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NEW YORK HERALD
BROADWAY AND ANN STREET.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
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l'EK COPY.
On and ufter thli (Sunday) mornlnir the Uniou New* Com
pany will run nu early Sunday morning paaanujrer train,
ft'Hvin.: Hunter's Point at 4 A. M.. on the Louk Island
Kailrnad. wh< rrby tlie IlKtiALn can be obtained in every
town ou the line of tbe vartou* roads a* far a* Ureeuport
by ? o'clock In ilia morninu at
KIVB CENTS PliR COPY.
Any overcharge for the llauii.n in any part of Loiif
Island on Sunday* it reported will meet with prompt atten
tion. This traiu mahe* a special trip Wednesday, July 4.
VOLUME XL1I NO. 1C8
AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW.
rlFTII AVENUE THEATRE?EvaxckUNB.
BOWERY TIIKATRE-Two DtrrkCTlTk*
3RANO OPERA HOUSE-miikk.
IV* ALLACK'S THEATHE"?Wavtt*.
ACADEMY OK MUSIC-^Aimkk.
NIRLO'S GARDEN?Citos* amd Cuucxxt.
CENTRAL PARK HARDEN-Vahiktt.
GILMORhS CONCBRT7>AKDKN-8uKltn Cowci?%
NKW YORK AgUARIUM?guKKB Pishbs.
T1YOL1 THEATRE-Varutt.
TONY PASTOR'S?Varihty.
COLUMBIA OPEIIA HOLSK VARirrr.
QUADRUPLE SHEET.
SEW YORK, SUSDAV, JOSE 17. 18!?.
From our reports thin morning the probabilities
arc that the \tfather in Aeu> York to-day trill be
itarm and par tin cloudy or ha:y, icitli rain at iit
U'rralt, and a thunder storm toward niyht.
Wall Street Yesterday.?The stock mar
ket wax dull mid speculation wan comparatively
spiritless. The change in prices was irregular
and slight. Gold opened at 105 and closed at
1051#. Government stocks were higher and closed
stroii};, while railroad bonds were steady on
imall business Money on call lent easily at
1^ a '2 per cent.
The Tweed Revelations oro promised this
week by Mr. Townsend. He can best serve his
client by telling the whole story.
The Usual Horrible Tragedy couies from
Illinois this morning. A uiun shot his wife and
then very appropriately shot himself.
The Hackmen have become alarmed at the
progress of the new cab company and attked the
Comptroller to reduce tho rate of fare. Why
not do it themselves 7
Yachting.?The Corinthian regatta of the Sea
wanhaka Yacht Club, which was sailed yester
day, was exceedingly creditable to those who
participated in it, and, considering the unfavor
able weather, us successful as could have been
expected.
At Washington Yesterday the Register of
the Treasury tried to buy a thousand dollar bond
of the new loan, but found that he could not do
so under an old statute. Hp and other ottk-ials
who want bonds will probably find a way to net
around it.
Ten of the Moi.lik Mag club Prisoners
will be executed next Thursday. A piteous
appeal for mercy was mode yesterday by the
wives, friends and counsel of the doomed men to
the l'ennsylvunia Hoard of Pardons, but it was
decided that the law should take its course.
For Some Days Past there have been vague
rumors in regard to the withdrawing of the fast
trains. It is intimutcd that the curs cannot long
Dtaiid a rate of speed higher than twenty-five or
thirty miles an hour. In view of the rate of
speed in England and other countries this ex
cuse is rather lame.
Fourteen Prisoners ure confined in the
Tombs awiiiting trial for homicide. Justice is
pro verbally slow?slower in New York than
in perhaps any other pnrt of the world. Tho
District Attorney should hurry up these trials,
and not unnecessarily hold the innocent persons
who are retained as witnesses.
Secretary Siikrman was in doubt us to
whether he could lawfully issue silver subsidiary
coins to replace the fractional currency lost or
destroyed, ntid has been informed by the Attor
ney General that it is his duty to do so. This
will be a grain of comfort to the silver men. Tho
amount reported by the Treasury officials lost or
destroyed on the 9th inst. was .$8,083,513 50.
The Aipection iu which Scuator Colliding is
held by liis friends was shown by the farewell
they gave him yesterday on the occasion of his
departure for Europe. It will be seen from the
short parting speech the distinguished Senator
oiade that he is as loyal atid devoted as ever to
ix-i'resideut Grant, whose name w;m almost tho
list on his lips as he left. Mr. Couklk:g did not,
however, go as far as Siinou Cameron, in
naming him for tin; Presidency in 1880.
Rapid Transit cannot be delayed long if our
citizens will go to work as energetically and
earnest ly as the gentlemen who met last night
to discuss the subject. The immediate object of
tho meeting was to demand of the Elevated
road an extension of its line. This the company
owes the city in exchange for the valuable fran
chises granted to it. It is idle to talk about the
necessity and advantage of rapid trausit. 'The
thing to be done now is, elect a Legislature that
will throw no obstacles in its way.
The Weather.?Tho disturbed condition of
the atmosphere along tho Atlantic coast yester
day was attended by frequent ruins and gusts of
wind, which mudo the weather very disagree
able. The depression which extended over tho
lake region and the Oliio Valley has now moved
to the mouth of the St. Lawrence, but another,
Ol' small area as yet, is oautral in Dakota, where
light rains and variable winds prevail. The
thermal chunges in the Northeast have been very
Varied, the isotherms in that section indicating
alternations of high and low temperature over a
comparatively snail area, which will favor the
development of local storms of considerable se
verity. Tho weather on the North Atlantic
coast promises to be unfavorable during to-day
and possibly to-morrow. Iu the Southwest fre
quent rains have occurred, which, with
variable but high temperature, indicate the
probability of sharp thunder storms in the Mis
sissippi Valley. Tho evaporation from the Gulf
is now enormous and has a marked influence on
the Southern weather conditions. The pressure
is rising again on the Pacific coast, and this,
taken in connection with tho increase of tem
perature in the Northwest, show* Unit tho de
pression recently on the coast is advancing
rapidly toward the Upper Missouri region. In
New York tonlav the weather will las warm
and partly cloudy or hazy, with rain at intervals,
and a thunder storm toward night.
E*?U la Kr?ne<-Olnsolation mt
Chamber.
Our despatches show in what storm and
heat of passion the conflict in France pro
gresses. In the history of no other nation
enn be found a parallel to the scene we
chronicle to-day. There was no other
logical sequence to the steps hitherto taken
by Marshal MacMahon but the demand for
the dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies.
On May 16 the Chamber was prorogued be
cause within the limits of Parliamentary
government that was the only condition
safety for the Ministry. If it is assumed
that the government is inspired by the will
of the majority, and a Ministry is chosen
that does not command the confidence
of the representative body?and that, in fact
is notoriously hostile to that body?then
the Ministry cannot suivive a single vote
or, if it survives a vote, it must do so in de
fiance of an opposing majority and through
the Executive taking the responsibility
set aside the primary assumption as to the
will of the majority and substituting his
own will by the recognized process of
a coup d'iiat. In a case, therefore
whero the conflict has not attained that
height oi passion which leuds to the adoption
of extreme measures, and whero consequently
the government is not prepared to resort to
cmp d'itut, it must, to support a Ministry
not in sympathy with the majority, avert
the possibility of a vote. This was done
in France under the terms of the latest
constitution, which authorizes the President
to suspend the sessions of the Chamber of
Deputies for one month.
Conflict was thus averted by the decree of
May 1G, and the President escaped
thereby the mortification of seeing his Min
istiy voted down immediately, as well as
tho painful responsibility of deciding
whether he should quietly accept what he
would certainly regard as a humiliation, or
should resort to extra constitutional meas
ures?to force, in fact?to support his Minis
try against the known will of the country
as declared in the Chamber. No one
has yet doubted the Marshal's fidelity to his
oath of office, though there is a wide range
for different opinions as to his political sa
gacity ; but assuming that it is his intention
to act on the law and within the law, the
clause of tho constitution referred to
ufforded htm a happy immediate cscape from
a painful position. Led by a mistaken con
ception of duty to tho country he
found himself suddenly in collision with
that law which was for him the
official declaration of the will of the coun
try. On the one hand was the humiliation
of retreat; on the other was possible ulti
mate success and treason ! To retire was to
cover himself with ridiculo ; to go on in
volved the violation of his oath?that is,
dishonor. He was caught in a parliamentary
Sedan from which he could only escape by
forcing his way across that moral frontier
the limit to his powers defined in the con
stitution. In this difficulty the "port and
happy haven" of refuge was the right to
prorogue the Assembly for a month, and in
that month what might not happen ? They
who inspired his policy convinced him, no
doubt, that tho millennium would come
within those thirty days ; that the republi
cans would be awed by his firmness; that
they would relinquish the error of their
ways; that the country would rush to sus
tain another society-saver, and more of that
sort. They did not fail to assure him that
they could in the meantime so fill all the
administrative departments that they might
defy the future, however events should turn.
At the end of the thirty days, however,
the President is forced upon one more con
stitutional nostrum. He is in the same
dilemma with which he began. His Min
istry will fall if it faces a vote unless he de
clares his indifference to votes and all other
fuots of that nature. He is not prepared
for either contingency, and consequently
resorts to dissolution in the same spirit
in which ho decreed tho suspension.
It is a fuller application of tho same
remedy, but he cannot apply it alone. He
must huve tho consent of the Senate. Ho
has requested tho concurrence of the Sen
ate on this point, as he is required to by the
constitution, and tho Senate has referred
the subject to the appropriate committees.
It has been doubted whether it will sustain
the Ministerial policy. Bodies like the French
Senate are always, in tbe political sense,
cowardly. They are constituted to
moderate and soften extreme coun
sels, and they perform this func
tion by the simple process of contrasting
the evils of two given courses und choos
ing the course that to a narrow-minded view
seems to threaten the least disturbance.
Senators, thorefore, will not regard the pro
posed action as one that is essentially revo
lutionary, though covered by tho letter of
the constitution. They will not contem
plate from the standpoint of duty that
aspect of the case. They will rather
weigh the possible consequences of their
ratusal to co-operate with the Ministry.
What will the Marshal do if he does not, by
their assistance, securo a peaceable dissolu
tkm of a Chamber in the presence ot which
he declares he cannot govern the country
with any hope of safety for con
servative interests? He has deelared that
ho will resign. In that resignation
they would see every conceivable
calamity. They cannot tell what may
follow; but consulting their fears
they will dwell upon the worst form
events may take, and will evon apprehend
that in a new revolution the very Senate
itself might be swept awuy. This is the
shape their speculations will tuku if they
evon believe that the Marshal will simply
resign, liut suppose he should not resign?
suppose a new military despotism shall
follow?with what favor will the head of a
State regard a body that plaoed itself in his
way ?
These are the oonsiderations that will
affect a body in which enthusiasm does not
exist, and in which age and experience have
rather cultivated timo-serving shrewdness
than broad political wisdom. But if by the
consent of the Senuto this difficult Chumber
ceases to be an obstacle to the Ministerial
policy, what then? Then there must be a
new election within three months. All
will turn on tho result of that
election. No party whs ever more
confident of its real strength in th? country
than the republicans now are in France ;
nor was there ever a party with better reason
for such confidence. In proportion as the
republicans have had the opportunity to
exhibit a wise moderation in ihe application
of theories in which the people have
faith the country has rallied to
their support, and opposing parties
have contributed to the growth of
this strength by their folly and bad temper.
Tried fairly by election, the country is repub
lican. But this, it is to be apprehended, is
not a case of trial between opposing princi
ples. It is a case of the Republic on one
side against official intrigue, manoeuvre, in
timidation and the counting-in process on
the other side. All the sweeping changes in
the offices all over the country means a reso
lute preparation to carry the elections. De
spite this, however, the Republic may, and wo
believe will, curry the country. We beliove
that this election will demonstrate that
there is no party but the republican party
in France. If such a result follows the
coup d'ttat must come at last if the Mar
shal logically adheres to his advisers;
but we believe that the deliberate judg
ment of the country ho rendered will open
his eye* and that he will choose safer coun
sellors.
Oar Cable Omrland.
In oar cable despatches to-day will be
found a continuation of the lofty inter
change of courtesies between the two great
poets, Tennyson and Hugo, as well as a
graceful and touching tribute to the memory
of the late Fletcher Hurper, from Mrs.
Craik, better known as Miss Mulocli, and
famous in the world of letters as the
authoress of that admirable novel,
?'John Halifax, Oentleman." There could
hardly be two more contrasted ex
pressions of the poetic sentiment. Every
word of Tennyson's, as of Hugo's, is
of interest to the world, if not of
absolute value, and we lay them before our
readers in conscientious discharge of our
duty as chroniclers of the latest and most
famous facts and thoughts. Perhaps the
common opinion may be that there is a spice
of ostentation in the published fraternity
of the two poets; that their exchange of
high flown civilities, somewhat in the stilted
vein of the mimic singerB, has the air of
the footlights and the sock and buskin
rather than the tone and touch of hearts
warmed by kindred emotions, but there can
be no doubt of the genuine sentiment of
the graceful und sympathetic lines on the
death that so lately bereaved one of our
great houses.
New York in the Summer.
A city which has for its threshold one of
the finest bays in the world, almost as beau*
tiful as that of 'Naples itself; which has on
one side a river which has been called the
Rhine of America, the rival of the Rhine in
scenery, although happily without its
legends of war ; which has on the other side l
an estuary that opens into the Sound, whose
shores are covered with villas and towns,
and whoso blue waters reflect the
grocn foliage of a thousand islands ;
which haB a park of unsurpassed loveliness
and accessible by many routes; which is
oooled every evening by the winds from the
sea, and which lies almost in the lap of the
ocean?such a city should not be classed in
natural advantages with those inland
towns where in the summer the dog star
rages upon plains and the people toil with
out Belief. It is true that in the summer
there is no place for rest and relaxation like
the real country?mountains or lakes or sea
side; yet for those who are obliged by busi
ness or want of money to forego the
luxury of a summer trip New York is one
of the most delightiul of American cities.
An hour's ride in almost any direction will
take the citizen of New York to the shades
of cool forests, the shores of lakes or streams,
the heights of mountains or the strands of
the ocean. In Central Park the pedestrian
can find pleasant paths, or the lover of a
quiet drive can pass through the Pork
to the picturesque rural districts to
the north. Those who love the
water can make cheap aud invigorating
trips up the Hudson to the Highlands or
West Point, to the charming places of resort
upon the Sound, or may take a refreshing
dip in the surf at Coney Island, Long
Brunch and dozens of other bathing places.
The disciples of Izaak Walton can have all
the sport they desire, either with the
deep Bea line or the Blender rod, and may
chose between tho trout and the boss. Of
city amusements there is no deficiency, for
we are sure of summer gardens and popular
music, while the lighter dramatic entertain
ments give a charm to the season. We have
no right to complain, therefore, of the re
sources of the metropolis in the summer,
but should use them better than we do. Few
cities are as well favored by nature as
this, and those who cannot get away from
the city in tho summer should remember
that the country is almost at their doora.
Oar London Cable Letter,
There is certainly a wide variety in the
topics which come to us from London this
week. The great popularity which General
Grunt enjoys will surely bo pleasing to
Americans who watch his itinerary with in
terest, and his invitations from tho Queen
of England and Emperor of Germany
but servo to show the esteem with
which tho nation he served, as well as
tho man himself is regarded by the Great Pow
ers. The Irish-Canadian pilgrims, who were
delayed so long on their ocean voyage, had
the satisfaction of hearing from the lips
of His Holiness tho Popo how their
guardian angels helped them when
the City of Brussels was obliged to proceed
under sail. The picture of an nngel,
stirring the air with the beating of his
wings is poetic, and we see how
the calamity mado it possible, for
an angel helping to turn a screw
or pulling in and out the pistons of a
marine engine would not be a pretty figure.
But the Pope loves his faithful children, and
his words must not bo taken too literally.
How the Irish homo rulers are
in a ferment over tho "obstructive"
policy of two of its parliamentary repre
sentatives we learn from our Dublin corre
spondent. Berlin sends us a pleasant
item about Minister Washburne. All that
London can furnish of musical, dramatic,
literary, art and social gossip will
be found grouped in the letter, to which
for further information we beg to refer our
readers.
A Call tox Protection.
The Treasury Department at Washington
is in receipt of a letter from the Collector of
Customs for the county of El Puso, Texas,
dated May 29, which conveys the informa
tion that on the previous day the city of
El Paso, Mexico, surrendered to the parti
sans of Lerdo under an officer of a Mexican
infantry regiment acting under the au
thority and instructions of General Esco
bedo. The principal officials of the place
were taken prisoners and are held by Esco
bedo's troops. El Puso is a city situated in
the extreme northwestern corner of Mexico,
on the Rio Grande, but the movement which
hus placed that town in the hands of the
Lerdo faction is said, on this authority, to
extend throughout the State of Chihuahua,
and to be only the commencement
of a well matured plan of operations.
It is also stated that a large body of men is
about to assemble in Texas at that point,
ostensibly with the intention of mining in
Mexico, but really for revolutionary pur
poses. This naturallj' gives rise to some ap
prehension of border troubles, especially
since the Mayor placed over the city of El
Paso by the Mexican commander is reported
to be hostile to the Americans and to have
expressed the determination to drive all
Americans out of the town. This story sounds
incongruous, however, for it does not seem
likely that a party of revolutionists who seize
a Mexican city just over the American bor
der would be likely to make enemies of
those among whom they can alone geek
safety should their plans miscarry.
The letter gives the government one piece
of information which it should not overlook.
"The absence of troops here at the present
time," the writer says, "is greatly deplored."
Here we have revolutionary movements with
all their accompanying dangers, and the
threatening of peaceful American citizens in
addition to the chronic Mexican raids along
the border, and still our people are left un
protected. It iB about time that we made
some show of being a nation able and ready
to guard the lives and property of our citi
zens and the sacredness of our soil. The
people of Texas have been left too long al
ready at the mercy of the Moxican bandits.
The government has evinced a disposition
to adopt a more energetic policy, and it is
to be hoped thut it will not stop half way in
the good work.
Hrt. Stewart'* Gift.
When the will of the late Mr. A. T. Stew
art was read it was understood that some
of the plans uncompleted by him were to
be finished according to the judgment and
under the direction of his wife, who, raoro
than any other person, was familiar with
his wishes. It is probable that one of the
cherished ideas of the celebrated merchant
will be carried out in the erection of the
Cathedral of the Incarnation of the Protes
tant Episcopal diocese of Long Island. The
expense of this edifice will be seven hun
dred and fifty-six thousand dollars, anil, with
the Chapter and the Bishop's residence, the
total cost will not be less than one mill
ion and a half of dollars. The corner
stone will be laid on the 28th inst.,
and the ceremonies will be conducted by
Bishop Littlejohn, Dr. Hall, ex-Judge Hil
ton and others. This magnificent gift does
not end with the erection of a great church
building, for Mrs. Stewart will also endow
it with a fund sufficient for its proper main
tenance for the future. It is not ensy to
overestimate the generosity of the lady who
thus gives to religion so large a part of her
private fortune, or the value of the church
to the Long Island diocese. When the
building is completed the body of Mr. Stew
art is to be placed in a tomb beneath its
roof, and the groat merchant will thon ap
propriately rest in the city which he
founded and in the cathedral which his
wife dedicates.
A Calamity Averted.
A tenement house on East Twenty-third
street fell yesterday evening at seven
o'clock. It was a miserably old, unsafe,
condemned building, and the Building De
partment has been doing its best for somo
time to compel its removal. The law is so
jealous of tho rights of the owners of such
property that it is a most difficult matter for
the department to force tho immediate
removal of an unsafe building. In
this case tho owner of the house is not yet
known, but he can bo found through his
agent and should be held accountable for any
damage that may have beendono by the tail
ing of the wretched den. The danger was dis
covered in a singular manner. A barkeeper
on tho ground floor observed the hearth in
his back room rinking, and knowing the
unsafe condition of tho building ran out
and gavo tho alarm. The Police and Fire
departments were active and efficient in
rendering assistance, and owing to their
efforts no lives were lost. All tho inmates
wore got out before tho crash cume. Put
if the building had taken it into its crazy
old head to stand four hours longer there
would have been another appalling calam
ity to record.
England and Rumila.
Our despatch from St. Petersburg ex
hibits that much irritation is felt in official
circles there at the attitudo of England,
which cannot venture to openly sus
tain the policy of the Ottoman gov
ernment, yet morally supports that
government and embarrasses ltussia by
its scarcely disguised hostility. From
Berlin also we hear that the ill will of Eng
land toward Russia is regarded as likely to
gravely complicate tho problems of Euro
pean politics before the summer is over. It
seems going a great way lor distinguished
men in ltussia to say that they would pre
fer England's open hostility to her present
attitude of hostility disguised as neu
trality; but there is no doubt that in
all cases an acknowledged foe is easier to
deal with than one that does all the harm in
his power, yet is enabled to injure by that
appearance of impartiality which a bellig
erent could not maintain. That Turkey
would have made terms ere this but for tho
course of the British government, is. we be
lieve, indisputable.
A Wtak mt AiMt,
The Herald special cable despatch from
London to-day gives a graphic and brill
iantly colored sketch of the scenes at Ascot
on the Cup day and during the racing week
this year. The description carries us on to
the ground, and we- see before us on one
side of the track the grand stand, with its
magnificent pyramid of beauty and fashion,
and beyond it the betting booths, where one
can stake his money on his favorite horse,
and on the other side the sacred re
served enclosure and tho hundreds of
handsome drags and carriages drawn
up in line six or seven deep,
each with its load of handsomely dressed
ladies to ornament its seats or roof. Then
oomes the green, smooth track itself be
tween, with its rising hill, over which the
horses disappear soon after the start, and
011 the crest of which they are seen to riso
on the homestretch, while every eye is
Btrained to the utmost to catch the color of
the leader. All these scenes, including the
most interesting ono of all (to Englishmen),
the lunch, are vividly described in our
spccial cable despatch, in which will also
be found, to tho satisfaction of our lady
reuders, sketches of the toilets that adorned
beauty and royalty on th? occasion.
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Mr. Theodore U. Day I* and wife, of New Fork, reg
istered tholr arrival in I.ondou this week at the Nkw
Yokk Hkrall> Bureau
Snow delayed tho war.
Oraugo wine Is made in Florida.
General Sicklos bas Hailed tor Europs.
Mr. Williuin A-slor |g en route to Europe.
Mr. Frank Buck laud hag sailed tor England.
Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby haa gone to Europe.
The Rev. Or. Hepworlh haa sailed for Kurope.
Senator Hour has gone to the White Mountains.
The dollar of the daddies would go 'urther ronnd
than ours.
Wo aro willing to play the anvil chorus, 11 Joe Modlil
will be the auvIL
Many republicans feel good ovor the reception that
Grant is getting
The Buffalo Express says that every man is the MuU
lett of uis own trouble.
'the Slavophils of Russia are mystical and conscr
?ativo and unpractical.
Mary Clomtner says she is not a blue stocking. What
nine doos she belong to?
President Hayes has a doorkeeper who can read cards
as well upsldo down as any otbor way.
A luan never boiiovoa in allopathy so strongly as
just alter havlug oaten greon gooseberry pie.
A good muny men would have liked to be Jim
Sweeny, if it bad only beeu Peter who died.
Chovallor Ernest von Tuvora, Secretary ot tho Aus
trian Legation at Washington, is at tbo Evorott
In country dooryurds ibo peony still proudly holds
lis piaco as the plumpest it not the falrost of all tbo
Howe re.
Bismarck says you cau make no calculations based
on man. But did he ever seo a woman trying to mako
up her mind in a dollar storo?
In a district of Northamptonshire, England, a school
board has decided to give a glass ol beer to each of
the elder pupils who at tho end ot the day Is at tbe
head ot his class.
In sumo ol' tho Tillages near Now York the grog
shops seem to be doing a thriving business; while on
the farms in their immediate vicinity the daisy crop
wears a promising look.
Boston Jftjft:?'-An Indiana man recently died and
wus buried In a coftlu that he bad kept by him tor
years and had stowed beans la; but the time camo that
when the beans wore out tho man did die."
Viscountess Cough rocentiy woro a dress ot deep
gray silk, opening at the Rides over a pink silk skirt
arranged in pyramids of flounces; the bodlco was cut
square, and had rovers ot the gray silk piped with
pink.
Augusta(Ga.) Chronicle:?"Old Thurlow Weed spiaka
ol the 'high bluffs of Mobile Bay.' We may be mis
taken, but our reuoiiocllon of the locality Is that tbe
only bhifls tbereubout are the mirages raised by a
game of draw poker."
A POLO PICTURE.
Mr. Bispbam, whose picture of Colonel Kane's
coach, tbe "tally Ho," is well known In sporting and
art circles, bas just finished a painting oallea "The
Polo Game." It is no small task to paint a group of
twelve men on borsebacic engaged In a game of polo,
and Mr. Bispham deserves praiae lor the admirablo
manner in which be has treated a difficult subject. His
picture Is a picture and not simply a group ol portraits.
His ponies, to bo sure, are not of the Mexican breed
but they look well on canvas. Tbo scene is tho Wost*
Chester Polo ground and tbe picturo is spirited and full
ol action. Tbe foreground la devoted to the player*
whose bright colors aro very effective, and in the back,
ground ta tbe club bouse, with Its groups of interosted
spectators. Tho portraits are all ezcollent likenosses,
and one can readily recognizo Mr. Bobbins, Mr.
Molt, Mr. Willie Douglas, Mr. Howiund, Mr. Herman
Oelricbs, Mr. Harry Oelrichs, Mr. Willie Jay, Mr. Fear
ing, Mr. Peters, Mr. Falrinau Rogers, the late Mr.
Frost Tborne, and others. Mr. Bispham will place his
picturo in a conspicuous window on Fifth svenue,
where It will no doubt attract lb* attention of all
lrivnds ol polo.
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.
Mr. Frank Glider, tbe pianist, will give a concert at
Newark to-morrow night.
General B. F. Butler will lecture at the Academy of
Music on Tuosday night lor tbe benefit ol St. Cecllia'f
Churcb.
Tbo Aquarium protonts its asual array of marina
attractions, to wliloh this week a number ol curiosities
are added.
Miss Nannio L. Hart, who has returned from her for
eign studios in music to her Clovelaud home, la to ap
pear at a testimonial concert at the Opera House In
that city to-morrow evoning.
"Smlke" will be brought out this week at the Grand
Opora House, with the original sconory and full enst ot
tho Union Square Theatre Company. Tbe change of
locality will not interrupt its successful career.
"Evangeline" has dolighted thousands of persons at
tho Fifth Avenue Theatre, and begins its third week
with no signs of diminished popularity, which may bo
attributed to tho fact that it Is one of the liveliest bur
letquea of tbe season, besides being an enjoyable
musical entertainment.
"Waves," at Waliack's Theatre, bas been con
doused, and thereloro improved, since its Drst produc
tion, and has drawn excellent houses during the week.
Miss Lottie Allen bas strengthened her performance
and tbe play passes off much better. The compieto
ventilation of this thestro Is not the losst of Its merits
In summer weather.
Tbe musical features of tbe metropolis during tbo
week have boon tho concort at Gilmore'a Garden in
which Rebor, Gallmberti and Hamilton have con
tributed vocal excellence, Arbucklo solos on tbe
coruet, Miss Julia Kiv<; fine lustrumontatlon on the
piano, and the baud Itself choice popular and classical
selections from tbo best composers. A special pro- 1
gramme Is announced fer this evening.
Nibio's Garden will be opened for tho sumner sea
son to-morrow evcniog, under tho direction or Mr. W.
J. Flemmlng, well known to the Now York public
as au ablo managor. The now spectacular
play, "Cross and Crescent," has an appropri
ate title lor tho times, though It douls
with an ancient period of the strngglos between the
Christian end Moslem. The scenery will be new. the
costumes brilliant, while In tbe company are a number
of larorite artists.
Tho ilrst beueflt of Mr. Maurio* Orau, and tbe fare
well sppoaranoe of Mile. Alm<5o this season, mako an
nuusualiy interesting event at tbe Acadcmy of Music
on Monday night. The whole French Opera Bouilo
Company wtil appear in a briliixnt programme, of which
one of tho oblef novelties will bo tho second set of
"Mine. Angot," In which ladiea and gentlemen will
change their rfiltx Mr. Grau has done macb for opora
boufle In New York this seaaen, and tho public, we
hope, will uao this opportunity to show its apprecia
tion of his efTorts to give pleasant musio in au artlstio
and Urst class way.
General Grant's Great Popularity
in England.
KAISER WILHELM HONORS WASHBURN!
Religious Movements?The Pan-Pres
byterian Council.
HUGO'S REPLY TO TENNYSON
A Po8tio Tribute to Fletcher
Harper's Memory.
THE IRISH CANADIANS IN ROME.
His Holiness on Guardian Angels and
Pilgrim Ships.
IRISH HOME RULE TACTICS.
What Is Doing in Art, Music,
Literature and the Drama.
OXFORD BOYS AND POLITICS.
Lively Gossip Chips on Social Topics
and Passing Events.
[by cable to the hebald.]
London, J vine 16?Midnight.
The weather throughout England has
been wonderfully beautiful during the lat
ter half of this week, and Londoners, who
have endured all the miseries of an unusu*
ally backward season, are rejoicing.
The two features of the past week have
been the war excitement growing out of the
?Derby-Gortschakoff correspondence and
General Grant's movements. The relations
between England and Russia have given rise
to a great deal of talk throughout the
United Kingdom. That they are sensitive
in the extreme there is no need of dis
guising. A strong 'party here is clam
oring for England to take Egypt,
and is aocusing Lord Boaconsfield of dally*
ing in boudoirs and neglecting the interesti
of his oountry. The Marquis: of Salia.
bury's speech before the tailors a few even*
ings ago, in which he said that "England
will never fight a nightmare," has been v&rj
gratifying to the friends of peace. On every
hand, however, the European Powers are
seen to be preparing for the futnre?or the
inevitable. Even Belgium is strengthen
ing the defences of Antwerp in anticipation
of a crisis in the af&irs of Germany and
France.
grant's popularity.
The London journals congratulate Gen*
eral Grant on the the citizenship ceremoniei
of Guildhall. The Court Journal announces
that the Queen has invited General Grant
and Mrs. Grant to Windsor. There is a
movement on foot among the workingmen'i
clubs for the presentation of an address to
the General thanking him, in the name ol
the English workingmen, for his services to
the cause of freedom.
QRANT INVITED TO GERMANY.
General Grunt will receive a personal in?
vitation from the Gorman military authori
ties to attend the autumn manceuvres of the
army. This will undoubtedly be a great
treat to the General, as he must naturally
take a great interest in the condition of an
army which is admittedly the first in th?
world in discipline and efficiency.
EMPEROB WILLIAM HONORS MB. WASH BUI:NH.
The IIebald correspondent at Berlin tele
graphs that Emperor William of Germany,
hearing a report that Mr. Washburne had
resigned as United States Minister to
France, has ordered the painting of a life
sized portrait of himself for the purpose ol
presenting it to the Minister in recognition
of the distinguished services he rendered ta
Germany during the Franco-German war.
Mr. Washburne, it will be remembered, iep
rcsentcd the interests of German subjects
during that period, and has ever since been
hold in grateful remembrance in Germany.
Before proceeding to America Mr. Wash
burne is expected to visit Berlin on hit re*
turn from Carlsbad.
MARSHAL VON WRANOEL ILL.
The Herald correspondent in Berlin an*
nounces that the veteran Field Marshal Von
Wrangel is dangerously ill. The aged Gen
eral cannot be expected to live much
longer, as he iB now one of the oldest mili
tary men in Europe.
THE OBAND DUCHY OF BAXE-COBOCBO-OOTHA.
The rumor which has been recently cir
culated to the effect that the Duke of Edin
burgh had surrendered his right to the
Grand Duchy of 8axe-Cobourg-Gotha is
denied in Berlin.
THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATS.
Encouraged by their recent success in the
election for the Ueielistag the socialists of
Berlin aro making strenuous efforts to carry
the election for the Fifth electoral district
of that city on Monday. Their chances are
good. The majority of Herr Hasenclever,
social democrat, who was elected to the