Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 3, 1876, Page 12

12 THE CHIiCAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. . AMUSEMEN The Patriotic Drama Exém-_ plified at McVicker’s. What May Be Expected of the New Company. The Performances at Hav- erly’s, Hooley’s, and e the Adelphi. The Truth About Bret Harte’s Play--Other Green-Room Notes. The Death of Jirah D, Cole Jre— An 01d Chicago Musician, A Card fromi Jerome Hopkins-== Rehearsal of the Apolio Club. Musical Notes in Europe and America---Theodore Thomas. THE DRAMA. CHICAGO. THE PATRIOTIC DRAMA. Mr. Charles W. Barry presented at McVick- er's Theatre lust week a frightful mass of trash. He called it a play—* The Spy.” We were una- ble to discoverin it any of the merits which usually belong to and distinguish that order of composition, und, in the absence of them, must decline to admit that it is entitled to the name. “The Spy” may, however, serve a purpose, if by courtesy it be allowed to stand as a repre- sentative of the modern patriotic drama. We can then determine approximately how bad a thing the modern patriotic drams is. Itis so bad, in fact, that wise men avoid and bate it. Centennial dramas hola about the same position in art that Centennial neckties or Centennial handkerchiefs do in fashionable attire—to pa- trovize them is esteemed vulgar. Patriotism seems to the unthinking mind too holy a thing to be phiyed ut on the stsge. Sym- pathy with the patriotic sentiments of the stage is adjudged by the same class childish or insincere. This general- ization is incorrect. Love of country is no holier » sentiment than love of*kind, which is made the motive of dramas without number. Pa- triotism, instead of being excluded from the field of the playwright’s efforts, is oue of the few emotions that he can legitimately. employ on all veeasions. The troublé with the patriotic drama lies not in the nature of things, but in the feenleness of the writers who have at- tempted it. Some of Boucicault’s plays, which are the embodiment of Irish nativnalism, are Dot upento censure on that score. One of Shakspeare’s historical drumas was, in his time, patriotic. Home's * Douglas,” it it did not purfectly represent national sentiment, at least revivitied and strengthened it in the peculiar conditions under which the representations in London took place. The chief objec tion of the master-dramatists nationsl topies bas been that choice £f them involved an abridgment of op- portunities without 3 compensating gain in i wens.ty of motive. ‘The appeal 10 national 1e ing 1s wbviously much narrower and lower iuits aim than it to humun uature in general. Hence the wiating of national d:amas hss been beld vo iply & voluntary and uncecessary 2io- negation of sympatletic wids from without, Wich ToEt dnuaatsts are luti to part with. lu 13 uot 2 vuigerization, but a sunple division ot i Tuour day, Lo, alie has been mande n the introduc- % racteys upon ti:e sinze. The result of contiwn trestmert is a » persunages, it notof sentinent. ugton bis no busiuess in aiana. Hle is now an in _the imaginations of and any embodiment of s must of necessity appear an. In the case of Mr. Burry's icn, Washington becomes a soleinn us prig. It thg real character were ir. Barry poitraye, tie spectator re- is 2 grood thing that the Fathier of lis ‘nirs e deag, clse Lie would have lived to Krow Low shurperthan a serpent’s tooth itis to huve u thankicss child. Rather than owe our Lerty to Jir. Barry's Washinglon we would dic sieves, The fault’ 18 not with the vatriotic drawa, but witn Mr. Barry, that “ The Spy » Is 50 Lad & play; the most that the nature of the work cau do 1S to fimit, not to impede, the de- pILeLL ol gendine drawat spiration. Tue periormances at M:Vicker's Theatre last viurtu considering from other stand- They showed the disposition of the tnanggen tu be liberal in the mount- iz ol s. There is mo theatre out- zide of York, Boston, ead Philadelphia wineh presents trash in such a supertize manner ax MeVi 1t trash 1sto be done at all, tiere is every reason why it should be done 11, aud we are grateful "to Mr. McVi for Lis ¢ilurts in connection with = The Spy.” Were it nut for the tablean and the beautitul scenery with which the action is aderied, the perforni- ances would be irredecmatly dull. One ook at the revulving seene col nsutes for the weary j through the wilderness ofstupid jokes platitudes” which constitute the firet two 7 The tableau of Washington erossing the Delaware gimost makes one forget that Wash- ington has just been delivering iimself of sitig-soug iu & minor kev. The munle naval coubat—milk for bubes though it be—atones iu & re for Harvey Jsirch’s idiotic sprech, in which he urges that e should not be hanged, because both siacs employed spics. By the way, we advise peopie who attead per- formances of “The Spy* this week (for the play is to be conimnued) 10 votice how truly inine Haroey Birch is made to appear in ihe speccli just referred to. He is shown as o piti- ful cowsrd and sneak, without reasoning facul- ties suflicient to inform him that there is a dif- ference between catching and being caught. Yet the audience applaud un, because they are told in the play-bills that he is a bero. " The beautiful_mounting of “The Spy™ at Me Vicker's Theatre, it will be observed, is not gilding retined gold or painting the lily; it is gilding orvide and painting the cabboge. THE NEW COMPANY. The acting in ** The 8py”’ is much better than 1t deserves, and yet not so good as it might be. From a cureful observation of the work that the new company has doie, we apprehend that it will not proveto be what the people of Chicago tuve been hoping for. There can be no ques- tion, of course, that the company as a whole is 81 improvement upon the one of last year; no company, as a whole, could very well be worse. " But there is not in the organization that even- wess of merit which alone can avail to make most of its theatrical perfurmances enjoyable. Mr. Thorne has sume talent in light comedy, and will not probably be disagreeable in melo- f@ruma or tragedy. Miss Tracy also promises well, though as yet she has achieved little, and & uav be that she will disappoint in tragedy. Mr. Rowe avd Ar, Hetto are valusble acqui- sitions. But we have examined in vain the acting of Mr. Lee, the juvenile man, wud Mrs. Baker, sccond old woman, ju order to disvover some indications of a2 style that will attract and please oceasionally the scason through., If any such pleasure is atforded, it will be a surprise and o delight. The rank and file of the company is pousibly Inferior o that of last year, although the Ieaders are sy r. _As usual, there is no soubrette, and nobody below the rank of Mrs. Bturdoch to play light-comedy parts, except mewmbers of the ballet. Of the oM members retained, Mrs. Stoneall, Mr. Rainford, and Mr. Jobuson’ could scarcely be spared. The last- namned fn particular is a ‘favonite, not so much for what he bas accomplished as for what he romises. Mr. Seymour and Mrs. Murdoch have ecu properly retained, for, although not invaria- bly agreeable, they are generally so. In sum- ming up the meritsof thecompany, then, wefind hatit possesses better lcadersand worse follow- ers thau before; and still we are grateful thatit 1s no worse, being ever ready to admit the stun- ning force of & rather familiar ment, that the companies of Cincinnati and St. Louis are inferior to pur own. We believe, too, that Mr. McVicker has secured a8 gagd 8 compauy as the prospects of the season warrant, for this is not the time nor is Chicago yet the place in which a fomlxgany of trained artists can Lope to maintain tself. HAVERLY'S THEATRE. The Californis Minstrels last week gave an entertainment of a high order in many respects, ¥et one which would be improved by an infusion of fresh blood and other vital material. There isnoclass of actors who have more time for study and the invention of new thinge than negro-miustrels, and apparently none that uses time less for this purpose. Mr. Haverly’s company embraces many of the first per- formers in the profession; indeed, there is no organization of its kind which requires go large u weekly expenditure in ‘salaries. It ought to «arn its money more faithfully than it does. Tue performance of last weck would be delight- ful to oue who had vever seen the principal acts before, but, since this limitation excludes a large portion of the amusement publi, the at- tractions presented are Dot so strong as they should be. The best things in the bill were Russell’s * Dublin Bay,” aithough the song has been associated with Rim in the minds of the public for years past; Emerson’s imitation of 'at Rooucy, which is entirely new; Schooleratt and Cocs’ rendering of the familiar lessons in music and elocution, which is old in form and new in manner; and the concluding farce-uct, ¢Smoked-Qut.” Sanford and Wilson’s, music is always agrecable, and Mackin and Wilson'’s daucing is Unique in its way, being us nearly perfect as anything of the Kind now offered on the stage. The Irish and Dutch character-act- ing of th2 latter pair, on the other haud, is feeble envugh. One crowning merit of this company is the care which its managers exer- cise In the exclusion of unnecessary vulgarisms 1rom the stage. The programme this week will be noticeable for the first appesrance of Messrs. Scanlan and Cronin, who buve won much favor d4n California as lrish character actors. The other tfavorites will rerain. Russell will sing ‘“There's a Letter in the Candle,” and th&fiep formance will close with anew sketch called “Life ina New York Tepement House.” A week from to-morrow, N..C. Goodwin, who has an excellent reputation in the East as a mimic, will appear. SEW CHICAGO THEATRE. Hooley's Minstréls offer an enjoyable enter- tainment, though they also are open to the charge of revamping old things, and especially to the accusation of keeping & good thing on the bills too long. The descriptive military finale % One Hundred Years Ago " is continued now for the third week. The current programme will be comparatively fresh, presenting Carrol and McCarthy, * the great Milesiun specialists,” and Lew and Frank Collins,*the nonpareil song and dance artists.” The best things in the bill lust week were the comicalities of Mr. Fayette Welch, the new end man; the brightsketches of Mr. George S. Knight, the German comedian; and the peculiar travesties of Messra. Johnson and Bruno. *Two Men of Sandy Huok ” prov- ed to be not the least of a burlesque on “Two Men of Sandy Bar,” but _an old sketch worked over. Rice has plaved his part in it from time immemorial, and not played it well, absolutely butchering the idea of the act by such common antics as throwing bread about and hitting the other per- formers on the side of the head.” Mr. Knight, in his broken dialect, recited oeautifully, one night, a translation from the German entitled *The Water-Wheel,”, showing that there is something n himn besides the ordinary stock-in- trade of a variety verformer. THE ADELPHI A good variety performance has not been regularly offercd in this city for some time past, and it has now become a desideratum. Since the people will have varicties, it is well that they should have them in-o respectable way, which they cannot hope for elsewhere than at the Adelphi. The performance of last week was not all that it should be, but it was & fair approximation of a good thing. The bill opened with a furce and closed with a burlesque, each ot which was indifferently ren- dered. There were a one-legged dancer of some merit, and a geries of Irish songs by ** The 0'Don- oghue,” and an amusing skeich by the Caw- thorne children. Mi¢s Carric Lavarne’s charac- ter changes would be more acceptable if they required the use of more lothing; and Miss Jeume Hughes’ *“portfolio of musical gems’ might show to better advantage if it contained no tinsel and vulgar jewelry. She scemns, how- ever, to be a favorite, and has_the ability to please without singing the * Tra-la-la-lu,” or pulling down her vest. The principal festure of the performance is Mr. Ira Paine’s «1.ver im- jtation of bigeon-chooting, glass baus being used for birds, and metallic springs for traps. GROVER’S BENEFIT. Mr. Leonard Grover’s bencfit to-day will be an extraordinary event. It not only marks the termination of his connection with the Adelphi, but also brings on one stage a combination of uesro-minstrel and variety actors such as has never before been gathered together. Itis a fact well recoguized in the profession that the two minstrel cumpanies now in this city have no rivals in the country ecxcept each other. The principal members of each will appear; also tke variety actors in the Adelphi company; alsoa number of actors of local fame who arée tempo- rarily staying Inthe city. Tie performance.will be long and full of merit, and it is to be hoped that the beneficiary will be rewsrded as he de- serves. THE CIRCUS. The proprietors of Howe’s London Circus are so well satisfied with the reception they encoan- tered in Chicago last June, that they have adopted the rather unusual course of returning again this seasun. The tents are to be pitched onthe lake-front to-day, and the entertainments will begin to-morrow, continuing through Tues- day. Tae TRIBUNE had occasion to speak ot this ehow when it was here before in terms of deserved commendation, and it has nothing to add to orsubtract from what was then said. The large class who honestly enjoy circuses need not be ashamed to avow their tastes by at- tending so reputable and amusing au estab- lishment as this une. There has been fome re- inforcement of the company, but the principal performers are the ones who were here before. NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. John T. Raymond is to appear at McVicker's Theatre next week. It is understood that Miss Laura Dainty is studying for the stage. Miss M. L. Cummings has been giving a serics of dramatic readings in Waukesha with success. “The Spy ” will be continued at McVicker's ‘Theatre this week, with Mr. C. W. Barry as Gen. Washington. The Museum opened P'estcnlay with a new company in *The Rivals.” The auditoriwm has been fréshened with new paint and gilding, and now offers agreeuble surroundings for all who may resort thither. A uoticeof the perform- ance is necessarily deferred. Mr. Willard Glazier, a young man well spoken of by newspapers throi the country, will de- livera lecture at. Farwell Hall Mondsy evening, Sept.11. The subject is *Echoes from the Revolution.” Mr. Glazier announces that 4he proceeds ure to be devoted to the Custer Monument Fund. The reduction of prices of admission to the galleries at McVicker's Theatre has had the ef- fect to change in a great measure the character of the audicuices,—mfusing an independent and original element which has been sadly missed in thepast. The “gods™ are back, in short, and their em‘m;\m manifestations of delignt cheer up the salemn crowds below, who have been of late somewhat too rigidly decorous. THE OUTER WORLD. BRET HARTE'S PLAY. There can be no manner of doubt that “Two Men of Sandy Bar " has failed in the estimation of the New York critics; and in this class we in- «lude the habitual frequenters of the theatres— literary men, artists, gentlemen-amateurs—as well us the professionul writers for the news- papers. It remaius to be secn what will be the fate of the play with the people. But whatever this secondary verdict may be, failure of artistic success must be conceded. The judgment of the New York critics carries with it s weight of authority which cannot be gainsaid, however wuch one may gispute the methods employed by them and question the taste of mere perso- nal reflection. TrE TRIBUNE is all the more dis- posed toagree with the present judgment be- cause it substantially attirms that which was ex- pressed in these columns on the first production of the play in Chicazo. Onthe morning of July 17, an opinion of the play was given in Tue TRIBUNE in the followins words: The most serious faults apperent in it are the couspicuous ones of Mr. fiarte's published writ- Inge. They are faults of design rather than of ex- ecution. Their origin lics back of the necesvities of stave-work, though they are mamified by exhi- bition on the stage. Komantic 2drunksrds and he- roic gamblers are offenses ana contradictions in themselves. and when we withhold udmiration from these types of characier we attack the soul and heart of **Tywo Men of Sandy bar. This we feel compelled 9 da. But it i will} popglple forn play badly conceived to deserve praise for felicito strokes in execution. The New York Evening Post comes to a con- clusion substantially the same as that expressed- above, and in a very careful and just article am- plifies the position contained therein. There is a disposition, however, on the part of some of the New York journals—the Zribune being a conspicuous exception—to deny all merit to the play. Now, there can be no serious doubt that the first act, as it stands, is unique and original in a meritorious way, being a tolerably successful attempt to gorlmy modes of life which have never before een exhibited on the stage. There is a tone of pastoral simplicity about the scene—in which, we admit, the drunken Sandy and the scoundr Ual:hurst are ludicrous elements—which is at times refreshing. The dialozue and the char- acterization of % Two Men of Sandy Bar,” which the New York Times has sweeping! ?x condemned along with the vonstruction and the moral, are far'superior to anything contained in Anerican plays of recent date. To say otherwiseis to deny all criticism, and to be content with the indulgence of a personal spite. In considering the reception the play has encountered.in New York, particular attention should be directed to the fact that the third act, which has drawn the fire of: all the eritics there, was not produced here. It is unquestionably a bad act, containing much Bow- ery matcrial, and adding no fresh motive to the action except in the first scene. The safe-borg- lary incident, ridiculously suggestive of the fathous Washington conspiracy, i8 almost & dcadly blunder. The wouder is, not that it was omitted from the representation here, but that it was ever restored in New York. AMERICAN NOTES. Bijou Heron will be at the Union Square next falt. Ben DeBar does not intend to visit London this fall, as reported. Miss Belden, the St. Louis debutante, is to appear at the Pittsburg Opera-House, Sept. 18. Miss Ione Burke is to rétmin from Europe for the regular season at Wallack’s Theatre, New York. Solke, the danseuse, has becn engaged as a member of the Fifth Avenue (New York) Com- pany. The receipts for the first Sothern as David Garrick at Monday night, were $1,223. Hooley’s Minstrels are billed to play in Mil- waukee one week, beginning Sept. 1I. They return here afterwards. Macaulay’s_Theatre at Louisville is to co- operate with Wood's Theatre at_Cincinnati, one stock company being employed for both. O'Ncil and Coghlan are slready spoken of as the rival “handsome” actors of the Union Square and the Fifth Avenue Theatres. Coghlan makes his debut st Daly’s in ‘‘Money” next week. Jonn and Maggie Fielding were severely scored by the Philadelphia press for their per- formance at the Arch Street Theatre, where they opened in & “new and original 7 play last Monday night. Mr. Montague authorizes a denial of the state- ment that he has quarreled with Mr. Boucicault; he has simply caused some offense by refusing to take the part in *The Shaughran for which he was cast, having other and more ambitious plans. Wade’s Opera-House in San Francisco will hereafter be known as the Grand Opera-House, the lease and interest of Bert having been transferred to M. J. McDonald. This ar- ranzement frustrates the attemnpt of John Mc- Cullough to secure possession of the property. ¢ Pique ” was produced at the Boston Globe for the first time in that city last Monday night. The Advertiser says: *‘ It secms a hard thing to say of any play, but it is true of *Pique,’ that it is the worst even of Mr. Daly’s efforts as_an author.” The same evening “Ferreol was brought out at the Museum, and apparently did not meet with much favor, Frank Muyo, in *TheStreets of New York,” was the attraction at the Boston Theatre. Joseph E. Jackson, the well-known theatrical grimer, had 2 benefit at the Academy of Music, hiladelphia, Thursday afternoon and night. The matinee performance included the second act from “ Our Boys,” with the fine Chestout Street Theatre cast, aud a miscellancous enter- tainment, in which Touy Pastor, Simmous, Slo- cum & Sweatnam’s Minstrels, and a host of otherartists appeared. Inthe eveninga dramatic and operatic entertainment of unusual excellence was given, such artigts as Fechter, Brougham, Miss Western, Mrs. Walcot, and Miss Temple- ton baving tendered their services. EUROPEAN NOTES. ‘The Odeon Theatre in Paris will reopen in September with * Les DanichefE.” A comedy by Mr. Maltby entitled *Bounce erformance of Mr. aly’s Theatre, last has been successfully produced at the Prince of Wales ‘I'heatre, Liverpuol. At present the French subventions are as fol- lows: Opers, 300,000 francs; Francais, 240,000; Opera Comique, 140,000; Theatre Lyrique, 10,- 000; Odeon, 60,000. “ Abel Druce,” Mr. Gilbert’s new play for the London Haymarket, will be produced there on the reopening of the house early in September. Mr. Herman Vezin will act a principal charace- ter, and Mr. Howe and Miss Marion Terry will appear in the piece. p, It will beremembered that the remains of Adrienne Lecouvreur, forbidden holy sepulchre, were buried in the Rue de Grenelle, near the Hotel Vogue. The artists of the Theatre Fran- cais have expressed the determinution to re- move the body to Pere-Lachaise, and have a monument erected to the memory of the illus- trious actress. ¢ Arrah-na-Pogue,” pronounced by the Lon- don Athenc:um Mr. Boucicault’s *“masterpiece,” is baving arun at the London Adelphi, The London Academy curiously differs irom the Athenizum, holding that ¢ Arrah-na-Pugue has been overpraised, and that * Old Heads and Young Hearts™ is the best of Boudcault’s dramas. M. Theodore Barriere, one of the most pro- lific of French writers for the stage, is busy in editing his Theatre complet. Each piece is to have a pretace, and, as there are more than 100 pieces, his fask Is not a light one. 3. Barricre inay be said to be in reality writing his reminis- ceuees of the the theatre, of the actors and au- thors with whom he has worked. A nepr ece, entitled “Le Salon au Cin- %uicmc itage (“ The Salon of the Fifth loor”), by MM. Emile and Edouard Cerc, has been ’flnyiff atthe Gymnase, Parls, with he Salo) lo succe n of the Fifth Floor in ques- tion is the studio of a poor artist, who, having received a%bequest, has paid off his debts and invited his bappy ereditors—grocers, butchers, and the rest—to i fete in bis apartments, The London dcademy savs: *Preparations are being actively made b% M. Ballande for the opening of the ‘third Theatre Francais,’ ior which purpose, as our readers bave been told, he has taken the Theatre Dejazet. No oue has done more than M. Ballande has already done at his morning representations to encourage a new dramatic literature in France, and it is of course his intention to give, at his new theatre, every possible chance to the young and unknown writers. Aware of this, they uare already taking advantage of him. In onc month of prepara tion he Lias received between 200 and 300 manu- scripts; and he has taken uron him a task which the most active of Loudon munagers would cer- tainly shrink from—the task of recording with each picce which he refuses his reasons for re- fusing it. Manuscripts therefore come up to M. Ballande somewhat in the light of cxamina- tion-papers, and Le bids fair, if he continues his methiod, to establish a school of dramatic writ- ing a8 well as of acting.” MUSIC. AT HOME. IN MEMORY OF JIRAH D, COLT. One after another the pioncers of music in Chicago are passing away to their’everlasting rest, und a new generation steps in and fills their places. The impress of their work, how- ever, remains. Some of them sowed and then passed away. Others lived to sec the grain growing, but could not stay until the harvest. Others lived on and died st work in the harvest- field, and among them was Jirah D. Cole. The story of his life has already been told in the daily papers. Hishonorable record asabusiness mau in these dishonorsble days has already been written. His exemplary character as a mer- chant and his personal worth #s a gentleman have received merited tribute, and & large circle of friends and acquaintances will to-day pay the last taken of respect to his memory, and tenderly and sadly say pmood-by forever. The record of his life, however, would not be complete without some special reference to his loog and useful labor in beball of music in Chicago, for music was a large part of hislife. He worked for it mod- cstly and unostentatiously, but conscientiously and lovingly. He fdentificd himself with music in Chicago whep there was only & little handful of musicians hére, and audiences were made up of those Who listened to music because they en- joyed it, not because it was fashionable to go. As early as 1851, Mr. Cole was singing in the liome concerts, and from that time until his death, twenty-five years, he has been connected with our musical socictics and choirs, laboring for the advancement of music in his quiet and modest, but very effective, way. He was one of the directors of the original Philharmonic So- ciety that was organized in November, 1852, and led by Dr. Abell, the late William H. Brown be- ing President. In the spring of 1353the Society was incorporated, and at the first_election, May 3, he was chosen Tressurer. In 1856, when the Society was reorganized and placed un- der the leadership of Prof. Webster, he was again elected Treasurer. He was a rominent” member of the Chicago Musical nion that was oreganized in 1857, and one of the founders of the Oratorio Society that came into being a yearlater. In all the earlier musical conventions, like those of Bradbury and Will- iam Mason, he took an active part, especially in the work of advanciug the best interests of sacred music,—a work into which he entered with his whole heart, and for which he labored al- most literally to the very day of his death. Al- though getting to be a ‘veteran in musle, and nearly all his old companions and co-laborers dead or retired, when the Beethoven Society was orgunized, he enlisted in its ranks with his old-time zeal and enthusiasm. For church music he has labored ever since his arrival in the city, and bis influence and his counsels will be sadly missed in this direction. Privately as well as publicly hie has done a great deal in the way aging and aiding young musiciavs, of encour: 2nd his home has been the scene of delightful *‘musicals ** for years. His work is now ended, but its influence” remains for permanent good. Nearly all the pioneers with whom he started— Heary Ahner, Louis Maas, Charlic Scaverns, Jewett, Holt, Curry, Henry Liffert, George Davis, Dr. Dunham, and others—are gone. A few remain with us, and they will most sadly miss the dead one., They will miss his familiar face in our home choruses, in the concert-room, in the choir-loft. Most sadly of all, she who hus sung by his side so many years. To bher, however, will come more of sympathy than she can ever know, for which one of us does not re- member a dear, familiar volce forever hushed? o LOCAL MISCELLANY. Mr. I V. Flagler returned from his summer vacation last week, and enters at once upon his professional dutles. The Freja Singing Society will give an open- air concert of vocal and instrumental music at the Lincoln Park Pavilion this afternoon, com- mencing at 5 o’clock. The New Orleans people are rejoicing that they are to have an opera of their own this season, under the management of Mr. Paul Al- haiza, with Mme. Lambelc-Albaiza as primna donna. Lambele will be remembered as the !;rlmn douna who first introduced opera boufle i Chicago. Among the campaign songs which have re- cently published are * The Campaign Kaugaroo, or the Ticket that Is Strongest Behind,” by M. C. Thayer, published by Benham & Co., of In- dianapolis; and * Our Champions of the Right,” a Hayes and Wheeler song, by R. 8. Walcott, published by White, Smith & Co., of Boston. Mr. Jerome Hopkins, of New York, sends us the following card, which explains itself: To the Editor of The Tridune. New Yonk, Aug. 24.—Having been informed that published statements have appeared in Chicago relative to my acceptance of an organist's position there, I beg to deny them, as I have no such inten- tion. " The report probably arose from the fact of negotiations now pending for the production in your city of my Festival \ esper Choral Service for threc choirs, or:heutm} two organs, harp, and solo voices. but even this is very uncertain. I hope you will kindly publish this in behalf of the truth, and oblige, yours respectfully, JEnoME HOPKINS. The first rehearsal of the Apollo Club for the season of 18767 will occur to-morrow evening, Sept. 4, at Nos. 80 gnd 52 Adamns street, on which occasion it is expected that eve member will be in his place at the usual hour, 8 o'clock, promptly. Theassoeiate membership will be much larger than any season heretofore, and promises tobe the most eventful in the hism_?' of the Club, socially as well as musical- ly. The method to be adopted in forming the mixed chorus will be announced shortly, when the many applications for membership will be answered. ~Mr. Tomlins returned to the city on Thursday last, and bas been engaged in making preparations for the work before bim for the en- suing season. Mr. H. Clarence Eddy, our well-known ergan- ist, has given six organ recitals st the Centen- nial Exhibition upon the' great Hook organ, which is just now the cynosure of all the organ- ists in the country. At these coucerts he played, among other selections, Bach’s “Prelude ‘ant Fugue in C minory” “Toccata and Fugue in D ‘minor,” * Fugue in G minor ” (the smaller), and the “Grand_Fugue in G minor”; Thiele’s “Chromatic Fantasie” aud *‘Coucert-Satz in E flat miuor”; Mendelssohn’s “Sonatas Nos. 2 and 87; Guilmant's “Marche Religieuse,” “Sonata No. 1,” “Cantilene Pestorale,” and “Qffertoire sur des Noels”; and Merkel's “Concert Adagio op. 85" and “Sonata in G minor.” On Friday evening last he guve an or- gan concert at Westticld, Mass. He will return to Chicago about the middle of the month. ABROAD. MUSICAL NOTES. Saint-Saens, the composer, writes the musi- cal criticisms for L' Kstafette, of Paris. Carleton, the baritone of the Kellogg English opera company, has returned from England. A Universalist church in New Haven will be opened as an opera-bouse on the 1at of Novem- ber. The Bouffes Parisiens will reopen in Septem- ber with Herve’s new opers, “Estelle et Ne- morin.” » At Dieppe, Patti’s house was decorated with flowers, and the renowned songstress serenaded on her arrival. A party of wealthy men, it is reported, are to build £ fine opera-nouse in San Francisco for Strakosch. The expense of producing Wagner’s opera at Bayreuth was about $225,000, including the fes- tivities connected with it. The Soldene troupe will leave England for this country in the City of Berlin Nov. 2, and will probably open at the Globe Theatre in Bos- ton Nov. 20. Mr. Wertheimber promises to bring on as sup- port to Mme. Essipofl, the Russian Pinnist, seV- eral vocal artists whuse talents will fully equal those of his musical star.” A grand musical festival, with a choir of 4,000 singers, will be held in Amsterdam on Sept. 8 to 11. Bruch, Gouuod, Hiller, Liszt, Vieuxtemps, ete., are expected to be present. Mlle. Leontine Mendes, an American singer, has gained _the first musical honors at the Con- servatorie, Paris, another example of American talent on the other side of the Atlantic. The performance of Prof, Macfarren’s new oratorio, ** The Resurrection,” at the approach- ing Birmingham festival will be conducted by Mr. Walter Macfarren, brother of the composer. Mr. P. 8. Gilmore rchearses every day the Fifth Symphony of Beethoven. It is a feat never before auemrtcd in the world by a military band. It will be givenin New York Thursday evening. It is reported that Mme, Pauline Lucca will sing for the first time in Italian opera at Mos- cow mnext secason. Somne papers, however, au- nounce the engagement of this lady at St. Pe- tersburg. It is said that Herr Wagner has been so de- lighted with the ** Life of Schopenhauer,” lately piiblished by an English lad‘).y. that he has pre- sented her with a ticket for the performantces at Buyreuth. Nilsson is making a furore in Sweden. Pleas- ure-trains are being run to all the towns where she makes her appearance. At Stockholm, where there was no_possibility of finding a cou- cert-room sufficiently large, the doors of the Cathedral were opened in ner honor. The London Atheneum says: *The hope en- tertained that the state of Dr. Vou Bulow’s health would have enabled him to conduct the Glasgow orchestral concerts has not been real- ized, and the Committee bave again appointed Mr. Arthur Sullivan as Conductor, who directed the concerts last winter.” The Offenbach Garden, a very costly establish- ment, opencd by Offenbach in Philadelphis, has failed and closed. _The owner is a wealthy New York lady named Cameron. ‘the Forrest mau- sion concerts having been abandoned by Theo- aore Thomas, and the Operti Garden being in ihe hands of a receiver, Liree great Centennial “side-shows ” have ended in disaster. A London correspondent of the New York Graphic writes: * Nothing in the musical way is more surprising to me thau the singuar inap- preciation of Pareps which exists in Englend. fusical amateurs cxplain it in this way: that Parepa’s voice and figure Jacked the dramatic requisites necessary iu their opinion to the sat- isfactory assumption of the roles of opera; therefore her place was marked out as a mere balladist or concert singers ouly. poor dear, to change the current of English criticism by her appearance in_‘ Lohengrin,’ af- ter her return from America. Her husband was an accomplished conductor; they had a large sum of money at thejr command, the savings of their profitalile 4gasuns 1B America, aud the active | She_hoped, * opular taste was setting in the direction of Wagner's music. Genevieve Ward, the Ameri can actress met Parepa-Rosu on a shopping-tour in Oxford street, and the diva explained her plans most enthusiastically to the rising dra natic artist. She looked forward to unother trp to America after a complete English tri- umph. Three weeks after this interview she was dead.” Miss Emma Abbott addresses over her own signature a long letter to all the New York TEWSpapers, rcgeaung the story with ‘which the ‘public Fs already familiar, of her difficulty with the London operatic manager, Mr. Gye, main- taining that, notwithstanding Mr. Gye’s course, she did make a success in opera, and meution- ing offers she has received from others. Miss Abbott has undoubtedly made an end of the at- tacks upon hersell. Tke thing now to do s not to talk in the newspapers about success, but’ to make asuccess in_opera which will compel the newspapers to do the talking. The Boston Saturday Evening Gazetle says: “In reorganizing his orchestra, Theodore Thoi- as will not reduce it jn number, and will retain nearly all of the performers who have hitherto been with him. His first performances will be given at the Academy of Music, Plxllmlelph;gl under the auspices of the Ladies’ Centéhni Committee, from the 20th to the 30th of Se tember. He will appearin Boston Nov. 13, 15, 17, and 18,—the last date to be a matinee,—for symphony and_popalar concerts. For these a subseription list will be shortly opened at Musie Hull. Mr. Thomas will not give suy serles of symphony concerts in Bostou this season, and tfw dates mentioned are the only oues upon which he will be heard here.”” ‘The Imperial Italian Opera of Moscow an- nounces for the approaching season the follow- ing engagements of artists: Sopranos—Ade- lina Patti, one month; Anna d’Apgeri, two months; Carolina Smerovsky, two months; Matilda Grabowa, two months; Ida Christofani, one month; Biunca Dounaaio, one month; Paulina Lucca, one month; Marie Heilbrong, one month; Eugenia Mauduit, two months; Murie Rosetti, two months. Contraltos— Louise Cary, two months; Ernestina Gindelli, two months. Tenors—Emesto Nicolini, two months; Andria Marini, three months; Angelo Musina, 'oue month; Achille Corsi, two montls; Paolo Lherie, two months. The annual musical festival at Worcester, Mass., will take place on the 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, and 6th of October. Carl Zerrahn and B.'D. Allen will be conductors. E. B. Story has been se- cared as pianist, and’ G. W. S8umner as organist. For sopranos, arrangements have been made with Miss Clara Louise Kellogg, Miss Clara Doriu, Miss Mary H. Stone, and Miss Heurietta Becbe; Miss Matilda Phillips and Miss Flora E. Barry, contraltos, have also been secured. For tenors there are Messrs. J. A. Collins, of Boston, and J. R. Nilsen, of New York, and for bassos Messra. William * H. McDonald and John F. Winch. The principal works selected are Han- del's oratorio of ‘‘Joshua” and Rossini's ‘¢ Stabat Mater.” e ———— ALL ABOUT ** CHARLIE" «wifash 1" This was the familiar greeting of one young man to another, as they met on LaSalle street, near the Chamber of Commerce. A “Granger” would have thought that they ‘were about to discuss the fare at theirrespective boarding-houses; but such, however, was not their intention. ‘*’Hash” was but ap abr breviation of Ahasuerus, the name of the young man addressed, who was a student in — & —'s law-office. * Ahasuerus stopped and curiously regarded his inquisitor. * Halloo!™ “ Have you seen the morning TRIBUNE!? “No. y “ There’s a piece of poetry in it by * Lilfan Lee.” Iwouderif youknow who ‘Lilian Lee’ is?” “ Why, no, I couldn’t imagine,” said Ahas- uerus, with a look of confusion. He turned away with a flushed face and har- ricd down Washington street, té avoid being further questioned. He knew, toa certainty, who * Lilian Lee ” was, but he was bound by a solemn promise not to tell. “Lilian Lee” was the nom de plume of & romantic young lady who lived on Ashland avenue, to whom L@ was cngaged. Tie walked away, whistling & joyful air, and in a very happy frame of mind. ¢ Ah{" he thought to himself, “if there's anything I like it's poetry. I suppose Jane has been writing something to me; I wonder if she put my whole name in, or only my initials#” At the corner of Clark street he encountered a newsboy, of whom he purchased a morning Trisuse. To the astonishment of the *‘gam- in,” be declined to take any change; tnen he rushed up stoirs to bis_office, spread the news- paper out upon his desk, and begau to scan its cofixmns with eager attention. Inagine his dis- may and mortification as his eyes L1l upon the following lines: TO CHARLIE. The summer-breee nizhs through the trees,— “The day is bright and fair; You watch me with your dreamy eyes, — 1 atroke your silken hair. Ahasuerus fiercely clenched his hand, snd brought his fist down upon his rickety desk with such force as to cuuse the pens and pencils to leap from the tray, and the old iukstand to go through an astonishing acrobatic perform- ance. g “ Falge! false!” he hissed between his close- Iy-shut teeth; ‘‘but she shall rue it. * Charlie,’ ha! ‘Btroke his silken hair.’ He'd better not cross my path if he wants to bave 2 whole skin. ¢Stroke his hair!’ thst’s an old trick of hers. But what else has the false siren got to say?” My heart is light. my hopes are bright And beautiful to-day; The words | whisper in your ear Your tongue will not betray. Come nearer now; I'll tell you how 1 love #nd am beloved— Overcome by his feelings, Abasuerus could read no further: he crusnhed the paper in his hand, and cast it indignantly upon the floor. Then he unlocked a private drawer, and drew forth & small parcel. It contained a bit of blue ribbon, a photo~ graph, 2 faded geranium-leaf, a pocket-hand- erchief, a soiled gluve, and a number of letters written by a feminine hand. He deliberately looked them over, to see that nothing was niss- ing; then, hiring a small boy, he guve him a car- ticket, and dispatched him with “the once-pre- cious purcel to the house of his late love, to- gether with the following brief note: My dream is over. You are free! I return your letters, with the assurance that you can no longer tritle with the feelings of AUASUERDS. In about an hour the boy returned from Ash- land avenue, with thisreply: My DanriNg: There is some dreadful mistake What can it all inean? You know that my hesrt is yours. Trust_me, then. Come and see me to- night. 1 will be true to you always. JANE. Alasuerus passed an anxious day. When twilight came, he was eeen hurriedly walking south on Ashlaund avenue. She met him at the door. “71 have come as you wished,” he saidina sepulchral voice. “AndIam so glad to see you,” she said kindly. * How could you doubt me! What troubles yout What makes you talk and look 50 strange?” « But *Charlie” » be asked in a husky volce,— “ whio is this odious Charlie 1! She burst into a hearty laugh, while hér feat~ ures underwent a wondrous transformation. OL! ha, ha! vou saw the paper did you? ‘Why! ha, ha! Charlie is the name of iny CAT.” 01k Pagx, Il EuceNe J. HaLL. e —— SUNSET ON THE PRAIRIE. On the prairie, suncet fushes Ina thousand glorious hues; Crimson hight nu ebbs and gushes Tarougl Ui gliinmering, golden ives. i L The briiliant orb ~00n mlts away In massive anies of gorgeous bexms, Fringing the sky with biliows gay, Flapping bright wings in rosy glea Sweet Sabbath-hour! May T now taste of this closing day, 1is well no time to waste ing life a spangied ray. ny end be Jikie this s1n, Pasalng from earth with benners bright, Leaving gruud tints when lustre’s done, T'o gild the future steps of Right. The purt)le twilight drops her shade, And fills my breast with visions light, Phrowin:s dear thonghts o'er shrub and glade, That lift iy soul from envy's fight. Such heav ly thoughts around me shine, No evil passion lies within; Methinks the angels sing divine, And bid me soar from yokes of sin, CINCINNaTL O- SaLLIE A. LEWis, - — Tilden and Morgan, Neto Yok Times. ‘The Ezpress profusses great anxiety to see the income tux returns of ex-Gov. Morgan. If the Ezpress will publish these, year by year, along- siae of Gov. Tilden’s returns, we shall gladly furnisl the required data. In ageneral way, we may inform the Democratic organs that have extibited some curiosity on this subject, that the fax paid by E. D. Morgan ameunted on the average to 4 larger sum than the incoms on which Samuel J. Tilden paid tax. And yet Mr. Tilden !:}mm!flflr 83pRYted 19 be e’ richer O FHE bW ! GOTHAM GO A Flattering Beginning of the Fall Business. Tncrease of Trade, and a Promise of More to Come. A Better State of Feeling in All Business Circles. Progress of the Government Work at Hell Gate. The Bottom of the River to Be Blown Out in September. How the Breach Between Conkling and Morgan Was Healed. The Veteran Thurlow Weed Manipulates the Com- promise. Special Correspondence of The Tribune. Nrw Yorg, Aug. 30.—From indications to h.e encountered in all our business streets, it is plain tobe seen that the usual fall trade has set in. The streetsare filled with draymen and great freight-wagons transporting to the depots and wharves great piles of boxes and bales, freshly packed in our wholesale houses for the jobbing trade in other sections of the coun- try. Along the river-front the streets are fair- 1y blockaded from mornipg tillnight with teams of all sorts, laden with outgoing goods, wh}le trains and steamboats are loaded down with freight. It is only within the past week or ten days—since the cool and pleasant weather set in—that tnis activity in trade has been noticea- ble. How long it will continue remains to be seen. The prospect, however, promisesa better fai? trade than has been known for several years. I find that business men generally anticipate a larger trade than usual, and they represent that the reality thus far even excceds their anticipations. They argue that during the hard times jobbers and retailers have bought light stocks, simply keeping pace with the de- mands of economically inclined consumers; that the time has come when consumers must throw aside their worn-out garments, and replenish their wardrobes; that the curtailment of domes- tic and business expenses which has been going on so generally has at last reached a *‘hard- pan " basis, upon which to erect a new struct- ure of business; that three years of retrench- ment have shown the business community just where it stands, and just what is needed for the future; that business men have zrown tired of stagnation, and are now prepared to put forth their energies to build up once more a profitable trade. Appearances indicate that thisisa sound analysis of the situation, and that A REVIVAL OF BUSINESS HAS ALREADY SET IN.' It is not expected that it will, at a bound, reach the volumne which it attained a few years ago, but that it will be developed steadily month by month until it has attained fair proportions. Speculative transactions are mot encouraged. However anXious our merchants areto sell their goods, they exercise, at the same time, far greater caution than formerly, and do not press their customers to buy more than they have a market for. A fair supply for a lezitimate demand is their motto. Whether the trade which has just begunis to be very much greater than it was last year re- mains to be seen. In an interview with'a prom- inent dry-goods man yesterday, he told me that the gales of his firm during the past ten days were a third more than for the corresponding ten days of last year. Yet this may be but beginning the season ten days earlier than last year, and trade may fall oif correspondingly a few weeks later. But he also informed me that he is selling fully & third more goods¢o the same customers than he did last year. _This is a better sign of better times coming. Iknow manufacturers of some staple goods who have already sold out their entire stock which they had inanufactured for the fall trade, and are now running their factories night and day to fill their accuulated orders. One of these informed me that be had more orders than he could il in the next sixty days. Ail these indications are encouraging, and in- spire the community with hopes of prosperous times near at hand. That they fecl encouraged is shown by the tone of conversation. On all sides, instead of the complaint that there is “nothing doing,” we_hear the remark, * Busi- ness s improving.” Nine out of ten to whom is addressed the question ‘‘How’s business?” now answer, “I can’t cumphin——plcki‘xllf up con- siderably.” ~ All seem satisfied, hopeful, and en- couraged. AN OFFSET. As an offset to thispicture of brighter days to come, and casting & dark and uneasyshadow up- on it, there still remains nmonf us & great army of unemployed mechanics and laborers. An im- groved commerce may serve to inspire hope, ut until these willing workmen find employ- ment there can be no permanent prosperity. When skilled artisans Decome street-loungers, secking odd jobs to keep them from starvation, there may be scen in the background of the picture idle manufactories, closed workshops, silent machinery, and millions of dollars of un- productive capital. Au increased demand for the products of the factory and the loom is the first step toward setting these in motion again, and giving employment once more o thans who “are so ‘anXiously sceking it. Let us hope that the fall trade may consume a goodly portion of the ‘“over-production which is said to be the cause of stagnation, and that the stimulus thus given to manufactures may lead to the opening of otr mills and fac- tories again in the spring. A DREARY WINTER. There is, however, but a dreary prospect ahead for thé unemployed. How are they to get through the coming winter! For a few weeks to come they will have greater oppor- tunities for cmploymient than they had during the dull months of summer; but alter that comes the winter’s dullness, accompanied by added wants and fewer opportunities for providing for them. Wheu actual starvation can be fonnd 1n this rich city in midsummer, as it has been this season, what are we to expect in midwinter? An intelligeut estimate puts the number of un- employed persons in New York at not less than a quarter of a million. Of this number at least 10,000 ure said to be shop-women who have here- tofore found profitable employment in shops and factoriva. ' Our charitable “associations will have their hands full this winter, and, in_spite of their best efforts, the amount of suffering amoung the poor will be very great. It ted that the jong-anti _ It is expected that the long-anticipated blow- ing-up of Hell Gate will take Dlacg some time during the month of September. Since 1869 Gen. Newton has been engaged upon this work, which, it is claimed, will remove the obstacles to navigation, and open 2 way to the ocean through the Sound for the larirest vessels. At present these have to go ont around the point of Long Ieland, a two days’ sail, leaving them nearly opposite the point of departure, and only separated from New York by the short distance across Long Island. If the operations at Hell Gate accowplish all that is_claimed for them, 2 short-cut to the ocean will be secured. The plan of this work is very simple, not- withstanding it has taken so much time and money in its execution. A ghaft was sunk on the Long Island shore, directly opposite the rocky obstructions in the river which form Hell-Gate. From this a broad chamber was ex- cavated out of the golid rock, oval in shape, 117 feet loug by 62 feet wide. Spreading out from this chamber, like the ribs of a fan, and running under the river, are numerous ‘- headings " or tunnels. These vary in length from 135 to 300 feet, and average 9 feet high. The river-bottom overhead is supported by numerous pillars, left standing as the surrounding rock has been blasted away from them. The rock overhead upon which the waters of the East River boil and seethe, is 10 feet in thickness, about 25 acres of which has been thus undermined and is gupported onle by these pillars. The excavating 8 nearly one now, and what rem completed before aliis tolbe THE PINAL GRAND EXPLOSION is the chargring of the pillars with the nitro- glycerine, whichi is to shatter them to pieces, and thus tumhle the bottom of the river into :.pc holelwlzmu has bce? prepared for it. When he explusive material is all in posi 2 water of the river isto be s]uwlyp?nrggt‘l"l:g: this artiflca) cavery, yg that the ‘exologion will roally tike plice upder water. By thus sub merging the blasts, there will be bu iotion ¢reated, while the pressare of 1o 00 will cause the rock to be rent more eflmu;\;}"r 1t is expected that this explosion will, as | pos said, precipitate between two and three acres e the river bottom into the pit which nas eoh dug for it. It will then' remain to penc the debris, when an average depth e 2 feet 'of water will e - sbmanot in the channel of the river. -n,'fl will admit of the passage in and out of he hay bor of the deepest-dranght vessels. St work will nec to be doncon a smalier st one or two prominent reefs in the same Vicinity before the navigation of Hell Gate will bood) tirely safe, but the present work is the im, - tant one. e < x:l;zxw. NEWTON receives many visitors in his subterranes e ern, who are deeply interested in the w::‘ku-z. ing on. ‘The numerous chambers are both dari and wet, requiring lamps and water-proof gar. ments to make the trip satisfactory or enjoya- able. Yet many ladies venture on' the under. water expedition. It requires considerable ng to do £o, for the water comes in through many creviees, and it is not pleasant to think that the enlargiog of ome of these by any o dent would let the whole river in upon wou, The paddles of passing steam] tan be distinctly heard as they splash in the water directly overhead. Imagine yourself fn the basemnent of a house and & mignty river, with all its commerce, rolling through ihe par. lors overhead, with numerous cracks ju the intervening floor, through which the water jg constantly percolating, “the” ceiling over yoq head supported uu)&' by a few temporary post, and you get some ides of the sicuation” at He?[ Gate. The quantity of water which finds itz way through the cracks in the roof of thig cavernis Lot to be despised. It requires g powerful steam-pump to work tweuty-four ours a day to keep the chambers free, and the water thus thrown out is about 1,000,000 o gallons daily. :d 1 do not know HOW MUCH THIS GREAT WORK WILL CoST, but the Government will foot the bill; and well it may, for the work is of npational importance. If it shortens the voyage to Eu. rope, the cost of transporting freight will be correspondingly reduced, and ir “this every man, woman, and child in the country is inter- ested. Should the work be entircly successful, many think it will work a decided change in the general business features of the city. At pres- ent all our great shipping interests, and conse- quently the jobbing business, are Jocated in the lower part of the city—at the apex cf ths Island, where the narrowness of the city ne. cussitates crowded thoroughfares and limited accommodations. If commerce heads the other way, it is thought this business will seek the river front, and be strung along from the Battery to Harlem. Thisis' a consummation devouily to be wished, but fts scrom- plishment, if at all, wili be the work of many years. I wish Iconld sce far enough in the Tuture to know whether aninvest- ment in sunken lots at Harlem would be profit- able one or not. Not that Ihave got anything s:flinvut, but the knowlndge might be market- e . A WORD ON POLITICS. _ There is not much to say about politics that you do not get by telegraph. Some time agol wrote, reg;nnng probable candidates forthe Governorship, that I did not_reckon Gov. Mor- gan in the category. Yet Gov. Morgan is the candidate notwithstanding. Nevertheless, I ‘was richt at “the time, for it was not believed possible for a compromise to be made which would satisfy the Conkling faction, and permit Morgan to be nominated. Conkling’s term as United States Senator will expire duriny the next Gabernatorial term, and it is cssential for is re-election that the Governor, if not his friend, should mnot be Therefore Conkling was opposed tp Morg'm’r and 1o one believedthe State Convention woul nominate him in defiance of the Senator. Nor did it. At the last moment, when the fight promised to be a bitter one, and likely to split the party in twain, that veteran compromiser and safe counselor, Thurlow Weed, was called in, and it is to his efforts mainly that Gov. Morgan owes his nomination. The compromise eed upon is understood to be that Morgan will not aspire to succeed Conkling, will remain entirely neutral when that contest comes up, and will leave Conkling a clear field. In cons sideration of which Mr. Conkling withdrew his support of Cornell, without which his nomina- tion was impossible. Cornell was then con- vinced that to press his candidacy in view of the opposition to him would destroy his usefulness in the future, and was persuaded to withdraw from thecontest. It is doubtful if he appre preciates that he was offered up as a sacrifice at the Senatorial shrine, but it impossible to account for Conkling’s withdrawing his op- position to Morgan on any other hypothesis. GOY. MORGAN is the strongest of all the eandidates who wers named to the Convention, not excepting Will- iam M. Evarts, for he not only has the capacity for filling the office with honor and of vrgan- izing a victory, but he has the additional merit. of being a true and steadfast Re?ubliu.n, ‘who has boldly fought for his principles in many a wellcontested battle, which Evarts never did. Indeed, it is doubtful whether Evarts is the bet~ ter Repubhcan or Democrat, and the sugges- tion of his being made the Democratic candi- date for Governor is publicly discussed. While 1 do not think there is much in this, it is a very clear indication that Mr. Evarts was never 3 very pronounced Republican. The Democratic State Convention will assem- ble at Saratoga on Wednesday next, at which time the political issue in this State will be fully ‘made up. It is not worth while speculating who will be its candidate for Governor, for the.nom- ination will have been made by the time you receive this. Neither does it matter who is se- lected, for his defeat is assured. The nomina- tion of Goyv. Morgan was an assurance of s Re- publican victory this fall. It is fnrthermore an assurance that weare to have a fair election, for he is tov old apolitician to be “counted out” by any his _enemy. TILDEN AND TWEED TACTICS. Already the interest in_politics is approaching fever heat throughout the State, and within the next two weeks we shall be all sglow with it. Tilden may be a shrewd mangger, but he will find himsclf over-matched In this campaign. It is conceded that New York will be the turning- point in the national contest, and the people of the State are fully alive to their responsibilities. . You can count surely upon a majonty in New York tor Hayes, Wheeler, and Morgan, and thit will guarantee the triumph of the party in ths country. DoTrus. 'AURORA. Goddess of Morning, In garments of light, Bidding the darkness A courteous good-night! Arrayed in thy splendor. pSweet Moter of Morn, ‘ell the Muse, in thy language, Another day's born | Matin mists and clouds their homage pay To thee, the Angel-Guardian of the Day; - Around thy throne the Sirens of the deep Chant to the Dryads, Away! away with sleep! 4Eolizn cherubs softer tune the harp, And nymuhs from out the caves of Ocean start. Soft are their lays; ‘Their music sublime; - Light-gold tresses Tn beauty entwine; Venus might envy Nor Juno would scorn. To vie with thy beanty, . Fair Goddess of Morn! Fading stars, that gem the morning-sky, Adorn thy crown, bat wiiting now to die. Diamond dew-dropy, drunk with thy s+ wine, Sparkle in thy path—a path sublime. The skylark, sonring, ‘With music adoring, Toward regions tending To heights never-ending, To thy home *Neath the dome, With wings wafted on, Sings guily his song. A golden hue, o'er valley, wood, snd streans, Pours through the leafy meshes, thick-entwineds A softer light than moon at evening sheds, And robbed of all her chill by band so kind; Nor fading, dark, and gray, like twilight cold, But wide unfurled, a star-gemmed sheen of gold! Bold God of the Day, In chariot of fire, * Why scorn thon the maident hy filled with such ire? Doth vict'ry o'er weakness, Doth power or might, Show aught in thy nature But streagth in thy lizht? Emboldened Sun, with shivered ray serene, Now holds his sway, and 'pears upon the scene. Full-fledged foreats greet him witn delight; And drooping flowers, but waking from the Lift perfumed petals from the dewy moss, And incense sweet from pocula they pour; A nectar pure enongh for gods they toss Ul)fl‘l;l thie fresh, cool air, and breezs, and grase- loor. Bid welcome to Morn, All Nuture, ali Life! Hold but for 2 moment From thought of new strifed Ring loudly, Fing eweetly, ‘The matin-bells clear! And lift x prayer softly To God, in thy fear! Another day has dawned with duties doll; ‘T may be with duties cheerfally begun, Bat 'round which cluster thoughts which lall To sadder feelings ere the day 18 done, Lend thoughts to the Morn— Think not of the Night; In one find beauty— The other brings blight: Soft words like the Morni Dull cares like the Day The thonghts that are bitfer At Niglt, chose away! Caicage, Aug. 27, 1876, Juxion JuTERR