The New York Herald Newspaper, March 7, 1870, Page 8

8 ~ BLECTRIG TRLEGRAPHS, The Government Telegraph System of Great Britain. Its Working and Anti-Monopo- list Agencies, The Atlantic Cable Com- bination. Alleged Sales of News and Press Messages By the European mail at this port we bave the folowing special correspondence from London om the important subjects indicated above and detailed In the following order. The Rritish Government Telograph~The Peoe ple Agninat Monopolies—The Atiantic Cables and the New Combination. Lonnon, Feb, 14, 1870, All the telegraph business of the United Kingdom 3s now fairly in tae bands of the British government, ‘and the people are already beginning to feel the ad- vantages of the new system. The low uniform tariff Of one shilling for twenty words, exclusive of the address, places this important mode of communica. ton at the command of almost everybody, while the large Increase of wires and offices secures greater pPromptness than heretofore In the transmission and elivery of messages. The object of the Post Office authorities has been ‘to bring the telegraph into every locality and as near &8 possible to every person’s door. The private com- Panies would maturaily enough place oMces only at Paying points, and for messages delivered beyond & Certain radius they imposed an additional charge for porterage. This was a serious evil of the old system. It materially increased the nominal cost of tele- graphing; it placed a tax upon the receiver of the telegram, a5 weil as upon the seuder, and, above all, Mt occasioned an annoying delay in the delivery of Messages. a telegram would frequently be longer Minding its way from the oxice to lus destination than % nad been coming four or five hundred miles. Cheapness, despatch aud convenience are, therefore, ‘the immediate boon of a government telegraph to the people. But there ure yet more important advan- tages to be developed by time, Favoritisin 18 at anend, and the despatch sent by Jonn Smith now takes its equal chance with that of the Baron de Rothschild. Secrecy is ured, and private intelll- gence will no longer run the risk of being withneld mntil it tas been traded upon legitimately. The telegraph is confined to the business of transmituiug Messages and reports, aud will no longer step out- Bide of 118 proper duties to take the c cler of an pews. Business men and the toappreciate the great value of these re 5 In matters of deta the Post Office authorines have already worked many mmprovements, and others will follow as ( bey are suggested by practical experience, The bew forms now iu use are divicted into squares, the invention being to write one word in each square for the convenience of counting, On the margin of tue blenk 1s prinied in figares the cost of the message for uty words, and for additional Wwords.® ‘The payment is made by stamps, as in the case of letters seat by mali, and the business man, who keeps these stamps by bin, sees at @ glanc how muci & message costs, aMxes the proper Stamps and sends 1! of to the vlegraph oftice with- out further troubie. When great haste is not required, but st 1s desirable to save one or two malls, the message thus stamped and enclosed in au en- velope marked “telegram” can be deposited in an office box or pillar post and is forwarded tn us rega- Jar order, Tins is found to be @ great couventence to business men, especially when matters arise after Post honrs, or when anything hag escaped their memory until evening which may make correapon- dence necessary. The immediate effect of the adoption of the government system here has been An increase of thirty or forty per cent in the business of private telegraphing. This increase has been realized Jn less than two weeks, aud persons whose experience enabvies tem to form a correct Judgment predict contidently that the business wil be more than doubled in six months from the present time. This will iargely increase the gross rece!pts, notwitistanding the decrease to rates, and as under the governmeut system the working expenses will be Jess than under a private eorporaiton, and as the surplus revenue or protits ‘will be use tend anil merease tne eMeciency of the lines, The ple will be the gafners. It 1s already contempiated to adopt a metropolitan rate of sixpence per message of twenty words, which Will be extended to ali large cities. There 18 litre doubt now that the postal telegraph wil come into general use and that the jowest possible taru? wiil prove 4s success{il and remunerative ae tie penny Ost. Per mw notable that the increase Which has taken Place since the adoption of the lives by the govern- Ment bears proportion to the distance—that 13 to say, it Is largest between the most distant points. ‘This establishes the fact that the vaster the hrea cov ered by a country the greater the benctit. and the ty of @ postal telegraph, with uniform or nearly Uniform rates, and disposes of the argument sometimes used by those Laterested in private tele- graphic monopoly, that @ government sysiem may do very well im the smail nations of Europe, but Would fai] in so extensive a country asthe United States of America. The truth is that the pubuc ben- efits of the vostal telegraph would be tensoid greater in Amer! than in Kagland, for the very reason, tf for no other, that the distances are so much greater in ‘the Western republic and the communication by mall necessarily so mucu more tardy. But there are olver reasons which muke the adoption of the goverament sysiem mm the United states peculiarly desirable, In Engiand there were competing companies, which tasared reasonable (aris aud tolerabiy edicient service, In America the telegraphic business 13 held mm the grasp of an anscrupuious monopoly, which crashes oul Opposiuon by unialr means avd holds tue people AL Its me Hy the lines were butit aud run with Tease nd econo’ the wouking ex- penses, although hibera!, never eding forty per cent of the gross receipis. ' equence was that the pubite enjoyed a foir taruif and the share holders a suflictens profit. In the United States the Western Vuton corporation, which swallows up all yraphic business of the country, 6weuls, as ally sald, an actual capital of $10,000,000 009,000” into fieutious capital "of a .00), and expends nearly seventy per cept of 3is gross recerpis on Us Working expenses oniy. clusive of rebmildings, extenstovs, Kc. As the com- pany ow thousaade upon thousands of miles of Totten poles, Worthless insulation and used up Wire, it js No Wonder that the retmatniag thirty per cent should disappear between reconstruction aud pre- ferred dividends. It follows that white the people who use the wires are forced to pay an exorbitant tariff to meet the requirements of the bogus capital, the shareholders. Im the face of nearly $10,000,000 an- nual gross receipts, tind themselves compelled vo forego any dividend at ali, or to content themselves witi @ beggarly two per cent every nine or tweive months. very consideration, therefore, that tn- duced the English people, and especiaiiy the com- mercial and business classes, to insist upon the great reform of a governuient telegraphic system must Dave tenfold force with Americans. With tue jatter it ls noc Only # question of increased security, de- spatcn, faciiiiles and economy, but of release from AL oppression and imposition to which they have been subjected {dr years. Jo ike manner che serious evils of favoritism and trading in news prevail in @ much greaver degree in Amenica than io Engiand, It 14 notorious thas the Western | nion & uy bas Sought Lo step outside its legitimate bu 238, 8 the Uansuulter and dis. triputer of @ upon ilself the coliec- tion and sale of 1 poration that engages in this sort of spe vo disregard private condidcne: th iuteliigence like @ huckster, hence Ji may come. The demoralizing eff ws peddling and traa- ing is-certain to { throughout th telegraphic system, aud be America, copyists and even Inessengers have regarded themserves ea jnstifed in followiag the ex- ample of ther superiors 12 ovice, and have frequently turned te enterprise, judginent expenditore ef commercial men, who fave their secrets to the wires, to their count. In the face of these lacis ana of the Wonderful success OL Me postal telesraph syste w ever it has veen tried, “tt 18 aifficult to corce how any Senator or Kepresentative in Congress can oller auy opposition to the absorption oF the Telegraph by vhe Ameriean government, unless, in- decd, he reyresents the money of the Western Union monopoly instead of the rterests of his constitucnts. It is, Indeed, only a question whetuer public or private toterests sLali prevali, whether the greavest aud mos6 Wonderful git taat science has bestowed upon the age shuli be tuade ai Do0n to the people, ora mere instrument of prodt to @ Jew covetous speculacois, or SUBMARINE MESSAGES. Tbe combinuvon or working treaty as it iscajed en the Prenen and Baglisid Avante cables has Deen made, and BOW Ue HEXt step will be the da crease of rates between Europe and America irom tuirty sillings to two pounds for ten words, in- cluding the address,” aad four shillings Wnuglish per word after that pumber. This change would have been made av once but for the fear of the directors that We outery against monopoly—and the combination is just a8 MOC @ WORODLlY 48 1k only one cayle existed—wigot help forward some of the new Allaulic cable schemes which are ab pre- | went on the carpet. If this amount does not wor up the receipts to the sum necessary to “pay,” thea there wit be a further raise to three pounds ser- Mhg @ single message, and six shillings Engiush per word above the tirstven This if bo mere copjec- ture. It is @ reliable statement. and the conclusion is based upon the arwuments receny used by Messrs, Field and Orton belore Wwe two boards of directors of the Eugiish and French companies, ‘These gentiemen entertain the opinion that the business of Auauue cable teiegraphing 1s confined strictly to certain Classes who must have the information they requue, and wih bave it, let it cost thirty shillings or jour.pounds per message. ‘They scout the idea of any @MOUnt Of social business being attracted to the cables by low tartifs, and heace they say it was afucal mistake ever to put down tue rates. The in- crease im the huimber of Cabe’ messages year ater year they insist ia only the natural iucrease in the business and humber of those ciasses that would use the cables anynow, and would have been the same had the tariff been kept up to seven shillings and nine pence steritag per word the whole tte, as it is to-aay with the tari at three shillings @ word. ‘They argue {row these prewises in favor of an in- crease of raves, and take their stand on the not very generous principle that as it is hopeless Lo sirive tO draw social business to the cables by low tariifs, Those to whom thelr use is mdispensadle should pe made t pay & sum remunerative to the companies, however Digh that may be 1ound to be, In regard to press messages Messrs. Orton and Field were at variance during the recent consuita- Won here. Mr. Field advocated a continuation of hall rates to the press, aud oniy an increase propor- Uonate to that private messages. Mr. Orton, on the other hand, strongly urged the imposition of tall rales on the press, and quoted figures to prove that re had been no increase in the number of words sent for publication since the concession, but a great Jang in receipts. A majority of the directors of vhe English cable, at least, are disposed to adopt Mr. Orton’s views, aud heuce it is very probable that when the tariff 1a raised to two pounds aod four shillings sterling the newspapers using the cable will be required to pay fall rates for all their despatches. ‘The arrangement made between the French and English companies has necessitated a sort of revision of tae convention between the old Auantic Company ard the Anglo-American, Tne tormer, it will be remembered, was the wloneer in the enterprise, but after two trials and two failures, which gunk some £1,300,000, they could do no more. In the hour of thelr bank- ruptey and need the Anglo-American, projected by some shrewd operators who had been interested also In the Atlantic, made its appearance, and with & capital of £600,000 laid the cable of 1866, and re- covered the lost one of 1865, But the price of tae aid rendered by the lo-American to the Atlantic company was heavy. The new company were m- sured twenty-five per cent upon their capital of £600,000 before the old company could receive a pps shilling upon the original £1,300,000 sunk by e ‘Tbe Anglo-Americans have therefore been reaping 4 gviden harvest, whether the Atiantics have se- cured any profit or not, although the receipts at one tame were suMcient vo pay the iarge claims of the Anglo-American Company and a good dividend on the old Atiantic shares as well, Now, these pleas- ant days have departed, and both Anglo-American and Atlantic find themselves ina bad way. ‘Tne former wil have to give up ailarge portion of its pro‘tts and the latter will finaily disappear from ex- istence, the shareholders taking sixteen pounds sterling Lo compensate them for £100. ‘The*Anglo-American will Dot recelve much sym- pathy, for they have made a very profitable amount of nay Wile the sun was stining. The moral of all Unts to the pubic, however, i8 that when the rates are raised, as they will be, between Europe and America, there will be good encouragement jor new enterprises, notwithstanding the sorrow of the ex- isting compautes, and for tis reason:—The present double-headed company—for it 1s virtually one—re- Presents uil the old failures a8 Weil as the Somewhat avaricious laud fnes, and hence their capital, like the capital of the Western Union ‘Telegraph Cow- pany, 1s largely in excess of what similar lines could be iuid for under ordinary gircumstances. A NEW CABLE, If laid economically, even if not on the light cable Principle, a new cable would have less capital to protect, and hence would not be under the neces- sity of Working up its receipts by some means or Other to 21,000 or £1,200 a day. 1b 18 to be hoped, theretora, that protection against mouopoly will be secured by independent cabies. ‘the nore the merrier; and with reai competuon properly developed a practical relutation may be given to tne argument of Messrs. eld and Orton, that there 18 bo social business to be secured for ag Atianuic Cable, but only a certain class of customers, who may be made to pay through the nose tor the benefit of the. shareholders without betug abie Lo help theiseives. MUSICAL REVIEW. Ernst Keinking has tmported from C. I, Peters, Leipzic, & very bandsome, noat and useful edition of potpourris of seventy-two operas, Italian, Frencn and German. The folllowing composers are repre- sented in this edition:;—Beethoven, Verdi, Wagner, Weber, Marschner, Mendelssohn, Meyerbeer, Mozart, Micolai, Thomas, Suppé, Rossini, Bellini, Auber, Flotow, Donizetti, Gounod, Herold, Halevy, Lort- zing, Kruitzer, Boteldien and Offenbach. There are in the edition, besides, many potpourris of national aire and dance music of ali kinds, Charles W. Harris publishes the Musical Bulletin, a@ neat compendium of musical literature, and con- “taining three or four pieces of positive merit, vocal and instrumental. William A. Pond & Cv. publish the following:— “fn Memoriam.” Richard Hoffman. This is a touching tribute to the memory of poor Gottschalk, and the work 6 well worthy of the subject. Taere is that lighi, delicate touch of melancholy about it, with those iwasterly gradavious of light aud shade, which ‘orm & Wealth of boauty to hang on the tomb of the lamented plantst, “Galop Rhapsodique” (The Irresistible) and the “Infarmation Galop.” By F. Brandeis. One of the popalar kind, but bave al! the Harry Sanderson dasi and brilliancy avoutthem. The former is the better of the Lwo, and well deserves tne nage, Ditson & Co, publish the foliowing:— “Litania.’”? ‘antasia. Lefebvre Welz, An exqui- site warbimg kind Of Work, In the style of the weil kaown ‘Danse des Fees,” or Mills’ “Fairy Fingers’? “fhe Swiss Maiden.” Meindie. A, Jungmal A light, agreeable sort of mazurka, graceful an pleasing, although not possessing muca originality of thought or style, “Meet Me whea Day Is Deciining.’’ Ballad with chorus. W. A. Sm. Nothing ia it; hardly worta the paper on which It iywritten, The Irish King's je.” Ballad. Elizabeth Philip, Feurfully monotonous. The theme 1s not bad, bul when spun out nme pages in length it be- comes imtolerable, “Marriage Bells Waltz.” Strauss. Utterly unike the composer and imferior to his other works. “Night in Spring.” Melodie. F. Spindler. The melody 18 easy, graceful and flowing, and worked up au the variauons in au artistic manoer, 8. 1. Gorden publishes a prayer called “Repent- ance,” by Ti. a a minor theme to pres holy; bat itis very poor and tiv 4ive in the execution of the work. ‘Ihe themes are very ineifective and the treatmmeut of tuefu ig Very Maruste and amateurish jn the extreme, Heajanita Hitchcock publishes som sougs and weil Known lustra are the continuation of the 5 dime publications. and are ini decessors tu polat of musical 2 more popular ntat Works, ‘hey eg of dime aud haif equal co wen pre- brit. CHESS MATTERS, ‘The following well contested game was played in the Brooklyn Club tourney between Captain Mac aenzie and Mr, Perrin:— EVANS GAMBIT, Bervin, Black, Pto k's KtLto QBs Bio Bs Binion KP Wb-K OH 16-Qto Qe Kt to K BB ses csctotapiiergce ScgRS25525 B xe s © EESEE Recroke voted mosses tee ear Rene RO TESTS EE TOC ROM te Ed gs Ee 2 taicen (e) takes Pro kK KtS Kio Bag KtioQ3 Kt Qkt7 Pog kts PtoB sé Kto K2 wee Ktog? Kilo Q Bt) Pio 4 Kio K2 Ktogs K to G2 KttoQ Baq K to Qing Kt takes P #. nl congidered wud « esd PAWAS LO harper Black's gaine, (dh Hig beat move {e) Ipiwovideat tbat if he had taken Kt he would have been maw (1) Biack shovld have advanced & BP, which would eoon have coat Winike « piece. {gp The veglaning of tbe ena, | NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1870.— THE STAGE. ‘There is ttle of novelty in this week’s play bills. A few musical entertainineats fash up to break the monotony of the season, and a few rash Déndfotatres essay the Mnancial perils of the concert room, in the hope of obtaining some substantial recoguition of their merits from tne public. All the bills of last week at the principal theatres remain unchanged. ‘The season of Lent is by no means desirable to managers, for their recelpty become beantttully less by degrees as it advances, and the attention of theatre-zoers 1s turned from short skirts and red fire to sackcloth and ashes. Already there are tn- dications of changes in bilig which a month ago bade fair to monopolize the seagon, and on all sides managerial sails are being taken tn, and everytoing Made snug to meet the neavy financial weatuer through which each dramatic craft is laboring at present. ‘The run of ‘Hamlet’? at Booth’s has been, so far, unprecedentedly successful, a8 might be expected from such an exquisite work of art in which talent, experience, liberality and enterprise have been united to forth one harmonious picture, But its career is drawing to a close, and there 1s a promise of a novelty, in two weeks, poasibly—Jonn S. Clarke, whose Dr. Pangloss has become one of the features of the London dramatic world. Mrs. Waller returns to Meg Merrilies agai on Saturday, “Fazio” not having had the desired success. The other “Hamlet? (Fox's) 18 the crowning tri- ‘umph of the Olympic, and the best play put on ita boards for many seasons past. If the age of long Tuns had not gone by we would ventare a propliecy of its having an equal lease of Ife to the veteran “Humpty Dumpty.” It came fm ynst at the nick of time to compensate for the heavy losses incarred by the management in the first part of the seasou. “Frou-Frou” ts a similar godsend to Daly, at the Fifth Avenue. It comes as @ star of hope to cheer ‘him alter the trying financial storm through which ne has |. For the fires time he nas been + obliged to dispense with the orchestras at a matinée in orger to accommodate with seats: the crowd of ladies who wished to witness tis beautiful play. ‘The same thing happened only once before, we believe, during the Kistori furore, Those who have seen this piay in Paris and at the Fifth Avenue pre- fer the latter. Matilda Heron may be proud of her bright pupil, Miss Agnes Ethel, who has established herself as one of the foremost in the dramauc line by her vtouching unpersopation of Frou-irou. “Lost at Sea’! has proved a strong card at Wal- Jack's, and wili be contmued for some time on the stage. ‘The fire scene #larmed the insurance agents so inuch that the manager, to satisfy nem, explained the working of the machinery and effects one nigat last Week, and convinced tnem o1 the improbabulty of any danger to the house from this seasation scene. Stil there are many doubung Tuomases among the audience. “Masks and Facea” remains on tue Saturday night ol. Mr. and Mrs, Barney Williams still bold thelr own in the pupiic mind, and are as great favorites as ever. ‘Telbin’s panorama of the Lukes of Killarney is fully equal tw that of Athen’s, Walch Was intro- duced in “A Midsummer Nighv’s Dream” during its run at the Olympic. With such an eflective play a3 “Innisfallen” the Willtamses need bot fear any duninution of public patronage, unless the Lenten season Keops their admirers away. A spectacle is very convenient to introduce new Teatares and effects, and the management of the Grand Opera House appear to understand so; for this week a demon cancap and some extraordiuary aifair, called “terpsichorean . rrostaties,” will be os or tre auiractious of the ‘i'weive Tempta- rons,” ‘Phere is fear of the “Golden Bubbie’ bursting at Wood's Maseam, and both Mr. Dominick Murray and Miss Josephine Fiddes are determined to let it fivat sowie ume longer. ‘fhe blondes and the beasts are Stil the admiration of the matinee goers, ‘fhe Bedouin Arabs, at the New York Ctreus, will form pyramids of themselves and indulge in the usual “terrule leaps’? during the week, sandwiched between the “Houp. la!” of the clown and bareback feats of horsemansnip, Miss Kate Fisver remains one night more at the Bowery. On Weduesiay Marden takes a beueiit and on Friday J. W. Ling: ‘The latter Will be assisced by Dan bryant and a bost of other favorites. The Clodocie tronpe ure Sul the attraction at the Comique, 2 “Snuo, dy’? promises to have a regilar “Black Crook” run at bryanve, Dau has suuy it now 150 umes. ‘The “Thirteen Tewptations’’ at the San Francisco Mingirels disputes the palm of success with the Opera House spectacie, and the Fat Man’s Bail, mnie precedes it, brings out Billy Birch in ali bis glory. “Le Petit Faust”? remains stil on the bills at Kelly & Leon’s Minstrels. Another new drama, “Au Irishman in Cuba,’? at ‘Tony Pastor's. MacEvoy’s Hibernicon, a9 usual, at Apollo Hall. Mra, Conway will appear to-night at the Park, Brooklyn, as Sit Simon Simple, i Byron’s comedy of “Not Such a Fool as He Looks.” A new versiua of “Hamlet? will aiso be presented on tit Mrs. Dwyer, Who is cailéd on the bilis an Nightingale,” appears to-night at Hooley’s, Brooklyn. A grand matince benellt for the widow o1 James W. Giean will be given on Wednesilay. Hartz gives a magical periormance every night at his sijou theatre, oa Broadway. A new programme bas ocen arranged for this wees. Miss Anna Mehiig gives @ cuncert at Sremway Hail to-night, ab Which Misa Clara Perl, a youag prima donne irom Ube Imperial opera, Vienna, and Messrs, Mulls, Kopta, Werner, Morgan apd fiadel wil ap- pear. ime Cuban Charitable Society will give the first lecture aud concert Of a Course of four at the Cooper Institute to-morrow evening. Mr. De Cordova Will be the lecturer; General Quesada the distingwshed siest, and Mme. Salvotu, Mrs, Payne and Messra,- lier and Jounston the artists of the occasion, On toe same evening Mias Kellogg siugs in & grand charity concert at Association Hail. The Arion Society sing lor ‘positively the last ume’? Weber's sean opera, “Der Preischutz,” at the Academy of Music on Friday, Mie. Johannsen and Mlle. Pauline Canssa will undertake the riies of Agathe auu Aconchen. A grand inemorial concert to poor Gottschalk will be given by bis pupil. Mr. J. kL. Haner, at Associa- uon Hali, on Wednesday evening. 2 programme consists principally of the deceased couposer’s work Jevy concertises at the Brookiyn Academy on Tuesday evening, with Miles. Cautssa, Mealig and Sterhag, and Messrs. Mills, Kandolfl and Fradel, ‘The “great German aciress, Fanny Janauschek, Jeft for Europe on Saturday m the breimen steamer Union, She contemplates returning to the Untied States in May to resume ger study of B. a, with a view to periorm in our language ni fall or winter, She has already made such progress tat tnece 13 littie doabt sue Will become ay great im her per- foraiatices in Kaglisa and in Luglish speakiag coun- tries a5 346 Was ta German aud Germany. DRAMA ABROAD. Stage Aq It Is—What is “On? and What is “Joming Out’—Behind the Seenes and Gossip of th ‘ectroom—The Opera Boutle-Novetties for New York. LONDON, Feb, 19, 1870. “She pumps froze!” exciaimed the inestimable Mr. Squeers the morning afier the arrival of Nicho- las Nickleby at Dotheboys Hail. ie added with Attic elegance, “That's @ pretty go!” We Lon. doners are at this present writing in pretty much the same predicament. The weather of late has been something quite terrific. We have gone back, or appear to have done so, some six or seven weeks in the calendar, and are tm the midst of an old- fashioned Yuletide, Jt is the Christinas of our boy nood. We look abont for the pium puddings and mince pies, and feel inciined to wish our trieads with malicious courtesy many happy returns of the season. This 1s the tlme that Jack rrost rules tue world with supreme sway—the time When icicles hang by the wail, And Dick, the shepherd, blows his wall; And fom béars logs tato tue h And milk comes (rozea bo: ‘The effect of this weather it May be called) upon ihe fortunes of the drama nas been disastrous, Rain and fog, strat to say, never keep people from the play; on the contrary, the rainier and foggier it ts out of doora the nore crowded are the theatres, But to leave one’s cosey fireside and meet that villain, the casi wiud, face to face for the sake of theatricai entertainment is more than one man out of a thousand would have the courage toattemp. YetLam that rare boro, aud for thy sake, sweet reader, 1 will like a ginuce at what is going on In the dramatic world. Sea what has happened atthe Lyce Alas, aud weil-a-day for poor Mr. He ts thoson of Mr. W Hall, a wealthy cotton iord, who tor »: one of the members sor Cuimberiand. it into his head that he isa man of geulus, born to aciieve greatness a8 a dramatcantior. Under this sad hallucination he surrende: & conifortapie berth in the Treasurt formeriy of the ilayuis “header” into the sea of THE The English rec 3 Fitz Suman, took ind litorat a switnmer he has come to grief, or 4 come to him. Aaylow, gitef and he hav , #o0 are DOW on terms nore sumillar than ploasiul. Le wrote play called “Corr es,’ Which ought to have been performed veioze an a for ostriches, they say, can digest brass butions and leaden bullets; out no human bemyg couid digest such @ production a8 “Corrups Vracuces.” ius author, however, Jormed a high, opinion of it, and with # view to get it performed upon a Longon PRIPLE stare he actualy became jetnt lessee with Messrs, Mansell, of the Lyceum theatre—a pro- ceeding akin to Uhat of the man who, Wanting a hail Deany Worth of milk, bought @ cow, 1 wid you what royal fun there was on te first night; how the spec- tavors hu and nooted, aud how “the indignant Sheridan,” rusming yn front of the curtain hke a second Ajax defying the lightaing, shook bis clenched fisi at the audience and looked unutterable things. It remams to add that the play has since then vanished suadeniy from the bills. Alter acontinuous but not very prosperons ran (for the house bas been put tniniy attended) of 100 nights Mr. H. J, Byron’s rather substantial litule: comedy, called “Not Such a Fool as {ie Looks,” hag veen withdrawn, to make way [or a new Play, of the true blood and thunder type, by Mr. H. ¥. Craven, bearing the melodious title of “Pitlowel.”So that we have now two “Nightingales” mn the dramatic feld— Ove at the Adelpul, discoursing most inharmonious music to empty bencnes, and tue other in Neweaatt street, Making no better astempt at melody. In the poreescs instance, however, instead of relying apon 13 OWD Invention tor a plot, Mr. Craven has ven- tured upon the wretchea expertinent of dramatizing & novel, and this, too, without the permlasion of the author, Mis# Emma Robinson, who, with excusable warmth, writes to compiain that he has siolen her story wholesale. Tue story in question bears the strange interrogatory utlé “Which Wins—Love or Mopey P—a most superduous and irrativgal in- quiry, YO cross the road and find oneseif in the Strand theatre, where they are playing George Colman’s admurabie old comedy of ‘*rne Her at Law’ in very creditable style, is like emerging from biasted neaths and desolate, wind-beaten moors into & region of luxuriant landscapes, lovely gardens and rica, sunny cornfields; or, to vary the image, like eeg MA South African shecey to Madeira, or from ginger pop to the Widow Oliquot’s cham- pagne. So has the world changed since Colman’s comeay was written that we gfould now look in bo) haber characters of ES ee Cor aie ba personages” on the glow ol ‘and sent the play and counter-play of Atuess aNd incisivencss of complication of the inci- ull remain. made a hit tn thre part of Dr. Pang LU.D., and A double 8, Our great- grandfathers laughed at this learned pundit as he appeared in the conic persons of weett and Banister; our fathers laughed at him as represented by Liston, and we have ourselves laughed at him as impersonated by Mr. Harley and Mr. Compton, but never has he found @ more able represente- tive than in Mr. Clarke, whose act seta the house in aroar. His make-up ts evidently modelled upon Rowlandson’s famous picture of Dr. Syntax; and there 1s no looking at him, much leas listening to him, without a tovai upset of ity. At Drury Lane the pantomime of ‘Beauty and the Beast” has still possession of the stage, but it will be withdrawn alter the 26th inst. to make way for Mr. Falconer’s Irish melodrama, ‘The Peep o’ Day.” ‘ihe pantomime has hardly had a8 prosperous @ career as usually awaits cap of this description a. the Nauonal theatre, Mr. E. L. Blanchard, the author Of the opening scenes, has done his work with lis usual grace of fancy aod wish all the poetic senti- ment invariably characterianc of bis writings, but the hariequinade is dull and clumsy, and the tice Of 1utroducing into the stage business the advertisements of cheap tailors, sewing machine makers and oter pufllag tradesmen 13 most derog- atory to the dignity of the stags, and will probabiy prove tue ruin of pantomime. People go to the play to be amused; not to be pestered avout thirteen and sixpenny trowsers or double stitch apparatus. Tales nuyas odis! Pending the production of Mr. Falco- ner’s play, Sheridan Knowles’ more or less nistori- cai (but on the whole rather less than more histori- cal) drama of “William ‘fell, 18 performed muutly, a8 a preiude to the pantomime, Mr. ‘ft. U. King ap- Pang ia the character of the Swiss nero. Mr. Ing has a prodigious voice, and if the lungs were the seat of dramatic inspiranon he would be tae greatest actor ever Known. ota Mr. King and Mr. Phelps are under terms to Mr. Chatterton, the Drary Lane mauager, who, during the continuance of each coptract, ciaims the right of sending eituer acior on starring engage- ments to any theatre in England. ‘This is @ tickilsh sort of business for all pardes, and it has already led to a serious misundersianding between Mr. Chat- terton and Mr, Phelps, Mr, Sothern, who nad an awiul “spill” when hunt- ing with Baron Kothschiid’s hounds afew weeks ago, has suficiently recovered iro hts accident to be able to resume his profeasional duties. He expe- rienced an enthusiastic reception on appearing on Monday night in his famous character of Lord Dun- dreary. He will conunue to play the part ali next week; but on the following Mouday he will come out 4 a new play written expressiy for uim by Mr. H. 1. Ctaven. Mr. H. J. Byron also has upon the stocks a new play for Dir. Sothern, which will be produced shortly after Easter, j ‘tine Haymarket Company has sustained a very severe 1033 Lurough the secession of Mr. Compton, a universal favorite, who has ylelded to the allure- ment of a very attractive offer from the manager of the Maacnesver theatre, “whose gain {8 our 108s.’ At the Princess’ they are playing “formosa” and “Arter Dark” to thin houses. ‘The seagon here will pussue its languid course for afew weeks longer, whea M, Rapuaei ielix'a troupe of French comedi- ans, with Mile. schneider as the chief attraction, will come upon the boards. It is understood that opera bouge Will be the Twin, if not exclusive, en- vertalnment, French comedy having proved an utter failure in former seasons. Ac the Adelpai Mr. Byron’s flimsy comedy “Not Such a Foo! As He Looks” is now performed bightly, A new four act drama from the nexbaustubie pea of Mr. Byron 18 in preparation. The hundredti representation of ‘She Stoops to Conquer,” at St. James’ theatre, attracted a great audience. The event was aiso signalized by a petite diuner at Verrey’s, in Regent street, under the presidency of Mr. Hingston, the acting manager. ‘Yhe company consisted for the most part of the critics, to wiom Mrs, John Wood sent a bouquet and 4 pretty message. The burlesque of ‘La Belle Sauv- age,” which faued at the Princess’, bas proved an im- insnge success at St. James’, and is, to speak can- ditly, the corg upon which Gold comedy floats 80 triumphantly. The Prince and Princess of Wales have been to see the burlesque three times, Tue next play revived at this theatre will po «The School tor Scandal,” which was to have been brought out three weeks ago, and would have been proauced but chat the house is doing such a good business that it seemed a pity to change the bill. ‘There 18 noting new to report either at the Co- vent Garden, where the pantomime 1s on its last fegs, or at tue Olympic, Gaiety, Prince of Waies, Caaring Cross, Quéen’s or Astiey’s. dir. Barry Sullivan is carrying all before him at Liverpool, wheve he has always been @ prime favor- 1e, ‘here 18 a story going the round of the papers vo the effect that a lady of tiie has made bim a pres- ent of £10,000 to console hum for his losses at the Holborn, This 18 @ story of We class Laat ought to be told to tue marines. Mr. Boucicault ia taking an action for libel against a printer for the pubheacion of @ letter in which it 1s more than hited that the reason ry there are rogues, rascais and courtezans in Mr. Boucicault’s plays 18 that he has no opportunity of being ac- quainted in private life with peopie of a different simp, Tuid ts 8 most Scandalous unputation, and to tne full as untrue as odious, The Vandevilie 13 to be the name of the new the- atre shorty to be opened in the Straud, under tne iuapagement or Mr. J. H. Montague, who has en- sagea athong other actors of ability Mr. George Hovey and Miss Irwin, late of Charing Cross, A French newspaper announces that a marriage is arranged betweea Miss Nilssoa, tte prima donna, ana a young inerchant of great wealth, ‘i la bonne neue” During the months of May and June a series of English operatic performances wiil take place at St. George’s uall, Langham piace, under tie direc- Hon of mr. C, J. Bishaden, the basso, Some or the best artists are engaged, and a new opera Will ve brougnt, Out, the priacipal part in which will be taken by @ well known lady of title, ‘Tae Eagush bailad operas, which were so attrac- tive at the Crystal Walace last season, will be resumed early id Marca, under ce direcvlon of Mr, orge Perren. Benedict’s “Lily of Killarney” is the work seiecced for the opening day. Mr, Bellew’s reading of “liamiet,” at St. George's Alail, i notexactiy @ tatlure is certainly anytuing Tather whan a success. The musicians at Drury Lane have presented their director, Mr, W. C. Levey, with a massive goid ring. Mr. William Edward Cockrane, known in the pro- fession as Sir. Leigh Wilson, the well keown tenor, died oi brain fever on Sunday moratng, at the early age of thirty-four. dhe death 18 wiso announced of Mrs. Barnett, an actress who wes very popular on tne Hampsnire circatt, bat who was well Known in London. She diedatew days ago at Soutnsea in her seventy-secoud year, Mr. 1. Boacicault is to write the libretto of the nextopéra boule to be produced at tre Lyceum. ‘Tis work 13 “Le Petit Faust,” py Hervé, the com- poser of “Chilperic.? Mr. lenry Jeving leaves the Gaiety to join Mr. Montague’s new company at the Vandeviile, wuere Miss Nelly Power Wil be Ue principal burlesque actress. We jearn over here in England, without much eur- prise, that Fechter has managed to get into a row hithe American managers, and wat che courts ave veen appealed to for @ settiement of the dim- culty. Tivs is nothing new. Fechter invariably iasiages Lo quarrel with his managers, aird the story goes that on one occasion, when he united the posi- Hons of Jessee and actor ta ais own person, he actu- ally fei! oul With Nimself and prematurely brought DIS Beason Lo & close. The Misiey Spanisa ballet troupe and company of gymnasts aud jugglers are to play an engagement siorily wilh Méssrs, Jarrett & Paimer, . ‘ney are the best performers in their way that bave ever been gol logeriier, and cannot fail to Make a sensation in Dew York. ite Barceions ballet girls are famous for their oeauty, and Young America witli go crazy over Wiel. Fo parsons abd the plous press suould take time by the Jorelock and warn the youth of W York agaiust tue perils Of dark eyes, graceful Bgures aod spiendid limbs before the Canger comes upon them, CHE PALSs AND TRE DRAM. The Dion Boucicault Libel Case. A London Journal of Fevruary 21 reports as Tolows:— ‘The nearing of the summons against Mr. Richard ri, puolisher of the Pall Mall Gaselte, Was » place before Mr, Knox, at tue Marlbo- rough street Police Court, on Saturday at eleven o'clock; but Mr. Hawkins, the counvel on the part of the actendant not, bemg able to attend, the cage Was pit of Until three o'clock. As Unere was a long charge under investigation at that me, Which appeared likely to occupy te whole a! Foe oficial ume mr. Knox said, with tuo view of saving trouble, and in the intereate of peace, he SHEET, wonld say a fow words with reference to’the chal Of bel. He had read over the paver io which the alleged hvel was embodied before granting the suminons, and it would be idle to deny that he had gone so far as to say that there appeared to be some Kind of case to answer, But when he saw who the parties were—one a gentlemaa of dra matic celeority, the other @ gentleman connected ith a London dally journal—ne felt certain that, ‘When it was soown that wrong had veea done, the first to repair that wroug and todo away with the mischief would oe those parties who were con- nected wilh the journal in question, Mr, M, Williams, wno appeared for Mr, Bouct- cauit, replied that nobody coud know beter than the writer of the article in tne Pull Mall Gazelle whether 4 libel on Mr. Dion Boucicauivs private oharacter was intended. li that person came for- ward and stated that he dia not meau to attack pri- vate character that avowal would be deemed satis. actors. Mr. Murphy, for the Pall Mall Gazetle, sami he would readily declare, on the part of the publisner, that in publisning the article objected to no preju. dice to private character was contempiaed, In publishing the article no intention existed ou the part of the conduetors and publisier of the journal tw impugn Mr. Boucicault’s private character, Mr. KDOx presumed the object of Mr. M. Willams Was not to drag the writer belore the pee. Mr. M. Williams would be content Mf the name of the writer were disclosed. ‘Mr. Murphy said there were sufficient reasons to Prevent pim from acceding to such tering. Mr. Knox suggested that counsel should meet together and do tue beat they could to arrive at an amicable setuement of the matter; ne also said the request for toe writer’s name—an unusual thing for proprietors of journals to consent to—would render reconciliation impossible, He would ask Mr. Wil- ams if he would not withdraw from that position. ‘Alter # short consultation with Mr. Boucicault, Mr, M. Williams said he would trust to the generous, or ratner the good feeling, of the parties connect Jubtishg ie article oljected fo ruey did not Intend bits ¢ article o ey hn jeg asesmnantan to Mr. Boucicault’s private Tf this were doue nothing more would be beard of the matter. could be more just and ae tg aid er gay that such gentle- C 5 e Wou! Tren os those copnected with the Pall sal! Gazelle would be the first to make ap apology unasked. ART NOTES. A collection of ot! paintings by foreign and Amer- jean artists, together with what was expressed in the catalogue as a “selection of rare engravings and superb water colors,” for a few days past on exhibi- tion at Burker’s Gallery of Art, No. 846 Broadway, was disposed of by auction on Thursday afternoon and evening, March 3. ‘The collection on the whole wi good one. To many who visit the several art galleries some of the Pictures, 1t is trae, were already very familiar. That, however, 1s, or should be, no objection. A really good work, to be appreciated, must be studied. To study requires time and repeatedly seeing the object. A large proportion of the paintings were from foreign artists. Is this a very favorable indi cation, or the reverse? Large sales of pictures can never give more than @ very general sign of the drift of art taste in a people. ° Many of the paintings have already been noticed, Prominent among the rest may be mentioned “PH HINTER-SRE,” BY CARL TRIUEL, @ very faithful rendering of @ scene in the Tyrol. Eventug has already somewhat deepened the shades atthe bases of the mountains, while the sunligut still plays on their snowy summits far off in the dts- tance. The lake and the atmosphere are well given. The gradation of color, also, 18 good, though a trife too marked. “Accepted” and ‘Rejected, by Octo Erdmann, These are both generally welt drawn and studied, with a great dea! of delicacy andg sentiment, The former ts especially good, The treatment somewhat redeems te idea, which, Uf time-iiouored, is cer- taunly time-worn. “4 GROUP OF FIELD FLOWERS,” BY LOUISE DARRU, ig well massed. ‘There 1s some strength and effect. itis more of a sketch than a finished picture. A good effect of “Moonlight,” strong aad true, 1s by A. Bromets ‘Monastery in Winter,” by J, Jacobsen; the Four Cantona,’ by J. W. Linalar; the ing fran,” by Saal; “Scene on the Dutch Coast, Near Scnevingen,” by Vandeventer, are all good land- sical “ASKING FOR TOLL," BY RUDFAU, 18 a beautiful tittle French work, with a vast amount of grace and delicacy. Is is full of life and action, Both the figures are well drawn, and every line expresses feeltig and sentiment. “Interior” (of what? one feels very disposea to ask). by Knarren, is @ very remarkable rendering of Mmateriai in the drapery of the figures. There 18 a good feeling throughout the picture. “CARD PARTY,” VERHOEVEN; “CHECKER PLAYERS,” BY DAVID COL, are of that school of which Gerhard, Dow and Van- der Werf, in their different ways, were such illus. trious disciples. There 1 & tendency with some, more especially foreign painters, to revive, ina somewhat modified form, that old love for familiar scenes and carefully detailed treatment once so thoroughly and almost exciusively characteristic of the Dutch school. Apart from the few great principles which underlie there is the taste and opinion of the individual. this last every one has an unquestionable right. The trae lover of art should carefully distinguish be- tween this liberty of private taste and the fixed laws. The fleld. of art becomes in this way greatly eblarged, To many the working out of the utmost triviaiities In these pictures ts most wearisome; but there is a care and veracity in them which caunot fail of ap- preciation, The subject may be commonplace, homely, and with little or no interest. Such as it 1s, bowever, there 1s generally sueh careful study and feeling that taese often claim the attention to a de- ik which makes one lose sigbt of tne first ob- jection. “A Scene on the Hudson’ is an interesting study of the extreme infancy or decrepit age of art. There is an equal abseoce of promise and remembering better if not pleasanter things. ‘To this, with the picture of a cat, may be conceded the distiuction of ending the list. Wretched, however, as this last un- doubtedly 1s, the retribution seems mdeed severe, if Just, which has perpetuated whe artis’s humiliation 1n a baa cbroio-lithograph, which has tie sole merit of being irresponsible. The engravings described in the catalogue as rare, and which in ove sense, at least, certainly were, though not to the same extent as was true of the water colors, comprised an indifferent Strange, a Wille, three or four Wapliael Morglicns, several good prints and a namber of—weil, let us say, or- dinary ones. One cannot but admire, in passing. the glowing imagery wlich seexs to transiorm afew toleravle water sketches into @ selection of superd water colora. Euphemisis like these may look well on the cover of # Cataiogue, but they savor rather too strongly of devices wich seem not altogether wortay of dealers in what might, 1n this case, be somewhat appropriately cailed high art. ‘The sale was well attended, both alternoon and evening, and a fair number of works were disposed of .o the satisfaction of those interested, As is not Aitogetiier unusual, Some of the more meritorious Were unsold, wiile otuers of less merit brought high prices. This latter fact would seem to prove that, with some at least, the cover of the cataiogue was fully appreciated, however they may have Tailed to do So in regard to the coliection itself. JERSEY CIPY A PORT OF ENTRY. 2 ~ oor nnn To rae Eptror of tae Heratp:— “A bill was passed through the House of Represe:. atives Marcn 4 creating a collection district in New Jersey to be called the District of Jersey City, and constituting Jersey City @ port of entry. Tho bill seems to have gone through without discussion and without opposition from those gentlemen wio repre - sent tie interests of New York city in Congress, The bill has for its real Object tue enhancement of Ube interests and perpetuation of the profits of an English company—tne,Canard ine of steamers—and this 1 18 proposed to do at the expense of govern- ment, by making Jersey City a port of eniry, win a collector, appratsers and all the other omfcials ne- cessary to collect revenue. Tne entire jorciga trade at Jersey City and Hobo- ken 1s carried on by the Cunard anc Hamburg aad Bremen steamers. Bon the Canard aud German lines nave bonded wareuouses on their own docks, “for tbe convenience of the importers,” aud both companies have, time and time again, “accommo. dated” imporiers by shutting out their bonded goods, in order to fill their own stores with generat order goods, which “pay better” than bonued gooua, ‘rhe Bugilsa line bas especialy shown its apprecia- tion of pass favors ana facilities, by refusing wo carry the Uniied States mais, and by utterly ignoring their originai agreement made when they w: huravile applicants for te privilege of vonding fh store—nainely, tar lacy Would pay the extra cart. age and ferriage from Jersey Vity to the public store, The Collector of the Port of New York has seva fit to discontinue ure general order prryiege at these Jersey City and Hoboken stores, and co piace tne custody of unclaimed goods, tor the saiety of which the Collector 1s personally responsi of parties who are unmediacely anuer hls control The loss of the general order privilege to une for- eign steamship limes fas evoked tis’ bill, ihe real object of WhICa is Lo restore to them the enitre cen- trot of Merchaudise landed from thdir ste, ‘The safety of the revenue deme’ had the change never tais new Collection aist have been calied into being The estadisameht of tus neweollection district willentatl 4 vastaddivional expense on govern by creating a small army of eiaployes, and ve tt Will not not add to Dusinoss, will not add one dollar to the revenue. Nor wil th W collection district be of any advaniage to iuporiers. ‘The im portations by these sicainers are all for New York Merchants, Who will be required to transact thew business in another district, at an exta expense of time, troubie and mouey. Let our city represeuiatives consider well before they conseat to the ef 46 initivot ot w rival port at the very door Of ther ors vity, and wuudy careluily the inevitabdie segu.ie Lo tue commerce of Lio ety of New York. KNICK UN BOCAE ie ge; but een inAde the bil to create t would probably never LYNCH LAW IN WORTH CAROLINA, 4 Negro Banged by the Ku Hluz Elan. Mysterious Midnight Operations of the Gang—- The Victim Taken from the Bed With Another Man's Wife—He is Hanged to a Tree With a Warning Pla card on His Back—Indig- * nation of the Citizens, GREENSBORO, N. C., Mareh 8, 1870, Tutelligence has reached here of @ most diabolical outrage at Graham, in Alamance county, supposed to have been committed by that Infamous secres organization known as the Ku Klux Klan. From the accounts received a body of men, numbering from seventy-five to one hundred, wearing masks and being otherwise disguised, appeared at Grabam about midnight afew nights since, Shortly after their arrival a secret consultation was held by the band, carried on in an undertone, and this con- cluded they moved off towards the house of on@ Henry Holt, a negro of some prominence, living in the vicinity.. Jt was now about one o’clock A.M, Upon arriv- ing at the house a portion of the band, or gang, en- tered, and, after making @ light, they searched the premises, Hoit was evidéatiy the object of thetr search; but, forvunately for himself, that individual was non est. In his place, however, they found another negro, named White, equally obnoxious to them, occupying the conjugal couch with Mrs. Bolt, White, without further ceremony, was dragged from the bed, out of which @ cord was cut, which was fastened around his neck. In @ feigned tone of voice one of the gang gemanded of the terror- stricken Mrs. Holt the whereavouts of her hus- band. Being informed that he had gone on busi- ess some distance in the country, she was them given to° understand im the most unmistek- able terms that if found Holt waa to be hanged thas night; but if not, that would be his fate should he remain in the country one week from that date. At her pert! Mrs. Holt was ordered to make no noise or even to cross her threshold uncil after daylight, and ‘with a similar forcible injunction to White to make no alarm, they departed, leading wat unfortunate wretch with them. When this portion of the gang reached tne main body the negro, White, now abiect with terror, wad then placed ustride a mule. Nouselesaly the miamighe assassins mounted their horses, and with their vic- um securely guaried, they lormed @ procession and moved im military order towards the Court House. The citizens at this hour were ail peaceably sleeping in pissiul ignorance. of the mysterious procecdings wiuck were Cranspiring in their midst, Halting direcuy in front of the Court House the negro Waite was uiarched beneath the overbangmg bows of @ iarge oak tree. Here the victim unpiored mercy in a low and solemn tone, and made promises of a most conciliatory nature, when he saw and fully undegstood the purport of the silent but terrible’ prevarations tor his death. But his supplicaticas and eutreates fell upon ears as deaf Lo them ae chose of the dumb brute he rode. He was sternly and bratally commanded to “shut up his d—d mouth?” and as if ooedieuce to this impera- tive order was to merit ome ciemency the victim In utter terror ceased to ariiculace, even to bimsell. Oue or two of the disguised rafians then climed up the tree, crept out on one of its limbs and by their combined weight loweced it some Uiree fect, when it was seized and held by those on the ground, The bedcord attached to the neck o: White was then handed to those on the Iliad, by Whom it was made fast, and ail now being in readiness tie branches of the iree We relet go and White was jerked from tae back of the mule tuto mid-air, ‘Alter their murderous Work was accomplished the gang rode to the resideuce of Mr, Alirighi, clerk of the Supertor Court, and endeavored to decoy hia out, but he, suspecting their devilisa intentions, ree mained within, and tous saved bimseli, Jt 19 said the mayor of the town was awoke by the noise of the passing troop, and he went is door w see what the matter be whem he was saluted by a voliey of missiies, wnich had the effect of admonishing him to stay quietly where he was, In tbe mormug the frst object thay met the astonished gaze of the ciizens upon arising was the liteless body of Waite hanging to the tree in front of the Court House—the taveraacio of puvlie jusnce, Attached to the back of the victim was a card Ou Which Was inscrived in rude. but very inteie lugiole characters, the sollowing words:— “Be ware, you gallty parties, botn waite and black.’ fiome people are ied to believe this outrage was perpetraced by negroes on the ground that Holts wife, with whom White was in ded the night of the tragedy, testified that one of the men who first wok hold of White Was 4 negro, and sie be- lieved they were all negroes. One of the weli known dodges of the Ku Klux the disguise of @ negro, Which 18 Carried out whem oulrages are committed, even to assuming the very peculiar verpacuiar of “Samba.” White was Pres: dent of the Loyal League, and he and ilolt accused of firmg on the Ku Klux soe months since, on the occasion of a visit, when a serice uf outrages were comtuitted by them. Tnese are the auleged causes waich led to tbe summary vene geance above narrated. The greatest indignation prevails among the weil-disposed people of the county, Who are clamorous for the arrest and pun- ishment of tnis baud of assassins. Such mgh- haudea outrages cannot be tolerated in any civil~ ized community, and such deeds are highly wyUrious to Une lnterests Of the Slate. THE KU KLUX EIN LOUISIANA. 4 Negro Lessee Driven from Hie Plantation in Caldwell Parish. {From the New Orieans Repabiican, March 1.) hx-Mayor Heath, of tus city, and his brother own two-thirds of a piantaton (aud @ Mr. Gould the re- mainder) on the Onacnita, mm Caldweil parisn, about ten miles below Columbia, &® portion of Which they had Jeased to an industrious, competent and respect- abie colored man of tits city, Osborne Harris, Mr. Harris was accosied by a citizea named Day some time about the 2zu0 of January abd advised, in effect, not to aticmpt to Work that plantation, but Harris thought he had a rgut to dot and cume uown here and purchased his plantation sappites, ‘Yoree or four days alier bis revurn (last Thursday night) ke Was awakened at night by some one Who cailed for him, and when he went to the door b@ was met by a Volley of Ducksiot Walch took effect chiefly in one O/ iis usins aud Wounded him Very seriously. The miscreunis Hien rode olf rapuily, secting fire to the corn crip on ibe Way aod fiitug ito the jae borers’ qdarvert Mr. Harris, driven away from the plautatton, is now in tis city, suvfering greatly from tue wounds he received, and itis feared that his arm must be amputated to save nis ive, We shall recur to th supject to-morrow and give fall particulars of the affair, only adding now a copy of a docunic..t posted Ox the premises Of the piautation, 88 1olio ys: Heanguartens, Fob, You are all hereby notified to get of of tuis pla day wht nest. if not you will be delt with accor Jaw. this note fucludes both biack and white—« gould. (We omit jadeceat epitnet.—isp.] What wil be done to-night wil not be @ sircumstance, 60 get away 1 you want to live, frou the twelve ghosts. K. kK. K This was addressed thus;—“Black and White, Heath's plantation.” ‘Thia threat, which has the okt Ka Klux ring, was promptly toflowed by an atiempt to assassinate a colored lessee of @ portion o1. che plantauve., These outrages ought to cease. 20, 1870. by Satur. to COURT GALENJAHS—iais DAY. OYER AND TERMINER AND SUPREMB CoURT—CrR- curr.—Part 1.—~ Before Judge Cardozo. Curict opens at half-pasc tea A, M.— os, L121, 4247, 1946, 1451, 1972, 1997, 1197, 1867, 601, 1723, 1869, 1645, 1401, 194%, 228, 325, 2027, 1841. 681, 1319. Part 2—Before Judge Brady. Court opens at eleven A. M.—Nos. 564, 797, 1066, 1336, 1947, 1183, 1438, 244, 336, 1566, 932, 1690, 4, 1524, 1606, 1612, 1616, 1698, 3674, 1620, 446, 6650, 90, PREME COURT—SrectaL TeRrM.—Heid by Judge nard. Court opens at ten A. M.—)cuiurrers. Nos. 1 to 26, BUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS.—Held by Juage In- grauam,—First Monday calendar. Call of calendar at twelve M, Surexion Court—TxiaL Terw.—Part 1.—Before Judge Barbour.—Nos. 1401, 1309, 1256, iy, 380, 1106, 677, 1859, 1207, 763, 88, 1991, 1371, 1 Beiore Judge Spencer. Court epens at ele’ On causes. COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TeRM.—Part 1.—Before Judge Van Brant.—Nos. 280%, 750, 704. 337, 691, 832, 833, 834, 845, 83d, 837, 85S, 839, 640 Berore Judge Loew.—Nos, $48, 685, 76) ‘754, 780, 817, 828, $30, 302, 841, 842, 843, MARing CouRT—TRIAL = TERM.— Part 1.—Before Judge Curtis, Caleudar catied atten A. at. Jury and pon-jury causes.—NOSs. 3727, 4454, 4239, 4754, G, 167, 271, 2él, 337, 338, 1% LL, 12, 94, , 386, 411, 462, 688. Part 2.—Before Judge Alkex, Jury and non-jucy causes.—Nos, G4), 4109, 237, Lio, 249, 264, 285, 204, 207, 298, S05, 3i1, 310, 317, 31S, 3.4, S20, 363, 4033, 642, 690. : Cour OF GENERAL SpastOns.—Held by Recorder Hackett, Court: opeus ai eeven A. M. va. William Steele, Edward Dowd, ro! Morrow, Lawreoce Mines, burglary; Hines, felonious assauls aad batiery: Lawrence Benjamia Mailory, relomious assauit and battery; Joon Blaney, Joun Grifin, grand larceny. Heavy Law Svurr tN PORWAND. hetrs of James Brown and his brother are Now “1. sing to re- cover possession of their ancestor's jropérty in Portland. ‘ive Browns 1n 1765, leases Ww outy acres of jand in that city, between Commerc ui und Burne ham Wharves, and excending back to tue city build Ings, for ninety-nine years. No cony ice of the property can be found on the records, aud tue eeim- als have the original lease, Whose term has now expired. The property 18 Worth $10,000,000 ana tae BULL MAkOs a PeUAALOD In Portiaud.