The New York Herald Newspaper, November 23, 1868, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR All business or news letter and telegraphic despatches must be addressed New Yore Herat. Letters and packages should be properly sealed. Rejected communications will not be r@ turned. Juss eset eats THE DAILY HERALD, pudlished every day in the year, Four cents per copy. Annual subscription price 814. Volume XXXIII.. Pe bec a AMUSEMENTS THI8 EVENING FRENCH THEATRE, Fourteenth etree: and Sixth av e nue GENEVIEVE DE BRABANT. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Huurrr DomptY, wirt New PEATURES. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth strect.-ITALTAM OvEEA -DON GIOVANNI. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Fainy CrmoLR— An Hour iN SEVILLE, WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway and 18th atreet.— z NIBLO'S DON BY Nici EN, Broadway.-AvTRR DARK, OR Lon- BOWERY 1 THEATRE, Bower Yex's © 8. Nep ScanLet—Law- MOUSE, corner of Eighth avenue and BLEUR i GERMAN STADT THEATRE, Nos. 45 and 47 Bowery.— MacnEtu. MRS. F. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn.— Mrs. D. P. BOWERS a8 FLOBINDA AND PABLo. BRYANTS’ OPERA HOUSE, Tammany Building, Mtb strect.—ETHIOPIAN MINSTRELSY, 40. KELLY & LEON'S MINSTRELS,"720 Broadway.—ETH10- PIAN MINSTEELSY, BUBLESQUE.—-ORPURE AUX ENVERS. BAN FRANCISCO MINSTRE! Plan ENTERTAINMENTS, SING! 585 Broadway.—ETuIo- Dancina, ac. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE 201 Bowery.—Comro Vooaties, NEGEO MINSTRELSY, &c. THEATRE COMIQUE, 514 Broadway.-Tas® Gaxat Oat GINAL LINGARD «AND VAUDEVILLE COMPANY. | WOOD'S MUSEUM AND THAATRE, Thirtieth street and Broadway.—Afiernoon aud evening Performance. NEW YORK CIRCUS, Fourteenth street.—EQUESTRIAN AND GYMNASTIC ENTERYAINME: GREAT EUROPEAN CIRCUS, corner Broadway and 3th ot. EQUESTRIAN AND GYMNASTIC PERFORMANCES, STEINWAY HALL, Fourteenth street.—-Me. DE Con- pova's LecTURE, “PLANCHETTE."” . COOPER INSTITUTE, Astor place,-ComMovogr Nor AND MINNIE WARREN, TOM TRUMB AND WIFR. BROOKLYN ATHENAUM, corner of Atlantic and Clin: tonsis.—SiGNOk GiitZ, MAGIUIAN AND VENTRILOQUIBI. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—HooLRy's MiNereris—THt Langysumer Lass, &0. HOOLEY'S (E. D.) OPERA HOUSE, Williamsburg. — Hoouer's MINSTRELS—IXION, &. ART GALLERY, 85 Broadway.—Exiutt10N oF O1n, PAINTINGS ESMERALDA. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 613 Broadway.— SOrBNOR AND Aur. November 23, 1868. New York, Mondu: THS NSBWS. Paraguay. We publish to-day an abstract of the correspond. ! ence between Minister Washburn and the Para- | gaayan State Department. It appears that Bliss and Masterman, secretaries tn Washburn’s legation, were claimed by the department—Blisa a3 afugitive from justice, having failed to {ulfil a government contract for certain literary labor, and Mastermnan as eu employe of the Paraguayan government, who was permitted to serve Mr. Washburn only by the consent of the department, neither Wliss nor Master- man being recognized as a member of the legation. Later intelligence from Mr. Washburn has been received in Washington, He says that Lopez would | have seized upon him but for the threatening aspect of Captain Kirkland, of the gunboat Wasp, wito saia our government would have his head if Le touched Wasubura, even if ithad to huut him through all Christeniom. Lopez, according to Mr. Washburn, | will revenge humseif by putting to death every one who bad shown him (Mr. Washouru) aay parucular kindness. Cuba, | Captain 6 Lersundi yesterday reviewed 6,000 volunteers and the Fire Department, who | with the regular troops now constitute a force of | 32,000 men for the defenve of Havana, The } manifesto of the Madrid government establish. | ing reforms la the isiand i# being widcly circulated through the interior in the bope of inducing the Tevoiutionists lo disband, Venezuela, Advices from Caracas represent the country as quiet, with the exception of small bands of maicon- | tents roaming in ihe mountains. Monagas ts to be | inaugurated in January, when Congress meets, The | dispute about tre bark Julia is still unsettled, Hayti. The revolution is still progressing. The excitement against Americans is on the increase, St. Thomas, The ship Cromwell, for Boston, and the dr ig Roth way, from Demerara for New York, had put into ‘St, Thomas, ‘eaking, and were discharging their car- eves. Miscellaneous, A despatch from Washington says the government 1s satisfied with Minister Johnson's condygt of the Alabama negotiations as far as he bas gone. The Spanish Minister at Washington has expressed conaiderabie uneasiness at the reported movements of Cuban tilibusters throughout the country, and has addressed several communications to Mr. Seward on the snbject. Mr. Seward bas assured him that no | penditure, vessel will be allowed to leave apy of our seaports for the purpose, and that he himself gives no credit to the reports. . Tho trial of Jeff Davis was set down for to-day, but it ts well understood that it will not take place. Chief Justice Chase wili not be able to preside and Attorney Genera! Evarts has made no arrangements to attend; t jes which Davis himeeif has received No notice w be present. It is supposed that the case will be postpone from one term to another until General Grant recommenda the pardon of the ds- officiating. The new Parkville Congregations! church tn Flatbush was dedicated by Bishop Faulk- ber and Rev. Henry M. Storrs, Rev. Day K. Lee preached at the Bleecker street Universalist church on the idols of New York, severely condemning the sins and follies of the day. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher preached on the evils of Wall street stock gambiing. Promisent Arrtvale in the City. General Thomas Ewing, of Ohio, and General C. A, Lewis, of Michigan, are at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Ex-Governor 1. B. Parsons, of Alabawa, us at the Aator House. Captains B, Franklin, H. 8. Parson, E. P. Jones, 0, E. Weeks, J, 0. Ormes and F, G. Steward, of James- town; General W. Henry Brown, W. Y. Wiley, and E, ©. Bowen, of the United States Army, are at the Metropoitan Hotel. W. Bodiaco, of the Russian Legation at Washing- ton, and H. W. Hubbell, of the United States Army, “are at the Clarendon Hagel. Judge John C. Dunlevy, of Dayton, Ohio; Senator C. Cole, of California, and Levi Underwood, of Ver- mont, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. F. A. Mahan, of the United States Army, js at the Hofman House, Paraguay and Her Opponents. Our latest advices from Paraguay show that the Paraguaywn army is strongly entrenched behind its fortifications at Villeta, a point on the river about one hundred and fifty miles above Humaité. One one hundred and fifty pound gun commands the river and prevents the passage of all except ifon- clads. The low, flooded ground in front of the works is swept by twenty-one sixty- eight pounders. The allied forces are en- camped four miles southward, it being as near as they can approach the fortified point, owing to the topographical features of the country. The Brazilian commander, from his own report, has little hope of flanking the position. If, however, the Paraguayans are driven trom Villeta they will retire a little distance into the interior, gain strength by the movement and weaken that of the allies, who must leave their iron-clads to follow them. In a military view the chances of allied success grow less every day. It appears that this is now fully recognized by the Argen- tine Republic; for we see in a clause of the inaugural address of the new Argentine Presi- dent the idea that “‘the war must be continued with energy. We cannot make peace with honor so long as Lopez does not ask for it.” This indicates that when Lopez makes another application for peace it will be entertained by the Argentine Republic at least, although in defiance of the “‘secret treaty” made between the allies when the war commenced. In this case it will cause the rupture between the Ar- gentine Republic and Brazil which we have long predicted. As for Uruguay, she is now a mere cipher, overawed by Brazilian bayonets. But how of Brazil herself? Every financial measure which promises relief for the depleted imperial treasury is resorted to. The latest is an issue of gold bonds. These are offered for sale by the government for the depreciated paper currency, so that one hundred dollars gold invested in them will draw an annual interest of nine and one-tenth percent and receive one hundred and fifty- eight dollars in gold at the termination of thirty-three years. This, however, will not give the empire much relief. In the lasue of currency loans to meet the expenses of the war they made no provision for the payment of the interest on them, and the gold bond issue now proposed is to save the financial reputation of the country. The revenue of Brazil is to-day estimated at about twenty-five milljons gold per anoum, taking into consideration the low price of her paper milreis, which form the basis of her fiscal estimates. Her present expenditures | are about double that amount. The revenue in 1858-9 was about twenty millions gold annually, a little in advance of the expendi- tures at that time. It is thus seen that in the last ten years Brazil compares very unfavora- bly in progress with the Spanish-American States around her, although they have been forced to advance inthe midst of revolutions. The external debt of the country was esti- mated in 1858 at sixty-five millions, having been somewhat decreased in the preceding five.years, To-day the debt, external and in- ternal, swells to the enormons figure of five hundred and seventy-five millions gold, and her Paraguayan troubles and expenses far from ended. It is a matter of surprise that Brazil has been able to sustain herself ip such a vast ex- She possesses no great manutac- turing districts, no extensive commercial murine, no great internal elements of strength upon which she can build up a mountain of debt like this and dope to struggle on in the future, preserving ber financial credit. Her ablest floancier estimates that the expendi- tures of the coming year will be double the revenues. How will the required amount be raised? The white race; representing only sbout one-fourth part of the population of the empire, held all the wealth at the commence- ment of the war. The balance of the people, consisting of Indiaua and slaves, represented nothing fluaacially except what they could pro- duce from day today. The wealth has been almost completely drained from the first class, The other classes have had their productive power shattered by the demands to supply material of war and men forthe army, We have arrived, therefore, at @ mathematical result in considering the condition of Brasil, aud find that she is practically almost as exhausted as Tendaut or some other means is found to quasi the | ghe little people who are battling against her Whole thing. Blaine, Dawes, Schenck and Banks are already spoken of as probable candidates for tue Speakership of the House when Colfax takes the Presidency of the Senate, One major general and twenty subordinate officers | of volunteers are reported still in the eervice ip | the Army Legister dated August 1, | ‘The Tennessee Copference of the African Metho. ist Church South in Memplis adjourned vn Satur. cay. | A land slide occurred near Westbrook, Me., yester. | Gay, coveriug about forty acres of land. It com- pletely filed up the channel of the Presumpscos | | river, | The City. Mr. Joba Ke'ly on Saturday wrote the nomination for Mayor, ag the atate of his health Would not allow Lim to risk the excitement of a | canvass. Mr. Abrabam RK. Lawrence, on hearing of the declination of Mr. Kelly, also declined the nomi. nation for Corgoration Counsel. Committee have decided to tender the nomination for Mayor to Judge ©. P. Daly, of the Court or Com. mon Pleas, dec ie i note declining ] For Bravil the The Executive | at the head waters of the Paraguay river. No | wonder that the whole north of Brazil is ready for revolution and refuses to furnish another man for the war. No wonder that the im- perial throne shakes under the storm it has created. Dom Pedro IL is fighting as much for bis crown to-day as {fs Lopez for the | nationality of Paraguay. The. royalists of Brazil have, as the war progressed, been playing heavier aod heavier stakes, until the form of governinent itself is cast into the stryggle and hangs for existence upon the bayonets which gleam in the Plata valley. is evidently mo withdrawal from the contest except through victory. Knowing this, she has steadfastly refused all offers of mediation from friendly Powers; knowing this, the Emperor has already threat- ened to resign his crown if the war be discon- tinued, Thus, politically as well aa finan- A large fire occurred inst evening at 91 Mercer | cially, wo sea Brazil perhaps the hardest street, One building was burned aud two others | wore damaged by the falliag walls. The jogs is vsti. Mated at $126,000. tlie tim ectteatea, Methodist charoh on 14ist street was pressed uation fa South America, Six months hence we may see Paraguay at peace and her once powerful imperial neighbor in the full yexwrdey, Nov, Dt, Hartly and Ms, Banga | throes of reuubiloag revolution, { ’ New. Scheme of the Treasury Ring. It is ramored in Washington that the Trea- sury ring are concocting another and a gigantic scheme to fill their pockets and plunder the public. It is nothing less than to give all the bondholders the opportunity of becoming national bankers. In other words, it fs to extend the banking privilege and the profits of a national currency to all who choose to combine and deposit United States bonds with the government and receive nmety per cent of national bank notes for circulation, a3 the existing national banks do at present. This project throws all the swindling opera- tions of the Erie Railroad Company and other companies in the shade, for it amounts to watering the entire national debt for the benefit of the bondholders. Such a scheme would seem incredible did we not know the unscru- pulousness of the Treasury ring and grasping cupidity of most of the bondholders. The bondholders of the existing national banks draw six per cent in gold in interest on their bonds, which is equal to more than eight per cent in currency, and derive a profit of six or seven per cent besides on their circulation, making about fifteen per cent on their capital. This, too, is independent of other profits on their banking business. Of course the other bondholders would like to enjoy the same advantages and may be preparing for a move- ment in combination with the Treasury ring to acquire them. It is well known that the national bank cir- culation and privileges are very unequally dis- tributed throughout the country, New Eng- land has by far the largest share, the South has a small proportion, and the West, with all its activity, vast business and surprising growth; has not more than a third of the East in proportion to population. It is rea- sonable to suppose the West and South will soon demand an approximate equaliza- tion of bank circulation and privileges, and it is not likely the East will be willing to give up a portion of them for that purpose. We need not be surprised, then, if a desperate effort be made to extend the national bank privileges and to inflate the currency in the interest of the Treasury ring and bondholders. The only way to avert such ascheme, to equalize the circulation, to break up this dangerous national bank monopoly, and to save about twenty-five millions a year to the Treasury, is for Congress to repeal the act creating the national banks, and in place of their currency to issue legal tenders. There need be no limit to the number of banks in any part of the country using legal tenders only for their circulation, and no danger of there being too many, for the business wants of every locality would regulate that. The total amount of circulation could be regulated by Congress, so that there should be neither in flation nor contraction. Thus it would be equal- ized, uniform and permeate every section ac- cording to the wants of trade. Tho Fraude Upon the Government—The Press and Public Men. The noise about the stupendous whiskey and other frauds upon the revenue seems to be like the smoke that rises and melts away into air— it ends in nothing. As regards the party press and high public officials, the fuss they make ap- pears to be for the purpose of screening the revenue thieves and throwing dust in the eyes of the people more than to expose and check the frauds. The radical organs of this city keep up a sort of see-saw on the theme, pre- tending to denounce the defrauders at one time and indirectly defending them at another. The chief radical organ was silent for a long time and until lately, though the monstrous iniquity was rampant everywhere. The Miss Nancy republican organ here touches the matter very tenderly whenever mentioned at all. The party press, in fact, seema to have lost all moral sense, and to regard the fearful corrup- tion which is demoralizing the government and people and threatening to bankrupt the Trea- sury as an ordinary and matter of course affair. The public men of the country, from the Presi- dent down to the United States Attorneys and Congressmen, are in the same situation. They either do not realize the magnitude of the evil or have, like the party press, perhaps, reasons for not wishing the revenue defrauders ex- posed. The President himself bas exhibited dis- graceful imbecility. In the face of frauds to the amount of a hundred millions a year he has suffered himself to be hum- bugged and deterred from action by those around him, It has been and is within his power to suspend the officers of government when the laws are not executed, notwithstand- ing the Tenure of Office bill. At all events he should have taken the responsibility to protect the revenue from such stupendous frauds by making a clean sweep of the delinquent offi- cials who bave shown themselves incapable of executing the laws. He should have taken the bull by the horns and suspended Mr. McCulloch, Commissioner Rollins and all the principal officers in the internal revenue service, There was and is not any way of reaching the evil but this. They stand in the way of investigation, and will defeat any as long as they are in office. It is not too late now. Let Mr. Johnson act at once and boldly and leave the responsibility with Congress of sastaining or defeating his efforts, As to the plea of not being able to collect the taxon whiskey and other spirits, that is absurd. The British government collects a tax of two dollars a gallon or more, Other countries collect high internal taxes. Why should not the government of the United States? Indeed, the tax of two dollars a gullon on whiskey ought not to have been reduced, and it ought and could have been collected. Nothing can bear a high tax so well. From nothing could #0 large « revenue be obtained, and that with- out injuring anyone, Yet even at fifty cents a gallon frauds continue as ever. It is a diagrace to the administration and country. Will Mr. Johnson,act in the matter? Will Congress do anything to protect and raise the revenue from this source? Or must we go on in the same way till General Grant handles the monster evil ag he handled the rebellion ? “ eeepc Ovrvosrrion OANDIDATR vor Mavor.—The charter election would be a milk and water affair without an opposition candidate for the Mayoralty. By all means let us have some- body pitted against Oakey Hall just for the tun of the thing and to please tho Sixth ward boys. ‘ . NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1868. The Effects of the Election of Genera! Grant in the South. We have observed our Southern exchanges carefully since the election and have been unable to discover, with but one or two excep- tions, the exhibition of any other feeling than that ofsincere acquiescence in the success of General Grant. For the most part the Southern leading papers have eschewed the discussion of politics in any spirit of bitter- ness, and, like prominent Georgia paper, suggest to the Southern people the propriety of settling down calmly ang taking a business view of the situation, They do not advise a Southern State to abate one jot of her claims to constitutional equality or withdraw a single protest she may have made against the usurputions of a radical Congress; but they advise, ‘‘Let not the intellect and energy of the South be wholly devoted to these themes.” These are wise and timely suggestions, and we repeat, instead of rancorous partisan articles we are glad to see that the pens of the most influential Southern writers are already devoted to.the consideration of topics caleu- lated to attract the attention of capitalists to the vast resources of the country, and by building new railroads, new telegraph lines, establishing new lines of steamers, erecting free schoolhouses, organizing agricultural societies and offering premiums for the best specimeng of agricultural products, not only restore the South to her pristine prosperity, but open a pathway for her to reach a still higher degree of wealth and greatness, It is only necessary fdr our Southern friends to continue in this course, which is one signally demanded by the progress of the age and of the American nation particularly, to insure for them a complete restoration to their former rights and influence. It is folly for them to contend any longer against the reconstruction laws, bad and tyrannical as they are, #o long as the political power of the country rests in the hands it now does. We believe that in the pursuit of peaceful avocations, in efforts for the development of the hidden wealth of the country and in the establishment of law and order in districts where confusion and anarchy may have prevailed and may still prevail, the South will find a warm, true and steadfast friend in the President elect. asi The Women’s Rights Imbroglio, There was a considerable stirring up of tem- per at the meeting of the “Working Women’s Association” in this city a few nights ago, which proves that, after all which has been said and sung about them, the angels are no better than men when they assemble in public council. The Working Women’s Association enters upong| public life with the avowed object of securing protection for the women who honestly labor for a living, so that they shall not be cheated by the innumerable Shylocks who take the profit of their services and cut down the prices of their work to a starvation point, to say nothing of the swindling to which the poor female opera- tives are often compelled to submit. This is a commendable effort to emancipate labor from the oppression of capital so far as it goes; but there appears to be an apprehension that the working women’s movement may be gradu- ally merged into a women’s rights association, claiming woman suffrage and so forth, and hence we judge that the attempt of the elegantly clad, jewelled and gold-chain ornamented element of the Sorosis Club which attended at the meeting the other night was meant to sub- vert the throne of Susan B. Anthony and erect a Sorosian dynasty onthe ruins, Defeat, however, attended the attempt of the fair Sorosians, and Miss Anthony, being unani- mously elected President, now rules supreme. The movement of the women struggling for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and allelse that they can obtain appears to be represented by three distinct parties. There are the Sorosians, the female Bohemians of the literary world, who ‘‘do” the — sensa- tional stories, weak dilutions of poetry and incomprehensible criticisms for the weekly press; gentle and fair reformers of the public taste, who combine their love for the human species with their devotion to tea and coffee and now and then, perhaps, a little wine, for the reason recommended by St. Paul to Timothy; in a strictly Scriptural sense, of course, not disdaining to accept the same from the white cravated waiters at Delmonico’s. Then there are the women’s rights advocates, who form another branch, and, in the person of Miss Anthony and her followers, aspire to woman suffrage and other absurdities. The third section of the parties comprising the total of this women’s rights movement, out of which the imbroglio has arisen, is composed of the earnest, hard-working, over-taxed and poorly- paid women, young and old, who have real claims upon the protection of society, and in whose behalf law should be invoked to exert its utmost power. These women ask no more than « fair remuneration for their labor and the privilege to be insured the honest return of their earnings. They seek no political dis- tinction, nor are they anxious for the empty notoriety of public life. Bread for their children, comfort in their homes, which their labor entitles them to, is all that they seek, and if they join a body like the working women’s association it is no doubt with the hope that their rights will be protected there- by. It would be a poor consolation to them that the ambition of certain female politicians should be gratified, while their families cannot live npon the fruits of their honestlabor. This is the clase of working women which has the highest claim upon the syimputbies of the com- munity. Fouroy Ferry Aoctvent.—The nine days’ wonder is over, The inquest has been held and the coroner’s jury has informed ue that the boy Brewer is dead and that there is no- bodyto blame, The Board of Directors of the Union Ferry Company held a meeting about a week after the accident, but as they had not yet heard of the lamentable occurrence of course it was not referred to. The superin- tendent of the company has, however, taken prompt and decisive measures to prevent a Jike accident in the future, He has issued two ordera—one that @ deck hand must always stand at the forward part of the boat during its transit—for what purpose we are not in- formed ; and the other that the pilots must not eat their bread and butter on the hurricane | deck. Thug ends the Fulton ferry horror. How vo Raise THB Prick ov Buis—Make | Commodore Vanderbilt president of the com. | Peay. The Washburn Muddle. The now celebrated late Minister to the one- horse republic of Paragtay has at last come before the public in the newspapers: The English journal of Buengs Ayres, which never publishes long articles without being well paid for them, gives ys sixty-jhree columns of @or- reapondence between Mr. Washburn and the Paraguayan Minister pf Foreign Affairs. These show throughout the most pitiful proofs of the utter Inability on the part of our Minister to maintain his official) position with dignity and with honor. Ther can scarcely be @ question that he was ons of the leaders in the conspiracy to overturn the Paraguayan gov- ernment. The members of his Legation who were seized by Lopez may congratulate them- selves if they escape with their miserable lives, They are still alive, however, and will probably be liberated ont of respect to the United States government. The fact that Mr. Webb, our Minister tp Brazil, defends Mr. Washburn’s course is another good proof of our having been utterly disgraced in Para- guay. Our government should censure the man who has brought such a stigma upon the American name by his cowardice and his abuse of official position. AMUSEMENTS. Tanarz Pou.ak'’s Coxcert.—The sacred concert given last evening at Irving Hall was well attenaea, Mr. Poliak made a good selection when he included in his company Hermarn Hendrichs, the tragedian, Madame Camilla Urso, Madame Gazzaniga and von Inten, The “Fantaisie Pastorale,” by Urso, completely captivated the audience, who in- sisted on a repetition. The ‘Ave Maria,’ by Pollak, and “Salve Maria,” by Gazzaniga, especially the lat- ter, were given with a sweetness of expression thas harmonized most with the occasion and the i ie Menitriona? recitation of “The nidmurable What so mae. nels and the gay, juveniles and fathers, “Witches” Dauce,? from Paganiu, aud Mada Urso can render it full justice. ‘The tant Mon Fi by Gazza ‘was charming, oo ae ing. Taken altogether the Masical aud Theatrical Notes. ‘The important dramatic event of the week and the one most likely to attract the greatest amount of at- tention will be the renéree this evening on the boards: of the Broadway theatre of those old and esteemed public favorites, Mr.and Mra, Barney Williams. is is several months since these popular artistes de- lighted the playgoers of this city with their vivacious aud ‘Kling impersonations; but during their ab- * sencé they have not only gained health and strength, but have likewise added to their already extensive repertoire, To-night and upon each ‘succeeding evening during the week will be presented “The Fairy Circle’ and “An Hour in Seville,” with Mr, aud Mi Williams ip the principal réles, After the rust of their gumiuer’s tustication wears off, which it will after the first two or three performances, the rollicking Barney w4ll favor his constituents with his new drama “The Emerald king,” for the proper production of which extensive preparations are now being made. The lovers of the Irish drama gnd the admirers of versatility and talent will be on hand this evening to welcome these inimitable artists back again to the Metropolitan boards. “Genevieve de Brabant," like good wine, needs no bush. Itis one of the most complete successes of the season and will doubtiess hold its own for many weeks tocome. The careful manner in which the piece was first placed on the stage was in itself @ sufficient guarantee that the management of ths ‘Tnéatre Francais would endeavor to make that estab- lishment worthy the patronage of the general public, How the public responds to tne liberality of the Management is clearly manifested in the thronga _ who are nightly compelled to stand, owing to the fact of most of the seats being generally engaged in advance for each representation of the opera. {% is only necessary here to say that the singing and the acting of the artists improves with each suc- cessive performance and that the Hbretto has been subjected to a careful and judicious pruning. “Barbe Bleue,” the irrepressible, remorseless and felicitous connublal villain, who has a8 many airs in his throat as hairs on bis chin, is in the second woek of successful career at Pike's or The Grand Opera House, we don’t know whitch. However, as both appeliations point directly to the marble structure ou the corner of Eighta avenue and Twenty-third street he can easily be found, and as he is a vocal as well as an exceedingly merry scamp he will unquestionably be able to entertain al} those who will favor him with a call. The ballet, with De Rosa as the premiere danseuse, supported by her fleet-footed sisters with their red scaris, is only one of-the many attractions which this sparkling opera possesses. It is a notable fact that the oftener one hears the musio in “Barbe Bleue” the more cer- tain he is to adopt the tactics of littie Oliver Twist and ask for “more.” “Barbe Bleue” will soon be withdrawn to make room for Offenbach’s last sensa- tion, “La Périchoie,” which is now even in active preparation. “After Dark” enters upon {ts second week at Niblo’s Garden. With al! its piagiarisms the piece is a decided success; but the scissors and paste pot of the autuor failed to improve the concert saloon scene, which is stolen from Brougham’s ‘‘Lottery of Life. The drama has been mounted in superb styie, and the cast of characters, with one or two excey ttous, 18 excellent. If Kose (Miss Kdith Chalils) would infuse @ little more animation into the scene where she discovers that her lover, Str George (McKee Kan- kin) is. alrcady a Benedict she wouid make the scene much more effective. As it is, however, the strong- est poiut in this thrilling scene is altogether lost sight of, and as a natural consequence iis eifective- ness is absolutely destroyed. This week, probably, will see the drama so lmproved and reconstructed as to insure for it a iong and prosperous run. “The Lancashire Lass’ is in good company at Wallack’s. She is now in the fifth week ot her s0- journ at this popular house, and still the public dock in iundreds to see lier. Mr. James Wallack’s imper- sonation of “A party by the naine of Johnson” is exceedingly clever and reflects the greatest crodtt upon that clever avtor, ‘the piece remains uu- changed and will probably keep the boards for weeks to come, After its withdrawal we are to be treated toa ag Shakspearian revival, “Much Ado About Nothing” botag the dirst piece to be pre- sented. Preparations for bringing out this comedy are now being made upon @ grand scale, and it is estimated that its production wilt cost in the nelgh- borhood of $20,000, This looks like a return to the Tar CaPraIn GENERAL oF CusaA Hgapine Orr rag Revoturionwts.—It will be seen by a despatch from Havana that Captain General Lersundi reviewed yesterday six thousand volunteers and about the same number of fire- men, with a view to prepare for and head off the insurgents in Cuba, and at the same time he is spreading the proclamation of the provi- sional government at Madrid of intended re- forms for the island. The news of anything the/governmentis doing in Cuba comes swiftly and always with a favorable coloring. Nothing is permitted to come that can be prevented of an unfavorable character. We must wait for the mails and private correspondence before we know what progress the revolutionists are making or what power the government has of suppressing them, GeNERAL GRANT AT WASHINGTON AGAIN.— General Grant has put the office seekers and busy politicians on their good behavior. His reticence, self-possession and cool manner have checked their noisy displays and impor- tunities. He reached Washington from his late trip to the North quietly and in the most comfortable manner. The people turned out to get a sight of him, but made no unnecessary fuss. The General did not speak, however, at any place and only acknowledged the com- pliment by bowing. We expect that is about all the office seekers in Washington will get from him. He is evidently determined to have peace personally as well as for the country. ARTILLERY ExperimeNts.—We yesterday gave an account of the artillery practice now going on at Fortress Monroe. These experi- ments were conducted from a distance of from five hundred to one thousand yards with twelve, thirteen nnd fifteen inch guns. These could not do other than immense damage to the targets at such short ranges. Our heavy guns are not made for such close work, and the proper firing to test them should be at one, two, three and four miles’ range. Wutskey Rines.—The investigations now going on in relation to the internal revenue frauds have become so much complicated that the public are at a loss to determine which are the rogues. The organ of the whiskey ring says that Judge Fullerton is trying to shield the ringleaders, and the radical organ says that the government officers are trying to choke off Judge Fullerton. We are a little curious to see the whole matter laid open to public in- spection, “degitimate” in earnest, and speaks well for (he man- agement that is Willing to risk something tn Placing: Shakspeare upon the boards ina siyie equal, not superior to the flashy spectacular. Manager Wood 1s dete-mined that his new uptown Museum shail be the most complete and best a pointed place of its kind om the American Continen From day to day novel attractions, works of art and unique curiosities are being added to its thousand and one wonders, to say nuthing of its rare living specimens of the various families of the brute creation. Not the least, in point of interest, though ceriuinly the smailest in point of size, of 1t8 recent additions being Commodore Foote and his little lady sister, Mixs Nesteile, agetl hing rome twenty-six and seveuteen years. These liliputian peopic are even simaiier than the Tom Thunb party and have never before been on exibition in this city, “Lxion" and “Cinderciia” are still the dramatic attraciions al this establishment, “Humpty Duiapty” at the Olympic bids fair to out- live the present generation, Never before in this couutry did any similar spectacular piece of “dumb show" aud fooiery achieve such a spleudid success or attain such an unprecedented rap, Satin slippers by the siipload Lave beeu used up by the prancing coruph: ind pren ve danseuses since the panio- rst brought out, while each of the jead- aracters in the piece has eworn several suits of clothes threadbare, and (ie prospects for a still Surther demand upon the costumer are favorable, About Christmas “Humpty Dumpty” will uddergo & thorough reconstruction, when several new scenes aad Dumerous new tricks Will be jutroduced in the This evening will mark the 283d representa- tion of this unequaled pantomime, ‘Tue “Oid Dravy,”’ with furious impetnosity, rusnes from jet biack to fery red. Owing wo the injunction upon the man on the railroad track in kK’ at one theatre aod another Injunction oe ul another similar establishinent, the mauagement of the Old Bowery have discarded “After Dark" until more light i# thrown upon it, and in its stead aunouuces a new sensational draw: entiied “Ned Scarlet. or the Terror of Loudon.” ‘This piece, 1t is said, abounds in thrilling edects aod beautiful tableaux, and will doubtless attract tull houses throughout the week. he Theaive Comique is one of the most popular places of puvlic resort in this city, aa the deiughted crowds who nightly fill this bijou temple of the muses amply testify. With such attractions as Miss Susan Galton in English opera, Lingard, the mimic, in his personal sketches, aud a vartety of other en- joyable entertainments, it could not well be other- wise, For the present week two new farces are an “ wed, besides other new and atiractive veities, fony, the “great Pastor” of the Rue Bowery, holds forth nightly (n propria persona to large aud appre- clative congregations at No, 201 in that broad thoroughfare. if his Opera House ts not A 80 ten tious as some of our uptown fashionable churches, it is nevertheless quite a8 well ond 16 may safely be asserted that these Who worship there heed fully as much the instructions which they re- ceive as do those who ostentatiousiy le their piety elvewhere. ‘The New York Milkman” is the wensation for this week, and said Milkman will a expose many of the defarious tricks of his craft, ‘The New York Circus, besides its usnal attractions of clowns, acrobats and trained ho.ses, continues the fy spectacie of “Cluderelia’’ for one more week. ‘This ia the last week of the “Great European Circus,” under the canvas tent in Thirty-fourth street, and a programme repiete with noveities is offered tO the iovers of the spurts of the sawdust arena. ‘The minstrel halls are ati well patronized, and each of them offers marmmoth imducements for the week. in addition to the usual selections of son, figs and dances, we have “Orpheus” at Kelly Leon's, “Barber browu’? at the San Francisod, “somuambula” at Bryants’, the “Lancashire Lass” at_livoley'’s (Brooklyn) and “Ixion’? at Hooley’s (Williarnaburg). " Robert Nickle, the “prestidigitateur and balancer, continues to edily his patrons with Lis magical en- tertainments at 616 Broadway, Mr. dle Cordova deilvers another gf his humorous lectures at Steinway Hail this evening. The sabjec this tine ts “Pianchette.”? Ovna.—The Cuban revolutionists are de- sirous to be recognized as belligerents. We doubt if our government can give such a re- cognition in behalf of insurgents who are overturning a colonial government established over only a small art of the Spanish pos- sessions, We suggest that tbe liberals hold a general congress in the island, declare their independence and then ask our government for recognition of the republic of -Cuba. Hurry Ur rae Nominations.—The charter election takes place in this city a week from to- morrow. The “balcony” species of fire escapes is an excel- lent auxiliary to burglars and thieves, A number of tomates of tenement houses in Chrystie street have lost all their linen from the pulley lines, the thieves finding an easy way to climb up prepared for them by order of the Superintendent of Buildings. The orange is a very luscious fruit, but orange peels on the sidewalk are dangerous things. People should be more carefal and not expose others to the danger of slipping and falling. ‘The Common Council have ordered the Street Commissioner to take down the Broadway and Fui- ton street bridge and place it at the disposal of the Park Commiastoners. Work was to have been com- mence iast ‘week, but no workmen could be seen around. Inquiry at the ofice of the Park Commis. sionersa showed that no oficial notice had been re- ceived there, and ail they knew about it was through the presa. One is painfally impressed with the hat republics are ungrateful on seeing one-al and one-legged soldiers squatted on the curbstones at street corners with their hand organs, appealing In pitiful tunes to the charity of passers by. Could not these poor, patriotic fellows, who have been maimed in the service of their country, while loud-mouthed “shoddy” enriched itself with pinnder and spoils, be more honorably provided for? THE GREENWICH STREET SHOOTING AFFRAY. John Carroll, of No. 635 Greenwich street, who was shot in the face by Edward Barcolet, a patrolman of the Twenty-cighth precinct, late on Saturday night, while about entering the premises No. 640 Greenwich street, wae arraigned before Justice Ledwith at the Jefferson Market Police Court yes- terday morning, and there the tabies were turned, asthe oficer made a charge of assault against Carroll, aud it was entertained, he swearing that the latter knocked him down and “gouged his eye,” besides Kicking him in the head and body, Carrot was held to bail in the sum of $500 to answer the cha at the Court of Mr. auti Mra, General Tom Thumb and Commo- General Sessions, Mr John Mack, Nos, 40 | dore Nutt and Miss Minnie Warren will ores we and 42 West Forty-sixth street, becoming | friends every afternoon and evening ‘s his bond man. If this altercation was a private feud, and it ts alleged to have been, Carroll has been the | worst sufferer, a8 besides being shot by an officer in citizen's clothes, who without a doubt teant to Kill him when he fired, he is compelled to answer the charge of assault and battery. The following is the report mare to the Central office by the police of the Twenty-cighth precinct | relative to the shooting of Carroil At fifwen | minutes past twelve o’clock this morning officer | week hy ed mage | Lm jn Mile, Tostee, assisted by Bateruan’s extra troupe of opera buuffers will give the “Grande Duchesse” tomorrow evening at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Mra. hed wren this the rookiyn, i rida, the Jawess of Madrid lyte of the Monastery. she wi Nar st company. ° s aignoe. pny ae wizard of wizards, remains in tne other members of Me, Barcolet, whiie coming from his boate mise, 649, 4 - Groenvrich street, ute alley. wow attweked by par: | Wronkiyn all this week ko light Our Beigh bors with ties Who knocked him down, hitting him on the | some of his inimitable tric! r| a sleight-or aiioulder With a bull bat. He in retarn shot a man— | ventrilogtisin, ee eo themse one of the party—in the mouth, knocking ont four opportunity to gee. the nao,” for tee. Vr, Armatrgue oxadted tye bau,’ Waves aul ty ole