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BIBELOTS.
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The French. Passion for Cu
riosities.
EXCITING SCENES AT THE HOTEL BROCOT. |
Antique Pottery?Bernard Palissy
and the Lady of Boissy.
Paris, April 10, 1875.
Tnere 1b nothlnir, perliupa, winch more surprises
anil myaillles ttie uruluary class of American visi
tors to Purls than the mania lor bibelots, or, as we j
should cail them in English, "curiosities," wim
out, however, attaching to mem the lull siuulfl
cance Implied by tlie word, and they naturally as*
themselves wiiy articles apparently so useless
should in a practical age like the present he dis
puted with an almost Insane earnestness and j
pushed up to prices that would be labuloua were
they not 01 dally occurrence, .wany even of our |
compatriots, whose education and pursuits qualify j
them to understand aud share the general enthu
siasm for the chefs-d'oeuvre of painting and scuip
tnre. have not as yet arrived at a comprehension :
of this European furor for old pottery, glass, j
wood carvings, prints, miniatures, manuscripts ,
and oiuer time-worn relics.
CNTnt.-3Ii.su FOR THE ANTIQUE?WHY?
These extravagant prices, this enthusiasm for J
musty dChrls, t us insanity or veneration lor things
?ot always beautiful in form or attractive in oe
vaus. are due to two very distinct and different
oeuses. Ouo Is the positive and natural interest
which Is attached to these souvenirs, and which
results irom me faithful picture which they pre- :
?eat to us of distant ages; the other
IB the weakness, common to many mlndi,
of resenting competition and or pushing
beyond the bounds of reason me desire
of acquisition. The llrst of these sentiments ex- ;
plains itself by the spirit of research and asialysis
which distinguishes our epoch. We sect to re
ascend to the sources of all things. History is no ,
longer a mere recital of national events. It aims
at arriving at a correct Idea of the characters of
those who have taken a leading part in them and
at tracing the causes, not merely of the political,
bat social revolutions wluch have marked each
stage ol progress or civilization. What vaster or
more attractive field ol investigation can, in tact,
offer itself to our research than the precious trifles
which exhibit to us an ancient people in their
works and which reveal to us their nablta aud
customs ? The arts, taken in their general sense,
are au exact expression of the Hie of communities.
Therefore, this apparently futile study of the
frairllo works of a past age is in reality the study
ol progress; lor by their aid we are enabled to re
constitute in our minds a state of society and an
order oi ideas lar removed lrom our own. A
?mail vase found In a tomb, a remnant of
cloth or carpet or the carved handle of a j
knne, tells us more of the condition or j
the arts at a particular epoch than all j
the writings and lectures of professing
savans. What more eloquent dissertation, lor
instance, could Have been presented to us on the
vaalty of onr modem boastings than the statue
exhibited on the Cnamps Ue Mars In 188" (Exposi
tion Cnlverselie, section l'Egypte), representing
King Schaflra, and dating 4.000 years previous to
onr own era? What more convincing evidence
sould be audnced of the state ol the arts at an epoch
at which we scarcely placed the creation ol the
world, and which opens in these early ages a vast
and almost entirely unexplored field of research ?
la It not a sufficient Justification of the eagerness
With wblcn the learned anil curious compete at
public sales lor relics which are calculated to en
lighten their doubts, corroborate their theories or
Insure the triumph of their Ideas r Is not the
history oi ancient institutions or ancient arts as
Interesting as that of ancient wars? To the
?indent and thinker It is lufinitely more so. for it
embraces the hl3tory of all classes, and, throagn
the medium of their works* and art creations, lnr
lubes ns with the means of correctly appreciat
ing their progress.
TBS CONOREO ATION AT MB HOTEL DBOVOT
In these lacts la to bo found the explanation of
the main caose of the affluence ol the crowds
Which aaily attend the auction sales at the Hotel
Drouor. Those who may be termed "the privi
leged or mind" are also frequently the privileged
of fortune, and can afford to satiny their tastes
at almost any price. It follows, as a matter of
Course, that all collections of value are seat to
Paria tor sate, mat an army of agents and dealers
are constantly employed exploring the Continent
lor txbeiote aod antiquities, upd that there are out
law of tue productions of past ages on which the
attention of collectors is fixed of which samples
?re not to be toned ?t the puoilc saies or in the
enrlojity atiops of the French capital. Let it not
he assotnld, however, that there is anytning
peculiar to our epoch in this pasaion. The rich in
?U ages have manifested the same desire to possess ,
themselves of tne relics ot former times. tho Roman
patricians imported at great expenM the bross
rasss and msrblo statues of Greece. tne oarpeta
and rich stuffs ot Asia, and, in ihe time of Angus
tui. Horace censored his compatriots ror meir ex
travagant tastes in regard to antiquities. It is
?arrated that Otarlea the Uald, son of Cnarle
ttagne, aesirons of honoring in a apodal manner
the n.onka of the Abbey of 8t, Denis, made them a
present of a hanap, which, it wai pretended, had
belonged to Solomon. In snort. If 1 dosired to
establish tho fact by inrther historical examples I
conld cite thousands, which prove the taste wrdch
existed in all ages lor collections of ihla kind.
IHE (OMPSTtTlON OK PCBCHA8BR9.
Let us now apeak ot ttie other influences to
which this fever of competition is to be attrlb
?ted. It la sufficient lor any article to b? rare to
Insure its be<ng coveted, aod those who llnd but
llttie intrinsic value In an article esteemed by an
tiquarians will oiten set their hearts upon it, pre
eleelr lor the reason that It is detlred by othero.
TMa opposition, of course, stimulatea the fanati
cism of collectors, aud tney are capable of any
ion of lolly wneu they find an arucio to whlcii
they attach either a reai or sentimental
f*loe contested. Tha?, berween the bidder
that knows and the bidder that expects to know, ;
the worth ot a vase or an antique gom. the
?truggie becomes ao keen that It apeedlly degen
erates into a question ol amour proprt. or o; pas
sionate resentment that uottiln* but the posses
?ton of the disputed objeot ean satisfy. Ihere
sever, peruaps, was au occasion in whioh these
antagonistic influences were more broadly end
?mnsingiy developed than at the sale of tue cele
brated San Doaato col>eotlon.
Among u* curloaiiia* moat kaantT oontandaa
Mr WAtt
A La HOC OTOID Ta>I
?f *0 apple green tint, ornamented by a boat in
railaro o) l.oun XV. Neither in toru nor lo exe
tution did it appear to ma rery remarkable, and
at toe otttiida 1 Mou'd uare eatimatod it aa wan
run at 7,uvu ur i,eO? iranci. Tna Marqon or Hart*
tord and toa Duo f.e Q-liara wtra o.<wi?et)tora tor
it, and, aa obuov, titay r?u It up to *0,00v
*aoo?, at noicj price it wm xaooKtd down to
Uto ijfuior nobleman. Anoilier taaa, aiao oou
?bu*u lor by tne eame blddera, wan anaiir
wjudgad lo M, d? Rotruohlld lor 18.000 iranou.
Bo Uo4ter woaiu oave given mora tnaa 9.000 ;
franc* r.-r it, to aeil again in me ho pa or a maon*
abi# profit, and tweaty roara utio It could nave
oa?a (.urouaai'd '<>r &oo. ttui tnaae pncei pale in '
IZtrardKOuea bofora tuat utve i bjr Lord budley
'ur tba lamoaa !>? Roitaa i?evt?? aorvioe, wnicn,
iDoutfii uu: complete, orudgut the eoormoaa ana
Ot imuotf.
iRooHaag op tsi a.\ta.
Notwitoataudin^ ta? irequont occurrence of raota
ot tbla kind, t: r. ouid be an error to aaituma tuai
mam ia caprice of umateura or a c(iiri: ot ami*
(ttariau investigation o*ciu?iveiy directa the v yue
md uste ior b.Leivt*. ino ueauty of tliodealgut j
Mi perioctiun ot' tit* deialie, ti>a ncriuu*? ol tna
o>a>oriMl< eiii|ilo)ou nod tuo aiCBculuce overoomo
m tbe inbtlcation wi tiiu artiote, nU concur tu an*
auncioj ita Valu* and >o placing it iu tba domain
?l onriwatttsa. ihwa. wuaa at ral e latemie a warn j
of Luca del Robbla mates iti appearance In a tale
?.0?, IM 1.?? ap ,u (rlu; '.'..'"id
be la error were we to attribute tho lact merely
to fashionable taste or a pass.ng caprice
No; in thiH Instance the work u admirable in itself
and bai only to be examined to furnish at once au
explanation of tne high value tbat la attached to
It, Del itobhia, tne inventor ot the reliovoa in
terra cotta, was already a sculptor ol great talent
as la shown by the magnificent baa relie;a which
decorate the organ or the utiurch of Santa Maria
at Florence, when. Audit,* m the slowness of
execution which marble entalia uq obstacle to his
artistic ardor, he conceived the idea of oakin
the models which he had prepared lor his marble
or bronzi works, i.nu thus he was led td the In
vention 01 his enamelled terra cotta relievo* It
is needless to say that he brought to bear on these
new compositions his great qualities as a sculptor
Hi" "surea are all simple; his attitudes uob.e, and
lull or quiet dignity ; his costumes elegant, and
his color subdued. He is scarcely less to be ad
inired in tho material execution or his works
His coat, or enamel la thin, delicate, and or u
transparency or tone which remiada one at once
or l'arlan marble and ivory. After his death liia
nephew Andrea and Andrea's lour sons continued
to exeoute works in tne same style, but not
o/ the same excellence They preserved, It la
true, Luca's secrets or manipulation, but 'their
desuna were interior in grace and purity, and
they preferred amplitude or detail to simplicity.
Hie difference In the estimate lormed ot their
worts by connoisseurs is, therefore, easy to be
comprehended. In Luca del Robbia's the genlua
of the artist and the merit of invention extort our
admit atlon, while in those of his kinsmen we And
merely flue.uy or Imitation, without a spark of
inspiration.
BERNARD PALISSY.
Aa I am writing on the subject or tne plastic
arts, I must not omit to notice the eagerness
with which collectors hunt up every str^y relic
of Bernard t a Ussy, the humble potter, who al- |
though he modestly styled himself -a worker in
clay" und spent many years or his llie In pov- I
erty and hardships, was not the less a great
artist and proiouud thinker. To mm geoloirtoal
scienco la lamely indebted, lor while he moulded
the admirable works wnich constitute the pride
and boast of the leading European museums at the
present day, he was closely investigating the en- j
trails of the earth, and to his researches may
be said to be due the first Idea of the artesian
well. It was only after sixteen years of the
hardest laoor and or unheard ol difficulties tbat he
succeeded in producing the beautiiul works wnlch
obtained lor him the title of "Inventeur des Rus
tiques Pigulines du Rol.? with a world-wide repu
tation and the tranquillity or mind induced by easy
circumstances. It is therefore not surprising that
collectors should exhibit a passionate eagerness
to possess themselves ol everything-tnat issued
trom his hand, the more especia.ly >rten we take
into consideration the stimulus Imparted to their
taste by the admirable specimens ol his creations
which wer? exhibited recently at the Palais L6gt?
latif. Foremost among these was
THE FLAUON BELONGING TO M. IJE ROTHSCHILD,
and wnich Is so marvellously modelled that It
seems due rather to the chisel or B >nvennto Cellini
than to tho mould of the humble potter. At that
same exhibition was to be round the largest col
lection or specimens irom the manufactory of
Olron that probably was ever beiore brought !
together. Who that had the good fortune to ex- i
amine It can ever lorget the beautiful cup of
Henri II., winch excited such general admiration
and which was one ol the chler objects oi attrac
tion in the collection? And jet the manufactory
which produced it was ror a long time ignored
and K still unknown to many amateurs and coll
lectors. It owed its creation to the Internum
caprice oi a great ladv and to the necetsuv ?n
which she lound hersoli placed m devotlnz ^ier
nilnd oy occupation after tne death oi ue*hus.
band. Helen U'Hengist, dame do Boiss?
the lady in question, retired to her chateau
of Otron to iudDl?e her gner, anu wnh
seined determination to pass tne remain,?.?
hAr0"!' In S0'ltut'0* She soon, however, lound
I , J"12 heiiVjr cn Ler "JandB; and, beinir a I
woman oi taste as well as energy, *he oei/au ro
j occupy hersoli witn tho internal as well as ext?r
nai embellishment or her residence sue^ruered
oi ner potter and an artiat a uumoer o: vtUes Jnd
other kmusoi ornaments, the aesigns jor wnie^
were suggested by herself, she even traced
modfls and superintended the manufacture or
tnese piece., wnici. all Lear ner cipher! or arm^
?he was 1D "bir 01 oirerlng M
presents to her irionda. Mile displayed so much
taste ana e.csrance in aer designs mat the work-t
produced irom tnem rival m mem notS
those of Bernard Palissy, but ibe finest eiel*
A 0P TUE 34M1S *ISI> IN IVORY.
A cup l>elougiug to June. Koiliacnin
reaem.ling tnat ?r Henry lI.7hM 10? it. onaffi
i,*a'cls' 10 oaturaliy executed tnat tLer
??em tne first mamiestatlon oi tne idea '
pel vadea ihe "Fljuilnes Husttquea." it is a mar '
veioi patient execution and perfect ta-ta i?n?" I
??.meu.tat,on' ""i1 18 consequents regarded us 1
prim ely acquisition to whicu uo ordinary ?orfunS
cau as ire. Cnance may, o cour-e, oealn enun!!!
frP?aauteur t0 0l8C0Ter another oi tnese treaaurd
ln some numul* residence, tne owuera of "nioa
i*nor?\?f o: it* vaiue, as in tne case of tS2
m . '"QQJ IB tbi LSI
01 * coal dealer, purchased lor lour iram.?
sold again f^r *4,two irancs. mere u
more surprising m tnis toau in the othiug
. . excraioib prices
wmcn are now oenv givm jur pictures idbi wire
lormeriy netfleo.ed or de?pls?a.
AN A.JTKCJ INU INCIDENT.
And in taii connection l am reminded or the
toucbiug incident tout ol (ireuze, ttiat Hmaer oi
grace and beauty wum creations nave not been
excel ea ov any palmer or our day. vv bile auil a
younii uiau ne oad assisted at nla own tnuiuoiis.
ana neo tne satisucnou or witnessing tno eninu
siasmwbicb nu f.iciurea Had excited. This Uut
not prevebt his Doing obliged, in bin old age, to
aispuso or qib works oy public sale, anu to compel
blm to aav to tae spectator* wtio passed them Dv*
witu mdiilereooe. ??luey are by SL Ureuze, tne
Ureuze ol ?La crache Capoo,' " a reproaennu and
toutuioK appeal which aid but serve iiim much, u>r
tae puor painter could not succeed In uettluc more
than thirty or forty francs eacn for mom. Pus
terity. However, lias uvenaed hlui nobly, and it
wag prooatuy one or tne works thus disdained
wmch, originally purchased by a inrmtore broker
tor lorty .raucs. brou/nt three or lour yeais smo
Ibe lunJSotna puce ol lSO.Uoo iranca.
COM it KN'Ti IN TUB 9ALUN.
There are coiiectoraol ail sorts, and tnelr ec
cetitricitle? lurmsn many a pleasant tneroe lor the
hattUu-J 01 tbe liotei Drouoi. Thus, tbe moss
original leature o tbe sale oi Nestor Roquepian,
ibo winy creator or Figaro, was bis collection oi
warming pans ol all epochs. It was a naoptness
to biui to possess the utensil* wiucti nsd wi.rroed
tne beds ot royal or celebrated women, aud ne
was inconsoiaoio when Diaz, in searc.i lite Uiui
se.r oi elements lor tola new and strangro arsenal,
succeeded lu anticipating him in tne possession
ol tue basainoire ot Manon Deiorme. 1 bare seen
pieces 01 old tapestry aud remnants oi silt or
velvet stuu-t disputed witu equal eager u^ss.
Tne episodes ol this kind wbicn took place
at the sals Of M. Sechan Have iurni*>ied
topics oi amni-emciit and gossm ever mnce.
Tms nentiemao, a man oi reUued taste
a..a ample mean9, bad passed bis luo
la collecting all the most curious and interesting
aiticies winch bad twuna their way Into tbe
auction rooms or into me banas or tue broleers.
At no single private sale, peruaps, was tnere ever
lound assembled sucn a collection ol rare and
curious things. It comprised oriental and Kuro
pe&u aio<s ot tbe unest workmanship, wrought
aua Damascened iron unu steel ornaments
brought iromeviry eouutry, i'eraiau and bis?*no
Mauresque pottery, poMe>olu ol every maniiiao
tory aua ol tue rarest description, coorsd aud
enamti>ed guss or every epoch, curious kuropean
and oriental jswelry, okf oronzes. instruments
oi music, u*s?reliei*, clocks?In suort, s&eotueos
or ever? kind ol manufacture iu wbicu ibe patience
ana saill or tbe worxmau riv*. the rlunuess and
cosuidvss oi tae materiel* empiet ea. Ana in con
nection wiia tins s*ie let me re,ate a story wo.cn
sbuws woat plane aua suri.nso^ are Oiien re
served lor collectors aud hoar profitable
Ttis stud* or anTiqcms*
maybe rendered to tUuse wt.o nave* ttsta tor
them. Wbiie .* coastantiuopie M. bechsn ut day
stopped to (xani.be tne itauiot or a saop m wntou
a curios* mixture ot an Kinds 01 Aiticies wasex
tiluited, Hsu cobuca.ea oy a pr.e 01 trutupery
jewelry ana gut giass, su teea ere tuddeau a*.
v*cu?u a i<uioi-oiaie<?i' 01 m?rveuoas Venetiea
v ori-uiausuip. WHbout pretead.Ug to cave re<
marked it, ue oegaa to bargalu lor a nui&oer of
tr flim articles, aud appsanun to itgnt casnally
upou me swum, ne askeu i s prite in a (Oae 0. iu
oinerenoe. lue deu.er, unaware or its aotual
value, asKed k> -eoHou wnat be (tne trauer) cou
suterod to i>e a iur*e sum lor it. lue iat er,
tiiougn be woui'i luve been encnaotcd to get it at
the puce speoiiiud. suppiossed ah appeurttace or
anzieir on eu* suojsct ?uJ passed on .ndiffennur
11. omer articles, lue tuik. airsio 01 losmg the
chance 01 asule pressed tn? nworu up >u mro a u,
tlnuiug mat ue did not csm uiucb lor u, ouu.ly re
duced bis demand to uaor., u: nutcn pnoe tse
uaui>y h. oban carried on the coveted weapiji.
it was tne same sworn *u,ou was sold tne other
day by m< ueas ior ao.oooi.
A JUKI TO AMKR1CAN TOUHHrs.
How ti it, lu prescbce oi ?uch isots. tnat a marl
cans visitiuu Farts anu seckiua our piuces that are
outious or interesting, *0 seldom hud tueir way to
tt.c Ho ot L>ro ;ot t Now(.er?*, 1 can assure mem.
wi.i ibey oiitain so sueedy uaJ correct &u iu*igu:
tutotite ueas auil babn? 01 toe Fteocu u^opie.
'ib# story oi their di nnstic lives is toid u t<>v<r
lurnituioaod m^vnious < ooktoii ut' n>us ? tbat 01
tueir mreliHOtuai conaitlou ut tne Woaaeridl tri
and literary eoneetioas tbai art dauy kreaaal
Uere aaoei tbe nasaaer.
FOREIGN THEATRICALS.
Another Successful French
Drama.
| "UN DRAME SOUS PHILIPPE II"
i The Debut of Mile. Thalberg?
Miss Ward.
PABIS, April 10. 1875.
It la only a few weeks since 1 announced to you
i the dawn or a great dramatic reputation la the
1 success achieved by the Vicomte de Boruier at
| the ihfifttie Frantjals. Ills "Kill? de Iloiaud" con
tinues to attract crowds whenever it is played,
; and the piece may now be said to have stood the
test of repeated representation and the reaction
which usually sets In after a surprise. There cau be
l no question as to the character of M. de Bornier's
success. It places him at once in the iront rank
of modern dramatic authors, and he will have* to,
labor hard to sustain the ratue thus suddenly won.
A XEW SENSATION.
Scarcely has the excitement produced by this
event ataong theatre-goers cooled down a little
th^n it has been revived by auotfter similar piece
or (rood lortune which has befallen a writer still
younger than M. de Bornler, and who, like him,
suddenly flnds himself famous. Hi. de Porto
| Uiche, the author of the "Drame sous Philippe
| II.," which had such an unqualified success on
Wednesday last at the OdC-on, Is not more than
twen'.y.four or twenly-flve years ol age, and was
scarcely known, except as a poetaster and
as the son of a millionnatre. It is to tQis latter
lact, 1 v resume, that was due the unusual care
that was lavished ou the mounting ol the piece
and which rendered it one oi the most historically
exact as regards costumes and accessories that
have been seen upon the stage of late years. Ar
tists ana decorators were sent to Spain to study
the styles and fashions of the epoch,
and an amount or expense was Incurred
which the pecuniary resources of the management
would scarcely warrant. The piece was therefore
! brought out under every advantage so far as
scenic effects were concerned, and as regards the
cast there was but little to find lauit with, tlie
parts being all distributed Willi judgment with,
pernap3, a solitary exception. It is said?1 know
not with how much trutn?tnat the plot is based
on a tragical episode which occurred In Mexico
some twenty-live or lorty years ago, and that it
has been adapted to the time of Philippe II. In
order that the author ml?hi be enabled to give
fuller play to lus fancy. In this transposition he
has displajed an Ingenuity ami boldness which
augur well for his continued success as a play
wrignr, though it will expose him to the censure
of sticklers for historical truth. Tne story, as he
j has constructed It, may oe thus briefly told:?The
heroine of the piece, Donua Carmen o'Alcala, Is
married to an old grandee, who might be her
fattier and who is distinguished for
nothing but Ills loyalty to the Crown, lie has a
friend to whom he is veiy much attached, Don
Miguel de la Cruz, and who fails in love with his
wiie. Ills passion is returned by Donna Carmen,
but the lovers do not transcend the bounds of
Platonic attachment. The King (Philippe II.),
who has reached lus forty-second year unscathed
by the arrows of Cupid, suddenly takes It into his
head to become enamored of the Duchess, and as
he U not a monarch who caiily allows Himself to
be thwarted he cetermmes to send the old Duke,
her husband, on a mission to the Duke of Alva, ?n
Flanders, irom which, us it is iraught with pern,
he is m nopos ue may not return. Altaougn un
willing to quit his young wile the DuSe Is too
loyal a suoiect to tiiink of disputing tne King's
command, aud he at ouce sets out ou his Journey,
ait< r placing Donna Carmeu under cue care of
[ Don Miguel and making ihe latter swear that he
j wnl protect the honor or his house.
IN TDK SXCONtt ACT
we find the lady tired oi tha l'laionism of the situ
ation thus created ior her, andwuicu has already
ia?ted a couple of months. Don Miguel remains
< true to the p.edge wrucn he had made to her hus
; baud, and resists a 1 tier seductions. At last, ie.tr
| lug that ms resolution may >au, he determines to
quit Madrid; out ihe Ducuess, to deieat, his pur
pose, has mm appointed Captain or the Guards,
where he is exposed to temptations of another
kind, aud tlnuliv enters into a conspiracy with the
: Infant Don Carlos in luvur ol Flemish liberties.
Donna carmen continue* to beset him with ner so
licitations, una. finding that she cannot shuke his
reeoiutiou, threatens him that sue will sire her
sell to anotner. Don Ulyuri, shocked and dm
gunted. saves himseii bv flight; tne K.mg euters
ana the curtain fails, leaving the rest to the
imagination of the spectators.
THE THIRD AOt
shows us Carmen alive to ail the horrors of the
sltuatiou sue has created lor uerseii. sue finds
herself the mtatrots of a n<au Whose cruel and
! lerociou* cnaraster inspire* her witn uorror, and
whom sne con neither uomiuate nor repuist. Tne
; conspiiacy ;ormed oy Don carlo* witu tne 1'iemisii
nobles is uncovered, the conspirators are arrested
< and Don Miguel, whom the Duchess tiles to save,
2refers to die rather ihau io acceut saiety at tu*
Ai ds oi a w?uiau *bom he now tnorougniy
do.-pisss, Donna carmeu is nevertheless deier*
i mlueu to save him Irom execution, aud aocord
JUfcf.y seeks the King to obtain his par*
don. At tae first appeal to h<s ciemencr
the Slug's suspicious are arou?Ad una he
flies into a rage. Distract id between
l <ve and Jealousy, the appeals ol his mUtto.a and
the torments ol ins sali-e?ieem, his uaturauy cruel
and rovengeioi tendencies and the softening in
fluence of a woman's pass.oaate pleading*, Pui.ippa
offers us astrtkin* picture oi ihestru'i/leMo wnich
sucu minds are condemned and Wnictt betray
taein ai. tunes into the airangem inconsistencies,
it u iu this scene that the power of the dramatist
is most felt. We recognize in it ...ote than an ac
i cidentaliy h?pi>y conception, lor each detail is
treuteu with consuuimute skill, and the etleot is
arrived at gradually *ud without effort.
TH? r i>ALfi.
! We now reach the <i<ooueinent. No looser bat
the King taken a toieiuu (ueJue to st>are tne ilie
oi Don HIkusi tban ha makes mo uncoverv that
Crimea .oVea him and tnat it it a: the house of
the Ducues* mat the conspirator* holu meir
meetings. rite Iving l*. 01 course, (urion*, but ue
cannot reveuve oiui?el'. lie i?ves carmen too
passionately tu tuiLk of panisnmir uer. aud ue
lias sworn <>n tne little to sp^ro tne i:,? 01 Don
Miguel. While tue ftyai mind ih tutu perpicxel
tee Duke 0 Alcalu ?u<idouly return-, uoiu Hau
aers. me craity m"uaren flnus in thit event tne
mutton ui bis embarrass uents. Ue insinuates
into me mint* of tue oid Dak* doubts of tue QdtHlty
; of nis wife, aud indicates Ins mend Don Miguel
fag the uutnor of uis dishonor. This uoue
heslgns the pardon 01 tue latter and takesit him
self to tlia Ducbes*. Hie roja. ituuj u do ?v tran
quil. and need i.o longer occupy ? taei< wltn proj
ect* 01 vengeance; tue husband will disonarge
the tu?k oi the execatloner. Aaooruiugiy, when
the Uuohtas, bearing *lo.i the parchuiem witn tne
royal seat attacneu, rasue* toward tue pmce 41 ex
ecution from wuica the ctuut lor ti e dead n ai
roauj auuloie. the laiunaied Duke muu*uly con
lroutt iier, aud, scat-mas the pardon irotn i tr
hand, traiupies it uuaer tout. Carmen va:at> trie*
to undeceive him and make htui comprehend
; tuat iiinuei uad remained faithful to tin piedire to
hliu. iue old era.iuee reiuaes to iitieu to iter,
the "Mlterere" tweils lutu a our.-i oi niuiaotatton.
ana carmen learnt ironi li tu.it tue head of
her lover hue iai*en undor tne axe. Kecoveung
herxeir sne snatown a polgnard irotn tue Duxe'i
belt, ana, titer heaping bltier repioacne-i u;on
mm for cotMigmoii to aestn a taita.ui irioud ana
asstroynm iter own happiness. toe stab* nerteii.
While wntmng in her hut agoay the vindictive
i old nobiduiau stoops do*n aud walspersin bcr
ear. "Die in peace, Ducnets ui Aicais, 1 have
Miied >?uT iov?r." carmen matters strength
enough to raise sersea aud point to Ue &iu?,
saying, "My lover ! ueuold luoi I" ana then ex
putt.
a_s Eicstizsr imcT.
From tut* soafct outline >?ta? ids* may be
loroied ?< tne sirtXlbg and eHeotiVe tturaoter of
tut MttMMU tod of t it rapidity oi trie action
1 geuera o. Aud to tan grta; w.*aro s* uud terse*
ties* ot language aud uQ ea?y, fluwiuif aiyie or
TertihcfttioM. and jon Qnct esp.aiued tne causes
oi a tuccesf n UiSB nas tiiade oi a mere yoatu one
Oi tee i>rumiuent drgmatutt uf tiid day.
"i.o uomu kosru "
The firs: recreicutatluu o: tim oisce came off
, ltsc nig at at tot uyuiutso. iue >aot it taken
li out tue wen known romance oi lite same uitra*
by U. uheibuuez. ua>l walcn I ue.iovo u.vt been
fi'ttibia ea iatu i.Dgj<n. It nad a great tsuccsn
here, nud ita popoiartty ludu^ed M. uoatixuy to
cave it dramatiieu, m t .e expeo'^tlou tba; tbe
piece wkuu iiitve similar gv.ua i.utuue, tt ha<
r.?e.i effective.)- put upon the stage, but piavi
ueovtly, iiie?e auemp s o uianii.u< episoues or
lureieu history ?r depict foreign habtet tun man
ut-r* ui-on '.ueitave hare never bvnn Tety suu>
cessiai in Kruno', exdtpt nr.ita putuea to the
point oi caMuatarf, 10 me tne piece played if
tte sal.e Veiuauour by tue uussitu ?roa^e ^eeueu
of a character to eaiis: tn? atteu'iou anu
utteiest or an cUstcs. Jt)a nignt ( was tiiere
every one feeineu picas d, and reasoning
iroiu the oortNui rectptton given to tne actors aua
iue apiiiause ?oson greeted tuetr ouorct turoaga
out. I lOhLiauvd taat tu u- sea?no wou.J nave
been ? uosr suCcetsiui oue, 1 no reverse uat boeu
tne met. Alter od? performance :uore jiv* u mr .i
I Charity, tony win viose their engagement. 'La
luititu Koicia.** tkvugh Written in t'rcacu ana
j piAjta ay native aruses, govts I too Aeariy tat
same ground for It to interest people here. The
breach are introspective to an extraordinary de
gree, and leel bui little curiosity tegurUiuir the
habits auU usages or other countries. rue world
to them w bounded or tho liinlis o< ttielr own ter
ritory. and tnerciore it is th.it lorelau artists or
aramas orawu from foreign souiceiDuu so little
lavor in ttieir eve*.
"L'APFAIKH COVKBL1Y"
is to be produced to-morrow uignt at the Am
bisru. Cmler tins title it would be omicuit to re
cognize tae Iichboriie airair. I cannot Imagiue
wnat suggested ttic pseudonyme to the French
adapter. lie must have made acquaintance in his
KnulUh studies) wuli an old Irleud, Sir Kuger de
Covertey, and hence toe idea of borrowing; ins
patronymic. C'overlev or Tlchbome, it muttered
but little to him provided hi- had a Sir Ho?ier.
l'HK NEW /KIII.INA.
The successful debut of .Mile, '/.aire Thai berg, at
the Royal Italian Opera, London, ou Saturday
last, will gtvo great i.risiaciion to nor many
irlend* iu America. I have never seen greater
unanimity ol opinion among tne c.i lti?-s tnun has
he en manifested 111 ner case. They all concur in
describing Iter voice as pure, delmhttul in quality i
ami highly cultivated. Ol course, norne degree ol '
lavor with which the young debutante was re
ceived v/as dae to tlie popularity 01 ner lato
gilted father, but there can be 110 mistake as to
the htirniy lavcrable character of the impression
wulon she made. Mile. Thalbcrg is only seventeen
years ot ajre and Is possessed ol considerable per
sonal attractions. Sue iuts always been wonder
fully precocious as regards music. I recollect
hearing her sing,when she was only live years old,
most of tne airs in "Dlnorall," all picked up by
hearing them hummed by Mine. d'Anuri.
MISS (IKNKVIKVE WAUD.
I understand that tnere is some probability of
this (fined actress (known at your s'.de as Mme.
Ouerrabella) returniuir to 'he United States at
the close ol the year, for a professional tour. She
Is now starring in Hie English towns, after a most
successiui London engagement.
COULISSE CHAT.
Dublin la excited over the visit of Mr. Barry
Sullivan to America. Tickets for his farewell per
formance are being sola at auction.
Miss Llilie Eidrldge is now starring through
New England, under the management of Wilton
A Mitchell, and meeting with great success.
Neuendorif boasts of having secured Mme.
1 Peyclika Leutner and Waciitel, wlta a superb
j Uerman opera company, tor tne coming season.
: on (lit that Mapleson'a Italian opera company
? lrom Drury lane, London (Ilrr Majesty's opera),
will give a season at the Academy or Music next
fall.
Max Maret/.ek Is still busily engaged at tho
work ol manufacturing a scuool or American
] artists lor Italian opera- Ho has been remarkably
! successiui so far.
j Tietjens and the rest of Mapleiion's company
! will very probably appear at the Academy of
; Music in the fall, under j. 0. Fryer's management,
I Cohen furnishing the money.
i Mile. Aimi'e closed last night at the Lyceum a
; very brilliant and successiui engagement in opera
! bouj*. She is looking, already, toward English
j opera and rivalry with Kellogg.
C. D. He=s is now tho cnief representative of
; English opera in this country. After organizing
j the Parepa company he iormed the Kellogg
| troupe, and likely he will Join hands with Carl
i Rosa next season.
; Gastav Satter, the celebrated composer and
i pianist, has arrived in our city. He has written a
| grand symphonic work, "Wushlngton," In six
parts, and intended for the Ceutennial. We shall
be glad to hear It, and tho composer has all our
sympathies.
Miss Nelison on the conclusion of her engagement
at Booth's will take a long rest. It Is her inten
tion to retire from the stage for eighteen months
or two years. It Is possible that she will appear
in "Much Ado About Nothing" before the close of
her present engagement.
l)aiy contemplates taking the town by storm
with combination Wednesday matinees. In which
comedy and opera shall i e tho chief attractions,
in the meanivhile the "Big Bonanza'' grows in
popular favor, and promises to be a real placer for
the Finn Avenue manager.
P. 8. GUmore is transforming the Hippodrome
Into a scene sucn a* tne Arabian Nights might
larnlsh. A summer garden, a miniature picture
of the ramble in tne Park and a magnificent mill,
tary baud ol 100 virtuosi?such are the principal
elements of sncoesa In this new colossal enter
prise.
On Thursday night, during tho performance of
Amy Robsart, Miss Nonson was taken suddenly
Hi and Miss Vernon was obliged to replace her m
the final scene. For several honrs Miss Neilson
remained unconscious. Notwithstanding the pro
hibition ot her medical advisers she reappsared
on Friday evening.
An alternative bill will be furnished next Satur
day eveninsf, at the Lyceum Tneatre, on tno occa
sion of a benefit to be offered to Mile. Bertha
Girsrdln. The lair WMJlclare will appear in three
charming Frenon comedies, and will be supported
by Messrs. Honlcl. Stuart, Inignet, Ganot and
Gerond. The pieces selected lor representation
are Barri&re's "Le leu an Convent." "La Petite
cousin," by the ?ame author, anu Edmond Gondt*
net's one act comedy, "La Cravate Blanche."
Mme. Ristorl win begin her farewell series or
performances at the Lyceum on to-morrow
evening In "Rensta ui Francia." a play
ioonded on tbe story of the Buguenots. This
grand historical drama was writ tea by Giacom.
mettl specially for Rwtori's farewell tour. Tne
new series of performances are positively the
last that will be given in New York by Mme.
Ristorl. and no one who takes an interest in dra
ma tic art should neglect seeing the great Artist,
who is so soon to disappear from our sight prob
ably for ever.
The past week haa been protiflo in the concert
line. Tne approach of May day brings out local
musloat talent to an inimitable degree. Mr. George
Sweer gave bis larowell concert at Mteiowav Hall
a tew days since, and the public will sorely miss
aueh a promising baritone singer. Miss Bone, a
charming soprano, drew an immense house to the
Union Leasee Theatre on Thursday, and her
assistants, Mme. De Rythor, a genuine lavorite
mezzo soprano vocalist, and Mr. Pattlsoc, the rep
resentative pianist In this city, were the chief
artists on the occasion. Mr. Leon Berthoiet has
bad a msgntfitent concert at Irving Hall, in which
the renowned tenor made a genuine artistic sno*
cess.
The present Sultan of Turkey Is displaying a
turn lor music, whloa is something n w ior the
Grand Turk, whose proclivities In that dlreotion
among his predecessors hna not boefi noteworthy.
It is said that, following the example of his neigh*
bor, the Khedive, he intends establishing both
Frsnch and Italian opera in Constantinople. Be
that as it may. tne Sultan recently sent an order,
through th> chief of his Household, to Messrs.
steluwav Jt Sons, requesting tnem to forward at
once oue of their best concert grand olanos to
Constantinople ior the aoltan'e private use,
wnlcn instrument is now awaiting shipment by a
vestal direct for Its destination. Ills Majesty la
asid to be. now truly we know not, a fair per
former. Wonders will never ooa??.
AMERICAN AST IK ITALIAN OPERA.
nbw tobx, May l, lira.
' To rat Editor of roi Herald i?
On W?du?atlar ?romnj Hit ? jottng Amarloftn
primn donna, Mile. OftTrftflUft Monftibl. ft pupil lor
OiiO y yooro of uutiBgalabad prsSutor* <tt
canto, Bltroer 9ftu Otovftoui, of MH&u, ana M.
Koaxi? or K?rw, ftp ?? Klnra, m tuo opot?
of "SroftBi." I w?a lo can ftttcotioa to tu? toi* !
lowm?/ lictiAt tk? HOT* Mile. Moiuitn app?ftr?4
tht <*ft? imr ikuvariif from on aitstcg or iurva?
W&UU, 4* bll CQU<ilvl?Qi kuow. coau* to tor.'
tie. 4 tinttoe incapable oi uiak.nu .vuv ivco. iacu?*a,
s>'.? ?aa o?ea auffuriii* h,t wvomI n .???*? irorn
tma cuio.iiftlut. Aiutiu: tlia poaitiv# au?ie? oi Bar
pti iieuu, ut. Fu.iui-rt. k.m skuM u*' weak, uo
| wu.n* Jis^.po?ut th? yuj'ic * ifteund tiu.a.
M?r:nrofttwaa ?o loflnrr.eo ( a vfa-ineHuy evtii.
lagtnatu wft* ft oiruisa r,o.v ?;.a f?si<.igiu tu
; iiua at an. Mil*. * who Baa CMtoa.l :rom
tua *miaunc pro.iH-oia oi muaic tu? aigo**'.
eaooaumai. i.'ii'i?o?*< to ?s>p*<.r m u>ioto?r unotft
uc:ur<) t i? idtiftou atoac.4, *oa wi.l ? o?t>. i& phrnu
; cjo*, 'cut ta?; Aatriwa UtaBt m ?-?: ft ia uut am
! MMMtyiof. jcsnet.
ART SALE.
co.onai Chapman aaa puoea on ftxhlbttloa ftt
to# .-vurta Q?Ueiy tut raamtuina pioutraa baionz
tng to blft cima.nion, ana ftinun* t&am art many
vary exctilant wo tit from t&o eusa<a rr American
?rtlat*. C&orcit, Wnniuw Uumer, Oujr da Unas
uuu ittaairaia irnnx nra lOiirovatitod. Ttiuri trx
no town to bfto^ i ttsio malura* t* tJie lait kftia.
Tuar wm ut ftoiu wuuoui ntitri oa Mkt v?adb<t>
uos ?racing.
THE POLITICIANS' AGONK OVER.
The Appointment of the New Commis
sioners by the Mayor.
A UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. |
Tlie meeting of the Board of Aldermen specially J
held yesterday to receive the Mayor's nominations
of commissioners to fill the vacancies occasione 1
by the expiration of tlie terms of several commis
sioners, wiilch occurred at noon yesterday, was a j
very peaccable oue. There was a lull attendant'"?,
even ex-Mayor Vance being on nand briettt and
early, and there was a very large assemblage <>f
the short-oaired deinocracr la the lobby, lhe
routine business was given the go-by easily. HI? i
reudlug or the minutes was easily dispensed with
ou motion of a republican Alderman, and the mo
mentous question as to whether the Tribune or
some ottier new building should have the honor of
sheltering the Corporation counsel and his books 1
oi reference froui wiud and storm for live years to I
come was a comparatively small one.
THE NOMINATIONS
were made seriatim, and, as the complete list was
Klven In ttie Herald lu the morning aud had been
lully canvassed before the meeting, no one tried to
look amazed. The nominations were made out ac
cording to "section 23, chapter 335, Laws of ISti,'
tae Mayor's letter to the Aldermen conveying the
nominations reading pretty much the same In
each instance, except where a slight cnange o
phraseology was required by the law. First came
the successor of Severn D. Moulton as Tai Com
missioner in the person of John X. Ilayward, lor
the confirmation of whose nomination Alderman
McCartny made a lorrnai moclou. Tnen came the
nomination of Joseph J. O'Donohue as Park Com
missioner in plaoo of Thomas E. Stewart, Alder
mm (iuutzer moving tow Douiioatiou? 01
wiuiaiu F. smitn as Police Commissioner |n P'ac?
Abram A Duryee. moved by Aiderman J.ysJi.ln,
tuat oi Vincent C. K-iug as Fire Com
missioner in place of Cornelius ^hnCot,
moved by Aidertn'tn Suandlej, that or
Henry F. Dimock as Dock Commissioner In
mace of William Budd, moved oy A! tier in an seery.
thac ol Edward U. Jauewav. as Health Cpmuila
si oner, in place oi Stephen Smith, moved by Al
dei man Purroy, aud that oi' 'lowusend Cox, as
Commissioner of Cnarlties and .V0TJ?C"??'rVJh,na
ceed nimseli, by Alderman Coie. Lveryth n?
worked aumirably, and not. an alderman lost nis
cue. The entire twenty-two voted in favor of the
nominations. This was certainly
A srKI'KISK TO TllK UNIKITIATBD,
1 but It was nothing to the amazement into which
everyooay was turowu by the open endorsement
ot the democratic Mavor oy Hie republicans, wno,
hv a little sharp practice?by being tlrsi in the
I Held?tried to take the wind out ot the sails of
I their democratic colleagues. It wa3 Aldorman
llowland (republican) who opened the bad. Ue
said, once all the nominations nad becnconQrmed,
! 11-Mr. 'preslue uc,"l"have been vary much gratified
with the nominations aeut lu to this Board b) His
: Honor tue M.iyor. and wh ch have lust been coii
I Armed. 1 move, sir, that tne tnaiiKs of the Boar a
be tendered to nim lor the auexceptlonai ctiarac
ter oi the nomination* which ho lias made.
i Alderman Deaa. republican, aaidI cannot
< allow this occasion to puss without saying n lew
words in seconding, us 1 do. the motion of niv
I colleague. Hi.) names of tue ge n tie me u nomi
nated to this Boar>i are the names oi gentlemen
i m n,Bh character, all well known to this commn
nitv uud tno uominations, in my opinion, are au
earnest of the determination of the Mayor to do
an tuat lies in his power 10 give us
A GOOD CITY GOVERNMENT.
Alderman Purroy* democrat, *alu:?
I the democratic merabers of this Hoard great
measure to see tho gentlemen on the other side o.
the house or one mind as to tliese nominations.
The Mavor lias doue well In these appointments,
ami 1 ieel assured that his one object In making
tnern was me welfare of t.*e city government, it
will doubtless be very grattiymg to him to Wnow
thai his uominations have met with ?uch a uuanl
111 And"wru"* his pleasant talk the question of the
nominations was dropped lu the Board, and Wie
Aldermen adjourned to the Mayor's office, where
ttiev cougiatuiated nlm individually ou the nomU
nauons. and he tuauked them cordially for their
j support.
SKETCHES OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
OENEI'-AI. "BALDT" fcMITH.
William Farran smith was bom at St. Albans,
Vt., February 17, 1824, and la consequently a little
over fifty-one years of age. He was enterod at tue
Military Acadomy of West Point as ft cadet in 1841.
He graduated lourth In 1845, in the same class with
General Fltt John Porter and General Gordon
Oranger, President Grant being a cadet la the
Academy at the urns. After graduating ne was
assigned to the Topographical Engineers, a branch
oi toe service in those days considered the nionest
in the army. From November 8,1846, to August
31, 1848, he was Assistant Professor of Matne
matics at the Academy, and was at different ttmes
engaged lu the surveys of tne Lake superior
region, of the Bio Grande, Texas, on the military
road to California, and in the Mexican Boundary
commission. Be was * simple captain
when tne war broke oat?a rank of
no mean lmportanoe then m the regular
army, and was acting as the secretary of the
I Lighthouse Board at Waahingtoo. He obtained a
leave oi absence and took command of ttie Third
Vermont Volunteers, and on August 13, ISO. ?a?
appointed a brigadier general. He was in General
William B. Franklin's corps ot the Army of the
Potomac and was lu command of a division of it
wuen Franklin was detailed from McDowell and
joined HcCieiian oa tne peninsula, in tae ohlcka
nominv Campaign Gsneral Smith gieatly distin*
gutaned himisit and on the recommendation of
Geueral McCleUan was promoted to major general
ot volunteers, hie commission dating from July 4,
1802. He participated in the battle of Aniietam
la September ol tuat year, and was in
command of the With corpf I* Burnslde's
unsuccess.ul attack on Fredericksburg. He was
some time sfterward trsnsferrea to General Grant's
department, then under General Roaecrans, witn*
Gsneral Uooker, and became quite prominent as a
staff officer of General Grant. In 1887 General
Smltn resigned h.a commission as major general
of tue regular army, and since that time haa been
a resident of tiis ci'ty. He is now President of the
international came telegraph Company.
JOHN !?. HAYWiSU.
John S. Haywsrd is a member of the General
Committee Ol Tammany aa.l and an out and ?.jt
democrat. Us is a tnau oi means, and was at one
tune a commission*! of Education, sarvlng ?or four
I tuco?*sive j*?ra. Mr. Ha,waid has never been
uriimmeut in pontics, but naa aiways beeu an a?
uve worker m the party.
vikcbxt c. Ktxo.
Vincent 0 Klog is a resident of the Seventh As
eemoiv district, ?nu althougo III 11 UOt a pro?e#
sionai oomiciau ue has oeeu auowu as an active
man in uemooravw po.ltlcal circles tor uuny year*
un?t. tie is a native oi tins city aud is a?/Ont loriy*
^rrS years of 'ae. in lMi iud law ue was a
Commissioner of Appeals in the \oiaiiteet Fire
liepartmsnt, to whica position, under me rules of
ilia ilepaitin?nt taen, no one uouid be
D?u uot boeu previously ?n exempt member wr al
least tuiee testa. Mr. king, ossides. is a practi
cal Utauian, as ne servtd long anouga in tas oiJ
acDartmeut to reacn a ioia.uao?Uik. t?n* ?use
company Xo. U cUimiog nlm as turemna lor eev
mal yeai s.
HENBT F. BiJIOC*.
Mr. Dimoot, tut U-.cu Couioi.taijatr, it iNot
j tttUtjr-tUUl ?t'ir? Of *019. lit Wu. 00114 IB SOutb
VuVtatry, Conn. 14 u ?r*au*:tu at Y?ie C?"t*ktt >"
ls?W, "'.uaitjii )?>v ?. u*rv*ru ttuvi >oiuf iiutt ?ittr
w*rd ttm Kuiuktteu to nit bar iron wiiiut uf
Abr^ot k. uwitnce. bow a justice o. ;bt s-uprtrot
court. He practi#ea uw fur ?<?**?; year* ?uc
c*t? uUy, bat m iWv bt AOBuiidDtn tn? awyer't
pro.Miion *ou ik oeptc t itit p snton of Meat of
: tut McmoKoiitftQ steaoutiip couipaay, wbuat
I tteamtri piy bttwteu ihit pur: auii b^.iOB. H*
nut tvei ?iutt ottu * r?p.'#?feiitaiivt u-iu
tra> rn#rcoft&t* wct? tie tn? bead au i iroutofoui
me*iu?aip ttua thipplau luittw?t*. ut ttftk apt^iaur
! rtuomoifluaed ;u tat petition to winoti be u** Oo*u
tppoiruta u? eapitaiittt and tntrcaaati gtutraiir
Interttttd in int uteuiuouiii u..d mupiBii la
ternttt. Mr. Uioi'jck uu? uton for *#rtiai year*
u m?mofr 01 ine bXtonnvt Commuter 01 .ut
Yale Aiuim.1 Aftootetlon, uU'i DM Of tu uoUfi'tvred
d? tat aaaociauua m? one of wit aoltat ui?ein-?t
utu mat LBvt ui utt ytait jrraduawa irom *uy of
uur sr. ?*t eotitnos.
lilfAlO a. JAN't*AT.
Dr. tnward U. Jaut**r i? a unj>mo;an of rtcoff
Bl2?U ability. lie - UufB 111 >><V it!t?V in IM*.
a.i?i i* coB?flqueiit!/ on 7 tblrty-ttartp ytart 010.
. but bo*. otferluo.MK naj coo*iiietaol? expeneuot
ia in* juoieaewu. Ut M cria too ot Ur. Jantwav,
! of New uruuHwict. Ur. KJward u Jau?Wu?
i (laUuated ut tbt Ntw Yurfc cotiegt o! Hhyatowu*
.-iuu Surftoue. ana La* betu viaeu*mi 10
' tni* oWy tiuce 1104. lio ia at pronei.t the
v,-i idj ptiytioiaa at ttelttrut Hunpttm and
. alao j)ro:e*?gr uf patnolony ?,>i<i i.4ucuo>.
; anatomy nod leoturer on n.attria u.odtci* m iUj
tAiue tuufli|ti Ue nat oeen wouBautau vbe
' tii>*pnai tut tbt lOinurta aatt crippled iu ?wr??
i at uuU ante'., aau ia at piost.it Vict Prosratet of
I the t-attio.Minoai Hocietr. ur. Jane#ay ?lta roN
inert; viaiiing puriiciao to taa Ooaruj ttotpi<al
1 tad ;? ta? ummui (ot eaatouM to* oaraau?a^
anil ha* been for year* one oi the four LoQoraff
members of nie Board of Iteu.'tm.
TOWNSgND OUX.
Townsend Cox, tin* ie appointed L'omm^sionfr
of Charities ami Correction, u a banker anil *
member of the firm o Romets x Cox, Excnaugi
j lace. He wus born ic o iter Bar towii?nip in
ib'ii. lie 11 well known in Wail afreet, uu 1 ?u su
one tlini' President of rue Quid ?selMni{?, He is a
uvea iii-ine-wool democrat, and tiiuugii not 01 the
"bowlin' " class, wriio are always parading tltelr
democracy in ar.d our or piac \ has
ever been known an u '-constant contributor"
to cue treasury. .Mr. Oox comes 01 a tall lamtiy.
He i.. mix teet lour inches m urltfut. anil hw tail
nes-. so to speuk, is a iauiil.v luting. His great*
grandfather, name i < oies, was seized upon r?y tua
low Botaon Lolitc lr;Uud one evening ourlng uia
Revolution, who imt a rope about Ins neck which
they linew over ihe top ol his aatt doorway and
then when the old man's heal had ??touctiod tns
?earn" tightened t!u- rope. At sunrise tin- next
day tUe high strung old patriot ?u> loumt alivu
an i uiekiiiu. siuipi> because wnllo nis nead wan
u: ttie topmost oeaiu 01 ;ii<> door his feet iouctied
the ground. I lie Cumin sooner and all b-longlug
to nun have ever since considered it their Uoondeu
duty to stroten wieinscives out >o as not to lull
behind the stature of tueii ancestor*. Heuce,
doubtless, Townsend cox' ? six reet tour inches.
JOSKI'H J. O'UOSOHUB.
Joseph J. O'DoUohue id a member of the old tea
firm of Jo ill O'DonoiueV. .sons, which has ueeu 10
ex st Mice more than hali a ceutuiT in t'roul
s'reet. New ^urK. lie Is a native ui' tins city, and
was l orn lu l!?u4. He was a prominent member of
tne Committee of S'.-voutv, and was prominently
mentioned as a candidal - lor Mayor at the time
Mr. havemeyer whs eecied. Ho is connected
witti various Catholic church associations la tbii
city, among others tna Young .v.cu's Ro
man Catholic Association. Ho is vciy wealtoy,
having aimused a large fortune in tne tea busl
iiesx. iiu represents ;ue Twentieth Assembly ilu
trict lu ihe Tammany committee on Organization,
oi which lie is vice chairman. Probably no ap
i poiutnient made by the Mayor will bs more ac
ceptuoic to Democrats and republicans alike than
that of Mr. O'lionoluie. lie Is universally esteemed
1 us a mau of hlirti character, and oue who will nava
1 uui one ooiect m wew iu tne discharge of nis
duties as a public odlctal? that ol the puollc good.
Ouuimlssloueis King. Uimock and Cox were
sworn in late lu the afternoon. The otbers will
quality on Monday.
It l* understood that General Smith will be al
j lowed lull sway m the folice hoard.
BROOKLYN COMMISSION APPOINT.
MENTS.
The commission situation?that is, the attltud#
of tne Mayor and Commou Council toward eack
other in tne mutter o the appointment of putnott
to fill the vacancies?is akin to the laborer*'
strike; the men are still out. The Mayor says h?
Is in favor of appointing none other than demo
crats, but the latter he would fain nave unknown
to politics. The party managers uo not concur la
any such arrangement, and will nave uone but
men wuo can haudie the ribbon* in the autuni?
races for power. Tne * only questloa
is, Will the Executive come to term*,
or will t ie managers assume that
an expediency ha* amen wuicft calls lor their ao?
quiescence to the wilt of tne .Mayor r Tne only
s.ate decided upon amicably is said to be that of
tne Police and Excise Commissioners, which ap
points General slocurn president oi tne Board ana
Jonu Pvburn ana 1). 1). UriCiis Commissioners.
Tne names or ad the commissioners will be seal
in to the Aldermeu on Monday mr approval.
j THE QUARANTINE COMMISSIONERS.
The usual diurnal ses-dons or tho Quarantine
Commissioners, iroui May 1 to November 1, begao
yesterday. Tho Commlss.oners are W. L. B.
stears, il.W. Judd and C.en?ral James McQuaae. hot
the first time lu toe history of our state the qnar*
amine arrangements iu Xsw York humor are per
lect. Tne Commissioners, wno are the custodians
oi ihe State property in the bay, valued al
$2,0:X).00o, will nold daily sessions for the next six
months. At the meeting yesterday nothing of any
general interest occurred.
TAMMANY HALL.
The Tammany Committee on Organization met
in tho tVigwarn yesterday afternoon at foul
o'clock. Its session was short and its work not
important, some of tlu Assembly District sub*
committees reported the names oQ persons for ap
pointment as enumerators of the census which is
anout to be taken. The list of enumcratora is now
complete, and will be despatched to the Secretary
ot State on Monday for ratification bv tuat official.
The worn of takiiiK the census of tne State, in ac
cordance with tn* provision of tne new constita>
tiou, is to be begun on the 1st of June.
CENTENNIAL JOTTINGS.
?WHAT 18 BEIXO DOSE ALL OVER THE COtTXTBT
IS AID OF THE CXXTEXVLiL.
Ex-Governor BliMer reports that the snoscriD"
tions to the centennial fund are coming n
rapidly from all parts of the country. In a fen
days, he says, be will give to the pabilo the saO
scrlptions ma do in Connecticut and California,
amounting <b very respectable sums. There la n?
doubt now that both States will complete tntir
quota ot contrioution. A good many small sno
scrlptions are also reported, showing that tM
masses are beginning to take a more toan evaues
. cent interest in the celebration. In Phiiadeip^M
the number of Centennial medals sold nas b.*n
somettuug enormous. Inere, of course, the Ceu.
teaniai sentiment is very diovrebt to tuat in
York. What the Beecner scandal is to Uotbam~
its all-absorbing topic ot couTersatloo?tliat tot
coming cemeumai celebration is to the gnaXti
City. Wbose is the best, the most wholssomtt
Can there b? a doubt as to the reply to tn<s
tion T
TCKIS AT THE CKKTSXXUL.
la a recent issue or tbls Journal it wae state*
tost Egypt woald probably take part la tbe PUL*
delpbia world's Pair. Mr. Qosnoru Has received ?
letter irom Tuaie Indicating mat too Uarbary Stat*
win aiao be represented at tne oen^enu.ai 1i*
letter eoyat?'riy oruvr ui tUs tlsy a ueeuog ol
tue principal manufacturers an 1 mei- Mb ol
'turns was ueld yesteiuar under the piesiasnoy ?:
liis Emioence, lieneral Heusaeln, illuistpr or puu
lto instruction anu VTerM, to agree upon tb?
lueasures to ue taken in regard to tbe Intern*,
tlonai r.xinoitl^a at. fbnadeipma In IsTC, auu te
prepare aaJ procure mo articiea to oe tea'
lor exhibition. Ucnorai tleusseln naa re
quester tne Director Uener.il to ie?err?
Kouut 200 square tar.ia ufeM?c<? i or Tumi in a suit
aula u.esllt.. He -upp.aas mat the TanUiau sec
tion win oe located coutiiruun* vo or lu tue vicinity
otiiirwej-, Eitrpt. t'eimiu. Morocco, *c. lie will
aourtly audress the U rcctor iieueiai oa tbe tub-'
jeet. rne lumsinu coiitriuuuou to me ?x iioitio*
wilt consist p.lacipa i,- oi w..oi;ua and siiKeu tls
sue*, custnuues. careen, embroideries, luruitnro,
urine. pottery, aadUlrrv, <kc. 1'iie lietNir.mo
Mimater. General K>*redioe, i>u aasared me taat
nottiiu* will lie spared tu make tne iumatan sec
tion ua attractive ?uu into esung xs it was at
London, Paris or Vieuna, and Ci-noral Heussei*
bopos it win cxcai tacm."
CKitamUL 11SUAIJ AT bT. LOUIS.
It baa aireauy oeeu bia;ed taat mo medal*
woulu oe a>ed 0/ Wt-siern eci.oole a* prizes, to M
competed for by popus. It now appetrs mat ta?
81. Louis school authorities lu't utliileu iho
"spelling levet" to aid me Ceutvuuial. 10 thie
euu mer have appoint* 1 u written spelling exei*
else ior tue clause-. 111 ?U ms sctioois Oil f rluay
auoruoon, mo "tu or Ua/, tne suecea?.ui pnpu*
to recwive Ceut->nnui uu-d?.s ani ;e>uu?jnials of
lionor In propoi no-i 10 excellence. J'i.e same tin*
01 axerct*? u.\* been aaogjetou i?y Pr.ii?-ss>r J. U
inter, secretary 01' the Aitvsouri cwaiconiai Hoard,
101 ad me schools ihmmr.ioui tu* ruutury, to taU
piace ai sucu tune as war suit moir convenient**,
and we icaro mat taer are reiponutag tfouj
1 e?er> uireeuwu. usii.tig for me list o; Wwtos u4
| ordering i^cdais and ^cstlioouials.
A CICS.1.N.MAL Oi??1VAfOUT.
KX'Ooveroor tiu.ur *?tm ifeat a lO/t/ iron obi?r?
?atory u to we erevtvu at PuiUdelvbta, iroia wli?|
a a^ieadia v:ew of f eiriaoant r*tn, toe CeatoQui^
iiuiiuin^s aud tirooiids ..ua too tuilre city iu?j 1*4
o^uiu d. ibo uO?ervatoly ?UI bs a rew nKabij
ornate and attiacitva n'ruoure, woolly oi UoB,
tuouiar iu /oiim. lite *tie u to m on ooe Oi til
Most elevated yoiut* 11 tbe Park. The piaoi
seiectod is ueur the lioiffioat .Maosim. on me w?l<
baas or ms 6wiiur.ku> ana a suort uistsacj aoiti
ol tbe Ceateiiuui gruua ia. ibe o??? ?ri,| t>e 310
!#?: noovo me nvor. uad :be oo.aum win rise to ?
lien/at ut (bout ,f?t. wiiiun ?iu kIvo the
.ooiuiit uailei y an otevanou o ov?r 600 <ee', wim#
tne 9:s|4 ?? >d stupes *u. w#v? iruui a stuff on mo
T<>p u?i iiigset. m? oar oy wnioft
me t..p will ua i?iac.i<d wii. .i-cea.; apoa tbt oat*
s.uo id toe m?;t au'i uo rai?#d bv eia >t ?it? .opea.
.a case or tun breitAiug 01 mesa ropes sunt a?ietf
liuac .mo-? stui n?a 1. t ? car ??ami pioeoai
a^idnuts to pas?enifer?. ibe g.i.^erj abd loocuat
at ta? top w|u covered and encio?*U by ?iro
j.eiwm it, aoa are mieuued lo acsouiuiooato aboai
Ui poreoaa,
ix n.uxoia
the Cft'tennial move-neut ni,a aaauoaott qqlta *
deQuite sna.?e lae recjnt Address 10 tne cttiiooi
ai Chicago nsttinx m m 10 no., ri?? to mo coo*
lenuiai Dtoca was sitiaed uy men woli*kitowa
ua i.e? *.-> tnose 01 1 otter Paimer, W, f,
cooLbaniiii, C. B. Harwell, t;. H. McConuict, ueorgo
Aiinoor, Uustavaa Ivovroer. aim officially in>
Uursird by U-ivernor Uevortdve. in tlie a<idrt?
iti?ia occurs mie jiiKUitljaat passage:?"U rroa
tne baru t;:md 0. advar-o rale, so n?v,y b?atowo4
ott our rity m cincauo the imat ?our roars, we ?'
Culrigo c inuot no. as wo won:d have been oeiore
tnasa calaiaitioi, i.iviait an 1 iioeral. >u aia 01 tbi?
grout jiimiiv gather.ug and jubilee, w? caa >01
1 sliow our readme ano good wm br joiottig jean
anu iikitu iu it ana br tendering uiir uat'e towarl
securing Its perruoi fuo.e s, barely tmce u>u>
iions 01 lain is ms wm aee tnn: tue pride uaO
u uor of tutir ? ate is upu?id in tuia gfoat ?a?
I tionai KX'ubmoM, ais great Peace uoagiaaa M IM
l Aauooa 0i too earU."