The New York Herald Newspaper, April 25, 1870, Page 6

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NTS OF T0-Ds¥'S Pacx. 1—Adveriisementa, 2—Advorusements. 3—Religious: Polygamy and the Pope Pounded in the Pu'pit; Sectarian Bitterness, Theological Bile and the Religions Fervor of the French; the Viais of Catholic Wrath Poured on Beecher, Hepworth and Frothingham, and the Popo's Bull Badly Gored by a Bilious Prophet; Ser- mons in the Metropolls, Wastington, Brookiyn and Elsewhere. 4—Religious (continued from Third Page)j—Health of the British People. 5—The Tendencies of Government: Second Part of Mra. Victoria C. Woodhuli’s Philippic; Leszons in History, Politics and War—News from Porto Rico—The Spring Freshete—The Steamship Venezuela—The Maniac Mother—Financial and Commercial Reports—Marine Transfers— Southern Vendetta—Deaths, G—Ldlvorla's: Leading Article on the Vast Rall- road Power of the Couniry, Government Con- trol Necessary—Musical and Theatrical Notes— Personal Inteiligeuce—Amusement Announce- ments. ‘Y=meTelegraphic News from all Parts of the World: Napoleon's Proclamation to the French Peo- pie; The Plebiscitum Defined by Imperialism; The Bonapariist Work Reviewed, and De- Mocracy and the Dynasty Placed Before the Nation; Pope Pius the Ninth Presiding im the Ecamenical Council and Important Declara- tion of the Prelates; Hnglish Tourists Maur- dered by the Greek Brigands; Irisn Radical ism and Agitation in London—A Bully Mor- dered—Almost Another Murder—Two More Murders—Probabie Murder in Englewood, N. J.—Obivuary. S—Superiucendent Jonrdan’s Reign—Captain Walsh After the Panel Thieves—Advertise- ments, Advertisements. 10—Washingtou: The Bingham Amendment to the Georgia Bill; The Alabama Claims; The Charges Against General O, 0. Howard—New York City Newa—Shipping Intelligence—Ad- vertisements. J1—Adyertiements. 19—advortisements. . SrRancg Runor—The rumor that with the completion of the Broadway Arcade Railroad ‘Mr, A. T. Stewart's new Broadway store will become the central passenger and freight depot of the Harlem Railroad. ‘ WnarTary Cac a Nuisance mv Caxapa— Their surplus supplics of American silver. Those people evidently will never be satisfied till annoxation gives them the full benefits of our fractional paper currency. A New Srarr at tHe Startina Porst.— Our correspondent on the Euphrates reports the establishment of a telegraph station on the site of the garden of Eden, and that the Arabs there no longer weep over the fall of Adam, though they stick to the ogstume of the head of the family and bis wife, But the steam- boat and the sewing machine will soon change evea the Arab of the Euphratog, Rallrond Power of tho Country~ Government Control “Vecessarys The tendoncy to consolidation of the rail- Toads and railroad interests of the countey, the vast power of the railroad maguates aad millionaires, ond the unscrupulous means whieh.are used by these to enrich themselves and to heavily tax the public, make it -neces- sary that tho federal government should con- trol in some way the whole railroad syste Up to this time there has been no legisls by Congress to control the railroads, tho case of ihe Pacific and other reeds land grants have been made or gov ald afforded, and evenin th been no provision for continw have been ns connecbe: or aid, which amornt to littl, which g raily becoime inoperative, and the railway com- panies are permitied to do. as they pl afierwards, Nothing like a general or con- tinued suyervision has beoa provided for or exercised. The government has ucted toward these companies as foolish pareais sometimes have toward their childrey. when they have distributeror given away their property to thom, and then find they are at the me those they have generously made i Seliish human vature proves snperior to duty or affection frequently In ehildcen; but with corporations, which have xo eouls, neither the government nor public recoive any considera- tion, They grab all they can and thea turn round upon their bevefactors, Congress made a great mistake in not holding and exerc power over tho roilroads it has ereated snd aided in constracting, The legislation of the several States has ally proved’ ¢ ineffectual in ning the eup ‘oad magnates and companies, in keeping up good roads and 5 to the people, ome charges to the public througl increasing the stock t thres times over tho cost of the ros i i ir watored slock. aud are the ptin he minent and in pre ant ereate Tho enormous of railroad ma powerful. in these legislaturea and over ¢ corporations, They ha oo, a great influ- ence in Congress, But y bogin to soo ‘y will provo nt itsel!, ualess iu and control of the Pacific ir hundreds of mil- and roal esiate, es—tho E 3 not far off than the gov s be taken to Imagiae what t! pads will be, with lions of capital, bonds, st Look at th rest tranik thom, New York Ceatral, the P yivania and the Baltimore and Ohio rapidly sbsorbing all tho connecting ones, which are with most of the jarger railroads west of the Alleghanies, and all-of which are i 3 connection with the not be long before these ugh 3 will control, y or indirectly, nearly all the railroad interests of the country. The railroad capital and property of the country amounts to a etu- pendous sum already—a sia approaching that of the national debt. Tt is not less, probably, than fifteen dred raillions to two thousand millions. Snppose thé greater part of this, with all the otber great int i be under the management of a fi as Mr, Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, B son, J. W. Garrett anda few o' will be, any one must see that these railroad kings would become more potent than legisla- tures, Congress or the Prosident of the United States. Tt canuot be expocied that these railroad chiefs or*their companies will study the public interest only so far as their own interests are concerned, When they shall have absorbed or got coutro! of all the smiller or competing lines they can impose w rates for travel and freight thoy pleas. The pcople—that is, the whole communi the travelling public, the farmors, the merchants, and every man, woman and child, will be at their mercy. They can tax the whole country to suit them- selves. In regulating~fares and freights they have a far greater power over the pockets and material interests of the couairy than the federal governmont has through its tariffs or taxation. They represent nobody but them- selves, and are irresponsible to the people and the government. They may water their stock to make it double or treble the amount of the cost of the roads, and make the people pay dividends on it; and, with the power they have over legislatures, governors of States and Congress itself, the public will be without a remedy for the evil, In smaller countries, such as Eogland and other European countries, where there are not such extensive lines and combinations of railroads, the danger is not so great. Busides, in most of the countries of Europe the governments exercise control over the railways. Our vast territory Ys more favorable to gigantic rail- road monopolies, and, consequently, there is greater necessity for the government to have check upon them, Heretofore the government haa not been dis- posed to interfere with what are called private interests. It has boen considered consistent with our institutions to give the greatest lati- tude to individnal enterprise and for govern- mont to interfere ag little as possible. Then, under our federative system, the several States are allowed to regulate railroad aud other mat- ters within their own limits. Congress hasbeen indisposed to interfere with the action of the States. But the time has come when Congress will have to interpose to protect the public and commeree, and to prevent the evils of a dan- gerous monopoly, The railroads are, like our rivers and lakes, great highways of commerce from one State to another and among the dif- ferent States. The constitution expreasly gives Congress the power to rogulate commerce among the several States. There can be no doubt, then, as to its right to regulate or con- trol the railroads, Nor is its duty to do aoless evident, Ii is not » section or class that de- mands protection from railroad taxation or high tariffs and from the corruption and dan~ gerous power of an overgrown monopoly, brt the whole community—the mags of the Amer!- can people, Nothing short of a comprehensive law restraining the corruptions and stock in- flations of railroad companios, regulating the charges and exercising « zovergl suverviaion r A, Thom- ers, as thoy NEW YORK HERALD, M { over thom, will do, and the soonor wo have such « law the botter, Tho Churches Yesterdey. This morning our readers will enjoy their weekly rending of eermons delivered in the churches. Yesterday was an atiractive one tothe believers in Christianity and to the devotees of fashion, It was the finest Sunday we have had this spring. All tho churches were crowded with worshippers, and, if the aiiention aud devotion manifested were real, we have no doubt that angels rojoiced and Satan gnashed bis teeth with rage yesterday s-ldom before. There wag picty in silk and plety in cotton, the one uniling with the other in adoration of the Creator and Saviour of inan, The scene presented at the churches was altogether a lovely and # ‘touching one, Relizionsly, the day was a snecess. Oiten has the question been asked, ‘lave we a Bourbon among us?” but we do not re- member to have heard of any inquiries for the American preacher who claimed to spealc “with more authority to the world than the Pope of Rome.” Yvsterday, however, he ia- troduced himself to us in the person of Bishop S. 8. Saow, who, at the Church of the Mil- lennium, was particularly severe upon ‘that infumous wretch” Pius IX—thouga in what respect he is infamous the verbose Bishop, whose rambling style of argument makes bin somewhat of a bishop of roam himself, did not condescend to explain, The sermon is something awe-inspiring to read, but is hardly equal to the discourse of Rey. Charles ! Hall, wherein the army of righteousn is arrayed agaiast the cohorts of sin with great ability, This seems very necessary if the charge be true that this me- tropelis ia in the hands of the evil one, ag Dr. Anderson, at the First Baptist church, de- clared it was fashionable to make, We hardly think that Messrs. Tweed and Sweeny answer to descriptions of Satan, but the Prince of Darkness assumes so many shapes that it is dingerous to express a decided opinion, To subjects less terrifying we shall direct our attention. Brother Beecher’s sermon was well considered and eloquent. He shrewdly remarkod tust people in church wouid rather ba tue virtuous and happy old maid than the miserable, discontented millionnaire, but that outside the church they would rather be the latter. Trac enough, Brother Beecher ; but pray tell us to what extent you are respou- sible for this? At the Tabernacle Baptist church a very interesting sermon was delivered. Just prior to taking up a collection the hyuin was suug beginning with the lines— And must I part with ail [ have, My dearest Lovd, for thae ? Wo hope the contibutrioa was a liberal one and that the congregation was not compelled to make the sacrifice implicd in the hymn, Ms. Hepworth, at the Church of the Messiah, spoke on ‘the divine hope,” and was uousually elognent, Roference to him reminds us that in Jersey City, at St. Peter's Roman Catholic churc), Father Grahame preached a sermon in which he spoke of the Church having been atiacked by the rejected of the fold of Christ “from the heresiarchs Luther, Melancthon and Calvin, down to the jackals of beresy, Beecher, Frothingham and Hepworth,” which was, to say the loast, not at all complimentary to the last named clergymen. As will be seen by the foregoing, the ser- mons delivered yesterday were of an unusually lively character. The fine weather seems to have imparted animation and originality to the preachers, and that they saved many souls by their eloquence we fervently hope. Tue Greatest Swinpte or Timm Ari— The Broadway arcade scheme for making Broadway a railroad depot in an excavation fifteen or twenty feet below the present sireet level and a carriago way on top, as on a rickety bridge of iron and glass. The scheme involves the appropriation of all the vaults under the sidewalks, the undermining of the foundations of ail the houses—ruin to six hun- dred millions of property—the destruction of Broadway, and all for the benefit of a railway combi:ation which has bought of the Legisla- ture, with the Legislature itself, o street which tho Legislature has no more right to sell than the right of way up aud down the Hudson river. We say that ifthe Governor signs this outrageous swindle, should it finally pass, it will be his political death warrant, while its veto will be the crowning glory of his political career. Tax Broapway Pavement is a success, It thswers admirably all the purposes of a first rate pavement, and is about the only street in the city which can boast a pavement that promises to sustain without material damage from wear and tear any amonat of traffic for a generation to come. But it Is proposed to tear it up, and to substitute a railroad depot asa sort of basement and an iron roof as the first floor for a carriage way. If that will not answer, then we presume all the property on both sides can be sold at auction by order of the Legislature, and Lord Admiral Vanderbilt can buy it cheap tor cash, and make it all right with bis servants at Albany, Jostice iN Mississirri.—The Govemor of Mississippi has been requested by the Missis- sippi Legislature to remove and inneach Judge Shackelford for releasing Yemer on bail, We think the idea is a good ote, and the Governor ought to follow it out at once before Shackelford has time to reload Sizer, one of Yerger’s cousins, who, following Yer- gers example, killed @ federal officer for fun. a ae AssENTEES, ATTENTION!—The Hotee of Representatives has been compelled ty “put on the brakes” against indefinite leaves of absence. We have one ortwo membés from this city who onght to profit from this hint, in attending to their duty or in resignig their places, | Grap To Hearn I1—That E whole theatrioal profession are working wit) a will in thelr arrangements for a benefi| to the veteran actor, George Holland, nowin his seventy-ninth year—for a benefit that wil make the good old man easy for the rest of hs days, Let the managers do their part and tl press and the public will do theirs in this jopular movement, | Too Moon ror Hi.—The nationalbanks, it appears, defeated the Secretary of the Treasury on his Funding bill. “If w have such things in the green tree, what mall we have ja the drv2” \ | \ | Important Despatches from Europe. | Our special cable telograms from Europo, narrating the events of yesterday in the Old World, with news advices from other sources, conveyed throngh the same channel, which appear in our columns this morning, bring in- tellizence of the very highest importance. It is important to the peoples of the earth, im- portant to the cause of democracy, and of alinost vilal import to tho works of civilization and progress, A special telegram from Paris reports Napo- leon speaking to the French people on the sub- ject of the plediscttum in one of those famous manifestos—perhaps the most famous of them al!—for the production of which his Majesty has become go jusily celebrated, Bonapartist imperialism instructs Froueh democracy as to its rizhis, enlightens it gs to its dulies, The Emperor reviews the march of his subjects in the path of liberal and rational reform during the past eighteen years, and asks that they erown thelr own work by a solemn ap- proval end unanimous proclamation of its solidity and endurance. He refers to the services of his house, points out his individual work, pledges his fidelity to the constitution and his loyalty to the masses, and then asks that the dynasty bo approved for perpetuation in the person of his son, The imperial proclamation is really a fine effort— philosophic, pathetic, skilful, exciting and paterdol Its publics will produce a most decided effect in Frauce—may, perkaps, prove offvctual for the purposes indicated. : Rome is reported by special telsgram from the Vatican, The Church appears in her clerical splendor and Papal magnificence ad- vaneiug in dazzling array towards the declara- tion of infallibility. Pope Pius IX. was present in tho Council. The first four chap- ters of the Schema de Hide—those which con- domu rationalism and hoterodoxy—were read and placed before the prelates for approval or rejection. The Holy Spirit was duly invoked, a few dissenting prelates retired, the ballots were cast and counted and the four chapters do fide accepted by unanimous declaration, The Belgian bishops wish to advance at once to infallibi:ity ; Napoleon is in more active com- munication with the Holy See. We may con- sequently expect that a new era, for beiter or worse, in faith, morals, and even civil rule, will be inaugurated—an era new to tho Old World particularly. From Greece come tidings of blood—of the murder of unoffendiog, trusting travellers, Some members of the party of English tourists which was recently captured by the brigands have beon murdered in cold blood. The bri- gands wore surrounded by the troops of tho King of Greece, and despatched their prisoners sooner than forego their professional levy of ransom or surrender, The-execution of this atrocious act may produce the most serious consequences, change, perhaps, the bearing of the Eastern questioa compleisly—it may be revolutionize the East. : England was alarmed by the action of Irish radical revolutionary agitators in London; a drop in the seethiug cauldron of the Kuropean agitation—insignificant yet signifleant—a drop which indicates the dark surcharge of the po- litical horizon, and which may herald the ap- proach of the bursting of the cloud. Spain remains agitated over the newa from Cuba, and Madrid was stiil fevered by the publication of silly canards on the subject of affairs at home, thas showing forth the existence in her system of @ state of tremulous decrepitude, such as that which frequontly precedes the dissolution of sations and warns humauity of its approach to death and etercity. Germany and Russia have turned their faces still more earnesily to the far East—io China, the soil it may be of the future as of the past— a soil on which it may be that German con- stilutionalism may so temper the autocracy of the North that the two peoples may join hands and walk forth to liberate, educate, regenerate and enfranchise the hoary lands, and thus give the world new life from the most ancient seats of learning, of science and of art. Such is the tenor of our special telegrams from Europe to-day. Ou Wharves and Piers, The city of New York is sitnated at the june- tion of two of the broadest and most beautiful rivers in the world, and has water privileges that probably exceed those of any other city. But while she hag beautified the sterile rocks on the upper end of the tsland by the achievement of the Park she has simply de- formed her beautiful river front, and rendered it almost useless by the erection of hideous wooden piles, ragged and rotten, which, ac- cording to custom, are called piers. They are inadequate to the business of a city that is already the metropolis of this hemisphere, and which bids fair io become ere long the centre of the commerce of the world, They are so frregular and misshapen that they are un- sightly to the view, and give the, stranger newly arriving « painful impression of a want of cleanliness and enterprise which it takes many weeks of Broadway, Fifth avenue and the Park to reverse. They are unsubstantial, calculated to collect and retain the drifting fiith poured into the rivers, and are dangerous to walls upon on account of the belies an mai- fraps in them, They ate wanting in that com- pactness ow durability which will permit every inch of spate to be madé available, and they are becoming more useless every day by the wear and tear of time and the steady in- crease of the city’s business, The thorongh- fares running along the water’s edge are also inadequate to the business that has to be done on the piers and along the route, They are generally narrow, and-the houses on them are old tumbledown structures, erected in the time and style of old Wouter Van Twiller, What we want in the place of our present hideous water fronts are iron or granite wharves and piers, which will serve ag secure foundations for buge stone warehouses, and a broad thoroughfare running along the river edges, like a belt, all round the city. The piers should be built on arches, 0 as to admit of the passage of the filth that now collects along with rats and river thieves under the present wooden platforms, and the warehouses should be built with the best view to serve the business which their close proximity to the shipping willaccommodate. The streets along the river should be widened by the removal of the Dutch homesteads now defacing them, and should be transformed into wide plazas to ac- { commodate the orowd of vehicles. and o rail- a SS a eS a Oe ea as eee ONDAY, APRIL 25, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. ol Oi a renee KL TL Re road should traverse the entire route. In the present condition of the streets there is a con- sonal jam of horsos and carts, and the street cN3 seldom make their trips on time, These changes will not Only beautity the city in its most important point, and give a pleasing im- pression to the crowds of strangers that are continually arriviag on our shores, but they are actually demandod by tho rapidly increas- ing commercial interests of the city. Besides, the change, whatever tho outlay In making it may ba, will ultimately repay tho city with fourfold interest ov the investment. Even the present miserable nuisances pay the city some- thing like a porchntage; bat as they are useally rented out from year to year to the highest bidder thore are few or no inlucoments to keep them in order or repair, Tho Depart- ment of Public Works is authorized by the new tax lovies to expend three million dol- lars a year in the work of erecting the new piers, and, although there ave great ob slacles to be overcome, wo look confidentiy to an early improvement of our water front under the energetic action of the gentlemen composing the Board, The Bible Against Polyguamy—2he Rev. Dr. Nowman’s Argument. Tho Rev. Dr. Newman, of Washington, is tho pastor there of the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal church, of which General Grant is a trustee and at whict he and bis family are worshippers. We give, therefore, a pretty fall report of the sermon of the learned Doctor delivered in said church yesterday, as in answer to the question, ‘Does the Bible sanction polygamy?” because it may bo reasouably supposed tu reflect the President's views on the subject, and because of the high reputation of tho preacher as an expounder of the Holy Scriptures. We havo yet another reason for the space we give to this learned discourse, and it is this :—-Aseuming the popu- lation of the United States to be forty millions, Dr. Nowman, we dare say, speaks the law, the practice and the sentiments of not lors than thirty-nine millions seven handred and fiity thousand of this poople, the small romainder being made up of Mormons, Oneida com- munisis, infidels, free lovers, spiritual affinity people and criminals in durance vile, or sub- ject to indictmont aa oifenders against the laws of the land and of American society. Dr. Newman begins with the law of the Creation, ag on the occasion recited, submitted to the Pharisees by the Saviour—‘‘ilave ye not read that He which made them at the be- ginning made them male and female?” From this text the learned Doctor proceeds to examine the law and the practice concerning polygamy from Adam and Eve—the founda- tion of the marriage instiiution—-duwa to the new dispensuiion of the Lord Jesus Christ. We think, too, that as a purely legal argu- mont before the Supreme Court of the United States this examination und application of the divine law touching polygamy would, from the facts, the law and the testimony, be held conclusive against polygamy. So, in regard to the practice of this abomination by the old patriarchs and kiags of Israel, ivis shown to be, from the first to the last, not only in violation of the law, but always attended with the penalties consequent uponils violation, Thus King David in becoming a polygamist became involved in other fearful crimes, and his pun- ishments were awift and terrible, Thus King Solomon “‘in all his glory” was a wretched and iiserable sinner. From his views on the divine law, it we did not know Dr. Newman to bo a Methodist, one might suppose him to be a Roman Catholic, so closely does he plead the Catholic argument on marriage and divorce. And herein he is vasily strengthened ; for, thongh he does not draw upon any Catholic euthoritios for this purpose, the vast hiatus thus loft between St. Paul and John Wesley or Luther may be filled by the expounders of the Church of Rome in the same line of argu- ment, At any rate, so uniform and universal in faith and practice throughout this country, in our first revolutionary epoch, was the Chris- tian dogma of one husband and wife, that the thought never eatered into the heads of the original framers of our free institutions of any possible disturbance of the system in the gene- rations tocome, Yet there is Utwh and there are the ‘Latter Day Saints” flourishing with their pluralities of wives, aad claiming from two to forty under the law of the Bible, the practice of the Jewish kings and patriarchs, and by authority of the Declaration of Inde- pendence and the constitution of the United States, No doubt this sermon of Dr. Newman is the result of a hiat from the President, and we may presume that its object was a warning to Brigham Young to prepare for the enforce- ment of the law against polygamy. We think it means that the law is to be enforced in Utah, and that the voice of Dr. Newman from the church of the President in Washington will bo heard and rightly interpreted by the founder and chief expounder of polygamy at Salt Lake City. Tre Ixcomz Tax Law To BE TEsTED.— The Philadelphia and Trenton Railway Com- pany has secured an injunction against the fniernal Revenue Collector in Philadelphia, restraining him from gollecting or levying the income tax of five pet dént against the de- clared dividonds and net earnings of the road, < Ie * on the gtound that oe is not applicable to incomes paid or payable in 1870, The ques- tion is to be argued in the Court of Nisi Prius on Friday next. Nearly all the leading rail- roads in Pennsylvania have refused to pay their taxes and will await the decision of the court. Itseems probable, therefore, that we will soon have judicial opinion on this im- portant matter. A Waste or Timz—The time wasted in the Assembly on Saturday in discussing the “false and wickedly libellous” attack upon the clerk of that dignified body by a news- paper correspondent. We would not have believed, after all we have seen to the con- trary, that the members of the Assembly were so very thin-skinned in reference to the small matter of official honesty. Goop News Fork THe Canaptans—The news that the Fenians of the United States are to invade England, and that they have already commenced by the invasion of London, and threaten to begin active hostilities on the newspaper offices of the Times and Pall Mall Gazciie A Desperados End. There is no Biblical truth tha¢ has been so varledly exemptifiod of late as the gld say- ing that ‘the that taketh the sword shall perish by the sword.” In these days, when the sword is used only as an ornament, the kuife and the pisto! do the work allotted to it in Jowish law, It onght to be something of a consolation to honost people to know that where so many ruffians escape the gallows an unnsual number are cut down by othor means, Some time ago Jim Logan No, 2met his death in a fracas, Reddy the Blacksmiih narrowly escaped death in another, Felix Larkin was cut to pieces in a drunken fight a yoar or two ago, and now the pal who was with him on that occasion, backing him up, bas met his death while on just such @ soaroh for blood and murder. David O'Day, tue nams of thia pal of Larkin, started out early yesterday morning to seek excitement. He beat ono John Hurvey nearly to death on his round, smashed in the doors of a liquor saloon und comnitied other vets which brought him up to the pitch neces- sary to do mad killing. He met a party of men in the neiguboruood of Kiug and Vavrick streets ubout seven o'clock, long after the bright Sabbath day had risen, and the peolimi- nary quarrel was commeseed, It was partly made up, however, by an adjournment to a neizhboring barroom, where it was reopened, and a mélve ensued, in wiich the desperate O'Day met his death, being stabbed half a dozen times, and dying unattended on the barroom floor—he that had come out four or five hours ago hale and hearty seeking what he calied sport, ‘ WLSIOAL AND THEATRWAL NOTES. The emotional Fecntor commences an engagement at the Théiwe Frangals this evening, appearing in one of hia best *Oles—Claude Melnotts, tu tae “Lady of Lyons.” ‘The talented Miss Leclercq appears as Pauline, and bovn artists will be assisted by @ large aud well se.ected company. Every means will be adopted co make this fareweil engagement of Dicx- ena! tdul @ priulliautone. “Trou-Frou’ takes @ beneflt to-night at the Fifth avenue, Which should, indeed, be made a substan- ual one by Ber host of admirers, Meanwhile Maa- ager Daly iy reapinga golden or greenback harvess from the seeds wick his taleat, industry and patient perseverance suwed during the early part of pis oureer ag an entrepreneur. Wednesday and Satur- day matin ‘es wili be given thts week. ‘Tom Tayior’s play having rua its brief span of ex isience, tt 1s now shelved forever at Wallack’s, as we anticipated it wouid be, and we are to havea week ot genuine o!d comedy, winch, alver “Mea and Acres,” will be like Citquot after Jersey cider, “The Belie’s Stravagem,” “Married Lite,” ‘The Love Chase” and “itome” and “Prying It Ou" are an- nounced for this week. With such a complete array of artists as are at tis estabiishinent the keenest en- joyment may be anticipated by its patrons, Mr. John 8. Clarke still continues nis career of success at Kooth’s. The eccenwic Major do Boots andthe champion frightful example, Toodles, wilt be presenied every evening, If any one wisies to have his Stood run cold and each particular hair oa his cranium to stand onend tuere 1s an excellent opportumty to atiain thi3 desirable object by seeing Fox at the Olympia asthe murderous Macoors. fae music of the dure Jesyue and of tue original play is capitally rendered by a very efficient choras. This 13 the last week of “Pippin” at Niblos, ag thenew drama by Alexauder Dunas, entitied “Mos- quiso,” is now ready tor producuoa. The biondes and their male assistants ure all in the cast, and everything that scenery aad appointments can do to make the piece attractive bag been liveraily fare Dishd by the manage ment, A new burlesque cailed “1870” and LeMngwell are the latest novelties at Wood's Museum. The “Bohemian Girl’? wil be given at the matinéas, Mrs, Emeline Reed, one of the most promising vocalists that ever the Cliy of Uharches produced, Will havo a farewell testhusntal concert at Sceinway Malt on Thursday evening. Tis cestimoaial has been got up by some of the principal citizens of tie nmictropols. Mis# Mehtig, Sarasate, Weruer, Colby, Boy and Ronceni aud bis daagnier will assisi at this convert. ‘The I'we.ve Temptations” enters upon its trolith week at tne Grand Opera House. A new Spanish ballet troupe wilt appeur in a few days. Mr. Willlan 8. Frelizh, tie popniar manager of. the Bowery, Wili take his auouul verefit ou iriday aflvernoon and evening. “ching Gulag Chow,” @ Chinese burlesque, and “Betsey Baker’ wre the newest attractions ut the Comique, Ybe nightingale’s rival, Carlotta Patt, takes her leave of New York for a very lengthened period cuis week, She appears to-uight and on Wednesday at the Academy of \usic, and on Thursday ta brovkiya ag the Queen of Night in the “Magic Finte.? Professor Risiey’s Grand Eurupean Combination continue this week at che Hippo'deatron, A uew bill, with every possible phase of variety, is au- nounced, ‘rne New York Harmonic Society will sing the oratorio of “K.yah” to-night at sveumway Hail, Ab operatic entertainmeut wiil be given on Fri- day at Aliemannia tall by Madame Murio-Velli aud her pupils. Paria of “Traviata? and “Lucia” con- stitute Lae periormance, Mrs. Edward J. Loder will have a complimentary beuetit concert at Steiuway Halt on Weduesuay. Miss Kellogg, Mme. Bishop, Miss sterling and other artiste will appear On thai occasion. Dan Bryant bas au immense vil! this week. ‘The lass week of ‘‘s’row-Frow’’ is anuounced at Kelly & Leon's. ‘The San Francisco Minstrels bring out the entire strength of their company in tus wees’s proe gramme. ‘ine management of ‘tammany has been forced to abolisn smoking in his theatre. A large variety company appear every night in a now bill, ‘Tata 18 the last week Of Macevoy’s ‘Hioernicon,’? at Apollo Hall, “Joe Kidd” and a couple of prize fighters are on Tony Pastor's bilis. Mrs. Bowers appears in “East Lynne” to-night at the Park, Brookiyo, Bi sony novelties have been added to Hooley’s bill In rookiyn. Charies Werner, the renowned violoncelitst, will Ee @ grand concert to-night at the German Ciab ouse, Hoboken, ans another to-morrow night at the Brooklyn Academy of Musio. He will be assisted by Miss Clara Perl, 84 Anna Meblig anu Messrs Kemmertz, Mosenthal, Kopta and Trager. Projessor W. M. Semnacher will give his last musl- cal soirée at De Garmo iHatl on Weanesuay, assisted by Miss Beebe, Messi8, Randoull, Werner, Kock wood, Buitrago, Dachauer and a number of nis pupils, ‘Mr. and Mrs, Barney Williams are Starring in the most eftulgent manner in Philadelphia, Crowded houses have been the rule since they opened, ang their popularity seems to be on the increase instead of diminishing tn the slightest degree. , On dit that Miss Paulme Canissa, prima donna, will shortly essay the 7'd/e of Marguerite, in “Faust,” gt the Academy of Malg “ O i PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, Prominent Arrivals in This City Yesterday, Colonel Ben E. Gucraud and Juage Davidson. of St. Loula; Dr. FE, G. White, of Savannah, Ga.; Major A. D. Dunham, of the United States Army; Colonet J. Adams, of Washington, and Judge H. J. Cook, of Georgia, are at the Metropolitan Hotel. Senator Fenton, of New York; ex-Congressman F.. E. Woodoridge,. of Vermont; William Williams, of Buffalo; E. Corning, Jr., of Albany; W. Pembroke Fetridge and ©. Ricard, of Paris, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Colonel SS. Ellsworth, of Penn Yan, and W. 0. Rockwood, of Indiana, are at the St. Nicholas Hotel, Colonel J. Metzger, of Pbiladelpma; Captain Richard Meade, of the United States Navy; E. Brown, of Vakwand, Cal.; Judge J. H. Parsons, of Rnade Island; H. Atwell, of Baitimore, and J. D, Cowan, of Tennessee, are at the Asior House. P Allred Eiy, of Rochester; Rua Hinkicy, of Miroia, A. B. Smith, of Cleveland, ana H. Campbell, of Chicago, are at the Coleman House. KE. Lewis Ashworth, of Manchester, and Campbelt W. Penteury, of Baltimore, are at the Clareadom Hote). J. G. Mitchell and ©, W. Grimtn, of Boston; J. G. Howard, of Troy, and Il. M, Powter, of Philadelphia, are at the St. Dents Hotel. Mort. de Guerney, of Chicago; W. A. May, of Indiana, and Captain W. Evans, of Sandusky, are at the St. Charles Hotel. Captain Kara Wiliiains, of Virginia, and Professor Symes, of England, are at the St. Bimo Hotel.