The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-13
THE NEW YORK SUN.


ntHAth hh WulNh hho BAheoa VI huh9o-
nent in this city are sustained, shows ho-
lightly New York bears her bdrdsn OF the war.
The operav indeed, is closed, but that was ever
sickly iInstitution and has but given place for
: time, ~ the Academy, to more popular per.
re'cn- 1es, with unprououucetls names such
p.sp't PrestidgitAtio1 Of HgsNANN aui the
'j' L.rf!s Zampill@,osa ion Of the IIAVLoS
.lerbo,c =. The theatres, though cim u uuin /;
.sSDele the hard times, have D,su Gro sIed du.
nne'e past week, and their prospects fr the
""y are good Laura KErNg ~ abou. to
wi'hdtaw her Seven SOUS uttvr ,rs thin a
huniroi rcprcsc lta Ions, Ia f,yo. OF Christ.
mH Carol, cnu led "Liyl, Tum," All a bur.
losquo called Robu.on Cru.r.' waich tho
hol!diys will intro uce to U.s.
At the Winter Garden Mr.. and Mrs. BARSHY
WiLLrAMs,th the popular delneatsrs of ish char
acter, appear in "ShAndy Mcguire "Tho Irish
Tutor, and other characteristic; pieces, after a
vain attempt to populnise ne~ burl,.quc,
entitled "Sccosh, which ran through bat few
representations. The success of LAURA KsESs
In this line Of perform unccs is thus exc,ting
imitation, but with 80 indifferent result that
she will undoubtedly nov bo left alone in tho
sphere wheie she /, iuimitabl,.
The rcjuvenated wAfLAck's still courts the
patror age Of the up town dls.cs with the
'Nagic Marriage, which will continue through
this week.
The New b very has entered upon tho de.
partment Of high tragedy, for-,ken by Bioad-
way theatres, and tonight we arc to have
Ma,be;h " and the Youthful Bi ;,nd, " with
a'Specire bridegroom, to close with. The pro-
prietcrs Of this estaJli, ,hmett, Me,srs Fox
& LSoARD arc also tho managers Of the
Zampillaerosti'ion perform lnces at the Actdc-
my OF Music, where tie q. l.. Fox troupe Of
pantomimists are to add their trisks AMI trans
formations to the gymnsstie perform lncs, of
the lIASLoNs.
At the Bowery, SrIcKSEr's Circus are anus
Ing the children on wodncsiiy and Sturdy
afternoons with fairy pantomimes, and occupy
ing their evenings with elucJtriin aud gym
nastic performances.
At the Museum, BARSuNs whale aud hip.
popotamus continue TO ill tho halls Of tbs
shrowd manager, while the afternoon aud even.
ing performances Of The Earl's Daughter" in
terest the lecture.room audiences.
Further up Broadway, Captain WILLIAMS
representation Of tho porils Of "Sluth S,a
Voyage attracts all who have a taste for
mock adventure.
Bryant's Minstrels, lToolcy's M,nstrels, Can.
terbury Music Hall, Gaieties. Broadway Mu.i,
Hall, ard the American Concert Hall, are among
the most popular musical OF tortainmsnt., of
which tho namo ia legion. Al along B-oad Say
and the Boweiya variety or free concert saloors
are dispersed at intervals, some of them apia
rently not OF the best character. They have
multiplied astouishif ely within the last year.
the hard times perhaps di.po,ing pleasure seek
ussrs 10 giatuitous amusements. As they are
conducted on the plan Of the d" free lutches,
however, the saving is not especially apparent.
Low. necked dresses and painted women are the
main attractions of these places, some Of which
have very properly received the attention OF the
city authorities.
New Workers. do not lack for amussments
with which 10 spico their graver excitemens a,
and 1t only needs that they have a caro-, in the
selection Of such IA they patronize, that they
may unite profit with pleasure.
The Few York City Press.
Tho WORLD discusses a variety of political
questions. While claiming 10 yield to mono in
hatred of slavery, as the origin of this rebel
lion, it sigmatizes as craven AID dls;Ardly the
abolition cry of-"The sece,h are upon us. IIo,
niggers TO the rescue !" Slavery, it declares,
is doomed beyond recalls Sloc,y peri,hing, as
it should for the best interests Of the nation
but that tits a vile insult upon the northern
name to indicate by word or deed that the
twenty millions of the North, are no match for
the six millions of the South, without negro
alliance to help them.
Its st. Louis correspondent under date Of Dec.
9th, makes the following comparison between
the military administration Of General Ly ons,
Fremont and lalleck -
Iprcpose to mention briefly some Of the more
marked changes which the Department Of the
Missouri presents today, as conIrasted with its
keeping pre- yiOusly.
Urder tho administration of Lyon, notwith-
standing the trying circumstances, the public
service suffered little or no detriment.
SO long as he retained it all went as
well AS human ingenuity could have in
huenced it, When Fremont assumed charge
Ii rapidly deterorated, and II was not
until vast resources In men and money had been
spent that the tide Of reverses was turned
But, in the midst Of all this, it WIS said Con.
Fremont was working night and day, aud was
30 intent upon his plans that, with he aid Of
81 lendid mansion, a large staff, and prncely
state, he could not find time 10 listen to the
messages of couriers or the n,el of Cover
nors tf states. Immured in the fine stone struc-
ture he wus not to be soen except after running
a gauntl It ol bristlins steel and rel tape cere-
monies
We have changed all that. Gen. IIalleck has
neither ffowLing body. guard nor impertiuent
secretaries. He ia not elernally in fussy, fea-
thery coEcocton Of plans. lle evidently an 10
the work. and he eau do II with ease. Some
one remarked that "he seemed as II he had no.
thing TO do but smoke, which he does con-
s,antly. But from behird these clouds Of curl.
inc smoke he watches the field Of operations
more narrowly than did his predecessor, with
his tremendous energy"
Like Morphy at the Chess Congress, though
he is, 90 to speak, blindiolded and removed
from the game, he carries the chart Of every
s move, and can dictate his actions to others,
. No bustle no hurry, pressure or confusion. 4
4 prominent gentleman from the interior called
on him early the other morning, with inior-
nation of importance, when he was surprised
. 10 learn that be had been anticipated, and the
remedies he was ready 10 suggest had already
A.on applied. His subordnates may fail him,
iA indeed, did those Of the gree Nap1leon,but
his far-reaching mind will 90 far to demonstrate
that il Is TO the controlling central intellect
that We must look mainly for our triumph or
failure
The TRIBUNE has information that the I" On
10 Richmond" cry, this time, comes from men of
|hgh rank in tho army, who are urging an ad-