The New York Herald Newspaper, October 26, 1875, Page 11

ENGLAND, _ ALARMING FLOODS IN LINCOLNSHIRE—THE TRENT OVERFLOWS ITS BANKS—GREAT DAMAGE DONE. Lonvow, Oct. 25, 1875. The Evening Standard publishes » special telegram from Sheffield, which says that alarming rumors pre- ‘vail there about floods at Gainsborough, county of Lin- coln. The River Trent overflowed its banks during tho wight, washing away railways. It 1s reported that the damage is cnormous. It is also feared that there has ‘Deen some loss of life. LOSS OF LIFE. Thirteen persons perished by the floods at Notting- ham and six at Burton-on-Trent. The floods are now ‘subsiding. A CITIZEN PRINCE. PRINCE LEOPOLD PRESENTED WITH THE FREE- DOM OF THE CITY OF LONDON. Lovo, Oct. 25, 1875. ‘At a special meeting of the Court of Common Council, ‘held in the Guildhall to-day, Prince Leopold, upon the ‘invitation of the corporation, formally took up the ‘freedom of the city of London, to which he ts entitled ‘by patrimony, After the ceremony the Prince was entertained at a déjeuner. THE PRINCE OF WALES. + "HE ARRIVES IN CAIRO—THE NIZAM OF BYDER- ABAD AGAIN DECLINES TO MEET HIM. Caro, Oct, 25, 1875. The Prince of Wales arrived here to-day, having dis- “embarked from the Serapis at Ismailia, Lonvow, Oct. 25, 1875, The Pall Mall Gazette publishes a special telegram from Bombay, which says that the Nizam of Hydera- ‘bad, after all, excuses himself from meeting the Prince of Wales, He pleads that he is too unwell to undergo the journey himself, but will send a deputation instead, ENGLAND AND CHINA. MESSRS. GROSVENOR AND BAKER STARTING FOR YUNNAN. Hon. Thomas George Grosvenor, of the British Lega- tion at Pekin, and Mr, Baker will start for Yunnan to- morrow. SCOTLAND . ae 088 OF LIFE BY SHIPWRECK ON THE COAST OF SCOTLAND, Lonpoy, Oct, 25, 1875. Between the 1th and 221 of this month fifty-five persons lost their lives by shipwreck on the eastern ‘Boast of Svotland, between Pittenweem and Peterhead, SPAIN. peeeenty 2m ‘HE NUMBER OF TROOPS RECENTLY SENT TO CUBA--SEVEN THOUSAND MORE TO Go, Manni, Oct, 25, 1875, ‘The Epoca, of this city, says that i addition to the 15,000 troops’ sent to Cuba since “the appointment of Valmaseda to the Captain Generalship the government | uas determined to send a furthor force of 7,000, which forms a tenth partof the last levy. The executive au- thorities of Cuba have received directions to purify the Cavan administration by punishing the authors and “participators of frauds, without distinction. CANOVAS TO FORM A NEW MINISTRY. Loxpow, Oct. 25, 1875, ‘A telegram received from Berlin asserts that Sefior ‘Canovas de! Castillo will shortly forma new ministry. The King and General Jovellar will then join the Northern Army. THE CARLIST LEADER MENDIRI KING ALFONSO, Manni, Oct, 25, 1875. ‘The Diario Espafol, of this city, says that the Carlist deader Mendiri has notifled the Spanish Consul at Bayonne of his recognitiomof King Alfonso. KAISER WILHELM. THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY RETURNS FROM ITALY. Beni, Oct. 25, 1875. The Emperor William returned to this city to-day from his trip to Milan. UNSER FRITZ. RECOGNIZES ‘THE CROWN PRINCE OF GERMANY AGAIN SAID @0 BE COMING TO THE CENTENNIAL. Lonpox, Oct. 25, 1875. The Cologne Gazette reaflrms the statement that the Crown Prince of Germany will visit the Centennial Ex- position at Philadelphia, and says tho eighteen-gun corvette Elizabeth will convey him to America, GERMANY AND MEXICco. THE GERMAN MINISTER TO BUENOS AYRES TRANS- FERRED TO MEXICO. Brruix, Oct. 25, 1875. Herr Von Maistre, the Minister of the German Em- Piro at Bucnos Ayres, has been transferred to Mexico. RUSSIA AND THE CENTENNIAL, pose leere ines wee RUSSIAN SPECIALTIES ALONE TO BE EXHIBITED, \ Loxpox, Oct, 26, 1875, The Post says the Russian commission on the Amer- dean Centennial has deterinined limit the list of articles to be exhibited to Russian specialties which are little known abroad. Nevertheless, they are confident of making a creditable display, RACING IN ENGLAND. MST DAY OF THE NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MRETING-—CLANRONALD THE WINNER OF THE CRITERION STAKES. to Loxpox, Oct. 25, 1875, This was the first day of the Houghton Meeting at Newmarket. The great feature was the race for the Criterion Stakes, This race is commonly looked forward to with great interest from the fact that many of the Derby horses for the next year make their first appearance on the occasion. In Gis aspect the race to-day was quite irportant, the two favorites being beaten while an “‘outsiaer’’ (Clan- Fonald) came tn first, THR peTtiNa, ‘The betting before the start was 6 (0 4 on Springfield, | 2to 1 against LaTamise and 2to1 against Clanronald. | Of the fifty horses entered only six appeared at the starting post. SUMMARY, Newmanxer, Oct, 25, 1875.—The Criterion Stakes, of 80 sovs. each, 20 forfeit, for two year olds; colts 120 Abs. and fillies 118 ibs. ; the winner of a 500 sov. sweep- stakes, with ten subscribers, to carry 4 Ibs. ; of two such | stakes, 7 Ibs. extra; s winner of any other sweop- es, value 200 sovs., not having less than ten sub- scribers to carry two Ibs extra; Criterion course, six furlongs (fifty sugscribers). Lord Lascelles’ Clanronald Mr. J. H. Houldsworth’s Sp! M. Desvignes’ b. 1. La Tamise, Tapestry, bred in France. THE EUROPEAN CORN MARKETS, sical (DAMAGE DONE BY THE LATE STORMS AND FIOODS—-SOWING RETARDED—THE CBOP OF 1875 UNSATISFACTORY—PRICES GENERALLY STEADY. ie by Lonvos, Oct. 25, 1875. The Mark Lane Ezpress of to-day has the following in its regular weekly review of the British corn trade;— “Another week of storms and floods with @ great ex- Yent of damage has farther retarded the autumnal sow- ings. Nothing could have been much worso for tho yondition of samples, and the abundance of foreign old ‘wheat seems to be the chief security from wholesome 4read, The more we know of the crop of 1875 the less Satisfaction it gives, France about maintains her rates, Belgium and Holland are rather dearer, Germany gen- Brally is very steady, but Dantzic is higher, Prices at ‘Bt, Retersburg, Vienna and in Hungary aro unchaneed.”? NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1875—TRIPLE SHEET. THE LIGHT BRIGADE. THE BALAKLAVA CHARGE—THE SURVIVORS OF THE ‘SIX HUNDRED” CELEBRATE THE TWENTY- anastasia Loxpow, Oct. 25, 1875. Many of the survivors of the Balaklaya charge, the old soldiers of the Light Cavalry Brigade, celebrated the twenty-first anniversary of that battle to-day, About 100 of the soldiers, with their families, sat down to a dinner generously provided by the directors of the Alexandra Palace Company, in the palace at Muswell Hill, a few miles out of the city, ‘Tho occasion was a success throughout, althougn Mr. Tennyson and Florence Nightingale, who were ex. pected to be present, were unavoidably absent The officers who were present at the battle of Bala- klava celebrated the day by a grand dinner at Willis Rooms, King street, St. James, The Earl of Lucan presided. ONE OF THE “LIGHT BRIGADE” ON OUR POLICE FORCE—HIS WORTHY LIFE AND ACTIONS. Officer Charles H. McKenzie, of the Thirty-second Precinct, Metropolitan Police, 1s one of the survivors of the famous charge who found it impossible to be present at the London banquet. McKenzie was a prit vate in the second troop, centre squadron, rear rank’ on that eventful day, and, while galloping through dust and smoke against the Russian battery, had, like all his comrades, slight conception of aught ‘save that he was rushing on almost certain death. Of his own share in the struggle at the guns McKenzie speaks modestly, but intelligently. When a couuter charge of Russian cavalry was nade upon the decimated brigade he re- ceived a blow on the left side of his head from a sabre, which cut through his leather shako and made a wound, tho scar of which 1s yet plainly visible. After his servico in the Seventeenth Lancers McKenzie saw hard servico in India during the Sepoy rebellion. When the mutiny was quolled he returned to England, and on the break- ing ont of our civil war he came to this country with the intentention of enlisting In our cavalry service. By some trick he found himself shipped on’ board one of our men-of-war, and shared in all the engagements on the Mississippi and Red River. His record as a mem- ber of the New York police force is marked by a brave action which came near costing him his life, While on his post one night in the upper portion of the city he sur- prised four men who were about to commit a burglary, and a terrible struggle ensued in which “McKenzie was finally left senseless on the ground, bleeding from wounds in the head neck and arm. For over four months he was confine to his house, and this recovery was for a long while despaired of.’ He is now stationed at the Colored Or- phan Asylum, Boulevard and 143d street. The resi- dents of the neighborhood where he received his inju- ries presented him with a handsome gold medai in re- cognition of his gallant efforts in defense of their prop- erty, He has also the United States Navy medal and the four-clasped Crimean medal, which bears the names ot tho battles in which he served, Alina, Balaklava, Inker- man and Sebastopol. It was pinned upon his breast by the Queen horself. A medal for exemplary conduct while mm the British army is also in his possession, As McKenzie was never a grog shop lounger, and has ¢ no friends possessing political influence, he nains to-day an ordinary patrolman, His grand- her and father were English soldiers, and he himself was born in the army, THE WEST INDIES. THE TREASURY OF ST. DOMINGO BANERUPT— SHOCKS OF EARTHQUAKE FELT—ARRIVAL OF POLITICAL PRISONERS—A GOOD COFFEE CROP IN HAYTL Sr. Domuxco, Oct. 9, 1875. Political affairs are tranquil, but the financial condi- tion is deplorable. Secretary of the Treasury Amiama has indicated to Congress that the Republic is ina bankrupt condition. Heavy shocks of earthquake have been folt through- out the island. : ‘Thirty-six political prisoners, implicated in the late riot, have arrived from Puerto Plata. Sr, Tuomas, Oct. 16, 1875. Affairs in Hayti are satisfactory. The coffee crop has begun to come in, and is selling readily at 15 a 1534 cents. CARRUTH’S AUTOPSY. DEATH FROM ABSCESSES FORMED AFTER THE WOUND—THE TRIAL OF LANDIS TO BEGIN IN JANUARY. . Bringeros, N. J., Oct. 25, 1875. Dr, Thomas arrived at Vineland from Philadelphia on the half past ten o’clock train this morning and pro- ceeded to the residence of Mr. Carruth’s family, where the body of the deceased still lay. Several physicians from the vicinity were present, with Colonel Potter, of counsel for Landis; District Attorney Hoagland, of Bridgeton, and several other officials, including Dr. Brown, the Coroner. Dr. Thomas performed the autopsy, the results being as follows, as he declared them from time to time during the proceedings:— AUTOPSY OF CARRUTH. Body was ina plump condition and hada fair muscular and adipose appearance, the external surface showing ex- travasation of blood beneath the skin, No discoloration was perceptible about the head and face. On the right eye the cornea was slightly collapsed from absorption of aqueous humors; the left eye was more full; the point of the original wound was open, bloody serum exuding; the blood vessels in the posterior portion of the scalp were mach congested over the wound. Con- siderable clotted blood was under the scalp. A small fragment of the ball, half an inch by three-fourths of an inch, flattened, was found about two inches below the wound in an orifice between the scalp and bone, The original hole in the skull was contracted and partly filled with fibrous matter. On separating the skull it was found to be of the average thickness, exhibiting a round, smooth hole at the entrance of the Its position was one Inch to the right of the occipital pro- tuberance, hal! an inch above the groove of the right lateral sinus. The dura mater was much congested, particularly the posterior part. The opening in the dura mater was closed over by a thin membrane, the inner surface of the dura mater adhering to the pia mater about the surface of the wound. There was asoftening of the gray portion of the brain on the surface in the region of the wound. In the brain this substance firmly closed up the wound, The right optic nerve was slightly smalier than the left. There appeared to be no injury to the base of the skull The vessels of the pia mater were much congested. There was adhesion of the falx of the right lobe; also of upper surface of the tentorium of the same lobe. Removal of upper surface of the right hemisphere opened mto an ab- scess, filing up the greater part of posterior lobe, Two ounces of thick, yellowish pus filled the cavity. A second abscess at the point of entrance into the brain sub- stance was just below the larger one, and contained about half an ounce of pus. A third Smaller abscess, yet lower, contained about two drams of pus. All these were lined by dense pus, forming a membrane. The bullet was then found encysted within the tentorium, within the posterior lobe of the right hemisphere. Tie bullet exhibited nearly its original shape, and was found about one and a half inches trom the point of entering. A little lower in position there was marked congestion of the pia mater. The cerebellum was wholly unin- jured by the ball. There was a moderate degree of soft- ening of the plutea and of the-large ganglia at the base. Examination of the organs of the body showed them itn | a normal condition, except a slight tendency to conges- tion of the kidneys. THE INQUEST. At balf-past two P. M., at Union Hall, a jury was em- panelled and the body viewed. Professor Thomas, the first witness, detailed the post-mortem examination as above given. In answer to a question by ajuryman, he said:—"Death was evidently, in my judgmont, the result of a ganshot wound, the’ bullet passing through the brain, The more immediate causes were these abscesses following the passage of the bul- let into the brain.” hen asked the cause of the abscesses, he replied that they were the result of the inflainmation following the injury from the bullet. The only other semcaenge | taken was that of the three compositors present in the printing office at the time of the shooting, and a citizen who saw Landis with a pistol in the street after the shooting. ‘THR COMING TRIAL, Mr. Landis occupies his former quarters in the female section of the Bridgeton Jail. He is the sole occupant of this portion of the institution, a negro woman who was locked up here for shooting her husband in Vine- «| land, having been released on bail to-day. No oneis permitted to see him save his connsel. He ts much depressed in mind, the death of bis vic tim having been an unexpected blow to His case will not come to trial until ry term of the county courts, the October term having just adjourned, He will be indicted by th Grand Jury in January for murder in the first degree but his case is such that a verdict for a lower degree will be admissible. The Attorney General of the State will assist District Attorney Hoagland in the prosecu- tion, and additional counset for the defence will be en- aged. The trial will be an Cherie legal contest. Fadis’ cdunsel, unabie to disprove the fact of the \deavor to prove that the wounded roper medical or surgical treatment and to impeach the homeopathic system, They will © of am expression let fall by Dr. the inquest, probably, and insist that Carruth died from abecesses from the wound and not from the wound itself, Landis’ friends deny the story of the compromise with Carruth, exgept so for asa civil suit for damages was concerned. fact Carruth would have no power to compromise a murderous as- sault, Which is an offence against the Commonwealth, and bad he attempted to do so would bhéve made him. self liable to indictment, . CARROTS PAMILY are poor. Be haves a wife and five children, the for- mer of whom is very iti andynot expected to live. His body will lic in state in ‘Unitarian eburch at Vin land to-worrow afternovn, under the care of the Granuers. wud # large Wruvut fs expected. WASHINGTON. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasurnoton, Oct. 25, 1975, USURY UNDER THE NATIONAL BANK LAW—DE- CISION OF THE NEW YORK COURT OF AP- PEALS REVERSED—THE ANTICIPATED EFFECT ON THE MONEY MARKET. An important decision, and one having a direct bear- ing on the money market, was rendered to-day by the United States Supreme Court, Judge Swayne reading the opinion, in the case of the Farmers and Mechanics’ National Bank, of Buffalo, against Doering, The case came up here on the appeal of the plaintiffs from the decision of the Supreme Court of New York State, which non-suited them in an endeavor to recover the principal of a note which they had discounted at a usur+ ous rate of interest for the defendant. The total amount of the usury was only afew dollars, which sum was paid in excess of the legal discount of sevea per cent. Under the civikwcode of New York both principal and interest in a usurious transaction are forfvitable, and the usurious lender is also punishable under the crimi- nal code for misdemeanor. But the penalty for usury prescribed in the National Bank act is altogether ditfer- ent and much less severe—that is, there is no forfeiture of principal at all; but the borrower, who has paid more than the legal rate, may refuse to pay tho in- terest when it falls due, and, in case the usurious in- terest has been taken off in advance, may recover in an action for debt twice the amount of interest so charged and deducted. This variance between the national and State laws has been a mooted subject for a long time in financial circles, the national banks believing that the former law overrode the latter, at least in transactions in which they were concerned, and that they might practise usury without greater penalty than that of the interest stipulated for in the usurious transaction. The decision to-day is in their favor on this point, the United States Supreme Court holding that they are amenable to the laws of the United States, and are not subject to the jurisdic. tion of the State in the matter of a forfeiture of the principal of such loans, The Farmers and Mechanics’ Bank can, therefore, compe) Deering to pay tho prin- cipal of his note. The settlement of this question is going to have an Important effect upon the money market, and in the case of New York city and Wail street’ will hush up the cry for the repeal of the usury laws for the reason that, in times of monetary strin- gency, the national banks will take the risk of lending money at higher rates than seven per cent through trustworthy and honorable banking houses, and thus defeat all speculative machinations and combinations for the locking up of money. As long as the principal of such loans was in jeopardy the national banks wero } afraid to interfere. But now that they can, at most, lose only the interest, and thon m very rare instances, the long looked for solution of a steadier money market is believed to be reached in this decision of the Su- preme Court to-day, which, in one view of it, is a vir- tual repeal of the usury laws. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 1875. APPOINTMENT OF A SUCCESSOR TO JUDGE WoOD- RUFF. ‘The President has signed the commission of Alexan- der 8, Johnson, of New York, to be Circuit Judge of the Second Judicial District, to supply the vacancy oc- casioned by the death of Judge Woodruff. ALABAMA CLAIMS—ACTION OF THE COURT OF COMMISSIONERS. In the Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims to-day, in case No, 421, John ©, Merrill, of San Fran- cisco, for setting aside the judgment rendored was de- nied. In the matter of the ship Golden Eagle, de- stroyed by the Alabama February 21, 1863. The follow- ing cases of the owners and master were submitted upon testimony and oral argument of counsel:—Case No. 363, Henry A. Barling, Abuer H. Davis, executors of Edward Mott Robinson; case No. 300, Charles H. Woodbury, et al., executors of John A. McGaw; caso No, 456, Alonzo R. Howard, administrator; caso No. 281, Edward A. Swift, master; case No. 364, G. P, Bramhali vs. the United States, Case on when the Court adjourned. _ THE RED MAN’S WRONGS. — HOW THE TEMECULA INDIANS OF LOWER CALI- FORNIA HAVE BEEN TREATED BY THE GOVERN- MENT—ENERGETIC PROTEST FROM A CITIZEN OF LOS ANGELES—RBESPONSE OF THE INDIAN COMMISSIONER, WASHINGTON, Oct, 25, 1875, The following correspondence tells its own story of the wrongs to which the Temecula Indians, of Califor- nia, have been subjected and the remedy proposed for them :— Los Ancztes, Cal., Oct. 6, 1875, Mr. L. E. Sueiga:— Dear Sin—I am astonished and’ disgusted at the course of the government toward the Temecula Indi- ans, That.poor people once owned this entire country, and have been driven back, back, back, until they finally settled ina cone of the San Bernardino Moun- tains, where they and everybody thought they were out of the way of civilization, But one Frenchman and two Scotehmen came to America and bought sheep, and in searching for a pasture for their herds they dis- covered that the land occupied by these poor Indiat would make good grazing ground for them. They ha secured from the noble government of America a title to land occupied by these poor, helpless creatures, and have secured tne officers of this government as aids to drive two thousand poor women and children out of their little cabins and away from their little crops and orchards, where they have lived for thirty or forty years. Now, at the beginning of winter, thoy are forced to leave everything and go out into the winter storms without a shelter and without food. Will not the vengeance of a just God descend upon a government and people so destitute of mercy and justice? ime ‘agent, Mr. Dryden, is excoodingly anxious to do something for the Indians, but the necessary in- structions of the department, for want of authority of Congress, are such that he is helpléss. If this land really does Maret to the Frenchman and Scotchme: which is doubted by some, a few thousand dollars, i it could have been secured of Congress according to the recommendations of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, wourd have purchased it, and these Indians would have supported themselves comfortably on it, and never have been a charge to the government. They are not savages, but civilized, kind and friendly. But they are driven away for the benefit of afew sheep. I shall not be surprised if they become very savage and do much barm and cost the government a hundredfoid more than the sheep and land will ever bring. I write as an impartial man, have no particular love for the Indians, having fought them for twenty years in Texas, but I know whereof I speak, These poor devils have been shamefully treated by the government and some of the citizens, Can you not go to the department and got some aid for them? The cheapest thing that can be done isto buy land and give it to them, A half township would accommodate them all. 2 Yours truly, B. L. PREL. LETTER TO THE INDIAN COMMISSIONER. Wasuinatox, D. C., Oct. 20, 1875, Hon. E. P. Sar, Commissioner of Indian Affulrs:— Dear Sm—lI have the honor to trapsmit the inclosed letter for your information and consideration. It relates to a portion of the Misston Indians of Southern California, in whose behaif your sympathies were so early enlisted. They number now about 6,000, and are scattered throughout the counties ol San Bernardino and San Diogo, Unless aid is soon given them by the goy- ernment they will be compelled to take to tho San Bernardino Mountains and the Colorado desert, where indeed many of them have already taken up their abudes. As Colonel Peei says, they are kin and friendly, but such have been the persecuti heaped upon them by the grasping emigrams aud such the neglect of the government heretofore in failing to secure their rights to land and water privileges, that Oligario and their other head men can scarcely keep tho peace among the young men. They were citizens of Mexico when wo acquired, by treaty with that country, what is now the State of Cali- fornia, and, had proper laws been enagted at that tin to protect their rights as such, as the treaty co! temp! their condition would now have been very different, But such were the absurd notions in regard to awarding citizenship to any but those of white skin, their interests were entirely overlooked. Colonel Peel is one of the most intelligent and re- spectable citizens of Los Angeles, a man of wide in- fluence in Lower California. His representations are therefore entitled to full bem , Very ly your obediont servan' LUTHER E£. SLEIGH, Late Clerk Mission Indian Agency. RESPONSE OF THE COMMISSIONER, DeragtMent ov tae INTERIOR, Ovricr OF INDIAN AP¥AIRS, Wasuinetox, Oct. 20, 1875, Sm—tI am in receipt of your letter of October 6, 1875, addressed to Mr. k. E. Siefgh, formerly clerk of the Mission Indian Agency, California. Your statements in by to the wrongs and necessi- ties of the Indians of Lower California aro entirely in accord with my own views on this subject, derived from the best joformation | bave been able to obtain during my offei# period, and the department has so en- deavored to represont their ease to Con; ag to secure action bv (hat Wody enahtinw the department to give theso Indians the protection which they so much | The trouble with them, as has been often stated by this office, is the disposition which has prevailed in ere past to swell the number of that class of people own as “Indians not taxed,’ at the expense of their citizenship and of all natural rights, in order to furnish larger room and privileges for any other race or class of people who are furtunate enough to be rocognized as American citizens, and who thus are enabled to come into possession of the lands which these people and their ancestors, as citi- zens of Mexico, improved and cultivated from genera- tions ago, and to which, by every consideration of nat- ural right, they would be justly entitled today. But their natural rights are now debarred by the legal own- ership, and, in some cases, actual occupancy, of the more fortunate aforesaid American citize The remedy is to secure, if possible, suilicient appropriation to purchase small patches of land, here, and there, in the vicinity of their present homes, or a larger tract, to be divided into smal! patches for individu and thus provide a way by which these p Stand once more upon their own soil and live for themselves. ‘This matter will be treated of in my annual report to the Honorable Secretary of the Interior, in which I Shall again urge the necessary action by Qongress for the protection and relief of the Mission Indians of Lower California, Very respectfully, your obedient servant, EDW. P. SMITH, Commissioner. B. L. Puxt, Esq., Los Angeles, California, MIDNIGHL WEATHER REPORT. Wan Derartuenr, i Ovvice ov THe Cuter SIGNAL OvviceR, Wasuinaroy, Oct. 26-1 A. M, Probabilities. For the upper lakes, the upper Mississippi, the lowor Missouri and the Ohio Valley and Tennessee rising barometer, northwest to southwest winds, cooler, cloudy weather and snow or ra‘n, followed by clearing weather west of the Mississippi. For the Gulf and South Atlantic States stationary temperaturé and pressure, southwest to’ northwest winds and increasing cloudiness, with falling tempera- ture and rain in the Southwest. For the lower lakes, tho Middle and Eastern States, falling barometer, southwest to southeast winds, warm, cloudy weather and rain followed by cold weather and northwest winds on the lower lakes. Cautionary signals continue on lakes Superior, Michi- gan, Huron and Erio, and are ordered for Lake Ontario, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as in- dicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Heraup Building 18741875, . 58 56° 8x 2 53 o4 GY : Bf 58 OF : oT 69 12 Mf Average temperature for corres + AMUSEMENTS. GERMAN OPERA AT THE ACADEMY—‘‘THE JEW- Ess.” Theodore Wachtel appeared at the Academy of Music last night for the first time in this country in the réle of Eleazer, the goldsmith, in Halevy’s opera “The Jéw- ess.”” This was in itself an event to bring a good house together, and the cast, with a few exceptions was everything that could be desired. Mr. Wachtel was in splendid voice, and though he reserved his powers for those grand scenes where his genius both as an actor and a singer have their fullest scope, he was always the great artist. Asarepresentativo of tragic réle he is unequalled, and no part in which he has yet beon heard in this country surpasses his Eleazer in depth of feeling, whether expressive of a father’s tenderness for his child, wrath at the conduct of the betrayer or grief on account of her and his mis- fortunes. In those grand outbursts of passion with which the opera abounds—not the fine frenzy of stage lovers swearing fidelity to stage mistresses, but the highest emotions of the human heart—he was superb.. The finale to the first act wasa masterpiece of art, and his clear, ringing tones—each note as clearly cut as his action was in- tense—were something which are a surprise on the operatic stage of the period. It seems almost impos- sible that an artist who has bad such an extended career should so long have preserved his marvellous powers‘ unimpaired; but this grand effort last night was only necessary to prove that the Wachtel of the past i achtel still. It was the fea- ture of the evening, and it would scarcely be saying too much to characterize such a triumph as suflicient for a lifetime, An artist capable of such achievements may well be excused for husbanding his strength in less important scenes; but Mr. Wachtel has the raro quality of making his acting go as far as his singing, and he thereby enhances instead of diminishes his jd triumphs. This was specially noticeable in the third act, where ho saved his voice, but made his art ee by his skill as an actor, ‘The cast of ‘The Jewess” last night in the main was excellent, Asa matter of course there were marked deficiencies and many defects, but these were more than counterbalanced by features of great merit. Mr. Milder as Leopold was milder than was desirable. His voice is harsh in quality and insufficient in quantity, and he has no skill as an actor whereby to redeem his othér,shortcomings. He'makes the rdle an exceedingly insipid one; but then we have scarcely the right to expect him another Wachtel. Mille. Goldbergjwas hardly more fortunate. Her voice is naturally shrill and she had the misfortune to pitch it too high at the outset, and she thereby marred her entire periormance, She ‘was, however, sufficiently successful to be considered an ac- ceptable artist, and she will doubtless learn to avoid those faults. After Wachtel the sucess of the evening |. belonged to Mme. Wagner in the impassioned part of the Jewess. In naming her thus after the others it may be that wo are following after her own example, for while the othera showed their best qualities in the beginning and grew neither better nor worse as they — she was tardy in the exhibition of her powers. he is an artist Who grows upon acquaintance and compels recognition by repeated effort. In the first act she forced her voice in a way to give little promise of what she afterward achieved, but as the opera pro- ceeded she seemed to become inspired with her theme, and her singing of the pathetic parts of the rdle wore marked by asweetness and fervor which are certain to insure the highest results. She has all the pathos necessary to this trying réle, and her voice responds in all respects to the emotions of forsaken but noble womanhood, and if she was able to interpret the char- acter with as much force by acting as in her singing she might make the part of Rachel her own, Turning from these matters of detail to the presenta- tion of the opera as a whole it must be pronounced ex- ceedingly satisfactory. Seidom has a work been better given in this city. If the orchestra and chorus were not exceptionally pod they at least were unusually acceptable, ‘and throughout the artists composing the company succeeded in giving a completeness of ensemble seldom at- tained. Almost without exception there was a wealth of expression so often lacking on the Italian stage, and which seems reserved alone for the Ger- mans, Even had Mr. Neuendorff been without his great tenor this alone would have assured the success of the work last night, and it must go a great§way in assuring the success of his whole season, EDWIN BOOTH AS HAMLET. Edwin Booth had an immense reception last night The Fifth Avenue Theatre was crowded with an audi- ence eager to welcome him aftor his two years’ absence from New York and after an accident which had at one time threatened to remove him from the stage forever, When he appeared tho applause was instantaneous, electrical, universal. ‘There were no bounds to this spontaneous enthusiasm, which showed how strong is Mr, Booth’s hold upon the public of New York, Such moments repay an actor for long years of toil and saffering, of envy and jealousy, and the tumultuous welcome which shook the building last night must have convinced the actor that the magnetic bond between his genius and the public appreciation is still anbroken, He was re- called to the stago during the first act, after the firs | interview of Horatio with Hamlet; he was called before the curtain at the end of the first act and the second, called three times at the end of the third act, and ap- plauded continually throughout the play. Of the sin- cority of this reception there was no doubt; galleries, parquet and boxes competed with each other in their welcome. The accident to Mr. Booth does not interfere with his acting. It was sad, however, to see his left arm hanging motionless at his side, In the first act he sup-. ported it in the folds of his robe, and in the second it bung helplessly. And yet so perfect in the art of gesture is Mr. Booth, that if the spectators had been previously unaware of the acci- dent they would not have known &® by any want of grace in the actor. Ho made one arm go as far as @ dozen arms of ordinary actors, Briarous him- self could not have done better, It is for this reason that we say that he misfostune did not {nter- fere with tho acting M called forth all Mr. Booth’s tvention, ft {8 true; but the wonderful wealth of gesturo he revealed with ono arm alone might be compared to the performances of Paganini on a singt string of the violin, Of the grace of motion [and the statuesque beauty of attitude, Mr. Booth is a — Had Mr. Booth performed Hamlet indifferently wel there would certainly have been a disposition to excuse his faults on account of his mis- fortunes. But he gave no ocecasion for indul- gence, On the contrary, he played Hamlet as wo never saw him play it before. The irregulasity of his acting every one familiar with the theatre must have obsorved, and be 1s especially unequal in Hamlet, Sometimes the performance is full of feeling; at others itis purely mechanical Last night nis acting was full of inspiration; he felt the truth and the feeling of the character and delivered them with exceptional power. ‘The first soliloquy “O that this too, too €olid flesh would melt,” was finely read, and the beautiful passage, “I have of late (but, wherefore, I knew not) lost all my mirth,” was given with exquisite feeling. He caught nearly all the moods of Hamlet perfectly, and these readings abounded in passages of natural emphasis, sometimes startling in their reality, The scene where the King retires to the oratory to pray 18 properly kept in the play by Mr. Booth, and the soliloquy, as he gave it, was a key tothe purpose of Hamlet. When Potolus ts slain, the movement and the cry with which Mr. Booth uttered the words “Is it the King?” was electrical effect, which, like a flash of lghtning, illuminated the whole char- acter, One of the finest elements of Mr, Booth’s Hamlet is its gentleness, and last + this was profoundly expressed in all the changing moods, “I must be cruel only to bo kind” might have been a universal explanation of his manner, There is a Hamlet who does not insult Marcellus, nor call Polonius a calf to his face, nor treat Ophelia radely, nor roughly abuse the Queen, and who is a Prince with the spies, Rosencrantz and Guilden- stern, and a gentleman even with the King, When the curtain had fallen on the last act Mr. Booth made a brief speech, thanking the audience for their reception of him and assuring them that he would always cherish their uniform kindness toward him. He touched on his experiences in Twenty-third street, adding that though unsuccessful he could be grateful, as he felt he had reason to be now that he was com- mencing hfe anew. FOX AT BOOTH’S THEATRE. That merry monarch of mimicry, Mr, George L. Fox, after a brief absence from the city boards, has made his bow again before his laughing subjects, At Bootl¥s Theatre last evening ho appeared, introducing in remodelled and amenged form the old familiar favorite, ‘Humpty Dumpty,” with all its attendant attractions, Pantomime, it is true, is associated with the near approach of the Christmas holidays; but what querulous mortal will complain if it come sooner? The audience assembled to enjoy it last evening, and the warmth of the reception accorded it, bespoke no passive welcome. And why should this not be so? Haye we not the same right to enjoy now, while it is yet the early autumn, as in midwinter, the peculiar eccentricities of clown and pantaloon, the restless amours of Harlequin and Columbine? Moreover, we must consider that with special prep- aration it is ushered in, The scenery is fresh from the hands of Mossrs. William Voegtlin and Matt Morgan. Tho dresses are new and the mechanical ar- rangements—an {mportant consideration in the produc- tion of pantomime—are very effective. It were futile to attempt to follow Humpty Dumpty in his nightly flights, ‘The liberty legitimately allowed to this sort of entertainment invites the marvellous. ‘To it belong those sudden transitions that are the delight of the nursery; awonderandacharm to childhood. But the panto- mime is not solely relied on for’ diversion. ‘There are startling acrobatic exhibitions, introducing a numerous corps of performers; minstrelgy of a light and gleeful sort; suggestions of a Centennial tendency, repre- sented by juvenile parade and tableaux; wire ‘dancing and other attractions, all concluding with a brill- jant transformation ‘scenes. It was late before Humpty Dumpty put bis shutters up last night, but when ho shall have settled down in his new quarters and made himself at home he will no doubt permit his young admirers to retire at a more reasonable time—and his old ones too. Mr. Fox is well supported; his associate as pantaloon is Mr. Robert Fraser, evidently a practiced and clevor performer. ‘The other chief actors aro equally well suited to their parts, Little Todd, a young acrobat, excited general approval by his eccentric and really clever contortions. Woop’s MUSEUM, Quite a good audience assembled at this house last night to witness the performance of Frank Frayne’s company in ‘Si Slocum.” The excitement occasioned by @ reference in the “Rifle Team” to the great American-Irish contest at Dollymount was very amusing, especially its effect upon the auditors in the galleries. Shooting on the ‘‘ould sod” and shooting ostensibly at one another on the stage are feats that differ somewhat widely, yet the fun in the latter appeared to be the most agreeable. Altogether “Si Slocum” was very well received. THEATRE COMIQUE. ‘The business at this popular variety entertainment is as good as usual, and last night there was a full house. The programme introduces many old favorites, including John Alien, Cool Burgess, John Wild and Master Bar- ney. Irwin Thomas, the champion pedestal dancer’ made his first appearance last evening, and Miss Celia Bertram was also one of the new attractions. The en- tertainment concluded with the burlesque entitled “Was She Led, or Did She Go Astray,” in which Cool Burgess appeared as the husband, and Mr. George Fortescue a8 the wife. The latter is clever in his busi- ness, and made quite a hit, THE OLYMPIC. There was a good house last night at the Olympic, and the spectators enjoyed a full programme, embracing some of the best variety attraction in the market Professor Davis with his dogs is still giving his pleasing entertainment, and the three Carlo brothers, in their triple parterre, made quite a hit, Miss Alice Bennett and the Worrell sisters gave their musical selections, and Wash Norton appeared in burlesque opera. The performance concluded with a local drama entitled ‘O'Mara, or the Man from Monaghan,” that intro- duced the eccentricities of John Hart and god Fay. 1 ‘The popular favorite, Miss dah Richmond, will reap- pear next week. TONY PASTOR'S. Tony Pastor’s now venture at No, 585 Broadway has proved quite a success, as business has been very good ever since he opened, The programme introduces a number of clever artists, such as Gus Williams, T. M. Hengler, Sanford and Wilson, Weston Sisters, Blanch Selwyn, Jennie Morgan and others, Mr. Alfred Liston made quite a success in his performance ona musical instrument which he entitles xylophone, The enter- tainment on the whole was good, and ran smoothly throughout, SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS. ‘Tho programme of fun and fancy provided for the audience at the little opera house on Broadway was quite complete last night. “Messengers in Difticulty,” “The Old Guard” and “The African Dwarf’ were vart- ously interpreted by the sombre band, interspersed with songs, dances and Jokes, which ‘created great mernment. GROSVENOR ON FINANCE, The third of a series of lectures on the currency ques- tion, delivered pnder tho auspices of the New York Board of Trade, was given last night at the Cooper Lastitute by Colonel William M. Grosvenor, of St. Louis. A num- ber of distinguished gentlemen were present, among them Mr, Peter Cooper and ex-Mayor Opdyke, who introduced the lecturer. Colonel Grosvenor having been introduced delivered a profound and eloquent address in favor of bard money, of which the following is a brief synopsis:— ‘The greenback is our themo to-night. Born of a struggic to maintain the nation’s honor, it nevertheless bribes men to assail that honor, Created as a reves for the suppression of rebellion, it as become a weapon by which the honor of the nation may be destroyed. Fidelity to honor ig the corner stone of sound finance, The well being of the people, the prosperity of every industry, the in- terests of every man who carns an honest living, are ‘ail inseparably bound to the national bonor, and with it must stand or fall. To place this truth im acloar light before the audience was the object of the lecture. General Butler and Judge Kelley iihagme the green- back is adoilar. Their Theories have no logical founda- tn whatever, unless, by the mere act.of printing, the Pokey oreo ‘can create adollar. ‘@his money,’’ said Judge Kelley, ‘was not tobe convertible into gold; it never was to be reducible.” What, then, mean the ywords on the dollar ftseif? ‘The United States will pay to bearer one dollar.” This is a miso to pty @ certain quantity of gold and site. The merchant who suffers a note to go to protest 1s known as bankrupt Tho greenback was ven in an hour of extremity to save the nation’s life, (@ honor of the nation cam, only bo maintained un- tarnished if the greenback 1s ‘made as good as the gold lod, z ie Breenback ig not only-a pledge tn itself but sol- emn pledges have set up to fortify it (The "various acts of Congress pl the redemption of th dollar in gold eon toe cited down to that which promises resumption of specie payments on the Ist of Ji cpa | What havo we done to redeem these solemn pl ges Evory business man knows that the longer he suflers pledges to go unredeemed tho lower his/eredit will sink. Five years ago the greertback was worth ninety cents, For months past it has not been worth eighty-two cents, The fact is by doing nothig we undertook to redeem our pledges, to “gro specie payments,” But mas He used his loft hand to hold the re- corder, and after his triumph over physical disablement in the fencing scone last night wo believe he could play Romeo on crutches W UD to instead of growing up have ‘been pe down, inoreasing iebta, oaene capital in wild spectiations, brig Ut bed jolent fluctuations and depriv- ing jabor of its ¢: eneral Butler and Judge Kelley protest hat ther do 7 not desire de; ation of the currency. Indeed! They profess to believe that by five-fold repudiation—by re- pudiating, first, the promise on the face of the note to pay dollars; second, the contract which limits the tssue of legal tenders; third, the contract of 1802, which re- quires payment of customs duties in coin; fourth, the pleage of 1369 to “make provision at the earliest ticable moment for the redemption of the United States Botes in cot and fifth, the pledge of last January to redeem in 1879-—this govermment can [goose lit up its credit. It was difficult to believe men capable of suck irrationality, What is to sustain United States notes after five- fold repudiation’ The advocates of this schomerely upon three supposed elements of value: first, use as &* full legal tender; second, automatic adaptation of the 8 to the wants of trade; third, ex- changeability of the notes for bonds bearing 3.65 per, cent interest in paper. Closely analyzed these three’ are reduced to one—faith in the government. That faith} this scheme vegins by destroying, Valae of + as a legal tender rests wholly government will not issue too much of it. government can issue so much that nobody will take» it, and as a debt-paying instrument, if more is issued~ than {s wanted, the value of the whole is destroyed, With regard to the second argument, notes donot get into circulation automatically. After a certain Issue, exchangeability can only act asa regulator im ease the government does not meddie with ft by new assuem Finally, power to command a certain fixed interest im Paper of value uniixed and unfixable is valueless: The bond has no value unless the paper has value, Aad the Paper bas no value not derived from the bonds, Throtigh banking, loan, savings and insurance eom- Panies, civilization gathers up the savings of milKons of workers, to ulilize in raising the great temple of industry, To transfer part of these savings from banks, which loun them, to the government, which does not loan them, would be w withdraw millions of capital from use to idleness Another of its beauties is that it proposes to abolish bank notes secured by gold bonds at the rate of $120 for each $90 issued, and to substitute notes con- vertible into paper bonds atthe rate of $90 for each $90 issued. The avowed object is to save interest om the bonds deposited by the banks, But this can be done only by buying bonds, Again, it is said we re- quires non-exportable currency, Just as John Law did in 1720, when he ruined himself and France. Surely our greenback 1s non-exportable enough for all practical purposes, But it iacks elasticity, it is said, to meet the wants of trade. It is only speculation de mands more, A currency exchangable for three-sixty- five bonds, after forced sale of bank bonds and five-fold repudiation of solemn p s would depreciate more than any we have lately seen. ‘The financial action of France during the Franco-Germam war and since was minutely criticised and quoted as an example for the United States. The causes of panics were then investigated, and, they were shown to be inevitable under any system of currency. ‘The late recovery of California, after a great financial collapse, was also brought forward to show what a country can do when its financial system is om asolid basis, Wages may rise nominally under infla- tion, but cannot in reality. Thus in ten years the wages of American laborers have increased only thirty per cent while the cost of living has riseu sixty per cent. A long argument was then introduced to show that consumers must pay the cost of the fluctua- tions consequent on a paper currency. It was showm that inflation might give relief to debiors, but it could only be at the expense of creditors, who were by far the larger number. The lecture coxcluded with an elo- quent pororation, setting forth the qualities of gold as amedinm of exchange and measure of values, and as the only efficacious instrument in restoring prosperity to our irade and commerce. HOTEL ‘ARRIVALS. Mr. J. H. Ketcham, Commissioner of the District of: Columbia, is staying at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Bishop Robert Harper Clarkson, of Nebraska; Rev, Dr. Miller, of Philadelphia, and Rev. Dr. Brainard, of Auburn, N, Y., are at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Professor David Swing, of Chicago, has taken up his residence at the Hoffman House. Medical Director Samuel Jackson, United States Navy, ts quartered at tho Fifth Avenue Hotel. Rev. Dr. Jackson, of Maryland. ts registered at the New York Hotel, Assistant Adjutant General Ed- ward R. Platt, United States Army, has arrived at the Clarenden Hotel. Paymaster Edward May, United States Navy, is sojourning at the St. James Hotel, Judge Charles Mason, of Utica, and Rev, Dr, Richard- son, of Bridgeport, Conn., are among the late arrivals at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. MAILS FOR EUROPE. The steamship Abyssinia will leave this port op Wednesday for Queonstown and Liverpool, The mails for Europe will close at the Post Office at twelve o'clock M. Tux New Yore Heraty—Eiition for Europo—will be ready at eight o'clock in the morning. Single copies, in wrappers for mailing, six conts, DIED. DaNAner.—At Harlem, on. the 25th inet, Miss Avny Danaus, a native of county Cork, about 4) years old. ‘The funeral will take place at ten A. M., Wednesday, the 27th of October, from Maggie Daffy’s house, 124th street and Eighth avenue, to St. Joseph’s church, 125th street and Ninth avenue, where asolemn requiem high mass will be celebrated tor. the repose of her soul; thence to Calvary Cemetery. 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