The New York Herald Newspaper, December 9, 1878, Page 4

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FIFTH AVENUE TE —Foon's Revencx, ACADEMY OF M! ‘ALISMANO. NIBLO'S GARDEN—Anounp tix Woxtp in Ercuty Days’ GRAND OPERA HOU; Boarvixc Hore. PARK THEATRE—Cowxpy or Exnors. THEATRE COMIQUE—Loncaine. LYCEUM THEATRE—Dounix Marriage. BROADWAY THEATR' BOWERY THEATRE WALLACK’S THEATER GERMANIA THEATRE—Docton Ktavs, c—Tue Basker’s Daventer, Most A Lise. Le DAN'L. pren’s DAvGuTER, val UPPLEMENT. ~NEW YORK, MOND y jes are that the weather in New York and its vieiniiy to-day will be stighily warmer and cloudy, with rain or snow. To-mor- row it willbe partly cloudy or cloudy, with rain, followed by gradually clearing weather and fall- ing temperature. Accorpixc to Mrs. Vax Corr there is’ no temptation that cannot be overcome. Evidently Mrs. Van Cott has never been president of an insurance company or a savings bank. A Lovp Cat for reinforcements comes up from the temperance column. Twenty-five thousand liquor men and only twenty-five hundred to watch and pray withthem. ‘This is sad. Now that the homeopathic doctors of New Orleans have decided that the origin of the Yellow fever was both indigenous and imported it will, of course, be incumbent upon the other school to declare that it was neither. Tue First QuaRTERLY report of the Metro- politan Elevated Railroad shows that two. per- sons were killed and tive injaped. More tbau four anid a quarter million passengers were car- ried. This is a good showing, but it can be imade better. Tue Svsriciox that a band of incendiaries have determined to burn down the watering places recejves a color of probability from the attempt just made to start a conflagration at Newport. It shows the necessity of extra vigi- lance everywhere. Tatk Agovr Woman's Devotion! What de- votion ever equalled that of the husband who appeared in a police court yesterday morning, with a bandaged head, pleading for the relense of the inebriated better half who had inflicted such damage on him the night before # Tne Wort or Arr will be astonished to read in another column that Mr. Moran, the - artist, has found an original ‘‘Turner” in the wilds of New Jersey. There can be no donbt of its authenticity, and Mr. Moran generously promises to exhibit his treasure in a short time. Mimrary Grory, a distinguished soldier cynically remarked, consists in having one’s head blown off in battle and his name misspelled in the despatches. Mr. Beecher's estimate of modern fame is somewhat similar. The news- papers tell us for a week that a man is going to die ; for a week that he is dying, and for a week that he is dead. Mr. Beecher forgot to add that even that much depends upon the news. Tor Mrtrono1oaicat Lo of the lost Pom- merania, prepared for the Mrnap Weather Service, was received by our Weather Buresh yesterday, and contains an eutry for the 24th of October of weather conditions, latitude and longitude, olwerved twenty-eight hours before the ship sank. Atthe time of observation the Pommerania was in latitude 49 deg. 20 min. north, longitude 6 deg. west. Tho barometer stood at 29.40 inches, the tempera- ture of the air was 50 degrees Fahrenheit ; the wind, north-nor’east, its force—Beautort’s scale—six. The weather was foggy, with rain, and the sea moderate. ‘Tne Wratnen.—The centre of low barome- ter that wae advancing over the western Gulf and Texas, as stated in yesterday’s Heras, has moved into the central valley districts, pre- ceded and attended by heavy rains and snow. ‘The other centre of disturbance that was in the Northwest has made very little progress, being retarded by the area of high pressure that ex- tends over the Bri possessions. This high area's direction is nearly north and south, over- lying the Middle Atlantic and New England States and Canada and having its centre of highest pressure near the head o the St. Lawrence Valley. It is, how- ever, moving slowly northeastward, and will lave receded northward enough during to-day to allow the advancing depression to pass ipto the Middle Atlantic States. Rain and snow have fallén in the central valley districts, lake regions, the Gulf States and the Northwest. In the other sections clear weather has generally prevailed. The winds have been brisk in the Jake regions and the Northwest, fresh on the Gulf and Middle Atlantie coasts, and light else- where. The temperature has fallen in the lake regions, has been variable on the Atlantic coast and has risen decidedly elsewhere. As the ad- vancing depression has two distinct centres of distarbunce it is very likely that wo shall experience unfavorable weather tor a few days. There are indications of a rapid inerecase of pressure in the Rocky Moun- tain regions, which will probably develop steep gradients. causing strong winds in the central valley districts and lake regions. Strong north- easterly winds prevail on the English const. ‘The weather in New York and its vicinity to- day will be slightly warmer and cloudy, with rain or show. T orrow it will be partly cloudy or cloudy, with rain, followed by grad- ually clearing weather and falling temperature. ‘NEW YORE HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1878—WITH SUPPLEMENT. Advice Gratis to Presidential Candi- dates. On Tuesday, as the late Artemus Ward used to say, ‘the troublé begins.” ‘Senator Blaine is to take the floor on the Southern question in a speech whose general tenor can easily be anticipated. We avail ourselves of the occasion to offer a few words of advice to him and other Presidential candidates. Mr. Blaine’s political foresight resembles the wit of Sir Hudibras. He no doubt possesses it in great abundance, but he is very spar- ing in its use, practising the wise parsi- mony of his great prototype, who, though he had much wit, was very shy of using it:— And ao he bore it not about, As being loath to wear it out; Unless on holidays or 80, As men their best apparel do, Mr. Blaine seems to belong to that order of Christians called muscular. So great is his necessity for exercise that he mounts every hobby that falls in his way—his own or anybody's, for he is not fastidious—and puts his knightly spurs into its flanks for the mere pleasure of a furious ride, without seeming to care aver what precipice or into what bog it may plunge him, Mr. Blaine took the earliest possible occa- sion to introduce a little tinder into the political powder magazine, and it is pos- sible that he may proceed to apply 2 match tothe tinder. He introduced a resolution demanding an inquiry into the conduct of the elections in the Southern States, and this resolution has been considered in caucus by the republican Senators, and has received their formal approval. The resolu- tion comes up on Tuesday, and it is under- stood that Mr. Blaine will-thereupon sup- port it in a speech. We do not see any good reason for this speech, If Mr. Blaine believes it necessary to make the inquiry, and if his party agrees with bim, as they have still the majority in the Senate they can pass the resolution without a speech by Mr. Blaine, and if he were wise and rightly appreciated the temper of the countryeand its strong desire for quiet, rest, peace, good feeling and its urgent dis- like of further political excitement, he would content himself with asking for a vote and leave it to the democrats to make speeches. A speech by Mr. Blaine at this time and on this resolution of his can have but one pur- pose—to fan afresh the expiring flames of sectional suspicion and hatred. ‘There is not the least need for a speech ; the resolu- tion is simple and plain ; the democrats, it is known, have determined not to oppose it, but only to offer a simple and proper amendment making the inquiry general ; and if the republican Senators are sincere, and mean only an inquiry in good faith, they can get this without irritating discus- sions, All this is so plain that Mr. Blaine’s com- ing speech must be regarded, not as an ap- peal to the Senate for the resolution, but ag an appeal to the North against the Sottth—as anew firebrand. In this light we take leave to say that Mr. Blaine is about to make a capital blundersa blunder which all his ingenuity will not be able to cover up. For, in the first place, the country understands thoroughly that the frauds and other elec- tion offences which are said to have been committed are undergoing judicial investi- gation by the President's order and at the hands of federal officers, executing strin- gent and severe federal laws. If there were no federal election laws, or no federal officers to execute them, or if the President were false to his duty to maintain the laws, then there might be an excuse for Mr. Blaine’s Congressional inquiry, though even then, considering that the democrats are ready to support the resolution, there would be no proper occasion for his promised speech. But both inquiry aud speech are superflu- ous and indecent in the face of the fact that the lawful judiciary inquiry is now going on at all points where complaints have been made of wrongs committed or suffered. Mr. Blaine had before him a statesman- like course, and that was to urge his party to await the results of the election trials in the South, and to recommend it to turn its attention in the meantime to useful legisla- tion for the whole country. He is aman of great influence, and he might use that influence to allay disturbing issues ; to ap- peal to the good sense and Christian spirit of all, sections; to make himself conspic- uous a8 a peacemaker, and, as the benefac- tor, by good laws and a wise policy, of all parts of the country. He prefers to get astridg of a substan- tially dead question and strive to arouse new discord in the land. Our advice to other Presidential candidates is not to help him. Let him take his course alone and make what he can of it. Nothing is more certain than that the whole country, barring tramps and politicians, is heartily tired of the long continued political turmoil. There are probably not a hundred men in the whole Union, of the industrious and producing classes, who would not heartily rejoice if Congress should now adjourn without day before Mr. Blaine begins his speech. The unexpected quiet of the session thus far has drawn expressions of pleasure from the press and people every- where, and everybody hopes—though few expect—a continuance of quiet and a session devoted to the legitimate business of Congress, It is possible that Mr. Blaine may be able to disturb’ this quiet and even to arouse the passions of the whole country for a time—especially if he can secure the invaluable help of his old time ally, Mr. Hill, of Georgia, and of other men like him, But we firmly believe that ® reaction is sure and near, and that no man who had hopes of the Presidency will, if he is prudent, help Mr. Blaine, The country wants quiet; and 1880 is not so far away but that it will remember who now tries to trouble it once more, and will not then support a distufber of the public peace. id We have got to « point where the peace- makers are about.to have their innings; where statesmanship will tell; and we advise the numerous body of Presidential candi-« dates to shape their course accordingly. Whoever, by rash and useless words, helps Mr. Blaine and the republicans behind him in stirring up a new excitement will suffer with him, and suffer justly. Whatever irritating things may be flung out from the republican side it belongs to the democrats to show self-restraint and patience. And we trust there will yet be found some one on the republican side to command peace and admonish his party that it is time strife shall end and-statesmanship come to the front. Suppose Mr. Blaine to make one of his skilful and brilliant irritating speeches on Tuesday, the country would shout with delight to hear him reproached and condemned from his own side, and the man who did it would thereby place him- self at the head of the list from whom the people qill in 1880 select their President, Prince Bismarck as a Universologist. There areso many elements of strength in the personal character of the German Chancellor that while he remains upon his own field he is ever facile princeps among living European statesmen, Prudence would seem to dictate.that while he has always open to his ambition so many fields in which he can hold his own against the world, he should not rashly go out of his way to challenge inevitable defeat, And leave a name, at which the world grew pale, ‘Yo point a moral or adorn a tale, But this is precisely what Prince Bismarck has done in permitting his crude imagin- ings on ethnology to be given to the world. As longas he remained intrenched in his impregnable castle of undying antipathy to the ‘Celtic’ races he could safely pursue his diplomatic campaign for the humiliation of France, but when he condescends to give a reason for his faith and to enrich the humdrum science of eth- nology with a new classification of races he discovers the weak point in his coat of mail. Prince Bismarck may be very great as a ruler, but he is very small as an ethnolo- gist, and’ he incurs the chances of disas- trous chastisement when he poaches upon the profoundly metaphysical preserves of our New York philosopher, the founder of “universology.” Neither as a philosopher nor as a Pantarch can Prince Bismarck for a moment be compared to the sage of Thir- ty-fourth street, who is popularly supposed to have ‘squatted upon the universe” and made it his own by the abstruseness of his generalizations. ‘I'he distinction between “masculoid” and ‘‘feminoid” nations is one which the Chancellor would, do well to leave in the hands of the expert who first established the doctrine that the principle of organization is metaphysically the feminine element in the universe. Prince Bismarck Holds that the Celts and Slavs are “‘fem- inine” nations, while ‘‘the Germanic race is the great,. manly, genefating principle.” This classification is, of course, believed and intended by the Chancellor to be a title of immense prestige for his own race and of corresponding humiliatitn for the unfor- tunate Celts and Slavs. What our ardent partisans of female suffrage may think of the matter we do not know, but in the do- main of ‘“universology” the answer is prompt and decisive. There isa sense in which the classification of the Celts as “feminine” is perfectly true; but so far from its being, as the Chancellor supposes, awithering reproach, it involves a compli- ment which every Celt should be proud to accept. It was upon the alliance of the Celt with the Roman rested the greatness of the Roman Empire, and both the Celts and the Romans were, universologically speak- ing, ‘feminoid” races. The Celts are fem- inine ‘just so far as the feminine ele- ment typifies civilization as contrasted with brawny barbarism. This is a sense which does not belittle but rather, enhances the genius of the Celto-Roman races for founding a universal Republic—a task which they performed two thousand yenrs ago and which they will perform again. There was a marvellous sympathy between the Latin and the Celtic races, ‘hey had their conflicts, but they were not implacable, like the conflict be- tween Roman and Carthaginian or Ro- man and Germanian. The Celts took kindly to Latin civilization, adopted the Latin language and Latin customs without repug- nance, sent their sons to Rome to become poets, philosophers, generals and emperors under the mask of Roman names—in fact, became more Roman than the Romans. It is outside of Italy, in Southern France, in Spain and Portugal, that the Latin language was more accurately preserved than in the peninsula which was so often and so com- pletely overrun by the tribes of the North. It was not the Roman arms, but the Roman civilization, that founded the Empire, and it was upon a Celtic basis that that proud superstructure was rear A Glorious Opportunity. The State of Virginia has enjoyed and improved many opportunities for putting herself in the position of a leader of her sister States, but at present she has a more brilliant chance than ever before. Like all other civilized communities she has a debt, and most of it is due for what is vulgarly but graphically termed ‘‘a dead horse.” A more exasperating and demoralizing burden than this kind of indebtedness can hardly be imagined, but no quantity of anger and despondency can alter the nature of such obligations. Virginia has some legislators and citizens who want to repudiate her debt; others who wish to compromise with the State's creditors, and still others— among them being many citizens who would be the principal sufferers—who in- sist‘ upon payment in full, The opportu- nity for doing the latter has been given by some responsible European bankers, who propose to place four per cent State bonds in which the debt may be funded. An ac- ceptance of their proposition would compel an increase in the rate of taxation, and such a step is always unpopular with tho taxed, But the question is not one of popularity— it hinges upon common honesty. TheState is really,able to pay interest on the full amount of the debt ; is there any good rea- son whyshe should-not do it? The reasons why she should pay every dollar are numerous, but besides those of ability and common honesty is that of the reputation and influence of the Commonwealth. If she pays in full none of her sister States will dare. repudiate their own debts, which at present some of these stand ready to do at the slightest encoumgement. Besides, there is no incentive to retrenchment of ex- penses in the future like that born of the struggle against old debts, As for the old | do is to elect a Speaker new to the office, Commonwealth's reputation, other States may bear presidents, be sagein counsel aud brave in war, but none of these things are half so difficult to accomplish and so long and honorably remembered as the prosaic operation of paying honest debts. Business Condition of the Northwest. For the last two or three wecks the Hewzatp has been employing a large num- ber of alert correspondents, distributed through all parts of the United States, in making inquiries and gathering informa- tion respecting the business condition of the country. Such information is of un- usual interest ‘kt present, when we are within three weeks of the resumption of specie payments. Everybody will be glad to learn the real situation of the country at the time when this great experiment is about to. go into operation, We printed on Saturday an extensive correspondence relating to the condition of the South; to-day we present a long and careful letter, the iruit of much investigation, on the business of the North- west.. These will bo followed by other cor- respondence describing the state of affairs in other partsof the country, This exten- sive collection of facts will hereafter servo asa basis for judging of the results of re- sumption when the experiment shall have made some progress." In the State of Illinois the people are not so prosperous as would have been ex- pected from the crops of the year. The decline in prices offsets the great abun- dance of the harvest,.and there is less money in the hands of the people than there was a year ago. There is less ease and contentment in Illinois than in any other of the Northwestern States, with the exception, perhaps, of Minnesota, where the wheat crop was injured and rendered nearly worthless by severe rain storms just in advance of the harvest. In Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska and especially in Kansas the farmers ure doing reasonably well, in ‘spite of the low prices they receive for their products. The discouraged feeling in Minnesota is: accounted for by accidents of the weather; but how shall we explain the fact that Illinois, the wealthiest and one of the most fertile States of the Northwest, finds itself at the close of a fruitiul season in acondition bordering on distress? Its farmers are in close proximity to the great- est grain mart of the West; they pay com- paratively little for transportation, and should naturally be the most prosperous agricultural community on the face of the earth. And yet the farmers of Illinois are an exceptign to the moderate revival of hope and confidence in the other grain- growing States, How is this to be ac- counted for? Our Chicago correspondent supplies the data for solving what seems so odd a problem. It is because Illinois is an older and longer settled State that her people have yielded to the besetting temptation of occupiers of the soil. In anew State like Kansas, where a great tide of immigration is still setting in, the land is taken up in small amounts, proportioned to the mod- erate means of the new settlers, and the wants of these new settlers, until they have harvested their first crop, afford a home market for their neighbors. The Illinois farmers have been more aspiring and am- bitious. The false prosperity of the inflation erainspired them with the characteristic wish of rising farmers, ‘‘to own all that joins them.” ‘The greed of possessing more land seduced them into purchases beyond their means, and loaded them with mort- gages which they now find they cannot dis- charge. The prices at which they bought were founded on the then price of agricul- tural products, and in the great decline of prices which has since ensued they find themselves not only unable to pay off their mortgages, but even to keep up the inter- est. Multitudes of them are being sold out under foreclosure. The average rate of in- terest in Illinois is ten per cent, which is a staggering load to carry on property Vought at nearly double the price it will bring at present. The insatiable greed of land has operated detrimentally in an- other respect. Enormous farms are incon- sistent with good tillage and careful econ- omy, all experience going to show that sub- division of land is favorable to its pro- ductiveness. ‘The Southern people are learning this lesson, and are wisely parti- tioning the great plantations into small farms, which are letto tenants when they cannot pe sold, The State of Illinois has been reversing this practice and is paying the penalty. Quite apart from these general lessons the facts and statistics relating to the North- western States which we print to-day are replete with interest and instruction. The long and exhaustive letter of our Chicago correspondent deserves the thoughtful perusal of all who desire to understand the real condition of that interesting sec- tion of the country. A Grave Responsibility, The republicans have such an unpre- cedentedly large majority in the Assembly in the next Legislature that their responsi- bility for the character of the legislation of the session will be direct and undeniable, ‘Their majority in the Senate is not so iarge and lacks one of a full two-thirds of that body, so that if the democratic Senators hold well together it may be difficult, if not impossible, for the republicans to over- ride an Executive veto. ‘To this extent the power of the latter is restricted; but their cqgmplete control of the Assembly will make thein acéountable for any loose or improper bills that may find their way to the Executivo Chamber. Especially will they be answera- ble should countenance be given this session to jobs of any description or should en- couragement be extended to the lobby. Their vote in the Assembly is sufficiently overpowering to crush out such practices instantly, and it will be the fault of the majority if they do not keep the first Legis- lature held in the new Capitol unstained by the practices that have too long pre- vailed in theold. It is noteworthy that the notorious Broadway Railroad scheme makes its reappearance at this time, and that unusual activity is manifested smong professional lobbyists of Albany renown. Perhaps the safest thing the Assembly can ‘of course, by the argus-eyed orator of the -hearers it does not follow that the same | only by looking ahead and looking up. ‘juries were claimed for them, and upon who will have a reputation to make in that. high position, and who will be unembar- rassed by the indulgent consideration here- tofore extended to the Third House. Both Sides of New York, Two sermons upon New York and her | ways were delivered yesterday. One was, Brooklyn Vabernacle, and was as interest- ing to its hearers as if it had been cit bodily from a ‘‘flash” newspaper. The other, by Dr. Hatfield, was devoted to the mention of such features of the metropolis as good people should rejoiceover. The last named sermon may not have attracted as large a number of the morbidly curious as Mr. Talmage's, but if it had been preached to only asingle hearer its influence for good would have a hundred times outweighed that of the other. Curiosity about evil never made a,bad man good, but a knowl- edge of the great mass of influences which is being exerted for the reformation of wrongdoers and the encouragement of what- ever is right and noble is in itself a potent incentive to correct living.and an encourage- ment to those who mourn over the prevalence of wickedness. Looking backward is no assistance to a man whose duty it is to go ahead, and however much a teacher of morality may improve his ‘methods. by gaining knowledge about the peculiar temptations which surround some of his knowledge is of any use to those who need to be taught of better things. Men improve The book from which Mr. ‘Talmage takes his texts contains some positive injunctions and implications on this subject, and they all point in one direction. % Another Excise Crusade. The proceedings instituted against the Excise Commissioners by the Society for the Prevention:of Crime are based on the charge that the Commissioners have ille- gally granted licenses for the sale of liquor “to be drunk on the premises” to persons not keeping an inn,.tavern or hotel, within the meaning of the law of 1857—that is to say, to persons not having the three statu- tory spare beds and necessary bedding for the accommodation of travellers, No doubt the strict provisions of the law, which is en- tirely unfitted for a city like New York, have been violated time and again in grant- ing licenses; but the Commissioners proba- bly act on the best information they can obtain, and no disposition has been mani- fested by courts or grand juries heretofore to require of them more than this, It is fighting windmills to attempt the rigid en- forcement of a law which is repugnant | to the sentiment of the people, injurious to business interests, public and private, and unproductive of moral good. If nolicenses were granted in this city to any place not being a bona fide hotel the charitable in- stitutions would be deprived of the re- duced amount of Excise tunds they now receive, there would bs just as much liquor sold in the city as there is at present and intemperance would increase. These are the lessons of experience, and the Society for the Prevention of Crime will do more good by demanding a fair, practical Excise law from the Legislature than by fussing over prosecutions that are not likely to have any satisfactory result. State Rights and Justice. Sambo is not dead in politics yet, if we may judge by the lively noise he is making just now in several directions. In Virginia there is a stir on s legitimate point of State tights, brought about by the trial of two negroes for a crime of which they were found guilty. But the issue does not rise on their guilt, but on a point of form in the trial Nearly all troubles of this nature are brought about in fact on the trials of guilty people, for when a man is guilty the lawyer adé@resses himself commonly to some point on which he may defeat justice, and the point is usually a technicality. Colored the denial of these the lawyer made the appeal necessary under the Civil Rights law to carry the case into the United States Circuit; so that the precedent points to the fact that the crime of murder or-homicide in Virginia must be tried in the United States Court, and not in'the State courts, if the person accused is a criminal. In other words, a sovereign State cannot try and punish its own crim- inals by its own tribunals. ‘There is no law which provides that there shall be a colored jury, but a man must have a jary of his peers, and the Civil Rights law, which es- tablished the equality of negroes and whites, made them the peers of each other in all legal aspects. Even to demand such a jury is a discrimination on account of color. Perhaps this source of apparent danger to justice in Virginia will prove less trouble- some than it now seems if it is forced to a final interpretation of the law as it touches such cases. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, ‘The following Americans were registered at the Paris office of the Hrratp on Satuntay:— Balance, Charles, Woodhaven, Continental Hotel. Bell, Mrs. Faunie, New York, Continental Hotel. Busk, Major, New Y Rue Blanche, Carnell, John I. w York, Hotel de l’Athénée. Covode, Jobn A., Pennsylvania, Hotel Bellevue, Firich, Lewis R., New York, Continental Hotel, Fisher, Miers, Colorado, 39 Boulevard Rochechousst, Fuller, ‘Thomas 8., New York, Hotel de I’ Athénée, Graff, Peter, Michigan, Hotel Bellevue. Levy, M. B., New York, Continental Hotel. Mathews, 0. B., New York, Hotel de l’Athénée. M Oscar R., New York, Hotel de l’Athénée, MeoMaster, W., Cineinnati, Phillips, Luke New York, Hotel de Hollande, Renwick, J. B., New York, Hotel de l’Athénée, Shaw, J. W., Baltimore, Continental Hotel. ‘Taleott, Charles B., New York, Hotel de Hollande. ‘Veit, Felix, New York, Hotel de l’Athénée, Weiss, Sainnel W., New York, ( nental Hotel, Mr. James T. Fields, of Boston, it the Fifth Ave, nue Hotel. Senator Henry L. Dawes, of Massachusetts, is at the Windsor Hotel. ‘This champion paragraph is from London Fwa:— “When a ship is said to carry a ‘weather helm’ it ’ means that the ‘tiller’ is not made of (yjew(e).”” don Truth:—“At the present moment neither Ministers nor & Parliament which .was elected five years ago on the domestic question of beer repre- sent the nation, and if the country is to have a voice in ite destinies it cannot be consulted too soon.” Saturday Review:—Epicures, in looking forward to their hours of supretue happiness, probably think little about the salt, bat they would motenjoy their din- $e nére much without it; and wsthetic idealists might be little legs miserable in the entire absenee.of so.im- portant amontal condiment as the grotesque. Unfor- tunately the presence of the grotesque does not-al- ways insure immunity from dulness, i supersabund- ance of the ridiculous being often a fertile source of dregriness.”” The opinion given by an English writer. it It amusing people ave the most popular dull ones are often the best beloved. Mephistopheles was an enter- taining companion, and amusing men are too fond of asking their friends to back their bills. Tho associ- ates of either have had cause before this for regret- ting that they had made dulneas the great bugbear of their lives.” . A Washington despatch says the Trichmond, which is being fitted out to be the flagship of Rear Admiral Patterson, commanding the Asiatic station, will soon sail from this country, and the expectation, is that General Grant will join her at Villefrauche and proceed therein to Hong Kong, via the Suez Canal, An invitation has been ex- tended to General Grant to make this trip, and his reply was a thankful acknowledgment thereof, with #n expression of the probability of arceptance. Hig visit to Asia will have no diplomatic siguificance, AMUSEMENTS. CHICKERING HALL-—~CHURCH CONCERT. A pleasing.concert, in aid of the various works of the Church of St. Vincent de Paul, was given at Chickering Hall last night. A generous programme of sixteen numbers was performed, enlisting the ser- vices of Miss L, de Fere, Miss H, Corradi and Misa Estelle Buzzetti, soprani; Miss O. Goiien, contralt Mv. C. Fritsgh aud Dr, Brigioti, tenori; Mr. F. X. Diller, baritone; Mr. Kapp, violinist; Mr. I Biedermann, pianist; ‘Mr. J. H. Gomien, organist: the French choral society, L'Orphéon Frangaixe, led by M. FP. Groux, and the imusical band of the Lyceo Italiano, ~ led by Signor L. Conterno. ‘Che concert was under the general management of Mr. W. Barbe, president of L’Orphéon Frangaise, and was aitogether snccess- ful. ‘The hall was well filled by an appreciative audi- ence and would probably havo been more crowde® lad the concert been given upon some night when there were fewer counter-attractions. . . GERMANIA ASSEMBLY ROOMS—NEW YORKER, SAEN- GERBUNDE. ‘A rarely enjoyable entertainment was given lsat night by the German Siingerbunde Society of this city. The first part of the programme comprised twelve musical numbers, including several interest- ing novelties, Among these pieces, which were given here for the first time, were the finale from H. Hoff- mann’s opera, ‘“‘Arnim,” for tenor, baritone and chorus; the overture to Ignaz Bruell’s successful opera, ” “Marichen,” by Carl Alves; “Das Herzklopen,” a chorus iu polka measure, by E, Kremser, set to the words of J, Weyl, and a@ selec. tion for orchestra from Ed. Kretschmer’s opera, “Die Folkunger.” These pieces, with classic gems by Schumann and Beethoven, and numbers by popular German composers, were ‘so admirably rendered by the chorus of the Singerbunde, Friulein Metta, Herr Steinbuch, -M. Lenoir, Mr. Harrison, the Philhar- monic Club and the orchestra, led by Herr Greiner, asto make ita matter of regret that the entertain- ment had not been given in d larger hall. ‘ter the concert the company remained to enjoy some lessons in dancing. There was a full attendance. BOOTH'S THEATRE--COMBINATION. CONCERT. It was announced on the programme that Miss Minnic Hauk would sing last night at Booth’'s Theatre, in connection with Mr. Edouard Reményi and a number of the well known artists of the Ma- pieson opera company. The audience that, asserm- bled was very large and the entertainment was sdniir- ably arranged for its pleasure. Miss Hauk, however, failed to appear, and was the subject of an apology that was by no. means well received. In fact, the lady, ‘apparently iu. a very. ungracious mood, disappointed both the public and the manage- ment. Tho remainder of the -performance deserves much compliment. Signors Frapolli, Campobello, Del Puente and Foli sang a number of ‘speci selec- ‘tions that were encored. Mime. Pisani and Miss Helen Ames have rarely appeared to greater advan: be The first named lady has a pure contralto cn which she uses with efor tbe and art. © Miss Ames is an excellent soprano, and her cultivated taste was especially observable in the ballads with which she responded to recalls. M. Reményi, the violin virtn- oso, was in his. best form, and played ‘number of solos by Ernst, Chopin and himselr, and for an encore several Scotch airs. M. Duicken presided at the piano, aud Signor Arditi conducted the performance, GRAND OPERA HOUSE—GILMORE’S CONCERT. The Sunday evening concerts given by Mr. P. 8. Gilmore and his band and the attendant artisis among the musical features of the scason. The ai dienees are always large and appreciative and the selections well calculated to please the popular taste. The programme last night embraced two or. three novelties. Chief of these was a duet (“Quis est Homo,” by Rossini) between Mesara, Levy and Gilmore on the cornet, which was warmly appisuded and called for an encore. ‘This being the first appearance of Mr. Gilmore as a cornet player iz many years the cvent was a surprise to a large num- ber of people who have heretofore —— him only as the leader of his fine band. Another feature on the programme was the début of the Misses ie and Ella Conron, young ladies who have re- cently returned trom Europe, . where they have studied under the best professors of music. Miss Mamie sang the scena and prayer from “Der Freischutz,’’ accompanied by the or- chest ind afterward a ballad. Mi: aria fr “Stabat Mater.” Both of t possess sympathetic and well trained . notwithstanding the nervousness incidental to a first appearance, have reason to fee! gratified with the im- pression they generally made. Mr. A. Sohst rendered a sacred aria, “Death's at the Door,” the words and music of which were composed by Mr. P. 8, Gilmore. The music was in admirable keeping with the subject, and remiuded one in every phrase, as it was donbtless intended to do, of graveyards, ghosts and tombstones, Miss Ida Hoeffler, the pianist, played the ‘‘Rhapsodie Hongroise, No. 2, ir. De Carlo a piccolo solo (“Bird of Paradise,” by Jullien), and the band from time to timte introduced the fine effects of the larger compositions. OBITUARY. EMILINE HORTON CLEVELAND, M. D. Dr. Emiline Horton Cleveland, a member of the Faculty of the Woman's Medical College, of Phila -delphia, and a promincut female practitioner, died in in that city yesterday, ayed fifty years, MISS LOUISA W. KING. _ Miss Louisa W. King, one of the most accom- plished women of the South, died at Augusta, Ga.,” on Saturday night after a very brie€ illness. Al- though a young woman she was conspicuous for her benevolence. Sho was the founder of the Widows’ Homo and the State Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, - 5B. €, JOHNSON. E. C. Johnson, a highly respected citizen of Bast Baltimore, father of Mra. Stuart Robson, died on Saturday, aged seventy-five. Mr. Johnson was a leading member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for the past sixty years. His wife was Miss Susan M. Frey, ot Georgetown, D. C., who survives him. Mra, Stuart Robson reached Baltimore last night. COLONEL GEORGE LYONS, Colonel George Lyons was buried yesterday, from his late residence, on the Boston road, near 170th street, Morrisania, Colonel Lyons was connected for many years with various military organizations in this city, and, at’ the opening of the rebellion, in" 1861, led the Eighth ment New York State volun- teers into Viryinia. He was present at the battle of Bull Run, but early in the engagement had bis horse shot trom under him. Me mounted another, which threw him, inflicting injuries that necessitated his ro- moval from the field, Colonel Lyons then retired from active service. He afterward engaged in mer- cantile business, and, @ few years since, having amassed a snug fortune, built a handsome house iu Morrisanie, where he lived up to the time of bie death, which ocenrred on Thursday last. He was twice married avd leaves a widow, but no children, He was sixty-eight years old, ° EDWARD ELGEE, Mr, Edward Elgeo died at his residence, No. 11 Crescent place, Clapham Common, near London, November 27, in his sixty-third year. In all branches of sport deceased was familiar with the most minute technicalities; but it was among the racing fraternity that he was best known, and where known he was always respected, his circle of friends amount- jug to considerable dimensions, Ia the palmy days of the prize ring he was a patron of the leading champions, and to him was entrusted the office of timekeeper in the celebrated fight between Tom King and Heenan, which took place on December 10, 1863. As a racing man he was chietly ideutified with the Woodyates stable, aud when William Day's cstablishment was at the zenith of its fame he’ was notorious for almost invariably landing good stakes over their successes, Perhaps his greatest coupe was effected when Joe Milter won the Chester Cup in 1852. Among the licensed victuallers he was alt held in high esteem, readily supporting the charit ble institutions of that body, and being remarkable for many acts of nnostentations kindness and gener- osity, At various times he was proprietor of the Swan, in the Uld Kent Road, of the Greyhound, in Kennineton road, and of the Two Brewers, Clapham,