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with an "WRB OPENING CAMPAIGN. Completion of the Democratic Nomina- tions in Pennsylvania. THE MISSOURI PLATFORM. Civil Rights and the National | Banks Denounced. A LOWER TARIFF DEMANDED. Reform in the Rule of the Re- | constructed States. The Kansas Republican Convention. NEW JERSEY REPUBLICANS. Work of the State Convention—George A. Halsey Nominated for Governor— Grant Warmly Indorsed, but the Third Term Question Ignored—Speeches by Senator Frelinghuysen and Secretary Robeson. TRENTON, August 27, 1874. ‘The agony of the last twenty-four hours is over. ‘The New Jersey republican, gubernatorial baby is | born, and named George A, Halsey. During the mix or eight hours of the day and morning pre- vious to this safe deliverance of this fine, healthy two hundred pound “love babe’ by the Conven- tion, which met in Taylor Hall to-day, there was ‘the liveliest lot of buzzing, button-holing, céucus- Mg and “cussing” outside tne caucuses imagin- able. The early trains brought the balance of the @elegations trom all sections, and this sleepy old | town, with its narrow streets, clean-faced nouses | and Assinpink battle fame, for the Dbal- ance of the day presented a scene of unwonted liveliness. A noticeable feature of the attendance here, as delegates and spectators, was the large representation of office-holders, State, Jocal and federal. The latter were represented by Secretary of the Navy, George M. Robeson, United States District Attorney A. Q. Keasby, United States Marshal Samuel. Plummer and asmait regiment of lesser official patriots. There were also present in the delegations a good many other noted Jersey republicans. George A. Halscy was here all night, and, after seeing that everything Was 10 proper working order, leit town avout moon, several hours before the nomination ‘Was announced—it had been made in reality long before. Join Hill was here. So was “Newt? | Congar, the | JERSEY REPUBLICAN MACHARVELLIAN, and Cortlandt Parker, Dr. S. B. Hun’, Amos Clark, Generals Rusling, Sewell and Carse, Sena- tors Jarrards, Havens, and others. Over night and in the carly morning hours the general under- standing was that all eiforts on the part of the Halseyites, who from the first were largely in the Majority, to have the other candidates withdraw, so as tomake the nomination unanimous, were | fruitiess, It was declared that the friends of the weaker candidates would, at least, insist upona | complimentary vote being tendered their favorites | on the first ballot. The result proved that they dad been soothed out of even this reasonable de- | mand. ‘ihe desire of the Convention managers | ‘Was to have everything pass off in apple pie order, | Preserve perfect harmony and send otf Halsey acciamation vote. It was feared | that the irtends of ex-Governor Newell, whois at | t | | i loggerheads with the “Newark Regeucy,” would stir up strife, but they didn’t, and, as a whole, the Convention was all its ciilef workers could desire. TRE PROCEEDINGS opened in the hall about noon. The attendance of delegates was full, but the galleries for spectavors were pretty full of emptiness, No adornments | were affected, and but a singie pair of Nags were suspended over the stage, ‘The ball was opened by senator F. A. Potts, of Hunterdon, who in a | few sentences proposed J. Wyman Jones, of Bergen, lor temporary chairman. he proposition ‘Was warmly approved, and Mr, Jones at once | came forwurd and acknowledged the honor, «&c. He proceeded to make quite a speech, which wound up by declaring that the mission of the fepubiican party was not ended and by slashing | into the opposition in ‘a style noticeable Jor 1s Mamenees. On concluding he said that the pro- {| ceedings would, as usual, be + _ OPENED WITH PRAYER. At this point the Rev. Dr. Hauion came forward d delivered ® jervent prayer, in the course of which the Doctor caused many listeners to look knowingly when, after referring to the high and pure character of the men who had been called to fale, he said:—“We know, O God, that we are but Bs grasshoppers in thy sight, for all flesn ts xrass.’? “Great God! exclaimed an irreverent repub- lcan atterwards, ‘what was the dominic thinking of? Jf the republicans are lke these Western peesshoppers in the sight of God, what must they , ye in the sight of the people Thé questioner was answered with @ roar of laughter, After the prayer Messrs, John G,. Foster, of Essex, and Samuel Gray, of Camden, were ap- pointed temporary S aries. ‘The usual com- Mitices on rules, Credentials and resolutions were appointed, when, pending their reports, a motion was wiadeé to adjourn for dinner, Although not debatable, an animated discussion took piace, the | apshot was the voting down of tae nouon, In its stead one Was passed inviting Secretary Rodeson to address the Convention. While the Caatrman was fhaming the comunttee to invite tue Secretary, the delegates more hungry jor material food than slump speecies scampered off out of the hail, to | the infinite discourtesy of jolly George and the | disgust of his friends, Seeing this the opponents of adjournment yielded toa motion by Mr. Congar, | seconded by Mr. Parker, and adjournea till two | o’clock, AFTER TAR RECESS business was resumed with a full house. After music by the brass band in attendance the reports | Of the various committecs were received and ap- proved. ‘Tue first, on permanent organization, | reported ex-Congressman Jonn [Muiil, of Boonton, for chairman, and a long list of vice presidents and secretaries. Mr. Hillcame forward at once amid cheers, said his little speech and called the other committees. The one on credentials re- ported no coutesied seats. Ex-Consul to Liver- ool thomas H. Dudley next appeared and read | he tollowing resoiutions, which were repeatedly applauded during the reading apd adopted at the close, THE RESOLUTION Resolved, That te Republicans of Now Jersey, in en- tering upon a local contest tor the political control of the State, at a time midway between two national elections, Gecin it unnecessary to advert to national questions, | further than to declare :— ‘That we approveand will continue to uphold the principies upon which the repuiiican party was | Tounded, a jourteen ancy in the Ars Of asce wd- reservation of the Unions ; lou of slavery; in the reorganization of a $ in securing equal political rights to in the | maintenance of the im the | diminution of the public Geb; in reduction Of taxes; in the honorable adjustinent ot foreign com- | Plication in the advancement of the nation in power | and digmiy abroad and prosperity at home; and in courageous efforts lo expose official delinquencies, and Promote integrity it tic 2. ‘That Pres borne so largea part fa producing these results by his skill in war and his Wisdom in administration, ceserves our unabated con- Jeuce. 3 ‘That we are in favor of such national legislation as will inaintain intiexibly the taich of the government to its creditors, and secure the speedy resumption of specie payinents, Kenolved, That while not unmindfut of the good of the we feel at liberty in this purely State pocialiy the interests of New Jer- ner peculiar position between two and commercial States in the path trafic; to be justly proud of her miveral and agricultural wealth, her coinmercial facili- ties, her great system of railroads and her important manuiacturing interests; and to be watchful against any form ot national legislation and any theories of political economy which shail tend to lessen her advantages, (o cripple her industries, or diminish ner sources of wealth; and, therefore, We aro in favor of such a tariff and suc equal internal taxation as will afford protection to do- mesiic Manuiaciurers and best promote and encourage the industrial interests of the State, reasons © And for the same are in tavor of the establishment of A TORT OF ENTHY AT JERSEY. CITY in order to secure to New Jersey the just advantage of her unrivalled harbors, and to tacilitate the flow ct com- merce in its natural channei through her territory. Kesaived: That, In regard to State affairs, we commend 1 Will purstte the measures and polley adopted by the blican party during its control of the State govern- ment, viz. : 1. the general railroad system and the consequent diminution of corrupting intivences in logislation, 2 The judicious amendment ot the State constitution. & The generous support of our system of public educa- eM one wise management and liberal extonsion of our jor penal, sanitary and charitavic | gris institution: Tposes. "and the general promotion of the varied industrte, df ine state, $0 fur ag Whey lie Within the sphere of Stace, control. : THE REAL WORK OF TH CONVENTION wag than tackled—the selection of a gubernataxial | mad | of the democratic party throughout every State in | and foot and delivered up to the bondage of the | principles of the republican party, but who have | toward the goal lor which he strives should not be | ull for him when the first vote was taken on | nine o'clock this morning and proceeded with tue NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1874-TRIPLE SHEET. candidate. Upon toe Orst ballot Mr, Halsey re- | ceived the vote of every county but Warren and part of Somerset, which cast for Amos Clarke. | ‘ne chairman of the Camden delegation said that under other circumstances Camden mi the name o/ one of her own citizens, but the emer- | gency required personal sacrifices, and therelore the vote would go to Halsey. Union said much the same, and so did one or two other counties, Amid considerable enthusiasm Mr, Halsey was dc- clared the unapimous nomine€e Oo! the convention, The band tried to strike up ‘Hail to the Chief,’ but broke down in the first few bars and had to try again, when it succeeded ina degree. Then followed music of another character—music which the vulgar call “CHIN MUSIC," but which on this occasion was by no less distin- guished periormers than Senator Frelinghuysen and Secretary Robeson. Tne Senator, in’ his | usual smooth and polished style, spoke at some length on the policies and histones of the two par- ties, painting his own as @ paragon, and the oppo- | sition as its antipodes, He saic his hearers were not to be influenced by the proiuse projessions and reckless charges Of those who were merely | thirsting for power. He spoke of “the brave dem- ocrats” ‘who bad helped to crush the rebellion, and said all praise was due them; but without them the repubiican party bau given universal snfrage to the negroes, He couc.uded by defending himself from the charges of his having helped to pass ‘‘a press gag law.’ He dis- ciaimed that it was a gag law, aud to declare that | he was not in favor Of a drag net law to carry of editors from thetr homes to be tried. He aiso paid & glowing eulogy to the nominee of the Conven- tion, and predicted his triumphant success in No- vember, He was followed by Mr. Robeson in a | similar strain, Although ordinarily a man of elo | quent speech, Mr. Robescn on this occasion, irom some inexplicavle cause, Jailed to keep the atten- | thon of the audience, aod vy the time he was | through two-thirds of the delegates had leit the | hall. And thus ended the Convention, | THE THIRD TERM QUESTION, Ex-Secretary of State H, N. Conger, who, since the birth of the republican party, has ; been one of its most valued councillors in New Jersey, and has wielded great influence in the movements o/ the party, was asked by the HERALD representative, alter the adjournment of the Von- | vention, what the sentiment of New Jersey repub- licans was regarding the third term movement. He replied, without reserve, that the feelings of repuolicans were 89 unanimous against it that if anybody in tne Convention had introduced @ resolution favoring the movement it would have been cast aside by an _ over- whelming if not @ unanimous vote. Nobody, he said, seriously thought of the matter, New Jersey republicans, added the Jersey radical vet- eran, liked Grant well enough asa first and sec- ona term President, but any atte upt to override the unwritten law of two terms and no more would be squelched at once, ‘nese are not the exact words 0. Mr, Conger, but they faithfully con- vey his views. Mr. Conger speaks, too, as a Grant oflice-holder, having some time ago been appointed United States Consul to Prague, the capital of Bo- hemia, for which place, with bis family, he takes hts departure on the 30th of September, GENERALS SEWELL AND OARSB were also approached on the subject, The first named gentleman, who is a member of the State Senate and was @ candidate before the Conven- tion for the Governorship, said, with point and Dositiveness, that “Grant and uw third term were, in his optnion, inevitable, or else,” added he with significance, ‘a democratic President sure.” Gen- erai Carse corrovorated the opimion expressed by Mr. Conger. ‘There was no serious talk among New Jersey repuviicans, be said, on the subject. Some time ago, when the President and | otber leading feaeral officials were at | Cape May, said the General, a friend | of his, a leading Jerseyman, said in the hearing of Graut, during some conversation on the subject, that he believed the President bad never thought of such a thing as @ third term. Other in- fiuential partisans were talked with in Trenton touching the matter, but they uniformly expressed | the belief that the New Jersey rejublicans, a3 a | body as well as individually, were utterly opposed | to any innovation of the Washingtonian and Jetfer- _ sonian two term precedents, For ali this the tramers of the Conveution resolutions studiously vouted the slightest reference to the ugiy ques- tion which is a live question among tue people of the State, if not among the politicians, Mr. Haleey Serenaded. The republican nominee for the Governorship was complimented by his neighbore in Newark with a serenade. He appeared, thanking them for ther favorable opinion and good wishes, but Said, as he had no official notitication of his nomi- nation, he would rot then speak on the politicar issi of the coming contest. Speeches were by several prominent men o! the State, and the best of teeling toward the nominee mani- fested. A mass ratification meeting will be held in the Newark Opera House next Wednesday evening. THE PITTSBURG CONVENTION. The Nominations Completed—Woodward for Supreme Judge, Latta tor Lieuten- ant Governor, Temple for Auditor General, &c.—The Platform of Princi- ples. PITTSBURG, August 27, 1874 The importance of the Convention held in this city may be sully appreciated by well informea politicians; but the masses will scarcely be able to understand the anxiety witn which the leaders the Union hava been waiting and watching for the results of to~lay’s work. Pennsylvania is the keystone of the republican | party, and for years it has been a saying, familiar to every schoolboy, that “As Pennsylvania goes | 80 goes the Union.” In 1872 Grant took 137,528 of | a@ majority over Greeley out of this State. It has | not elected a democratic Governor since 1857, antl | yet the democra's have hopes this year of electing | their ticket. ‘They always do have such Lopes just | beiore election, but this year they have more than abundant consolation from the enemy who has lorded it over them so long. THE REPUBLICAN PRESS of the State have not been, as it was thelr wont | to be in bygone days, @ unit of enthusiasm on | the radical State ticket, Not only nave growls been heard datiy trom the editors of republican pa- pers, but on the streets and in hotels and other | public places wen who have been tie most radical | republicans are heard to say that the voters and | honest men of the party have been bound hand rings which prevail in Philade!phia, Harrisburg and this city in local affairs and spread over the entire State, swallowing all offices and saddling the people with interest-bearing debts. Such growls as these are actually heard on all sides, Jrom men who still believe as firmly as ever in the | lost faith in the men by Whom it is mana.ed. ‘This condition of afairs in the State has created | GREAT DEMOCRATIC HOPES. | There has been but little caucussiny in a formal | Way at all, though on Wednesday night an effort was made to count noses, the only result of | which was to count Judge Ludiow, of Philadeiphia, out. He was a candidate last year on the demo- cratic ticket for the Supreme Court, but was de- Teated, a fact which of itsel! should deter the Con- vention from nominating him now, when the nomination amounts to a) appointment, One of each ol the two leading political parties Is to be | elected this year, and as Judge Ludlow was | flatly refusea last year it was thought best to nominate & new man now, rather than fall into the error of the republicans. The Philadeiphians were for Ludlow, but the young democracy of the State leaned to Dallas or Ross, the latver being particularly popular with them. He 18 the youngest judge on the bench in the State, and as he ts both rich and hberal nis way a dificuit one, It was pretty generally under- stood, however, that “Cofeepot Wallace (Hon. William A.) would be temporary Chairman of the Convention, and as the Ross delegates were Wednesday the young Jndge’s coances looked par- ticularly bright and encouraging, To-day, how- ever, his hopes were, it |seems, to be nipped in the bud ‘and another was to carry oif the Jaurels—no less than the Hon. Warren J. Woodward, a PROCEEDING: The Convention reassembled ata quarter past balloting jor candidate lor Supreme Judge. THE CANDIDATE FOR SUPREME JUDCE. On the sixth ballot the Hon, Warren J. Wood- ward, of Berks, received 128 votes, and Henry P. Ross, Of Montgomery, 108 votes, Mr. Woodward's nomination was then made unanimous, NOMINATION FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, The Convention next proceeded to nominate a candidate jor Lieutenant Governor, and at torty minutes past eleven o’clock Jour ballots had been taken, resulting in no choice. The result.of the first ballot was as foliows:—North, 80; Zeigler, 27; Stewart, 27; Lowden, 20; Kane, 14; Latta, 193 Morris, 12; Fox, 8; Manley, 12; Martin, 30, There were a few scattering votes. The fourth ballot stood. rth, Lowden, 42; Kane, 30; Latta, 78. The names ot Worth and’ Zeigler were with- drawn on the fourth ballot and a motion was made to nominate Latta by acclamation, but was lost. i Convention then proceeded with the fifth allot. The Hon. John Latta, of Westmoreland county, received the nomination for Lieutenant Governor on the fifth paliot. ‘Tho Convention adjourned watil three P. M. The Committee on Resolutions and the Platform then went into session. THE AUDITOR GENERALSHIP, The Convention reassembled at @ quarter past vhree P.M. Justice F. Temple, of Greene County, received the nomination for Auditor General, THE PLATFORM. ‘rhe Committee on Resolutions reported as fol- lows :— The democracy of Pennsylvania, in convention as- sembled, do declare that the republican party, since +t accession to Dower, bas violated the federal cons 72; Zoigier, 10; ' & press | into the di | Meant party, wud thi ff | fuent at the public expense. is personally tution, rv, prostrated industry plundéred. the peopie, usurped power, loaned its credit 0 corporations Without constitutional sanction, fostered corporations to the detriment of the acricuitural in- terests of the country, introduced frauds and corrupt! ments’ of the Kovernment and among iis ud failed fo dismiss them when depress t Tests of the country, in creased taxation fill labor can hardly live, business prosper, rade and commerce earn their tair rewards, or manu: facturers continue their operations; oyerawed and ignored the civil power and set up the army as the ox- Pon nt of the law; invaded and subverted the sovereign Fights @1 the States; revived the sedition laws, and by federal i d_ to destroy the liberty of white by ‘the negro race by | Civil in Rights bill mi a war of races therefore, charging these offences to the republican arty, we callon all honest and upright citizens to re ress them by #o Voting 1 November as to produce # change and expe! their auihors and abettors from all | Places of public irast and confluence. Kesolved, hat ti principles of our political betic Firet—That the present prostration of the industrial and the commercial indusiries of the country has been brought ubout by the unwise legistarion of ‘the repub Prosperity can ouly be restored by a change Ini the adminis ration of the government. Seeond—That we are opposed to goverment grants ot public lands to corporations as tending to general cor- ruption and the demoralization of the public s¢rvice. hird—i hat we favor an honest and economical gov- ernment. the lopping off of every need! reduction of the number of ofMice-holder: of the fee sysem, local and national, ani the return to @liries and plain customs of tormer days. we cherish a grateful remembrance of our brave soldiers and sailors and will give a prompt recognition to every just claim in their behalf or in that of the widows and orphan: Fith—that a steady effurt should be made to bring the overnment notes to par with gold and to securea return | lo specie Dayments at the carliest possiple period that re- sumption can be effected with safety. ixth—ihat we denounce the Civi! Rights bill of the last Congress, believing that its passage would be a gross invasion of the rights of the States to control their domes. te concerns in theit own way, and that it would result in incalealable evil to both the white and the negro races. Seventh—That while we recognize to the fullest and | broadest extent that it isthe duty of the to all the blessiogs of education, and hence Dublic school system should be generous y emphatically declare avainst establishing mixed schools by law, in which white and black children shail be com- Pulsorily associated, belie vin we do, that the inter- ests of the two ruces will.be best servea' by training the children in reparate schovls. Eighth—That the leaders of the republican party, hav- ing opposed the present constitution of this State, in- voting the “upreme Court to proci:im, in advance of the vote for its ratification, partisan objecti to its Provisions, se'ecting to preside over its late State Con- vention a member of the Constitutional Convention who te to secure thi retused to sign the constitution us adopted, and nomi- | Dating for State oMecers avowed opponents of the instru. ment, cannot deny their hostile attitude in the past to constitutional retorm or deceive the people by 1alse pre- tencesin regard to their fu ure policy. THE CLOSING BUSINESS, The platform was unanimously adopted. General W. McCandless. of Philadelphia, was nominated ior Secretary of Internal Affairs. At hal-past five P, M. the Convention ad- journed sine die. MISSOURI DEMOCRATS. Freedom of the Press, Specie Payments and Payment of the Public Debt Advo- cated—The Civil Rights Bill, the Pres- ent Tariff and the National Bank Sys- tem Denounced. Sr. Lovis, August 27, 1874, The Democratic State Convention reassembled at Jefferson City this morning and adopted a plat- form, which, after reviewing the democratic ad- ministration of State affairs during two years past, deciares as lollows:. PLATFOR! Resolved, That we arraign the national republican ad- ministration as having proven taise to the principles of government and to the constitution, iu the revival of the Worst leacures of the Sedition law, by the passage of an act known as the Poland Libel law, and as disclosed in the shameful Credit Mobilicr and the revenue moiciy frauds, and we denounce as espectally unworthy of contldénce, every man—democrat or republican—who Voted tor the equally flagrant increase of Congressional and Presidentiai susaries. solved, hat We are opposed to the passage of the Civil Kights Dill, believing 1 to be uncalled tor by the Diacks and grossly unjusi to the whites, «uve to work great injury to the cause of education ‘throughout the nation, and possibly lead to a dangerous conitict be- tween’ the two races. While thus declaring, we an, nounce ourselves in tayor of a liberal system of educa- tion for the benefit of the megro as well as the white ciildren of stiwcouri, but aro opposed to the iningling of the white and black races in our publicschools or other educational institutions. Resolved, That, beyond guaranteeing to each State a republican’ form ot government, neither the President | nor Congress has the slightest rixht or justification tor interfering with their domestic cdicerns, and that the ersonally irresponsibie, wasteful and anarchical rule fs south Varolina, Louisiana and other Southern States, by which republican instit general disrepute, is the natural result of the violation of this fundamental artic ¢ of democratic creed, Kesolved, That the public debt should be paid in exact accordance with the contracts whereby it was created: that anything less would be repudiation, and that any- thing more would be an unjustifiable abuse Congress in the interest of the bondholder and detriment of every other class; that the flve-twenty bonds authorized by the act of February, 1 ceeding acts, are distinctly by their terms made paya- ble m legal tender notes or greenbacks, and that the act ‘of Marelt 18, 1869, wher ongress solemnly pled: the taiih ot the United States to a coin redemption, wai an un ustifiable usurpation of power. Resolved, That, wlule not conceding the mght of the government to issue and maintain a national paper currency, it tis policy is to be persisted in we favor a repeal of the National Banking law and. the substitution ol greenbacks to the extent of the national bank cur- rency, thereby providing tor an immediate correspond- ; ing redemption of our bonded indebtedness and a saving of $24, le. Pitosolved, That the evils necessarily attendent upon an irredeemable paper currency should be removed by ® removal of the cause, and that as the firstand, we be lieve, the only necessary step to such a result the le; tender notes ot the United states in addition to being re ceivable in payment ot all debts and demands of ait Kinds due to the United States and to individuals, should made receivanie for duties on imports, ved, hat railroad and all other corporations demand such legislation ally secure the industrial and producing interests of the country against all forias of corporate monopoly and ex- Hon. K ing been concocted a'one in the interest of kastern man: ufacturers, and in Hen ot it we recommend a tariff ror revenue only thas Will be just to all sections of the conn- try. Resolved, That while the West is heavily burdened to sustain He manutacturers of the East, a sum of upwards of $10),00),00 38 annttally collected ‘rom usin the shave ofarevenue tux on distilled and fermented spirits, the Product of our grain, and on tobacco, which, by another Unjust provision of the same law, the producers are protibited trom selling in the best mareels. We there. tore de in the spirit of justice, that this law be re- vin pealed, sothacwe may thereby be relieved trom this unjust und purtial system of taxation, Resoived, That the d dmce no man upon whow Personal or pol (egrity there rests even well founded suspicio that honesty and capability ate requisites for all cand dates and that an servant of the pe: ‘er Who forgets that he is simply #& ishonored and should be denounced by all honest men without reterence to parties or past affiliation. THE GOVERNORSHIP, One ballot for Governor has been taken, with the following result:—Cockerell, 111; Harain, 89; Cole- mun, 101; McClelland, 22—necessary to @ choice, 162, THE TICKET AS FAR AS NOMINATED. Tre following democratic State ticket was nomi- Nated at Jeferson Cit, or Governor, Charles H. | Hardin; Lieutenant Governor, Vosman J. Cole- ecretary of State, M. K. McGrath; Auditor, Halladay; Treasurer, Joseph W. Mercer; Register of Laiids, Oscar Kochtitsky. The re- mainder of the ticket is not yet reported, VIRGINIA CONSERVATIVES. a Ex-Governor Gilbert C. Walker Nomi- nated for Congress—He Gives His Views on the Civil Rights Bill and the Third Term Question. RICHMOND, August 26, 1874. As the readers of the HERALD have aiready been advised, ex-Governor Gilbert ©. Walker was nomi- nated to-day by the Convention of this, the metro- politan district of Virginia, as a candidate for the Forty-fourth Congress. The work of the Conven- tion was brief, harmonious and enthusiastic. Or- ganization was effected in afew moments by the election of Judge Cox, of Chesterfield, as Chair- man, after which appropriate committees were appointed. One hundred and fifty delegates were present. Without further ceremony, no other candidate being put in nomination, Waiker was by acclamation declared the nominee for Congress of the conservative party of the Third Virginia district. lowed tnis announcement, and it was some time before order was restored, ‘This was a severe re+ buke to some of the old Bourbon politicians of this district, who ventured to make some opposition to Walker as a Northern man, and it clearly demon- strates that the rising generation are determined to be no longer controlled by their old political leaders. It showed, too, the gratitude of tne Vir- ginians for the service he had done the State as Governor in her most trying time. Soon after the homination a committee appointed for the pur- pose conducted Governor Walker to the Conven- tion, where, after being repeatedly cheered, he adaressed the Convention substantially as fol- lows :— Ithank you, gentlemen of the Convention, for this cordial ana enthusiastic greeting. For the matter and the manner of your action to-day I tender you my profound acknowledgment. ‘To be nominated at any time by a respectable gonven- tion as a candidate for Congress from the metro- pera district of Virginia is a high compliment, ut to be nominated by acclamation, and that, too, by @ convention composed of one hundred and flity genticmen, the chosen representatives 0 tne people of every part of the district, an at a time when grave questions of the highest importance to the nation are crowding thick and fast pon public attention, is Glen axpete Ee ae cree fot hare tng ectations, And hi mn vo ang 8O high: hoauted 07 to bss! a ak conildence Wij never be hetrayea, am not anmindfhl of the grave responsibilities pointed spies and inormers to | re among the leading ns have been brought into | 000,00 of interest annually to an overtaxed peo- | Id be rendered snbservient | , both State and national, as will eifectu- | olved, That we denounce the present tariff as hav. | mocratic party of Missodrt will | le and secks his own aggrandize- | Cheer upon cheer fol- | | Which will be tmposed upon the members of the Forty-fourth Congress, Questions of mighty and ‘ far-reaching importance are pressing jor Immediate solution, First’ in importance, | perna is the present deplorable cond) tion of the Southern Staves. ‘The dev tation and demoralization caused by the | war, the elevation to citizenship of 4,000,000 of | serfs, and the suceessinl eforts of the dominant perty to utilize this element for its own political purposes by clothing them with the elective Jran- ehise and arraying them in bitter antagonism | against the whites, and by paralyzing and irrtat- ing the whites by test oaths and disiranchisements, has produced @ condition of aifairs at once inight- ful and‘alerming. The colored race has demon- | strated What all thinking men anticipatec— 1s | utter unfitness, voth morally and inveliectuaily, for the afairs of governm | | inevitable resuits, or otherwise on the part of the tederal government to use the colored race for political purposes will partially, at least, remedy much of the evi. If leit alone to the control of ir own jndg- ments and impulses the antagonism oi the colored people to the whites, not natural, but lomented for polittcal purposes, would gradually die out, and the two ra mutually dependent upon each other, would move on each in its appropria ¢ sphere to the soiution of its own destiny, The » Wherever it has | nad contro! social and financial rain have been the | An utter cessation of ali attempts by legislation | ation between the rival Senatortal factions in New York and to buy ihe Fenton wing with one-half of the federal patronage tn the ofate. But the bar- ain has not goue smoothly. ‘he liberal repub- cans, in the first place, have not been so ready to be traded away as their leader has been to dispose of them for his own profit. Some of their leaders have not hesitated to denounce Senator Fentun in unmeasured verms tor the disposition he haa | evinced to sell out the party 1m this huckster-iike | fashion. Then, again, Senator Conkling nas been | untiring in his efforts to break up the negotiatio: LONG BRANCH. OP ERE) What President Grant Thinks of Cornell and Fenton. and has laid before the President the old chi against his associate in the Senate, and brought to him the evidence of promi- nent liberals that they refuse to be con- | trolled or bargained away by Mr. Fenton. | The positive demand made by Senator Fenton that | the New York Custom House stoul¢ be placed in | his hands as security that the price of one-half the federal patronage was to be honestly paid, | interposed an almosc insurmountaple | the completion of the arrangement; # has taken place inthe tactics of tle administra- | tion ring, Feuton is now tobe snuvbed. If he | still persists in bis demand for’ possession of the A PRESIDENTIAL REMARK. How the Fenton Bargain Came To Be Proposed. LONG BRANCH, August 27, 1874, colored nian 18 to-day clothed with all the civil and | political rights possessed by the white man, No one proposes to interfere with his possession and fall realization of them, Legislation 13 powerless on the question of social equality. Tne Civil Rights bill, sv-calied, with its abominable and unconstitutional provisions, if assed into a law, would prove power- | less to accomplish this result, and tts only | effect would be to vex and harass the whites and ruin, if not destroy, the blacks, I need not say tu this intelligent presence that the passage oi this | dull into @ law would sound the death knell to our whole educational system, and that the negroes whom we are educating chiefy at our own expense would be the greatest sufferers by it Ll am aware that it has been whis- pered in certain quarters that the Presi- | dent will veto this bill should it be passed by Congress, but there is no authority Jor the state- men jo, no, he will never veto this bill. 1 have no faith in these unoMcial outgivings, made undoubtediy to secure support In bis third term Taid, which in my judgment ig Inily as miamous as this bill itselt. Tam nota third-termer. 1 am in favor of the “one term principle.” Another of the great questious demanding im- | mediate solution is the financial problem. | Loow over this great country to-day and every- where it appears as though our whole business interests had been stricken with paralysis. During nearly the whole of a seven months’ present Congress, entirely under the control of the republican party, discussed this question without reaching any beneficial resuits, The first in office. Ot course, ing change understand what a sweep- this would necessitate—irom the have to go, ily, and may the places which have known them know them no more forever. And next, the coun- basis. This should begin with the government in the Julfillment of its own promises to pay. It has flooded the country with an irredeemable peper currency. The greenback is a legal tender for all ports und interest on the public debt,” ernment thus discriminates and depreciates 11s own promises to pay. Why should not the green- back be a legal tender for all debts due to the gov- ernment as well as individuals? The Convention then adjourned sine die, after a segsion of not more than one hour and a half, POLITICAL NOTES. Hon. Lewis B. Gunckel has been renominated for Congress by the republicans of the Third Ohio district. of Massachusetts, The democrats of the Eleventh Indiana district have nominated Jonathan D. Cox, of Miami county, for Congress, | | \ { | cent on the subj | rest.’? session the | Step to be taken Is to put honest and capable men | White House to the lighthouse nearly ail would | But let them depart, and that speed- | try must be brought back to a sound financial | | and next, that he is opposed to Mr, A. B. Cornell’s “debts, public and private, except duties on im- | The gov- | | | | MR. A. B. CORNELL'S POSITION. | Politics this year are greatly in error. | | It is announced as definitely settled that General | Butler will run for Congress in the Sixth district | | Cornell probably had a right to expect turther | promotion. ; The Cumberland county, Maine, Democratic Con- | vention yesterday nominzted for Senators, Charles Hi. Haskell, of Portiand; B. N. Baker, of Windham; N.S. Littlefield, of Brignton, and Isaac 8. Brown, of Pownal. ILLINOIS DEMOGRATIO CONVENTION. | SPRINGFIELD, August 27, 1874, Through an error the second dvclaration in the platform adoptea by the Democratic Convention was omitted in the report telegraphed last night. It is as follows :— revenue purposes. There are five declarations in ali, and the one | reading ‘‘4mdividua) liverty aud opposition to sumptuary laws,’ Was the third. | KANSAS REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. | On reassembling this morning the Republican State Convention completed the nomination of the State ticket as fol!ows:—Secretary of State, D. H. Kavanagh; Treasurer, Samuct Lapbin; Auditor, D. M. Wilder; Attorney General, A FB. Randolph; Superintendent of Public Instruction, Johu Frazier; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, D, M. Valentine. DINNER 10 CONGRESSMAN DAWES, Boston, August 27, 1874, About fifty merchants and citizens of Boston gave a dinner at the Revere House to-day to Hon. Henry L. Dawes. Tue Hon. Alexander H. Rice presided. Mr. Dawes, in @ brief speech, said that he was in Boston, in pursuance of an understand- | ng with the Committee of Ways and Means, to take the best counse! attainable, during tue recess, with reference to perfecting the revenue laws and other matters of interest now awaiting the action of Congress. The dinner was social and informal, ARMY INTELLIGENCE. SS 1 Detail for the Recruiting Ser- | vice. WASHINGTON, August 27, 1874, A general order just issued from the War Depart | Ment announces the following detail for recruiting service, irom October 1, i874, to October 1, 1876:— Colonel S. D. Sturgis, Seventh cavalry, will re- lieve Colonel Grierson, Tenth cavalry, as Superin- | ann tion, at the depot, St. Louis, Mo. Colonel J. H. King, Ninth imiantry, will relieve Colonel 0. B, Wilcox, Twelfth intantry, as Superin- | tendent of the General Recruiting Service Station, New York. Major R, E. A. Crofton, Seventeenth tnfantry, will relieve Lieutenant Colonel J. P. Roy, Fifteeuth tmfantry, in command of the depot st Governor's jsiand, New York harbor. Major £. C, Mason, blake Ge infantry, will re- aleve Lieutenant Colonel J. N. G. Whistler, Pith | infantry, im command of the sub-depot, Newport barracks, Kentucky. the Superintendent at St. Louis depot:—One first lieutenant from each regiment except tne Sev- enth. Fro! duty at the 5t. Louis depot. Details from regiments of infantry to report to the Superintendent at New York:—One First Lieutenant each irom the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Hleventh, Twelfth, ‘Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Seventeenth, Nineteenth, Twentictn, Twenty-first, third, Twenty-fourth and Twenty-(fth. Regimental officers will be selected by their colonels and ordered to report in person to the Superintendent for their respective arms. in making the selection regard will be had to fitness tor the responsible duty of recruiting and not ex- clusively to length of service. All the officers detailed tn accordance with these orders will report as directed py Octover 1, 1874. The oMcers relieved will join their regiments. The Superintendent will relieve officers in charge of rendezvo and order them to join their companies, Recruiting in the military divisions of the Pacific wiil be conducted as neretolore except for the Sig- wal Service. Enlisting for the army will not be recommenced until further orders, Paragraplis 978 and 970 of the revised regnio- tions, in relation to the examination of recruits with a view to their rejection after arrival at ments or posts, have been by diretion of the retary of War suspended, Paragrapli 974 of the revised regulations in tion to work by recruits will be strict at the depots. Recruiting officers are ¢xneci¢ give close personal atiention to their duties, { to adhere to the reguiations governing tier. prohibition to enlist minors and men of donbi moral habits will be strictly enforced by superin- tendents, In rps | recrults at rendezvous ‘Tripler’s manual affords the required standard of ualification#, and it isin like manner the standard for inspection after the recruits arrive at the de} PORTATLED TO THE IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY. By direction of the President First Lieutenant Alexander D. Schenck, Second artillery, has been detatied as Professor of Military science and Tac- tics at the lowa State University, lowa city. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, WASHINGTOR, August 27, 1874. Lieutenant Arthur B, opéyers has been ordered grdered wanty ia the North Pacific; Station sur- 4 ees Frank L. Dubois ordered to the Michigan; assed Assistant Surgeon H. N. Beaumont de- pact from the Michigan and placed on waiting orders, the Seventh cavalry one captain for | Bilss, Hastings and Twenty: | ana that it would have beon an easy matter to until the rank and file is reduced to 25,000 men or | position in favor oi the union. et- | iim as @ candidate of that party for any office, f the Mounted Recruiting ‘Service Sta- | basoat hd B Service Stas | Cornell and. Fenton, two republican Details from regiments of cavalry to report to | Second—Free commerce and no tariff, except for | | ToreKa, August 27, 1874. *} private and purely Custom House the negotiation is to be end Thas far Senator Conkling and nis satellites hi been successiul, The meaning of President Grants remark is plain. He desires to give notice to Sen- ator Fenton that he must “come to ume” or be Although President Grant is wonderlully retie | of politics, and wateh{al tn his avoidance of newspaper reporters and correspond- | ents, his opiaions will sometimes find publicity | thrown overbourd, and he wishes, probably, fare through the gossipping propensities of his inti- | ter, af the negotiations should really end im mate friends, United States District Attorney | prew-: Ini create the impression that he has never desired 4 union With the tabooed Senator. Bliss has recently been retailing a story which | — [git not just possible that President Granv’s re- | lets in some light on the President’s sentiments in ; mark about the Cornell and Fenton ticket was de- regard to Now York affairs. Mr. Bliss was at the | Signed to de used to accomplish the latter purpose, cS | and that Mr. Attorney General Bliss was shrewdly President's cottage @ day or two ago, In company | gejected as the unconscious instrument to apread with ‘wo or three gentlemen, one of them being | the anecdote abroad, just a8 & gossip ts used to Mr, Hugh J. Hastings, of the New York Commer. | *lreulate @ scandal ? clal Advertiser, when, according to Mr. Bliss, the President inquired of Mr. Hastings:— | AMUSEMENTS. Wallack’s Theatre. “What is this story I see going the round of the | Papers about a State ticket in New York with Mr. | A. B, Cornell for Governor and Senator Fonton for | in consequence of the accident which befell Mr. | J. S. Toole the managers of this house trould bave “Well,” replied Mr. Hastings, “It is one of those | been obliged to shut their doors had they not for- Lieutenant Governor ?”” | rumors that are always put afloat about election | tunately secured the services of the well known Dan Bryant. This favorite actor last night to @ well filled house | in two of his Irish spectalties—‘The Irish “Do you think this one has any foundation at i Eintgrant” and “Handy Andy,” in which he all” asked President Grant. | has already earned distinction, Both plays are “Certainly not,” said Mr. Bliss; “none whatever, | tull of exaggerations, but abound in humorous although Cornell no douot wishes it had.” | characterization. Owing to the little time for The President took two or three heavy pulls on | preparation allowea the minor members of the his cigar in stlence. | cast, netther piece ran as smoottly as might bo “Well,” sald he, at last, “if I were @ citizen of | desired, but the cinef actor succeeded so well tm New York, that is @ ticket 1 should certainly vote | concentrating attention on himself that the short- against.’ comings of his assistants were easily forgiven. Mr. Bliss relates this story witha double relisb, | Mr. Bryant's impersonations of Tim O’Brien and embellishing {t berally with his own conclusions, | Handy Andy were exceelingy humorous. The and quoting it as authority for the assertion, | drollery of the eccentric Handy Andy wos marked first, that the President never favored any bar- | yy. beer wl one Ce el AN he ORE. of s si i ‘ P s1 Fain, compromise or union with Senator Feuton, | wae arial pchoverk Bue iene: PS aren dl with which the character 13 drawn by Mr, political promotion by the republicans of New | ae Sera ort pros favar'e hehe York. 1 sbail presently show how far Mr. Blissis | [0 r ‘Onc. correct and in what he is mistaken in the infer- | Wee eee eet eee Cen presents some of the peculiarities of the ences he draws from the significant remark made | Irish peasant ja realism seldom seen on the -- aBds 5 si stage, where stupid caricatures too o ten pasa Ds Us Gane Ue peeen ra rcaane, | current jor clever delineations. Bryant man- | ages to be amusing witout being either vuigar or Those who suppose that Mr. Cornell ts out of | osiensive—a high praise that can seldom be be Mr. Cornen | stowed on actors in th el bat ye His 4 ; Tree a ris not confined to picturing the farct- 18 restless in his political ambition, and he regards | Mal wchaents of Ine, ous showsto good advantag himself as having been badly treated by his party. | in more serious parts, in the “Irisa Emigrant’? s rh | there was a quiet patnos that would have done As Speaker of the Assembly he believed he had | Cregit to more pretentious members of the dra- made # record that merited favorable cousidera- | matic profession. The evident pleasure with which tion, and he looked to the Governorship or the | the public iberiay) his periormance !4st night United States Senatorial seat as a prize assuredly | €/Ve# promise that hig sport engagement will be | ecesstul, will play through th within his react. If honorable action in a respon. Le a a Kicta eee eytee este bivary 4 week. Itis hoped that Monday next ‘oole sible position could always command reward Mr. | will have sufficiently recovered to appear tb “Paul pry.” time, Mr, President, without any person knowing ; comedian, where they start or on what foundation they | appeared Central Park Garden Conceri. | Last nigbt Central Park Garden was well tability he displayed as a presiding oficer agre crowded, and it would be well for Mrs. Grand@y te ably surprised his irienas. But he was notsuf- | appoint an tnvestigating committee and take liciently pliable to suit the views of tue clique rep- | Gosche’s or Koch's testimony tn regard to the de- resented vy Messrs, Murphy, Bliss and Daven- | jinquency of cervain of her daughters occupying He did all in his power to conduct | the business of legislation honestly, and the a port, and at the close of the legislative | the positions of reigning belles, and disovedient session he met cool treatment trom the fed- | enough to be in town and at a coucert In this pro- eral ofMicv-holding ring with which ue had | nipited mouth of August. Fashjonable people all cast his political jortunes. Everybody who | gut of town—not a bit of it, The familiar faces of how it | has had experience in politics knows many of the opera goers at the Academy of Music is with an aspiring politician who becomes im- | might de seen last night in the ball and garden. pregnated with the idea that he 1s not appreciated | There was nothing especially new on the bill. The in his party and that his just rewards are with- | ever iresn, nearty ‘Idomeneus” overture of Mo- held, Such a man grows morbidly rensitive; bis | wart, the Bacn prelude and fugue, which J. I. Abert mind fs filled with jealousy and suspicion; he | put in orchestral form, one of those delicious Beet gives himself up to queralous compiatnings and | noven romances, which has held a prominent petty Jutrigues which can only end in new disap: | pjace on this summer's programmes; the noisy, | pointments, He may continue loyal to his party, | irrepressible “Kaiser March,” the magatficently | Dut his dissatisiaction and grumbliug impart to bis | orchestrated overture of Hector Beriloz, “Les loyalty almost the appearance of disaffection. , Francs Juges,”’ with its Kaleisdoscopic effects; THE JEALOUSIES OF POLITICIANS, | Brahms’ Theme ana Variations, a “Ballade” of is Mr. Corneil is not exactly in this position it 1s | Hans Von Bulow, who should forever eschew com- only because his large wealih renders him more | position; the graud Rbapsodie Hongrotse of dangerous than are the’majority of snubbed aspir- Liszt, which has acquired a rare popularity this ants, Buthe is offensive to his old associates all | summer; a Strauss waltz, Gounod’s “Saltarello” the more, inasmuch as he excites their fears. | and an extract from Muehidorter’s ‘Merchant of ‘There was never a hearty fellowship between the | Venice,” formed the musical attractions last even- ex-Speaker and lig more active associates of the ail played with that wonderful Rew York ledera Ting, In lis private reladions | Precision, heartiness of spirit and gradation of ex- pression which might be expected from such anex- Mr. Cornell sheild himse! ‘ Arai taneronerais anoaae Me tineeee yn | cellent nad. Ou Thursday, September 1, Mr. Jon have come down ‘from tne ladder ‘och, the able director of the garden, to whose exertions much of the popularity of this an summer resort is due, has a benetit, vo be a crowded one. Complaints are sometimes mace that Mr. Thomas’ programmes at Central Park Garden two clas- sical, A more abused and a less understood word ‘than “classical? cannot be found in the whole lexicon of music. The word ts incorrectly under- ov risen up from the mortar bed to take ebarge of the affairs or t nation, assumpuon of a superior soctal standing Nas even manifested itself : in the relations of the ex-Speaker with the hous hold of the higaest political standing 1 the ou ana has not tepded to make him populs Hn the leaders of Mis party or to increase h chances of preierment. sesides, Mr. Cornett he hotle in common with those of Mis republican a: sociaftes whose chary t peen so grape cally drawn by Mayor Havemeyer’s pen. He is no card player, does strenuot i stood as referring to abstruse ideas in the divine art. From the “Heroic Symphony” to the -Mar- we donot recognise any especial clas- rhe only difference, we acknowledge, not understand the value of | = : four aces, and 18 not possessed of the convivial the line berwsen true merit unt medigo propensities that distinguish the ring of which ho ity. or between good music reseunl ‘Theretore tno the programme ee eer oat be te che polvtieiaua whoa, | to the diference in a Iterary point of view be- advantage would it be to the politicians who pull 4 Sbakespeare” “mother Goose.” The the Wires to advance a mau to oilice out of whom — bWeen “Suakespeare” and “a nothing ts to be made and upon whom they can- only mplaints ee ae be found in a musical pot always rely? Mr. Cornell has discovered that pout of view with Mr. Thomas’ programmes is his he has no chance of promotion in his own iaction Seager are Oe Se) ee ne ee eX! Yet ne has corrected this tendency within the past few weeks, and has lib- eraily besprinkied his bills with selections from the works of Ivalfan, French, Engiisn and American composers, Theodore Thomas has snown pimself usion Of ail others. of repnolicanism, and hence he has doubuess been instrumental im getting up tne rumor to which the anecdote reiated by Mr. Bliss refers, THE PRESIDENT’S MEANING. As President Grant never Makes & political re- mark without having an object in view, M is no doubt correct in his sagacions con: President meant something” whe ‘owed that he should vote against Mes, tuus vote in the State of New York. wi claims so persistently on Speaker has not hesitated among his political imeuds as a decided opponent of the third term policy. It was to the coolness growing ont of his position on this question that his retirement froi the Surveyorship of the Port of New York was due, ‘This of itsell is suflic) account Jor the determination of the Conkling clique to keep Mr. Cornell in the background, and tor the opposition of the President to that ntleman’s aspiraiions to the Governorsatp of ew York. But President Grant took occasion subsequently to the conversation with Messrs, thers, to repeat the remark he had made to Mr. Corneli on the Long Branch boat, and to tell him that his name was not the one he objected to on the rumored ticket. Mr. Cornell might have replied that the opposition to the tickel expressed by the President inciuded both names, according to Mr. Bliss’ statement, the party. ‘The ex- have retieved lis remark of ail doubt in that re- spect by stating to which candidate he objectec Certainly it wonld seem by the story as af the President did not like Mr. Cornell for Governor any betier tham Senator Fenton jor Lieutenant Governor, THE PRESIDENT AND THE FENTON BARGAIN. But Mr. Bliss errs if he really interprets tue Pres- | laent’s remark as mdicating that he ‘er encour- uged a bargain in New York wit Senator Fenton, as those of the new detail report, | it is an unquestionabie fact that President Grant has insisted that (he republican ascendancy im that state depends upou the conciliation of the hoeral repubiitans. Lam assured by a gentieman who was present when the President was discuss- ing the subject with his close political advisers, a month or six weeks ago, that he took a decided Senator Conkling had been urging the attacks made on Fenton by the republican organs last tall a8 a reason Why It would be impossible to uphold nd | had cited the last Presidential election to prove | fa ' carried ip 1872 by & combination of republicans, re- | to the Richmoncy Midshipman Charles B, T. Moore | the weakness and insignificance of the “liberal” ton. To this the President replied by asking Senator Conkling whether the State of New York was not form democrats and independents. “Oertainly it was,’’ said Seuator Conkling. “and were not the liberal republican or balance of power candidates elected in 1873?” “Certainly they were,’ said Senator Conkling. “Web,” remarked the President; “1 presume the republicans would have nominated @ straigat party ticket in the one case and would have elected their own candidates in the other case, if they nad telt strong enough to do so. Now, it seems to me thatafter the disgraceful conduct of Mayor Havemeyer no republican will be dis- posed to try the experiment of 1872 over again, and 1 don’t suppose that any republican desires to see the result of last year’s election in New York Tepeated this year, for in that Cpe way 1656 your Governor or your Lieutgat vernor, orial eleqtion, 16 Wet tint. lican victory tolerably certain,” A OHANGE IN TACTICS, if he had g of music. ‘the Presigent probabiy Was not unwilling to adminisier a litte holesome rebuke to Mr. Corneil jor intruding his , to express himself nt to | whom office, in View rat AISNE 1 tanaos ate whe {t tf Lot Wise to Dring in the liberals to mass the republican forces, and thus to make @ ropab- From this it will be seen thas the President was sincere when he strove to bring about a reconcilis to be @ cosmopolitan of the most uncompromising kind in his profession for @ month past, and he bas Jaleiy evinced a spirit calculated to rive his nu- merous patrons a kaleidoscopic View of the world Musical and Dramatic Notes. Auber's “Prodigal Son” will be the chief attrac. tion next season at rlorence. Mr. Mark Smith was selected to play “Henry VIII.” at Booth’s during the engagement of Miss Charlotte Cushman, “La Fille de Madame Angot”™ has appeared tn an Italian dress at Milan, at @ theatre where the au- dience drink and smoke. | Dan Bryant’s opening attraction at ia opera house will be o burlesque on “Beile Lamar,’ to be called “Bill Lamar.’? [tis said to be exceedingly funny. , The Royal English Opera Company, with Miss | Allce May as prima donna, concluded a most suc. | cessful season at Christchurch, New Zealand, on | June 6. | Miss Kate Field will appear on one of the Jeffer- | gon “off nights” during the term of tne comedian’s engagement at Booth’s Theatré, The piece selected dor her début is “Peg Wofington,”” . “Le Petit Faust” Hervé wields the baton over | Qn orchestra of 100 musictans every Saturday otght | at Covent Garden Theatre. The principal soloists | are Levy, the cornet player, and Wieniawski, vio- linist. The announcement of the sudden death of Mr. | Mark Smith, which recently occurred In Paris, has | profoundly moved the whole dramatic profession. | A meeting of the profession will shortly be held in the greenroom of one of our principal theatres for the purpose of taking action iu reference to the sad event. The remains are now en route here | on board of a French steamer, and will probably be formally received by & committee of actors Great sympathy is feit for the family of Mr. Smith’ for itis but two weeks since bis brother Asa was drowned, The attraction to succeed “Bello Lamar’ at Booth’s Theatre is Thomas Otway’s tragic play, 1m five acts, “Venice Preserved,” which will be pre- sented on Monday evening, September 8, and for the first time in New York in over twenty-five years, It has recently been retouched by the ex- perienced hands of Mr. Dion Boucicanit, and will be offered with the additional advantages of new scenerj, new music and new costumes, Many years ago this piece was oue of the prime favor- ites of all theatre-goers, and as its grand revival Willbe marked bya strong and judicious assign- ment of parts, including Mr. John McCuifough aa Pierre, Miss .Katharine Rogers Randoiph as Belvi- aera and Mr. J. B. Warde as Jafier, it will afford this later generation an excellent opportunity of bel Made acquainted witn the aramattc tasies Of thély parents, The piay will oe given ander the \ direction of Mr. Boucicanlt. 4