The New York Herald Newspaper, March 23, 1879, Page 10

10 NEW YORK HERALD a eRe BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. aera JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR, WEEKLY HERA insure atten- must give ic despatches must We properly sealed, Tnot be returned. 0. M2 SOUTH SIXT THE NEW YORK NERALD— TRADA PA and advertisements will bs n the same terms as in New York, received and S. Pinavore. RtivinG Hoop. OPERA HOU puEany. ‘© MINSTR up Scow Pixarone, INAFORK BURLESQUE. MIQUE—MULLIGAN Gcanp Bau 1 Concert. ERT. BROOKLYN ACADE BROOKLYY PARK TIT QUINTUPLE The probabilities are that the weather in New York and its vicinity to-day will be cooler and parlly cloudy, possibly with rain in the early por- tion, followed by clearing. To-morrow it will be cool and partly cloudy or fair. Watt Street Yesrerp. the stock market was dull and generally steady. Government bonds were weak, States dull and railroads ir- regular. Money on call was active at 6 a7 per cent and closed sharp at 7 per cent. WENTY Mr SenMoys are announced in Is the West always to get ahead of ble enterprises t ‘Tue Crsese Must Go. One of them has in the Herap to-day a more sensible and gram- matical letter than any hoodlum could indite. Tue Crvim Ricutrs Act, the constitutionality of which has often been severely threatened and as severely let alone, seems fairly into the United States Court of this district. ToR Mernirr has decided the kid glave isement case by approving the general 's figures. Protectionists had better not go recruiting among the importers for a few days. WALL Srreer has a sensation, which in itself is not particularly strange, but to find that only one outsider is hurt is to iaise the affair to the dignity of a leading wonder—an absolute unique. GREENBACKERS AT WASHINGTON are wailing over important desertions. They complain that all certain Senators and Representatives wanted was their votes. Well, whut else had they that attracted any one? Tur Wipow Oniver’s troubles may excite the sympathies of some people, but think of the agouies of the crowd that sat through the routine business‘of Judge Cartter's court yesterday only to learn that the famous case had been ad- journed ! Asy Prack Wit fifty’ thousand unfor- tunates are deposited every year is certainly above all others the spot for a bread and butter Such a place and mission is deseribed her pa; ind more appropriate Sunday reading can scarcely be found. Dyine Is Nora particularly cheerful subject for contemplation, yet some old fellows, who neither sombre nor sentimental, will find something pleasant to remember in the fact that William Howitt the author, and his brother, though a thousand or two miles apart, died on the same day and hour. SirtixG But is only waiting for the grass to grow, and then—well has seven thousand warriors who could bother several times as muny soldiers without an, isgrace to the latter; but as he has before h nly a skeleton whose bones are seattered promiscuously about, the nation’s pocket and pride are likely to learn what Congressional economy in military affairs really amounts to. NATE Masortty yesterday in caucus decided that the Appropriation bill must be Joaded with clauses providing for some moditica- tion of the electoral laws, the abolition of the test outh for jurors and the absence of troops from the polls, gaining whieh they aré willing to gohome. And quite naturally ; who wants to stay in Washington throughout the spring, sum- mer and fall! Tur Wearurr.—The disturbance that was moving over Texas on Friday evening advanced with great rapidity through the narrow trough of low pressure that extended par el with the Alleghanies and reached the Ohio Valley and Western Middle Atlantic States last ¢ While passing through the Central Vall tricts the pressure within the disturbance considerably. centre of lowest barometer is now over the lower lake regions, but its in- fluenc tends as far West as the Mississippi i tward to the Atlantic. Snow and len throu it all the dis- and ©: tricts pt the Southwest, where clear and warm weather prevails. The press- ure is high the West, Northwest in and over Nova Scotia. In the latter district the rise was very sudden, a disturbance of considers able energy having passed into the ocean, The dis have been generally brisk over all the see- tions east of the Rocky Mountains, except over the northern lakes. The temperature fell in the Mildle Atlantic, New Englund States and the lower Jake regions. In the other districts a slight rise is reported. A severe storm passed over Memphis, Tenn., on Friday night. The lightning did a great deal of damage, totally destroying a large woollen mill. tornado demolished a bridge over th River, killing one negro. It number of houses and stores, The weather the Bfitish Islands is clearing, a disturbance hay- ing passed to th stward through the Channel, The weather in ‘inity toalay | with In Georgia a tain in the early por Yoamorrow it will be cool and partly faites NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 1879..-QUINTUPLE SHEET. Tenement House Reform—Report of the Committee of Nine. ‘Tenement house reform is of the very greatest moment to the people of this city, and not merely, not even principally, to the part of the population forced to dwell in the tenement houses as they are, but also to those who dwell in Fifth and Madi- son avenues, on Murray Hill or any other hill, where are to be found the homes of the oputent, whose weal.h is rooted in the gen- eral prosperity of the city. For the prosper- ity of all those rich people and the security of their property must be dependent always upon laws made in the name of the many, and in proportion as the many are de- graded, ignorant, hopeless, they become the tools of political systems ruinous to all security and prosperity—-systems such as are shadowed forth in what has already been done for us by ‘Tammany Hall. But what must be the condition, mentally and morally, of any masses of population born and reared in such homes as the tene- ment houses of this city? Housed worse than a good man houses his cattle, without light or fresh air very often, in a very cess- pool of filth, 1s it any wonder that morality becomes a mere name with them? Is it any wonder that disease finds in their systems a hotbed that raises our regular rate of mortality beyond that of any other civilized city? Is it any wonder they are soured against a social system that makes them its victims, and that they howl for communism orany other ism that promises a change? Plundered toa dread‘ul extent in rent for even the wretched homes they have, is it strange that they take to vile food and viler stimulants because they are cheap, and that murder and all other violence follows? No city can be sufe in whose prosperity the mass of the people have not some share; and a city that grows great and rich and splendid, and permits its laboring popula- tion to be oppressed and driven to the wall in proportion to its accumulation of wealth, builds its future over worse than voleanic fires. Out of the tenement houses of this city, if we permit them to.remain as they are, will come an enemy with which we shall not beable to cope. ‘Therefore we deem the labor taken up by the gentlemen of the Tenement House Committee of Nine as one of very great importance and as not entered upon an hour too soon. It is well to reform our politics, to put drones and thieves out of office, to decide in their time all the important issues of the hour as they come up ; but unless we reform and effectually remedy this tenement house evil, all clse that we may doin reform in this city will be done, in great degree, in vain ; while, if we really reform the tenement houses, we shall strike an effective blow at the seeds of almost every ¢vil in the body politic. Lhe root of the Tammany Hall system is in the tenement houses, and so is the root of every other evil of which that is either the type or the source. People who have the moral stamina to compel probity in office are overweighted in our political schemes by populations systematically de- moratized, and the’ result is immunity for rogues in office, . In another column will be found the re- port of this important committee. They have considered the subject as to the pres- ent tenement houses and what it is pos- sible todo with them by the enforcement of the observance of a sanitary code, as to the construction of tenements on new and improved systems, and as to the relation of the subject to rapid transit, the immedi- ate force of which relation, it strikis us, they do not perceive. Their direct and important recommendation is the solution of the trouble with capital—the formation of joint stock companies for the erection of suitable houses for the people who now live in the crowded and loathsome cara- vansaries of the vile neighborhoods. Every one of the points they touch in this scheme is good, but some are better than others. In the formation of companies with capital to construct dwell- ings on a new plan and on the chances opened for such a scheme by the effects of rapid transit lie the greatand immediately important facts. Tenement house property pays. As it is managed under the present evil system it pays extravagantly—two or three times as much as good property. In a real estate sale the other day a picce of tenement house property in Forsyth street was sold for fifteen thousand nine hundred dollars, and the actual annual income of the property from rent is two thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars, or seven- teen per ceut. Now, on good residences people are satisfied if they get six per cent. Moreover, the fact that eighty million dol- lars have been invested in this property within ten years shows the opinion of capi- talists—which is instructive. But an in- come like this is on houses managed as they are; but even well managed and with some consideration for tenants the return would also be very great. Here, therefore, is the main fact in the case. Capital is invited to help in cireum- stances where it may directly benefit itself and have an advantage besides that it gains by the gencral improvement in the condition of the people. Dividends are limited to five per cent in the association which the committee of nine proposes to form; but that association—an excellent project—is not alone to reform this evil. As a pioncer, show.ng what may be done, it is likely to be very useful; for capital seldom makes discoveries of its own and is always timid. Capital was the last of all elements to believe in rapid transit as a financial adventure, and capital does not now know and cannot compre- hend that the open spaces on the upper part of this island are rich placers— big Bonanzas—to be made immensely profit- able by the removal to them of the rent paying masses that swarm in the thickly peopled parts of the city. How that is to be done the association proposed by the com- mittee of nine will doubtless show; and as a guide to the judicious investment of capital in that way it will probably do more toward overcoming the trouble than it will by its direct efforts. For, of course, the desire cf men to enrich themselves and to invest their money profitably is one that must be taken into account in a movement { of this sort, ard tho d'ffivulty of the probs lem will be ended the moment it is dem on- strated that such an investment as is pro- posed is a good one. Fields which bat a short time ago were given up tothe uses of market gardeners are now as accessible from down town as the corner of Fourteenth street and Broad- way. Every man who lives in the Eleventh or Seventeenth ward and works in the lower part of the city can now go from his labor to the far upper part of the city more easily than a year ago he could go to his present home. Now, if this man can get his yent so much cheaper that the difference will pay the car fare, and can get an apart- ment twice as good in a house constructed ona well conducted system, he will go up town; and we believe that the real difficulty will be to build houses fast enough when the movement is once fairly started. That is what rapid transit hus dono in the solu- tion of this tenement problem, Projects for the reform of the tenements already in existence throughout the city will appear in a new light if well con- structed houses are once furnished in other places, for the chance opened to the people to go elsewhere and their going else- where to any great extent will itself suffi- ciently reform the old tenements. With- out this the action proposed by the com- mittee would be hopeless, and with it it will be hardly necessary, Legislation can- not change the habits of the people or the nature of the landlords, and if one could frame legislation which promised such re- sults it could not be enforced. Our Board of Health is a useless machine for purposes like this. But when the downtown tene- ment population is thinned out by the movement of the people to good houses the landlords themselves will do all that is nec- essury in their desire to get tenants. ‘Then the enforcement of a sanitary code might be- come practical, and the Board of Health could keep a useful registry of houses whose landlords acted on the law and houses where they did the contrary, and it would be an excellent piece of legislation to provide that no landlord could collect rent for a house in which the code was not observed, and that the tenant could recover rent paid in advance in such a house, the registry on the books ot the Board of Health to be the evidence as to this fact. England Does Not Want the Zulu Country. Although it was announced only a few days ago that the British government would not supersede Lord Chelmsford in his South African command, the name of an officer said tu have been appointed to succeed him is given in to-day's telegrams from London. But then the accuracy of this report is open todoubt. ‘Its source is the Central News Agency, which is‘one of the companies that supply the English provincial papers with daily instalments of London facts and rumors. As the London Globe discredits the report it is sate to take it with a good deal of salt on this side the Atlantic. Perhaps Lord Chelmsford will be able to carry on the war very well within the limits to which the government has suddenly de- termined to confine it. By the statement of the Colonial. Secretary it appears’ that England has magnanimously made up her mind not toannex the Zulu country just now. Doubtless Cetywayo will be glad to hear this, because it may be painful toa person of his sensibility to be compelled to repeat from time to'time such slaughter as that practised at the expense of the Twenty-fourth regiment, and if the British government had persisted in its programme for the disestablishment of his sovereignty such an obligation would have been forced upon him. He therefore ought to be rejoiced that England gives up her terrible pro- gramme of conquest. An Important Bill. The bill introduced in the Assembly by Dr. Hayes to facilitate the construction of a railroad tunnel under the Hudson River has been amended in accordance with the Hrrarv’s suggestions and will be con- sidered during the week. In the form in which it is now reported it is a desirable measure. It will be a decided advantage to commerce if the important trunk rail- roads now terminating in Jersey City can be brought over to New York by means of a tunnel, and as the bill before the Legisla- lature now conforms to,the constitution and seems to be confined to the objects expressed in the title, it should receive general sup- port. Such a law will, indeed, be necessary if the proposed improvement is to be carried out, as it authorizes such tunacling and ex- cavation as will be required for the comple- tion of a depot on this side of the river and for connections with, other lines. Ofcourse such a law cannot be too carefully guarded, and its importance to the interests of New York induced the objections we urged to the bill in its original form. The Bi 0 Revolt. A fire has been kindled in the rear of the British army operating against the Zulus by the revolt of the powerful tribe of Basutos, who waged what was known as the Caffro war of 1847. A general distrust of the natives along the east coast of Africa has prompted the British to attempt a disarmament of the tribes, and this has aroused the latter to a resistance which may render necessary the reconquest, if that is possible, of an im- mense territory at a fearful cost. The revolt ot the Basuto chief is a step which he would not take without the assured support of his people. Although slavery is nominally non-existent in South Africa the condition of the natives in the settled sections has been little better than ono of absolute servitude, and the reckoning day seems to have come. With a powerful hos- tile force flanking and in rear of the British line .of operations the advance into Zululand must be sus- pended and a dangerous change of front made to meet a new peril nearer home, Perhaps the republicans of the an- nexed Transvaal may now see their oppor- tunity to recover their lost independence, and the tide of war that flowed northward may ebb again, leaving hopes of conquest high and dry on the ridges and plains of Natal and Kaffraria, Pere Hyacinthe’s New Enterprise. ‘Lhe prominence which M. Loyson, better known as Pore Hyacinthe, has, by several means, obtained in the religious world causes considerable importance to attach to his movements. Weare glad, therefore, to lay before our readers the substance ot a deeply interesting conversation which lately occurred between the elcquent preacher and a representative of the Henaup. The utterances reported in this letter are, beyond doubt, the most important that the would-be reformer has ever spoken outside of the pulpit, for they not only define | clearly his personal belief on matters of faith and rule, but they outline the work which he hopes to accomplish inside the Catholic Church. It will be seen by ‘his remarks that he refuses — to consider himself anything denomination- ally but ‘a Catholic, although he claims fellowship with and for all believers in the teachings of Jesus. He denies even that the modification sof the Catholic faith which urges can be schismatic; but holds, rather, that all believers in the gospels and primitive apostolic teachings are by faith Catholics, no matter what they may call themselves. Episcopacy he regards merely as a method of church government, but one of incalculable value, the lack of con‘ormity to which is the principal error of many Protestant denominations with whose actual belicfs he is in sympathy. What the result of his special Church work may finally become is, of course, impossible to predict. He professes, and doubtless with perfect honesty, to abhor revolution as intensely as he longs for reform; but so did Luther, Wesley and others whose work led to the establishment of new denominations. At Paris he will naturally attract many members of that in- telligent class peculiar to great intellectual centres’ which closely criticises all sys- tems, yet clings to the essence of religion. To gather and hold these will be a work of no small magnitude and service to the re- ligious world, but beyond this the results are not yet foreshadowed. Whatéver may be the end, however, the movement will bo followed by intelligent men with that close interest which is inspired by whatever may be done by aman so honest, earnest and able, Women’s Rights—and Lefts. As ladies are now admitted to practice at the Bar, as they have a recognized position in the medical profession and occupy pul- pits, we can see no good reason why they should be excluded from that most popular and profitable of all callings at the present moment—pedestrianism. It is a pleasant thought to follow up the recent great inter- national match at Gilmore's Garden, which set all the people crazy, by an equally interesting trial of speed and en- durance among females-of all nations, and the six days’ contest for lady walkers which is to commence at the same place on , Thursday next, if won by an American, will be some compensation for the return of the Astley belt to England. It will, of course, be an interesting sight to seo a number of female pedestrians on the everlasting tramp, and it their feet prove as nimble as ladies’ tongues are reputed to be the time made may. not be so inferior to the Astley contest alter all. It may be as well to suggest that at least two of the promi- nent features of the Astley match may acceptably be omitted from the per- formance—namely, cigar smoking and Captain Williams’ club. ‘The ladies ought to be able to get along without these, and the six days’ exercise may do them good. At all events it will keep them out of mischief, and as there are likely to be anumber of entries this is of some advan- tage. Some ‘persons will doubtless think that it would be well if females were more given to pedestrianism than they are. No one would object if a six days’ or a six months’ walk should be undertaken by Mrs, Tom-Ri-Jon in a direction that would keep the back of her eccentric garments turned toward New York, and Senator Cameron would no doubt be delighted if “the Widow Oliver” had started months ago on a tramp to South America. The Water Question in New York. Like Banquo’s ghost, the water supply question in New York cannot be laid. Either by the frequent complaints from suffering taxpayers, who are annually called on to pay for what they do not get, or the spells of the sorcerers who wish to entangle the city in an additional large expenditure for building new reservoirs and aqueducts, the spectre “water famine” is regularly called up. What astonishes the patient public most is the irregularity with which the present supply is made to fail in certain districts, for there are brief periods during which something like a passable dribble of Croton water is received. If the present aqueduct is carrying water to its utmost capacity and the consumption is daily increasing, as we are told, how does it happen that we have the alternations of total loss and feeble flow of water in uptown districts that make the preparation of the resident taxpayer's duily meals one of the great problems of existence? If the managers of the supply are manipu!nting it for the purpose of forcing their particular policy regarding its increase on the cily a great injustice is being done to certain districts which bear their proportionate share of taxation to maintain the Croton Water Department. The supply being too small for the city it should be as fairly distributed as possible, and the engineering talent of the Depart- ment of Public Works should be directed to this end. Of course it saves a great deal of trouble to let matters drift along with tle certainty that sooner or later something will have to be done to mect an increasing danger to the city’s health. Then, it is to be supposed, the official plans would be proposed at what Von Moltke has termed “the psychological moment,” and in sheer desperation the people would consent to the expenditure of twenty mill- ions on a new aqueduct, Let us try to avoid this by having the official plans now, with the estimates and the statistics. We can criticise and discuss them better at present than under the pressure of a dread- ful necessity. Besides, we can have many other plans, estimates and statisties and the engineering talent of a great and intel- ligent community to guide us to a solution of the problem. Pulpit Topics To-Day. Policemen’s clubs in general and Captain Williams’ in particular being just now topics of public interest Mr. ‘Thompson will give a practical demonstration of how the knights of the club revel in this exer- cise. London street experence will be given by Mr. Fitzwilliam, and the Sabbath question will be discussed by Dr. King. How many shattered ideals lie along the pathway of every man’s life perhaps can never be counted, but Mr. Davis has a few in his mind which he wil! present to-day. Christian unity is the dream of many Chris- tians who forget that there is an impossible aswell asa possible theory of such unity. Mr." Kramer will make known the terms of the latter. ‘The patriot graves of Ireland will be eulogized by Mr. Hunt; the dread cf future woe will be considered by Mr. Hull in its relations to the omnipotence of faith ; the influence of companionship upon char- acter will be shown by Mr. Newton, and the difference between laying up treasure on earth and in heaven by Mr. Seward. Dr. Newman will bring to light some of the lost empires of the world and their baried cities, boginning with Alexander and his empire. The man of the wonderiul prayer will be introduced by Dr. Rogers, and certain facts about Indian missions will be given by Bishop Hare, while Dr. Rylance points out the importance of building moral character upon rock rather than on sand foundations. Mr. W. N. Searles has some thoughts on marriage which he will make kuown; Mr. Sweetser some on the interpreting power of love, Mr. Rowell on the divine call, and Mr. Rich- mond on the hope of childhood, which they will present to-day. The young man who made a great refusal of salvation will be held up as a warning by Mr. Lloyd; the message tothe Church at Ephesus will be delivered to the Church at Harlem; the freedom, wealth and beauty of salvation will be portrayed by Mr. J. E. Searles, and a change of heart will be demanded by Mr. Pullman from the lying spirits of life. Mr. Martyn will prove that the sin which kills may save, and Dr, Tyng, Jr., will demon- strate that sin can be put away by Christ. Carpet’ warriors in the temperance crusade will be handled without gloves by Mr. Evans, the blind will receive sight through Mr. Hepworth’s truth, and the convicted soul, will reply to the truth through Mr, Moment. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, Is he the Simon pure? Murphy will lecture in Colorado. ‘There are free lunches at free launches. In Say Francisco half dollars are at two per cent dis- count. Sir Hugh Allan, of Montreal, is at the Brevoort House. Senator Ambrose E. Burnside, of Rhode Island, is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Tho Buffalo Express thinks that ex-Sccretary Cam- eron’s defence should be emotional insanity. In California cold weather ts called a polar wave, but hot weather is spoken of as tho banana line. G. A. Philips, an American, residing in St. Thomas has been appointed Venezuelan Consul at New York. A French journal cails the Amcrican visitor to Paris a “potato bug.”’ True; many an American went to Paris green. Some men cannot smoke a five cont cigar without striking ten cents ‘worth of matches, It is thus with not # few statesmen, The fashion for ladies’ hair has not changed this spring. They will continue to wear interrogation marks on their foreheads. IfGrant and Tilden are nominated the Springfield Republican wants @ new third party—seemingly a negative or skim-milk party. Straw is used for many purposes, and now a fac- tory has been started to make pails of straw, The proprietor will probably have the straw bail. A Missouri railway brakeman has just learned that he is heir to # large fortude in Ireland, and that he may have a title. He shall be called car-Michael. Mr. John D. Philbrick, Director General of Educa™ tion in Massachusetts, has been mado an honorary D. C. L, of the University of St. Andrew's, Scotland, Kansas City, Mo., just over the river from Kansas wishes the State line fixed so that she may be in Kansas, and St. Louis talks of going over into Illi- nois, A Southern contemporary in an obituary of a prominent citizen speaks of “the disappearance of a familiar landmark.” He must always have been leaning up against a post. Angell, the Chicago defaulter, is keeping the books of the gencral office in the prison at Joliet. He is said to be very modest, and it is thought that if his behavior is good the Governor may pardon him, and that he may be Joliet. AMUSEMENTS, STEINWAY HALL—CONCERT, As might have been expected, the concert given last evening at Steinway Hall under the auspices of Mr. Ch. Fritsch was one that in every way illustrated his admirable taste as an artist and his general popu- larity in musical circles. We have in our midst few better tenors, and if the audience did not fill the house the default must be ascribed to the bad weather. ‘The programme arranged for the occasion was as follows:—Duct, from “The Lily of Killarney,” Messrs. Fritsch and Stoddard; violin solo, fantasie, ‘Masaniello,” Mr. L. C. Kapp; tenor solo, ¢ Wanseh,” Mr. Ch. Fritsch; soprano solo, “Vanne” cavatina Roberto, Mrs, Imogene Brown; sextet, “Lucia,” Mra, Brown, Miss Urchs, Messrs. Stoddard, Prehn, Bersin and Fritsch; intréduction and rondo, in B minor, for two pianos, Messrs. C. Walter and E. Agramonte; piano solo, a, idyle “Frihlingsgruss,” b, Polonoise Brillante, Mime, L. Groessler Heim; duct, “Ah mo paris,” Carmen, Mrs. lmogene Brown ‘and Mr, Fritsch; “Les Rameaux,” Mr, A. E. Stoddard; quin- tet, n Ballo in Maschera,” Mrs. Brown, Knox and Messrs, Stoddard, Prohn and Fritsch, ‘Mr. Franz Rummoet at short notice kindly took the place of Mr. 5. B. Mills, who had been announced, and in his artistic manner ‘gave the atdience a char rendition of two of the melodies of Chopii nocturne and pollonaive, with an encore, Mrs, Imogene Brown was in excellent voice, and both in the solo ani duct, the last with Mr. Fritsch, de- servedly won tho applause that followed, “Miss Henne s#og in the place of Mrs. Knox. The ad- mirable voice of Mr. Stoddard has rarely been heard to greater advantage, and Mme, Heim, by her per- formance on the piano, placed herself among our most chorished local artists. Artistically the con- cert was a great siccess, rs, MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES, Lotte is playing La Cigale in Milwaukee, Modjeska is duc this week at Haverley's Theatre, Chicago. Brignoli is making a tour of the cities in Ireland and Scotland, “La Traviata” is announced at the Academy of Music for to-morrow night, “Pinafore” in German is to be done at the Ger- mania Theatre this wock. Mr. George Fawcett Rowe has dramatiged a novel entitled “The Leavenworth Case,” Mr. Frank Mayo begins an engagement in “Davy Crockett” at the Grand Opera House to-morrow night, Mr. Owen Fawcett will play in “Engaged” in Cin- cinnati, Pittsburg, Chicago and other Western cities, Miss Adelaide Phillips is confined to her bed in the house of friend in this city by # severe attack of pneumonia, . Miss Adelaide Lennox gives another of her read- ings from popular authors this afternoon at Brews- ter Hall, Mr. Joseph ‘Tooker has returned to the city and is once more the business manager of Booth’s ‘Theatre, ‘ “The Little Duke” has proved such a success that it will be kept on the stage at Booth’s throughout the week, Mr. Frederick Paulding commences a starring tour on Easter Monday, and will play Shakespearian characters, ‘The Admiral, with “his sisters and his cousins and his aunts,” 1s still walking the deck of H. M. & Pinafore at the Standard, ‘The “Pinafore” burlesque at Tony Pastor's, in con- nection with other entertainments, is filling his pretty Broadway place nightly. At the Union Square Theatre “The Banker's Daughter” apparently holds @ lease until summer. ‘The house is always full and the interest unabated. The ‘Scrap of Paper’’ still continues to be the feature at Wallack’s, It is one of the most amusing coinedies that has been witnessed there for along time. t At the Lyceum Theatre to-morrow evening the at- traction will be a. new comic opera, entitled “Lhe Masked Ball.” The music is described as bright and sparkling. ‘The San Francisco Minstrels enter on their seventh week of “His Mud Seow Pinafore,”’ a laughable bur- lesque. They present, besides, their usual attrace tions, “The Mulligan Guard Ball,” at the Theatre Comigue, gives the management all they want to do in the way of supplying seats. It has made for them asmall fortune, . Among the artists who will sing at the concert at the Broadway Theatre this evening are Miss Clara Louise Graff, Miss M. E. Beere, J. Graf, Signor Mereatt aud A. S. Carcington. “Red Riding Hood,” at the Aquarium, in connec- tion with the Kentucky. thoroughbred horses, has proved so successful that the management will con | tinue the exhibition until further notice. The sixth public rehearsal of the Symphony So- ciety of New York, Dr. L. Damrosch conductor, will take place on Thursday afternoon at Steinway Hall. Wagner and Beethoven are to be represented, we @ A vocal and instrumental concert, in which more than a hundred musicians will take part, is an- nounced to take place in Hoboken on Monday, March 31, The oratorio “Arminius” is to be given. “Thro’ the Dark,” at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, will hold the boards until “‘Whims”’ is ready for pre- sentation. The lat(er has been played in the West to large and enthusiastic audiences, and is said to be very attractive, At Niblo’s Garden the ‘Black’ Crook,” with ita beautiful scenery, transformations and appoint ments has become the great attraction down town. ‘The spectacle is superbly presented and bids fair te have a long run. Manager Abbey will open Booth’s Theatre with Aimée and a new opera bouffe troupe on tho 12th of April. On the 14th of April he opens the Boston Park Theatre with Lotta and her company, and on the 16th produces a new play here. The fourth soirée of chamber music will be given by the Philnarmonic Club in Chickering Hall Tues” day evening, April 1, 1879. On this occasion they will have the assistance of Mile. Ima de Murska, Mr. 8. B. Mills and Mr. John Hill. zs Mr. A. P. Burbank will give aseries of afternoon recitals from modern and classical dramas, with orchestral accompaniment, at Chickering Hall, com mencing on Thursday, the 27th of March. His first recitation will be “Rip Van Winkle.” Herr August Wilhelmj will make his last appear- ance in symphony concerts at Chickering Hall on the afternoon of April 10 ani, tho evening of »April: 12, On these occasions Mr. Wilhelm) will play the great concerto written expressly for him by Anton Rubin- stein. ‘The twentieth de Muraka concert is announced at the Grand Opera House this evening. Signora Ade- lina Pascalis will make her first appearance in New York. The programme embraces the names of de Murska, Tagliapictra, Rosnati, Markstein Kapp, Messrs, John Hill and Colby. The Count Joannes will put in an appearance at the St. James Theatre to-morrow evening in the character of Lord Dundreary. His peculiar antago- nism to Mr. Sothern and his still more peculiar methods in the face of an audience are likely to make the performance unusually jolly. A concert will be given this evening at Booth's ‘Theatre, the programme. of which comprises Pro- fessor D’Auria’s grand orchestra, Mine, Teresa Car- reno, pianiste; Miss Gertrude Franklin, soprano; Mr. Edouard Reményi, the eminent violin virtuoso, and F. Dulcken, accompanist. Messrs. Ferdinand and Hermann Carri give their fourth soirée musicale in their second series at Steinway Hall on Tuesday evening. They will be assisted by Miss Margareta Plate, a mezzo-soprano (her first appearance); Mr. Emil Senger, basso; Mr. M. Von Gelda, viola, and Mr. H. Schroeder, violon- cellist. The programme is classical and attractive, Marion Talbot is the nom de plume of a society lady who will make her début in recitations at Chickering Hall on Saturday evening, March 29. Those who have heard her in private speak in the highest terms of her talent. Tho recitations will be interspersed with musical selections by Miss Maud Morgan, harpist; Mr. George Morgan, organist, and Signor Farranti. ‘The sensation at the Bowery during the coming week will be “Custer and His Avengers.” The play is founded on incidents in the career of the dead hero, and although performed some three years ago at this theatre has been reconstructed, and will be put on the stage with new scenery and s well se lected cast, who will support Mr. W. J. Fleming, who undertakes the leading character. ‘The play of “Engaged,” at the Park Theatre, hes proved to be one of the dramatic successes of the season. It is replete with amusing situations and is admirably performed by an excellent company. It will be tollowed some time in April by W. 8. Gile bert’s beautiful comedy, “The Palace of Truth,” for which expensive and elaborate preparations, in connection with scenery and dress, are already being made. The “Church Choir’ Pinafore Company at the Broadway Theatre has become the musical sensa- tion of the city. On Friday night Ole Bull and Colonel Mapleson occupied boxes and made no secret of their appreciation of the fresh and beautiful voices in both the soli and chorus, The company consists of members of several church choirs ia Philadelphia, and they sing with a taste, correctness and fervor that is almost faultless, Their performance is decidedly enjoyable, and they fill the house nightly ‘Those two mites of humanity, the Midgots, have been drawing large audiences at the Masonic Temple for the past six weeks, The management have, there fore, determined to prolong their stay in this city, Both Miss Lucia Zaiati and General Mite are pos sessed of all the necessary qualifications to please and interest every one, as the large number of datly visitors fully attests, The young lady has all the ao. tions and graces of a woman, while the General in not only intelligent and bright, but particularly clever in many ways. Both are perfect in form and feature, Their hours of reception are from two to half-past four and from seven to nine P, M. every day. Notwithstanding tho rain a fashionable audience attended tho performance of “I Puritani” at the Academy of Music yesterday afternoon, Owing to a sudden attack of hoarseness Mme. Gerster was unable to finish her réte, but with commendable promptitude Colonel Mapleson produced Mme. Marie Roze, who personated the last two acts of “Trove tore,” in conjunction with Signors Campanint, Galassi and Mme. Lablache. The audience accepted the change good naturedly, and the artiste were warmly applauded. Dr. Gardini informed a HenaLp reporter that Mme. Gerster was but slightly indisposed, She was somewhat fatigued, he said, from singing too often during the past week, and, in addition, her throat was somewhat inflamed, #0 that she was unable to reach hor higher notes without danger. She had hoped her voice would grow stronger as the opera proceeded, but was unable to face the “polacca.” As she did not feel any botter at the close of the act it was determined to relieve her by substituting another opera. He said there was no doubt but that a day or two of rest would enable her to appear again,