, 1866-02-19
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II 4. Ue nnd tue 1Hgt9E1tuyc NJ Albany tAc
Tic IeeislstuTp has general bnb bctorc Il
whith bear directly upon tho we]taro Of this
1netrnrnils- The rnost exciting ono for tho
t,1ne being Is the Health bill, which vas un-
Ger discussion yesterday. Al G!st sight ono
world snppose that hcslsa 1aln-:oonnS
would hare lttla Of politics Ia It, bu. such IL
cot tue case The bill provides for the at'-
coiutmept OF commissioners Dy the State an-
tLority. who shall b responsible TO ths Gov
c,uor, rather than to the Mayor OF the city,
though It does not soy 50 II ns many words.
il Is, in fact, a step toward purifying the city
government at the same time 1t purllles our
ftrecta md renders tile cholera less dsnger-
Gus. or course the Democrats RFo iar1ous,
snd honrl about the liberties Of the people,
and tho right Of city to control ita own "
placent, and iavor the new measure. 1t i
another step IN the right direction. Many Of
those who bitterly opposed the police system
nt the time OF Its organization are now among
lis best friends. 70 a1so With tho enemies OF
the paid fire department, though they hayo
not all forgotten their ho4tllty. Legislation
at Albany has done fbr OCT city Whist slo
could nerer have done Tor herself. There Is
I'LL room for improvement.
THBA1R1oALs-
In The dramatic world there Is nothing
startling to chronicle. Edwin Booth has fair-
~ CCIuI4<LEtA uftA Ati% AttfS4f TAASk Nc IL
signs to run as many nights as possible.
Tins far be has played to crowded houses.
bnt I doubt If he can Keep this play on the
stage as long az be rctn1ned Hamlet last sea-
son. Nr. Booth can boast that be played
Hamlet hundred consecutive nights, the
longest period for which my play In tho !" le-
gitiiratcs' drama has ever kept tue boards.
In Germany abotst hundred years ago, Ham.
lct was performed for e1ghty-tWo nights, the
greatest run previous to the one under con-
sidernt1ou. fdchelieu may keep tic stage for
ht1y nights or more, when It will probably hs
Mlsa Bateman has lain aside Leah, the For
saken, while playing to full houses, and ap
pears as blanca, In tie Italian Wife, and Pait-
line, In the Lady Of Lyons. Mlss Bstenan's
best acting is In Leah, and am surprised that
she should hare dropped 1t for anything 1ess
ring tour very Eoon. and riu {as one Of the
cgotistical dalllea has IT. condasceud to de-
light 1.-THE province" Tor while. So I
presume you mny expect to sec her In Chi
csgo
Lucy Ruehton's new theatre, opposite the
New York Hotel, Is having good SUCCESS.
"Ectweea You and Mo and tho Post" which
contains some very good hits. The building
is too small for comfort, having originally
served as church When the congregation was
not e1ten4ive. Afler taking oil sufficient
space for the stage, tho auditorium Ii rsther
contracted.
Since the end Of the war there has been 4
great Iucrenke in the volume OF foreign trnytl-
The cities Of continental Europe arc full OF
Americans, raoat Of them carving An nbnn-
dance Of money, which they scatter without
stint Every outgoing steamer taaea cabin
full Of passengers, and every incoming ono Is
nearly ~ we'll ftled. Lattcriy. partirs, with
m eye to speculation, hAvn been organizing
exctirAons 10 various parts Of tho world. Ono
Is Under why for Ll1a, Peru, under the man
sgs9sGt 'tea, s ee1ssn st H. Besa3 Bas,as Ed !:
turer on Turkey and IT, people, i arranging
sn excursion to Cons.antlnoplc. taking
The principal European c!tirs IN tho
~sy. Other parties Are. arranging
excursious to PAsis and London
1heao excursions afford excellent opporsuni-
ties for persons Of limited means, but they
gre nearly always unsatisfactory, a. the traT-
oilers generally dnd tha. theY wIeh TO yIAlt
poiutJ not laid down In the regular pro.
Rramme. For those who Wish to make The
tour IS duty Of fashionable LIE rathor than
for sightseeing and mental improvement, the
excursion plan Is good one, as 1t relieves
them or much tronble and annoyance, and
t'puts them through" on an economical plan.
4 NEW uuREAu.
Californian, now residing In this city, re-
CGut44 1OEWAluG0 10 ~ 2kulDKkQn D 1c[O4-
Hendation for, and urged the advantages Of
new Bureau In The Interior Department,
llo proposed that m officer should be ap-
pointed with the special duty Of collecting
IRON ertfy State and territory OF the Union,
specimens OF the agricultural, mechanical,
and mineral wealth, n hlch should be arranged
In such way that would show tho resources
Of every county or district OF our entire do
main. 1hese he wished preserved In
such = way as to he readily accessible
at ell times so that any one
wishing TO knowt the advantages Of any 1ocn1I-
ty, no matter how remote, could learn them
At glance. Euch bureau under proper
management would be Of great Yaluo TO our
own citizens aud to emisrnnt& from other
lands. think the Western States would have
much to gain In its organization, provided the
wonderful agricultural resources Of your re.
gfon were properly sat forth.
AaA1SsT TuHln WILL.
Last Saturday evening ono OF the Hoboken
ferry-boats, with some t,loo people on board,
became wcdged In between two la.ge cakes Of
Ice on the North River, In euch n1y that
and tho boat artfted Gown the haFbor to tie
jersey 1nts aear Bed.oe's Island. There 1t
was released from The Ice, md after somo de-
lay reached It's wharf st3 o'clock In the
morning. Eight hours on crowded ferry
boat Is not pleasant, - the passengers decided
In nseveral Indignation meetings. Most Of them
were people Of New York who reside At Ho-
boktn and in its immediate vicinity. The
Ice In tho Hudson after thaw renders na7l-
cation rather uncertisn. k1NG3roH.