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SPAIN. \Herald Special Report from Madrid. \General Burriel To Be Commis- sioned a Field Marshal. ‘Captain Generalship of the Antilles. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. ‘The following special despatch to the ‘Henaup has been received from our corre- yspondent in the Spanish capital :— Maprim, March 23, 1874. The Spanish government has it in con- *templation to promote General Burriel to the wank of field marshal, for eminent services »rendered in Cuba. "THE CAPTAIN GENERALSHIP OF THE ANTILLES. General José Concha has been commis- sioned Captain General of Cuba in place of ‘General Jovellar. It is understood that Con- cha’s appointment will extend also to the gov- ‘ernment of Porto Rico. ~ ENGLAND. (More Highlanders Home from Ashantee—Royal Honor for the Conquerors of King Koffee— Pressmen in American Polace Cars. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, March 23, 1874, The returned Highlanders from the Ashantee ‘war landed irom the steamship Sarmatian to-day @t Portsinouth, and a séte was given in their honor wy the populace, Ten thousand people witnessed the landing of the Highlanders, Several accidents occurred in Consequence of the pressure. ROYAL HONOR. It is understood that the Queen has ordered an inspection in Hyde Park on Friday of all the troops Oi the expedition which have reached home. PRESSMEN PRAISING AMERICAN PALACE CARS, Seventy journalists went on an excursion Satur- ay over the Midland Railroad in Pullman palace ‘cars, and this morning the papers are enthusiastic over thisnew feature in English railway travel. ‘The Zimes says:—‘Everything fits closely and ‘works smvothly, the eye falis everywhere upon the mechanical contrivances of that ingenuity which ‘we are accustomed to recognize and describe as American, Mr. Pullman’s enterprise will not be limited to England.” FRANCE. ‘Zhe Radicals Moving for a General Election— Cured of the Visit of a Troublesome Cure. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Panis, March 23, 1874. In the Assembly to-day a protest was presented Wlemanding a dissolution of the Chamber. The pro- test is signed by MM. Gambetta, Ledru-Rollin, Challemel-Lacour, Peyrat and Barodet. The Cure of Santa Cruz Sent Home. BAYONNE, March 23, 1874. The French authorities have conducted the Curé @f Santa Cruz to the frontier. ROME. Koming Creation of Cardinals— The See of West- minster To Be Honored. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Rome, March 23, 1874. The Pope has intimated that Archbishop Man- ming and nine other archbishops will be created cardinals at the next Consistory. Archbishop Manning and the Vatican. It has been stated from Rome within a few months that the Most Rev. Archbishop Manning, of Westminster, England, would be Now that it has crossed the Atlantic | NEW YORK HERALD, MEXICO. General Banta Anna in the Capital—The Aged Soldier Almost Penniless—Railway Survey. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. HAVANA, March 23, 1874, Additional advices from Mexico report that Gen- eral Santa Anna has arrived at the capital and paid a visit to President Lerdo, He intends to reside at Tacubaya, Seven miles irom Mexico, His fortune having been reduced to almost nothing, the ex-President proposes to petition Congress fora grant, pension or the restoration of some of his private property, Which was sequestrated by the State, RAILWAY SURVEY, Mr. Foote, engineer of the Interoceanic Rail- way, is surveying the route from the city of Mexico to Querétaro, The Assassination of Rev. Mr. Stephens— A Terrible Deed of Blood—Clergymen Arrested. {From the Two Republics (newspaper), Mexico City, March 8.) A horrible murder was committed on the 2d inst., at Ahualulco, in the State of Jalisco, a small town, about thirty miles from Guadalajara, on the person of Rev. Mr. Stephens, a Protestant Von- gregationalist minister and missionary sent out by the Amerioan Board of Foreign Missions from Boston, From all accounts this norrible crime was a deed of fanaticism, and prompted by relt- gious peraecution. The followimg telegram {ur- nishes a portion of THE PARTICULARS, GUADALAJaRA, March 4, 1874. At two o'clock A. M, on the 2d inst., the house of Rev. Mr, Stephens was assauited by a mob com- osed of about 200 persons, crying “Long live the urate! Death tothe Protestants!’ They forced the doors and entered, destroying and stealing everything they found. Stephens took flight when he saw the yard invaded by murderers, but he was brutally assassinated; his head was divided into several parts and his body was very much muti- lated. The guard of the jail, far from giving aid to the victim, assisted the aggressors, causing a scan- dal by firing several volicys. According to reports the soldiers did most of the sacking of the house, ‘The originator of this horrible misfortune, accord- ing to data not without fouadation, is the curate, whose exact words pronounced the previous day (Sunday) in the pulpit were :—-‘The tree that bears bad fruit should be cut down." In order that the crime should not be wanting in barbarity the bells were rung immediately, Another despatcn says that it is believed that the belis were rung to raise the alarm, and not as a token of triumph. By information received on the wires we are assured, from the best American sources and others, that the federal and State au- thorities are pursuing the murderers with the utmost rigor of the law; and although it was im- | possible for the authorities to give protection to waised to the dignity of a Cardinal of the Church | mext June. This has been again denied, either in ‘oto, or the time of his elevation said to be vastly premature. ‘a recent period was that he would not have the hut. The reasons assigned for his presumed ex- clusion were, first, that it was against precedent to (advance a convert to the purple; second, that the mount 01 favor and promotion which had already Frisited him caused a very considerable degree of Yealousy in the Roman court and the roan ‘of the Vatican; third, it was believed at Rome ‘that the relations between the Archbishop and This bishops are not very pieasant and cordial. | ‘On the other hand, it is unquestionable that he | “was not only very zealous, but very useiul at the ‘time of the Ecumenical Council. Nevertheless, ‘the prevalent idea was that he would not be re- ‘warded with the highest rank in the hierarchy of ‘the Ct ig recent speech on the de- mand d rights and position of the Unurch in Lurope, and his scathing exposé of Bismarck’s policy towards the German episcopacy as con- ltrasted with the treedom which religion enjoys in ‘Great Britain and America, are considered to have jmerited the eae gratitude of the Universal ‘Church and of the Roman Curia in particular, and it ig unquestionable that tne chances of his ad- vancement to the cardinalate are spoken of now ,4n avery different tone from that in which they “were discussed a short time ago. ITALY. National Honor to the Sovereign of Sardinia. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Rome, March 23, 1874, This is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the aeces gion to the throne of Sardinia of King Victor Emmanuel, and the day is being celebrated turoughout the country, CITIZEN CONGRAULATIONS TO THE MONARCH. The King of Italy to-day received some 2,000 persons from all parts of the kingdom, who came to congratulate him on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his accession to the throne of Sar- dinia, Signor Visconte Venosta, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, presented to His Majesty an address from the American and English residents, cUBA. Naval Honor to the Memorv of Fillmore— Shipwreck. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Havana, March 23, 1874, The United States steamer Worcester fired guns for half an hour to-day in memory of the late ex-President Fillmore, and the Spanish men-of-war in the harbor had their flags at half mast. LOSS OF A SPANISH STEAMER ON THE COAST OF CUDA. ‘The Spanish coasting steamer Barcelona has gone ashore on Cayman Chico Key. The vessel is a complete wreck; but all the crew and passengers and a portion of the cargo were saved, UTAH CONTESTED ELECTION case, WASHINGTON, March 23, 1874, ‘The contested case, \n the matter of the Con- gressional delegate from the Territory of Utah, ‘was before the Committee on Elections to-day, and ‘the time of fiual hearing was ized tor next Mon- inatviduals, espectally when danger was not expected, they have not been slow or inactive in seeking to enforce the vengeunce of the law, and to vindicate the rights of society. We hope among the first arrests that were made was the originator Ol the outrage, and doubtiess an active instigator of the assassination. The true maxim in states- manship is, “The higher the social standing of a culprit, the more certain and severe should be the punishment,” ARRESTS, Since the foregoing went into type we learn by telegrams to the government that several persons responsible for the assassination of Mr. Stephens have been arrested, and among them the curates of Anualulco and Techitan. AMUSEMENTS. Italian Opera—“‘Lohengrin.” The production of a new work on the Italian opera stage must always be a subject of interest toa music loving public like that of New York. When this work is, besides, one of the chief repre- sentative lyric compositions of anew school, the tenets of which are entirely revolutionary in spirit and tend to subvert old and established forms, the interest is immeasurably increased. Such was the attraction that drew together last night in the Academy the largest audience of the season, Richard Wagner’s “Lohengrin” can- not be regarded as an absolute novelty in this city, im consideration of its frequent representations at the Stadt Theatre; but | when we reflect upon the mutilated and imcom- plete manner in which it was brought out at the Bowery opera house ana the truly grand and effective performance in Italian last evening, Mr. Strakosch is surely entitled to the honor of. being the first manager 1m America to put to a practical test the merits of the school it represents. And here a word of praise is due to the enterprise that gives to the people of New York the work that is talked about so much in Lon- don and Paris, and yet has never been heard in those cities. The bitter warfare that has been waged in Europe over this question of the “music of the future’’ ts likely to flnd anew field of action in America, No one can always trust to the first impressions produced by a work of the magnitude of “Lohengrin.” Without espousing the cause of classical absolutism nor yet that of the stormy republicanism of the ‘Zukunft’ dis- cipies, approaching sometimes to the intoxication of Communism, we can but accept a middle course and glean from both opposing parties those opin- | ions that seem to be most in accordance with the The opinion 1n clerical circles up to | dictates of reason. On one side is tradition, stern and unalterable, pointing out the path, and the only path, in which the composer must go; on the other the theory of individual destiny, spur- ring one on to bold experiments, new patns and daring deeds. The spirit of the present age in- clines towards the latter, but not to the reckless extent that Wagner’s admirers would counte- nance. Berlioz, the acknowledged father of this school “or the future,’? was never guilty of the ex- travagance which now generally characterizes tt. The main deiect of Wagner's music is its utter realism, He leaves too little to imagination, but insists upon demonstrating his musical treatment of a libretto as if it were a geometrical or algebraic problem. He treats music asa science only and ignores its existence asanart. We fear that the average Opera-goer will never subscribe to such a theory. ‘the remarkable inventive capacity of Wagner in orchestral coloring, and the scenic ap- lication of the same cannot be overestimated, and in “Lohengrin” 16 1s Vas yecll CUM ia beck’ but 8o is also the tatal Mistake of regarding the human voice as merely an additional instrument to the orchestra, and robbing it of the liberty of imagina- tion, expression and sentiment that constitute the chief charm of opera. When a great lyric artist 1s tied down by inexorable rules in every scene and 1s absolutely tyrannized over by the orchestra, the first conditions of opera are violated. Such is the case in “Lohengrin.” Everything that liberal management and im- mense operatic resources could effect was brought to bear on the production of this work last night, ‘rhe chorus was nearly eighty strong and the or- chestra sixty, with twelve additional trampeters on the stage. The long and severe rehearsals to which that admirable chef dorchestre, Signor Emmanuel Muzio, subjected his forces, produced an effect scarcely credible—a smooth, symmetrical performance of such & stupendous work on the first night. The mise en scene was entirely new and quite in keeping with the spirit of the subject. Nothing has ever been presented at any of our dramatic houses to surpass in splendor and brilliancy the dresses, armors and other properties incidental to the piece, It was placed on the stage in such a lavish mauner that the audience, in an ont- burst of appreciative enthusiasm, called Mr. Strakosch before the curtain, and would not be contented until the principal artists unearthed the blushing impresario from some hiding place and brought him forward, Muzio also came in fora liberal share of applause. The cast was a remark- bly strong one. We subjoin it. i Frederick Henry, King of Germany The ing’s Herald. «Herr Blum Synopsis of Scenery :—First act, a plain on the banks ot the Scneldt: second act, fortress of Antwerp; third (A), bridal chamber; (B), banks of the Scheldt. Of the principal artis:s in this cast two are en- titled to praise of unstinted kind—Mme. Nilsson and Signor Campanini. Admirabie in every operatic role she undertakes, but particularly fas- cinating in a creation like Elsa, which harmonizes so Well with her poetical spirit, Mme. Nilsson last evening Won another lyric triumph, the value of which may be estimated (rom the serious strain upon the voice and innumerable technical di culties that stand in the path of success, ail of which she bravely overcame. Her lovely act | voice, m {ts crystalline purity of tone, sounded strangely soothing after the flerce struggle between the recitative singers—Herald, King tha Frederick—and the overpowering orchestra. And here, after nearly thirty pages in the score of the opera, may be found the first air or melodic form that can be construed into one, “Cinto dus bergo.” Throughout this scene, until the arrival of Lohengrin, the interest centred upon Elsa, and in her spotless white garments and gentle mien she gave & faithfal portrait of the falsely ac- cused Princess of Brabant. The prayer for a champion to take up her cause was de- livered with rare beauty and teeling and without any of the demonstrative apirit with which it is sometimes marred, The next gem in her role was the exquisite “Aurette, a cul si Spesso to confidai il dolor,” which Elaa sings in the second act from the balcony, unconscious that she is watched “4 the vengeful eyes of Ortrud and Frederick irom the steps of the minster, in this, as in the Sonsecing, duet with Ortrud, in which the tender heart of Elsa 1s inclined to tor- give the former treachery of her rival, Mme, Nils- 8on’s singing was worthy o! her established fame, The concluding part of this scene, when Elsa invites Ortrud to enter with her into the Keme- nate, ig one of the chief melodic features of the Opera, Passing to the first scene Of tne last act— the bridal champer—where both the voices of prima donna and tenor were sorely tried, and Which seems interminable, Mme. Niisson rose to the emergencies of the occasion and went through the dificult music unfaiteringly. It was, indeed, throughout an exhibition of lyric genius worthy of @ Letter subject than the “Zukun{t” school caa provide, A worthy companion picture to the Elsa of Nilason was the Lohengrin of Campaniai. It was in action, singing and appearance the beau ideal of the Knight of the Holy Grail. His costume and make up Was surprisingly effective, and the grace of action that characterizes all his operatic imper- sonations was here shown to rare advantage. The song addressed to the swan—a very delightiul morceau of melody—in which the tones of his clear, sonorous, well balanced voice were first heard, gave promise of a lyric success in the rdle which was entirely juifilled belore tbe swan bore him away again from the banks of the Scheidt, Of all the ordeals in opera to which a tenor can be |; subjected that of the rd/e of Lohengrin is the most terribly trying. It ia a strain of the most severe kind from begin- ning to ead and rarely gives a breathing spell to the artist. The tenderness of voice and manner in the scenes with Elsa was as arvisticaily shown as the majesty of demeanor and heroic spirit tat marked him above the nobies of King Henry’s Court, “The duet in the bridal chamber, which has @ few sparkling gems for the tenor, and the fine scene in which Lohengrin reveais bis true name to the Court, were delivered with surpassing efiect by Signor Campapini. ‘Ihe success which won for him in Italy, even trom unwilling German critics, the title of 8 consummate artist cannot Jail to attend him here, It must be asubject of regret, however, if Signor Campunini will continue to Subject his fine voice to the ruthless measures of Wagner. The Ortrud of Miss Cary, sihoual having many excellent traits, as one would look for in the pos- sessor of @ contralto voice of exceptional power and beauty, was hardly adequate to the trying geenes of therdle, Perhaps the fact that the role being designed for a mezzo soprano, and much of it lying above the compass of Misé Cary’s voice, may have had the effect of lessening her lyric ponene but the impersonation was not up to er usifal standard of merit. ‘The terrible character of frederick’s music had also @ depressing effect upon Signor Del Puente, and yet itis hard to conceive how on earth any artist can achieve a success when a storm of brass is hurled at him every time he opens his mouth, Nanpetti, one of the best bassos we have had here for many years, labored under @ similar dis- advantage. Both these artists would have made an unequivocal success nad they been heard throughout, but human lungs are limited. and cannot be replaced like the mouthplece of a trumpet or the reed o! a clarionet. Herr Blum struggled manfully with the unvarying difficulties attached to the position of army crier. 1t is absurd ° oo any Voice to last under such a constant strain. Words of the most hearty commendation are due to the chorus and orchestra for the splendid manner in which they fulfilled their share of the work, Some of the grand climaxes in the opera, such as the greeting of Lohengrin as he ap- proaches in the boas drawn by the swan, the pare beiore the combat, the overwhelm- ng finale of the first act, the male chorus in the beginning of the second act, after the trum- peters on the stage announce the dawn of day, the processional chorus on the way to the church, the grand bridal chorus tn the last act and tne concluding “Enrico vival’? were all given with an effect that spoke of carelul train- ing, an experienced leader and _ willing minds, Considering .the great difficulties with which those choral numbers abound—ané we shall refer to this particular subject again—the promptness of attack, precision and accuracy of execution and spirit shown at this first perform- ance o1 the most dificult work extant call jor high praise. And by Signor Muzio and his worthy assistant, Mr. S. Behrens, this state of things was broug ht around, With ears and eyes deafened and biinded by the uproar of eighty voices and seventy instruments and the glitter of pageants such as the Academy boards never saw before except in the case of “AYda,”” after four mortal hours of “amusement” of this description we suppose the reader will naturally inquire from us, What is the upshot of all this grand operatic ensemble? and what can be said in & word about Wag- ner’s music as a steady pabulum for the average opera-goer? We reply thut as long as the eae singers hold out and the endurance of the stener is judiciously kept up by extraneous means “Lohengrin” will be a standard attraction. But young ladies will never warble its melodies” nor fair-naired young men thrum santasias on it on the keyboard of a piano, We conclude with an extract from an eminent English critic on Herr Richard Wagner :— Some one long ago showed the possibility of begin- ning a composition with a discord; but can any “music ot the future” advocate deny the necessity of resolving eally or implicdly) that discord, or, dare to leave a iscord unresolved, at the end of his composition? Does this “music of the future? exhibit fine spect: mens of modulation? In what can it in this spect be held to differ from the music of the past of any period or nationality uniess in this—that the (spite ot the ineradicable presence of the tonic and iis aitendants) whether we are ‘at home or abroad” in regard to tonality? Then, as to melody, is not this “the change of key is perpetual, that we never know exactly | MASSACHUSETTS. The Senatorial Contest—An Anal- ysis of the Situation. The Chances on the Eve ot Battle. AN UNCERTAIN SITUATION. Boston, March 22, 1874, The situation here, so far as the Senate ts con- cerned, is becoming more and more interesting, although in some respects obscure. Butler is for Dawes. That 18 one point. The adminis- tration would like Hoar. That is @ second point. Those who do not like Butler por the administration, nor anything particularly, prefer Charles Francis Adams. The great excep- tion to this rule is the President of the Senate, George B. Loring, whose candidate is George B. Loring. There will be some independent votes for Wendell Phillips. The democrats have nominated B. R, Curtis, but they will support General Banks | or Charles Francis Adams. General Banks is, as I | remarked, @ member of the Senate—a liberal re- publican, elected by republicau votes, He has a peculiarly independent position—bound to no party, and elected stmply because he is N. P. Banks, and everybody in Waltham kes him, He 1s a con- tingent candidate for the Senate—that is to say, is chances for election somewhat resemble the chances Micawber at one time enjoyed of embark. ing in the coal trade on the Medway. DAWES, So Butler supports Dawes! This is a surprising fact, especially to the untutored mind not prone to the winding ways of poiitictans. It ts only yester- day that Dawes came in furious haste from the far Paciflc coasts, burning with anger to crucify Butler between two thieves for daring to become a candidate for the Governorship. Have we not seen them swordpoint to swordpoint on the floor of the House? Yesterday ali wrath and bitterness, and now in loving harmony and mutual support, Verily, brethren, verily, inscrutable are the ways of public men, and it is not for an untutored mind like that of your correspondent to presume to read them, ido not think there is much communion of soul between the two leaders, By this I mean that they | do not pray for each other except in the general entreaty that God would be merciful to al | sinners. And as worldly reasons must be found for everything now, for Massachusetts politics also, lam afraid, this is the explanation :—Dawes is less offensive to Butler than Hoar or Adams, Hoarana | Adams are from the eastern part of the State, and the Senatorship has been east for a couple of gen- erations. Elect Hoar or Adams or any other east- ern man, and when the next convention assembles to nominate a Governor the argument will be made that the west is entitled to some honor, else all the public men in the west will move into Bos+ ton! Now, General Butler 1s also from the west, and he !s a candidate tor Governor. Elect Dawes to the Senate, and the west will be satisfed without a Governor. Since Butler does not crave the Senatorship he will put it as far away from his home as possible. Dawes repre- sents the average political character of Massa- chusetts, He is no better and no worse than the average. He has been “in harness,” as the phrase goes, Many years, Now and then he teases the administration to please Sam Bowles, but he keeps in line with his party. He was in the Crédit Mo- biller business—not deep, but compromised, He took ten per cent for his money from Oukes Ames. | People have said thatif he had been an honest, high- | souled man he would have denounced the Crédit | Mobilier at the time, that he might have earned five | per cent on his money in government bonds, and | kept his honor pure, But he took ten and held his | peace. He did not shumle like Garfleid, or say un- truths like Colfax, but he was as seriously involved in ail that was morally wrong in that transaction. | JUDGE HOAR. Remember, too, that Dawes has time and again | teased the administration. Never seriously, but still enough to irritate the source of human peace 1m the White House. Now, we are instructed that true loyalty to our Cwsar requires us to rebuke | | sticking point!, Wagner's declared estimate ot the “Jow “Meverbécr” is that he is “the most des- icable miusic manufacturer of the period.” oes not the Philistine Wagner here show the cl hoot? Did he ever write such melodies as those ot “Les Huguenots,” “Dinorah’” and “Robert” are brinu from beginning toend? Again, is it a recommendation to A Work of art that it possesses no “form?” ‘Then, in- deed, is Wagner full of It form implies p ment, trom what is “music of the future” developed ex- pe capriciousness of a German's “inner conscious- nest” Wallack’s Theatre. The moderns have again taxen possession of the home of gh comedy, and theatre-goers are, we fear, likely to regret the ancients. “Central Park,” Mr. Wallack’s five act comic performance, was revived after a sleep of four years, and a crowded house attended to witness the awaken- ing. The audience laughed at the broad comicality of some of the scenes, and we suppose they really enjoyed them ; and, after ail, tnatis the chief matter from the managerial point of view. But we confess to a feeling of regret to see 80 much good acting wasted; for it was the acting rather than the play which interested the house. Mr. Gilbert was the same testy, jealous old gentleman that he always 1s, and it Was a pity to taxe fim from the atmos- phere of the Mali, where he thrives like a natural production of the soil, to graft him on a@ foreign root in Central Park, where he is out of keeping | With the surroundings. Mr. Wallack hasa natural | connection with Central Park, and he fitted in among the moderns better than his associate | artist, and broke hearts and jokes in the most ap- proved modern fasion. Miss Effie Germon sup- ported the role of the jealous wite with her usual ability. The farcical incidents of the “drama,” were well received by the audience and so long = big are pleased “Centrai Park” will Keep the | joards, The Lyceum Theatre. “La Vie Parisienne’ was produced at this theatre last night to a crowded audience. aimée | was in good voice and sung in dashing style, “au- trefois plus d’un amant.”’ ‘Wood's Museum. “Rum; or, The Temperance Crusaders,” was produced at this theatre last night, The play is tame and uninteresting. it is not even a passable | sensation. Too much water killed it, i A OARD FROM FANNY MORANT, New York, March 23, 1874. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD Some malicious persons having caused to be an- | nounced several times in the HERALD and other | Papers that I intended leaving this city, I take this method of denjing the truth of this statement and brand it 8 an intentional wrong perpetrated towards mysell, done for the purpose of injurin, me. I have no intention to leave New York an never had. By giving this space in your columns ze will confer a iayor and correct a iaisehood. ‘ery respectiully, FANNY MORANT. WEATHER REPORT. a WaR_ DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, WASHINGTON, March 24—1 A. M. Prodabitiiies. , FoR THE MIDDLE STaTES, THE LOWER LAKES AND New ENGLAND RISING BAROMETER, TEMPERATURE BELOW FREEZING, NORTHWESTERLY AND NORTHEAST- ERLY WINDS AND GENERALLY CLEAR WEATHER, For the upper lakes and Ohio Valley north- westerly and northeasterly winds, low tempera- ture, rising barometer and clear weather. For the Southern States northeasterly winds, falling temperature, rising barometer, cloudy | weather and rain, clearing inthe Western Gulf during the forenoon, | The display of cautionary signals will be resumed | at the lake stations on April 1, The Weather in This City Yesterday. ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the corresponding ba of jast year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's Pharmacy, HeraLp Building :— 1873, 1874. 1873, 1814, 3:20 P. M. 47 29 445 a 7 4 verage tempe s Average temperature for corresponding date But | n | Plato in the nursery and bad boys swear in Greek. | many stations with dignity and fidelity. | any side but republicanism and temperance. the man who thinks he has been spending too much money. So the loyal bee!-eaters who | are not under the evil eye of Butler, and who are free to act for themselves, preter Judge Hoar, of Concord, Judge Hoar was formerly Attorney General and was afterwards mentioned tu connec. | tion with the vacancy on the Supreme Bench. But he had bad temper and irritable ways with carpet-bag Senators and Rocky Mountain statesmen wien they came to instruct him about the duties of his station and his appointments, so | they bothered the President until he edged Hoar | out of the Cabinet and put in that shining light | from the Dismal Swamp, Amos T, Akerman, who | may be dead now for what any one knows or | cares. The President meant that Hoar should | fall on a downy seat, but did not nomiuate him for the Supreme Bench. In the language of high society in Nevada, the carpet-baggers and Rocky | Mountain statesmen ‘would have gone for him” and he would never have been confirmed. No man was ever more loved by his friends | than E. R. Hoar, but his capacity for ex- citing malevolence amounts to a genius. The Judge is now in Congress from the Concord and Lowell district. He ran to defeat Dr. Ayer, the champion pill-and-cherry-pectoral statesman, who | is ambitious to round his career as a patent medl- cine dealer with a seat in Congress. As Massachu- setts did not crave this particular form of adver- tisement, and as cherry-pectorgl was sure of the nomination, Judge Hoar was brought in at the | last moment to defeat him. So that Hoar is now | in Congress because he isnot Dr. Ayer. The Judge lives in Concord, which is a kina of Yankee Mecca, | near Boston, hallowed by the life of Emerson, and the spirits of Hawthorne, Thoreau and others who have gone before them. It is believed to be a holy place, where everybody reads Latin and goes to | bed at nine in the evening, and children begin | Altogether it is @ great blessing to live in Concord, quite a liberal education, and when it sends a can- didate like Judge Hoar to the front he comes with @ presumptive light. But the Judge ig from the east, and Butler is from the east, and so “Bertram’s rignt and Bertram’s might are met on Ellangowan height,” and “the boys,” headed by Simmons, are all against the Judge, who will probably be left in the howling wilderness of the lower House. ADAMS AND THE ADAMS FAMILY. The candidate most spoken of 1s Charles Francis | Adams. Mr. ,Adams 1s nearly seventy years of age, sixty-seven to be exact, but is a well pre- served, courteous, cold, silver haired, silver bearded old gentieman, who ran for the Vice Presi- dency twenty-six years ago with Van Buren, and came near running tor the Presidency | against Grant, Adams is more talked | about than any other candidate becanse, among other things, ft 1s quite respectable to support Mr. Adams—like going to church and wearing kid gloves and drinking Burgundy. Some- how it is “the thing to do,” and as a consequence many support Mr. Adams without meaning it—Sam Bowles, for instance, who 18 really for Dawes. Mr. Adams, no doubt, would make a good Senator. He 1s an Adams, remember, which means that he 1s cold, correct, dogmatic, resolute; a man of high honor, who has served the country in But | Mr. Adams represents only disaffection. The men who support him are not real re- publicans. He is not known to be a} republican, One of his sons, Charles, a young man of unwaual force and inde pendence, is arepubtican and a hereditary candidate for the Presidency on that side. Another son, John Quincy, or “Johnnie Q,,”” as people irreverently call him, has been democratic candidate for Gov- ernor, and is @ hereditary candidate for the Pres- idency upon the democratic side, or, in fact, upon So that like the old Scotch lord in the rebellion, who had one son in the loyal army and the other in the rebel lines, nO matter who won, the property was sale, No matter who wins there is an Adams reudy to hold office for the honor of the | ture, tor the very good reason that we have no | counsel in this matter. | their responsibility and are preparing to discharge | this city. | cupied by tord, Uged) National, of Hartiord, $5,000; North | Brilsh ‘and Mercantile, $10,000; ‘Hartford Fire, $7,000, and Westchester, $5,000. TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1874—TRIPLE SHEET. family. If the repubdiicans are m divided, Mr. Adams may be BE Ma 6 or alliance with the democrats. ‘This would be s natural alliance. But it seems only possible. The e-ection of Adams would be the defeat of Dawes, who has mature purty claims; the defeat of the administration, who would accept Dawes, but pre- fer Hoar; the defeat of Butler, who sees in Adama a type of oar element tuat opposes him. If the canvass should be protracted no one knows who may win, A new and unnamed man may come, as Sumner came twenty-three years ago. But if I were a betting man I would a3 matters now look take “Dawes, ridden by Ben Butler,” against the eld, The Latest Speculations Regarding the Successorship in the Senate—Mr. Dawes Supposed To Be Most in Favor—Pousi- bility of a Coalition Butler and Demo- cratic Candidate—Excitement in Bos- ton. Boston, March 23, 1874, The question of who shall succeed the late Charles Sumner in the United States Senate is still @ vexed and perplexed one. The election takes place to-morrow alternoon at hall-past two o’clock, and yet at this tardy and critical mo- ment no man dare predict the name of the success- tul candidate. The republicans persistently refuse to harmonize, and now at the last moment the con- fusion in their ranks is “worse confounded” than at any previous stage of she campaign. Mr. Dawes and Judge Hoar are, of course, the leading republican aspirants, and their strength 1s indi- cated by the order in which their names are men- tioned. In fact, it is everywhere admitted that Mr. Dawes will lead the Concord Congressman in the Senate and possibly in tne House; but no one supposes for a moment that a choice will come out of the first ballot, General Butler 1s tn Washing- ton attending to his Congressional duties— @ fact which has given currency to a rumor that he is like the woman who saw her husband in @ fracas with @ bear, and coolly re- marked that she ‘‘didn’t care which got the best of it.’ Indeed, he is credited with saying that so long as it was a fight between a dog and a skunk he would be better pleased if the skunk got whipped. His listener said that was indefinite. ‘Well,’ added the General, “then if it is a fight between two skunks, I would like the one nearest me to be yilled.” All of which means that he referred to Mr. Hoar. As pleasantry this is all very well; but there is too much of Butler and anti-Butler on the surface to warrant the belief that the Essex statesman is not interested in the result of the contest, All his active iriends are in the fleld on the Dawes side, and all his industrious opponents are on the side of Mr. Hoar. Efforts to persuade Mr. Dawes to draw out of the contest have brought a reply that he preters to be murdered rather than commit sui- cide, It 1s an accepted fact that THE DEMOCRATS CONTROL THE SITUATION; and inasmuch as Judge Curtis, their nominee, has not accepted the nomination they are not in duty bound to stick tohim. In view of this it 1 not among the improbabilities that they may amalga- mate with one wing or the other of the republican party, probably the Butlerites, and take up a man not heretofore regarded as @ leading candidate, This ts one of the most reasonable of to-night’s ru- Mors, and the man who will be brought forward and carried in by default is generally conceded to be Genera N. P. Banks, who is now a member of the State Senate. Next to himin chance is Speaker Sanford, of the House. Ail speculation, however, may be upset by the events of to-morrow. GREAT EXCITEMENT PREVAILS over the pending struggie, and all the leading ho- tels are crowded to-night with politicians from all quarters of the State, who are discussing with fluent ana incoherent eloquence the probabilities of the result, The only one point they agree upon is that Dawes and Hoar will lead at the start, but concerning the subsequent ballots there are no | definite conclusions except those which I have in- dicatea, The Boston Journal, in an editorial to- night, indicates the uncertainty of uncertain | things in the following language :— } We have not thought it worth while to publish definite tables of the strength of the several cun- didates who are likely to come belore the Legisla- Jaiti in any of them. The Senatorial contest re- suiting in the election of Mr. Boutwell was far clearer than this, and yet it will be remembered What absurd estimates, as it afterwards appeared, were put forth by observers supposed to be weli informed, The element 01 uncertainty ts ten times as great now. In some respects we are glad to see that so many members are Keeping their own lt shows that they feel their duty at the last moment according to their honest convictions, unemvarrassed by all pledges or committals. THE DEVOURING ELEMENT. A Destructive Fire in New Britain, Conn.—The Hitna Cutlery Works De- stroyed. Hartrorp, Conn, March 23, 1874. About half-past nine o’clock this morning fire was seen to break out of the cupola in the building of the £tna Cutlery Works of the Landers, Frary & clark Company, in New Britain, ten miles from The building 1s 200x35 feet, four stories high, With two wings of 110X45 leet, ‘the works of the Stanley Rule and Level Com- fons situated near, had @ narrow escape. The uilding of ‘the Landers, Frary & Clark Company, devoted to the manufacture of table cutlery, was entirely destroyed. The loss is about $500,000, in- sured for $463,500, of which the following 1s BY NEW YORK COMPANIES. Home, $10,000; Phenix, $7,500; Continental, $7,500; German-American, $7,500; Clinton, $5,000; Exchange, $5,000; American, $5,000; New York, $5,000; Mercantile, $5,000; | National, $2,500; Mechanics and Traders’, | $5,000; Safeguard, 4 Commerce, $5,000; Tradesmen’s, $5,000; $5,000; Irving, $5,000;’ Star, ‘ Standard, $5,000; New York and Yonkers, — $5,000; Manhattan, Atlantic, $5,000; Hoffman, $5,000; Republic, $5,000; Hanover, $5,000; Germanta, $5,000: Niagara, $5,000; Citizens’, $5,000; Biack River (Watertown), $5,000; | Empire City, | tna, $2,500; Farragut, $2,500; $2,500; Guardian, $2,500; Firemen’s Fund, $2,500; Relies, $2,500; Resolute, $2,500; Adriatic, $2,500; Commercial, $2,500; Brewers and Maltsters’, $2,500; | Lamar, $3,000. | Lenox, $2,000; Arctic, $2,500; ‘Total, $185,500. The Landers, Frary & Clark Com- pany have @ capital of $500,000 and gave employ- | | ment to 500 hands. The fire is believed to have | been the work of an incendiary. Disastrous Fire in Elgin, 1l.—Several | Blocks Destroyed—Loss Estimated at $147,000. CHICAGO, March 23, 1874. A special despatch from Elgin, lil., says:—a fire broke out at two o’clock this morn.ng on Chicago | street, near the corner of Douglas avenue, in Ful- ler’s restaurant, and spread to the adjoining | block, comprizing a three story brick building oc- Join Newman, dry goods and groce.ies, and B. Scbalz, cigar store, which were destroyed. The | fire then struck across the Street to the Sherman Hail block, the lower floors of which were occu- pied by R. and 8, E. Weld, ou L. Adler, furs | nishing goods; Schultz & Todson, dry goods; | o’Connell & Kimball, boots and shoes, and A, W. Wilburn, confectioner, which were aiso de- stroyed, The large brick block occupied by Ed. Scott, harness shop; R. K. Sherwin, billiard hall; Raymond Brothers, crockery; P. M. Martin, ory goods, and William 8. Burns, saddier, was next attacked and was entirely consumed be- fore the flames couid be got under control. The total Joss on stock Is estimated at $80,000, and on buildings at $67,000. losses and of insurance is said to be light. The ac- count states that the firemen were totally inem- clent, and that the citizens put out the fire. Immense Losses by Fire in Indianap- oOlis—List of Insurance, INDIANAPOLIS, March 23, 1874, The aggregate loss by the fire last night is esti- mated at $300,000, on which there is not more than $75,000 insurance. The following is a partial list:— Home, of New York, $10,000; Connecticut, of Hart- Fire in Wooster, Ohio, Wooster, March 23, 1874. A destructive fire broke out this morning about three o'clock, in the building occupied by Kawling & Co., as a photographic sallery, totally destroyin; that building and the Arcadian building. The loss is about $75,000, and the total insurance, so lar as heard, $40,000. Ingersoll’s Mansion Burned, poucnkeerstk, N. Y., March 23, 1874, b The Van Rensselaer mansion, near New Ham-/ burg, on the Hudson, was destroyed by tire this morning. It waa owned by James H. Ingersoll,’of tne Tammany Ring. None of the contents were saved, The loss is sbout $100,000, on which ‘here ‘Was @ partial insurance. e fire is said ty have originated from the beater. Mr, Ingersoll’s, yon-in- | lowing day, he wished $5,0005 | . J. Kimball, tatlor; L. M. Kelly, drugs; | \& a The amount of individual | if THE LABORING MOUNTAIN. ASCENT OF A HERALD CORRESPONDENT, The Alarm of the People and the Candidates for Baptism. THE OPINIONS OF A SOIENTIST. Manion, N. C., March 23, 1876 I reached here this morning, after riding alt night, from Chimney Rock. Friday sfternoom I found myself able to make the ascent of Stone Mountain, which is now established as the seat of the most serious disturbance. Stone Mountain ts of the same range as the Bald Mountatm, lying Seven miles northeast, and the shocks Nave eX- tended between the two, With a guide I crossed Stone Mountain, and at one minute past four EL experienced quite a shoek, which FRIGHTENED MY HORSE AND GUIDE so much that both seemed about to leave me. Descending upon the southern side, I made the circuit of the Knots and joined a party of studenta, professors and reporters at the Widow Nan’s, om the north side of the mountain, Here we expert- enced @ second shock, which shook preacher Lo- gan off a rail fence upon which he was sitting, and a ladder, which was resting againat the side of the house, was thrown down. Great excitement pre- yailed among the people, and some FORTY-FOUR CANDIDATES FOR BAPTISM on the following Sunday began to be douced at once despite the cold and rain. Friday evening the party separated in order to get accommodation at the different farmhouses, With the stipulation that we should meet the fol- lowing morning at Chimney Rock to interview Professor Dupre, Professor of Natural Science, Waflord College, Spartanburg, S. ©. Saturday morping we met the Professor, and after going through a portion of Bald Mountain with him held the private intefview at Justiss’ Tavern. The people had heard of the contemplated interview, and gathered from far and wide about the hotel, It was impossible to keep them out of the room, WHAT THE PROFESSOR SAID. “Ihave examined carefully into the nature ot these noises, and my questions have been made with regard to the leading facts stated by the peo~ ple, as connected with the broad theory of voicante movements. The nolses that have been heard om the mountains are COMMON TO BOTH EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANIG MOVEMENTS. As farasIhave heard, the explosive noises that have begun these rumblings are characteristic of Volcanic movements, The limited area of the noise and shocks seems also to favor volcanic move- ments. This does not embrace more than ten or twelve miles, All shocks have been between two jJarge rivers, the Broad and Catawba, both of which: head from these mountains, If this was an earthquake wave it would not be 8o limited in its area, and, as a volcanic movement would be extending at so great a distance from the sea, the question remains to be decided. May not this be an earthquake wave, limited in its area by the two large rivers bounding it? Brother Logan here asked the Professor if he thought there was any danger, to which there was a negative reply. The preacher said that after the shock at Widow Nan’s and the sudden depart- ure of the newspaper man and the scientists the people had become more demoranzed than ever, and that, as he had to preach to them onthe fole have it from our own livg that We Were not scared and that there waa no danger. We gave him ample assurance and left at nightfall for Bald Mountuin to observe as to the reported bright lights to be seen thereupon, We saw a bright haze through the mist, but being unable to trace 1 to its source, attributed it to at- mospheric influences. During Sunday, wherever I rode the people flocked to the roadside, making the most diligent | inquiries and displaying the utmost anxiety, They seemed to be as much disturbed vy our coming ag by the volcanic movements. No siiocks have beea heard since Friday afternoon. Alarming, Reports Via Knoxville—An Acre of the Summit of Eald Mountain Sinking. {From the Knoxville Press and Herald, March 21.} In the market house yesterday a man read to an interested audience a letter irom his mother, live ing near Bald Mountain, which detailed the facte of the rumbling and grumbling of the bald-headed old mountain, and added the startling informatton that on the summit of the mountain the space of an acre was sinking and smoke and occasional jets of flame were issuing therefrom, The an- nouncement of the rumbling had attracted large numbers of people to the discontented mountain, Jnafew days @ mouse will doubtless peep from behind @ boulder and then the country will have another illustration of the classic story, “Parturt- unt montes, nascetur ridicudus mus." A OHARITY BALL. The charity ball given last evening at Tammany Hall by the Ladies’ Aid Society of the First Ag sembly district proved a decided financial success and netted over $1,500. 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