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tion, though there was ® strong party many good preg for it, This fs one the reforms that must be made, sooner oF » for the more free and cheap communie between nations becomes the more do eople become enlightened and friendly. f postage and cheap telegraphs are im- portent agents in our progressive civilizatjon. ' ' _ What of tho Lupacy Commission BIIt ,, The Legislature at Albany passed, at the end of the late session, a bill to protect people from the infamous practices of unscrupulous @octora, private lunatic asylums and cruel relatives in shutting up their victims on pre- fence of lunacy. The law was to make it com- ‘pulsory that all persons charged with being of und mind should be examined by a com- mission of three capable physicians, appointed hy the Mayor of the city, before thoy could de incarcerated either in 9 private or public asylum. Heavy penalties were to be imposed for the violation or evasion of this law. It is koown that persons not of unsound mind are hat up in private asylums, and sometimes in ipublic ones, by revengeful or designing relatives, pften to get at property, through the conniv- of ignorant or corrupt doctors, Some such have obtained public notoriety through the courts and in other ways; but there are, ne doubt, many others that are never brought light. Whatcan be more horrible? The aot referred to was intended, as we said, to went such outrages. We have heard noth- of this excellent pe silage ‘it passed the lature, What Has ; as becoms of it? 7 @ Governor pocketed it? We hdpé fot, for 8 cost of such a commission would be a trifle Sowpored with the yalue of it to the publis, _vt:” Personal Intelligenos. “Goddral BF. Butler is domiciled at the Fitch Avenue, F. R, Hayes, President of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, is a guest at the Brevoort House, General George W. Cook, of Santa I'é, New Mexico, Js stopping at the St, Nicholas. *' Judge Russell, of Florida, is a late arrival at the Grand Central. ' H, O. Kelsey, Secretary of the State of New Jersey, $s ot the Firth Avenue. O. & Winans, of Dunkirk, is a guest at the Hoff- ‘Man House, aK. W. Sears, of Boston, is residing at the Albe- M™arle Rouse, Governor E. 0. Stanard, of St. Louis, Mo., is a Guest at the st. Nicholas. ‘ B. Gillie, of India, is among the late arrivals at the ‘St, James, Oharies Jouregri, of Paris, is stopping at the Grand Central, F. A. Sawyer, of Suuth Carolina, is sojourning at §ho Fifth Avenue. General Robingon, of Binghamton, ts a sojourner at the St. Nicholas. R. H. Brown, of Atlanta, Ga., is staying at the St. Tomes. BK. Laird, of England, 1s domiciled at the Hom man House. Judge T. W. Bartley, of Washington, is a guest at Fhe St. Nicholas. e Colonel: J. B, Kinsman, of Massachusetts, 1s sto] fing at the Fifth avenue. pas isi sf } General F, E. Spinner, Treasurer of the Untted tes; Barney Williams and wife, Billy Florence gna wife, and W. F, Garrard, of the Do Soto, salled ‘on the Scotia yesterday. PERSONAL NOTES. Sooretary Boutwell left Syracuse for Washington 0 Monday evening. ne David A. Wells delivered a lecvure in Louisville, iBy., on the 1st inst, ‘Misa Anna Dickinson is going through the far "Wostern States next montn. Governor Lindsay, of Alabama, has lost three of ¢chlidren by death since November last fs rumored that the Kentucky Giant will séon to ear the fair Miss Anna Swann, the Nova A. Dexter, & handsome young woman of hb ion has sued Andrew Monroe for $5,000 @ solace for a byoken heart. ‘Judge Joynes, of the Virgina Court of Appeals, (vas on Monday iast taken suddenly and seriously ul ith paralysis at his home in Petersburg. The Canadian papers say one of the High Com- loners, Sir John A. Macdonald, will not be able fo Jeave Washington before the end of May, FOREIGN PERSONAL, GOSSIP, —M. Erskine, British Minister at Athens, has left “Greece for Italy. ——Professor Oppolzer, the celebrated Austrian physician, is dead, bt ——Louls Napoicon has, so London_gossip has it, me a member of the Corimthian Club, In Regent pizect, —Professor Hardinger, one of the most eminent European mineralogists, dicd very recently in Vienna. * i——meMr, L. 0, Mate hag been elected to the Cura. ip of’ the Leeds Philosophical and Literary ‘gs—General Sallemaad, neh army in Algeria, h sae rising there. 8 the commander of the as Completely suppressed " ELECTION RIOT AT GREENBUSH, N. Y Election Inspectors at Greenbush Mobbed=The Ballot Box Smashed—Rally of Citizens—The RuMfians Terribly Beaten, { ALBANY, May 3, 1871. After closing the polls last 6vening in Greenbush, Rensselaer county—there having been a charter plection there—a gang of rufflans made an attack on the inspectors of one of the districts, setzed ‘pon the ballot box and smashed it, A Might ensued, in which Lake Conif, who led the ruffians, was terribly beatem. Dunca MocFar- flane, President of the trustees, who was defeated the election, was with the ruffians, and, it was id, was the one who smashed the ballot box, ‘here was a terrible fight, which lasted some time, ut the ruffians were severely puntsned. ‘The citi- ist ‘ed @ mecting this evening to organize against @ rioters. ‘. Advice has been taken of Attorney General Cham- lain to-vay as to what course should be pursued in e canvass, He advised that the inspectors roceed and declare the result, which they did, wing a large majority for the citizens’ ticket, THE SENATORIAL STRUGGLE. Smiling Joseph A. Lyons “Paraded” for Senator from the Sixth District. At an chthusiastio and well attended meeting of the citt- gens of the Eleventh ward, heid at Humboldt Hall, No. 92 favenue G, last evening, in favor of securing the Tammany nomination of Mr. Joseph A, Lyons for Senator of this finan Mr, Joseph Koch was called to the chair, As t Alderman Edward Costello and Albert 7 aioe jc! d Vice taries, oran Treasurer. Among the promt: ‘pent individuals present were noticed Charies BE. Loew, Qounty Clerk; Alderman Henry Woitman, deputy sheritts Thomas F. Daly and Peter McKnight. ‘umeroud ‘apecches were made and well recetved, and the meeiing ad- dourned at the call of the chatr. ' THE TYPE-STICKERS STUCK. ‘Tynographical Union No. 6 on Tuesday held its annual ‘election for delegates to the International Convention, to be 1d In Baltimore next month, with the following result F. Dalton 5 . Walsh ohn C. Robinson. lenry I. MoManu: W. Bassott ‘ashburn, essay Tor cuoleer ‘or choice. . ‘ Ni Ke none of the cundidaies recaived a majority of” all the ‘Votes cant it will bo necessary to hold another election, which ‘Will take place in a few days, \ ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING. Coroner Young yesterday afternoon was called to the Conire Street Hospital fo take the ante-mortom cxamimation ‘of James Ciark, of No. 6 Stone atreet, represented by Sur- goon Vandewater to be in an extremely critical condition from the effects of a pistol shot wound of the I Clark tates that on the Afternoon of ‘the Lith ult. he was walking rough Jay atroet with Jamea Garvin, when the la! being under the influence of liquor, took a revolver from hs NK Was requested to ‘be carofa with it Garvin ropped the pine! on the sidewaik, when it exploded, the Dulles taking dvect in Clark's leftieg. ‘he latter considers oy sroottag aocidvntal and does not attach any blame to a, 6 jury rondered a verdict in accordance witl the forego: Wa fags, Clark ta wouty-Sour yoars of age resldente, Francis Murray and J. aels Will George ¥, laa Fa: Wiliium B, Shumwi Fila Special Reports trom Paris, The Army of Versailles Pushing the fo Actively, OE THE COMMUNISTS FALLING BACK. Desperate Fighting on Tuesday, and Final Success of the Government Troops. A DECISIVE ACTION IMMINENT. The Village of Issy Almost Com- pletely Surrounded. An Attack on Fort Is Threatened. Cluseret fo Boe Court Martialled for Com- plicity with the Prussians, TELEGRAMS TD THE NEW YORK HERALD, Our special correspondent in Paris sends wa the following report of the situation of affairg in the olty |— “7 ©. Paris, Wednesday Night, Via BouLoans, Thureday nora May, 4, 1871. Fort Issy has béen reoccupied by the Communist forces. DEFENSIVE MEASURES, Torpedoes have been placed near all the southern forts, On a trial of one of them five horses were blown in the air. Cuirassed bat- teries will also be placed at all menaced points in front of the ramparts, and rails for the pur- pose of using them on will be laid within forty-eight hours. WAR TO THE KNIFE. General Rossel, the new Cummunal Minis- ter of War, forbids all communication with the Versailles troops. No flags of truce will be respected or attended to, but tho firing will go on as usual. ORDERED TO QUIT. The inhabitants of the Avenue d’Elau have received notice to quit their arrondissement within twenty-four hours, and the Concierges in the dvenue have been ordered to make returns Of all persons occupying apartments in it, AOTIVE INVESTMENT OF PARIS, The Army of Veraailles investing the city continue operations actively and are pushring the siege with much vigor. A decisive action betweeh the opposing armies is regarded \u- minent, A BALLOON MAIL. . A balloon containing a mail of lettera left the Hotel de Ville to-day, Transmission by the ordinary mail routes has baen stopped, A GREAT MEETING OONVENED. Agreat -meeting of all the republican so- cietios has been convened for Sunday next. It will be held in the court yard of the Louvre, Ledru Rollin presiding, OLUSERET TO BE COURT MARTALLED. It {s reported that General Cluseret is to be tried for complicity with the Prussians, Gene- tal Dombrowski will be a member of the court martial, AFTER THE NOTARIES, Seals have been placed on the offices of several public notaries by order of the Com- munal authorities. The Communists Falliug Back—Issy Almost Completely Surrousded=The Bo mbard- ment—The Attack on Fort Issy Tureatened— A Versaillist Victory on Tuesday, Panis, May 3—Kvening, Via LONDON, May 4—2 A. M. } The Vommunists are falling back. ISS¥ ALMOST COMPLETELY SURROUNDED. The Versailles forces on Tuesday night reoccupied the Park of Issy. The village of Issy 1s almost com- pletely surrounded and its remaining defenders are closely pressed. SHELLS FALLING IN THE STREETS. Shells have falien tn the Rue Vaugirard and several persons have been killed in the open streets. AN ATTACK ON FORT [VRY THREATENED. ‘Tho Versallilsts are massing with the apparent intention of making an attack on Fort Ivry, A PRUSSIAN DEMAND*COMPLIED WITH. The Prussians having demanded the strict execu- tion of the terms of the capitulation of Paris the Commune have been obliged to reduce their garri- son in Fort Vincennes, CANNONADING ON THE WEST. An intermittent cannonade has been going on all day from Neutlly and Gennevilliers, Tho batteries at the Portes Mallot and Des Ternes are silent. The Nationals are engaged in making repairs. A VERSAILLIST VICTORY ON TUESDAY. There isaheavy cannonade from the Versaijles batteries on the south, especially against Vauvres. Les Moulineaux and the Park of Issy were alter- nately taken and retaken on Tuesday. The Versatiles troops finally trlamphed and now hold both places again. The Communists were twice panic-stricken during the day and rallied wita didiculty. Engagement Before Issy—Tho Versalllists Re- pulsed=Minor ConflicteA Despatch from Admiral Pothonaa, Pants, May 9, 1871, There was an infantry engagement before Fort issy thls morning. The Versaillists were repulsed, ‘The loases were considerable on both sides, MINOR ENGAGEMENTS, Several minor engagements havo occurred at Neuilly where the forces of the Commune and those of the Assembly still hold their old positions. The Commune 13 silent as to the recent battle at Clamart, P A DESPATCH FROM ADMIRAL POTHONAN. Admiral Pothonan has sent @ despatch to the Com- mune, Its contents have not been made public, but it is Known that M. Grousset, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Commune, has sent a reply, Efforts for Conciliation=Terrible Slanghtor at Clamart—Monarchical Monuments to be Dow troyed. beast 4 LONDON, May 3, 1871, The London Times’ speqial despatch from Paris NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, says that efforts for conciltation continue to be'y made, Seven societies propose to nold a monster peace meeting on Sunday next, TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER AT OLAMART, =» The slaughter in the affair at Clamart was ter- rible. The fighting was literally hand to hand, and fully 800 of the insurgents wero killed by the bayonet, ALL VESTIDES OF MONARCHY TO BE DESTROYED. Adespatch from Paris says the column tn the Place Vendome is to ve demolished on the 8th of May, and that all the statues and other vestiges of ‘the monarchical régime are to be destroyed on the game day. REPORTS FROM VERSAILLES TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The Situation Unchanged—Centinued Boim« bardmont of Issy—Rumors About Marshal MacMahon. LONDON, May 3, 1871, Advices from Versailles, dated to-day, state that the situation is unchanged. The government bat- teries are still breaching the walls of Fort Iasy, The night passed quietly. RUMORS ABOUT MARSHAL MAQ MAHON. The London Daily News’ special correspondent says it ts reported in Versatiles that Marshal MaoMahon has tendered his resignation. Another despatch from- Versailles, however, says the report that Marshal MacMahon has resigned 1s absolutely false, BELGIUM. The Reds Rampant in Belgium—Disturbanoces at Goe—A Fight Between Workmen and Gendarmes. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. SEO = eM Ae ET ic Sonne ‘ LONDON, May 8, 1871. The labor troubles in the souta of Belgium are not ended. Verviers was quict last night, but at Goe the workmen excited a disturbance, and had a conflict with the gendarmes, in which several persons were wounded. To-day rioting was still going on there. Pena oe ae AUSTRIA AND THE PAPACY. Proceedings in the Reichsrath—Abolition of the Concordat with the Pope—The Austrian , Minister’s Declaration Concerning the Dogma of Infallibility, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, VIENNA, May 8, 1871, The dissatisfaction which has for a long time ex- isted against the illiberal provisions of the Concor- dat with the Church of Rome has been a matter of serious thought to the Austrian government. The Concordat did not well define the limit be- tween the civil and spiritual authorities, and gave undue powers to the latter to meddle with the affairs of the State. . This has caused great dissatisfaction among the liberals in Austria. The agitation had of late asaumea formidable ai- mensions, and numerous petitions from all parts of Austria Lave been presented to the Austrian Min- istry. All urged the abolition of this oppressive treaty. The Déliter movements in Bavaria have in- creased these agitations, The clericals—notably those of the province of Tyrol—have strenuously worked against the repeal of the concordat and tae enforcement of tho dogma of infallibility. The Emperor ana his Ministry are known %& be adverse to the resolutions of the Ecumenical Coun- cil, which have been strongly opposed by the Aus trian Bishop (Strossmeyer) and other prelates in Vienna. The Minister of Instruction at to-day's session of the Reichsrath declared that the government had taken @ position in favor of the abolition of the Con- cordat with the Church of Rome, and would now consider the practical consequence to the empire and people of the dogma of infallibility, ITALY AND THE HOLY SEE. The Papal Guarantzes Bill Pa:sod in the Italian Senate—Its Provisions Mads to Please the Papal Authorities, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. ~ FLORENCE, May 3, 1871. The Papal Guarantees bill, which was adopted after alengihy and exciting debate by the Italian House of Deputies, met but lttle opposition in the Senate. The bill provides for the payment of the Iabilitics of the Holy See, and has been framed with a view of conciliating the conflicting interests of the king- dom and that of the Papacy. Its provisions are not unfavorable to the worldly affairs of the Holy Father. In fact, several Italian journals consider the in- terests of the kiogaom compromised by the Ifberal concessions made to the late Papal government. A few unimportant modifications of this measure wore, however, proposed in the Senate, and the bill ‘was slightly amended, After a lengthy but unantmated discussion the Pa- pal Guarantees bill was passed, by a vote of 105 to 20, and then returned to the Chamber of Deputies, THIERS AND THE POPE. Tho Imperial Power of the Pontiff—Petition of the Belgian Roman Catholics Presented by General de Merode to M. Thiers, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. 5 Lonpon, May 3, 1871. M, Thiers has repeatedly expressed great dissatls- faction at the occupation of Rome by the King of Italy. M. Thiers has always been opposed to Italian unity, and he 1s now said to favor the restoration of the temporal power of the Pope. But ashort time ago M. Thiers appointed a Minis- ter to his Holiness at Rome, and another to the King of Italy at Florence. This fact fully shows that M, Thiers still looks upon Pius 1X. as sovereign of the Papal dominions. Tho Daily News has a spectal despatch from Ver sailles announcing that General de Merode, for merly Papal Minister of War, and a Belgian by birth’ as presented to M. Thiers a petition bearing the signatures of a great number of Belgian Catholics requesting French intervention for the maintenance of the temporal power of the Pope. RMANY. Capture of the Murderer Greigenmeyer. {TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. BERLIN, May 8, 1871. Alfred Grotgenmeyer, who murdered an Irishman named Gumbleton in America, has been arrested and delivered to officers from the United States, at the request of jue American government, SPAIN. Financial Affairs of tho Spanish Colonios, FELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Mapnip, May 3, 1871. ‘rho financial scheme of M. Morel, Minister for the Colonies, was unanimousiy approved at the Council Ol the Mupistors held yesterday, CUBA. The Captain Goneral on His Travols. HAVANA; May 8, 1871, _ Captain General Valmaseda passed through Santa Cruz det Sur on the 2th ult, and reached Bayama, yoatorday, MAY 4. 1871.~TRIPLE JAMAILOA. seme i Herald Special Report from Kingston. ~~ of the Admiralty Court in the Case the Coptain of the American Brig Penniman. TELEGRAM TO ‘THE NEW YORK HERALO. Kiwasron, Jamaica, May 8, 1871, $n the Case before tho Admiralty Court, of Charles Levy & Co., consignees, versus Cap- tain Dickinson, master of the brig Pennimen, a verdict was rendered for the defendant. The jury was out only ten minutes, and stood six to one in favor of the defendant, i Voluntary contributions have ‘been freely made for Dickinson, The plaintiffs are likely to carry the case to the Supreme Court, even to England, - ENGLAND. The British Parliament—Woman's Rights in the House of Commons—Mr. Gladstone in Favor of Qualified Female Suf- _frage—Tho Bill Defeated, AR ge, FO it ket TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Saye. or. LONDON, May 8 1871, n's rlghis agifatioi has obtamed an- Other hearing in the House of Commons, Mr. Mills’ efforts for female suffrage have gained for it many Powerful advocates in and out of Parliament, and although the proposed measure has for the present been defeated, the champions of woman's rights are sanguine of a final success, In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Jacob Bright, member for Manchester, moved the second reading Of the bill enfranchising Women, and in a speech in Support of the bill used all the old and well knowo arguments in its favor. Mr. Bouverte, member. for Kilmarnock, spoke tn Opposition to the measure, repeating the veteran objections to the exercise of female suffrage. Mr. Gladstone followed in a speech of some length. He was, he said, not prepared to sustain the mea- gure, for he was disinclined to involve womanhood in the trying scenes and turbulent excitements of the elections. He preferred the Italian tdea of female suffrage, founded on property but exercised by proxy. He was opposed to the bill in its present shape, but was ready to sustain @ careful measure for the same object. Lord John Manners, member for North Leicester- shire, was puzziea to discover the grounds of Mr. Gladstone’s opposition, and said that scenes at the elections were easiiy avoidable by the same meang, as have already enabled the members of the uni- versities to vote. Mr. Beresford Hope, member for Cambridge Unt- versity, opposed the extension of suffrage to females 3 an outrage upon womanlootl. Mr. Playfair, member for tdinburg ond St. An- drew’s Universities, spoke in favor of woman suf- frage. A vote was then taken, resulting 10 @ majority of 69 against the bill. THE ENGLISH TURF. The Contest foe ths ‘hate: trons Bet- ting—Result of the Race. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. LONDON, May 3, 1871. The great race for the Tradesmen’s Plate (better knownas the Chester Cup) came off to-day at Ches- ler. The plate consists of 200 soverelgns added to a sweepstake of twenty-five sovereigns each, fifteen forfeit, and five only if declared by January 31; Penalties and allowances; about two miles and a quarter; 123 subscribers, forty-eight of whom pay five sovereigns each. The betting on tais race has been very lively, and closed at midnight of last nignt at the following rates:—7 to 2 against Lord Hawke;5 tol against Mortemer; 16 to 2 against Sunny; 9 to 1. against In- dian Ocean; 10to 1 against Rosicrucian; 10 tol against Not Out, by American Umpire; 25 to 1 agatast Enterprise; 25 to 1 against Our Mary Ann, The following is the resuit of the race:— Mr. W. H. Scott’s br, c. Glenlevat, by Dundee, out of Morning Dew, 4 years, 84 108.........eeereeeee Mr. T. Lombard’s ch. h. Mortemer, by Complegne, out of Countess, 6 years, bred in France, 129 lps. 2 Mr. W. Day’s vr. in. Gur Mary Ann, by Voltiguer, out of Garnish, 6 years, 102 lbs, Fifteen horses ran. TURKEY AND EGYPT. The Khedive and ths Sultan—The Grand Turk Congratulates King Amadeus, TELEGRAM TO THE HEW YORK HERALD, CONSTANTINOPLE, May 3, 1971, It is we.l known tn oficial circles of this city that there has been a certain coldness In the relations of the Sultan with the Viceroy of Egypt, who lids re- peatedly attempted toarrogate to bimself sovereign rights belonging to the Sultan. Buiashort ume ago the Sublime Porte refused permission to this ambitious vassal to issue a new loan, and there are various other points of Irritation which have caused some misunderstanding between Turkey and Egypt. With a view of adjusting these differences it ts thought that the Kucdiyo of Egypt wiil shortly pay @ Visit to the Sultan, ‘The Sultan has sent a representative to Madrid to congratulate King Amadeus upon his accession to the throne of Spain, Plot to Plunder and As:assinate the Jews— The Ringleaders Muitary Officers—The Conspiracy Frustrated—The Rou- maaiaa E-eotions. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Bucaarest, May 3, 1871, The persecutions against the Jews have not yet subsided, The smouldering hatred of the Greeks against tho Jews Is fomented by the fanatic priests of the former, The Jews are accused of having monopolized tho trade and wealth of the country, ana their rich stores and residences offer great temptations to the plundering proctly ities of the Greeks. The riots that took place a fortnight ago could only be quelicd at tue point of the bayonet, and al- though 1,000 persons were arrested another attempt to create disturbances was made yesterday, A conspiracy to plunder and kiu the Jews has now been discovered and frustrated. The ringleaders, who were officers in the Roumanian army, have been cashiered. The Roumantan elections have resulted in favor of the government. There were but few disturbances, and they not of aserious character, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. ‘The following record will show the changes in the tempera- ture for the past twenty-four hours tn comparison with the corresponding day of ast year, as indicated by the thermo~ moter at Hudnat’s Pharmacy, HERALD Building, corner of MUSEMENTS., ee ITALIAN OPBRA—LA TRAYVIATA.—Irving place, Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets presented tast night such an array of equipages as ls seidom seen even at one of the great: balls of the Academy, From Union square for a few blocks around surged @ mass of carriages, exdited drivers and expostulat- ing policomen, and up the steps of the opera house and Steinway Hall tripped dainty feet and rustied rich toilets, It was, indeed, a gala night for the divine art, and the é/#e of the city assembled in overwhelming force to listen to the story of “La Dame aux Caméilas” mterpreted by Miss Kellogg at tho academy, and # programme of classical musicdy the Church Music Association @t Steinway’s. It has been remarked by some un- thinking people that the class of people who patro- nize music in this city is comparatively small, and that first class entertainments can only be upheid by the few on whom Fortune has smiied, and that such luxuries will not receive the patronage of the great public, Last night proved the utter falsity of this assertion. Instead of the opera and the.Caurch Music Assoctation concert injuring each other, both the Opera House and Steinway Hall were crowded to their fullest exteut, and fashion reigned supreme in voth houses, This proves incontestably that art, when offered in its.most attractive form, will always find @ host of patrons in the metropolis, and tt should be an encouragement to the stockholders of | the Academy to abandon all their foolish, narrow- minded policy, and throw the building open to the public, without the burden of rights and privileges Cloning, & manager's lands, ‘rhe orchestra and dress circles and the boxes of the house were ablaze with beauty and fashion | When the curtain rose on the gay party of guests at the ‘Traviata’s Parisian mansion. It is now, lacking @ few days, fiiteen years since Piccolo- mint appeared ‘for the first timo in this opera at Her Majesty's, aud made it one of the most popular works of Verdi, It Signally fatled at ils frst production in a ith ae ag the heroine, and would have remained forever on thé shelyes of M. Ricardo at Milan had it not been rescued from ob- livion by Maria Piccolomini. Since that period, despite the objectionable character of the story, “Traviata” had been essayed by each successive star, and in Miss Kellogg tt has found a@ representa- tive scarcely inferior to of her predecessors. le role ot Violetta {3 moro imperative In its demands in acting than even sing- ing, from the playful vivacity exhibited ut the opening among her gay and reckless com- anions; her wild despair in bidding farewell to her over; her mortal angutsh of spirit in listening to the passionate reproaches and denunciation to the pathetic details of the death which severs her from Uhe joys and sorrows Of a world in which she has sparkled 69 brightly and so obriefy, Miss ellogg fairly outshone all her former triumphs, and it would be dificult to name auy Other role In which she bas exhibited such sterling jualities both as an actress and asinger. The beau- tiful fnale to the first act, Ah/ forse @ lut, was given with such effect that a unanimous recall was the unavoidable consequence. In ee leave of Alfredo, after the promise wrung trom her by his father, her whole soul seemed to go forth in the passionate exclamation, “Ama mt, quant to Camo Addio! Again the lowest depths of despair seemed to be reached when in the last act she exciaimed, Gran Diof nwrir si gtovane, and like the drowning wretch that proverbially clutches at @ straw she charged her attendan’ to tell the physician that she must have Ife. She wore a different tollet incach act—that of the ballroom being particularly striking. It consisted of a robe of cora-colored silk, founced with gaze de Cham. with wide satin stripes of the same An clegant overskirt had an apron front of white gaze de Chambéry, trimmed with lace and rich embroidered flowers. A long train of hght blue corded siik fell at the back, and was edged with heavy cord of corn-colored silk to match the underskirt. Decolieté corsage, tastefully trimmed, to match. The new. tenore di grazia, Signor Caroselli, made his début as Alfredo, He has an attractive and handsome stage presence, which is, however, completely nullifed by his excessive awkwardness. We «do not allude particularly to his unfortunate tumble tu the last act at his entrance oa the stage, butin every scene he showed a lamentable igno- rance of the first rudiments of acting. His voice is light and pleasing, but unable to express the con- NE DARIEN’ SHIP CANAL. AAA HERALD SPECIAL REPORT VIA JAMAIGA, The Ronte Via the Napipt River—altituae es Sumarit Greater Than “Expected. nnn anna 2 Hopes Entertained of a Route Vie Tuyra Being Successful.” TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YOAX HERALD. Kinaston, Jamaica, May 3, 187%, The Heratp’s special correspondent with, the Darien surveying expedition seuds the following report regarding their operations, Cuipaaana, Columbia, April 25, 1871. The survey of the Darien canal route from Cupica Bay to the Atrato, via Napipi river, im complete. The United States steamer’ Resaca has returned to this setilement to await the arri- val of the party from Boca Paya, Commander Selfridge thinks bis discovery successful fog the purpose intended, The distance trom Cupica Bay to the Atrato, along the bends of the Napipi river, is*sixty- nine and a half miles; on a straight Lue only twenty miles from the Atrato, Some of the party proceeded to Vegia village, ten miles ms, The Napipi river flows through a mountainous country for about thirteen miles from the foot of the divide, and is supplied from tho Doguado river as @ tributary, It is proposed to make thirteen locks from the Doguado, eighteen miles from the Atrate, to the divide, then to tunnel throngh and descend to the Pacific by nine locks. The survey occupied twenty-seven days. No intelligence has been received from the explorers up the Cue. It is certain they have met the party following the Paroncheta river from the Atrato. The elevation in that direc- tion is likely to exceed that previousty an- nounced, in regarding the route via Tuyra as impracticable, The party will retarn os they came, Those on this side intend drawing w line from the headwaters of the Cito, * Great hardships have been experienced by the party moving along that river, Two- thirds of the menare down with the fever, Over twenty seamen and macheteros are under farther up, for provi: fiicting passions of such a rdie with effect. Inthe third act, when he flings the purse at the feet of Violetta, and in the last scene, he exhibited some dramauc emotion; but he must act and sing very differently the next time to produce @ favorable impression, The Germont (pere) was Albert Lawrence, who consented to sing the rdie at an hour’s notice, Signor Orlandint being indisposed. He achieved a very fair success, and sang much better than ever wo have heard him before. Once or twice in his first duet with Miss Kellogg his voice stumbled at points where the ‘cuts’ in the score came in, but he promptly recovered himself. He sang ‘Para Siccome un Angelo” aud “bi Pro- venza il Mar” with exquisite expression, and taking into consideration the fact that he had no re- heargal, Mr. Lawrence can bo congratulated warmly on his success, The chorus was better than usual, and the orchestra, witu the excéption of a few shocking viunders in some minor details, re- | sponded satisfactorily to Signor Nicolao’s baton. On Friday “Un Batlo in Maschera”’ will be given, to enable Mme. Agatha States to make her rentree. Cuurcn Musio ASSOCIATION OoNCERT.—The closing concert of the season of this admirable organization took place at Steinway Hall last night, before an audience tnat filled the hall and ali its tributaries and approaches to the utmost extent, ne programme consisted ot the overture to ‘‘sMasanielio,"” ers “Messe | Solennelie’’ Mendelssohn's music to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” During an intermission in the concert Dr. James Pech, the talented and painstaking conductor, was prosented by @ committee with a very handsome watch and chain and an engrossed tribute to his exertions in the cause of art. The concert was such @ thorough success that we shall defer a lengthy criti- cism on it until time and space permit. Woop’s MuseuM.—At this theatre the “Cotleen Bawn”’ was presented last evoning with a very fair degree of success. ‘Ihe play Itself, indeed, ts such Niedermey- an stablished favorite, and ts enlivened with suck frequent and telling ‘‘gugs,’” that anything like a well selected cast can give It tone and draw enthusiastic sppleuse from any reasonably susceptibie house. od in this instance, while the general character of the com- pany was good, if not brilliant, there were two or Uree parts that were exceilently played. Mr, Canill, ag Danny Mann, deserves the warmest praise, and in the deathved scene, which was also very well mounted, he rose to really powerful and suriking acting. Mr. Ward made a splendid Myles Na Coppateen, and reproduced, with a fidelity that was loudly applauded by the hoase, the wit, good humor and trae sympathetic heart of the Irish peas- ant. ily O'Conor was well rendered by Miss Alice Harrison, and in tie murder scene touched the sympathy of- the houso by the patnos and puwer witn which she pleaded for her ufe. Taken asa whole, the piece was very creditably put on the stage, though there was & little hitch In the murder scene, which resuited tn Etly O'Conor remaintug tn the water a full flve min- ates. Mr. Calull, who took the part of Danny Mann, has @ benefit on Friday night, giving “Ireland As It Was.’” Musical and Dramatic Notes. “L’Africatne” still holds the boards at the Stadt, Mathews is cramming the Fifth Avenue every evening with the éte. Mr. Mackaye will Illustrate Delsarte again at Steinway’s on Monday next. #Page's benett comes of to-night at the Grand Opera House. He deserves a crowded house. Tedesca, the talented young violinist, wi appest to-night at the opening of Hariew Hall. Miss Lina Edwin makes her appearance, at her own pretty little theatre, uext Week, in the new comedy of “Kank.” Mrs. Macreauy gives a dramatic recital at Stein- way Hali to-night. The programme consists of selectious from “Midsummer Nighv’s Dream,” “Love Chase,” “The Bela,” “Macbeth” and muscele erro Order of Elks will gi el Protective Order o! ks wi ive a THe Bemustrot chertainment atthe Park Theatre, Brooklyn, on Tuesday aiternoon, May 16, at two bP. M., for the Leneit of the order. All the minstrels in New York aud Brooklyn have volunteered for the occasion. WEATHER REPORT. Wak D&PARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasninaton, D. C., May 3—7:30 P. M. Synopsts for the Past Twenty-four Hours. ‘The barometer continues to fall slowly on the Pacific coast, with brisk southwesterly winds, The lowest pressure 1s now.in Southern Indiana, The barometer has risen slowly on the upper lakes and extreme Eastern States. It has varied somewhat in the Middle and Southern States, but ts now fall. ing. ‘Tho temperatare has fallen very decidedly from Iowa southwara,to the Guif and eastward to the Atlantic, It has risen on the South Atlantic, with increasing southwest Winds. Brisk and high northeast winds have prevalled during the day on. all the lakes pitities. It is probable that the storm will continue on the lakes, followed on Thursday on the upper lakes dy increasing winds and clearing up weather. Clow and rainy weather {3 probable for tae Atlantic coast. Fresh northwesterly winds will probably be experi enced in the lower Mississippt vailey. THE BLOSSOM CLUB. ; SAN FRANCISCO, May 2, 1871, The excursion party of the Blossom Club bas arrived, ‘There waa Ue AeMaUstrallor, medical treatment at Boca Paya. Only four men and an officer were able to-advance to the divide, The entire party will return te the Resaca ina fortnight... It is still hoped that the route via Tuyra will prove sue+ cessful, AFRICA. News from Dr. Livingstone—He is Alive but Destitute. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Bomovay, May 8, 1871. Advices from Zanzibar state that news has bees received that Dr. Livingstone 1s alive and well, bul in a destitute condition. f VIEWS OF THE PAST. 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