The New York Herald Newspaper, December 22, 1870, Page 6

SS POCUTER VERSUS WANLAGH. Fartons Gpinions by Various Poople ta Regard to “tho Little Unpleusaninéss” What is Seid and Thought Abont the Matter by 3 and Palmor--Astora and 3-Vhe Bieck Crook, Pautine “kham gud Otnor In- teresting Motables. “And now, rentiemen, may I ask what you sev. erally think of the Fechter-Jiin Watlack maddie tf?” The question was asked by & reporter of the HEnaLo of a small party of genuemen who were seated arcund the table in the cabinet particulier of Mr, ‘fhoodore Moss, at Wallack’s theatre, The room was hung with rich, beavy crimson paper, having large black flowers, and is generally trequented by the select score vi well knowa men im society Who have the eni7 Ce at Wadac’s theatre, Mr. James Schonberg, tho stag? manager of Wal. | lack’s, Who was attived In a black overcoat and a pork ple cap, had Ins chair drawn to tho table and Was engaged in the oceapatlon of drawing out a prograime of advertising for the HkRaLp of the following moruny. iis biack mustache shone under the gasiyht resplendently. Mr. Theodore Moss was hubited in @ biack broadcioth suit and seemed quite pensive, a3 at that time the rain was failing neavily withou To pass away ihe tedious hours Mr. Mo<3 Was drawing out bank caecks from a book Willch wes wed before bite, aud as fast as he drow them out be tossed them aside In a heap, In this vale ©:78there I no object so impressive as that of a man drawlug checks who has a large bank account dir. John Hoey, the husband of the accourplisued and gifted lady who for many years eharmed the audiences ab Watlack’s, mat di- rectly opposite Mr, Moss, arrayed in a spiendid cream-colored overcoat, on whieh were hung Wii's BU! LULMONS SIX INCHES IN DIANETER, To the left and right sat Wr. Wiliam R. Lravers, the opulent broker, and Mr. Predenick Gibert, the latter wearlog spectacles, while in the background Mr, Davai Henriques, fatner to Miss Madeline Hen- Hqnes-Jennt 5, Was enscouced, toying with his eye. Glass, in the foreground sat Mr. W. R. Babcock, With hiy veAwiful bieud whiskers, the delight of the Conunert from Havre to St. Peters bur; “t don’t know what to say about tie matter,” re pited Mr. Schomberg in reply tothe wrker; “it’s a very delicate snbj to bo futerviewed upon, as Qnything that ta said is sare to bring down a storm Of INdgnaton from the f “Do you think’ a upon the e.rcam*tancea Hack had ome previous Vechter as “ieadtag man” ny, Mr, Fechter haa OMT TO DEMAND should play the p: of the case mndersiauds Of the Gio 4 wat Mr, Stock © that My. James not, not, If are with that of jago in “Quin tu th the by Mr. k was ib the note that should have been written by one geutlomen to enother under auy circumstaness,” sasweret My, | Schombe lifting his face r Vinge “What do you unt of the matter, Mr. Moss, in Tegard to the Peclter squabblet? gskod tha ree porter, “Wall,” sala Mr, Moss, with great dott eration, “the best thiag that Ican do for you is to give you tho private rules aud regulaitons of Waillack’s theatre. © that (hey are about the same in x theatre in tie United states, as F ved as a model for them all, m- cinding the Giobe and Selwya’s theatre. And so saying Mr. Moss, with a graceful bow, banded the following copy Of the rues to ourreporter, which we here apne 4, Gentlemen, at the time of rehearsal of performance, are not to wear thetr hats in the croca room, oF tails voc fously, ‘the greoa rout ta a place appropriated for th menting of the company, who are to he cal thence, and thence only, by the call’ boy, to attend on the stage. The manaver is nut to be applied to fn that place on any matter of business, or complaint, Fora breach of any pa forfeited. 2. Tue cat) for F ¢ betwee: toga of per-ormacce. will Le recety: m the iaanuscr pt on Wailack’s bas 5 i rehearsals will be put up by the ‘ay and farce, or earifer, on even- Ko pina thay cali was not seen Ail rebosrea’s mnst be attended. lor ab- fe one & fine of tieniy-ive cents; whole re- Learsal, five dol , Any person xoearine tnlosteated on the stags alail for. feit a week's sa.ary and be Hable to de discharge king stage watt—iine, ove “ollar, from a book oF part atthe fast aiter proper tue given for forfeits one "h performer introdiising his own langage or tmoroper abet in (usquisoy, oF eweattng ta 4a" part, shail torveit 1 joliar. 7, “A performer refusing a part allotted tim or her by the ranneger will forielt his or her salary dariag the run of the ploce, and night of {ts repressatation during the ecu bon, and be taole to be discharged by the hares he & A performer restoring what fs cutout by the manager will forceit ons voller, 9. A performer absoating himself froma the theatre of an when concerned ia the business of tho stage will Week's salary ond Ue llabie to be dischurgod by the mauager, 0. fir aM cases of sickness the manager reserves to Lim- gelt the right of payment oF stoppage of exlary curing the Sosenoe of the Ffok person. Tne! on any neoount to address tha consent of the manager. Any vioition i subject the party to forfeliure of a week" and a discharge by the manager. 0 prompter, performer or musician will be permitted to copy any manuscript or music b ng to the thentrey Pritbane permission trots the m der the peuaity of ny dollara, : 1& Every Indy engaged {a the theatre will provide and wear auch costuinen us shall be necessary and appropriate tothe period of the play in which she is performigg; and every gentleman en 0/01 In the theaire is to provide bimselt With eueh sik or cotton tights wud etockings, wis, feativera, ewords, shoes and bovis aamay be appropriate und neces: Bary to the costume jis is wearing. It Vie contumo bao. the ‘4 the whole of It must bo provided by the por 14, ‘the recnlations guiding the evening performances will apply equally to those given as matinses, Tb, Lavies bringiag servants, must oh no account permit a them beaind ties 5 16. Ladios and zentiemen sre roqnested not to bring ohild- ren beluzd tho seunes, ules actitally reqaired in the busk- 283. PTT" 1t tn particularly requested that evory Indy and gentle. mon will repoit to the prompter tue respective places of residence. . 1s Ladies and genttemen prevented attending the reheat. gal by indispoaitién will please. give notica tothe prompter before the hour or beginntog. #4. No stranger, or person not connected with the theatre, will beaduttteu bebind the sceaes withont the written pore miasien of the manager. BG, All paris oF books. su of the company by the mui prompler on demand, Auy Fule will be fined three dovar 21. Any new rule which say be found ne copaldered as part of these ritles and regulat publicly made knowa in the groenroom. "I chink,” gaid Mr. Jolim Hooy, “that the whole controversy ts absurd— r ‘A WeMeRst IN A TRAPOT,? andIdo not think that the puaolic d-sire to know anything about sench matters. There ave actora, and wil not mention names, who beileve that if they walk down Broadway that ail watiic shonld be suspended during thelr pedestrianism, in order to allow the populace to hang with aduuraiion upon their figures and apparel.” fhe public does net care & cent about such mat- ters, I honestly believe,’ said Mr. Moze, “1 tink Mr. Kechter 1s a fine artist, parttoutarly in Henri de Lugardere; but 1 thiuak John Lester Wallack is mucit superior to him im Don Omsar do Bazan, He acted very dictatorlally and wrote very unpleasant letiers to Air. James Waliack,” remarked Mr, Witham R. Travers, “I would not send such note to my groom or coachinan,” added Mr. Frederick Gibert. “What do you think, Mr. Sonduberg, of the refusal of Mrs, Chaniran to play THE PART OF MANIA GRAZIA In the ‘Brigand,’ when astigued by Mr. Feehter!” asked the HERALD reporter, “I belicve It to be a oe art. It was generaily, If not always, played by a ing lady when Mr. Wallack played the churacter of Mussaront, ied to the ladies or ger ent must be returned to the 2 failing to comply with this sary shall bo after It Is Boey always played the character with | iw ‘aliack, Senora Marla Grazia ts tho brigand’s wite, and It 18 the only laay’s part any iu the arama, Thore ig a chambormatéd fn it, or watting Woman, Tho drama was merely a eerles of tableaux arranged from Siv Charies Eastiake’s Plotures, tho “Brigand’s Attack,” “fie Brigaad’s Wife, inay be wronz, bus I think it is always played by the leading lady. Mrs, Barrymi Ty & Woli-known molodramutic actress, played Maria Grazia at Drury Li ‘ with My. Wallack. till I suppose who 13 0 very esteowed lady, intght manke tt optianal to leave the Lucatre she thought the part was not suited to her, @ UWagic actress milgut not wish to play the leading character in a comedy or va dre 7 ally,” said David Beuriques, “Iam sure thai Mr, James W. Waiiack 19 APAR BEITES ACTOR than Mr. Fechter in avy character that either of them may play.” Alaving Anished tho interview at Watlack’s our porter vanisned, and next paid his respects to the original ck CLook,’? Mr. Charie3 Morton, whom » ho ‘was iwtormed might be found at Higham's Chop House, ia bast Houston streeh & worn mirvle stairs ho made his way {nto @ rooia hung with peintings, Mied wih fables and “barsted" Bogitshinen, who wero devouring roast beef and phan pudding with terrific Uluninity, ‘there was a beer puinp, Well polisted, pork Ub beer drawer, m jus siirt slepyes, id rte, ay Mas”? | 2 written | wib any pers ai t of this usticle Uity cents wil bo | NEW YURK HERALD, THURSDAY, bad mannerisms of tho whieh, however bye rhe uy Blas,” are not at a] to be accepted * tauile * During tne acta of the comedy of “Coquettes” our special interviewing reporter mads a suddea dash Into Wallack's for the purpose of fagrantiy buttoa~ holing the witty and porenntal John Brougham. Our reporter made tuquuy of Au, Moss as to Low the tuing was to be done, “Of course nothing can be refused to the HERALD Fop esentative,” said Mr. Moss. “Come with me bebind tho stage, aud 1 will bring you to Mir Brovgham,? ‘the reporter followed his conductor throngh a ark posdage Way aud no a stairs asd down another Stairs, uatil he came te the dvessing room, where & O nuinver of Indies and gentlemen of the company Were sssombied, amoag Whom were Owen Marlowe, Ringgold, Miss Belen Tracy, Mas Leariques, Anni Deland, Mr. Rockwell, Mr. Leontrd, an others Wuo, tt 1810 be hoped, will not be ungry be cause their names are left out in this account, a6 If passes the reporter’s memory if there were more thaa taose enumerated, “Which ta the ‘Black Crook?’ ” asked our reporter of the Drawer. “Youder he sits eating hla dinner,’ said tho Drawer, pomting to @ table in a corner, where the Gaslight obsourciz (ou. ‘yhere eab a genti@nen with light complerto bine eyes aad fair aay, culting Ravi fl knife 26 a spoary substance warel Was Lying ino wel of g avy in the contre of @ large dish, hver; Instant he would make o dash with bis fork at claw tils spongy particlo m ® ferocious manner; and as onr reporter timidly and on tiptoe ap- proached tie full corner, @ volce, la awful accents, Bure Out fel! Zamiel | slave of me pow-a-r-r, appear! avr In THB DERAD XAMES OF ASTI ree a BELIAL Tow upon thes, Appoar > Bb And Ren 10 a persuasive and mld voice, the same Peso added: Boy! Ob, I say, James; wil you bring mo a mut- ton chop and onions?” Our reperter waited untd the incantation nad formed ever Lie mutton cho» end entons, nounced liimself as desirous of knowing Crook's” regard Ww We JOHN BROUVGTAM 1g dress in tue character of Mr. Srthur Minton, 2ad was making ready to on the stage. When tnformel that the repo: Wanted to bntery: 1 on the Vechter row the Wallac! a Me, Moron, wih much cou coutroversy. esy, drose from nis banquet and came forward to where our reperier Biot. {ror Ris Dostidis cime no streams of lug | SICKIY cast of thought loft his well known and pre. ror 0 possessing leatures vad & sUNECt shade Of horror fre, and Ais anprowen wad got heralded by any | PY ion fita brow. Such audacity had never before been kuown! What, dare to interview aa actor betweon acts, with the prompter’s bell Unkling fo the Coftective ears of lhe company? After being ine He said:— | _ thir. Reporter, I know but very little about the i row, but Ido Ku r Jam: 23 W. Wallack to bo a fug'eetor ond @ cattvaiod yentiemnan, and a inan of | fod need Mr, Grongham spoke us followe:— Loaok. i@ wonkd not have withdrawn frout Mis ete thor taster Pama nee t ical tata taeaeeiCn eng? Unless tat Ati. Kechter had in seine | ony". Wallack that yom must sce It @t onco your- serf, sit, bow disagrecable it wenks be were I to ga: anything adverse to eithor of the gent might possibly think that Mr. Pech STANDS TOO MUCIT ON PUNCIILIO, It might do GROSSLY INSULTED MI, Tthink that Xr. Fecuior tsa great actor; butes a Taaniger be bas been subjected, perhaps, to too much adaition, IT have pli yed the part of the Black Croo’ oveniy.! and in Auerica that will not do, have acted ina company with Mr Fechter. have | the manager tells the. performer or Me gt acted With James W, Wailack, and I mnst na! to stand “hore! or ‘there’ | the performer must obey, noiena volens, Mr. Fechcer douhticss Goes not possess that laissez faire which would make him cognizant of the independent spirit of tho American ie, Tam quite sure tuat Mr. J. We ‘Waliack would notin any case retuse to perform & t unless Mr, Feciiter’s letters or expressions had hurt bis pride as agentieman, Why, lcannorunder stand for the life of me how itis that the public should seek to make {nqwirtes and demand details Into the jealousies and scanvals o! our professions. Justthink of the same curiosity being mantiested about the scandals of uny other profession | GOOD GOD, St, If 1S VERY STRAxGR— very strane. 11s, li 18 true, very Matterlog to our profession in one sense, sir; bu! good, God, itis very strange nevertheless.’ Ai this moment Mr. Drougham sheok the report. er’s hand harridly and passed into the dressing room, tytally broken and exlvusted from the mter- never heard a word of comp.aint against him, either as acloror manager, You kaow how itis yourse!f, ‘There will always be untiliae cud of tue jéglousios between the mombers 0! all dramatic companies. The “leading mun of a stock company has hls rigats a3 Well as the “star” all must acknowledge, Having sald his gay the “ Black Crook” disan- peared Ma cloud of fa) aud two deimoa waiters came in, peaTing to his tale dishes of red hot soup and mutton chops, Aud now the reporter, assiming his personality, devouchet on Nivlo’s Garden, aud catering tho wide vestivule made inquiry for Mit. HARRY PALMER, the manager of the theatre. I was dtrected to go Jnstde tue theatre and up stalrs into the private ofice of tho management, Mere the reporter found Mr Larry er, In @ beautilal sack coat, with @ Vundyke ling his showy throat pug she poyering is uyhes i. i fits v. dagob “iniiderman sat paying calaried to about a tuudrod balict girls, and trom the silage came the strutas of tue “March of te Alaacens,”? walle a score of young ladies, in gauzy draperl)s oud lights, were masing thelr pas in the gushing dance. Mr, Peuner mado the following state. DON i-s - thie always found Mr. Fechter to bo @ gentic- mau Wien (oid not have to transact pusiness with bib fo3 Dickena was ia Now York ho soll and Mr, Jarrevt that we should ge Mr. Fecktor. 8 » “LE will oa] too happy to make the pr rarvangements with Mr. Feciter, who ts my Iricad, whea T errive im Bogiend.” ‘afior Mi. Pickens had leit tus corn. i try he made an offer through {| Mr. Dtekeas, on th 1894, In a writ proposal that Inout of tity nigh ¥ ig vy he did a votee uttered this remark:—"Confonnd those inter, lewors, Was there ever such infernal impudence? Why, aiman could not be safe voy suiacks If he were locked up la Ludlow fee! bacllof swybur ov brimstone. It might have been the voice of Mr. Brougham, and then again it might not And thus the Vecuter Tuuddie stands at present, . TLS O HER TRUATRICAL ROW, Mra. Marrvay on Her Liege Lords To tin Korron ov Tae eran: Sinm—In an aldayit made by Mr. Murray and read to the Ceurt by his counsel tutrday last, and re- } ported verbatim in your journal, ho seta forth a let tor, commencing “Dearest Papa,” and then at os Siat, la htt belles, this letter was wriken by ine t Mr, Seaver”? Mr, Mucray knows well that this letter was not uiten by Mle te any parson, Ai eStablicn at ihe triat that it was composed Murray from fragments of two letters—one t mM Ton up and thrown & us of wBich ho ioudd in @ slop bucket in te nfate. He has also meerpol. @ Ht intelli gible. Tho mat was tutly expl dat the itor. view wiih Mr. Edwin James, when the fragments were delivered by dir, Mu the formor geatie anil destroyed in lis prosene: Ort athroom, < He has added my initials and ag Loity Loctere to support hin for thi either of the ed expr ARRETT & PALMER, Leclerq $150 per week in currency DECEMBER 22, } one leg over the obser ti TR WALL sTR&st anne WAR The “Skirm'el” Between Dantel Brow and Richard Schell, ‘What the Old Man of the Street Has to fay of Wa)l Street of the Prosont Day as Comrared with That of “Lony Ago”—Iis Ver. sion of the Row Between Him aud “Unele Dick.” ‘Tho war which broke out hotween the “bnils” and “bears” last week in Wall street gave riage to a great many little skurmiches within the cawp limits of the Opposing factions, which, prybably owing to the overshadowing influence of the general vattl waged 80 furiously during Wednesday aud Thursday, aid not receive that public attention on the “street? which their tmportance deserved. People who aro not very well posied as tothe ways of Wall street, ita struggles ana its triumphs, es @ general rua hear the din of the strife from afar; but they very seldom get an lukling of tho bitter animoaittes which spring every now aud then from ‘he periudical cam- Paigns inaugurated by rival cliques, who hope, by some bold stroke or other, to amass 4 fortune ina single duy, be the disasters to the weak gud unwary what they may, Probably tho most Uvely aklrmish which took place during the battle of Thursday last was that between Daniel Drew and Richard Schell, twe money warriors, whose past exploits on tue gold field have become matters of monetary history. Of course it is not to bo expected, when old and long-tried friends, WZRORS OF A HUNDRED BATTLES, suddenly become enemies in the very midst of the carnage, that the ordinary rank and file, who quarrel for leaser stakes than their chiefs, should know all about the plaus that aro Ind an the circumstances which cause a rupture. Tho Drew-Schell skirmish was known to a good many When it took place, but how and why and by whom tho frst sho. was fred isas yet a mys- tery to almost every eurvivor of the great ight of a Tew days ago. A Waracp reporter, aware of this fact, yesterday pald a visit to the two skir- mlghen at thotr Fespeciivo residences, Nr. Drew Was calied upon first. It Was late at ulght, ‘ho gervant, after peering at the iaie visitor witha hail. suspicious eye as he followed him to the secoud story frout room, opened arichly carved door and an nounced lils name tn a low tone of voice, Mr. Drow Was sodted Ina capacious armoehair, In frout of a low-buraing fire on the hearth, whose thesering ligt, blending with that of tue dluvy lighted gas just avove his ki he “uld yan of Wwe girect,”’ as le exiended his band mm Welcome, an appearance of venerable dignity quite surniking. Alter alluding im a geueral way to the Thursday Warlare im the streei, the repover cas cirect to “personalities,” aud imeutivued the uame of Mr, iat? said ho, brigh' up as he threw root and ear up to Abs Aut ouler On Kiday, sure pushed lus gotd oye 2 tut f did Bee Oe Well, you seo, I was y in Me Os ) Know Law a spec ‘Tue vepar dowa ia Walt 1 suppose you AN 1VH SNAKE OF THR NBAD end expressed lus utter igaorence as to that pare thoular fact. “SY was down there,” continued the millionuatre, tea hothing daunted by the report knowiedge; “and who stould © Di He belched right out at as Want of m ; You will, L am convinced, do me the jJnstice to publish tits having ag yet had no op. Dortunity to answer in prbdlic the unjust and cruel ansinuations Mr, Murray hag made against, yours respectfony, JOSE! FIDDES MUKRAY, bs. Georges Hoven, broadway. SOUTH AMERICA, HO. TLV DEO He retused our offer, belng at ha tug im ihe provinces, Le waited £100 $800 currency, and fity ponnds, or $200, Miss Leelercq, Ulumately Mr. Fechter accepted ikirty pounds # week, or $100 in gold, for | Miss Leclereg. La Octoner, 1569, L weat to Eutopo | aw Mr. Dickens, Feehter was then in Dublin H telegrapied to hater, advising him to | @ccepl our over, und alsa Wrote him a strong pet- | Bonu HOw uTgig him te aeceps the offer whlch we i made hin for ninety pounds a night for Mifty nights, with privilege on our part of RENEWING ‘THR ENGAGEMENT, He would nos accept the-oier to renew the on- gagemout, but closed with us for thirty-six i Tae wail c nig av Niblu's at oar pest terms, Tuo | Proszess of the 5 eae: nnicokegs of tho Governe poands a night tueiuded the r meut—Lusiness Prospects. ntaely Vives of Miss Leclercq, whe was to ist Mtr. ! Feelter. We made $14,000 out of Mir. Fechter during | the engagement, Mr. Veciter receiving from us $10,200 a wold. Outside of business I found Feehter hf ependid fellow; but £ | Reve, and he and Mr. Ji u. MONTEVIDEO, Nov. 20, 1870, The siege stil continues, with rather heavier cxet Bring. The Bianco army has been reinforced eived 1,600 rifles and four pieces of artiliery froin Buenos Ayres, Desertions from the governmen: rauks continuo to an alarming ex- tent, 1,000 having docerted since the commencement of the siege. Tho government is In great distress. The army of General Carabalio was disbanded in Paysanda Caraballo, with twenty oficers, arnyed in this city Ou the Lith. : General Swarez and a force of 2,000 men, are ail now and ‘thon. { the agrecinent Fechter at Ing up the coatract himself ta his own hanawriting. We hida dimer party af Gadshill to | perfect the arrangement. There were present Nr. not agree, I made Dickens and it Dickens, myscli, sr, Fechter, Mr. Onvies, the private solicttor of the Queen and of Mr. Dickens, ‘ne contiach was crawn up inthe ofice of Aid ihe Yeur Round, of which Mr. Charies Dickens, Jr., was CcBtas cwseh cates (Wonk aveharets ico. Gaiontl to- | that romam on the field, ‘This force, with 1,809 ue Adoipul theatre, Leadon; George polby, |} inside the clty, make all thd available forces, It young Mr. Harry Dickens, who had come homd from Poranetoge beside Mias Dickens, Miss Hogarth and others, Mr, Wilkie Collfus was unwell and could not attend the dinne: £1,000 secarity, and 1 placed tha TRE HANDS OF MR. CHARLNS D to bind the coatract and as a surety, ing at the same time a like surety from Mr. Peohter, which Was given. Mr, Fechter had closed his eugagement Becms to be certaln that the Battio admtaistration Will be overthrowa and the Blancos come ito power. ‘The scarcity of provisions Is felt. Some enterpris- ing parties have commenced to bring in live stock from Buenos Ayres aad Colonia. slaess 18 somewhat better, both belligerents tiie Princess’ theatre on the baturday night, Oe ee eee e slay and ‘Tucstay hee ere | having recently agreed to allow the tame with the Gade, Tog entire party saw him to | interior to goon. Gold is worth nine and a lait per tao cars Wien Mr, Foenter was leaving for Soutuamptun to take tue sleamor. Wile Fechior cent, The intelligence that £3,000,000 had been con- Was playing @ tie Princess 1 wa3 tere one night | Wacted for in London by this governm peor Mr. rarer eee the Leaps ort? pie reussuring effect. Bulto came into the green room, and Mr. Dickeas i net said to me, “4 have never seea Faciter play Hamict The drought continues, but the health of the city better than he is playing 16 to-mnght.!? In tegard to | 13 gocd. Miss Leclercq, I must say tuat Lt tnink her tne ilnest NUE RS artiste, ia the world and a noble lady in every BUENOS AYRES. sense, Atter making these remarks Mr, Palmer aid the Saibirle one ee HexaLp reporter the honor to introduce ulm to | Reperted Capture of the Cley of Pavann= maine SAUL AR Ais Movements of the Braziilan Miuister=Dusie Dende mt has had a who at that mowent had entered the oflcs to draw her salary. Miss Markham was maguiiicenuy at- tredanarich far jacket and a hes Gress, and wore on her pearly Angel mond rings of yreat value, Her cle plexloa, snowy n 3 and dark blue de ier look like @ vesia! virgin. In auswer ht of Mr. Kechter’? estion of “wut sie tied jark .ain spo! ilows:—— ‘I think Mr, Fechier is a very gallant gentleman, ould have co and ti's a pity that tis trouble upon him. Inever saw any actor play the Jover With such foree and elesauce as he dos in Claude Melnotte and Lenrl de Logardere, fe was thought very highly of in Engiaud, 1 admire bim very Tau T have never pityed with him in any com. pany, a8 1 have played in @ burlesque company altogether éluce I Came to Awerica, 1 do nob uke burlesque, as I PREYER TO PLAY YOUTAPUL PARTS, such na that or Venus when [ played at Wood's, 1 BorNxos Ayres, Noy, 20, 1870, It 13 reported that Lopoz Jordan has sace capturing the city of Parana and de forces of Genoral Gelly, Who was defending tie city, anticipating & Junction with the forces of Gener Rivas. In all probability Jordan wilt tire ont tho Sar- miento govermment and carry hts point, whicit! have the entire Rios Territory secede fom tho Argentine Republic, Minister Paranhos (Brazilian) is on his way to Asuncion, with his fe, to wind up the long loosed for treaty of peace between Paraguay and the allies, The Uruguayan goverament has ap- 1¢, Qud says he:—‘co you're the o1 ney, we You; now L want to toll ore he shook his hands up tn the au this is the last day you can show your Jace in Wail siree. i0, give you law warning tage asvar toxiny Youll never get dua here again. pye hear “Now, wasn't that nico taik?” exclaimed Mr. Drew, as he (ook the goid specs of his lorenead and placed them on @ table neav by, ‘rhe reporter, lima 4 & neutral power, subject to i 1870.—TRIPLE SHEXT. half per cont proft notion, with this state of affairs, is uot What it used to be. Why, Ii eailed upon almost every day by men who hava expert mafortuue In Wall street. Iwas called upon only to-day by a gentleman, who brought! letters of intro. Gucton from # iriend of mine. He came to this ety with $50,000 and went dow on the strovt, Weill, he came to me aud said he Badn’t @ cent of it leit. You see ne bad TROD UPON THAT UNCERTAIN GnOUND, and what do you anppose he invested int ‘Tho reporter expressed hiwself quite wil¥ing to get 8 tittle informution on the sudjeot, a4 he couldnt kuess for the life of Inm what lnvestmeat Lad proved tho [p \ividual’s Mancial ruia. “Woil, ov,” paid Mr Drew, “it was Paciflo Mail and Ohio certigcaios, two of the very worn: things he could have touckea, I never had a dolar in either of them, | made up my mind when the pas Railroad was sturto. that those boats had ‘ts Toporter here endeavored to bring the con- versation round to the “skirmish”? avain, ead to Hatend adruvtly asked Mr. Drow af the dimeulty betweon Mr, Schell and himself bad been yottied. Well” was the reply, “the day after the oceur- rence I was told by a irient that if Vd go round and bave a tte inne Pa tind ‘Unele Dick? there, uad that he would do everytuing that was right’? “Did you go, sry"? Mr. Drew siniled and satd:— “Incecd I did noi, L hadn't done or sald any- thing that T had to take dack, #0 | uidn’s see the necemslty of pope, to Bee dir, Be! Liave wad no communication with kim Biace, If ho wauted to a aaything to nie about te matter he could have oe ied upon me, That would have been tho thing for niin to do’? ‘thia ended the conversation, and, bidding Mr. Drew good night, the roporter retired, MR. ECHELL’'S STATEMENT, Mr. Scholl was 2x‘ calied upon; but that gentle. man decitued, or, rather, peoterrod OL to Bpeak at ai : any length it the “skint He remarked tatit would tow over, but that the cause of the ditticu.ty was that he had heard’ Air, Drew wag ab the Loicom of the “iocxing ap” scheme of Tharsday, and thet on meeting hin in the street he accused linn of it; for,’ said Mr. Behell “a man with an unmense capital can, if be kes, by locking up moucy, relia a whole community, I conskier Us lochlig up busiuess a crime, and [told MA Drew so.’* THE S0LAR ECLIPSE, Total Cbscuration ef the Sun To-Day, December 22, Line of Observation in the O14 World—The Pho- nomenon Not Visible in England or Amor- ioa—Caloulations of the Savaus—Dark- ness in 1882 and 1987, DARENESS OF TAH LUMINARY. To-day (Thursday, Decemer 22), a3 we have al- ready aunounced in the Heratp, the Sun will be totally eclipsed at several poluis in the south of Europe. No other opportunity of witnessing the lunposing phenoie: of @ total echpje will occur ath ise, and then the circumsiaices will og to ihe catonlationa of the savans, be nearly 60 favorable as on the present occasion, TUG LIND OF OBSCURATION AND OXS¥RVATION, 20, a8 the philosophers assure ral and total phase commences, Weil, the soath- era extrem! AUlantic Ocean in a southeasteriy dire Europe on the coast of Porougal, ton, it enters near Brdao, in the provinco of Alemtojo, and passing close to Lavi between Cadiz end Xeres, and nearly © Estepona, crosses the Medi- terrancan and reacoes tho coast of Algeria west of Oraa; paseiyg eight miles south of that place the central eclipse Is most southerty In lath tude 35 dez. 25 imiu., in te longitude of Aigiors, whence, slowly rising, tt passed near Batna and 5 horizon, Saturn occupies @ position of some by rest; hi« distance from tne ilmb of the dark meen FRoapinds 08» anton al ftom ph A 2 dog. from the vertex of samo towads the or wherefore the planet mar be involved im some of longer rays which bave frequently eg, rewarkod lathe corena, though pyro! youd the more regularly ontimed portion nediately corercing the 1000; the breath of tis poriion, nowever, varied in different eclipses, Of the Axed stare ‘bon! Altair, the prine!pal star of the frat eka tad the constel atiou Aquila, wil have ao of of dog. Im aziuuth, 47 deg. east (about Antares th Seorplo, v uth, or nearly souls at an allitmic of 98 deg, aud Arce almost due west aud 37 di above the ‘These stars, aad probably otners, it may spected, Will be found without didealiy, but a reon observing ® total solar eclipse for ihe first ive will, No doubt, Nad lore attractive Occupation. ‘the unnatural TT) ing end beagefal 1g display In the sky and on the clouds car. ive, Viet, orange aud oiler huss; the strange effect upon persous and eb,6ts aioand, and ether a Fepeaiecly witnessed on these y vartain to forces tuemselyes on bis atten. I Would particniarty suggest a watch upon he appreacn of totality for ihe rds of the Moon's dow through the au’) tt will poss Glocaitar froma about Wweat-northweet at a ayced of sole Uhh imies per minu'e, Lb was coilainly a Baost notable characierist.c of the eclipse of sol at my station, and ln one description of the ecitpse of Au 1869, tb the United states, the shaduw is menione os Leving beer seen “rupialy sppreacting in ihe gir,’ aud @3 olay “apwerds from the western horizon lke a dark curtain.” WHAT & SOLAK KOLTPSE REYEATS. We will pass to Wie cousideration of the pheno. Mena Wich are reveled by a dular ecilyse, and the Perteniey polut of interest attacking to observa. ions of Le one UBder notice. We (si oe savans @galu) muy consider the astronemiucal rs lelvable Toni & solar eclips us of two kusua, One refers te the Movements Of tht Moon; Lae Osher to the physl- cal constitution of the ui.’ The firet concerns us Just how bo ittie that we may CLermies it by sayin tuut the appearance of the j/oon agaimat or 10 trout of the Sun allows an observation of our save!titeta ines iu the heavens to bo made at a very eritical pau la nor orbit—namely, whed she is na direct ine between the Harti’ aad the Sun, Tula ob servation is of great imporianco to inate. astronomy, but it can oly be made at @ fixed observatory—iwiteh, ike Way, need wot bo on tho Hine ol and to would mob be thetaded in the 4 grame ‘of an observing expedition vo a lar country, SUC UM EXPEALON Litint devore itsel! to tue acquire. meus of physical aud coswical kuowledge frem ap- pearauces which aro only siown whea Lhe dise of the bioon Completely hiios the dite of the Buu, am permits the view of certain scolar surroundings Wine ave otherwise too faint (0 ve seeU. Tinese aur> ding are of two first, ¢ ry White, glowing radiattou, of breauch, W Moo. appareauy doubt ike tle gory wolch painy ers dey cis Of sainted personages, 2hts Las been seem ia ecitpses irom Cae earliest tlines, and tho first: chronic gre of ts appearance pave it the name vi covona, by Which it has sce Known. Second, tie 18 close tw the Sun @ nar frluge of briiiant red — exoresoonces, Which were frst notoed Garis 3 ao ecipse In Viud, aud fora Wa supposed to be an arhousphere Around tae Loew. ‘Tue rocords of this early ohaer- vation, and of auother sitive te it mear iis date, Were jorgoulen by ASL: ono ices UN toe gbservers ot the eclipse of 1542 were eigvirited Epes. pehats Gl the awatant of toialiiy a nuber of Mante-coloced Taas-es of light protruding as ib were from the black: lupar dise, From Uiet thane “ved prominenges,”? as they were calied, becaa » paramount (eatares Of w solar ecilpse. ‘Iu the cctipses O. 1851 und 1800 the greatest pains were bostowed upon the observa. lending 16 valuable atc ut tue’ na You of them, photogray. upon the second oce. hauds tue camera vel ny O evidence bias tae ulfor.iod it Was settled cloud-ike, someumes wike, corbaaly pertained ia tho sua. tue noxt tn pectin Well they siuall inter T dike Jn Do da t = Protas by the date of P29 (1563) & Lew Wool, the ty Wis 1D Ine Hawks of Ooservers. How 1 i¢ in ladia ihose woo take even & ab Jn seieniile sia of ening the i. then’ ry jad already told als that suppiy the triumphs by show. ing Utat tuese & es O beh OF & SHON oi giowmg gas BurroUnding (ie solar globe, But even thks gculevelicnt Wos oub-tnampned belorg the year was closed. A consideration of the man- ner ln which the spectroscope disporses, and there. ied loaves the Afiican Contuient on the tuirty-aixth par- alicl in the Girectloa of Bictiy, Which istand 1s 37 deg., the contre of the shadow Ieaving it about ten mi{les north of Syracuse, Fur- ther traversing the Meditorranesa, it asain lands as Previsa, on the Galt of Arta, and crossing Thessaly, tue northern part of the Archipelago, the southwest of Roumelta, tie Bi; Sea, the Crimea (between treaties mach more biuidlag than those of 708, re- plied by a vielent fit of cougulng. “You mush understand,” contiaued the “old man of the street,’ “that there$ were several persons in the oittce, but ‘Uncle Pick cidn’t loox to that and Went on at ile, calling ine alive naines he coud think of Now, supposlug anything had happened me on ‘thursday nigut, wouldn’s it have beea bad for Scbetl, Peupie would have given hima all the credit ier any harm tist might bave come to mo whether he Was 1auocent or aot.” Revouten—What was the provocation, Mr. Drew? Mr. Deew—Povocanon! Why, sir, 1 hadn't avy. thing to say to hin, good or bad, I hed pothing against hiin; 1 badu’s aud didn’t went to, KEVORVER—Did you gud Mr. Schell not sce each poet penn during the day when you were not at Jox's Mr. Drew (drawing nearer to the fire and reach- ing for his spcctac.éa while ie paused for reco! tich)—Yes, we dui, Let me see, 1 was going to lunch, Lthinkit was about taree o'clook, and’ as I wag turning into Broad strect he met mo again, ; REPORTER YOu relor t Schell? ir. Dis He came up to mo and reseed his bands in such a threatuiug Wuy that sido folss thougut be was yong vo strike yR—Dld he speak to you? Speak tome! Well, I should talnk ho Why, ho, Crap LIKE A MADMAN, iu 80 exclicd tn my life, and lve known “Oncte Dick” Sov, let mie see, twenty, thirty, forty, yes, full forty ye. KEPoR r—ie did not lay hands upon you In any Way, notwithstanding his exeitemenc? ‘The wa siiiied & grim smile at this, and soltied himself nore tray thie ever in bls chatr, a3 thouga hall preparing for av ondlaughs from hls aniajonish fa te dark, and exclaimed, “un {| no. dia, Tn fact I nevorBaw | He did not forges himself so far as that, Lu Ii he had iteronTEeR—If he had? Drew—i hie had there wi ‘soine people thought he Intended to strike ue, ro alter the trouble advisel me to have him Grrestod, to prosecute him, but I didn’t pay any tuon tw them, for I have'nt got any ul will “Uncle by ” Bat Lneyor saw bim ta such | fe as I ew it Was of no use Jipan, 80 Loidat an awful ime ie was that aa Dnt tiey sind 598 What | uy Dusiness. The 1 orts Of bad na) Hi > ho, pointing at 0 u 1 to 100K at e's the vVLlam who's come do RUIN NE the ove wiio's lo Louk at the oid and caliiag are Rud up Ue mouey so as to bring disaster on oraers KsvonrEer—Low do you account for Mr, Scheli’s oWards you? uot . De pointed Dr. Rodrigac cretary of State, to represent it in the jlrale of this great Par: 1yen Imbrogilo. Business ts good, and great activity prevalis in getting ready for the great coming fair in Maron next. Nothing of mmterest has transpired from Paragnay. suppose that you haye noticed that i have a cold, I am getilig wes of the injury walch J received In faliing out of a carriage In the Central Park whon broke my jaw, bat my surgeon gays that i6 wiht all bo healed up Inge week or so I like Fechter, because he does nof compel his company to have rehearsals on Sunday night or before two o'clock on the afternoons of week days, and he is always courteous and gallant to ladies, 1 bave no objection at all that you should give my sontiments in regard to Mr. Fechter; and now [ siall have to bid you good day, and I rausi say Iam glad 1 have met you.’ With these last words Miss Markham swam outof the offfve with the graceful undula- tions of 0 white swan. The next person interviewed was Mr. L. J. Vin- cent, the active and energetic stage manager of Niblo’s theatre, His staternent was as follows:— “1 think Mr. Fechter is a very agreeable gentle- man when you first become acquainted with Lim, Ho as a fashton then of PUTTING AIS AKM5 ROUND THE STAGR MANAGER'S NEOR, and thereby making him suggestions. I will tell you what I ki abous fim i words, He long very well for a few nights, until some thought tliat the scenery or appointments are not In Keoplig wit tac tradi. tions of the play strikes him. ‘nen ne ins to make suggestions. Mr. Fechter, for several years past, has been unfortunsta enough to make moro rouble for the 1ecimnical departments of a thea tre than an Ar, Fechter ha uke’s Motto,” and Adiitionnl by tho Mall SteamorePnssene gers—Movements of Commodore Rogers, Me. Seward and Party~Execation of C eiarine Items. SAN FRANCISCO, Deo, 21, 1870, The China mail steamship Japan, which arrived last night, has a very large amount of freight, but only sixty-seven Chinese passengers, which 13 the smaller number ever brought since the line was established, Tno Ust of white passengers tuctudcs tweaty-five for San Franclaco, fifteen for New York And one for Europe. Araong the arrivals are Lon, A. W. Randal! aud wife, Commander Beardsteo, Unitea States Navy; Lieutenant Commander Hooker, United States Navy, lave of the steamer Idaho, and a number of otuer naval oficera. The latest advices from Northern China state thet Commodore Rogers end Mr. Seward’s party arrived Qt Tlen-tsin on the 27th of October, Great prepara. tions wero maxing for thelr reception at Pekin, | Whlle they were being entertained at the Russian Embassy at Tien-tain sixteen Chinese were exe- cuted for their participation in the Tion-tsin massa. cre, The United States steamor Alaska and her Britan- nic Majesty’s ship Midge were at Hong Kong. Tne United States steamer Ashuclot would winter at Ticn-tsin, other actor in my recollection, a rehearsal of the “D: to satisfy him I gavehim oa ealciun ght, green baize on the stage, foot be Rol dee lights, and wad ig the house darkened, mal the audience, After rehoarsal io became dissatised, and said tho pecs was not itt to be playod en Monday night, and ad it deferred until Wedaesday. Hehas a happy faculty, more thauany man J kaow, of quarrainng atthe wroug time, aod of writing exugordinary letters to the management and angoyidg ones to his associates in the company. 18 IGNORES RVERYTAING on the atsge bus the carpenter and tho scene ainter, H> has no klea of panotuality, arid will eep & stage waiting two hours for him, ladies and ail He ts-pious, ond will not rehearse on Sunday, Ho dresses to perfeciton, uses @ foil boautifully and is a better swordsman than Booth, As an actor he iy singularly ae gs and original, He belongs to tue school of Jamoa Wailack, Sen, and Frederic Lemattre, Mr. James W. Waliack,’ Jr, 13 be bel enka 4a MY. Fechter, and of the two I #houid say p Hong Kong and Yokohama. MG. WALLACK 13 THE MORE LEGITIMATE ACTOR. In China trade was very dull, Fechter lias brought on tig Mngush etage all tho | tea were beng mado i SniQmaenee, of: Bem Mr. MceLeary Brown and the Ohineso Embassy had returned to Pekin, ‘The steamer Linsmore was totally wrecked at the month of the Yellow river November 2, ‘The detention of the steamship Japan was between ir, DREW—Why, I don't eee as TI had anything to do with the state of the marker, 1 don’t operate any more dnd hgven't for a long time, Kerortex—Do I understand you to say you aid Jook Up any money in rsday ir, Daew—Well, the Cox firm had alittle money, or rather had, aud { advised patiiog 1 by fora while just to seo how things wou.d vura out, andi put it in the Mochauic# Bauk, I don't see, thougn, as it wasany of Uncle Dick's business what Ido wita what inoney I have. man’s gota Lite capital be can do ns he pleas wn it, Fthink. Do you suppose [had to ask M. oll what I shoud Qo with it or where 1 ought to depostt? ® Revor’ You did place, then, a large amount ia the Mechanica’ Bank? Mr. Datw—I Aidn't put much, As I satd before, I put by some—one or two millions. Why, if what littio money I had could raise the devil m Wall street, what would teu or fifteen millions do? Tho reporter, overwhelmed by the nonchalant way in which nis interlocutor talked of milous of y,” continued the old man, ‘Wall street Is not wilat it used to be in old time3. Aman years age, befove the way business now goes on Gowan there got weil mito ‘ie could know where bo Wus—at least, he ooutd wave an idea of what kind of ground he stood upon. [don’t mean, of course, that he was always sure of everything he under- Wok, becanse that would surd, Rerony understand you orlght, Mr, Drew, JON Uo Not approve of the Way Wall sprees aairs ard cariied on nowadays—in fact, that the system of & SOUR ONCay s eyebrows at this, and, shrug- rem a Frenchy sort of way, as though he felt tie couversation Wos ining rather too uncenfuriabie & range for hia to take part in, replied quickl y (nat T mean all that, but Wall can" not the same it nsed to be, for many reasons. ‘Things are done differently than they used to be. Why, just think of tt, there are at least two hundred Tibons of sock Gown there, and, mind you, ail of it for sate.” Bere the millionnatre drew himself up to his full | height and pushed tis chair back from tae hearin suddeniy, as ue reyoated, WILA more emplasis han Vefore, and “ALY OF IT FOR SALN.’? Thon, gazing steadily tito the dre, aaif each barn- Ing cmber Was & Wall Btreet mystery of the present day, which ho was striving to solve, he awaited au } oul apoa its un Balakluva und sebastopo!) and the Sea of Azof, fiually leaves the carth in the south of Russia, near Novo-Lcacrkask, tie country of the Don Cossacks, Ta, The time oconpicd In describing this track is ono hour aud forty-six miauies, ZONE OF TOTALITY, The breadth of the zone of totality tu Western Europe will be about one hundred iniies, Seville ta 6bO nearly UpoOH Lhe calcuiated Nortiera Umit that it Would uot be easy to predict the exact phase which will be provented tm tiar city, aud observations taken there nb ussens much interest. Cape St. Vincent aud Gipraitar are well within the shadow south OF the contra! ive, and ihe eclipse will aiso be total at Ceuta, on the African coast, Malaga is about midwey between the central Une and the northern limit, At Alisiera tho eclipse wil be very large, but uot total, and at Tanis the San will be Teduced W ao oxtremely naryow crescent, though totality, according to tho best prediction we can make, is likely to occur there, Malta es @ very large pardul eclipse. Mount withia the nortuern imac of Syracuse south avd Catania north of i tae and Cape Passaro, the southern Kina is just totality; slautinopie is beyond the soul of totality, and consequently a large partial eclipsa only oceurs U8 ‘fhe centval line appears to pasd avout midway vot, and the whole posi ASLOpOl Will be involved Jn the glovia of ipse wt bweuly-seven jajuules to four P.M. time, the biavk moon belay Bbout elvit degrees above the soulliwesiera Aorizoa. Tax port of Taganrog and Novo-Lo re k ave two of the last plioes ab which the tolal eclipse muy possiviy be Vistula. en REMINISCENCES OF SOIENCH. Tt was at Novo-lcherkask tat he Ansan aetron- omer Wisulewski obtained t.¢ Hinal vitinpse of une celebrated comet of LiL, id August, Ani, as it set | wards of thre Mt O” DARKNESS. calculated local mean fines t Cbapotar, aad tue duration of W1OUS plawes:— Commencemen Sf Tovaltiy. Duration, A, 8 “203 203 va Be A Ot THB Lou RALD of December out incurring yage willbe ov ui lng of stay 17, ¢ ierypt and the Peainsuta of Ja pauylog Profesgor EH » Zone of totality is drawh un- sthe whole regtou of Sunat, Wis arises 1 Moon'a seu-dtumoter i deca assumed une too great, a nuisi culating lor We geograpbical position ass the Couvent of a} Pardal ccilpse at has spos, wi hours Lweiy-tlgot mtaiies A.M. and ding at ten hours five minutes, mean time ou Sinal, and obscuring 9v-L00Uhs Of the Sun's dlameter, at tie extremity of cho peuiasula, near the entrance of the Gull of Akabah, observer Would be near: on the line of central ecupse, and the wrailty would continue one minute twenty-five seconds, While the darksess of tie Lotal eclipse, therelore, invoives the southern portion of the Peulasula, te peaks of the Sinaite range of mountains to tie northward bay be libup by suniighe ‘The touality of the eciipse of Augast 19, 1837, will end before sunrise in Hngiand, ‘fhe nearest place of Quy Nole, Upon or Lear io Lhe central line, 18 Wiina, Where the total eciipse will continus two munutes gud fifteen seconds, commencing at five hours iity- one minutes and cighieen seconds A. M., local time, but With the Sun atan altitude of only ten ae- grees. Moscow Wilk Le gear the southera luult of totality. WHAT SCL2NOB TELLS US TO-Day. “Tt will bo remarked,” say an ing) mers, “from the track above @escrined, | tar Ls the oviy British pesscesion tn woici® ¢ toial eclipse can be witne-sed, and, as many observers any Possibly be statioued there, a sew additonal | fore re founded Qpon calculations which have caretully made, may uot be out of place, The first contac’ of tie Aioon with the a’s limb (or the comoyencement of the partial eclipse) occurs at tea hours tweut nunutes forty-seven seconds A. M., mean tm ioraitar, ata point fifiy-nice degrees from the 3 vertex towards the west, ‘Tlie last ray of suualiine vanishes at eleven hours ufty-flve minutes Litty-tiiree seconds a + oud the total eclipse contuues Ul eleven hours df'y seven mingles, forty-six seconds, or for Oue minute Afiy-chree Keconds, Which, though & qouch shorter duration than pas cecurred in several 8, Is amply Bufitetent to enable an od- er to UX tae phouowena of the olay upon his memory, &$ [know [rom experience of the eclipse of July, 1801, on the West coast Of Sweden, when, in my position near Bugeti,olm, tue sun was ybscared about yne imnute loriy-lve seconds only, ie par tial eclipse cads at oad hour tweutysevou mluvtes Bix sovonds i’. M, In theiniddle of totality accieven hours jifty-six minutes Mf{ty seconds A. M. mean tine, or eighisea hours fourteen seconds sideral time, at Gibraitar, the san will be nearly upon the meridian (turee minutes east) at an altitude of 30 Mowaily Outaeace fore dudates, ehe heterogeneous Hght which comes from te Sun's Oat SUruCe—wile Jt allows bo pass ubafected the homogencous hight wich cuanates trom gaseous bodies, euch as Ue promi. nences werd proved to be—the consideration of tits diverse action sugested tO Messra Lockyer in Eugiand and M, Jansen ia India vo try whetner the prominences could not be seen without an eclipse by turning iheirepectroscopes to the ¢.ige of tae Sun. They incepecdeaty made the éxperi- ment and weie rewarded by tho sigat of the red, glowing solar clouds, ln spite of the dazzling bril- Vaney of the bun, ‘They Virtually put out the sua by really sp.cading tts ligul over Buch au ared as to Diake the resulting v: oe jess than that of the AO ae nees—the light of which wii nol epread tseli—amd then these were clearly secon, surroundings have now and their ever-changing ‘Tue red become familar tings, osttigns and appeirauces: aro’ iho whole circd:afereice of the solar dise are day by day graphically recorded, 1b will be under- stood that, although they are only secu upon tie Bun’s border, thoy really cover the whole globe; for the “promiiences” are but we Digher parts of an lempest.gus atmosphere of glowing A iat globe Js cnveioped, lato Ue vast Geld 0: taquiry and speculation which has been opened out by this Ml Of Cone BlauLly aluiyug the Sun’s Jaining atmospuere— Which seeius Co float ever bis tncouudescent suifave Mike a «2 luke, and to be tut ots aud ocber solar Aurtace ob ume to enier, Suflice 15 nu longer need for an eclipse SueW's couvour visible, and that it suive simul a tentloa In December j Saygu ol too Preparatory arrange. Wpoced to provide apparatua for 2 puenomsaa, bab it nev the promneneer asain piu iu Was never ¢ or (uy Corsa Would be tue subject Of the light pan Ww * operation. ng that “Bally's heads” no 3) Wiienitow. Their suii’s light giinung ons edge Just ey were Soon ste ovject upon which all, or well i Will be concentrated during the S-Hide Clipse Wil Oe the corona, The Ingh- : as totts origin aad the partit iyS inthe solar eeanowy. Thoortes concerning It tmplenty, tb hasbeen hela to v@ a giare in Our ova aunosphere, but tae whole of it ceriainly ot arise froin tais cause. ‘Thea It has been re- eo a8 an atmoapiuers of the Moon; but thi position 1 qnite untenbie. Lt may bean ext. abinospin ous or th ins and the ment Of LOA eclipse. out ot bi reg.on of the Vast meteor streams L circuiate ta cometary orvils sround the San, and which mast be nunierods to Cause Bch w cla at inetr inelloa ws@ Are hypotheses. For facts we Bk parte ¢ UKE Near the Boris to Do tuleramy persis lytug parts, wh z as 4 tue co MG appearances to disferens observers. 9 AcYLIVe More facts We have pholography (if Yor applied da the short thee avail: the spectre of tacse 6 for pre- ape and the polariscope, ° 4, 1% is hoped, determine the ail light coues from a gas or from soll mater in @ slals Of Lacandescence (invlaphoricatiy, Whether it is ihe ight of a red hot jrog or tie Hight of glowing hydroges), or it will show if tha two qualities of light are both preasut. The polart Scone Wil dotermiue whether the light ls tno coro. na's OW sel-germinatad lumiaasity or whether it 1s reflected sualight—witetuer the corona is a source of light itself or whether it ts @ mist it up by the Sun. Aud as the coroua seems to possess a double character it will be necessary Usat Loth inswaments be appied Lo the tulying aud outiying regions of it. Moreover, to each spectroscope several persons must be attached and two at least to each polariscepe; for the time of total obscuration Js #e snort that it must be compensated by division of labor. To analyze the Higut of the corona, and o# far ax poossible te de Gide Ig source, are the inain ends ef the December Observalious, There have been observations, spec- troscople and polariscopic, made on previons occa- sions, bat they have been Wo conflicting % supply guy evidence of value, PUBLIC SCHOOL AECEPTIONS, Grammar Schoo! No. 8, corner Hudson and Grove streets, was crowded yesterday moruing by the pupils and invited guests, on tho occasion of the annual visit of the Ninth Class Association of the oid school, The exercises were of a varied and in- teresting character, and terminated with a samp. tuous repast. Gustay D, Cardozo and many otner notables werd present. Several prizes wero pre- scrite! Lo the boss of (oe highest classy by the visitcra, Grammar school No, 20, No. 07 Greenwich stree’, Pprescated # lively appearance yesterday afternoon, tus occaston being tne semi-annual diserlontion of Corthicates and premiums. The roomg wero well filled by #n apprectative audience. The princi featured were the presentation of @ testlmonta! Me. Charles “B. Berguer, nber of the Hoard @ * Trastecs, Who ts about to retire, by Mr. Jonn Savi aud the award of premams by Hon. Robert By Roosevoit, Oon: the principal » G Duty aod Kathariac White, shows a remarkably good record, and clo exercises yesterday showed that there ard yet 4 few people living down town, BOLD DESPESADOES CAGED, Justice Degnan, at Trenton, yesterday committed young men Co the County Jailon the complaint of Jol Catray, on the charge of highway — and {lonious assault, The names ef ths are Joon vursell, Patrick Casiion, Witltam Nant ley. dhe oleyce was eum: observation from Ins iateriocutor, who remaiged “daimd as an oyster,” Mr. Drew looked inquiring !y at iin iv aville and remarked: “This dey of pelling on thts one quarter and one | ailivnde; Mura jast setiing aud Jupiter below Wie » pockevo: eg. Tho principal planets Will be thas sildate:— Mercury tv deg. east of the aun’s centre ands deg. below it; Venus, 4 dem, east and neariy at the same mitied ho ime of bolding the Agrio: aay swoure Mat the men abbed idur ia Gis biel, and stole + Wich Coulaiued over Musey Goltarp “*, him a