Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 15, 1875, Page 9

. AMUSEMENTS. - The &ermania’s Summer Right’s Festival. Personal Cossip~—Mr. Lewis’ Fiddle---Home Con- certs. ¥pglish Popular Entertain- ments---Operatic Notes. Openirg of 1be Season at McVicker's and the Chicago Theatre, ~vhn Dillon and His New Play. -+ MUSIC, AT HOME. LIGIT AND AIRY, osic dari g the past week haa been of a very light sud breezy description, and mainly appears a5 s adjunct of beer and Gemuetlichkeit. There has been music at the South Park, Lake Purk, sad Lincoln Park, st this Tivoli, Toleda, Colisenm, a0d Lincoln Pavilion,—all of it light snd popular, and just the thing for the occasions jt waa :ntended 1o sabserve. The most notice- sble of these aflairs was TRE ** SUMMEB-NACHT'S FEST." piven by'tbe Germanis Maenverchor last Wednes- day evovisg 3¢ the Lincola Park Pavilion. It was well attended, notwitbstanding the threat- ening Feather, which rather marred the enjoy- ment of cutdoor evening amusements. The music was partly orchestral, furnished by the Expreition Band, and partly vocal, given by the Hssorerchor. under the Jesdership of Mr. Mols- er. The * Golect der Erde,” the Odin chorns, and » doubln quartotte, were the vocal festures / ot the evening. The latter was encored, and the presence of about forty singing membera 1n tho choral pumbers attested the active interost sl 1.1t o the work. This will be heighteued, probably, by the coming of the new conductor, Herr Bchmoll, whom Mr. Claussénnius, now in Germaay, has engaged especially for the Ger- mavia. A notablo festurs of Jast Wednesday's concert was ihe large attendance of Iadies and gentiemen of native birth, showing that a claea of amusements allied with_sociamlity, and heretofose regerded 2s peculinrly German in character, are becoming popular among the best Classes of Americane. Tha Germania Maenner- chor are ensitled 10 & large amount of the cradit for tiis change in the American sentiment, so {zr a3 Chucago is concerned, Certainly nothing can bs pleasanter of a mild summer's evening than ons of their characteristic entortalnments. TPERSONAL GOSSIP. Miss Jessica Haskell, our well-known soprano, sailed for Enrope 1ast weck to pursue her musical stadiss, Mr. Carl Wolfeohn, the leader of the Beetho- wen Hociety, has gone East for his summer- wacation. m'},ltr. Tolm!_ine. the leader of the Apollo Club, is omplating & coucert early in Se i Bis Christ Chiarch choir, SRS L Theodore Thomas and his or: trs will be bere pome time in October under Carpenter & She'don's business management. Lctters have been received from Mizs Glenn, the congralta. At last advices ehe was on her way :o?nm, to stndy with Wartel, Nilsson's er. Lorters received from Emil Liebling show that be is busily at work in compostion. We may expoct fo see him and hear some of his work next winter. . Mr. Barves, the first tenor of the 3y S‘Z’ g\;uswm, h:’bee; Becuret}{ for lh?u:m;; . Swing’s church. Miss Kenk beea anodgll alto. kel hes gy Bir. C. A. Wavens. the organist, is teaching :Eeupu‘no ll!? organ at the !giormll Musical In- iute, vow in session at Dunlkurk, N. Y. weturns o this city Bops. L Sl _ Mr. James Gill. the well-known vocal teacher, sis oat with his circalars sunouncing that he will now glad to notice that ¢UCF OrEaDil R. French, of Trinity/itcopal Church. hes beeu at work in the fell COmPOsition. Three of bis works, 8 GlonA Excelsis in B, »To Deum in B, and +p/dowsn thine ear,” ar- ranged far a¢ o boen published, and? admirably adapted for choic service. Theyloct Sreat credit upon the young composer. poser. Fied fachter, called Tr Grand March,” o maichis in the form of a medley on populanmerican ail clied in tflepahmv.u title-page, Which is a very neat piece of liographig. poser, for! muc, is pid! ury a8 on@f _the most THE CAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1875—SIXTEEN PAGES the well-known planist, Lonis Gtaab ! for may vears » reidost of thin uity.‘w‘:agmg: of warm personal friends, the 4" Toed &Sons have sened tomiarions bt Of meet h:m at a musical reception next Wednesday n of Music, the roo of which are being. handsomely fitted up for f.\!zni: The instrumental " music will oxche:‘t;n (tw;nty-six e Quaker Cit Quartet. Messrs, Reed & Sons .r3 apuingc o .expense to make it one of the finest affairs of the kind ever given in the city. It isintended to be a drees aflairand promenade. whers those chance to meet an old friend, have » pleasant chat with the msny scquaint ancea they will find there, and hear good music. evening at Beed's Temple 8pecial purpote. be by Balatka's fall pieces) ; the vocal musio by invited will have a ‘The programme 18 as follows : L. Overturs to « Wilisma T, Orchestra, 9. Theme and Variations from * Quaker City Quartet. & Bc:l:’z:"udhflchem e o 5, Quariet Tho Happicet Land*, - o Quaier City Quartet. PABRT IL 6, Overturs to “Midsummer Night' a of Clildbiood ™. 7. Bareiter a 8, Quartst—* Night Song .. Quaker & 9. Traumeret ... Sy Quard, Orchestra, / 10, Allegretto from the 8th symphony......Best] Y 4 Tardl Orchestra, 11. Overture—4To Batmondi #.. Orchestra. TURNER HALL. _Tha programme for the concert at this evening will be as follaws : raz 1. Jubliee March b 2, Overturs to *‘ Don Giovanni”. 3, Nocturne from “ Midsumrmer Night's resm ”.. 4. Finale to “ Stradella”. PART § gl L cert (for two cornets). .. 7. Botpourrt of Themen from Der Freiscibiassny Pz I, 8. Fentale on Themes from * Faust »/JRE0D 9. Waltz—" The Season of Roses E 10, Quadnillo—* Btfouteria”, MR, PILCHER'S CONCER] " A vocal and instramental concer! 0® 8iven Tharsday evening, the 19k, at 273 Unl- warian Church, corner of Lafiid Mouroe streots, by William E. Filcber, St Louis orgamst, upon which oceasioy? fOUOWIDg programmo will be given : Xy, V. H, Pilche 2, “Let Mo Likea Eoldxgrl‘l.l.l"f Mr. W, H. Sta: 5. {& Dyiog Fot: - 0. Sonsta in F. aRT - 4. Variations on “Btar Spangied™o" dr. W, H. Pt 5. “Sound an Alarm NEW 3 e reforred recently to®" Te Deum, writ- ten by Mr. L V. Fiagler, 20ist of Plymouth Congregationsl Church tbis city, and wa are P Mr. R. oprano, te* 204 bess, have already We have receivedom Hessra. Oliver Ditson & Co., Boston, thrib the courtesy of Lyen & Healy, of this cith Rew collection of German four-part songs feoixed excelient judgme ton. Tne select’™® compositiors of R Schoman, Viel8 Franz, Daernoer, and!! tion of one nu!®r voices, compiled with by Mr. H. H. Allen, of Bos- embrace some of the best writers 58 Hauptmann, Mueller, Gade, Abt, or, and with the single excep- (“The Old Mao,” by Hadyn), mposers. They are all set with aze by moder®@po: English word, bound aud ps mixed vorces! "o ook, which is very neatly 3, 116 5 wavt i part muic for ich baa lopg becn felt. Ve sived from the pal er and com- e Miwaukee, & new march, Centenmal Triumpbant rs, I clief ment lyini > Gricg, the, young Norwegisn com- EdwardBricg, odore Thomas has done 5o Iy coming inte Dotice in this coua- promistng of European fais fact, musiciaus will be ready to commence vocal iessous a1 t! Ia view of of the Deethoren Somery, Bept ah. - O | o e s, kpow that e ; 4 . oy in this country of bis L, Bischoll was o the city lnst weok, and st | C9m981% 207 88 WES0er pubiications of 5. A. uuday, bappening into Mr. Creawold's organ | FPp08 " " copabagen. One of Griegs concert, was imprersed into servico and sang the | =y B 0% 083 bethis house is * Scenes fioal aria in “Willam Tell” and hen's “Allein " in fine style. Anagzend 2r. Eddy, the orgamst of the First - Sonal Chioreh in g eity, o musical festival at Oberlin, O. from Country Lif: " fsirly a work of f Stk rast u'tyl:rho T\nku' Ee in the | ought to bave i Isst week, and Soaptain Harsst Dance Song; ocks srready recel st U B o ian0, which 18 evius, Every pisniet in this y_preienso of musical talent It 18 in three sections: 1. A 2. The Bridsl «From the Carnival. The music received quite an ovation for his masterl: - cession ; : 4 foz of the Thiele Veriations, in the .h.;ZZ}‘.’., He only: éry molodious and_characteristic, snsore &nd bouguets. but is is wosed up in the moat masterly mauner. 1. Louis Falk is qui 3 e ———— alk is quite busy with organ con- ABROAD. certs, and, what is better, is very successful, Lsst Tueaday evening ho gave s fine it i Jodet, which was very largely attended. On THEODORE THOMAS. dote Thomas has followed up his Beetho- Thureday of this week he will play in Milwaukes, yep Yagner nights with a Schubert nigit, on the sfter which he is booked f i Feal, Winona. and LaCrosso. Shleask bl QGonsul H. Claussennins, at present traveli In Germaoy, nas engaged A S i Caalin, in the Province of Posen, 4 soaductor of the Germania Maennerchor Of ithiy ot He i o musichin of coander own in Germauny, and for e tize '8t bas bean director of tho, TRoyal Theato st Aayence. 'The Conenl 1n his letter fothe Secro- &eryof the Society says of Mr. Schrtoll that he 16ema to be just the man for tke slsennerchor. Ha will arrive during the comisg week. THAT “FIDDIE." ¢ A statement appesred iv the Times of Isst Baday relative to the violu which was pre- Sented to Mr. William Lewit by the Becthoven Soctety, which waa entirelyuntTue 60 far as tho pollo Club is ooncerned. The violin in ques- ¥0a was secured by the Decthoven Society, of hich Mr. Lewinis Tresenrer. The subscription ras sigoed by the Boothoven Society members. The presentation was mada bythem. The Apoilo Clab had no more to do with_the nddle than the mgn in the moon. It was—first, last, and all the tane—a matter inside the Beethoven Society, &xcept 80 far a8 outsiders may have subscribed 4o4be fand. Mr. Lewis bas pothing 1o do_with a0 Apslio Club, nsither hasthe fiddle, which waa 2. lon and other athlcic exercises. Great by the combined pands of the First and Second Life Guards, the Boyal Engineers, the Royal Horse Artil- siou of the officers commanding), and the rehestra, sce imstrumental ‘performers, Vocalis and. Butterworth, aud Messrs, Sylvester and Cross (prize winners at the National Music meetings). Bal- loon race between Megsrs, Orton.and Wright, in the newly-constructed balioons the Owl and the Esgle, Jen inst., npon which occasion the following .narming programme was given: 1. Overturs to “ Fierrabras,” Octett, 3, 8ymphony Non. 9 in C, 4. Entr'a ote—* Rosamuade,” 5. Themo wnd varistions—Quartet D minor, 6. Uverturs (stringy) to “ Alphonse and Estrella.” ENOLISH POPULAR AMUSEMENTS. The two advertisements which we print below, which appeared in the London Times of the 29th ult., give some idea of the character of En- glish popular amusements. The occasion was the bank holiday, Aug. 2, and it may be added that the two places are rivals: RYSTAL PALACE.—BANE HOLYDAY—AUG. 2, Blondin (the hero of Niagara), his first ap- sinco bis return to Englind, High rope pearance both within the building avd ca the Terrace, 1o admit of ascent whatever the westher. The celebrated Han- ‘Midgets, in their daring feats on the Sying-trapeze, Military Concert Brass Band (by permis- ‘Besthoven's Battle Symphony, by 250 torNlisses. Coyrina » and the Loyal ‘athine of beauty undoubtedls, but a joy for pozs. <nty s fow dag, . That the iddlo has gods-back | So o i Er jas Satias Aaeitune the toitsorigioal owner, for Iack of funds to pay | Wurtemburg Collection of animals, the park and gar- {or it, is true enough, and pity 'tis 'tia trne, but vhstaver discrepancies there may have been in thisfiddls business pertain to Mr. Lewis and he Boetboven Society, The Apollo Club is not 10 the fiddle Lusiness. THE CRESWOLD OROAN CONCEBTS. The fourth of Mr. Creswold's series of organ Fecitals will be given at Unity Church this after- 0000, commencing at half-past 8 o'clock. The ‘Programme, which we priat below, is an admirable ue, and onght to draw out a large audience : 1 Midsummer Night's Dresm ... - .Mendelssohn ovexture, b scherzo, ¢ mocturns, & Wedding My 4y from “B\?"‘. J. Creawold. m. Mr. A, J. Creewoid. THE LIEDERKRAXZ. The following is the programme of the second @idsummer night's fesuval of the Chicsgo Lie- which will take place Wedneeday even- ing at Hearici & Winter's Lincoln Pavilion : 1 " 2 “My 0y ol “My Own"' Polka. 2. Grand Fantasia ou themes from Faust, & “Praver Before Battle,” chorus, with ac- compamiment by the full crchestra. Chicace Liederkranz, ABT IL PART IL themes from Bohemian Girl...Clarens Dresm Chorus. & Fantaxis £, Tho Piabers Balstka' Military Orchestrs, which is m:%mu the Sonth Park, is engaged LOUIS STAAR'S RECEPTION. + €nths occasion of a visit from New York ef dens in fu pew and striking designs. Admi shilling, or by Guinea Season ticket. {hronghout the entire W. Mackney—Pop Cole, Malle. Enriquer, Signor B Foli! Increased Orchestra—Great Comedy, School for Scandal, in the theatre at G, With Mrs. Hermana Verin, M:. and Mra. Chippeidste ‘track—Concert, with the combined Military Bands and Chorus of 500 Performers in the Grand Central Hall— berland Wrestlers, and Gsmnas Circus—the Bands of the Boyal Horse Gaards (Blue), the Scots Pusilier Guards, the miseion of the Commanding Dany’s Mill:ary Band—Holden’s Marioneites—the Bar- mese _Performiny Pavilion—Flight of Magnesium Balloans, with novel effocts, The greatest day's amusement of the season. 0. Tho Company’s stal ‘sccommodate B, Bpecisl retayn traina toall paria After each performance. Ope shilling. ‘Wet or fine. _No charge summer besuty; the carpet-bed in aionss Falaca ome LEXANDRA PALACE.— BANE - HOLYDAY Festival, Monady next. Varied attractions day. The palace open from 9 a. £0 9:30 p. m, _The Clsbrated Band of the Gards Republicaine of Paris (The Guidss) will perform during the dsy. The celebrated Clown oline Parkes—Mr. hard in s wonderful Facial Entertainment—GComic cketers—Niiss Car- George Conguest—3ir. Fijtz Ren- ular oli, and_ Sigaor loon Ascent— Compton, &c.—Trotting Match on_the new . the Cum- Artillery (by per- Officers), and the Com- Elephants—Denayrouze’s Diving OPERATIC ITEME. The London Athencum of July 31 eays: Mdlle, Alband was to make ber sappesrance last ‘Tuesday at the Fenice in Venice, s8 dmina in the *Sounambula’; she will also appear in ¢ Lutia,’ and as Gedda in * Rigoletto, If the director could have se- cured the eervices of M. Faure, he would have given the * Amleto’ of M. Thomss, but the French baritone ‘will take a rest prior to his re-ap| ca ot the Grand Abt The followiug items are from the same source: The Italian Opera season in Moscow and St, Peters- ‘urg will be commenced pext Oclober, The musical directors and conductors will be Covent Garde or Bevignsui (of ignor Goula. F «see. Beothoven 3. Quartet—*The Woodland Rase "... ... ... Fisher Beo- pour through the south of Germany. 7rand Opers; Malle, Wizsk (Ger- s woll as American), will mske theic man), 3Ly a8 also Mdlle, D2 Maeen (Belgian) debuts i lod sre Mesdames Do Giali the othey Dg Monale, Proch, and Aloreno; the Borsl, Tsjgnora Scaichi and Miss Cary (Amer- contrultyrg “are Bignorl Aramburo (i}mmh), ; feh), Carst, und_ Sabater, M. Marimon o man N oeagos: Seeoras bassés are otogni, Strozzi, g;?l\i:solo, ‘Boesi, Capponi, Clampi, and M. L), Jamemme for the between the 22d of T the 18th of September, of opers at the Augjtrs in Munich, prepared specially for the Coujjtors to the Bayarian Capital during that forg not satisfy the Wagnerians, as only the PeTimer” is to bo given ; the other works are by Italixn, as “well 38 German composers, Fing ¢ William Te " of Rossini, +¢ Les Deux B4 of Cherubini, *Le Mede>in malgro Lui” Jbunod, the *“Joseph ” and * Uthal” of Me- 9 “Armorer™ of rortzing, the *Freischutz” Jer, and the “ Don Jusn” of Mozart. German prima donna, Mdlle, Torriani, who £ the Ttalian Opers in Paris, next at Her Afajes- pera, Lane, and subsequently in America, 1 en for English opera st the Princess re, undes Mr, Garl Roea, who hta blso_secured 'Yorke, an American contralto, Miss Gaylor, and gror Marhetts, i of “Ruy Blas,” is or Marchetti, the composer of * Ruy Blas, g another wor) % Don Blovanl wALstrisr If Jcan approach st all the Dop Glovanni of Bpain, the Alian composer will be indeed fortunate. MUSICAL NOTES. i Mlle, Carlotta Patti is makiog & professional ) 3L orl ’ 1t ia ramored that Mr. Levy, the cornet-player, is about to marry Miss Minnie Conway. The English opera tronpe is still at Magnire's, in 8an Francisco. BSignor Campobello has been engaged by Mr. Carl Rosa for his Princess’ English opera season. According to the Menestrel, M. Tournie, the léew French tenor, has been engaged by Mr. ye. The Pall Mall Gazetie saya : “ Roger, tho well- known French tenor, is publishing in the Paris Figaro some fugitive reminiscences of his ca- Teer.” The poet Seidl, author of the Austrisn nation- al hyma, * Gott erbalte unsern Kaiser,” died at Vienoa on the 18th of July. 3me. Arsbella Goddard, who has been sum- mering at San Francisco, Wil sppear in concert in New York in October next. Mr. G. H. Davideon, musical and dramatic publisher—who bought out Cumberland’s edi- tion of the British Drama—is dead, in London, aged T4. ‘ Misn Adelaide Phillipps i organizing a new Italion opers company at Boston. Her sister, Aisa Matilda Phullipps, will sing in the new com- pany. Miss Blanche Cole, formerly of the Rosa HOOLEY'S THEATRE. The eminent comediag, Ar. Jobn Dillon, will ‘make his reappesrance before the Chicago publis, Monasy evening, in bis pew piay of Sure.” ‘The plot of the drats is as follows: Thomas Hawk, formerly an English con- fdence-man, now known as Sir Arthur Dever- | euz, is residing at an Eoglish sea-sida resort, he baving some ten years provions to the opening of the play committed a forgery on the houss of Marston & Son, from the proceeds of which he is now living in afluence. Every trace of the forgery is supposed by ail concarned to bs for- ever lost, when Meddleton, »_former com- anion of Jetereux, returns from Van Dieman's and, whors he had been seat through the evi- dence of Thomas Hawk. During his absence Meddlefon had been enabled to prove hia inno- Cceuce, and on his arrival in England is reinstated on the detective force, she position he held prior to haviog been nent over the water. He immediately sets about to ferret out his scouser, determined to bring ‘Hawk to justice: He disoovers him enjoying his ill-gotten gains as the friend and companion of Marsfon & Son, the firm upon whom he com- mitted the forgery. An old clerk of Marston's, ono Swwallow, informs his master in the presence of Devereuz that the police have sent for the forged bills, Devereux determinegon sesasinat- ing young Afarston, who is to be the bearer to the police of the forged papers. Young Mars- ton, however, lesves tho papers bebind, because of sn anonymous _warning, the writer of which roves to be the deserted wife of Hawk, who ig iving as bousekeeper to M. AMarston. Although a constant visitor at the Marston villa, Hawk, now Devereuz, tad never met his wife, while she, aware of his attentions to Lucy Sommers, nicce and ward of JAarslon, dotermined on warning young_Aarston, to prevent further crime. Tbe murder being, nevertheless, com- mitted, suspicion falla oo one Horace Burlom, beloved of Lucy, he having been heard to theeaten the life of his rival, young Marsion, both men being ensmored of her. Ed Meddleton, However, haa been on tbe alert, and, renewing the scqumntance of au old friend, mow Hurbert Cline, he contrives to borrow her hns- band’s clothes, 1n which, tfrom time fo Lime dia- guiged, he ferrets out the intricaciezof the plat, assisted by Cline himself; who, baving married & young wife, is anxious to learn if she loves im. Although often interrapted by the cunbing of “Deverez and the interference of ald Swaliow, opera company, is managing a series of Enghsh opers performances at the Lovdon Gaiety Theatre. A Copenbagen letter states that Mme. Chris- tine Nilsson and Mme. Trebelli-Bettini are ex- pected to arrive shortly at Copenhsgen on & pro- fessional tour in Scandinavia. Mme. Nilsson bas been compelled to decline the liberal offer of $100,000 for 100 nights, made her by Mr. Max Strakosch, of New York. on ac- count of indisposition. Sbe 18 now in Paris. Madlle. Albsni, Mile, d’Angeri, Signon Marini, Maurel, and Bagagiolo will give a sorios of ope- rauic performances this antuan in Venice, at the Teatro 1a Fenice, under the direction of Signor Bovigoani. The Goloss gives the following list of artists engsged for the next _winter sason at the St. Petersburg Italian Opers: Mesdnmes Adelina Path, Stalz, Volpini, d'Angeri, and Scalch £ M3, Nicolini, Marioi, Capoal, Cotogui, Padills, Stroz- 7i, Bagagiolo, Jamet, and Ciampi. A festival was preparing at Ghent for the 25th and 26th Julv. First day, *Jubilant Overture,” by Hanscpus, and Haydu's ¢ Sessons.” Second day. cantata “De Schelde,” by Pierte Benoet, tuat by Govaert, called **Jacob van Artevelde,” anothor new caotata by Adoiphe Samnel, & con- certo by Vieuxtemps, performed by M. Wieniaw- slki. The orchesirs and chorus number 500 ex- ecatanty. The subscription for a monument to Auber will close at the end of the month. 3. Ambroise Thomas is President of the Committes. Thesum airesdy obtamed is said to b very satisfactory, though the smount is not stated. The list of subscriptions numbers 254 Iadies, gentlemen, noblemen, musical firme, journals, and cercles. Mme. Adelina Patti, Mlle. Carfotta Patti, Messrs. Boosey, Offenbach, Lecocq. Gounod, and Mme. Meyerbeer are among the subscribers. Ar. Carl Rosa will open the Princess’ Thea- tre, London, in September, with his English gpeu company. Thecast of ** The Marriage of igaro,” the firss pivce to be sung, will b as fol- lows: Susanna, Miss Rose Herses: Cotnless Almaviva, Mlle. Torrian dirio, Mirs Yorke : Marcellina, Mrs. Aynsley Cook; Count _Almaviva, Mr. Campobollo ; Basilio, Mr. Charles Lyall; Bartolo, Mr, Ayvsley Cook ; AAnfonio, Mr. Arthur Howell ; and Figaro, Mr. Santley. Mr. August Volff, head of the house of Pleyel, Wolff & Co., has invonted what he calis the *tonal,” or **harmonic " pedal. which ouly holde or prolongs the sound of notes in harmony with what the performer is executing. It is effected by a emaller key-board placed above the ordinary one and handled in the same way, only with the aifference that every key touched remains down, to intimate that the uote is prolonged. as well as all the smalier notes io tbe instrument ; thus if “A” isdown, all the ‘“A's™ aro prolonged, etc. This smailer xoy-board can be worked with the same facility as the organiat works the stops of an organ. The Pall-Mall Gazette of the 24th nlt. says: ¢ On Wednesday, the 14th 1nst., Mme. Nilsson gave s grand evening concert at the Albert Hall. ot which she was nssisted by ddile. Titieos, Didile. Anna de Belocca, Ame. Trebelli-Bettini, Mr. Sims Reeves. Signor Campanioi, Signor De Reschi, Signor Foli, and Herr Behrens. On Sat- urdsy tho last graud afternoon opers concert, of tho wesson atthe same hall was giveu by Mr. Mapleson's company. The firat part of the con- cort consisted of a selection from ** Lobengrin.” Mdlle. Titiens will have a farewell bonefit cou- cett atthe Albers Hall on the 28th ivst., pre- vious to her departuro for her American trip, which will Jast until March, 1876. Mme. Patts will sing at concerts in Brighton on the 1&th of September, Birmiogham on tho 21st, and Aan- chester on the 23\‘0&.. before her departure for Bussia. Before fulfillinug her engagemeat at Venice, Mdlle. Albani will sing at the Norwich Festival sud at concer:s in the provinces.” Lucy Hooper, writig to Applefon’s Journal, says: It is highly probsble that Mlle, Almee will not ap- pear in Paris noxt winter, all reports to the contrary notwithstanding. ~ Siuce bier return from America, ahe has placed 80 high a value upon her services, and has puton such airs, that mansgera find it hazd to come toturms with ber, Vizentini, of the Gaile, tried to make arrangements with ber to creatq the leading character in *The Journoy to the dloon,” which ia to Do the pece de resistance at thot thestrs next winter, But the fazcinating singer exacted, among. o:her con- Qitions, that her name in large letters shouid be placed at the Bead of the bill, that the plece should not be a fairy spectacle, and that she was to beal- lowed to alter or refuse any morceaus «f the music that did not suit her. As Offenbach is i compose the music, that last condition in cular was looked ‘ipon &8 an impracticable one, So Mlle, Zulma Bout~ tar hias been engaged in her stead, THE DRAMA. CHICAGO THEATRES. » THE PAST WEEK ‘was signal for beiog the close of the brilliant run of the **Two Orphane.” Foll houses ang large receipts characterized the pwerformances to the close, and the success of the: Union Square Company shonld give & useful hintto some other managers that ihe best talect is the cheapest wvestment in the long run. At the Saturday performance every lady was presented with s fine photograph of the Two Orphans as s me- mento of the plsy which has stirred feminine sympathies to a grester degree than any other drama that has been presented here for years. The oaly other dramatic performance of the week was that at the Adelphi, where the “Ice Witch ™ displayed its dazzling splendors, and Bishop smused the large audiences with his drolieries. The olio entertninment inserted into the ptay hasiocluded a genunine seasation in + King Sarbro,” and Bishop's farce specialties havoe greatly increased the attractiveness of the pr.gramme. _ 'TbS present week may be looked upon as the beginning of the fall sesson, althongh it suc- coeds a remarkably good summer—ona withont interruption. The cold westher had doubtless a great deal to do with the success of the latter and the early stars of the former. . THE SEW CHICAGO THEATRE givesits opening performance Mondsy night, when the public will have an opportunity to judge of the merits of the new Compsny. The play “ Tom Peorsn,” has been already described in these columpns. Itiss three-act comedy, tue scenes being 1aid in this country. The foliowing is the cast : -Fred Chippandale .. Lonis James Edward Arnott the deformed clerk and would-be detective, Ed Meddielon at last uncovers all the villainy, and ‘brings Devereuz to justice. Tho play is from fhe pen of Mr. C. 8. Graves, of Califorma, snd is & sensational comedy rather than s melodcama. The action it compressed into three acts. ‘There are many startling effecta a0d sicuations, one of which is tho closing up of 5 woman in oo old lighthouse, where sho is left 6 drown by the rising of the tide. The comedy elament is said to be very sweng in the play. The following is the cast: * Alice Tenent... Lucy Soramers, ‘Mrs, Herbert Cline. fra, Clara Fisher Maeder THE ADELPEI makes a complete change of bill for this week. AMr. C. B. Bishop will present his great character of Timothy Hand in the thrilling drama, * Hand and Glove.” The plsy was one of the dramatic senastions of the last London season, and is a strong emotionsl drama, a8 well 28 having many scenes of rich comedy init. The poison scene in ZLady ILexboro’s boudoir is s thrilling sitnation, and the incidents connected with the search for Judith Mazwel and the chlldren are full of exciting interest. Handend Glove are a firm of knavish detectives, who, glthough nominally in partnership, are al- ways endeavoring to overreach one another. It chances that in the progress of the plot they ara employed by the opposing interests, and the cross purposes and collisions thut resalt are full of humor. Mr. Bishop's Timothy Hand 18 a fine picce of humorous character-scung, snd well ‘orth tho atiention of the play-goitg pabhec. The feature of the week, however, will be Felix Regamey's tatlean of the ** Lost Balloon,” occu- Priug the enticc stage. A pumber of variety artists appear, and an attractive programme will be presented. 2'VICKER'S- The regular sesson st McVicker's will begin Thursday evening, Aug. 19. The refittiog of the aodiorium is being hurried to completion, and a strong company bas been engaged. The first performance will be the presentation of ‘Clan- carty, or Wedded and Wooed,” a drams of grest 1ntereat and excellent construction. Tho emi- nent American actor, Mr. Edwin Adams, will snpport the leading rale, and the cast is to be selected from among the following members of the compsay : + J. Leslie Goesin, L. Martin, ° G. B, Waldron, Biss Jennis Carrol AL Bainfard, Mrs.. Clurs Ston W, H, Seymour, Mrs. Frank Mardoch, J.'0gden Stevens, Mias Blisa Moore, ‘Alfred Johnson, tias Josephine Browne, T, McVicker, 1iss Emms Marble, W. J. Hurley, Miss Carrle Bray, F. Moeley, Miss Jeonie Bray, - M. Barran, AMiss Adelo Bray, W, A, Lavell, Mary Rire 5.'Etson, Miss Cora Redfiol E. Barr, Miss Elien Young, Sidney Young, Miss Mary Whitman, 3L, Morlarty, Aiss Mary Whitnes. . W0oD's MUSEUM. Col. Wond is still in New York makiog up his company, ana securing new attractions for the Museum. No intelligence has yet been recaived from him in regard to the engsgements made, but it is thought that the company is nearly or quite mado up. Mesnwhile a host of workmen are busily engaged renovating the whols intesior of the Museum. The aaditorium is beiog re- decorated and painted, tho old benches beiog replaced by comfortable iron-frame opera-house chairs. The Museum i8 to be enlatged in dimen- siong, aud many additional curiosities secured. ‘The walls ate being retinted, each room io a dif~ ferent shade. A new doornay has been made the fourth floor, supplving a needed communica~ tion to the gallery at the west end of the build- ing. It isthe intention of Col. Wood to place the Musenm in the front rank of attractions during the coming season, and, from appearances, it does not seem that axpcminum to that en will be stinted. SPARKS OF SCIENCE. TALL TORTOISES. The largest of the land tortoises; the Testudo indica, bas been found ouly in the Galapagos eroup of islands in the Pacific, and on some of the islands of the Indian Ocean, as Mauritius, Rodriguez, Aldsbra, and probably Reunion. For many years they were very abnndant and of enor- mons size, a8 the islands on whichthey occurred wers all uninhabited by mon or by any large ter-. restrial mammal, and the tortoises were subject to no untoward circumstances interfering with their increase or with their oxtraordinary longey- itv, Leguat in his accoust of the French Prot- estant expedition to Rodriguez (1691) saya: “You see two or three thousand of them in a flock, 80 that you may go above a hundred ‘paces on their backs.” For more than a century thege animals were a soures o{_:grelt benefit to the crews of slow- going ships that were months performing voy- ages which are now accomplished in as many weekis. When theso vesscls, that at best wero poorly stocked with a small variety of badly- cured provisions, touched at one of the habitats of the huge Zestudo, the eailors gladly availed themselves of the opportunity to lay in as largs & stock 28 conld be taken on board. Each tor- toise yielded from 80 to 300 ponuds of fresh and wholesome food, and it was not nncommon for & ship to put 400 in its hold, where they could be ke{t alive without faod for many montha. 'he Galapagos Tslands, whose discovery is probably dus ta the Spaniaras. suffered Do great change 1n their condition or in their animal life until the beginning of the present century. Capt. Porter, of the United States Navy, who visited the largest of these islaads in 1613, met with tortoises ou most of them. In his *Voyage of the United States Frigate Estex,” he describes the apimal a8 having a comparatively small head, and mov- 1ng with klow. heavy, and measured stepe, CaTTy- ing the body about ‘a fqot from the ground and frequently erecting the slender neck, which was from 18 inches to 2 feet fong. 1In daylight. the creature seemed extremely quick-mghted and wmid, drawing its head into the sbeil at the slightest motion of any visible object. It £00 individuals on board. with an average weight of 60 pounds. Among these thers were only :::ee’ml:l‘?fl. lz; ‘Kl:l: ?le:ng d.iufingum:d ed from fomales eater longth of tail. i Capt. Porter remarked that the fortoiges dif- fered in siza aod shape with the different is'ands. Those on Porter’s Island were gigantio; one, and that not the largest, measuring 53 feet in length, 43¢ feet in width, and 2 feat in depth. The tortoises of Jones Island were romnd, plump, ebon black, and very - thiok shelled. Those on Charles Island were elongate, snd of 8 brown color, while those on Hood's Islsod, one of the smallest of the group, wera of the same shape, but inferior ia size, _When Darwin, in his voyage in the Beagle, visited tha Galapagos Islands in 1835, thera wers still large specimens of the Testado in the inte- rior, but circumstances had occurred which threatened destruction to ibe race. Equador Bad taken possession of the Archipelago, and & colonv of 200 or 300 people had been banished for political crimes to Charles' Island. Wild goats and pigs peopled the woods, yet the colony depended upon the tortoises for their chief su; gly of meat, and great deatruction of the lnim& ad ensued. Nevertheless, the people had count- ed. says Darwin, *on two days' bunting givin them food forthe rest of the week. It is sai that formerly single veseels have taken away as many as seven hundred, and that the ship’s com- poany of a frigate Some yeara since bromght gom;‘m one day two hundred tortoises on the esch.” Darwin spent several weeks studving the nat- ural history of the Galapagos, aud the record of his observations is exceedingly interesting. While walking one day oo Chatham Islsad he reistes: I met two large tortoises, each of which must have weighed 200 pounds: ono was eating a piece of cactus, and, as I aporoached, it _stared at me and slowly stalked away: the other gave adeep hiss and drew in ita head.” The Vice-Governor of the Colony informed 3r, Darwin thar he had seen several tortoses of such gize that it required six or eight men to lift them from the ground, and that some individuals had been koown to afford 200 pounds of meat. On those islands which have no wator, sud on the low and arid plains of the others, the tortoises feed chiefly on the succulent cactus, butin the higher regions, which are kept moist by the low-bang- iog clouds, they eat the leaves of various trees, and also berries and lichens. **The tortoise is very fond of water,” to quote again ffom Darwin, **driokine large quautities s0d wallowing in the mud.” The larger islands alone possess springs, and these are always situ- ated towards the ceotral parts, and at s consid- erable height. The tortoses, therefore, which frequent the lower districts, when thirsty, aro abliged to travel from a long distance. Hence broxd and well-beaten paths braoch of in every direction from the wells down to the sea-coast; and the Spaniards, by foilowing them up, first discovered the_watenpg-places. When I landed st Chatham Island, I conld not imagine what aoimal iraveled - 80 methodicslly along well-chosen tracks. Noar the springs it was a curious speciacle to behold many of theso huge creatures, one set esgeriy traveling on- ward with outstretched pecks, and another sot returning, after having diunk tbeir fill. When the tortoise arrives at_the spring, quite regaid- Joss of any spectator, he buries bis bead in the water above his eyes, and greedily swallows great mouthfals, at the rate of about ten a min- ute. The iuhabitants say cach snimal stays toree or four days in the neighborhood of tie water, and then returns to the lower couptry; but they differed io the frequency of their visits. ‘The animal probably regulates them according to the nature of the food ou which it lived. 1 believe it is well arcertained that the blad- der of the frog ucts as & reservoir for the mois- ture necessary to its existence; such seems o be the case with the tortowe. For some time, after & visit to the spring, their arinary bladders are distended with flnid, which is said gradually to decrease in volume, sad to become less pure. The inhabitants, when walking in the lower dis- trict and overcome with thirst, often take ad- vartage of this circumstance and drink the con- teuts of_the bladder if fuli. In one I saw killed, the fimd was guite limpid, sod_had ouly a very shightly bitter taste. The iphabitnnts, however, always first drink the water in the pericordinm, which i8 described 8s beiug best.” The tortowse travels night sod day when moy- ing towards any definite point, snd by this steady 3oz accomplishes- about 4 miles in “twenty-fonr hours. One gigantic old follow that Mr. Darwin timed walked at the rate of G yards s minate, which wonld make £ milesa day, allowing a little time for eatingalong the road. At the matingsea- son the male tortoise utters a hoarse roarorbel- Jow that may be heard 100 vards. The femalode- posits her eggs altogether in a sandy soil, cover- ing them over with & light layer, but when tbe ground is rocky she drops them indiscrimin ately 1naoy hole or crevice. The eggs are white and epherical. and about the_eize of & hen's egs. Darwin seoms to have eplivened hia observations Ut the animal with some sport at its Pxpense. 1 was alwavs greatly smused,”he vrites, “ when overtaking ons-of these great monsters, ns it was quietly pacing along, to see how sud- denly, the instant I passed, it would draw in its head aud legs, and, uttering a deep hiss, fail to the gronod with a heavy sonnd, s if struck dead. 1 frequently got on their backs, and then, giving a few raps on the hinder part of their shells, they would rise up and walk away; but I found it very difficult to keep mybalance.”’ With regard to the method of capturing the animals, he adds: “ YWhen a tortouse 18 canght, the man makes aslit in the skin near its tail, 80 as to see inside its body, whether the fat under the dorsal plate is thick. If itis Tos, the animal is liberated ; and it is eaid £o recover soon from thia strange opera- tion. In order to secure the tortoises, it is not sufticient to turn them like turtles, for they are ofton able to get on their legs again.” In 1846, eloven veara after Darwin's visit to the Galapagos, H. M. S. Heuald reacned the ial- ands on a voyage of discovery and survey. It waa then found that the tortolses had become extinct on Charles Island, snd on Chatham lsland the largest individuals measured but little over 2 feol in length. Since that day tho biggost specimens that have been bronght from the Gal- _apagos have no; exoseded 20 inches in length, or 25 pounds in weight, a ctrcurastance which indi~ cates that all the giants of the race have been destroyed and that the later gonerstions are be- ing cat off long before they have reached fuil growth. G Before leaving the babitat of tho Testudo indica in the Pacific, it may be interesting to R1vo & brief description of the Galapagos. The group comprises ten principal islands, with thres emaller ones, lying in sight of one another,—that is, from 10 to 60 miles apart, and botwoen 500 and 600 milos off the wWest coast of Americs. They are all of volcanic origio, and, in & geo- logcal eense, of recent date. They are cov- ered with craters, Darwin estimating tbat_there are at Jeast 2,000, Bome of which rise to & height of 8,000 or 4,000 feet. The clmate is not ex- cessively hos, being tempered by the great sonthera Polar current. The lower parts of the islanda are dry and sterle, but the higher re- gions are moist, and coversd with s tolerably Inxuriant vegetation. As bas been stated above, the islands were uninbabited until some years after the opening of the passing century. A species of monuse is the only mammal mdigenous to_the isiauds, aud tortoises sud nzards were the only reptiles. Of frogs and tonds there is not one ; of tirds Darwin coliected thirty-seven species; of flowering plasts there are 185; and of the cryptogams forty species. The colors of the birds, iosects, and flowers, aro singularly dult and nolike the usual gandy hues of intertropical prodactions. The most remsrk- able fact in the natural history of the Galava- o8 is the great difference in'the aboriginal 1o- %lhil.unu belonging to the different islands. Each island has o fauns aod flora slmost exclu- sively its own. Among other curious circuml- stances, Darwin noted on hig visit the extreme tamouess of the birds. They sli approached suffictently near to be killed with a switch, or with a cap or bat, Gups wero unuecessary, and ‘tho unsuspecting; crestures could be knccked from the tree branches with s stick, or the hand even. Cowley, visiting in the year 1681, saya that the ttartie-doves were 80 tame that they would often alight upon our hats and axms, £0 na that we could take them alive; they not fearing map, until such time us some of our, company did fire at them, whercby they were dered more ab; < RO restudo indica has become _extinct in Rodrignez and Maurizius. Io both these islands the circumatances of its ondition sod decay wers the samo a8 in the Galspagos. Mauritins was discovared 1n 1505, avd a temporary settlement wss made by the Datch in 1641, In 1721 it was rmanently colonized by the French, aad dawn to 1740 the tortcises continued abundant on the island. Since then they have been gradually exterminated. Tradition asserts thata colossal Jand-tortoise once inhabited Reumion, but if so it became extioct at au earlier day than on Rodriguez or Maaritios. The Ialand of Aldabra is now the only spot in the Indian Ocean whore this Chelonian type still exats. This small jaland—in reality a cluster of tbree—is covered Witk verdure, thickets of shruba being inter- spersed with patches of sand. The middle 1slet is somewhst larger sud more efevated than the others, and bears some very hich trees. Itis 6 or 8 miles in length and 3 or 4 miles in SCIENCE IN SIAM. Mr. Arthur Schuster, who formed onc of the English party that accepted the invitation of the King of Siam to observa the tots! eclipse of the sun in his dominions, has pubiished én Nature appesred to be stone deaf, ss the loudest noise, o 2 even the firing of agun, prodced no efect upon. | some sccount of the condition of sclencoMTOPR it-_AuPorter’s Timd eapigomk ‘abous. | the Siamose. Iata King wss woll known for his love of astrocomy, and his_sucoessor man- ifests a similar intcrest in this and other sci- ences. Chowfa Maha Mala, uncle of the reign- ing King, is now the chief astronomer of the Siamese, but the Kingamusos himself in the study of the varions phenomensa connected with the fluaf;fl bodiet&c:‘l itl“mhwd of him that on ourney to Calcatts he regularly took mghts with the sextant, and calenlated Lhz posi- of the stesmer unaided. On the day of the eclipse several telescopes were set up on the lawnin fron: of ths palace, and 28 totality approached the Kingaddresscd the mem- bers of the Royal family,—all of whom wers as- sembled to witness the phenomenon,—explain- ing to his listeners the significance of solar eclipses, and the resulta looked for in observing them. During totalty His Majesty observed the corons and the protuberances through a tele- scope, making careful notes and sketches of whathe saw. Meaawhile, one of the Princes took photographa of the corona. two of which were not inferior to those made by tho English party. The onginal negatives of thess wera sent B8 a present from the Kiog to the Royal Society in London. ‘The King has ordered the oonsiruction of sn observatory at Bangkok, in which regular baro- metric aud thermometric measurements are to be made, and the rainfsll and movements of the tides noted. Varions Epectroscopes and telescopes ars now on thew way from England to furnish the observatory. fi:ht\m1 hbmxaTh is also to mbfld gnd.m yal palace. Tho King's body- are being inatructed in taking surveys, and are now prastic- ing in the fleld. Wangna, the gecond King, is a diligent studeot of mineralogy, and has a large cabinet of minerals and & chemical laboratory whero'he makes his analyses. ‘When the Eoglish party were on thoir way to Bangtelue, where their observatory was located, they were detsived twenty-four hours in Bing- kok. Mr. Schuster was iavited to lecture in the evening before the ** Young Siamese Society,” oD spectrum anslvsis and its’ application during solar eclipses. His audience listened attentive- 1y and showed their understanding of the sab- ’act by the questions asiced at the close of the octure. Many Siamese make extended visits to Europe, and by their intercourse with enlight- ened nations obtain advanced ideas, which they comumavicate to their countrymen on their re- tarn home. FAMILIAR TALK. INVENTIONS. The art of knitting was invented in Scotland about the commencement of the sixteenth centu- 1y. In1589, William Lee, of Woodbridge, Notting- ham, inventod the knitting-frame by which white stockings, single drawers, and other similar gar- ments, are woven. Hand-looms were constructed by mankind in the dawn of their civilization, but the power-loom originated with Dr. Cart- wright in 1787. The ribbon-loom was the prod- uct of the sixteenth century. Wiod-mills were introduced into Europe by the Saracens, and into Engiand in 1663. The cotton-gin was in- vented by Efi Whitney in 1793, Tho firat usa of steam as 3 motive-power was probably made by # Blasco de Garay, who exhibited a steamboat of his own iovention in the harhor of Bar- celons in 1543. The first successful effort “to raiss water by fire” was made by the Marquis of Worcester, who described the steam apparatus by which ho ac- complished the affair, in & manuscript dated 1655. Thomas Newcomen secured s patent for an atmospherio engine in 1705. James Watt made the first important improvement upon this in 1769, and continued thenceforth to develop the capabilities of the steam-engine until he had brought it to such a degres of perfection that it superseded all other machinery for pumping out mines, ond expelled all simpler applications of natural forces from the mills. To Robert Fulton beiongs the honor of baving triumphantly applied steam to the propulsion of vessals. In 1807, the little stesmer Clermont plied from Now York to Albany, traveling at the rate of 5 miles per hour. The idea of usiog steam in pavigation had been conceived by others, but Faolton had the good forimne to prove its practicabilitz. The engine furnishiog the Clermont was made by Watts and Bolton. About the commencement of the present century a mining enginver named | pearedas a wesily,theinitial number Paris, Heory IV. haviog set up & rude affsir baviog neither straps or lmrng\ The first coach seen in England was brought from Hoi- land ia 1558, Their msoufscture in Englacd ‘was begun in Elizabeth's time, and they wers then styled whirlicotes. Cards are of ancient and Esstern arigia, snd formed a favorite amusement amoug the l.n_g Chinese. They wers Drought ‘o Jialy in 1379, Carelluyzo says: ‘I the year 1579 waa broaght into Viterbo the game st cards, which comes from the country of the Sarscens, and ia with them cslled naid. Cards had been 1 uss in Franos eome years befors Cbarles V1. went mad; yet from the following eatry in the ac- comnts of the King's treasurar, g-tad 1393, — * Given to Jocquemin Gingonnem, painter, for throa packs of cards, mit and colorod, and yariously omsmented for the use of the Kiug, fity-six sols of Pari"—the story aroes that they were invented to divert the King's melancholy. A game essentially the same sa modern chess was played nearly 5,000 years sgo in Hindostan. 1t was bronght by the Arabs lnto Spain, and thonce spréad throngh Westarn Earops. It was known in ‘prior to the Norman conquest. ‘THE EARLIEST MODERN NEWSPAPERS, 1t seems that to Italy the world is indebted for the origin of the newspaper. Centurice befors the Christian era, or, to give the precise dats so- cording to the best authorities, 631 B. C., a daily Jjouraal called the Acfa Liurna was published at Rome. It was notinthe form of the printed paper sheet thatis novsdays lettat everyin- telligent man’s door in the early morning; nor was it issued 1n copious editions and circalated among the subecribers for a stipulated consider- ation. The Acta Diurna was a public enterprize, supported by Government, and the faw copies strack off in Latin script upon white wooden tablets were bung at conspicaous points in the streets and the frequented places of the ty, and gave to the curioas passer-Ly the latest in- telligence of current events. With the downfall ot the Western Empire, jo perished. sad for upward of s thoussnd dreary yesrs was one of the lost and fargotien arte. By [talian geniua it was finally revived again, and Veoice waa the scene of its second birth. Thero ara now 1n the Magliabechis Lilwary of Florence thirty volumes of the oldest modern newspaper of which we have any knowladge, 1% was entitled Gazelfa, as some say, from the word Gazzera, signifving magpie or 3 and, according to others, from the name of the small coin for which the paper was sold. It waa published ac Venice once » month by order af the Goverament, and continued to be wnttea in script, even after pnting hed been invented. The last number is datad 1o the sixteenth centu~ rv. The earliest French journal, the Gazetle ds France, anewapaper still in existencs, we beliave, wasedited by Renindot,a pbysicianin Paris. Itaps bewng issued ia April, 1631, It was patronized by the King, Lumedxl}nfi': n}[‘lg :Io:mnedlltul:u: one article 5t e Royal hand. It also enjoyed the mvnrt u’! Cardioal Richelien. for The British Museum pregerves some copios of 5 newspaper calied the English Mercurie, sod professing to have been printed n?l:lqr the authonity of Queen Ehzabeth 1688, The titla of ona of the mnumbers reads thus: * The English Mercurie, published by anthoritie, for the prevention of faise re. ports, imprinted by Chrinmghe: Barlur, Her Highuess's printer, No. 50.” In it is an acconat of the Spanian Armads, under the heading: ** A journall of what !g.md sioce the 9lat of thix month, between Her Majestie’s fleet and thai of transmitted by thd Lord Highe the TLordes of Comneil® Bat the papers wers not pub- isbed at the date aod in the oir- cumatances pretendsd. ' Tiey have been proved 10 be clever forgenes executed abont 1766. In 1622, during tho reign of James I., & paper & peared under the title of the Lomdon We Courant. 1In 1643, in the time of ths Oivil War, & variety of publications cluming anworthily the office and the name of newspaper wers no- ed, but, in fact, the first genuine news journal g:l)bli!hed in England was eatablished by Bir ger L'Estrange, in 1665. It bore the name of the Pubtic Inlelligencer, and survived uotil the London Gazelle was traneferred from Oxford to Londen, ia February. 1866. Tae first regular newspaper prodnced in the United Ststes was the Boston News-Lefter, which sppeared April 24, 1704 In September, 1698, an enterprisiag priater in Boston bad uo- dertaken to start s cewspaper, but the first Bpayoe, A‘;lmjm‘! Trevithick produced the Jocomotive engine. Railways were already ip use at various col- lieries in England, and the possibilitiea of in- troducing locomotives on common roads had been considered by Watts and other inventors, but the high-pressure eogine was regarded by them unsafe for such purposes, and the plan waa given over. Trevithick persevered with the project until he had conatructed a Jocomotive working by adhesion alone, aud moviog at a velocity of 5 miles an bonr while dragging & burden of 15 tons. Unfortaoately, one of his engines exploded at an early stage in his experi- ments, and the accident threw hia invention into discredit. In the hands of George Stephen- son the locomotive was afterward immensely improved, and the present system of railroad travel introduced into England. The threehing-machine was invented by An- drew Meikle, Scotch mechanic, in 1787. The sir-pump was invented by Otto Guericke, & Ger~ man phyaicist. iv 1650. A metbod of printing, or stamping, was known to the Assyrians, and the Chinese have for many centuries possessed the art of printing from wooden blocks. The discovery of the modern process of printing from movable types dates back only about 400 years. The credit of tne discovery in ascribed to Tour different claimants: Gutenburg and Fauat of Germany, and Lavrence Coster_and Schoffer of Holland. The firat book cgfimed in Europe was the Latin Valgate, which was iesued .be- iween 1450 and 1455, and is Dow known as the Mazarin Bible. The earliest known impression from wood-cat is dated 1418. Lithography, the art of printing from stone, was discovered by Aloys Scefelder. an actor in Manich, towards the close of the last century. The original photographic process was discover- ed by Daguerre in 1830, and dieclosed to the world in 1838, for the considerstion of a yearly .income of 6000 francs, Card pbotographs wers ipvented by Diederi, the Court photographer of Louis Navoleon. The sand- blast process was patented by Mr. B. C. Tilgh- mav, of Philadelphia. The artificial manufac- ture of ice was onginally invented by Alexander 8., Twining, an American. Fraoklin discovered tha identity of lightning with the electric fluid. Prof. Joseph Henrv, in 1832, established the fact that the electro-magnet conld be apolied in transmitting telegrapbic sigoals. The trst mile of teiegraph was pat i successful operatiou by Gauss and Weber, of Gpttingen, -in 1833. The tolegraphic 1nstrume: in universal use waa invented by Prof. Morse, snd exhibited by bim in 1837. The planing-machine originated in America. The sewig-machine was invented by Flias Howe and patented in 1841. The mowver, the resper, the rotary printing-presses, the gauge-lathe, and the grain-elevatar, are all prod- Gets of American ingeouity. The harp and the organ are said to be the fo- vention of Jubal (Genesis iv., 21) 3875 B. C. It ia supposed the organ mentioned in the Scrip- tures was identical with the pipe of Pan of the sncient Greeks. It conmisted of seven or more roeds of unequal length., The instrument is gtill used by the shepherds of the Orient, and. klifully played, produces tolsrable music. The frame of the harp or lyre in 1ts simpleat form wan made of boves and tortviee-shell. The gackbnt was origioally a four-stringed instro- ment of triangular shape. The strings were afterwards increased to twenty. It is eaid that the trombone was modeled after s sackbut dis~ covered in Herculaneum, where it had been en- tombed neatly 2.000 vears. Tho pealtery was & Babylonish instrument resembling & ten-strng- od lyre or harp. Horns, drums, trumpets, and csmbals were m use among the Jews and other ancient mations st & very early day. The flute is ssid to hare been invented by Hysgnis, it 1506. The pisno- forte was invented by J. C. Schroter, s organist of Dresden, in 1717. The harpsichord fitst ap- peared in the fiftesnth century. it was intro- duced into England esrly .in 1600. The spinnet was the fashionable instrument for the Iadies’ usain Elizabeth's time, and she was herself & clever performer. The origin of the violin bas been traced back to the Indisn Rat an ipstrament still played by mendicant Buddhist monks, and_declared by traiition to have been invented by Ravans, King of Ceyloo, 5000 B. C. The viol was the immediste precursor of the Siolin. The first six muaical notes are belisved to have been invented by Guy Aretino, a Bene- dictine monk of Arezzo, in 1025, Tho notesin present use were perfected in 1338, The invention of the car or chariot is secribad to Erich Thomus of Athens, sbout 1486 B. C. Covered cars were used by the Romaus, and Ter- quin the Eider introdaced the triumpbal car, whuch was shaped liks s throne. It is etated by Beekman that the Queen of Chatles of Anjou entered Naples in a ‘carefia, or coach, in 1252, Inthe time of Prancis 1 there were but two conches in Paris,—ons owned by the Queen, and the other b{nDum. the uatural danghter of HearyIL In 1500 thers were three coaches in | edition was suppressed by the authorities, and only one copy i8 Row known to exist. B1G CHURCHES. Very few churches in America have s seating capacity of over 1,500. The following table showa the size of some of the largest churches in Europe: St. Peter’s Church at Bome will hold. thedral. . s Tabern: 1000 chureh, Fifth Avente, New York, scate. 2,008 GEORGE ELIOT. As every bit of personal gossip referring io the suthor of ** Middlemarch " is interesting, we copy the following paragraph from a private let- ter addreased by an American lady to a friend in New York. Itis but justto remark that the por- trait it contains of the great novelist was sketched after a very slight opportunity for study of her characteristica. “I lunched with the T.'n the other day, and. amooget their guests was George Eliot, or rather' Mrs. Lewes. Sheis by no means bandsome or sgreeabls. Sha looks like the picturs of Lorenzo de Medici, with very large, thin featnres, and possessing peuetratide eyes. She dresses plainly, but well, peither in por out o2 the fash- jon. Her maoner is pot atall plesaing; it is abrapt and barsh ; and, indeed, I was ritogether 80 Little agreeably improased by her, that, admir- ing her works as I do, I took guite s dislike to her, and was sorry I ever met her. Ths diaillu- sion was tao grest.” § “PRINTER'S DEVIL." The origin of the term * Printer's devil™ has been traced back to Aldus Manutius, s printer of Venice. In the establishment of this worfny was a nogro boy who rendered assistanoe in the multifarions work of the office, and who, on ac- count of his dusky cojor, was believed by the su- perstitiona tobe ap emissary of the Prince of Dark- ness. From this notion of the credulous, the boy gained the soubriquet_of * printer's davil” by which be was known all ovet Venice. To diesi- pats the ridiculous superstitiou Mavutins ove day publicly eXpibited the lad to the popuics e o oty Coacch aad Doge, Bare. toe r to the Holy and Doge, har! 1 ay made publg cxposure of the prinir's devil Alfwho thing.that be is not flesh aod biood, come aad pinch him.” _ PERSONAL. ¥ THIS SHOULD MERT THE EYR OF MR know LRy ey Spurgeon’ Dr. Hall'n . ms PERSONAL_T RTY WHO TOOK RTUFFED Bfi?{;‘f-"{gflm' ‘Eatel ret Trom Caledonian Dicuic will save sxpacse by calling ol b ervemos of recovery. . AL-AN AMERICAN WIDOW LAD! !,?.‘i?:l ko, wislios the acqualiatance of an zmmr'-b-u Fontionsn w.ch s view lo matrimony. M4 Tribune of- i FRSONAL_YOUNG GENTLRMAN WITH AN income of $10.000, wishes snos with ac els- Fant young Iady of sense. Address K 97, Tribane ofbce. RSONAL_WILLIAM, YOU WILL FIND P 9R% Grars Hiadson's, 1t 73 State-rt- kol DERSONAL-Y. Z.. WRITE AND GIVE PART PEER! W Pmuoxu.—;\ GENTLEMAN 3 YEARS OF AGH wiahes to form the Acqualn { & respectabls o scqualntagen o 1549 abject matriaony. Address &, Tribuno ohos. ERSONAL-IF THE PARTY WHO WROTE THE Stato-st. merchant, signing his namo **Clerk,” aad ectinlos 15" ive: Sama, wil call 10 Wil be SFICAly ooae MR. H. B.: EIL B Y0U fidential. PERSONAL_TRGE FRIEND, ‘will ad lotier In P. U. ML oc Dhotograph, if postible. SERSONAL—AN ISTRRVIEW WITH THR LADY with white hat who recognized 3 2 : by al Park races. Ploave Raswer. 72, Tribune oBce. . ERSONAL-THE RETURN Ol 3 FTS P AL U B Vet i nDRATTS .%; nd 0o quastions sakid by sddressing LOSS, Tribune officz, PERSONAL-MATRIMONIAL AGENOY: P ion thtozh which Isdvs sad: seativman mag b como acuuainiod. lncloss sAmp. [0 Sireuias a . O. Chicago. MOORE, WHQ _LATELY address whers PGS ari e ooR s g 28 3 lotier will rosad 700 ta £ & Teibrine oo