The New York Herald Newspaper, October 15, 1872, Page 6

6 NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET, JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. « —— Volume XXXVII. AMUSEMENTS THHS EVENING, THEATRE COMIQUE, 514 Broadway.—Eariae Cire Ausanena-VOGUE, vIPTH AVENUE THBATR! Pranonns. ss WALLACK'S THRATRE, Broadway and Thirteenth ptroet.—PYGMALION AND Gatatea, ROOTH'S THEATRE, Twenty-third yireet, corner Sixth ayente.—ABRAHNA-POGUE, ROWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Mazxrra—Tae House Doa, GRAND OPERA HOUSE, Twonty-thied st, and Eighth ay.—Ror Canorrs, UNION SQUARE THEATRE teenth and’ Fourteenth street Twenty-fourth street.— roadway, between Thir- AGNES. OLYMPIC TIRATRE, Broadway, between Houston and Bleecker sts—Orxna Bovrry—La Pemcaone, 4 PRMANIA THEATRE, Fourteenth street, near Third BY, —Duk Z1GUENKR—SINGVOGELEIAN, 40, NEW YORK ATADT THEATRE, 4% and 47 Bowery.— Maarcar Kerursentations, ‘ woOD's MUSEUM, Broadway, A Gamanen's Crime,” Afternoon ap ‘MRS. F. B, CONWAL!S BROOKLYN THURATRE.— Pramonps. HRYANT'S OPERA HOUSE, Twenty-third fib av.—Naaro Muvsteeray, eNPRIVITY, AC, Thirtioth st — ning, st. corner 7) BROADWAY, EMERSON'S MINSTRELS.—Grawo Fiaiortan Bockwrrrorries, Ww 11 FS ATHENAUM, 585 Broadway.—Neoro Min aT, a, TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, No. 201 Bowery,— Gaanb Vanizty ENTertarnment, &c, Matinee at 22, \. ST, JAMES THRATRE, corner of 28th st. and Broad- Way. Nan FRANCISCO MINSERELS IN Farce, &¢, CHARLEY SHAY'S OPERA HOUSE, Thitty-fourth st. aud Third ay.—Vaniery Enterta rary. BAILEY'S GREAT CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE, foot of Houston street, East River. ET. ‘TRIP E’ New York, Tu LE eday, Oct. 15, 1872. TH) ‘OF YESTERDAY. To-Day’s Contents of the ‘ Herald. AURILS OF THE LAKES! THE LAC LA BELLE ! FOUNDERS ON LAKE MICHIGAN! SIXTY LIVES IMPERILLED! PARTICULARS OF THE DISASTER—Tarrp Pace. BLEEDING ARKANSAS! THE STRIFE RENEWED IN POPE COUNTY—SEVENTH Pace. SHOT IN HIS OWN HOUSE! A MURDER MYS- TERY IN BOSTON! NO CLEW TO THE PER- PETRATOR—THE BROWN UNIVERSITY RE- GATTA—TENTH PAGE. DARING BANK ROBBER THOUSAND DOLLARS §& SARATOGA COUNTY OF THE PROPERTY—: “TIS REPUBLICAN RISIN SPANISH GOVERNMENT ING CUBA: LEADING TICLE—SIXTH PAGE. MUST TO DUST! THE SOLEMN AND INTEREST- ING OBSEQUIES OF MR, SEWARD; THUR- LOW WEED OVERCOME WITH GRIEF— SEVENTH PAGE, QHE NEW PRIMATE! ARRANGEMENTS FOR A AL COUNCIL : BANQUET TO AND ADDRESS OF ARCHBISHOP BAYLEY— SEVENTH Pace. TAMMANY'S STORMY SESSION! THE JUDICIARY NOMINATIONS MADE BY ACCLAMATION : “LECTION FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY: ‘ORM TRIUMPH—TuirD Page. SPANISH OUTBREAK! INSURGENT AT- TACK AND SUBSEQ T DEMORALIZA- TION—EUROPEAN NEWS TELEGRAMS— SEVENTH Pace. A FEMININE PROFESSOR EULOGIZING CHAPPA- QUA'S SAGE! LIBERAL MASS MEETING AT COOPER INSTITUTE—Tutrp Page. APOLLO HALL'S NOMINEE FOR MAYOR: SENA- TOR O'BRIEN’S ACCEPTANCE—THE AD- DRESS OF THE LIBERAL STATE COM- MIITEE—Tuirp Pace. ‘TROTTING! THE PURSES NTRIES AND POOLS | POR THE PROSPECT PARK MEETING; | FLEETWOOD AND HALL’'S PARK—PRO- CEEDINGS IN THE LEGAL TRIBUNALS— Fiera PAGE, TAURUS R ANT IN THE WALL STREET MAR- | K | RAPID RISE IN W ROAD SHARES—Fovurtn Pace. AURORAL SPLENDORS! SUPPOSED C. POPULAR TITIONS—PATENBURG HIOTERS TESTIFYING: McCOY’S STORY— NEWS FIVE HUNDRED ‘OLEN FROM THE NK: DESCRIPTION NTH PAGE, IN SPAIN! THE THE Tentu Pace. A GREAT DAY FOR AFRICA'S SONS! ANNIVER. | SARY PARADE, M M NG AND | PROMENADE CONOES FELLOWS—FourtH Pac: OF COLORED ODD- Tae Democratic Rerorm Jupiciary Nowt- | wat10ns.—The Democratic Judiciary Conven- lion yesterday nominated James H. Leonard for Judge of the Supreme Court, James C. | Spencer for Judge of the Superior Court, and Gunning S. Bedford for City Judge. These nominations are all fitto be made. They have the true ring of the reform metal, independent of political considerations. Let us now see what the other organizations, claiming to be fn favor of reform, will do towards securing | dhe Gove jouse 0! ie 08. for New York a really honest and fearless judi- | ciary. Tae Lac La Betxe Disastern.—The foun- dering of this propeller is unhappily associated, fs most such disaters are, with loss of life. | As our news columns testify this morning, five men at least are known to have perished. | ‘When most of the passengers and crew took | to the lifeboats the steamer was sinking | rapidly, the missing men being thrown into the water as she settled down. Tue Watrrrorp Bank Roperry.—We pre- sent in another column the details of one of the most daring bank robberies on record. Shortly after midaight of Sunday the Saratoga County Bank building in Water- | ford, N. Y., was entered by nine masked ruf- | fians, who immediately proceeded to gag and | bind the cashier, his family and servant. This being done to their satisfaction, the unfortu- pate cashier was dragged down to the bank ‘eault below, and, with four pistols pointed at his head and a bowie knife at his heart, he re- luctantly disclosed the lock combinations, thus enabling his merciless captors to secure the contents of the safe, valued at upwards of five hundred thousand dollars. ‘As will be seen by our special despatch, the thieves are already tracked to a certain extent, two of the supposed perpetrators of the rob- bery and outrage being arrested at Hudson City within few hours of their leaving Wa- terford, We also give the numbers and dates of most of the United States bounds and other securities stolen, so that if the villains escape arrest they cannot easily dispose of their plun- des, | Pope, the occupation of Rome by the Italians, | i NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, VULUBER 15, 1872.—TRIPLE SHEKT, The Rep m Rising The Spanish Government Pulicy Re- garding Cuba, The insurrection which has just taken place in Spain under so-called republican auspices and the freshly-announced policy of the Zor- +] rilla administration regarding the Spanish colonies, compel us to look to the Iberian Pe- ninsula as the probable centre of serious trouble to Europe and the world. While wo write the insurrection at Ferrol is atill in exiat- ence. Troops are marching from all quarters towards the centre of disturbance, and there is every reason to take it for granted that in a few hours the local insurrection will bo dead. The entrance to the harbor is blockaded by vessels of war, and the foiled inaurrectionists cannot escape. The insurgents are already demoralized, and large numbers have deserted and surrendered themselves to the govorn- ment. It is not possible for any assistance to reach the insurgents by land, and the one fort which commands the entrance to the harbor, Fort Philippi, is in the hands of the government. We are quite willing to believe that the Ferrol insurreotion must come toa speedy and somewhat disgraceful ond; but when we look at the announcement of Zorrilla, made to the Cortes on Saturday, that no re- form would be introduced in Guba so long a8 & single man remained in arms.agaiast tho government, we cannot.get over the idea that Spain, in spite of certain signs-of progress, is wedded to her ancient policy—a policy which has been and which promises more and more to be her ruin. The situation of Spain to-day, which most unmistakubly commands world-wide attention, to be properly understood must be looked at from two different poiats of view. It must be looked at with # special regard to its internal condition and also with a special regard to its foreign policy. Each point of view opens up @ large field of observation. For the present we must con- tent ourselves with glancing cursorily at tho one and the other. It is now more than three years since the world was startled by the an- nouncement that a revolution had taken place in Spain; that the army and navy wero a unit against the government of the day, and that Queen Isabella and her favorite adviser had deemed it advisable to cross the frontiers and take refuge in France, It is not too much to say that the news occasioned a thrill of joy to thousands of hearts in every section of the civilized world. It was felt and believed that a grand despotism had been struck down; that a weighty obstruction to the progress of civilization and to the general welfare of hu- manity had been removed out of the way, and that Spain, once the proudest and most pow- erful of the kingdoms of the earth, but for generations degenerating and sinking into con- tempt, might yet revive and take a respectable position among the great nations of the earth. For a time the promise was good, although there were many who, remembering the past history of Spain, believing they knew the secrets of the national weakness of the Spanish people, and having a lively recollection of many revolutionary failures, doubted whethor even this promising effort should not also come to naught. Our readers all remember the reign of Prim—his power over the army; the coalitions which he effected; the testing of public sentiment which resulted in favor of a monarchical form of government; the search for a king, the immediate fruits of which were the war between France and Germany, | the destruction of the temporal power of the the fall of the Bonapate dynasty and the humiliation of France; the acceptance of the offered crown to Amadeus of Savoy; his arrival in the country, which after much per- suasion he had consented to adopt as his own, and the tragic death of the great dictator in what seemed the hour of his victory. All this is familiar to our readers, and so also is the history of the interval which has elapsed since the enthusiastic reception given to the Savoyard King and the present moment. Serrano, Sagasta, Zorrilla, each, in succession, has tried to rule Spain ; and it is not unfair to say, although Zorrilla has scarcely been fully tested, that each has failed. The unionists had the first chance ; then the unionists and the progresistas united, and now the govern- ing power of Spain is in the hands of Zorrilla and the radicals. It cannot be said that King Amadeus is unpopular, although it must be | admitted that he has some bitter and ap- | parently irreconcilable enemies. Once a most wicked attempt was made upon his life, and also upon that of his young Queen. Once, also, he was most wantonly insulted. But after the attempt made upon his life he made a tour through the Northern provinces and was everywhere well received. He has put down a powerful and most threatening insurrection of the adherents of Don Carlos; and at the last general election the Spanish people gave him and his chosen min- | ister a clear two-thirds majority of the Lower In spite of all this, how- ever, we have this fresh insurrection in the name and professedly in the interest of the Republic; and we have Spain on the money market of the world asking a heavy loan for | the purpose of maintaining her separate and | independent existence. It is a pitiful state of | things, and one which more than justifies the | worst that Buckle, severe as he was, ever said of unhappy Spain and her unfortunate people. | Change of dynasty, change of ministry, insur- | | rection, revolutioun—by none of these things | does Spain gain; from none of them does she reap any benefit. If we look at the colonial and foreign police: Spain the view which presents itself is | How Cuba has strug- | How | the sweet- | | of equally discouraging. gled and fought for independence! the petriotie population of | est islands of the sea has been deci- | | mated! How Spain has made herself | weak at home by holding on to the last rem- | | nant of her once magnificent Empire of the | Indies! How the American people have looked | year after year on this cruel and destructive war; and how in the interests of the world’s peace they have restrained a hand which was | impatient to strike for humanity and for lib- | | erty! All this is matter of wonder for the | | present generation of men. We had some | hope that the revolution which dethroned | | Isabella would make an end of slavery in the | Spanish colonies, The platform adopted by the Cortes after the revolution was noble and full of promise. But reform was delayed. | Serrano and Sagasta each failed to carry out | the original programme. Slavery remains in that a radioal administration would come up to tho high requirements of the times and to a certain extent justify the pa- tience of the oivilized nations, but particu- larly the patience of the American people. Our latest hope has been blasted like the first. Zorrilla tells the world that no reforms oan be introduced in Ouba so long as ® single man remaing in arma against the government. As for Porto Rico, the promises of the revolution are to be fulfilled so far as they can be fulfilled without jeopardizing the preservation of the colonies. It seems impos- sible for the Spanish people to learn the lessons of oxperience, ‘Time was when o Spanish monarch could boast that the sun never set on his dominions. How the mighty has fallon! Mexico and Peru, the marvellous conquests of Cortez and Pizarro; all that Spain owned on the American Continent, all that she possessed among tho islands of the sea, all is gone with the exceptions of Porto Rico and Ouba. Much of this mighty colonial Empire might have been saved had the Spanish gov- ernment been wiso aud known how and when to yield. From all her past experience Spain seems to have learned siothing. She knows not how to yield; she cannot make up her parties concerned, in and ont of Tonnessee, are mainly, if not entirely, indebted to Andy Johnson. Elected or defeated, may his shadow still continue to expand. Dutoh Enterprise—The Now Ship Cs of Holland. Tho worthy and wealthy burghers of Am- sterdam are in a flutter of pleased excitement. Everybody knows that ‘the Dutch have taken Holland,"’ but perhaps the world at large does not give them deserved credit for taking it, and, by sleepless vigilance, keeping it from the constant aggressions ot the stormy North Sea. Undaunted by frequent failure they have diked out their fertile meatlows from the do- mains of the Ocean, fencing out his waves with walls of clay and sand, held in place by the thick interlacing roots of the sea grass, which they call “helm."" Aided by this most modest vegetable coadjutor, by dint of unremitting watchfulness, the beaver-like Hollanders main- tain their standing on the map, and keep fully breast of their neighbors in progress and prosperity. They have taken Holland from the sea by sagacity and bard-work. No other nation gan truly boast the creation of their land. The same people havo just achieved mind to surrender, aud the day seems close at hand whon Qpain shall bo compelled to give up the last remnant of her once maguificent | Indian Empire. From what wo-havo said it id manifest that wo have no great hopes of Spain either at home or abroad. Amadeus has, no doubt, done woll in most difficult circumstances, But the Spanish peopls, asa whole, are not satis- fied, and the political party leaders seem de- termined to make no sacrifice for the general good of the country. This insurrection will, no doubt, be put down ; but the suppression of this revolt will not make an end of the Carlists or quench the republican spirit or destroy the hopes of the adherents of the Prince of the Asturias. As for Guba, Spain will be allowed to do her best to pacify for a little while longer ; but if pacification and emanci- pation have not both become facts before the early Spring of 1873 the Amorican people will demand interference, and the. administration will find it necessary to settle this Cuban ques- tion finally and forever. The Curlositics of the Campaign—The Political Oircas of ToennesseemAndy Johnson, The distinguishing features of this Prosiden- tial campaign have been the charges and counter-charges of corruptions, frauds and villanies of every description baudied about between the opposition and:the administration camps, and the coarse and.@candalous person- alities and caricatures of the party press. ‘True, from New. York westward the country for toany weoks has beon. énlivened in every direction, and at every city; town, village and crossroads post office, mass meetings and mighty cavalcades of tanmers, boys in blue and woodchoppers, and with the banners, transparencies, fireworks and music of torch- light processions; but these cheerful elements of the canvass have been more than neutral- izod by the gall and wormwood and cayenne pepper and assafostida so freely interchanged between the orators and organs of the oppos- ing parties. ens ie But things like these, you know, must be, Witt every famous victory. - Still it is a deplorable fact that/this Presi- dential canvass has been fiercely amd vindic- tively conducted on both sides, and has been savage and gloomy to an extent without a par- allel since the time of General Jackson. Those funny Fifth avenue conferences varied its mo- notony for a few days, and Blanton Duncan’s famous Bourbon Convention was amusing while it lasted. Mr. Greeley's cheerful pros- pecting tour ‘‘out West’’ gave a considerable infusion of life and hope to his side of the house till the breaking of the backbone of Buckalew; and yet from first to last there has been a prevailing spirit of ferocity and bitter- ness among our political belligerents this season which has very nearly spoiled all the poetry, fun and humor of this ferocious Presi- dential contest. How far Messrs. Sumner, Trumbull, Schurz and other angry seceders from the administration are responsible for this state of things it is not necessary here to inquire. We presume they are now satisfied that their patriotic indignation was somewhat overdone in the cooking, and that in spite of all their sacrifices the country is going to the bowwows. We are thankful that in this melancholy situation we still have the consoling voice and presence of the inextinguishable Andy John- son, In running against Cheatham, the regular democrat, and against Maynard, the republican candidate for Congressman at Large in Tennessee, our constitutional ex-President has given to the whole political campaign in that State a spirit of chivalry, fun and rare enjoyment which clearly entitles him to the election. The Heratp campaign corre- spondent assigned to the Department of Ten- nessee has been giving us some very interest- ing letters, from point to point, of the joint stumping tour through the State of Johnson, | Cheatham and Maynard; and from his latest report, that which we published yesterday from Nashville, concerning these ‘three guardsmen"’ we infer that, though each is fighting his own battle, they all travel together like a band of brothers. The meeting of these triumvirs at Winches- ter, Tenn., or the entertainment there of this ‘Tennessee circus, as our correspondent irrey- erently styles it, was better than a horse race. Here, as it appears, ‘Johnson wore an unu- | sually high shirt collar, much like Matt Bren- nan's, running out on each side of his jaws | like a whitewashed fence;'’ Maynard “sugar- coated his republicanism with a variety of dry jokes’’ that humored his hearers and disposed them kindly towards him; but when Cheat- ham, the Tennessee rebel hero of Chick- | amanga, came forward ‘there burst upon the air a cheer that shook the woods," and this was given him, ‘‘not because he was a rebel, but because of his splendid qualities as ville, where the circus next wended its way, Mayzard and Johnson had a better show;"’ that ‘‘there was more enthusiasm,’ and that | the country people there, being better fed, | twelve and thirteen per cent premium again, showed to better advantage than those of the , hungry mountains of East Tennessee. that Tennessee is the only State in which this Presidential campaign has been and is marked | everywhere by a spirit of chivalry, hospitality, fan and general enjoyment, and that for this | The moral of this political circus is this— | another victory .over the forces of natura. Their great city of Amsterdam was built in o marsh near, the back waters of the Zuydor Zee, about twoaty miles eaat from the North Sea. To reach the ocean it was necessary to thread tho narrow chan- nel between the islwnds in the Zuyder Zeo and pass to the northward of the Helder, heavy vessels finding it necessary to be lightened over the flats by floats, called camels, the pro- cess being slow and risky. Fifty years ago the enterprising and dauatless Dutchmen built a ship canal fifty miles/long, costing five million dollars, from Amsterdam to the Hel- der, Through this artificial sluice their com- merce passed with less risk. But this canal, of which in its day they were justly proud, had its defects. Its course north and south is at right angles with the usual heavy west winds of the coast, which sweep in from the broad Atlantic. Vessels while being towed dragged against the lee bank, to their annoyance and injury. “ Besides this the winds and waves brought into the channel so much sand that, in spite of dredging, its depth has been reduced to nineteen feet, instead of its original twenty-three. In the best of weather it uses up a long day to reach the ocean from Amsterdam through the canal, and storms may prolong the voyage indefi- nitely, This delay was of small consequence in the slow old days, but now “time is money,’’ and the Amsterdamers foresaw the doom of their city if they could not provide her a quicker road to the Atlantic. So they, eight years ago, begun o new canal running nearly east from the Zuyder Zee at Sohelling- wonde across the narrowest part of the penin- sula to the North Sea at Velzen. This new canal, which was to cost about fifteen million dollars, has an immense lock at each end by which to effectually bar out the sea, which the Dutch dread above all dangers. These locks are just completed, and are described as pro- digies of engineering skill. The canal be- tween the two points will not be finished within two years, it will be large enough in its narrowest parts for two ships of the first class to pass. Its construction has been a work which only a nation born to fight the |, water would have undertaken, and its prosecu- tion has developed wonderful mechanical adaptation. When open for traffic it is ex- pected to bring Amsterdam within two hours of the ocean and rescue her commerce from its threatened decline. Anarchy in Arkansas. While scenes of lawlessness such as have disgraced Osceola can be enacted in a South- ern community, it is difficult to denounce the continuance of military rule in the Southern States. Without entering into the merits of the dispute between the parties all law-loving men will come tothe conclusion that amid such elements of violence and disorder civil law cannot enforce respect unless supported by military force. All ideas of justice and re- spect for law seem to be made subservient in Arkansas to personal hate and political pas- sion. The picture of a court of justice into which the jurors and clients come armed to the teeth is certainly a strange and disgraceful one for this nineteenth century. Appeal to forms of law in sucha society is simply a farce. Aman must either be tried by his friends or his enemies. The one would refuse to con- vict him, no matter how clear the proof of his crime; while in the other case innocence would afford buta weak protection against the prejudices of his judges. Under these circumstances it is not surprising that the hostile factions should prefer to settle their disputes with the rifle. How far a civilized nation can permit its citizens to take the law into their own hands and avenge in their own way their real or supposed wrongs is a ques- tion of grave importance, It must be evident to the thoughtful, however, that people cannot be allowed to have private battles and levy war just as their caprice dictates, and there- fore such conflicts must inevitably lead to the declaration of martial law. We cannot per- mit the inauguration of a war of races, and black men and white men must learn to live together without indulging in the exciting amusement of cutting throats or taking long shots at each other. If they will insist on continuing these practices Uncle Sam will be likely to send his boys down to share in the fun, This contingency of course will appear | | tyrannical, but then our hot-headed Southern | | triends must sacrifice something to appear | ances, and modern society, being somewhat | Squeamish, objects to free fights as a too | highly seasoned pastime. | The Financial Situation and Prospect. It is envious to observe the varying phases of financial affairs as reflec‘ed in Wall street. | Only a few days ago there was a little panic, | arising from the cornering and locking-up | Operations of two or three shrewd speculators, }aman.’’ It next appears that “at Fayette- | Gold went up, and there was great jumping | about in stocks. Merchants were alarmed, | | and certain firms fell under the pressure. | Now all is changed. Gold is down to between money is comparatively easy, and the banks | have largely increased their reserve. Cotton and other products are coming in large quan- | | tities to this commercial centre, and exporta- tion has been stimulated by the rise of | exchange. Stocks have risen, the dry goods trade has become quite active, and a feeling of Cuko and in Leste Rice We bad popcd i ghcestu) haga io the ceugeal mongtopy al! cowldwace pervade the whele busines come | about the same time with Mr. Davis. munity. general condition, cironmstandes, progress or prospects of the country to cause such @ difference in the financial and commercial situation within ao short » time. ‘Thore waa not, in fact, any real or substantial cause for the disturbance a week or two ago. It was the reault merely of temporary specula- tion. As a consequence reaction necessarily followed, and there is » return to the normal state of things. Tho country has reached that point of prosperity, development and progress that nothing in the ordinary course of events can seriously disturb its business or onward course. These Wall street perturbations are but as ripples on the ocean. With tho settle- ment of our political affairs during the next fow weeks for another four years, whichever way the present contest may end, with that peace and harmony between all sections which we hope for and with the consolidation and wonderful advancement of our republican empire, thera is every reason to oxpect great improvement in business. The vast increase of population, production and wealth of the United States and the-consequont aggregation of capital at this finanoial and commercial metropolis must in the course of a few years givo New York a controlling influence in the monetary transactions and exchanges of the world, Tho. tide of. progress-will overwholin successively the disturbing speculations of stock and gold gambling. cliqnoa, and the Republic will march on rapidly to the grandest destiny ever attained by any nation. The Burial of William H. Seward. Yesterday morning, under a clouded sky and a drizgling rain, the obsequies of the late patriot and statesman, William H. Seward, were performed at Auburn, in this State. The darkness of the heavens was only a reflox of the gloom that filled all hearts there and of thousands all over the land; for the nation feels that it has losta great citizen in the man who now lies lifeless under the sod at Fort Hill. All the simple honor which a republic can bestow upon the worthy dead was willingly accorded to his memory. Flags were lowered to half mast; the depart- ments of the general government over which he so ably presided were, closed; solemn bells tolled, and where men of state could not attend the funeral in person words of signifi- cant condolence were forwarded to the afflicted family. The sad story of the funeral is told elsewhere. Around the coffin stood his children and some of his old colaborers in the various fields where- in he had fought his sturdy battle of life. Those who will read of the visible sor- tow which rushed from the heart to the eyes in tears, as an old associate looked upon the marble pallor of the face of the dead, will be touched with the thought that amid all the absorbing and stormy battles of the political arena fast friendships are formed which time cannot destroy. The plain but beautiful ceremonies which marked the consignment of William H. Seward’s re- mains to earth are such, after all, as any man might wish for in his own regard when health had passedaway. In the fulness of sympathy, the heartfelt prayer, the hush of the sorrowtng town, the mourning deeper than the trappings of woe, even in the gloom of the day, were seen such regret as can only wait upon those who have lived and died up to their mission on earth accord- ing to their light. He lived a career the greatest might envy and closed his @ays in the peace of home, which the poet vainly prayed for who sung of another Auburn: — Asa hare, whom horns and hounds pursue, Pants to the place from wheuce at firstshe few, He had tasted all the strong delight and bit- terness of power and fame, and then the mel- lowed flavor of “blest retirement, friend to life’s decline."’ It is not an idyl, but a story of yesterday. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Judge W. S. Hester, of Washington, is at the Grand Central Hotel. Major A. Heales, of the British army, has arrived at the Brevoort House. Congressman William Williams, of Buffalo, is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Bx-Congressman C. C. Gilman, of Iowa, ts staying at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Cyrus H. McCormick, the “reaper man," of Chi- cago, is at the Fifth Avenue, J, W. Donn, of the United States Coast Survey, is atthe Grand Central Hotel. Ex-Governor Theo. F. Randolph, of New Jer- sey, is stopping at the New York Hotel. The health of Senator Sumner is worse, but that of William Lloyd Garrison is improving. United States Senator Matthew W. Ransom, of North Carolina, is at the St. Nicholas Hotel. They have a “Personal Beauty League” in Chi- | cago, with a noted Adonis of the press as president, H. Howard, of the British Legation, yesterday came on from Washington to the Brevoort House. | Rhinehart is engaged on a bust of Thomas A. Scott, at the residence of the latter, near Darby, Pa. Secretary Robeson yesterday returned to the Fifth Avenue Hotel from his short visit to New Jersey. W. W. Corcoran, the aged and well-known banker of Washington, DV. C., yesterday arrived at the New York Hotei. George W. Uhilds, of the Philadelphia Ledger, and his Fidus Achates, A. J. Drexel, the banker, are at | the Fifth Avenue Hotei. Counts de Najac and Michaelis, of Paris, are again registered at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, They are taking a look at our great country. | “Duke Alexis has left Hong Kong for Shanghae."* Probably this paragraph may reach the eye of His | Highness by the time ot his return to Hong Kong. | Jack Hays, the celebrated Texas ranger, is en: | | deavoring to get rid of an income of over two hundred thousand dollars per annum in Alameda, | Cal. A Weehawken policernan has found a dead body | with $1,600 on the person of the deceased and | turned it over to the county anthorities, New Jersey policemen can take the belt for honesty, General Grant has written avery neat letter of condolence to General Seward, son of the deceased statesman. Whatever may be said of Grant's speeches, it cannot be denied that he writes very good letters, J.C. Bancroft Davis, our agent at Geneva, sails from Liverpool tor New York on the 20th instaut. Caleb Cushing is also expected to arrive here He will spend the Winter in Mexico. Sir Frederick Arrow, Captain J. S. Webb and FE, P. Edwards, of the Trinity Board, England, are now at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. They have come | from Washington, where they have been conferring | with the members of the Lighthouse Board. They will sail for home on Wednesday. Joseph Morse and Florimon Vink were arrested in London a short time since on charge of in- tending to fight a duel on Wimbledon Common, | Their seconds, who were also arrested, proved that | they had not intended to allow the matter to go | further than the fighting of both principals, and were, therefore, discharged. The valorous Vink and the martial Morse were comulitgait to prison Adi avcinse dere Now thore fs npthing in tho!” —~e—_—. ‘The Academy of Music—Miss KoUogg As Leonora. ‘ ‘Tho appearance last night of Miss Kellogg a the role of Leonora fatled to awaken any very matked enthusiasm. The Academy was well @t tended, but could hardly be said to be filed? and there was not the same brilliancy of costumes that is 80 noticeable when some pepular favorite takes possession of the boardé. The cause of public indifference 1s variously a0- counted for. The friends of Miss Kellogg, and tey are energetic if not numerous, attribute it tow weakness In the American public for runming’ after foreign stars, while native tal of equal merit i allowed to remaim: without recognition, There may be some’ grains of truth in thia pleading; but tf we are te take last night's performance as @ sample of whaé Miss Kellogg can accomplish at her best then we must admit of another and less favorable explana- tion of the lukewarmness of tho public. The root Leonora has always beon a favorite one with lyric artista. It gives opportunities for the display of brilltant vocalization and fall scope for alt” the dramatic power a prima donna may posacsd, Agreat actress with a voice of ordinary power fight: become immortal in picturing the tenderness, an@ Passion which culminates in the death scene, and no one who has not the dramatic. instinct wel developed can hope ever to win the public atfoctions- or come up to the suklime ideal jn this 7dle, Miaa Kellogg is unfortunately wanting tn dra- matic talent, She fatla to inspire sympathy, an@ no amount of talent will compensate for the wane of this power, There .were momenta tagt_aigh’ When passion found atting expression, but aome- how tt lacked that sympathetic quality whiom electrifios an audience and secures success. Her vocalization {a brilliant and remarkably pure,and she never fails to impress her audience a3 8 thoroughly cultivated artiste, The aria “Amor Sull’ All Roaee' was given with a tenderness and sympathy quite unexpected, at the same time that it afforded am opportunity, which was tmproved, to display brit: liant vocalization. The aria “I Dettl s Me, Signore” was also delightfull une. In the last act especialty Miss Kellogg was the recipient of warm applause. Signor Abrugnedo as Il Trovatore would ua- questionably have been a great success had he not been suffering from the effects of a severe cold. He got on very well until he reached the higher notes; but here the cold asserted itself, and on one occasion his voice gave way. In the latter ac however, he ralhed and aung the “Di Quella Pira” in brilliant style, but without awakening any re- sponge, Tine truth seems to be, the audience were watch- ing tor the nota attacata with which Wachtel was. wont to bring down the house, and as it did not come they allowed a rendering of that magnificent song, infinitely bettergiven from an artistic point of view, to pass without the slightest acknowl ment, Perhaps they could not forgive him because his voice fatled him once, Kut the real cauge ta that New York wants a sensation, and whosver cam scream the highest and most barbarous note is cer- tain to be the favorite of the hour. Our motto is} “Art is loud.” The stupid old Ro- mans used to think it was “long,” but we have changed all that. Moriamt did better as the Count de Luna than we expected. It ts true he was not gaits up to our standard in the tender passages, His rendition of the “Il balen” was honored by a recall; but we confeas we did not appreciate it. There was not enough stp oiy to satisfy us, nor was the ex- quisite tenderness of the air rendered by the artist. Senora Sanz, who has quite recovered irom her indisposition, made quite a hit tn the 70le of “Azu- ciena."’ This lady displayed dramatic power ofe high order, which lent intens'ty to her vocal inter- pretation of the réle. Her voice is rather light for the part, butit was so well managed that the audience were not once reminded of the fact, Her vocalization is at once pure and it~ liant. Her conception of the part was drainatic without being heavy. In the prison scene the rendering of the air “Ai Nostri Monti’ was remarkably sweet, and earned for her an enthusi- astic encore. The choruses were satisfactorily given, especially the ‘Soldiers’ Chorus," which was given more intelligently than is usual at the Acad- emy. At the conclusion of the opera the priacipat artists were called before the curtain and were warmly applauded, Opening of the Opera Bouffe Season. Last night was a real gala night at the Olympia Theatre. La Keine des Boufers, Marie Aimée, com- Menced a season, under the auspices of Uffenback, of those champagne-like entertainments that once, under the management of Bateman & Grau, set all New York intoxicated, Theatre-goers will remem- ber the charm that attracted every one, blocks out of their way, from Madison square down to those unknown regions were Pike constructed his stately Opere House. There Irma and Aujac, after their departure from Niblo’s, created a desire among the Westsiders to see for themselves what this de- lightful nonsense in music that other audiences spoke so enthusiastically about, amounted to. The Perichole of the saucy little Irma and the Piquilio of the dashing Aujac | be & good start to opéra bougé on the west side, which bad management subsequently neutralized. Last night there was a new departure. Mile. Aimée, herself a favorite and an artiste of no mean. dimensions, brought out @ number of new faces and new voices in ‘‘La Périchole,”” which, perhaps, has been one of the most popular of Offenbach's operas in this city. The house was crowded to excess, from parquet to dome, and, owing to the especial excellence of the performance, the ap- lause was of the most uproarious description. The cast was the 1ollowing :—La Périchole, a Street Singer, Mile. Aimée; | PI gtr M. Juteau; Andres de Ribeira, M. Duchesne; Le Comté de Panatellas, M. Julien; Don Pedro, M. Saivator; Guadelena, Mile, Grenet; Mastrilla, Mme. Juteau; Berjinella, Mile. Vandame, M. Van Ghele, Musical Director. There were two notable features in the perform- ance, the Perichole of Aimée and the Piquillo of M. Juteau. Both artists sang and acted superbly, and it is not too much to say that never before were the two characters represented so admirably. The chorus was superior to anything we have ever been acquainted with in this city in opéra bouge, and M. Van Ghele made the orchestral part of the opera a thorough success. Tie opera was given with no stint ofexpense or labor on the part of the manage- ment, and seldom has there been so auspicious a commencement of a season. The entire company was received with the utmost favor, and the audience went away pleased and convinced that in Mile. Aimée and her company there are worthy and artistic representatives of opéra “ Grande Duchesse” and “Genevieve de are already in active preparation. LITERARY CHIT-CHAT, “THE MORMONS AND THE SILVER MINES” {5 the litle of a forthcoming book by Mr, James Bonwick, of London. Mr. J. C. JEOFFRESON’S new work on the history and romance of the marriage ceremony in England is to be entitled “Brides and Bridals.”” “THE HISTORY OF CERAMIC ART IN GREAT Brirain,”? by Mr. L, Jewitt, will soon appear in London. FoR THOSE WHO DO NoT KNOW the intimate and marvellous affection which exists between MM. Erckmann and Chatrian, the explanation of. their work is puzzling indeed. If one were to judge from appearances few men are more unlike each other than Erekmann and Chatrian, The latter is of middie height; he is very dark and his com- plexion rather swarthy. He looks more like a por- trait of Veiasquez than like an Alsatian, Erck- mann is his physical antithesis. He ts @ tall and rather bulky man, with a broad, full, smiling face, and eyes sparkling with gayety and joy behind their gold spectacies; his manners are supremely frank and bearty. M. Chatrian is cold, reserved, almost icy in hia way; M. Erckmann is as expansive as possible. He fs ever gay, affable and kind, and seems profoundly convinced that there is no greater happiness for a man who has worked bard during Trabant’? | the day than to converse in the evenirg with ola friends, smoking a large pipe and drinking numer- ous glasses of fresh Strasburg beer. Their works are full of humane, patriotic and generous senti- ments. No imitators—and the twin writers have many—have yet succeeded in combining their simple artless, and yet withal essentially literary tone, with the dramatic interest on which their works are invariably based. Tue Saturday Review says of Haven and Rus. sell's “Life of Father Taylor,’’ the sailors’ preacher of Boston, that it “imdulges in a good deat of would- be picturesque writing which rather obscures tham illustrates the subject. When we are assured that Mr. Taylor's manner was “more tragic tham Aschylus or Shakspeare, and his power over th hearts of his hearers such as Webster, Burke, Paut’ or Demosthenes might have envied,” we ai not only moved to incredulity, but are left without! any very distinct tmage of what these wonderfe, superlatives mean to convey, Mk, PERCY FrrzGeRacp is writing “The Life and Adventures of Alexander Dumas,” in which the singular career of Dumas and his strange systema of manufacturing books will be related, ‘The work, Wi bee easy LA Novomuete