Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 20, 1875, Page 3

ae THE CHICAGO ‘TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JUNE: 20,-:1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES, — Cu ooonaonoonouhon@onnm-"4-@#"-""-"-807-x“-"cw0.:-"0".cxTcn".”.”... nn AMUSEMENTS. Tho Question of Sunday Nicht Enter- tainments for Americans. Tis Beginning with Benefit Psr- formances—The Next Step, What the Chicago Theatres ‘Will Do This Week. Campbell and Hooley’s Cali- fornia Venture. Next Season’s Musical Programme--- Unity Church Concert. The Boildieu Centenary---Theo- dore Thomas. THE DRAMA. SUNDAY NIGHT AMUSEMENTS, ‘WHAT CHICAGO 15 DOING. Chicago, as the representative city of the Union, is cosmopolitan to 8 very matked degree. I contains all sorts and conditions of men, with sll shades of opinion and belief. Every na- tionality has 2 repressntation here, and the cus- toms of the pountry they hail from survive ina great measure among the foreign elements of ear population, The conflict of opinion which the practice of European customs in this city ‘thas occasionally produced seems not likely to be renewed at present. The greatest amourt of personal liberty seems to be readily accorded to all. This is one of the secrets of our rapid growth and development ass community. For & long time our German popnistion has enjoyed the privilege of celebrating what is here known as Sunday according to the custom prevailing in Germany. Picnics, concerts, festivals, and ‘theatrical entertainments have been indulged in by them for years without s protest, save the occasions} ontbresk of individosl indignation against the * desecration of the Sabbath.” The supporters of the ‘* Puritan Sabbath,” in’contra- distinction to the Continentel Sunday, bare of late made no outory. Up to within a very ebort time, however, the Germans appear to have fad a monopoly of the Sunday amusements. The Turner Hall cou- certs, misnamed sacred as a sop to Cerberus, have given enjoyment to hundreds of poopie, Americans and German-Amenicans alike. Almost every Sunday evening s dramatic representation has been given: at some hail or theatre... Some- timea as many as three have beep given at once, The German element here is av important factor im our population, an yell as our politics, and can support three' Sunday evening perform- ‘ances. ‘Within the past two or three months. however, the American pablic bes been put to the test on the subject of Sunday evening amusements, and tne response given by them indicaces that they ‘sre more than willing, actually anxious, to fol- tow the lead of their German fellow-citizens in this matter. Oneof the first of the serica of Sunday eveving entertainmenta was the De Murska concert at McCormick's Hall, which De Vivo ventnred to give under the seductive but transparent subterfnge of ** sacredness,” Then Grover established a regular Sunday night concert at the Adelphi. Gardiner did the gamc thing with nis capital orchestra under Loesch. But Americans are vot Germans, and fhé passion Zor music does not rule those who ave willing to attend Sunday performances. It was the objection to setune ao example by giving a Sunday performance which wrecked the “Road to Ruia” prepared by the newspaper men of the city. They deciined the responsi- bilty of introducing in their poor way the regu~ Jar Sunday dramatic entertaiument. The public andthe managers. however, bad set tLeir heart upon this order of amusements. The first legitimate dramaio performance was given at the Academy of Blusic for the Dan Bryant testi- monial. All hypocrisy was thrown séide, and a roaring farce opened the bill. The house was jammed. Thus encouraged, the political philan- pists set to work to vive Billy Menping a benefit, with similar results. Mteanwhile, Prof. Pepper and Mr. Graves had arranged s series of lectures at the Academy of Music. Last Sunday Bussell Soggs had a benefit at Hooloy's Theatre, ind the andience was 23 large a3 ever. From this point cut Sunday. herefis are to come thick and fast. Two are announced for this evening— Bansrer Grover’s. at the Adelphi, and the joint benefit of Miss Rachel Nosh and little Ross af the Academy of Music, and one, that of Mr. John Muir, for next Sunday. 2s So far, the Buiday performances of strictly theatrical cbaractér bsve been copfined to beve- fits, but itis not hkely that managers will stop here. The only conclusion to which the invari- ably Mrge attendance ‘at the theatres on Sunday nights can point is that the public is prepped to go any jength with the mapagers. a Sunday performance were bot popular, phe beneficiaries would choose other nights. The @normous attendance at the theatres indicates ‘that at present Sunday performances are popu- Tar. Ther have been enjoyed with immunity from farbance’ by the Germans, end cannot be interfered with now because they have been wdopted by the American element without cre- ating a serious uproar, compared witn which the temous popular excitement at Ephesus would de nothing worth mentioning. ss ‘THE THEATRES, siaNs OF Lirz. ‘There seems fo have been a general revival of Bousements 1p the city during the past week. There bave beev two direct importations from New York—the Fifth Avenue Company and the Tony Pastor orgsnization—and corresponding totivity on the part of the home managers to sompete with them for public patronege. Tho wecident of a week of general patriotic cclebra- fiona ioay have bad some effect, but we are geo- fiaphically too far from the centres of interest to ascribe much of tho business of the week to anoutburst of patriotiam or holidsy feeling. The thestre-mansgers are the only peopla who prof by the backwardnes# of the stsson and Yejoice in thé “low temperatuis and rising barométer " spportioned by Gen. Myer to the lake region. “BIG BONANZA” In the vicissitudes of bis career a3 8 manager, Augustin Daly never encountered s run of luck more remarkable than the present. His star bad paled atmost to extinguishment when “ Big Bonsnes”™ enierged ftom his study and restored fim almost to the position he occupied some two years ago. It did not quite replace him where he théb stood, for Daly was respected 88 - fhe suthor of « new order of things on the New York stage. He waa admired for the singleuess ve purpoes. with which be labored to collect a company of transcendent exceliance, and looked up to for the many improvements he had made ib presenting old pieces and preparing new ones. He had even acquired a literary reputation, when is good genius forsook bim for a while. “Big Bondnza” merely set him back as as ledder of fathionsble theatrical entertainmente—a leader only, however. ‘I'he leaders sre the managers of the Union Square people. ‘Big Bonsyza" added nothing to his literary reputation. It has not the efements of s comedy, and merely rein~ mated his by good Tuck and the good playing of his company. ‘The same good luck bas followed him to Chicago. The close of the week previous tobie arrival seemed to usher in the heats of summer, and thie circumstarcd, added to his high prices, threatened to injure what should have been good business. But the mercury fell, and he profited by its fall, just as other mana- had profited’ by bis. ‘* Big Bonauza” bas Wall sc far, and, 80 long as the weather ro- maina ite friend, will conunue todo well. The Fiboe, 3 Lefore hinted, is of the flimsiest.do- Sttiption. This does not necessanly injure it from a popniar point of view, The fxct that Dearly U the jokes introdiiced into it are old friends only makes it more welcome to the sudi- “ence,” Bat if it possesses this intrinsic claim up- 0a popular good will, why introduce into it fea- ‘tires which aire coutee, and some of them worse. than coares ? Of the former it is not hard to instances. To speak of marriage or engaze~ Tagut ag the combination of. two bodibs," for % r Boatse puggestion. The eau or tab lneets: whic follow thé” fomnitare scene, ar? vulgir, tod, withont knowing snything positively, we question whether they Were. tot “comic extravaganza, The Nervous omitted before New York audienocs. They are not only farcical and silly, but in atrociously bad taste. Would Mr. Daly do such things in bis own drawing-room, under any provocation, as ‘Mr. Lewis and the others do on the stage? The fact that any part of the audience laughs st the picture does not relieve it of ita vulgarity. There is a more serious charge to be made than either of these, and it ss againet the introduction of the character of Je Hass. This personage bes nothing to do with the story. He is mtrodaced merely to bring in the traditional atage-fop,—the ‘Sir Mortimer Muttonlega of ‘ Ssratogs,” and Capi. Lynde of * Divorce.” Were he merely a fop there would be nothing to censure severely in his being pulled into the piece by the ears. But do fons jeer at young men neces- sarily? Do they giggle like girls? Do they flirt pocket-handkerchiofs at others of their sox ? Do they aesume a feminine tone in speating to men? Do they dress with ribbons and bows over oufre overcoats, and rush to embrace everybody they mect? Is there any man of the world in the audience who does not dis- tinetly and intuitively observe that Mr. Daly has introduced s hideous monstrosity into hia ‘Big Bonanza”? What does he mean by it? He cannot make the defense that there is nothing in the lines of the part to warrant such a con~ struction being placed uponit, Tbe offense— and s most heinous offense it is—lies in the action, and it would be imputing to Mr. Daly an ignorance of which one cavnot believe him grilty to sappore that he does not know what ‘such action implies. How the piece should have ‘trun the gauntlet of the accomplisbed critics of New York "—to borrow s phrase from Mr. Rowe —without the severest reprobation on this score, it is difficult to understand on any other bypothe- sis tba that this delectable piece of cbaractor- acting was. made more prominent for the provinces. The patt is a mere parasite upon the farce, and should be removed as epesdily as poa- sible. It would require the alteration of less than & dozen lines, and the sacrifice of nothing more, ‘THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, After an existence of two weeks “Eva” is withdrawn from the stage of the Academy of Music to make room for 9 drama descriptively different from anything yet heard of—the same being “'s sensational comedy ” founded, the play- bill generously informs ue, upon incidents in the life of Bristol Bill, the notorious English desper- fido, and entitied “Broke Jail.” This promises well, Itis not every desperado whocan mae merry while he “ scuttles abip or cuts a throat,” nor bave hamor and homicide been supposed hitherto to hare much in common. This cockney criminal, therefore, mast be an original Alas! however, for such vain hopes. The play-bill un- fortunately throws some doubt upon the sincer- ity of this perzon. “ After having been confined for some time,” saya the veracious biographer of Bristol Bill in 's foot-note tothe programme, ‘by swimming & considerable distance under’ water be made fie escape to America, where he found freab fields for his depredations. Not long ago Dominick Murray played at the Academy of Music in s ‘‘sensativnal comedy” entitled “Escaped from Sing Sing,” and too, “sqam a considerablo dis- tance under water,” Clearly, so far as Citica- go audiences are concerned, the light-hearted Enplish desperado is convicted of plagiarism, and ‘Jolly Joe Banks,” as tho etar is familiarly described on the bili, must take his chances 23 an intator. " A This evening a donble benefit will be given at the Academy of Music, the beneficiaries being little Roza, who bas played the parts of £va ani Topsy, and Miss Rachel Noah, the povniar lead- ing lady of the Acacemy. The bill includes the act representation of *‘Eva,” and “ Lucretia Borgia.” Volunteers from all the theatres inthe caty will be fortncoming in large numbers. Next Sunday night Mr. Joba Muir, the affable, attentrre, careful, diligent, popular Treasurer ‘of the Academy of Music, - will tarn those qualify- ing adjectives into cash by a benefit, which will bean event, The bill is not announced yet, but it will be a strong one. THE ADELPHL : Manager Grover's benefit at ‘the Adelphi this evening will be the event of the season in this particular line. The combination of’ two such variety companies as those of Tony Pastor and Leonard Grover will make a performance such as vatiety patrons have never before seea. The precautionary anvouncement made by thie man- agement that no second encore can be allowed is really jastified by the bill. To name all the fea- tures of the entertainment would be to give up more space than is recessary, but among them are the spécialty acts of Gus Williams, Harry Keroell, and Sanford and Wilson. of the Pastor cowbiastion, Leons Dare, the: Praeger family, Sheridan and Mack, Davis and his dogs, Stewart Dare, J. W. McAndrews, “ the watérmelon man,” T. 8. Hall. the Winbetts, Zitells, the pretty blonde, Mics West, Emmerson and Olary; Mark Hughes, Wambold, aud David Strong's stunning tableanx of the “Death of Warren.” There ig dramatic company selected -from mong the numerous volunteers from all. the theatres, and a quintet of mavagerial volunteers in'the persons of Tony Pastor, Charles R. Gardi- ner, “of the Arch-Strest Theatre, Philadelphia.” John W. Biasdall, J. L,. Graves, and W. W. Cole. In fect, everybody has tried to appear on the stsge. It will be s ladies’ night, so to epeak. HOOLEY'S THEATRE: Tony Pastor’d variety comipazy remains at RHooley's this week, with e programme somewhst changed: The Fieldings haye something new, Ges Williams, the Foy Sisters, Ella Weaner, and Harry Kernell also appear in a changed list of specialties. The Garnelis Brothers, gymnasts, conclude the olio as before witH their high shoul- der act.. The performance winds up with the atchman.” “ULTIMO” IN BAN FRANCISCO bas at last obteined a hearing. The squabbling done betifeon Moscrs. Daly and Hooley has con- éevtrated the attention of the Westerns tpon the piece at hand, and the result has been srush to Maguire’s to see ** Ultimo.” Itis singular what luck lieain that farce. Hooley was pre- aring for flight when ‘ Ultimo” was put on. Be was in the last ditch, and his fortunes rose atonce. The Chronicle says: . What s storm ins teacup there har been over this piece, and how very little it matters, It is a bright, Dvely four-act farce, full of verbal quips and pleas- antries, with good parts for Crane, O'Neill, Jack, Ken- nedy, and Buckley, who, for the moat part, play them well, The ladies of the troupe are not wonderful, and it ia quite » comfort that they are only lightly taxed. "They are all applauded, and 60 fa every scené and in- cident of tha play, No one can expect grester luck, and Mansger Hooley looks very amiably at the mones- bag and ferociously at the applicants for free tickets. Tt is likely that Hooley will have exhausted all the fun from * Ultimo" before Daly reaches the Pacific Coast. If thie forces him to play some of bis really meritorious piece’, ahd gives Miss Jefirye-Lewis, Miss Davenport, Mrs. Gilbert, . Fisher, Mr. Davidge, Mr. Lewis, and Mr. Fawcett a chance to do some real acting, inatead of shaking themselves about in‘ Bonanza,” the public of San Francisco will be doubly indobited wo BM. Hooley. CAMPBELL AND HOOLEY, ‘THER CALIFORNIA VENTURE, Atmasion was made in Tux Tamvxe'd few days ago to the success—or want. of it—met with by Mr. Hodley in Sin Francisco. Newspaper nio- tices which came from the Pacific coast, backed by private information, represented a drop in business after the novelty of the visit had passed off, and the public had begun to take the meas- ure of the company and the pieces played. The tone of the newspaper notices indicated a very derious disappointment on the part of the public with the grent Chicago combination, and THz ‘Tarn did not hesitate to say 80. It do bap- pened that Mr. Bartley Campbell bad preceded. Mr. Hooley to San’ Francisco for the avowed purpose of producing his plays in that city, and Tax Tarsose said so. Mr. Hooley announced thathe would open on the Pacific cosst wich “Ultimo,” but, with customary ‘variability, changed his mind, and opedéd with ‘'Péril,” by Bartley Campbell. THe resuit was as stated shove. Messra; Hooley and Oaimpbell; who stem to have forméd a partnership, wish. to be héatd in the matter, and, ay the columns of Tas Taiscxe are always open to parties aggrieved, their letters, parged of some of the grosser perso, 8, BIE. iérewith annexed: : é To the Editor of The Chisago Triburie: * 2 -Macume’s Tze+zar, Sax Frincisoo, June 6,— ioe Coenen ae re ~ fast i hands, Had this been the fret aseault from thie source, I would tavb felt inclined to | pasd’ St Bilenoe—to. have treated it, sith over in ; that contempt falsehood merita; but as it is only one of a series, which’ ure beginning io astume the proportions of's persisent persecuifon, calculated to jo me gerious injury, I craye alitfle space in your columna to correcta few of the more glaring inis- statements contained in your critic’s last etfusion, After stating that Mr. Hooley hed opened in Bun. Francisco with my comedy of “Peril,” and had made a failure, he goos on to say that the public were ap-- faced, prehensive est af! my plays abould be atm ; and then adds, ** He (Hooley) it Jailed, He put on * Jenny Lind” -ani and threstens to keep on chimging. * tee an pert "ola not fai, uniee eronded Ben Sow, ‘* Peri! 1 honees, end codusiastie audlembes Comitate tilurey and * Caste,” and ” ant d ‘Checkmaste,? ets tor to my monopolizing the stage, his mention of four plays by various authora, as either having been played or iu course of preparation, ought to be's direct reimtation of that charge, ‘That “Port,” however, should not mest the approval of tho writer ip question is not s matter of surprise, since—If one is to judge of hia taste by his rheloric—it is not sutt- ciently turgd and pedantic, and ia utterly lacking in that slangy verbosity which ho kpows so well how to Use, and which bis teadera find srdificult to compre- hend. His estimate of the comedy comes too late, sines Tax Trinone of April, 1873, spesks of it in the following glowing terms: “‘Peril’ is one of the best of modern society plays,—ekilfully constructed in ita dramatic movement and incidents, unexceptional in its moral tone; the dialogue crisp and sparkling.” The play at that time enjoyed a run of twenty-four formances, and was revived six months alter to excallent business, Its success in Chicago alone war rented Mr. Hooley in producing it here, which, Iam glad to aay, he has done with profit. ‘Your critic has frequently doclared that too many plays of mine were produced at Hooley’. Permit me to “tell him now the reason,—it ia a very sound commercial one—they paid, ‘The books of the establishment will stow that, dar ing the first year of tho existence of Hooley’s ‘Theatre an a first-class comedy bouse, my plsys drew maore money, by many hundreds of dollars, than thosé of any other author, either native or foreign. Is it then a matter of wondefment that = manager, in ca- ft to buy? Having been identified with Chicago so long, and having been the recipient of many favors from press and public, I feo) all the more keenly the uncalled for attack of your critic, aud the necessity of meeting it with an honest statement of the facts. Hoping the courtesy of your who bas given the columns will not be denfed to me, ast gears of hla lite to_ journalizn, permit me to sub- acribe myself yours, very respectfully, PepanTLer CAMPBELL. fo the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Ban Francisco, June 6.—Opposed as I have alwaya bean to card-writing, considering it in most instances a mere waste of time, since it 1s impossible to keep track of all the newspaper reporte concerning a man in publio life, yet I am compelled to depart from my cus- tomary Teticonce to answer a malignant attack in Te, Tamone of Maj 90. The article in question is not only uncalled fcr, but is as devold of charity aa it is of the more esseatiat element—truth. Thave not, as ig alfeged, failed in San Francisco, business hating uniformly good, and Mr, Buy has not prevented mo from playing “Ultimo” and. that no injunct.on was obtained that “had the effect of tiling the play” is evidenced by the fact that we ‘ast night produced our own adaptation of the piece to a house picked from pit to dome. I am not suficiently familiar with tbe slang of the day to folly appreciate the term “rattled,” as applied to ame, but Tam led to believe from ita association with tho re- mainder of the article that it has a signification not current among gentlemen, ‘The gentleman whom I am led to believe is the author of the article complainet of, bss rare'y apoken akindy word of Hooley’s Tueutre, but has rather sneered and caviled when others have encouraged and applauded, The establishment af n firs comedy theatre in Chicago, such a theatre aa only metropolitan cities can boast of, waa 20 idle task to set about, and, without the kindly assistance of an jhtelligent press, altoost an impossibility, Iam glad to say that, for the most part, the newspapers evinced, a local pride in the enterprise, and largely contributed to its succes. Had I catered lees fur the culture of . Chicago and more for the other extreme, I would doubtless have reaped greater profit, Hail ing as we do from Chicago, its press shonld be glad to chronicle our success instead of, as in this in- stance, robting us of the laurels we have come so far to win, Tam loath to Letleve that the editor of Taz Tain- NE would knowingly permit injustice to be done me, and hence the appeal for a hearing which, under ali the circumetanc:s, I hardly ‘Yours very reapectfully, I M, Hoorrz, Perbapa tiie most courteous mode of treating Mr. Campbel!’a letter is to pass it over without comment. The facts cannot be altered by any ingenions self-landastion. But with Mr. Hooley the case is quite different. He niakesa plain, broad misstatement, which the files of this paper readily refute. The newspapers bave treated Mr. Hooley with. remarkable generosity, and Tak Tunuxe willingly took the lead in giving to his enterprise the kindest encouragement. It was hoped for the good of the public that each’ & comedy ‘theatre could be established, and managed in Chicago as would give constant en- joyment to the better class of play-goers, and be poredit tothécity. Lhe efforts of the press ‘ware not successful, MUSIC, AT HOME. THR END OF THE SEAS0¥, e Our season may now be considered over and thing of the past, and musical interest. centres entirely in the season of 1875-'76, which already gives signa of being an unusually brilliant one. Mr. Sirikosch has positively engaged Mile. Tist- jens, who will be supported by the best artists in think sou will deny. f Mapleson’s company of Drury Lane Theatre. She will first appear in oratorio abont the 4th of October, Dr. Hana Von-Bulow opening about the same time. In early autumn English bpera will be givea at Booth’s Theatre, and at -a later date Carl Kosa’s troupe will arrive. Mr. Neu2ndorf, it is rumored, has actually caught Wachtel, which will case a thrill of delight to the musical heart of bia many Americaa friends’; but, not satisfied with one “ster,” he hés madé sttangeménte to support the “ Postilion of ‘Lonjumeau” in as fine a style as during bis last visit’ by securing Mme. Peschks-Leutner und thé great basso Nie- manus. The last opera season: was a failure, owing partly.to bad management, The coming foagon foreshadows aa opportunity for the te- verse, by the stfractive method of the impres- earios’ discreet-judgment in. solecting only firs eless artists. All these are New York announce- metits, but they outline slso what we may ex- pect in Chicago. 2 THE UNITY CHURCH OBGAN CONCERT. The Music Cotomittee: of Dsity Church is making very thorough arrangements for its forthcoming concert, July 13, upon which occa- sion the new organ will’ be exhibited. The preparations, 80 fer ag -completed, plready indi- cate that it will bo oue of the most notable con- cetts ever given in the city. - For the. vocal fe- lections, Miss Anoia Louise Cary has been se~ cured, wha comes here from the East for the purpose of appearing in the concert; also the fine Quaker City Quartette, and the excellent choir of the Second Presbyterida Church. The orgau will be exhibited’ by Messrs. Eddy, Falk, @reswold, and Rnopfel. Aa pitticular interéat attaches to the engagement of Misa Cary, it be- ing hér last sppesrance in this country for s long time to come, Saing to. her Russian en- gagements, our readers will be glad to know ber numbers for this concert. They are the “Che faro senza Enrydice," from Gluck’s ‘ Or- pbheus;" ‘But the Lord is mindful of His own,” from Mendelssohn's “St. Paul;” ' Pieta, Piet,” from “The Huguenots;” and “Non Conosci,” from “ Mignon.” PUPIL SOmEE. ¥ ‘The concert by Mrs. E. F. Cooke and pupils at the hall of, the Methodist Church Block; last woek, was 4 singularly enjoyable affair. The selections from Mozart, Chopin, and Liszt wate rendered by Mra.Cooke with an éase and brillian- cy which indicated not only caréfol study but = remarkebie mastéry of the instrameut,. Mz, Da= fnen sang with much feeling and effect. Miss Nelly Foley evinced decided talent in interpret- ing a melody of Auber. Misses Bt. Clair and Johuson gave s spirited rendering of s duet from Bellak. ~ ‘fhe famous * fanohauser March” and “Homige to Verdi,” for eight banda, were admir- ably executed by Missea F. McCoy, K. Sanders, C. Oasselmap, and. M. Cooningham. Mr; Brsons elicited much spplanse by bis pathetic singing of “Bweet Genevieve.” Miss Jennie Allen was Jondly and deservedly applauded. The crown- ing feature of the whole performance, however, saa the well-known and popular ballad,“ We'll hsve to mortgage the farm,” in which Misses ¥.. Bt George, 8. Campbell, J. Cooke, and Megsra. Brauns, Jr. and Metz excited repeated énthusiastic ‘ applaitse. Misses J. Brady, M. Hanlon, L.. Johnson, Mf. Walpole; avd ¥. St. Clair, gave etch and alt brilliant promise of future excellence. Mr. H. Rushby sang with marked expressign and finish, and drewa flattering réecognition of bis merits from the andjence. Miss M, Cunuingham’s ren~ ering of “‘ Somnambuls ” evinced close study, and talent of & high order. Miss C, Casselman, in “Chanson des Alps,” exhibited rare brilliancy of tonch, and was generously appiauded. Mias, Jenny Cooke sang ‘Ye Merrr Birda,” with much féeling and expression. Miss J. Campbell and ‘Mr: Rushby.fairly brought down the house in a character duet. 3. Cooke deserves much cred- it fer ber efforts, and the high character of her training and capacity as 8 teacher were admira- bly reflected by her pupils in this concert: ie tae ‘TURNER BALL. . The Turner Hall programme for this evening will be a8 fallowa: . 1, Overture to ** Oberon *.. 2. Andante fram A major symphouy. 3 Aris—Solo for clarinet... CHURCH CONCERT. _ A rare musical entertainment was given at the ‘Tabernacle Congregational Church on Thursday evening, beforéé large and appreciative audi-; etoe. Tt wad niider' the Conduct of 8. Be Joha~' son, Réq., aid was participated Hi by thé'rbpré-" indatitives of the iéuding dhothe-f thé city, sich: as Messra. Murch, Blackman, and Dexter, and Misnes Starr, Couch, Loot, Blakeslee, and Car~ penter. Selections from ‘Handel and other mas- ters were nely rendered. - a2 ees. ABROAD. ‘THEODORE THORAS. é ‘The New York Evening Post of the 15th saya: Although Mr. Theodore Thomes will give « concert st midnight to-morrow for the gratification of the Fad Palette # ‘Club on board the Plymouth Rock, yet the ordinary Wednesdsy ereniny concert will be given a5 usual at the Centra} Park jen, special arrange- ments having Deen*made for the tranaport of the orchestra subsequently. ‘bis evening the programme includes three pieces which will be heard for the sret time in New York, namely, 8 Festival March by Emil Seiprt, the Andante and Scherzo from Weber's Firat Symphony, and snother Rhapsodie Hongrolse by Liszt, namely, No. 3 in D, To-morrow evening this paodie will be repeated and the other new works will include Mendelssohn's Scherzo in E minor, adapted for orchestra by Hofmann, and an Allegro ‘Agitato.in D minor by Dr. 8. Austen Poarce (manu- script) which will then be heard for the first time. Thue within one week Mr. Thomas will have introduced two piecea by resident com) 3 the other being Mr. Francia Korbsy's “* Nuptiale,” s well- ‘written composition which was performed last Friday, and most cordially ‘received bythe audfence, Dr. Pearee's work consists of one continuous movement in classio form and the style of abstract instrumental music. Mr, Thomas has also secured 9 manuscript symphony by Schubert, whtch will soon be produced, as well ag other productions that will greatly enrich his brary of art-works. i The programme of the classical concert for ‘Thursday last was as follows: paRTY, Ove “Consecration of the House’ Forlane | prom Suite in O, No.Lsa. Entr‘acte, No. 1, “ Rosamunde”... Thapsodic Hongroiae in E, No, 6. Rakoczy March....+.++-~+++0+: fist, Note io 8 inB fe Rises ee, pavhonr } raat Ba Selections, first act “Lohengrin ”. Waite, "* New Vienna Baltarello TEE BOWRLDISU CENTENARY. | The Journal de Rouen published the. pro- gramme of the festival for the. Centenary of Boieldien, which commenced on the 12th of June, by an open-air military band ‘concert be- fore the statue of the composer of “La Dame Blanche,” followed by a torchlight procession beforethe house where he was born, and through the chief streets, On Sunday (the 18th), 235 Orpheon Bocieties (7,000) gathered ronnd the statue and executed the “Dame Blanche” over-, ture and other works, besides an occasional cantatas composed by Mf. Ambroise Thomas, Principal of the Paris Conservatoire. At noon there was a competition in choral singing and in Yspfares; in the evening, distribution of the prizes in the Place do !Hotel de Ville; at night, illummations and firéworks, On Monday, regatta, nautical games, and balloon allegorical ‘ascent; at night, performance, at the ‘Theatre des Arts of acts from thé “ Dame Blanche” and ‘Le “Nouveaa Seigneor . de Village,” ending with tue crowning of the bust of Boieldien. On Tuesaday morning, a mass in the Cathedral, composed by the son of Boiel- dieu; and in the eveniug, the Paris Sacred Harmonie Society, under the direction of M. Charies Lamoureux, gave 8 performance. The aolo singers were Mesdames Miolan-Carvalko, Brucet-Lafleur, Ducasea, and Tusl, MAI. Leon Achard, Bosquin, Caron, Poultier, Barnolt, Barre, Lefebvre, Nathan, Neveu, Keghel, otc., all artists from the Grand Opera and Salie Favart, in Paris. The Choral Socie‘ies of Rouen, the Municipal Band, besides several regimental Lands, also assisted’ 7 4 ‘ GrLMoneE. x The New York correspondent of the St. Louis Republican says: Be eg _ In the centre of Gilmore’s Garden is the platform, whercon 100 men, in white pants, red coats, and white gloves, pour forth a flood of good music, ‘There's a lock, representing granite, and e3- ceedingly like a tombstone, on which the gallant Pat- riok Gilmore prances with ‘hfs baton. At the extreme end the Whole overarching roof is hung with stalac- tites, and represents ‘a grotto. ‘Two flights of steps, looking as {f they had been yanked off the frout of “high stoop,” and painted green, do daty a8 a catsr- act, while little stones aro plated with uniformity Alpha dowa ’em, and email Shes are mixed in s0 they will wiggle. ‘Then some water is let loo-e at the top of the si just as a bhouse-muid washes the steps in the morning, and comes sauntering down leisurely in a Philadelphian style. Any lusty housemaid, with an active pair of legs and a pail, cam get up just as im- posing a show of water-works. But this ie a cataract on the bills, and apectal attention fs called to it. Cat- ayacts ate Kenerally all in one'a eye—this is nd excep- tion. : ‘WUSIC HALTS. © Tho Cincinnati people have been considering a copy of the Royal Albert Hall as 8 good modet for their new musto hall, whereupon Mr. Dannreuther, the orchestral leader, writes: Acopy of the Albert Hall, either full-sized or re duced, would bes mistake. Fivat—As the bail stands it is not fit for instru mental musio, as neither atringed nor, wood-wind in- struments can fill its vast arena, Forty fiddles sound Ike so rany mosquitoes, Vocal solos ate heard,- bit not well; recitations are not intelligibla, and a singer's forte hardly reaches mezzo forte, even atthe risk of 1g bis throat. Second—And, as the circularehspe of the hall in- evitably induces the sound to travel rovnd and round, ahd. as; consequently, there ‘are echoes and doll- sounding places innumerable, it is evident that » copy on sreduced scale would be none the icss satisfuc- ry. ‘ From an artistic point ef view, a room fit for perfect performaneés of Beethoven, Borlioz, Waguer, should not hold more than 3090 persons at the out- stde. It should provide epace for an orchestra of, say, 140 at most, anda chorusof 309, With such forces, or with less in proporion,—say orchestra of b0, dnd chotas of 150 plckéd roicés,—the best resulta can be obtained. Wagner's Thestrs at Bsyreuth will con- tain only 1,500 availatle seats, Our best concert- rootn here—St, James’ Hall—has bbout 1,800; it is srfect for an orchestral performance, decidedly too e for concerts or chamber music, S MUSICAL NOTES. ‘ Mt. Max Strakobch id gatdto have propoded that Mr: Max Maretzek should go into the next opera season with him, Herr Rubinstein has left. tor St. Péteraburg, takibg with him # libretto entitled ‘‘Neron,” by M.dules Barbier, which the pianist will set for the Grand Opera. ; ‘Twenty-one recalls at Pavia for Signor Isidoro Bossi (not Lavro Rossi, of Nazles,) are consid- ered sdfficiont to establish the siccess of his now pers, ‘ Taabella Orsiai.” A grand opera in five acts by the maestro Fet- Fuccio Ferrari, entitled *' Maris@ Forbanda,” id now beitig performed at “Bologia. Tbe libratto is simply an adsption of M. 3aniou’s ‘Fer anode. Mr. Carl Rosa, who opens at tie London Prin- cegs Theatre on the 6th of Septanber, will go to Italy to recroit bis company. [he season will probably opén with ‘* Maritans,” with Miss Rose Bersee and Mr. Santley. M. Maurice Strakosch has bee: unable to se- the services of his éister-in-aw, Mme. Ade- Patti, for tite Italian Opera in Paris, which in to direct. riéxt winter ad the lady is first for St. Petersburg, afterwards for fin he is @ engage Vienna. Mr..C, N. Allen joins tha Mentelssoho Quin~ tétte Club as & mbmber July 1, tking the place of Mr. Cat! Hauim; who has retuned to Eu- rope. The, Club will also be asisted by Miss Fannie J. Kellogg. Mr. Aloxande Heindl, the fite double bass abd ‘tcllo player, 1d been pei~ mbanently added to the Club. - - ‘Texas Jack, the husband of Mle. Morlicchi, is going into the field of cperaticmaaagement. He bas secured a company, and wil giye several English operas which have" remaned utheard for many years, openirig in Boston Mile. Mot- Jacchi will lead the incidental ballei 2 . It is yery likely that Sig. Brigno will. appear with Mme. Titiens in’ America. . Ime, Titiens will sail fromi- Europe on Sept. 11jin company With. Hor niece, Mile. Augusta Tities, hereelf a gupg, artist. Mr. Mapleson, Diretor of .Her fajesty’s Theatro in London, willbe-a fellow- Voyager of these ladies, but will ody pay a fly- ing visit totbiscountry, ©‘ / The London Figaro gays: : “Tits has not improved the voice of Big. Briguoli, he Lionello of Tuesday, and since that, time (nearly ten yan 8go) that he Idét appeared mofig ts ho as beconte thoroughly worn oift. i artist he never.was, and the experience that b has Intel gained in Atherica serves him now in;ood atead, but hig voice is mere wreck; stil bis large repartory and his high talents willmake him ; Miss Sterling has bean singing inthe Ninth. Symphony at the Crystal Palace, Ladon, with gteat boccess: This accompliehed artt confines hereelf, almost entirely to classic imsic, with’ now and then a song by Sullivan. Sh has been, singing Mendelseohn, Schubert, rhumsnn, Liszt, Warner, BramenthilBeethova, Gluck. and Beonett. Misa Sterling receatlyspent the day with Diogk Mulock Craik at her ice! home. ‘The Pall Mall Budget of the 4th, says ** Tho performances at both the opera-houet have béen chiefly repetitions. At Covent Gares th have been performed “ Loliangria,” “Its Dit lo” (with Mile. Thalberg), *Fauac’ (with Mle. Albani), “Les Diamans do ta Couinne” (with Mme. Pattl), “Der Fréischuetz °(with Mile, ... d@’Angeri);' 20d Barbiete” (with. eee eaeaadae wbaingee eee i i ‘prep ion. en nde it ig. (dalled) tobe pou Fach ~ wee Majesty’s Thostre on the 12th inst., and Sir Michael Costa is devoting xo much caro to its Proparation that he cai give no tiuie to rebear- sels of any other novelty. The operas performed recently have bean - Faust” (with Mme. Nits- sou), “Lucia” (with Mlle. Varesi), “ Les Hu- Ritenots” (with Mile. Titiens), and “Il Talis mano.” A Boston paper says: ‘The event of ti week In Boston has bean the production of the musical extravaganza of ‘ Evangeline,” in which the namea, snd nothing masse) ceeamable: Longfel- low's poem, which it would be nothing short of sacrilege to badloagte. It ia. entirely a local work, the text by J. 0, Goodwin, the music by Edward Rice, and seems to be genuinely witty, bright and entertaining.—quite worth a piace on the stage. It was produced at the Glove, with two pew young women, Laura Joyce ai d Ella Morant, as Evangeline and Cabri Mafit, the pantomimist, asthe Zone Fisherman: zou Mestayer, Maguinnia, and Mnrdoch, in the ‘The success of Verdi's juiem Mass in Lon- don was most emphatic. Dr. Edward Hane- Rick, the distinguished Vierna critic, heard the work recently in Paris, and writes of it ag fol- lows to the Neue Freie Presse: “'The work is |" effective and interesting, and‘ (like ‘ i especially noteworthy as marking Cee in the development of the composer, Whothor We sesign it a bigher or a lower rank, whether wa wish it more or less away, we shall aseuredly exclaim: ' We never expected that from Verdi!’ It contains pieces of unusual beauty, of touching expression, of grandiose effect ; and withal it entirely hid owo, it is unmistakably Verdi, though far removed from him of ‘Ernani.’ The atudy ofthe old Romish Church masic and of the German mastera shines through the work, but galt faint Ot 8 an imutation. Verdi desires rather to show the world what ho what is his faith.” Sou The New York Arcadian says: ‘The last might and day of Miss Emily Soldene and com- pany in this city were disturned by untoward promedings. The majority of the members: of the chorus struck for their week’s pay after the arst act of ‘Madame L'Archiduc’ on Frida; night, and, cespits the assurance $hat it should be given themin the moruing, retired in indig- nation, leaving Miss Robson, not only the pretty httle Captam, ‘no higher than that,’ but a pretty little regiment no bigger than she was, ‘The next day come persons had san attachment for Mis Soldene. This might not besostrange, bat enforce it. They sought for her tranks on the Quee., ou which sbe asiled with Miss Vesey, Miss Powell. and Miss Robson. Acute Mies Sut- deue! Sho sent the trunks by the Germanic. ” SPARTA, WIS. Summer Guests—fInauguration of the Castic Rock Gardens, Bvecial Correspondence of The Chicdao Tritune, and hesitating this year, gives promise yet of filling the more popular of the Wisconsin water- ing-places with heat-driven refugees from young city prepared with all the tempting al- yorements generally met with at popular sum- mer regortd, together with sterdctions that n other watering-place in tae whole Northwest gan compete with or offer. Nature appears to have turown her gifts into the lap of'this lovely vale with s lavish hand. Trout-brooka and ponds abound where the most mexperienced: anglers can by a day's fishing secure a string of the snotted beauties that would make the eyea of the average Chicagoan sparkle with delight. Thé woods are filled with game of all kicds.—pigeon, quail, gronse, and squirrel.. Add to thess attractions the grand aud beautiful scenery in the yicinity of Casiie and Chimacy Rocks, Rock City, Hollow and Cradie. Bluff, the beauty of the parks in the heart of the city, Aud you have a few of the factors that prove this delightful young city superior to the majority of watering-places througout the country at large. About 4 miles north of the city lies the great attraction for all those who delight in natural scenery,—Castle Rock,—the fafnons picnic grouods, ‘Itis better known to-s majority of the wealthy families of Southern Miscouri, Ken- tucky, Georgis, and North Curohna. perlaps, than Mt, Washington or Pike's Peak. Recog- nizing the beauties of the scenery in the imme- diate vicinity of the rock, and observing ita growing popularity with the tide of summer pute an énterprising citizen ‘ here has leased =the rock for s number ®f years, hss built a comfortable-looxing _ house, with a large uncovered duncing-floor attached, the whole surrounded by a rustic fence af the most ingestous worsmanebip. The buitd- ings are situated ou a neck of land a little south of the Castle ; two paths lead from the building, to the summit of the rock, called the * Invalid's Walk” and ‘* Lazv Path,” and are so constracted as afford an ascent by easy stages to both the weak and the dawilling. The completion of tbe work that was commenced some tine during the early part of the spring was the oc- easton for a grand celebration, in which the guests already here, together with a large rumbet of the citizens: of Sparta, participated. ‘The silver cornet band of Sparta, ons of the finest amateur bands in the State, opened the festivitios with some choice selections from “Erpani." Playing from the extreme top of the rock, the effect was wonderfal, the melodious notes appearing to float. out into the clear air as though animated, falling of o sud- den into the deep valloys, appearing to cut the sir like sharp stones Gropped into stil! water. The dancing fag commenced erly in the evening, the Sparta Spring Band, wader the lesdership of s di guished musician from Syracuse, N. Y., furnish- ing the musiv, Youcan imagine the tutoxica- tion of the waltz ia an atmosphere as pure as Heaven, at an altitade of 650 feet above the ses, level, a.cool breeze playing with your hair.and iasing your cheek a3 you turn the coruers of the spacious floor. Old-time Caledonian quadrilies, lancéta, schottisches, ahd polka redowas, were danced with a vim and relish uo- known in onr dusty baila. ‘The prevarations made for the reception of the annual flood of guests from all parts of the Duited States to Sparta have been extensive, and will nihke the city more popular than ever. The virtues of the water in the two different sptings hera sie tao well known to call for comment here, having been. prononnced by sn eminent Chicago chemist, to whom a quantity was sub- mitted for snalysis, superior to that from the celebrated springs at Ems, Germany. — d In the course of a fortnight the city will be awaimitg with people from‘ all parts of the country, but principally from the large Soutbera cities—St. Louis, Louisville, New Orleans, Au- uta, and Macon. ‘fhe hotel accommodations fete are excellent, and terms appear reasonable. We previct for Sparta a busy season this year, and are of the opinion that the efforts of the citizens to. make this the Queen of Wisconsin watering-plated dnd summer resorts, will result in an intreased popularity built on solid merit. HUMOR. Best hash bias come ta béef-hash-ionabie. ‘Why are love-ietters from lawyers like that saguay stolen from the United States Treasury ? Bécauke they are legal tender ootes. Graham bread ie said to bé excellent food tor the children on account ofits superior bone- ving gualities. You can feedachild on that Bread until he is all bones. «Tie eoftene all things,” except the young thaa who parts bie hair io the middle, and whistles on the streat-cars. Nothing can make him any aofter than he is. hen they. build a railrosd the first thing ana is to break grotnd. This is often done with great ¢érémony. Then they bresk the stockholders. : This is done without ceremony. .“* On which side of the platform is my train?” asked a stranger in a Jersey City depot the other. day." Well, my friebd,” replied a gentleman, passitg, ‘if you take the left, you'll be right; if yon take the tight, you'll be left.” “ Please, ain sald a oy with two bottles, to , "mother wants A cent’s worth of vour bent yoast.” “+ Well, which bottle will you have tin 2?” “Please, sir, atie wante it ia both ; and won't you put corks in ‘em, and send ‘em home, ag I'm going t’other way ?—and mother eaya ahe hain’t got no cant, but you must charge it.” ~ i Sammer diawa near,” mused Jenkins, a6 be gazed on the jJandaéape from his cottage window the other morping:: .*Sammer drawers, dear, indeed,” ssid Mre.J sharply. ** If you go to putting on summer drawers before the at of Jaly you may double up with the rheumaiiz be- fore 1’) sit up. Wi night rubbing you again, Mr. Jenkins.” a a : ae Mr. Miller,” said a Yankee, proudly, toa szaveing Rook, a8 they stood by the Falls of Nie agate, ‘ie it aot wonderful? Iu your country 8. {-oarn may it iu never saw Spything bike that.” “ Like tbat!” | gaid the Scot; ‘there's # far mair wouderfa’ convern no twa tailed fra whar I was boro.” *In- deed!” exclaimed Jonathan, with an sir of super- cilions skepticism ;.aod. pray what kind of, con- it be?” * Weel, mau,” replied Sawney, 4 ft's & paaodok WY & woodeH leg." * a4 THE KEELEY MOTOR. The Wonderful Invention of a Philadelphia Mechanic. Something that Is to Snpersede Steam and Revolutionize Machinery, And Perhaps Do Away Utterly with the Use of Fust, A Little Machine that Generates Marvel- ons Force Ont of Water and Air, Without Heat, The Principle Governing {ts Action Is Entirely Beyond the Present Ken of Science. Correspordence New York Tribune, Pamapstruta, June 7.—“ Within thirty days you will see a train of Pullman cars drawn from Philadelphia to New York without steam, aieo- tricity, hot air, or any other known motive pow- er. The speaker's fone wad one of profound con- viction, and there were no symptoms of insanity ia bis face. I had known him for a long time aa & man who attended to his business, paid bis debts, was opposed to the third term, and gave other evidences of sanity. “Well, what is to haul the train?” I asked, in- eredulously. " ‘(TE WONDERFUL NEW MOTOR,” ‘be replied: ‘a little machine that needa only 8 small supply of water and air. About a bucket- fal of water will be enough to ran to New York.”* “And the fuel?” “There ia no fuel—absolutely nothing but the water, the air, andthe little machine.” I remembered vaguely having read something what is reprehensible ia, that theyshould seek to | about chis invention last summer, and having wondered how some poor, half-crackad inventor ‘had got a newspaper to unfold his wild fancies. Since then I had heard it talked about occas.on- ally during the winter by people who had only hearsay mformation. My friend was so enthu- siastic that I promised to look into the matter. Preparations for the Reception of | Whereupon he said it could not be looked into yet, everything connected with the mvention be- ing kept # profound secret from everybody ox- cept 8 few capitalists, who bad furnished the Sranta, Wis., June 17.—The approaching | mone: i e a *y to develop is, and two or three experts warm season, which, though a little backward | who had been employed by them to examina and report upon the machine. A few days after this conversation an insurange agent brought in an equally extravagant tale of the new motor. He the great South, will find this charming | pad scen it work, and owned some stock in it, which wan not for sale at any price. Now, it is bard to get the start of an insurance agent ina bargain, and the fact that this gentleman bad invested money in the machine gave it 2 certam claim to respect. The claim was enhanced, when I met the inventor, who drove his own cax- riage, and looked in every way 3 _ BANE AND SOLVENT, F Obviously the new motor, whatever it might be, bad propelled him into very comfortable circam- stances. Ho uéed to livein a back street, it is said, and binkered away at his machine for fonr- teen years before he got it to work, fighting off poverty the while as besthe could. With cu- niosity stimulated by the evigmatical talk of the mventor and the marvelous stories of his friends, Iset about picking up and putting to-~ gether the facts about the machine, with such results as appear below: Z ‘The inventor’s naine is John W. Kesley, ind he calla bis invention the ‘Keeley Motor.” Is is owned by a stock company, composed chiefly of New York and Philadeipbia capitalists, who bave paid in a working capital of abont $150,000 and hold stock of the cominal par vatne of $2,000,000. They value this stock at fabulous ptices. The original associates of Mr. Keeley, who are all members of the present company, ate James. 8. Yarnell, Joho Stiltz, Charles Coller, J. W. Schunckers, and William Boekel, of this crty, and Charles B. Till, of Morristown, N.J. The apparatus that generates the power ia called AS MULTIPLICATOR,”” and is composed of a number of iron chambers of cylindrical form, condected by pines and fitted with certain cocks atd valves. The ma- ching upon which experiments Rave been con ducted during the paat eight mouths is about 36 inchies high. 24 long, and 13 wide, and its cylin- ders wili hold about six gallonsof water. A small brass pipe, with an orilice one-quarter of aninchin diameter, Jeads from it tos stron; wrought-iron reservoir 6 inches in diameter an 8 feat long. where the power is stored, and whence it is fed to-a beam-engine throughs still amsller pipe, The processof generating the power cnsiste forcing sit ito tbe upper chamber of the multiplicetor, and afterward letting water ron in from a hydrant until the receptacles are nearly filled. In the experiments lately made the inventor has used hisown hioge for an sir-pump, blowing throngh a tube for 8 few seconds, then turning & cock to shut off theair, connecting the tube with the hydrant, and opeping the cock until suffi- cient water runs io. Witbin two mivuted after this operation is performed the cockaon the tubes connecting the upper with the lower cylin- ders are turned snd the power is ready for use. ‘The littie machice exerts ugh the small tube, one-eighth of an inch in diameter, a pressure ‘varying from 2,000 to 15,000 pounda to the square inch, at the wiliof the operator, The power is accurately messured by a force register. When applied to the engine it rung it aa rapidly as it is prudent to permit, the supply of power being always kept below its full capacity. ‘VERY THOROUGH TESTS have been made by thoss intereaced in probing the mystery, to woe if there was not geome trick of concealed chemicals to generate gas, Tho multipliestor has been suspended from tha rafters of the building and air blown through it, and it bas been flooded repeatedly with water to dissolve any chemical compound it might hold concealed. Immediately after these tests the power hasbeen generated, , Last fail an elaborate geries of experiments were conducted by Chiet Engineer Rutherford, of the United States Navy, J. Snowden Beil, a mechanical engineer; Will- iam Boekel. mechaniciau, and Charles B. Colher, a lawyer of this city, aud the reaults were printed 1 s pamphlet for the private information of the s:ockholders. Besides the sir and water tests { they examined the escape from the valves, and found it to bea “vaporic or gaseous production,” without smell or taste, and with no axplosive or inflammable properties when exposed to & flame. Wher a piece of muslin clorh was held over the excape, sa icicl& of the shape of a thimble was rapidly formed, The investigatote also tasted the water which had been used in the multipli- cator, and discovered ov unusual flavor or odor, and took the maclune to piaces without finding any residuum. = WHAT, THEN, 1d THIS STRANGE POWER, capable af doing the work of steam without heat? The inventor talks about the multiplied power of hydraulic columns hela in suspension, but gives no further explanation of the manner by which a pressure of 26 pounds to the inch. which the Schuylkil! water has in the bydrant, is increased to 15,000 pounds by merely passing through his iron cylinders. It is bis secret, be says, and he will reveal it as soon as his patents in this conotry and im Englabd are issued. One of the princips] owners of theinvention accounts for the strange force on the supposition that the qnachine separates water into ite ultimate atome, and changes ‘their cohesive forcé into one of strong repulsion. It iss singular peculiarity of the forca tbat when it i diminished much below 8 pregaure of 1,210 pounds to the square inch, it extinguishes itself, fading out and leaving no sign. Mr. Keeley ia now engaged on 2 new and larger wultiplicator, the parts of which have been made in duffcrent machine-sbopa, to pre- serve the secret of its construction. It is almost ready for use. 3 One thing appears certain from these facts or allegations : Bither Mr, Keeley is perpetrating a remarkably ingenious and sacceasfal fraud, or he has really,.2s he seserts, discovered a new motive power that must goon sipensépg ‘“Sreist AND REVOLUTIONIZE xmu- ciINERY. If the invention is genuine, its importance can ‘scarcely be exaggerated. Steam engines will be- comb obsolete. Kteamships will be remodeled. ‘The railway locomotive must give way to the | new motor engine, burning no fuel, and emitting no smoke, and coal wiil become adrug on the market. Pe:bsns at! fuel vill be uéedless, for lieat aud motion are incontrovertible, and tf a: air-and-water apparatns can generate motion, why may, not that mdtion be changed to heat to warm our dwellings? By this time the redder will pe ready to ask, “Do 2 & Dewspaper “correspondent. who ought to bave your creduli- ty kmocked out of you by experience, believe in thid new mobtor?? It ise: fafr attdatinn. and my answer is, ‘No; seeing is believing. Whon ! seo the train moving to New York I will beli~' avd not before. But that there aro many p sons who have faith in the invention. 1 can youch for.” Let moe dd that tho atock is not for eale, and that all the inventor asks of the public is that it will let him gloge aotil he completes the new multiplicator be 18 now makiog and is ready te exhibit it. FUBTHER PARYICULARS. Correspondence New Yors,friouna, _ Pamaprnpsis, Jone 10.—"* It is the greatest invention of this or spy other sge. I: furnishes the power that will do the future work of tht -world—a power generated without expense, by a simple mechanical contrivance, withont the aid of heat, chemicals, or electricity.” : Thasubjecs.was the ‘+ Keoley Motor,” ang the epesker x man who forme-ly scted with cred- it in public lifein Washington, and has more recently gained # reputativa for able literary work,—not the gort of person at all to be carried away by enthusiasm for an unpracticable inven- tion or deasived by s mechanician’s trick. “ Your faith in this marvelous thing gives m@ just a glimmering of confidence in xt,” I answer ed. ‘*Eshall no longer dismmas the extraordi: nary reporta affoat about Mr. Kesloy's machint as unworthy of notice. Pray tell me upon whal information you base your belief that yout friend hag discovered a new and myaterious force?” *‘ Upon personal knowledge. I have witness: ed his experitaents for more than three yeara have not only seen the operations of this forca, but I believe [ have some concestion of the aci- entific principle that anderlies it.” ‘-And do you mean to say that by passing ¢ few gills of water through @ collection of hollow: cylnders and pipes, an expansive power GREATER THAN THAT OF STEAM is created?” “Ido. Air and water are all that go into the generator, and with these materials, by meant purely mechanical, 8 pressure of 1,000 tons if produced in less than 10 avconds’ time.” “You might as well tell me that you have $ combination of levers by wkich you can lift yourself over the Tribune tower 1n New York by your boot-straps.” What yon say is absurd.” “That admit,” replied the sdvocate of tht new motor. “ All scientific men say it is impos sible that the machina ehouid do what ve cisim —but then it does it ali tbo same. In ten min tttes it will produce power enough to raa 8.13 horse power engine for twenty-four hours.” “ Let me catachize you s little.” “Very well, but there are soma queations I have no right’ to answer,” said the gentleman, with a positiveness that showed be muant to be on bis guard. ‘Ta the expansive force a gas ?* “©No; we call it .__, _& VAPOR. At low pressures, or rather on’ ‘low lines,’ a3 wa say, for we have to coin expressions to apply ta entirely new phenomena, it ia opaque like steam, condenaes to water as rapidly a3 gteam, and bas abont the same specitic gravity; but on high lines itis as drv as the atmosptere, invisible, taateless, odorless, and noo-irflammable. It if also enduring, and bas been Feptin receptacies five weeks at a time without lo-ing any of ita en- ergy. In fact it could:be stored up for yeant and possess as much energy when freed a3 wher first confined.” + “ What smount of pressuro can be developed from a given qusctity of water 2” “Three hundred tons from a single gilt, is 4 near enongh approximation. Mr. Kealey haa never ventured to extract the utmost possible force.” 1 Parming my line of cross-examination, I ask- ed if a look at the inside of the ‘* maltiplicator," a6 the force-generacing engine is called, would reveal the principle upon which it works. “After you had examined it you would know no moro than before,” he replied. ‘The vital- ityof the machine lies in a little appatatua which. could be put in-the waist-cost pocket, and asthe principle governing its action is ENTIRELY BEYOND THE PRESENT KEN OF SCIENCE, an examination of the:mechanical device would not be likely to give a clew to the secret.’” “Have you any objections to telling what led Mr, Keeley to make the discovery?” **No objection whatever. Some time ago, after mavy years: of experimenting, Mr. Keeley constructed what he called the hvdro-pueumatic~ Pulsating-vacuo-engitié—an invention autti- ciently wonderful in itself to have given hima world-wide reputation, but, although a prodigious advance teyond the steam engino, it was as & dwarftos giant relatively to the discovery to which its workings led. I firat saw this mschine im 1872, in the bath-room of Mr. Keeley’s house on Ogden street in this city, which he had turned into a workshop, It was a amall vertical engine. of thrée-horae power, operated by the pressure of sirand water ia convection witht a vacuum chamber ands cylinder. The device for produc ing @ vacoum and shifting itsoperation from the chamber to the cylinder and back, was of such ingenuity af to stamp Mr. Eccley ss 8 man of the highest order of inventive genius. To Bet this engine ia motion the first operation was to ex- haust thé sirfrom 4 vertical drum with an sir- pump. Water was then let into the lower partof the apparatus from the hydrant throngh a small gutta-percha tube which had been cut iu two and joined by a goose-qulh, to better ahow how small the stream was. Within three minutes the fly wheel was revolving with extraordinary velocity. ‘The motion of the piston was surprisingly regu— Jar snd smooth, and there was no noise except o peculiar plunging sound as the piston descended into the evlinder, T was greatly impressed with thig singalar wachine. The absenca of fire and all the surronndings we are accustomed to hear, see, and emell in connection with steam-engiaes invested it with sn almost snperoatorsl charac- ter, and Thad a balf-apprehenvion that it would walk off or strike me down, cr do some other desperate or devilish thing. While exnerimont- ing with this invention Mr. Keeloy discovered that he had invoked from water and sir 4 POWER HE HAD NOT DREAMED OF. He abandoned his original plans, and bezan in- vestigating the new spirit which he had sum- moned from Nature's Inboratory. At last ho found out how to generate the new force, and’ tried to test ita power. He applied it to x gauge that measured 500 pounds to the square inch, but the uvknown force broke it in pieces. Then he got s 2,500-ponod: gauge, with no better sic- cess. ‘cerward he made a:force regiacer, with compound levera, and fonnd that his new power exerted & pressure of about 10,000 pounas to the square inch.” ‘My informant went on to describe the invent- or’s efforts to subdue the demon he had raised and make it Work tructably. At first he hed to take his multiplicator apart every time be mado an expulsion of power, The firs: necessity was to make it automatic in its workings, so tha: it would farmeb a steady supply of force. This Was accomplished onlyvery recently. An engine of pecuhar construction, adapted to be propelled by the uew motor. was nest designed ang made. When the apparatna was completed and worked satisfactorily, the next step was to build’s larger one, to demonstrata beyond question the utirity of the force to do the work of steam. On thia ‘Mr. Keeley 1a now engaged. The eagine will be of 170-horse power. In » few woeky it will be completed, and if bis patents im thie snd for- eign countries are secured by that time, as ia expected, a public exhibition of ths motor will ba given. ** Why surround the invention with such vai. of mystery?” I asked, after mv friend bad told all he was willing to tell. "The secretiveness of @yervbody connected with the cofceru strengthens the syspicions of humbug tt. which their marvelous stories naturally give rise.” “Te discovery isof too great importance ta be divalged until it has been properly protected dy patents m avery couttry in which it can be’ patented. The bes:'proof to outsiders that it is nof s humbug is that nobody is trying to call any stock of the Company which owns the invantion, ‘Those who are 60 lucky as to'possess the stock. instead of wanting fo part with it, are annoyed by che solicitations of parties who Want to be fot in.” ed A Kemarkable Suit. | A remarkable suit is in progress in a San Fran-~ cigeo court. In’ November, 1872, James C. King abotand lulled Arthur O'Neil, in Brooklyn; S. Y¥._ King was found guilty of murder ip ibe scc- ond degree, and was sentenced to the Peuizén~ tiary for life, King bad met a wealthy merchact named Stett in San Francisco, and be nad mar- ried the Intter’s daughter. ‘Phe union for soins reagon turned out to be most unlmrpy. Her father left all-bis eatates by will to Mra, King ot her becoming & widow, and the gueeton ow presented to « Ban Francisco tribunal is, whether abe is entitled, under the will. tc come ioto possession of the prorerty. Though King is’ now confined in the ‘Stat. Pnson st Sing Sing, N. ¥., Mrs. Emg’ con tends that whe is a widow fa'ly withso the meaning of tue termaof ber father’a will, an taerefore entilled to come into the property tef by binrat the time of his decease. ‘Tho liws ¢ New York, a3 represented to the Cahiuen . Judges, vrovide that '‘s person sentenced ton « prwonineot for life shall be deemed civiir dea) * and that ‘‘no pardon granted ahy péerion sie shall be sentenced 10 imprisonment for hits sbal he deemed to restore such person i of any previous marnage.” The at.OL 16, though the wife be divorced anil Krug ative i the désh, avd, chouen civilly dowd acco. cing to the laws of New York, is Biri. King 8 snoaw in Cahforoia? Upon the deteraiination uf that point dereads the. oqnisiins aud en, c¥ment of * @ sroperty Jet oy a sang ter large rope Ak, OFS a ss ao