Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 24, 1878, Page 10

10 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES. AMUSEMENTS. - 4Vir. DoThern and the Union Square Company. They Furnish Chicago Two Delightful Entertain- ments. Mr. Charles Thorne, Miss Wain- wright, and Miss Har- rison. Miss Thursby's Testimonial---A Co- lossal Concert Combina~ tion, The Strakoseh Tronpe in New York-—-The Paris Exposition Hu THE DRAMA. IT WA3 A HAPPY ACCIDENT thas brought to us simultancously two such conspicuous dramatic bits as the “Celebrated Case™ and * The Crushed Tragedian,’ buth of whick: have obtained as wide a popularity as any of the dramatic crcations of recent years, When 1t is said that the purpose of -theatrical art is to atuse, it is not necesearily inferred that the amusement must be of amerry order. There'is the luxury of tears as well as of laughter, aud the majority of play-goinz folks are satisfied it any method that will *draw the eye to flow,” s0 long as the play is a **moving ” one. In A Celebrated Case™ the apveal made to the cofter side of our nawure is sufficiently barrowing to stimulate a power- ful desjre for something uproariously funuy, and Mr. Sothern beckons the weeping audience of one evening into bis charmed circle the next. Thus the theatrical eventsof the week bave been unusually productive of emotional results. Mr. Sothern, in creating the character of Fitz- altamont, * The Crushed,” has achieveaa tri- umph such as few had dreamed within toe scope of his ability. It had grown to be the prevail- ing belief that he was irrevocably tied down to the delineation of the one part which was the rrowning sucvess of his career, and the public were surprised by the discovery that he could step clean out of it, and into a part thatis as diffcrent from Dundreary as could weli be im- agined. Mr. Sotbern in this has -done something of the same kind of service in ridiculing the absurdities of the stage as hedidin caricaturing the Englist fop. For geperations back the trazedians bave been fettered Ly the traditions of theatrical art, one actor following the method of his predecessor, and fearing to strike out a fresh path for bim- self. Inthe Booth and Barrett of to-day we have remiuiscences of the sirut and tone of the great ones of a huudred years ago. 1o present- ing the grotesque features of this typical tragedian, Mr. Sothern has apparently a pur- poge beyond the mere eflort to make an andi- ence Jaugh. 1t is a caricature which is en- titled to rank as a work of art alongside of the best comic delineations of the day. Perbaps no other actor could liave handled such a char- acter without fallinz sbeer over into broad burlesque. and it is 1 _the delicate shading of the satire, the drollery which never degenerates into buffoonery, that Mr. Sothern has shown bimself to be a_creative artist ot the first rank. The plavitself isa mere skeich, and would hardly be wortha £erious examivation were it not illuminated by the delicious humor which Sothern has managed to throw around this extraordinary impersonation. An after glance at *“A Celebrated Case,” which has started on a carcer of unexampled prosperity throughout the country, serves to increase rather than diminish the good imores- sion produced upon its imtial representation at McVickers’ or Monday. There seems to be "' a prevailing aisposition to com- pure this play with the “Two Orphauns,” “Tor no reason that one can sec, excepl that both are products of the same brain. There is no similarity between the two plays, unless it be that both are ntersely emotional. While the “Orphans™ will always command the wider popularity, owing to the diversity of character and the variety of scenes and events depicted, we are inclined to give the preference 1o “A Celebrated Casc ” as a work of art. 1t is con- structed with wonderful skill, ana the in- terest in the story is - never _allowed lo flaz. In his delineation of Jean fie naud, Mr. Thorpe has added one more to his many artistic triumpbs. 1t is alive ‘with robust and passionate strength, and hasa vein of tragic patnos in it that reveals in him a Ture command over the symosthies of bis audi- ence. The most unsatisfactory part of his per- formance is in the third act, i which he appears to miscouceive the design of the autbor. It is hardiy orobable tuat the braveheroof Fontenoy would, even with twelve years' servitude in the galleyg, become the obseguivus, pitiful object portrayed by Mr. Thorue. Ove would rather imagine that the intolerable sense of wronz had transformed him futo a sulien misantlrope, and we believe this 1s toe pirit in which tbe scene is rendered by Coghlan in New York. The leap fron: the vietim of cruel oppression to the avenger who demounces the traitor would mot seem €0 rreat. But, with this drawback, Mr. Thorue’s acting is vividly im- pressive and full of passionate force. The other characters in the cast of this drama are less distincily drawn, and offer comparatively {ew ooportunities to the artists. Outsideof the i personaze, whose individuality is strongly marked, there is less interest telt in thew thap in the development. of the story. In 2 general way it mav be remarked thut tiie cast is very evenly distributed mnoug people whom we have been lourr accustomed 1o respect as ac- complished artists. A special word of applause must be given to Little Geormie Snyder, who is the best representative of a child peiress we have seen for many years, She s not & mere aufomaton, but a genuine flesh and blood 5-year-old, who 'speaks and acts just asa hild would Jo under the circumstances. Miss Fauny Morant sustairs the part of the Duchess Wwith ber accustomed dignity, and Miss Maric Wiikins, albeit the partassigned ler was com- paratively au iusiguiticant one. won deserved bouors. “Miss Marie Walnwright, who plays Vatentine, is cvidently 2 young lady of superior ability, "and her acting is marked by intellicence and discrimination. Maud Hurrison’s Adrienneis a_pleasing verformance, with occasional gleams of fine artistict instinct. Altogether tne cast may be pronvunced an un- vsually symmetrical one, mivitie a completeness and finist to the performance, the Jack of which would pe a serious drawback to the success of the drama, LOCAL NOTES. J. K. Emmett (“Fritz”) begins an engage- ment at Hooley’s Theatre on April 1. . Frank Mayo comes to the. Adelpsi this even- ing;'and will open with “Dary Crockett " to- Worfuw evening, ; * A Celebrated Case™ will be on the boards for anotker week at McVicker's Theatre. It is aving a “big run,” A new comedy, ¢ Our Aldermen,” is soon to be produced at MeVicker's, Crané and Robson gvr:rkl-o bring it ourat the same time in New Sothern will drop the “*Crushed * durj S 0 ng the Dresent week and appear in his ancient Tavorite o :cr:m:;n: ]ll)un_dreu:y up to Friday evening, bevetit, T} 8¢ “David Garnek™ for bis The third and Jast week of Baverley’s Mi strels will bezin to-morrow evening ?l?l;: ::'Xcl:- cone does own a irightful amount of jewelry, and we are baopy to preseut a list of them, with the names of the donors ana the values: Dismond cross necklace, Czar Alexander of Ruseia o apsiese soases Diamand locket necklace, Emperor Louis Napolcon Diamoud earringx, King of Holland. Ruby and dismond pin with pear], of Wurtemburz . 11,000 Emerald eet, Prin 2.000 Diamond cross, American 3,000 Coin necklace, 'pin, and earnings, Frankfort .. 3,000 Solid gold dismo; LT W % 8,000 Solid goid sapphire braccie of Prussia... AR 2,000 Amethyst bracelet, Dike of Mec 21000 Sapphire link, Duke of Saxc-Cobure 8,000 Diamond cluster, Prince Esterhazy.. 2,000 Malachite get, Princess Mary of Lussia.. .... Svulitaire diamond ring, Archdukefof Aus- Sapphire necklace, Queen of Greeee. .$116,700 A LITERART ENTERTAINMENT, very much above the average quality of church entertainments in general, was given on Tues- day evening at the Union Park Congrezational Cliarch for the benefit of the Ladies’ Benevolent Association. It was the occasion of introducing to a Chicagzo audience for the first time Miss H. E. Haskins, of Boston, whose readings cousti- tuted the main portion of the prozramme. Miss Haskins is an elocationist of s rare order. possessed of considerable personal attractions and a rich, resonant voice, but above all, who disoiays in her reading thorough culture, sound judemient, and admirable :aste, In nothing dous she overstep the modesty of nature, even when the subject places heruuder great tempta. tion to do 50,~1 temptation into which inferior readers almost invariably fall. Her versatility in treating both pattietic and humorous subjects with the same consunnmate skill is also very re- markable. The programae icluded selections from a bumorous work in the New England dialect, fn which- Miss Haskins appears to be quite at home, and the audience were fairly con- vulsed with laushter over the storles of Mrs. Allen’s sdventures while “Shopping at A, T. Stewart’s,” aud Josiab Allen at the *Pleasure Exertion.” But it is not in the line of comedy that sliss Haskins' powers are seen 2o best ad- vantare. Ter most successful efforts are un- doubtedly in the reading of those grand storics of womanly_heroism embodied in the two poems, * Jane Conquest”? and * Curfew Must Not Ring To-Niuht,” the latter given by special request; and Kobert Browning’s famous poem, & How the Good News from Gbent to " which was delivered in so mausterly a w to bring the whole scene viv- idly before the bearer’s imacination, and one could almost see Roland, as, with bloodsliot exes, and foaming mouth, and sweating flanks, he mal- loped into Aix with the néws of deliverance. This was a_splendid piece of clocution, the crowning effort of the eveuing, and well de- served the enthusisstic plaudits with whicl it was recerved. An apology was made for Miss Haskivs at the outset on” account of a severe cold, but, though evidentiy laboring under in- disposition, she bm\'l:s* stained the burden of the entertainment, aud did her part in a man- ner that those who heard ber will not soon for~ get. The audience was numerous aud sympa. thetic, and by their frequent applause and laughter testified how complete a command the reader, by ber powerful clocution, had gained aver them from the irst. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Falk and Mr. H. W. Alexander contributed to the success of the eatertaiument by their excei- lent singing and musical performances, M Ta the Lditor of The Tribune, GENEvVA, [IL, March 23.—Miss Lettie Allen ficd and “delighted a larze and somewhat ieuce at Geneva, on Friday evening, in the presentation of that sterling play, * The Hunchback,” by Sherivan Knowles. Her rendi- tion of the part of Juiin surpassed the most san- fuine exocctations of ber friends and admirers, ail of whom, for a long time, have been auxious to see her i a fumiliar part, in which they unaht contrust her playing with that of the acknowl- edeed queens of the lyric stage. Her first in the garden with Helen was very lichtly and plcasantly rendercd; the love-scene with Clifford;” the sudden chanze from the simple country maid to the dashinz woman of fashion; the quarrei with her lover, and the sudden en- gawement to fockjord; the scenc in the ban- queting room. when Master Wa.ter tells her the tapestried story of the page, and she seeks so urgently to escape the futal consequences of Ler error, the scene with Cliiffurd as the humble secretary, and the final scene with Master Wal- ter, where soe demunds the canceline of the batetul contract, were all acted with great force and power, eviucing an exceedingly fine vonception of the character. combined withzood taste m the performance. Miss Allen was very fairly supported. Mr. Bassctt as Sir Thomds Clifford performed his diflicuit part with good emphasis and discretion. Fathum was most comically rendered by Mr. Barnet. aster ¥ fer suffered little at toe bands of Mr. Adam But the part of fielen, an exceedingly difficult oue, particularly to an amateur, was played by Miss Marion Larrabee in & manuer to make it a CrOWIINg SuCee Few professional actresses could have surpassed it in any respect, and fewer still have the important quatifications of face, figure, and expression that are enjoyed by this young lady. Mr. Arthur Atwater made a capital Modus, and Mr. Root made a very de- cided hit 23 Lord Tinsel. ‘The mivor parts were very respectaply rendered, and the costumes in good tuste, the ladics' toilettes in particular oeing much'admired. Taken ultogether it may be safely said to have been the finest dramatic representation ever given 1n Geneva, or perhaps in Kane County. It is hoped and expected that Miss Allen, if her professional engarements will permit, will take an carly opportunity of reveating the play. GREEN-ROOM NOTES. Rosina Vokes bas retired from the stage until next Ciristwas, Janauschek is to rest in Boston after-the close of ber Western tour, Dominick Murrav has beeu engazed to play Conn in **The Susughraun;” in New York. Mine. Janauschek has been on the stage nearly twenty-seven years, and has never missed a0 engagement from ill bealth. Genevieve Ward is having a new drama writ- 1en expressly for ber by Messrs. F. A. Marshall and Alfred Thompson, the English dramatists. . C. A. Wing, who has, for the lust four years, been managing the Frayne Combination, starts for London with Haverly’s Minstrels in the spring. Jotu 8. Clarke Is to olay Dr. Pangloss in “The Heir-at-Law,” as soon as he gets throngh with LeLoots, which has veen one of the few suceesses of the season in New York. Mr. Horace Wall, of the New York Dramatic Burcay, is making arrangements with Heury Irving, J. L. Toole, aud Charles Wyndbam to tultili American engagements duriug the next season, George Fawcets Rowe will begin an engage- tacnt in the Boston Museum on Aprii 29, with a new play, all out of his own head, * the action of which,” savs the Boston Heratd, **is Jail partly in Colorado aud partly in Eneland.” The title of the pluy 15 to be *The Old Bible.” The Nuyrristown /ferald suggests for the ben- €fit of our Amcerican Cramatists that they should in fulure so construct’ their plays that they would end about izeen or tiwenty minates be- fore they are fimsbed, {or the accommodation of the large class ol our theatre-gocrs wio canhot Wwaut for the curtain to fuil on the last act. Thev didn’t rotten ege theirrepressible Count in Brooklyn, althouzn the andience bebaved in the same unseewiy maunner which has character- ized most ol the rowdy assemblazes that have gatbered to *wuy ™ ‘the poor old man. They threw a hard-boiled ege at him, and an orange to Miss Avonia Fafrbauks. As the exz rolled ou the stage the nobl: Count pointed to it. and promised that if the man who threw it would give lum his name he should be turned over to the police. This was met by o chorus of jeers, and the Count turned aund said: “Shut up, Jackasses.” At a recent performance of ** Vireinius” in Memphis same sweepings at the end of the stage created a cloud of dust, which looked like the beginning of u couflastation, and a panic ensued. Jobn McCulloush coolly and herose- ally squelcheu it. There was a great tumult lor a moment, which is described by the re- porter as terrivle. The young man, who was on the spot, was apparéutly npressed by the solemnity of the oceasion. “There dead lay Avpius, and his ci-devant actors now trying to quict the crowd. One could not help admirie 220, When & new bil! of corkonian oo is 0 Uc preseuted. The present organie. tion has £0 far et with great success. > Mr. Hepry F. Byron, 3 popular Enelish dian, ana Miss May Wheeler, tozetber wcx{igw; ompany ot fady ‘wnd rentlemen amateure, mill “appear at the West-End Opera House 1 Tom Taslor's play of * Love Levels All,» on Wednesday eveniug, April 4 fora short season, The Kiralfy Brothers open at the Adelphi on A}lzn'l 1 with their new specialty, Offenbach’s “Trip to the Moou," which bas made a_ hit at the California Theatre. Among the leading peopie in the compauy are Miss Alice Harrison, Miss Grace Plaisted, Mr. Tom Keen, Mr. Mes- tayer, and Lonis Harrison. ‘When Janauschek was here it was allered $hat she had depositea in the safe at the Sher- man Housc $125,000 worth of jewels. This was 8 clerk’s estimate, and hotsl clerks are prone to exaezeration. Howevee, it has been ascertain- ed, on srood uuthority, that the great tragedi- tue faithfulness of Lanzdon. He had been killed, according to the text, and, by beaven, mot all the 1ircs or commotions could wake Mim up till he was dracwed off or -the curtain went down. A Roman fatber was, with his classic tunic, wiping the eyes of a irightened littte Mempliian wio had Ieaped upon the st Then in the audience ladies were Wringing their bands hysterically, .:.md doinz all sorisof things uncouventional. 1t is no laughing matter, sir,’ said one broy Foman 1o our young man, whose risibles would Dot down at the sizht of her comically-disorder- ed attire. She was right. It was an awfaliy- serious, solemn matter.’ Mr. John S. Clarke’s recent rene: “De Boots™ and “Toodles™ tn New Y‘z:ili izs duces the critic of the Sun 10 uncarth some balf-forzotten facts abont the now famous farce. “Toodles " is an old lay. It Wwas orig- inally called ** The Farmer's Daughter of the Severn Side,” and was produced at'the old Co. burg Theatre, London, with a Mr. Davldge. in he part of Tweedle~now callea Toodles. 1t was x'{uugn-nrd played ataminor theatre in White- chapel, and there Mr. ‘Burton, the low come- dian, was first cast in the part of Tweedle. When Burton came to America the elder Jumes Wal- Jack was acting with success a light comedy part called Dick Dashall ina two-act play eo- titled © My Aunt.” , In this picce Wallack had built up an extended tipsy scene, based upon what may becalled the old comedy drun}.?j El?Lh 35 we used to see_in the part of Charles Oakley in “The Jealous Wife.” When he ultimately relinquished the role, Burtonconceived the idea of arranging alow comedy “drunk " upon the model of Dick Dashatl, and for this purpose Te- vived, in'Philadelphia, * The Farmer's Daugh- ter.” % Dowmbey and Son” was published about this time, and from that story Burton took the name of Toodles, which he zave to the old play. It was produced at his Chambers street theatre with that title, where it was reproduced tiwice a week with “ The Serious Family.” In 1861 Mr. Clarke, then a young actor, came out in tho part at the Winter Garden, and secured an ex- traordinary amount of attention, chieily because hie was unlike Burton. Up to this time Zoodles had never achieved what is called a *cousecu- tive run.” Now it was to go for sixty, efghty, snd 100 nights on successive cevivals, MUSIC. THE THURSBY TESTIMONIAL. ‘The great event of this weelc will be the Co- lossal Carpenter Combination Concert to- be given to-morrow evening at MeCormick [all as a testimonial to Miss Thursby. Apart from the interest which attaches to it as the last appear- ance ot Miss Thursby prior to her departure for Europe, it will be a remarkable concert of itself. Those who attend, and pretty nearly every oue is golug, will get full wmeasure, pressed down, and running over. Tbirteen promivent artists, belonging to the three most popular and successful concert troupes in the country, will appear. The following is the list: Sopranos, Miss Ewmma C. Thursby and Mrs. ames-Billings; coutralto, Miss Abby Clark; tenor, Mr. W. H. Fessenden; baritone, Mr. W, T. Carleton; basso, Mr. AL W. Whitney; violin, Master Leopld Lichtenbers and Mr. C. N. Allen; piuno, Mr. A. H. Pease; and the original Swedish Ladies Quartette (Hil- da Widebers, Amy Aberg, Maric Peterson, and Wilkielmina Socderlund). The programme will include nineteen numbers, and yet, not- withstanaine its extraordinary leneth, it has been so arranged that the concert will be out in grood season, unless the encore fiend should happen to be present in his usual strength and greed. As this programme is an unusual nov- elty we append it entire, 25 8 matter of ref- erenee: pant 1. 1. Piauo golo—+* Caghuga, Caprice ... .. ... Rall . I, Pease. 2. Quartette—*! Where the Bes Sucks™. .....Arne Mvs. Hillings, Miss Clark, Mr. Fessenden, and Mr. Whitney. 3. Song—**L'0mbre della Croce ..s. on.. Barti W T. Carleton. Stanza™....Thomas 4. Solo—*+Tu verderla_miater & Aiss Adby Clar) 5. Violin—**Keverie™ ...... ........Vieustemps Leopold Lichienbery. 6. Solo—**I'Will Extol Thee. from**Eli " Costa Mrs. Ames-Billings. 7. Solo—**Ltonor and Arms .. Handel AMyron D. Whilney, 8. **ShadowSong," from ** Dinorah ™. Meyerbeer tgs B C. Thogray, " (a) **Natare ang . Lindbla 9. Q““”“““hb} Wedaing Dance ... Swdermann Swedish Quarlette. | PART 1. Violin solo—Polonaice No. 2 ... ....Welnlaweki C. . Allen. . 2. Quartette—Serenude..... . i Bishop Mrs. Billings, Miss Clark, Mr. Fessenden, and Ar. Whifney. 3. Song—*‘Angel's Serenade™ Braga {Violin oblizato by Master Lichtenbe: Miss Emma C. Thursby. 4. Song—**The Suilor's Grave ™. I, 2. tessenden. 5. Duet—**Good Night and Dream of Me ™. ..Clay Afiss Thursby and Mr. Carlelon. A 6. Violin—Legende.... «. Wientawski Master L 7. Song—**Nancy Lee ™. ...adams AL W (a) Meditation in the Forest.... Abt 8. Quartetted (b) Invitation o tue Fete. .. Lindblad Sll':dkhl‘[ T S Finale Second Act—Marriage of Figaro..Mozart isa Thursby, Jre. Bullings, Mies Clark, M. Fes- senden, Alr. Ccrieton, dand Mr. Whilney. Of these numbers, the fifth in the second part was written by Clay for Miss Thursby and Mr. Carleton, and will be sung here for the first time. Suilivan 9. A TNE SWEDISH LADY QUARTETTE. The Freja Singing Society having engaged the Swedish Quartette combination, including Mr. Ciristian Krause, graduate: of the Royal Con- vatory of Copenhagen, violinist, and Miss Bertha Burwe, pianist,will #ive two concerts, on Thursday and Saturday evenings, March 23 and 30, at McCormick Hall, assisted by some of our best local talent. The Society have n well-ap- ointed male chorus under the direction of Mr. ohn L. Swepson, which has held no small place among the chorus choirs of the city, and, having been in preparation for a long time, will no doubt produce sume of the best chorus work we bave heard this scason. These coucerts are given to replenish the relict fund of the Svclety, and will no doubt prove 8 success. The pro- gramme for the tirst coucert will be as follows: : PART L 1. Chorus—**or oa Svea ™ (Swedish National Song). .. ....Weanerbera Freja Singing Nociety. 2, Violin solo. . S Clialan Rl rect Thee, Love. 3. Quartette 1,0 iurimann Siedish Lady Quarfecte. *Tesven ~ Hath’ Shed a . -.E. Kucken ATT 7. Quartette—**Natnren och IHjertat® (** Nature ond Heart ). Swedish Lady Qu 8. Soln—“su 9. Quartette] gy, Scet o Steedish L 10. Violin solo, A » Polic 11. Chorus {sming o THE HERSHEY SCHOOL CON The twentieth pupils’ matinee at the School of Musical Art oceurred on Wednesday last, presenting a programme of great excel- 1ot Mr. A, "F. McCarrell played the grand prelude in B minor of Bach for organ. ~ Miss Emma Cook sang ** Die, Rose,” by Spohr. Miss Alice Skillman gave the ** Venetian Barcarolle » and * Cousolation ¥ of Mendelssohn, **[n der Frende,” oy Taubert, was sung by Miss Victoria Adams. Mozar's “Un Aura_Amorosa™ by Miss Eloise Sarzent. “I'll Not Kepine,” of chutnann, by Miss Minuic Sherwood, and the Buch-Gounod * Ave Maria.” by Miss Grace A, iltz, Mr. Lewis taking the violin obligato, Mr. Baird’ the piano, aud Mr. Eddy the organ part, respectively. Mendelssobn’s * Hunting Song ™ vas assigned to Miss Nellie Thompson, Chopin’s € sharp Fautasi¢ [ipromptu to Misy Florence Fallers Schei it Clara Parker; audii in B minor of Mendelssohn, to Mr. Lucins J. Henderson, with orcaestral parts on the orran by Mr. Eddy. Of these pupils, three performed for the firsi time on this occasion. Others have sung 1o or three times before, while several show a hizh degree of advancement and an artistic finish in their perforance highty cred- itable to themselves and tneir teachers. These matinees are a feature of the school, wccurring - regularly every two weeks, No speefal preparation is made for them, but any pupil who performs a piece creditably is entitled to the ‘opportu- nity of acquiring confidence in play before othiers which these interesting oceasions afford. The vumber of pupils is so rapidly increasing that it has been found necessary to give mati- nees more frequently, and ou Wednesday next somo of the elocutivnary pupils wiil give ‘an in- teresting programme. ‘The next popular concert of the series will be given to-morrow evening. Mr. Eddy will play the overture o **William Tell,” [aydn’ & Clock Movewment,” Andante, and Read’s Offer- toire in A fat. aliss Ingersoll and Mr. Lewis will play Ratls “ Andante quasi Larghetti,” frow the Sonate, op. 123, Chopin's Polonaise, op. 3, and Gade’s *‘Andante and Scherzo.” from the D _ minor Sonata; and Miss Ingersoll, Mr. Lewis, and Mr. Eddv, Rossini's “ Ly Charite,” for piano, violin, and organ. The vocal numbers will be Stainer’s ** Loyal Deatn 7 and Reyloll’s * Armorer,” by Mr. 5. £, Strini, aud Braga’s “Angel’s Sercnade” and ‘the ubert. soug, +To Be Sung on the Water,” by Mrs. Williun E. Foote. Tie forty-seventh of Mr. Eddy’s orzan re- citals was given yesterday noon, at which he plaved Pachubel’s Prelude in B minor, Bach’s Fugue in B minor, Handel’s Musetta, for the Sixth Concerto, for strings; Kiel's Fantasie in C sharp minor, Havdu’s chorns, ** Come, Gen- tle Spring,” Mersel’s Double’ Fugue in A minor, and Cornell’s variations on *O Sanctis- sima.”? XMiss Hiltz and the Misses Rommeiss eang the “Anzel Trio,” from *Eljah,” and Reinecke's ““Song of the Pigmies at Snow- drop’s Funera).” THE MUSICAL COLLEGE SOIREE. A very pleasant and delightful reunion oc- curred at the College-roomns, 493 Wabash ave- nue, fast Monday evening, and was attended by avery large audience. A programme of unusual excellence, embracing mauy classical sclections, hind been prepared, and was carried out in & man- ner fully worthy the reputation of tbe College. A remarkably artistic_performance of the Raff Cavatina, op. 85; nnd Wehrle’s * Hunzarian Dance " was given by Miss Anua Culbertson and Mr. A. Rosenbecker, and received the hearty rccognition of the audience. Miss Millic Kel- loog distinguished herself by her playing of the hopin Nocturne, op. §, No. 2. Miss Kellogg posscsses talent and plays with a cou- scientfousness that shows devotlon to her art and understanding of the composer. Owing to the absence of Miss McMahon, Miss Faanic Peake consented to singr Cowen's * Come Unto Me.”" She surprised both herself and her many admirers by the best piece of musical work she bas ever done in_ this city. The audience was not slow in showing its pleasure. The other ieces of the programme were performed -by Mrs, Iglehart, and the Misses Jennic M. Reid, Millie Waterman, Sadie Hayman, E.and M. Lonergan, and Emily Igle, to the satfsfaction of the audience. Oncof the features of the eyening was the recitations by Mrs. George T, Loumbs, teacher of clocution in _the College. She was o successful with her first sclcction tha she bad to respond to an enthusiastic cn- core. On the 15th of April the Collefic will give a grrand concert for the benefit of the Bennett Hospital. BEETTIOVEN SOCIETY REUNION. The sixth reunion of the Becthoven Socicty takes place next Saturday evening at Hegshey flall, with a fine programme. The instrumental numbers will be as follows: Schumany’s ¢ Fan- tasie Stuecke,” for piano and clarionette, by rs, Wolfsohn and Wiesenbach; Doppler’s “ Airs Valaques Fantasie,” for flute, by Mr. Otto Qesterie; and the Beethoven quintette for piano, oboe, clarionette., horn, and bassoon, by Messrs. Wollsohn, ~Baireutber, Wiesenbach, Auller, and Ulrid. * Miss Lizzie Hoyne will sing Rail’s * Serenade ” and aozart’s * Deh Vieni 73 Mrs. Kempton, Mozurt’s song, ** The Angels Weep, Dear,” and Barili's Cavzonetta; and Miss. Hoyne and Mrs. Kempton a duo from ** Semi~ ramide.” TIE LOESCH BENEFIT. The Turner-Hall programme for this after- noon includes Loesch’s **Davy Crockett March; the oyerture to ‘“Masanicllo”; Faust’s **Imperizl Gavotti’'; verture to Gluck’s * Iphigevia in Aubs”; Koelling’s #1dyite”; Boceberini’s “Meunctte; Lisat’s first” Rhapsodic; overture to ** Kra Diavolo '3 Strauss' * Wing, Woman, aod Song Waliz"} and a march by Parlow. This evening will oceur the complimentary benefit to Mr. Loesch, the conductor, for which a fine brogramie lis been prepared. The orchestra will play Meyerbeer’s “ Fuekeltanz No. 3”5 sclections from Waoner's “ Walkuceren 5 Wagner’s b Fuust Uverture”’; the overture fo William Tell *: and Liszt's *Preludes.” Mr, Eichheim will play Servais’ *Souvenir de Spa’; Messrs. Fehl und Lewis, Allard’s Concerto for two violins ; 2nd Mr. Braun, Ferdinand David's great Concerto for trombone. LOCAL MISCELLANY. ‘The pupils’ rehearsal, unnounced for Wednes- day of this week by Miss and Mr. Koot, Las been postponed a fortnignt. Miss Annie Louise C:xri, assisted by the Har- mouia Quartette (Mrs. Farwell, Mrs. Balfour, Mr. Howard, and_Mr. Sioav), will sing in the Centenary M. E. Church eatertainment course, May 20 The next sofree at the Southern Division of the Chicago Conservators of Musie will begiven on the e nz of the 25th. Piano and vocal selections, interspersed with organ solos, will wake up the programue. A vocal and instrumental concert was given at the Church of the Redeemer on the 20ch, in which Mrs. W. F. Foote, Miss Florence Rice, and Messrs. Weyl, McCurdy, Sioger, Brace Do Cells, and Horn took part. Mr. De Vivo has engaged Mme. De Murska, who is ut present sinziay at St. Paul, and he forms a new troupe with De Murska, Brignoli, Susini, and Tagliapietra as the stars, starting from Chicago in'a few weeks. > Mrs. Eugenie de Roode Rice’s next musicale will be given at her residence, No. 9 Throop street, on the 27th fust., in which two of ber Jittle pupils will appear,~her own daughter, who will play the “Sonata Pathetique ” of Beethoven, and Miss Hutching, who will play Thalberg’s * Clisire.” The Apollo Club has in rehearsal two of Robert Goldbeck’s part songs,—** The Three Fishers,” which has just passed its one-hun- dredth performance at the hands of the New York Madrignl Club, and “ Rest,” a new com- position dedicated to the Club, the singing of which will be a feature of its April coucert. The Haydn Musical Society will give their third concert of this season at McCormick Hall on Thursday evening, April £ The programme will fnclude Mendelssohu's “ Hymn of Praise," to be given with orchestra and chorus, and a number of orchestral sclections, We are re- quested to call the attention of the Society that there will be a full rehearsal this afternoon at 8 o’clock at Story & Camp’s, 211 State street, and on Thursday evening at § o'clock at the same place. Mr. Liebling gave the first of his two recitals at’ Hershey Iull on Friday en:uing last, with a programme including Sonata, op. 13, Becthoven ; Sonata, A major, Scarlatti: Gavotte, op. 16, Niemaon; Etude, op. 2, No. 7, and * Spring Song.” op. 15, Henselt: Albumblatt, op. 12, No. 7, Greig; Roudo Piacevole, Sterndale-Bennetus Tarantelle, rfli)- 12, 3, Jadassohn; **Les Deux Alouettes,” Leschetitzky ; Spiunerlied, Wagner- Liszt; Giza Con Vuriazioni, op. 9i, Raff.” Al- though the pianist: was suffering from a lame armn, he played with his customary style and clezant finish. The next recital will be given at the same place on the 29th inst., upon which occasion he will have the assistance of Mr. Gill und Miss Ctara Munger. Miss Hiltz took the place of Mrs. Kempton, who was indisposed, at very short notice. The following extract from a private letter will be of interest to many of our readers who remember Miss Von Elsner: At the sccond representation of the opera of ** Mortha, " st the Itahens, in Paris, M. de Flotow, the composer of that most popular work, was among the audience, Ile scemed particniarly struck. \){‘ the exquisite manner in which Mlle. Litta (Miss Vou Llsner) sunz, aud joined heartily in the applanse and encores which greeted her ef- forts. After the opera, he called “on the young prima donus, and, in a volce of warm cothusiasm. suid to her: ** My child, 1 never heard my opera sung better, and your singing of * The Last Rose of Swmmer ' was simply sublime.” M. de Flotow, thouzh quite un old gentleman, bas just completed 2 new opera, which will o¢ produced at the Ituliens during the Exposition, He is very anxious that Mile. Litta should create the principal role, which sne has conzented to do if ber return from Vienna, where she i3 engaged for the spring season, will atlord her suflicient time for preparation. THE STRAKOSCH OPERA TROUPE. From Our Own Correspondent. New Youw, March 21,—I'he Stracosch opera scason is a gréat suceess financially, As 1 pre- di&:tcdl the people were opera hungry, and Bouth’s has been crowded at every perforinance, while inauy have been unable 16 procure seats even from the speculators, who are a curse. It was said people would not 2o to Booth's 10r opera, and Mr. Strakosch met much oppo- sition in certuin quarters because he would uot 2010 the Academy, whose membership tickets gre aboou to many residents ot Murray Hill. But, 25 full houses are 2 manager’s test of suc- cess, the Academy fayorers have mo more to sav. - To show huw the seats go, this morning ihe box-sheer was opened for Monday mght next. At 8 p. m. there were less thau a d desirable seats to be obiaiped in either orches- traor baleony. For “Mignon * tu-morrow aight, the last scats were gone on Tuesday, and there is no doubt the season will run on just i this way till its close. Mile. Roze was received with much favor at her debut here on Tuesday evening, and may be said to have exceeded the anticipations of those who had heard her in London, and who conceded that she wouald take a ugh place among the metropolitan favorites. Frapolli hus been warmly welcomed, also, and ilie’ company, on the whole, receives quite gs much praise und favor as even Mr. Strakusch or Mr. Mapleson could ask. There are sowme inter- esting asides,—not interviews with prime doune, —whicli 1 can promise for a future lecter. y 6. < New York Tridune. Miss Kellogg's veuture in Adida was watched with nolittle curiosity. The character scemed to by outside her proper line, yet her assumption of 1t conld nardly be calied a surprise, becanse we all £now that siie is ambitious 1o do_everything that anybody etse does. Sae lovked handsowe in the dusky face und brizht robes of the African Princess, and she showed, atall puints of the performunce, an intellcctual appreciation of the part that did her honor. ‘The pensive pathos and tne ferce love, he meluncholy and the heroism. the mildness and fieat, that posses: Aida by turns,~she acted thewn all. " And yet we must call 4idd one of Miss Kel- logz's misiakes. <There are 1wo very simple rea- gon® why it was & mistake. 1In the first place, her nuture is not emotivnal. Her perceplions are quick and accurate, put ehe never transmits to her Audience the pulse of decp aud genuine feeling, In the second place, the sfroag music of tnis, ns of all intensely dramatic roles, Is written for the lower rewister, wnere Miss Kelloge is weak. In tho third act, where she has the delicate ** O cieli azzurri, " and some use for her beautiful bigh notes in the duct with S2adamea, she did admirably. But New York bas yet to hear a satisfactory dida. Of Maric Roze's appearsnce in *“Favorita,” the FForld says: THer voice is eweet and pure, of the rich timbre that appeals to the feelings, most powerfal in the middle register, which is used most frequently for the espression of decp feeling, the mezzo tones round and swect, and in the higher register—at least a8 hugh as B flat, which she reached without the least spparent effort and_with absolute facial composure—the tones are delicionsly flute-like v and satisfying. With all these admirable qualities ler voice cannot be described as a_phenomenal 8 rano. Its charm lies in its evenness and nsity. It is a serviceable voice galded by a quick intelligence and a perfect metbhod. Her careful training and intelligence were demonstrated by her acting.” She resorts to no tricks of vocalism, of- fects no melodramatic attitades, never exaggerats her dramatic force to galn spplanse. Her senti- ment, rising into stronz passion, and her tender- ness, bearing her down to despalr, are expressed with'concentrated feeling, not with exhaustive en- ergy, She sang ** O mio Fernando " with exquisite tenderness, but avoided the frequent error of ex- ageerating tenderness and sorrow into mandlin sentimentality. 1ller triumph was complete when this arla wae reached, The appiause lasted long, flowers in wondrous desizns were heaped upon her, and a repetition was demanded. After each act she was called before the cartain, and all that our opera-folk now need is to see her in an opera that i8 1n itself so attractive ns to make a spirited per formance possible, and with a support that is worthy of a capable artist, THE PARIS EXPOSITION MUSIC. The general regulations for the musical per- formances durlng the Universal Exhibition of 1878 in Paris have been published, and, as usual in French sdministrative arrangements, arc as preeise and minute as a customary -verbal. There are to be ten orchestral concerts, twelve organ recitals, four choral concerts by societies, and four **fanfare " programmes, ** consecrated to the musicof harmony.” Thereare also to be sixtecn chamber music concerts, besides ‘*seances de tnusique pittoresque et populaire,” whatever these may be.- All the concerts will be during the day, and no one of them is to last more than two hours and a half. Would that such a rule existed here! The works to be given arc both known and unknown ones, published or not published; but living composers are to have the largest part of the programmes, with a limit of one work for cuch musician, unless by specal permission of the Committee. Political and immoral words will be strictly excluded. What, then, is to be done with the patriotic and national composi- tions? Proprietary rights are reserved. These rules apply to Freoch composers solely. There is another code for the foreign musiciaus, whose productions when approved will be executed at their own expense; except the police charges, the receipts will be for the concert-givers; but nationality is to be the basis of the composi- tions. The Salle of the Trocadero is to seat 4,000 persons; but there are smaller saloons for limited purposes. The articles of the various rules are somewhat contradictory, and wiil give rise to no little controversy. MUSICAL NOTES. ‘'he Emperor of Germany has contribnted £40 to the fund for raising a memorial to Bellini at Naples. Herr Brull's “Golden Cross” has been suc- cessfully represented by Mr. Carl Rosa’s com- pany in Loudon. . At Naples, a number of ladies subscribed 50 franes each for a laurel-wreath for that lucky little woman, Adelina Patti. Mr. Strakosch’s new tenor, Frapolli, has been ouly five years on the staze. He hus sung 3o where except in ltaly, Spain, and Mexico. Herr Rubinstein is in Vienna, superintending the rebearsals of his sacred drama, “The Mac- cabees,”” which will be produced at the Imperial Opera-House. Louls Papier, organist of the Thomaskirche at Leipzig, and well known in Germany as an ex- cellent player, died in Leipzig on the 13th ult., at the age of 49. Wagner’s “ Lohengrin has been produced at the Theatre de la Monnaie, Brussels, aod the Paris critics, who were well represented, were converted. Says the critic of the Gaulois: ** Wuzoerism is the return to truth in music.” Wagmer is avenged ! Christine XNilsson is booked for a concert tour in Germuay, weere she has not yet been heard. Breslau, Stuttgart, Dresden, Munich, and Leipsic re embraced iu the list of cities. [n the course ot the season she will sing 1o opera at Berlin and Hamburg. Mme. Rudersdorl, who apoears to have gone into the business of exporting prima donnas, has made_cogazements in London for Mme. Pappenueim (with Mapleson), and for Miss Thursby, who'is to sing at some of the Phil- harmonic and Crystal Palace concerts. Statements to the contrary notwithstanding, the reported engagement of Mme. Eugenie Pappenbeim by Col. Mapleson, of ber Majeste’s Opera, 13 true.” The enzagement is for three vears, and beging in June, whea *The Hugue- nots ' is to be produced 1n Londen, with Mme. Pappenheim 85 Palentine. Mme. Pappenheim will, however, remain in this country to fulfill her engagemont at the great muste festival at Cinciunati in May. ‘The latest great musical event in London is most decidedly the appearance for the first time this scason of Herr Joachim, the Hungarian and beyond compare the greatest violinist of the are. He played at the First Philharmonic Concert of the sixty-sixth vear of_its existence, bis chief number being Beethoven’s Concerto in D. Mrs. Osgeod, who has been engazed by Theodore ‘Thomas for the Cincinnati May Fes- tival, saug Spohr’s “Rose Sottly Blooming,” and enchanted all the critics. She also gave “Voi Che Sapcte,” from Mozart’s “ Figaro,” and the seene of Lsolde's death, from Waguer's *Tristan.” English opera will find a temporary home at the Grand Opera-House, New York, about April 1, Mr. L. AL Ruben, well knowa as a musical agent, being the manager. He has so far enzaged as his artists, Anna Granger, Louise Oliver, and Sallie Reber, the latter of whom was fairly successful in concert last summer at Gil- more’s. Adelaide Randall will be the mezzo- soprana; Euzene Clark and George Werrenrath, tenors; A. E. Stoddart, baritone; Stanley Feich, besso. ' 1t is not impossible Florence Rice, now known as Mlle. Rices, who has just returped {rom abroad, will {oin toe organization. ** Bo- hemian Girl,” ““ Martha,” * Maritana,’ Mar- riage of Figaro,” *‘ Trovatore,” and a new American opera, by Millard, called Deborab,” will compose the repertoire. — HUMILITY. [Suggested by a sermon from the text : ** 3y soul iz eren us @ weuned enild. "~ Fs., cxzzi., 2.] Hoyw the hopes of childhood's shaping Yield the way to sterner Jot! Youth's desires vo strongly kindled Wane for lite's more serious thought. Lord, though fortune be not mild, Make me as 4 wean-ed child. Feed my heart with something richer “Ihan my childhood's vain desires; Rouse my s0ul With something nobler ‘Thau my youth's destructive fires; Show the emptiness of fame, Light in me the heavenly flame. Tow the home-scenes, fond returning, (L my heurt with asdness 1, As bevet they deepest longing “There o dwell among tnem still; But 'tis meet those hours to leave— Cuuse, my soul, for them to grieve. 0 tishard to stuy prond longings— Thes €0 casily retarn ‘0 The open urms of passion, And azain the bosoum burn. Father, grant that sweeter zeal Which begetteth Inner weal. 0 to know that temper gentle Which within the Savior dwelt So my life might bear tne parshness, And, as1f tne spirit knelt 1In tiie cousciousness of God, Trustful were Earth's journey trod. « Fatber. give such disposition o my life—svrencly bless: And, though carthly mptures vanish And the Storins of sorrow press, In the tempest dark and wild Make we a3 a weai-d child, = ENIAMIN R, BULRLEY, Ciicaao, March 20, 1878, e ———— THE TEMPERANCE ARMY, From every rank of life they come, To houor the great cause Of ‘Temperance, of all zood the sam, Meet for the world's applause, Tpholders of the just and right, They stand, an army true, Prepared the'wlly fae to fight, Decked in the Red and Blue. No threats can phase, no frowns deter This host from marching on; Each ix the Lord's trne worshiper— “Through Him the victory s won! They’ve scen th* appalling work of Rum, ‘That levels to the state Of lowest brate those who succumb To this most awful fate. They've heard the cries of bitter wo From hearts by gricf bowed down; They've seen poor children ragged go A-begging o'er the town. It breaks sad bearts, it breaks up hom: Tt strikes the uloutest dowa; - In cot and 'neath proud palace-domes, Blasts hooe and fair renown. Whole volumes great wonld scarce snffice The evils to portray Of thls King Curse, this Monster Vice, That taouzands léads astray. March on, O Temperance Army true, Throngh thickest of tae fray: The fiends of Ruin e'er pursno— O watch, and ight, and pray1 And at the last the Lord will give Success complete and sure; Intemperance die, and Temperance live— Will evermore endure! Epwarn P, NowzLr ~ MILWAUKEE. A Statement of Bondy Issued in Aid of Railroads. And a Slander on Her Citi- zens Repelled. The Bad Bills that Did Not Be- come Laws. The Red-Ribbon Epidemic Spreading in Milwaukee. The Notable Events of the Past Week Briefly Mentioned. Stectal Correspandence of The Tridune. MILWAUREE, March 23.—In my letter pub- ' lished in Tre TRIBUNE last Sunday, I gave an opinion In regard to the folly of our city fathers in atlowing the Northwestern Railway Company to appropriate three miles ot the best portion of the lake-front to its ownuse and behoof, thus cutting off the city forever from any occupancy of the same, and destroying a very valuabte residuary interest beyond the water’s edee. This position was warmly controverted by the Commercial Times, and in the course of its dis- cussion of the subject it made some allusions to the prominent citizens and business-men of Milwaukee that must not bz allowed to go un- challenged. Some of its assertions in reference to the corporate sction of the City cf Milwau- kee in aid of great public improvements, which also involve the cuterprise and liberality of the individual citizén, ARE S0 UTTERLY GROUNDLESS and undeserved that I feel it my duty to pub- licly repel them. Putting aside the lake-front matter, the Commercial Times takes occasion to remark that *“ Nothing could be wore stupid than the Inkospitable sttitude of Milwaukee towards commercial enterprises which other less favorably placed localities welcome and seize to their own advantage, and to Milwaukee's detriment.” This is a specimen sentence from the article, with others stitl more cutting, sar- castic, and untrue,when the writer gets down to the details of his public libel. It might possibly answer all purposes to put in a general depial of all these base insinua- tions, if it were not for the fact that the proof | to the contrary is mot circumstantial, but his- torieal, extending over a period of thirty years, so that a clear understanding of the case requires it to be stated specifically. Those who have known Milwaukee from the time when it had no paved strects, nor a foot of railroad leading out of it, are somewhat familiar with the slow and tedious process by which our present * - MAGNIFICENT LINES OF RAILWAY have been constructed. Given, a pew State a thousand miles from the seaboard, and origi- nally seitled by the poorer classes of people, who had taken Mr. Greelty’s laconic bit of ad- vice to zo west aud grow up with the country, and yon have a section in which the costly method of railroad building dovs not come by the race of God and the exercise of the right of eminent domain. Foreizn capital, always shrewd ard sly, had to be invoked, and induce- ments beld out, that implied no loss or risks, but great profits; and these risks had to be assumed in part by the public spirit of private individuals, and Ly the generous aid of Legis- latures and wmunicipalities. Aud Milwaukee’s npolicy towards all public eaterprises has always been” kind and liberal to a fault, and never ‘“stupid ”” nor ** inhospitable.” IN HER CORPORATE CAPACITY she has suffered much already by reason of her too free use of her credit, and her liberal citi- zens have suffered still wore. Some of them have been ruined financially, and others went to their graves poor men, and others are now reaping where they sowed. When we luok at the trials and_labors of such men as Kilbourn, tne Eneelands, the Vliets, Crocker, Hoiton, Brodhead, Flanders, Finch, Smith, Richards, Mitchell, Goodrich, Ludington, and o dozen others atong the old settlers, and a dozen more of younger men who have come to the front at a later day, we feel indignant at the unjust crit- icisms that have been wo unjustly cast upon thew. A few statistics may help to sharpen the point of iy argument, and so [ give the follow- ing figures that Comptroiler White has kindly prepared, at my request, from the records on il in his office. - . STATEMENT OF BONDS ISSUED by the City of Milwaukee in aid of railroads: To Milwankee & Beloit...... ‘To Milwaukee & Supcrior. 100,000 To Milwoukee & Horicon. 186, 000 To Milwankee & LaCrosse. . 200,000 ‘To Green Bay, Milwaukee & Chicuge 200,000 To Milwaukee, Fond du Lac & Green B;y .e o .. 114,000 To Milwankee & Watertown. 95,000 To Milwaukee & Missiesippi - 284,000 To Milwaukee & MississIppi, Southern Branch . 300,000 The city has also voted a subscription for stock to the following compruies: Milwankee & Northern, Osbkosh & Miesissippl. Total. eeresneenn.$ 75,000 All of the above bonds have been paid by the companies to whom they were issued except tie Beloit and Superior (3200,000), which the city had to pay after litization, as follows: Bonds issued to pay coupons, costs, aad interest.. 92,000 Serip fssuedl to pay conpo 249,950 Bonds tasucd to retire Befoit_bonds 2000 Cash paid to retire Saperior bonds 100,000 Cash paid for cOUDODS ....... 5,45 Total cost to the city... .. <8 5 The scrip {ssued uas above, smounting to 3242,%9, has been poid, leaving $830,433 yet lue. BUT THAT 13 NOT ALL. The $65,000 in bonds that were cxchanged for stock in the Northern Rallrosd Comoany are not worth a cent on the dollar, aud that amount will swell the dead foss to the city, and for which the taxpayers are now sweating, to near $400,000. Nor is thisthe worst of it. This out- stunding indebtedness ngainst the city, except that incurred in aid of the Northern Koad, was iucurred for roaas that never had an existenee except on paper, and have not a rod of road in operation to-day. It is possible that the city may have a claim upon the rizht of way of the old Beloit line, if the statute of limitation has not run on the debt, but even that is worthless unless the road is completed. With this brief and imperiect vindication of the city from the charge ol bemg “innospitable in its policy towards public improvements, £ re- mind my brizht young fricad who edits the of- ticiul paper of the saying of St. Paul, to-wit: “‘He that is first in his own cause seemeth just, but his neizhbor cometh and searcheth him." LEGISLATION FOR THE CITY. The adjournmwent of the Legislature has been 3uh.e a reliefl to our people, who are in constant read of sometbinz awful about to huppen while it is in session. So far as a pretty close watch of the proceediogs has disclosed, our city delegation are entitled to the credit of pre- venting three or four very bad bills, affecting the well-being of Milwaukee, from becoming 1aws; and, as prevention -is suid to be better than cure, their good sense must be recorded. Conspicuously amoug these bad bills may be named the Boulevard bill, the bill to abolisk the High-School, the bill in regard to wooden pavements, aud the bill to transfer the right of deciding upon the use of steam upon horse- ruilroads from the Common Conueii to the Leislature. I psme them in their order of padness,— THE BOULEVARD BILL being the worst of the lot, involving the most in its Iar-rewhing consequences, nnd s great spare and delusion to the mass of the peopje. It was a scheme concoeted by some real-estate speculators, to build a great boulevard twélve miles in length about the city, looking maeniti- cently upon paper, but juvolving a tax upon the proverty for right of way and improvewments that appeared absolately apailing to property- owners. At the present rate of taxation in Milwaukee—and it is lower here than it s in most cities of its size in the United States—a maa who is fairly nssessed for what he is worth, year after year, will pay into the public treas- ury In the shape of taxes, the full value of all his property in the course of twenty-five years. This {s indeoendent of what he Days indirectly under the fipemuons of our system of import dutics, aad If he or she drinks much tea, coffee, or champagne, or Sports much silic and’ broad. cloth, the tariff will extract a liberal deduction {from the anpual income; 0 there onaht to be o constent effort on the part of our law-makers to decrease the whole system of taxation, or it will end at last in the crazy riot of the irre- sponsible commune. The bill to abolish THE HIGH SCHOOL was Introdaced by u countrs member, in no way interested in our public schools, either a5 a taxpayer or patron, and just how it happened to be any of his business isa question that po. - body can answer. Io this city there of men who clamor to have thz suheol‘igcfi)hlf. ed on accountof its ©XDensiveness; but te, are worthy taxpayers, and are, therelore, onl’ execrcising thelr natural nrerozative to gron)] Their srguments, when they condescend to sub- mit them, are based upon reasons thay 20pl; with equal force and _pertinency against higher education being supported by tax, g i rigidly apolicd, would abolish the Noraq Schools and the State University, as well as the Hieh Schools. Prof. Huxley once tolg the Scbool Board in London that it was thelr dqp “to boild a ladder from the gugter to the upiversity along which every chilg shonig be allowed to climb as far as it was fit to 20." These inconoclasts believe thar every chlig should furnish bis own ladder and do his ogg climbing at bis own espense, and they care but little whether the ladder leads up of dowy, "1f the wisdom of these fellows in selecting objects on which ro exhaust their ideas of economy cor- responded with their tenacity of PUrpose in g ‘bad cause, thev might try their band on music drawing, and German, the latter COSLing ahogg as much in this city as the whole amount an- uually expended upon the Hieh School. Iy the words of Carl Schurz, “the English s the language of civilization,” and oar peagle are beginning to sce that they are spendina ity gcthex;’ oo mu:h for lcnltminfi abranch of edyca- tion that is not essential, and might Vi nbiollshcll. e wasTalte give this dead Dill a kick for thy reason that the fellow kicked the dead ed;;“fi “*he wanted him to know that there was punin. ment after death.” The bul to prevent tie Common Council from permitting the use of STCAM ON MORSE-RAILWAYS in this city was a_Yeautitul specimen of what Mr. Douglas would ca!l squatter soverciniy or of allowing the people of u certain locality to manage their own domestic affairs, The supporters of the measure arc 5o progressive that they would hamper a body of city jempslyn tors in their legitimate busiuess, or rather they would present” invention and enterprise by ap act of the Wisconsin Legislature, ‘I'he dummy engine is sure to take the place of the male on street-railways as & motive power, notwith: standing the opposition of these sleepy Rip Van Winkles, whose ~uncestors fouzni Galileoy Stephenson, Watt, and Arkwright I the pay and their children’are {n the way of progress iy the present. Our Wisconsin Artemus: Warg, George Peck, of the Sun, went up to Oshkesy last week to deliver a lecture on ‘ THE MCLE AS AN AGRICULTGRAL IMPLEMENT,Y a theme sclected on purpose to suit the com- prehension of bis auditors, and which was 9o doub first suerested to the humorist by secing that cousin of the jacknss plunging through the deep mud before our street-cars, People re- sicing ou the lines of our street raiways hegiy to ask whether they have not some rizhts that the Common Council is bound to Tespect, and will fusist that the streets be paved, or eise thay steam shall be used, and the public highwass not be made impassable (nan onen winter. 1f Peck would alter the title of his lecture to “*The Rearing of Mules us a Fine Art,” he might deliver 1t to advantage on the South Side. Andso I come back o publicly thank our delegation in the Legislature for preventing the passage of these bad bitls, which is a publie service quite as aceeptable and calling for o much wisdow as the genius of inventing wise and wholesome laws. They did another good thing: they vrevented the passaze of ail ap. propriation bills giving money to privite insti- tutions. As many of them are located in this city, it required some moral couraze to vots against these hungry claimants that beg in the name of sweet charity. THE TEMPERANCE REFORM has been more successlully prosecuted in this city daring the past winter than ever before, and thousands of youus persons hare resolved to abandon the habdit that is almost cerialn to lead to ruin and disgrace. Temperance meet- ings have been held almost every msht in the week 2t some convenient hall, with three or four indifferent parts of the city on Sunday, at all of which able and intercsting addresses were made, and the proselytes by the hundred have douned the red ribbon. I am told that the winter's campaign against King Aleobol has very waterially lessened the sale of intoxicat- ing liquors, aud that even our indigenous bever- aze, lazer beer, bas been compelled to come down from his hizh horse and offer himself at the low rate of two ziasses for five ceuts. The old couplet of the pious versitler that Satan finds some mischtef atill For idle hands 10 do has not proved true in Milwaukee the past win- ter, for the city has been rewarkably orderly, mure g0 than usual, aud part of the tonor of is i3 claimed by the temperance men. In this cop- nection 1 1ust not forget to mention tie very areat_service reudered the good cause by the Rev. John Allison, a former resident of tais, city. where Le preached to vers great aceeptance, He knows something of the “terrible effects of strony drink from Iis own bitter experiecce, and, havinz “come to himscif,” he bas pgone into this reform with an enthusizsm toat is born of the best intentions. Some of his addrusses were thrilling and eloguent to a high dearse. TUE ST. PAUL & NORTHWESTERS. Seeing a paragrapn in the p::lpum about a vrospective thaope iz the Presidency of the Northwestern Railway Company, and Mr. MMitchell’s npame used as Mr Keep’s probable successor, I called at Mr. Mitchell's bank, with my little reportorial hook picely baited for an iiem. But I was doomed to aisappoiotment. Mr. Mitcheil s at present spendiug a 1ew daysin Florida, and his nssociates bere koow nothing of the rumor aforesaid. In a brief counversation iwith Mr. John Johnston, who is Mr. Mitchell’s private secretary and confidant, he expressed the opine ion that there could be no truth in the story, 30 far as his cinef is concerned, for the reason that the interests of the two roads are so an- tagonistic that it would bc useless to try to manage them under ope bead. Unless the two corporations are consolidated, which scems - possible at present, neither of their interests would be promoted by the new deal in contem- plation. " At present there is a Iriendly rivalry between the two companies, aud, 50 far as ths cople of Wisconsia are cuncerded, and tbey Ezre a deep interest in both roads, they would like to sce them both continued under their present very able and satisfactory managewent. TUE WEEK, Except in the line of Jocal politics, the past week hus not_been characterized by any special excitement. ‘The week opened avitn the orguni- zation of the “ Honest Mouey Leazue’ the meeting for that purpose being ueld on dlordsy evening at the Newhall House. The chicl men in the movement are nearly all active and prom- inent Republicans, aud henee it is looked upun with susoicion by the Democrats. Tnis sus- pleion is also strengtheped by the fact that many of the hard-mouey wen wish to make the issue direct between theinselves aod the Greso- vackers, who have thewr ticket already iu the field, and not uominate a Repudlican ticket 3t all. rhere has afso beeu covsiderable adverse criticisms passed upou the Leaguers becausc they have aporopriated the adjective “ hogest, thus implyinz that those who hold a different view of finance are in tavor of a dishouest cur- rency. Tne thing smacks of the Pharisec’s hypocrisy, and docsn’t seem to take. Thes are mostly anti-Silver men, as. well as anti-Green- backers, but sice Secretary Sherman is disposed to regard the Silver bill asa blessing in they take tbe aollar of tne daddies when it 8 offéred. ‘T'o-morrow the Republicans hold a Conven- tion to nominate candidates for city officers- About tweuty names of prominent citizens Lave been suggested as suitable persons to head the ticket for Mayor, but no one_can ciar_‘c an_ intelllzent guess a5 to the probable candl- date. With a good ticket in tne field, they bave areasonable hope of success, especially if 188 Greenback candidates, who will be support by the Socialists, do not withdraw. THE AMUSEMENTS OF THE WEEE have been a splendid recitation by that charm- ing elocutionist and personator, Miss Hnfie! Potter; one night of Miss Thursby, two nielts vy Fanny Davenport, and threcor fours] !lh'n by George Francis Train about Limself, whis! orded similar entertainment for sowe zfi:fl peaple to that which the hand-organ and mozkef furnish for the chilaren. " Iu the line of instruction, we have had &IE( eral lectures by Mrs. Lyman; a lecture by Mrs Steele, of Appleton; “a lecture by Ur J.m Bartlett before the Medical Society; n(eC!So_ by Dr. Stark before the Popular Scienct and a lecture on tree-planting by Stickney. AS A SORT OF SIDE-SDOW to the ward ~aucuses that have been held h{ Greenbackers, Dewocrats, and chuoucms':hg very lively discussion nas been going on in the Common -~ Couuncil, and in all the lpw’u newsp}_ pers, over the expenses in the Sherifl’s olfimi!;d the Republicans claiming that the zmnu;ml Sanger has saved the county 33,000 as comp i with the amount expended by his Demqmnl redecessor. This claim aroused the':kulm‘l irand Sachem Hinscy,who immediately gn vior ‘lgs,z Wl:;-xpnln(, and has been going for the S s sealp. The qtg:m'el is ver pretty as it stands, s0d '-E: mmperturbadle Sanger beckons the ** Boss {fray, and crics, Las on, Madeuff, And damned be he who fizst eries, Hold, enongh. e ————— They have begun to post circus-biils of, gl: grurcstonefi out inh the wilds ::1 fm Should the custom become general, out its arms to embrace the'civilized wur:g-e :: will fiod men, if death has pot_changed tO57 disposition, mean enough to get up Mum mand a complimentary ticket for the pnyl