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~ PACIFIC MAIL. The Ways and Means Committee on Newspaper Rumors. Pi As il esa VINDICATION OF WOOD AND DAWES, | An Informal Talk with the Committee. WASHINGTON, Jan, 18, 1875. The Ways and Means Committee resumed the Pacific Mail Subsidy Investigation this morning. Mr. Whitelaw Reid, editor ‘and puolisner of the New York 7ridune, was sworn, +The Chairman—Tne committee have been very | much gratified to see the interes: the Tribune | takes in tois investigation, They have read in | your paper hints ag to the best way of conducting | 4% They have seen particularly an intumation Shat o list was in existeace, containing the names | of twenty members of Congress, including two members of this-committee, said to be implicated. Bow, will you tell us all that you know about this matter? WHAT BX-MAYOR HALI, KNOWS, Witness replied that ne bad no personal knowi- @dge ‘and should think none of the fridune stam | had any personal knowledge of the matter; he had heard a numper o; rumors which he thought | Pould probably be investigated, though he did not | ‘Mndertake to vouch for the nature of the evidence | soat the examination of these reports might Rlicit; as a sample of the rumors which were io Many men's mMoutus and fying avout New York, he would state that on the Stn ult. Mr. Shanks, | city editor of the Tribune, handed wituess a | memoraudam to the effect that Mr, A. VUakey Hall Dad that day said that a member of the Ways and | Means Committce was implicated in the Pacific Mall transactions; tac memorandam also stated | shat Hall would probanly give evideuce.upon it; Witness communicated this information to a mem- ber of the committee. t Q Have you any other Information touching the gse of, mney for the passaze of this subsidy that has not already appeared in the testimony before | this committec? Witness stated that with the game qualifications | a8_ above he would very willingly state what he bad heard, EX-JUDGE PIERREPONT HAS INFORMATION, A. W. Bradoury, brother of the ex-President of bhe Pacific Mail Company, had informed witness Df a letter written by ex-Postmaster William 8. Ging to President Bradbury, applytug tor the sum OF $26,000, in which letter King urged compliance (with tnis demand forthe reason, among others, hat be was writiog with prison vars behind bim; Bradbury repited that if he (King) did not stop writing, such ietters he would syon nave prison bars before him; witness was informed by Mr. A. Carter that Judge Pierrepont had advised compli- Ance with thisdemang of King; anJ, therefore, 00 Buggested that the committee might advantages ously pit Mry Pierrepont. A THOUSAND DOLLAR BILL TEST. Mr. Reid furiher stated tuat be had repeatedly | heard that payments were made to members of Congress with part of the money disbursed by Ir- Win in $1,000 bilis, and that the private accounts kept by members with the sergeant-at-Arms woula show, what Congressman tad deposited BUCH hills; ue could give no personal evidence co cernin< these matters; he nad never bribed mem- bers ol Congress and was never in the lopoy, bag thougt these rumors worta fprestizanon: H Q What leads you fo the opinion you have pud. | lished that tnjs committee stopped When the evi- | dence leads tiem to tue doors of Congress? A, If | lam called upon to vindicate my editorials— ‘The CHAIRMAN—Excuse me; We simply desire to ‘Dave your assistance to obtaim ali rhe ligne po: sibie, and we waut also to learn why you accose bis Committee of stopping short in its duty. WITNEss—1l bave been assured that sundry pieces of evidence nave beengbrought be'ore the | Conimittee of weich it has made no use, and I Suggest the advisaollity ol examining the private accounts o: the Sergeant-at-Arms, and also the ‘dooks of Rufus, Hatch & Co., in connection with -bamuel A. Hatch, y. Have you avy knowledge that this committee has nov already examined tne books o1 the Ser- geant-ut-Armg? A. I nave not; I only judge so fom What bas been made pudlic. Q. Have you any facts or have you ever heard Suything from Mr. irwin or any other person that would aid usin tracing any Money to Congress? . Tie witness seid be -had been informed, as he thinks, by letter irom irwif, that H. B, Laidiaw, ot New York, would be a good witness as to the Feceipt vy Congressman Schumaker of @ check for $25,000 from Caniornia, Mr. Reid never nad but one conversation with Irwin. Tals occurred When Irwin called to thank Dim for the pubiica- tion of his lettér trom Europe. At that time no bad understood Irwin to say that ne knew of about $900,000 having been expended, and that Colonel Parsons had handled or knew about the bundling of some $300,000 more; but he had this ; Morning received a mes»age irom Irwin stating | that he had certainly mtsunderstood him iu re- Fard to the $200,000; that the latter sum was a fepay Meat to Stockwell not connected with the Rib and that Parsons bad nothing to do wit t The witness thought Irwin would probably Seatify that he continued to pay out money alter Going to Caluoraia. Mr. Reid also said he would be glad to give in private anumber of bints which might be of ser- and u the committee require? would giv ublicly now. eid gave the committee the names of wit- messes to prove that Irwin had declared that Chadee bad received $28,600 of the subsiay money. It will be recollected that Chaifee recently belore the committee denied any connection whatever with such subsidy, By Mr. od—You have taken a very deop in- terest in this investigation? A. Such an interest as I take in mose pubic affal because it seemed to me that it might lead to something imporvant. Q You have given us im this examiuation all the Iniormation you have ou the subject? A, All tuat Would seem to be at allin the nature of evidence, Buda good deai which I think would not be ad- busgible in.a court of Jaw; my own impression ‘Was that it would bave Leen vastly better to give such hints'as I have given ta private, and 1 wus Feady to do that at any ume. ..QDo you not it ty be your duty to give us guy intormation, without reference to whetuer it ds evidence in any court of law, that would lead Gs to ascertain the jacis? A. Undountedty, Have you done so? A. 1 nave, except as to @ number o/ points, which are quite at tne disposal of the committee, but which [think 1t would be better vo give privately, . ~ Q Have you any suggestion to make which you €an make publicly that wall enable us to prosecute | more thoroughly this mvestigation? A. They are all of the class of which luave spoken—sugges- tions that point tu the summoning of other wit- nesses. q. Have you ever examined the official records ®n the debates and votes o1 this subsidy matter ? A. Yes, lexamined them at t! ime pretty care- | faily, | think, Q. Have you not done so recently? A. Not re- cently in detati, r id you not deem ig necessary before you ything implicating nlembers of Congress to in what tueir records in the taatter were ? 4 That I knew pretty weil, | think, Q You nave referred in two diferent articles io your paper to tiembers of this committee as veing, in your phraseology, “ft subjects of investiga- tou,” and intimating that they were not proper peeps togitou this toquiry, Please to name hem? A. Ihave given the nume ol one who mentioned: | tnink, however, that I have ne' Stated lt as my opinion that they were not fit members to sit upon this committee, but simply that was jon why they suould redoubie their Vigilance. Q. Did you examine my record, A, My under- Standing Was that you Were opposed to the sub- ay, Q When Mr, Shanks made this communication to fa of Woat you understood to be & statement to him trom Oakey liail were you not taily aware ff what my course on the subsidy question had en irom begimuing to ena? have just Stated what | supposed it to have . Q. [am speaking now of absolute knowledge from the Congressional Record. A. 1 nad not looked at the Jecord ior @ year or two beforeband With refereuce to ine sabdject, » Are you not aware that I made three Speeches agains: it anu fought it in every attitude irom beginuing to endy A. Not quite so positively as that, but] understood tnut to be your posidon. Q. Then hud you uo doubt as to toe information received irom Mr. Sharks? T think 1 never Dave said that I personally accepted tt as trathiul, Q. And yet you communicated it in ® public Mmaoner? A. I said at the outset that 1 should preter ‘0 give it im private. Q. Who is the other member of the committee to whom you reter? A, Abotver member of the | cCommitier, whose Le penn mentivued In the a same carrcot wa, . Be Q. Is it the usual custom in your office, or is it the geheral practice of leading metropolitan Dewspapers, tv assuil public men on such tnior- Mation as that on which you appear to bave ws Balled us in this case? Witne: é 1 asaatied your Mr, Wood—Undounteily you nave. MA alae you jet me see the nature of the t sice, them Mr. ¢ assailed us in the commu | ave just mace, | propused t give that in private, ty at & 1 guve it marely ws on8 oF th " seer SES Seah ct wod reas Wy | the beginning of this lavestigation anu ali taroagh ; Commodore Gurrison’s? A. 1 think not. | lA ; Which 1 attached so ilttie importance that I re- | meniber of the committe: | tlous about Ordway’s books, had veen misunder- to it as current rumor, but as a substantial enarge against two members of this committee. Yow, I want to know what evidence you have on the subject. itness—First produce what I bave said. My | impression 13 not that | mude the charge as of | our own knowiled, Dut simply said taat there | Was a curreyt suspicion Concerning two memovers of the committee, and my recollection 1s ‘that the articles very plainly showed, what wus certainiy Very clearly Our OWD intention, that the tuct of puch 4 rumor sbould Stimulate the committee to { extya exertion, You never were inciuded until | this morning. Your e waa never mentioned | or pointed out in apy way in we fridune. | Mr, Wood—Now, | want to to you that from it there has been oue unanimous, determined effort on the part of every member of this com- mittee to get at all the tacts, and if you or any- body eise give us the sligntest mut that will | enable us to investigate this woole matter this | committee will 1oHow It out, even into the Nall of | Congress. You think we have got to the door and ‘will not enter; Out we will enter if you only show “us the way. 7 Witness—I think you have got tn on one or two cases, The Chatrman—State a little more distinctly i you Satd a moment ago in re‘erence to Mr. a W ew . imply that in the sameway and in the same sort of rumor which conuected | Mr. Wood with this matter the name of Mr. Dawes Was algo mentioued, as having been in sonie . Way Om tue i118; of Commodore Garrison or some other man. | Q. Did you ever hear of any other lst except Q. Did you ever near that Mr. Dawes’ name was on Commdore Garrison's str A. Toe rumor was that Mr, Dawes was implicated wm some way With the distributien of this. money, . 4 Q Do-you not know that Commodore Garrison's list was a list of those ugmes woo toils maa, Sypher, thougut he could controly A. Yes. Q. Did youleara anything about Mr, Sypher's local or other infiuence that woulda lead you to suppose that he could baye any control over me? 1 Would oot seem natural that ne should Dave. | Q. vo you not kuow tnat from the very outset I was ap avowed supporcer of the subsidy? A. I have so heard, ‘tne Chairman—Then there was no occasion to pare ‘on anybody's list a8 one Who could be con- trolled, Witness—You will do me the justice, Mr. Dawes, to observe that I nave no more undertaken to say that there was @ particle of truch in tuat rumor Vhau tn the other; 4 have mentioned taese as ru- mors which ure current and which come to us; you will do me the lurther justice to remember thatl wrote, in a letrer to a member of the commit- tees— “il Dawes does not know he ought to know thac his name ts currently tulked avout in this connection.” Q. tave you any supposition that that intima. | tion ever reached me? A, I sapposed it would baturally when I sent it to a member of tue com- mittee; i sent it to Mr, Beck. Q. Did you request hin to communicate it to met aA. 1 putt | | 1 the exact language | quoted— | “If Dawes does Bpt know he ougnt to know.” Q. Will you give the committee the ground for the rumor that 1 was imp‘icated tn that matter? A. The rumor was simply repeated from mouth to mouth, Q. Did-any ground for the rumtor ever reach ourear? A. Noting that I ever accepted or that sald fo any. one ied ine to believe it. Q. Tnen it was @ rumour, without any reason ac- compaoying ity A. Exactly; the same kind of rumor, except tuat 1 did nos fotiow it, that con- nected a number of other peuple with the Pacitic Maul subsidy that Rave since beea proved te have been conuected wita it. Q. Have you any evidence, or any suspicion that | furaished any gtvuud tor such @ rumor? A. If | you ask me i! I have any evidence aguinst you, I Say at once, No, Q. Have you any ground fora suspicion? A. I do not think {shoold say that Isuspecied you 10 the least, vut | should say @ great many others have done so evidently. ‘ Q. Have you auything whicn you can furnish the committee that hus been considered a ground jor any such rumor? A, I should saylcan give no reason for believing tue rumor save its current repetition in well informed circles, Q. Give us the circles in whicn it was current? A. Lt 13 the sort Of report which New York news- paper men woo go down tnto Wall street and go among the bankers and business men bring back, Q Was the gossip which you said reached you in relerence to me confined to this list of Comimo- dore Garrigon’-? A. No; the gossip which I beard, aud which I bear at different times, aad tu tulued no particulars of 1t—neartng 1¢ as [ hear a thousand other rumors—connected you in some Way with tn@ payment of the money by the Pa- ciac Mai! Steauisnip Company. q. And you communicated it confidentially to a @ suspicion 11 regard to | one of his colleagues, aud did not communicate it to himsel ? A. 1 had received @ message irom Mr. Beck concerning the aftairs of the committee, and | had received no message from you; I certainly did not think that was a maticr which 1 had a warrant to approach you about, any more than bad vo approach Mr, Wood, | ‘Tne Chairmau—I never heard my name men- toned tn regard to the matter until last Thurs day, and then Isuamoned velore tue committee the man who was represented to have had some- tuing to do with it, and it turued out that he never hud the shghtest tnidg to do with it uimsell; I | Teier to Mr. Unaffee, ‘ir. Wood explained that he had not communi- cated the remark cuncerulog-tim in Mr. Reid’s note, both because the note was marked “Vong. denusi,” and he understood the romor to be referred to merely us idle gossip of no especial consequence, and for the raason’ that be theugnt the proper way to ee iets the facts was oy tue examination ol Mr, Reid aad Commodore Uarrisun, both of whom two committee tad already. deter- mined ¢ beiore them this week. air, Bu! aske@-mr. Reid wuether he would suggest that ali the memoers of tne House at the | time of the passage of the suosiay should be re- quired to provuce their accounts and show how taey received any sums appearing io their credit, | ur woether he aid not tuimk the committee had | really commeuced at the rigut end to trace the alleged disbursements, Witness tutimated tnat he thought both courses might ve puraued, and the cummittee then or- dered tne room to be olearea in order to receive from bim any iniormation or suggestions that he migut think best to communicate 10 private, 4 GOOD-HUMOKED TALK. Alter the retirement o: the crowd there was an entirely iniormal aud yood-humored talk on the various points of the testinony given, in which members freely expressed tue opinion that it would have been better to get firstina private session many of the things Mr. Reid had just com- municated. Air. Reid explained Mr. Irwin nad sent his lawyer to bim during his absence trom tie country to complain of the injusuce | done by reports that he had fied the | country to avoid investigation, and to requess as @ favor the publication. in the. 7rebune of u letter | promising to return, whica Irwin has since put in | evidence; how immediately on his return irwin | cailed On Dim to express his thanks for that publi- | cation; how he (Mr. Reid) then tried to get at the | acts about the distribution of the money, but | | | | Jalied to induce Irwin to go much further than he hus since gone with the committee. ite explained ; how Irwin after toils interview, the only time they ever met, hud sent him numerous hints tending to sbow where aud bow more or jess important evi- dence might be procured. He read numerous of | Vhere letters for the guidance of the committee in | suintnuuing Witnesses, aud gaye other information | Jor Wuich the committee expressed their. thanks, | aud on whicn they declared taetr mention tu sum- | non Witnesses and ma‘ze a thorough investigation. Sergeant-at-Arms Ordway explaiued that cortain testimony of Mr. Reid, concerning their conversa- stood by the reporters. Ordway assented iuliy to what he lound or, Keid had. really said, but then explained that the private accounts of memvers, 80 tar as be kept them, would iudicate no such payments aa Mr. Dilion’s testumony had ied per: sons to expect. le had a list of the members’ special deposits, owing jew or nO accounts which could give rise to auy just suspicion oi their having received any Oo! the Pacific Mall Steamsnip | Company's money. ‘There was also wp imiormal talk between Mr, Reld and the committee, about tne credibility of sume o: the declarations thut the money paid by Mr. Abert and others bad been jor the sule use of those who received it. ANOTHER NEWSPAPER MAN, The Ways and Means Committee have sum- moned U. A.,Wetmore, correspondent of Francisco paper, 10 state the grounds tor a ae- spaton sent by him reflecting on the integrity of several inembers of tie committee in connection with the vacific mail subsidy matter. THE IRWIN HABEAS CORPUS. ‘THE WRIT DISMISSED—JUDGE M’ARTHUR ON THE POWER OF OOURTS TO INVESTIGATE OONGRESS--THE PRISONER REMANDED TO 7arL. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 1875, To day, before Judge McArthur, in tne irwin habeas corpus ) Mr, Durant argued to show that up to 1857 Congress, under the parliamentary law, uad power to punish a contumacious witness only by imprisonment uutil the end of the session. But in 1857 a law was passed requiring cases of contumacy to be certified to the District Attorney to be brought before tue Grand Jury. The power Of the two houses to punish for contempt was thus ex hausied by the special enactmeut, He claime there.ore, the release of lrwin, who wouid Daitfor his appearance to ve tried for alleged misdeweanor. . Mr, Shellabarger was in the act of rining to ri spond to Mr. Duraot, when Judge McArtuur made alew remarks, statiog that be had muca solici- tude in this Case, the writ of babeus corpus aod trial by Jury being alike Valuable and citizen, He had, therelore, ni Was gratified thut the House had acknowledged It Waa proper to have the tno body of the relator be fore the Court pending the proceediy b were regulated by statute, aud in there had been no deviation irom tue law. @ had mo douot of the power of the ouse tO panies or iprieon sor contempt, but the act Of 1857 upplied ty only a particular Class ul voutempts growing out Ot imVestigativns, ahd provided tor thew puuishment, a& misde- weauois, kither Bouse bad power to puaish » Baa cia a ai | Jnale of the frst act, court of justice to inquire into the privil of Congress, The doctrine that Congress ts tne sole Judge or its privilexes could not be admiited by @ny court. Tue very assumption of such a power would be dangerous. Aiter @ furth tatewment of bis views of the case, the Judge said bis convictions were ciear, anc he therefore dismissed the writ and remanded Irwin to the custody of the Sergeunt-at-arms, Who, by deputy, escorted nim back to jail. AMUSEMENTS. THE FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE. Gulbert’s delightiui play, “Charity,” was repro- duced last night at this nouse im order to allow further rehearsals of the new society play an- nounced by Mr. Daly. Two important changes were made tn the cast, which would have tried cousiderabdly a less excellent company. Mra, Van- brugh, a woman with @ history, upon whove story the chief interest turns, was played effectively by Miss Annie Graham, [t will be remembered that it was 10 this Ole Miss Ada Dyas made her chief veuccess at. this -Ol the character differed: in many important par- Uculars from her predecessor's. There was per: japs tess of the quiet, strong English Jady'in the ew conception, but the dramatic points were Strongly rendered, . Mr. Ripgeoia replw air. Harkins as ‘Tea Athelne’ lett something to be desired, ‘The part requ more vigorous treat. “ment than it recetved at: Mr. Ringwwoid’s hand: Miss Fanny Davenport took, her weil, known “of Ruth Tredgett, and tn many of the ecene: pared fotense dramauc power. “Oharity” wii played again to-nignt, ior the last wme this season. ACADEMY OF MUSIC—LE JOLIZ PARFUMEUSE. ‘The French Benevolent Soctety held their antiual benefit last night at the Academy before a very large aifdience. Mile. Aimée and ner entire com- pany appeared tn Offendach’s opera “La Jolie Par- lumeuse,” which was presented on this occasion for the first and, tt 1s to be hoped, tor the iast tiie tm this city. ft may be considered too late in the day to declaim against the general naughtiness or the ‘lorettt of opéra bouge, but there are fimits even to it, and those limits are shamelessly trans. gressed tn ‘La Jolle Partameuse.” It was thougot nae no lower depth of indecency could be reached an in Vierges," but this last work puts them to the biusu. There is no disgaise or even polished wit to sugur-coat the broad indecency’ of the dialogue and situations, The story, as. tur as papeapanniy may be owriety .told aa Jollows:—Rose Michon (Muc. Aunée), a pretty periumer, marries Bavoiet (Mile. Nardynu), aod 18 consigned to the care-of La Cocurdiére (Dou- bouchet), godiacther of the bridegroow. to ve taken to her new home, Being in love with the bride he takes her to bis own rooms, but Is disconcerted by the aversion of the hidy, toe jealousy of certain Ganseuses who claim his protection, and the Vig of the oridegroom and ni iriends. Everything 1s brought to a satisiactory conciu- sion, huwever, by the sale return of the bride to ber lawtul lord aod. master. The music has the true Offenbacbian ring about if, but it ts of the patchy order, muiniy made up of selections from “La Pericnole,”? “Les Brigauds.” “Les Bavards,”” “Le Pont des Soupirs” and ‘Les Cent Vierges.” Mile. Aimée certainly acted and sang the title role without losing u single point intended by the Jibrettist or composer, Her first aria, “Y’a des gens,’ was delivered with tbat effect tha? may be termed as the bean ideal of chic, and irom thut Part of the opera to the ena she became the central figure. Kotle:z, as Poirot, the friend of the wicked godiather, made a hit 10 the rolitcking ne chorus ‘and orchestra, ¢ € under the direction of Siguor Operti, did their portion of the work in the most satisfactory manner, STEINWAY HALI—THOMAS’ CONCERT, Mr, Thomas’ bill last evening introduced many of the brightest selections from his very extensive repertotre, and, a8 usual, the contrasts of styles gave variety sufficient to satisiy the most exact- ing ear. From the hearty, genial melodies and fresh, delightfu! instrumentation of Mendelsasohn’s Scotch symphony to the grand, overpowering measures of the introduction and finale of Wag- ner’s “Tristan and Isolde” there is a long inter- vening space, and yet both works, 80 opposite in character, are the best of their respective achools, Then Kans orcoestral setting of Bach’s chaconne, Which hus been so long the object o1 violinists’ amoition, aud Brahm’s tanci‘ul arrangement. of Hungarian dances, present witely different views of the boundless realms of Classical music. A fitting frame tor this. wreath of Classical gems waa the third overture to Becrhoven’s “Leonora,” by many considered the best o1 tue immortal quartet, The soloist wus a young American piauist, Mr. Constautun Weik- ert, who has devotea many years of his lié tu the study of music at the Conservatoire of Leipzic. His ambition on the occasion led him to select a Very dangerous work, dangerous on account ofits bald by and colossal nature, the concerto, pus 64, by Scuumanun,in whicn Ravinstein’s genius sone tn tts brigitest orm. Mr. Welkert, im his in- terpretation of the work, proved limseif a master of the enormous technical difficulties with which the work avounds, but we fear that to-day the course of instruction at the Leipzic Conservatoire sacrifices Many essential poimts of tuucn, expres Sion and postical imagery to the more mechauical stuly of technique, 18 Was shown in Mr. Weilk- ert’s case in the rendering of the Ballad in G munor, of Vhopiy, tn which there was observabie a certain harduegs of touch and style not congenial to tne idyllic music of the Polish poet. Yet the Anish of execution shown by thts'young pianist ts @ very javorable augury of his future career, Mr. Thomas’ fourth symphony concert takes place on February 6 ‘woop's MUSEUM. There was quite a large audience at tals place of amuusement last evening. The play given was the sensational drama in three acts called “Dixie.” Mr. Johnny Thompson took the part of Dixie. Tho paper machine Of our “colored brother,” which 1s styled tn the bills as the Pho- toeotuidioricuium, was one of the /eatures of the evening's entertainment, LAMB'S NEW PARK THEATRE, BROOKLYN. Last evening was a special occasion among the theatregoers of the City of Churches, as evinced by the success which attended the ‘testiunomal benett” to the retiring manager of the Park | Theatre, Mr. B. Lamb. No doubt the dominant and appreciative cause was that the entertain+ ment was @ compliment and a benefit to Mr. Lamb; but then, in addition to that, was pre- sented xoucicault's London Assurance, one of the most popular pieces ever put upon tne stage. The people of Brooklyn really require Q sedative trom the excruciating ugony of the interminable Beecher-filton trial, und lost evening gave them the desired opportunity and which they availed themselves of by Gling tne | buliding on side of from the latter place the other County Court House, in & different sort of drama is being every day periormed. Nothing was omitted to make the testimonial a success and to cheer the parting manager with assurances of appreciation and good will from those to whose ew and amusement ne has so long catered, he play was adimrably cast, every character betng well represented—Mr. Brougham aa Sir Harcourt Courtly ani Edwin Adams as Charlies, Mr. Lamb as Meddle and Mrs. Conway aa Lady Gay e the prominent figures in the play, and from time to time drew dowo the applause of the audtence, Miss Grey was avery acceptable G: Frank Lamb gave evidence that he was a the old block. Tne mise en scene throughout that could be desired. the chip of was ail OLYMPIO THEATRE The performance of the Olympic Theatre is full of Pleasant things. To indicate them ail and state wherein their meriis lie would eccupy much more Space than Can be given. But the best may be briefly spoken of. Mr. Sol Smith Russell again showed those marvellous mimetic powers in whieh he 18 post and Mr.Gus Wiliams tp sing- ing ms Dutch 6 d speaking bis Dutch pieces ave expression io considerable quaint humor. jug Look swallowed fire as {i he liked it and aiter it fora time ejected it as sparklung ‘he must interesting and astonisming ad r- rerainiu, spray. 1 formances of the evening were those of the nellas, The feats of these gymna: been excelled in this city. T' cluded with what is called drama, Gaido's Pet; or, the Se SAN YRANCISCO MINSTRELS, The handsome little theatre of the San Francisco Minstrels was well attended last evening, and those present were well repaid tur their venture through the bad weather to the pleasant nome of the minst! Every act performed was funny; but the last, besiaes being of a most ludicrous character, cleverly conveyed @ reproach to the writers of modera society plays. It is culled “cClotuide; or, ‘Ine Bruised Heart.” Charley Backus piayed Clotilde with sucd imtense and Teaustic puwer as no one ever before ss, Nobody could help sympathiging ather her, distresses, persecute C4 be, or sue, loved, When the piay ended with tne death of all the characters everyoudy wus satrs- fied that poetic jusiice was dune, but upon whom, nobody dared to say. ‘WOMEN OF THE DAY.” The new play whico Mr. Daly is to produce to morrow evening to mark the rentrée ot the Fifth Avenue company in their proper sphere is what the Freacn would deuominate @ comedie dra- #CONE Of ACTION 12 divided between i matique, 8 Ville of the Badson aad thé Grand Union Ot Baretogs, and berween the ive ‘Miss Granam’s conception |. “Lo Timbale a’argent” and “Les Cent | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1875—TRIPLE SHEET. “Women of the Day,’’ who give the titie to the plece, and who balf people ita ranks, play all man- ner ofamusing pranks with the Hearts of their lovers, with the pockets of their husbands and with the susceptibilities of their friends. At the Opening of the comeay we fod Adelalié Living- ston, a young ana fascinating widow, wno has buried hersetr in midwinter in her villa up the Hudaon, awaiting tue visit of Frauk Laidiaw, her |, wManced-—a young naval oflicer who had been ber if childhood's iove. [fer marriage, at family solici- | tation, hud parted ‘them for ® time, but they t vagain renewed tueir early vows alter per huaband’s death, and we find that she at least, 1s | Possessed of the fondest hopes, based on the com- | ing Marriage. But trom love's dreau she ts rudely | awakened when Laidlaw appears and asks her to | |, Did: him fareweli tor ever, a8 their wedding cannot | take place, He evades ail questions for an expla- | Ration; ‘avotas ier penetrating glances. Humth- | ated, but tull of woman’s pride, she relinguisn Rime rrenders his letters and returns his ring. | Yet, determined to know the true cause of her lover's suditen desertion: sue conceais her wounded | heart beneath a lalse smile, and adecis a iriendli- ness and nonchalance which completely de- ceive the youug officer, She penetrates his secret, and discovers irom his ingenvousness that a rival exists tn the young irl, who hag just emerged irom the classical Tusticity of # coantry seminary afd.is about to entersociety for her first seasou. The play bas chiefly to do with tiese two women of the world, and mainly with the seveine of revenge, and mo! \-matural retaitation, by which the ‘woman giddy soctety inte which she 1s introduced, and Jrom which other women o! tne world rescue her, | There t# cousiderabie ingenuity displayed in a manuevre i. ine third act, by which a butterfly lover whom Clara bas coquetted with and then re- is thwarted, .A humorous tinge sufuses very incident of the plus, however, even the strictly dramatic, for the purpose of “Women ot the World” 19 rather to make all laugh at their own foliies than to make any sigh over that which conpot be helped, and woat very teow would heip if they could. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIO NOTES. Mlle. Corant, the Irish prima donna, is singing at Catania, Sictly. Francisco this week. The Strakosch Italtan Opera Company have bet Well received tn Baltimore. The London Athengum happily names Bande! “the Briareus of choral music," Mrs, Oates gave the good people of St. Louis “Lee avaras” on Saturday last. Mr. J. N. Pattison has lectured on music and the great masters at Fall River, Mass. Mme. Janauschek’s “Marie Stuart? seems to | Bave profoundly impreased the Savannah, Gs, | public, brought to premature close through lack of patronage, Mme. Sboigi lately sang Azuceng at Les Italiens, Paris. She might have chosen a more euphonious stage name. Minnie Hauck, the American prima donna, has succeeded Pauline Lucca in the affections of the Beriin public. Mme. Lichtmay has’ become very popular m Cincimnati, where she is endeavoring to establish German opera. “Révert le Diable’? proved to be the only suc- cessful opera this season at the Théatre de la Monnaie, Brussels. Miss Jeannie Jewell Hotchkiss will shortly make her appearance at Steinway Hall in a series of dramatic rehearsals. Wilford Morgan, formerly a tenor of the Kellogg English Opera Troupe, sang at Covent Garden dur- ing the Christmas holidays, A tenor was recently placed Rors de combat at the Argentine Theatre, Rome, by a piece of iron Jallivg on: his head from the roof of tne tieatre. & short season at tne Philadeiphia Academy of Music on Monaay night before an overwhelming house. A critic at the birthplace of Beethoven—Bonn— | Says that ‘the tips of Marie Krebs’ fingers be- come, while playing, the abode of the musical Psyche.” The Brooklyn Park Theatre will open on Feb Tuary 1 with a first class variety company, under the management of Colonel William E. Sinn, of Baltimore. A Charleston (S. C.) critic says that bis pen falls utterly to describe Janauschek’s Elizavetn, ana be Mast content himself with a feeble, iragmentary commentary. Mr, William Sing, one of the ablest variety man- ; agers in America, will open the Brooklyn Park Theatre on February 1 for a season of variety entertainments, Barry Sullivan, at the conclusion of an engage- ment at Cork, was presented with two massive Pleces of plate by the Mayor of the city amid the lest enthusiasm. . George F, Bristow, the renowned composer, Jectures on “Inatrumentauion,” at the.Conserva- tory, in Knabe’s building, Filth avenue, on Wednesday evening, Mme. Lucca has been so success{ul at the Vienna Dpera Comique that she has been engaged to sing atthe Imperial Grand Opera House. Gyo wants her back at Covent Garden. A Russian composer at St. Petersburg (Ichat+ kowskxy) is writing an orchestral fantasia: on “The Tempest.” We trust that his measures will be more musical than bis name. Sefior Jimenez and his two sons, Jose Julian and Nicasio, negroes of the purest type, are among the best pupils of the Leipsic Conservatoire. The father is a violinist, the elder son a violoncellist, andthe younger @ pianist. Tney play trios to- getner-Jike great musical artists, and are received imto society and treated like thetr fellow-students Of white blood. A guBhing critic in the Monumental City thus dilates upon Ajbaot in “Lohengrin:— “Albani had alreaay her place in the heart of Baltimore, as Was quickly evident when the first cavatina of Elsa broke forth, clear As the carol of a bird, ‘The sweetest song ear ever heard. and the ringing soprano voice neld the house | spell-bound to its close,”” Mrs. Rousby, while playing at the Queen’s, Lon- don, administered a well-merited rebuke to a party of paper-headed “swells” who occupied a private box, who had evidently been indulging in an extra glass of beer, and who were talking and laughing loudly and continuonsiy. Drawing her- self up to her full height in iront of the box, with a withering glance of scorn, the fair tragedienne exclaimed :—‘Well! ‘gentlemen,’ when you have quite Onished, I will goon.” And she went on. Mme. Amalia Limoni, widow of the late Cuban general, Ignacio Agramonte, havfog had all her property iu Cuva confiscated by the Spamisn gov- ernment, has resolved to devote to tne musical stage the remarkable natural talents which a course of study in Paris, Florence and Rome’ ae- veloped te an extent enabling ber to take a high position among lyric artists. She was considered in Italy @ primo cartelo artist, and much regret was expressed at the time that she did not at once devote he# talents to the profession of which as @ pupil she was such ashining light, Mme, Agramonte will appear in concert at De Garmo’s Hail, Fourteenth street, on Friday evening next, assisted by several other artists, and will sing some of the most attractiv 8 in her repertoire. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION. . The New York Sunday School Association held its monthly meeting jast evening in the Fourth ave- Due Presbyterian church, the President, Mr. E. 0. Wider, presiding. Despite the peverity of tne weather there was a large attendance of members, Mr. Andrew A. Smith was aunounced as one of tne appear for the evening, but ae Jailed to put in an a pearance, as dil also the Kev. Dr. Howard br. M. Hazard, editor of the National y School v", propounded the evening's lesson, “Preparation ior the Conflict.” and an addréss was delivered by Rev. Wiiuam Paxon, of Bt Louls. THE POLIGH AWAKING. A descent was made by the police of the | Fitteenth precinct last nigaton a gambling den | kept by one W. U. Sheridan, alias “Tom. Shedd,’ AvNo, 700 Broadway, Five persons found tn the place at the time were arrested and all the gam- ing implements were seized. Shedd," in e+ Géavoriug 19 escape irom one of the’ omicers, Jumped turouga @ Wiudow on to a “shed and was captured on the roof, The police are just awak- | img to @ sense of tueir ducy, becuase the Board of | Colmarsmioners tas ordered the inspectors to Lunt Up gambling how ad oiner pi rusby. person of one Clara Hofman, @ lovely | scorned” lures her rival into the perila of wwe | cted endangers her hitherto spotless reputation | Clara Morris was announced to appear in San | The opera season at New Orleans bas been | The Kellogg English Opera Company commenced | eg | Pain THE SNOW STORM. The second regular old fasbioned snow storm of | the year began yesterday morning before many households were stirring. It lasted throughout | the day, and though iw many respects a decided | nuisance it was not Wholly an unjleasant visita- | tion, ‘The temperatare was ratuer nigh, and rain was generally anticipated but falied to come, The Snow full was heavy, covering house tops, streets | and sidewaiks long before noon. Street travel was Dut little impeded until late in the evening, As usual, all tuose Whase necessities compe; them to travel far were filled with dismay at the pros- | | Pect of going home after business hours, At no | | Reconciliation” with the Greeley * time does the urgency of rspid wansis Jacilitres 80 impress itself on the minds of New Yorkers as | @t such a period ag this. With that suppiied, no- ; | body up or down town would care a button for the suow, Lut as matters stad a wan leaves his home | on & Morning such us yesterday filed with dismal | Jorebouings a8 tothe chances of bis return at | bight, The snow storm failed to diminish the usual | Broadway throog, It might certainiy get creditior | raiving tie tone at color in most people's lacesand | iu addition stimulating the dow o: animal spirits. Looked a; irom an artistic poins of view It was a | most y. cturesque stzh. to see the countiess \ myriads of giday snowtlakes whirling turough the air, Setiling ou every stil and moving ovject, our- | | huing the forms of trees and architectural buiid- | | ings and covering up the homely roadways with a | mantle of white, i A hundred yards from the Battery the anchored | Vessels tn the baroor were barely recognizavle through the close meshes or the weaving snow- | flakes. The ferryvoats moved with cauuon across } the rivers, a8 tarough a heavy tog. ‘The Park was literally buried in snow, the tree- tops alone indicating the ‘topography of tue ground, And the thick covering ou the ice jorced the suspension of skaiing. Sletghing was but it- tle favored, ior the snow way soit and ‘the air | thick with the falling particles. Just a trite of severe cold Wus all that was. required to give the patrons ol sleighing @ World of enjoyment. Rain was universally dreaded. Suow ot itself is endura- ble, but waen rata supervenes, then indeed, tie | | misery of peaestrians reaches its cilmux, Perhaps the schoolboys nad the larg enjoyment out of yesterday’s storm. | citing pastime of snowballing vigorously car- | Tied ou througn the aiternoon. The material tor | the game was a little too plastic, but the supply was abundant and the boys were in ecatacies, The jullowing record will show the coanges in the temperature during the past. twenty-iour hours, in comparison with the corresponuing date | 0) lust year, as recorded at Huduu’s Poarmacy, HERALD Building, New York :— , As74, 1875, it Average temperature yesterday Average temperavure ‘lor corres; last year.....i 6c... THE CITY Kall val ‘The snow storm did much to tmpede vravel oa the different lines of tne city ratiroad cars, and the bitter cold blasts tnat Sprung’ up avout ‘five *o'clock P.M. added much to the {nconveptence of the passengers, especially those who reside in Harlem ana ita Deighborhood,. Tue line of the Tord Avenue Railrvad was kept toleraoly clear | by meaus Of snow ploughs durimg the dny, and it | Was not found pecessary to douvie up the teams Unth towurd hight, when everytning begu to Ireeze, iauking 1G impossible tor siugle teams to draw the loaded cars. “Tho speed made was, even with douole teams, very siow, and murmurs of every description could be heara by passengers who anticipated colu dinners and ovher au- Noyances. by reason of the delay. The Fourth avenue imme fared = but little betrer at the tower cna of the roure, and they did not doubdie up their teaius unt:] quite lace, At the upper end of the line trave: was much impeded, a3.tbe teams could Bot nove a3 ast a8 usua!, and Many people who were tu a hurry to reach nome got out and walked, trasting to their leet rather than wait jor the cars. Tae broadwuy curs i the early partef the day were much hindered, but they soon began to put on double teams, after which tuey rau regular trips. thouga in the upper part the speed was slow, Down town, buwever, Wnere it Was not mecessary lor so Many stoppaces to.let passengers olf and on, the drivers dui their best to make up for lust time. ‘he Belt ime and cross- town care were aiso biocgaded curing the greater pare of the day, apd the cars that are drawn by single horses were scaveciy — patron- ized ut all, people preverring to walk. Double teams, where they could be used on these ines, were culled into requisition aiter the day Was well spent, when a better state of affairs Was Visible. ‘The Second avenue line tared worse, probably, than any 01 the otuers, especially im the ; lower part o! Lhe city, as tue uo and down hill work was terribie on their animals, although many Of their cars bad double teams attached. ‘rhe cars were every now and then oeing run off the rails, @nd 4 required the united strength of passengers, driver and couductor, .to get them on agai. Toward nine o’ciuck the carts that were ewployed to remove the snow irom the down- town part of the city caused great inconvenience to the cars by Diocking the track, and irom Canal street to the City Hail the pace was aggravatingly slow. ‘10-day, however, the travel promises to be betwer, a8 large gangs OF laborers were put on last night to make travelling bearavie, ACUIDENTS, Ann Barry, aged. sixty years, while pussing along Third avenue yesterday morning, tell at the corner of Filteentn street aud received a fracture of the leg. Kichard Goodplow, twenty-eight the ed of age, residmy at No, 242 Firat avenue, fell yesterday | alternoon 1 trons of No, 28 Union square and was seriously injured, Bernard Coyie, aged forty-three years, of Noy 121 West Nineteentn street, slipped on. tno rye at the corner of Varick und Vanaam mreew yéiter- day and broke his leg. lary Wuelan broke her arm yesterday through falling oo toe sidewalk in iront of her resiaence, No, 26 Platt street, STOPPAGE OF NAVIGATION. Newrort, R. L, Jan. 18, 1875, Navigation on Narragansett Bay trom Dutch Island to Providence for sailing vessels is impos- sible, and it is with great difflculty that the steam- ers make thelr trips. This harbor is srozen over beyondjthe harbor line, TER WRATHER IN THE NORTHWEST. Omaua, Neb., Jan. 18, 1875. A telegram from Fort Laramie to-day says that @ leariul snow storm $s prevailing, with the ther- mometer forty degrees below zero. A heavy snow fall also is reported throughout tue Northwest, OBITUARY. COLONEL WILLIAM T. scorT, Colonel William T. Scott, @ prominent citizen of Kentucky, died at Frankiort last week aged foriy- twoyears, He was born at Lexiogton and lived all bis life in his native State. During the war he was a strong Union man, und assisted the late Governor Bramierte tn recruiting the Third Ken- tucky iulantry, of which he was chosen Lieutenant Colonel. He resigned in 1863. While Bramlette was Governor of the State Colonel Scott held a position on his staf. GENERAL GEORGE W. CHAMBERS. General George W. Chambers, one of the oldest citizens of Kentucky, died a few days ago, aged eighty-one years, General Chambers was born at Bardstone, October 21, 1793, He served tn the war 011812, While a young man be removed to Louls- vilie, where he lollowed the business of a hatter, but alterward studied law and was Jor over twenty years County Juuge, When troops were called’ to go. to ‘Mexico, General Cuambers was senior Major General of the 5 a and consequently entitied, under the State con- tution, to command Kentucky's contribution to tne army lor the Mexican war. Presideat Pols. however, refused to commission him. aod hi! friends say he did not regret it, as he considered che War @ fagrantly unjust one in every point of view, brought about by that Jacobin fuction of New York, Tammany democracy.” When the rebellion broke out he eympatuized with it and went South, returning broken in iortune, EB. COOK. &,.B, Cook, the senlor editor of the Waterbary American, died in that pines om Saturday night, aged eighty-two years. COOK Was the oldest editor in Connecticut, MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVA- NIA LEGISLATURE. WILLIAM FAGAN, William Pagan, member from Philadelphia of the House of Representatives of the Pennsylvania Legisiature, died at Harriaburg at an early hour yesterday morni Mr. Fagan was « well known democratic pouucian, and proved nimself an ac- tive and vigorous supporter of the princtpies of the democratic party in the Assemoly, JONN Dv, HOPKINS, Mr. Jonn D. Hopkins, of Savannah, well known in this country and im the cotton spinning dis- tricts of England, died on the 8th inst., in Florida, where he had gone in tne hope of recuperaung his healtn, having been ior a long time afiicted He was a true Carisuan @ at- with pulmonary disease, gentieman, amiavie, generous and brave; Tracted all to lim by O18 noble cuaracter eclentious Christian and merchant of uoimp: able integrity. FIRE IN RIVINGTON STREET. A fire broke out last nigut on the fourtn floor of the bailding Nos, 279, 231, 263 ana 285 Rivington street, and caused a damage of $9,000, The prem- ises were occupiod by George Hess, o turoiture mange Ln THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. Vice President Wilson Vigorously Denies Its Decease. ITS HEAVY BURDENS. Element Proposed. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Jan. 18, 1876, The Springfletd Repudtican of*to-morrow mors ing will contain the following letter on the po litical situation tram the Vice President of the United States :— WasuincTox, D, C., Jan, 16, 1875 To THE EDITOR OF THE REPUBLICAN I find in your jonrnaba statement tnat I agreé with you that the republican party 1s dead. I beg leave to say I donot agree with the Repu Ucan or with any manor anv set of men in the opinion that it is dead or hopelessly defeated. On the contrary, I believe that she republican party has it in Its power to recover what it has lost and to elec; the next President. In saying this I am not unmindfal of the grave qnestions at issue and which are pressing ior solution, of the dis- asters that have fallen upon tt nor of tbe hopes, expectations and strength of the demo- cratic party—a party whose strength and power I have never underrated. I believe it can recover | all it has lost, win back its former prestige aod still retain its powor in the government, and I bee Neve this, because I believe it to be a necessity of the country, The grand work of liberty and patriotism It has performed tmperatively demands that tt should continue to guide the policy of the nation; liberty, law, order, protection and civili- zation cannot afford to have it permanently de feated. J saw quito us early 28 any one THE PRRILS OF THR REPUBLICAN PARTY, and more than thirteen months since I warned my politica! friends of the danger of losing the next House of Representatives. The party haa made mistakes, and !s now paying the penalty of those mistakes; but its ideas, principles and gen- eral policies have not been condemned, It has been taugnt by recent disasters that it is mortal, and if it is wise it will heed thoze lessons, It would seem that neitner selfishness nor stuptaity could fail to understand them or could misintere pret their import, If the republican party now sites it will die by the hand of the suicide, for there is no arm, othcr than its own, potent enough to strike tt down. It cannot, I think, hope to recover ita lost prestige and power by.a policy of rewards nd punishments, or by party discipline. There are hundreds of thousands in the republican party to-day who spurned the bribes and frowns of power and leit the whig and @emocratic parties for the sake of principles deemed by them Important and sacred. These men cannot be seduced by the plandishments of | Power, nor greatly moved by threats of discipline. Mere politicians, who think they cam govern by the whip of party discipline, will find that they cannot thus reach or control the thoughtful snd independent men who struck the lash from the hand of the slave masters, Nor can we recover What 1s lost in Massachusetts or in the country by the impertinent intermeddling of ofice-holdera 1m nominations and eiections. Office-holders should learn from the recent elections that they can. serve the republican party beat by performing their of cial duties with scrupulous fidelity, The people should be lett free to manage in their own way, and withour official interference, theif primary meetings and elections, tor, rightiuily or wrongfully, they have been compeiled to bel'eve that there are those holding office in Massachu- setts, in the country, and especially at the South, some of them in important positions, who do not fitly represent the desires and wisnes. of their low calities, and who have not the public confidence. The party, burdened by such, Is not likely to be led to victory by their obtrusive interference, either in Massachusetts or in the country, North or South, The DISASTROUS DIVISION of the republican party in 1872 was to me a die treasing event. It seemed to me to be the up, Receasary separation of comrades who had toiled together 1or 80, many years for nobie purposes and & glorions cause, I did all I could, by remon stratice and appeal, to prevent it, and have, since sought to reuntte what was then so disastrously and unnecessarily broken. And I would now throw the doors wide open for the retura of those who voted for Mr. Greeley in 1872, and earnestly invite them to reunite again with their. old asso ciatz4. indeed, at any moment since that election I would have pursued @ generous and magnanr mous policy toward the men wh»). then. left us, and now, without the loss of @ single hour, I would tn all sincerity extend the hand of reconciliation. I would appeal to you, sir, and to your associates of the press. in that unfortunate division, to unite with the great party which, with allite errors, Jaults and mistakes, has made a glorious record jor country, freedom and progress. I do not ask you to refrain from criticism, nor to jJeave unnoticed its mistakes; tor a ty that cannot tolerate that is already in its aecadence, There has been and now Is A CLASS OF MEN IN THE SOUTH, Douglass democrats and old line national whigs, who were dragged into the rebellion,.but who have very little sympathy with the democratic party. I bave believed, and now believe, that ,these men should be invited to co-operate with the republican party and share in its responsibilie ties and honors. 1 oelieve that peace in the South, the biotting out of divisions and the line of “race, the advancement of real reconstruction, per- manent Southern prosperity and the success of the republican party, demand that all honorable efforts should be made to withdraw such men Jrom association with, those who led them into rebellion, brougnt such feariul and jndeseribabie TUINn uDO them, and who still adhere to the “lost cause.” It seems to me that republicans every where, in offce and out of office, should sub ordinate all personal desires, aspirations and ambitions, sacrifice their interests If need de, RALLY AGAIN FOR THE PARTY, invite everybody to crowd its ranks, and bring to _the front, to the important positions of the gow ernment all the experience, aoility ana character they can command. A broad, wise and magnan- imous policy should be promptly imaugu- rated and steadily, and nonestly _ pur- sued. When the country clearly sees, as it will see, the only alternative presented, the real issues involved, the policies and men 10 be supported, their record in the past and their Present aMliavions, who and what shall prevail if the republican party bo set country sees where the loyal men of the lan! are found and where they stand who believe in the perfect equality of the races, and who, come vic- tory or defeat, life or death, mean to maintain in ita compieteness the equal rights of American citi- zens of every race, nationality and faith, then will the repuolicar masses rally again, achieve new Victories and give the party a new lease of power. Truly yours, HENRY WILSON. THE JERSEY BANK FAILURE, THE BUSINESS OF THE UNION BANE TO 3B WOUND UP. The committee of stockholders appointed to de vise a@ planto wind up the affairs of toe Union Bank, of Jersey City, held @ meeting yesterday and willréport to a meeting of the stockholders to-day. ‘The latter are almost unanimously im favor of closing the bank altogetn According to the report of the President, Mr. Sandford, tbe bank possesses assets suilicient to pay of the de aitors, to liquidate all loans and to pay, sixty. Ive per cent, aud pernaps seventy-five, on tl stock. At the meeting to-day a proposition will be submitted to have & receiver appointed. BE copt iu a lew instances the amount of #tock by uay 0 vidal does NOt ex0eed §1.000, stoctor rei ent, seer mae eg ct im favor of toe a ane Fest