The New York Herald Newspaper, January 7, 1877, Page 7

| ‘\ NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 1877--TRIPLE |_ SHEET. will be resumed at Monday's sitting of the Con- | chef,” with Mr. Herman Vezin and Mrs. John Wood jerence. EXPECTED EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. * in the principal parts, Mr. Jobn S. Clarke, the American comedian, has Itis expected that an exchange of prisoners B& | aie nig rentrve'at the Strand. tween Servia and Turkey will take place shortly. The report that General Niketin has been recalied AN AMERICAN PRIMA DONNA, A new American prima donna, Miss Alice May, has to Russia by order of the Czar ts not confirmed UP | mane a nit atthe Gaiety in an English version of to the present time. RUMORED FIGHT BETWEEN TURES AND RUSSIANS. A despatch from Semlin says a considerable force € Circassians and bashi-bazouks advanced against Xgotin on the 2d of January, and were repuised by th garrison and some Cossacks from Kladowa, Ac- Couing to information received at the Servian healquarters, thirty-flve Cossacks and 111 Turks wey killed, As a fresh attack is apprehended, Kladwa is being fortified. KRUPP GUNS FOR CRONSTADT. {% yas rumored here yesterday afternoon that Rusia has ordered fourteen Krupp ll-inch guns for Croastadt. GERMANY TO WATCH POLAND, Germany is preparing to mobilize two army corps for the purpose of watching the Polish frontier. ‘This ts in aceordance with a statement made some time ago tlat in the event of war Germany would aid Russia by taking care of Poland. AUSTRIA PREPARING TO SEIZE BELGRADE, Perhaps 4 mort significant statement ia that Austria 1s collecing munitions of war at Semlin, Opposite Belgrade, preparatory to selzing the Ser- vian capital in the event of a Russian occupation of Roamania, BELGIAN MILITARY ARDOR. Little Belgium is in 4 nutter of excitement at her sudden Importance in tle eyes of Europe, given to her by the request to send Belgian troops to occupy Bulgaria, and her vanity eads her to commence the fortification of Antwerp. SIR EDWARD THORNTON 19 GO TO TURKEY. It is announced that Sir Edward Thornton, the present British Minister to the United States, is to replage Sir Henry G. Elliot at Constantinople. STORMY NEW YEAR'S WEATIER. Notwithstanding the general desire of the Lon- doners to enjoy themselves to the utmost during the Christmas and New Year's holidays, the weather has been so extremely bad as to destroy “the best laid plans,” and mud and misery have been the common lot of rich and poor alike. A Cockney, from constant practice, get along with more of both than almost any other dweller in cities With the ankle-deep black, pasty mud of the Londcu streets all visitors to the metropolis are familiar ; but somehow during the holidays the can quantity and quality ofthe fetid amalgamation of | all Kinds of nastiness that overlays the thorough- fares was abnormal. f TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION. During the first week of the year 1877 the wrath of the storm king was poured out over the British islands with terrible results. The coasts and neigh- boring seas were swept by extraordinary and de- vastating gales, and wrecks strewed the shofes from Land's End to the Hebrides. From the in- cessant rains thit accompanied the storms the sountry was inundated, and disastrous floods are reported from all the river valleys throughout the islands. THE THAMES VALLEY. Owing tothe effect of the storm winds on the tidal waves, causing them to fow with extraordi- Mary force and toa great height, the valley of the Thames has been fairly drowned. The freshets meeting the advancing tides have distributed their ‘waters over all the low-lying metropolitan districts. The lands particularly affected by the disastrous Inundations extend along the banks of the river Thames, above and below London. PUBLIC INDIGNATION. The municipal authorities are censured by the thousands of sufferers because of the effect pro- duced by the northern Thames embankment on the river currents. [tis claimed that such inundations were unknown betore the embankment was built, | and that they are now chiefly due to errors in the plan of the works. ’ WARNED IN TLE. While the work was in progress the authorities were repeatedly warned as to the probable effect of the completion of the embankment, but they paid no heed to the protests, SIGHTSEERS AND THE FLOODS. Thousands of the curious flock to the scenes o the inundations. Special correspondents from all pirts of the country hurry to this centre of attrac- tion and plod about all day taking elaborate notes, from which they build glowing descriptions of the scenes and incidents, The London press moralizes wisely on the whole affair, but out of all this interest and bustle nothing is done, and the muddy Thames is master of the situation. A SCOTCH-IRISH TOURNAMENT, The coming season is expected to be the most brilliant in English society for many years. One of the chief events projected 1s a medimval tourna. ment, to be holden at Hurlingham, under the auspices of the leading Scotch and Trish families, similar to the famous Eglinton tournament held in 1879 at Eglinton Castle, Ayr- shire, whereat Lady Jane Georgiana Sey mour, after- ward Duchess of Somerset, was chosen Queen of Beauty, and where Prince, afterward Emperor, Louis Napoleon played a part in the jousts, AFTERNOON DANCES. By way of relieving the appalling dreariness of “gt homes,” it is proposed to make afternoon dances: Geatare of these reuniona. PRINCE ARTHUR'S LOVE AFFAIR. ‘The Duke of Connaught’s love affair hangs fire, his fair Hanoverian cousin not having *ecided to say yes or no, He solaces himself with a strict attention to his military duties, having sole charge of his regiment in Ireland. ARISTOCRATIC PRIVATES. Still another aristocratic enlistment is reported and the thing is becoming monotonous. “My son in the army” is losing its favor, Fond mammas are alarmed. To their rescue comes the Duke of Cambridge, is resolved stop. the growing mania of the nobility for a shilling a day in the Queen's service, on the grounds of its inconvenience to the oMcers who have to put young peers fhrough the goose-step, and {ts demor- altzation of the plenetan rank and file, who are in- clined to put on airs when they have a lord at the company mess. AF EXPLORATION The Prince of Wales has withdrawn from the Presidency of the African Exploration Society. OUR HORSESHOE, The military anthorities at Aldershot are testing the American horseshoe to prevent the horse over- reaching itself, who to BS DANICHEFE.” In things theatrical the most important announce: ment is the production at the St. James Theatre to- night of Lord Newry’s English version of “Les Dani i | | If, asJonn Adams has said, the old State itouse Is the "Grande Duchesse.”* ANNOUNCEMENTS. A new grand romantic and spectacular opera is an- nounced at the Queen’s Theatre, entitled *Byiorn.” It isthe work of Lauro Rossi, director of the Na- ples Conservatorium. The piece is @ sort of Nor- wegiar edition of “Macbeth.” A piece called the “Queen of Connanght” 1s an- nounced at the Olympic for next Saturday. THE MACCABEES. Rubinstein’s oratorio, “Die Macabiler,” has been produced at Munich. The Times criticises it some- what severely for monotony of coloring, scarcity of fdeas and unequal workmanship, and says that it is “an unsuccesstul attempt to deify music” by giving every character a hymn theme. FREE TRADE. The literary professor, Fawcett, is writing @ book on “Protection and Free Trade.” He intends to consider the arguments adduced by the American advocates of protection, making spectai inquiry into the causes preventing the realization of the predic. tions of a general adoption of free trade after the repeal of the corn laws. AN ANGLO-AMERICAN NOVEL. Hepworth Dixon has finished a novel, in which the scene {s alternately laid in England and America. PALESTINE. Lieutenant Kitchener replaces Mr. Conder tn the explorations of Palestine. He purposes completing the survey of Western Palestine, and will dig out and restore Jacob's well. At the Natural Science examination a lady stu- dent from the Women’s College was permitted to compete with the members of the University, and would have taken first class honors if she had been an undergraduate. Agrand yachting voyage round the world is pro- jected on the style of the Quaker City, celebrated by Mark Twain's “Innocents Abroad.” The fare is to be £500, THE STOCK RXCHANGE SENSITIVE, The Stock Exchange has been sensitive during the week, prices fluctuating according to the char- acter of the news from the Hast. The tendency of discount was downward; best three montns’ bills were taken at 14 to 1% per cent. The demand was only moderate and on abundant supply of money was offered, whfch will doubtless be atigmented by the distribution of dividends on the funds at the Bank of England to-day. Consols ad- vanced 7-16, The changes In English Kailways were insignificant. Canadians advanced slightly. In the foreign market fuctuations were wide. Russian, Turkish and Hungarian improved 4 to 2per cent. Argentines, French and Egyptians are lower. American governments have been very strong. The various loans are \ to}; higher. Railways have also improved, linois are 4 better and Erie descriptions % to 134 better. -BOSTON’S HISTORIC LANDMARK, THE OLD SOUTH CNURCH—ITS HISTORY IN THE PAST—THE MOVEMENT TO SAVE THE OLD REVOLUTIONARY STRUCTURE. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. | Bostox, Jan. 6, 1877, The matter of the salvation of Boston’s Old South Church is attracting the attention of more brains and intellect than tho Presidential question, A mecting this atternoon to devise means to “save tho ancient Revolutionary structuro was attended by such men as Hon, George B. Loring, Hon. E. R. Hoar, Rev, £. E. Hate, President Eliot, of Harvard College; Rev. Goorgo F. Pentrost, George 0. Shattuck, Rev. KE, B. Webb, Samuel Bowles and others, Tho meeting was called to order by Judge Hoar and organized by the choice of Prosidont Eliot as chair- man and George A. Goddard as secretary. Mr. Roger, secretary of the Committee on Nominations, sabmitted along report of progress, a synopsis of which has al- ready been published in the Henan. Henry Lee, treasurer of tho preservation fund, ro ported that he was able to say that $150,000 havo been promised for the preservation of the building, pro- vided that a turther sum of $100,000 16 contributed vefore tho Ist day of April next. THE LAST OV THK PURITAN MERTING HOUSES. Accompanying the report was a special appeal to the poopie: Atmorica, which récounted that this was the Jast of the Puritan meeting houses upon this penin- sula, and hero vver two centuries ago, in Mme. Nor- ton’s pasture, Captain Thomas Savage and his associ- ates built the meeting house of the Third church. It was in this building that Chief Justice Sewall, with great Christian = magnanimity, supplicated | for niercys on the Lord’s Day, im open | congregutional imeeting, for having,’ under tho popular delusion, condeinned to death the innocent | Salem witches, It was hero that Franklin was b: tized on the day of bis birth, and it was here he wor- ipped with his parents. The present meeting house 18 associated with stormy town meetings of patriots, wrought to indignauion by tho massacre ut their townsmen or driven by the exacting tyranny of Diind = rulers. to revolutionary deeds, At its door the band of Mohawks sounded tho war whoop 8 they rushed to the whart where lay the tea sbipy, Here Hancock and Warren, un- daunted, rebearsed the horrors of that dreadful night ot the Tth of March, 1770, and here for one hundr years eloquent orators and reverend divines have a Uresscd tho dignitaries of town and State. The very | ground is historical, It is the oldest bistorical spot | upon our ‘peninsula, for it formed part ot the home- stead of our patrinrch—our first Governor—tho wise and patient and disinterested Winthrop MIRTHPLACK OF PURITAN COMMONWEALTH, the birthplace of American independence, surely this | is the birthplace of Puritan commonwealth, and in its | tower, which wo gaze at as we passto mark the pas- | snge ot time, were collected tho annais of those early days until Burgoyne turned the mecting bouse into a riding school for his dragoons, and these precious | records wero stolen or wantonly destroyed by ignorant = soluters, It is an ancient land. | mark, ono of our Inst and most hietorical. | Remove it not. Its presence dignifies our city and lends to ita touch of that Uld World charm we New Englanders so admire elsewhere, Its aysence would repronch us and disgust the stranger who comes within our gates, There are sermons in stonos. Heed them, MGNEKS OF THE APPEAL. ‘To the appeal are attached the names of the comiit- tee, comprising William Gaston, Heary W. Longfellow, Robert C, Winthrop, Charles W. Eliot, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Riebard Frotningbam, adel Phillips, James Ruggoll Lowel, Edward Everett Hale, Riebard H. Dana, Jr., Brooks Adams, . Tovy, Joun Fitzgerald, Raiph | Wal Emerson, E. Rockwood Hour, William M. Evarts, of New York; Charles Talbot, Billerica; T, Wentworth Higgingon, o Nowport; £. P. Mudue, Royal M. iulsifer, 31. F. Dickio uel K. Luthrop, James Freeman v St. Louis; Oakes Aines, of North ; Waerhvurn, of Greeniiell; L, Clark Seeiye, ot North ampton; Samuel Bowles, of Springtict Whituer, of Amesbury; Mrs, lows Agassiz, Mrs. Chatlos Praneis Adaine, Mre, 8. T. Hooper, Mrs, Will- jam Claflin, and neurly 150 others, | PRESIDUNT ELIOT'S ARGUMENT, | President Klitot, Harvard College, upon being catied | out, sald that he had been endeavoring to find good jong why the Old sonth church snould be sived, had not conse to any logical conclusion except that anted to save the butiding because he loved becatse tt has sto a eaid a 1 k. How she | we fee! to have the whole building removed? | We need to cultivate historical science, We | are apt to forget the lessens of tho past. Chieago and St. Louis can and do outstrip us in com- tmercal buildings, but they capnot under any con.ti- tions have an Old South church, The reasous given why the buiding should not remain are the very reasons why it should vo alloyed to stand, Mite HATS OFFER, Ff. Hale called atten Mf the company to large interest on the sib; f the Od | urch that exists throughout ihe whol@coun- ‘The education of the country is the history of the try. Revolution, and is very important, and especialy, when onetitth of the suffrages ot the country ure in tho | hands ot peoplo who eo not American born. Mr. Hale closed by saying that he placed hitnvell at the disposal of the treasurer to raise $1,000 in any Stato im the Union that he may choose to asvign nim. Other speeches and similer pledges wore . F, Pentecost, George 0, Shattuck, ebb, Curtis Gatld, of the Commercial Bulletin, and ssor Meade, of Andover, neue kd expresso tho ot the th asat wo had «fine musenm in su would be induced to remain over in B money in our hotels, and in various ot conel people | leave ‘ways, Ho ied by reierring to the general interest on the sutyect im-tho country, | yesterday, from which it appears that a certain | and the disease is pronounced to be no longer | next year remains open. | during the past week. ‘ THE PARIS PEEPSHOW. How Salisbury’s Failure is Looked at Through French Glasses. THE HEBREW MONEY KINGS’ REVENGE, A Weather Prophet Among the Pawnshops. NEW PLAYS—OPERATIC PROMISES. oo High Life—Typkus—Bill- iards—Fashions. Scandal in (BY CABLE To THY HERALD.) AineaLp BUREAU, No. 61 AVENUE DE LOPERA, Panis, Jan, 6, 1877, OMcial news here from the situation as extremely critical. } East describes the Between the ob- stinacy of Turkey and the adrottness of Russia Eng- land finds herself ina dilemma as to what to do} next, which would be laughable were it not for the | magnitude of the interests involved in the dispute, We do not confess here to a very finical sense of the gravity of things, and hence an occasional chuckle { over England's diMeulty 18 not uncommon, particu- larly armong those who remember how cold a shoul- der England turned to France when the latter lay six yeurs ago at the feet of the German Invader. SALISBURY’S MISCHTE, The Marquis of Salisbury, who went out from England amid a beating of literary tom-toms, to eat up the entire Russian Legation, has in fact been | playing the proud, overbearing “naughty boy” of Disraeil’s satire. He has quarrelled in turn with Midhat Pacha, the Sultan and his experienced col- ; league, Sir Henry Elliot, and at the same time al- lowed himself to be led by the nose by General Ignatiet’. ‘In consequence the Conference has sproved a failure. WIY TURKEY STANDS FAST. The secret of the firm front sustained by Turkey is that the mighty Jewish financiers have resolved to help the Porte through resentment at the per- secutions of the Jews in Roumania. This {8 a strange turn to affairs, and shows the growth of a new power in Europe whose early steps are well worth study. THE MOSLEM “SIX HUNDRED.” e At any rate, it has given the new Grand Vizier, Midhat, courage to say things to the infidel which devout Turks have been saying to each other under their teeth for some months past. Repeating the determination of Turkey to concede nothing af- fecting the independence and integrity of its power, he flatly told Salisbury a day or two ago:— “We were only 600 when we invaded Europe; we shall be only six when we depart.” , RUSSIA STARTLED. Russia's position balances to some extent the discomfiture of England, Dreading a general Mos- Jem crusade, she 18 apparently trying to slip out of the entanglement to avoid national bankruptcy and ageneral break up. Hence it comes to pass that the Marquis of Salisbury feels a” little comfort, al- though returning unsuccessful to England. AN AVUNCULAR BAROMETER, While people of a diplomatic turn of mina are looking at the political skies for indications of the long-brewing European storm the jokers of Paris have discovered a new barometer, by which they claim the weather can be accurately foretold. The Mont de Pieté is to be inspected by a select corps of observers, and forecasts are to be made upor the description of the articles there placed in pawn. | An overflow of overcoats 18 at present reported there, and this is taken tobe an omen of clear or partly cloudy weather, One Ulster on the shelf, it | is admitted, would not make a springtime, but the flocks of heavy wraps in the care of their owners’ “uncle” are said to be enough to make an Italian summer. HIGH LIFE TROUBLES. Rumors of a scandal in high life were circulated Marquise had attempted to commit suicide as a mears of escape from domestic difficulties, Fortu- nately for ail concerned the affair has been hushed up. Tyrnvs. The ravages. of typhus fever in Paris have caused considerable alarm here, but only thirty-two deaths have been reported during the past week, epidemic. OCEAN DEPTHS. The new melodrama atthe Theatre Historique | | entitled “Au fond de le mer’ bas proved a great success, The scenery is wondertul, SALDOU'S NEXT. . Victorien Sardon's new dramatic comedy, which ne has christened “Dora,” will be prodaced on the oth inst, It gives the public an insight into the wily doings of foreign fastionabie female spies. A new draina, by M. Parodi, is rehearsing at the ‘Theatre Francais. CINQ MATS. M. Charles Francois Gounod's new opera, “Cing Mars,” is in active preparation at the Théatre Lyrique. Mile, Albani commences an engagement at the same heuse rigehnt. RA NEXT YRAR, Arrangements were concluded yesterday between Mr, Gye, of the Royal Itatlan Opera, Convent Garden, and M, Halanzier, to give Italian opera on off-nights at the Grand Opera here while the Exhibition of or STRAUSS BY ‘THE DANUBE. The general rehearsal of Strauss’ new opera, place last Wednesday at | it is reported to be an immense success, vias BAD UNDERTAKIN Judgment has been delivered in the case of Mau- rice Vignaux, the billiard player, against William Sexton, the American billiardist. Vignaux seized | Sexton's billiard tabie, and bronght action against him. ‘The tribunal of the Seine decided that Vig- nuuxX was not justified In seizing Sexton's table and demanding the payment of his expenses, and therefore condemned Vignaux to pay one hundred | francs fine and costs. AN “Prinee Methnsaleh,” tor Vienna, Ux's ART SALE. | | | | The art collection of the jate French painter, Narcisse Virgile Diaz, month, Will be sold here next A BLANK PAGR. No books of interest have been punished here FASHION'S FANCIES. All fans ave now patuted in moonlight tints, which may suggest fairylike surroundings to the imagina- tive, but tell the cold world that the language of fans 1s all moonshine. wuat 18 IT? The greatest novelty of the season consists of the | ladies’ most sacred inner garment being made of Diack siik foulard and trimmed with Mechlin lace, Per contra, shrouds are made of pink silk. VIRGINIA CRERPERS. New ball dresses are trimmed with chenille tn- Sects, and are called roves insecticides. They Gre positively killing. When old dowagers put them on they suggest bugbears, kNorry. Love knots formerly of biue are now woven of amber beside navy bine, but they are not popular, because the girls like but one love of s shade in their bows, no matter how many strings they have to them. SCARCITY OF SUGAR The largest sugar refinery of Nantes has stopped work for want of raw material. Many other houses have discharged their workmen. END OF THE INDIAN WAR. SPOTTED TAIL TO GO OUT AND BRING IN CRAZY HWORSE—GENERAL CROOK GOING TO RED CLOUD, {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Cunvexse, Wy. T., Jan, 6, 1877. Colone! Mason, post commander at For: Robinson, Red Cloud Agoney, telegraphs Genoral Crook, to-day, that he believed he could get Spotted Tai! to go out and bring in Crazy Horso, if the Genoral would permit the acceptanco of the hostile chiet’s offer to surrender on his giving up his arms and ponies, General Crook telographed in reply that Colonel Mason could accept the surrender on tho terms named, 1 learned to-day that Crazy = Horse ts ® son of Spotted Tar’s brother, wf old | Spot undertakes the mission ho will probably succeed, and thus substantially end the Indian war, That ho will endeavor to do so soins likely, as he disitkes the prospect of a trip to the Indian | Territory, and wishes to strengthen bis influence with the whites so that his request to stay where ho ts may | be respected. General Crook goes to Red Cloud in a few days. ' UNITED STATES TROOPS IN INDIANA. Lovrsvinie, Ky., Jan. 6, 1877. Two companies of United States troops have arrived at Jeffersonville and aro quartered in the government dopot. Their coming bas occasioned commotion among the residents of Jeflorsonvillo, as well ay those of Loulsville, opposite. THE ASHTABULA HORROR. ; Cievetann, Jan, 6, 1877. No teatimony was taken to-day before the Coroner's Jury at Asntabala, Tho bodies at the Morgue were removed to tho cemetery vault to-day. A gold Roman locket and chain wera found to-day, the locket bearing the Inseription “M. Etta Hamlin, May 19, 1875.7 ‘The remains of Miss Labbie Meyers, of Buffalo, wero identified to-day by her friends. ACTION OF THE LEGISLATURE. Covunes, Ohio, Jan, 6, 1877, In the House to-day a resolution was adopted calling on tho Railroad Commissioner for Information as to what condition the Ashtabula bridge was in when last Inspected by him, and when such Inspection occurred, MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. Wasuiscton, Jan, 7—1 A, M. Indications. During Sunday in the South Atlantic and East Gult States rising barometer, westerly winds, slightly colder and clear or clearing weather will provail, In tho West Gull States, rising followed by falling barometer, southwest to southeast winds, warmer ana generally clear weather, In the Ohio Valloy and Tenpersee, stationary or fall- ing barometer, southwesterly winds, purtly cloudy weather and possibly occasional rains, followed by rising baromever and winds shifting to colder north. westerly, In the Middie States and lower lake region, falling barometer, northeast to southeast winds and warmer, rainy weather, partly turning Into snow in the north. ern portion, followed by rising barometer, winds shift- ing to westerly or northwest in the former, with clearivg weather, and in tho latter failing temperature, Inthe New England States, falling baromoter, in. creasing eusterly to southerly winds, warmer, rainy weather, partly turning into snow, succecded during the atternoon and night by rising barometer, westerly | winds and partly cloudy weather. The rivors in tho Middle States and Southern and Western New England will probably commence rising during Sunday. Cautionary signals continue on Lake Michigan and from North Carolina to Massachusetts, and are ordered Sor the coast of Maine. War Derartaent, Orrick oF THK Cute StGNat. Orrrorr, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, The following record will show the changes in the temperature for tho past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponaing date of last year, as Indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut'’s pharmacy, | Henan Bulldin; 1876, e+ + 44 Averago temperature yesterday Average temperature for corres OBITUARY. | WINTHEDR, THE DANISH PORT. A cable despateh from Paris announces that Rasmas Vilads Christian berdinand Winther, the celebrated | Street Theatre, Philadelphia, to-morrow evening with | May as Dorothy. | at tho Masonic Temple, next Wednesday evening, m | which she will reeite her own popular poem upon the | news Damsh poet, died in that city yesterday, at the of eighty years The deceased was born at = Fensmark, om Zealand, duly 29, 5, bis father being 4 clergyman, His father died when the future poot was only twelve yoars | old, and he was brought up and eduevted with groat care by his kind-hearted steptather, Bishop Rasmas | Mactier. In 1824 he was appornted a protessor tn | an eociesiastion! college, and subsequently nherit- Ing a competency, he was enabled to completo his education by travel, visiting Italy in particulier, After | his retarn to Denmark he led a somewhat retired lie 11H 1841, when he was appomted to the position of stroctor in Danish to the Prim Mecklenbut the betrothed th ot poets which Denmark m time to time name! and may of study of the It is gave lim a richness of ex. prevsion which detracted nothing from the strictly natural character of his mave and bis works have greatly tended to Improve the hterary style of Don- mark. i popular, REV. RICHALD COBBOL ENGLISH AUTHOR. Acable despatch from London announces the death of the Rev. Kichard Cobbold, the Enghsh author, Horn in Suffolk 1m 1797, ho was educated at Cains Col- Joge, Onmbridge, graduating in 1820, He wrote sav. eral books of a religions tendency and some poems, and was rector of Wortham and rurui denn of Hartis: mere, Suffolk, A MYSTERIOUS PROCEEDING. UNITED STATES DETECTIVES MAKING A RAID UPON TRUNKS AND BOXES IN A TENEMENT, Considerablo excitement was occasioned in tho neighborhood of No, 475 Third avenue, which ts a double tenement, by the arrival at the door about midnight Inst sight of a number ot | United States detectives, The latter at once began a vigorous seared of the rooms on the top floor, opening the trunka and boxes they came across, which Were ocenpied some six weeks ago by aman | named Delbarno, Tt was suspected by some that these rooins were used by a counterteiter, who 18 1 demand by the United Siaes offer the other it ts eUSpected — th: | men were # seurcbing on @ war tor stolen goods. plain Murphy, of the Twenty-first precinet, who pard a visit to the honge when the nows te station he ¥ seve Ke Men, preserved silence when a Hyena reporter jast even- ing questioned him about the matter. The taetis, there May be a big tyHtery bebind the detective ipspection of ttm premises or it may turn ont to be » goose chase of anet of Kentiemon who pretend to know a Rte deul at the very time when they know vary lo. | the contract for a new play by M | authors, Messrs. Merivale and | direction of Jolin Brougham, and Mr. Daly, hia entire | company and Mr, Sherigan Shook will lend their AMUSEMENTS, THOMAS’ SYMPHONY CONCERT. Steinway Hall was crowded last evening, om the occas sion of Theodore Thomas’ third symphony concert, Ten yeurs have elapsed since the ceiebrated orchestral | leader commenced bis symphony concerts, He has gone On steadily aud persistently, battling with beroie forti- | tide the terrible obstactes which lay 19 bis path—want of apprectation, Ouancial depres- ion and jealous enmity from other sources. All of these te has conquered through the Strength of nix own resolute will aud his determin tion to keep bis fag of art Gying, with mone but clas. sical names inseribedon it last nigist the programme | ‘was pecutiar, as representing schools of music entirely at variance with those which find fo much favor at the | present day, Mozart led off with his symphony tn G / minor, What a relief! from the ponaerous, intricate, puzaling Compositions of modern writers! Freshness, Deauty, sweet melody and delicious instrumentation, of which a child might easily interpret the ineaning; played by a bund of instrumentalists who seemed to take an especial pleasure in their agreeable task—such was the Mozart symphony jast night, The strings and | reeds seemed like cooing Gaoves; they answered cach other—particularly in the iniinitadle minuet—in that dainty manner that recalled the “Midsummer Night's Dream,” when the lovers sought each other through green wood. The lovers opypur—avowing, seeking hotber; bub their humanity wears an air ot dis- | clings were bub Visionary affections; ak though they themselves were | Dut the figures in a dream iandscape, The conductor | seems to say to the first violin us Oberon commanded | Hic, therefore, Robin, overvast the nichts ‘Tuy starry well ny With drooping to, Ae! Au jead these testy rivals so astray A®one come not within another's way, The lights and shades of this immortal syinphony were linoed with @ master band, « one great toue 1 iu a manner ron, that not even Mozart himself, were he present, could pick a flaw im the performance of his’ work, “Alter Mozart came Niels Gade, ‘The Danish r appeared in a modest ng work, howeve treatment and melod; Barjieis dramatic 0} mann'’s magnitice flat, completed ovelioties,’” for string orches- had much Mozartian delicacy of ofthe most pronounced kind. | orture to “Medea” and Scau: | % symphony, No. 3, im 6 the programme, — ‘The concert was peculiar in many respects. First, there was no soloist; again, there. wus‘ notuing from Wagner or laszt, aud then there was nothing tronul, Ir, Thomas exid, “T want to try the -My old school progmamme, or, at rely different trom the He wus ‘the concert, last evening, was entire del ghtiul bott in regard to the choice of works and their interpretation, A TWELFTH NIGHT CHARITY CONCERT. Tho vast space of ground on Fourteenth street, known as the Twenty second Regiment Armory, was weil filled last night on the occasion of a concert givon by Mr. Gilmore and his popular military baud, with several important assistants, for the benefit of St. Ignatms’ Guild, The programme was as follows:—Overture, “Stabat_ Mater,” Ros- sini, Gilmoro’s Band; carol (combined choirs), Monk: finale, Fitth’ Symphony, Beethoven, Gilmore's Band; cornet solo, ‘*Funtaisie Orginal,’ Hartiuaon, Mr. Arbuckle; cantata (Irinity church choir), Niels W. Gade; solos, by Master James Ward | and Mr. HL. Price, accompaniments by Gilmore's full | orchestra; overture, ‘Consecration of the House,’ Veethoven, Gilmore's Band; grand aria, trom “Robert lo Diable,”” Meyerbeer, Mine, Eugeme Pappenderm ; piecolo solo, “The Lite Warbler,” De Carlo, 5} De Carlo; Christmas chorns (combined choli Calkin, accompanied by Gilmore's (ult orchestra march, from ‘Tannoauser,”” Wagner, Gilmore's Band, ignor MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. “Rip Van Winkle” will be continued this week at the Broadway Theatre. Tho Olympic Theatro announces a One varicty enter- tainment for this week. “Azurine” will be acted by the Kiraltys at Niblo’s every evening this week. Polo, racing and chariot contests will Gil the arena at Gilmore's Garden this week, “ardanapalus” will be acted at the Opera House, Albany, on Monday and Tuesday. ‘The sprightly Lotta changes her bill at the Park this week and will play Zip every evening. The New American Museum offers many curiosities, living and dead, to the inquiring mind. Kelly & Leon’s Minstrels present a bright and novel bill, in which the entire company will appear, Miss Bijou Heron recently had a diMcult operation performed on her eye by Surgeon George W. Cary, of this city. Mr. Heller’s magical powers draw crowds to tho Wonder Theatro, and bis wew programme will be full of marvellous skill. Thomas Shiel Henderson, with his Irish drama “Tullamore,” will be tho attraction this week at Mooley’s Opera House, Brooklyn. “Divorce”? will be produced at the Grana Opera House to-morrow evening, with somo of the leading members of the Filth Avenne Theatro in the cast, Egyptian Hall offersa novei nnd instructive enter- tainmong this week, Tho performances are entirely free from objection and are largely attended by ladies | and families, The San Francisco Minstrels offer this week, for the first time in America, the colored opera boaffe of the “Happy Moke,’ in which Birch will play the title role in bis customary tragic wuy. Kdwin Booth will present his famous personation of King Lear to-worrow night, and on Tharsday and Friday will play Ruy Blas and Petruchio, a double Dil, On Saturday atternoon he resumes iis Shylock. | “Dan'l Druce” continues to draw good houses at Dooth’s thoatre, Itisto be produced at tho Walout Mr, EK. 1. Davenport as the hero, and Miss Geraldine LauraS, Webb will give a dramatic and lyric reading | death of General Custer, besides a new one entitled | “Liberty Enlightening the World’? | During Miss Neilson’s recent cngagoment at St, Louis the Indies of that city-offered her a reception at | the Southern Hotol, after her Inst matinée, The | ora say that each lady present claimed a kies from the fair actress, which was gracelully granted, The proprictors of thy Aquarium are frequently | asked why they do not open their establishment on | Sunday atternoony, The idea is not @ bad one, for | the Aquarium 1s really a plico of Instruction, and | does not come under the ban of @ resort for public | amusement, “The American” will be played for but five nights | mnore at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, and whoever haw | not seen Mr. Coghlan's fine performanee of the Duke | shonld not neglect the opportunity. On Saturday afternoon and evening “The Lady of Lyons’ will be produced, with Mis# Fanny Davenport as Pauline, and | Mr. Co; “Demons; of, Wedlock tor Seven,’ Mr Daly's new comic drama, is im readiness | for the stage. | Mr. Charles T. Parstoo, who played the Heathen Chineo so well in “The Two Men of Sandy Bar,” and | who ius created many excellent parts, bas Jost signed | Twain and | an ag Claude, Bret Harte, which be will bave the sole right to pro- duce in America and Europe. Tho charactor 1s that o| the Chinaman, a8 originally deseribed by Mr. Harte in Al Sip, and sbould afford Mr, Parsio® an excellent op- portunity for bis poculiar talont. | Wallack’s Theatre yesterday afternoon presented the unusnal spectacle of numbers of Indies standing in tho | corridors and every seat occupied. The reason wi plain—it was the last matinée ot “The Shaughraun.” To-morrow night “Forbidden Fruit'’ will be revived, but mast be withdrawn after two weeks to give place to All for Her,” In whieh Mr, Wallack achieved a great success in Boston, The play is founded by the mpson, upon the char. acter and conduct of Sydney Carton, in Dickens’ novel, the “fale of Two Citle No dramatic pertormance better deserves the eup- port of the New York public than that which will be | on on Wednesday afternoon, the 11th of January, for the benefit of the poor of St, Stephen's parish, It will take place atthe Fifth Avenae Theatre under the eflorts to make is acomplete success, Tho chairman ef the committes is fr, Daniel F. Collins, 84 Sto- phen’s church relieves the distress of the poor of its district irrespective of raco and religion, and the theatre ought to be filled. Mr. A. l’, Burbank, the popular elocutionist, gave readings at Steinway Hall, Tharsday evening, Janu- ary 4, when bo was assisted by Miss Arabella Root, voontist, The audience was very large, cultivated and enthasiastic. Many of Mr, Burbank’s pieces were on- cored, and Miss Root was warmly applanded and revalled alter each song. She sang two songs of hor own composition, both words and music, *Warting for | Mor Sailor Lad” and the Scotch ballad, “Oh, Dinna ye Forget," both of which were enthostastically received, Miss Root was recently a pupil of Jenny Lind’s mas- ter, Signor Garcia, of London, and has sung at Ove concerts in London and at the Crystal Palace, She intends giving a series of balind concerts for the bene- fit of the poor of New York city, the first to take place atan early date, due announcement of which willbe made in the amusement advertisements, The totlowing 12 trom The Malta Times and United » Gazette, im reference to @ young American Azacena, who had never before ap- red On any stage, enchanted the audience, Her fine clear notes—bigh, middie’ and tow, but partons | larly the latter—are such as have been rarely uttered in Our theatre, Since the time of Signora Borghi we do not remember having listened to a voice that will | Dear to be confronted with that of Mme, Ricca, Her first song was rapturonsly applauded: her duet with Manrico, whieh loliows, was splendidly sung and ae before the Count, highly sympathetic, sul “more admirably scene ber dulcet 5 produced in the au of whieh 1 ts imposmbie to dy ‘brava!’ was heard irom every quarter, and Mme, Kieca may justly congratulate herself’ on having ; in the third wet, when arrested and brought exculpatory notes 1 her were | acheved a trumph greater even than that whieh re- port bad induced the pubiic to expect,” All the in Malta are equally enthusiastic. Mme. Kieca wilt enter upon her eagazement in Covent Garden, London, in the early spring, and is sure to be a star of the first magnitude inthe inusical tirmament. We shall look with abounding interest for her advout in opera upow, her native shores.’* ‘That Miss Clara Morris was very ill Inst week ty noe to be doubted. On Wednesday night she tainted apom the stage, and on several evenings It was a’questios whether she would be able to Gnish the diffeult and exacting role of Miss Multon, The Union squar ‘Theatre has been unfortunate In her iiness and that of Miss Sara Jewett; bus very much tavored in being able to substitate in their respective characters such excellont artistes os Miss Thompson, Miss Katherine Rogers and Mise Sylvester, But although “Miss Muiton” is a powerful drama, admirably acted, and proseuted with scenery which even this theatre never excelled, the principal interest lies in the personation of the heroine by Clara Morris, It was she who created the character, and it is sbe alone who can upboid it Yesterday afternuon she played Miss Mutton with ime menso foree, and ton delighted audience, and alter the play was unexhausted and expressed herself as rejoiced at her returning vigor. Miss Morris ts now confident of her physical ability to play this exhaustive role until the end of her engagement, near the close of this month, The fliness from which she has recently suffered is not the old trouble of the spine, for whicm she was surgically treated in Paris, but simply @ severo cold, which might have happened to any one, She believes that she has entirely recovered, and hag no expectation of any more interruptions of her en° gagement. During the present month Miss Morris will play in Brooklyn for the benetit of the sufferers by the fire, and will then go to Calitornin for a rost of two months, Sho expresses ber opinion that the new drama “Les Danichef,’’ soon to be produced at the Uniog Square Theatre, will be a great success. What the Indy bas raid of hersolf and her behof in herself, may cunclusively set at rest all the rumors in respect to her health and assure the admirers of ‘Miss Multon’ that tho play is not likely to be again liko ‘Hamlet’? with the Princo lett out, DEATH I Ranway, N. J., Jan, 6, 1877, Last evening ata quarter to cight ether was admine istered by Dr, Westlake at his office to Walter Lewis, aged twelvo years, for the purpose of extracting @ tooth, and in fifteen minutes Lewis was dead, All the medical fraternity of this city was called in and a gale vanic battery and other resturatives were used to ro. suscitate the boy, but they were unavailing, Itis be. Neved that death resulted from an irregulation of the heart, as the ether administered was not enough to render him entirely unconscious, Westinko’s who is a physician, was in attendanec. Westlake has resided in Rahway for a number of years and stands high in his profession. 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