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SPAIN. ——__+———_— ‘The Fighting Be‘ore Puigeerda. Mapxip, August 29, 1874, Over 200 Carlists have been killed and many wounded in the attacks on Purgcerda, . HOIST WITH THRIK OWN PETARD, ‘The republican garrison have nineteen barrels of dynamite, with whicn they will blow up the place if the Cariists succeed in carrying it, Further Depredations by the Carlists— Sacking of Calanorra, MApRID, August 29, 1874, A force of Carlists entered Calahorra, twenty- four miles southeast of Logrono and thirty-four miles east of Granada, on the 25th inst., and sacked the houses, levied a contribution of $17,000 from the clergy, shot four volunteers, freed the con- victs and burned the railway station, The Additions to the Army by the Con- scription, MADRID, August 20, 1874. It 18 thought that 100,000 men will be added to the army by the conscription. FRANCE. Elections for National Assemblymen Ordered. Pays, August 20, 1874, President MacMahon hid sighed a decree order- ing elections to be held in seven departments on the d4thof Octoper next, to tlli vacancies in the National Assembly, The French Newspaper Statute Enforced Against Foreign Journals. Paris, August 29, 18 The sate of the Zondon Hour in France has beeu Probibited in consequence of the pudligation in tts columns of letters written by M. Bazaiue, tue escaped prisoner. A Carlist Battalion Disarmed on French Soil, Pants, August 29, 1874. The French authorities have disarmed a Qariist battalion, which was operating aguinst Puigcerda, for entering French territory. ‘The Carlists have since been more circumspect. THE BRUSSELS CONGRESS. The Final fitting—Great Britain and Turkey Decline to Sign the Protocol. 6 BRUSSET, The final sitting of the International Conference August 29, 1874, ‘Was held yesterday. protocol except the delegates from Great Britain and Turkey, who postponed attuching their signa- tures, The Russian Policy Rejected. Loxpox, August 29; 1874. A special despatch from Brussels to the Pall Mali Gazette says that inc International Confer- ence, ata full sitting, rejected four introductory general principles, proposed by Russia, and all Proposais concerning reprisals, QUIET RESTORED, ‘The course of deliberation has been peaceful, and there has been no recrimination between the German and French delegates, Bosrox, August 1874. The Presidential pagty will be at Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, on Sunday, and will thence proceed to Newport on Monday and to New York ou Monday night, via Fall River line, NEW YORK STATS POLITICS, : CorninG, August 29, 1874, At a republican convention, held at Addison to- ‘day for the election of delegates from the Secona Assembly district of Steuben county to the Con- gressional Convention of the Twenty-ninth district, two sets of delegates were chosen, one in favor of John N. Hungertord, of Corning, and the other in Savor of Hariow Hakes, of Horne lsvule. EXTENSIVE FIRE IN BALTIMORE. Bacrimore, Aughst 29, 1374. The extensive four story cooper establishment of Kimball, Shafer & Co., corner Canton and Cen- tral avennes, East Baltimore, was burned this morning. The roots of several private residences in the immediate vicinity were burned, and the chapel of the Home Miszion School was damaged to the extent of several thousand dollars, ‘The totul loss is estimated at $25,000, including $15,000 on stock and machinery. Insured as tol- To" Mechanics’, of New York, $2,500; Commer- cial, of New York, $1,500; Fire Association, of Philadelphia, $3,000; ‘Republic, of New York, $5,000; People’s, of Newark, N. J., $1,! $11,875, The building ts insured for $5,500 In the L: coming, of Muncy, Pa.; National Fire, of Philade phia, aod Lynchburg, of Lyuchourg, Va. A BLACK FIEND'S FATE, Canton, Bradford county, Pa., Angust 29, 1874. Albert Brown, @ negro, last night outraged a girl seven years old named Greenleaf, He cut her throat from ear toear, and then jumped in front of a passing train, breaking both his legs. He 13 now in custody here, A SAD ACCIDENT. Borrato, N. Y., August 29, 187 John Klotz, a laborer, working on the new city ‘and county building, about noon to-day fell from the roof, a distance of fifty jcet, and was instantly killed. in his fall Klotz struck George Courted another laborer on the lower floor, breaking the Jatter’s shoulder and inflicting serious internal Injaries. Klotz was a witower, and leayes two Asmat children, GRASGMOPPER LEGISLATION, Perna, Kansas, August 29, 1874, Governor Osborn has called sn extra session of “the Leaigature to meet on the 15th of September to devine meuns for the retief of settlers whose crops were destroyed by grasshoppers, ie republicans “f the Secoud district have Rominated Judge RK. Brown jor Congres AN UNPROFITABLE BURGLARY, LUpLowy: N. Y,, August 20, 1874. The store of Lyons wag entered by burglars iJast night and @ small sale was biown open and the desks and drawers ransacked, The sale con- tained only books and papers. No money was Jeft in the store, bnt a gold watch and a quantity 0! goods were taken. The vaiue of the proper damaged and stolen 1s from $500 to go00. Th ‘thieves escaped arrest. A NEW HAMPSHIRE BANK TROUBLE. Nasnva, August 20, 1874, The Mechanics’ Savings Bank of this city has re- sumed business. The Bank Commisstoners, nnder recent act of the Legislature, have reduced the depositors’ amounts fifteen per cent to correspond with the deprectated. securitics, which 18 consid- ered by the officers to be more than enough to cover all possible loss, Deyositors are to be cred- ited with whatever is realized [rom the securiues, Lo hew accounts ure to be kept special from the old, THE PAUIPIC COAST. Evils of Chinese Importation—The Tran- sit of Venus—A Murder Tria 5 San FRANcI=CO, August 29, 1874, 7 In the habeas corpus case of twenty-two Chinese ‘Women, passengers by the steamship Japan on her jast trip from China, and whom it was claimed ‘were imported to this city for immoral purposes, the Fourth District Court to-day rendered a de- cision sustaining the coustitutionality of the State Jaw, whereby such persous may ve prevented from coming here, and remanding tre women to the custody of the caprain of the steam- ship Japan, which ves-el was about to sail for Uhina, "rhe Supreme Court of the State issued an order ge gett to the order of the District Court, out the steamship sailed without the women and they were ail sent back to jail Professor Davids® and party to,observe the transit of Venus sailed for Nagasal day on to steamship Japan. Phe dapan carried 7 gers and $270,000 In Treasure. Geer, tried at Satta Rosa, Cal., for the mur derot Mea, Strong, has been convicted ot mu der in the first degree and sentenced to tmprisons vemant ior Hie, 7 pase a All the members signed tie | THE WICHITA BATTLE. Indian Tncendiaries Attacking . an Agency. Osborn, son-in-law of the veteran and famous Delaware chief Black Beaver, who was visibly and deeply affected as your correspondent an- nounced his arrival with the body. CONCILIATION AND BETALIATION. Since the cessation of the firing Gen- eral Davidson, through the messenger- ship of a refugee Comanche woman, Davidson’s Troops Fighting and | has succeeded in effecting the return of all Acting as Firemen. —_—_-——__ SORTIE REPULSES friendly Indians to the reservations—viz., the Caddos, Wichitas, Penetelpkas, some Comanches, Keches, Tawaconics and others, representing ‘between 1,500 and 1,600 peace- able Indians, who came in to-day and had A Gallant Charge Against a| “bis tlks” before going to their former Hostile Band. List of th Soldiers Jounded. iousy FOUR CIVILIANS BUTCHERED, The Blustering Noconees, Kiowas and (o- manches Flee Westward, Heapgvarters iv tae Frey Wicurra Aczxcy, Via Cappo, I. 'T., August 29, 1874. | J The action at this point between the hostile Kiowas and Noconees and companies C, E, L and H, of the Tenth United States cavalry, which opened here in the unauthorized squatter camp of the latter tribe on Saturday last, as stated in these despatches, continued, after the first complete scattering of all the Indians, in a series of attacks upon the line which General Davidson had ‘established about the agency on the bluffs in the rear and on the of the Washita below, varying in their frequency and strength at intervals daylight this morning. The object, in — the language of the Kiowas and Noconees, was to wipe out the buildings and settlement of the agency, which would have resulted in a great At- tempts were made to effect this by setting fire to the prnirie grass at different points, which well nigh accomplished the purpose, the flames rising to the height of the tree tops and burning with great fierceness. But through the tireless activity of General David- son, Colonel Gaines Lawson and L. H. Car- penter, with Major Montgomery, acting under his command, the fire was defeated by the well directed efforts of the enlisted men, and the buildings were with difficulty saved. | INDIAN SOBTIES. Frequent sorties were made by Indians in numbers ranging from fifty to five hun- dred along the lines; but they were gallantly repulsed and driven back in great disorder by the cavalry dismount- line until main vigorous destruction of government property. ed, who took position on the crest of the back hills. One charge made by the com- pany under the command of Captain L. H. Carpenter is deserving of especial mention, as it occurred just in time to prevent an impor- tant position from being taken up in tho rear of the centre of our position by the Indians, and which, if have resulted to the troops and the agency in great loss and embarrassment, But Captain Carpenter’s company arrived in the ‘‘nick”’ of time, and a miassed column of over 150 In- dians were sent flying back in the most pre- cipitate haste. this movement (by General Davidson's direc- tion) that a magnificent war bonnet, worn by the commanding genius of the Indian band, was left on the field, together with other of their accoutrements, and seized by our troops amid the yells of the reds. The greatest con- fusion prevailed among the Indians. Their killed and wounded were taken off,. as usual, but with wretches. secured, must So sudden and handsome was great visk, by the scampering THE WOUNDED SOLDIERS. Thus far our loss has been only four wounded, viz: — Sergeant Joseph A. Blackburn, Company L, Tenth cavalry; shot through the right arm. Louis Mack, Company H, Tenth cavalry; slight gunshot wound in the right foot. | Private Frederick Robinson, Company I, | Twenty-fitth infantry; shot through the left wrist joint; wound severe. | Adam Cooke, Company E, Tenth cavalry; | shot behind right shoulder; severe. All the above are doing well. | s INDIAN LOSSES. ‘The number of Indians killed by the fire of our troops, which was very rapid and effective, cannot be obtained, owing to their artful cus- tom of snatching their men from the field, but it is known to have been quite large. Many more of the hostile Indians would | have been killed but for their being mixed up | with friendly Indians at the first opening of the .engagement, which caused many of the men heroically to withhold their fire until the latter could be gotten out of the fray by their veteran chief, Toshaway. INDIAN BUTCHERTES, The Kiowa and Noconee Indians murdered.) several white men found on the prairie, four of whom were brought in the following day for burial. Your correspondent proceeded out some two miles from camp with the column, under Captain Little's command, | for their recovery. The horrible mnu- | | tilation of their bodies forbids de- | scription, Besides the cutting off of noses and ears and other distigurement their bodies were pierced through and through by arrows, quarters. Thus the agency is saved and the line has been effectually drawn by General Davidson's clever soldiery, as well as by his diplomatic ~| management “Detween the hostile Indians and those who belong on the reserva- tions. ing place now, and General Davidson will pursue them rapidly wherever they go until signally punished or destroyed. He will march in flying column at once, with ten days’ rations. Two additional companies of the Twenty-fifth United States infantry arrived here carly this morning, who will guard this place securely when he leaves. PREPARING FOR THE CAMPAIGN. When all is ready a vigorous and sleepless policy will be inaugurated and continued. Captain T. Connell, acting Indian Agent here, has, according his tions, rendered every facility to the mili- tary the and deserves great credit for his energy and to instruc- in protecting agency, activity in co-operating with General David- He is in entire accord with all that has been done, and approves the course which has son. been followed. Some considerable fighting may occur ina few days between this and the Washita, above here or near Fort Cobb. The Kiowas, Chey- ennes and hostile Comanches will combine, it is thonght, and the final blow will perhaps be on the Staked Plains late in the season. fighting ground. The Indians have gone west from here to Rainy Mountain Creek and about it. THE WAR OF RACzS. Negro Troubles in Lowwsiana—A Terrivle Confilct Impending—The White Popu- lation of Coushatia Arming for Sele Defence—Beauties of Reconstraction in Alabama. New ORLEANS, Augost 29, 1874. The Evening Picayune says:—‘Telegrams from Shreveport this morning bring the startling intel- ligence that a vody of 800 armed negroes has assem- bled at Coushatta, aud that the greatest alarm and excitement prevail thronghout the whole upper Red River country. The immediate object of this gavhering is not stated; vut there is sul- ficient menace in the fact itsell to wrouse every- body to 4 sense of danger aud impending misior. tune. The neighborhood of Coushatta to Coliax suggests the probability that the notorious Ward has something to do with the present affair, Pervaps we are destined to hear more of those muskets which the Grant parish wituesses tuok with them when they returned aiter the trial, The iwpression in Shreveport thts morning was that serious trouble would result, though we trust more javorable advices will reach us to-night. Excitement at Coushatta—A Conflict I evitable. ie SHREVEPORT, La., August 29, 1874. Letters to-night by courler state that 800 armed negroes had assembled below Coushatta and were constantly receiving reinforcements from all quarters. ‘rhe town is guarded by 200 white men, who call for help. A courier has also arrived at Meriden, Webster parish, who brings substan- tially the same information, Forty men left Coiton Point at daylight this morning for the scene ot the contict, Seventy men leit here this afternoon, and more will follow to-night, Reinlorcements have aiso gone fromMertien. Aletier irom Mr. Strongfellow, at Robinson's place, states that @ conflict 1s inevitabie, and thinks it cannot be delayea longer than to-night, The black population of Red River parish outnum- ber the whites three to one. Coushatta is fifty miles from the nearest tele- graph station, and it 18 not possibie that luruker particulars can be had berore to-morrow, In response to inquiry for ofictal intormation re- garding te above the Private Secretary of the Governor, in a note to the agent of the Associated Press, says:—“No credence given at the Executive Department to that Con- shatta desparch tn this evening's Picayune, which 1s apparently intended to excite people and bring about anotier Grant parish atfair. Ward is in this city aad has never left it for a year, and the only foundation for the statement is that the Sheriff at Conshatta has summoned a posse of sixty-five persons—fifteen white ana flity colored— to deiend the parish officers in case of any attempt to lorce them to resign.” Later. SUREVEPORT, La., Angust 29—8 P, M. Acourier just arrived trom Constatta reports 150 white men there. All quiet and no further trouble apprehended, The white people have effected the arrest of the following ringleaders, and have them in jail under strong guard: —F. 8. Egerton, Sherif; H. 'T. Twitchell, Tax Collector; Clark Hol- land, Register; R. A. Dewees, Tax Collector of De Sovo parish: Gilbert Cone, Deputy Sheri; W. F. Hoeveli, attorney, and six leading negr ‘These arrests leit the negroes without leaders and their. camp was immediately disbanded. Two negroes and one white man were killed oue white man seriously wounded, There ts great rejoicing here over the peaceful termination of what threatened to be u bloouwy race conilict. Beauties of Reconstruction in Alnabam MOSTGOMERY, August 20, 1874, The trial of W. J. Bray, Mayor of Eusauia, and six other gentlemen, charged with a violation of the Enforcement act, is progressing before United States Commissioner Dresser, The charge is pre- ferred by lias M, Kiels, Judge of the City Court of The former can have no . hid. Kufaula, and relates to the wounding of a negro at | the city erection last Febraa An idtot’s vot was challenged, This negro sprang jorward and struck down the challenger, a lignt ensucd and the negro Was wounded, Price of a Vote in Congress. MONTGOMERY, August 29, 1874. In a lettér published to-day LT. Rapier, repulii- can Congressman and nominee for re-election, says that in exchange for uomination by the Con- vention, which, he says, Was taken possession of by roughs, who demanded that much as the price of their support, he signed a written agreement to vote in Congress aginst the impeachment of Judge Busieed. Hf he had not signed he thinks there would have been a riot and bieodshed, He explains in tis letter that he was opposed to Busteed’s impeachment belore signing. Judge Busteed will leave for New York ina few days by the advice of his physician. Ina letter, [0 be published to-morrow, he declines to take part inthe pending canvass, on the ground titae whe Republican Convention was a packed amatr, a mu chine run in the interests of men se! tinual in office, and composed of ty ties, paupers in intellect and amivent in A Tennessee Tragedy. CHATTANOOGA, AUgUst 20, 1874, J. C, Smith, a dischargea employé of the Alabyma ‘and Chattanooga Railroad, made an attack, tms motning on William R. Carlile, treasureg, who shot and‘killed him in seli-defence, Simth has been very abusive (or some time, and hay threat ened to take Carile's . Ais iti feeling was i by being Unable to,get money que him by Prominent amano those butchered was a Mr cal _ the ratieaad amuse, | seldom Were quite tuformal, being merely verbal, and con- McClellan Creek, it is also believed, will be a ju not de at all envious; butas I cannot consider | thing on their part to baluuce the ladies’ dresses | | production, | looped from side to side, | | | ICELAND. The King’s Crand Ball at Reikiavik. The Toilets of the Ladies and the Costumes of the Men. PMS a EEO THE END OF THE CELEBRATION. RRIKIAVIE, August 10, 1874, I was detailed by your correspondent, Dr. Hayes, to remain behind to send you a aescription of the’ concluding event of the celebration, This was the grand ball of Monday evening, given in the large halt of the seminary. The morning services dif- fered but little irom those of the previous Sun- day, and do not need description. The ball was a most interesting affair. So far as enjoyment was concerned it certainly eclipsed everything that has heretofore happened, if its political stgnin- cance was, and it undoubtedly was, eclipsed by the more important ceremony, The invitations veyed throngh some official properly authoriged, Tue King was present, with his son, Prince Walde- mar, and it was called the King’s ball, although it was' really given by the uow eathasiastic Reikia- vikers, SCBNES IN TB BALLROOM, When your correspondent entered the ballroom at nine o'clock # very gay and unusual scene met his eyes, OMvers im the gay uniforms of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, France and Germany were mixed up With the plain dresses of domestic aud loreign | guests; while poth were left altogether in the | shade by the great array of rich toileta of tne ladies, most of whom were dressed in the pictu- resque Icelandic costume, white only & Compara- tively few were arrayed in the long skirts and low | necks Of the ordinary bairoom, It was an excecd- | ingly interesting and beautiful picture; tor, besides | the light dresses which were s0 becoming, the Ice- | landic girls @re iresa, aud have a rich, healthy glow ol cheek that i4 very retreshing to behold, | They are witha! pretty of feature ana sometimes veaatiin Butit ia of them collectively in the ballroom that 1 wish mainly to speak. How happy they seemed in their — becom Ing dresses | How lively they chatted in their sweet language, and how they looked at each other “from top to toe,”’ as | have seen them, 1 regions not so uear the North Pole, rigidly scrutinizing | what each wore—whether the headdress alt right; whether the gold baud or goid strap or sil- ver, as the case might be, around tie forehead was | of great or little richness; whether the little jacket was properly trimmed and ornamented with the same precious metals, and whether the feet whic peeped out om beneath the short skirts were of proper size and properly shod! At teast they seemed to be doing atl this, [veiandic maidens j a iady altovether interesting unless she ts some- | what envious, I conclude that they (those leeiandic | maidens) were exceedingly envivus, since 1 fouud | | wuich has undergone a thorough repair during tho | recess. | this city, appeared in concert a few evenings ayo Kiw YORK HEKALD, SUNDAY, AUGOST 30, 1874 QUADRUPLE SHEET. now Reyser of enthuslagm had suddenty\broken loose. THE END OF THR vRsrivitigs. The King retired amid a new storm atone o'clock; but tor several hours after he had ia’t the dancing went on. When at iength the bait dich break up the sun was glaring on the mountain tops and a bright giow was in the west, and shone imaidens, old and young, rict and poor. the dance, and jove and loyalty, and with bright hopes for the ivture, whic these have so mi promoted, . MUSICAL AND DRAMA!IC NOTES. ‘Tamberlik has gone to the Russtan capital. The\Bride of Abydos’? wili hoid the boards at Niblo’s during the week. Robinson presents the Can Can and the Female Minstrels as attractions, Professor Semnacher, the pianist, will shortly leave Stuttgart fer New York. Miss Rose Hersée is singing in ‘Tne Lily of Kil- larney” at the Gaiety, Dublin. Herr Frederic Ruliman, impresario of German Opera, has returned from Europe. The New Park Theatre, Brooklyn, opens on Mon- day night with “Babes in the Wood.” Wambold and Bai new opera house on and after September 3. feaiure of the Almée Opera Bouffe Troupe. «The Silver Cup” euters upon a second week at | the Lyceum Theatre, with every prospect ofarun. | The “Timbale d’Argent’” ia drawing crowded | houses, Popular verdict says it’s naughty but | nice. | The Metropolitan, in addition to the Van Can, offers the talents of 100 star performers to amuse ue public. The Venetian authorities refuse a subvention to the Fenice, so itis on the same footing with our Tne Theatre Comique presents a large bill of novelties and the laughable pantomune, “Flick and Flock.” Daly's new play, “What Should Sie Do? nas been cut down and considerably improved. It promises to make a good run, “The Lost Trail; or, The Monster of the Gobtin’s Gap,” a spectacular play, will be produced on Monday at Wood's Museum. Signor Emmanuel Muzio will arrive from Euroge by the Russia this week and will commence prep- 4rations at once for the Italian opera season. Mile. Albani was such a favorite at St. Peters- of Edinburgh she was invited to sing with Patt, Dan Bryant opens his operatic season to-morrow night at the Opera House, Twenty-third street, ‘Theodore Thomas will bring out some of the choivest works of tus répertoure this week, many of them being yet new to the Central Park Garden habitues. Toole t% on his legs again. He will appear on Monday night in «Paul Pry’ and “On the Line,’” when the New York public will have a chance of secing him under favorable Miss Mina Geary, one of the most popular inter- preters of Moore’s netodies we have ever had tn them very interesting. NO NATIONAL COSTUME. The men do not at the present time have any | nationul costume, ‘the more's the pity, as some- | | | would certainly have added greatly to the attrac- tions of the scene, And { hope it will be a long time before the Icclandic maidens abandon their | present style of dress; and I think it will, for they | Kuow that it is pretty, and that from a woman is 4 | certain guarantee. The two princtpai features | are the headdress and the—well I snali venture simply to call it a jacket, not having much ac- quaintance with the midiners’ vocabulary, aud everybody understands what jacket means, It reaches a littie below (he wais!, and is encircled by a metal, gold or sitver bett, often of the most elaborate workmanship, and of native Icelanaic ‘The lcelandic suver and gold smiths ure quite famous, and | have secured several specimens of their handiwork which are very beautilul, Tuese belts are often of great value, worth many hundreds of dollars, aud are kept as heirlooms tu tae family, falling to the eldest daughter ou the death of the mother. They ere fastened in front by huge clasps of tilagree work, to which ure appended rattling ornaments. ‘The jacket 13 fastened in front, generally to the neck, with elaborately wrought buttons on either | side, and brought together with a long chain, The whole iront and | sometimes much of the back 18 covered with em- broidery, in leaves or vines or flowers, in gold or silver thread, Around the neck there is olten an embroidered collar of the same muteriul, above which peeps & snow white ruifle that ts most be- witching. STYLE OF WEARING THR ITAIR. The headdress is more ditlculi to describe, asort of helmet, not fitted to the head like that of a cuirassier, but set on top of it and pinned io the hair, The crest comes forward nearly to a point. The body of one I have examined was made of pastevoard and brass wire, stuffed with cotton and covered with white silk. But the great feature is the veil, When the “heimet’? is firmly pinned on the veil is attached, This veil is about | ayard long and of the same width. Being drawn together at the top until narrowed to the circum. | ference of the head 1% 13 ornamented with a ring | of stars or butteriies or band of gold or siiver, | and this being fastened to the “heimet’? the veil is lifted and thrown back, and nine times in ten out peeps as cheery and bright and rosy a face as man would ever wish to look upon, The skirtis | sometimes, though rarely, ornamented, and t sleeves jollow no otuer caprice. ‘The ladies who were attired in this headare: did not, however, all wear the other parts of the native costume. Many wore long white caresses with the metal belt, others the short skirt aud a white body, never, however, without the metal or- Tris | jashion than wowan's | pument. Thus much for the costumes of the peopie. WRANCE OF THE KING. ‘The King came in at half-past nine with Madame | Finsen, wife of the Governor, on his arm, He was attired in his usual simple uniiorm, wilh @ plaim sword, and Madame Finsen was aressed as any lady of heey, Vea would have been under simi. lar circumstances, I cannot tell what she wore | for the benefit of the ladies, for, as I said be- | fore, Lam not posted m suc matters, but L res | nember there Was a profusion of real point lace on | her dress THE BAL OPENED. | The King opened the ball and after the first hash | of respect had passed after the King*s entrance | had been announced, and the presentations had | taken pi ind the first set Was dauced, and the | King began to-move around with a kindly staiie | upon his lice and a cordial greeting im his hand, a merry buzz weat round and the dances waxed fast and iuvious, His Majesty, the King, was | idle, He danced with everybody that , he could, and his youth, joyous son was not bes | hind him. Everybody was pleased, everybody was delighted with the King. Upon my word, seeing | how tle King behaved, Leanunot see low anybody | could help bUt love him—nos respect inn as a King alone, but love lum for his manly ways and bis | kindly qualities, Indeed, he seemed heartily, with= outaectation quite as much as without resc: to make the Joys of those, his far-or subjects, his own, and ne certainly did it thoroughly, tough seciningiy UNeonsciousiy to himseit. THE BANQUET. ‘The supper roow Was next, the dancing hall and was the same in which the state dinner last Sa day Was given, at which the Hetare Cominis~ sioner Was present, Both rooms were handsom ty decorated With flags and every sort of arias that these entnmsiastic people contd proeare of their OWN OF HOrTOW from the Meet, Nave never seen & more lively dance or one that wus more enjoyed by everybody, and TL have not neard more hearty cheers than those which greeted the King, after we had gone to supper (and the supper was really excellent and tastes fully atranged with dowers and garlands of green) when tits toast was'given;—"Long live Cluistua 1X.) Chaee after cheer indeed barat farka as Cw | Theatre. | which bas hitherto been | part in the | commenced to eat in \ Dras | Heresies’ ave nearly ready sor, pNblication in Lous at Lyric Hall ever. Colonel Stebbins, President of the Phitharmonte ; Society, and Mr, A, Reiff, Jr, Viee President, | promise a season of unusual attractions, with real novelties. The society needed an infusion of new spirit and enterprise. th voiwe and style as eifective as | nditions, { a upon the faces of the Reikiavikers—men and | So ended the Iceland Millennial, with muste and | us will be at home in their | “La Princess de Trebizonde” will be the next | Academy. | burg that at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess | | Never { The announcement of the last nights of “Bele Lamar” has spurred the attendaace at Bootu’s ‘The advance sale of tickets for next week is immense. ‘The sale of seats for tue tirst nights of “Venice Preserved" is also heavy. M. Louis Dachauer will shortly commence the rehearsals of the four grand requiem mass which he proposes to produce at St. Ann's churc ‘Yhe soloists of his inimitable choir will be as here- tofore—Mlie, Corradi, Mile, Gomien, Herr Phacger and Herr Blum, Mrs, Laura 8. Webb, a Southern poetess, give a dramatic reading at Long Branch on Tuesday eveuins, September 1. The entertatn- ment will take place at Leland’s Hotel. Mrs. Webb is known throughout the South and West asa! reader of much dramatic power. The Olympic has considerabiy strengthened ita speciality company and introduces as a novelty the class of entertafnment known as a meiange, confined to the interior class of theatres, Jt will be presented im a man- ner to secure its being amusing without being vulgar. Agrand musical festival will be given at Jones’ Wood Colosseum this afternoon, commencing at three o'clock, Mile. Rokohi, Habelman, Solist and Bent are the soloists engaged, and orchestra under the direction’ of Mr. Cari , ‘gmana and the splendid band of the Ninin | D. | f real i. Dowring, val. ont, conductor, will take esting. | ‘The meeting of theatricals—ladies and gentle- men—at Booth's Theatre, ou Tuesday aiternoon, at | two o'clock, to take action in reference to Mark Smith's death, promises to be a grand gathering ot the protession, Mr. Smith was very popalar with his dramatic brethren, aud Jarrett & Paimer have received many letters expressive of a feeling | of deep sympathy and announcing the determina- tion of the writers to be present at the memorial meeting. | Criticisms have been passed upon Dion Bonct- canit for undertaking to Improve Otway’s tragedy, | “Venice Preserved.” materially improved at the hands of Colly Ctbber, | and the olt-repeated and most familiar quotations “Or with his head! so much for Buekinghain!’ and “A horse! thy kingdom for a horse!” are Interpo- lacons. ‘Truly, if Cibber can strengthen Shake- speure, Why not the greatest of modern dramatic writers at least be allowed to attempt to add to Otway’s creations ? The latest atcounts from Catskill in reference to the conaition of Mr, 8. B. Mills, the piamst, are very discouraging. Inflammation has set in in hisdroken leg, and fears are entertained lest he be compelled to lose the limb, Hts tam was with him inthe carriage at (he time of the acci- dent, and it was while he was ¢ reuch the driver's seat to assist in checking tue runaway team that le was flung out, We sad currence is the principal topte at present in musi- cal clreies, 48 Mr. Mills has long held a most promi- nent place among American musicians, ‘The annowsced revival of “Venice & erved™ at Booths recalls the teagic fate of its autor, For some time previous to the death of Mr, Otway ip was well known that he was “poor and friend. less.’ in tact, he Was 1a state of complete desii- | tution, Raving combuted most unsuccessiuby with Daine Fortune, and goug one day imto a baker's shop Ur. London cailed for a penny roll, which he @ most ravenous manner, but ere the meal was: half made poor Ouway was choked, and he Was carried a corpse from the store. The Kiraliys are busy preparing their new grand spectacle, “the Deluge,” which, i 6 prom- ised, will exc alk ormer eferts at scenic display ia this Nous MITRRARY CHIT-CHAT, MOF, De SAULOY has published a learned and | exhaustive work in Paris on the wumismatics of | the Holy Land, MR. B. ATKINSON has impress. & new volume of art criticism, Mas ‘s “Cecturea on the Gnostic don, | THY INEXHAUSTIBLE THEME of the Stuarts 1s to | | have yet two more books—"the Fall of the | Stuarts, and Kacope from 1078-1697,"" by Rev. | haward Hale, and “The Stuarts and the Puritan Revolution,” by Jb. 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