The New York Herald Newspaper, May 3, 1868, Page 7

NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1868.—TRIPLE SHEET. “TRIBORAPHIG. NEWE Se FROM AEL PARTS OF THE WORLD. MEXICO. me National Authorities Levying Forced Loans—National Troops Occupy Mazatlan— Martinez Abandons the Command of the Rebele—Arrival of Corona—Coal Wanted at Pichiluego—Whalers and Whaling. MazaTLaN, April 2} ‘Via SAN Francisco, May 1, 1868, Last week Governor Rubi called on the merchants for a voluntary loan of $30,000 to pay off his troops andcarry on the government. He received $21,900 afternoon. General Corona called a meet- ‘ng of the leading merchants at his headquarters and n them that he must have a voluntary Joan of $100,600 or the immediate payment of his army. Aner two hours’ debating the merchants concluded toraise the amount. Of twenty merchants present nineteen were European importers and only one American. The house of Behrendt Bros., Quin- tana & Qo, is responsible for the whole amount to Genefal Corona. The other merchants are paying étated sums to this house and taking receipts, which they seem to prefer to dealing with the gov- ernment directly. The merchants receive custom ‘house certificates, which are good on presentation for duties on imported or exported goods ata re- duction of fifteen per cent. To-day General Corona received $50,000 of the above sum; the remainder is to be paid at the expiration of two weeks. Two thousand five hundred troops entered the city at noon under Generals Cantos and Gutierrez. Nearly all of the Fourth division are now in garrison here, On the morning of the 18th instant, ex-Lieutenant Colonel Calvillo was publicly shot for the wilful murder of a Spaniard named Orozoco, who was a member of Chiarini’s circus, now performing here, ‘The murderer was captured, tried, convicted and shot within forty-eight hours after having committed the deed. The steamer Montana, Captain Porter, sails for San Francisco to-day, carrying local freight, $15,000 im specie and seventeen passengers. Among the latter is Major George E. Clymer, of Philadelphia. General Martinez issued a final proclamation at Cu- ilacan, on the 16th, announcing his abandonment of the revolutionary army and his return to so called private life. He is being closely pursued by General ‘Tolentino at the head of three hundred cavalry, with orders to capture, kill or drive the rebellious chief out of the State. General Pairt, with two hundred cavalry, is scout- ing through the country in the south for bandits that are springing up from the remnants of General Mar- tinez’s demoralized army. He shot eight of them last week. Granados, Palacio, Paz, and other revolutionists who escaped to San Blas, are reported prisoners in the hands of General Lozado—an independent mili- tary chieftain. General Corona arrived here yesterday. Thiseven- ing his friends greeted him with bands of music and illuminations as military commander of the district ‘of Northwestern Mexico and general-in-chief of the Fourth division of the regulararmy. General Corona ‘ds absolutely master of tne situation. The supreme ‘government has, besides, conferred upon him extra- ordinary discretiocary powers in case of emergency. « The United States coaling depot at Pichiluego is about exhausted and calls for immediate replenish- ment. * The notorious filibuster Dartois has gone to estab- Usha colony at the mouth of the Colorado. This territory covers eleven leagues of land, and the ‘@pproval of the local government there has been obtained. There are several whalers in this port and vicinity, ‘which appear to be doing a good business. A few whales have been caught right in the harbor. About $40,000 in silver bullion, from American mines, were shipped by the steamer for San Fran- cisco to-day, also 4,000 hides, CUBA. Coolie Company at Cienfuegos. HAVANA, May 2, 1868, A number of capitalists of Cienfuegos are forming &@ monster stock company for the importation of coolies direct to Cienfuegos. The object in so doing is to counteract the monopoly now enjoyed by Havana, Sagar Market—Exchange Quotations—Marine Intelligence. Havana, May 2, 1868, The sugar market closed firm at 8 reals per arrobe for No. 12 Dutch standard. The steamship Morro Castle, Captain Adams, sailed to-day for New York with thirty passengers. Exchange on New York, short sight, in gold, % premium. TRINIDAD. Great Conflagration at Naparimas. HAVANA, May 2, 1868. From Trinidad our latest intelligence reaches the ‘Ith of April. A great conflagration occurred at Naparimas, in Guasi district. The town was reduced to ashes. HONDURAS. Amapola Created a Free Port—Export Duty en Cotton, Coffee, Sagar and Indigo. HAVANA, May 2, 1868. Our latest dates from Honduras are dated at Tru- jillo the 19th of April. ‘A decree had been promulgated creating Amapala @ free port. Goods for the interior are to pay the established rates of duty, but goods re-exported are to be free. Four per cent export duty, however, is to be levied on indigo, coffee, cotton and sugar. ST. THOMAS. Captain Bax, of the Stenmer Eider, Sen- tenced to Death. Havana, May 2, 1868, At St. Thomas the decision, on appeal from the Superior Court, was adverse to Captain Bax, of the * British mail steamer Eider, The captain has been sentenced to death, and keeps away to avoid impris- onment. VENEZUELA. Continued Successes of the National Armes in the Western Part of the Republic. HAVANA, May 2, 1868, By way of Kingston we have news from the west- ern States of Venezuela. The intelligence is up to April 6, and is favorable to government. General Colinas, with two thousand men, had taken Cala- oso and whipped Rufor. He is now in the heart of the insurgent country—Aragua. General Aristeguieta is at Culebra, where he had Gefeated the rebels. A few of the rebels at Victoria had submitted. Miguel Rojas, after his defeat, opened negotiations for peace. - Escobar and Leoncio Quintara, with a small bod; , of men, were fleeing to Eastern Guarico. ALASKA. Basiness Getting Brisk—Arrivale=New Build> ings. SAN FRANCISCO, May 2, 1868. Alaska intelligence to the 10th ult. has been re- ceived inthis city, Business at Sitka bad greatly improved, and the prospects were that it would con- tinue to advance. Three steamships and nine other vessseis arrived at the port during the past four weeks, all of which brought numerous passengers, During the same time three steamers, one ship, one bark, two schooners and one sloop took thelr depar- ‘ture. Sitka was wearing a lively appearance; sev- eral mew buildings were being constructed and a genoral air of activity pervaded the town, A num- ‘ver of vessels bound northward on sealing and fish- fing expeditions had sailea. Lonpon, May 2, 1868, ‘The crisis in the British Cabinet occasioned by the recent divisions on the subject of the Irish Church monopolizes the public attention to-day. we It is thought that if the measures which are in ef- fect approved by both parties are not opposed by the liberals the present Cabinet will not resign or dissolve Parliament until an appeal is made to the new constituencies created by the Reform bill, as provided for in that measure by Parliament. The London Times in an editorial to-day recommends this course, CALIFORNIA. The Democratic Convention—Presidential Electors Nominated—Kesolations Denounce ing Congress, San Francisco, May 2, 1868, ‘The following named gentlemen were last night nominated as Presidential electors by the Democratic Convention now in session in this city:—E. J. 0. Keweén, W. T. Wallace, L. J. Henley, E. B. Biddew and George Pearce. Hon. James A. Johnson, the present member of Congress from the Third district, was renominated. The Convention is one of the largest ever held in the State, and the members are quite enthusiastic and confident of retaining posses- sion of the State. The proceedings excite consider- able interest among the people of this city. The fol- lowing is an abstract of the resolutions passed:— The first denounces the measures of Co! look- ing to the reconstruction of the Southern States, and Socneee. oa despotic and unworthy of support by 1c second declares that by its present policy Con- gress has violated the Crittenden resolutions of 1861, Which assured the people of the country and of the world that the war was not to be wi for con- quest, but for the restoration of the Southern States to their proper relations with the Union. The third characterizes the im) hment and trial of President Johnson as an act party violence, un- warranted by any ill conduct of the accused and re to pring republic into ridicule and con- my ip The fourth eulogizes Governor Haight, endorses his past and present course and declares one of try. declares that the people of California will never consent to be ruled by a negro balance of wer, and that they will oppose all efforts looking such an end. The sixth endorses the eight-hour system and favors its application to all classes of workingmen. ‘The resolutions are silent about the national debt and the money bei and no method was pro- posed looking to payment of the former, The Democrats in Favor of Haight for the PresidencyPendleton the Next Choice. CINCINNATI, May 2, 1868, The following special despatch has been received in this city from California:— San FRANCISCO, April 30, 1868. The Democratic Convention to-day instructed the feloenes to the National Convention to vote for Governor Haight as California's first choice for the Presidency. Should no advance be made by other States for his nomination the delegation ts it \cted to unite with the friends of Pendieton in the North- west in demanding his nomination. Even here the green bene plan of paying the national debt is sweep- [The above despatch does not agree with the tele- gram direct from San Francisco, which states that the Democratic Convention was silent upon the sub- ject of the national debt.) OREGON. Arrival of Governor Woods—Construction of Railroads, SAN FRANCISCO, May 2, 1863. Information from Portland, Oregon, announces that Governor Woods, who had started from New York on the overland route, had arrived safely at that place. The work on the Oregon Central Railroad was being pushed forward with rapidity. Two miles per day of grading were being constructed. A company in thls itt Territory had been organized for the seni ee of building a railroad from Portland, in his State, to Walla Walla, in the Territory. KENTUCKY. Election to Subscribe $1,000,000 to Aid a Railroad. LOUISVILLE, May 2, 1868. An election was held in this city to-day to decide whether the stim of $1,000,000 should be subscribed to aid in the construction of the Elizabeth and Pa- ducah Railroad. The subscription was voted for by @ large majority, and it is expected that the work will be commenced immediately. The country through which the road is to run very rich and abounds in minerals, VIRGINIA. Appointment of City Officers by General Scho- field. RICHMOND, May 2, 1868. The following named gentlemen have been ap- Pointed city officers of Richmond, by order of Gene- Tal Schofleld:—William R. Tall, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Reconstruction Convention, to be High Constable; Dr. Charles 8. Mills, a well known citizen, to be City Surgeon; N. Sweetman, the Union man who assisted United States officers to escape from Libby prison during the rebellion, to bé Inspector or Gas Worl and a negro named John Oliver to be Messenger the Council. OHIO. Democratic Judicial Nominations. CLEVELAND, May 2, 1868, C. B. Thomas was nominated by the democrats yesterday for the office of Circuit Judge of the Tenth Judicial District of Ohio. Captain J. Lauren ceived the nomination for wealth “Attorney. Change of a Railroad Gauge. CINCINNATI, May 2, 1968, ‘The managers of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad have decided upon altering the gauge of their road from the broad to the narrow one. This measure is taken for the purpose of obtaining a close connection with the greater number of the Eastern roads, and it is expected that the new track will be completed by the 1st of December next. MASSACHUSETTS. Large Fire in East Boston—Destruction of a Manufactory—Loss $80,000. Boston, May 2, 1868, The Boston Milling and Manufacturing Company's works, an establishment in East Boston for the pur- pose of grinding and preparing bones for manuring purposes, was entirely consumed by fire this morn- ing, together with a large amount of valuable machi- nery and a considerable quantity of manufactured stock. The total loss is $80,000, on which there is an insurance of one-half. A branch of the same com- pany’s works was destroyed @ few months since, EUROPEAN MARKETS. LONDON MONEY MARKET.—LONDON, May 2—2 ‘M.—Consols closed at 03% for money and 94 for ac- count. United States five-twenties are firmer and higher at 70% 07034, Illinois Central quiet at 95%; mie quiet at 46% FRANKFORT BOURSE.—FRANKPORT, May 2.—United States five-twenty bonds open at Tx toi for the Panis BouRsE.—PARIs, May 2.—The Bourse opens dull, Rentes 60f. 17c., or 10c. lower than r. Corron ogee 2 May 2— are dling up! ic. mid ‘The sales have been about 15,000 AVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET—LIVEeRPOO! May 22 P, a eed a ae oe dull and corn Nrea ‘and 10s. 44. for Gauivorata clin to 628, 6d, Use of American fine, rk is heavy and declining. Eastern prime mess is salable at 835, 6d, per bbL Bacon is quiet at 508, Beef steady. LIVERPOOL PRopUcR MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, May 22 P. M.—Naval stores are dull and heavy. Restir has declined to 6a, 9d. per cwt. for common North Carolina, Spirits turpentine 31s. 6d. percwt, Petro- Jeum unchanged. LONDON MARKETS.—LONDON, May 2.—Sugar, 2a. per cwt. for No. 12 Dutch standard. Linseed oil, £06 r ton. Linseed cakes, £10 108, per ton for thin ob- fong-for oe PeTroLeum MARKRT.—ANTWERP, May 2.—Petro- leur is steady at 43%9f, per bbl. for standard white, ILLINOIS. JEFF DAVIS. The Methodist Eplscepal Conference—Ad- | Renewal of His Bail Bond—The Present ‘The Methodist Episcopal Conference assembled at nine o’clock this morning, Bishop Simpson in the chair, The services were opened with singing, and Prayer by the Rev. T. M. Hudson, of Pittsburg. The journal of yesterday’s session was read. The Committee on Episcopacy announced their or- ate ee as ae ‘The Committee on Itineracy also reported the elec- tion of Rev. J. T. Peck, chairman; Rev. Dr. Nesbit, 3; Rev. J. Creed, ene ee Rev. Dr. Eddy asked reconsideration of vote of yes- terday by which the colonization cause was referred to the Committee of Freedmen and the appoint- ment of a special committee. This motion elicited considerable discussion, in which Drs. Wise, Hunter, Crane and others particine and which developed a decided opposition to the Colonization Saws objects and methods, The was The Conference took up the regular order of busi- pap the presentation of memorials, petitions The Secretary then called the roll of the confer- ences and various petitions were presented, mostly in favor of lay delegations. The delegations of annual conferences and the R dership. Rev. Dr. Beddy moved that he Secretary be ordered to insert the Washington and Delaware conferences in the list of conferences, as those two conferences are composed wholly of colored ministers and a le. The motion pro- duced some sensation. The Secretary, Rev. Harrison explained the omission, bro that these two con- ferences were considered mission conferences, and as such were not entitled to representation by dele- ites. eon this J. T. Peck, D.D., of Troy, N. Y., su; that the names of these two conferences be entered on the roll without determining their status for the present. Dr. W. H, Ferris, of New York, moved the reference of the motion of Dr. Reddy to the Committee on oneal of the representatives of the Mission Con- rence. Dr. Reddy resisted this disposition of his motion in an earnest speech, claiming that the General Confer- ence was fully competent to admit these mission conferences to all the privileges of the church and to oo Dr “perking, of Pittsburg, thought it im v. Dr. rg, thoug! 1POB- sible legally to admit these bodies at present, though he favored their coming in as soon as it could done in accordance with the discipline. Rev. Dr. Foster rose to a ge of order. He stated his point to be that on his motion yesterday the whole subject of relation of the Mission Conference ‘was out of order. ‘The point was overruled by the Chair. Rev. Dr. Haven, of Michigan University, urged the ropriety and importance of the immediate inser- ‘lon of these two conferences on the roll without re- ference to the admission of their delegates. He warmly op) referring 80 simple a matter to a committee in which it would probably sleep fora ng Rev. D. Harris stated what had been the invaria- tice heretofore in regard to the disposition of to those who are unrepresented meral Conference, and showing that any member could bring before the body such matters. Dr. Porter, of New York, spoke in favor of the motion to refer. Rev. Dr. Durbin moved that the whole matter be laid on the table until the bishops make their report as to what they have done in organizing these mission conferences, The motion of Dr. Durbin prevailed and the bishops wate requcapent to make their report as early as le. It was ordered that the quadrennial address of the bishops be presented on Tuesday, at ten o’clock in the morning. The Committee on Boundaries announced their organization, with Rev. H. C. Benson as chairman and Rev. 8, C, Braun as secretary. Rev. Dr. Nesbit, of Pittsburg, offered a resolution in favor of the better organization of local minis- tery, with a view to a more regular employment. The resolution was referred to a special committee. Rev. Dr. Crary, of St. Louis, offered a@ resolution instructing the Committee on Episcopacy to con- sider and report on the expediency of forming Epis- i districts and fixing residences of bishops. Adopted. Dr. Crary also offered the organinetien of district conferences. to the Committee on Itinerancy. Rev. Dr. Foster, chairman of the special com- mittee to whom was referred the case of the mission conferences, reported progress. He said some of che committee were very wide apart and some in the middie, and they hoped to come togetier. INDIANA. resolution in favor of Relerred Burning of a Depot at Bloomington—Heavy Loss of Property—The Fire Caused by Light- ning. LOvIsvILiE, May 2, 1868. The Bloomington (Indiana) brick depot of the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railroad was consumed by fire yesterday. It contained a consid. erable amount of valuable freight, all of which was destroyed. The origin of the fire is not clear! known, but it is su to have been communl- tmaes to the butl by lightning. The loss ts vy. TENNESSEE. Row at a Negro Picnic—Several Persons Shot. MEMPHIS, May 2, 1868, A serious row has taken place at McGee station, near this city, at @ negro picnic, resulting in one woman and six men (all negroes) being shot. One of the men is mortally wounded. Policeman Sauer- man was badly beaten while endeavoring to sup- _— the riot, Henry Fries, Alvin Read, Charies farris and Dan Collins have been arrested as ring- leaders. Decoration of the Graves of Confederate Dead. MEMPHIS, May 2, 1868, The commemoration of the Confederate dead at Elmwood to-day surpassed all previous ones. The remains of General Preston Smith, who fell at Chica- mauga, and Colonel Jeff Forest were interred, and flowers strewn on the graves of all. Speeches were tmade and an original gdg wag read. ‘The Memphis Races. MEmPaHts, May 2, 1868, Over 10,000 persons were present at the races to- day, the largest attendance during the meeting. ‘The weather was delightful and the track was in fine condition. The first match, for $200, mile heats, was won by Magazine, beating Viola; time 1:53, 1:563¢ and 1:58%. The second, for the purse of three mile vn ‘was won by General Rous- Joe Joni and Veto; time 6:t oy and The for the Association purse of $200, mile heats, for beaten horses, SE ath nonsense by Nelly Gwynne, beating Jack Gamble, ‘Theta; time 1:483¢ and 1:493¢. The meeting, which closed this afternoon, was a perfect su and the officers pro] many substantial improve- ments for the fall m 3 MISSISSIPPI. Meeting of the United States Court=The Convention. JACKSON, May 2, 1868, The Onited States Court for the district of Mists. , ‘wippi will meet on Monday next in this city, and will remain tn session for over three months, The Reconstruction Convention did nothing of im- Portance to-day. MAINE. Interesting Game of Base Ball. PORTLAND, May 2, 1868. The Androscoggin Base Ball Clab of Lewiston was this morning beaten by the Pennessewassee Club of Norway, the latter retaining the championship of the State by so doing. barn Sytem og ta Arrest of Persons for Stealing Copper and Brase—The Loss Heavy. Avausta, May 2, 1868, Five persons were arrested here to-day on a charge of having stolen @ considerable quantity of copper and brass from the Portland and Kenebec Railroad Company, which has been missing the metals for some time past. The value of the property is large, and it is stated that the company have positive proof Of the guilt of the prisoners. PENNSYLVANIA. Marder. PITTssuRa, May 2, 1868. ‘The Montana Oil Works, located a mile from this city, were totally destroyed by fire this morning, to- Fire near er with 1,200 barrels of oil, Logs between 000 and 000; insured for $11,000. Three frame wellings ining were also destroyed. The of Anthony 1, & well known erchi lor who tm: 7 Ke pyted January, was found yesterday fr tl io river near Sewtikiy. A ballet hole in his temple leaves little doubt that he was murdered. BARBADOS. Arrival overnor Austin—Government to Purchase the Ship Clarendon. Havana, May 2, 1968, Our advices from Barbados are to the oth of April Governor Austin had arrived. ‘The Legislature contemplated purchasing the ship Suretice—Time of the Trial. RICHMOND, May 2, 1868. ‘The bail bond of Jefferson Davis was renewed to- day, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Gerrit Smith and Horace ‘This arrangement was made b: ihe Case genitensen named. By the con » Davis is pear oy a for trial om any as witni gone the ag * bs LOUISIANA. New ORLEANS, May 2, 1868. No official returns of the recent election have been published by the military authorities. The radical organ in this city publishes a list of unofficial returns from all the parishes, which gave the constitution a majority of 17,868. Mr, Warmouth, the radi- cal candidate for Governor, is elected by @ some- what larger majority. The Legislature is claimed to be radical in both Houses by the following majorities: In the Senate, radicals 22 and democrats 14; and in the House, radicals 60 and democrats 41, This gives a majority of 27 on joint ballot, The Radical State Convention completed its nomi- nations this morning. Two of the Presidential elect- ors and a number of delegates to the Chicago Con- vention are negroes, AMUSEMENTS. FRENCH THEATRE—Ristor1.—After a lengthened absence and a grand success in the Antilles Ristori returned last night to the scene of her former tri- umphs, to meet with the same enthusiasm which greeted her on her first visit. The weather was not favorable, but the attendance was nevertheless pretty fair, the management, however, having the consolation to know that every seat, whether occu- pied or vacant, was engaged in advance. The ap- pearance of Ristori at the opening of the second act, which is her first entrance, was welcomed in a most cordial manner, and during the evening she was the recipient of many beautiful floral tributes. Every- thing in her reception was earnest and affec- tionate. The story of Camoletti’s drama is rich enough in incident and forcible enough in many of its scenes to approximate t> if it does not reach the sensational; and we may con- gratulate ourselves that the “Sor Teresa” just saves us from the infliction of another purely sensational piece by the sublimity with which Ristori invests every character she undertakes to portray. The story upon which the dramatist has constructed the play is very simple. A French officer in the army of Napoleon marries a@ Spanish lady during the cam- paign in Spain. He supposes that his wife dies after leaving him the not well appreciated legacy of a daughter, The officer marries again, and has a second daughter by his second wife. The first daughter he consigns to a convent, while he makes her stepsister his heiress, It happens, by a coincidence quite common in novels and dramas, that daughter number one enters a convent of which her Mother the supposed defunct wife is the mother Abbess, her conventual name being Sister Teresa, her maiden name Isabel Suarez, her wifely name Madame Gus- tavo Empoli. Recognizing her child from the fact that her husband visits her at the convent, and discovering that the young lady had formed an at- tachment for the person to whom her half-sister is unwillingly betrothed, the Abbess conceives the idea of visiting her husband in order to secure the happi- ness of the two ae which she succeeds, but at the expense of her own religious status, for—her absence from the convent being discovered—she 18 removed by the ecclesiastical authorities from her position as Mother Abbess, and dies in the agony of parting from her daughter. In this story of mater- Dal sorrow and strife with religious discipline Ris- tori has a splendid field for all her glorious talents, and she loses nothing in the com- parison with her other great characters. The finale of the second act must be especially marked as one of Ristori’s finest efforts, Maternal ten- dern wounded love, and the struggle between the instincts of nature and the discipline of religion wefe superbly blended, She was twice called out at this a to receive the plaudits of theaudience, Nothing which this great actress has accomplished in Mary Stuart, Elizabeth, or her other most pop tragedies, could excel the dying scene at the close of the drama. It was notable that in the simple cos- tume of the Mother Abbess Ristori looked more youth- ful and attractive than in the more gorgeous costumes of her leading classic parts. The splendid cere- monial in the convent, which gave so much offence in Havana, formed atablean which naturally at- tracted great attention, and, after all, did not seem much out of place on the stage. The uniform merit of the whole company deserves a word of com- mendation. The play was admirably acted from be- ginning to end. ACADEMY OF Music—Mr. H. L. BATEMAN’S BENE- Fit,—The armyof “La Grande Duchesse” marched out of the French theatre yesterday and planted their banners on the battlements of the operatic Tour de Nesle, announcing the benefit of their worthy com- mander-in-chief, Mr. H. L. Bateman. Mis friends turned out in strong force on the occasion and filled the Academy completely—box, parquet and dress circle—with a goodly array of brilliant tollets, good humored and, in many cases, pretty faces and en- thusiastic applause, The last of these articles was appropriate, for the programme was one of rare interest and rare excellence. Two acts of the “Grande Duchesse” (some of her acts were very naughty, vide Fritz), the inimitable “game of goose,” with, of course, the “Mari sage,” and the splendid waltz finale of “La Belle Héléne” and the time-honored character drama of the “Old Guard” were beneficiary appeared as the venerable The vidual whose name graces the last mentioned drama—an English one, by the way—and in response to a thundering ihe made a speech—not as long as that of animpeachment manager, but to the it He said that he had taken a Broadway theatre for the fature home of opera and returned thanks in ap} te terms. The drama might well and as _ effectively been played in the Coliseum of Rome as in the vast wilderness in Irving place, The ghosts of voices and managers did not a] , but were never- theless present in the many deadly blaste that swept across ene the performance we must say le. never appeared to reater advantage, malgre her voice, in the rat act of the “Duchesse,” and Longchamps made a feature of Wanda. The benefit was a fitting finale to the unprecedentedly sue cessful season which Mr. Wateman has just brought to a close, and we hope that his new quar- rove as profitable and successful to him as the beautiful little Théatre Francals, where he has so long wielded the managerial baton. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. The expenses of a private representation of «Dante,”? @ MS. opera by the Dake de Massa, at-the Theatre of the Conservatpire, Paris, some weeks ago, amounted to £1,200. Great encouragement this for aspirants to lyrical fame. In the provinces of France, as well as in Paris, the “Stabat Mater,” by Rossini, was given during the Holy Week with full orchestras. Offendach’s “Grand Duchess,” with Mrs. Howard Panl in the part, has proved a great success at the rrhealre aya Birmingham. ve Mile. Schneider has accepted an engagement for ‘all May at Toulouse, at £24 8 night. Herr Carl Wallenzeiter, the known baritone vocal- ist of the Stuttgart opera, has arrived tn London. It is said that Herr Bandmann will dori mag in @ new play written for him by Lord 01 “Jes Dragons de Villars” ts in rehearsal at the opéra Comique, Paris, rane The hundredth representation of “‘Genevitve de ee ee the Théatre des Ménus M, Gounod has completed another opera, to a book by M. egouve” On April 12, at the mass in the of the Tufle- fies, a new O Salutaris, com by Auber for ce and violin, wi yous — lin, Was performed by Mile, Nilsson and he Brasseur de Preston’ isto be revived at the Théatre Lyngee. Meiliet, Wartal and Madame Daram will principal parts. «“Cendrilion” was revived on April 18 at the Chite- let, At this house M. Coulurier’s drama, “Le Comte Essex,’ is in rehearsal, Anew drama by Alexandre Dumas, drawn from the romance of * Blancs et Les Biettes,”” will be the orening Spectacle at the new Théatre de Belle- ville, now in course of erection. Mias Madden made her firat bow before @ Portland audience as Fanchon on Monday last. ‘The fairy spectacte of “Red Fuding Hood was pro- dacod in grand style at City Hall, Portiand, on the lst inst, The pty 4 ri aaeiincle m cle city on thah day 1 peeek, Oooo earned Life” and the spectacle of D- in the ig ey OY operatic | of wom ‘Jaime les Militaires,’ beautifully manner of representation, has many ee appane, and made her, so far as we can judge, the favorite in the troupe. cart Hoses wipe well selected concert and operate wi a ral troupe, will sail for San Francisco to fulfil a long and promising engagement there. The “White Fawn” was given last week at the Louisville Theatre by De Pol’s ballet troupe, Henry Bates, Jr., is asgociated with Miles in the management of the National, Cincinnati, Lotta is the present reigning star there. Leo Hudson and her horse are in Louisville. The Albany Musical Association _gave the oratorio of “The Seasons” in that city on Thursday. Templeton’s company ed “Rosedale” in Charleston last week. ia ft According to the correspondent of a London paper Vienna is favored seat of classical music, He says:—“I have taken some pains to ascertain the relation, approximately, in which the cultivation of classical music in the Kaiserstadt stands towards that existing in other European capitals. Let Vienna represent @ musical maximum of 100, Berlin will be about 70; Munich, 60; London, 40; Paris, 35; St. Pe- tersburg, 25; Florence, 10, and Rome, .05.”” OUR CITY LEGISLATORS. How They Do It—The City Hall “Rings” and Municipal Patronage. Among the many accommodating terms which abound in tne English language there is scarcely any one so much used ag that of “routine business.” All sorta of societies, clubs, conventions have what is called “routine” business, and being known as “routine” there is little or no attention paid to it en passant, Our noble, virtuous, valiant and highly enlightened city fathers in their assemblies have also what is termed “routine” business, but their routine is something more than the mere calling of the roli and reading of the minutes of the previous meeting, for under their rou- tine are perpetrate? at times many of the most barefaced swindles on the residents of Particular localities or on the entire tax-paying por- tion of the community. These particular classes of resolutions at a cursory glance would appear to be Public benefits, and they have become of such fre- quent occurrence that their introduction or their presence is not heeded by any but those who, besides the official, will be directly interested in their passage by the Common Council, and who, in conjunction with the accommodating legislator, have thereby made for them slits in the public money bags through which they may insert their itching fingers and steal the People’s wealth, And because of their frequent occurrence they are shoved ahead as “routine.”’ There may be yet some inhabitant living who can remember when the position of alderman was con- sidered an honorary one; when the matters con- nected with the extorting of money from the people and expending it for the particu- lar benefit of the “ring” and its adjuncts were proceedings unknown. There are some yet living who can remember the fact that when matters con- nected with the public business were agitated the doors of the council chambers were opened to those who were obliged to pay for any improvements that were to be made; and when the party who could show the most reasonable and honest arguments on @ point would have the verdict in his favor, when legislators—even city officials—cared something for their good names, and could allow their specches or debates to go before their constituents. There are many who Can remetber the fact that the members ot the Common Council advertised notices of the place and time of the assembling of the various committees, and when parties interested could attend and give their views, 80 that the general public sentiment could be known; but then a bottle of wulskey was not the presiding ofiéer of the committee meeting, and the reports of the committees and subsequent action of the boards did not entirely depend on the amount of money used as a press to seal up a document or a lever to pry it open. But how diiferent is the case at the present day 1 The wholesale robberies by the national Congress and the State Legislature are imitated as closely ag possible, as far as the amount of plunder will per- mit, by our municipal managers, but with less attempt at legal covering, owing to the fact that while the “heavy villains’ in the former are polished, and in many cases learned in the Jegal professions,’ and are enabled, therefore, to be more subtle than the latter, who, like “front wood robbers,” depend more on fierce looks, heavy lip-hair, slouched hats and bravado to strike terror into their victims, and thus render them to be plucked. They have edger 4 struck terror into the city taxpayers, and although feeble protests, made generally on’ very thin paper and pressed by young attorneys, have been thrown before the “army of occupation” on its victorious march, the paper was so thin and the poly ne of the abstruse calculations on it so damaging to the fabric, that some of the “ring” masters ama always succeeded in puncturing it with one r, or have completely effaced the protest by crumpling it in their brawny fists, To read the pri rts of the meetings of the Board of Aldermen or Councilmen or Supervisors, a person would fail to discover, "hi any of the nice “little games’? that are run in or left out, as the case may be, under “routine.” Alderman McDildar- rel, from the Ninety-first ward, introduces “Resolu- tion with ordinance attac! ”" providing that 1,954th street, from Fifty-first to y-eighth avenue, be fr Sean and led, curb and gutter stones set and sidewalks flagged a space of four feet wide through the centre thereof, under the direction of the Croton Aqueduct eigenen ge ‘This street may be at pres- ent located beneath the “rock of ages.” But what of that? There are some ravenous maws to be satis- fied, and a little of the municipal pap distributed in prety here be made to serve several members of the “third house,” who are daily becoming more ferocious while observing the milk and honey flowing in such huge quantities into the Aidermanic tro and Positively deci: the positives used being genersily ‘expressive not always t_ expletivi that “if hagas lac don’t get not for him nent it square on jay, and won't vote for none of his fellows agin more’n three or four times nix election." This is @ fearful and $0 Paddy Mac looks ost ane consulta nh ph Aldermen to see if got two or tree dozen votes on de av'ne.” They find 1,964th street is somewhat out of the way and mht be ned on paper, and the while idy Mac’s friend can be provid for there are several other places, and Tim O’Rarti- gan and Jerry McMurtigan and two or three others each know some “decent young fellow wot’s out of ‘@ job,” and so the resolution is prepared, carelessly thrown on the President’s desk and when meet arrives the title of the paper ts carelessly an: quickly read and the matter referred to the Com- mittee on “Street Openings” or “ or “laid over,” as best may suit the friends of the ‘decent oung fellows wot want the jobs.” In dae course of time the matter is brought into court, commissioners of assessment are Sppolnited, who estimate tlie amount of damage and of benefit to the surrounding property. These commissioners are generally friends of some of the bi guns in the “ring.” The plans and specifications are made out and pro- posals made by contractors and contracts awarded after the stipulations are settled that Paddy's and Tim's and Jerry’s friends are to be made inspectors. ‘They may not know what a yard is composed of; they may not know whether the work is done according to the terms r aa {crea = eee, a they don’t care, 4 lo nm the trouble to find out what part of the intend the street is on; bat they know where to go to the pay roll, to make afiidavit that they have their duty, and that is enough for them to know. ‘Three dollars a day for the onerous duty of maki “his mark” once or twice e month ts their look ou’ and that part of their work they do as well as they are able. ‘When the streets are cut through there must be, mains laid and street lamps posted, and by a little arran it between some of the companies emecpresenvatives. of the aldermanic “ring” things in uni erary fe miatter in the Public meetings Rae 3 Once in a while @ little jol in iged ta us ton es of some of the members who may not be ined to have a share in particular haul and occasionally one the worthy gentlemen who imagines he has not been tr deait with or will not be “seen”! on some of the jobs will make a little trouble, and the matter is laid over for the present. A color of leeailty ang & very slight color may be given by adhering to the rules of ‘te boards, but the unrul member must be brought around, and 80 the room cleared of ail outsiders as the Board is about to hold £ “private ote (i and in that meeting the affair ore amicabl sed of. ere are nuineroue little nercnisites that the mens of the handsome doings of the fathers, but the volumes thus Biles could ct ae little. ‘The city government requires to 4 radical ch: » and until some plan can be dev! for first purifying the Judiciary—placing it beyond the power of the roughs and “rounders” of the’ city, and so disposed that a wh: from some pol cannot effect the release of thieves and murderers— the citizens can expect no cessation of the whole- sale plunderings by the round-headed, Sinve-comaaee, beetie-browed, pug-nosed, bullet-eyed, Rina thick-lipped, big-toothed, square-jawed, bull-neckea Dlackguards who control at present the avenues and the revenues of the metropolis, MUSICAL REVIEW. Ditson & Co. publish a neat and convenient edition of the librettos of the following oratorios:—Mea- siah,” “Creation,” “Elijah,” “Judas Maccabmus,? “David,” “Bl,” “St. Paul,” “Naaman,” “Stabat Mater” and ‘Moses in Egypt.” They contain the music of the principal morceauz, ‘Materia Musica,” a class book for the pisno, Engelbrecht, There {8 much labor and some re- search in this work, but the general treatment of the subject is amusing and ridiculous, It woutd seem as if the author in attempting to give a com- plete analysis of music and plano playing wished to speak of everything that could possibly be con- sidered as connected with it, commencing with con- jugating and declining the Greek, Latin, French an@ Italian derivations of musical terms. The medicat- title of the book is appropriate, fora stronger dose could not be administered to a pupil than its study. It is plentifully interlarded with poetical quotations, which are about as appropriate as a cigar in Aga- memnon’s mouth in the opera of “La Belle Héléne.” We have received the following London publica- tions:— Macmillan & Co.—Two Festival Hymns:—“The Strain Upraise” and ‘The Foe Behind, the Deep Be- fore.” Set to music by John Hullah, Czerny (W.)—“The Elleen Waltzes,” by Otto Booth. Duncan Davison & Co.—“Six Songs, with German and English Words." The English translations and music by Amy Coyne. Loretz’ “Songs Without Words" remain over till our next, HIEROSOLYMA Rose Crotx.—Last evening the in- stallation of grand officers of Chapter Seven took place in Irving Hall, which, owing to the vontinuous torrents of rain, was but thinly attended. The pro- ceedings opened with the introduction of the officers, who were decked out in the full regalia of the Ma- sonic order, and the usual prayers having been said, they were formally installed with all the formalities. An address was then delivered by H. J. Seymour, after which a concert was given, in which Miss Jennie Wave, Wm. Ovington and Mr. Boehme took the principal parts. Throughout the ceremonies were improneraly. performed, and the musical por- tion of the programme brought the interesting pro- ceedings to an agreeable close. Kaldenberg & Son—Meersc! is in Every variety. Repairing, boiling, &c. 117 Broadway, No. 6 Joba Street and 29 Wall sireet. Green Fellows Are Done Brown Mctaphori- cally in Wall street, and fair women literally so in the con tix the only excepiion being the, Knowing beauties who pre vide themselves in advance with PHALON'S PAPHIAN LOTION—a taliaman that neither taa, freckles, pimples nor blotches can withstand, A.—Ward’s Perfect Fitting Shirts, Broad- way and Union square ; also at 337 Broadway. A.—Ward’s Cloth Lined Paper Collars and Cutis, Broadway and Union square; also wholesale and retail at.387 Broadway. A New Meerschaum Store—Low Prices. 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Haxiutvo, Pannet, & SUELMAN, New Pork? — GextLemen—Tho very large and destructive re whicle occurred here on Sati yl a in ok che hk destroyed our store, building. In our of we using one of your ‘oiding Door Patent which fell into the oods, We were unable to open : fented condition until the Monday following. The books, di pers anda large amount of money were found in n good orders, every line legible. As we bad no organized fire department, here was no water thrown on the bulldings oF rulus, Yours, &¢., J. P. DURB & SON. ANOTHER IN SAME FIRE. JEYYRRSON, Texas, April 4, 1868.\ Mosars. HERRING, FARBRL & SHERMAN, New York: | © Zou No.6. His office was f : of k building, and the safe came out all right—that Is contents were well preserved. If you desire we will (orwar® 6 to you. You will please ship one of your No.7 Safes and draw ati sight for amount. Yours truly, HINES & HOBBS. RBEL ‘used as» town hall, situated on Forde destroyed by Are on +4 ‘using One of your Patent fafea, wad after bawling it (rom the ruins and giving tt tmnt , Henn ay Pal GENT6—The build! ham avenue, was February 2. We were red to open or unlock it the lock and: for were disarraaged by the heat; we were compelled to ‘Our books and all the town records were entirely the only injury done was the removal of the leather covers the books, which was caused by the steam from the Fireproof ‘The fire was a hot one, as the exterior of the safe shows. ‘The brass ornamental plate and knobs of the lock hav been melted, and the lock in the hagp was so melted that fe was baa TRAY wi (AM CAULDW! Presi RICHARD H, TELLER, = i F. Rive, Clerk, FIRE IN NORFOLK. | ioe ORFOLK, Mouare. PARREL) HERRING 4 C0 Panabatrare, GENTLEMEN. ‘the Aat of Iaat lar, was burned down, 1968, Par= bout as well as ever. ‘the way of an exchange for & larger one, hear from you and oblige. 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