The New York Herald Newspaper, November 28, 1875, Page 5

“WASHINGTON.” New American Drama. Tupper’s The Tribute of the English Poet to America. The History of the Revolutionary War Condensed. ‘The following letter from Colonel John W. Forney to the Philadelphia Press will be read with interest, as the first description of Mr. Tupper’s new drama, founded on the character and career of George Washington in the Revolution:— Lonpox, Nov. 4, 1875, Last evening several English and American gentle- men met the well known Martin Farquhar Tupper at the residence of the American Minister, General Schenck, Cumberland place, for the purpose of hearing him read his new play called “Washington,” @ drama in five acts, which he introduces as follows:— Having all my life through had an honest admiration of George Washington (in a very early book, “The Modern Pyramid,” he is one of my worthies of man- kind), I rejoice in the chance of making a monograph of his noble life, and my well known international sentiments now for nearly half a century, dating as they do ancestrally from much older times, will be a good excuse, If such be needed, for producing this play on the centenary of American independence. Mr. Tupper was born in London in 1810, and from 1838 down to the present time has contributed many volumes to Knglish literature, His ‘Proverbial Philosophy,” published in 1844, is familiar on both sides of the Atlantic, It was novel experience to aearan English gentleman reading a drama in which the whole argument and much of the history of the Revolutionary War is illustrated and condensed, and tt was specially gratifying to notice the effect upon his own countrymen as he carried us through the varied scenes of the play, 1 am not quite sure that his “Washington” could be successfully produced in America, although the English present insisted that it would be favorably greeted in London, After some necessary alterations I have no doubt that, if represented in America during the centennial year, it would be handsomely rewarded, He introduces Washington, Franklin, Patrick Henry, John Adams, Benedict Arnold, Marquis de Lafayette, Major André, Bishop (Washington’s negro body ser- vant), Martha Washington and Mary Arnold, the sis: ter of the traitor, A few passages will give you a touch of the quality of the play. He opens with Arnoid’s violent patriotism, as if to show that ex- Weme men are always to be distrusted, and he follows with several excellent pictures of Franklin and Wasb- ington, The former has just returned from England and reports his reception by the British Council in London, I quote what Franklin said:— I said we bated priestcraft, and would none Of State religion and its hierarchy ; ‘We would have none of foreign ! Dr taskmaster officials grinding us By tyrannous taxation everywhere; L told them we denounced, renounced all these, And claimed, though loyal still, self-government, Yet all fell through; an utter chaos of failure Seemed to crash round me like a shattered world And I then felt much 4s that self strong man, Horace, you remember, who defied, As you, with me, defy, the thunderbolt, Even of tyrannic Jove himself. Alone, In the calm majesty of self-respect, T then threw down your gage of Independence, And, fal) free conduct granted, came away Pledged, like yourselves, a rebel for the right, And Washington’s answ Thus, England, wo must break away from thee: My fathers’ home for full four hundred years, Dr ever we came here, # century back, Must be renounced forever. Bo it #0, Af in this struggle I win the glorious prizo, Dur people's freedom to the end of time, & nation thas shall overflow the globe, re. the fountain-bead, or Judges this UR Ap Ch iving in them revered. if T lose, Bow swift and the penalties: bE herewyeampe fp Nonored ther lef me rorfeited, Tevenues by marri Bontecated, ‘ind that best-loved ‘And if I die, for others let me die In their just cause of freedom: be the past oltt as dead—the present bloody effort, ature dark as night; but, what of duty, ‘What of obedience 1 What of Just affection ? Ce ithieat ess mtarkes, an re my country aud m: Nor feel s perritide ageust © mother? jother | Yet are there seen some so-called mothers otherly, harsh-featured, heavy-handed, ‘The callous and hard-hearted sort, in whom ‘Maternal instinct is all dead, while those Gountod her children, dried fom boarth and home, Can uo more call her blessed | Mother | well— Af she neglects to teach and train ber sons, Crushes thelr energies for seliah ain, ? Spanier geen tacacien sotante. “ y ere grown rty, ‘When fre is I mother 1s this & ‘To taunt me with ingratitude, or claim Parental honor} Nei King George's Bngland ‘ag shown small mercy to her far-off song, -xiled tor copsctence-sake in evil And we are still on xed, sbraitene: ‘Treated like childres—wor Haply long b Miatnceraes (Haply long hen abundred yoars— Hor tations movobot slow fp) yet find England or eon, Faterned to love end bless ber, thanking Heaven, ‘Whose over ing wisdom ordereth ull thi then man’s wrath work the good will of God, That these vein Giant pe rples faked together Shall hold both hemispheres in fee between them, Making the world their one tmperial realm{ Astreet in Baltimore, Scene 3, Act 2, is curious as revealing what Mr. Tupper insists is the true history of the origin of the American flag. Rachel—But we're not English now. imothy—Who told you shat t Wore Greater Britain, England magnified, In origin and laws und soul the suine. ¢ do you speak !” Who were your fathers? ‘What's your teligion if tot Protestant Your books, your il ar stalwart yo ofr pas nt character !—all English; ‘They fill an island, we a continent; iblicwns, they monarchixts; foad Man looks very like a king, And their great Ruler is the sovereign people! The name seems well enoagh, our Y: “4 ae You saw it, Timothy t IimoUw—Yes, girl, at Boston. There first was shown that glorious fag unfurled. Nathan—Yes, Iwo stood by when they tore down Tell me, why stars and stripes? PR ony pore tin: A hough :they, Tak & pretty show, ng and w in the wna like snak ‘Noihan—Thave a poor suswes. Why che stars? - [Enter Franklin.) ‘Oh, here comes one ean tell us everyahing. Gosd morrow, Brother Franklin, Dost ton know, And wilt thou Loy Hah 4 ‘gg chose sears and stripes? Franklin—' an. Proposed it to J It was their leaders’ old craseding plason’? (oe CoRETER ‘Washington's coat, jan Sauna ebield. Jan this be known, was it not ambition— A Cromwell come again t =) Pranklin—Listen, good friends. It ts not kpown, and It was not ambition, He er hoard of it till fixed and done. For pur, when we must choose a flag mbolling independent unity, 'e, and not he—all was unknown to him— Took up bis coat of srms, and tauldphed this, Rachel—Oowt What was this coat of arms t Frankiin—I'll tell you, friends, ye searched it out, and know it fe hen Inte in England there, at And found the Washingsons of Wor In county Durbam, and of Sulgrave Manor, County Northampton, bore poe their sbiclé Three star vhreo stars below the fess, is red—on white, and for the crest upspringing to the light, at bulgrave vestify, Nege, mgton, iy inia home; ‘at Mount Vernon I myself have noved Ap old gust iron sentcbeoned chimney back An Charged with that ‘Manothy—W And no one knows Must soon be cared Pranklin—8 , if not worshipped, ir, Causes are soon forgotten; consequents Quickly close-ruadow them. as plants thelr seedu "wot [am the firet to tell you all This root and reason for our stars and stripes, 1 must be gone, N Farewell; we thank thee, broth ‘Timouty—Welt, Nathan, this is grand about those stars; ‘The stars are now thirteen—e Fa Stave, And may soon be thrice that, say thirty-nine, Wish “forty stripes save one” to whip the world, How say you, Quaker friend? Nathan— Well, I opined Friend Franklin must have known, and I percetve ‘That oagie's head bath pulled « body out, Puli ti as mounting 5p 0 the higher heaven ‘Trailing & mantlet-cloud of stars and stripes. ‘am & man of peace; I love rj ‘ot were it well that none should with Or vouch, unless 1 love, those stars and strip ‘Tmothy—W ell said, old Nathan! but we stay too long, Come vo headquarters; there is all the ni After which the treason of Arnold Begins to dawa, followed by its discovery, his fight and she trial ana execution of André, Mr. Tupper will visit us during the Centennial year, and will doubtless personally superintend the introduc- Sion of his viay, NEWYORK HERALD, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1875.-QUADRUPLE SHEET. A MUSICAL MACENAS. YIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR 4 COLLEGE OF MUSIC IN CENTRAL PA ‘ME. 86 SAMUEL ‘woon’s MUNIFICENT ‘NEW YORK ‘TO BECOME THE CENTRE OF THE DIVINE ART. ‘When the announcement appeared in the press a few months ago that a very wealthy gentleman of this city had made arrangements to endow # musical college, ‘but for the present his name was to be kept secret, our interest was aroused in the matter, and we determined to ascertain the name of this worthy person and bis reasons for withholding his name from his fellow citi- zens, We confess that our curiosity was aroused, for we could see no good reasons why the name of one who proposed to do so good an action should be with- held, but many reasons why it should be known and honored while he was yet among us, Our efforts to fer- ret this matter out have at last been rewarded with success, and, as we expected, there is good reason | why this gentleman's name should be withheld, and it has been under the advice and influence of others rather than In accordance with the dictates of his own judgment that this course of conceaiment has been adopted. The donor has been anxious rather that the whole matter should be open as the day, and that he might lay the corner stone of his proposed structure ere his life closed, and that bis eyes might sec the be- ginning at least of his good work that was to live.after him. The concealment has been tor reasons which we shal! have occasion to advert to before closing this arti- cle, ‘THE TRUE PATRON OF MUSIC. ‘The person who proposes to endow this college is Mr. Samuel Wood, a gentleman about eighty years of age, a native of Long Island, late a reéident of Brooklyn, and now of this city, He is the surviving brother of a family of four, who composed the old firm of Wood Brothers, and who carried on the business of importers and wholesale grocers at No. 192 Front street, in this city, for a period of nearly fifty years. They were all well known to the older merchants of this city and esteemed as men of intelligence and pure character, They were ofthat typeof men of whom a few have come down to the present, in the persons of William B, Astor and Peter Cooper, who believed that wealth and influence and good could be gained in the world only by industry, economy and honest dealing with their follow men, On thege principles these men built up‘ their trade and their fortunes None of the brothers were ever married, and {t was a brotherly covenatt among them that the surviving brother or brothers should inherit the portion of any deceased brother until the last surviving brother should inherit the whole prop- erty, and thus the estate be kept intact and finally de- vised, after properly providing for the most distant relatives, to some public charity or use, as they ex- pressed, that should beneff their country. This resolution was persistently and lovingly carried out by the brothers, untila few years ago, upon the doath of the third brother, Abram Wood, when it was discovered, as is claimed, that fraud had been per- petrated upon him by @ distant relative and his attor- ney, in inducing him, without his knowing of the con- tents of the same, to signa will diverting his portion, nearly A MILLION OF DOLLARS, from the agreed channel to this distant relative, some third or fourth cousin, As soon as this fraud was dis- covered by the surviving brother, Samuel Wood, he caused @ suit to be instituted to set aside this will, which has been in litigation now for about four years, and it was, as we are informed, in the claimed interest of this suit that some of the parties heretofore manag- ing it insisted on secrecy of the intention of Mr, Wood as to the endowment of this musical college, It was also in this sult that Judge Tappen, of the Second dis- trict, upon the agreement of the attorneys on the oppo- site aides, made the allowance of $40,000 to said attor- neys, A circular about this was written and circulated in his district, and was one of the chief elements of his defeat at the recent election. On a future occasion we shall have something further ‘to say, perhaps, concerning this suit, its management, fees, &c. The public are interested in, this controversy ! from the fact that, in case +big fraedulent will ts set | aside, this. whole sum in eontroversy Will be added to pthe amount which Mr. Wood pr 0 donate to the colleger We are informed that additional coansel have been consnited in the matter—viz,, Attorney General Pierrepont, Hon. B. W. Stoughton and General H. L. Burnett—and that-the case will be vigorously pushed, VIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR UBIO. ‘The amount of Mr. Wood's estate is variously osti- mated, ranging from $3,000,000 to $7,000,000. Ibis pretty certain that after all relatives are liberally pro- vided for, the residue, which Mr. Wood has willed to this college, will amount to not less than $3,000,000, and will in all probability reach $5,000,000 or $6,000,000—a magnificent donation. The nearest liv- ing relative of Mr. Wood, and the person who would Anherit bisestate if he left no will, is Mr. Abram Hewlett, of Woodsburg, L. L (a place, vy the by, brought into existence and to its present size and prosperity by the money and enterprise of our donor, Mr, Samual Wood), Mr. Hewlett ig said to be a modest, intelli- gent gentleman, of sterling worth of character, some- what advanced tn life, childless and of large wealth, his capital amounting to several hundred thousand dollars, It is also said that Mr. Hewlett has no selfish wishes !n connection with Mr. Wood's estate; that he earnostly desires him to make such disposition of it as will best please himself and do the most lasting good to mankind THE PROJECTOR OF THE IRA. ‘The man who conccived the tdea of this college of music was Dr, William Elmer, of No. 261 Fifth ave- nog Hoe {s an enthusiast in musio, and his mind has been filled for years with the scheme—a feasible ono, he believed—of establishing in this city a college of music, which {n all departments of that science, in its absolute advantages, Its scope and purpose, should be unsurpassed, and. perhaps, without @ rival in the world, This was Dr. Elmer’s dream, and for years he has gone on gathering information touching the man- agement, cost and history of the great mu- sical conservatories of the Old World. ll this was 4 mero dream until Mr. Samuel Wood, learning of ft, Drought to bear upon it his practical wisdom and solid wealth, and lifted this idea out of the shadowy domain of dreams and placed it upon the firm foanda- tion of fact and reality. Since Mr. Wood bas drawn nis will, fixing his donation, his determination has been made known to « few prominent gentlemen, | who have taken hold of the matter and given their powerful aid to Mr, Wood to bring tho matter into practical shapa Conspicuous among those who have worked most earnestly in the matter 1s Colonel Stebbins, President of the Park Commission. Is was chiefly through his efforts and influence that a spectal act of the Legisiature was secured last April authorizing the incorporation of the American College of Music, with power to take conveyances, accept do- nations, &; and also an act authorizing the Park Commissioners to convey to this college @ portion of the grounds in Central Park set apart for art purposes THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AS soon as the incorporating act was passed a certifi- eate of incorporation was drawn and filed and the following gontlemen made trustees, viz :—Henry @, Stebbins, William Elmer, B. D. Morgan, Edwards Pierrepont, H. J. Jowett, Marshall 0, Roberts, William HL Vanderbilt, , L Tiffany, Alfred T. Simonson, Daniel Kingsland, Benjamin Ray and Morgan L. Harria Tho ‘trustees are now ready to organize, we belleve, and to take possession of their lands. We cannot tmagine a more worthy work than this upon which Mr. Wood haa entered, or a more graceful action than his donation to found and establish this college, Mr, Wood is now deeply tn earnest in his purpose, and enthusiastic m his desire to get the build- ing fairly under way or completod ere his life closes, and for the accomplishment of thie desire all good people will unite in « prayer, «R. WOOD'S PLAN, The general scope ef Mr, Wood's plan is, first, to erecta building on the grounds secured at Contral Park that shall be an honor and an ornament to the city of New York. Second, to endow the institution #0 munificently that the directors will be enabled to call to its service the ablest masters and composers of the world, so thas Europe shail hereafter pay back to America, for the high musical culture end finishing touches ef the masters, somo of tho tribute we have been so freely pay- ing to her, and thas there shall be a place on vhis continent where the chilaren of poor parenta who have talent and the aptitude for musical instruction shall not de debarred becanse of their poverty (rom the Dest Instruction and highest musical development this earth ean giva [tts a noble scheme, and to how many ead, troubled and jongipg young apirits who feel that they have within them the spirit and soul of music will ‘this message carry gladness and peace! And in the ages to come with how many songs of praise and Gratitude shal) this good old man’s mame be linked! It was an old law of the Greeks that music should be taught to their soldiers to make their na- ture calm and gentle, to prevent them from becoming cruel, barbarous and hardened from their occupation of blood. There was a wise principle at the bottom of this, Music does soften and purify the spirit of man. In the preaching of Moody and Sankey how this power of music has been exemplified in the songs of Mr. Sankey! Here was a crude, uncultured man, within whose breast was something of real music, who could by his simple, touching songs more deeply Stir the multitude, and effectively lift up the hearts of the people into resolves for purer and better vives then the eloquence of all preachers. Mr. Wood ts establich ing an institution from whose portals there shal! con- stantly go sweet messengers of song, softening aad re- fining the rugged, earnest natures of our people, lifting up with hope and gladness many a heart bowed down, and purifying and ennobling the purposes of life. We can hardly concetve of aman having erected a more noble or more enduring monument to his memory, or calling into existence a more glorious anthem of praise. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES, “Dalila” will be revived at the Lyceum Theatre to- morrow evening. Car! Rosa’s English opera company bas created quite asensation in Dublin, Rubinstein’s opera, ‘The Demon,” bas met with favor in St. Petersburg. ‘“Tichborne” continues to be played at the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, ‘The eighteenth season of the Monday popular con- certs of Mr, Arthur Chappell, in London, commenced on November 8. Miss Lillie Eldridge has successfully appeared in Now Orleans in her new plays, “Tempted” and “Robin Grey’s Wife.”” Marchetti has certainly met with more success in Ttaly with his opera, ‘‘Ruy Blas,” than he achieved in America, It is now on the boards at Milan, Oliver Dond Byron and his ‘‘Across the Continent,” which has thrilled the galleries time and again, opens at the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia, this week. “The Mighty Dollar? approaches its centennial night, The audience on Thanksgiving Day was per- haps the largest ever assembled in the Park Theatro, Jarrett & Palmer's dramatic company, including Fred, B, Warde, Mary Wells, Rosa Rand and others, have returned to this city after a successful tour in the provinces, Edwin Booth’s engagement at the Walnut Streot ‘Theatre, Philadelphia, has been very successfal. This week “Richard IL” is to be brought out for tho first time in thas city. Mr. F. 8 Chanfran appears at Wood’s Musoum to- morrow evening for the first time in an entirely new American sensational drama, entitled ‘Rube; Or, ‘The Wall Street Undertow.” ‘The matinée at the Academy of Music yesterday was very well attended. Mlle, Poppenheimer repeated her traly magnificent impersonation of Leonora, In “Fidelio,” with remarkable effect. " ‘A course of Sunday evening popular lectures has been begun in Philadelphia, Charles Bradlaugh, tho English radical, lectures to-night apon ‘The Great French Revolution” at Concert Hall, Miss Coombs and Lotta divided the honors tn Cincin- nati last week. The one appeared in “The Hunch- back,” ‘The School for Scandal” and “London As- surance,” and the other in ‘‘Musetto,” Minnie Hauk’s triumphs in Berlin, as her many American friends and admirers will be glad to hear, areas pronounced as those she won in Vienna In Verdi’s “Aida” this accomplished prima donna wok the Prussian capital by storm. The Windsor Dramatic Club will give a performance and reception to-morrow night at the Lexington Ave. nue Opera House in aid of the Northeastern Dispensary, The two act drama, ‘‘Down by the Sea,” andthe ono act farce, “Two Bonnycastles,”’ will be presented, ‘The engagement of Mr. and Mra Barney Williams at Booth’s Theatre is for the fortnight beginning December 13, and will include Otristmas night They will be followed by Laurence Barrett, E. L. Davenport and F. B. Bangs, in Shakespeare's “Julius Casar.” Miss Carlotta Church, a very charming soprano singer, gives a concert at the Union League Club Thea- tre on December 7, on which occasion she will be as- sisted by Miss Anna Bulkley, contralto; Mr. Wilkie, tenor; Mr, Sobst, baritone; Mr. J. N, Pattison, pianist, apd Mr. Carri, violinist, ‘This isthe last week of the first’ season of the ‘Wachtel German Opera Company at the Academy of Music. ‘The celebrated tenor appears to-morrow night im “Le Péstillon do Lonjumeau” and on Wednesday in “Il Trovatore.”” The Brooklyn season begins on De- cember 6: with ‘Il Trovatore.”” Bilow bas dispensed with the orchostra for this week's concerts and ventures into the dangerous realms of chamber music, On Monday he will be as- sisted by Dr. Damrosch, violin; Mr. Georgo Matzka, viola, and Mr. Bergner, violincello, It is to be hoped that those gentlemen have life insurances, . Hans Yon Bilow appeared yesterday afternoon at Chickering Hall before the largest audience of the sea- son, being principally composed of ladies, He repoatea Monday night’s bill, the Tachaikowsky concerto, the “Moonlight” sonata and Liszt's “Hungarian Fantasia ” He received a most enthusiastic greeting from bis fair bearers, Some of our English contemporaries haye worked themselves up into a frantic state of excitement on ac- count of the alleged want of appreciation of Mile Titiens shown by tho American public. They are en- tirely mistaken. Our people were only anxious to sec and hear tho great artist in opera, in those rdles in which her fame was made. Mrs. Marie Antoinette Nathalie Pollard, the popular reader, is lying very il] at her rooms in the Cosmopoli- tan Hotel, San Francisco, Mrs, Pollard contracted a severe cold while assisting in tho concert for the relief of tho Virginia sufferers recently, since which time sho has been confined to her bed. Mrs. Pollard is the widow of &. A Pollard, and bas given readings in New York, “Elijah,” the most dramatic oratorio ever written, will be presented at Steinway Hall on Monday evening by the Centennial Choral Union, a vocal organization which has, under the experienced direction of Mr. George F. Bristow, become a grand success in this city. The soloists will be Mra Butman, soprano; Miss Drasdil, contralto; Mr, Simpson, tenor; Mr. Sobst, baritone, M, Palianti has died suddenly at Sainte-Périne, aged seventy, having retired from Nie profession only « tew weeks, He belonged for along time to the Opéra Comique, where he played small parts and acted as stago manager. He was known in the French prov- inces and elsewhere by the scrupulously exact mises en scene of all the works produced during bis career at tho. Grand Opera and Opéra Comique. The postponement of Mr. Fechter’s engagement at the Lyceum Theatre until Tharsday evening ts wn- avoidabla, and will give him full time to recover from his recent patnful accident at the Walnut Street Thea- tre, Philadelphia, He will open in “L’Abime,” which he plays in English under the title of “No Thorough- fare’? In the meanwhile the French comedy company continues tts excellent performances, | Mra. Emma Waller will soon appoar at Booth's Thea- tre, and will perform her celebrated réle of Mog Merri- lies’ Why should she not also play in the great tragedy of “The Duchess of Mali,” in which she @nda one of her most remarkable characters? Let Messra Jarrett and Palmer and Mra, Waller do for Webster’s dramatic genius as much as Mr. Daly and Mr, Booth did for Shakespeare when they brought out “Richard IL.” Mr. George Fawcett Rowe will appear at Booth’s ‘Theatre this week as Micawber in “Little Em'ly.” The unetion and humor with which Mr. Rowe represents the famous character which the genius of Dickens has made immortal are so thorough that Mr. Micawber seems to have stepped out of the book on the stage, complete from top to too, It is a delightful personation and ex- tremely amusing, without being In any degree exag- gerated, Mr. Rowe will remain at Booth’e for six nights only, Miss Bessie Darling will appear as Martha, fe Outcast. . A new and what promises to be a popular theatrical enterprise bas been decided upon in this city. The Twenty-third Street Theatre, the late Dan Bryant's Opera House, will shortly be opened forcomedy, The company ts said to be excellent, and the management ‘will with commendable liberality open witha newand original American comedy. Weare always pleased to be fresh, and the Twenty-third Street ought to have » bright career before it, Mr. G, L. Fox made his last appearance last night, and after the first actof “Humpty Dumpty” lef for Boston with his brother-tn-law, Mr. George 0. Howard. ‘He will reside with bis mother, and with rest and under good care bis restoration to health is hoped for. ‘The pantomime company wil) continue {ts perform- ances in Philadelphia and other cities, under the management of Mr. George H. Tyler. It will please the friends of Mr. Fox to learn that his hallucinations are all agreeable and seem to follow the bentof his humorous genius, The success of ‘Caste’ at Wallack’s Theatre has been #0 decided that it bas been necessary to postpone the other noveltiey "1 preparation. The performance ts one of the most “illiant and polished ever given in New York, ¢ Mt this model home of the drama, The cast, which ' such artists as Messrs. Montague, Beckett, (js) wud Holland, and Misses Ada Dyas and Effie Germon and Mme, Ponisi, could not fail to make @ powerful and perfect presentation of Robert- son’s delightful comedy. ‘Caste’’ will be performed every evening of this week, A new actress has appeared in London, Miss Annie Lafontaine, for whom the Charing Cross Theatre was recently engaged. She made her metropolitan début (baving previously appeared in the provinces) in Tom Taylor’s comedy, “An Unequal Match.’? The London papers generally congratulate the young lady on her success, and the Telegraph says:—"Miss Lafontaine has the advantages of a prepossessing appearance; pleasant features, capable ot much variation of ex- pression; and an agreeable, animated style, which is entirely free from all the restraint and nervousness of the novice.” Theodore Thomas gave a matinée concert yesterday at Steinway Hall before a large house, His orchestra played Beethoven's overture, ‘Consecration of the House ;” Schumann’s first symphony, the ballet music and wedding procession from Rubinstein’s opera, “Feramors” (Lalla Rookh), and the ‘Tannhduser” overture, Messrs, Wehner and Lockwood played a concerto for flute and harp, by Mozart, and Miss Ster- hing sang selections from Bach, Schubert and Liszt. On Thursday afternoon a public rehearsal for the second symphony concert takes place, Mr. S, B. Mills being the solo pianist, Daniel Webster made a famous observation about the British flag, how the sun as it circled the earth was at- tended by a perpetual drum beat saluting its first rays as they fell upon the national banner. Of Mr, Bouct- cault a similar figure might be invented. The sun, as he sets upon overy quarter of the globe, regrets that he cannot stay out of bed long enough to seo one of Mr. Boucicault’s plays, which follow him in his unceasing round, Nota night but the curtain rises upon a Boucicaultian drama somewhere, and now we notice that his “Pauvrette; or, Under the Snow,” has been produced at the Boston Museam. Untversal regret will be caused by the announcement elsewhere that the {ll health of Miss Clara Morris com- pels the suspension of her engagement at the Fifth Av- enue Theatro, The card of her physician announces that “ft 1g absolutely impossible tor her to appear upon the stage for a considerable period of time,” There will be genuine sympathy for Miss Morris in this calamity, which happens at the outset of what had seemed to be a brillfant winter for her m the metropolis, Yet it is wise for her to retire from exacting toil and excitement in sufficient time for the complete restoration of her health, The delightful comedy of “Our Boys” will b revived this week, with its capital cast, Mr. Daly’s new drama, in flve acts, entitled “Pique,” is to be produced on December 13. THE NEW LONDON OPERA HOUSE. [From the London Times, Nov. 13.] The Duke of Edinburgh visited the works for the construction of the new National Opera House, on the Victoria embankment, yesterday afternoon. He was received by Mr. Mapleson and Mr. Francis Fowler, the architect. After having minutely inspected the baild- ing the Duke expressed himself as being highly pleased with the rapid progress already made and at the excel- lence of the workmanship. The Architect say: "Tho greatest activity prevails at the works in connection with the erection of the new opera house on the em- bankment, A!,>bough it is only little more than four ‘months since’ Mr, Webster, thé’ contractor, entered upon the first contract for the excavations and getting in the foundation walls, the former portion of the work has been completed, and the latter is 6o far ad- vanced as to admit of the second contract—the super- structure—being commenced in about a fortnight from the present time, The energy of the contractor and the determination to expedite the works, with the view of the new house being ready for opening durt the opera season of next year, is shown by the faos thi upwards of 400 workmen and five powerful steam en- [pecs been employed during several weeks past, amount of excavaston which has been taken out and carted uway is about 45,000 cubic yards, the most diffl- cult portion of this work being the deep trenches which have been sunk for the basement of the foundation walls, ‘These trenches aro upward of twelve fect in width, carried down to the London clay, and are forty- four feet below the level of the Thames embankment, the excavation of the trenches had been com- pleted they were filled in with Portland cement to an average depth of twenty feet, and a this the foun- dation wi are now being gotin. They are four feot two inches in thickness, resting upon footings double that width, in accordatice with the Building Act, and they will be carried up to a level with the embank- ment The foundation wall at tho northeast side of tho intended building is already finished and ready to receive the superstructure, and in about a fortnight the whole of the foundation con- tract is expected to be completed, when the super- structure will at once be vigorously proceeded with. Mr. Fowler, the architect, is now engaged in gettin, out the details, and the erection of the building wil then proceed with the utmost Fapidity. | The sabstan- tial cl ‘ter of the structure wtll be seen when we state that the main Walls will have an average thick- ness of two feeteght inches. lt has been arranged that the memorial stone will be laid by the Duke of Edinburgh in the course of a month, but the actual day has not yet been fited upon, It may be interesting to add, as regards the mterior and the capacity of the building, that the front of the boxes and amphitheatro will be in the horseshoe form, and that the depth from the proscenium to |he front of the central tiers will ve 90 feet, the exteme depth from the stage to the back of the amphitheatre being 181 feet, The stage, from wall to wall, beyond which will be dressing and other rooms, will )¢ 102 fees in width and 87 feet in depth, Negotiation: are in progress with the Metro- politan District Railvay Company for the construction of & subway to givedirect access from the railway to the opera house, ant it is ognfidently stated that this object will be accemplished. " THE SGENCE OF MIND. LECTURE LAST NGHT IN THE COOPER INSTI- TUTE BY DR, DURYEA, The great halt oj the Cooper Union was densely crowded last night ty an audience at onco intelligent and respectable, Tie occasion was that of the third lecture (free) of the jeople’s course, Mr. Peter Cooper was in the chair, amta number of wall known ladies and gentlemen occwied seats on the platform. Tho lecturer, Rev. Dr. J. }. Duryea, was introduced by tho Hon. Abram 8. Hewit, “The Scrence of find” was tho formidable subject ofthe lectura, Dr. Iiryea employed the above title to designate the subjet rather than frighten the auai- ence by employing he dreaded word “metaphysics.” The oracle among Ue G1 said Dr. payee said, “Know thyself,” an hor ub the study of man 4 dedicres our attention, Peo- is the subject which tost ple will the seins! ‘as to whether a knowl- edge of ourselves wil make fis richer, more comforta- bie It\o then or will stady, bat if not poople will say, ‘Whee is thewse?”? ‘the wind We por beyond which we can- —— How do you now that wo know Rs fia in joe's days asked, “What ig trath ?”” 3 amples were hore giva of the etd and pleasures knowledge, and ap- derivable from tho pésessio plied to the art of livig well and profitably, Every man isan orator ands la in a sense, and, like great orators, must pdsess a Kpowledge of the mind— the object to be acted hpon—before he can bring his hearer or audience over his views Tho study of mental \science is necessary to us a@ 8 count ig the influences of physics. i@ influence of physics, ag looaing in the direetio of materialism, were dissected laid bare, The dilinct sets of qualities between mind and matter wereetiorth to show how little con- nection there is betwen these two great subjects of thought. The philospher who tries to reason his theories from inanimte matier outward will ‘dash his brains out against ie human soul.” The hope of immortality cones, atcomes alone from tho study of the human mind. Shill we be or cease to be here- after? That is the ition. Who can tell? Some say wo have an assurate of future existence in revela- tion, We havo it not tirevelation; it must come from reason. In India a mi shows me a book, sa} the Word of God. I canut bellevo a syllable reason and revelation te from God, they from Him. But what) human reason? Aye, that is the great question, lillies HOME FR THE BLIND. pa A fancy fair in ald of\e Home for the Blind will be held at Republican Hil, No. 66 West Thirty-third street, commencing Wenesday, December 1, and con- tinuing through Tharey and Friday. The matter is in the hands of most efhent workers, and {t is hoped find American managers giving encouragement ¢@ | that» large fund may Deecured for this most wortuy American authors, The scenery. decorationa &@. will | obiect, ; had been unable to advertise to secure other work. ‘THE SUNDAY TELEGRAM. SCENES IN THE TELEGRAM OFFICE—FEEE AD- VERTISING—THE WANTS OP THE PROPLE— OBDERS FOR A CIRCULATION OF ONE HUN- DRED AND FIVE THOUSAND COPIES—DELIVER- ING THE PAPERS, | ‘The announcement that the Telegram would this morning publish the advertisements of all persons requiring help, clerks and assistants, and of all in need of situations, free of charge, had the effect of calling forth a vast crowd who were anxious to make their wants Known ander such advantageous circum- stances, The time for receiving the advertise- ments was from eight o’clock in the morning until midnight, AS soon as the counting house was opened {t was filled with male and female servants, mechanics, laborers and empioyers who clus- | tered anxiously before the receiving windows and severely tested the ability of the numerous clerks, Amid the general struggle to be first there were many quaint and grateful expressions indulged in. A laboring man, with a red shaw! around his neck, declarea he had “ate but one meal a day in six weeks.” A pale, poorly dressed young woman, with an infant in her arms, stated that her work as a sewing machine operator haa been discontinued since the Ist of October, owing to the hard times, and having mo means she She wagstarving, she said, and begged that her “notice” might be taken, A gentleman doing bueiness in Reade street called to select some help from the applicants, and in five minutes he had secured all be needed, re- marking, as he left, “Now, you see they can go to work first thing on Monday.’ At ten o’clock one of the managers of an uptown theatre offered a notice of 150 iines, whieb, of course, was refused. Another bad construed the word ‘want’ to apply to “all kinds of wants’—he needed a New York house in exchange for Brooklyn lots. And so the applicants continued. There were chamber- maids, dressmakers and seamstresses, servants for general housework, housekeepers, laundresses, nurses, waitresses, clerks, salesmen, dock laborers, coachmen, gardeners, bricklayers, carpenters, toymakers, doll dressers, sewing machine operators, tailors, shoe- makers, plasterers, umbrella makers, engineers, fitters, butchers, printers, pressmen, pattern and model makers, teachers of languages, music and drawing, bar- tenders—every known and recognized branch of trade and labor had its namerous representatives, By twelve o’clock 200 letters had been recetved from persons in the near country districts, containing notices of every “want’’ known under heaven, from a bag of nails to a tierce of lard—from the lowest to the best establishments in New Jersey, Westchester and Long Island, A notable feature was the great number of orders for papers from the city and suburban dealers, Up to the time of going to press this morning the demands had reached thog ex- traordinary number of 105,000 copies In consequence of this unlooked-for call for papers extra tables and benches were erected in the rear portion of the office, and a large 1orce of counters and folders were engaged, so that there should be no delay im the general delivery. Throughout the day the whole brigade of newsboys seemed to continually besiege the Telegram office, asking questions, giving orders and arranging for an early “show.’? But whilo the presses were waiting for tho forms this morning the scene in the office Was intensely exciting, for at least 200 men and boys were in attendance, surging and chatting and specu- lating as to the effect to be produced by the first Sun- day morning edition of the Telegram In Ann street, above and below, stood a number of carts and vans, in irregular positions, ready to receive the damp, fresh Papers as they came from the hands of the pressmen, the drivers and their assistants dancing about on the sidewalks meanwhile, appearing to enjoy the amusing crowd in and before the office CREEDMOOR. LAST MATCH OF THE SEASON—CONTEST FOR ‘THE HEPBURN TROPHY AND THE PROVIDENCE TEAM PRIZE. =~ 5 —— , SPEAKERSHIP. THE RANDALL FIRST CHOICE, (From the Philadelphia Chronicle—democratic. ] The Oght for the Speakership of the House of Repre~ sentatives waxes warmer and warmer, with the chances | still strongly in favor of our fellow townsman, Hon Sam Randall. The republicans, fully aware of bis con, summate parliamentary knowledge, of his firmness, coolness and immense powers of physical endurance, would gladly see some more pliant individual called to the Speaker's chair; but in this, we feel convinced, they will be disappointed. He has his opponents at great disadvantage just now, and unless there bea combination of the other candidates against him, must win the day. KERR LOSING GROUND. [From the Cincinnati Times—republican. } ‘There ts no doubt that Mr. Kerr has lost ground during the last week. The Boston Advertiser raked up an old speech made in 1870, which would have done no discredit to Governor Allen. Mr, Kerr had been supported on the strength of his general reputation, and the quotations the Advertiser printed made the cold chills run down the backs of all the bard money democrats of the East, As an old lady used to remark, they felt as if they had escaped a great mercy. As the Eastern hard money men begin to desert poor Kerr it is not unlikely that their places may be supplied by re- cruits from the West. On the other hand, Sam Randall’s soundness on the financial goose is vouched for by as good an anthority as the New York Tribune. Jay Gould ts as likely to Know about a man’s views on the currency as any one, He says Randall is all right. CONTEST BETWEEN RANDALL AND KERM [From the Troy Times—republican. } It is generally believed that the contest for the Speakership of the nationa! House of Representatives will ultimately be narrowed down to Samuel J. Ran- dail, of Pennsylvania, aud Michacl ©. Kerr of Indiana. Fernando Wood and Samuel S, Cox are now regarded in the light of mere possibilities, Both Randall and Kerr are men of ability and experienced Parliamentari- ans. Mr. Randall bas served twelve years in Congress, representing the First district of his State, consisting of the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eleventh wards of Philadelphia. He was one of tho leading spirits of the Democratic State Convention at Erie, but has since exhibited a disposition to assert himself a hard-money man. The truth probably is that he cherishes no special motions im regard to the cur- rency question, but is ready to accept apy theory which may be deemed conducive to the success of the democratic party. It is said that he confidently counts on obtaining a large majority in the caucus, and, in- deed, his chances seem to be good, Mr. Kerr first en- tered Congress in 1865, and served eight years con- tinuously. He was not a member of the last Congress. His friends hold him up as a pattern of political virtue and individual integrity; but he is by no means above the petty arts of demagogery. Just now its suits bia purpose to represent himself to Eastern men as friend of resumption andasound currency system. Neyer- theless, as lately as 1870 he favored an increase of the volume of paper money, in a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, and his utterances in tha course of the Congressional canvass last year were not of a sort to imspire confidence. He professed to desire return to specie payments, but questioned its prac- ticability, His avowed opinion was that resumption could only be reached. through the accumulation of an tmmense hoard of coin and the abolition of the na- tional bank system. Like Senator Bayard, of Dela- ware, Mr. Kerr advocates a revival of the old State banks, whose currency was formerly euch @ fruittul source of loss and inconvenience. In short, he ts « Bourbon of the most uncompromising stamp. To all intents and purposes, Mr. Kerr might as well be an in flationist of the most ultra sort as what he is. THE BANDALL THE COMING MAN. [From the Cambridge (N. ¥.) Post—republican. J The indications from Washington point to Hon, Samuel J. Randall, of Pennsylvania, as the coming ‘The first competition for the “Hepburn” trophy took place at Creedmoor yesterday, and a dotgiderable nutn- ber of long range shots were present, Among the number was Mr. R. G, Coleman, the youngest member of the late American team, who has been quite a stranger to Creedmoor since the disbandment of the team, Mr. G. W. Yale was also a contestant in asup- plementary match, as the terms preseribed by tho donor of the “Hepburn” trophy exclude members of the American teams of 1874 and 1875 from partici- Pating in the competition. Mr. Hepburn’s idea in | | making this exception was to develop a new American team which should equal, if not excel, the expious of their predecessors, ‘There were fifteen entries, Tho condftions were as follows:—Distances, 800, 900 and 1,000 yards; fifteen shots at each distance; no sighting shots or previous Practice by competitors to be allowed over the range on the day of the match; weapons, any breech-loading rifle within the rules; to be loaded at the breech only ; any position; entrance fea, $1, The badgo will be held by the competitor making the highest score at @. three “distances, and will become the property of e member who shall win it three times, not necessa- pd consecutively, The following are the scores :— ‘ards, ¥. man for Speaker. The contest seems to be between [Rimi and M. G Kerr, of Indiana, Fernando Wood being third on the hst and 8, 8. Coxabad fourth. So far as the party interests of the democratic party are con. cerned, Randall is undoubtedly the best selection, Ho will make a good Speaker and guide his party as carefully as it is possible to be done, He is familiar with parlia- mentary usage, possesses great tact in managing the house ; has good mental powers, joined to great physi- cal endurance; is a fair man, though a decided demo- erat, and, above all, aman of unquestioned integrity. If Randall is finally chosen Speaker it will be because tho leaders regard him as the safest man to control the democratic house, on whose good behaviour hangs al? their hopes. The fear is Kerr will be too slow; Wood’s previous reputation is against Im, while Cox is looked on ag @ mere parliamentary Joker who can hardly tako care of himself, let alone handling the house. Randall ig a strong man and the Troy Press had better get ready to indorse him. A NEW CANDIDATE PROPOSED. (From tho Cincinnati Enquirer—democratic.}] The great common denominator—the Cincinnati Com mercial—has discovered a candidate for the Spoakership of the National House of Representatives in the person of John Hancock, of Texas. How much easier it would be to take the list of democratic members and name them by States tm alphabetical order, holding Jabex Tarbox in reserve as a compromise candidate. (Ah, we forgot; Jabe is not a member.) WHY A HOOSIER SPEAKER IS NOT WANTED. [From the Springfield (Mass.) sepublican—independent republican. } Hendricks really regards himself as the foreordained and predestinated centennial Presidential candidate of the democracy, and naturally doesn’t want a Hoosier Speaker to get in bis sunhght. TROUBLE IN FLUSHING. 800. 6403344455 3543 4565445 5-66 8852 453435 3 459-180 4. ¥. CANPIRLD, JR. 2556445853426 5662 2545463544585 4 66 4268025558485 6 34179 F, HYDE 4535442532545 3 6-59 35.556664434645 5 466 456500044024543 3-43-1683 R. 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M’GRENSEY, 800... ~044433234522800-39 00.. + 0200038450000500—-19 1,000. + 0000000000 retired TRE PROVIDENCE TROPHY. 1 FB weg ro was contested ‘at 600, bef an | ,000 yards by a team composed of a portion of the American team of 1875 and rubativatce sufficient to | form a team of eight. The object of the contest was a set of silverware, comprising ® pitcher, goblets and tray. This set was offered as a prize at the fall meeting ofthe Providence Rifle Association, at What Cheor | Range, Rhode Isiand ; was won by the improvised team at Providence, and was contested for individual posses- sion yesterday. The first two shove in the ‘‘Hepburn”’ trophy match were taken a8 sighting shots, and the Succeeding seven as scoring shots by those whe wero eligible, while the range at 600 yards wag shot over at the close of the previous matches, The scores are ap- | pended :— Psritits W. iB. Parwell........066 100—4 10005 25 6 6 4 631-86 600-3 446 6 4 5—80 A.V, Canfield, Jrs..ss. } 800-6 6445 8 61 1000—46 8 0 2 6 6 5—25—86 ( 0-6 4466 6 6-33 GW. Yale......ccccccee | 80048 3665 8 S27 (10005 96 3 2 8 42484 600-4 6 45 5 6 533 H. 8. Jowell....cccccseee ) 800-4 25645 1000—0 2 48 28 B—17—80 ‘Tho other competitors were R ©, Coleman, L. 0. Bruce and ¥. Hyde, but they did rot shoot at 600 yards, for fear of losing the train, Mr. Farwell was declared the winner, although bo bad ted with Canfield, as his score was the best at 1,000 yards’ distance, STABBED BY A WOMAN, Teaac Harris, a sailor, thirty-two years of ago, whilo descending a flight of stairs at the corner of Water and Roosevol streets, was attacked lato last evening by 4 woman named Julia Mannix, and stabbed in the bi He was taken to the Chambers Street Hospital ambulance, K. the | | INDIGNATION MEETING HELD BY THE CITI+ ZENS—ROWDYISM TO BE PUT DOWN. A meeting of the citizens of Flashing, L. I., was held tn tho town hall last evening to adopt measures for the protection of the village from the scenes of rowdyism with which it has ot late been afflicted and which cul- minated ina disgraceful riot at tho trial of several hquor dealers on last Monday evening when the princi- pal witness was mobbed and the Excise Commissioners outrageously insulted by a gang of rowdies assembled for that purpose. It was this attack apon the proper administrator of the laws which aroused the citizens, and the ball was filled with an assemblage representing the solid wealth and respectability of the town, including lawyers, min- | eters, merchants, tradesmen and citizens generally. | Mr. Beary A. Bogert was chosen Chairman | George K Perine Secretary. The District Attor- | ney, Hon Benjamin W. Downing, being called | upon, said that he was fully in accord with’ the spirit of the meeting, and thought that measares sbould be taken to put down the rowdy clement in the village, He did not care about the feei- ing tn regard to the prosecution of the liquor dealers, and thought it was time that ail meetings and trials without regard to their character, should be protecter | from scenes of rowdyism and violence. Ho said that the president of the village had power to appoint pecial marshals, and the Snertf of the county could. appoint deputies, but he thought the former plan tho it, bes! Mr. Milliken, President of the Excise Board, said that If the oiicors of the law did uot perform their duty then dis r is excusable, but then they are re. sponsible. One of the town offict was present at the meeting of the Excise Board and applauded and encouraged the assemblage in their acts of disorder and violence, Mr. Dennett, President of the village, said that he had not anticipated the scene of Monday night and he was notthere, He had not identified himself with the day d order movement, but was on the side of order. At the next meeting of the Board he would be there himself. Police Justice Lever expressed views similar to those of the previous speakers, and denounced in strong ‘ies e scones of rowdyism which had disgraced the On motion of Mr. Isaac Peck the President of the village then appointed a force of sixty-two special als, that number of gentlemen in the audience having volunteered to serve without compensation, Among them were many of Flushing’s frst citizens, one of the first to come forward being Mr. Thomas Fowler, seventy-seven years of age, Those marshals aro to servo during the pleasure of the village trustees and can make arrests for any violation of the law of which they are a witness. They were sworn in immediately by Judge Lever and expressed themselves as deter- mined to sce that the law is enforced tn every par- ticular, Acommittee was then appointed by the Chair to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meet. ing, and when presented they were adopted. A com- mittee was also appointed to prepare and submit a jan for the suppression of disorder—vin, A. K. P, Benness, Isaac Veck, Robert 3, Parsons and Henry A. | Bogert, 0