The New York Herald Newspaper, March 26, 1879, Page 6

6 NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PBOPRIETOB, THE DAILY HERALD, Published every day in the year. ‘Three cents per eopy (Sunday's excluded ‘Ten dollars por jour, fve dollars for six months, two dollars and Gfty cents for iheon mouths, oF ut w rate cf oue dollar nor month for any period loss than (ree 5 edition imeluded ; without Sunday Cdition, ef@ht dollars’ per year, treo of Po KLY HERALD—One dollar per year, froo of post- ex: NOTICE TO SU! IBERS.—Remit. i ‘York or Pust Office ders, aud where can be procured y remitted at bscribers wishing the dus well as their wow iI busivoss, news lectars or telegraphic despatches must Be addressed Nw York Henan. ‘Letters and packages should }o properly sealed. iM not be returned, drafts on New ither ot these et letter. All v. La order to insure atten- adrew chauged muss ive rasupoet LPIA OFFIC 2 SOUTH SIXTH es ore or THE NEW, YORK WERALD— ‘46 F PARIS. OFFIC AVENUE DE L‘OPERA, NAPLES OF! MO TRADA PACE. Rubseriptions and advertisonicats will bo received and forwarded ou the samo terms as in New York, AMUSEMENTS ACADEMY OF MUSIC—Li TO-NIGHT. FIFTH AVENUE THEA’ ‘WALLACK’S—A Scrar oF GRAND OPERA HO! STANDARD THEAT! UNION SQUARE THE, BOOTS THEATRE— NIBLO'S THEATRE—Bracs ST. JAMES OPERA HOUSE—Dvxpreany. BOWERY THEATRE—Costex, GERMANIA THEATRE. 5. Pruvore, THEATRE OOMIQUE—MULuGaN Guaup Bau MASONIC HALL—Tux Mipaxrs. BAN FRANCISCO MIN: AMERICAN MUSEUM TONY PASTOR’S—Pixarons Bontesque. LYCEUM THEATRE—Tnx Maskep Bast. GILMORE'S GARDEN—Pxpestaran Tourxaxent. BROOKLYN ATHEN#ZUM—A. M. 8. Prxarons. RY—AwMRICAN Auists? Bammmiox. — TRIPLE SHEET. “NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1879, The probabilities are that the weather in ‘New York and its vicinity to-day will be cool and fair inthe morning, followed by increasing temper- ature and cloudiness. To-morrow it promises to be warm and cloudy, possibly with rain, followed by clearing and colder weather. Wate Street ERDAY.—Thoe stock mar- ket was dull and quiet. Government bonds were weak, States dull and railroads irregular. Money on call was active at 6 a 7 per cent, with @ few loans at 5 pe Pixavore, % Bangen’s Davoutenr. “Mum Is rus Wor” yt the Mayor's office. Tue Brooktyn Prespyrery opehed a fall broadside upon ‘Talmage yesterday—a surt of qmixtare¢ of shot, shell and blank cartridge. Tr Reatry Seems as if litigation between various members of the Vanderbilt family is to cease. Thb information is us welcome as un- expected, Who Says ian 8 whi singlo busi- Bess association, the Produce Exchange, has a eurplus of three hundred and fifty thousyul @ollars teat it does not know what to do with! Two Stores or Maxine TRAGEDIES: appear’ today. They are not cheerful, but those who care to understand how some men can act when they get away from legal and social restraint will find in these the desired information. More Tonacco SMOKE arose in New York be- tween midnight and dawn yesterday than ever before in the same length of time, but pobody seemed to enjoy it particularly, aud the insurance companies are ) dlagastea bey ond mncasure. Two Porc! EMEN were ‘yesterday dismissed by the Commissioners for ardice. Who is to dismiss the Comnissioners for the same otfence? or, if that is not their weakness, what is the secret of Captain Willi intiuence over them ! A& Resovrios introduced at Albany yester- duy provides for an investigation of the manage- qeut of jails throughout the State. It is cor- i © the State ‘to learn why it is that ners are worse when discharged from jail than when they went in. . Dip Ay New York theatre ticket speculator lose friends or property by the flood at Szegedin? We ask because a correspondent writes that at the first opening of the Academy window for the sale of tickets to the Szegedin beuetit per- formance most of the parquet was already in the hands of the speculators. We Disiixe To Proruxsy the immediate dawu of themillennial year, for better authorities have fixed the date’ and then found that there was some mistake in their calculations. But to feud the conditions to railroad. construction on Broudway to which the City Fathers agreed yes- terduy is to feel that the era of fair treatment and good will is right upon us. Think of horse ears that are totake no more passengers than they Can scat, seats that are to be separated so that nobody can be crowded and platiorms upon which nobody, not even pickpockets, will be allowed to stand! t Tux Wearusr.—1 he storm hus entirely dis- . appeared from the New England districts, and the pressuce is rising there steadily, The area of high barometer dowinated the weather east of the Mississippi River during yesterday, bat it has commenced falling again in the north- ‘west, where a very well marked disturbance is snoving eastward. The centro of this disturbance, like the one which passed over the northern Middle Atlantic States on Monday, will take wo very northerly course, but its intluence is likely w extend further southward, becanse the pres- eure will not be very high on ita southern ouirgin. Light rains and snow are reported in the New England States and the lower lake re- gious. The wouther is cloudy in all the dis- tricts except the Suuth Atlantic, Gulf States and the Southwest. The winds have been fresh two brisk over the lake regions and the Atluntic coast north of Cape Hatteras, brisk to bigh in the ‘West and generally light ia the other districts. The temperature has fallen in the ceutral val- leys, the central portion of the lake regions aod the eustern Gulf coast, and has vison elsewhere. The winds will probably Kierease during the day iv the lower lake regions. The pressure within the disturbance which is approaching from tho northwest is ‘very iow, aud tho storm will no doubt prove avvere when passing over the Gulf of St. Law- gence. Our special weather cable states that “tho weather continues exceedingly severe over the British Islands. Tho winds are gradually Decking round by the north, as pre dicted by the Henatpy Weather Bureau. The ‘weather in New York and its vicinity @o-day will be cool and fair in the morning, Jol- lowed by increasing tomperature and clondi- ness. Tomorrow it promises to bo warm and « Goudy, possibly with ruin, followed by clearing and colder weather. NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, A Providential Escape from an Awful Disaster—A Warning the ¢L”* Com- panies Must Not Ignore. God forbid that we should rejoice at the occurrence of anything like a disaster ; but we cannot refrain from expressing satisfac- tion that the collision which took place yes- terday on the New York “L” road at Forty- second street junction occurred, to empha- size our repeated protests against the disre- gard of public safety exhibited by the “L” companics in important details of the opera- tion of their lines, We cousider the ‘‘acci- dent” fortunate because it was unattended by loss of life or even by injuries to any one likely to be fatal or seri- ous in their results, Fortunate also, be- cause it calls attention again to dangers which it seems no corporation will rec- ognize unless. driven to do so by the indignation such “accidents” arouse in the public mind, and by their more power- fal influence, perhaps, on the companies in the form of suits for heavy damages, which we hope will kcep the memory of this accident green in whatever may be the substitutes for souls in these ‘L” corpora- tions. How often have we called at- tention to the danger threatening the public that lurks in crossings, junctions ard switches! How often have we pointed out the uselessness of this Forty-second street junction, with its dangerous crossing, and suggested means by which all danger would be re- moved by the. substitution of movable platforms worked by a stationary engine or by trains running only between the main line and the Grand Central Depot station! How often haye we predicted that some day or other a great calamity would shock the community, and insisted that the present designs for soultiplying ‘existing causes of danger by the crossings at Chatham square and Beaver street and other places should not be permitted to be carried out ! * Until now we have steadfastly deprecated any attempt at legislative interference with rapid transit in New York. We have done. so in the yain belief that the, high character and wealth of some of the gentlemen engaged in the enterprise would insure the rectification of all objectionable, features in the plans for securing rapid transit, and that a little time only was needed to demonstrate whgt thes6 were and how they could be completely eradicated from our rapid transit systems. But our expectations were not only unfulfilled regarding existing evils ; our recommendations, made in the'interests of public safety, seemed only to inspire the managers of. these ‘‘L” roads with a desire to multiply the causes of danger wherqver it was possible to do so, and to defy public opinion and even the dictates of com- mon prudence in. plans of their roads, ..which-- would; be called asinine if. they did not: better deserve the term “murderous.” Now. wo. feel bound in the same -interests of ;publie, safety to adopt another cours® toward these ‘‘L” companies ad their roads.. We must appeal to the government of the State, fo the Legislature now 4h session, to adopt and enforce such measures with regard to the operation of the “dL roads .as will place it out of the power.of any corporation, actuated by the most selfish of purpoges, to invite disasters by gross. violations of the laws of public safety. “We demand from the State govern- ment such immediate action as will end at once and forever the deadly experiments of these companies made to attain a maximum of profit with a minimum of public safety. We have already explained in detail the objectionable features of the operation of rapid transit. We have pointed out how, owing to high fares, the heaviest traffic is crowded within o limit -of a few hours in the morning and evening, and the cars and their platforms are packed with passengers, so that some people do not get time to leave the trains at their stations and are carried up or down town long distances before they can ex- tricate themselves from the crush. We can scarcely permit ourselves to imagine the consequences if the north bound train yes- terday had been loaded with its ordinary evening crowd and had advanced on its way just half its length more when it was struck by the locomotive of the south bound train. It was the merest accident that this did not happen, for a switch can be neglected in the evening as well as in the early afternoon. . To guard against such ‘facci- dents” we have udvocated tho abolition of switch systems altogether, except ut points. where they are to be used on special and infrequent occasions, Again, we have pointed out the dangers of a juno- tion like that proposed at Beaver and Pearl streets, where the trains of rival companies would run on a common track. If the trains of one “‘L” company cannot be oper- ated safely on that company’s road how is it possible to assure safety where rivalry is added to recklessness and neglect or stupidity as an element of danger? Have we not shown by articles and diagrams how the proposed and existing junctions and crossings at Chatham square may earn for that locality a new. name, “Slaughter place?” What an argument in favor of the correctness of our views yesterday's “accident” affords! A collision occurs ata junction which is more easily guarded than any other on the whole length of the “I,” lines, It occurs through the neglect of some one. Is it not reasonablo to suppose, therefore, that whero the dan- gers are actually made inseparable from the system, where greed and death keep joint watch over switch and signal, the best in- tentions that the companies can spare from those devoted to their own profits cannot do more than insure » possibility of safety ? Oar diagrams have shown the “L” compa- nies how the crossings at Chatham square may be avoided, It rests with the authori- ties of the State to see that our plan or somo other one equally free trom objection is adopted for that point. ‘Io render the arrangement of separate lines an equitable one for both “L” companies it is only necessary that they should “pool” their receipts below Chatham square. If they do not consent to this the Legislature should proceed at once to cnact such laws, regulating rapid transit in Now York ond all largo cities of tho State, os will legal way. stop effectually the soaring of private cor- porations above the level of public rights, and make the directors, stockholders ahd officials of such companies understand that the enjoyment of a privilege, such asan “L” charter, does not constitute a vested right, or that it may be used or abused in violation of all public rights. ‘Tho branch” at Forty-second street should be at once closed against trains from the main line, and suitable ac- commodatiof, either short trains or mov- able plattorms, provided for passengers wanting, to go to the Grand Central Depot. If any of the New York ‘‘L” Company have interests in the Hud- son River and New Haven Railroad which they may wish to promote let them build an independent “L” feeder for that line from down town, but we must have no more experiments on our regular “L" yoads for: the benefit of any other railroad interosts.. The same re- marks apply to the Thirty-fourth street branch, which we regard as unnecessary. If'built it must be operated by short trains or platforms, and under no consideration should a junction like that at Forty- second street be permitted there. It is far better that the attention of the publie, the Legislature and the com- panies should be culled to existing and prospective dangers by a fortunato ‘‘ac- cident,” such as that of yesterday, than by one which might fill our police stations aud hospitals with tho dead, dying and maimed, and our city with sorrow. Decision of the Brooklyn Bridge Case. The Court of Appeals delivered its de- cision yesterday in the Brooklyn Bridge ease, which was argued before it some six weeks ogo, affirming the judgment of the General ‘l'erm that the Comptroller of Now York city is bound to issuo the bonds for the payment of the city’s quota. There is, of course, great rejoicing in Brooklyn. ‘The success of the bridge is assured, and the work upon it, which has been interrupted for more than six months, will be resumed within a few days. The bridge had a narrow escape in the Court of Appeals. Three of the judges, in- cluding Chief Judge Church, dissented from the majority of the Court. Ifany one of the four who concurred in tho decision had been’ on the other side a jadgment would have been rendered against the bridge. But’ ‘a miss is as good as a mile,” and the bridge is safe. Judge. Earle deliv- ered the decision of the Court, which was concurred in by Judges Rapallo, Andrews and Danforth, ‘the dissenting opinion was read by Judge Folger, and was concurred in by Chief Judge Church and Judge Miller. The point on which the decision hinged was the obligation of Comptroller Kelly to continue to pay the in- stalments due from tho city of New York after it was found that the bridge would ex- ceed the authorized cost of eight million doligrs. It was conceded that the two cities of New York and Brooklyn are only bound to that extent, and that if the bridge costs more neither city can be called on to make up the deficiency under existing legislation. But the Court holds that they are bound to pay their respective quotas up to that limit, because’ it was the evident design of the Legislature that the bridge should be completed, and in a work of that kind it is not always possible to make an exact estimate. If it exceeds the limit itis competent for the Legislature to provide further means. The city of New York is bound to pay two remaining in- stalments of half a million each. Corre- sponding to these Brooklyn had two in- stalments of one million each (Brooklyn paying double of New York); bat Brooklyn paid one of these at the regufar time, and has accordingly but one million yet to pay. It may have been a mistake to begin the bridge at all, but thatisa question of ex- pediency which it is now too late to.raise, and with which the Court has nothing to do. Arrest of the County Clerk. Mr. Thompson, the new County Clerk, was arrested yesterday on a warrant issued by Police Justice Duffy charging him with illegal violence in gaining possession of the office. The proceedings before Justice Duffy did’ not reach any definite result, as the Justice wanted time to: consider certuin legal points presented and adjourned the hearing until Saturday, releasing on parole Mr. Thompson and thoso who had been arrested with himas accomplices. The complaint on which the warrant was issued was made by Mr. Gumbleton, the removed County Clerk, not, however, asa claimant to the office; but as « citizen acting in be- half of the people. We suppose there can be no question of the legality of Mr. Gumbleton’s removal, or that Mr. Thompson when he forced an en- trance had perfected his title by taking the oath and jurnishing tMo requisite bond. But although the office was his he did not take a proper method for gaining possession of it, Tho law prascribes the manner of receiving an office trom a predecessor, and Mr. Thompson did not proceed in the manner which the law requires, The statute is in these words :—‘Whenever any person shall be removed from office, or tho term for which he shall have been elected or appointed shall expire, he shall, on de- mand, deliver over to his successor all the books and papers in his custody as such officer.” ‘Tho Books and papers are in his legal custody until such “demand” 1s made, and he is respon- sible for their preservation and safo- keeping up to the time when his sucvessor in office demands their surrender. Although Mr. Gumbleton had ceased to be Gounty Clerk from that hour in the night of the 17th inst. when Judge Davis arose irom his bed to swear im his successor, ho nevertheless remained the lawful and responsible cus- todian of the office and its records until they should be demanded of him in the regular Forcible entrance in tho night by tho breaking down of doors is not that legal way, and tho sc. tion of Mr. Thompson’ was irregular and unlawfal. But whether he and his accomplices will be pat on trial will depend on the Grand Jury. Justice Duffy has no power as an examining magistrate but that of either dismissing the complaint or bihd- ing them over to await: the action of tho Grand Jury. When yesterday the prison- ers waived an examination and offered bail we think Justice Duffy ought to have ac- cepted it and thus have remitted thie com- plaint to those who must decide whether it shall be tried or dismissed. What the pear ay ae Nevds. Lhe democrats at last} control both houses of Congress, which means that they control not merely the expenditures, but the policy on which the government is to run. It is responsible to the conn- try for many things of the first im- portance—tor taxes .and tho man- ner of laying them; for the currency; for peace, order, justice; for the security of per- sons and property, so faras the federal gov- ernment acts upon these by its lawa’; and it does. act upon them ‘in many vital ways. A minority ought ‘to think, and it is the bet- ter for having a distinct policy; but it may get on without, for it may content itself weakly with the part ofvobjector. It may be, if it wishes, merely an opposition. ‘Lhe necessity for action is not imposed upon it. But a majority must act. Hence it must have a policy to advance; it should have a distinct line of ideag and measures to em- body in legislation as improvements on those of its defeated opponents. It is because the importance of their changed relations to the country does not so tur appear to have struck the democratic majority in Congress’ that we venture to suggest to them that wWhat they now need is a policy. They have elected a Speaker, and a very excellent one; in tho Senate they have divided the petty plitnder called patronage, so dear to all politicians everywhere. If they had stopped there we should be content to whit, for itis not just to be impatient with a party which has but o few days ago as- sumed the reins, We make small account of the outeries of the republicans against their opponents. The country takes no notice in the long ran ofthis petty partisan warfare, but it is watching with great care for'the general and broad policy which the democrats must now presently announce— if not.in'words, then in acts. It wants to know where the new majority are going to carry ys ; what they propose on the vital questions of currency, finance, revenue, taxes, duties, the revival of industry. ‘The tepublicans have lost public favor for the time because for many’ years they trifled with these questions and pleyed fast and loose with the most important interzsts. ‘The republican party, from 1868 to 1876, settled nothing; their policy was to keep all questions open, with the selfish object of scaring. the country into re- electing them by a biennial cry of “Here come the democrats!” Well, at last the cry of ‘Wolt” lost its terrors, and to-day we have the democrats. Nobody is alarmed, but everybody is curiéus to know what they are going to giike of it, now they are here. And this, wo take leave to warn the democratic brethren, is precisely their difficulty. If they are going to repeat the republican blunder of teRing with or evad- ing the real questions of the day they may as well make up their minds for a@ speedy return to the minority. _ Now the seléction of the committces in the two houses is properly regarded as the decisive declaration of a party's policy. We look, therefore, with some curiosity for Speaker Randall’s announcement of the House committees, and tho more so as the Senate committees, so far as the democrats are concerned, have been arranged on arule of seniority which deprives them of signifi- cance as expressing the party's intentions, but, as it happens, in a way which will make theaction of the most important of them perfunctory, frivolous and very embarrass- ing to the party. What could be weaker or more ridiculous, fo? instance, than for the democrats, just coming into power, to make a deadlock in the Finance Committee by pitting Senators Bayard and Kernan--hard money meon—against Senators Voorhees, Wallace and Beck, inflationists ? ‘Lhe ‘‘tiine-honored democratic policy,” of which about election time we hear so much, is hard moncy, economy and the largest liberty to private action and enterprise, We trust Speaker Randall will remember thisin making up the House commitices. We have no fears about his Appropriations Committee ; he will take good care, as hé has done before, that it shall vigilantly guard the expenditures, But he cannot afford to make up his Banking and Cur- rency Committee on the non-committal plan of the last. He may constitute it in favor of sound money or of inflation and fiat money, but it must be one thing or the other. So with the Committee of Ways and Means; let the membership donote ao definite policy. If he trifles with the coun- try on these vital matters he will strike a fatal blow at his party's 's s supremacy. Reservoir Park. Mr. Varnum's bill authorizing the re moval of the Reservoir on Fifth avenue and Forty-second streot, and the addition of the ground it occapies to Reservoir square to form a public park, should be promptly passed Ly tho Assembly. Last year the Commissioner of Public Works reported that the Reservoir had become useless as a part of the water system of the city and ad- vised its abandonment on the ground of economy. He strongly recommended the reservation of the entire plot as # public park, urging the expediency of securing those open spots in the city while it is pos- sible to do so and setting forth the natural advantages of the ground for such a purpose. It was suggested at the time that in view of the large city debt and the heavy taxation it wonld be desirable to sell the Reservoir site in lots, the valuation being one million soven hun: dred thousand dollars. “This would yo into the sinking fund and would afford no per- ceptible relief to the public burdens at the present time, while the property is certain to be much more valuable twenty years hence than it is to-day. It would, there- fore, be wise economy for the city to retain the ownership under any circumstances; but, in fact, the increased valuation of ud- jacent taxable property through the con- struction of a handsome park would: bo more advantageous to the taxpayers than the sale of the property even for a much MARCH °26, 1879--TRIPLE SH SHEET. > nr sum than that fixed by the ap- praisers. It has been suggested that the Reservoir building, instead of being wholly removed, might be made available for the oruamen- tution of the park by terraces laid out in flower beds or in such other manner ps the skill and taste of a landscape architect might suggest. ‘he suggestion deserves consideration. The dimensions of the park would be nine hundred and twenty feet by four hundred and fifty-five, having an area of nearly ten. acre The ground is high and well adapted#to ornamentation. A park would be appropriate in that locality, and.the surrounding property 18 of a char- acter to. be greatly enhanced in value by the improvement. ‘Chere ought to be no diversity of opinion as to the expediency of the proposition and no opposition to the bill that seeks to carry it out. Limited by Assussination, Another case of the attempted assassina- tion of a public official in the streets of the Russian capital is reportpd by cable to-day ; but on this occasion the attempt had less than usual success, inasmuch as the officer shot at appears not to have been hit. But the ,attempt was made with all tle usual coolness and impunity, inasmuch as the on'y sequel was the ordinary ‘“excape in a_ sleigh.” General Von Drentelen’s friends can scarcely afford to congratulate him upon the bad aim of the nppointed ‘“execu- tioner” who wus designa:ed to do the will of the enemies of the police, for a botter shot may be chosen next time, and a’bullet may be lodged more effectually. The de- liberate system of murder initiated in Rus- sia withio recent times, and the wonderful success it has, throws mew light on that an- cient and grim pleasantry which declared assassination to be the only constitutional expedient possessed by the subjects of the Czar. Chi and Bolivia at War. Our Valparaiso correspondences gives ae| brief and succinct statement of the causes of the war which suddenly broke oat last month between two of the most populous of the South American Republics, ‘he telegraph and the newspapers of Panama, Lima and Buntiago have already furnished the tur- ther intelligence that Chili cecupied with- out resistance, about the middle of Febru- ary, the ports of Antofogasta and Mejillones and the rich mineral district of Caracoles, and that her iron-clad fleet was blockading the only two ports which Bolivia pos- sesses—Cobija and Tocopilla. . Judging from the tone of the Chilian press the oc- cupation is intended to ,be permanent. Chilian authorities have been installed at the places: in question, the railway from Antofogasta to Salinitas occupied by the invaders, a telegraph line was being rapidly extended to Caracoles, and every- thing portended a successful issue to the ambitious designs of the little seacoast State. Other advices show thata revolution whs imminent,at La Puz, where General Daza had ranged in’atitagoniam to bis dic- tatorship muny of the rhost eminent men of the country. Zhe army of Bolivia is nu- merous, ‘brave and experienced; but the distances across the deserts are immense, and the difficulties of transportation over mountain paths such as are not easily con- ceivable by those who have never travelled‘ in South America, The one hope of Bolivia is in the friendship of Peru and in the jealousy with which the latter Republic re- gards the progress of her chief rival, The next advices from the South Pacific will be of decisive importance. é “Russia's Proposition, Eastern Roumelia was left by the Treaty of Berlin subject to the sovereignty of the Sultan, but with the guarantee of a consti- tution and an administrative system in the hands of the people, and a gendarmerie to answer all those requirements for public force that in ‘Turkish councries generally are answered by Ottoman soldiers, All this protection for the people against their sov- ereign was exacted by Germany, France, Austria, Italy and Russia as the condition on which they would assent to the demand made by England and Turkey that this prov- ince should continue subject to the Sultan. In order to please the vanity of the British Prime Minister and give him political cap- ital for use at home tho other Powers con- sented to compel the people of a Christian country to remain in the Ottoman Empire, but only on conditions which it was be- lieved would suflice for their protection. But the time of the Russian occupation of tho country is likely to expire before the people have agreed upon the terms of their constitution or organized their gend&rmerie, and if the Russians withdrew the organiza- tion will have to be completed.with the ‘Turks in defence of the country. In that case the Turks will fiud away to put o spoke in the wheel of this orgunization, and it is thef@fore dusirable they should not havo that opportunity. Hence the proposi- tion from Bussia that when her troops are |, withdrawn the province shall be occupied by a force the purts of which shall be sup- plied by all the signatory Powers. All the Powers ure likely to assent to this, except, perhaps, England aud Turkey, PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, Kearney has ou oyster on his eye. Will Carleton is writing ballads again. ‘Tho notes of the anvil chorus are forged notes, In some boarding houses hash Wednesday is o reyulae thing. Wherever Grant goes thore is « sort of genoral Fourth of July. The Milwaukeo News says that the country owes Grant nothing. if Mrs. A. 'T. Stowart and party the other day passed throngh Augusta, Ga., on a special car, Senator Logan is represented as having once been @ Catholic, aud as now being Methodist, Rev. Dr. Losrimec, of the Tremont Temple Baptist Church, Boston, has resigned his pastorate, ‘ Judging from our exchanges the New Yon HrnaLp is quoted more than any other paper in the world, ‘Khe Dallas (Lexas) Jerald says that if Christ were on earth to-day it hy De easy to find 100,000 Judas Tscaviots. Colonel Barech, the now Socrotary of the United States Senate, graduated at Yale in the samo cliss with B. Grate Brown. Governor Hoyt, of Pennsylvania, is vory quiet and modest ii Lis manuers, and is said not to possess ex- Govornor ‘Hartranft's vanity. ‘The people of Evansville, Ind., a city which at this genre, “Entrance to « Spanish Ch season of the year has about four.feet of soft mud in its stroots, wish to change its name to Lamasco. Mrs, A. T. Stewart and party passed tHrough au gusta, Ga., yesterday afternoon, from Florida, en route to New York in a special Pullman Gevning room car. Sefior Za a, the Mexican Minister, is cohfmed to his rooms in the Grand Hotel, at Cincinnati, with an attack of pneumonia, His illuess is not consid- ered dangerous, Cincinnati Commercial:—Notwithstanding the fait business prospects all over the country it is said thus Qgreat many farmers will break up this spring= with two-horse ploughs.” FINE ARTS. THE SPENCER COLLECTION OF FOREIGN PAINT- INGS—PRIVATE VIEW. ‘The “private view” of the collection of pictures, by modern European painters, owned by Mr. Albert Spencer, which will be sold next wéek, took place at the Leavitt Art Galleries last evening. The large gathering, as is usual on such occasions when the hint on the card of invitation of an informal supper adds'to the interest in good picture’ taken by ama-- tears of art of all classes, consisted of picture col- Jectors, diletanti more or less related to the fine arts, critics, picture deaters and artists. The collection which Mr. Sponcor is about to part with is unusually well selected, and’ consists chief} of pictures of medium size by well knowa men, Taken as aun artistic whale, if is about the finest, though of course not the most important, lot of pictures which has been offered for sale in this country for many years, Narcisse Diez is repreBented by five examples, fourlandscapes and a figure piece. The best of the for- mér, to our mind, is “Plains of Barbizon.” Near s popl, by which are trees, is a female figuro and beyond the plain stretches away, dotted hers and there by young frees. It is an admirable compost- tion, is thoroughly complete in effect, remarkable for the foeling of groat space given on so sinall @ canvas and painted in his most solid manner, Compare it with the lator and more sketchy “Torest of Fontaine- bleiu,” and sco how much more worthy of the master’s reputation it is than that good, but relaxed bit of painting. Noto again what solid work is seem in “On the Edge of the Forest,” with its fine sky. ‘The remaining landscape is of his best period. Itisin his “Blindman’s Buff,” painted in 1852, that we see Diaz at his best'as a colorist. The rich costiimes of the little Eastern giris, in the full swing of the game, gave a motive, which the painter built upon to pro- « duce a perfect feast of color, Next to Diaz, and with a like number of pictures, Boldini is best represented, From his facile, dextrous bush we have four pictures in oil ond a water colordrawing. Probubly the most important of the former is “A Matador and His Sweetheart.” It is well composed, full of subdued action and g fine study of Spanish genre. The girl, seated on a chair, teases & couple of parrots on a stand,-while back of her lolls on a table the matador. Note the rare skill shown in the paint of the cqs- tumes, the, for him, unusually good r, and the ainting of the face and ci. of tho tal tie sdrilcnite, Whatcan be more charm: 1'9 posed ia the pectiy girt-on the lounging chair, is the on ti smol a Cigarotto as ‘hike reads the ud how inngataly the other girl looks out of the window. Of light and air the apartment is full, andthe Sper. at the back is finely introduced, Tho the Grass” ‘is wig a, it is su by . the second agus “Garden Seat,” in whee i pes ‘a a bowiteh of @ pretty girl, in posta of the feat fan senee soated reading, on a garden seat. The face, in the shadow of the large bonnet, is finel: and tho.dress 18 given with great skill. Tho water-celor shows a “Lady of the Empire,” with jt sd revs gath- ered around her lithe figuro, wee & room with —— gait—a a maleate ttle draw: the great colorist and Sur) Rthor! in-law of the gifted Fortuny, is secon to great advantage in the Cad bit Db rary anost important he small single Ayure wiles of i biel the brat is is rang which is especial; res iene atterers. ‘The iy, ned, “te 8 suing and “Sy Lady Playing D Guitar astee Uttle hae portance. Villegas is seen to advant ino color study, admirable in sain “A Del ee with drawn sword. The meritorious Leon y Eaco- sure is. represented by a fair examplo, with some good painting in tho woman's dress, called “A Game of Chess.”” are four Piaasans, three figure Free one little landscape. For the most im- portant of the former ‘‘La Femme Savante,” 8 scene from Moliére's comedy, we care little. ia, work and much better however, 3 Fiowern.”. ‘The “Piret Dorn” 0 pleasing, delieataly Phebe xk i Soliecto. “There are thres cam sues called “i bi “Winter fe fear, aoa orce 4 admirable pose and exp: tant looking up ovidently ot Seas fale one heer yg Charles Jacques is his. be Dest and ivan in as Us an “Com s éé has also a water color, “After Dessert.” . One of the best aud most important coliection is Pasni'’s “. jue of St. tor sale as pictures. “Coming trom the "ise masterly head and shoulders of a re by Couture, deep aud rich in color, lifelike and finely modelled, “Morning,” 4 simple figure of a a by a pool, ols 8 pale, impressioniatic Boughton. The ie vy, thichnochod girl Noverthslons, ‘belgg fromm heavy, ert in brush, thero is sterling work in ft. ee wOe the the remaining pictures we note Billet’s clever alga and ineretric| saetea nude by “Haste: iri ;”” ry Pat of Ee oy dirainutive little pois’ “Meditation ;” a good and leasing, “Venetian by, Carl Bovker; “Tho . Bellecour;"” ot,” a water color, by charming Toulemouche of a girl ine French’ hous doir; Jéan Aubert’s misty, yet very drawn ‘Love's Rae Loe eg i & Daubizny; a clever; Kan od rather untruo in color and effect, rk Rico, “Near b ae boo sabre; “— ee tay, aa wtbelale ait sg tee eecaen ot teed pees. merville, auctioneer, ART NOTES, Aro tho trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art taking any action looking toward thepurchase of the Avery collection of Oriental porcelains and the King collection of engraved gems? Sach art troasures aro not offered for purchase every yeat, and they are needed, ‘Tho fifty-fourth annual exhibition of the Netional Academy of Design will open to the public next ‘Tuesday morning. The reception and private view will take place on next Monday evening, Setardey is “Varnish: ” and on Mo: the “Day View" lak lady wh at to give gon- tlemen expect iuterested in ert an to see the picture: ; Cys abown to the p' Constant t issued invitations for & ae ud cS his ng of juts “Giien f cli ri ne wil leave Encland Rely s ae of her at dates rt rooms. are the 28th, aa hat hat a Ant prox. hours from ten A. M. to i hac