The New York Herald Newspaper, April 28, 1874, Page 9

the history of Scotland ond upon modern thought than any man that evor lived in Scots land. The work of building a monument to his memory should not be confined to Svotch- men alone. No country owes more to the genius of John Koox than our own free America, and Americans would, we aro sure, gladly contribute to honor his noble and illus- trions memory. Asolated Supremacy in China—The Barriers Finally Broken Away. It is just thirty years since Mr. Caleb Cush- ing failed in his high ambition of coercing an ‘audience from the Chinese Emperor at ‘Pekin. While the first American mission to China ‘was under discussion in Congress it was as- serted that an audience might be obtained from the Emperor without prostration; but though these thirty years have been full of change for China, as well as the rest of the world, it has only come to pass that the Ce- Jestial Empire has completely broken away from the traditions of isolated supremacy. ‘Mr. Cushing in 1843 was compelled to re- pain as far away as Macao while carrying on dhis negotiations with the imperial Commis- ‘sioner. Mr. Low in 1873 not only resides in the imperial city, but stands betore the Em- ‘peror as at any European Court, without even ‘bending the knee to that aagust person- tage. A great victory has been gained, and yet it is not greater than that which Mr. Ba- chanan gained over the English Court. ‘In Ohina prostration and bending the knee meant something more than the old Chinese doctrine of isolated supremacy, they were ‘typical of the inferiority ot other Powers. In ‘England the Court dress meant that the Ministers of States wero the servants of kings. {twas something moro than a ques- tion of clothes to make the crdinary even- ing black cloth costume the Court dress of a republic, just as it was something more than ® personal question whether the Ministers of other Powers should perform a degrading obeisance to the Chinese ruler. In the recent reception of the representatives of the West- ern Powérs and the separate audiences granted to Soyesima, the Ambassador of Japan, and to M, de Geofroy, the French Ambassador, we ‘have the fullest assurance that the barriers are finally broken away, and that the notion of isolated supremacy in China is at an end. China must take one further step before she shall have fully recognized the autonomy of all the other Powers. But as this recognition is not yet fully accorded in the East Room at Washington, we can scarcely expect that it should first be put in practice in the Purple Pavilion at Pekin. The audiences of empe- xors, kings and presidents to thy ambassadors near their courts, to be complete, must also include the ambassadors of the press. Many of our readers will recall the whimsical letter of one of our European correspondents last summer, in which he described the Henanp @mbassador standing in the antechamber of the royal palace at Stockholm with Prince Metternich, General Blumenthal and the other ambassadors, waiting for the King. Qoaint’ as that idea seemed, it had at bottom o great truth, and in the great future of journalism the representatives - of the press will be allowed an honorable place in all the public pageantry of the rulers of the earth. Had this right been fully recog- nized when the ambassadors of the Western Powers for the first time in history stood be- fore the Emperor of China, in June last, what as celebration the event would have received. As it was, uearly a year passed away betore ‘we obtained a description of the imperial audience, and we should have missed it altogether had not Mr. Wade, the English Minister, whose despatch to his government ‘we transfer to our columns this morning, writ- ‘ten almost as well as a newspaper correspond- ent. His account will well repay perusal, oth on account of the novelty of his subject and the inherent interest ot his story. There is no more instructive chapter any- ‘where in history than Mr. Wade's history of this event at the Purple Pavilion at Pekin. To Mr. Caleb Cushing, so anxious thirty years -ago to sail up the Pei-ho and knock at the doors of the imporial palace, it must prove especially interesting. What neither threats nor on- ‘treaties could obtain for him has come almost ‘unasked through the march of events, Since the came home from the outskir!s of the Flow- ery Land, in 1844, with his treaty in his pocket, not only China but Japan also has “opened her closed portals, and the Japanese Ambassador, side by side with the amvassa- ‘dors of America, England, France and Russia, stands before the Chinese Emperor and his Court. The peoples of the East have taken their places with those of the West among progressive nations, and at last all the world is kin. A Group m tHe Esst.—The Pall Mal Gaselle gives currency to a rumor that the Khedive is so seriously elated with the con- quest of Abyssinia that he contemplates pro- claiming himself an independent ruler, under the title of the-Sultan of Egypt. This pur- pose, if persisted in, may lead to complica- tions with Turkey, complications that could not end without war and the most serious re- eulte. Tas Mxcoa oy tas New York Pourr- ouns just now is Albany. A crowd of them, it is said, have gone there to pusb through a number of bills in which they are interested. ‘The iast days of the session of the Legislature are also the summer time and the harvest time of these men, and, like birds of prey, they take their flight to Albany regularly at such Periods, Muscrrtaxeovs Ponrrics.—A member of Parliament, during the recent canvass, pre- ented himself before his constituents with a new and original platform. The planks were ‘as follows: — ae No fine and imprisonment without trial by a Religions equality, free trade and no income tax on trade or jabor. ILL, Civil and religious liberty and no Popery. IV. Railway and all other servants to be com- pensated ior injury in the service of their em- ployer. This is one of the most extraordinary plat- forms ever seriously submitted to an election canvass. The candidate, we may say, was returned at the head of the poll. SENATOR 8CHURZ IN BOSTON. Boston, Mass., April 27, 1874. Senator Schurz arrived in Boston at five o'clock this afternoon. He will remain at the Revere wouse, COMMITTED FOR MURDER, Lowe1., Mass., April 27, 1874, Patrick Donahue has been committed for trial in guna vor tne wurder of Michael Moran, ~ JAPAN AND CHINA. ——— Japanese and Feruvians—Foreign Dip!o- macy—The Formosa Question in a Serious Aspect—American Ta‘ont Employed by tho Mikado. Us SAN FRaNoISCO, April 27, 1874. The Pacific mat! steamer Colorado arrived this afternoon from Hong Kong and Yokohama. She brings news from Yokobama to Aprii 7, Japan. Statements have appeared declaring that the Emperor of Russia has declined to arbitrate be- tween Japan and Peruin the case of the Marta Luz, but dezpatcles from the Japaness Legation in St. Petersburg positively announce that he has con- sented, COURTESIES OF COURT. Some comment has been excited among the Japanese oMiciuls by the circumstance that in the publication, by the Yokohama newspapers, of the Mikaco’s reply to the memorable New Year's ad- dress of the foreign representatives, a significant expression toward the close has been aliered or suppressed. It was to the effect that Japan would accept such intercourse a8 was consi tent with her dignity a3 an independent nation, and was in- tended to mark the disapprobation of the govero- | ment in regard to the importunities of the address, A REFUGEE REBEL. Yieto, the leader of the Saga insurrection, after vainly seeking refuge in Satsuma, is pow a luge tive in the islands. BELATIONS TO FORMOSA. Tho reports concerning the expedition to For- Mosa are not without foundation, Envoys irom Lin-Kin, who visited Jeduo in 1872, besought the protection of Japan agaist tie misdeeds of the Formosa tribe, which had a number of shipwrecked sailors irom Lin-Kin, That kingdom having deen formally annexed to Jaran, protection Wag promised and negotiations were entered into with China for the purpose of asceriaining what authority, if apy, that nation claimed over the ma- rauding tribe, China disavowed ail responsibility, aha the Japanese made preparativns to send a torce to take possession of part of the island and keep the inhabitants in proper subjection. Various circumstances have de‘ayed the execution o/ this project; but everything is now in readiness, aud small fieet will immediately sali for the scone of the outrages. No hostile action is intended unless it should prove absoiutely necessary, in which case the Japanese are luliy prepared. . AMERICAN COMMANDERS. The foreign assistants in the expedition are all Americans, Lieutenant Cassell, United States Navy, late cominanding the Ashuelot, and Lieu- tenant Wasson, Untied States Army, until recently engaged in the Yezo Colonization Department, are the naval and military advisers. Over the political gud general details General Legendre, formerly United Statea Consul at Amoy, exercises super- vision. WORKING TO THE END, The plan will occupy a long time to carrying ont, and the Japanese do not expect to firmiy establish themselves before the end of this year. It is be- lieved by many that Forinosa was an ancient de- pendency of Japan, and that in assuming control of a part of the Eastern coast this Empire is only resuming a share of wnat was formerly its own. RADY TO MARCH. ‘The first detachment o1 the expedition will start trom Japan on the 9th or 10th inst. The Com- mander-in-Chief will be Saigo Kitenosuke, a younger brother of the distinguished Satsuma atatesman, ENGLAND. The Budget Approved—War Against Whiskey. Lonpon, April 27, 1874. The House of Commons has-finally approved and disposed of the Budget. CRUSADE AGAINST WHISKEY IN THE GREAT COTTON _g OKNTRE, A whiskey crusade was inaugurated in Man- chester to-day. Severai signatures to the pledge were obtained. Ministcrial Relaxation Towards the Publicans. Lonpon, April 28—5 4 M. In the House of Commons last evening Mr, Cross, the Home Secretary, introduced a bill amending and considerably ameliorating the Licensing act. It fixes the closing hour of public houses haif an hour Jater at night. SPAIN. French Report of the Progre:s of the War. BAYONNE, April 27, 1874, General Palacios Valles, with 6,000 mea, has en- tered and taken possession of the town of Quelva, thirty-eight miles northwest of Vatencia, . GERMANY. Diplomatic Ideas on the Church Question. Parts, April 27, 1874, Count von Arnim, Minister of Prussia, at Paris, Itas writen a letter to Dr. Dollinger, criticising the ecclemastical policy of the government, HE MAY RESIGN. The Count von Arnim will probably quit the diplomatic service of Prussia. THE SUEZ CANAL. po/abeene Egyptian Treatment of a Great Contrastor. Lonpon, April 21, 1874. The Khedive of Egypt took military possession of the Suez Canal before M. De Lesseps yielded to the decision of the International Tonnage Com: mussion, CUBA. Concha’s Order for an Army Draft—Concession to Railway Companies. Havana, April 27, 1874 Captain General Concha has ordered a draft for mihtary service, to take place May 1, from the class between the ages of twenty-five and thirty- five years, instead of eighteen and thirty-five years. The order prescribes that persons be- tween thirty-five and forty-five years of age, llable to military service, and whose income exceeds $500 per annum, May commate by the payment of s contribution to the expenses of the war, and exempts. discharged soldiers, priests, novices, only sons maintaining poor parcnts and employ¢s of the government, but the latter are obliged to join the volunteers, Substitutes for drafted par- ties will be accepted. Any person liable to draft will be permitted to leave the isiand on the pay- ment of $500 In gold, RAILWAY COMPANIES’ PRIVILEGES, The railroads are allowed to charge tor fares fifty per cent in addition to the old gold rates in paper. CARLIST PRISONERS, The mati steamer which leaves for Spain to- morrow takes out 450 Carlist prisonera to be ex- changed, OBITUARY, Rev. John Neil McLeod, D.D. The above-named well known divine, of the Tweltth street Reformed Presbyterian church, died at his residence, in this city, yesterday morn- ing, in the sixty-eighth year of his age ana the forty-eighth year of hts pastorate, His demise was. rather Ynexpectad, althouga he had been ailing during some montas past. He was @ warm promoter of the Evangelical Alliance ® member of the Commit! “Versions”! of the American Bible Society, “stated Clerk of the Generai synod of the Ketormed Presbyterian Gene toa connected with the Preapyterian u 0 Poiledeippia, ~NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL ~ CENTRAL AND fOUTH AMERICA. Imperial Russian Mediation Between the | Gold Payments for Freight on the Favama Bailroad—Questions of Telecraph Commu- nication and Imm’gration—fhould United States Troops Fave Feen Landed on the Isthmust— Guanoin Immense fupply. Colombia, Panama, April 16, 1874. Since the departure o! the steamship City of Panama on the 10th inst, but Uttle of interest has occurred on the lethmus, ‘The poiiti- cal situation throughout the State remains quiet, and the government says 10 is giving tts attention | to public improvements, particularly to the sub- ject of supplying Panama with palatabdle water. President Milo is actively exerting timselfin the Matter with, he thinks, every prospect of success. PANAMA RAILWAY FisKIGHT PAYMENTS, The commercial public of Panama are discussing the hardship of being required by the Panama Railroad Company to pay United States gold in settlement for ail ireignis transported acruss the Isthmus ior them, or, if other coin is tendered, United States silver incinded, it may be received or reiused at the option of the freight agevt, ard at Wiatever rate of ciscount he way choose to eatablisi each day, formerly tne bills of the company were payable ualf in United sta: goid and halt ia United State- sitver, ‘Ihe reau. | o1 the new arrangement, which went into elfect On the ist ist, 16 that United states gold has risen in value fu-seven per ceut premium. The Werchants will ultimately be cumpeiled, when tn- porting goods, to have theic irsizuts patd tn ad- Vauce, Which in mauy Cases wil be impracticable, or unport United States gold to pay tue:r ireights. ‘the Ceylon Ca le Company vave ado;ted a simsiar mode 0: payment tor all messages overed for trans mission woroad, and Nuve gone so iar as to refuse 0 sed A message because tic cha ge ot it, even to tue Iractional part of a duilar Was UOt puld in the com they demanded, TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH NEW YORK, It is omclally announced here that the Cuban cable is repaired and that t ero 18 now d.ect communication betwe+n tue Isthmus and New York, & mersage requiring only 4 sew hous tor transmission, but up tou the present we have had ho proof of the assertion. deegrams which 8 wlaaye arrived on tie 8in have not yet come an LEGISLATION. Congress 1s still mm session at Bogota. One of the Consuls of bie Republic in Europe vaving re- ported that the Country was very lite Known and Very littie understood there, Congress has under discussion a bill Wo estadlish a newspaper to be pubusied in Burope in Freneh, English and Ger: | man, to make the United States of Colombia better kuown Ip the mercantile ceutres of Lurope. ‘The Most important bill is that on Pubite Order, | arricié 8, Which ueciares that li the goverumeut of | uny State 18 overturned by svdition tue general | government will reiustate it vy force of arms. PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION, Adouble set of represeniat.ves trom the State of Panama baying proceed-d to Congress—viz., the set elected Leiore the revolution ol iast year Qnd those alter it—Congress cecided that omy | tose elected under the constitutioual government Would be allowed to take tieir seats, ITED STATES GOVERNMENT INi ERFERENCE. The c.rcumstance of the disemvarkanion of the United States lorces during the revoiutiens in Panama 18 giving rise to cousiueraple aiscussion at Bogots as an offence to tie national diguity. IMMIGRATION FROM ASIA, The Executive power has oliered to guarantee to the Public Works Construction Company of London seven per cent on £500,000 to bring and establish Asiatics in the Kepubiic. Nicaragua. There is very little of interest in the last news | from Central América, The Re,ublic of Nicaragua | was very much pievsed by the visit of the Canal Commissioners irom Washington, and more 80 | that the engineers expressed themselves highly pleased wits the country and the prospecis it had » o1 Leila the only place for an mteroveanic sap can: , San Salvador, The Boletin Oficial of Salvador of the 3ist yt. | publishes the application of President Gonza‘es to Congress lor leave of absence tu attend the meet- | Ing 0: the other Presidents of Central America at | Guatemala. The general impression of intelligent | passengers and others from Ventral America was that the conierence was likely to 1all through. | The time of the term ot President Quadra, of Nica- | Tagua, Was alout to expire. Pres.de vt Guardia, | ot Costa Rica, Was not popaar enouch | at home to risk being abzent. Sefor | Lerva, the Provisional President of Hondura: Was not sure of bemyz elecied Consutuuonal | President, and altogetier it wus tuougut that | these Presidents would jook first to tueir own , t‘nterests beiore that of the consulidation und ad- vVancement o! Central America in general. The Levisiature of San Salvador closed its ses- sions on the 14th ult. During tie month of February last there were | exported Irom Acajutla, besides other products, 3,857 bags Oi coflee, weighing from 100 to 160 pounds each. Costa Rica is tranquil and the railroad goes on satisfactorily, though slowly. After paying expenses a large balance from the rénts remains to the government. Peru. The news that immense deposits of guano had been discovered on the mainiand of South I’eru is confirmed to the satisfaction of the whole country. | The anclyses of samples of the greater part of tt | show it to be equal in quality to the best Cnincha H guano, an article that now readily commands a | price of £14 per ton in torcign markets, The new Oiscoveries reach, at the lowest estimate, 8,000,000 | 8. ns. ‘The report of the government exploring expedi- tion aud that of H. B. M.S, Petrel have not yet been pablished. Chili. The Naval Court of Inquiry into the loss of the Pacifc Steam Naviguticn Company's steamer Taona, of Picnielanque, on the Sth ult., brought its sittings to a close on the 21s! ult. The Anding of the Court was adverse to the captain and to the ) tu attraction, | lord, acted ina irapk avd manly way. | strung AMUSEMENTS. fala pa Acadomy of Music—Italian Opera. Wagner's rewarkable opera, “Lohengrin,” was given last night for the last time tnis season, with | the same magnificent cast that marked its Qrst | representation. It will be remembered chiefly as & managerial and artistic triumpa, and will, to all appearances, prove a disastrous iailure if brought — out im future seasons with less distinguished | artists, Every musician must admire tie splendor and variety of the instrumentation and the gran- deur of many of the choral effects, but every un- prejudiced critic must acknowledge tue entire im | practicability 01 the Wagnerian system of opera, a8 shown im “Lohengrin.” When a composer at- tempts to crush down the individual merits of great vocal artists, aud makes the orchestra para- mount to everything, then he inaugurates a sys tem of opera practically impossible in a popular | point of view. Time will show the truth of ths assertion, and it has shown already toa certain | extent, a8 “Lohengrin” hus been sensibly wantug ‘To-night & very extraordinary pet- be given “ut tie Acauemy Jor the DENELE OL Ons oF The most dese -vins men bers Of the Strakosch troupe. signor kmm@anvel Muzlo. There will be five “events,” aeiections frou the works of Rossini, Verdi, Meserbeer, Donisetts and Auber, iuterpreied by Mesusmes N.ls-on ana Lucca and tue entire cowpauy. An Other important benelt will ve toat of Mr. Fryer, the business munager Of the troupe, which wil take plice on Sundsy next, On fois occasion Ros- sins “Stabat Mater” willbe presented, the Leau- | \ / formance — will wial duet, “quis cst Homo,” being sung by Nilsson and Lucca, Aime, Nilsson witl also stug “i Know that My Kedecmer Lavetu,’ irom the “Messiah.” It will be the ‘ureweil appearance of ootu oO: those renowned artists, and a dtting tribute to a burd- working meuiver of (118 Hue organ.zaden, German Opera. Mile. Tima di Murska commences next week an | engagement at the Stadt Theatre, under the direc- tion o: Manager Fred Ruliman, who carried the | Lucca season of German opera to @ sucesssiul ter- mination. Tae tollowing operas will be prodaced during the season ‘Flying Dutchman,” Waguer; “Mavic Flute.” “Don Govauni,” Mozart; “Kobe: the Devil,” “Hugueuots,’’ “Dinorah,’? Meyerbeer “srovaiore,” Verdi; “Lucia,” Donecetti; ; “Lab Sonnsmbala,” Beluni; “Harver o1 Seville,’ Rus- 4 sini; “Martha,” iorow; “Faust,” Gounrd, Pore ae eae reperio.re could scarcely Le jected. Booth’s Theatre. Sheridan Knowles’ fine comedy, ‘The Hunch- back,” introduced Miss Neilson in another of those | sweet lovelorn rdles in which abe appears to so much advantage, The character of Julia consorts with that of tae uctress, and is more within the | | grasp of her dramatic iatelligence than the subtier and more tragic rdle of Juliet, and as a resulé the perormance last night was more sausiaciory trom an artistic point of view than her previous unpersonutions. ‘The pub- lic seem to take Miss Ne igon into their vest graces, lor the house contimues to be thronged in &@ mupher which must surprise the benches, Last bight every seat was ovcupied, aud quite @ uuin- ber were only avle to find standing reom, Miss Neilson had the advantage might of the support of Mr. Waller, whose reading o1 Master Walter's lines 1s marked by cave nad intelugence. Mr. Wheelock, as Sir ‘Thowas Clie ‘This artist gives promise tnat with time and study te may rige aWay Above the dead level of mediocrity to which the balance of the “superb cast” 18 doomed, Tie ‘‘Huochbdack” will be repeated on Wednesday and Taursday. ‘The Grand Opera House. The red skins under the command of the re- doubtable scalp-rauser, Oliver Doud Byron, have taken possession of tlis stage where they proposelto Tepeat the massacres of the Lavabeds jor tae edi- fication of the New York public. We fear we are sadly degenerating, for though the management | have provided a bill of the most sensational and | awe-inspiring kind the citizens of Gotham would not appear. Not even the brass band, blowing away tor dear lire to soltenu the savage souis of tie | biovdtairsty Mouoca, could gather upytning like an imposing audience. Perhaps they were afraid ‘to face the music—perhaps the actor—or tao coin- bination may have been to» much tor tiem, last Any bow they did uot put in an appear- ance. “Donald McKay, the Hero oi the Modvo War,” is tae title of the sensational drama, in which Mr. Byron appears at the Opera House, 18 has the usual fauls of the Western drama —a periectiy as onthe quantity of bowie knice and pistol eloquence—whicn ts very tryiug to people of Weak nerves, but more endurable than the long-winded twaddle with wiica the bivod and thunder incidents are joosely together. Looked a lit erary production “Donaid Meck 18 not deserving of notice. I, however, furnishes wumerowa opportunities ior moat striking tadeauc vivants, and a8 much chre has been paid to cos- tume ahd 2et up, the pictures are botn interesting and instructive, whiie the dialugne serves to take | Off attention irom the stage carpenters, on whoin the. success of the piece chiefly depends. It some | one would go to the trouble of rewriting the play something really effective might be made out “es D it; but, ai at 8 at present, we fear makes too a demand on the patience of the audience. The final scene snows the tight in the | lava beds and extermination of the Modoca. His- | torical accuracy has been somewhat sacrificed to | dramatic necessity, but the ending is spirited, and sends the audience into the streets in a decided acalp-taking humor. Olympic Theatre. There was a marked change in the programme at this house last night. Together witn a variety bill, which included “Bad Whiskey” with “The Darwin Theory” aud & “Divorce,’’ with the ‘Cat Duet,” there waa also given the masical exirava- ganza of “Fra Diavolo.” Of the many burlesques the Worrell sisters: perform Peruaps this is one of tuetr best. Sophte’s Fra Diavolo, Irene’s Zerlina, and Jenuie’s Lady A:icash are very fair representa- tous, but there appears a seeming indiference in their acting always which they might endeavor to correct, Mr. J. McCloskey was the Beppo, and he was, indeed, & modei vuiain, while the Giacomo of Mr, Tilia was. as acceptable a ruitian as a sweet voice could make lim, The oil. was well received by a large audience, | Opening of the Hippodrome Last Night— Extraordinary Scenes. sbore authorities of the company at Valparaiso, where the ship was joaded, the 1ormer being rep- ; rimatided and the intter consured. The vessel | carried too heavy @ deck load. The captain was | biamed for taking it on board, und the shore | auchorities for seuding it of, it was admitied, | however, that Captain Hyde and his officers did taeir duty nobly in tve hour of danger, Corneling C. Logan, Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to Guilt, has consented toact ag arbitrator in the questions between Peru and Chit arising Out of the liquidation of the accounts 1 the allied squadron during the war with Spain. PUBLIC WORKS. The works on the Wurico and Talca Railroad are progressing rapidiy, HEALTH REPORT. Smallpox ts stil raging at Chiltan. WEST INDIES. Krnaston, Jam., April 20, 1874, There are indications of the rainy season setting in, which are usually looked jor in May. Rain has fallen pretty generaily and materially assisted the young canes which are springing, but it has ! somewhat injured the sugar crop, which is just being taken of ‘Yhere is a growing dissatis‘action in the country at the enormous salaries wh the Colonial UmMce now pays government officials, and this, too, with- out any necessity or without consulting in any way the wishes o! the people. The Governor gets ,000 per annum, out that aves not annoy the Deopie so much as the Colonial Secretary’s getting $16,000, Wuen last year he ouly got $10,000, and ts not called on now to do any moro work ior the in- crease. WAVAL INTELLIGENOB WASHINGTON, April 27, 1874. Commander Henry Wilson has been detached from the, command of the Frolic and placed on waiting orders; Lieutenant George W. Coster, Mas- tera Kossuth Niles. H. O, Rittenhouse and Perry: Garst, Assistant Surgeon George H. Forney and Passed Assistant Engineer samuel Wagy from the Frolic and _ plicud | on waiting orders! Lientenant George EK. Ide from the Ticonderoga and granted six months’ leave; | Passed assistant Paymaster H. |. D. Harris from | the Frolic and o:dered to settle accounts; Passed. Assistant kngineer P. U. Rearick fiom the Washington Navy Yard and ordered to the Wor- cester. THE MURDER OF OFFICER GIBNEY. Empanelling a Jury. Coroner Croker yesterday empanelied o jury in the case of the late Officer John Gibney, of the First precinct, who, on Saturday night, was shot through the head by & navy revoiver in the hands of John Given, a private watchman on pier No, 1 Norvh River. Arter viewing tne reurains 01 decease at hts late residence, No. 49 siott street, tae jury were discharged till twelve o'clock on Wednesday, when (he investigation wili proceed. There are but a few witnesses to be eXamiued, aad only one wha actually saw the (ragedy. | be the custom of the country. Those who “saw tne | i { The long-promised “Event of 1374". was consum- mated last night by the opeving of Barnum’s monster classical and zoological hippodrome, on { the block (or, rataer, trio of blocks) bounded by Madison and Fourth avenues and Twenty-sixth and Twenty-soventh streets. Whether it wiil prove the “vent of 1874” or not it certainly must be acknowledged that it was the sensation of yester- day among the curiosity-loving citizens of the great metropoils, especially the young Arabs of the street, who made it a little more than a holiday by dety- ing their natural foes, the knights of the ciuo, and Watt J at the well known watcnwords, “Cheese SORNES AT THE OPENING, ‘The p imme for the evening has already been advertised in the H&RALD and a dress re- hearsal oi the approaching payeant published in some of the city papers. Hence it is unnecessary to repeat here in detail the attractions that in- duced some RN THOUSAND FIrrT of the people of New York to gather in the locality above described between the nours of seven and nine last evening. Such @ crush has never beiore been seen, relatively, at any public place of amuse- ment in this city since the da) Ellen Tree or | Fanny Elisier at the old Park atre, Tho jam | was 60 great that the police, aithouga present in | force, were almost powerless, altnough exercisin; their clubs vigorously upon the bats and heads of | the surging crowd to make way ior the egress to tae open air of A NUMBER OF LADIES WHO HAD FAINTED under the pressure of the multitude ana the stifing air of the narrow box office at the main entrance to the building on Madison ave- nue, VIEW OF THE SPECTACLE, more grand than gilded chariots, more dazzling than flaunting banners, of 10,000 eager and ex- pectani human faces, all gazing with bright eyes, and with @ willion gas jets shedding their brilliaat, lights above them, upon the initial and cluef pageant of the Hippodrome, TAR CONGRESS OF MONARCHS, We will brietly endeavor to describe this uniqne and reaily berg taney scene. Not far im the rear of the Queen of Engiand, who seems to be very smail for her age, comes @ charint embiematc of oppressed ireland, with the “ en above the red” and other recollections of the ‘ould sod" displayed Considerably. 14 was notable that while the air of “od Save the Queen” created no particular enthusiasin, that of “Wearing of tne Green” created tumultuous applause. The au- dience certainly exhibited a prejudice in this re- lation, France did not arouse the spectators, but | wien the Pope appeared there was another cordial Did ‘he Sultan of Turkey and his harem suggested & remark from some one that “Barnum ought to represent Brigham Young and his wives in the next chariot. Tne ladies of the seragiio of the Pasha of Egypt mounted on camels, were not improved in beauty or graceiulness by their wiggie-waggle riding on the backs of tne animals. But that may elephuns” in the line oi the cortége of the repre- sentative of India had their impressions improved in regard to the creature by the beautiinl hours Who Were in tue same company, The Celestial | Empire was very correctly represented, the | music of the band when the Kmperor and pis sutl appeared was suficiently demonstrative of the ky Of the industrious laader af the same whoa 8, 1874.—QUADRUPLE SHEET. | Simply a good-hearted, *present, we are ovliged to bl.e our time, | have snot ite | This action on the part of the —— he struck up some atr not exactly familar to the uncuitivaied eas of the audience. But the crowning evento! agean’ Was the car that represented o joved Republic, apd fa app ‘arance wi ignul for the moat aproartous A eering Chat has been bea) juce the pe tod of Giinore’s culossal’ musical entertainments Boston, Mrs. Conway’s Brooklyn Theatre. Mr. C. W. Couldock appeared last evening at this house as Luke F.eldinz iu Dion Boucicault’s drama, “Phe Willow Copse.” To say the best possible of this drama it is the result of a good conception badly executed, its principal personage 1s honest, commonplace farmer of the North of —bnogland. This character is mamtained by Mr, Coullock as Wel ag it needs to be, Imthe part of bose Fieid- ing, Miss Ke logy had several opportunities to dis- psy the emotional ; ower which she powserses in Ngher deyree tiut Mauy better known Aci resse but Rose Ficiaing is really but a mere sketch. The other Characters had a very good interpretation at the bands of Mrs. Conway's company. The Brooklyn Park Theatre. Lydia Thompson and her troupe of merry maids bevan @ Week's engagement at this house last evening. The burlesque was “iiue Beard.” and it was rendered with all the accessories of singing, daneingand tumbling ‘or which the members of Lydia's troupe are tamons, The theatre was | crowGed, of Course; for the burlesque, as shown by Lyaia, Willie taouin and the pumervus giited ladies of the troupe, 13 tighlv appreciated in Brvoklyn, Musical and Dramatic Notes, Mle, Ostava Torriam wakes her last appearance at the Academy on next suuday evening. “Siceping Beauty,"’ an opera vy Lito: ff, has been brought out at the Chatelet, Faris, and bas proved & suceés destime, Braga’s opera “Caligula,” which succeeded in Portugal, has ‘ailed im Milan. The subject ts cer- tainly repu'sive enovga, Grea: preparatious are being made for the forth- coniug Handel festivals in London and Boston, | Not having un oratetto cuoras im this city at | In italy taree new operas have been produced— | “Salvator Ross,’ by Gomes, a great success; ‘he | Expuision of the Duke of Athens,” by Bacchini, a moderate success, and “1 Got,” by Gobattl, | entnusiasticaliy received, There were turve cuncer's last night—two. at Steinway Hall (the large and smail hatis), consist- ing 01 Frederick B-rgner's annual concert and the | Ladies’ Baptist Home Society bent, and one at | Assvo,ation Hall, @ testimonia: to Miss Matilda | ‘sovdt. “Lohengrin,” being dosiguated in the soyer of the Academy by one of the haditucs as an opera of “magnificent frustrations," an indignant German | Present Wauted to know U the critic wanted ‘ein oper in which de Beoond fiddles will only spielen | hum) tity dumptity.”" Day's Fiith Avenue company will afford the citizens of Newark, May 4, and those of Paterson, May 5, an opportunity o1 seelng the Jast great sensation, “Monsi¢ar Alphonse,” at the opera houses iu those cities. Misses Sarah Jewett, Minnie Conway, Neilie Mortimer, and Messrs. | Davidgo, Harkins, Faikes and Fawcett will be | among the favorites who will make up the cast. Mr. J. B, Polk, long aud ‘avorably Known in con- nection with Waliack's company, will be tendered | @ benefit on next thursday aiternoon at the | Lyceum Theatre. Janauschex and Miss Neilson ‘Wil both appear on tae occasion, aud Stuart Rob- | son ap ears in the buriesque, “Camilie; or, The Cracked Heart.” The entertainment wiil be un- usually brillant, and the result caanot tall to be satistaciory tu Mr. Polk. | TRIBUTE TO THE CONFEDERATE DEAD. | Unveiling of a Statue in Mobile—The | Federal Soldiers to the Heroes of a Lost | Cause—The Era of Good Feeling Re- stored. MosiLe, Ala., April 27, 1874, ‘Tne memorial exercises !n honor of the Cented- erate dead, beid here to-day, were witnessed by the entire community. A besutilul statue was un- veiled, ‘The orator, the Key. Dr. B. M. Paimer, of New Orleans, detivered an appropriate address, and, just as Admiral Semmes was about to unveil the statue, Colonel Wickersham, Postmaster here, who was a federal soldier during the war, stepped forward and presented the Admiral with a Deauti- ful wreath of fowers, in the shave cfa circle and cross, accompanied vy the following touching gnd appro,rlate aote:— This floral offering is tendered with’ the kindly and sympathetic greetin,s of surviving (ederal soldiers, rest: | dent in Moviie, who | onor the brave and leroic dead of the lave war, and desire your asveptancy of the aime as an hunbie tribute to valor and unseifish devotion to & cause held dearer than lise, Fresh be the memorygy those under the sod! Admiral Semines accepted the floral offering in | beat and appropriate address, aiter which re gtatue was unveiled amid peais of artillery trom | the guns kindly loaned by the federal authoriues | for the purpose, Py Another pleasant incident of the occasion was the folowing touching and acceptable ofering :— Apri 27, From the officers ot the United States Army aii at Mount Vernon Barracks, Ala, to the Mobile Cade 85 a mhark of respect to the memory of thelr gallant dead and in recognition of their manly 4nd yenerous action in contribucing ‘o tue decoration of the graves in the Na- onal Cemetery at Mobile, Als., on ihe sth of June, 738. Everything passed off delight ully. All the mili- tary anu fire cumpunies und societies participated, Memorial Day at Augusta. Avausta, Ga., April 27, 1874, Memorial Day was observed here by @ general suspension of business, strewing the graves with flowers and a military parade. At the cemetery a beautiiui banner was presented to tne Ladies’ Me- mortal Association by the ladies of Baltimore, through Airs. liettie Cary Pegram. Dr. D. L. Ford delivered an addreas beore the Southern Histori- cal Society to-nigat. POVERTY AND VICE. « Horrible Seene of Destitution in Phila- deiphia—A Raid by the Police—Negli- gence of the Health Authorities. PHILADBLPHIA, April 27, 1874, The dreary neighborhood of Alaska street and St. Mary’s alley, which was described in your columns a few months ago, furnished a peculiar case of destitution and drunkenness to a number of policemen, wno bave just returned from a raid upon an old, crumbling roohery, located away back from the street, and to reach which the officers were forced to wade through mud and filth of the vilest description. The house contained but two rooms, one above and one be- low, each one eight: feet aquare. Tne windows were smashed from the lower room, which con- | tained no farnitare save an old settee, On that | settee were (ound three women, clothed in rags and stupidly drunk. The room above contained no windows, no turaiiure nor any factlities whatever for ventilation. In the dim light of a candle four women were seen druuk, dressed in massed of tatters and stretched out in different | attitudes in the hot and foul apartment. ‘Three of these women had with tuem each a little baby, the oldest hog four months aud the youngest three weeks old. ‘All the parties were promptly taken in charge by Captain Curry, who ordered the house to be natled Up and otherwise securely fastened. This den i only a fair sample of numerous others which ex- ist down in the quarters of Alaska street and St, Mary’s aliey; yet to them and their destruction there seems to be no appeal strony enough to turn the attention of tue local of Health, INDUSTRIAL STRIKE IN PETROLIA, O11 Producers Combining to Enhance the Price=Nearly All the Wells Closed for Three Months—Complete Success of the Movements Pesaro, Pa., April 21, 1874 Another great industrial strike 1s going on in the off regions of this State, caused by the very low price of petroleum. Most of the oil producers of the region have combined jor the purpose of suspending operations until @ scarcity of the artfle ennances its price. At convention held in Petrolia a committee was appointed for the purpose of carrying out the ob- ject named. From the report of this committee it is learned that nearly all the producers of St. Petersburg, Petrolia, Karna City and Millerstown dawn. The statistics taken by the com- mittee show that in Katier county, out of 130 wells drilling, 107 have positively shut down for three months, leaving but 23 Now actually drilling. The committee say they succeeded in doing more than Was anticipated by the most sanguine, and that the objects and complete success o1 the movement have been ily accomplished cannot be questioned, roducers cannot but 101 ; Collect specimens of the material. | place, PERSONAL INTELLIGENC2. Iudze D, J. Mitcheil, of Syracuse, Is at the Win® ser Hotel. General Frank Blair has joined the Presbyteriam Chureh in St, Louis. Coiouel H. 8, McComb, of Delaware, is at the Fiith Avenue Hotel. W. G. Belknap, son of the Secretary of War, 8 a6 the Hofman House. Disraeli thinks his death “would cause some little confusion just now.” Judge Isracl 8, Spencer, of Syracuse,is staying at the Pith Avenue Hotel, Kossuth has je!t Turin to veside at Baracone @ Coliegno, in the same province, Ex-Governor Theodore F. Randoipb, of New Jersey, is at the New York Hotel. Congressmyn George W, Hendee, of Vermont, is registered at the Filth Avenue Hotel. Louis Marx, who has been sojourning in Europe for s long me past, has returned to New York, Count Lichterveide, Secretary of the Belgian Legation, bas apartménts at the Brevoort House, Mr. Wilham H. Aspiawall and wite, of this city, are at the Grand National Hote! in Jacksonville, Fila. Lieutenant Commander 0, F. Heyeman, of the United States Navy, 18 staying at che St. Clowd Hotel, Ex-Congressman G, A. Finkelnburg, of St. Lowi, is among the recent arrivals at the Clarendem Hotel. General T. L. Citngman, formerly United States Senator from North Carvlina, has arrived at the St Nicholas Hotel. Lady Coleridze, mother of Baron Selborne, Lord ' Clef Justice of England, lately died at the age ef” | eighty-five years, Lieutenaut Colonel J, H. Baxter, of the Medical Department, United States Army, is quartered a& the Hoffman House, Herr Krupp, the German gan-maker, has ap ranged to deliver 100 cannon per week until the German artillery shall be thoroughiy iearmed. The Sultan of Turkey now has # passion jor bine china, and bis agents are going through Europe te Aireaay tre baw become quite a delf-ic oracle, Alexonder #. Stephens and General Benjamim Bill, of Georgia, are having a tilt with théir pens, and filiing the columns of the State press with their warfare. “Aleck” strikes hai d, and the Gene Tal has up-Hili work to match him. Mr. Roebuck, M. P., at a recent workingmen's banquet in Sheiiield, Fagiand, denounced emigra- tion. He said he hoped that “England's tarmily of children will still cling to her, and tnat he holds te ve a f@astard apy Engilshman woo incites them te seek @ new home across the sea.” The announcement that Colonel John R, Fel~ lowe, ex-Conlederate, of this city, is to be the orator on the occasion of the unveiling of the Ea worth monument this week at Saratoga, has ratsed a great breeze at Troy, and it is threatened that the Nation.l Guard at Troy will refuse to a tend the ceremony. Mrs. Ogiesby, wife of an innkeeper at York, Eng land, became wearied with the continaed society of one man, so she procured two other more pleas- in7 males and eloped with them. In order to a& tach her acquisitions to herself very strongly, and asa sort of recompense ior years of wearome- | Ness, she took with her @ large sum of money be- longing to Mr. Ogleaby. At the late meeting of the american Geographical Society Charlies Francis Adains, General A. Dar- yee, Proessor Horace Barnard, Rey. N, Bierring, Professor F, A. P. Barnard, Rey. 0, B. Frothingham, A. B. Mott, M. D., Diego De Castro and W. S. Apple- ton were elected Fellows of the Society. Captain R. H. Wymon, U. 8, N., of Washington, was Chesen @ corresponding member, DEATH OF A PROMINENT BOSTON LADY. Boston, Mass,, April 27, 187% The wife of the Rey. Dr. Blagdon, of the Oi@ South church, a sister of Wendell Phillips, died yesteraay. MAIS FOR EUROPE. The steamship Calabria will leave this port om Wednesday for Queenstown and Liverpool. The mails for Europe wiil close at the Post OMes at haif-past twelve o’clock P. M. Tus New Yors HesaLn—fiition for Barsps— will be ready at half-past eight o'clock in tae morning. Single copies, in wrappers for mailing, six cents, How Many of Your Friends Have Diea of consumption? Count them up and remember shee could have been saved by the timely use of HATE! HONEY OF HOREHOUND Of TAR, PIKS's TOOTH ACHE DROPS cure in} minute. 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