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through his fingers De Meyer again appears before
The Musical World has been long without an excitement
and we have completely recovered our strength
exhausted by rupid succession OF exaItauons ANU
are ready 20 take up De Meyer and his gigantic
achievements with renewed enthusiasm since we are
at present would seem, have nothing but isolated
prodsies instead OF concentrations OF many musical de-
lights in one in tie Opera, let US at least make the
bes, use Of wha. have. Such gifts De Meyers are
precious any where and any time. and there is little
fear that they will be rejected
| n The Ferry docks on the North river are still
choked up with ice floating it is true, yet mpedes the
entrance Of the boss and few hours reign of the Frost
King is only necessary consolidate II SO firmly as to
prove a mos, serious delay.
~ We believe it is now settled that the New
York Review TO be revived under the charge OF pro-
essor Henry its former Editor and Mr. hudson the ec
urer on Shakespeare We understand that 1t IS intended
not 20 pcy for contributions 10 the Review If this is
good notion it might easily be extended SO as 10 make
the pages Of the Review of profit to the publish
ers-as there plenty of great genuses in ooscurty
who would cheerfuly pay dollar or two per page for
the privilege of seeing themselves in print One oil our
National Bards pays three per line for having his
eifusions to the American Flag and forth printed in
the Sunday papers.
! - There were 20 alarms OF fire in the month
of January-ll of them false.
sET At the last meeting of the Historical Society
plan was introduced bu apparently did not meet with
much avor) to publish Monthly Bulletin of the trans
actions of the Society The estimated expense was $500
per anuum 1t would cost least times that.
e 1t is said that the profits OF the Staten Island
Ferry Co. are $4,000 per annum-and we are glad tina.
the Common Council have undertaken look into the
in which this Company performs its duties TO the
public and to require that proper number OF trips per
day be made for the convenience OF the 5000 inhao
| tants of Staten Island.
! - man named Alexander Mclaughlin,
who arrested in the 18th Ward on Monday
night on a charge of having recently abducted young
girl by the OF Ellen Jones from the residence OF
her parents in Wilmington. Del. and subsequently de.
serted her in this City Itappears that Mclaughlin who
by the way is about 45 years old while the girl is only
10 had been for time in the employ of her step
father (yho is blacksmith in Wilmington and seduced
her and prevailed upon her to accompany him to this
city. About week age her stepfather came on here
md discovered her. but she refused 10 go back to VIII
mington with him. and he forced to go with.
out her On Monday the girl applied to the nth Ward
Station House for asstanc, stating that Mclaughlin was
packing her dresses and every movable thing. ap
pareny with the intention of deserving her and taking
her apparel away. Two officers despatched and
brought up the man, who sent to the office OF the
Chief of the Police, and there the matter fully in
vestgated. The girl refuses to Wilmington,
but expresses desire to go to work. and earn an honest
and respectable living. She has been furnished with
boardngpla until she can find employment
Ey James Williams was arrested by "a Police
eff the I'd District Tuesday night for disorderly
conduct and says that he is runaway slave from the
of Delaware, and belongs Robert Wnsow OF the
town of Milford
t57 The store of Joseph Rhodes, No Al Liberty
street. was broken into between Saturday night and
Monday morning, and 500 worth of goods stolen-as
yet discovered-though more may have been taken.
e The store of Norton n Bean, in Pompton,
N. j. was robbed some time during Tuesday night, or
very early yesterday morning OF pocketbook contain
ing about $50 in bills and the Clerk young man. nearly
murdered by blow on the head with club or some
| other weapon When informant left yesterday at
ternoon the Clerk had recovered his consciousness
describe the perpetrators OF the deed or the crcum
stances under which it committed. The pocket
book which was of calf skin, and tied with leather
string con tanned note drawn by c. F. D. Camp, and
payable to n & B. which not endorsed aso one $40
and four s. notes the Mechanics Banking Association
York and the mostly of the Newark Banking
and Insurance Co. The Chief of Police has the matter
| in hand.
u A Magnificent square Piano Forte has Just
been finished by Chckering Of Boston, for one OF our
miionaires of Union Square. 1t is of rosewood, of
Gothic pattern and carved in the exquisite manner
the carving alone having cost three hundred dollars
The of the instrument thousand dollars
1t has Walkers Harmonic attachment, which is by many
considered superior 10 Coleman's The tone and the
entire finish of the instrument ia of the high order for
which Chickering is deservedy famous. We understand
10 ;r,a pJaI odo &c
furnished throughout in the STYLE all the furniture
even to the Picture frames being of rosewood in the
Gothic style The whole house is furnished in the sump
tuous manner which only unbounded wealth united with
perfect good taste can achieve.
NEw.YoRK, Feb lat, 1896.
| To the Editor of The Tribune:
regret to find in yesterdays Tribune, notice in the
City Ne'os denouncng NE, and complaining that the
! Case of Costello has not been brought TO trial
Il has been my desire sir to have had the case
tried long before having been ready since the in
| dctment found and am determined to call IL and
have it brought at the present term or demand of the
Court MOL Pros. AS regards the witness spoken Of
can assure you sir that she be found at any time;
or if required the trial can prove by the most
respectable ptnesss that have been an educated 9dus
and have practiced successfully for the last twenty
years and that the whole excitement gotten up against
me has been in consequence OF the advertisements of
cnaets who know about the business than
blacksmith knows about making watch"
! MADAME COSTELLO "a Lispenard-st.
g The Courier and Enquirer gives full &C.
count of an incident of most distressing character
I which has recently occurred.
| Some few weeks since. it appears wealthy Spanish
gentleman native of MatanZas, who resided with his
family on Staten Island consisting OF wife and three
children eloped from his residence in company with
Jesuca priest and beautiful female whom the priest
had introduced into the family taking with him the child
rem. Before he went away he drew from his bankers
in this City all the money in their hands about s74000
and it was supposed that the ugitves had gone Bos
for the purpose of taking passage in the steamer for
England but upon inquiry it was ascerained that the
! whole party had taken passage for New Orleans plan
was laid for the purpose OF recovering
of the children and it learned that the charge Of
larceny would justly lie against the priest, warrant was
got for his arrest accompanied by requisiton
the Governor of Louisiana from the Governor of this
! State
The broherInIaw and sister of the deserted wife,
companed by police officer of tried zeal and intel
geuce started for New Orleans by land their sole object
TO get possession of the children by fair or foul
Fortunately they arrived New Orleans before the ship