The New York Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1876, Page 5

PARISIAN' CRIRROPINGS. The Aspect of the Eastern Question at the French Capital, A HOME CRISIS TIDED OVER. The Count who Committed a Stu- pendous Crime. LYRIC AND DRAMATIC JOTTINGS. Fashion in Dresses, Faus, Feathers, Bon- bons and Snowbalis. [st caBLE TO THE BERALD.1 HERALD BUREAU, NO. 61 AVENUE DE 1.’OPERA, PARIS, Dec. 16, 1876, ‘The question of the Orient still disturbs the inner fiiplomatic French circles, the members of which ut like the heathen gods unmoved by the rise and fall of Ministries. To them a home difiiculty ts as uninteresting as the beggars at the gate are to those benevolent old ladies who dream of nothing but furnishing Bibles and breeches to the nude natives of Central Africa. Just now these diploma- Usts of telescopic eyesight are very happy over the growing complications at Constantinople. They move about the salons and look mysterious as a live frog dug out ofa marble slab, but they are only waiting an opportunity to whisper in your ear with a chuckle, “I told you so.” A GRAVE SITUATION, ‘Truly, matters in the East weara very grave out- look, The postponement of yesterday's sitting of the preliminary Conference at Constantinople has been explained here by the now extraordinary claims put forth on either side by Turkey and Rus- sia. The Porte has put in a claim for indemnity against Russia to reimburse the additional outlay caused by her aid to Servia, which prolonged the \nsurrection. Russia, on the other hand, demands that Turkey shall pay the cost of the military occu- pation of Buigaria, Until the Plenipotentiaries and Envoys Extraordinary have communicated with their governments nothing can be done. Hence there will be no meeting of the preliminary Conterence for afew days. There has, however, been no open rupture, so that those who cling to the hope of peace, and they are neither numerous nor very hopeful, have a few straws left to grasp at. HOME POLITICS. What really looked iike a dangerous cabinet crisis in the beginning of the week has passed away, and is sueceeded by a lull tn politics, There was a good Meal of loud talk and jlaniboyant oratory, but the sensible, clear-cut speech of the new Premier, M. Jules Simon, poured oil on the waters to the dis- tomfiture of some of the splashing fish ‘who are happy ina hurricane. It is comforting toa man of delicate sensibilities to think that a moderating in- fluence is abroad in France which neutralizes the recoil when the big guns of the Assembly fire off their hot shot at each other. REPUBLICAN DIFFERENCES. The country is very well satisfied with the change, although the large section of republicans, led by Gambetta, are not in a pleasant mood. It is Well understood that the way out of the Dufaure dificulty was found by the astute statesman, Adolphe Thiers. The ex-President isas lively as ever, and Is views on almost any European sub- ject are about the best to be had. His following among the republicans, who have come tobe known as Thierists, glory in their triumph, while the Gam- bettists, who were so badly trapped, are angry as tan be. Gambetta himself has publicly swallowed hia disappointment, but is said to chew the cud thereof in private with some fierce masticatory grimaces. THE DRAMA, ‘The only dramatic novelty during the weck has been the production of a new five-act drama, enti- tled “L’Obstacle” at the third Théatre Frangaise. It is pronounced a success, Four of those spectacular pieces ealied ‘‘Reviews of the Year” are in preparation at the theatres. The clipping which such pieces, touching as they do on national, and therefore dangerous topics, re- ceives at the hands of the censor generally leaves them dull as to dialogue where the wit of the au- thor does not redeem it by social satire. There is ground for lots of this in Parisian morals and fashions. The Servian insurrection and the diplo- matic endeavors to stave oif a Europeon war will be largely illustrated in all of these pieces. Signor Nicolini, the tenor, has gone to St. Peters- burg, but there is nothing operatic in it. He is go- ing to see his sweetheart. THALBERG'S NAME. ‘The widow of the great planist Sigismund Thal- berg, who will be recalled as a daughter of the great basso, Louis Lablache, has entered a suit against Mile. Zare Thalberg to prevent the latter (rom singing under her father’s name. This isa little piece of woman’s revenge; but que voulez vous-——? AMERICAN ART. The late American belle, Mrs. Harrison Otis, whom Boston remenibers, is to figure at the next Salon on a canvas by Healey. The portrait is a fine one, and worthy to stand beside any of Sir Peter Lely's tu the Hampton Court collection of beauties of the Stuart Restoration, which is saying a good deal. SUICIDAL FASHIONS. ‘The increase in the number of persons committing suicide in Paris since the late war has been the sub- ject of some newspaper solicitude of late. The pre- vaillng fashionable mode of shifting on one’s own account the scenes of this world for those of the next ia to blow out one’s brains (if any) in acab, 1t saves the pavement. SCANDALS. Scandals are generaily the forerunners of self-de- struction, or the act is a futile endeavor to prevent unfortunate facts about to become notorious from sroubling the main actor in the scandal shape, and it js fitting to state that Paris has had for some time a surfeit of dreadfully scandalous doings. TOTAL DKPRAVITY. One case in particular has come to light, at which society may well tremble, such a reckless, daring and total depravity does it discover. It is briefly as follows :—The fashionable world was started this ‘week by the arrest of a certain gay count for theft. The astonishment increased when it was found that the accuser was lis mother-in-law, and that the stolen property was that lady's diamonds. The ab- solutely astounding natare of the alleged crime, bowe' was only seen when it was announced NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1876—QUADRUPLE SHEET. that the count had given his mother-in-law’s jewels to his mistress. Otempora! Omores! CHRISTMAS NOVELTIEE. The magasins are putting on their Christmas splendors for the little folks. Among the novelties are bonbons which are wonderful imitations of pre- cious stones, and are nearly as costly. Christmas trees are to be replaced by huge snowballs, made artfully with hoops and muslin. They are of course to contain the assorted playthings which parents, buy to be looked at, but which small boys and girls cram miscellaneously into their pockets preparatory to smashing them, This has caused a great sensa- tion among the youngsters. LA MODE. The fashionable costumes for Christmas balls are known as the Four Seasons. Thus every beauty can take her choice, Spring for those old enough to be in their autumn, winter for those young misses who should be content with spring, autumn for those who are sentimental and summer for those in full womanly bloom. In this class there can be no pre- tenders, for the ideal summer costume 1s dreadfully décolleté. Apropos, it may be mentioned that among the most recherché of the fashionable novelties is the bouquet-fan, & marvel of delicate work and mechanical inge. huity, a8 itcan become at the cunning pull of @ silken string @ beautiful bouquet or a tiny fan of flowers. Let the untutored male reader skip the succeeding lines, wherein I modestly whisper that this bouquet-fan is worn at the bosom with the in- tent of concealing at will from envious eyes the in- discretions of low bodices, ON THE WING. New diadems and earrings are made of larks’ wings for soaring beauties and young feather heads AMUSEMENTS. ° LAWRENCE BARRETT AS RICHARD IIL At Booth’s Theatre last night Mr. Barrett playod Richard Il. for the firat time before a New York audience, The nipping and cager air was an incentive Yor the patron of the drama to study domestic life, so the curtain rose upon an audience fairly filling the lower part, but the upper tiers resembled a deserted village. The reputation of the theatre for elegance of seonery and completeness of 1s do- tail was fully maintained, and the battle scenes were presented with a martial ardor that was as inspiriting as flerce supernumoraries could make them. The single funeral incident was embarrassing. As the carriers baited im froat of the audience, apparently overcome with the weight of the clin, tney promptly set itdown. Presently the imperative com- mand of Gloster sounds—‘Stay you, that bear the corse, and sctit down.” It bemg down they let it be, and tho reiteration of the impetuous Gloster of ‘Vil- Jains, set down the corse,” moves them aot, but does move the audience, In other respects the stage busi- ness of the play, whieh is so full of excitement, was highly creditable. Mr, Barrett's Richard is of unequal force. Tho mis- fortune of this actor is his habit of recollecting him- self, which 1s injurious to the character he plays. So evident was this im the first two acts t ai¢ hia Richard dopend upon them we could speak but mila praise. The opening soliloquy, “Now is the winter of our discontent,” with its ex: quisite imagory. falls flat trom this fault In his interviow with Lady Anne over the corpse of Henry he does not make the impression that the rare hypocrisy, the audacious peftinacity and subtie though devilish reasoning of the situation demands. Indeed, through all the play he does not catch tho flavor which is distill from the poisonous plant of hypocrisy. In the development of the cruel traits of Ruichard’s nature, in por- traying his brutality, in fulfilling ' Gloster’s determination to prove himself a villain he is more successiul, As the play advances and the part of the conspirator is brought in be displays still greater power. 1t may, however, be considered that the real greatness of his perlormance commences with the scone where he is offered thecrown. The bumble re- sistance of the emiruys Buckingbam, who heads the deputation whu Offer him the crown, the snaky aod deep modesty of hia demeanor is in pro- found contrast with the burst of triumph which he shows when left alone at the very top of the ambi- tion for which he has been scheming. Once the King, Mr. Barrett, 18 truly great. Tho vigor of the charac- ter from this point demands tremendous power in the actor and the swell of its sea of action carries him out of bimself and gives full sway to bis genuine abil- ity. Amid all the plots and torturing struggles to keep the crown he pags whe sympathy ana admiration of the audience, He is fully equal to the dignity of the elevation of the character, and is every inch a king. The ceicbrated dream sceno in the last act is superb, and fairly’ won him the enthusiasm of the house. Where Mr. ‘Barrett fails in Richard is in the assumed sentimental parts ot the charac! His remorse is powerful, his cruelty severe, his cunning penetrating and his revenge ter- rific. That be will make of it one of his greatest char- acters is certain, The support was creditable turough- ‘out, but special mention stiould be mado of Master ‘Augustus B, Fling, who shows an ability that is pre- cocious in the character of Duke of Yor! THOMAS’ BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC CONCERT. Mr. Theodore Thomas’ first Philharmonic concert in Brooklyn took place last night, and despite the late calamity which has weighed so heavily onthe minds ot theatregoers in the City ot Churches, and notwith- standing the mtensely cold weather, the Academy of Music across the river was crowded, The orchestra, which has so long oecupied the foremost place in the nistory of music in America, played works by Beethoven, Wagner and Weber, notably the funerul march of Sicgiried from the “Ring of the Nibelangen.’’ e concert begun with the glorious symphony in A, No. 7, by Beethoven, and witn such an orchestra as that of Mr Thomas tho interpretation of the work was deserving of the high- est praise. The Swedish Vocal Quartet, consisting of Miles, Amanda Carlson, Inga Ekstrom, Ingeborg Lof- gren and Bertba Erixon, sung quarteties by Schumauh and Sandermann with exquisite expression and effect, and Mmé, Madeline Schiller played on the piano Sebubert’s Fantasia in C (adapted for orchestra by Jaszt), and Liszt’s Polonaise io E with such remark- ‘able power that she was enthusiastically recalled, and played an encore a iovely nocturne by Doehler. Mr. Thomas’ second Philbarmonic concert in Brooklyn takes place on January 20, ou which occasion the fol- lowing works will be performed :—Symphony Frithyot, op. 22 (first time), Heinrich Hotmian; andante canta- bilo, op. 97, Beethoven (adapted fur orchestra by Liszt); overture, “Franc Juges,” Berlioz, MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. Heller continues this week his entertaining exhibi- tions. ‘The Aquarium is full of attractions, and 1s open day and evening. “Sardanapalus’’ has had increasing success at the Boston Theatre, Professor Cromwoll is giving bis farewell entertain- ments at Masonic Hall, Mr. Chanfrau begins an engagement atthe Walnut Street Theatre, Poiladelpbia, this week. Novelty Company No. 11 will appear at the Olympic Theatro this week, in a bill of decided novelty. Manager Kanaga, of the Grand Central, Philadelphia, 1s making extensive preparations for a huliday sconsa- tion, Mr. Adolph Nouendorff has a symphony concert at the Germania Theatre to-night which is of unusual attraction, Mr. Henry M. Stevens will lectare on “Fraternity” at Scronca Hail this evening, before the Sovicty of Humanity. The success of the Kellogg English Opera Company has been quitea contrast to the terrible failuros of other travelling companies. Mr. Lester Waliack will bring out “All For Love” at the Globe Theatre, Boston, to-morrow night it was originally produced at the Mirror Theasre, London, The San Francisco Minstrels prosont a fine pro- gramme this week, to which Birch, Wamboid and Backus make a liberal and amusing contribution, The New York Mozart Ciab give a concert at Stein- way Hall on Wednesday evening. They announce it as their second, Already two have been givon, Verbum sap. “Miss Multon”? will be performed all of this week at the Union Square Theatre. In this powerful drama Miss Clara Morris has created one of ber finest charac. ters. “Azurine,”’? the Kirallys’ new spectacle at their pretty little theatre in Philadelphia, is handsomely placed on the stage. The pieceis proving a popular success. “Forbiduen Fruit?’ has made an exceptional success at the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia, and tho Boucicault comedy company receives high praise from the press. Mre. Mattie A. J. Balch will receive a complimentary testimonial to-morrow evening at the parlors of Mrs. Edward Moran, when she will give dramatic readings, recitations and music. The wew National Theatre, Philadelphia, which has been closed for the past two weeks, will reopen oa the ‘2lst with “The Cataract of the Gangos,”’ the rehearsals for which are now taking place. A capital entertainment 1s offered by Kelly & Leon’s minstrels this week. Mr. William Courtright, the comedian, will make bis first appearance, and will be ably assisted by the whole company. Miss Kate Claxton, at the close of her present en- gagement at tho Union Square Theatre, will open in Washington, and from there to Baltimore, Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis, New Orleans aud San Francisco, The second concert of the Oratorio Society of New York will take place at Steinway Hail on Christmas evening under the direction of the distinguished com- poser, violinist and conductor, Dr. Leopold Damrosch. Mile. Albans 18 the reigning sensation in Paris. The new Egyptian Hall im Thirty-fourth street will be opened as a place of family resort next Thursday, under the management of Mr. J, Charles Davis, The theatre has undergone alterations, both in the stage and auditoriam, and an instructive programme is an- nounced, “The Black Crook’? will bo brought out at the Grend Opera House on Monday night, with new scenery, @ fine spectac! nd a ballet in which Miles. Morlacchi, Antonino, Adriana and Mme. Malvini will appear, assisted by sixty dancers. A concert will be given this evening. The Brooklyn sufferers will bo benefited at Stoin- way Hallon Monday evening by Mme. Marie Salvaiti, soprano; Miss A. Munier, contralto; Mr, H. A. Bischoff, tenor; Mr. A, Sobst, baritone; Mr, Altred H. Pease, Mr. Arbuckle, cornet; Mr. Colby, accom. panist; Mr. J. E. Tomlinson, elocutionist. “The Shaughraun” continues its splendid run at Wallack’s Theatre, and will only be withdrawn at the enc of a few weeks on account of other engagements, Mr. Boueicault’s Conn is one of his best Irish cha: ters, and the performances of Mr. Beckett, Mr, Gil- Dort, bir. Montague and Miss Dyas are excellent. ‘The brillant little Lotta will appear at the Park this week inthe “Old Carosity Shop,’’ which gives her two of her best characters, As Little Nell she has an opportunity to express the pathos of Dickens, and in the Marchioness b ‘¢mitable humor, Mr. W. H, Crane will make pis ts pp neo at this theatre as Dick Swiveller, Mr. Maurice Strakosch is meeting with steady en- couragement in his plan for building a grand opera house in New York which shall be the permanent home for the best music, Thia city can not only afford to sustain such an enterprise, but it cannot afford to do without It, Our business interests need it as well as the interests of art, ‘A young lady, thoroughly educated for the opera, but who preiers the tragic drama, is soon to maka her début under the management of Mr. De Vivo. She is anative of New York city, but will appear first in the provinces under the stage name of Miss Maric, wisely preferring to obtain practical knowledge before chal- Jenging a metropolitan public, The new play by Miss J, L. Gilder, founded on Dr, J, G. Holland’s novel of “Seven Oaks,’ was produced for the first time at MacAulay’s Theatre, Louisville, on Friday evening, before a crowded audiénce, and madean immense success, It was written expressly for Mr, John T. Raymond, and his creation of Jim Fenton is said to rival bis famous Colonel Sellers. Mme. Essipoff appears at Steinway Hall on Friday evening in the following selections:—Schumanna— Kreisleriana, Fantasicstueck and Chants Espagnols (contrebandiers); Rubinsteln—Nocturne, G major; Liszt—Etude de concert; Mendelssohn—Andante et scherzo; Henselt—‘Si Oineau J’etais;” Loxchetizki— “Grand Valse Chromatique.” She will also give a Saturday matinée, “The Sehool for Scandal” will be played two nights more at tho Fifth Avenue Theatre, and will give way fore the proauction, Wednesday evening, of ‘The American,”” the new drama which Mr. Daly bas adapted from “L’Etrangére,” of Dumas, with especial relerence to the character of the company. Messrs. Coghlan, Fisher, Brougham and Lewis, and M Davenport, Jeffroys-Lewis, May Nunez and Mrs. bert will have prominent parts, Tho sconory and cos- tumes will be new. “Richelicu,” a play in which Mr, Edwin Booth has won much honor, will bo produced at the Lyceum Theatre every evening this week. in the cast aro Messrs, Robinson, Levick, Conway, Pierce, Whitecor and Foster, and Misses Clara Jennmgs and Alice Brookes, On Saturday afternoon Mr, Booth will ap- pear as Benedict in “Mueh Ado About Nothing.” In Christmas week he will play Richard III. We hope soon to see him again as Hamlet, a character with which bis name is identified. There willbe no performance at Booth’s Theatre this week, as Messrs. Jarrett and Palmer desire to have complete rehearsals of Mr. Gilbert’s now drama of “Daniel Druce,” which Will be produced on Christ- mas Day for the first time in New York, with new scenery and a cast including Messrs. Barrott, Sheridan, Warde, Jennings, Collier, Weaver and Miss Minnto Palmer, who will personate the only female » dle in the play. Mr. Georgo Faweett Rowe's new comedy, “Fifth Avenue,” willbe brought out afterward, with local scenes, one of which represents the action of the Seventh regiment tm the draft riots during the war. Tho sympathy and generosity of the dramatic pro- fession will be exhibited on Thursday afternoon by performances atthe principal theatres in aid of the sufferers by the burning of the Brooklyn Theatre. All the managers, actors, orchestras and attachés havo volunteered their services. Excellent bills will be offered at Wallack’s, Booth’s, the Union square, the Park, Kelly & Leon’s, Grand Opera House, the Olym- pic, the Eagle, Gilmore’s Garden, the particulars of which are elsewhere announced. On Friday evening Mr. Max Strakoseb ana his Italian opera company will also give a benctit, These noble efforts should be lib- erally supported by the New York public. ‘The followmg verses, under the title of “Happl- ness,’’ are published in a recent number of the London Be'gravia :— “When were you happy ??? satd Juck to Joe, ‘Or have you forgotten it long ago? Was 1 apon your bridal morn Or when your littie child was born? Or when you gained your Chancery suit And @ hundred thousand pounds to boot? Or on the day vou capped your glories And won the county trom the tories ? Or wien they made you a baronet?” “Really,” said Joe, ‘I quite forget, Though, if the very truth wore told, ’Twas down in childbood’s days of old, When I was taken to the play ‘And dreamt about it night and day,’? The following note, which we pablish verbatim, is not an extraordinary example of the way in which manogers are addressed by irresponsible persons. Whether the young reporter was allowed to *pas” or whether he wrote a tull “acount”? or who the presi dent of the press ‘Asit'? may be or what its papers are, we are not yet Informed :— Jarrett & Palmer Manager's Sir tf you Will be kind enough to let this young re- porter pas he Will take n full acount of tho pertorm- ances as we have plenty of space 1m our papers as it Will do for fling up Yours trully president of the proses asit But hort time since and Max Strakosch ventured iu. Cincinnati with an Italian opera company, and a local scribe thus wrote (and without a Returning Board):—“The prima donna of the evening, Lady Henrietta, was the Signorita Isidora Martinez, a new name and @ new face.in opera in Cincinnati, The young lady—a native, we believe, of Chili—is almost unmistakably of a Spanish type of beauty. Delicately formed, with a piquant expression, now saucy, now tender and languishing, she reminds us of the Andalusian maidens upon the Alar- medaa of Cadiz and Saville, Her features may not, perbaps, preserve all the regularity of the pure Spanish east, but even from that she wins a vantage ground in ‘Murtna,’ for the Kuglixn chate- laine, wooed and married in a pure Jove match, could nover boast of the clearly chiseliod, almost statuesque, outhines of the dark eyed beauties of Southern Spain, Her votee, too, is adapted to the rdle, ‘Lady He: in the libfetto, 1s buta softer edition of tho her Black’s “Madcap Violet,’ semi-trained, yielding ily to impulee and swayed at every moment of her life by affection alone, ’? A CASE OF HYDROPHOBIA. Harry Frank, a workman in the glass factory at the foot of Taylor street, Williams! was yesterday soizod with hydrophobia while in the liquor saloon No, 75 Kent avenue, He had beon bitten by a dog early in the fall, but experienced no evil effects from 1 unul ening. Dr. Preble, the ibulauce surgeon, after a carctul examinatioa, dec! that the man was suffering trom the dread disease and removeu bim vo the City Hospital, LONDON . HUMMINGS. John Bull Asking Whether Russia Will Eat Crow or Turkey. pee Pia By ALBERT EDWARD AND AFRICA. A Cynical Divorce Juége—The Mur- der Epidemic. THEATRICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. Charles Matthews’ Autobiography—A Politi- cal Outrage—Court Doings. [BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.) LonpDon, Dec. 16, 1876. ‘The weather has been chill and dreary here for the past week, and has tended not a little to in- duce gloomy forebodings as to the result of the Eastern negotiations, All Europe is in painful sus- pense watching the Conference at Constantinople, as it is felt that if its deliberations result unfavora- biy nothing can prevent the outbreak of a war that will throw the late Franco-German struggle into the shade. The general opinion undoubtedly pre- vailing here for the moment is that war will be avoided, although the actual evidence to justify such @ belief is by no means forthcoming. The diplomatists are certainly hobnobbing good- humoredly over the dessert after their previous grappling with the dangerously delicate question of Bulgarian occupation, COLONEL BAKER AND THE TURKISH CAVALRY. A Turkish army is now encamped in the Balkans, 80 as to be ready for all emergencies. Colonel Val- entine Baker is now in London by request of the Turkish Minister of War, engaged in selecting a number of English officers to assist in organizing the Ottoman cavalry. He will shortly return to Constantinople. ANOTHER CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN LONDON. London is threatened with another conference on the Euasterz question after Christmas. Two have already been held representing the two op- posing parties, into which England is divided on this question, and many prominent men have had an opportunity of giving expression to their views or those of their party as to the policy England should adopt toward Turkey. The object now is to express confidence in the Marquis of Salisbury and to deprecate any interference with the Ministerial measures. THE INDIAN MUSSULMANS THREATENING. Arumor is in cifeulation here that gives rise to considerable uneasiness and some gloomy anticipa- tions. The Indian authorities, it is said, have tele- graphed to the home government that if England withdraws her support from Turkey the Mussul- mans of Hindostan will certainiy tecome obstreper- ous. If this should prove true it will be a source of no small embarrassment to the English govern, ment a the negotiations at Constantinople, and may have more influence in determining its East- ern policy than all the Buigarian meetings and party conferences on the Eastern question that have been held in England during the last two months. HELP FOR THE POOR, A meeting of noblemen and gentlemen was held yesterday at Stafford House, the town residence of the Duke of Sutherland, for the purpose of taking measures to relieve the distress at present prevail- ing in London. An unusually large number of men are out of employment and thousands of families are in a state of utter destitution. “My AWFUL DAD.” The onniversary of Prince Albert’s death was observed by the Queen and her children with the customary solemnity at the Frogmore mausoleum. Dean Stanley oficiated. COURT NOTE. Her Majesty's departure for the palace at Os- borne, Isie of Wight, for the Christmas holidays, bas been postponed owing to the prevalence of scarlet fever at Cowes. AFRICAN EXPLORATION. The Prince of Wales has accepted the presidency of the British section of the International Associa- tion for the Exploration and Clvilization of Africa, in which the King of the Belgians has taken such an enlightened lead. Immediate steps will be taken to organize practical operations. INTELLIGENT JURYMEN, The principal domestic interest of the week is, I am sorry to say, centred in the law courts, The verdict of the jury in the case of Coe against Sothern has astonished everybody. It was in direct contradiction of the evidence and the judge’s sum- ming up. A PLATONIC DIVORCE CASE. Another extraordinary diyorce case has chal- lenged attention, A handsome young officer, in- dignant at the treatment which a young married lady was receiving at the hands of her husband, conceived a platonic attachment for her, and the pair eloped. They lodged and lived to- gether, but indignantly repudiated the idea of any criminalty. Théy were, as claimed by the “co.” no more than brother and sister. The lady, he said, was nervous, wanted company and needed protection. Alas, for human incredulity, however! The Court declared thatit was acase of’ shattered seventh Commandment, and the platonic youug oMcer pays the costs, A MURDE:t EPIDEMIC. ‘There 1s quite an epidemic of mumler here lately. Four roughs battered tlre heads of two policemen the other day at Hungerford, and there has been a cold-blooded pistol assassjnation in London. Thus Marwovd, the executionar, and successor of Cal- craft, is kept busy. THE THEATRES. The theatres announce a rush of novelties to pre- cede the production of the Christmas pantomimes. Among them are a comic-opera by Strauss, entitled “Flicdermans,” to be brought out at the Alham- bra; a burlesque om “William Tell,” at the Gaiety;an extravaganza, calbed the “Lying Dutchman,” at the Strand; a Kentucky rifle team drama, with SiSiocam shooting apples off’ heads and ashes off cigars, at the Olympic. The latter is expected to draw eager crowds, @ DRAMATIC STAB. Barry Sullivan’s wound, received on Bosworth Field, in Drury Lame, is healed, and Richard's him- self again. IRVING'S RENTREE Mr. Henry Irving goakes bis renirée at the Lyceum | Murdoch's body, was emphatic im asserting that no Theatre to-night in Macbeth after a triumphant tour through the provinces. CHARLES MATHEWS, A wide gratification will be felt in literary and theatrical circles at the announcement that the veteran comedian whose life goes back almost to the Pharaohs 1s writing an autobiography. It is Stated in certain books that this light-hearted player of young men’s parts was born in 1803, but it is well known that thisis merely a device to keep managers the from thinking too old to play young bucks in genteel comedy. He married the beautiful Mme, Vestris some forty years ago, but he has been growing young ever sirice, him If he will only tell the whole truth, he can write @ book that will stir the artistic world as the Greville memoirs stirred fashionable society. His intention was to have the book published after his demise, but as he sees that event to be as far off as Tithonus saw his, he has consented to change his plan. KHIVA. Burnaby’s “Ride to Khiva’? fourth edition. PUBLIC BENEFACTION, The Duke of Westminster, following the example of Baron Grant, has presented Ebury Square Gar- dens as a free gift to the city of London, DERBY 1N BLUR. A good deal of indignation, mingled with amuse- ment, has been excited by some malicious practical Joker who has painted the fine white marble statue of the late Earl Derby, at Preston, with a blue scarf and garters, The statue, it is feared, has been per- manently injured. It 1s a somewhat parallel case With the disfigurement of the Carpeaux group at the Grand Opera House in Paris. has reached its THE BROOKLYN DISASTER. PROGRESS OF THE RELIEF MOVEMENT IN THIS CITY AND BROOKLYN-—AN APPEAL TO THE CLERGY—THE REPORT OF THE ALDERMANIC BURIAL COMMITTEE. The Relief Committeo yesterday issued an appeal to the clergy of Brooklyn to exert themselves on behalf ofthe sufferers {rom the recent terrible calamity, One hundred and eighty-five cuses have been investigated thus far, and, the commtttee states, “we have found over 600 persons who will require temporary or per- manent relief in consequence of the loss of relatives at the fire. There still remains over 100 cases to be investigated, and the committee believe that the number requiring assistance will not {all short of 700. The sums already subscribed are inade- quate to meet the demands, though they are sufficiont to protect the sufferers for some time to come agyinst absolute want, The comimitteo, in their appeal, beg the clergy to lay the matter belore their congregations to-day and ask them to give to this cause each accord. ing to his or her ability. ‘The Committee desire to ndd that not one dollar of expense has been or will be in- curred by the committee. Every cent contributed will bo expended for the relief of the sufferers,” The up- pealed is signed by Thomas Carroll, chairman; Fred- erick A. Schroeder, Mayor; Daniel Chauncey and Al- bert Daggett, secretaries. THR RECKIPTS. Mr. Benjamin Shormun, treasurer of the New York committee, acknowledges the following additional subscriptions to the Brooklyn Theatre Fire Fund :— Whittemore, Peet, Post & Ca, $50; FE. K. Mudge, Sawyer & Co, $50; Jordan L. Mott, $25; John Byers, $25; Wheelwright, Anderson & C: & Hugh Auchincloss, $25; & WOR. Tailer, $25; down, Lane & Co,, Pomeroy & Plummer, Swift, Sackett & Co., $25; Wentworth, $25; Jay, Langdon & Co., $25. Previoi @ $4,611 45, Total, $4,961 45. ‘iptions received by the Henan aro as fol- weeg ie $985 10 ; Harry.Hill, $75; B., Rachael Levi, '50 cents; J. Levi, $5;'D. U., $10; Smasher, $1; Thooy and George, $3. ‘Total, $1,824 6u. ‘Yho receipts of the committee from theatricgi bene- fits thus far umount to $4,608. ‘The total reeeipts at the Mayor’s office up to yester- day were $7,767 97. ‘tne receipts tor the same object by Dai treasurer of the Mechanics’ Bunk, were ‘The grand aggregate of the receipts, including those by the New York Relict Committee, Brookiyn Guild and miscellancous foot up ulready $25,182. ALDERMANIC COMMITTKE ON BURIALS. A meeting of the Aldermanic sub-committee on the buria of the victins of the theatre disaster was held yesterday to consider their repord to the Common Council, which is to be presented on Monday. Alder- man Guthrie stated that 104 bodies had been interred ie the plot at nwood Cemevery, of which they had ap accurate account, Since then remains bad been Jound in the ruins and tuxen to the plot, of which they bad no account, The number reported us buricd in the public plot was in accordance with the Coroner's report, There were not so many conveyunces as bodies, os some of them were fragmentary. Alderman Fisher said there were still some interments to be paid for by the city in cases where persons were unable to bear the expenses who had relatives buried The cost of cach interment tn such cases would be $43, The committee have prepared a report of the measures: taken by the Mayor and Aidermen after the disaster, together with a stenographic report of the memorial services, which will be publishéd im pamphlet form as a record. ‘The committeo adopted the report and resolved to recommendto the Board that 1,000 extra copies bo primed for circulation among those who had con- iribated for the relief of the sufferers. THE RUINS OF THK THEATRE, Workmen wero y rday engaged in taking down the walls on Johnson street and on Flood’s alley, aud aiso the Ligh wail which adjoins the Washington street station hou: y Company, $239 1 Chauncey, 908, OFFERS OF AID, Mr. J. Shyder, President of the Frangais de 1’Har- movie, propo: to give a Christmas ball at Irving Hall, afternoon and evening, in aid of the general tuna. Av entertainment in aid of the fund for the sufferers 1s to be given to-morrow evening at Steinway Hall, use of the bail being given Jor that purpose by the Messrs. Steinway. The following artisis bave volunteered for the vccasion:—Mme, Salvotti, soprano; Miss Munver, contralto; Mr. Bischof, tenor; Mr, Sohst, barito Mr, Alired H. Poase, pianist; Mr. Arbuckle, cornet; Mr. Colby, accompanist; Mr. J. E, Tominson, elocu: tionist, BURYING THE WRONG CORPSE, ‘The five pounds ot charred flesh which at first was supposed tv be all that was loft by the Brooklyn ‘theatre fire of the actor Murdoch, it has since trans. pired was undoubtedly the incinerated body of Otto Foligeaff, Jr., of Now York, Young Mr, Fullgraf was an amateur acter, and was well acquainted with both Mr. Palmer, Mr. Gorge and the actors of the company who played in the “Two Orphans.” During the brief season of tho play at the ill-starred theatre Mr, Full- grail took the part of Antonio. —Aiter the disaster the fuct that the young ainuteur was missing was reported to the Brooklyn police, but it escaped general public notice, and his fate was lost sight of in the creat ex- cite t Relatives of the missing inan searched among the dead without avuil, nor until yesterday did the evidence come to tight which «ave a clew wo Mr. Fullgrai’s (ate, An investigation by Mr. Palmer and Mr. Gorge, of the Union Square company, developed the fact that just berore the tire drove Mr. Murdoch trom thi his young friend was near him, and he ‘was heal outty him, ‘Don’t go, Otto; come this way.” He went with Mr, Murdoch and suifered with tim, Itwill be recollected that after the finding of the iret body, xupposed to be that of Murdoch, the second body was touud, which was ideptitied as the re- 1m ot Mardoch by the fragments of his Velvet cos- tu ana the buttons of his velveteen jacket still elmging tot, The frst body was buried with ihe ro- mains of Mr. Murdoch. Mr. Fallgraf! was twenty- eight years old, a stepson of Dr. Otto Fullgrat, of Irving place, and resided No. 49 Macdougal strect, He leaves « young wife and child. A DENIAL OF THE STOKY. Mr. A.M. Paimer, of the Uoioa Square T stated last night to # Herp reporter that thei ausulutely no truth in the report that the body sup- po-ed to be that of Murdoch was that of Otto Fuie- gratt, Jr. Ho was satisfied, as was every member of the company, that the body’ of the ill-fated actor bad veen found and interred, It was identified by several persons by & patch im the otaloons which he wore in the chi er ol Pierre, The body of Burroughs was foun ar by, both being separate und many fect distant irom a large pilo of dead. Mr. Daniel G. Gillette, who was the first to identify m qustake bad been made, In addition to the pantaloons, \emich were identified beyond doubt, a ring that Mur- d.%eh always wore Was found near the body, In bis mi Yd there was not even « shadow of doubt, BASE BALL. The Yeague,:at thoir recent convention at Cleveland, Obio, towe strong grounds in favor of elevating the character of the game of base ball to tho, highest standurd of honor, For several years past various evils had ercipt fato the management and exposition of Ef 4 systoms that had been In the fulfilment of this game under tbe di! Siige se. te ‘ hes 7 ilantenes Voie, at is an- ‘gue has - Serenmtees ‘et pelle the two clubs which nave dur- ing the past seas vn viplated the League, ee © crs THE STORM. * Effects of the Gale in New York and Elsewhere, DAMAGE TO THE SHIPPING. The storm that visited this city yesterday was one of unusual violence, Though quite ay fierce both in strength and velocity as that which was experienced here on the 9th inst., much less damage was ocea- sioned, Warned by the experience in tho last gale, the Superintendent of Pubiic Buildings bad ordered the removal of all the political trausparencies iu the city to prevent those remnants of the election trom being biown around the streets us on the occasion of the previous blow. The storm devoloped its great onergy in the region of the great lakes and passed through Ohio, causing great destruction of property in that State, It arrived in thid city very early yesterdoy mornjpg, whon the wind was moving at the rate of about twenty miles an hour, At soven o'clock its rate was thirty- threo miles per hour, and by ten o'clock this bad increased to sixty. From this time the wind gradually went down, until, at noon, two hours alter the culmination of the storm, 1 was blowing at the rate of thirty-five miles an hour. At two o'clock its rate was reduced to twenty-six miles and was steadily decreasing iu violence. During the twenty-four hours previous to two P, M. yesterday the wind nad moved 434 iniles. The barometer did not keep exact pace with the storm, It commenced te rise rapidly trom eight o'clock in the moruimy, two hours before the storm terminated, The thermometer, however, feil rapidly, The weather propbets now predict a spell of cold weather. THE VESSELS IN THE HARBOR. ‘The effects of the storm were particularly noticeable in the bay, The tlect of sloops, schooners and other small boats which usually agchor in the bay had drawn closer to the shore or within the mouth of either river, The signal light which had been dis- played {rom the roof ot tho Equitable Building Inst ‘Thursday night warned ell the captains in the harbor that a gule might shortly be expected. They wero consequently prepared for the storm, and all gails were tuken fn, Tho large Staten Island ferryboats rocked and pitchod in the waves, and ,at times rolled in the trougn of the soa, causing great alarm among the female portion of the passengers, Even the Brooklyn boats, on the Hamilton and Atlantic ferries, were tossed about on the tops of tho waves, The Governor's island boat continued its regular hourly trips, bat was more than once washed by the sea, The wind, gatherifig strength trom its lopg sweep across the bay, dashed (he waves with tremendous force against the stone piers of tho Battery. Of pier No, 1 North River a few largo vessels lay with) bare spars defying the wind und waves. The mostcouspicuous among them was the Franklin, which, though securely anchored, tossed ‘uneusily on the billows. Fears were entertained dur- ing the beight of the gale that much damage mgbt be done to the shipping; but the wind soon alter de- creased rapidly aud the minds of the owners were quieted. AL Quarantine several vessels were anchored, being sligutly protected by a bend in the shore. Botanist, from Caleutta, arrived soon alter midnight She had becn off the coust for the last thiny days, and on the 9th inst, bad. gov as tar as Fire Isiand, but was biown off the coast in the last gale. In the extreme cold weather that followed many of the crew bad their hands froesbitten and were rendered uuable to work. ‘Nhe vessel was consigned to Willis, Kdmonds & Co., of No. 120 Front street. She anchored off Robbins’ Reef, Tho cargo, consisting principally ol linseed, saltpetre and buffalo hides, had shilted, but the amount of dam- age done is not yet known, A SHIP GORS ASHORE, About ten o'clock yesterduy morning, when the gale was Diowing hardest, the ship J. P. Wheeler, which was anchored off the Battery, began to drag her an chors, The wind at that time had reached a speed of sixty miles an hour, equal to w pressure v1 3.12 pounds per square fool, ‘the enormous force of the wind against the side of the vessel cuused her to drag along toward the shore of Governor’s Island. The crow mado every cilort to urrest the movement of tho ship, but failed. She was driven to within sixty fect of the west shore of Governor’s Istand, near Castle Wiliam, There her anchors forwuuately caught in the rocky bottom und held hertirmly. Seven tugboats were soon on the spot and attempted to get her off, but without success, Fears were entertained thavthe vessel mrght be beaten against the rocks una serious damage done. ‘Ihe wind woop after decreased, however, uud the vessel thus escaped that danger. ‘The stip J. P, Wheeler, Captain London, was consigned to William Nelson. During her Voyage she met strong northwest gales, which carried away her Jore and main topgailantinasts. Several wailt were lost or split so as to be useless The cargo, chielly sugar, Was consigned to Gossler & Co, MINOR ACCIDENTS. ‘The signal flag ana the halyards of the United States signal station on the Equitable building were tors from the flag pole by the wind, The stcambout Thomas Collier, while off Bedloe’ Island, me&with an accident, by which the st apparutuy got out of gear. Iwo tugboats weat to het assistance and towed ner over to the New Jersey shore, OX LONG ISLAND, In Brooklyn and alung the harbor line and the coast lines of Long Island yestorday morning tne wind was even more violent than the tiret wind storm of the séason; but the damage either ov Jand or water, was much les hen the sailors wero asked how it e that so very fow disasters had tekon place they almost invariably responded te thoellect that the first storm awa! all of the seagoing men Who were ou shore to the neces sity for giving very serious uttention to the weather articles in the New York HKRALD, and that since the first storm they had read the i4xRALD early In the day and been guided by it, The result was that ia Gowanus Bay, or on the coast line below, there wus not u single disaster known that was of serious consequenc Ciose in shore there were in wil eight small boats caught in tho gale When at 1s strongest, about halt-past ten A. M., and overturned; but im overy case beth the men and boys and the boats in which they were were saved. On Tenth stroet aud Fifthavenue, Brook- lyn, the Un roof from a large store and tenement House has rotled un on the sidewalk, In addition to that there were two houses unrooted in Hicks street, Nos, 298 and 300, the first occupied by Mr. Edward age and the other by Owen Hanovan, the damage iu each caso amounting to about $200, No person was njared. : ‘wo unfinished houses on St. Mark’s avenue and Franklin avenue, were blown down, They were , one by Daniel Galagher, of No, 65 Butler street, 7 by H. Williams, of No, 127 Cumberland age amounting to $1,000 each, ‘A SCHOONER WRECKED, The schooner F. H. Heat, of Baugor, Philadelpiia, loaded with coal, bound cus ashore on Cold Spring Bar, near Cape May, o'clock yesterday morni by tho men trom the Li vessel will be a total loss. A YACHT ASHORE. ‘The yacht Florence, Captain George H. Mott, dragged ber anchor, ran over the bar, narrowly escaped veiw upset, and ran ashore near Brant Point. The cri in Thompson, trom atreet, the hoisted a sigaal of distress and were rolieved by © tain Mott's Ii Th owned by Edward Sprague, wit Jonding sand tor New York, was driven ashure, and several wore sunk, but will probably be raised again. Old seafaring men say (hore was the highest sea over known ‘inside. ”” THE GALE IN CLEVELAND, CixveLann, Ohio, Dec, 16, 1876, The damage done by the gale last night 1s groater than at first supposed. A large number of houseq were unroofed, and in some instances the sides of buildings were crushed in, Tho steeple of St. Mala chi’s church, one of the highest 1 the city, was blown entirely off. Part of the roof of the Weddell House was blown off. George Beck’s brick building, om Woodland avenue, was partially blown down, A large numb of chimneys were blown over and shut and signboards were demolished, No loss of life reported. The amount of the losses is not known, but wil probably reach $30,000, THE GALE AT ALBANY. Aunayy, Deo, 16, 1876 Avery heavy gaic, accompanied by snow flurries, prevailed here to-day, with the thermometer dowa to five degrees and three degrees above zero, AT THR WHITE MOUNTAINS. Woopsvix, Dee. 16, 1876, A freight train on tho White Mountain branch of the Boston, Concord and Montreal Ratiroad, noar Whit field, to-day collided with « car which had been blown ob the track, and the engine and car were wrecked, js the coldest day of the season and it te blow. THE STORM IN CANADA, Tonoxto, Ont., Dec. 16, 1876. Tho storm last night Was severely felt throughout: this province. Serious damage is reported to ship. ping and wharf property, Suow has fallen in the western district to a depth of several and it has drifted #o badly that in many places ‘aro on+ tirely blocked, A MURDERER SENTENCED. Bostos, Mass., Deo, 16, 1876 Giovanni Govachini, the Italtan who killed his bode fellow, Avignone, on tho 2st of July was tu-day sentenced bh State Prison Jor lite, we