The New York Herald Newspaper, February 25, 1877, Page 8

| NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. —__--—___ JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR, ——_-—— Ail business, news letters or telegraphic despatches must Le sddressed New York Herat. v og . Letters and packages should be properly seated. Rejected communica! ions will not be returned. WILADELPHIA OFFICE-NO. 112 SOUTH SIXTH r yICE—NO. LONDON OFFICE, OF THE NEW YORK HERALD— NO, 46 FLEET SPREE: PARIS OFFICE—AVENUE DE L'OPERA, NAPLES OFFICE—NO. 7 STRADA PACE, Subscriptions and advertisements will be received and NIBLO'S GARDEN—Anovst OLYMPIC THEATRE—Kouso FIFTH AVENUE TILE. “ WALLACK’S THEATRE—Snr Stoors 10 Coxquen, TONY PASTOR'S THEATKE—Vamiery, NEW YORK AQUARIUM, TIVOLI THEATRE—V artery. SAN FRANCIS! CHICKKRING HALL. EGYPTIAN HALL—Si No, 858 BROADWAY PARISIAN VARIETIES. COLUMBIA OPERA I BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC—Anporr Concert, THIRD AVENUE THEATRE—Wrestiinc Jon, QUADRUPLE “SHEET. oN ew YORK % Y, FEBRUARY 25, NOTICE ‘The Adams FE. TO COUNTRY DEALERS, mpuny run a special nowspaper er the P wania ad and its connections, Jersey City at « quar carrying the regular West as Harrishu it reaching Vhiladelpnin at a quarter past six A. M. and Washington ut one I. M. as far From our reports this: morning the probabilities are that the weather in New York to-day will be colder and. cloudy, or partly cloudy, possibly with light rain or snow in the morning, followed by clearing weather toward night. Wat Str Yesterpay.—The market was », but prices continued ragged and low. There wi considerable fall in Atlantic and Pacifie, New York Central and Western Union. cent cither way closed at the opening price. Government stocks were quiets while railroad bonds were dull. Money on call was easy at Bly, 3 and 2ly per cent. is us spicy as o Our “CHar By TH good novel and not half so lon; A Swerr Swinpii.—How sugars are discol- ored to dodge customs duties is explained in another column. As Ou Ex é prsey justice” pre- rented to-day adds force to the Heraup's argu- ments in the Ryan and Oschwald ease. Pex dom LVANIA made a gallant, dash for free- sterday—three Molly Maguires were degree. Now For dian Minister of F' exports balf as mu population, as the U1 Tur American Mecca is about to change its latitude and longitude, bus during its temporary location in Ohio it has witnessed more coftins suspended between heaven and the other place than were ever seen at the burial place of Mo- hammed, A Great DEAL OF THE Assets of the defunct Continental Life Insurance Company seems to consist of the company’s own stock, showing that the idea that 2 man can lift himself by pulling at his own bootstraps has still an abiding place in the human mind. FASINESS.—The Cana- ance says that the Dominion in proportion to her ited States does. A CorkesronpENT comes to the defence of the itz dog by saying that his wolf blood cannot make his bite venomous because wolf bites never produce hydrophobia, Did the gentleman never know a venomous human brute whose parents were harmless enough ? Miyor Lercn’s Suecestion, that important rifle matches should be shot on grownds not habit- ally used by either competitor, is in the interest of fair play and good fecling. Rifles may feel at home wherever they chance to be, but their own- ers’ eyes do not be Aoun THe Linerties of an able class of citi- zens ave threatened by the minions of the law. A receiver who had more than exhausted in fees, &c., the assets of a firm whose business had been intrusted to him, is requested by Judge Davis to rise ancl explain. Weare not without faith that the Court und the publie may be compelled to understand that insolvent tirms are made for re- not re ‘« for them, Now AND ARE DISCOVERED some people so fastidious as to object to having a livery stable next door to their residenee. For- tunately they are not to have matters all their own way. Other persons with equine neighbors have declared that they rather enjoy the per- fuines which emanate from stables, and some one will doubtless be found whose children liberal education from association with the wits who sit around stable doors. ‘Tae Weatier.—The storm cent ou Friday evening over the Cu moved slowly northeastward along th side of the Alleghany Mountains and over New York yesterday. Approachi city from the southward the storm induced strong northeasterly winds, which attained a maximum -of forty-eight miles per how at @& to nine A, M. yes- terday, As” © disturbance advanced the wind changed to more northerly points, and the rain which had been falling heavily turned to snow and sleet for a short time. At five o'clock Jast evening the storm centre wis to the eastward Which was na const, of New York, in about latitude 40 degrees north and longitude 72 degrees west. Its position at that time indicates thatit will move northeast ward to Nova Scotia, The area of snow and rain that attended the storm extended from Lake Michi gan to the Atlantic and as fur southward as Georgia. The highest pressure continues in Mani- toba and Dakota, where the temperature has fallen to zero, In the southwest a disturbance is developing in Mexico and the barometer has fallen decidedly on the Pacific coast. Rains have fallen in Southern Florida, The weather in New York toalay will be colder and cloudy or partly cloudy, possibly with light rain or snow in the morning, followed by cleariny, weather toward night. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1877.-QUADRUPLE SHEET. Rents and Real Estate in the City. At this time the voice of the house hunter is heard in the land; and the voice of the house agent follows like a gentle obligalo equally in echo and in altercation. It is the season when the household gods become un- easy on their pedestals, when the fire dogs growl revolt at their warm corner, and the very crane in the chimney swings out with the spirit of a peripatetic anda pilgrim. Al- though in the home of the period we must for fire dogs and crane read register and range, and for household gods the majolica monsters on the carved brackets, or perhaps the bonds in the bureau drawer, the fact is the same ; the spirit of the season inspires a vague, mysterious discontent with the home of the year and a desire for other taberna- cles, and the town is turned topsy-turvy with the new deal of old mahogany. Nobody knows precisely why this is the case—why the average family of this metro- polis cannot be happy for more than twelve months in the same house, and several philosophers who have examined the point with more or less profundity have hope- lessly given it upas an impenetrable mys- tery of nature, like the continued viability of that oldest inhabitant, a batrachian hermet- ically canned up in a bowlder for forty cen- turics. But our annual domestic revolution seems to place us in the scale of habitancy somewhere between the conservative Briton, our ancestor, who never moves if he can help it, and the red man who preceded us in these parts, and who moves always at the slightest possible provocation. In fact, our habits seem very like a compromise between these two, and it may be the British or Dutch blood in us that keeps us even a yearin one place, and the Indian example which induces the notion that ao line must be drawn somewhere to prevent man from becoming a mere vegetable ; that at least he must get out of his winter snug- gery when the grass grows, It is not, per- haps, an unmitigated evil. It puts the land- lord on his good behavior and compels the tenant to show his record, both of which are advantages; for, on the one hand, the tenant by finding the value of a record is led to cul- tivate the article ; and, on the other, the land- lord, who might, in conceivable circum- stances, hold his head so as to endanger the stars, is led to reflect on the humility of his position as a mere intermediary between the tenant and the tax-gatherer; the tax- gatherer as certain as the tide or the sunset, the tenant often painfully uncertain and evanescent. There are not yet facts enough to indicate any general tendency with regard to rents. ‘All the pressure of the times makes itself felt in the demand for houses or flats of a moderate price, and this relative increase in demand for rents within the limit of small regular incomes will at least prevent a fur- ther reduction in that class of houses, Perhaps the number of families prepared to pay athousand dollars was never so great as now; but they have not increased, as would be natural in prosperous times, by ac- cessions from the number of those who pre- viously paid five hundred dollars. They have come down from the number that previously paid two thousand. Further up, however— in the higher figures--in very expensive houses, thero is the permangncy and tran- quillity of accumulated wealth that is undis- turbed by the pressure. All the great schemes—the real estate bubbles that were filled in the speculative period which immediately followed the war—have been swept away and are done with as elements of actual transactions. All the conception of prices which was a part of those schemes has been shown to be visionary. The prolonged operation of de- pressing facts has carried us down to a realm of positive realities in this respect. Transfers are constantly made, however, and, doubtless, there are many transactions | yet in a state of uncertainty, from which sanguine projectors hoped to derive great advantage. None remain, however, that were based on mere moonshine, as wero the greater part of those in which fortunes were made by selling just before dinner what had been bought just after breakfast. Nearly all the transactions that now remain unadjusted are founded on advantageous operations that were made in liquidation of those earlier schemes. They are on the sec- ond or third stage of descent toward the real world of finance from the airy heights of romantic fortune makers. It is apparent that such stages of descent may be repeated indefinitely if holders of mortgages are so inclined ; for while we are down to real | prices forced sales are injurious to these in any times. Thus there are now many fine pieces of property in this city held with just a moderate margin outside the mort- gage—indubitably worth what they are held at if judged by any fair measure of prices— yet a forced sule would obliterate the margin and sacrifice a portion of the mortgage price. But, as itis in the interest of all parties to avoid such results, as much to prevent indi- vidual calamity as the general bad effect on prices, there is a spirit of wise moderation in this respect. In so far as that moderation is based on the hope for an early improvement we do not believe it can be disappointed. With the quiet settlement of the Presidential con- flict, which is now secure beyond doubt, we shall witness revived prosperity throughout the whole country. We have exhausted the consequences of the commercial crisis that came upon us three years ago, and we have re-established our natural relation to the commerce of the world. In the general prosperity of the country this city must have a great part ; and the value of property and schemes of railroad projectors, with all the obstacles and burdens that bad govern- | ment here has put in the way of commerce, the commercial and financial primacy of this city cannot be seriously shaken, It must remain the great central seat of trade in this country and of relations with the older continents. Becanse the real estate of | the city has been and is at the present time ina state of depression it does net follow ble than it has over yet been even in much to do as anything else with the stag- | nation in real estate operations. Improve. ments have been rushed abead with an in- will reflect that result. With all the theories | that it will not in the future be more valua- | the “inflation” times of a few years | ago. The truth is that dishonest and injudicious government has had as discriminate energy that has hampered real estate beyond its strength with assessments, and has so swelled the tax rate as to paralyze speculation. At the same time those public works which would really have benefited the property owners have been neglected, probably because they of- fered less chance of illegitimate profits to officials. If instead of boulevards and ave- nues that will be unbuilt over for years we had constructed good docks ; made a broad border street along our river fronts for the transportation of freight and merchandise and theerection of warehouses ; secured rapid transit, and put our business streets into good condition, we should not have saved our owners of real estate from a great portion of their troubles. When these improvements are made, and when the revival of business comes, the city will soon feel their effects. The necessary limit of its size and the great future that must be crowded into it will force the constantly increasing value of property from genera- tion to generation. Our Lonaon and Paris Cable Letters. London is the news brain of Europe inasmuch as everything that touches the news nerves in any part of the Continent is communicated at once to the nerve centre of England. Hence if we know the news of Lon- don, we, generally speaking, know the news of Europe. Ample, however, as the daily reports thence are we have found that a number of facts and opinions of interest remain uncabled, and hence such toothsome morsels as we lay before our readers to-day are gath- ered by onr London correspondents as a labor of love, after their routine duties are performed, England is in doubt yet about the future of the Eastern question, but we think they are hoping against hope who think that Russia is not going to war with Turkey. Against this grave difficulty aro set the woes of Wagner and the curious way Herr Jauner, of Vienna, captured “Die Walkiire.” While the successful prima donna, Patti, is airing herself in Berlin, and her disconsolate husband is cooling his heels in a railway car, and the naughty Nicolini is warbling his way light- hearted to Vienna, a cry comes from the little unfledged singing birds chirping. themselves into harmonic perfection at Milan. They ask protection from the mu- sical man. Here is a contrast which would require a whole volume of moral philosophy to exhaust its suggestiveness. American beef still holds its own, even at the aristocratic shrines of John Bull. It is as much at home in England as our potato bug has made _ itself in Germany. Stories ot old London flit across the wires in the prosaic record of changes of house property and the march of the improving architect. Many a one who reads about the Childs’ bank ledgers in Temple Bar will turn to the “Tale of Two Cities” to know more about it. There is a side view of the whole history of the Lower Empire of France in the story of the villa at Twicken- ham sold for a fashionable club the other day. Literary notes and quaint bits of gossip come to us in shoals, and they are so pleasantly put that those who run may read. Paris, madcap as she is, shakes her jaanty head and says, with a pout, that she can only talk of fashions this week, Upon such weighty matters we delicately refrain from comment. The Herald’s Storm Warnings in Europe. It is extremely gratifying to us that the work which we have ugdertaken in warning the seaports of Great Britain and Western Europe, through our London and Paris Bu- reaus, of the advent of dangerous storms, should be already productive of increased safety to the mercantile marine. As in- formed by our London cable letter of this inst., which was forwarded to London five days in advance of the arrival of the recent disastrous storm on the British and French coasts, was undoubtedly the means of preserving many vessels from shipwreck and hundreds of mariners from death. Al- though warnings of a similar character had been repeatedly sent from this side the officer in charge of the London meteor- ological office states emphaticatly that the Hrraup’s prediction was the first that has ever been fulfilled. The in- terest awakened in England by our storm warnings for the benefit of international commerce is justified by their importance to science and navigation. While our first prediction was fulfilled to the letter, our second warning, which embraced the exten- sive western coast line of the European con- tinent, is proved by our cable letter to have been equally justified. With this success at the very commencement of our labors we feel confident that the Hrraxp will become an infallible guide to the shipmaster and the merchant, informing the first when he can safely leave his anchorage and the sec- ond when he can intrust his goods to the care of the seaman. The practical advan- tages to commerce that must inevitably fol- | low this newest phase of journalism cannot | be overestimated. They will enter into the closest relationship with the events of our daily life and cannot fail to influence them beneficially, Science is making glori- ous strides toward the accomplishment of human happiness, and the Hrrarp but en- deavors to keep by her side. iG ON OREGON Mn. Conxu Senate yesterday on the resolution to sus- tain tho decision of the Zlectoral Commis- sion inthe Oregon case, ‘It was enough for him,” he said, ‘‘that the people of Ore- | gon, by a plain and undenied majority, cordance with the decision of the majority fairly cast at the ballot box. All beyond that he disclaimed ; but, as it was unneces- sary to enter into any argument on other points, he confined himself to this reason for his vote dnd yielded the floor, Mr. might proceed to its close without further | obstruction, so that the result might be ‘announced and tho country be relieved | trom further unsettlemont and anxiety. morning the HruaLp warning of tho 14th | —Mr. Conkling | | made a brief and sensible speech in the honestly and intentionally voted for the republican electors.” The vote of | the State ought to be counted in ac. | Conkling expressed the wish that the count | An End of Filibustering. The proceedings in the House of Repre- sentatives yesterday, after the withdrawal of the Senate from the joint convention to con- sider and determine the objection to the de- cision of the high commission in the Oregon case, remove all apprehension of the defeat of the object of the Electoral law by a fac- tious opposition to the completion of the count. An effort was made in the House by the extremists on the democratic side to adjourn over until Monday mornirg; but this was defeated by forty-six majority on a fair test vote. he announcement of the gratifying result was immediately followed by a motion for a recess until half-past nine Monday morning, and this, to the conster- nation of the filibustering element, was ruled out of order by the Speaker as of a dila- tory character. The debate then proceeded, and at the expiration of the two hours the joint convention again assembled, the Oregon decision was sustained by the fail- ure of an agreement between the two houses for its rejection, and the count of the elec- toral votes was resumed, When Pennsylva- nia was reached an objection to the qualifi- cation of one elector was made ; the two houses again separated, and, pending the consideration of the objection, took a recess until ten o'clock to-morrow morning. The separation on the Pennsylvania voto was in conformity with an understanding with the republicans, and does not indicate any: further undue opposition to the con- tinuance of the count, which will be com- pleted probably on Wednesday next. Many democrats who were disposed to favor fac- tious delay have become convinced of the mistake of sucha policy, but nevertheless desire to get their whole case fairly on the record. They now understand that they could not expect public sympathy if they should oppose the final action of a commis- sion they were almost unanimously in favor of creating, and thus draw upon the country the very evils it was designed to prevent. If the democrats could find justification for defeating the object of the Electoral bill be- cause the decision of the commission is adverse to their party, then the republicans would have been justifiable in acting simi- larly should the result have been adverse to them, and the whole settlement would have been farcical as well as fraudulent. Reflec- tion has thinned the ranks of the extremists ; but if they ever had any hope of success the decisions made by Speaker Randall yester- day must have convinced them of their error. It is now certain that further attempts at filibustering, if any should be made, will be promptly voted down, and that Mr. Randall’s rulings will be as sound in the future as they were yesterday. Joe Coburn and Sergeant Thompson, One of the important elements in the effi- ciency of the law to repress crime is that its operations should not only be sure, but swift. In:mediate punishment seems to ap- pall the bad elements of the community, that are not in the least distumbed at the contemplation of the fact that justice may be hard on them— next year. Because we believe this we have no sympathy with the harsh as- saults that have been made on the criminal authorities over the shoulders of Coburn, assaults which imply that to be energetic in the administration of justice denotes ani- mus and is a good ground for impugning the motives of the authorities. But Coburn, be ho what he may, is as much entitled to a fair trial as any other man in the community, and should have it and will un- doubtedly get it. All the facts of the case will then come out, and we shall be able to learn whether the allegations made against the conduct of the police have any founda- tion. But while the case of Coburn is pressed we should like to know why a little of the “railroading” process has not been applied in the case of Sergeant ‘Lhompson, of the police. He also is charged with a ruffianly assault. We hope that the fact that Coburn assaulted policemen and | Thompson a private citizen does not consti- tute a difference in favor of Thompson, Sauce for the prize-fighting goose is sauce for the police gander, and we hope it will.be well applied to both. Pulpit Topics To-Day. After the late developments in insurance business Dr. Talmage ought to rain red hot shot on the heads of some insurance people to-day, until thoy, like some of their viec- tims, shall suffer the pangs of the second death even while they live here. Neither grace, mercy nor peace should find prom- inent place in his treatment of them, even though, like some of Mr. Searles’ hearers, they should profess sudden conversion. There are things to be remembered, as Mr. Hepworth says, and the treatment of the insured by insurance companies should not be forgotten, especially when they and their business are under consideration, Broad- way gamblers have attracted some atten- tion within a few months past, and to-day Mr. Bell promises to bring good news to them and to reveal some secrets, perhaps, of their business and lives. Murder and di- yorce, too, have attracted not a little atten- tion lately, and it must surely be interesting | to get aclear and concise view of Christ's opinion of those crimes as it will be given | by Dr. Smith. What a grand triumph of faith it would be if Mr, Jones should come to the pastorate of one of the vacant Baptist churches of this city! He could then, with greater ease and better prospect of success, shoot across the river at his ancient foe, the Long Island Baptist Associa- tion. For years he fought that body ata Long Island while its headquarters were in Brooklyn. ‘To-day he will show what a boy in the hands of Jesus may do. Wisdom and understanding as gifts of the Holy Ghost will be dilated upon by Dr. Ewer, The woman at the well will be introduced by Dr. ‘Armitage. Musical Miscries. From our report of an interview with Mr, Strakosch it becomes very evident that when Caux she stepped from a brilliant stage into a bad box. She had determined to be wed- ‘ded only to her art—art which never are never notes of hand, But she changed | her mind and so changed her master, and instead of the “staffs” which her art always keeps in their places, she found herself leaning upon a broken reed. Her adorer had a title, and Patti was a rich American girl; what else could have been expected? The Empress of France advised the match, and the thoughtless girl accepted it, regardless of the fact that matches made in royal fac- tories are always sure to make a blaze. Ac- eustomed to be well ‘supported” on the stage, she departed from the royal way of prima donnas and bound herself to sup- port somebody else, with the result that she had to indorse notes instead of sing them, and settle scores that made more music than tune, Appearing first as a “sharp” the Marquis de Caux turned out to be a wretched ‘‘flat,” and has ever since disturbed the harmony of the canta- trice’s career, It is even reasonably certain that he has earned the right to that musical appellation, a ‘‘bent.” It is to be hoped that her tedious and un- fortunate rehearsal may have warned her against any tendency to repeat, and that the measures of men are not as easily mastered as those of music. She can wed her first love without let or hindrance from the courts, always know where to find him, have her own way, and be adored to her great disadvantage from the upper end of the pretty Patti married the Marquis de | | gambles, cannot drink, and whose notes | heart's content without “slur,” “bar” or “rest.” For How Long? The Henatp special despatch from the city of Mexico, via Havana, brings in- formation of the temporary settlement of political affairs in that country by the as- sumption of the duties of chief Executive by General Diaz, pending the final decision of the people as to the next Presidency. The Presidential glectors thus far chosen are said to be in favor of Diaz by a large majority ; hence the military leader probably only an- ticipates by a brief period the result which will be reached by the popular vote. Indeed, as possession in Mexico may be said to be rather more than nine points of the law, General Diaz, although now only styl- ing himself an ad interim ruler, may be fairly regarded as the regularly installed Mexican President, at least until the next successful revolution. Ashe is a gallant and popular soldier he will probably be able to hold his own, or what he has made his own; and, after all, a military President with a strong arm is perhaps the best ruler our neighbors across the Rio Grande can have. The mili- tary reputation of the new President should at least insure a better observance of inter- national obligations on the borders and the breaking up of the pestilent guerilla bands which are constantly jeopardizing the peace of the two countries. One of the first acts of President Diaz has been the appointment of José Mata as his Secrotary of the Treasury. Sefior Mata was Mexican Minister to Washington up to 1863, and has recently been here as a commis- sioner from his government to deliver to the United States the first instalment of the award of the Mixed Commission. He is a gentleman of superior financial ability, experienced in diplomatic affairs, and of courteous and pleasing manners. If the new President displays as much judgment in the selection of the other members of his Cabinet as he has shown in this instance he LONDON'S WORED-GLANCE Doubt and Uncertainty on the Eastern Question. THE WOES OF WAGNER. How a Viennese Impresario Captured “Die Walkure.” JOHN OXENFORD AT WORK A Movement to Protect Musical Girl Students from the Harpies of Milan. THE BATTLE OF THE BEEF. Musical, Literary, Geographica} ana Society Notes. The Herald’s Fulfilled Storm Warnings Exciting Attention. METEOROLOGY AND JOURNALIGM, [BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Lonpon, Feb. 24, 1877, The extraordinary lull on the Eastern question which has succeeded to last week’s ominous oute look might lead the hasty observer to suppose that the diplomatic atmosphere was growing clearer. Unfortunately, it is in all probability only the calm before the storm; the present silence is quite as threatening as the past excitement. The English government is apparently endeavoring to induce Russia to consent to a plan that will give Turkey tume to put her loudly proclaimed reforms into ac- tive operation. The Parliament seems disinclined to discuss the diMculty ia its present delicate shape, and the liberal opposition are vacillating 1n¢ undecided. RUSSIA’S CHANGE OF BASE. The opinion prevails here that Russia's base of operations against Turkey have been shifted from Europe to Asia, and that the force from which the best results are expected will operate through Persia by the courtesy and with the assistance of the Shah, who wants more territory and would be glad to take it at the expense of his rival in the head- ship of the Mohammedans throughout the world, The army on the Pruth would, according to this theory, at the worst occupy the Turks in Bulgaria and along the line of the Balkan while 150,00@ Russian troops marched across Asia Minor to the Bosphorus itself. ANOTHER MONTH TO WAIT. A Prussian officer just arrived in Berlin from Kischeneff gives a highly favorable account of the Russian army, but it is positively asserted that Russia in no case will commence hostilities before March 31. A despatch from Berlin further states:— “It is announced in well informed circles that the will prove that he is as good a statesman as soldier. Our special despatch states that the Church party have not had much suc- cess in the Congressional elections, and that “order reigns in Warsaw.” PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Kernan is calm, Chandler feels good and red. Bradley is playing *‘oight up.”? English ladies tatk of playing polo, ‘Troasury girls do not fight mit Tilden. Thurman is sturdy and yet democratic. Blue glass shirt bosoms keep a long time. V. P. Wheeler called on General Sherman, Ladies’ neckerchtefs should be of flowors. Senator Dens, of Maryland, likes terrapin. Chict Justice Waite is sitting to Vinnie Ream. Hayes has got his blue glass eyes on the South, Under biue glass Mr, Tilden may sot be sucessful. Somebody says that McCrary stadied with Bradley. Lowell walks and fishes and woars an English beard, Mme, deStadl said, ‘You are mad—that 18, you arc German.’” Count and Countess Desfours, of France, aro at tho St. Nicholas, Owing to bard times the English army 1s being rapidly recruited. Swann, of Maryland, has @ beautiful white mus- tache and 1s in favor of peace. Tho Comte do Chambord, who thinks of celebrating his silver wedding, Js childless, Princess Louise recently wore a garnet velvet dress trimined with green satin and steel, Since the late theological discussion ladies wear aprons in tho shape of banana Jeaves, It appears that within a year England will have im- ported Chinamen to do work in the collicrics. Congressman Willis, of Now York, rides horseback every afternoon with his beautilu! young wife. The Welsh, who are descendants of tho ancient Bri- tons, are not in love with the Princo of Wales, Mr. Talmage witlon Sanday row his usual sermon over the usual course and catch tbe usual crabs, If RaMaelle, the great painter, bad lived until the 28th of March he would havo been 400 years ola. It may ve well to say that “the sigos” of business improve, but that the business itself does not improve, People of Boston complain that at Thomas’ concerts there is too much talking by vivacious youths of both eoxes, Governor Hayes says unmistakably that it he is elected President he will foster local self-government in the South, Mr. Gatling, inventor of the gun of that name, has brought out a new mitrailleuse, from which 300 rounds ‘a minute can be tired, Kugene Durnin, formerly of Tammany Hall, 1s the most popular among the associate sergeants-at-arms of the House at Wasbington, Professor Tyndall's check for $100 to the relatives of those who perished by the Brooklyn fire is the work of an honest Englishman, Christine Nilsson bas sent to Wegto, the town where- in sho was born in Sweden, three magnificent chando- liers for the front of the church, An English critic complains that the use of the red cross as an emblem of philanthropy in war 1s abused by sutlers, bummers and own officers. The Messrs. Clark, well Known theological publish- ers of Edinburgh, have ja press a translation of the excellent work of M. Junet on “Final Causes,’ The poem of “John Gilpin’s Ride,” by Cowper, bas | eighty-three per cent of its words in one syllable, | while Shakespeare has eighty-one and Dickens seven- ty-tive, Senator Ingalls, of Kansas, is a college man, and he is forty-tour years old. He is the most literary man in the Senate, and he looks like aclothes pole ani- mated with conscience, ‘Tom Swann, of West Virginia, who may happily get Justice Davis’ place on the Sapremo Bench, 18 a cousin of Prosident Grant, and was in favor of the third | term, whieh the Hrnano killed, | It is pleasant to anticipate that when the foreign roiling on the waves, | tourist in the near future sails up the beantiful | harbor of New York ho shall seo tho French statue in all its magnificence, and hundreds of spitz dogs Czar will certainly await the Powers’ replies to Prince Gortschakoff's circular before attacking Turkey.” A SIGNIFICAWT VISITOR. General Ignatieff, accompanied by his wife, is ex+ pected soon in London. A gvod many surmises are made as to the object of his visit, but it is generally admitted to signify that Russia i determined to have a strong man at the Bnitish capital who will be capable of laying the views of his master, proper light before the party leaders, A man whose thorough knowledge of every branch of the Fastern question will make him an authority, and of first.class diplomatic abilities, will be needed to keep English imprudence from dragging Great Britain into war as soon as the Russian army commences its onslaught on the Turks. Such a man is Ignatieff, as Lord Salisbury himself, one of the most obstinate of men and rarely unpressed with another man’s ability, well knows, RUSSIA'S DECISION. Le Nord, of Brussels, to-day publishes a letter from St. Petersburg declaring that England will obtain no concession from Russia short of an agree- ment for the coercion of Turkey. In case the Porte persists in its refusal to execute reforms England's present attitude might even precipitate Russia's decision to abandon an attitude which is neither peace nor war, yet imposes upon Russia all war's sacrifices. GLOOMY VIEWS AT BERLIN. The HERALD correspondent at berlin telegraph@ that the Emperor’s speech has not removed the prevalent anxiety. To-night, indeed, he says a wat on Turkey is considered inevitable, but Berlin ig always pessimistic, SERVIA'S BARGAIN. An agreement between the Porte and the Ser vian envoys was “concluded in Constantinople to-day, Prince Milan will address a let ter to the Sultan accepting the Turkish conditions, except those claiming equality for the Jews in Servia and the right of the Porte tobe | diplomatically represented. at Belgrade. The | Sultan will grant Prince Milan a new firman, de- termining the future relations of Servia and Turkey. The Montenegrin delegates are expected to ar. rive at Stamboul March 2. THE CZAR EXPLAINS. The Persian Minister has communicated to the Sultana despatch from the Shah explaining that the assemblages of troops on the Turkish frontier are solely meant to prevent the depredations of a nomadic tribe. These assemblages have been ors dered to cease, AUSTRO-HUNGARY, A conference of the constitutional party of the | Reichsrath, held in Vienna to-day, resolved that the government's plan for the formation of the bank's board of directors is not inadmissible, nevertheless the party reserves freedom of action upon the com. promise proposals, especially regarding the appoint ment of vice governors of that bank as an open | question. A GERMAN OFFICER ON WEST POINT. Major Golz, Who was sent by the German Wat Minister to the United States to study the military institutions of America, has given an interesting lecture in the Prussian capital on his experiences, praising the effictency of the high classed officers an@ declaring them to be men of the highest technical abilities. GERMANY AND TILE UNITED STATES, The Berlin papers continue to express thei? the Czar, in their . - =