The New York Herald Newspaper, December 2, 1878, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD corinne te siuni BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. cc ani eS 'AMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. 2 SOUTH SIXTH colved and LYCEUM THEATRE—D BROADWAY THEATRE ACADEMY ¢ ROOTIVS THEATR STANDARD THEATE 87. JAMES THEAT PIFTH AVENE NIBLO'S GARDE: GRAND OPERA HOUS: PARK THRATRE THEATRE COMIQUE Law ry Days WINDSOR TH TIVOLI THEAT: KURTZ GALLER 10) ZGYPTIAN Hal BROOKLYN BROAD ST. TL WITH. SU PPLEMENT. “DE CEMBEL TRE, PHILADELPHIA—Uxcrx Dav'h. NEW. YORK, NONDAY, The probabilities are that the weather in New York and its vicinity tc-day will be cool and cloudy, with rain or sleet, and possibly strony easterly to southeasterly winds. To-morrow it witl be colder and portly cloudy, with cerasional snow or rain, followed by clearing weaiher. Ir Mr. Frormincuax were in Germany this morning he would probably hare a visit before breakfast irom an agent of M. Bismarck to in- quire about Lis commendation of the socialists in his sermon yesterd Ciups axp Crun House Lire was the theme of Mr. Talmage yesterda: A good many ill- natured people think that if Mr. Taluage were made a little better acquainted with a good club he would be greatly benefited. xp of Murphy's thrte wecks’ tem- paign yesterday he found himself four dollars cut. Total abstinence at the tion box is not calculated to quicken the enthusiasin of even Murph Ar THE Tr Dr. AnwiraGe’s Turony of the necessity of a joyful religion were more generally carried out there would probably be fewer empty seata in the churches. A visit to most modern houses of worship is enough to give one the blues for a whole year. ly Is Due to Genera Butier to say that the report that he had paid Kearney to advo- eate his cause in the recent election was errone- ous. One of our correspondents has thoroughly investigated the charge, and is satistied that it was a mere campaign cagard. Arter A Loxa Periop of inactivity the French socialists came to the front last evening. The condition of the workingzmen in Europe was the chief subject of diseussion, but the indorse- ment of the king killers was perhaps the most significant part of the proceedings. Tue Svsere ina fit of melancholia of Mr. Abraham Van Duzer, an old frierd of Commodore Vanderbilt, will doubtless be turved to account by the contesting lawyers in the famous will soutroversy. It would make one of their strong- est points against the sanity of the old Commo- dore. In Mavy of the extreme portions of our ter- ritory the restraints of law and the amenities of lite may net be as stroug or as frequently practised as could be desired, but we have not yet, as will be seen from our Loudon corre- spondence they have in ‘England, attained to that zation of giving a public re- ception to a brutal executioner. Tue Weatuer.—tThe disturbance that was organizing in the Southwestern districts, as etated in yesterday’s Hrxasp, bas advanced into the Lower Mississippi and the Ohio valleys, where it is steadily gaining energy duriug its northeastward progress, As the depression moved through Alabema and Lower Tennessee an elongated area of disturbance, running north- west and southeast, was developed, snd on reaching the southerly extremity of the Alle- thany Mountains this was divided. The main storm centre will travel along the western slope af the Alleghanies, but will not have very great mmergy until it reaches the western sections of Middle Atlantic States. The subsid- disturbance on the coast will no prove severe around and north of Cape atteras, Another depression has appeared in thi Northwestern districts. but the barometer is only relutively low at pres- ent. The centre of highest pressure is over the aorthern New England coast. It is alao high in she West. Rain haa fallen in the central valley the iury doubt districts and on the Sonth Atlantic and Gulf | cousts, while light snows are reported west of the Mississippi. Cloudy weather prevails in all the districts except the Northwest. The winds have, been light on the Atlantic const, fresh over the lakes and generally brisk in the West and Northwest, A decided fall in temperature has taken place in the Middle Atlantic and New England States. It has been variable in the luke regions and has risen elsewhere. Strong eusterly winds prevail on the British coast, accompanied by hail. This weat was predicted by the Hrrany W Bureau on the 23d of November, wh berean cabled “that a storm would arrive on the English const about the 27th and would be followed by temporary clearing.” The disturb. | ance arrived on time and the wenther continued bud until the 29th, when it cleared up for one day. The weather in New York and its vicinity today will be cool and cloudy, with rain or sleet, and possibly strong easterly to southeasterly winds, To-morrow it will be colder and partly cloudy, with oceasional snow or rain, followed by clearing weather. NEW YORK UERALD— | | efficient | ; . . the cancellation of surplus 1 notes, but although such legislation may be | attempted it will not succeed. It is, how- ever, 2 consolation to know that if no new laws, the other NEW Y ORK HER ALD, MONDAY, DEC UMBER | 2, 1878. —WITH SUPPLEMENT. Mecting of Congress. Nobody expects important legislation at the session which begins to-day, although there is urgent need of it, Beyond the passage of the annual appropriation bills nothing will be done which might not be omitted without detriment to any public in- terest. We need a new tariff, but the tariff will not be revised; we need free trade in ships, but the old navigation laws will not be disturbed; Indian affairs should be re- stored to the control of the army, but an Indian will not be adopted; we ought to have postal savings , banks, but that subject will not even be dis- cussed; a constitutional amendment should be submitted to the States for regulating our Presidential clections, but Congress will not agree to one; aboy: policy Jaws are to be passed at this session for facilitating resumption none can be passed for defexting it. We are not toinfer that because thereis to be no useful legislation beyond the annual appropriations the session will be wasted, Congress has two functions--one to pass to educate public opinion. We shall be disappointed if the proceed- ings of this session do not Lave an im- portant influence in shaping and settling public sentiment and defining the issues to be fought ont in the next Presidential election. ‘This is, perhaps, the most usefal service that can be rendered in the present state of affairs. There is likely to be a sharp contest over the resumption question, and especially over that adjunct of it which relates to the coinage of silver; and although the contest will result in no change in the laws, and in this respect be merely a drawn battle, it may nevertheless put the cur- rency question on the road toa successful final settlement. Doubts have been expressed in quarters entitled to respect whether the action of the New York and Boston banks which is to govern their treatment of silver after re- sumption is judicious., The amount of the new silver dollars already coined is too small to be a serious impediment, and the coinage might proceed for another year or two atthe rate of two million dollars per month without’ causing embarrassment to the banks or disturbing the standard of value. Itis hence inferred, with some appearance of reason, that the banks would have acted more wisely had they waited until the amount of silver in circulation should become considerable before adopting measures to discredit it. The effect of their action has been to revive and inflame the silver controversy at a time when it was dying out by the natural progress of events. Secretary, Sherman's repeated and unsuccesstul attempts to put the silver dollars in circulation had quenched the ardor of the silver zealots and they hardly uttered a word on the subject in the fallelections, Had not the opponents of silver blown the dying embers they would gradually have become extinct by the occupation of the public mind with other subjects. For the first year after resumption the silver coins will make no practical difference, and after one year of success the acceptance of the specie basis will be so universal that there should be no difficulty in securing the repeal of laws inconsistent with its permanence. The action of the banks has reopened the silver question at a time when 1t is impos- sible to settle it, and by rousing the silver fanatics the banks have increased the diffi- culty of quietly modifying the Silver law in the next Congress. This is one view of the action of the banks, but the question has another side. It may turn out, after all, that more will be gained by reviewing the silver question now than could have been gained by post- poning it. But this will depend on the action of the two great political parties, The republican party has already become a pronounced resumption party, and if by the debates of the present session it should also become & pronounced anti-silver party, its success in the Presidential election of 1880 would abolish the doubie standard and reduce silver to the subsidiary position which is its proper rank in our coinage. Certain it is that the revival of the discus- sion will result in no new legislation at this session. The silver side is too strong in the House to permit’a repenl of the Silver law, aud we have complete security against acts hostile to resumption in the veto of the President. But there will probably be no oceasion for the exercise of the veto power. No bill intended to obstruct re- sumption can pass the Senate. Faithful adherence to the Resumption act has be- come the party creed of the republicans, who have still a majority in the Senate, and who will be reinforced by sevoral very de- cided hard money democratic Senators, The country is quite safe against any other practical mischief froma new agitation of the subject in this Congress than its ten- dency to unsettle public confidence, But if it shall appear at the close of the session that sound views are making progress, and are destined to prevail, confidence in the permanent success of resumption will be strengthened rather than wexkened by the debates. ‘he complete consolidation of the republican party on every branch of the currency question is the most embarrassing thing that could happen for the democrats, It would enable their opponents to claim all the credit of resumption and of the general revival of business which is expected to follow. If the democratic party continues to oppose re- sumption, or is split into factions on the question, the republican party will float into power in 1880 on the rising tide of pub- lic prosperity. A warm currency debate at this session would aid the progress of repub- liean consolidation and would weaken the democrats by compelling them to expose | their division of sentiment and by widen- ing the breach which it is the interest of the party to close, ‘The democratic party will be placed ina critical dilemma if the champions of ‘the Ohio idea” force a debate this winter, The party is shaken by its recent losses in the | icainsa and its position will be paualty' awkward whether it stems the tide or yields to it. Ifit resists it will be swept away by popular sentiment : ifit suecumbs it will expose itself to derision by its in- consistency, It is the interest of the party to have the subject ignored during the ‘present session, but such zenlots as Voorhees and Ewing cannot withstanit the temptation flung in their way by the action of the national banks, Unless the party heeds the recent warnings and abjuyves its financial heresies it will have no sonable hope of success in 1680, ‘Lhe pivot of the situation is the State of New York, which holds next autumn the most | important State election in its annals, Vor the first time a Governor, Lieutenant Gov- j ernor and all the other State oftie be chosen in the same election, is astanch hard money State, and after its are to recent loss it. cannot be vecovered by the democrats their, party at lars is on. the wrong side of tha domipant question, If New York goes against them in 1879 1t will certainly do so | in 1880,and without this State they can have no chance of electing the next Presi dent. If the democrats in Congress wer wise the soit money wing would keep alo from the ecurre question during this session, and oft in resumption as an accomplished fact. by the action of the banks on silver or fr any other motive they are blind and fool- ish enough to be entrapped into a currency debate they will give away their party in one of the most critical conjunctures of its history. An Unjust War. Mr, Gladstone denounces the invasion cf Afghanistan in the vein in which it will probably be taken up by mrany others in the early days of the coming session of Par- | linament. He calls it ‘‘an unjust war, which | will weigh upon the national conscience.” In the eagerness of the people in India to go gunning for Afghans it may be remem- bered that they denounced the hesitancy of the home government as the result of advice taken from the Peace Society. There is one sense in which the peace society is very numerous in the modern world, and particu- larly numerous in England, and that is in | the sense in which all those are classed as members of it who regard with little favor all wars save those made in national de- fence or under some requirement of su- preme national necessity. It is a senti- ment growing rapidly in all that other wars than such as these are iniquities more or less monstrous. In the cultivation of this opinion the world ofthe present time bids fair to peculiarly distinguish itself from the world of a former time. Wars were made. formerly in the in- terests of dynastic notions, in the pride of warlike princes ; and they grew out of the whims and caprices of ambitious Ministers or royal favorites. Is the Afghan war of tho order of those wars of former days? or is it hecessary to any great national purpose of safety or honor? It is the pretext of the Beaconsfield Ministry that it is a necessary. step to such a rectification of the northwest- ern frontier of India as will guarantee the safety of that colonial empire, If that were true it might be a just war—if it could be shown that beyond as bad frontier there were any other than merely chimerical dangers. But that cannot be shown, and the theory is not true. We are of opinion that Lord Lawrence has demon- strated and ‘put beyond any valid answer the trath that the northwestern frontier of India is safer as it is against any possible invasion than it can be as it is proposed to rectify it. Indeed, we believe England will see before Parliament bas been many weeks in session that this is not England's or India’s, but Lord Lytton's war, made by kim and a Ministry in sympathy with him in London in the very spirit in which the wars of old times were made by capricions and absolute princes, Lord Lorne’s Speeches. If Canada, in its outburst of enthusiasm over the Governor General and his royal wife, has shown that its efforts to do them honor have not been always chastened by perfect taste, much shonld be allowed to Canadian inexperience. While some of the overwhelmed deputations have exhibited an awkwardly confased sense of an impassable gulf between them and the august pair, it is but just to say that the Marquis has closed his eyes to this feature of the proceedings. His speeches, of necessity repetitions of thanks for courteous greetings, have been singularly happy, and distinguished alike for their modesty of tone and variety.of in- formation. Whether replying to the ad- dress of a grave municipal council, thank- ing the good sisters of the convent of Villa Maria or responding to a speech in a ball- room, the Marquis has found the apt word to say in each case. In the latter instance he showed considerable tact. Canadians, as we know, preserve many of the traits of the countries they or their progenitors emigrated from. There are French, Eng- lish, Irish and Scotch Canadians. Saturday last was St, Andrew's Day, and, as His Lordship is Scotch of the Scotch, it was not extraordinary that he should be met by «| warm address from his fellow Scois, filled with pleasant allisions to the Land o’ Cakes and the Mac Cailean Mor. But, while ac- knowledging with perfect frankness how he valued the compliment, the Marquis quietly waved aside anything which would con- vey the idea that he came to favor any portion of the Canadian people at the expense of the remainder, Ie found historic reasons showing why all the brethren should dwell together in unity. viee. Scotland was, after all, only an Irish colony, and the English loved the Scotch because Scotland had given them a king. ‘These things may not bear directly on the mixed populations of the Dominion, but | they show how the extremes of the present | met in the past on the most amienble terms. His Lordship will soon have an opportunity | to treat of graver matters, but the impres- sion from what he has already said isa fae vorable one, Queen Victoria has cabled her dolight at the hearty reception of her danghter and son-in-law, New York | ard profess to acquicsee | If} nations | There had | been a Scotch regiment in the French ser- | | kings, has a prospect of becoming one day | Schurz in Reply to Sheridan, Seeretary Schurz has sent to the War De- ; partment a very able answer to the com- ments of General Sheridan, which were strongly indorsed by General Sherman, on his policy of removing the Kiowas end Comanches from Fort Sill, locating them {near the Wichitas, and consolidating the agencies, My, Schurz shines in controversy and handles his weapons with great skill. General Sheridan has not had equal train- ing asa writer or controversiahst, has spent twenty years in the Indian country ond ought to be a mora com- | petent judge of the matters in dispute than | cither Mr, Schurz himself or any of the civilians whom he quotbs at great length. But Secretary Schurz is quite right in in- ing that General Sheridan should sup- port his charges by specific fucts, so iar as he hes charged, malversation against Mr. | Schurz’s subordinates, But he might have spared the sargastic observation which he , has putas a sting into the tail of his letter in hoping “that General Sheridan will make his revelations without delay, which he look for the evidence afterward.” Steh in- nuendos do not tend to solten the asporities iovts which will not he quite pieasant for | Mr, Sehurz. | In judging of this controversy so far as it has gene we must not confound two ques- tions which-are quite distinct, The main question is the expediency of removing the Indian agency from Fort Sill; the other question, which is merely incidental, re lates to the alleged malyersation of Indian agents. It is only on the latter or subordinate question that General Sheridan is bound to furnish defi- nite specifications. ‘The expediency of re- moving the agency from Fort Sill is a mat- ter of opinion, in which the Secretary weighs the judgment of certain civilians jagninst the judgment of Generals Pope, Sheridan and Sherman. Of course authority, however high, must yield to valid reasons; but if the ques- tion were to be decided on mere testimony and opinion the opinion of these three army officers would outweight in public es- timation that of civilian subordinates of the Interior Department, whose views are as reformers. One of the chief reasons given for the re- moval of the Indians from Fort Sil) is the badness of the water. General Sherman stated on his own knowledge that the water is excellent, which Mr. Schurz now admits, but explains that the stream by which it is | supplied flows through the military camp and becomes contaminated with its filth before reaching the Indians. If this be so there is only needed a sufficient iron pipe to convey untainted water from a point above the camp to a point below it. Another point made -by Mr. Schurz is that the buildings at Hort Sill for the accommodation of the agency are dilapidated and liable to tumble down. Even if there is no exaggeration in this statement it would cost no more to replace them at Fort Sill than ata new location. Another of Mr. Schurz’s reasons is that the Indians should be sq located that the troops of the fort will be in- terposed between them and the Texas border. But for every. purpose of protection or restraint the Indians can ‘be sufficiently watched and. guarded when they are in immediate proximity to the fort. The charge that the s»Idiers cannot be restrained from corrupting the neighbor- ing squaws will doubtless be answered by General Sheridan. This controversy will at least have the good effect of exciting in- terest in the Indian question, which is rising into great importance. Ireland's New Departure. We publish in to-day’s Heraup a commu- nication from a Dublin tradesman on the alleged intended combination of the obstruc- tionist branch of the Home Rulers and the Fenian, or physical force element, in future constitutional movements for the redress of Ireland's grievances. The writer of the com- munication is evidently not in sympathy with the objects of ‘the ‘new departure,” ond he seeks to meet and combat the views expressed by prominent Irish nationalists i2 the United States, which were published at length in the Henatp on the 27th cf last October. His sentiments are candidly expressed ; but while he avows a strong national sympathy, and admits that England has in the past inflicted many grievous wrongs on Ireland, and that her present rule is not free from grave abuses and injustice. he is clearly well satisfied with the existing state of affairs. While he sees all classes of his fel- low counirymen crowd into the English civil service, seek the army, the navy and the militia in larger comparative pro- portion than the inhabitants of other parts of the United Kingdom, and gladly accept situations on the armed police force main- tained in lreland, he can see no reason why “ideal Ireland” and be contented with ‘a self-respecting and on ennobling, not a slavish or degrading, union with Great Britain as an integral portion of the United Kingdom.” He is evidently willing to let good enough alone, and we trust that as a Dublin tradesman he does a good busi- ness and enjoys the patronage of the Castle. The Irish people possess so many gen- erous and often noble qualities that it separate nationality with sort of poetic | license, and to persaade ourselves that Ireland, citheras a republic or under tho rule of some descendant of an old line of a great Power among the nations of the world, | lence to common sense and injustice to a cause with which we really sympathize. | But facts are stubborn things and ave very | apt to spoil poetic fancies. If ireland dom to-morrow and set up in business on her own acconnt as an independent nation, | free from all entangling alliances, it would be straining credulity to a painful degree | to suppose that she would take an impor. but he | | try of controversy end they may provoke re- ; colored by the notions they tock with them | they should not be willing to give up their | must be able to do, for it should not be | assumed that ho is under the necessity, aficr having announeed the verdiet first, to ! ! | would be pleasant to treat their dream of a | jot tant Spa A in the family of nations or that her people would be rendered more pros- perous and happy than they now are by the change. This does not, however, imply that the system under which Ireland is now ruled 1s not disfigured by many abuses and does not demand comprehensive changes and re- forms. Neither should it discourage Irish- men from laboring earnestly to secure suck local vights and privileges us are likely to prove of practical advantage to their conn- and to induee English statesmen to continue the policy of concession which, whether from considerations of justice or prudence, has prevailed in their treatment of Tvish quesiions for the past ten yeers. If the ‘new dopar- ture, of which we have recently heard so much, will leal to a more effective proseention of the work of weeding out old abuses and of securing for Ireland those lccal rights and privileges whieh could not ail to tend to the happiness and prosperi of the people, it will have the carnest wishes. ofall the true friends of Ireland tox its suc- | Tt is very certain that the influence und power which Ire'!and by her posi- tion shonld wield in the couneils the United Kingdom havo heretos | fore been frittered away through the | want of harmony of object and unity of ection on the partof her people and es- pecially of her public men. Visionary schemes on one hand, factional rivalries on the other, and treachery in teo many in- stances, have impeded the whoels of retorm, and we may say of justice, which in this advanced age ot the world ¢annot well be wholly blocked. If the Irish people would only present a solid front and work for a common object there are very few changes consistent with the interests of the United Kingdom which they conld not compel England to yield to their just demand. Another Bomb. After the German Kaiser, the Spanish King; alter Alfonso, the King of Italy; afier King Humibert, the Austrian Minister ; alter Andrassy, the Huyogarian Premier. With M. Tisza, to whom some alleged Inter- nationalists paid their respects with a bomb, the current history of attempts ot assassina- tion of European rulers is brought up to date, It is possible that the good people of Pesth are anxious that the other European capi- ! tals shell mot monopolize all the gory honors in the attempted assassina- tion line. Indeed, they appear in both the recent cases to have taken good care that nobody would be hurt, but to make as much noise as though bodily harm was intended. The report, in each case, was quickly sprend on the wings of the telegraph, and made kings and queens quiver in every capital in Europe until they recollected that it was not so bad atter all. When the question of carelessness of railroad officials was broached to Sydney Smith the wise divine remarked, “Wpit tili they killa bishop.” Sothe sovereigns sitting quaking on their thrones remark to each other, “Wait till they kill a Premier; then we shall have this thing properly looked atter.” Lady Gooch’s Baby. Had it not been that Miss Garrod was inaccessible ‘to the aliurements of Lady Gooch it is probeble that some ‘“‘little stranger,” in every sense of the term, would be enjoying the hospitalities of Bonacre Hall, with a fair ‘prospect of living on the Gooch money dur- ing lite. Indeed, poor Lady An- nie Louisa seems to have persevered in her bogus heir scheme despite discour- agements enough to turn aside most ladies. Her husband, several honest physicians and others had. warned her of the folly and criminality of her course, but she went on with her preparations and simulation. Why did she persevere? Was it nothing but her hate of Lady Eleanor and her fear of being left un- provided that induced her to reject all warn- ings? No doubt these incentives power- fally urged her. When, however, a man or woman, bent on a foolish or criminal! object, is the possessor of a highly sanguine temperament warnings are thrown away, Nothing short of the scene in the police conrt could bring Lady Gooch to a realizing sense of how sound the advice of her friends had been. Yet we have-no doubt that her ladyship will consider her." self the victim of circumstances, and re- ‘main convinced that she oniy failed by mis- adventure, although all the tacts show that she was destined to fuil from the start. We give to-day another collection of interesting fragmenis from Dr. Busch’s work upon Bismarck, and the public will be amused and delighted tolearn from them that the great Chancellor, when ont of his office, is very much such a good fel- low as the rest of us, and finds time to support ao set of unofficial tastes and opinions and to air philo- sophical ideas. He would not be freed from annoyance it he could, for creating and changing according to‘his own will are causes of joy to him, The Anglo-Amer- ican Sunday he dislikes nearly as much as he does Frenchmen, He haively admits a degree of curiosity which most men ascribe to women only, and, like many another man, affects to despise the press, while he de- votes considerable attention to securing its favor, He confesses to an enormous appe- tite, to which he practically ascribes much of his snecess, all of which deserves the attention of abstemions statesmen of America, In short, he appears clear ) headed, determined, coramunicative and if we could do so without vio- | | could be separated from the United King. | quite good natured besides, except when he has a French diplomatist within sight. PERSONAL The following Americans were “ regiatered at the Paris oftive of the Hrematp on Saturday: Adame, U. 8. Boston, No. 97 Quai Grand Auguetine, i, New York, Hote! du Louvre, vial A. B., Boston, No. 57 Quat Grand Augus- JIN] i ‘ELLIGENCE, tine. Donnely, L, E., San Pranciseo, No, 28 Rue de Mont- ponsier. rm ritse h, Hugo, New Yo Hotel Alhe. ‘0. 86 Rue Vaugivard, Hausing, F, W., New York, Hotel de l’Athénée, Henriques, ‘ow York, Hote) de Rurrle. Lockhart, B, and wife, New York, Hote! TAthénée. de He a sh Tine a’ Aboukir. Yors, Costineata) Schwartz, L. F., New York, Sears, Rdward an! wit, Tfotel, Stor Puphat Lieutenant (ic aeok "Philip EK. ‘bher! nf Catonel yidup, United Stuies Army, ore atthe opening of the Tut Tustithie, this evetng amiship Germanic aud is a! Genoa a better Detroit Free Press, 2 having taken 1 Italy we can't suy.—-St Absus Advertiser, We Med a Milan 2 half there onee,—Bastem Post, Did venna about it when you reeled home ? yard, at Constantinople tions of the Lng. were to “stand po t sirect, whom hi o'clock we have noticed as being on duty in morning, and who ¥; aria, which hesitate to grasp a bridle, compe:s drivers lives of young shop girls who aro work, lin the West that the Chicago / Lin cirenlation on account of its hind” ‘en paper, man. Logan, who as: ire to be Senator ip 43 seconded by G sullom, and Dick ondon Judy: started a conversation the other evening on favorite foods, One preferred on, another pheasant, and so on, ard io on, till to the Hon, Lougears himaclf to name his . ‘Gwacious! Idon't know, you know!’ he but Miss Neidelwy celebrated lecturers who was present, suggested—Thistles,” Ss. BOOTH'S THEATRE COMBINATION coNcEnT. M. Keményi, in conjunction with artists of Mr Mapleson's opera tronpe, appeared at Boott's Tacatre last night. The Hungarian violinist was welcomed with the enthusiasm that las come to be expec whenever he appears. He played six numbers, in- cluding two of his own composition, and was several times recalled, and once imperatively eneored, His most successful effort, which secured this compli- ment, was tke concerto by Page anini, Mme. Parodi, who wit new honors with every appearance, sang “Batti, Batti,” from “Don Giovanni,” iu a manner’ that "pleased her audience so well that she was culled back to give ping Thro’ the Rye.” Mae. Pisani’ grand con- to was so happily exhibited in the air from “Faust” that she was obliged to give another number, th segreto” from “Lucrezia,” which she aang exceptionally well. Signor Tecchi mad: ardous selection in “Salve Dimora,” from ‘Faust, but the andie: called to give ‘When the Bioom Is On the Rye.” nor Galassi was as successful as ever and won his mn- familiar audience by his rendering of the “Ster’’ song from “Tannhauser,” which he bad to repeat. Mr, Dulcken played a gavotte by Martini and his own “Value de Concert’ more than acceptably, and Signor Biraccia gave some tasteful accompaniments. There was a large audience, GRAND OPERA HOUSE—DE MURSKA AND Gite MORE'S BAND. ‘The “supreme songstress” and the “king cornet int,"’ a8 Mr. De Vivo delights to term his protegés, appeared last night in conjunction with Emperor Gilmore and hia band in one of the popular concerta that have pleased many thousands of amusement seekers at this house during the present season. Mile, de Murska was in good voice, and clectrifidad her hearers in her sual brilliant manner, with “Echo by: Eckert; “Canta Diva”? from “Norma,” and the “Carnival de Venice," by Benedict, ‘Tho artist was several times recalled, and added to the regular progrmome "Good Night,” by Abt, and tho Spanish song, “a Mandolina.”” Mr. Levy was received with the usual furore which he is wout to excite. The cornet is au engaging instrament in popalar concert, or at least in an American concert, and Levy pleases: the public as few of his contempo- raries have been able todo. Signor Susini gave two ratic arias, Protessor Hill a pianoforte solo, and imore’s Band four selections, which emong the genuinely interesting features of the evening, for without the the life and movement of the con conerer have been wanting. The house was well ed. UNIFORM OF ‘NAVAL OFFICERS. THE PROPOSED CHANGE NOT DECIDED UPON— SECRETARY THOMPSON IRRITATED AT THE PBEs MATURE PUBLICATION OF THE CIRCULAR, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THF HERALD.) Wasmraton, Dec. 1, 1378. Secretary Thompson is excecdingly indignant over the premature publication of the propose] order changing the style of naval uniforms, and expresses determination to promptly institute an investigation into the matter with a view of ascertaining the name of the officer of his departinent responsible there for. He says that the subject of a modification of the present dress of naval officers has been under discussion for some time, and that the Naval Board having supervision over minor matters of this nature reported tu him the order or circular letter published in to-day’s Hrnaty, but thet although he signed the paper no such ruliug in the sense of an official order has been promut- gated, The promulgation of the order was prohibited the day after it wae signed, to enable the Secretary to ascertain the merits of a protest against it submitted by @ number of officers of the navy. This protest embodies the objections reported in connection with the published order, and was so urgent, not to say emphatic, in its terms that the Secretary was induced to wnspend the order until a full hearing frém all parties interested is had. He declines, a» a matter of official policy, to’ express an opinion upon the objections now before him, but he says le will afford the amplest opportunity to officers to communicate their views to him on the subject, An unexpectedly strong opposition to the change is developing among naval men generally, aud the final adoption of the measure is considered quite donbvtful. Aconsiderable modification of its requirements is made. The embryo order was sent out secretly to @ number of officers aa a feeler, and its publication hae consequently irritated the Secretar: BUTLER'S F TURE. UNSCATHED FROM: HIS LOSING CAMPAIGN HR GOES TO WASHINGTON TO SFRVE HIS CON« STITUENTS IN CONGRESS, Boston, Nov. 90, 1878, ° General B. F, Butler left to-night for Washingtom to take his seat in Congress. There are some lively anticipations as to his course during the closing ses- sion, His immense following in Massachusetts, as shown by his yote for Governor, expect that he will advocate some legislation looking to the promotion of business and lsbor along the New England coast, and that he will de vote some of his best efforts toward righting the wrongs under which our fishermen labor by the terms of the Treaty of Washington. Now that the bitterness of the political Aight is over there is a reac. tion of sentiment in the General's favor, expecially as he has compelled the successfal party to adopt his plins and views on State reform. He came ont of the terrible fire of abuse and calumny unscathed, not @ single charge sticking, Tho one that stood longest was that about his alleged connection with Kearney, Bat now that the real character of the sand lot sponter has beeu discovered, even that melts away. In this corre- spondence @ statement was tasde some weeks azo aftirming that authority could be produced to prove the existence of & check for $1,000 from Generel Butler to Kearney. 1 have since thoroughly in vestigated this matter, and wm satisfied that yhere owas no such transaction, ‘There was « mistake about the name of one of Gon eval Butler's financial agents, which led to tuo rumor, but now it is generally understood, and thus the last lump of nud thrown at Butler dissolves, Tha General has been busily engaged for several days ir closing up the more important esses he bas hal pond, ing im the conrts, and he leaves in perfect health for his old field of iabor-—the fluor of the Hone,