, 1865-05-08

diseuised themselves 20 cfeetualiy (nos IL llq oE.
hnt in po!icsman's eloth-e"inststhle b'ne'1 that
cumetabce, Mr. Gre-nebaum did not think It
xou:d pay IT to he at % the hank II 1ht early hour
morning. hoeus Telegram vas ioupd under inc
door, which read rs 1oltowa: g Yes, for any
amount be may require, Jay Cooke''
full lace, dark eyes and naiT, and good sized Tide
wbtekcrr. Be had evidently concocted the scheme
we'll tnd had prepared for contingencies. Just
heioIe buf paper went to press on Saturday morn.
ing paragraph was hanned inio the Office, stafe-
Ing that Major General Hancock md vile, with.
swo members Of his s*aB had arrived IN the city.
The publication Of the parae1apA was doubtless
Intended to take the edge IRON any eusplcinna
That Wtpht be entertained On the mart Of h1r.
Gieenehauw. and perhape aleo 10 pave the way lor
other operations here or elsewhere. The present
scheme fa,ledt II il, however, great pity that
The scound1el Tae not secured.
THE OPERATION SEBASTIAN.
This evening Donntzettt's Opera OF Don scbas
tin will be produced for tbs fret time In THIS c.Y
A. the Opera is new here We append = synopsis OF
it. On account Of the length Of the opcra the NM
agenent have h1ei the hour OF commencing nt:{
O'Clock, and will open the doors att. The follow.
ing 1s the synopsis:
Sebastian, K1rg OF Portugal, an adventurous
monarsh = on ne eye II sailing ter tae northern
nccsne. uie brother and the grand ,nquis1tor
Don silva. one II the highest and nost influential
Rs s Of f. s fa se 9.s % tss
t1es are snttrely different from their WEen on
ms war 10 the ship. the K.nE u met by Camoens,
he hs Re:' xho s as R9xa o
frc,n captivity IN which Zaida, The dangaser o. the
Arab chieitaln Ben seitm hss tzeted
capiured in b.nlc, Is which. the Ptf'u-
cucse yspquIehcd tbe Arans, and has baen con-
dtmned 10 death By the hIEh tribunal, Camtens,
10 save her, tries 10 epeak To the King un the
tfr 17f 4E IN
prcad Giovanni d. Silva Tbs lang, however.
scsmg Csmoens, asks him who ne il and what he
mistion 10 a. atcoEpany TIC kine 10 AErica winch
| DE ;l1ne, henriog the 1aze Ut the 1l!ns1ious
poet cheelfuly grants. pat can9ens S4n..
Chains il beng led to The scafolu, and p.ays the
| hire's merry 1or hex Notwithstanding the indtg-
| milton Of Giovanni and his followers. The kang
Africa, Int wants her never to come again = ias-
success ano victory, and, *s:ie the soldiers arc
I'd An1onio. Eebasuan's orothcE, pay foT
eeeth 81 ths , s5eg; + E. 9 w9o l,sst4ted ,; ID
fallen in love w1ih her Hberator, who L At war
with her tathe:. Abaialdo, her defined husband,
ceives no answer. Abaialdo and hts waruo-s
ring wild war songs. while Za1da prays for pesce
1hs batue Is fought On The deld Of Mcazzar ksoir
!
frie1 Enrico lays him down, when the victorious
Abaialgo and bis Arsos arrive N tearch Of the
tisu says III IL !" and Is Killed lmnc 11atsIy
tchaftinn remains fsinunc on the battlefield,
uhere he Is fun1d BY zalda, who has followed the
s1s ssss sSs oVe. @
| supposed death Of tie king having been nn-
| nounceo IN Portus al, Antonio and Gsoraunl hare
ed 10 make peace WITH The Arabs, aud Abaaldo Is
een1 10 Lisbon 10 1stils thle tzeary. lie takes zat
| ds with him. who has shown him lef coutempt.
h,m, be tslis her lint Int be x.n,s to revenge himself
SCOTS bis threats, and tells him th= Il ready IA
her promise 70 marry him laba,alaoh and whom
che Represented to be poor soldier while he va:
1he Hug: Camcens, who has been wounded nj
and md hea1s hat ,he Kings death has been ao
| nouncct. ard that every soldier who returns tc
Allea Is thrown Into PRISON in order to avoa0 ths
possibility D. proving that th EIng lives He meell
Senpet,an, who bus succeeded in reae5ns t,sbon
snd tniorms him Of the stare Of aaatzs: n W.
moment the funeral procession Of Don Sebastian
which hss tecn arranged By Gtovenn1. N order
TO deceive the people. arrives, when Cinoens
tsus the procession to halt snd shows 81 ne 1s2pis
1sldo Eeroentzes the mnn whom Ze1da lo!e, 7nt
he ewcars 10 revenge himself He tells iht peo
] pic tbst Sebastian is an tnpossef, That le hal
E4iled him with his own sword and pledges III =
self 10 p1cye thts. Upon this Giovanni orders II {
arrest 81 Sebastian. Sebsstitn appeals to hs eel
sq aey ae ta NM ne
Sebastian, Notwithstanding his pIcud barring, i!
not able to produce 3 W1tnese that II, killed per
sGn was not ths King, when 'elieo s1ay asnse: s
aeIls The judeca, tbs. ehs sayed Sebastian, ant
that the killed wa.11or Was Enrico. .But she be
| 1Dg IN Arab, is not sworn, md Giovanni remem
beIipg thai ehe was ban1shed under the penalty o
death, sic, as vel as Se5asian, are condemned
ia death. Gtoyann, offer. Zaida her and seoas
,ans fe y VII Sp r. Ssfata o Pepss ~ sa 9aS,
Lot knowing the contents Of the paper, shows
10 Sebastian, who, however, proders TO die thss
tlc W window. ard .nnounee. that be has : rope +.
viii. b the kfpg and Zafda can descend. Yhas tae
prepare to do, when. in the moment they hay
J cnter the room. antonio glres sign to one {
hls soldiers, who Iushes towards the WINDOW aa'
euta the rope. a CRY 10 heard. and NE Fugitive
arc prcelpiated into the abyss beneath the prison
Ay1s1T 10 R1cuxoso.-The Opera House wa
crowded last evening On the -occaEion Of Dr.. Pa
, toms delivery Of his experiences In Rtchmon
Oh his recent Wait to that city Immediately ate
, the cyncuation by The Confederate forces. Eve,
| eest in the house was full, and some thoneane
who had spilled for tickets Of admission were r.
fused, every'teat having been already appropr
! atca. The dlliyery Of the lecture had been d.
5essed from the previous sabbath On account
!. The cxerclses were opened about quarter b:
fore eight O'Clock. ny singing the hymn 's al ha
the power Of Je:us' aane," alter which IN eli
quent prayer was offered:
Dr. Patton read the l6'h to the a0th verses OF ii
:. 18th chapter ri Revelations. which be raid woul
iotrn IN appropsIsts text Alas: al-s that gre
f1ty, that was clothed In hce linen, and purple,
SC The ptaEcr made r1pia sketch Of us yis
:. 10 Richmond. The Trip up Tie James 11yes, s:d Ii
whsn ,Fb taey icy entered It. tbs iite which devasl
!, ta one-e1ghlh part Of tAe Whole, ana IN
eui,ed from thr act oi cruelty on tue part Of the
: defuDct Government Re spoke At !snsth o. th !,
aomisahe n1ranEemtnts which aaa been t, msas d.
. | Hichmond. he r1udicated tbs Christian Com:1t
tion from the chafges usaae against them in sotn
s snppl,sit Sen IT, ne SCI
: by the Amtr7can Union Commission. He the
= gave e1npb1c description Of Libby Prison, Gu
te ThundeI, and btlle Island, sna the ~ aais1,n: a
fsd' led, rate M curreney. p5nds. MORTGAGES, publ
esssn 10 ihe s Ts1eh ss1s stsss
- shout tn str. cts oi the doomed city. Near
y tuc:out ofevsry three taces seen IN Mchmo adw.
u black, be had heard ,nat one conpsny Of hl.e
saldte,s lad been 1.tseu In Richmond for the rrb
army, but they wtre only boys and soon scattered
hey cond nor ret the biatks 70 enlist they lne
d described. aeo, the negro 1as!s pens and auedc
: roome, more numerous than the csurchee, p'ac'
'e OF the II cs1 description. exhibiting landcuds al
e ,hains hronght from thuse places;
,e p" further uec for them; Ac had tSonsht s~!y
Us tooki &c all Of which ssunid ht on view at Il
le Sanlt+ry Fa,r. He 1esd OF of these ilsts RI
- ing the nEee and pr1ces of the saws me1t,ou'
or :Lssc. He wished one thing to be noted MT OF
wrR c:d-r than twenty fire, aud the majority q
petwet u the ase. Of a1xtesn and twcnty. II
x1ckednCss eAacted in those vile dens was e1loa:
10 Sink whole country into p=rd1uon ard Il
esue;tes pr3cdeed there were 9ut atans pssp
Union .cId,ere. Dr.. Patton closed By IN cfecd
arccunf OF the grlef with which they received /
pcws ii the Presidents aEsaf-inauon.
tscncsal Clinton 3. Flske, of st, Luuis, Misse
IT. briefly ndtrsssrd The 0n3ience at The conc
zion OF Dr.. PattoL's 'ec'nre, speakiug o. the !
| casFity Of sustaining the hands Of rur braYe
ftndeit, nud tic need OF nnney to he.p tteH.
fCft Trrd 10 the proposed }upcuon of ti,e 5sa,tl
and Cht1h1l1n Comm,fsota and So dt.rs' hume
ucns ure which Was endorsed by the friends
na both associations.
he 4 collection was taken up for the b:neas Of
We thsll pub.ieh q more detai,cd account
he ..,be yisit>' temotrow.
I'd Cox1Exp11B1E TRAN.Ac11os.-Few were J
IA. ,.r,ay made cognlzaut Of pcce Of Vi1ainy wh
to In. tecu perpe trstet upon poor sornan,
Of .,,aow II solder who recently died II the Gl
Cen, mi nospfial. Willitt'B Point, fon wou
) OF reee:vcd during Grants great camp.ten asa'
de- LIZ. The following are the fseis. oD sasnr
ps1 n9 morning Mrs Mary Jane Johnson aFpeared bel
to Justicc Cut1bclteon ard made statement That
nsy pi.a1 Inst hxfefe dying he gave 70 comrsae
and IN rrcerbscSk, Thlch' be teeired him 10
10 | tzansmsttsd To his Wlfas the E1ent ElSe
money 10 The physicltn OF The Hospital var