The New York Herald Newspaper, September 26, 1872, Page 6

6 W YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR, ———— All business or news letters and telegraphic despatches must be addressed Naw Yoax Rejected communications will not be re- turned. ‘ Letters and packages should be properly ecaled. ; Volume XXXVIL,..........csscsceeeee+MOe B70 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway and Thirteenth etreet.—KxniLworts. FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, Twenty-fourth street — Diamonps, ° GRAND OPERA HOUSE, Twenty-third st. and Eighth av.—Ror Canorrx. THEATRE COMIQUE, No. 514 Broadway.—Vagistr ENTERTAINMENT. BOOTH'S THEATRE, Twenty-third street, corner Sixth svonue,—ARRAE-Na-POGuE. BOWERY TH: ml F Petes retires tt FLOWERS OF THE WOOD'S MUSEUM, Broadway, corner Thirtieth st,— Ouow-Cuow. Aiterndon and Evening. ee OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway, betw : Houston ond Bleecker uts——Huncnsacg. mn UNION SQUARE THEATRE, Broadway, tevath snd Fourveonth aireela.chungay” eevee” TE MRS, F. B. CONWAY'S BROOKLYN THEATRE,— (asa Heres. 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GREELEY IN PENNSYLVANIA: SPEECHES AND MOVEMENTS IN THE OIL REGIONS; SCATH- ING DENUNCIATION OF GRANTITES— SEVENTH Pas. A ROUSING RADICAL RATIFICATION: EDWARDS PIERREPONT’S ADDRESS—THE BOURBON BOLTERS’ OAUCUS: GREELEY AND KER- NAN REPUDIATED; GRANT AND DIX EN- DORSED—Tarrp Page. THE POINT BREEZE TROTTING MEETING— FLEETWOOD AND HALL’S PARK—YACHT- ING—SHIPPING—TENTH PaGE. THE WALL STREET BUSINESS AND QUOTAe TIONS: FRESH SPECULATIVE MAN(U- VRES; GOLD 114—AN ERIE RAILWAY EX- HIBIT—FirTH Pace. THE -SPANISH-CUBAN DUEL THAT DID NOT OCCUR, AND WHY—THE SAD STORY OF AN UNFORTUNATE SOUTHERN GIRL—THE CHARITY COLLAPSE—Tairp PAgE, PENNSYLVANIA : CAMERON'S VIEWS ; LIBERAL- DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS—GOVERNOR HOFFMAN ADDRESSES THE RUCKS COUNTY YEOMANRY—GOVERNOR CUR- TIN'S STATUS—FourtuH PaGE. TESTIMONY IN THE SIEGFRIED POISONING CASE—THE BIENVILLE CATASTROPHE— ElanuTH PaGE. KINGS COUNTY AND NEW JERSEY POLITICS— THE COURTS—LITERARY CHIT-CHAT— FourTH PaGE. Tue Copan War mx New Yors.—Yesterday we published a rumor of an intended duel between two Cuban gentlemen. People who fight duels generally do the shooting or fencing before advertising their intentions. Therefore the world may take it for granted our Cuban heroes will not spill any blood this time. Tae Rosstan anp Geman Newsrarens dif- fer in opinion to a very considerable extent with regard to the propriety and probable re- sults of the recent imperialistic conference in Berlin. The variance has become so marked that a leading Prussian journal undertook in its issue yesterday to rectify, or correct, the in- ferences and statements of its Muscovite co- laborers on the subject. The German writer is sanguine of the most happy consequences from the ‘congress. The very fact of his hav- ing to proclaim his pleasing impression shows that a good many Russians think otherwise, ‘ Tne Anctent Crry or Geneva has just been enlightened by the eloquemce of the French philosopher Barthelemy-St.-Hilaire, who ad- dressed the members of the Evangelical Alli- ance yesterday on the subject of the labors of the preachers of the Gospel in ancient and modern times, This text contains grand cases and counter cases and points of damages, direct, consequential and inferential to human- ity which place the Alabama difficulty com- pletely in the shade, and which cannot be set- tled near so easily as it was. Geneva is a very congenial place for the philosopho-clerical at- tempt. . An Orcantc OBANGE IN .THE GnraNITE Srarz Democracy.—The old New Hampshire Patriot, the most venerable ot the demo- cratic organs in New England, is. to have @ change of proprietors on the 10th of Octo- ber. Whether Butterfield, the present edi- tor and part proprietor, will buy out Hill, a part proprietor, or whether Hill will buy out Butterfield, or somebody else buy out both, is the question, Mr. Hill is one of the sons of the late Isanc Hill, a politician of the patriarchal General Jack- son school, and at one time one of the most in- fluential political editors in the country. Mr. Butterfield has for many years conducted the paper with marked ability. Whatever the change in the proprietorship may he, it is announced that the old Patriot will continue to give forth its clarion notes in favor of the un- terrified democracy, NEW YORK HERALD, THURS The Municipal Election and the Duty of Honest Reformers—How to Secure Geod Government. The Committee of Seventy was called into existence last year by the unfaithful and fraudulent action of the men then holding possession of the city government. It was the body by the people to represent them in an to seoure reform in themuni- cipal administration; to unearth, expose and assist in ing the lawless acts of the cor- rupt officials; to devise laws for the better protection of the city treasury, and to co- operate with any political party willing to nominate capable and honest candidates for Public offices, When the committee was created the regular democratic organization was under the control of the old municipal “Ring,” from whom no acceptable nomina- tions could be expected; hence the reformers could look only to the republicans and the honest masses of the democratic party for a combination that would be likely to succeed at the polls. The republicans were, of course, interested in the overthrow of Tammany, and were thus certain to enlist on the side of reform. Fortunately, a brave number of leading democrats and an irresistible array of the rank and file of that party were ready to repudiate the misdeeds of their associates and to unite in the movement to drive them from power. Thus the victory was won, and at the close of the election of last November the strongest and most unscrupulous political combination ever made in the United States was found to have been broken into pieces and scattered to the winds. The hurricane of popular indignation had broken over it and swept it out of existence. But pending the campaign a portion of the Committee of Seventy made an effort to cnter the field as a nominating convention, and by insisting upon putting forward candidates of their own selec- tion for certain offices endangered the com- pleteness of the reform success, There is some prospect that the same mis- take may be made in the present election bya portion of those participants in the movement of last year who are now proposing to revive the Committee of Seventy and to set it again in motion. These gentlemen may be faithful enough in their professions of friendship for the cause of reform, but they scarcely appear to understand their own legitimate position and duties, Their authority to speak for the people may well be questioned. No doubt the honest voters of the city would be willing to endorse any organized movement that might promise to be effective in securing good gov- ernment; but they will not forget that in the excitement of the reform cry a year ago they were induced to elect a Legislature that de- graded the cause of reform and scandalized the State by its notorious corruption. If “the people's Executive Committee of Municipal Reform,” as the gentlemen who met at ithe Cooper Institute on Tuesday last have desig- nated themselves, will use their influence on the political organizations to induce or force them to make thoroughly good and reliable nominations for all offices of public trust they will accomplish a desirable work and excite no suspicion as to the unselfishness of their motives. But when they instruct a committee of their own choosing, however respectably composed, to “select and put in nomination for the suffrages of the people’ such candidates as may suit their own purposes they wander outside their legitimate duties and endanger the cause they profess to uphold. The object of an independent re- form movement is to compel the political parties which have system and influence at their command to nominate citizens of estab- lished worth, integrity and capacity for office, so that the election of such candidates may be insured. If such men are put in nomina- tion on both sides there is no further need of an independent reform movement ; its occupa- tion is gone. If the candidates on one side are acceptable and on the other side objection- able, then it is the province of a reform party to labor for the success of the honest men without regard to political considerations. Should all political organizations be reckless and silly enough to offer unworthy names to the electors it is the right of the people to move in the matter, and by a Convention of thejr own calling to select their own candi- dates. If one self-constituted committee can undertake to usurp this popular privilege another can do the same thing, and thus the work of reform would be weakened, and prob- ably defeated, to the advantage of corrupt politicians, An honest and earnest reform movement labors simply for the success of thoroughly re- liable, upright and competent candidates, in- dependent of all considerations save the purification of the government. To be sincere in such a cause the citizen must satisfy him- self that an honest administration of the affairs of State or municipality is superior to all political objects, and must hence be prepared to support a political opponent, if necessary, in vindication of this principle. But it is prudent and wise to seek the aid and co-operation of the strongest political organiza- tion in the good work, for the reason that success is thus assured, while, when reform is driven to an independent movement, the re- sult must be at best uncertain. In a State or city where the republican party is largely in the ascendant, common sense teaches the true friends of honest government the wisdom of seeking to secure good nominations from the dominant party first, and of only opposing that party in the event of a failure, In like manner, where the democracy has an acknowledged superior | strength, the effort should in prudence be | made to induce that organization to put for- ward for office candidates whose names are at | once a sufficient guarantee of their integrity and capacity. When political parties, how- ever powerful, are aware that a compact body of independent citizens will keep watch over | their movements and sit as judges on their | action, they are apt to be careful in their selec- | tion of candidates unless reckless enough to defy popular opinion. The old Tammany leaders refused to heed the rising storm and rushed on to their destruction, The regene- rated Tammany orga’ tion, headed by the recognized reformers of last year, is not likely to commit any such blunder, if the principles and antecedents of such citizens as Messrs. ‘Tilden, Belmont and Schell did not insure their assistance in the work of official reform, The republicans will, no doubt, put good men | in nomination for local and legislative oftices ; | for they have the blot of last year’s legislation to wipe out, and henco there will probably be no duty for any Committee of Seventy or other revisory reform committee to perform, so far as the city offices are concerned. With men of equal integrity and capacity on both tickets the interference of a self-constituted commit- tee would only be impertinent and subject ita members to a suspicion of selfish or worse motives of action. We threw out yesterday for the considera- tion of the people a number of names which have been used in connection with the impor- tant nomination for Mayor of New York. It is @ good sign that nearly all of them would command public confidence.. We have no candidate to press, no special favor to ask for any of the suggested nominees, and no object except to afford the people the opportunity to reflect upon the probable candidates and to weigh their several merits and demerits. As there is likely to be a reorganization of the municipal government during the next Mayoralty term, we desire to impress upon the citizens the importance of placing at its head a Magistrate capable of understanding its vast and complicated interests, and possessed of sufficient independence of political parties to render it certain that he will study the wel- fare of the city and the- interests of the people before the wishes or the objects of the politi- cians. It may be that we have not yet men- tioned the names that will eventually be put forward for that office. We only insist that they shall be such as will carry home to the heart of the people at once the conviction that they are worthy of popular confidence and support. We insist, further, that there shall be no political intrigue or bargain carried on under the false pretence of reform, and that no selfish or ambitious objects shall be hidden beneath a cloak of superlative honesty. If improper nominations should be made by one or both political parties we shall gladly co-operate with the People’s Executive Committee of Municipal Reform, or with any other body of reputable cifizens, with or without high-sounding official desig- nations, to rebuke the politicians and apply a remedy for the evil. But if the strongest politi- cal organization in the city—and we consider the reformed Tammany party to be such at the present moment, led as it is by men like Tilden, Belmont and Schell—should offer as its candidate for Mayor any gentleman of es- tablished character, high business reputation, undoubted integrity and admitted capacity, we shall demand his endorsement by this Cooper Union Executive Committee and by all others claiming to represent the cause of municipal reform. Indeed, a refusal or back- wardness to endorse such a nominee would brand any professed body of reformers as rank imposters who are making use of a great popular movement for the promotion of their own selfish ends. Stanley Meets His Slanderers—The Triamyh of the Truth. When a miserable creature in a Long Island village emerged from his obscurity to publish a confession of his own shame in order to damage the hard-earned reputation of a HzRatp correspondent, with whose praise all Europe was ringing, we treated the matter as it deserved. So faras it impugned the re- liability of the news of Doctor David Living- stone published by the Hznatp we declared its stupid baselessness; so far as it made acousation against Mr. Stanley during his service of the Heraup, we defended that gentleman from the aspersions cast by this thing, who admitted his own per- jury and shame to the world. More we had then no need todo. Mr. Stanley had proved able, faithful and trustworthy in all his under- takings for this journal in Abyssinia, in Asia and Central Africa, and we said so. For what this unmanly creature alleged against him previous to his employment by. the Heratp we did not speak. Mr. Stanley has now spoken himself, and in common justice to him we publish his letterin another column, We can fully appreciate the feelings of mor- tification and pain with which our corre- spondent read this malignant story in the midst of the honors showered upon him, and it is not to be wondered at that he was aston- ished to find an American newspaper give cir- culation to so coarse and baseless an attack upon the reputation of one who had been instrumental in gathering a wreath of laurels for America and the Amer- ican press. The story of the cap- taro of Mr. Stanley’s party in Asia Minor by a band of Turkish robbers, as told by the shameless Noe, meets with a consider- able change ,at that gentleman’s hands—a change in thorough keeping with the events which followed in the trial and conviction of the thieves and the indemnity paid the party’ by the Turkish government. It now appears also that the whipping described by Noe as having been given him by Stanley was not for the cold-blooded purpose of teaching him to be submissive in the future, but in deserved punishment of an act of diablerie already committed—the setting fire to a valuable grove owned by Turks, which in- sane act had jeopardized the lives of the party. To the stinging memory of this flogging Mr. Stanley attributes the appearance of the series of slanders referred to. Having dismissed this revolting story and its contemptible author, Mr. Stanley turns to a defence of the authenticity of the letters from Livingstone which he brought with him on his celebrated march from the interior of Africa. It is very natural that he should do so, and had we remained silent on the subject up to the present the number of honored names which he brings forward in support of his assertions would be amply sufficient to settle all doubts on the matter. They include the names of royalty, of Cabinet Ministers, of diplomatists, consuls, merchants, and, above all, the family of the great explorer he rescued from imminent star- vation and possible death. But long betore Mr. Stanley had time to communicate these facts in their present form to the Henanp we had the complete satisfaction of stamping out all cavils, doubts, wiseacre scepticisms and ignorant incredulities. The fact that the authenticity of the Henarp’s feat in Aftica had been disingenuously brought into ques- tion drew forth such a phalanx of rebutting testimony from disinterested sources as over- whelmed the accusers and their abcettors. All that misapplied ingenuity could do to destroy. the effect of these evidencos of the truth was done, yet these discreditable attempts were simply crushed under what they attempted to combat as a bug would be crushed by an elephant. Natural, therefore, as Mr, Stanley's anxiety must have been to place his statement on record, he may live hereafter in serene con- sciousness that his enemies, so far as the Liv- ingstone expedition is concerned, are toothless and impotent. He very sensibly and man- fully proposes to rest the matter now on his statement and its corroborations until Dr. Livingstone returns to verify it finally, or until another expedition goes in search of the explorer to find whether his story is true or not. . On the much-troubled matter of the phrasing of Livingstone’s letters to the Hznatp, which we think also we have sufficiently ventilated, Mr. Stanley adds, what is evident in the manu- scripta, that he never interpolated a word, and further, that be mever even suggested a phrase or quotation to the Doctor. On the use of the word ‘junior,"’ about which so much has been said by some literary old women, he is very distinct; and here we may mention a fact, evidently unknown to Mr. Stanley at his last writing, that in Living- stone’s letter to Mr. W. F. Stearns, of this city, the word appears in the same connec- tion, written in full and in the body of the leiter. ’ We have now done with these disputes, for the very satisfactory reason that we have been triumphantin them. The narrow-minded, the envious and the despicable who burned their fingers in them can take what comfort they may in that fact. The whole civilized world has applauded an enterprise undertaken and carried out in its interest. That ap- plause is sufficient for us, and it will, to Mr. Stanley also, be an infinitely greater reward than a gold snuff-box with ever so many diamonds, a presentation to royalty or any other single act of recognition, no matter how graceful or how grand. This universal sentiment of tribute to American enterprise sweeps before it the chaff of envy and malice, “dike heath that in the wilderness the wild wind whirls away."’ Comptroller Green and the Threat- ened Closing of the Hospitals and Suspension of the Ambulance Ser- vice. Since the reform wave landed Mr. Green safely in the Comptroller's office the public have become accustomed to a despotic exercise of power very much out of keeping with the theory of our institutions. However, as his somewhat unconstitutional action was assumed ‘to be in the cause of virtue the good-natured public were somewhat inclined to wink at it, consoling themselves with the reflection that no doubt it would all come right in the end. In pursuing his adopted course the Comptroller had always the excuse that he considered it the best and most advisable for the interest of the taxpayers, that is to say for the whole body of citizens. But it is difficult to imagine by what course of reasoning he will endeavor to defend his conduct in reference tothe Commission of Charities and Correction, which, by assump- tion of despotic power without warrant in our constitution, he has virtually dissolved. The order issued by the Commissioners of Charities and-Correction directing the closing of public hospitals speaks for itself. It is one of the most extraordinary documents ever issual by a department of the city govern- ment, and has caused universal indignation among the citizens. It practically destroys several of the most useful institutions of the city. The Commissioners order :— First—The closing of the Inebriate ered Second—Closing of the reception hospitals in BM Pro rapa and on the Boulevard at Ninety-nintl Stree! Third—Closing of the Free Labor Bureau. Forlorn rr | of the Soldiers’ Retreat on Ward's an FUth—Suspension of the ambulance service, 80 Wonderfully rosters by Warden Brennan, of Park Heaney and, if it should be found necessary, still further institutions will be closed. In all cases the oe and_ veterans will be transferred to the jospital at Bellevue or distributed among the charitable institutions on Blackwell's Island. Bread and water and no meat will be given when the health of the patient is strong enough to stand the » It may be here mentioned that the Commissioners of Charities and Correction are the guardians of some nine thousand paupers. The primary cause of the threatened closing of these benevolent institutions is Mr. Green’s refusal to audit the claims of the Tenth Na- tional Bank against the city treasury. So far as is known the Comptroller alleges no reason for his refusal, but simply of his own good will declines to consider a claim which we as- sume to be an honest one. At least we have no evidence to the contrary. The Tenth Na- tional Bank claims some two hundred and fifty thousand dollars as due by the Commis- sioners of Charities and Correction, who admit their indebtedness. In face of this ad- mission the Comptroller refuses to satisfy the claim, nor does he offer any explanation of his conduct. This despotic way of dealing with public creditors might do very well in Asia, but is not likely to be submitted to without protest in New York. The bank au- thorities, seeing no chance of being paid by the city, resolved to transfer the funds in hand belonging to the current account of the Com- missioners to the liquidation of the old debt, and the Commissioners suddenly find them- selves deprived of the means of supporting the institutions under their charge. They havo therefore no alternative but to close them. The momentary popularity that Mr. Green acquired by his connection with the reform movement uprising has quite turned his head, He evidently forgets that it was never intended by reform that officials should refuse to sat- isfy, or unnecessarily delay the payment of honest and just debts. If this claim of the Tenth National Bank be fraudulent it ought to have been disputed at once in the courts of law, so that an authori- tative decision could be rendered. But in no case can an official be justified in shelving a claim on his own responsibility. We want the Comptroller to investigate the workings of the various departments, and, if he discover fraud, to take the proper legal steps to punish it; but the assumption of a right to stop the workings of a whole department of the government is a tyranny foreign to our institutions that cannot be permitted. If the Comptroller have a right to dissolve tho Commission of Charities and Correction the Mayor may next assume the right to dispense with the police, As Mr, Green has been named in connection with the Chief Magistracy the danger of such a con- summation forces itself on our attention. While willingly bearing testimony to Mr. Green’s uprightness of character, we cannot help regretting the narrow groove in which his thoughts run. IJlis hobby of delaying the pay- ment of just debts on one occasion endan- gered the peace of-the city. We fear toomuch personal feeling is allowed to enter into these financial disputes. It is certainly a remark. able fact that delays aud obstructions only DAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET. occur in departments under the control of men with whom Mr. Green has had personal differ- ences. As we are not aware that all the virtue of public life is concentrated in Mr. Green's Personal friends, the coincidence of obstruc- tion and dislike is, to say the least, remark- able, The last example of this wonderful coin- cidence is furnished by the suspension of the paving of some uptown streets because Mr. Van Nort and Mr. Green cannot agree. This noticeable tendency to personal government is caloulated to create innumerable enemies for the Comptroller, and it only required this last interference with one of the most popular and most useful of our institutions to lose him completely in public estimation. Whateveras- pirations he may have indulged in relative to the Mayoralty have been rendered visionary by the unwise and despotic course pursued towards the Commission of Charities and Correction. Mr. Green has displayed an indifference to the possible results of his action out of keeping with the character and duty of a public servant. He may, therefore, be looked upon as removed from the list of possible canfi- dates for Mayor by his own act. But we have aright to demand that the error that has been made will be remedied at once, and that an investigation be made into the claim of the Tenth National Bank without delay, so that the threatened closing of hospitals and sus- pension of ambulance service may be avoided. Should this not be done, and any serious ac- cident occur that would lead to loss of life through want of prompt assistance, public opinion will certainly lay the blame on the Comptroller and his narrow minded and silly policy. Last Night’s Radical Mass Meeting. At the Cooper Institute yesterday evening o mass meeting was held by the Grant republi- cans, at which Judge Pierrepont delivered a careful, smooth and well-poised address, as a lawyer of his ability might, speaking for his party. But whatever party good may have been derived from this speech was thrown away by the appearance of a ‘culled gemman”’ to tell patronizingly what he knows about the white vote. Although having given the ne- groes their freedom, we are not quite pre- pared yet to swallow their dictation as to how we are to cast our ballots. We have a respect for the colored people in their place, and that place is assuredly not as the equals intellectually of the whites. They cannot turn their leading strings into oratorical whips for ourselves just yet. Hayti, which they have had to them- selves, is about in the anarchical condition of things which their assumption of leadership would mean; and although the bare idea of this is absurd, we object to iteven in homao- pathic doses. We can therefore only wonder at the complacency with which the ‘culled gemman’’ was listened to in the patronage he extended to his white fellow citizens. We can admit, for the sake of argument, that ‘the colored troops fought nobly,”’ but we know it was under white leaders; and as this seems to be about the position they are destined to fill in the approaching elections it would be something more to the point to let their white leaders now do the talking for them also. In Tennessee, as so graphically told by our able correspondent, we have a man who has been ‘‘ex’’ everything in the office- holding line from President down, trying to sandwich himself in be- tyeen, fo other andidates, and putting his “X’’ like 4 multiplication sign, between his desire and his opportunity to make’ him- self a Congressman at Large in spite of all odds; but at last night’s meeting we have a Judge and a negro trying to talk General Grant ‘into re-election, presenting only the signs of ‘addition and division,”’ without the well known political quantity of ‘‘silence.” We think, with regard to the colored orator’s blatant patronage of his white leaders, it might round here be advantageously exchanged for the tacit article. On one side it is ‘‘any- thing to beat Grant,” and on the other “any- thing to beat Greeley,’ which will account, we suppose, for the. powers of endurance of the meeting last night in hearing this ‘‘culled gemman’s” rhapsody with patience. The black vote must be catered to, you know, even at the expense of decency, truth and common sense, Politics in Pennsylva: nia—Our Corres spondence from the Staie. Yesterday we devoted nearly a page of the Heratp to our special correspondence from Pennsylvania. That State is properly re- garded as the battle field of the political campaign. It has been generally looked upon in the samo way at every October election for State officers preceding the November quadrennial Presidential election. And when the contest has been a close one, as in 1856, when Mr, Buchanan was elected, the October election in Pennsylvania has foreshadowed the result in November. The saying that “As goes Pennsylvania so goes the Union” has proved to be true in former times, and, while it might not beso this year, there is evidently an impression among politicians that the battle must be fought there. Each party, as our correspondents show, expresses itself confident of success. Of course much of this pretended confidence is put on for the purpose of produc- ing an effect. It is whistling to keep the courage up, and to lead off the floating vote, which is apt to go with the winning side. The position of ex-Governor Curtin has changed a good deal the complexion of affairs. Knowing that he had great influence in the State the Grant party flattered him and cher- ished the hope that he would pronounce in favor of its candidate, and now that he has declared his intention to oppose Hartranft, we are as much in the dark as ever as to whether he is for Grant or Greeley for President. What- ever may be the result, we cannot but com- mend Governor Curtin for his independence, He is, probably, looking more to the interests of hfs State in supporting Buckalew for Gov- ernor than to national politics, though his action may have an important bearing upon the Presidential election. It is a remarkable feature in the political campaign in Pennsyl- vania just now that the opposition, or Bucka- lew party, says little of the great national issue in November and confines itself chiefly to State polities and issues. There is a good deal of astutencss in this, for it is well known that the October State election will have an important bearing upon the Novem- ber Presidential election. It is a fierce con- test, and while the democratic and liberal republican goalition have the vantage ground wes have no easy even with a popular candidate and popular issues on ita side, to carry the election. Pennsylvania, for the next twelve days, will be the centre of political in- terest. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Queen Victoria laid the memorial stone of the Monument to the memory of the late Duchess of Sutherland, in thé grounds of Dunrobin Castle, om the oth of August, in presence of a most distin- guished company. After the conclusion of the cer- emony a select party, including Mr. Stanley, the HERALD special correspondent from Africa, lunched at the Castle, Mr. Stanley was introduced te the Queen by His Gracethe Duke of Sutherland, : General Charles G. Loring, of Boston, is at the Hoffman House. z Professor Lyle sailed for London yesterday in the steamer Denmark. Lieutenant Governor Beach yesterday arrived at. the St. Nicholas Hotel. : General George Wigg, of New Orleans, is staying at the New York Hotel. Commodore Inman, of the United States Navy, ia’ at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. General Rawson, ot the United States Army, has taken quarters at the Grand Central Hotel. Rafael Zaldivar, Costa Rican Minister to France yesterday arrived at the St. Nicholas Hotel, General Butler is in Chicago girding up his loins for a rough and tumble fight among the Iilinoisans.* Ex-Judge Hilton returned from Europe yesterday in the Java, just in time to take part in our local canvass, Dr. and Mrs. David Hunt, Jr., of Worcester, Mass., are in Vienna, where they will probably reside for the Winter. r Congressman Oakes Ames, of Massachusetts, and’ Colonel H. 8. McComb, of Delaware, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. General J. B. Kiddoo has lately returned to Parig from Switzerland, He intends to remain for some time in France. T. Z, Cowles, of the Chicago Tribune, is about to start a sporting paper in fhat city. He has a fine fleld for operations, It has been said in our political gossip that among the aspirants for Congressional honors im an uptown district is Dr. McGlynn. Of course, it is too absurd for any one to imagine that this gentie-: ™man is really an aspirant for any political office. This bit of campaign gossip must be taken.as @ facetious or malicious rap at some one who may have been making improper use of Dr. MoGlynn’s name. We know that nothing would be more de- testable to the reverend gentleman of that name than dragging the sacred interests which he repre- sents into the mire of low politics. RUBINSTEIN AND WIENIAWSEI. Second Appearance of the Russian Pian- ist and the Polish Violinist. There was another triumph of genius at Steins way Hall lastnight. A well-filled house, deeply at- tentive, eager and enthusiastic, greeted the sec ond appearance of the greatest pianist and the most accomplished violinist ever heard in America. Hundreds of artists of every kind were there, eager to catch inspiration from those kings of music and to learn more about the divine art than ever they “dreamed of before. The programme had the sam@ fault as its predecessor, though not to the samo ex- tent—it was toolong. The principal share of th rat fell of the shoulders aPtathastal and i tr gigantic task it was. The colossal G major concerta of Beethoven, with those twq padenzas composed by the pianist himself, enormous in thelr loulty of execution, grand in their conception, and form, - ing almost o concerto within 9 concerto tm their length; the fantastic “Gita in Gondola,” by Rossini, fitful and dreamy as the sunny skied under which it first came into life ; Liszt's wonderful arrangement of that lovely melody of Schubert, “Auf dem Wasser Zu Singen;” the bouquet of in+ finitessimal melodies which Schumann calls a car- nival; three of Rubinstein’s characteristic works— @ romanza, a barcarolle in F minor and an étude in C major—and last, though not least, the magnifi- cent setting of Schubert's “Eri King,”’ by Liszt. The last we liked best. Every one knows the legend, “Wie reitet so spit, durch Nacht und ind’’—how the father hurried home in the dark- net ie his darling boy to his breast; how the Erl King and his daughter wooed the child to go with them, and the lifeless form that lay in the ther’s arms when home was reached. To inter pret this on the plano,making each of the four charac- ters stand forth in bold relief, individualizing mere tones, and causing them to express now the hur-, ried, anxious accents of the father, the wild terror of the child, the stern, Lee, voice of the spirit of ant the seductive eloquence of the phantom daughter, may appear a superhuman Dasa it was accomplished. Underneath these fitrul changes or passion, ae at rrr ree heard the pur) mpetuous hoof gtr of the. horaé ne AeA ous Beste arrotes Horie ‘ gusts that swept through the haunted wood. In’ he concertd @ most remarkable and never-to-be- forgotten number yas the finale. The tempo in which it was played by Rubinstein tie nd, add ti] 168 impetuous and d, the grand piano sprang forth like army of nit at thd bidd: ot a 5 ‘The Carnival of Schuman might—out of fF for the ist should—have been left out of the pro- gramme, as it was entirely too long, and the strain’ on his powers must have been terrible, To take a score of melodic walfs and give to each the light and shade of expression necessary to inaividuanzé it ts @ task that no other pianist that ever visited America could perform. For Wienlawski we have but terms of praise to offer. He played a fantasia of his own, founded on themes from -Faust,” introducing some of the most characteristic mott/s of Gounod. The work ia worthy of Spohr or Paganini in its vivid delinea-, tion of the three pitt da porscunaes of Goethe's’ creation—Faust, Marguerite and Mephisto. The Yongings of the dissatisfied philosopher came from the violin as clear and intelligible as if expressed in words; there was the true, demoniac spirtt in the interpretation of the wild, drinking song of Mephisto; a delicious tidbit of sentiment taken from the jen scene, and a quaint, original treatment of the walts im Kermesse, Not a note was there in the rende! indistinct or blurred, but each — of the wo was reflected as in @ mirror. the second part ofthe programme the violinist gave an equally. artistic picture of Vieuxtemps’ ‘Air Varié.” The exquisite finish of his style, the gradations of ex-) pression and shading- perceptible in tone and the perfect ease of manner make Wienlawski a fit companion in concert to Kubenstein, Mile. Liebhart sang a cuckoo lied, by Abt, with: brilliancy and expression, and Mile. Ormeni did justice to the beautiful morceau from “Il Barbiere,’”* “Una voce oc fa.” Both ladies sang much better than on the occasion of their début, doubtiess having acquired more confidence and ease, Tho next concert takes place on Friday night, PAULINE LUCCA, Another trying and laborious rehearsal of “L'Africaine,” lasting over five hours, with full chorus and orchestra and all the members of the. company who are in the cast, kept Mme. Lucca en-; gaged yesterday, Judging from the rehearsal we may expect, independent of the commanding fea- ture of the Selika, a very complete and conscien- tious performance of Meyerbeer’a posthumous work. In compliance with requests at the box office, the sale of a limited number of seats for half the season (fifteen nights) will com- mence this morning. The subscriptions for the season already amount to the extraordinary sum of $60,000, and this sum will likely be doubled by Monday next. The Academy of Music looks bright and cheerful in its new ireseges, mirrors and car- pets, and old havituds will be greeted by the unaccustomed sight of spick-span new scenery, Perhaps a tear or two will be dropped over the demise of the veteran Swiss scene which smiled so long over operas representing places in every quarter of the world, together, signs of a complete revolution are plentiful and tie prospects Oo! a brilliant season are promising. It will never do again tv depend upon @ singe prima donna to cover up the deficiencies of chorus, orchestra and mise en » Mime, Lucea is in the best of health and spirits and looks Jorward to her Introdaction to the American pubite with as muck impatience as the overa-coers of Now Yorks i i