The New York Herald Newspaper, September 25, 1878, Page 6

NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET, JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR THE DAILY HERALD, ‘Three conts per covy (Sundays ar. OF ab arate of doll altlon incinded. feed of postage, jon included, frea of postaze. WEEKLY H&RALD—One collar per year, freo of post- ie “3 “Sorick TO SUBSCRIBERS.—Remit in drafts on Now fork or Post Office money orders, aud where neither se can be procured send the inoney tn a reyistered Lette: ‘Ail money remitied ut risk of sender. In. order to insu attention wubseribars wishing chelr‘aadrens changed must give their old a» well as their new ress. 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Kk 25, 1878, The probabilities are that the weather in New York and its vicinity to-day will be warm and cloudy, with rains, clearing toward night. To- morrow it promises'to be cooler and partly cloudy, with an occasional shover. Watt Srrurer Yesterpay.—The stock market was fairly active and prices were generally higher. Gold was steady all day at 10033. Government bonds were slightly weaker, States dull and railroads firm. Money on cull lent easily at 11g a 2 per cent. Tuene Was Some good racing on the Louis ville course yesterday. Jerome Park next month. Tue Rervericans or Connecticut at their State Convention yesterday wheeled into the political line on the hardest of hard money plat- forms. _ Tue Feature in the Mary Staunard murder trial yesterday was the testimony of Mr. Hay- den, the accused clergyman. He of course de- _ Tue Ann-Bur_er Democrats who ran away from Worcester inect in Faneuil Hall to-day. It is not improbable that the valiant General has another surprise in store for them. Two or tue Bicamist Horraany’s Wives have succeeded in sending him to the Peniten- tiary for cight years. At the end of that time the other seven will have their turn at him. Is tur Br AL yesterday the defence succeeded in materially strengthening their posi- tion in establishing an alibi. The examination of witnesses will probably be finished this week. Tn May Possuaiy Interest Somn Persons to know that the present cost of crippling a man for life is a little move than twenty thousand dollars. This is the tariff of the Court of Ap. peals. GENERAL GRAN? is at present in Switzerland, but will return to Paris to-day... It will be seen from our special cable espateh that he was hos- pitably entertained Monday evening in the city of Zurich. Trains W. Non the New York E road up to midnight for the first time last During the week ending September 21 the enor mous number of nearly three handred and forty- five thousand passengere were carried on tho road. In Has Brey ¢RMINEDDY the Bar Associa tion to present the charges against the Sheriff, Register and County Clerk in regard to the alleged ction of illegal fees to the Grand Jury. ‘The contest on the subject at the mect- ing last night long and bitter. Tus Lanae and respectable audience that filled Faneuil Hall last evening to hear Mr. Blaine discuss the fin jal question and to rat- ify the Worcester nominations is not calculated to give General Butler much comfort. Ex-Col- Ibetor Simmons’ presence ou the platform indi- eatcs that he has escaped from the leading strings of the Essex stutesm Aw Enwenatic Denia is given by Commis- sioner Campbell and the engineer of the Depart- ment of Public Works to the recent charges of a former employé in regard to the-sewerage of the | city. The vile odors at West Twenty-third street are, they assert, the result of the negli- gence of the Dock Comumissioucrs. We sup- pose it is useless to remind them of the fact. Toe Wearurr. » barometer is high over the Atlantic coast districts north of Virginia, and also in the castern section of the lake regions. It is, howe falling rapidly on the western mar- gin of the high area on account of the advance of a depression through the Missouri and Missia- sippi valleys. ‘This depression, although amall in area at present, will probably enlarge itself daring its passage over the lake districts, and possibly develop a storm centre of considerable | energy. Its general course will probably be over the lake regions toward the St. Lawrence Val- fey, so that it isnot likely that the weather in our district will be very much influenced by it. Its western margin not being well defined it is difficult to tell at present its exact nature and movement. The pressure is low over the Gulf, but | only relatively so. The winds have been from fresh to brisk in the lake regions, brisk to high {n the Northwest and generally light elsewhere. | ments of thieves on the one side and good | distinctly of Rain bas fallen on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, the lake regions and the Northwest. Tempera- tures have risen in the Middle Atlantic and New England States and the lake regions. In the other districts they have been variable. Whroughout tho yellow fever districts the tem- perature continues relatively very high, and hero seems very little probability of cool ‘weather in those sections for sume time to come. The weather in New York and its vicinity to- ay will be warm and cloudy, with rains, clear- ing toward night. ‘To-morrow it promises to be cooler and partly cloudy, with an occasional | pahower. How a Mexican President Spends His Money. Our correspondence from the city of Mexico published to-day deals with, @ pe- culiar phase of Mexican diplomacy and the relations of the government of Porfirio Diaz with the government of the United States. ‘That the Mexican President should indulge himself in the luxury of what the German Chancellor once called ‘a reptile fand” will perhaps surprise only that simple-minded portion of the public which does not know with how little wisdom the world is govern- ed; but even that part of the public will probably be less surprised to learn that this great man indulges himself in’ that way than to find how economically he man- ages to take this indulgence. It appears that he allows to his principal agent, charged with the great duty of making pub- lic opinion in this country through the newspapers, the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars s month, from which fact it might at a first glance be judged that an intimate acquaintance with the press was not one of his strong ‘points, or else that he did not want to bribe it very much. He even con- descends to specifically state, over his own autograph, that the sum aforesaid is to be so divided that two hundred and fifty dol- lars of it shall be for the salary of his agent, ang one hundred dollars for the expense of procuring the insertion in newspapers of articles that shall convince the American people of the greatness, tranquillity and prosperity of the Mexican Republic, and especially of the good intentions of its government. He is not merely determined to convince people on this side the Rio Grande that all the disturbance on the border is gotten up by the “rascally” government at Washing- ton, but he is prepared to give a hundred dollars a month for it. How similar is greatness in all ages! One cannot contem- plate this head of the Mexican nation specifying what he must have for his hun- dred dollars without a thought of Prussia’s great Fritz thundering at all the world for extravagance and cutting down everybody’s salary. But then there are other channels for the Mexican reptile fund besides that by which this hundred dollars a month drifted away for two months in succession. One man is put down for a sum that must have shaken the Mexican treasury to its foundation— the sum, namely, of three thousand dollars. It even appears probable that he got the money, though whether he got it all at once or fifty cents at a time is not exbibited in the chronicle. That he had it, however, seems to follow almost necessarily from the fact that he has ac- tually printed in clear type and on good paper that gorgeous account of the Mexican Republic which he contracted to write, and which is to correct the erroneous opinions enterthined by the ontside world. He has printed—argal, he had money; for the printers lost-all faith in promises in the first month of the crisis, But the Presi- dent of Mexico must bo yet greatly in debt to this author; for what are three thousand dollars by comparison with the services he has rendered? Has he not written Cox’s minority report on the border troubles? He says he has, and if he has ten thousand dollars would be cheap for the labor. In fact, to stand disclosed be- fore the world as the author of « report by Cox, with the jokes thrown in, to accept the moral responsibility for it, would be to purchase Golconda itseif at too high a price for a man sensitive on the subject of logic and style. It is to be hoped the Mexican dictator will not attempt to apply the rules of lis pitiful economy in a case like this. Let him not plead the pov- erty of his government. Has he not tho money to squander on Ministers and Con- suls and persons of that sort, and shall he deny it to the makers and keepers of pub- lic opinion in this country? If he has the satisfaction of framing by the hands of his employés the reports submitted to the Con- gress of the United States he should pay toundly for it. Let there be no cheap re- ports. It does not become the dignity of a great nation to have them, In the light of the disclosures of this cor- respondence the public will be better able than it was to judge of the value of some opinions that have obtained extenstve cur- rency in regard to our relations with our neighbors and in regard to the achieve- | | soldiers on the other in the Rio Grande | country. Credible reports have been made from time to time to the effect that cattie was stolen by somebody | from some one; and as there was not much cattle owned in that part | of the world except on our side the river, it did not seem a violent presumption that the cattle were stolen from our side by thieves whose home was on the other side. It was the easier to believe this because it is recognized that cattle stealing is one of the primitive occupations of humanity, and | the humanity of the Mexican frontier is a primitive type; and further, because it is only possibile to steal cattle irom where cattle are, it | seemed pre-eminently probable that our frontiersmen did not rob the Mexican people, and that Mexican frontiersmen did rob our people. From the mere probnabili- ties of the case, therefore, the public has always been inclined to believe that there was o substantial basis for the reports of frontier raids, but prepared also to believe that the reports might be exaggerated, In Washington the same view was taken, doubt- less upon definite knowledge, and from that knowledge instructions were given to the commander on the border, But thenarose a clamor that the government of the United States sought not to protect its people, but to force a war on Mexico; and we heard touching and tearful accounts of the devoted virtue, the poverty and honesty of the Mexicans of the frontier. They steal! Never! It was the people of Texas themselves who went around, crost the river three or four times as Toodles used to climb the fence, and finally stole their own cattle. Now itseems pretty clear that all that argument came directly from Diaz. Nobody in the United States necds to be convinced just now, we suppose, that | a candidate. 1878,-TRIPLE SHEET. neither the government at Washington nor any political party desires a war with Mexico; and if such an event could be of ony profit or advantage to any clique of jobbers or schemers desperate enough to hope to provoke it there does not exist in the country any irritation or excitement, or even any state of opinion, upon which they could operate for the furtherance of their in- trigues. All this is known in this country, and it is known equally well in the Mexi- can capital. Why, then, did the head of the Mexican State spend money on this side the border in order to produce an im- pression that our government was endeav- oring to force a war, when he knew as well as any man living that our government did not want war and had no thought of war, and did not believe even that war would result from the pursuit of cattle thieves upon Mexican soil? Did. he do this merely to cover the paltry game of the cattle thicves? That is un- likely. If there is any man in the world to whom a war between Mexico and the United States might prove an advantage that man is Porfirio Diaz) He has already seized the Executive office in his country and holds it by extra constitutional methods, but pre- tends respect for constitutional forms. He does not want to suddenly abandon that pretence, yet is loath to face the possibili- ties of an approaching Presidential elec- tion. Itis believed he will declare him- self dictator without waiting for the elec- tion; but the excitement, enthusiasm and madness that he might stir up with the ery of war against the Northern barbarians would greatly help his scheme, and his reptile fund might even make the Mexi- cans believe that the struggle was holy and patriotic. The Currency Question in Our State Politics. We have no doubt that the Republican State Convention will adopt a sound and satisfactory hard money platform. The present drift and tendency of the republi- can party in all the States is toward unity on that question. The republican party in Maine fought their battle on hard money and was defeated; but aq defeat on that issue is more honorable than success would have been by temporizing with the tran- sient lunacy of the hour. ‘The — re- publicans of Massachusetts have taken the same high ground, and even if Butler’s host of tramps sliould get the better of them in this election (which is improbable) they will maintain the vitality of their party and be ina better position for achieving success next year than if they had shown any signs of wavering. The Michigan republicans have taken the high- est hard money ground, and will undoubt- edly carry their State. Even in Ohio, which is the birthplace of every pestilent financial heresy, the republican party has planted itself on hard money ground, and although its prospects are not brilliant, nor even hopeful, it is on the right road toward future success. This being the gencral plat- form of the republican party'throughout the country the republicans ot New York can- not afford to hesitate orfalter. The strong- est plank the Saratoga Convention can frame into its platform is a vigorous declara- tion in favor of the immediate resumption of specie payments. ‘The New York repub- licans will run no risk in doing so, since there can be no doubt that a large majority of the citizens of the Empire State are sound on this question. We have no fear that the Saratoga Convention will prove yvecreant tosound monetary principles. But the Syracuse Convention is exposed to greater temptations. There isa considgr- able portion of the New York democrats who have caught the soft money contagion and who may go over to the so-called national party if the Syracuse Convention should not court and soothe them. ‘There are many delegates at Syracuse, not infected themselves, who think it expedient to make concessions to the soft money fanatics in order to catch their votes, There is also a more powerful influence which tends in the same direction. The Kelly fac- tion desires to bring the democratic party of New York into harmony with the demo- cratic party of the West, because it thinks this the best card that can be played against Mr. ‘Tilden. Mr. Kelly and his backers prefer a Western candidate for the Presi- dency, and if they can bring New York into line with Ohio and Indiana on the money question Mr. Tilden would be ruled out us The Kelly democrats could afford to concede ail other points if they could put the democratic party of New York on the Ohio platform, because Mr. ‘Tilden is so irrevocably com- mitted the other way that it would be a grotesque absurdity to make him the standard bearer of a greenback organization. In this attempt tho anti- ‘Tiiden delegates at Syracuse will be sup- ported by many demgerats who do not share their motives and look no further than immediate success by enticing the greenback fanatics to act with the party in this election. If, therefore, the Syracuse Convention should readopt the platform of former years—‘steady steps toward re- sumption ; no step backward”—it will be regarded as a signal triumph of the Tilden branch of the party. But there is too much reason to fear that the Syracuse Conven- tion will dip its colors to the Ohio infla- tionists. Gambetta’s Positions Gambotta’s speech at Romans, that seems to lead the way foro republican campaign against the ecclesiastical party—which is now the only formidable enemy the Re- public has in France—is deprecated by moderate men as liable to the misinterpre- tation that it seems to array the republican party against religion; but, on the other hand, it is denounced by the radical doc- trinaires as falling far behind the demand for the absolute repeal of all laws in virtue of which the people are taxed for the sup- port of public worship—the abolition of the Church as an institution for which the government is responsible. Ordinarily the denunciation of extremists is somewhat in- structive as to the direction in which o politician who wishes to economize, not waste, his strongth with the peo- ple may safely move; but in this case the radical denunciation might be counted upon as certain to be hurled at any man who halted only a hair’s breadth be- hind the radical projects. ‘The deprecation of moderate men indicates the danger of Gambetta’s course ; that it is susceptible to misrepresentation as an anti-religious prop- aganda, and that no party can afford to affront the religious sontiments of a nation even in appearance, Another objection not without consequence is that this departure indicates a point of unity on which all the enemies of the republican party can act to- gether against it. Every other party has been by turns the orga of ultramontane projects. In the latest conflict the Orlean- ists held that position, and the imperial party and the legitimist party are equally subject to this controlling interest. Itis a blander in politics to give prominence and leading importance to an issue on which all your enemies can readily combine, The Demceratic Convention. Matters at Syracuse are tending toward a compromise, although a great amount of sharp and defiant talk is kept up on both sides, The Kelly m@gn are sensible that they committed a grent blunder by their abusive assaulis on Governor -Robiason, who is very popular with the rural democrats, and they rre likely to with- draw their opposition to an indorse- ment of his administration by the State Convention. This retreat from a po- sition of venomous hostility to the Gov- ernor is a consequence of the fact that a ma- jority of the delegates have confidence in him and will insist on aon indorse- ment of his administration. ‘The Tam- many democrats think it inexpedient to put themselves in position where they would certainly be voted down. They will silently swallow their noisy abuse, which has been so incessant for the last four or five weeks, and consent to an indorsement of Governor Robinson. But they will try to put a coating of sugar on this bitter pill by including an indorsement of all the State officers, some of whom are hostile to the Governor. ‘The Robinson faction have been careful not to commit themselves as a body to Judge Hand, although some of them favor his nomination. But there are probably more Robinson men who favor other candi- dates for the Court of Appeals than Robin- son men who desire the nomination of Judge Hand. His defeat, therefore, if he should be defeated, cannot be claimed as a victory over the supporters of Governor Robinsoy. There are indications that Mr. Kelly hus abandoned his original purpose of making resistance to Governor Robinson as a test of the Tammany strength, “All that he con- tends for now is understood to be the im- mediate admission of the Tammany dele- gates on their prim& facie credentials, which will probably be granted without much opposition if it be true that he has abandoned his war on the Governor. The ‘lammany delegates are fairly entitled to admission at once, both because they are regular and because they represent the democratic party of this city. The prospect for harmony is better than it was before Mr. Kelly discovered that his abuse of Governor Robinson was a political mistake. He finds that he is too weak to offer battle on that ground with any chance of success, and if he is disposed to be reason- able the other faction will have no desire to humiliate him. Matters are as yet un- settled, but nothing is to be inferred from the action of the State Committeo which was appointed last year by the Kelly Con- vention. The Saratoga Convention. There is no early rush of republican del- egates to the State Convention of their party, because Mr. Conkling has so large and un- disputed a majority that nothing can be accomplished either for him or against him by preliminary manmuvring. His friends have no anxiety and his enemies no hope, It is only when there is some likelihood of a contest that the pioneers of clashing fac- tions think it important to beon the ground early, in order to intercept the delegates as they come in and practise upon them the avts of persuasion. There is none of this sort of ‘alert button-holing activ- ity now, he Conkling men are too fully assured of their majority to take any further pains, and the Hayes men are too sevsible of their overwhelming and irre- trievable defeat to have any heart or hope for further resistance. Mr. Conkling’s triends rest in the repose of assured success, and see no need of hastening to the scene of action, Senator Conkiing is himself a delegate, and when he appears in the Con- vention he will have such perfect command of his forces that ali the proceedings will go sinoothly on in accordance with his wishes. Mr. Conkling’s position in the Conven- tion being so strong and invulnerable, he can afford to be forbearing and even imag- nanimous, It is for his interest and will no doubt be in his disposition to promoto harmony. In order to carry the Legisla- turo the votes of the Hayes republicans are needed, and it is of vital concern to Mr. Conkling that he do nothing to estrange them from the party or furnish them with excuses for sulking at home on elec- tion day. He ,may even be so con- ciliatory as to consent to a mild indorsement of the administration os ao means of taking the wind out of tho sails of Mr. Curtis, and isolating him from the more moderate Hayes republicans, This being accomplished, if Mr. Curtis should “lift up his heel’ in the Convention and attempt to make a fight he may get a more sarcastic and memorable dressing down than he received at Mr.‘ Conkling’s hands in the Convention of last year, It is understood that Senator Conkling has prepared an elaborate speech, which he will deliver in the Convention, He will, of course, do his best, for there has never been an ocension when he had so deep an interest in making a good impression, If this speech is made in an early stage of the proceedings the applause it will receive from a favoring audience will so increase the difficulties of Mr. Curtis’ position that he may recoil from the task of rowing his oratorical skiff up a political Niagara, Mr, Curtis, who is already at Saratoga, seems to havea full appreciation of Mr. Conkling’s strength, and is assuming o non-resistant attitude, PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Prince Bismarck has gone trom Berlin to Varain. Senator Roscoo Conkling is ab tto Filth Avenue Hotel, Colonel Robert G. Ingorsoll, of Ilinois, is at the Hoflman House. Associate Justice Samuel F. Miller, of the Untioa Supreme Court, is at the Park Avenue Lotel, Secretary Evarta arrived at the Brevoort House yesterday, and returned by the evening train to Washington, ‘Thomas Carlyle’s house in Chelsea, London, is of yellow brick, and it looks like the house of a Milwau- kee mechanic, Grand Duke Michaol ta g9 tall that when he kneels in prayer on the battle fleld his head appears two feet above the beads of his staff. A brother of Lord Beaconsfield, Ralph Disraeli, is chiet clerk to the Master of the Rolls, Sir George Jessel, the most emiueut Jew tn London. If the democrats of the Filth New Jersey Congres- sional district renominate Cuder this woek the wem- pum-grocnbuckers will probably pat forward a ticket, In Germany !f a common soldier enters a restaurant and sits down to cold ham when the King happevsto ‘ve presont he is taken off to the guardhbouse and pun- ished, A special cable despatch from London to the To- ronto Giobe says the iron-clad Northnmpton ia being Put in readiness for the couvoyance of the Marquis of Lorne to Canada. Scerotary Schurz will not make his speech in Cinctnuati until Saturday wight, the Committoc of Arrangements having beou disappointed in procuring the Music Hall (whicn will seat 6,000 persons) before thattime, Tbo Secretary will leave for Ciucionati on Priday. AMUSEMENTS. UNION SQUARE ,THEATRE—‘‘MOTHER AND SON.” Fabrice, a1 Me. Charlos R. Thorue, Jr Ausela Bro. rand Jncie a --Mr. John Purselie ayor of Vout d’Arcy wad J. Lemoyns Clayajol. a x M. Auuur: Lechurd, an ‘Travaud, the May a de Very, betrothed to Fab: band is iss Ning Varian Maude Harrison daughters... Claudine, the’ Buroueay’ housekeeper: ry * Cxtherine Smith -Miss Mary Vaughan The play of “Mother and Son,’? adapted from Sardou’s “Les Bourgeois de Pont d’Arcy,’? wre pre- sented atthe Union Square Theatro last night, in a style that allows little comment aside from Only tho most persistent and painstaking rehi could buve made so admirabio a “first night.” The bouse was woll filled, and the older members of the company were heartily welcomed, Mr. Thorne in Particular betpg tho recipient of a tremendous ova- tou, so protracied as to seriously embarrass that habitually cool wnd seit-possessed actor, ‘Tho motive of tho play ts essentially Frenchy and yot very decent, consisting in the reverence ot a son for bis parents. Fabrice, Baron de St, André, and son of a deceased father Learlug the samo nazme und title, Js visited ou tho evening before his marriagoty Marcelle Aubrey, @ woman uvluwiully married vy his father, and fearing that disgrace would tall upon the family of Ler deceiving yet veloved protector, on account of unsetticd business complications made in ber jaoterest by the Baroa belore his decease, Fabrice discharges tbe debt and tho woman departs, but, bolere leaving the estate, is arrested on suz- picion of being a thie! Brought into the mans! to which male and female tntriguers against Fubrice’s political prospects call overy one to witacss the probable disgrace of Fabrice before his bride, Mar- ‘colle refuges to reveal her secret, and fabrice, lying valiaully to gave bis fither’s reputation, conveys tho impressiou that Marcelle 18 his own mistross, His bride 1a temporarily cstranged, [His mother commands him to marry Marceile. He refuses, Ao air ot mys tery naturally pervades evorything; but finally tue uncle of Fabrice aiscovors the truiy, makes 1t kno¥n to the Bsroness, and the play cuds in the manuer pe- caliar to popular dramus, ‘Tbe adaptation is ekiltul und smooth in nearly al! respects, but tts symuctry end senso ure rudely marred by a concession to Amer- fonn pradery. In the orig Marcelieis the mistress of Fabrice’s father, which would, in a Frencbgfamily secm particularly unusual, ‘but by cuunging the relutiousbip to that established by a pretended marriage cad Baron ts made u criminal—a posi- tou which, while affording special stage oppertunitics for Fabrice, was nut !ound necessury to the success of tue original. lu the fourth act thore 16 a decidedly course scene between Brochat, unele of Favrice, and Mme. Cotterot, a vulgar but amusing gossip with a hidden mistory, which has not cvun tho redeem- ing feature of baving any motivo cssentlul to the development of the plot. Otherwise tho play !8 symmetrical, strong and bright, aud pre. sented a8 wdmirubly as tt is Cannot fail to bavea long and successiul rap. The acting was excellent to a degree which tho Union Square company has never surpassed, and, wo beheve, uevor even cquulied, Ihe bouers wore pretty evenly distribated between Mr, Thorne, Miss Morant, Miss Jowett and Miss Diotz, though the remainder of the cast mado (ne most of their parts. {he two ladies last named have parts different from apy = in they bavo boen eon for several years, but the cbange 1s as succcsstul as it ts gratifyiug. Tho Marcelle of Miss Diow is a strong and paihetic churacter, developing abtities heretofore undisplayed by that actress. Misa Jowett chauges , emotional character of Anga a’) und other kindred parts ambitious, brilliant, resiless, jotriguing Queen of society sod wie of a stupid = =Freach Mayor; and her admirers wiil be grutesul that sbe has an opportanity to Giapiay qualities which lor several y: ave been heid in aveyauce, Mr. fhorae, as Fabrice, exceeded bis old seif, and exhibited satenaity of tveling from frat to Jast. Miss Morant, as mothor of Favrico und widow of tho Buroo, was excollent throughout, To M: which Par. selio nod dire. Wukivy the principal buinorous tions aod they did them full -justic . a8 au ImMpecunious editor, was 6 ‘reachy and effective, coutribating con- side the comic eivment of the piece, Miss Varian mide a very pretty bride, and :mproved ber single opportunity (or stroag action, Mr. Poik, characterized, for some reasou that bi ody can fied out, as “a gentionan who oxe,”’ had only fell, to pluy the part of a x a, and, conse- no opportuni to ao the ig geveraily his forte, Mr. Raw Sissy Harrigon = were tuirly good in two supgestive but insonsequent parts, Tbe ovly promivent Llemish of tho perio:m- ance cccurred during the cénovment, in the fifth ack Here, while the revelation of the true position of Marcello toward the St Andrés was mado kuown, sveral of the principal characters, wh: cording to their parts, shuuld severaily have mait SLoIsh ment, gladness, disappointment and anger, grouped theinéelves listlossly Jo the background us if tho play concerned them no longer, In gencral, however, botu play aud playing were excellent, whtle the scenes ang cvstumes were in keepiog With the estabiished reputation of the house, MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES, At the clection In the Philuarmonte Society yester- day Mr, Nowondori! was elected as conductor. ,The lust nights of Theodore Thomas’ concerts at Giimoro’s G :rdeo are drawing to @ close, But tour more remain, Lotta opened at the Walnut Street Theatre in “La Cigale,” Monday night, to a fuil house, Tho play was well recoived, Mary Auderaou wiil play Evadno for the last time to-night, Fazio, for tho frat timo this season, and the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliot will be givou op Friday night ior Miss Ande: boneiit, Tho Alhaiza Operatic Concert Company arrived by steamer Percire yesterday morning irom Havre, after a very rough passago, The company comprises tho foliowing;—Aline Athaiza, prima donpa; Mathilda Tomasi, merg> soprano; Signor Luberti, tenor; sig- nor Bontverl, baritone, and Franz Rummel, pianist, WHO WROTE “AN OPEN VERDICT?" Svanpanp Titkatas, Naw York, Sept. 24, 1873, To tx Kotor ov tHe IkRaLD i Manager Henderson has been greatly annoyed by tho persistent inquiries of a grout number of porsons As to Who wrote “Ao Open Vordict.” It bas beon in- sinuated that Mr. Henderson know and was guilty of falsehood in stating that ho did not. His entity knowledge of tuo origia of the play ts this brought to fim laet spring by D. W. Wa stated that be was bound by @solema promise not to roveal tho suthor’s name. On being questioned, he plodged fis word that Mra, Wall uring tho summer he stated in a most emp! Manver that Gail Hamilton was to no way coun with 1, Alter its preduction he was again ur givo the nathor’s name, Ho said that tho writer was 4 Well Known political gentleman of this city. More than that ho refused to teil, Several professional persons, whose enough tmportan mention, have port that Mrs, Henderson wrote it. is wholly untrue, Mra Henderson nev manuseript but once, Hoping that this will from furthor annoyance, [ remain yours respecttully, W. J. HENDERSON, Business Manager Standard rucatre, . TELECRAPHIC NEWS GRANT IN SWITZERLAND. A Banquet in His Honor at Zurich. ENGLAND'S INDIAN DANGER. The Ameer ot Cabul To Be Humbled at Once. MAPLESON WESTWARD BOUND, [px caBLZ TO THE HEBALD.1 Pants, Sept. 24, 1878, The Hxnatp correspondent at Zurich telegraphs that the American Consul, Mr. S. H. Byers, gave a dinner to General Grant last night at the Hotel Bauer. Among the distinguished guests were Burgomaster Roemer, of Zurich; Feer-Herzog, a National Councillor ; the German poet, Kinkel ; Gen- eral Vogelli, of the Swiss Army; Mr. Nicho- las Fish, tho Ameri¢an Chargé d’Affaires at Berne, and many prominent Swiss citizens, GENERAL GRANT TOASTED. When the cloth was removed Consul Byers, after a few appropriate remarks, asked his guests to drink tho health of hia renowned countryman,’ “who, having led half a to victory and having governed ao great nation eight years, needs no praise from me.” General Grant’s health was then drunk with all the honors. The Bur- gomaster expressed, ina brief and happy speech, the interest with which the Swiss people followed General Grant's career asa soldier and as President of the great Re ‘public, and said that the honor done and the pleasure given to the citizens of Zurich by ex-President Grant’s visit was very great. THE EX-PRESIDEN?’S RESPONSE. In response, General Grant expressed a deep sense of pleasure and honor at meete ing such distinguished Swiss gentlemen. He thanked the citizens of Zurich, through their Mayor, for their cordial reception, which ho regarded as a symbol of the good fecling existing between the two countries, Tho General concluded by proposing the health of the President of the Federal Council and nation and the prosperity of the city of Zurich. : PRESIDENT HAYES MENTIONED. Feer-Herzog replied in an eloquent allu- sion to the amity existing between the two countries, and ended by proposing the health of President Hayes, Mr. Nicholas Fish responded, testifying to “the memory cherished by all.true United States citizens of the Switzers who fought and died during the American war—giving their lives and services from the pure, unselfish sympethy of their hearts and their-inborn love of free- dom. The acts of those heroes are to Amer- * icans the guarantee of Switzerland’s sym- pathy in the hour of need and of despair.” OFF ¥OR PARIS. Other speeches were made, and the dine ner was, altogether, a thoroughly enjoyable million of men for occasion. In every respect General Grant’s reception in the land of William Tell has been as hearty as in any place in Europe. The General leaves for Paris to-morrow (Wednesday). HE AFGHANISTAN AFFAIR, A Calcutta despatch to the Siandard states that orders have been issued to concentrate troops toward the frontier, with a view to early opera- tons ff necessary. It is semi-vficially announced that the Ameer of Cabul has allowed tlree letters from the Viceroy of India to remain unan- swered, ‘The Standard’s Bombay despatch saya ho attempt will be made to induce the Ameer to recetve the British envoy. The mission has already brokea up. General Sir Neville Chamberlain has left for Madras, Kight thousand men will startin afew days to strengthen the force at Quettah, it is considered certain that @ move will be made thence on Candahor, which would cut the communications between Cabul and Herat. Simultaneously with this movement 6,000 nen will go to Kohat, and, it is be. lieved, will enter Afghanistan by the Kooragy Val- ley, While @ tuird column will traverse the Kayber Pass. It is estimated that there will be pleuty of time jor these operations before the snow falla It is Ruseia’a policy, of @urse, to belittle the importance of this trouble. A despatch from St. Petersburg says:—“"The supposition that an understanding exists between Russia and Afghanistan ts declared in well in- formed quarters to be purcly imaginary, as far ag known kere,’” HOPES OF AWING THR AMBER The Daily News’ despatch from Simla confrms most Of the detsiis regarding tho concoutration of troops mentioned in tho Siandard’s telegram = It reports that tne Kooram V. people are friendly and peaceab! By this rouw 8 forco might advance within seventy miles of Cabal. ‘Tho Kbybor Vass wilt ve avoided. 16 ts not intended to attack Cabul, The probable effect of the domon- stration will bo to show tho heiplevsness of the Amoor and conciliate the trontier os by friendiy troatment. The Daily Telegraph's spocial despatch from Stmia reports that tho Commisstonor at Pesha- wur is negosiating, with hepes of success, to aetech the inhabitants of the Kbybor Pass trom the Ameer of Gabol, TURKKY’S TROUULES, A force of Aibantans 1s marching trom Aovi Bazar to join tho allies im Bosnia, Al- though the Bosnian occupation cannot be othorwise than uppopular in Hungary tho news of Austrian successes gives satisfaction tn Posth, Tae Porto yesterday received a tolegrain from the Prince of Montenegro strongly insisting upom the prompt furronder of the territory ceded to thaseonntry by the Treaty of Beriio, 1tis reported from Bucharost that bands aro organizing tu the Dobr iA to resist the Roumanian cecupation and that they have plenty of orms aud ammuaitivn, A Gespatch 10 the