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WASHINGTON. Another Caucus of the He publican Senators. THE PRESIDENT'S POSITION. Mr. Conkling Learns Why New York Officials Are Kemoved. NATIONAL BANKS. ?Return of the Army Appropriation Bill to the Senate. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasiiijcotojc, Not. 17, 1877. tECOKD CAUCUS OF BEPUBLICAN SENATOBB? WHAT THE rRRSIDENT SAID TO MB. ED MUNDS' COMMITTEE. Tbo republican Senator* met In caacus ogalu thin afternoon to hear tne roport of tbe committee ap pointed from tholr number lasv woek to acquaint tbo President with tbolr views on tbo course or tbo ail- ' ministration. The several members of the comuiiiloo related what each bad said to tbe President and what the President had said In reply. The burden o( their report was thut the President bad tho good ol the partv at heart and had undertaken to build np tbe party In the Southern States, and that tho differ ence ol opinion between Senators and tbe President was an honest and a natural one. Tbo most the com mittee could say was that thoy hoped and believed that horoaftor thero would be no moro nominations to important offices of objectlonablo democrats. Some of the speakers regretted that tho President labored under an evident hallucination as to tbo oxpected effects of his Southern policy. Ho was sincere, thoy thought, but misguided in his judgmont The caucus did nothing definite, and adjourned to meet again. A good many suggosiIons were oflcrod, bat none were ucted upon. Among theso wall a propo sition to instruct tho Elections Committee to In vestigato thoroughly every fact arising in connection with tbe eases ol the coatestcd Louisiana Seaatorship; and one Senator, a Bouthernor, is said to liavo desired that tho whole question might bo relegatod to tho State to be unaone, and to allow of a new election of Senators by the Legislature as that body is i.ow constituted. It is seen to-night that the moro tho republican Sena tors caucus *'the more they don't acrcc." To-day's session was not satisfactory to tho oppononts of the administration. Thoy do not get any stronger and thoir plsn now Is tu effect an early adjournment of Congress and keep back tbo nominations they dislike until tbo meeting of the regular session, and also keep out, If they oun, tbe Louisiana and South Carolina Benators. IDE NEW YORK CUSTOM BOUSE?BEPLY OP THE ADMINISTRATION TO MB. CONKLINO. Secretary Sherman had a consultation with the Piesl dent this morning concerning tho reply that should be sent to benator Conkllng's letter, which demandod reasons for the removal ol federal oflicers in New York. Tbe President suggested that in the unswor to Mr. Conkling's communication he should remi\l him that a commission appointed by bim (tbo Presi dent) bad carefully investigated affairs attbo New York Custom House, revealing Irregularities and abuses In several of the deportments. Tbe?e abuses wero-not corroetcd by tho prcsont officials, and ad a general re daction In expenses and an Improvement In tbe ser vice had been determined upon, in the Judgment of tbe President end Cabinet new oflleors wore required to carry oat the ideas suggested by the commission and who should bo In sympathy with tho Treasury Depsrtment Generals Arthur And Sbarpe will, of course, come undor the decision. A FAITHFUL OFFICr.B'rf SAD MISFORTUNE. Dr. 1L J. Ponroa, Signal Ob?orver of New V'ork, now In Washington on sick leavo, was yesterday obliged to submit to the sad operation of having his right arm smpututed. Nearly two years ago bo injured his elbow by slipping on the roof or the Kquitablo Life In surance building (Signal station) while lowering the flag during a severe store, and for three months bo experienced no inconvenience, but slnco that tlmo he has been a constant sufferer. Medical nod surgical Skill was oxhaustod in trying to save bis arm until his life wns despaired of and he was obliged to submit to the last resort. It is sad that one so young and talented, with such a bright prospect be fore bim, sbonld have his future darkened by so groat a misfortune. He has tbo heartfelt svmpatby of his many friends. Tbo operation was performed by Or Basil Norris, Surgeon Unltod States Army, assisted by Professor Erich, and Dr. Robe, of Baltimore1, and Burgeons Katcliffo and liarnos, United States Army, and Dr. Cruson, of this city. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. Wahui.mgton, Nov. 17,1877. ^ANOTTIEB ACCOUNT , OF THE SENATORIAL CACCU1/ ? A caucus oftho republican Senators wait held at dio Capitol thin afternoon. There was a lull attendance, ns the proceedings wore expoctod to bo of uncommon interest and Importaneo. Mr. Kdmunds and tho various other Senator* who waitod upon tho Presi dent last Tuesday evening to acquaint him with tbo general tenor and spirit of tho comment* expressed by tho majority or tbc republican Senators in tho last caucus concerning bis civil service policy, kc., cavo to tho caucus to-duy a verbal account ot what occurred ^ the interview. They report that the President, In rcsponsa to thoir statement* of tlio widespread uneasiness and dissatisfaction winch bad been erected among his party friends by bis appointment of democrats to South irn urtlcos, fid., bad argued that his pol icy In this regard was not prejudicial to tbo interest Ol tho republican pirty, and ccriainly was uot adopted by him from any waut ol earnest desire for thu per petuation and maintenance ol republican power and principles. On tho contrary, It was his expoctntiou and belief that the puesuiiuco of this poilcy would promote a coalition ot the old whir and various other elements naturally opposed to tho dem ocratic party In the i ouili and ovuutuniy secure six or eight M'>athtrn States lor the republicans. All tho Ssnaiou who wore present at the Interview expressed themselves to the caucus as being convinced that the President w is thoroughly ulucera In this belief. They also reported that ilie President ssid he was vory desirous to bo in harmony with tbo leadors of tho party, and was gra tilled to liavo had tho opportunity ol ascertaining thus defi nitely and clearly the views which had been expressed In the omens. Alvlc* and candid criticisms would always be welcome lo In in, and in closing ho ssid lie hoped and believed that there would bo less cause lor complaint in the future, und in any event, If thcro should be diflerencos of opinion, there noi-d bo no oc casion tor ill-fccling and he trusted thcro would bo DODO. Alter tbo reports (of which the foregoing state ment Is ? correct, although brief, summary) bad been mado to tho caucus a freo dis cussiou ensued as to tho propriety and tho probable effects of tho President')! policy In case It should bo pursuod by btm and acqul csccd In by the Senato. The interchange of views de veloped an almost unanimous opinion thai the policy of appointing democrats to ofllce In tho .South Is not wlso or sound, ami even those Monsters who are most distinctively known as "friends of tho admin istration" expressod doubts whether Its pursuance would havo tho cfTcct of wlutti the President is liitiguine. No action was taKen by the caucus to-day urn none was proposed. Nothing was ssid about tho New York Custom llouso appoint menu, nor wa? tiiero my dl?cusHon of tlfo cuntcsiod Senatorial election rases from Ixxiisiiinu and South Carolina, The ques tions Involved in these ooutcsts lor aoaui in tboScuute .rem to be generally considered a, purely judicial In their nature, and, therefore, outside of caucus coatrol. PRESIDE!** hates' first joint r?solution. TUO I'relideut this morning signed a joint resolu. tlor ol Congress for tUo first time .Inc.- bis accession to tho Presidency. It wa? presented by H?pre?nta lire Kainey, ot Souin Carolina, and alter nfllx.ng his signature ho presented tho gold pon wtlh which he wrolo it to Mr. lUtney " ? memeut0 ?' lbe occll'"ou Tbe resolution was one providing lor the payment ol the saury ol Dr. P"'"'. l?? >?? ^aplaln of the 110""condition of the national banks. The following ?? 01 re^1orl? ma,lc \? tbt Comptroller of the Currency, showing the couili on of mo nstloual banks In the Untied SUtos at the close of business on Monday. the 1st day of Octobcr, lifsource. Loans and discounts ??V?!atn?*Oonds io'secure circulaliou. 3r.8,RlU,l?50 inuta Sute. bonus u> -euro aeposiis... UI.WJ.UJO United SUtes bouds on band. ' " Other ulockfl. . onds and n.origag?s M,?d,?85 Due from approved reserve agents. 73.284,133 Due Horn other national banks.... li'Il-. Ttil Due from State banks and bankers 11.415.,01 KohI e.tate. lurmturo and Uxlures 4S,.JU,UM Current expenses and taxes paid ? 174 premiums paid......... ? n^nviKT Checks and oilier casn items Exchanges for Clearing House 74,5.5,-15 Hills of other national banks 16,631.484 Fractional currency duo,boa rK'n*" $4,88?. CM <I?| ?.r roi'n 3.700,701 United state'.'goid'certiflcaio.. .14.088,4110 ^ ^ ^ Legal tonder notes ????? tib,?U0,0?4 United States certificates ol deposit for legal tender notes. ii !oi 633 Five per cent redemption fund M'l^'Tin Due irom Unitou tutss Treasuier l,o-.,n? Total Liabilities Capitnl stocks paid In 'lii Surplus lund aiw'mr Oilier undivided protlts 44. ?? National bsnlt note* outstanding ,91,8 <??,*? Slato bank notes outstanding 4Si,.o.? Dividouils unpaid Individual deposits 016 403.987 United States deposits 7,u.-,n? Deposits of United Stales disbursing o Ulcers 11-.'nos'JI'Ni Due to other national banks lto.O-s.i 04 Due to State banks and banker* 40 577,43? Notes und bills redlscounted ... 3,791,-i? Dills payable 0.13,.110 Total ' $1,741,084,b?0 Number ot banks, 2,080. tiik pacific railroads. Tho Senate Judiciary Commlttoo to-day heard lur ther argument ou the subject of iho Puslllo Kaitrond companies' indebtedness to tho goveruiuent, snd the best moans of providing lor Us payment Mr. Storrs, of New York, counsol lor the Central Paolflc Com pany, and President Dillon, ol the Union Pacific Com pany, made argument against Senator Tliurmnn's Sinking Fund bill, and In advocacy ol a proposition. submiitoJ in behalf or tho companies to-day, which provides for the creation ol a sinking fund to liqui date their total indobtodness bv tho yoar 1906. Tho material loatures of this proposition havo boon already published. Mr. Storrs presented the draft of a hill embodying this proposition, which Is that the Central and Union Facltlo companies shall reeonvoy to tho government nil the unsold railroad lands between tho 103d morl dlan and the eastern boundary of California, nmounl iog to about 0,000,000 acre?, the government crediting the companies with the aggregate pneo thereof #t $1 '25 per acre, and that. In addition, ihe coinpnnles shall pay Into the Treasury of the United Statos semi annually a sura which, together with this amount and the one-half tho cost of government transporta tion, with lntorost on all theso sums compounded ceml.annually, will be sufflclent to liquidate thoir In debtedness to tho government by the year 1906. Syd ney Dillon, President of the Union Pacific, and Mr. Huntington, Vice President or iho Central Pacific, strongly contested the right of Congress to pass any bill altering tho toims of the original charter, but each pledged tfcelr respective companies to a fnlthlui performance of the obligations proposed In the draft of tho bill presented by Mr. Storrs, provided Congross would pass it as a substitute lor Mr. Thurman's b.ll. The representative of tho first mortgage bondholders ol tho Kansas Paclflo Company said they liad n? ob jection to Mr. Thurman's bill, but that If any new legislation was to bo 1>?4 oonlerrini additional bene fits and sdvantages on the Central and Union Pac.llc companies by extending the time for the pay mont ol their Indebtedness till tho year 1905, bo would suggest it shonld be made condi tional upon their r.on^ianco with tho law of Congress which requires tho main lino and branches to bo operated as one connected and continuous lino, without any discrimination either in favor of or ad verse to any of tho companies. Tho general Impres ?ton soems to bo that the comraltt*o will dcclino lo adopt the draft of tho bill presented on bohall of the Union and Central Pacific companies, and that Mr. Thurman's bill will be reported to the Sonate a#t an early day substantially as originally introduced by him. ALLtOED FRAUDULENT MEXICAN CLMMS. The sub-committee ol the House Foreign Affilrs Committee to-day held a meeting to hear argument on the question of Investigating alleged frauds l.i tho Well aud La Albra claims. The counsel Tor Moxlco expressed tho willingness of that government lo sub stantiate the charges ir permitted to do so, but sng. posted that the honost claimants should not bo com pelled to await the Investigation, but should bo paid at once. The counsel for tbo two claims referred to do uh-u hid i jut vi uuiigri'ss uiiucr tu wiiuuom lUOir moooy or to ontertaln tho charge. ItEVENUK AI l'OINTUKKTS. M. T. Uoberts was to-day appointed rorenue store Keeper and ganger lor tlio Second district of Ken tucky, I). C. Bancroft lor the Second district ol Geor gia, \V. B. Crosley lor tlio Fifth district ot l'onnesseo and llichard Nolaon lor tho ll'bird district ol Georgia. l'ATEN'IS. The Senate Commlltoo on I'atonts to-day beard farther argument on Senator Wudlclgh's ldJI provid ing lor a revision ol tho patent law?. Ex-Commis ftionar of Patents M. I). Loggott spoko in goueral lavor of iho proposed amendments to the present laws and In advocacy ol the bill. Mr. J. II. Itaymond, a member of the liar Association of Chicago, argued generally against the present law, mentioning in detail its emitt ing evils and favoring radical changes tiiereln. During liis remarks he gavo a history ol the nature and operation ol the statutes of limitation. The commit tee adjourned until Monday next, wlion Mr. Raymond will make some lurthor remarks and bo followed by Mr. J. J. Storell, of Boston, Mass., in lavor of the pro posed revision. A large number of meinberv ol tho Patent Oillce liar Asportation were present Irom vari ous parti ot the United States. PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE. Washington-, Nov. 17, 1877. Mr. Atkixs, (dem.) ot Tenn., chairman of tho Appro priations Committoo, roported back the Army Appro prialion bill, with tno Srnato amendments, recom mending concurreaco In some of the amendments and non-concurrence In other*. Mr. Atkins explained tint tlio Senate amendments were malnl y immaterial, tho chief point of tliirerenco between the two houses being the clauso limiting the srmy to 211,000 men and that limiting it to 2'?,000. The Hooso then proceeded to volo upon tho amend ments. Tho Senate amendment reducing tlw appropriation for the exponsej ol the Commanding (ieuurai's oflloo Irom $.1,000 to $2,600 was concurred in. The next amendment was tno one striking out tho Clause providing that lour lull civalry regimenta shall bo kept u) on tlio Texas frontier, and inserting instead ol it a proviso thai civalry companies may be recruited to loo men, and that a sulllclcnt lorco ol cavalry shall bo employed in defense ol thoToxas frontier. 'llie recominendution ol the Committee on Appropri ations was to non concur, but Mr. Fubtkr. (rep.) ol Ohio, movod to concur. Agreedio?yeas 140, nsra 120. Tho following democrats voted with the republicans In Iho alllrmaiivo:?Mesirs. Aiken, ol South Carolina; Benedict, l.ockwood and Hart, ol New York; Cause, of Arkansas; Maclcey, ol Pennsylvania ; Williams, of MioLltiun; Williams, ol Pelawaie; Culberson, Clddingf, Scnleicher, Throckmorton ami Mills, of Texas. SritKMJTII OP T/IK ARMY. The r,ext amendment or Iho Senate was to Insert 24,000 Instead ol 20,000 in tho clauso prohibiting tho remitting ol the armv beyond that number. Mr. Kphtkk moved to concur. ihe voie ?as taken, and resulted? yeas 114, nays 1.10. The republican* vole I sulci I v in tho aflirmativo, uliU wuiu Joinvii by M'-sfr*. Wlllmms, (uem ) ol Mtcli.; Wil|iiuns, (dem.) ol UeL ; t'olberson (dem.), Schleicher Idem.), Giddiu^s (rop.), Mills (d'.-iu.;, 1 brock morion, ldn!?;) "f T"/?; Ln"r*?. Of C?I? ana Kan dolph, (rep.) of Tenu. T. Til* CAVALHY BKKVICK. n,...? BMt ??'?*?????? ?1 I lie Senate was to strike fh,.ii ? W'.'rd* "ol wl,om '?Br I"" cnv.lry regiments Texas.B#rTIC0 00 luo Mexican frontier in C-ucurred i0 without opposition. I borsV,V.J,VL'ph ""7 roa<J*:?''For tho purchase ol Inf?nI.J cavalry and aritl'ery ana lor such i ea.i. .!! mty "c ??uni?d, $200,000; provided that cavalry regiments may bo recruited 10 loo wen m ' iinmimr"1'"1!1'' a"j} kc''' "s nc:,r "" practicable lo thrtt , . ' r, and a aufllcieut lore0 ol cavalry (ball lie em plojoa in I lie defence of the Mexican and Indian tai'n?rt ?i^?ii ?H' l,r8VM??" nothing herein con ] ,' " ?*' ?nmorueihe recruiting of me number of ho?niu!i t.'? "r?!y ,ru"s' IDcluill,,K Indian scout* uud l hospital stewards, beyond 26,010 men. " t J???":iaCDl'lr>*'n' "al "10 ai'i,roprialion of irii#\ i- ii conversion of ten-inch smioih boron Qlc' rilloa was noiicoucurred In. ibo bill now goes '<,ona"' lor #i'ion on such amendments as wore noi concurred In. ,wa? th?n "worn In as tbe ltepro sentativo rom tbo Tblrd district or Missouri, be tuning tbe iron-clad oatn. * MIC. A. II. STRrilKXs' RKHDMPTIOX PLAX "i*1*8,?' 0lu' introduced u bill lor IIIo-financial renel ol the country, and to facilitate tho Wntuts without Injuriously affect n? 1i, m?0r?Ju' dullness and general ludustnca KorBri"c,l <? tho Committee on Hmk ng and Currency, it provides that mo Secretary ol jLliTT! 'h#U havp un issue ol^ex chcqner bills oi various denominations to tbe be u-eH ?i < 'VJ,OOU,0tJ'J' IUja lhat lhfy sh"" ih? I . rciJe,nP"1?u and paymont o| the outstanding legal lender notes, and th such exchequer bills snail bo receivnire in paymont < ?"i and private due*, una snail be lumiahlo in tlirce per ceni bonds. U dirocts tbe Secretary ol tbo I Jreiwury to give public notice ot tbo proposed re demption of the legal lenders and to rede em them in exchequer bills wnon pr<s;uted In sums ol $fii> and i unll|nj?n. i'.i WblCh . eXCl,,ll8e hba" Ooutlnuo j until tlie 1st ot January, 1873. It also | Drotides for a series of tnroo per cent Paya^ .? ln co1" thirty years afler, which bonds aru io bo sold or exchaujed at par lor coin or exebe I qucr bills, and uro to bo also exchangeable after ibo [ ? . 1 Jfi'Uary, 1>>70, for sucb legal tenders as may bo outstanding, ii provides that all exchequer bills and coin received In paymept lor tboio threo per cent I bonds shall bo usod lu retiring outstanding bonds ; hearing a highor rato ol interest, and In order io moot tho interest, which is payable In coin until exchequer bills and coin bo on a par i thei Socroiary is required to procure coin by the halo , lu huropo or olsowhero of the four ami tbo four and ouo-lmlt per cent bunds already authorized, it om i powers uational banks to hold Iholr legal reserves in threo per cent bonds, and provides ihut their ttocic j hiiaii net bo assessed by Stato authorities above ihoir par vuluo. KKI'KKSKNTATION AT TllK TAKIS KXIDBITIOX. ' Mr. Swanx, (dem.) of Mil., called up tbe bill appro priming $lo0,ooo Tur representation at tho 1'arls Kx position. Mr. Ut'CKwen, (dem.) of JIo., raisod the question of cont ention?that is, whether the H.-uso would now consider that bill?and iho voto resulted yoas 144 bays 123. 7 ' iho House thon at threo o'clock went Into Commit teo ot tne \\ holo (Mr. Springer, (dem.) ot 111., in iho chair, on tbo 1'aris Exposition bill. 'he bill and the various amendments having been road, Mr. Swan, of Maryland, caairmju ol the Com mittee pn to reign A flairs, sent lo tbo Clerk's doslc and had road iho report ol tbui coninmieo on tho sub joct. llo then proceeded to express bis views orally but it wa> unpossibio to bear a word that no uitoreii beyond tho area ot a few loot, and,'therefore, tho members who bad any nuriosny o:i the subject ?ur rouuded him in u very clo.-o and narrow circle. ilr. Hamii.tjs, (dem.) ot Ind. (a menibar ol the com mittee), llieu sent to the Clerk's desk and had read tho report ol tho minority, auverse lo inaluujr any ap propriation out of I he Treasury lor tn? purposo i>ro posed, lie spoke in support of that view, placing It on tbo ground ol tho popular demand lor economy and retrenchment, lie said thai he had voted lor the ropcal oi tno obnoxious liosumptlon act, lor the bill to romonolize silver ifnd lor tho reduction of Ibo army, and ho would vote agojnsl any expenditure of Uus b?ii|I>0Uey 8lU:U rorp,"? ns lhat propo.sod in Mr. Calkins, (rep.) ot lnd. (saying that his district contained several largo manuiacturing osiablisbmeuts which worp much interesied in the matter) advocated tbo bill. He scut to the Clork's desk and bad read a etter Irom the president of a largo wasou manHiao H luring company at South Ilend, urglni tbo importauca ol action on tho subject, and ho said that it was tbo universal loellng among such mon that Congress ougut to mako a liberal appropriation, so that the country might bo suitably roprcsouted at tbo KxdosI Hon. Mr. Wiluasis, (rep.) of W'i?., a mcmbor of the Com luiitee on foreign A Hairs, favored tho bill. Tho e-x penance ot centuries, he said, had deinonstratod tno utilitj oh public fairs and the display nod exchange of commodities. 11 thisoouniry were to be represented at all at tho 1'aria Exposition it would have to bo through government action, individual exhibnors presenting tueir wares on their own account and noi throuvh the a^outs ol ttio government, woflld not bo recoguizod. That tact being granted tho rest becamo siiupi> a matter ol detail. Ho spoRo of tbe practical results of International oxposi lion? In developing trade and commerce, inn question hero was whether tho United .states (more interested than an# other nation in exnibitimr ner raw materials, extending her foreign trade u ,d J'liniug in a competition in which they always suc ceeded) should, on accouut or the small smn ?r th?i'., , hb6n"llUl ?Ul ,r0m ltle ,>a^", Exposition, and Hhetnor the House and country wore to be "whrstiod ""ii1!"/"0 w""'" w,,li lalso idea of oconomj'. W ithoiu action tho t;ominitioe rose, and the House it iiail-pujl lour J. Jil., ?tdjournecl. ? THIS T AM AQUA COUNTERFEITS. Jatnes K. Wrijfht, of ho. 402 East Twelfth street Rlcharu Seatnore, of No. 419 Kant Thlrty-soe.ond street' aud Frank Morris, of No. 107 West fifteenth street,' were arrested last evening by Detective Robinson ot the aeveuteeuth precinct, charged wan passing co'un terfcit money Vu Dr. Crnbiel, of Houston and Norfolk streets, and Mrs. Caroiino Bullock, of No. 13 avenuo 11. It was ou tbo 8th lust, that tbo crime was com! milted aud tho dotoctivo has ueeu watching iho prisoners since in tho hope of getting further evidence against them. They are ouargod with circulating a well exccutod live-dollar bill on ih<> lumaqua National Haute ot I'cubsylvanla. When ibo trio were arrested tboy wore lu tbo company of three others, who gave their names as George Thompson Charles K Clayton and Honry Williams, uho were aiso arrested on suspicion. Thompson ?vas subse quently identilled as being Thomas Kerrigan Z, Irian Tom, au exj.ert pickpocket. They were hild to await the action ot a United .states commissioner. A FEMALE CONVICT PA11D0NED. Mary Tut tic, a colored woman, aged fifty yoars, who was arrested id Juno. lri&fl,'lur ohild murder, lias boon pardonod by (ioveruor Hobltifcon. She wok found' guilty ol Iho crime on Jaauary 10, 1857, and wag a^ntcncod lo Imprisonment Tor lile tn Sing Sing. Mary Tuttlo was trnoHierred iroin tho lacier prison to tiiu Kings County IVuiiciitiary in Mny last. While tbo re u number ot philanthropic ladies took un interest in tier uDd through their kindly efforts hlio his been pardoned. \VHen lulormuu ol tho luct tliut she wan lo obluiu tier lroedom once more tlie poor old crenturo was greatly ovcrcomo, and alien she could collect tier souses Invoked tbo choicest blessings tliat Heaven Ootild send upon tbo bonds of the ??kind ladies and geinlucn" who Had brought about ttiat event. 1JA1UIOOM QUAIUiELS. .lames McDonald was Btnbbod In tbo abdomen Inst ntglit by Micbaol Chambers in an oiicouutvr that fob lowed a quarrel wbicb began in John Mugulru'g liquor saloon lit No. 101 Watts street McDonald was taken to Chambers Street Hospital nnd Clumbers was ar retted. Ilobert DeWitl and John Dradilv mot and quarrelled last cvootu;; at (Jla^s Hall, No. 211 Hast llilrty-fourtli slreet. The latter drew a plbtol and shot DeWltt in ttie band, Inflicting a blight wound. Draddy was or rostcd. * A CHILD 11 UN OVEll. Anna Ratio, three years old, was run over by ear No. 1J, ol ill# Second Avenue Railroad, ut the corner of Korsxtb and llivington streets, yesterday. Tho child hud lis Jog broken nn>i wan sent to Chambers Struct Hospital. The car drivor was urrofuod. JTKLL THBOUOH 'J J IE ICE. l,ouls Walters, of Si. John, N. D., tweuty-flvo yoars of nge, a civil engineor In thn vervlco of tho Canadian government, and sou ol Judgo Walters, of St. John, loll through tho ion while skating, in Wlnnopeg, a lew days ago, and was drowned. TEMPERANCE IN JERSEY CITY. A coniplcto list of tho keepers of liquor snloons . .those places are kopl open on Sundays has at last b"en lurulshod by tbo Chiol ol Holica of Jersey City to Mayor Siodler. A Hot ol faclorios, including I lull of Messrs. Lorlllard und rttcdlor, wlncti lira kept open lor business on Sundays, has also been I'urnlshcd to tho Mayor, but ho declines tn act in tbo ease ot tho facto ries. Iho Soclotj lor tho I'loventioji ol Crime has ex hausted II ally all tho lurids subsumed lor teuipor a nee purposes, nnd tinlesa uioro money bo speedily lorincoming no lurlhcr action can be taken by iho so ciety ill tho suppression of tho Sunday irainc, a* thn agents who bavo been employed lor that pnrp so can not obtain iheir pay. Unver Cotter, ol hrooklyn, lias consented, howovcr, lo teuder tils service* ior u low weeks moro. JERSEY'S FREEHOLDERS' MUDDLE. Mr. Kdwnrd K. McDonald, the new Diroclor-at-Largo of tho Hoard ol Chosen Freeholders ol Hudson county, was sworn into office at Jorsey City yesterday beloro Judge ICnspp, James K. Morgan and Mir.liuol Shnniinu becom'ng bis bondsmen fn f iO.'KX). Tho llrst moetmi; uudor the new Director will bo hell o:i lucday. Tho hut lu<-uiInrf tnwor liie old Director will b? held to morrow, wnen ii series ol resolutions impugning tiiu tlrnnd Jury which niilicied Mr. Ilainted will In- olb red by Freeholder Melturney. As *ooti as Ifioru resolu nous ure mioptod ibo Ho inl will adjourn stuc <ii?, AMUSEMENTS. STEINWAT I1ALL?DR. DAMROSCS'S BTMPHONT MATIX7IK. The fourth eymphouy inatlntfe by Or. Damroscb and III* orchcsln yesterday attracted tho usually large audleuco winch assemble on these occa sions to pay tribute to the worke of the jtroal masters. The Qrst feature of the pro gramme was tho overturo "t'orlolan" by Beethoven, a massive, heroic composition wbicb required the most exquisito rendering at the hands of an orchestra, lo order to be ofrective. Dr. Damroscb and bis brother artists, n they had perforinod nothing ot?e, might retcr with satisfaction lo this Bibglo work us a chief trturaiib. The skill ot tnc conauc tor aud the admirable training of tho orchestra were Illustrated m their syuipathollc Interpretation or tho magnificent themo. Another feature of the periormuncc was the appearance of Dr. Damroscb as a solo violinist uud bis rendition of au adagio aud a eaprieielto movement composed by himself. H'a play lug was thoroughly in keeping with the Kuropcan re putation which hat preceded him. aud was warmly appreciated by iho audience, Mr. A K. .Stoddard sung wiiu superb edoct tho tcena eU aria (/tori in donde vteno), oy Mor.irt, aud was likewise tho recip ient i>l tho evieeatly earnest applause ot tho critical portiou of hU hearers. Tim main feature ot tho matmec, howovor, ?ai Schumann's First ?ympbony fB Uat), one ol those brilliant musical con ceptions commuted to paper In the happiest periods ol the master's luo. Wieii It was pcr.ormed lor the lirat time til l.eipstc uudor tho baton ot uo leis a leader than tho groat MendoUsohn, on tho .'llil of Mu?cb, 1841, it was unanimously conceded tbat slnco the time of Beethoven no sym phony was enutlcd to a moro gracious recep tion. Tho work In lull ot tuui seriousness and strength ol Individuality which is characteristic ol all of Schumann's bust elfurls, and yet u is ir o from the peculiar melancholy which sometimes ob scures bin real intent un I disturbs the enjoyment of Ins grandest effects. The orchestra jesierday per formed it throughout with u lervor and delicacy mat met with a hearty response. InTpudvriug the tcherxo, with l's two churuiing trios, dilllcult movements as they are, and requiring tbu nicest ability, the or chestra showed the result ol their admirable practice ; and reached an excellenco of expression which at onca ! markod them as worthy of tbo highest professional I rank. i bo other pieces played were a tchrrto by Cberulilnl and u minuet by Mozart, both for the llrst twnu in New York, and Wuguor's overture to tho "Tunnhauser." These specimens ot classical grace elicited uot a little applause. The next llnmrosch muiuoo will take place on Saturday, when a now pro gramme will be presented. ClilCKERINO HALL?MISS HELEN POTTER. Miss Helen 1'ottorgaTo hor last entertainment but one at Clnckcrlrig ll ill yesterday ulturnoou before a large audience. The nniortuinmont consisted ol read ings and personations. It Is lu tbo latter tbat Mis? Potter has inudo her reputation. She Is not tho best porsonator wo have ever seen, yet she was very good In some of her imitations. Tbo best yesterday were th iso of Miss t-usan It. Anthony uud John It. Gough. Miss I'otter Iuh ouught ! very cleverly the emphatic, earnest manner ol Miss Anthony ; she made herselt look very much like tho famous advocate of woman's rights. She ulso conveyed a capital idi-a ot tho nervous, eccentric manner of Uough, <n i gave him?nair, board, com tails and all. .Miss Potter <i Id rot appear before hor audience in trow soi s, but stood behind a screen tint reached lo her waist coat when she was not at the tiesie. Her Seott-Siddona nnd Cushman wero not very good; sho had iheir make-up hut not their manner, 'the troublo with Miss PotKr'apersonation! Is ihe voice; thoro is not onougb vnriety In her orgau. When Fanny ICembio road in puolicshooo di.-guised her Vcnco thai one, huu bis oyos boen closed, would not have suspected thnt but the one person was speaking; bill then Fanny Kotu ble was a genius. Miss l'uller makes hor lust appear ance to-ntorrow night. ClilCKERINO HALL? MB. AND MRS. HAROLD POWER. Thoso admirable artistes are winning golden opin ions from llio New York public. Ou Friday night tbey appeared lor tho beuoilt ot the Socloty of tho Croscent an 1 Cross, and wero welcomed by un audi ouco that was at ouce fashionable uud appreciative. Lout evening tlio performance was repealed to even a larger audience. There is u chnrm about tho profes sional cllorts of Mr. and Mrs. l'ower which increases with every ontertnininent. There Is a refine ment ot sentiment, a keenness ot bumor, 1 a brightness ol perception und un exhibi tion of art such us bis been illustrated by Diokens. Thackeray, Kdwin Yates, .Mark I.union 1 uud others of the proicssionai associates ol Mr. l'ower, ttial make his illustrations ol characlor thoroughly en|oyubie. It requires rare tact to retain iniores't Willi a mere monologue, but tbis gentleman la uo cnlodly happy in his eltort and sends bis audience awuy?oritnlnl of the most delightful memories. Mrs. Power aids her husband with a charming voloe and makes onn regret tbat sho <ioe? not take a larger putt. Pure, uu.id?alt*rnled, appreciable fun rmsnoi bad such exemplars on the New York stage lor a long, long time. They are announced lor au appearance at llio Brooklyn Atbenaium ou Thnrsday, November 21. THEATRE FRAMOAI8. "I.es Canotlers de la Sotno" wan produced at tbo TbC-atrc Fram;ais last ovening for the tlrst time. "Les Canotlers" is ? vaudeville* In tbroo acts, and, us the narna ludlcutes, many of its scenes tnkopluce upon tbu buuksol tho .Seine. The story Is briefly us follows:? A guy young townsman, named Pupavert, hiving deeply wronged Marielte, a young und pretty girl ot their acqualntaoco, the boatmen take upon themselves to avenge bcr. Fortune favors tbein by throwing l'apaverl into tbetr hands Just as tliey arc about lo ombttrk ou an excursion up the river. Ho is seized und earned oil' one nlgbt by tho boatmen to a town culled Uouglv?1, wbero tbey are to epend a day in spurt and where be is awaited by tbo futbur of auothor young girl, Ctfllne, to whom be won to have been mar ried the previous even ins. Ttiore be Is displayed In a drunken and disreputable condition to Klibochon, bis proposed futher-ln-lbw, who Indignuntly denounces mill. 11" ?|?? "vt a rvul lovor, whose cause limn boon espoused by (ho gallant boatmen, whom ho detest*, i'apavort la again carried oir, this llino to the placo where his child has boon placed by Marietta in caro of ;i nurse. Held an attempt la made to reconcile linn to the mother ot hia child, 'l'liis eflort tailing and l'up.'ivert escaping by mean* ol an unguarded window, all hand* return po.st haste to Ilougival, where Mau ricu and tho boatmen assume the dross of civilians uud are Introduced under assuuiod names and uvoca tiona to Hi* easily hoodwinkeu Fliuochon. l'apavert reappears at a moment when everything is going along smoothly and botrays his ene mies. Finally, however, being still in disgraco with I'llbochon, the father ol Celine, the scamp consents to viud Mariette, partly Iri consideration ol a hand some iiowrr lo he given to her by 1,0 fere lltjou, whilo Maurice, proving to he the son ol a former friend ot Kllbochoii, la allowed to marry his latihful Celine. Mariette, the heroine ol tho pleco, appears timing the greater part ol tho play an (jucun Mah, lo whom alioghmco la sworn by all the boatmen and ineir lenialo trio ml*. Tltc tneutrn was packed l.ift night by an audience that It must hnvo noon a troat to play bctorc- they were ho appreciauve of uvery point, nothing escupuu thoui, and l he wailt ot this little thoatru echoed lo such laughter as they have not heard since tho day* when Dan Bryant and his merry men held posses sion. the piece abound* In bright and oar catching meloncs, and some exeallont voices wnro developed by the oumpuny, tho heat bclug those ol Mines. Ysavo, Malhildo und Charlotte Leblaftc. Whero all were so good it is har<l lo make special mention. Matul as Papavert, Venial as llolt sant Kan and Ubamonln as Kltbochon were particularly amusing. Martal iiad tho lunmesl part m the pieuu and made the tuoi-l ot il. Venial looked rerv much Iiko < apoul in hit boatman's clclhos, nut no did not -trig much Iiko htm. Mile. Charlotho j l.eblunc doservos special ineiiiion for the ohnrmtng m iiinor In winch aiie playd a boy's part. Tho Inn l?-i ovsniug was continuous iroiu the rising ol 1110 curiam until the end ol the piece. Kncores Mere the order ol tho ovening lor sontrs and dance# Tlio I piece, which will be repealed oo Tunsdify and j Ttiursiiay evontnuH, is sure lo draw crowded I houses, lor there la inoro tun in one act ol it than In a dozen ordinary burlesques. Tim humor Is very French and Ibu action so bright that even thodo who do net understand tho Un/uage can not tail to bo umusod. M. Duratid should givo us inoro ol tUia stylo ol vaudeville. MIMICAL. AND DRAMATIC NOTES. This is tho last week of the Ainerlc-in lustltule. ??Our Oddities" will l?c produood at. Troy lo-morrow eight. Tho Plantation Opora Troupe nlng lo-nlght nt the | Theatre Kran.als. "I,ts Cnouters aa la Sotno" will ho repented on Tuesday and Wednesday nl the Thealro Francsifc. Miss Kinmi Abbott, .Signor Kerrantl and Arhaclcio are said to be making a successful tour In tho West. ! Mr. Thomas B. .Meaghor, a eon of tlio great Irish | patriot, hag takun lo the stago, and In a (jmot way is winning the laurel. Miss Kcgina Daco la Hborlly lo make hor nppoaranco on the stago ol the lirand Opera House and there com mence it dramatic career. Mr. S. B. Whlteley will give Ms third organ recital al Cblckerlug Hall on Wednesday afternoon and bo uisiatetl by several excellent artistes. Wtlkie Collins* version of tht* "Moooslono," which hits not lioen woll received in London, will It) timo bo prodnced al the Kiflh Avenue Theatro. Miss llonrictta Jlerhe, tho well known contralto, gives a concert in conjunction with several artistes at I Chicken rig Hull on tho Mlh ol November. Mr, Sotlierti, a'te. a very happy experience as tlio i "Crushed Tragedian," will make things llV'ly during | tho coming week In tlio "llornot'i Nest." . [ Miss l'omcroy played a very auiiafautory engagement , at the Walnut Streot Theatre, Philadelphia, laat week, but ibe new play ?'Gemma" waa uot a "go " K:ss Funny Davenport plays ??Plcjuo" thia week at Memphis. Owing to her groat success she 1* not llkejy to return to New York beloro the lat of January. Tha New American Mmeum, In tho Bowory, with Ua numerous atiractiens la drawing largo crowda. Among its chief wonders are tho giant man an<l wife. Mr. W. J. Fleming e-outlnues to glvo hta temperance lessons lu impersonating tho part or the drunkard at Nlbld's Garden, and nightly has a large constituency. At tho Olympic Theatre the attract.ons continue to illustrate tho lharp, siaocato, nuicksteppy movement which all audiences enjoy tu a variety entoriainmont. Theodore Thotnas uanounces that ha will g!vo a series at six oxtra public reboarsals to his rymphony concert1?, commencing on Thursday alternoon, De cember 13. Tho "Mother's Secret" at tho Union Square Thee tre 11 ono ol tho most pronouncod aucccsaes ol iho smson. It is rare to tlnd, elsewhere announced, , "only standing room." ?'The Lyona Mail," ono ol the London succossea last ?rason, is to bo producod Qrst In tnla country at the Cnestnut Si reel Theatre, Philadelphia, whero It la un derlined lor next week. The Knjlisli ComediotU Company to morrow night, at tho French Theatre on Twenty third street, give the third and last performance of "Dolicato Ground" and the farce "A Comical Counioss." Henry Wutterson, tho well known Journalist, will Iccturo at Chlckering liall on tho 20th ot November, taking lor his subject tho "Comicalities, Whimsicali ties and Kealllio* or Southern Lile." Oliver D. Byron etided his engagement at tho Brooklyn Tbeatro Ian night after a very successful rendition or "Beii McCuilough," a play which en. aDled linn to exhibit much dramatic vigor. A maiiutfo or "Under the Gaslight" will be given at Booth'a Theatro on Thanksgiving Day- Mr. Charles Fisher, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Davidge. and all tho best members or Mr. Daly's old company appear la tho drama. To-morrow evening Miss Helou Potter will make her llnal appearanco In her readings and persona tions She Is a remarkable artiste, and Justly de serves tho many kind things that have boon critically said about her. _ Miss Lydia Thompsou and hor ffoupe on Monday and Tua."day, at the Kagle Thoatre, lor tbe last two times uppeur lu "Kobinson Cru.?oo," and on Wednes day will play in "l'liri'air; or, tho Magic Armory"?! musical oxtravagaua*. Mr. Hurry Slaufield, an excellent arlUt, announces his first and only concert, at Sleluway Hall, on the evening of Friday, November 23. Master Lichtenberg, tho young violinist; Mile. Carrcno and Slgnor Btna are# among tbe attractions. Company B, ol the Twenty-second rogiment, have started a popular series of concerta which aro to bn given every two weekn nt tlio armory in Fourteenth street. Tho first ol theso will take place on Friday evening, November 23. Tho public rehearsal for tho llrst concert of the Phil harmonic Society will take place on Friday nlternoon at the Academy of Music. Theodore Thomas is tho conductor ot the graint orchestra, and Mr. S. B. Mills will prusldo nt the pianolorte. The third Dime Sacrod Concert will take place this evening ut tbo Cooper Institute. Thcso choap entor tninmonta :>re drawing not only vory largo but ro Bpcctuble nmllonces, and tha performances are re ceived with genuine satisfaction. At tho Theatre Comique gallery prices have been reducod Irom twenty-live oeuts to fllteen cents. Tho management announce "an alnrmlng array of talent.' Tho varioty buslnoss is handsomoly reprose&ted nt this coBi'y plaoo ol entortolninent Mr. D. H. Harkins plays this week at Wood'a Thea- | tre, Brooklyn, lu "Motamora," "Jack Cade" and "Uloharrt 111." Master N. a Wood will appear at , this theatre on tho 20th of November aa Joo la tbo | sensation si drama, "l'om All Alone.'' The Midgets, now on exhibition at Midget Hall, corner Fourteenth street and Fifth avenue, daily al tract large audience*, especially of ladies end chil dren. The admission prlco lias been reducod to twenty-live cents. Tlioy are groat curiosities. Mr. and Mrs. Floronco play In Philadelphia, at tho Walnut Street Theatro, thlH woek, In "The Mighty Dollar," supported by the exoellont company who I contributed so much to tho succcss ol the play when it ran lor 3U0 nighu at tho Parlt Theatro, In New York. Mr. JefTorson will Boon close hl? performances of "Rip Van Winkle" at Booth's Theatro. The engage ment thus far has boon one of the signal successes of tho dramatic season. The matlu<3es, especially, when the ladles and tbo chtldron attend, have boon un usually brilliant. Robort Heller, the magician, Is said to bo doing a remarkably flue business In Boston. Among tho no tables who were present ono eveulng last weok woro Jatncs I. Fields, tho editor ol the Atlantic Monthly; Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louglellow, tbo poet, and ltev. Robert Collycr. Tlio "Mashed Tragedian," whimsical and funny, has become, liko tho "Crushed," a murkod success at Bryant's. The artists of this company aro among tho boot attached to tho minstrel bualnesB, aud an even ing cau always bo enjoyably spent In witnessing their slde-sp'lttlng novoltles. ??False Shame" h?s made a decided hit at Wallaek'a. It is a puro, clever and suggestive play. Montague's performance In tho character of Lord Chilton, for winch he was originally underlined, In among bin bcHt creations, sod he is admirably supported by nn excep tionally room company Tony l'nator, the well known manager, is evidently uneasy untoss ho nan present a succession of novel ties, and ho succecds In flllmg his pretty plane on Broadway Willi aufllcncos whoso signs of ap|>roclatlon are almost as enjoyable us the snow Itself, Verily, a pleisAiit plant of entertainment. Tlu) now play by Messrs. Lancaster and Magnus, entitled tbo "Coidon Calf," was produced at Inland's Opera House In Albany last Friday ovenlng and met with a gratifying reception. Mr. John T. Raymond made a hit in tho Impersonation ot tho duel character part, John Waters. It Is published In Uoston that Oikey Ilall will con m<nce, on Novembor 26, at Music Hall, In that city, a round ot lectures, which h# will deliver In tho princi pal ?.ilties, under the maungoment ol Jarred ,<c raltaer. Tho subject announced is, "What will tholr verdict be; or a dramatic and historical rautr cUbr'," Backus, Birch and YVuinbold, of iho San Francisco Minstrels, at their pretty theatre on Uroadwny, al ways manage to giro the pu??l?ts novel and amusing cfleets, (iood music, Innocent fun, new jokes, quaint Kthiopian ipoecn and s quick and pleating exhibition of entertaining sceuoH constitute tbo success of Iho company. The Aquarium management continue to present new attractions. Tho devil llsh, forty feot long, Is still a leading fosture; but, nslilo from this, there sro many others which well compensate one for un boor's visit. This afternoon and evening a concert will bo given, duriug which chmco music from the best composers will be performed. Mr. K. J. Do Cordova will open what Is callod "The (.'bickering Hall Series of Lectures" Unit are to be de livered on Friday ovonlng, on the '2.1.1 of Nov"iuber, the subjoct of the occasion being "The filploy Family, ofSlumvtlle, In Europe." Arrangements have been mudo with other woli known lecturors by the Ameri can Literary Bureau. A despatch from Boston, stating Ihnt a rutnor Iscnr ront there that Mr. Oukoy Hall will make his first ap pearance since his return to tho ('ailed States in that city, Is cresting a sensation In club circles. Comno doro Tooker says that he will actually appear under tbo management oi Jar rot & Calmer, on tho 20th Inst., in Muiie Hull. Ilosion. Sheridan's "Kivals" is lo revived ot the Chest. nnt Streot Thoatre, I'hlladelphla, this week, with the following c>st:?Sir Anthony Absolute, Mr. O. H. (JrlfTllhs; Ca| tain Absolulo, Mr. W. K. Sheridan; Bob Acres, Mr. Charlea If. Ilrsdabaw; Sir Looms O'Trig. cer, Mr. W. J. Ferguson; David, Mr. W. Herbert; Mrs. Malnprop, Mrs. fc. J. l'hllllps; Lydla Languish, Miss i.lllle (Hover; Julia, Miss May Davenport; I.ucy, Miss Ksle Newton Miss Kmma Thuraby appears to-morrow night nt tho Academy of MokIC in llrooKlyn, assisted br Miss Anna Drasdtl, contralto; Mr. Joseph Maas, tenor; Mr. W. T. Carleton, baritone; Mr. A. H. I'easo, pianist, and an orchestra of stringed instruments. The programme embraces several choice selections from tho works of the groat artist*. Miss Thnrsby w'll sing at Stein, way Hall on Tuesday cvoniug, tho 2Mb. The salo of scats Is already large. This Is the lust wcok of Janauietiok at the Broad way The.itre. she appears to-morrow evening in llchtlk-r'a historical play, entitled "Mary Stuart," aupportccl by a strong cask Un Tucaday and TUura day evenings she will repeat "Brunhild," tad 01 Wodoeaduy ami KrWtjr "Cbosnoy Wold.'* Oa Moa dnv, the'Jdtb, Miss Kuao Kytings will make her reap pearance, alter an absence of three run, la Sbaka apearo'a spectacle of "Aniony an?l Cleopatra," ta which she lus cut* hero acbiovod a groat success. Mr. J. Steclo Mackayo, who la known to tbo jtubllo by hla successful adaptation of "Road Micbcl," haa written a five- ict p ay for Wallack'a Theatre, which In now In rohearsal, and la Intended to lollow "Falso Sbntne." Tbo plot biug. ? on the disappointment caused by a bride's eurly discovery of her fashionable husband's Indifference und irregularities, which she la unable to acoept as a part of her matrimonial expe rience. TI10 intrigue gives rite 10 both comedy and patboa. Hence tho play may provo the possibility ol being moral without being (Ju l. To-morrow night Mr. Lester Wallack will oomtuenoa a two weeks' engagement at tho Grand Opera House In hid own famous play, "Kosodale." The occaaloa will bo an important one to the denizens ot the wosi utile, becuuso It is tho first time that this omiment artist has performed in that neighborhood. The scenery and appointments will bo the same us thoso which Illustrated the piece during its presentation at Walluck's Theatre, and sevoral members of tho ol'i cast will support him in Its presentation. What iJrcadway has so much admired will doubtloss delight Kighth avenue. At tho London Clrcua during tho weolc a now noyoltj will be introduced in tho shape of two gludtatorlal bears, who will appear in the ring at each perform, anoe, go through a variety of antics and wind up with a regular ecicntillc wrestling uonteut, having tor their opponeut a well slclllod athlete. Those bears are spoken of u( marvellous animals. Throe hundred dollars are offered to uny professional wrestler who wilt throw eitbor ot the bears. The circus now caters its fifth wook with Increased popularity and full houses. The season, ir one may judge from the audi* cnces, has been thus far a brilliant ono. Tho iloss Kugiiali opera Company, alter a very suc cessful week iu Washington, open to-morrow (Uon day) night, in l'hlladolphia, at Mrs. Drow's Aich Street Theatre. Thoy will (Eire on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings "Tho Chimes of Normandy," Hubert l'ianquoitc's coimo opera,. tho Kuglish libretto and adaptation by M. A. Cooney. Tho cast will In clude Mi.-s Kmiilo Melville us Mignonette, Urt. .Soguln as Germaine, Miss aoarlo as Gertrude, Mr. Caatlo as the Marquis, and Messrs. Turner and Morton us Kobia More and tiaspard. For Thursday Ambrolso Thomas' romantic opera of "Tho Summenitght's Dream," alao adapted by .Mr. Cooney, Is announced, and on Satur day ? ?Villars' Dragoons'' optfru cutniquc. All of tbeso oporas are new to tbo 1'hiladelphia stage. Signor Uriguoli and 1*. S. Giimore will give a grand aacred concert thin evening at the Arademy of Music, nssisto I by Miss Lillian Nortou, Miss Sullio Weber, Mile. Teresa Carreno, Mr. 11. C. Dont, tho cornet solo ist, and Uiimoro's full band. At tho perlormanco on Friday evening theso artists won golden opinions, and there Is no reason why tbey should not do the samo to night. The price of admission to ail paru of tho bouse, without reservation, has been wisely rcduccd from ono dollar to fifty cents. Tho programme embraces tbo folluwlug loatureB:?Ovoriure, "Slubat Mater," Ul'tnora's Daud; Suxophono solo, "Fantasie Norma," Mr. K. A. Lelebre; nocturne rol gioso, "Monastery Delia," Ullmore's Daud; "Ave Maria," MI'S Lillian Norton, with accompaniment ol violin (obligato), piano, organ and grund orchestra; caprice roman tlquo, "Tho Awakening of the Lion," U.lmoro'a Daud; piano solo, "itbapsod'o llougrolse. No. 2," Mile. Teresa Carreno; overture, "William Toll," Gilmoro'd Hand; aria from "Elijah," "If With All Your nearts,' Signor llrlgnoli; cornet solo, "Knniuwo Original," Mr. D. C. Dent; poorue Hvmpboniquo "Dause Maoabre," Gtlmoro's Daud; grand tceno from "11 Trovalore," In troducing the "Miserere," Ml-s l.illinn Norton and Signor Drlgnoli; overture, "Jubol," GUtnoro's Daud. Tbo success ol Miss Mary Anderson,' at tbo Fifth Avenue Theatre, is now unquestionable. During tho whole ol last ween Mr. Fiskc, tho malinger, responsive to the popular pulse, kept tho "Lady ol l.yons" on the stogo, nnd, ulthough it waa a dangerous experi ment, because tho play was hackneyed, ho came out of It with a hand full of honors. Night after night Mim Andersou has received public tributo in tbe sbapo of enthusiastic recalls. To morrow evening she appears In "llotnoo and Juliet," when a broader Held of action will bt prosentod for t.ha exercise of her great traglo anilities. The briel perlormanoo which she gave at tho Academy ol Music on Thursday for the benefit of the l!lks, when she acted the "potion scene," uroused an enthusiasm in th< largo nudteneo that was wonderlul. 1 ho popularity ol the young actress Is something phenomenal, and, while critical Judgment must resorvo Itself until the last to sutn up ner excellences and defeots, It mint ba conceded thut thus far she has morn than fulfilled tbo favorable indications of her opening night. When an artlsto like this, so thoroughly mod-st and unassum ing in private llfo anil so great upon tho btago, comes to the front and wins tho sudden prusoof tho tncin here of her own profession and of tho great public, thoro Is certainly a aeulus at work which for com plete success requires only tho maturity of experlauco and time. Will JEFFEItflON'B SUCCESS as litP TAN WiNKt-B IS A OAIN TO AllT. To Tilt Kdttoii or Tilk JIciiaI.d:? If tlie cutbu.lastii of a public which nightly Ibrongi Kooth's Tboatre 10 soo Jefferson In Kip Vita Winkle provoB nothing In tlio ducusslou us to whather hn I>lnyiiiif one part In a gain to art It would bo con clusive on the question in* to Ins course being n gain to '.bo public. '1'bo public nrc always tbo gnlcera wbon thoy got what they want, una when what tbuy want and obtain Is approved by h'gU moralists. Au<t cunIliotuttoir.pt to show that tho gain of tlio pui>. lie la tho gulu of arty All that tends to elevuto tho sentltnont of tho musses, to inatil gonilo procopta and to urouso u tusto for reilnud enjoyment, tends to cducuto n people up to tho appreciation of blgli cdort lit uuy airectlou. The parlormanco 01 .fufforaon in Kip m conceded lo bo tbo blghost presentation ol staco art, tho Kiibt.lest dolinuatiou of oliurjctsr, tho triuinpli ol drumatio elfort. It la conccdod to bo tuo wnoictomr.it sad purest of theatrical picture*. It Is said to he tbo model ol aultug, ua showing how the greatest dramatic effects rrny ho produced b;, means simple, powertut ami tinturnI. if it Iwi ail tbla it exact* no common decree of taste to apj rociato it lully. H it bo thoroughly Appreciated (ia tho lact la) by counties* thousands ol people, who crowd to each representation, linn it lollowa that all theso people posses* no common degreit of luste, and thu taste, encouraged and revived by each oj.jiortunit v icr lla exorcise, can hardly ever bo satisfied with wliat is interior, degrading or dotlcicnt In urt. It nlll "leave the lair muuutulu 10 batten ou the moor." The publio tasto thut enjoys Jefferson I has ulroady Hi many ways uumistukubly eviDcud in determination lo purtaka or no meaner food. Many Ihousutldti who go to see linn uro lo be toiind lo no oilier atidieuciv Urov-ir *ty lea ol public attiuaemonldo not 'Mraw" now as ten ye.<rs ago. No "lliuck Crook a" and lilondo burlrxjuera now run their hundred night* or their whole souaona. A favorite contemporary play wright leaves Ins sensation* and lortiiaden fruits to produce a model Comedy in the Htylo ol In* younger dava. Krencti immoral:ty in drumulio writing seta iho cold atiou.der trotu the public :>ud the cold btoel ol tlie critic' pen. It ttil* la tho change in public KOhtimcnl and ' o which lias taken place in t"ii years it la lair to n.s. , ,im) It lo Jefferson's exoriinn*, beenuse ho baa lor all these ye ira steadily pur-nod Ins < ourae, even when lie stood aione in ll, anu his uudloncc* liuVO Iticreudcc ul each renewal of bis effort. ? it course, it la to bo wl'oved that If Jofferson un dertook other characters Ins ellurta would be anil 10 tho right direction ; thai each new part would ou un llluairaiioii ol refined art, na hrulihlul in iin effect ai Kip Van Winkle. Mo would not descend frum h * litgL* positloq to cuter lo a lower luste lhan that lie has in du-triotisly labored to creut'. Whatever lie did would l>e worthy ol uta lame. I'.ro id farre w on Ul become with hltn what Fve In arj callod "sublimated fun," Kin huiuor would bj dclicious, and, Ihere tore, exquisite. Wo ini^lu ho sure thai us nosl lie would spread a least for cultivated palates, 1 would not mind Killing at table to such tit-bits ua iho lIl.llAI.I) cerre-pondeni enumerate*! last w?0K? "tio lightly,'' "IVtuglo**," ??Shortcut" and tho rest I could hasten to on pres>'Ul if lie pro:iii.-od ua tho rare?. and, I'm afraid, not to he expected?ireal of those memorable and delighttul exiravagau/.ho used lo piny in when ho uhU Mrs. John Wood managed a theatre here together. I've Keen his Uriah do How Gilbert, the Templar with iho Had Temper and ht? 1'rinee Furlhond. Those wero merry days. Ilia not h word ran lie aid when rare Kip Van Win kle conimuoi to Mand flrai in who people's love. Tlio ailrnl votedetermines the c mice. 1 feel it wbun 1 eeo tbo aoflragea exoriod no potently m Hooth's Theatro every nlgul. l'he cause of art la nerved. It is admitted, by every Iresli pcrlormauco. It is good acrvico and a public iienotll. JMfvrson could perlorm no higher duly ihan lo loilow williogly wnoro tlio rollued t.iato bo has loatered leads hltn. ll la the child ol lita exor tiona that beckona gbntle Kip onward and ball* hint ns Its ever good friond and playmate. We are sura that if ho foil asieop now ahd waked twenty yearn benco he wonhl tlnd ibe mnuio llip not forgotten. Tbc art be M wedded to would run to his einlirnco agnio. even II?I'rovidenoc foihid it?II snould nioaiiwInk have "declined upon a range of lowoi loelnigs." fh? oilsprlng ol his ^eniii" i public educated to a genet of tho beautilul in url?would rrowd to the nooiid ol his voice to hear the mild beneolclion?"Your good beuiili and your luiuiiy'p, und "i?y wuall Uvv loug audprospv-r!" UvoauiaUip. . X i