.06 for No. 8. Live hogs woro nctive and 163 higher, cloalng firm at 84,16@4.50. 'Tho eattlo and shoop mar- kota wore quiot and unchanged. Captain-General Jovellar, of Cubn, lins rosign® od his posltion bocause ho cannot exconto tho ordors of the Ilomo Clovernmont with regard to the surronder of tho Virginiue, 1lis resignation accompanled by thosoof the Colonial Ministorand Gen, Burtdel. Inlils dispateh to Madrid tondering Il rosignetion, Javollar eaya that tho surronder of (ho Virginiua would cnuso commotion in Cuba that could bo compared only to that which in Spain followod tho Troaty of Dayonuo, and led to the war of indopondonco. o lhas no wish to faco any such popular fury, and roquosls that somo one elso Lo sont to perform the dutics , from which ho abrinks, Other dispatohosrovonl a atate of almost trenziod excliomont among tho Colonial Spaniarde, A mooting of the morohants of Iavana last night rosolved on ‘the purchase of o number of fast stonmers, to bo used in the ovent of war with the United States. A privato eltizon g offored to buy aud equip at his own oxponse six soa-going steamors for tho samo purposo. Tho morchants of Oionfucgos havo also resolved to purchase two . steamors, to bo mmed and turnod ngainst this country. ‘Tho war-fover infoels oven tho Catholio Socioty, which has resolved to eatablish a Sanitary Bat- talion. The moro roasonablo of tho Spaniards azo not unilling to allow tho Virgiuins quos- tion tobo docidod by arbitration, tlio vonsel bo- ing moanwhilo in tho custody of some noutral Power; bubno ono will listen for o momont to the suzgention that sho be dolivered ovor forth- with to the American The blackguard articles of the Ohicago Times in dofonsa of Capt. Fry liavo finally called out n letter from Col. Graham N. TFitch, of Indiann, in which the conduet gf'I“ry, inordering his mon to fira on tho scalded snilora struggling in tho yrator of Whito Rivor, is charactorizod in suitablo terms, Tho Coloncl's account of the fight at 8t. Charlos'is substantially idontical with tho accounts herotofore published in Tne Trisuxe. 1t states that Fry was, ou that oceasion, * guilty of inhuman and unsoldierly conduct in ordering the aliooting of Foderal uailorg, tho crow of tho gunboat Mound City, aftor they wero scalded by steam from thoir own disabled boat, aud whilo struggling in the river unarmod, and many do- claring (hoir surronder;” and then proceods to deolaro that, *“Of tlus fact there sre too many living witnesssos, among them some 500 Indiann troops, to permit succossful denial by any pos- thumous statoments of Fry, however indorsod. The fiving was witocssod by hundrods ; it oceur- ved undor Fry's eyo; was done by men undor his command;” and o Robel Licutonant sho was takon prisonor after heing mortally wounded “adwitted that ko had been with mon of his com- pany £o the foot of the blufY, shooting tho bost- mon in the water; and stated, a short timo boforo bis death, that ho bad done oo by oxpress order of Col. Fry. Beveral prisonera corroborated this toscimony, When confronted by this testimony, on ono of tho gunboats, whither Lo bad beon sont wounded and o prigoner, Fry ceased his do- nial of having isauod such order.” Col, Fitch's letter, in foll, will be found in another column, THE PACIFIC RAILWAY BCHEMES, Wo now hisve asuarsuces that the rumored raid on Congross by the Northern Pacifio and Toxas & Paciflo Rallroads to socuro tho Government gusrantoo of their bonds will certainly bo made during tho presontaossion. Whon it comes, it wil] comewith al) the forco'of porfect organization, powerful lobby, thorough familiarity with all tho appronches to Congrossional favor, and of a dos- porato nocossity that will stop at nothing ossen- tial to success. It will also find Cougrossin a domoralized condition, not at all suited to fight sgainst propositions that have money in them. Cirowded with salary-grabbors who have no hope of ro-olection, and groggy with tho rosults of tho fall election, which botoken the breaking up of tho Nlopublican party, tho mejority of tho procent Congresa will probably bo more deaf to public opinion than its predocessor. Wo can see but ono way in which this move- mont may bo succossfully resisted. A combi- nation of all the weaklings in tho country, whetler railronds or stonmships, corporations or indlviduala, in & similar domand upon Congross for Goverument indorsement might bring tho reductio ad absuydum to bear 8o forcibly as to produce confusion in tho ranks of the subsidy- Loggars. Thero aro othor institutions in tho land, other railways, and oven other Pacific rail- ways, that aro just a8 much in noed of Govern- ment assistanco aa Northern Pacific and Toxas & Pacific, and whoso claims aro ontitiod to equal cousideration, The Kansae Pacific has defanlted on its first-mortgago bonde, having dofanlted on the socond mortgnge from the bogiu- ning, and tho Central Dranch Union Pa- cifio §8 eaid to bo in s bLud way. Theso aro existing institutions, the maintonance of whicli i8 cortainly as Important os tho building of now lines for which thora is no present demand, and which, in case of Goverumont guaranteo, would only add to the prosent amount of arrear- agea. If the Qoverument proposos to continue the subeidy business, it is in evory way wiser that it should take stops to protect its own so- curity ay_sccond mortgagon than that it should enlargo its exioting linbilitios, If any moroe riek 18 to bu taken in railroad entorprises on the part of tho Government, It is Lottor to bolstor up those concerna in whicli Governmont capltal in already investod, with tho hope of theroby goi- ting ft ull back, then to distribute the public moneys rmong now Trailronds, Dut why stop with so-called Paciflo railroads? Thoro aro soores of roilroad onterprisos throughout the country that are in the same condition ns tho Northorn Pacific and tho Toxaa & Paclfie, Why should the Govornment becoms responsiblo for tho debts of the latterand not for the dobts of the formor? There is the Rockford, Rock Islaud & 8t Louls Railroad, for instanco, which, a couple of yoars ago, had to scalo its indebtednesa by o virtunlropudiation of one-hslf of what it owod, Its bonds wero held abroad, and the Loldora consented to code onc-half of their claims in ordor to make suro of the other half. Thiw procoeding was highly dstrimontal to Amor- lean credit abroad, aud wes ono of & serics of like circumatauces which havo rondored it im- voseiblo te nogotiate American rallway seouritics in Burope at the prosont time, Wiy should not the Government rathor step in and rescue the Tockford, Rock Island & Bt Louls Road from #uch Lumilistion than advanco monoy to holp Jay Cooke & Co.? Thoro is the Gllman, Clin- ton & Springficld Railrond, which Is in a dosper~ ato condition, knocked about In & gamo of shut- tlecock betweon Courts, Receivers, 'Trus- toes, Lesuoos, Creditors, oto, eto, Thero are some countles and towns along — e e the lino of the rond that invested 000,000 in this road, and have as yot nothing to show for ik, Would 1t not bo bettor and fairer for tho Governtont toreimburse the poople who have boon awindied out of thoeir mouoy before they pormlt any more promattre railroad onter- pelsen? Who poople of cortatn countlos und towns In this talo have advanced moro than $19,000,000 in this way, and they might go bo- fore Congress for indotanifieation with a much better eclaim than tho managors of Northorn Pucifio and Toxas & Paciflo, But why stop ut railways ? The Slates bavo n bettor claim upon tho Goneral Qovernment than any railrond onterprises whatsoover, for thelr crodit is, to somo oxtent, tho oredit of tha na- tion. Will tho Government, then, sssumo tho paymont of Pacitic Rallway Dbonds and lot North Carolins, South Carolins, Louisiana, Florida, and Arkaneas ropudiato tholr Stuto dobts, thus bringing tho good namo of the American people tuto diuropute ? Tho iudeblodnons of the Northorn Paciflo already smounts to $29,309,087.40 ; that of tho'Toxas & Paolflo fy $5,199,222.02, Horelssome- thing moro than €34,000,000 which the Govern- ment will bo ssked to agsumo at ono gulp,— onough to afford roliof to several Bouthorn Statos and olear tho market for a new lot of boud-fgsuers, Then why stop with tho States any more than with tho railvonds 7 Why is Mr. Jay Cooko entitled to Government aid any more than Mr. Jobn Bmith, or Mr. Tom Scott any moro thau Mr, Tom Joues? If the Governmont crodit In to bo pledged for tho bonofit of private ontorpriacs, lot us havo &' fair divide. Among tho numorous finanvial remedics auggested in communications to 'Fur IriyoNe lately is one recommonding that the Governmont should issuo §260,000,000 moro greenbacks, and loan thom out to individuala who can furnish socurily, in sums not oxcondiug $2,000 to an y ona person. Now this is something like, Whon Goyormuent bangs out threo balis and gocs 1wto tho pawnbroker's business, give us all a chanco in theso hard times. Thetefore, wo any that, whon Northern Pacific aud Texns & Paciflc como beforo Congress for s Governmeut guarsnteo, let all the ropudiatiug States, all tho burated railroads, all the towns and counties that have votod ald, and overybody oles (Lat can furnish ag good seourity aa o second mortgage on o rail- road, como forward at the samo thmo. ‘¢ Unclo Sam ia rich enongh to give ua all & farm.” THE STAYE OFFICERS AND THE TAX LEVY. The Springheld papors ueglect to make any oxplanation of the conduct of tho Auditor in levying a tax on tho Stato at largo for $1,122,000 rovonuo in excess of the amount alhorized by law. They ignoro all rcferoncs to the Railroad~ Aid law of 1869, whon thoy Lnow, aa tho whole Stato knows, that the wholo assessmont of 1878 was changed for no othor purposs than to pro~ vide the monns of paylng that debt in part, Tho attempt to account for the conduct of tho Au- ditor on tho ground that ho bns dono nothing but what tho law required of him i too thin. Evar sinco the valuation of proporty by Assoos- ors in this State has beon required by law, their oath has required of them a return of tho *teao” and *full valua® of all proporty. That woa tho law last year, and bas beon overy yoar sinco Gen. Lippincott las boon Auditor, just as much go as in 1873, Tho pretouso that, in hin whole actiop, ko hins boon meorely tho oxeeutor of tho law, 88 written in the statute-bool, will hardly stend tho test of & comparison with that Iaw. Tho law governing lis conduct in this whole matter roads ae followa. The Rovenue act of 1872 provides, Boctions 118 and 120: 118, Tho Governor, Auditor, ond Treasuror shall annually, on the completion of the msacssmont An oqualization of proporty, asocrtain tho rato per cent required to produco tho anount of taxes levied by the General Assembly, 120, Tho Auditor shall, annually, compute and cor~ tify to tho County Clorka such separats rates per cent a8 will produce the net aniounts of Stata lazes author= 1z0d to bo levied, The Loglslature, by aot of May 3, 1873, pro- vided: 1. That there shall bo ralsed by lovyloga tax, by vaiuation upon the taxabla property i this Btate, tho following pums for tho purpoaes Uorcipafter set forth Tor general State purposcs, tobo designatod * Revenus Fund,” $2,500,000 upon tho ussesoed valuo of property for tho year 1873, snd $1,500,000 annually thoreafter. For school purposce, to bo desigmated *8tate School Fund " (iu liou of the 2-mill tax therefor), $1,000,000 annually, B 9, Tho Governor and Auditor ehall, annually, com- pute the separata ratea per cent required to produce 1ot lesa than the abuve amounts, anytbing in auy other act providiug a differcnt mauner of ascertainlng the namount of revenuo required to be levied for State pur- posca to tho contrary notwithstanding; and when so ascortained, the Auditor shall certify to tho County Qlotka tho propur soparate rates per cont therefor, aud also such deOnite rates for oller PUFNOKOA B Ato NOW, or muy herosfter be, provided by law to be lovied aud callectod ag Stato tazes, Phis s tho law by which the Auditor should ba governod, It requires him to computo the rate por cent of taxation on tho gross cqualized valuation of taxablo properly of 1873 to pro- duce $1,000,000 for school purposes pud $2,500,~ 000 for revenuo purposcs, Ilo is not allowed to compute any rato for auy other purposoe nor for’ anyolher sum, Now whati hashodone, inthe way of exccuting this Inw ? ITo has cortifiod to tho soversl County Olerks an aggrogate rate of 8 6-10 mills on tho total assessment of $1,341,~ 013,046, This rato of tax will produco tho sum of 94,520,808.08, or $1,529,806,98 in excess of that authorizod by law. In the more pacific oxooution of thelaw,bohas certified to the County Clerks the geparato ratos per cont re- quirad to produce ench of tha two funds j that the ratoe of tax sliall be 2 7-10 milla for revenua purposes, and 9-10 of & mill for school purposes. Theso soparate rates will produce the following sums : Two and seven-tenth milla for reyenu Nine-tenths of 1 wmill for school fund, $3,002,385.23 1,46] Cotulyyaverersansonnenee Amount authiorizod by law, ... Excess over aufborized revenue, .., Thie rato of tax for revenuo 3,022,355,23 Amount autborized by law. 3,600,000,00 Exceas of lovy by Auditor. $1,12,355.23 ‘Wa repent tho quoation, for twhat purpose was this lovy of over cloven hundred thousand dol- lars made? Whore is the authority for it in the law? Tlus ls a lovy of overd4b per cout more tax than is autborized by any law of the Stato, «Tho Auditor {s limited in the levy of 1878 to the two specified objocts, rovenue and school fund, and tho mount to ba rawed for osch iy distinotly stated, Now, will some of the Bpring- flold organe of tho railroad-aid bondholders ox~ plain why the Auditor ralsed the lovy for rove- nue from $2,5600,000 to £3,622,805, end whoro is hiu logal authority for so doing? What ia the monoy raised for? To what I it to bo applied ? Who la to gotit? None of theso mattors aro explained by tho Bpringtield Journal or Register, In tho ubsonce of any ofticial explunation, per- hapes somo light can be furnished by stating wome other facts, Thero aro certain towns und countles iu thiy Binto which owe railvoad-nid dobts nmounting to £11,625,661, Theso dobts bear Intovest ut tho following rutes | Interest on £4,063,051 ot 10 per cen Intercst on $J,016,00 ot 8 per cent Tntereat on §1,499,600 ut 7 per cent, Totorost on $330,000 at 0 por cent., 92,30 Tolnl annual faterest, 31,018,300 Tutting tho Aum of tho excoss of rovonuo to o outlooted aud tho sumn of tho annual iutorost on thewo bonds in juxtaposition, and remoembor- ing that somo poraoie claln that under thoe aock of 1800 thin intorest Is to bo paid ont of tho State taxes, Lhan, fu the nbsonco of nuy official oxplanation, it {s an almost irrosistiblo conelu- sion that tho paymont of this intorost s tho object of tho oxcessivo tax lovy. ‘T'hat the $1,100,000 unauthorized tax fa to bo oxtortod from tho pooplo of the Stato is slown by the notual cortificationn to tho County Clovk; when calleated, thare is no doubt it will bo placed “ wwhoro {t will do tho most good." Undor the law, tho Govornor is joined with tho Audltor in tho duty of fixing tho rates por cont nogeagsry to produce the rovento author- ized by luw, Tho actlon of tho Auditor must havo tho assont of tho Governor, 6xpross or im- plied. DI Gov, Devoridgo know tha this lovy oxcoodad tho amount authorized by law, and aid Iio know the purposo for which this $1,133,000 ©excasn of revenuo was to Lo ralsod? If it wne not raised in order to pay tho interost on tho rafleoad-ald debt, then what was it raisod for? As ovo of the Springfiald paperudeciarosthat the Govornor will order out tho militia to collect this tax, it would bo woll for him to ascortain the purpose to which the procsods of tho oxtra and unauthorized rovonta I8 to bo appliod, so that bo can Include it in his proclamation calling out the wulitla, ‘While on this subjeot it may not bo untimoly to rceall the attontion of the suthoritios at Springfisld to the law on tho subject of payiug monoy ont of the State Treasury which has boon collocted as State rovonuo. Tho Constitution Bayn ¢ Tho State shall nover pay, assune, or become ro- sponeblo for the debta or Habilities of, or inany man- ner give, loan, or oxpond it crodit to, or in aid of, any public or other corporation, assoctation, or indiyidual, (8ac, 20, Art, 4,) ‘Tho Genors! Assembly shall bave no power to rolease or dischorgo any county, city, towuship, town, or dis- trlct whatever, or tho Inhabitauts theroaf, ar tho prap- orty thioreln, from thelr or s proportionate shure of tazes to bo levied for State purposes; nor sball come mutation for taxes bo suthorized in Any form what- ever, (Sec, 6, Art, 0,) All taxes loviod for State purposes shall be paid into the Btate Trensury, (Soc, 7, Art, 9,) No money sliall be drawn from the Treasury except {n pursuanca of an appropriation made Ly law, and on the presentation of a wurrant fsaued by the Auditor theroon. (Sec, 17, Art, 4.) e s— BHAKSPEARE'S FACE AGAIN, Itis vory evidont that Mr. Page, tho artiat who haa recently psinted & new hoad of Shak- apcare, of which a description has already Leon given in these columns, is not to be allowed to wear his laurcls undisturbed. Tho BShak- spearinn critica are already after him, aud the sharpost among them is Mr. Charlos G. Gray, who has printed in tho Boston Advertiser along analyais of Mr, ‘Page's thoory that Shakepoaro had a largo acar upon his forehiead, in thocourso of which ho shows & strong probability, at loast, that this is untrue, As AMr. Pago’s theory and portrait aro nttracting conslderablo attontion, a gonoral statomont of Mr. QGray's position will also bo of interest, Alr. Gray assumos, at the outgot, that tho Droeshout print, rude as it is, is tho only suthoritative likenoss in oxistonce, and cites, in support of bis assumption, tho lines which Den Jonson, who waa intimately acquainted with the poot, wroto 1 Tho Figuro that thou hers seoat put 1t was for gentlo Shukupears out ; Wheraln the Graver had a strife, With Naturs o outdo the life, In addition to Joa son's testimony, he cites aleo tho admieslons of Homiage and Condell, who printed tho first edition of the plays, in which it apponred that it was the picture of Blinkspearo,—a fact which should carry con- sidorablo woight, s the sdmissiona woro mado at & time whon Shokspoare was woll known to overy one, As neithior this print, the Strat- ford bust, nor tho Chandos picturs prosont any disfiguromont of tho brow, hio assumes that thoro was none, or some of {ho paintors and ongrav- ors would lavo rovealed it Mr, Pago rostod his caso vory largely upon the 112th sonnot, moro partiontarly the following lines : Yourlove topity doth the {mpression all Which vulgar scaudal stamped upon my brow; For what carc I who calln o well or ili, Bo you o'er green my bud, my good allow ? You aro my all, tho world sad I must strive To know tmy shames and pralsos from my tongue, Mr. Gray contends that, to understand these lines, the 110th, 111th, and 112th sonnots must be road in connection, and thon the mesningof the above bozomes plain, Tho groat majority of readors will agroo with Mr, Gray whon ho ssya: “The poot evidently intenda to say this: That hor love aud pity will the impresaion (that is, atamp or mark) A1l (that is, satiafy or contont) that vulgar scandal (that is, wlander or dotrac- tion) had stamped (that is, fixed) upon his brow (that is, his good pame or character).” The absurdity of twisting Shakepoare's words into mpch & moaning is nhom; by ono or two vory akillful litoral applioations. In the same soungt oceur the lines: Alns! "ts true I Liave gone here and thore 4nd made myself & wotley to the viow, Mr. Page's siylo of Intorpreting Shakspeare would represent the poot as a clown arrayed in a long motlsy coat. In the noxt sonnet, he Bayu Since T Joft you mine oye {8 in my mind; And that which goverua wo to go about, Doth part his function, ond tu partly blind, Beoma necing; but effootually s out, Here again Mr. Pagowould reprosont Shak- spoara a8 blind in one eyo, or woariug spootacles, a8 thero ia cortainly greater authority for it than for tho adoption of the soar theory.: Asg a whole, Mr. Gray hes made a romarkably strong argumont agajust Mr, Page's theorfo, al- though itis to bo regrotted that he should have let Lis tompar outrun his judgmont so faras to apply such opitheta oy *sonaationaliat™ and ¢ charla- tan" to Mr. Page, and acouse him of siily triok- ory aud anxlety for cheap notorloty, It doos not holp his axgument oy ; and, besides this, Ar, Pago {8 o conecientious and unoatentatious ar- tiat, who would be tho last man in the world to bo guilty of sensation. There {s little doubt that ho {s acting honostly, and that in tho painting of his ploturs ho haa utilized overy possible re- sourco to which hooould Lave access, with the gincore desire to produce & faithful likonoss of the poat, If Lo hss orrod in any of hisassumptions, it is not owing to want of aincerity or honoat labor, Those who know Mr, Page will at loast glvo him this much of oredit, Tho Boston correspondent of tho Now York Mafl, in slluding to the rocont trausfor of magazinos from Boston to New York, {ntimates that Oagood & Co, isve done & very wise thing, baving had too many Irons {n tho fire to Landlo, Thelr book business alone {u enongh to en- gago thélr undivided attontion, whilo tholr holiotype business han grown very wroat, tho demund for their choap reproductions of old plotures from colloges and volleators alouo belng immense, In addition to this, Messrs, Osgood & Oo, havo Interoated thomsolves in art oduoation, and havo commencod tho publication of worles In connection with this branch of thelr businean, Notwithstanding the nocesslty of theie notion, tho pooploof Tloaton, it is uald, feel vory soro that tho Atlantie, L'very Saturday, snd Our Young I'olks havo gono to New York., Auy othor doatinatlon would probably have snited them Lottor. If tho people of Doston, howaver, iad soou fit to bestow upon these magazincs tho patronago which they morited, Osgood & Co. would undoubtadly hive found somo mesus of continulng tholr publication, PINCHDACK. The Loulsinns caso is again boforo Congross. In Novombor, 1872, {he eloction in Loulslaua for Pronident, Congressmon, Governor, and Btate Logislaturo was aet aside by tho notion of Judge Durall, of Now Orleaus, by whoss direc- tion tho United Biates troops scized the Biate- 1Iouso, dispossegaed tho State Government, and inatalled Kollogg as Govornor and a Legisla- turo of tho samo kind, Thoro woro thus two poty of Presidential Ilectors, Congressmon, Log- islaturos, and Stato officora. Congrass, in can- vaasing the voto for Prosident, rejected tho voto of Louislaun from tho count nltogother. Tho Sonato Committoe subsequontly reported that thio wholo oleotion in Louisians was & fraud; that tho protended canvasa by which Kellogy and his frionds wero dociarod olectod bad mot the lesst somblance of lo- gality. Iutheso couclusions Sonntors Morton, Logan, Carpoutor, Authony, Aloorn, Il aud Trumbullagreed, TheLogielaturocalted into oxiatenco by Durelt’s orders and tha interferonco of tha military olectod P, B, 8. Pinchback to tho United States Senate, Tho Booalo rofused to admit him, tho Com initteo having roported that the Logiolaturo by which he claimed to have Dboen elacted was not & legal body, At the elec- tion in November, Pincliback was a condidato for Congressman-nt-Largo, and was declared olocted by the same fraudulont canvass of tho vote. At the oponing of Congress, tho two sats of Congressmon presonted thomeelves for admis- sion to tho House., One sot prosented cortifi- catos of olection from Gov. Warmoth aud tho other from Gov. Kellogg. The Iouso, by & strict party voto, admitted thoso Laving Kol- logg's certificates, temporarily, until tho Committeo of Elections shall roport. Pinch-~ back withdrew hisclaim, henathaving sbandoned the hopo of being admitted to the Somate. When the United BStates troops and Judgo Durell intorposed 1 Loulsiana, thoy mada this man Pluchback Acting Governor, sud tho Iresi- dont recognized him as such. Tho wholo dis- turbopes in Louisiana was in tho intorcst of Pincliback; and the Ropublican party, from Prosident down, have justified judicial usurpa- tion, forgery, perjury, and other hoinous crimes In order to uphold this adventurer. Tho major- ity of tho House would have yoted to admit him to n sent bad ho not in person dealived tho voto, preferring Lo take his chanco to make tho same porty admit him to tho Senate. His right to one House it just as good as to the other. As to Pinchback himself, thoro is nothing remark- abla about him. There sro plenty of janitors of gambling-housos in Chicago having moro abil- ity than he, and equally good right to & seat in tho Senata. The Administrative Council of Genevs, in whose hands tho dispoaition of the boquest of tho Iate Duke of Goneva was placed, haa at last made its roport. The different itoms of tho os- tato are givon as follows: Vouchera for invest- ment in Russian, Tarkish, Egyptian, and Chilian loans, and those of the Argentino Republic, 18,016,000 francs ; bank-notes aud gold, 83,376 francs; Lorses and carriages, 1R485 francs; porsonal offocts, 1,458 franca; and dismonds and Jowelry, 1,854,284 francs. In addition to theso, the American and Gorman property romeins to bo eatimated. Concorning the former, a stato- mont {8 made which has a strangely familiar sound, It seoms that the Duko, some timo ago, inveated $875,000 in United States railwaybonds, but the original company was unablo to completo the line, and it was taken up by = new company, who offer to pay 50 cents on tho dolar. What Dballoon the Diamond Duke put his monoy into is not ntatod, but tho investment Las cost the City of Genova $187,600. Tho nowly-acquired wealth, which amounts to noarly 84,000,000, {s to bo ap- plied to various useful purposes, among them tho oxtension of schools, the domolition of housos in tho anciont quarter of the city, tho ropaving of strosts, improvoment of the cemotery and public buildings, and in additions to the collections of paintings and seulptures in the various museums, Worthless as the life of tho old Duke was, he will have a lasting monu- ment in these groat works of improvemont, snd the monay which he so carefully hoarded during Lis lito has now gono whora it will do the most good. ———————— [ Ronator Pratt, of Indisua, has brought fn & Dill for tho reposl of the malary-grab, It pro- poeen to make $5,000 the compennation for tho Forty-third Congross, and to this end authorizes the disbursiug officor of tho two Iousos to do- duct from the monthly pay of each member & sum aufliciont to smount by March 4, 1876, to tho oxcesn alrendy pnidto Congreasmen. Mr, Pratt's bill provides for the payment of 8200 in Mou of postage and newepapors, and for roimbursoment on sccount of actual travaling oxpenses to and from tho sent of Government. This bill fallafar short of what tho people demand, What the people want Is tho absolute and uncondition- al ropeal of tho Balary bill of last ses- vion, placing oll tho salaries just whero thoy were beforo tho passago of that obnoxious bill, Mr, Pratt’s bill only deals with the pay of Congressmon, whereas all enlarios, inoluding the pay of tho Presidont, muat be sob back to just whoro they were before, in order to remove the just {ndignation of tho pooplo. To ropeal that portion of tho bill reluting to Opngressional snl- arlen, and leave Gen, Grant's pay at doublo what it was before, would bo to concedo tho very point for which the increase was origiually deslgned. Weo havo rlready explained that, if {t bo maiu- tained now that it is unlawful to diminish tho salary of tho Prosident during the perlod for which Lo was olected, it was equally unlawful to incroase it during tho period for which Lo hsd been olected. The only portion of Benator Pratt's bill which ought to e rotained s that providing for tho reduction from future pay of the excosa already paid out. The recont horrib® poléoning caso in Mon- troal, In whioh & dozon pooplo drank up nearly half a gallon of vinumm colebicl upon the suppo- gitlon that {t was whiaky, hasa vory useful morsl for Inconsidorate drinkors. The abovo people, who are now all in the cometery, found tlns drug, and, supposing it to be intoxicating liquor, went in aud made s niglitof it, carousing aud drinking in » mauner whick it would not be camplimontary to tho lower animals to eall brut- ish, Tho wholo misarable crow, mon and wom- on, dicd boforo morning. Tho mont of tho whinky sold now-a-days is nuro Lo kill sooncr or lator, but little soclal partica of {his desoription, who davato s night to deinking and malke o sori- ous nud enorgoetio busineus ot it, should be pnre ticular in ascortalning whothor thoy aro dviuking tho right poluou, ‘Tho Bpringfiald (Masn.) Republican thinks that, ir Gon, Grant should, in view of tho had times, ote,, atnounco lis iutention of rolinguish- ing hin elalm to tho 325,000 o yoar ndded Lo ‘his pay by tho salary-grab, bo would mnko the groat- est bit of tho Admiuistration, Possibly; but oven then he would bo dojug nothing more (han & numbor of Senators and Repregentativos havo dono long sinco undor tho prossure of publi opinfon. Theso gentlomon have not been os- Declally extollod for this aotion, the pooplo ro- garding it as & simplo act of justico in ylelding up what the Congressmen Liad no right to tako, Qon. Grant did moro to seoure tho passago of tho Balary biil than suy twonty Congrossmen who voted for it, aud it flually bocsmo o law by forco of Lis signaturo, If, thon, ho should rolinquish his iucroaso of pay, ho would do no more nor los than Mr. Morton, of Indiana, Mr, Bherman, of Ohio, sud other moembors of Con- gross who have covered their back-pay Into tho Troasury in obodiencs to the popular will, s0 em- phatically oxprossod thal Lhoy could na longor resist it, ‘Thero has boou a queor slander swt in Daven- port, Town, A family pamod Knack had $50 atolon from the house noarly two yoars ago. Au old hougowifo suggested ns a means for dis- covering tho thiof o trial of the book and the key. An old prayor-book and antiquated kay weroprocurod, the koyinsertod betweon tholoaves of the book and » hundkorchiof tied around the cantve of the book. The Look was then held up by tho key whilo tho names of the mnoiglbors wero ropoated, tho theory belng that tho book would drop whenover tho thief's name was pronounced. At the montion of two names, Bartcher and Naumaun, the book invariably dropped in repeated trials, This soon becamo town-talk, and was so unploasant to Meusrs, Naumsun sud Bartcher that they brought suit against the Knack family for $5,000 damages, on account of dofamation of charactor. When the cage was given to tho jury, elevon wore in favor of neaeasing the damagos at the figures olaimod, bug tho othor juror, who ' probably bolieved in book and key, held out, and a verdict was givon for the defeudants, The English nowspapots just now soom to be in gront dlstress bocauso the French Acadomy of Science hiag discovered that tho Franclscan monk Rogor Dacon, the roputed inventor of gun- powder, and ono of the earlicst in the lino of English philosophers, was not an Englishman at all, but & Fropohman. This, of itsolf, {s no sorious misfortune; but, if the Fronchmon can olaim one Bucon, wo do not seo what is to stap their taking the wholo family, and then what bocomos of tho great Chancellor 2 Thero is still anothier contingonoy which msy woll disturb the English broast, If it should bo praven that Tranco’s Bacon wroto tho playa now attributod to Shakepoaro, away go Loar, Hamlot, Msaaboth, poor Ophelia, and all tho rost of the wonderfal creations in whom thio British claim a propriotary intorest. NOTES AND OPINION. The Boston Post sunounces that “The re- port that Gen, Dutler would lead an expodition agafnst the ‘Spaniards is wot oredited at Fort Tishor,” —On tho mattor of the tariff, Gon. Grant con- fines himself to the simplo recommendation of *arevision,” It certninly needs that badly onough,—not in tho iuterost of monopolists, however, but of the paoplo.—Detroit Tribune, —Tho nomination of Attornoy-Goneral Whi- fams for Ohiof Justico of tho Uitod States is o rospectable uppointmout, but not tho best that could havo bosa mado, ~When Grant way in tho ainy everybody gavo him oradit for mclecting the right man for the right placo, and it is possi- Dblo Lis traditional sagacity Lias led Lim avight in this instance, but wo have our doubts about it.— Afilwaukce Sentinel. o —Thero hias boen somo tail in Washington circlos to the offoct that Garfiold alone of tho Mobiliorites is to bo humiliated. Now tho can Qid fuquirer may aak, Why is (his thus P—Zn- dianapolis Senlinel. —Wa hopo thore will be no oxpansion of the currency ; which we believe would be n great injury to thocountry., But thoro is no safo radllcklng as to what Congross will do.—Detroil ost. —Probably no event which over occurrod in tho Stato has_boen moro univerually condemned ‘g,"’“ press than the sppointment of Orozior.— wrence (Jan.) Journal, —Political pastissuship Lag almost cosncd to oxlst, aspecially {n tho agricultural regluns,—Grant's Messuge. Wo aro inclinod to believe the Presidont ia right in this, Ho has scarcely a partisan loft in tho ** agricultural rogions.” All thnt ara loft are the bread-and-buitor men, Postmasters, ete., oto.—Quiney Herald, —It bocomes the duty of the presont Congross todo the paople justice by reducing their pay to tho old staudard, Thore aro mauy other things which demand tho sttention of Cougross, but nono upou which the whola poople foel a despor interest than this; aud the mamber who rofuscs to vote for the ropeal will recsivo the samo con- domnation from the nation which hss beon given to thoso who voted tho incrogso.e-Macomd (IU.) Journal. —dJust how far the mass of tho Democratic party can bo Inducod to indorss tho bagk-pay relicme, romaius to bo seon. The action of their Congressioual caucus virtually commits tho party-machinory in favor of tho salary-grab, And, then, the fudorsement of Fornaundo Wood, who to-day stands but littlo above T'weed 1n the ostimation of New York pooplo, should drive all honest men from that parcy.—ZToledo Blade, —In olosiug, the Prosident ronows his recom- mondation for & gouoral amuesty, and suggosts tho enatment of & Civil Righta bill ; but there is an omission which is quits as mnaticeable ag anything tho mossage containe. Neithor in ref- oronce to the Southern Btatos, nor in that por- tion dovoted to tho Dopartiment of Justico, nor anywhore inthe messago, is thero aword for Louleizon, or in oxtenuatlon of tho_infsmous manner in which the peoplo of that Btato have boon troated.—Delroit Free Press. —Tho President's recommendation that he bo allowed to exercigo tho veto on suy part of an aot which may bo objectionable, whilo ho uauction tho rot, fa ullquautlonlbl{llul pired by tho faot that o ocould not veto the clause of tho lato Balary-Grab law which incrensed the sulary of tho D'residont, without at tho samo tima doing an injustico to tuo poor mombers of Congross who had & little olause in the same act, Rather than that they should suffer, ho roluotantly consented to the inorease of hils own pay. But, while he fano doubt coverlng his surplus pay baok into the Treasury, ho de~ siros to bo rolieved from such paiuful experi- encos in the futuve, and ,ueuco this rocom- mondation.—-Ailtoaukes Ngios, —Wo eall particular attentlon to the artlole in another columu uudor tho caption, *The Htate Auditor," The artiole is from Tie Cuicaco TRIBUNE, and it is rifbt to the polut. Txtrav- aganco with the poople’s money Is tho bosetting #in of tho Republioan 1;1“! . ‘Iaxation 1s now a griovous burden and bard to bear if confined to the lnghlmnm usos of the Btate ; but, whon at loant b0 por cont of it Is used to A1) tho pook- ots of nngs and dishoneat offlcials, It is timo for tho people toory a halt. 'I'he Republican party thinks nothing of lpomlln‘h‘ millious upon publfio buildings where thousands would suswer 88 wall, They can provide big salaros for all publio offioiala, but no thought of economy ever ontera thoir hoads, They seom to know noth. ‘lfig of tho pinching hard ‘times,— Yorkville (1LY ews. . ~—The appointment of Attorney-Gonoval Will- lame to the Chiof Justicosip, " vacant by the doath of Judge Chkeo, will not be recelved with eatisfaotion, 1fe {u not oredited with oxtraordi- nary legal ability, and it is evidont that Lie owes bis sdvanoement to the personal frisudship of the President rathier shan paculiar fitnes for the posltion, No ore expoctod that Gen. Grant wwould riso o n Jurt concaption of the gront vilica of Chiel Justica of tho United Btatoy, aud muke an appotuimon in accordance thevewith ; there- foro 1o one will he gresilv disappointod. 1nd the mantlo fallen wpon M, Fvarts, Mr. Hoar, Mr, Curdly, Justico Miller or $10, OF many others who bave Laen named, nol exeajting Sen- ator Conkliug, tho Lrepidant and the vountry might bo congratulated. As it s, wocan ouly huful;:u in unavailing regrets that the uuccessor of Mursbill, Tanoy, and Clingo_ i ot n greator man than—Willians 1—St, Paul Pioncer. MADISON. Candldntes for Legivintivo and Stato Ofiicessaatrimoning, Anecial Duspateh to The Cldeago Tribune, Mapsox, Win,, Doc, 4.—Tho following namos havo boon brought out for Lopislativo ofiicey: J. 1. Waggoner, of Ttichland, Ropublean, who lins sorved woll two years, and R. J. Fiint, of tho Dunn Counly News, Clerk of Sauato; and 0, O, Akin, of Ripon, for Sergonnt-nt-Arms of tho Senalo. Gabo Bouck, of Oahkesh, Morgen L. Martm, of Groon Day, and I, IL West, of Mil- wanlkoo, for Spoakor of the Astembly; lsnag Liogors, of Janesville, and J. 1natod, of Rip. on, for Clork; Govrgo W. Pack, of LaCrosxo, Xxd Dengtor, of Alilwaukee, for Hergout-ate s, It is roported that David Drainard, Socrotary of tho Wisconsin Btato (irauge, has been prota- irod the position of Buperintondent of Publio Lroperty. Migs Olivo Hort, ono of tho fairest and bost douyhitors of Madison, was mavried thin evening Burr W, Jonos, County Dutriot-Altornoy, in tho presonce of alarge nssombly of our bas citizons, ab the Congregational Chureh, MiLWAUKEE. cty Disbanded, tiocts Serzud by Officers of and ity the Law. Special Dispateh to The Chicaao T'ribune. Miuwauxze, Dee. 4.—The Philhzzmonie So. clety, tho only American Singing Soclety in thin city, hna just collapsed. Iz wasstarted abou} cight years ano, aud for a timo was succeasiul and prosperons. Among the prominent de. butantes of this Soctety may bo mentioned Mity Emma Abbot, whoe has since become the protoge of the Rav. Dr. Chapin's congrogation in Kow Youl, aud is pronounced by Puttiand othois to Do thio coming prima donns, I'ho Bocioty becamo insolvent, and, a8 it owed the Light-Guard Association for rout, the offi- _cors seizod tho grand pinno, and thic, with tha other offeots, wiil be sold to pay dobts. ‘U'ko Asgociation was nn Aworican one, aud. of course, could not long exiat in so excossively Gorman a town a3 Milwaukea, AMUSEIMENTS, THE OPERA. If Miss Kellogg were in neod of any fndorac- ment at the hauds of opera-goors for hor excol- lont judgment ln appeatiug fu English opera, or woro dosirous of recsiving o popular manifest- ation of that indorsement, she could not have aglkod foramore decided or onthusiastio ono than that which sho reccived last ovening. The theatro was crowded to overllowing with an au- dience which reealled tho palmy days of Iializa opara; and this domonstration Miss Kellogy may woll claimas a peraonnl compliment to hor, and not altogathor tha rasult of Gonnol's favorite work, popular as it 1, The drose, and glittery and brillisnoy of the rudiouce woro also significant, as showing that however hard tho times may bo, thoro Is somo money loft yet, sod that poople intend to be pleased owover strin- gont tho season is. Tho cast of the opera was an follows: Mira Kellopg JAlvm, SF{?HIE Y logy's Marguerile that there is littlo loft ua lo Ay which would Lo mow. It is altogother tie Lsst charactor in hor ropertoire, aud oue of which ahe hag ovidontly mado a closo and caroful study, without itmitatiug othor artiats whobavoe attaincd colabrity in thia rolo. Thero io no traco of hor own individuality in the porsonation, and itia thoroughly consistent and barmonions to the end. Notwithatanding tho conventional white draperies sud blondo braidy, et~ ly blae-ribboned, her mako-up, while it 13 true to the characler, iv to a large ex- tent orlgival and ber own, foshioned eftor tho poot’s own description and the acknowle wed rapresentations of tho great German pmintors, To this rospect wo hisve, therefore, n Maryuerils who does not offend tho eye, bic alyays preaonts a pleasing and effective picture. It would wot bo possible for so exesllont o voealist to offend the enr. Hor method of singing, and hor quality and ousy (oxibility of voica are admirably suited to tha characcer, Excellout as sho is voeally rhroughout tho opara, her groatost succoss lies in tho Gardon music, aud in this, from the ballad Al the spinmnge whaol to the final ontburst of passionate love ab in tho arina of Faus!, eho catehoy intontoly poetical st do- gives it “an interprolation which is thoroughly artistio without being at any time forced or overwrought, not -even in too Dijou Mh’ whora thoro is o temptation to overdo. Tho owly ornament which she lutroduces in this aris is tne trill ¢t tho boginning and close, and thia iu used with such akill that it is in exact keoplng with tho dolighted surprise occasionad by tha discov- ery of tho jowels, Iler drnmatio representation of tho character is very cfectlve, and thore is nothing in it which jars upon tho idos of Marguerite. ~ 'Tho dilforonco in the per- sonations .~ of Marguerife s mainly omo of dofails, sud thoso Mins Kellogg. makes in_ kooping with tho charscler 1 its goneral outlines, It isa Loautiful, sympa- thetic, aud pootical picture, in which thore s uo trace of the persouator, ‘This faithfulness aud forgetfulness uro worthy of ull praise, especially in comparison with somo of hior other peruona- tions in which sho is not go succossful in parting with hor individuality. It is a matter for moro than ordinary congratulstion withal that an Amorican arilst should have eo complotoly appropriated a, character which the Germans usually cluim a8 their own, forgotting that thoro are Grotehens the world ovor, tnd thal the story is a3 old as the world, and commenced with the first combat botweon tho powers of Light and Darknoss. Mr. Habelmann made his appearanco in his old chatactor of Faust, but in a new version of it, bing the firat timo that ho bos over dono it hore'in English, The languego was oyidently a sorfous obatacle to hiw, and, at times, he had to atrugglo very hard to get words and mu- slo togothor, ospeclally in the Gardon aria, which sooms more fawiliar under its Italian titlo, Balye Dimona." o was, at timos, un- true, but often bis voico rang out with ita old-timo force and sweotness, and in the duos, notwithstandiog the difilonlty of the lane guage, Lio sang with admirablo offeot, Tho lane guago, fortunately, could not offect his dramatia peronation, which was worthy of his bast doys. Mra Boguin was o charming blue and blonda Siebel, and sapg lor one aorls, the Flower Song, g0 besutifully that sho bad to repeal it Mr. " Poakon was tht Mephisto, in which ho s atill ocome Eum.lvnly new. Itwan a tryingrole for him, ut Lo i8 to _bo_creditod with many oxcellen idens in the businoss of tho character, In the mako-up ho runs into tho German aohool,—that is, tho reprosentation of thodevil with nearly all of his infernal attributes, thus prosenting a pio- turo which is calculatod to~ terrify rather thau to blind and deceive. Dellini and Morelli, yoars ago, gave us a Mephisto who was® tho very soul of suavity, allan olitenoss, aud elegans oyniclem, an: e ke N Somas nosror £o thoeorroot ideal of the character. In his physiquoe he {8 admirs- Dbly adapted to the rolo, and his naturslly-pow- orful sud profound voico also gives him an op~ portunity of doing juatice to his score, o eay, tho ‘“Calf of Gold" very offectively, als though the orohestra ulled againek nim serfously with its dragging tompo, and tho soroundo also wont well, but where does bio gob Lis authority for playing his internal lovo ditty on hiy eword instoad of tho guitar? "Takon all in all it was a vory oroditable porso atlan, ospeolsily coneidering the fact that Lie Law boon singing it but & short time, Tho new baritone, Mr, Oarleton, who had the Em of Valentin, is ouo of the Lest artists who ave ever nfl;anretl Liere in this role. He has oversthing i hin favor,—a good flf,-ura, pleasing stn;i? TOHONCO, ‘and » remarks- bly amooth, sympathetic, and swoot volce, of avorago power, _llin mothod of singiug is that of an artiat, sud hLis dramatio talent admirablo, Tho even fmrmmg of his vooal and dramal powers will mako him » grost favorite before ths “'Flf!: l:'nvnr. i oS