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From the Philadelphia Bulletin. !
AN OpERATIH REVnJ UTJON

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From the Philadelphia Bulletin,
AN OPERATIC REV VOLUTI0N.
Yesterday we heard there was rebellion in the
ranks of the artists of the Italian Opera Company
that began season here so brilliantly on Wed
nesday evening. The story was that some respon-
sible party who had part Of the funds gathered at
the Prince of Wales festival, had gone off in the
| four o'clock train for New York: that n nrimo
tenore, primo baritone and primo basso, who
mad each large amount of salary due them fol-
lo"ed IN the six o'clock tran that poor choris ters,
% MnIse salaries range from ten to twenty dollars
Week' were unpaid and had to get back to New
lork In the best way they could Of course, in
| the general commotion, performance could
| be given this evening, as had been announced,
| although number of tickets had already been
| sold, and there was a certainty that the au-
dience would be very large. We looked with
curiosity at the morning papers to what an
nouncement would be made, and found it as fol-
lows:
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MUsIC-CLosE OF THE
OPERA-As iom present appearances the directors
convinced that by continuing the they would in
heavier loss than they able to bear, they
reluctantly compelled to close the season.
There will be no opera given in any city (under their
notice will be given of the of the company for the
regular winter season in Philadelphia
Those persons who have purchased tickets in advance
can nave their money returned application at the
spective ticket Offices
This is very neat way of disposing of the mat
the puDllc Dut 1t Is not lmperatlVelV de-
manded that the story should be believed. In fact,
1t Is growing into proverb, that cards of opera
managers are not TO be believed. In September a
very hourishing announcement was made, contain
ing promises, most of which were broken. The
same thing has happened repeatedly before, and
will happen repeatedly again, unless managers
learn from the public that such things will not
ceed. They must be taught by experience that the
| people of Philadelphia, New York, Boston and
Baltimore, will not sustain operatic enterprises
dertaken without any serious intention of keeping
| faith with the public.
| The history of the operatic campaign of the fall
| ls a brief one and easily told. 1t began in New
YORK, where great array of artists was announced
| ana many new operas were promised. But the new
| artists did not appear, were the new operas
given. The season was disastrous failure, every
performance being before audience small in
numbers, a large proportion also being "dead-
heads" There quarrel between the mana
gers and some of their principal artists about
salaries, like the quarrel of yesterday, and they
seeded and set up rival opera. In Philadelphia
In September, the same fOurishing announcement
was made, and there was the same failure to keep
the promises made to the public; of course poor
audiences were the consequence A new season
was promised, beginning on the visit of Byron
Renfrew. The managers made large amount of
money by that single performance and now comes
the old complaint from the artists, they they have
not been paid, and there is a complete breaking up
| OF the company
| THE ENGLISH HARvEsT.-The last circular of
Messrs. Travers Sons contains lib additional re-
| Kingdom. On the whole they are even rather
more favorable than those already published, and
encourage the expectation of average supply of
| food of good quality.
The Mark Lane Express saws: "The continuance
OF fine weather during the past week has enabled
| farmers in the southern and midland counties to
secure good portion of their crops In the north,
however, notwithstanding the inepess of the days
the night frosts have been against the ripening of
the corn, especially the cold clays. We are
sorry to observe that fear of damage by rain has
led to too much haste in gathering where the
was cut This years crop of wheat will exhibit
every variety in quality and condition. the lowest
being simply fit for cattle foed and the best only
coming up to an average of former years. The
markets have hardly settled to the price of new
wheat, though it has seriously declined from the
starting price; still the rates of old have only re-
ceded 2s to 3s. per quarter; and unless the new
better to hand it seems likely we shall soon
feel the smallness and insuicency of the stocks of
old for mixing, notwithstanding the late liberal
supplies of foreign. 1t would appear, cover,
that much of the new crop gathered in northern
Europe is damp and inferior to ordinary years,
| that wide difference is likely to obtain between
| the values of new and old, both foreign and Eng
ish, on this side Christmas. Should our own yield
be short of an average amounting to 10 per cent,
it is to be remembered that the ateness of the har
| vest by one month makes so much less to provide
for; and the plenty in good condition reported in
America and Southern Russia seems likely to meet
all necessities. Prices abroad have but little al
tered"
FROM hAVANA-The capture OF TIE StdUe Steamer
City of Norfolk.-The steamship De Soto, from
New Orleans 5th and Havana 9Th instant, arrived
at New York Friday evening. The general
news by this arrival is devoid of interest. The
sugar market was quiet; the stock hand at Ha-
vaua and Matanzas amounted to l43, 900 boxes,
against l6S.O0O at the same time last year. On
the morning of the lst instant Spanish Of
steamer discovered vessel ashore near Sierra
Morena, which proved to be the American screw
steamer City of Norfolk. She had landed, the
night previous, eight hundred likely negroes
were ever brought from the coast of Africa After
the cargo and crew had landed full steam put
on, the valves opened her feed pipes cut and the
| City of Norfolk was headed seaward and abandon
ed, and it was the expectation of her captain that
| she would soon founder, but the current, it ap-
pears carried her ashore, which led to the dscov-
cry and capture of one hundred negroes, together
with the crew. The balance of the cargo had been
| disposed of. The American officers and crew were
sent to Havana and confined for a few days in the
Navy Yard barracks, and finally sent by the Amer
| ican Consul to Key West, on the United States
steamer Crusader, which sailed on the of the
9TH inst.
Tue GREAT EAsrERN.-Tn consequence of the
ships bottom having been what in nautical par
lance is termed "hOgged" when living at South
ampton, it was by no means foul most people
anticipated. About the water line and at the bow
quantity of green Shiny matter found; below
that and by no means very thicky studded, patches
OF a fringelike seaweed only were seen, varying
from one to three inches in length, and adhering
very loosely. This at once upsets the idea that
many entertain as to the cleansing of her bottom
causing an increase of two or three knots per hour
in her speed. In fact, most mistaken notion is
but too prevalent about the Great Easterns rate
of sailing. She has already considerably exceeded
what was expected of her by Mr.. Brunei, viz: an
average OF fourteen statute miles per hour, with
which scale a basis all her coal accommodations
were framed. During the week large number of
men have been engaged cleaning her bottom and
painting it, after which coating of NJ lnnes's pat
ent composition was laid on. This is preparation
presenting smooth and slippery surface to the
water and by lessening the friction it increases the
speed. Ofthis it would take about two tons and
half 1t was expected that these operations would
all be concluded by to-day Saturday. The ship
appears to have lost none of her attractions, and
the receipts per week may be set down at $500
clear. She will in all probability be removed from
the gridiron on the lst of OctOber.-London Times.
A TRAGIC SCENE-The son OF Mr.. Bradbury, of
the eminent firm of Bradbury Evans, of London,
printers and prOprietors of Punch and other well
known publications, has recently committed sui
eide in a remarkable manner. He went to Gre
mOrne Gardens and spent the evening in the amuse-
ments of that celebrated place. Towards the close
of the entertainment, he procured silver for ten
pound note, and going to the front of the dancing
platform, scattered it amongst the crowd. He then
called for glass of grog, and having empted into
it phial of prussic acid, made speech, proposed
the health of the company, drank off his glass, and
alas fell dead in the midst of that scene OF wild
riot and confusion. He was young man of great
ability and promise, and very recently present
ed with gold watch by the Emperor of the French,
in acknowledgment of the value of an Improvement
he had made in printing. 1t is amentable to see
valuable life thus recklessly cast away.
The EPISCOPAL CHURcH IN THE UNITED STATES
According to the Church Almanac for 1860 the
Episcopal Church in the United States contains 33
dioceses The number of bishops, provisional bish
ops and assistant bishops is 43, priests and deacons
$780, parishes 2,l10. There were ordained during
the year 20 deacons and SO priests. Number of can
didaes for holy orders, 2S; churches consecrated,
60. The baptisms were follows infants 3O,4l3,
adults s. l2l not stated 4S7, total 40, 023. Number
of con6rmaons Is, ,596, communcants added IA, ,794,
present number 35,797 marriages 1853; burials
12,442; Sunday school teachers Il, ,09l; scholars
llS069. Amount of contributions for missionary
and charitable purposes, 81 ,627, 1912.
ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS MURDER CASE IN New
YoRK.-A man was discovered floating in the East
River on Friday morning, with his throat cut and
several bruises upon his head, which clearly indi-
Gated that he had been foully murdered. He was
apparently 35 years of age, stout built, weighing
10 pounds, and is supposed, from the popularity
of his clothing, to have been recently inmate of
BackwelIs Island Hospital.
Captain Hinckley, of H. B. NJ steamers Gladia-
tor, who was severely beaten in a bar-room in
New Orleans, by friend of the fbuster, Walker,
fired a national salute leaving the port, which
done to show that he did not regard the
attack upon him a national insult.
SUDDEN DEATH-We regret to learn that Mr..
John Kirby, worthy and highly respectable citi-
n