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Low SPAIN. GARIIST ASSAULT AGAINST KING ALFONSO's PERSON. LonpDoN, Feb, 11 ~5 A. M. ‘The reyal train, bearing King Alfonso and suite, was fred into py the Oarlista afew miles from Logrofio, No one was hurt, BISMARCK. THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR OFFICE, Lonpom, Feb. 11—5:30 A. M. 4 Berlin special despatcn to the 7imes says Prince Bismarck has given no intimation to any One that he intends to resign, and he is likely to remain in office as long as health permits, CENTRAL ASIA. TO HOLD FAsT TO TBE KHAN OF KEHIVA DISCHARGES HIS DEBT TO RUSSIA. ; Lonpon, Feb, 11, 1875. A telegram from St, Petersburg announces that the Khan of Khiva has paid the last ins:alment of the war indemnity to Russia. BOWLES’ BANKRUPTCY. HE CREDITORS SAID TO HAVE CONSENTED TO A FUNDING PLAN. Lonvon, Feb, 10, 1875. ‘The friends of Bowles’ Brothers & Co. te that at a meeting of the firm’s creditors yesterday the wiple currency funding plan was adopted. FLORIDA. TALLAHASSEE, Feb, 10, 1875, Two ballots were taken to-day without result, the vote standing Bisbee, 34; Crawiord, 25, the Fest scattering, Both parties are divided. ‘There {s some taik of General Sanford as 2 compromise Sandidate, but the democrats will vote for no one ‘who, a8 Senator, will sympathize with the admin- istration in ite Southern policy. LOUISIANA. BEJECTION OF THE “‘NEW COMPROMISE” BY THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE—OTHER TERMS OF COMPROMISE SUGGESTED. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 10, 1875, The terms of the ‘new compromise” have been definitely rejected by the Congressional commit- tee. Their decision was telegraphed here trom Mobile. The conservative caucus was in session to-day upon the situation, digesting other terms Of compromise, which will be forwarded to W: ington. A better feeling prevails and excitement is Rapidly dying out. THE ANNUAL ASSAY, Visit OF THE ASSAY COMMISSIONERS TO PHILADELPHIA—COMMENCEMENT OF THE ASSAY TO-DAXY—THE COIN TEST. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10, 1875. The Commission appointed by the President to ©onduct the annual assay at the Mint visited that institution to-day and were received by Superin- tendent Pollock, but further than an inspection @f the various buildings and operations conducted im them the Board did no works. ‘The assay will be commenced to-morrow and will continue several days. Coins are tested as to weight and fineness, the present mint law providing that the Standard of both gold and silver coins saall be 900 parts of pure metal apd 100 of alloy and that the | alloy of silver coins shail be of copper and the a loy of gold cotns copper or copper and stiver, put the silver shall in no case exceed one-tenth of the whole alloy. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. SUCCESSFUL SOUNDINGS IN THE PACIFIC FOR THE LAYING OF A CABLE. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1875. Commander Erben, of the Tuscarora, who has Just made a series of deep sea soundings between San Francisco and Honolulu, the object in view being to ascertain the suitableness of the bottom for laying a telegraphic cable, reports to the De- partment from Honolulu, under date of January 12, that the bottom of the whole line over which be sounded is splendidly adapted ior the purpose bf laying a cable, because o1 its almost unvarying, Bolt, oOZy Condition. The soundings were very successful, and several specimens of the bottom Rave been obtained, and wil: be forwarded tor the Inspection of the department. THE FALL RIVER STRIKE. MO DISTURBANCE BY THE WEAVERS ON STRIKE— THE MERCHANTS’ MILL GUARDED BY POLICE—DETERMINATION OF THE WEAVERS TO BESIST THE REDUCTION. FAL. River, Mass., Fed. 10, 1875. The State and city police were all on duty in the | Beighborhood of the Merchants’ Mill as noon to- day, but there wan not the slightest ripple of dis- turbance or excitement. Tue mill officials state that they nave about sixty operatives at work. The full number of hands regularly employed in the milis is about 1,600. ‘here is considerable division of opinion in the cily asto | the judgment and action of Mayor Davenport in applying tor the State police. Only one weaver refused to day to pay the assessment ordered by the union. The amount tnus tar collected irom all the mills aggregates $11,089 52 in*atd of to-night, but no violence was offered the opera- bb: Md the crowd of about 500 assembled about e mill. A committee of weavers called at the Stafford mill to-day, but were refused an audience by the Superintendent. The weavers replied that they would cease work to-night, if it was not granted. Their request was then acceded to. ‘Ihe Super- intendent stated that Is mili would consent to the advance asked when other corporations would do so. No immediate trouble is anticipated ac this mill. . The weavers in the striking mills are more de- termined thanever to aahere to their demand for twenty-seven cents per cut, while the manutactur- ers are firm at twenty-five cents, The Superintendent of the Merchants’ Mill de. Clared to-nignt that they would have 1,000 opera- tives at work to-morrow. . AN INCENDIARY FIRE. GREAT FALLs, N. H., Feb, 10, 1875. A fire supposed to be of incendtary origin oc- curred in the village of Farmington, N. H., at two o'clock this morning, in which five of the best buildings in the village, witn their contents, were totally consumed. The following is a statement Of losses with insurance :— The Elm House and stable, C. E. Nutter, proprie- tor; loss, $21,000: insurance, $15,000, A. R. Thurston, dwelling house; loss, $6,000; insurance, $2,000, ©, W. Thurston, shoe Jactory; loss, $90,000; par- tlaily insured. Nathaniel Roberts, dwelling house; loss, $6,000; insurance, $2,400. ‘Tne Congregational church; loss, $25,000; insur. ance, $10,000, A brisk wind was blowing and buildings half a mile distant were set on fire by sparks, and so Tapid was rhe progress of the fire that the inmates Of the hotel barely escaped with their iives. One hundred and fifty workmen are thrown out of em- ployment by the fire. ‘Avausta, Me., Feb. 10, 1875, The bill fdr the abolition of capital punishment was defeated in the House to-day, and the measure ts dead. FAILING OF A PORTLAND FIRM. PORTLAND, Me., Feb, 10, 1875. The ©. P. Kimalis carriage company has sus- pended, with liabilities of $100,000, in consequence Of the failure of their Boston selling agents, The resumption of the comnany will depend upon the settlement made by the agents. ADVANCE IN BROOMS. ScHeNEcrADY, N. Y., Feb, 10, 1875. Ata meeting of the broom manufacturers of the Mohawk Valley, of Bastern New York, held in this city yesterday, the price of brooms advanced tventy-five cents fad which 18 $10 dozen im advance o/ the price of last November, NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUA WASHINGTON. The President Forced to a Denial of a Revolutionary Policy. INDIGNATION. OF CONGRESSMEN. The Republican Party Shrinking from Re- sponsibility for the Administration. THE NEW TARIFF MEASURE. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1875. THE PRESIDENT DISCLAIMS ANY INTENDED FEDERAL INTERFERENCE IN ARKANSAS EXCEPT BY THE AUTHORITY OF CONGRESS. The alarm and indignation excited here among republicans as well as democrats by the Arkansas Message of His Excellency begin to bear fruit, There 1s good authority this evening for the state- ment that the President said to-day positively that he did not mean to be understood as intend. ing to interfere tn Arkansas unless Congress should direct him; and that, if Congress chooses to give bim no policy or directions, he will not interfere in any way in the ‘tate. This statement does not rest on rue mor, but on the word of a prominent Northern Tepublican, not a member of Congress, who saw His Excelleacy the President to-day and whom His Excellency sald this to, The Star also this | evening has a semi-oMcial statement to the same effect. It says:—Lf Congress adjourna without deciding the questions at issue it is more than lkely that the President will consider that Con- gress acquiesces in the present political status of Arkansas and leaves Governor Garland to manage the affairs of that State. HIS EXCELLENCY'S DENIAL OF REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSES NEEDFUL AND POLITIC—THE CABINET NOT CONSULTED—ALARM AND IN- DIGNATION IN CONGRESS—THE NEW POLICY A STULTIFICATION OF THE PAST. Tnis denial of revolutionary purposes comes none too soon, and 1 was said to-night, in repub- lican circles, that if the President were well ad- vised he woula send in another Message to explain the first, or at least take some decided means to reassure the public and Congress; for there has been, during the last two days, a growing feeling of deep uneasiness and alarm on allsides. The President was understood by everybody to mean that ho intended to interfere, whether Congress gave bim direction or not, and ‘the logic of that policy is,’ said a prominent republican to-day, “that though he may wait for laws to be en- acted, if none are enacted, he will act without law.” This was the wniversal im- pression and belief, and for, perbaps, the first time in our history Congress felt authority slip- ping out of its hands, and began to think how a President could be curbed who, men were per- suaded, had declared his intention to act whether the law-making power gave him authority or not. What added to the irritation and the alarm was that it became known to-cay that the Arkansas Message was not only not submitted to a Cabinet meeting, but was not even shown to any member of the Cabinet. Even At- torney General Williams was not taken into coun- sel, and it is said, on what scems to be good au- thority, that Mr. Alexander Shepherd was the only person to whom the Message was read before 1t was sent to the Senate. This would not be strange, for, except the President, no one 18 so strongly committed 10 the present govern- ment in Arkansas as the Attorney General. As to the President, he would seem to be committed to the present government bya singularly strong tie, tor though it may be true that Brooks, tn 1872, bad a majority of votes, it was a fact which ought not tobe forgotten that Baxter and Grant were both counted in at that election and that, when General Grant made haste to recognize Baxter, it was a declaration also that the State had gone against Greeley and for Grant. {[t wasin confr- mation of that decision, which gave the State to Baxter and Grant, that the President re- fused to sustain Brooks, turned him out of office by proclamation, recognized Bax- ter und commanded Brovks to disperse his forces. Nor showld it be forgotten that | Dorsey and Clayton, who are the most venement | adherents of Brooks, were originally Baxter's most vigorous supporters, The following tele- grams snow this sufliciently:— New York, June 3, 1873, To Governor ELISHA BAXTER :— You have the unqualified support of myself and | friends, The revolutionary proceedings instituted Will not be sustained by the people. S. W. DORSEY. New York, June 3, 1873, To His Excellency ELISHA BAXTER:— The quo warranto proceeuings against you have been inaugurated without my knowledge or ap- proval, aud are, in my opinion, unwise and higniy detrimental to the interest of the State. My juagment did not approve of your late action, because I did not believe that such & Seriously contemplated; move was and even if [ contemplated it I regarded the | calling outof tne militia as premature, nor would 1 now advise any show 01 force unless a forcibie attempt should be made to oust you. I believe you are the Jezal Governor of Arkansas, and as the strike. The Merchants? Mill was guarded again | MUCH as | regret to see our State digraced avroad by distractions at home, I hope yuu will stand hrm regardiess of results. POWELL CLAYTON. “Moreover, we remember,” said a republican to-day, ‘‘that before this the President has refused to interfere in other States, even when there were plausible pretexts. He not only recognized the Baxter government when that recognition gave the electoral vote of Arkansas to Grant, but he refused aid to Governor Davis, of Texas. He refused Governor Ames help at Vicksburg last year, interfere in Souta Carolina. den change ?”” THE PRESIDENTS PARTISAN SCHEMES. “If the present Sovernment in Arkansas is al- lowed to stand,’’ said the President lately to a prominent republican, “Mississippi may in @ very short time change her constitution and fling out Governor Ames. Other States may follow in the sams direction under this precedent. AS soon as Congress adjourns Way, then, this sud- they may change their State governments and | the whole South may be lost to tne party in the next election.” lt is not unfair to presume that here is the rea- son of the President’s change and the motive for his Message and for his reported attempt to infu- ence the Arkansas Committee to make a re- port different from that which they have made. Meantime the danger is not over, for there ts 4 disposition to treat the Soutn- ern governments with great contempt. When the Attorney General was lately examined beiore | the Alabama Committee as to tne reason | for directing the movement of troops in that State from here, he unequivo- cally answered that the orders were given without consultation or advice from the re- | Publican Governor of the State, nor was he asked for advice or whether he was abie to suppress the alleged insurrections in the State. ‘The attorney General, in answer to another question, said he thought the Iriends of the President were quite 98 competent to judge of what was necessary for good government in the Southern States as those who held otlices of mere local importance there, Again, Mr, Snyder, administration member from Arkansas, said to-day openly, “I! Congress docs not take some notice Of the Arkansas matter and leaves it to the President's discretion, we will aiter Congress adjourns endeavor to seat Brooks and tn the event ot opposition will call upon the President to help us, as he bas done in Louisiana.” A Northern ro- publican, when he heard of tnts remark, satd, “I 1 were Governor Garland and Brooks attempted to deprive me by force of the omice of Governor I would hang him if there ‘Was rope enough im tho State to do it witn,” That He refused to | | merchandise actually on slipboard and bound to isthe temper of a good many republicans tn the House just now. A stormy debate is anticipated on the subject of State sovereignty. The Louisiana Committee are expected here on Friday, and tere ts reason to believe that their Teport will nov differ materially on the important issues from thatof the Sub-Committee. It 18 not Impossible that the whole Southern question may come up for discussion in the South by way of ths Arkansas report, and it is possible that an attempt may be made to secure non- imterference with the established government, for there are @ good maay republican members, and their number is increasing, who will not now be content witha mere private deciara‘ion from the President that he does bot mean to act without warrant of law. “We must recognize the arkansas govern- ment in the clearest manner,” said one of these men to-day, “else we shall have revolu- tion as soon as Congress adjourns.” “The Botion which the President puts forward in his Message that no reconstructed State shall change its constitution is monstrous,” gaid an- other, “There is no warrant for it any- where.” On the whole, it may be td that the Arkansas Message, so far, bas done good. It has shown thoughtful repubit- cans toward what an abyss they were drifting, and has done more even than the New Orleans affair to excite alarm and opposition. THE DOINGS IN THE SENATE, In the Senate to-day Mr. Conkling presented the memorial of the New York Chamber of Com- Merce, asking for an appropriation: for the con- tinuation of the work of improving the harbor of New York. The bill to fmifl the government's guarantee of the interest on the District of Columbia's bonds was passed. The question of civil rights in the South rose again like @ vengeful ghost tn the consideration of the bill to grant @ site for the Peabody school in St. Au- gustine, Fla. An amendment, submitted by Senator Edmunds at the last session, providing that tf any distinction as to race or color should be made in the admission of pupils the land should Tevert to the Onited States was rejected oy a vote of yeas, 23, and nays, 24, and it was remarked by Senator Alcorn that the republicans had become demoralized on the sub- Ject of civil righ ta, and he would vote against the bill, It was passed, however. The Steamboat bill, which has been before Congress for about four years, was recommitted to the Committee on Commerce. When the Senate adjourned the discussion of & new form of government tor the District of Columbia was pending,{ the de- bate being on the question of suffrage. Mr. Mor. ton gave notice that ne will call up the Pinchback resolution when the bill shall have passed, and it 1s arranged that Mr. Sargent will then speak upon Louistana affairs in general, THE DOINGS IN THE HOUSE. Mr. Myers, of Pennsylvania, introduced in the House to-day, a bill having especial reference to the coolie trade. It provides that when immigrants have entered into a contract or agreement for a term of _ service within the United States, either for labor or for lewa or improper purposes, such immigration shall not be deemed voluntary and the United States Consul shall not deliver the required per- mit or certifloate. It makes it a penal offence for American citizens to be engaged in such trade. It forbids the importation of women for the purposes of prostitution; invalidates all contracts in ree lation thereto and makes the importation or the holding of women for such purposes @ felony, punishable by fine and imprisonment. It also makes the immigration of the following classes unlawful:—Persons who are undergoing sentence for felonious crimes otber than political or whoso sentence has been remitted on account of their immigration, and women imported for the pur- Poses Of prostitution. Mr. Dawes, from the Com- mittee of Ways and Means, reported the new tariff bill, which was made the special order for toemorrow. The Post Office appropriation was then taken up in Committee of the Whole, and the salaries of Postmasters were discusssed for the greater part of the afternoon. An amend- ment repealing the subsidy for tne additional China and Japan mail was agreed to, GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, —_—_.____ WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1875, TEXT OF THE NEW TARIFF BILL AS INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE. The text of the revenue bill reported to the House to-day by Mr. Dawes is as tollows:— A BILL to further protect the sinking fund ang. to | provide for the exigencies of the government :— | Be it enacted, &c., that from ana alter the date | of the passage oO! this act there shail be levied and collected on ali distilled spirits on which the tax | Prescribed by law shail not have peen patd, and | whether the said spirits shal! then be tn distillery, | bonded warehouse or not, a tax of $1 on each | | ea gallon or wine gallon; when below proof to | Pi e pald oy the distiller, owner or person having | ossession thereof before removal from the dis. ullery or bonded warehouse, aod so much of se tion 3,251 of tne Revised Statates of the Unite bt) 1s inconsistent nerewith ts hereby re- ealed. \ kesoived, That in adaition to the tax of seventy | ! cents per galion imposed by law, now existing, | there siall be levied and collected a tax of fliteen | | Cents, being one-hali the increase of tax under | | this act on each and every prooi gallon or wine | j gallon when below proof of domestic distilled spirits manufaciured and placed in bonded ware- | house prior to the day wien this act shall take | | effect, aud held in vonded warehouse at that time 3, | and on all such spirits then held by distillers, re tiflers or wholesale dealers, Naving in vheir posses- sion or under their control distilied spirits in | | stamped packages; ana any person who shail seil, | transfer or otherwise dispose oi any such distilled | Spirits alter this act takes effect unui an adcitional | stamp, to be especially printed tor this purpose by | the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, denoting | payment of the additional tax of fifteen cents per: | gallon heretn imposed, is purchased and attached | to the packages or package containing the same, | in such manaer as the Commissioner of Internal | Revenue saall prescribe, Saall be supject to und pay @ penalty of $1ioreach and every fees so removed, and the spirits so removed shall be for- | leited to the United States; and provided, furthe (hat on ail brandy, gio, rum. and on all co. pounds and preparations of which distilied spir- | | Its 18 a component part of the chief value, em- | bracing all the iorms of distilled spirits imported | from toreign countries, on which the duty as fixed in the Revised Statutes ts $2 per gallon, the duty hereafter to be levied, collected and paid shall be | $2.50 per prool gation. SECTION 2.—Taat section 3,398 of the Revised | Statutes be and the same 18 hereoy amended, vy | striking out the words, “twenty cents per pound,” | | and inseriing in lieu thereof the words, “twenty. tour cents per pound,’ provided that the increase of the tax herein provided for shall not apply to tobacco on which the tax under the existing law | shail have been paid when this act takes effect, SEC. 3.—That so much of section 3,437 as imposes @ stamp tax on iriction matches, lucifer matches or other articles made in part Of wood and used | for like purposes, be, and the same is hereby re- peaied, to take effect on and alter the 1st day of | duly, 1875. Sec, 4.—That on all molasses (not including tank bottom syrup of sugar cane juice, melado or con+ centrated melado), and on sugars, tue Duten standard in color, impo eign countries, there shall be levied, collected aud paid, in addition to the duties now imposed in schednie G, section 2,504, of the Revised statutes, an amount equal to twenty-five per cent of said duties as levied upon the several grades therein designated, Skc. 5. That so much of section 2,503 of the Re- vised Statutes as provides that only ninety per centum of the several duties and rates of duty imposed on certain articles therein enumerated by section 2,504, shall be ievied, collected and patd, be, and the same is hereoy repealed, and the several duties and rates of duty prescribed in said section 2,504 shall be and remain as by that sec- tion levied without abatement of ten per ceuatum 48 provided in section 2,503, dec. 6, That the increase of duties provided by this act shail not apply to any coods, wares or the United States on tue loth day of February, 1875; nor on auy such goods, Wares or mercnai: dise on deposit in warehouses or public stores at the date o1 the passage of this act, The committee agreed yesterday to repeal that part of the present law which requires stamps on bank checks, &c.; but this morning they struck out the contemplated repealing section before reporting the bill to the House. IMPORTANT TESTIMONY IN THE ALABAMA IN- quiry. The Alabama Investigating Committee to-day took the testimony of General Healey, United States Marshal ior Alabama, in which he said the State authorities could have quelled the disturbance reported without the aid of federal troops, The State is now quiet. The RY Tl, 1875--TRIPLE SHEET. THE STATE CAPITAL Important Caucus of Demo- cratic Legislators. HOME RULE AND COSTIGAN’S ——__— BILL. A Policy Proposed and a Leader Desired, ALBANY, Feb. 10, 1875, To-night an important caucus of the demo- cratic members of tho Legislature took place in the Assembly Chamber, It was strictly private; mone but Senators and members o1 Assembly were samitted. Nearly @ fill representation was present. Although mem- bers of the press were excluded by orders issued from the stentorian lungsof Waebner, who bappened to call the caucus to order, yet 1 nave been enabled to procure a correct report of the Proceedings. Mr. Speaker McGuire, with his usual urbanity and courtesy, did not imterpose any objection to the admission of the press, as the gentieman evidently courts the fullest scrutiny into all acts ofan oMctai character ta which he is concerned. However, the rule' was made, and the legislators held their gathering iu strict seclusion, Mr, Faulkner presided. The necessity for the caucus has been urged and canvassed for several days past, The spirit of the debate to-night em- Phatically pointed out such a necessity. Speaker McGuire made an eloquent speech itn advocacy of the Costigan bill as a party measure. He sketched che history of the New York charter from the time of its passage, two years ago by the republicans, to the date when amendments were introduced taking away the confirmatory power from the Board of Aldermen and placing this patronage absolutely tn the nands of the Mayor, HOME RULE. The Syracuse platform and the Message of Governor Tilden baa pronounced unmistakably for the doctrine of home rule. The Costigan bill was framed and introduced to carry out such doctrine to its fullest extent Tne people of New York wanted a thoroughly Tesponsible government and wished the power taken away from the Board of Aldermen by re, publicans for party purposes restored, as origin. ally arranged. The measure was democratic in its broadest sense and should be made a party measure. Mr. McGuire then entered into a dis- cussion of the absolute necessity which existed for unions in the ranks 0, the democratic” majority in the Assembly. He was sorry to notice the difference of opinion among them on the subject of the Adirondack report printing matter. God forbid, he said, tnat he should insinuate personal corruption as exist- ing among any of his colleagues. It appeared strange, however, to see a number of democrats voting solidly with a@ republican minority who had been almost solely the advocates of such @ measure. The Speaker, in conclusion, called attention to the fact that the democratic party was now only on probation, and success in tho Presidential contest of next year depended considerably on the record which they made in ~the present Legislature, THE PROPOSED POLICY. Speeches tn advocacy of similar doctrines pro, pounded by Mr. McGuire were then made by Messrs. James Daly, T. C. Campbell, T. J. Campbell and others, , Mr. Daly argued that the duty of the democratic majority in the Assembly was clearly to pags all necessary and proper measures and then throw the whole burden of defeut, if such became their fate, upon the Senate. A resolution was then adopted binding the caucus to support the bill of Mr. Costigan as pre- sented. xy THE ORUELTY TO CHILDREN BILL. The next question taken up was the, dill tn rela- tion to cruelty to children. Mr. BRoGAN wished to make opposition to this | enactment binding upon the caucus, He delivered | a short speech in defence of his theory; that the bill was sectarian and oppressive in its character. AMUSEMENTS, ENGLISH OPERA—FIRST PERFORMANCE OF BALFE’S LAST WORK, “THE TALISMAN.” It 1s now forty-six years since the most prolific {f{ not the most eminent of British musicians frst appeared before the public as an opera com- poser. Strange to say, bis Orst edort was made on the italian stage, the opera of “I Ri- vali” being produced in 1829 From that Ume to the period of his death, nine years ago, he displayed @ fecundity of invention and talent in lyric works thoroughly Rossinian in extent and richness, Like the Swan of Pesaro, Balfe seemed to be a very wellspring of melody, and ballads were as indigenous to him as strange combinations of orchestral coloring were to Hector Berlioz. Therefore the announcement of @ work by him which was scarcely completed (and there were 9 few gaps ieft in the score, which have been since skil‘ully fied up) when he was overtaken by death, was a strong inducement for the music-loving public of New York to don opera cloaks, kid Gloves and other paraphernaiia of a first Dight and turn their ears resolutely against the cbant of the “Seven Penitential Psalms," the music en regle tor the commencement o! Lent, aud drink in a fresh draught from the fountain of melody, which, springing Irom the soil of the Emerald Isle, has spread itself over the musical world, The Academy 0! Music jast night was comfortably filled, and the success of the opera was at once i fixed fact, Like Verdi in *-AYda."’ Balle in his last work has acknowledged the growth of the modern opera in its dramatic requirements, and has made a long stride toward instrumental effects, thereby acknowledging the very important part which the orchestra should occupy, according to the theory of the later schools, [ut the spirit of melody never deserted him, and in ‘The Talis- man” may be found some delightiul airs, all the more acceptabie on account of the rich !rame- work OJ instrumentation in which they ave eX- hibited. Passing over the short orcaestral pre- jude, the opening chorus, ‘Soldiers of Araby,’’ is & very interesting number, full of quaint cevices, Oriental in character and abounding in ingenious efects In counterpoint, yet wiin a hearty, martial spirit pervading it. “The first duet of Sir Kenneth (Mr. Maas) and the Emir (Mr. Hamilton), “Goiden Lovelocks” 1s a waif irom tne earlier creations of Baile, pretty and flowing in itg measures, The prayer o1 Edith (Miss Kellogg) “Solemniy, Softly,” if a beautiiul, expressive theme, capable of being rendered with much breadth of expression, but writien rather low for & soprano voice, unless one Of & peculiarly dra- matic quailty, whose lower notes are strong and telling. A Capital song is that ol Nectabanus (Mr. Peakes), “I love the sky When no bright Stars shine,” grotesque and a taithtul por- traiture of the evil-minded hunchvack. slave. This Was written for a high baritone voice and Mr. Peakes was compelled to transpose a great deal of tue music; but so ciever was his acting and declamation of the spitetul ieelings of the character that he won the first encore o1 the even- ing. he music of tue chapel scene is of a strictly ecclesiastical order, and the alve Regina’ might easily be carried into t¢ church of the most exacting of Cutnoile pastors without betray- ing the slightest taint of the footlignts. The abbot and assistants on the altar might be dis- pensed with, as they are a8 much out ot Place and as offensive to the religious feehugs of @ large number of the musical public as were their predecessors in the church scene in “Faust,” when Lucca first appeared, Next came the principal melody of the opera, the celebrated “Ruse Song,” written especially for Sims Reeves. It is a love idyl—a gem such as Balfe or Wallace alone might write, and yet it re- called to the mind the great tenor aria in “Don Sebastiano,” whica it somewhat resembles tn its rich, undulating measures, 1t will share the popa- larity long ago gained by “The Power of Love,” in “Satanella.” Mr, Maas sang it rather coldiy, nervousness, perhaps, and the high and trying character of its tonality exercising a baietul etfect upon his voice. Some striking effects in the ac- companiment, the harp chord, which occurs in each measure, and the co” Anglais obligato being omitted, Richard Coeur de Lion (Mr. Carleton) bad the first scene of the second act to himself in a fine Balflan song and apostrophe to the Queen, and in a martial, cnaractertstic air, ‘*Monarcn of all,” in which the chorus of Crusaders joined. The march introduced in this scene was not particularly etfec- tive, aud the dispute on St. George's Mount ap- peared to be Of @ chaotic order, as far as the chorus was concerned. In the scene in the Queen’s pavilion there were three notable triumphs and consequent encores, ‘The first was a most cnarming song, rendered by Queen Berengart 188 Beaumont), the second a descriptive ballad, “Ihe Fair Eveline,” given by Edith, and the third an impassioned duet between. Lhe soprano and tenor (Edith and Sir Kenneth) of the same genre as that of ‘La Favorita,” or the Jinale of “I Marti.” This duet fairly brought down the house, {nthe last act there 1s a grand processional march and_a@ brilliant rondo, “Ra- diant Spiendors,” for Edith, both of which are suficient to bring the work to a fitting conclusion. The performance last evening haa many ele- ments of merit of a very cxalted kind. Miss Kellogg persoaated Edith Plantagenet in finished and artistic manner that might be ex- | pected from such a conscientious artist, and in two | or three scenes she surpassed many of her former successes in ries with which ner name has become Speaker McGuire again took the floor and im- | pressed npon the caucus the great necessity that | existed for careful and cautious legislation upon this point. The law, If passed in its present shape, he thought, would) work material injury to the democratic party im the State. | It would oppress seven-tenths of the citi- zens of New York, who were now in harmony with the organization, they shoula not | pass laws to injure themseives, | A number of other gentlemen expressed them- | Selves a3 agamst the proposition ro inaugurate | caucus alctation on this subject, No definite ac- | tion was therefore taken. PROPOSING A LEADER. Suggestions were made by Mr. Dessar and others as to the appointment of a leader or cniet adviser who could be ioliowed in all matters of | proposed democratic legislation, Decided opinions were expressed as to ‘the present unsausiatory and unsettled conaition of the majority. GENERAL LAWS, Then the subject of general laws was discussed, one member assertiug that Mr. Prince, a repubii- can, haa stolen most of tae rhancer on this point, as he had already introduced several biils cover: jog provisions of the amended constitution, The meeting lasted until a late bour and no | further business of importance was transacted, | REDUCTION OF BSOOKLYN FERRIAGE, A bill Was to-day introduced providing for the establishment of a uniorm chat lor Jerriage on the Bast River boats and a reduction of the pres- entrates, It was relerred to the Committee on | Comueree and Navivation. We mus; wait pa- tiently to see what becomes of so important a Dill as this. THE ELECTION OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES, Mr. Nicholas Muller to-day presented a bill pro- | viding jor the election of school trustees in each ward, as under the old system. we claims tne | present plan bas worked paaly, particularly in his | own district, persons having been appoiured en- | tirely at variance witn the wants aud sympathies | Of nis constituents, NEW YORK CITY PARADE GROUND. | The resolution oi Mr. Gedney, asking tnfor- Mauion irom tie Park Commisstoners as to why | they did not designate a parade ground in New | York city ina nce with te law, Was taken from the tavie and passed, IMPROVING THE EAST RIVER, Mr. Keenan’s resolution petitioning Congress | for an appropriation to improve the Kast River | 80 a8 to oviain a uniforin depth of water from the | southern end of Blackwell's Island to a point off | a GRATION BILL, mpoell, giving | the Irish and | The enactment of Mr. T. C. equal power to the presidents of | German Einigrant Societies with the otner Com- mis-1oners in the appointment of employés, was to-day passed in the Assembly, A NEW SUPREME COURT JUDGE. The Governor to-day nominated to the Senate Hon. Melville Osborne, of Greene county, Justice of the Supreme Court, in piace of Justice Fulier, elected to the Court of Appeals. A RAILROAD ACCIDENT. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 10, 1875. | AS @ passenger train on the Rocktord, Rock | Island and St. Louis Ratlroad, which left here this | morning, Was passing the Edwardsville crossing, avout twenty miles from St. Lows, the two rear passenger cars ran on a side track, owing to the breaking of the crossbar of the switch and collided with a freight train standing } there, Tie coaches were badiy wrecked and che | locomotive oi the ireignt tram greatly damaged. Mary Swigert, of Jacksonport, Ark. Was badly cut and bruised about the face and nead; George M. Bisnop, of indianapolis, severely hurt in te | rigot thigo, and Marcus Beal, express messenger, | and W. T, Harding, of Belleville, 1, Were sitghtiy | ijured, There were no other casualties, AN EXPLANATION. New York, Feb, 10, 1 To THe Epiror or THE HEraLps— By reference to a morning journal it appears | that the Custom House had seized twenty-nine cases belonging to us, and upon examination that tie same had been released, no evidence of any irand appearing, and that ‘every iuctly reguiar, We now ta y that we nave taken steps m the mater to vindi- cute ourscives be.ore the pudlic and to punish ail artis Who gave [ise Iiormation to te Custom louse, and we hereby oier a reward of $5,000, Which we are ready to pay tit can be proved that testimony is closed. There will be two reports— one by Messrs, Coburn, Albright and Cannon, and the other by Messrs, Buckner and Luttrell, our dealings wita the government were ng cor- rect at all times, An insertion of this ge oblige, 6 ZELMER & FELDSTEIN, | Jeature. | lisn opera. identified. Miss Beaumont, Who nas become a tavor- ite with the pubite during the present short seuson, won Jresh laurels in the rdle of tie Queen, and Mr. Maus, albeit at times overweighted, made Sir Kenneth interesting in a lyric point of view, but emotionless and apathetic as fur as dramatic exigencies were in question. Mr. Caricton was in exceiient voice and did justice to the muste of the King, and Mr. Peakes made Nectabanus a More rehearsals and vetter discipline would be of advantage .n the chorus and orches- tra. Mr. Predigam, however, conducted witn pa and discrimination, and prevented any mis- nap. ‘rhe opera has all the elements of success tn it, and when every department 18 1 good order. so vhat at least a periectiy smooth representation can be obtained, there is little doubt of its becon- ing a permanent feature in the répertotre of Eng- Mr. Hess, the director, announces a second performance of this work on Friday even- ing, the last night of the season, STUDIO NOTES, Vain! has on his ease! a notable work, very am- bitious, and in its present stage Jull of promise. | The story is a pleasing allegory and ought to at- tract attention independently of the technical merits of the work and these are very great. A canary bird, and grieves with childish wayward- ness over the lossof her pet. This idea is well carried out, and the story at once arrests atten. tion. The technical excellence of the work is far in advance of anything we have yet seen trom this artist, The color ts at once solid and brilliant and has all the intensity of the modern Romana school, The penciling 18 remarxaole tor tts iree- dom and breadth of effect. It 1s seldom we see a Young artist possessing 80 Many positive qualities. ‘The style 1s new to the American public, out itis sure to end by securing the favor of art’ patrons, There is an orig imality and dasa in Vaini’s works, which deserve encouragement. in idoking at his cauvases one is not eternally reminded of some- thing he has seen somewhere else, and this is a quality suiliciestiy rare to merit praise. Vain has just completed an eifective pvriratt of Mr, Loring Andrews. Eaton's picture, “Reverie,” one of the most tm- portant he ever painted, and which he contributed to the Arusts’ Fund, was purchased by Colonei Chapman. ‘Two exquisite marole busts, by Lawlor, on view in Kurtz’s gallery attract a great deal of atten- tion (rom visitors to Knoedicr’s water color exhi+ bition, Rovert Cushing has just completed a portrait bust of Mr. Jonn y, the Tammany Sacnem. It is a good likeness at redoubtable war chief. A Baltimore critic prays that Washington may be allowed the monopoly of art loboying. This pro- vincial wants the statue of Joans itopkins wiven to the most competent sculptor. Preposterous, The artistic event of the week in Boston was the exhibition by the local artists at the Studio Bullding., Everybody was satisied—with himseif. dtappy Hub, eping the Peace’? is the title of the first en- graving in the Aldine of this month. It 1s the best ever published in that excelient art journal, and is irom the burin of Peter Moran. There are also deligutful landscape drawings by Jonn A. Hows. STATEN ISLAND ELECTIONS, The town clections in Richmond county, which took place on Tuesday, resulted generally in the success of the regular democratic canaidates. The Tesuits are given beiow:— Middietown—Supervisor, Henry frost (proba- ble). Theodore Frean, the people's candidate, re- ceived 452 votes, Town Cierk, John J. Maguire; Assessor, John Gonoud; Collector George Scha 4; Justice of the Peace, Frederick Kuss+ ner; Cominissioner of Highways, Joseph sev dsoutntield—supervisor, William Curry; Town Clerk, Michael Whilinan; Assessor, Benjamin F. Williams; Collector, John Larkin; Justice or the I ai Michael Kane; Commission i Highways, ©. L. verine. Castieton—Supervisor, Richard Christopher; Assessor, Hugh Campbell; Collector, G. A, Hant? Justices of the Peace, John Dean (vacancy) ; Daniel Magee (1uli term) Northfield—Superviso Clerk, Henry 5 Simonson; Coll oF the Peace, Tappen (ull term). Westiicia—Supervisor, James Guyon, ten ma- jority ever Henry Hl. seguine, the present incum- bent; Town Cierk, Bount B. Winant; Collector, gilbert G Abs Sat eee’ hit ishop Sprague; Roa jommissioner, ‘thom: Dubois; Justice of the Peace, Abrauam H, Wood, Willi |. Barton; Justices: Middlebrook (vacancy) ; Tunis that | Mr, | | duced prices, Gents’ Suons | tors and members of | beautiful young girl holds im her nand a dead | & 7 THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The tollowing recor: will show tne cnanges 1n the temperature during the past twenty-four hours, in comparison with the corresponding date of last year, as recorded at Hudnut’s Pharmacy, HERALD Building, New York :— 1874. 1875. 1874, 1875, 31 2 DIED. McNaMARA.—February 10, 1875, 367 De Kalb avenue, Broo widow of tne late Thomas Mc) merly of Dublin, Notice of tuneral hereafter. Dublin and Calttornia papers please copy. McCKANE.—MICHAEL MCKANE, @ Dative of Ar& straw, county Tyrone, Ireland, 1n the 29th year o Dis age. 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