The New York Herald Newspaper, March 1, 1877, Page 4

WAGNER. This Year's Performances of the “Ring of the Nibelungs.” GERMAN GOVERNMENT SUPPORT. ‘alas ‘A Letter from Richard Wagner—Singers for the Forthcoming Performances. Musica, Feb. 8, 1877. Ihave received from Herr Wagner a copy vf the letter which he recently addressed ‘to the Directors of the Richard Wagner Societies.” As it is the Grstauthen- tic declaration of bis mtentions with regard to future | festivals at Baireuth, it will be received with univer- | gal iuterest, and I haye taken the trouble to translate | it as folio’ RS ADDRESS. st year’s performances at Bal- reuth I could not but find in the | ng apression Which the festival had wade upon the preat majority ot the public & most encouraging incentive toa repes tition and continuance of woatT hud begun, But ib WAGn “At the close of the did not escape me, on tie other band, that if the original char of my — undertaking ere. 10 «be preserved intact, “I must make fresh endeavors to strengthen auew the purposes oundation. Tbe external su happily confuting in their progress the discourayi oh ut first were spread by an influential part of was so UD- tustakable that to an caterprising speculator their finmediate and continued repetition might have proved source of no inconsiderable gain, What prevented such repetition was not only the impossibility of de- taming theartists who took part in them any longer in Baireuth, but also the reileciion, which forced iseit upon me, that by thus proileriug our labors to a merely paying public we should be renouncing utterly those ‘its which 1 had originally promised tny patrons to which had governed its cess of the performanc uphold. This same reilection lads ine now to hesitate tu announce publicly n of the festival tor | this year, jance by offertng tickets of admis S ARTISTIC A! ‘pation of iny hesitation I reter to the “Por the exp! words of ny first ‘Add Aiter I bad there exp! my undertaking, 1a it into execution solely to the friends of my art and to such as might fecl voluntarily impelled 10 aid tue in the attainment of my aims, It was tu this sense that the co operanon, Which shortly proved its sincerity by affording me mcuns for the inauguration, as well us for the further execu my plans, was conducted, But if it was my fortun to be satisfied, | neverthe: logs found mysejt also finally compelica vy the stress of wew circumstances tO address myseli to the curiosity of the public in general and olfer tickets ot admission for gale, Hence both my work and the artists, Who, with the utmost unselfishness, devoted their powers to 118 pertormance, were put into that false position of publicity ip whieh both had equally to suifer. Hence also arose the misunderstanding that 1 was irying to thrust my work and the style of its performance loreibly upon the opera-heartng peblic in geperal; whe on the contrary, my purpose, as I had detinitely explained it, set lorth cieurly as its single aim tuo presentation of my work to those who were its supporters and well wishers. EXCLUDING THE SCOPFERS. “I think, theretore, that 1 must now return to the Strict limits of my original intention, sinco it 1s 1m- possible for mo any longer to eilow the proper and true supporters of my undertaking to be put into the most aggravating position by tuose whom ouly the purpose of disturbing my work and its impression Grogs to their side, Lowe this to my audience not tomy artists, whom I sought, both im the ing and im their Whole relation » puvlic, to lead into a sphere of artistic per- formauce in Which they might rise above the abuses veined the character of of our common operatic representations, At present, however, we have only taken tho first step 1m the’ formation of this new styie; ‘on every side are deliciencivs to be made up, and in- ‘fn under- periections (which must necessarily ching wo aking at once so novel and sou be smoothed away, But this e} will be tuil of most important consequen man theatrical ari, should not be made im We preseace of spectators whose understanding is bampered by hostility. On the contrary, We must be certain thay we ure in the preseuce of those who are one with us in their desires and aims, in order thus to estab- lish the ouly eflicicut school for dramauico-musical Mupersouution, Which attempts from other quarvers aud by diferent means, but always without success, have been made to tound, ‘THE PROPOSED SOCIRTIES. “My aims in this direction have been from the outset rightiy appreciated by those men who, in consequence ol my Brst appeal, cued jortuwith to estublish tes for the promouon of its object. 1_-these so- cieties, since Ubey did not comprise the wealthiest por- tion of the public, could not supply te macerial supe port necessary to altain the witimate aims of the under taking, they coustiiuted, nevertheless, by the clearly expressed purpose of their union, the moral basis of the enterprise, To these hitherto active societies, thereiore, 1 now turn in the desire to see issued to the friends at large of my arts call for the Jor ‘society of Patrous (Patronat-Verein) for v and Maintenance of the Stago Festivals yeuth.’? By the name I give this so to indicate whole utility it 1s des form, ‘This Will uo longer have to extend, like the previous co-operation of my — patron to the foundation of the entire undertaking by erection of a theatre and the furnishing of scenic necessaries, but to insuing repetiions con- tinued annually and ampulied iu the sense which [ have elsewhere detinitey indicated, In accordance with a plan, the details of wuich remain to be agreed upon, this’ socloty would have to take, at 100 marks cach ($ 1,000 seats foreach of the three annual performances; and such seats would be cou Signed only to those Who, in accordance with the reg lations of the society, had been admitted to its mem- bership. in y I mean gned to per- MUSIC AND THK POOR. “It bas, however, always been my fntention to give B number of free seats to those who lacked the means of paying lor them, especially to young men of in- dusiry aud promise. As the bestowai of these uckets would be attended with great difliculty, through the telection of those deserving the distinction, the matier made an appropriate and desirable means of tight opening relations Wiih the bigbest authorities of the 3ta Already in my earhest communications | designated the ultimate co-operation of the State acthorities as the rewarding success which [ expected and bespoke, so soon as I should have suceeeded, through the first performances of my work, in getting inaciear light tue special character of my artistic sims and of the undertaking fouuded upou them, Il, then, 1 may hope thay equally with Frouchmen, Enghstinen and Americans who lave ex- pressed definitely and clearly their correct understand. lug of the siguilicauce of my labors, intelligent men ot the German nation are aiso capable, by their own Showing, of a like appreciation, I would now venture actually to claim my success; and, in conformity therewith, I #hould be glad to commit to the proposed General Society of Patrons the office of apply in German Parliament tor liberal support ol the stage festivale, This donation, 1 order to be success. 1ul, Would lave to reach the yearly sum of 100,000 marks. With this eum tue corresponding number of seats Would be purchased and distributed under State supervision Iree of charge to those deserving the dis- wiocuon, Through this measure would algo be realized in the most eilicieat manner the project of giving the whole undertaking, to its great honor, a national char- acter; and thus for the first ume a theatrical instit tion would r v the stamp of national importance even in retereuco 19 its management. For by the ac- Ceptance of this plan the State autworities would win an interest in Lue eurne rvation of the original eharacter—eisewhere sallicieutly specitied—of this unique theatrical institution, since with them it must Fest to kuow that its management 3s kept free from money-making speculations aud direeted solely to the end of fosteriby We declared artistic aims, It would lead me too far to take into consideration in this pla plans for the future exccution of this suggestion, pecially since Wing to it are matters which those who ha nly the cause itself, and not any personal will quickly and easily ar range. That the first steps may betore long be take! perbaps through a convention of delegates trom the Kovieties, 18 my CATUESst Wish, to suguest which bas Deen tho occasion of my addressing this communic tion to the honored directors of the titherto exist) Wagner societies. RICHARD WAC ¥ HoPKS. advantay: WAGNER If this letter contains suggestions which those best Acquainted With the resources and inclinations of the German government can scarcely hope to sce realized, {t is none the Jess in perfect harmony with the uitimace aims which Wagner has always cherished. The earliest ae wollas the lutest perlormances of his works con vinced him that their adequate performance was not fo be expected upon any ordinary stage, This was not because the demand for variety and beauty of sconery exceeded the resources of the best theatres, but be- cause the entirely novel charscter of bis works re- quires a style of performance which is totally at vari- ance with all established operatic traditions, For more than 200 years the opera bas been scarcely moro than @ protext for the sustamed display of the voices of the singers, and the libretto has had no higher office than to supply an excuse for stringing together arias, But with Wagner the fext is a drama, aod no Fepresentation of his works can be complete uuless the perfyrmers are both singers and actors. How far this necessary condition 1g ‘rows being realized may be judged after a visit to any of the best German theatres. The singers, througo long ao quaintaned with Hbrettos devoid of all dramatic worth, fail ulterly in almost all the qualities which | make up on actor, even of ordinary merit; and their long training im @ style of music which sacrifices the werds to every caprice af musical contortion makes coptions, incapable of pronouncing y enough to make their meaning them, with rare the words “istin Underswod, SINGERS AND ACTORS. To remedy this state of things was Wagner's aim in | building 4 spocia) \ucaive iu Buirouth, He kuew that sto the friends ot my art,’ | for the meuns of carrying | jn the performance of his works upon any ordinary singe the Mapper of rendering them must rather be brought down to tbe level to which the singers wero accustomed than elevated to that which their povel charucter demanded. Indeed this was all the more certainly to be expected since, on tho most favorable calculation, no theatre could be expected to give more than one performance of a work of Wagner's to every live perlormances o! the operas of composers with the very apposite tendencies, Wagner sought, therefore, by Withdrawing the porformance of his works trom ordinary stage inilucnces to lay the foun. dation of @ bigher order o1 dramatic perform- avee; and to this end the first steps were tuken last summer in Baireuth. A single summer, however, Gould not be expected Lo supplant the tradi- tions of 200 years; and had Wagner designed making no further endeavors toward imparting to singera a better method, the building of a special theatre tor jew weeks’ service would have been a piece of extravae gant folly, But bis purpose, as be had previously ox- plained it, had always been to make the festivals at Baireuth & permanent source of dromatic culture, to wh ch singers, already masters of the technical studies of their protession, should come trom all Germany to receive the fiuishing education that would make them artists, [twas not proposed, of course, to make the festivals a series of repetitions of The Ring des Nibel- ungen,” but they were to bo amphiled from time to time by the addition of whatever works might repay the trouble of a model performance. ‘THE SCOPE OF WAGNER'S ENDEAVORS, Nobody fumpiur with the German operate stage can deny the necessity that some such measure should be undertaken; and the great advantage which the dra- matic art of any nation would gain, if such a plan were carried into exveution, is obviously beyond the need of comment, The chicf difficulty Hes in carrying at out im the particular mauuer which Waguer bas indi- | cared, Impressed with the natioual importance of his | undertaking, he wishes to seo it come finally under na- tonal control; but even his most sanguine ‘friends ex- | press no hope that the government, already burdened with the nucessity of its enormous army, Will enter. tain for a moment this prospect of new expenditures, A small amount of practical foresight ought to have brought this reflection home to Wagner betore he ven- tured to make publi in the best iniormed circles here that King Louis of Bavaria has expressed no little disapproval of the in- considerate way in Which the composer—ot whom he is the chief friend und patron—hus seen fit to act. His Majesty might bimsell bave guaranteed, at least for two years, the sum which Wagner thought necessary, for ine ‘intense popular interest which tne’ last six months’ controversy over tho music of the future bas awakened gives abundant asguranco that, ou a repetition of the Iestival at tho proposed reduced prices, a far larger sum than the’ money advanced will be réfunded, Moreover, by the time two more | performances at Baireuth had been given, the permanent and national value of the | undertaking which Wagner proposes would, in all | stood, and ap appeal to the German Parhament might | not be unsuccessiul, For the present, however, all | speculations as to how the establishment of the pro- posed national school of musical und dramatic art will | Unally be effected ure most uncertain. Whether the | plan will be carried oui by the King of Bavi the German government or by the subscriptions of private individuals (some of whom have already offered most liberal aid); all these aro questions to which no positive answer can yet be given, All that can be definitely stated is that, in answer to Wagner's appeal, action has already been taken in one quarter toward the formation of a “Society of Patrons.” The | Berlin Wagner Soviety met last week and made ar- | rangements for the payment by instalments of the 100 marks which entities him who pays it to membership and a seat at one performance of the “Ring des Nibe- lnngeni; more than sixty members Joined at ouce. Similar action will be taken next week by the Waguer | Societies in Munich and elsewhere, HOSTILE CiITICISM, It may be as well to state distinctly that all remarks which Wagner, in the communication transiated above has made concerning the character of the audience which he expects, are directed solely against a body of carping deciaimers, of whom people in America are provably iu biisstul ignorance, Three-fourths of tho hostile eriticism which, during the last six months, has expressed itself in German pamphlets and newspa- pers as & mass of incoherent declamation, which, giv- ing no evidence for any of its conclusions, and exnibit- jug reither the desire nor the ability to explain any of tne characteristics of Wagner’s work, contenta liseli with repeating “His music Is the most wearisome abomsnation that a musical hearer was ever lorced to endure.” To which Wagner replies:—“You aro not compeiled to endure it, anu, a8 your presence is rather disagreeable than otherwise, you had better stay awuye” Practically, however, they are just as much at liberty to come as before. No oath of allegiance is obliged io be sworn by those who would enter the *so- ciety of Patrons.’’ Its membership ts open to ail, In proot of this 1 make the following extfuct from a let. ter from Wagner, which I received a few days ago, Enclosing a copy of the above communication bo say: probability, be much more generally under- ANOTHER LETTER FROM WAGNER, By the enclosed circular you see what course T have ro- solved to tuke in order to preserve my stage festivals from + * Whoever wishes to attend the pei ly to apply ior membership of the, “socle .”” for which ho has to pay 100 marks ($25). This im to one seat at one performance, three of which wi.lbe given every vear, Until the society is completel; orziinized application should be made to Friedrich uscel. .# bunker, Bayreuth, RICHARD WAGNEK, THY NEXT PERFORMANCES. The method of obtaining tickets being thus Indicated the question of greatest interest ts, When will the next performances at Buireuth be given?” It was at first proposed to omit the festival altogother this year, as Wagner, who has not been latoly tn the beat of health, neoded rest as well as oppor- tunity to finish bis new drama, ‘*Parcival,” which ig to be the complement of “Lohengrin.” But the agerness to hear tue trilegy is so great that it has been med advisable to repeat it th year and 80 strike while the iron is hot. But no positive announce. ment thut the performance will take place can yet be made, since the arrangements with the singers and members of the orchestra are not complete. 1 have little doubt, however, that by the time th letter reaches America, If not before, the date of this year’s festival will have been sent by telegraph. WAT IS DOING. Meanwhile I have authority for stating what ar- rangements have been made up to the present time. who sang the part of Siegiried, bas been under vot since last yeur’s festival, as he was during the preceding year, not to sing upon any stage. Under tue instruction of Professor Hey, of the Royal Music School here, be has devoted all his time to the study of bis réle, ‘Of the otber singers who have thus far re- sponded to Wagner’s invitation to sing next summer Betz, who appeared as Wotan, is the ouly one who has declined, Niemann will ugain sing Siexmund Voul, Schlosser, Scheflsky and the others from Manich will appear in sheir former churacters. Materna, who 18 under engagement at the royal opera in Vienua, will also appear again as Brinnhilde, Hans Ricnter, Wag- ner’s devoted friend, is also under engagement at Vienna; but as he took care to insert in his original contract the provision that Mr. Jaunor should not in- terfero with any services which, In times of inactivity at Vienna, Wagner might require of bim, he is in no danger ol suffermg irom any new phase of trickery which the Vienna nianager may exhibit, and be will «certainly conauct the orchestra at the next perform. ances, CRITICS OR FOOLS. No further particulars conceruing the arrangements can now be given, Changes will be made in the sup- porters of some of the lesser characters of the trilogy; but these are still indefinite, and 1 have al- ready stated far more than 18 kuown by any peopie here’ but those who are in direct personal communica- tion with Wagner. Unul the performances are posi- tively announced the German public will have to cons teat itsell with meditating upon the suggestions of Wagner's last letter, These have already occasioned no little bewilderment among the daily newspapers. Never having taken the trouble to consult Wagner's own writings, bis hostile critics have been accustomed to rogero the theatre at Baireuth as a sbrine for Wag ner worship, the erettion of which was prompted by the composer's love of — self-gloriication. — It has caused them no little surprise, therefore, to discover that Wogner’s uadertaking aims at nothng less than an improvement of the quality of dramatic representation through- out the entire nation, The attempt to reconcile this new discovery w'th the criticisms formerly advanced has led to not a few amusing exhibitions, The Vienna papers, for exampie, guided in their hostility by the first of superficial critics, Edward Hanslick, meet Wagner's circular with the exclamation, “What sort of @ composer can this be? Beethoven and Mozart never wanted any special theatres and subsidies tor their music, ’? THE LACK OP GENIUS. This reminds me of a similar attempt to prove Wagner's lack of genius which a German critic serious'y advanced a few weeks ago. Ruphacl, tue writer sald, vever Walked in the streets of Florence, butcrowds foliowed him and mothers strupgled to have him kiss their babies; but has this ever been the case with Wagner? Such method of argument ve trays the ditches of imbecility into which the opposi- tion to Wagner nas fall It is very much as though one should try to prove that a given writer could not possibly be a poet since had never been, like Stake- ssted for deer stealing. The French papers had their thng at the Wagner circular, and I sbould not be doing credit to the persistency with | which they carp at everything on this side of the Rhine i 1 did not quote an example. I find the tol- Jowing paragraph in the Paris Figaro, always more witty than wise :— Kichard Wagner announees to the faithful his return from Ituly in an epist tined 0 das the Kpistle to the gins by repeating that there i Hut fore ny heretical s« 5 invented for this pa mply wll who st.’ So much for the But as « row to the faithful Wagner en- ave pertormedfor # society of partisans (und for only), Year alter yenr, the sume diving music ot the jnogen;” besides whieh, to prove his patriotsn nment bim an anndal su! rks. To this pi al, it Is eroatly to be toured, the nuns, Who are practical people, will turn a deat ekr—a result Uiat may be imagined without diflicnity | when one has been once ty Buireuth, i "Ni Wagner advises the sidy of 100,006 THE CUBAN FLAG. Some Spanish residents have expressed dissatisface tion with the local authorities in pormitting the Cuban flog to oat from the Ciy Hall on the occasion of the obsequies Of Vice President Aguilcra. The necessary euthority was not given by Commissioner of Public Works Campbell and Mr. Henry D. Purroy, President ot the Board of Aldermen, who bave control of the matter. Their directions, it appears, only extended to the placing of the remains tn (ue Governor's room atthe City Hall, The flag was brought down to the | City Hail op Sunday last by some Cuban sympathizers and hoisted over the dome by one of the keepers, Whether this action will have the efleet of bringing on a war between Spain aad the United States remuing | 0 be seen, his proposal, and it 1s whispered | AMUSEMENTS, ¥ STEINWAY HALT. It 4s seldom that so large and brilliant anaudience assembles, even in Steinway Hall, as was last night Teappearance of assembled to welcome the the celebrated violinist Ole Bul, It was & pleasure looked forward to with anxiety by the larger part of the audience. When the graceful figure of the old man appeared on tho stage he was welcomed with a warmth and enthusiasm which lett no room to doubt the place ho held in the hearts of the music-loving public of New York. Tall and well proportioned, with a figure that the youngest beau might cuvy, the old man stepped forth lightly, and wih a graceful bow acknowledged the warm reception tendered him, and, shaking back his snow white locks, prepared to play, In ‘an instant the hall became so sijent that the rustle of a renee made an alarming noise, Every ear was went to catch the strains of tne magician’s violin. Here was an involuntary tribute to genius, higher und beiter than the loud applause which preceded, Ole Buil tgif @ grand concerto of bis own composition, which afforded him ample scopo for tho display of his magaificent execution, ‘I'he concerto was di- vided into three parts—an ‘‘allogro mmstoxo,”” ‘adagio sentimentale” and a ‘rondo pastorale. ‘Tbe varying sentiments were admirably expressed and the heartstrings of the audience were made to throb in unison with the strings of the violin, touched by a master hand, Later i the evening be played another ot his own works, a “sicilianae urantella,” and, in auswer to a rapturous encore, gaye a selection of American national airs, & compliment which the audience was not slow to ackhowiedge, Mine, Essi- poif played a ballad trom Chovin’s opus 23 and sel tions from Mendelssohn's “Songs Without Words,” which were exccuted with a grace and breadth of effect which captivated the andience aud won for the artiste enthusiastic applause. AIMEE IN A NEW ROLE. ‘The present week bas beon set apart at the Eagle Theatre tor the presentation of ‘La Boulangére a des Ecus,” “The Rich Gakeress," an opera bouje which has never before been heard in this country, The music is by Offenbach, the score by Meilhac and Halévy, Although vicious and amusing throughout, and showing many of the qualities which have made M. Offenbucu’s opera bouses 0 popular, “La Houlan- gore” will add but little to his reputation, It 13 suid, however, to have met with great success in Paris, and has drawn good houses #0 far, so that there is lite tle doubt of its mecting with a limited success in this city. “Mile, Aimee, of course, makes a most charming Margot, the rich bakeress, and her singing of the Spanish song, “La Paloma,” in the tast act, 1s a de- cided bit. M. Raoult 18 capital ag Beruadille, Mile. Dupare wins much favor as Tomen, The opera is an- mirubly mounted and dressed, MISS MILLET’S CONCERT AT CHICKERING HALL. Tho testimonial concert given to Miss Hattio L. Millet, lastmight, attracted a large number of Indies and gentlemen to Chickering Hall, She was assisted by a numberof artists, including Miss Louise Finch and Messrs, George Ejlard, J, 1. Nilsen, W. C, Baird, G. E. Aiken, Jules G, Lumbard, as voculists; Mr. George W. Colby, pianist; Mr, J. Booth McAdam, organist, and Mr, Edward Mollenhauer, ‘The concert was quito successful, being one of those pleasant affairs which do not pretend to the higher degrees of musical excellence, but belong to the undetermined borderiand between amateur and professional music, Tnero huve been an unusual number of concerts of this kind given in New York this scason, and we are glad ot the fact, because it shows that the musical education of all classes dur- ing the last ten years ts bearing blossoms if not fruit. Our church choirs deserve much credit tor tho improvement, for tuey give opportunity tor the training of native volees and educate thousands of people who seldom visit theatres or operus in finer schvols of music, This doncert in sev- eral respects disclosed thorough culture, im others it was decidealy weak. Somo of the voices lacked train- ing, while a great deal of the music was of the drawing. room kind—£nglish ballads, French and Italian ro- mances. Miss Millet was introduced to the audience by Gounod’s beautiful “Ave Maria’’—not so pure, in our estimation, as Schubert’s—in which she wus uccompa- nied by the violio, organ and piano. Her voice has pleasiug qualities, but was inadeqnate to tho expression of the celebrated solo, She sang with elegance and feeling In the duet, “Ino Fishers,” by Gabressi, sung with Miss Finch, she was more successtul, and the performance was cn- cored, Miss Finch, who has an admirable voice, gavo the “Bovuie New sfoon,”” by Limlay, and was compli- mented by a recall, Mrs. J, G. Lumbard rendered “Let All Obey,” rom “fhe Enchantress,” with fine effect, and for an encore sang “Scots wha ha wi Wal- lace Bled.” ‘The other features of the entertainment wore the violin solo by Paganini, played brilliantly by Mr. Mollenbauer, and the unaccompanicd quartet singing by Messrs. Ellard, Nilsen, Baird aud Aiken, MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES, “Robert le Diable’’ has been given 600 times at the Paris Opera. Mile. Rodani has becn engaged by Mapleson tor Her Majesty’s Opera. An Italian opera company has been giving ascrics of performancos at Smyrna. Miss Mary Anderson is playing this week at Ford’s Grand Opera House, Baltimore, Misa Rose Eytinge will introduce ‘Miss Multon” to the Boston Museum on Monday next. Mr. Shewoll shows Boston Theatre people “How to Get a Divorce” this week at a matinge. Miss Laura Doo appears in ‘Lemons’? and “The Shaughraun” at MeVicker’s, Chicago, next month. Mr, and Mrs. J.C, Willainson will play an engago- ment at the Gaiety Theatre, Glasgow, commencing on March 12. Mr. Charles F, Coghlan will havo his frst boneflt in America on Monday evening, March 10, when he will appear as Hamlet. ‘Tho Italian opera season at Covent Garden, London, begins on March 29, and at Hof Majesty’s Opera, Drury Lane, on April 28, Signor Masini, the tenor, made his first appearance at the Théatre Italien, Paris, on Fobruary 27, as Radames in “Aida.’’ “Paris by Night’ is still exhibited at the Colosseum iu Phifadelphia, with Professor Logrenia, the conjuror, also, a8 an attraction. Mme, Christine Nilsson {s using ali her influence to reduce the pitch of the orchestra wherevor sho sings to the French normal diapason. Mrs. Rachael Macaulay will produco a new drama callea “Perils of the Night” for the first timo at tho Walnut Street Theatre, ’hiladelphia, this week. Miss Clara Louise Kellogg and ber English opera company commence an engagement in Philadelphia on Maret 6, and will appear in Boston im the following week. ‘ Migs Jeffreys-Lowis, it is said, will be the leading lady wt the California Theatre, San Francisco, next season, She appearsin “Pique” there at the present time, The loan exhibition at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts contains not onty an interesting collection of pictures, but fine display of cameos, ceramics and objects of vertu, Edwin Booth played to very large houses at the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia, last weck, He be- gins the second week of his engagement with “Riche. leu.” The Philadeiphia critics like his Bertuccio bet- ter than his Hamlet. ‘The Grand Dukes Alexis and Constantino were quite enthusiaste over tie playing of Pattison, the pianist, at Mrs, Paran Stevens? the other evening, Mr. Patti. gon played selectious trom Liszt, Beethoven and Chopin and was highly complimeated, Mr thia spring. Mr. Jerome Hopkins’ new sacred opera, ‘Samuel,’ will be given at the Academy of Music during tho firat week of May, for tho benefit of the Orpheon fund, The orchestral vespers tor three choirs, by the samo composer, Will be repeated at Trinity chapel on Easter Thursday evening. ‘Tho St. Louis Republican says that Janausehek 1s Gessentially massive; a prodigy of tongues; a marvel of dramatic culture and force, and a power on the The same paper, speaking of Soldeno, says :— “singing 1s all Very Well for a fow, bat kicking for the million,” ‘The tragedionne and the kickers were in St, stage.”? Louis last week. Miss Lotta, the popular little comedienne, will ap- pear in Brooklyn for the first time in several years ab “Mu sete”? will be given on the first night and at the mat- inée, while on Saturday night Lotta will appear in Mr. Abbey, of the Now York Park Theatre, 18 the Academy, on Friday and Saturday next “mip.” her manager in Brooklyn. FALL OF A DUMMY, Avery sad and shocking accident occurred at tho bakery of Mr, Tuomas McNair, corner of Plane und While removing a barrel of molasses from a dummy at the second floor the rope gave Way and the piaviorm went down with verrific foree. Jon Gauliield, a youth ot eighteen, and another bey named O'Brien were on the platiorm at Caulfield bad bis skull iractured so that he while O'Brien, singularly Warren streets, Newark, yesterday, the time, died almost tostantly, enough, escaped unburk Bartley Campbell, who began bis dramatic career by writing plays of a somewhat serious charac- ter, has developed a fine yein of humor of late yeurs. ‘A new throe-act farcical comedy, entitled "The Friend of the Family,” will ve produced at the Eagle Theatre ~NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1877.—TRIPLE A MASSACHUSETTS SWINDLER. WESTERN FARMERS HAD BETTER LOOK OUT FOR ‘HIM. [From the Springfleld (Mass.) Republican, Feb. 27.) Ono of the most extensive swindling operations that have been curried on in this city forja long time was brought to hght yesterday, when a Sheriff's keeper was put in charge of the commission store of *D, W. Palmer & Co.,” on Hillman street, to secure a tailor’s claim against James C. Campbell, the *Uo.’? of the alleged firm, who ‘lit ou’ some time between Satur- day night and Monday morning. Campbell, who worked in this city as a tinner some twelve years ago, and was at that time discharged fromthe employ of D, B, Montague & Co, for robbing the money draw this commission store last fall, repi W. Palmer, who is believed was a Boston man worth $' secn acd Campbell alwa, which consisted mainly butter, cheese, huy, egg! farmers, iu the North aud West, and immediately re- shipping the fpr to New York, Boston and other joints, where he is suppored to have had confederates. ‘ery few sules were mude in this vicinity. Campbell usually planed off all the rarks on the boxes and tubs consigned to him, and it was observed that he never would mark goods tor shipment when anybody w around, He obtained his goods on consignment by sen ing out thousands ot circulars through New York, Ver- mout and the Western States representing that D. W. Palmer & Co, offered extraordinary inducements to consignors. How many of his goods were paid for, 18, of course, a matter oi conjecture, but, 80 far as can be learned, Campbell has made’ $8,000 to $10,000 by his operations, His heaviest deulings were with Iilinois farmers, and be had made arragements to have acarioad of corn sent to him daly, the first carload having been sold on Saturday to Jotun Bangs and pay- ment collected jor it, It is recalled now that Campbell always insisted on cash payments and would take no dratis of any description, He purchased a fine set of books on begining business, which are found not to contain a single entry or pen mark, A hired safe was found to have the combination changed go that it could by a whole day's effort, The is indicated by the fact that other wholesale and commission merchants would sometimes receive as many as twenty letters a day asking about the standing of the firm of Palmer & Co. Campbell contracted taiiors’ bills to the amount of $20v, and leaves other small bills about town to keep his memory fresh. A REASON TO SELL OUT. To THe Eorror or THe Heranp:— The eminent attorney who gave your reporter some important corrections respecting the document trom Mr. Bangs, attorney of the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company, secs to have thought that a little mattor of perjury in thot quarter was hardly worth naticing, At any rate he failed to notico that Mr. Bangs’ statement (which, in that respect, accords with sworn statementg by tho company) contains the following:— Subsequently, in April, 1868, in a suit brought by Judgment creditors of tho old La Crosse and Milwaukee ‘Company, who recovered judgments after the making of tho Barnes mortgage, the Circuit Court of the Untted States for the district of Wisconsin dectded that tho Barnes mortgage, although issued for $2,000,000, was In fact good for only $150,000 or $200,000. But in a complaint of the samo company at another stage of the very Simo litigation, the secretary of the company, July 27, 1864, swears:— ‘That immediately after the making and recording of said mortgage and supplemental mortgage said La Crosse and Milwaukee Kuilroad Company commenced to deliver sald bonds, so secured as aforesaid, in payment of the indebtedness of said company and jor the other purposes contemplated by sald company tn the issue thereof, and iu tho necessary and proper business of said company, and that a lurge portion of said bonds, amounting in the aggregate to about $1,300,000, were so soid und delivered in pay- mont,” * * * * . * Alonson Carey, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is one of the officers of the plaintiff in said action—to wit, its secretary; that the foregoing com- plaint ts true to his own knowledge, except as to those matters stated on inforination and belief, and us to these matters he believes it to be true Signed, Alonson Carey. Now somebody has lied, and lied under oaih. Ob- viously it was not Bangs, for he isan hoporable man and an attorney. Obviously it was not Carey, for he wasan honorable man and the secretary of tho samo company. Butsomebody has lied, and 1, being a stock- holder, want to kuow irom the Heratp whether a company which lies under oath {is a good company to get out of quick, TOCKHOLDER, RAHWAY’S DEFAULTER, Joseph T. Crowell, ex-City Troasurer of Rahway, N. J., was arrested yesterday on a charge of embezzle- ment, and the facts in tho caso will now be subjected to the crucial test of the courts. On Tuesday Mr, Charles E. Pratt, an ex-member of the City Finance Board, went before Justice James J. Lambert and made the criminal complaint on which warrant was issued for Mr. Crowell’s arrest. This complaint he makes, ‘as a citizen and tax payer,” as “a legally elected and sworn member of the Common Council chairman of the Committee on Laws of what body and a member of the special investigating committee.”? In tho aff- davit the direct charge is made that ‘said Joseph T. Crowel! did, on January 31, 1877, embezzle of lawtul money of the United States of America, with intent to defraud the said body corporate, the said Mayor and Common Council of Rahway, $37,938 10, aud therefore prays that suid Crowell be ur- rested, ‘The document ig signed and sworn to in the usual manner, and the warrant for Crowell’s arrest was placed in the hands of Constabie Donald McVicker at nine o'clock yesterday morning, and shortly after ten o'clock Mr, Crowell was arrested. Ho was allowed time to procure bondsmen and then taken before the justice, Jonathan Woodraff, Presi. dent of the Union National Bank, and Mr. John C, Coddingham became his bondsmen in the sam of $15,000 for his appoarance at the preliminary examination, be- fore Justice Lambert, when members of the Common Council, the city counsel and others who represent the city can be present. The arrest of Crowell on a crim- inal charge created a great excitement in the city yes- terday. THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY WAR. The excitement among the residents of the village of Edgewater, 8. 1., over the war between the rival ferry companies whose boi land there continued yesterday, although nothing of an alarming character occurred, A gang of laborers employed by the North Shore Company was early on hand, and continued the work of strengthening the wharf with timbers and stones, Masses of rock were piled up to aheight of six feot along the edge of the structure, so that the bow of any boat running ito it would meet with a greater resistance than was ‘offered by the shakey combination of planks and spiles. The special ollicers, sworn in by Sheritt Brown, were in their places, ready to arreat auy one who should repeat the Tough performances ot the previous day. Captain Henry Catamore, of the Southtield, attempted to butt the pier with his vessel, despite the warning turnished by the arrest of Captain Cooley on Tuesday, and ho Was promptly taken into custody, and only allowed to depart upon his own recognizance to appear for examination before the court on Saturday morning. The annual meeting of the Alumm: Association of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York was held last evening at the hall, corner of Twenty-third street and Fourth avenue, The President, Dr, William H. Draper, occupied the chair, Dr. Bayles, the Secre- tary of the Alumol, read the minutes of the last annual meeting and the meeting of the Board of Trustees, whieh had been held during the year, The President stated that it was proposed to raise a fund among the friends of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Now York for the purpose of supplying for the use of the students well appointed laboratories, The college hus been in existence and operation since the year 18u7, and its {riends were anxious to enlarge its uscluiness, and to give it, a8 fur as possible, the means of increased developryent, Witnin threo years & sum amounting to $4,000 has been contributed as a {upd (or this purpose by the Alumniof the college; and a legacy, which will probably yield $12,000 more, bas been bequeathed toit by a deceased graduate; but a much larger sum thon can be hoped for trom these sources is necessary to accomplish tn full the desired object. A fund of $20,000, properly secured, to be applied for the purpose of ‘esvabiishing laboratories, would enable the institution to meet the require- ments of the pi nt day, and would ultiinately pro- duce results of no ordinary valuo to the community at large. ‘Tuo report of the Treasurer showed that during th year the Pathological fund had received by sabscrip. Lions of Alumni and by legney $10,241 95. The Alumot Prize fund ut the present time ainounts to $3,862, The annual proceeds are avout $230. The Committee on the Prize Essay reported that the prize for the year bad been awarded to Dr. George B. Fowler, There wero three competitors, ‘Tho annual election resulted as follows:—President, Dr. W. H. Draper; Vice President, Dr, A. M. Dough- orty; Seeretary, Dr. Goorgo Bayes; Assistant Secre- tary, Dr. Charies Hiichcock, The Board of Trustees wore re-elector, IN LOVE WITH A WOLF. [From the Sedalia (Mo,) Democrat. } oc! Gentry’s wolf has been having things its own way for some tine, It has made friends with all the dogs in the neighborhood, and while they associate with their cousin, they cannot be induced to make war upon her—it18 a femalo wolf—and this accounis for the milk in the cocoanut, ‘The animal is very SHEET. this fact a few days ago to slay the animal. He got into bis nm wi 8 gun while the wolf was in the pasture, and had gro to circle around the wolf un- til be ‘got within forty or fifty yards of it, when he ar He knocked it down, bat it got up acd scampered away. saul Gentry will pay the $10 reward for the woll’s Pp THE WILLIAMSBURG MURDER. TESTIMONY OF THE DOCTURS AND THE POLICE— HOW THE MURDERER ESCAPED. Coroner Nolan, at two o'clock yesterday afternoon: continued bis inquiry into the murder of Frederick Hertfeider by William Abberoty or Abernathy on Broadway, Williamsburg, on the 10th ult, The Filth District Court room, as usual, was crowded with inter- ested listeners, who kept perfect order during the tak- ing of the testimony. Warren S. Kissam, draggist, of No, 410 Broad- way, was the first witness called, and testi- fied that the first thing he knew respect- ing the murder was tho entrance of the deceased ato his store about elght o’cluck; Hertfelder walked in himself, bleeding from acut in the neck; witness asked him how it was done, and the reply was, “A fellow named English;’? a compress was placed on the wound by witn: who also sent at once for br, Hesse and the ambulance, as the wound was a Serious one; witness was satisfied from the first that doath was inevitable and that everything that could be done was done for deceased; the ambulance arrived before nine o’clock, Dr. Murdough accompanying 1t, ‘and he at once proceeded to assist Dr. Hesse in reliev- ing deceased, but they did not and could not pick up the artery; at u quarter past ten they removed him from the store to the Eustern District Hospital; they were working on wim all the ume and did all that could be done; the store 18 on the gonth sido of Brondway, one of the largest thoroughtares in the dietriet, and 16 in the Thirteenth previnct anu on the beat of Otticer Fitzpatrick; twenty minutes after deceased enwred witness? store Oflicer Fitzpatrick arrived; he was the first officer who came, und he asked Hertfelder bis name and who cut him; the questions were answered, Dr. Heary Hesse, surgeon of No, 70 Johnson avenue, jtied that two young men culled him toattend the case of Hertfelder on the 10th inst,, shortly after ight o’clock; Hertfelder wag in Kissam’s drug store, suileripg from an incised punctured wouad in the neck, under the left ear, trom which to bleeding was then stopped. by the pressure applied by Dr. Kissam; when the bandage was removed to look atthe wound, there was fA great gush of blood, 60 that preasure was at once re- newed, us 1t was impossible to do anything alone; on the arrival of the ambulance surgeon, Dr, Murdough, he made pressuro over the wound while witness ene deavored to catch up the arteries or whatever, bleeding vessols there were; the artery was, however, 80 deeply situated that it could not be got at with the ine struments on hand; twenty minutes was occupied by witness in so doing and then, tinding it utteriy impos. sible to do anything else, it_was concluded to remove him tothe Eastern District Hospital, TAKEN TO THR HOSPITAL. ‘The ambulance was driven as hastily as possible to the hospital, witness dropping off on the way to obtain farther medical assistance, Dr. Murdough remaining in the vebicle-to attend tothe case; finding nono where he expected, witness called at the oilice of Sur- geon Brady and notified bim ana then burried on to the hospital, say five or ten minutes after the ambu- Iunee, finding Herticlder in one of the beds; Dr. Mard- dough being still engaged in sustaining pressure on the wound; Dr. Brady reached the ho: pital a very few minutes later, as soon as posstbi everything that could ve dono for the man was done, little, however, tn the hospital, as he died too soon, expiring as Dr. Brady entered tho room; this was shortly atter ten o'clock, ‘'ne deceased in the drug store told wituess that two incn, one of whom named Corr had something do with hin previous to that night; that Carr’s companion came back of bim and stabbed bim in the neck; ho said the name of the com- panion was English, anu in response to another ques- tion said English had another name, but that be did not know what it was. Officers Fitzpatrick, Velsor, Burrell and Campbell each testified as to the events within their knowledge connocted with the murder, and an adjournment wis taken until Wednesday next, when the tull story of the bungling by the Police Departmont will be told, MURDERED FOR SIX DOLLARS. [From the Detroly Post, Feb. 27.] Frederick Appel, a well known builder of Windsor, was shot dead by Austin Humphrey, one of his former employés, about two o'clock yesterday afternoon, The murder was ono of the most unprovoked and cold biooued crimes ever known in Windsor, and hus cre- ated intense excitemont among the citizens of that usually quiet Canadian town, It appears that Appel was owing Humphrey $6 for three days’ carpenter work, but for some reason had been dilatory in a sct- tlement. On Sunday night Humphrey informed sevy- eral persons, among others an ollicer of the Wind- sor police ‘force, that Appel had agreed to pay hin in Walkerville next day (yesterday), and added that it he didn’t keep his word he would kill him, Yosterday Appel Was exgagod in directing somo workmen who Were putting a new roof on a house in Walkerville, about a mile and a hai! up the river. While returning, alter dinner, be met Humphrey on Sandwich strect, nearly opposite the residence of John Davis, the goverumeot inspector of distilleries. Humphrey duoned bim, aud ho replied that ho couldn’s pay him just then, Thereupon, a, Humphrey stated to the officers after his arrost, “here was no more words, but I pulled out my pistol and shot him.” The Dall struck Appel just over the leit eye, penetrating the brain and inilicting o mortal wound. He fell without a struggle and uttered no out- cry. Mr. Appel was a highly respectod citizon, about forty-five years of age, and loaves a wife and several children. He was au ex-member of the Town Council, and a jew years ago Was the only building contractor in Windsor, At that time he was quite weil off, but of lute he bas suffered trom business reverses, Hum- phrey, the murderer, ciaims to be sixty-four years old, although he looks somowhat younger, and siys he has fifteen children, nearly all of whom are grown up. Two of hs sons live in this city, one of them being proprietor of # tea storo on Michigan avenue. His youngest child, a little girl twelve years of age, 1s em- ployed as a nurse girl at the Davenport Houso, whero he recently boarded. Humphrey claims that he was very hard up and needed the money due trom Appel to Fedcem his tools, which had been pawned tor his board. INDIGNANT TAXPAYERS, Numerous property holders in Williamsburg met at No, 68 Fourth street last evening to take into con- sideration the present condition of Brooklyn’s muni- cipal affairs and the remedy. Witham Boston was president and William Liptrott, secretary. Mr, Isaac Bamber propqsed that the first effort should be directed to the abolition of all commissions and then make the governmentot the city ® strictly com- mercial matter, He would guarantee to conduct tho eutire government of the city of Brooklyn as 4 business enterprise for one and a Lait per cent per annum on its vaiuation and have a handsome percentage of profit left at the end of the your, while as at present conducted it costs ovor three per cent on an excessive valuation, and deficiencies have to be made up 1n each successive budget, Resolutions in this spirit were offered, but Iaid over for discussion ut the next meeting. BRIDGET GILLIGAN'S MONEY. ‘The relatives and heirs of the missing Bridget Gilll- gan, m conclave with the inevitable lawyer, were en- gaged yesterday in devising means to obtain the cov- oted $4,000 represented by the bank bouks found in the room of the unfortunate woman, Tho hypothesis upon which it is proposed, Iu the absence of certain evidence of her demise, to obtain control of the property, is based upon the fact that a Bridget Gilligan, of this city, died im the Charity Hospital, Binck- woll’s Isiand, on the 13th of last November, fhe body was sent tw the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, Tho dead woman is described us having been thirty- six years old wnd rather tall, with gray eyes and dark brown hair, while the missing Bridget Gilligan, of No, 216 First ‘avenue, was forty-nine yenrs old, had auburn hair, streaked with gray, and bluo eyes. ‘There aro other discrepancies, which render it very unlikely that the body transinitted to the Morgue on the Mth of November was that of the Bridget Guligan wbo bad money on deposit in the Bicecker Street Savings Bank. ‘Tho latter was a woman of uncommon sobriety, while the iormer was admitted to the borpital during an al @ack of acute alcoholism. Besides, where was Mrs, Bridget Gilligan, of No, 2i6 First avenuo, from April 16, when she was last seen, to November 8, when the drunken stranger Was admitted to the hospital, MRS. JOAQUIN MILLER MARRIED. (From the Portland (Oregon) Standard.) A marriage certificate was issued by the County Clerk on Thursday, Fevruary 7, to T. E, L. Logan, aged twenty-two years, and Minnie Dyer, aged thirty-one yoars. Logan is a pock-marked, florid-complexioned man, who was employed by the Chief of Polico during the prevalence of smallpox in the city to attend to the aillicted at the pest bouse. Minnie Myrtle, formerly the wife of Joaquin Miller, is well known in Portland, aud needs no description, Sullice it to say she is a woman of culture and intelligence, with an attractive personnel, Sho has a fair reputation as a writer, and tributed several readable articles for publication, Sho was the author of fully one-half the poems con- titled, ned ia the first book written by Joaquin, aquin et al.,”? and published by S.J. MeCorm: this city. Her'pathway through life thus iar he been girewn With rosea. It remains to be seen how she will ed in the future, Speculation 18 rite, aud the gonoral expression 1 one of good will, FATAL ACCIDENT YO A FIREMAN. Puirapenruta, Pa., Feb, 28, 1877. $ Frederick Newman, a member of the fire patrol, who, during tho fire at Rogers’ carriage factory on Saturday tame, and spends a grout deal of its time in Mr, Gen- try’s pasture, It bas no fear of any person in a wagon, aud Air, Adam Householder tried to take advantage of night last, was buried in @ heap of dépria, died this morning. NG, KATIE RIEDEL’S DEATH. PROSPZOTIVE REOPENING OF THE CASE—OTHER WITNESSES TO BE HAD—WELSPIEL'S SUSPI* CIoUS CONNECTION, Among the people of Staten Island the interest in the mystery surrounding the death of the unfortunate Katie Riedel bas not yet bogunto wane. The case still torms the chief topic of discussion, and the popu- | lar feeling is strongly inclined to regard Weispicl, the paramour of the deceased, as directly connected with | her death, Dissatisfaction with vie result of the inquest ig universal, and on all sides it ts demanded that the fnvestigation shall be reopened and that the new wit- nesses found by the Hxraup be carefully questioned as to their knowledge of the affair, Welspicl, in his oxami- ’ nation, mentioned the names of nurses and other per- sons baving knowledge of the dead girl and heractions and many of tho jurors are loud in condemning the officials for not having, summoned them. “It’s too bad,” indignantly excla‘med an aged resident of Quaruntine yesterday, ‘that we are to have our island used as a sort of dead nouse by New Yorkers, If we are to have the shame, trouble and expense of dispos- ing of allthe drowned and poisoned irom theme tropolis then 1 am going to move.’? Coroner Dempsey states that he is ready to comply with the popular wish and reopen the inquest if the new evidence shall seom to warrant it, and, unless his estimate of the new testimony differs very much from that of other people, he will go on with tho investigation without loss of ume. That the interest in the matter has been by no means confined to this portion of the country is shown by the letters received every day from distant cities asking for particulars about the deceased ana suggesting points for the consideration of tho officials, Last night & letter was received: from a lady ty St, Louis asking a photograph of the deceased and exe pre-sing the fear that 10 was one in whom she was in- terested, ‘Tho letter was written before the dead girl's identification was published, LOOKING OP WITNRSSKS. Chief of Police Blake, of Staten Island, spent yes- terday and the day betore in this city searching out persons supposed to have knowledgo of the case, and 1U 18 probable that when he shall have discovered tho nature of tho fenrnony which can be furnished by these he will confer with Coroner Dempsey and lave the enure investigation reopened. One of the persons for whom the Chief 18 said to be looking is the young man, John Bass, who was offered by Welspiel as tho father of Katie’s two children, The testimony of such empioyers of the dead girl as were examined and a diligent inquiry among the others fails to show that she was intimate with any other man than Weispiel, He, however, swore that she told bim tho father ot her two children was thia , John Bass, a fresco painter, of this city. A careful consideration of the case leads to tho belie! that Jonn Bass isa creation of Welspiel’s brain. Nobody, as far as is known, ever met that young man, Even Wolspiol bimself does not claim to bave secn him in the flesh, and a thorough search through the city failed to reveal any one who knew him. A strong evidence of big imaginary character is that the two children of the deceased were cared for by Wel- spiel, and when one of them was put to nurse wilh the Wohibachs he went acrogs town almost every day to geo it und meet its mother. How likely Welepiel would be to care for another man’s child may be inferred from “the testimony of the dead girl’s parents, that he repeatedly declared that nobody should have Katie but he; that he would poison any man to whom she showed any friendship whatever, and that he used, in asiy way, to ask the persons with whom she lived if #he had any visitors, So far as is known, she never hadauy but him. There scoms, then, to be no other man in the case. Whoever killed the girl must have had a motive, There 18 no evidence that he had any causo for jealousy, and the girl had po money, so the two most common tocentives to crime were lacking. When Katie lett Mrs. Phelps’ employment Welspiel states he had a quarrel with ber, He says he accused ber of lvziness in leaving sO many situations, and threatened to send ter home to her parents af she did not retain the next one he should procure for her. She cried, he ; says, and promised to do better, Then she went to live with him in bia room in Eldridge strect, She had no money, no prospect of employment, and her condi. tion mado itself more visible every day. WELSPIEL’S POVERTY, Welspiel owed her a considerable sum of money which she lent him several years ago to bring himself nud family ov from Boston, and this she probably demanded as she did once before, when similarly situated. Welspie) could not pay her, for he was ourning only a trifle each week him- self, ‘fhe evidence shows that about that time he bad begun to visit his wife frequently. Ho visited her after leaving the doceased for the lust time and again on the following morning. It would appear that he was anxious to live with ber again, and since his discharge by the Coroner: they have so been living. Persons who talked with Mrs, Welspiel before the death of Katie agree in saying that sho complainod of the harsh treatment of her husband; yct upon the witness stand ste swore he had always treated her weil aud that they had nover qi Med. Some pe sons think that if Welspiel knows any more has told about the death of Katie Riedel, bis wit the knowledge with him. It the couple live together and money was scarce it would be desira- } bie to get rid of the penniless, vain and restive girl likely to be comparatively helpless for a long time, DELIRIUM AND DEATH, ‘THE SEQUEL OF SIGNOR MIRANDA'S MIDNIGHT ESCAPADE, The mad escapade of Signor Manuel Andreas sft randa, recounted in Tuesday’s Hixap, appears to have been the direct cause of his death, which oc- curred day betore yesterday, at his residence, No, 340 East Fifty-sixth street, to which he bad been conveyed by his father-in-law. Signor Miranda recovered from his delirium previous to his death and expired in the full consciousness of his situation. He was, it will be recollected, suffering from an attack of pneumonia affecting only one lung, when the de- lir.um supervened, during which he escaped from his room by the window, and was picked up by an ac- quaintance in Ninth street after hours of exposure to the biting atmosphere ofa February night. Astory which carries a moral with.it hinges upon the history of the attack, which was brought on by a fall while pestorming one ot his wonderful cloud swinging feats It is intimated by his friends that one of the ropes had been intentionally disarranged, and that the accident which led to hw death was in ! consequence of the envy and malice of the less suc ces:tul performers associated with him in bis perflou profession. The fall was not regarded as of seriow consequence at the time, aud Signor Miranda went op with the performance as if nothing had happened But his nervous system had received a torrible shocs, and one lung a serious injury. He was, nevertheless, ina fair way to recover, and bis physician had jet given a favorable prognosis, when that mad midnigtt scene, with its exposure, Drought on the relapse tail terminated his c#rver, FOUND IN THE STREKT. It will be remembered that the Heratp left him midnight on Monday fast, wandering down town in ratber insuilicient clothing. The police w imimo- diately notifed, but the bunt was bot rewarded with success until late Tuesday morning, when one of the musicians at the Tivoli Garden informed his father-in-law that he had found Sig. Miragia sitting on the steps of a house in Nini street early on Tuesday morning, and bad immediately” taken him to his rooms, put ain He was raving when bis to bed and sent for a doctor, friend discovered him, but ofered no objection to companying him to bis rooms. The mad paroxy bad exhausted itsell, and the nervous syste was utterly prostrate, Ouce in bed protu: perspiration broke out and stood in cold beads upon his face, The doctor sounded, shook his head, Fifty-sixtn street. The family physician, De. Ripley, of Fifty third street, was called in, but pronounced the tase hopeless, and ordered the patient to be fed with brandy sling, by way of easing the transition that had yyy and advised bis immediate removal to his rooms io already set in; and hts father-in-law tells in broken cents how tbe dying mar, with all his senses sharpet by the stimulaut, lay and listened to his own death: rattle, and feebly quired what it was. Signor Miranda was twenty-nine years of ace, a na tive of Arequipo, reru, and the son of General Miranda, ol Peruviun celebrity, He bad followed the profedsion of an acrobat for many years in the United States, and was Barnum's clever contortionist during the most prosperous period of the showman’s career. He pub- sequently travelled with Robinson, and has mot contly belonged to the staff of Niblo’s Theatre. wite usually performed with him and has been re) a very clever member of the circus profession. FALL FROM AN ELEVATO: An inquest was held yesterday by Coroner Wol on the body of Louis Schubert, who was killea 16th inst, by a fall from an elevator in Rij brewery. From tho testimony adduced it ay that, in the absence of the engineer, the elev: hoisted, and through the incompetency of some who bad catered bis room and toyed with u chinery it fell down, The jury, in rendering a v| fn accordance with these facts, censured Otto Di engineer, tor not taking the key irom the door epgine room: after locking \t, to prevent any || potent person from entering during bis abson CHINESE PIGTAILS TAXED. [From the Virginia City (Nev.) Enterprise, Feb. Last Friday and Saturday there was much. co tion in Chinatown, It was caused by the apper there of a person named Howard, from Carson, claimed to be a policeman for the Chinese quarte that plice, and who informed the Celestials of thi their pigtails, and that unless they rr pay a lawyer and puta stop to it tl pass and ‘become alaw. They which to raise the money, and In tus way the move- ment leaked vut, Captain Iby, who tells tho story, then informed the Chinamen ‘that it was only @ trick a litle to get money from them, which would be pocketed by the man Howard, — While hore ho also tried to Collect money to buy a@ gold watch to be presonted by the Chinese 1o Governor Bradiey. a ee ene mene