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The New York herald., 1869-11-04
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TAMMANY.-An entertainment OF the usual varied
character Is offered this week at the renovated Wig.
wan, and OF such merit that the theatre has been
crowded every night since the week opened. The
main attraction s offered by the Hanlon Brothers,
who, after somewhat long absence from this city.
made their temperance at this theatre on Monday
night The brothers Alfred and Frederick Hanion,
assisted by young boy named "Littie Bob," appear
In what the brothers choose to call their "Great
Actn This performance IS too complicated to make
it feasible to give nything ike fair description OF
1t. 1t Is OF the trapeze order and requires c0nsd
and consists mainly Of throwing the boy Z
distance or some thirty-dve feet from one
brother to another while upon ,t;rapez:
the house. In the OF the transit through the
air the boy throws s0ersaults and turns completely
round The performance Is intensely exciting, but
no danger of ACCIDENT seems to exist, as q strong
net Is stretched under the trapeze sulciently near
TO prevent the possibility OF tue BOY Deing nurs. IN
Several good ballets arc introduced into the pro.
troupe; Professor French exhibits his trained dogs
Professor Sylvester gives shadow pant0mlme and
the performance Winds up with 0aue; ddctton.
STEiswAY HALL-"MANFRRD."-Every thing oon.
sidered, there was fair attendance at Steinway
Hall last evening" the occasion being tho recitation
Of Byron's poem, Manfred" b, Mr.. W. II. Pope.
with original music by Mr.. George w. Morgan. To
be sure, MIS- Stowe's quaint and probematicai revo.
laions contributed somewhat to augment the num-
bers congregated OF the hall, Manfred" and tho
lady,s announcement being comparatively specu-
lative; but apart the curiosity that attracted
SO large an attendance the recitation and the organ
performance agrccably repaid visit. Mr.. Pope,
young actor OF great promise, comprehensivenead
and undoubted ability, acquitted himself very credit.
aoy, ana although at times somewhat overstrained
and, perhaps, n little too 'sta9ey" as reader, no
nevertheless created favorable Impression. "Man.
fred on the Mountains was very clearly recited bus
the talent and artistic skill OF Mr.. Pope were dis
passages. Altogether Mr.. Pope, undertaking as he
dld heavy task. fully merited the appreciation be-
slowed upon his courageous effort. The appropriate
music furnished bJ Mr.. Morgan wss thoroughly ap-
preciated and gave an additional charm TO Mr..
POpeB success.
The New York herald., 1869-11-04

SHE BEATS BARNUM. Stowe is pos
sessed of the genius for advertising In an emf
nent degree. Her vampire assault on Byron's
sister is comprehensive, now that she explains
that she has book in press relating to Byron.
She wanted to make a grand preliminary ex-
element to attract attention to her book, and
did not care what woman's good name might
stand in the way. What must the world think
of moralist who thus deliberately sacrifices
the reputation of another woman simply to put
money n her own purse?
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Musical and Theatrical N0tC,.
,sap rottnu Ia sin,iuu IN Memnhts

Susan Cation is singing In Memphis.
John Il. owens is playing 'Selr' In st. Louis.
Mr. Il. l.. Davenport is dcllghtlng the R0chesterans
with David Garrick."
Morlacchl and her slight fantasticu troupe are
toelng the mark for the 1roJans.
Elise Holt and Harry Wall are burlesqung for the
good people OF ST. LOUIS
"Alary Warner" IS underlined at Aikens Museum,
Chicago.
Lucia. She was well received.
new piece IS IN preparation at the Princess. "
Mr. Boucicault. under tne ttle OF "Jezebel"
Mr. and Mrs. Harry watkins are ediIying the Bat
timoreans with their rendition OF "Irodden Down.
Maggie Mitchell 'sFanchons' tonight N Hartford.
and tomorrow evening Kate Fisher and her horse
win do "MaZeppa III the same pace.
bust OF Madamc Adena Patti, with the coronet
in the saloon OF the Italian opera, OF Paris.
The s.outer wofks' OF the new Grand Opera ~
Paris are 70 DO unveiled on the loth ol Novsnpes
opened IL is difficult to say. Its still empty.
A tribe OF a hunored aud twenty instruments COM
nose the Munich orchestra necessary TO Lhe produce
ion OF Herr Wagncr's last masterpiece and 1900
gas burners make up an item no less essential.
Mlss Nina Foster, OF New York, whose gifts ana
accomplishments make a "readn9n rs attractive aS
n MAY has nearly completed o series OF very sue
cessfui readings" In Chicago aud other western
ctcs -.
There IA evidently theatrical revival In Philadci.
phia. The Quaker City seems ambitious OF rvalling
New York. The manager OF the Arch street theatre
Is the 1rst TO bring before the American puDo
Boucicaults new drama Of "1ost at Sea- The Drst
excellent company IL is worthy OF note, too, thas
the principal female character was assigned To and
admirably represented by n New York young lady
Miss Annie Flrmin--wno has boon but q short time
on the stage and who promises TO be distinguishes
IN her profession.
The theatrical world OF London Is full OF rumors OF
litigation. A dispute between Mr.. Sothern and Mr.
Byron Is likely TO come into tue law courts owing 70
the refusal OF the former to play the part assigned
hlm in Mr. Byron's new comedy, according 70 Me
bargain between them. MIR. Byron u IcuuCed s0
play the part himself Then hostile elements ar0
busy about the Princess theatre. Ihat mousse sud-
denly closed 20 the astonlshinent OF everybody con-
nected with it, AMI Is said that an action wlli Do
brought against Mr. Bouctcault for non.aehyery Q!
I the NAV with which tho PrincesS season sn0ud
have nneued Tue name OF this drama waat0 have
been 0aJezebel,'--number two OF the "Formosan
eicam't ~ ,,se MIS- own words "has opened THIS
thorauahfare and means to keep IL open." Alto
gether what with free fights among opera singers in
the nrovnces and legal warfare at home, the theatr
cal Community Of London seams in o very oxaspoA
..tA
The New York herald., 1869-11-04

COUNT BISMARCK has, says Paris semi
official Journal, ''lost a great portion of his
former influence in German politics. Should
this assertion prove true We fear that King
William of Prussia is becoming Indifferent to
the glory Of Sadowa, and that the Pope has
overslaughed the great North German Premier
10 the matter of that new Berlin carpet for the
Vatican, aud that Napoleon knew all about 1t,
which is, perhaps, the worst of all.
The New York herald., 1869-11-04
RcSIlt Of the EIcctiOns-Tho Political
Horoscope.

Horoscope.
The elections which have Just taken place in
the State Of New York and other States, as
we'll as the previous elections within the last
few months, show that the democratic party
sIill holds strong position in the country.
They show, in fact, that, with all the blunders
and short-sightedness of party managers, this
old and once overwhelmingly powerful organ
izaton continues to have great influence over
the masses OF people. The principles Of the
democracy, apart from the anHwar copper
headism Of o faction and the Objectionable
party machinery, are in harmony with the
sentiment Of the country. The record Of the
elections, as published yesterday and to-day
in the HERALD, indicates this to be 80. 1t Is
unnecessary to recapitulate the details or to
make any argument here; the figures speak
for themselves. Tho falling off Of the vote in
these local elections and the usual party re-
ordinations about corruption, "repeaters" or
false voting, one side or the other, amount to
nothing The significant fact that the demo-
cratic party ia still strong and has great hold
upon the people stands out prominently in the
result Of the elections.
Stil the republican party remains in the
ascendant II has large majority in both
houses Of Congress, majority Of the State
Legislatures aud the administration, with the
most popular man in the country for Presi-
| dent. Indeed, General Grant has been the
saviour of the republican party. 1t was the
use of his great name that saved the party
from defeat aud dissolution, for it has no
| fundamental platform Of principles to stand
upon. The old anti-slavery and protectionist
elements Of Massachusetts politics have con-
trolled the party, but the great West, from
which ii derives its real strength, does not and
| cannot, from the nature Of things, cordially
act in concert with tho protectionist radicals
| of New England, except from political
considerations Of party expediency for a
4 time. There can be no permanent union
between the people sdhering at present to the
republican party In the agricultural West,
whose interests favor free trade policy, and
the New England radicals, who are manufac-
tureFs and in favor OF protection. The Presi-
dent Is Western man and in oil bis ideas and
views af1iates with that section. He was
chosen for his high Office by the party, mol
because he was the representative Of any
principles Of national policy, but because he
was necessary to keep the republicans in
power The only platform they had to stand
upon aud the only one they dare venture to
make was made up Of the issues of the war.
They resuscitated the dead past-the issues oi
the war-and had the sagacity to take Gen
eral Grant, the representative man of the war,
as their candidate for the Presidency. Upor
this alone, and not upon any principle Of grea
national policy applicable TO the present or the
future condition OF the country, they sue
cesded. Nor has the party to-day any plat
The New York herald., 1869-11-04

THE PROSPECT or REFORM AT ALBANY
Pretty much the same as last year. Money
makes the mare go, and where there Is money
even reformers can be bought. The morals of
men must be measured by the age in which
they live-and this Is the age Of money, more
than any other age since the flood. Men
go to Albany, as they 60 to the gold diggings,
to make money, and for something more than
three dollars day. We must take things al
they come.
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TO ADVERTISERS.
rarrr~slss Circulation Of the Heral

farF~ssiss Circulation Of the Herald.
We ere again constrained 10 ask advertisers to
hand n their advertisements a; as early an hour
sspos~lble.
Oar anmense and constantly increasing editions
csmpsi "a, notwithstanding our presses are
capable Of printing seventy thousand copies an
bour, - put our forms to press much earlier than
usss4ssa % facilitate the work we are forced to
stop the classilications Of advertisements at nine
O'clock PM
The New York herald., 1869-11-04
Republican Sentiment in Spnin-Our Spc.
cial Correspondence.

Republican Sentiment In SDutn-Our Spc.
ciaI Correspondence.
Our columns were enriched yesterday by
the fullest and most exhaustive letters which
have yet appeared, perhaps, in any jour-
nal, either in the Old World or the New. re-
garding the outburst in Saragossa. Since the
Abyssinian war, when the New YORK HERALD
was thousand miles ahead of all other jour-
nails on either Continent, we have had no such
letters as those which have given us detailed
account of the heroic and henccforth memora-
BILE struggle of the people of Saragossa. Not
to dwell on the merits of the letters, we look
upon the news they convey, and, indeed, upon
oil our latest news, as proof positive that there
is republican element widely diifused over
Spain which cannot much longer be kept down.
All the recent risings have been republican.
In Barcelona, in Malaga, in Valencia, the
voice that has been heard is the voice Of the
republic. The same voice would have been
heard at Madrid, and as loudly, but for the
centralized strength Of the army The risings
have been put down all over the kingdom, but
the spirit which created and gave them force
romans; and notwithstanding the great
strength of Prim the republican element
against which he has very unnecessarily COM
mitted himself, must at no distant day burst
forth with new aud redoubled energy. The
placing upon tho throne Of the Dake Of Genoa
will not pacify the republicans, while it may
ruin the monarchy. Spain is not in the condi-
tlon in which England was when she invited
to the throne William Of Orange, or in the con-
dtion Of Belgium when she gave her crown to
Leopold of Saxe-Coburg or in the condition Of
Greece when she crowned Prince Ohio or
Prince George. With but one or two excep-
tions-and the exceptions are becoming every
year less and less possible--foreign princes
have proved failures. We write strongly, but
not too strongly, when we state that Spain has
no crown TO offer.
The New York herald., 1869-11-04
sulcIoE BY CUTTING ms THROAT.

Coroner Rollins yesterday ned an inquest at No. -
avenue A on the body Of Casper SchelenDarger. .
German, ortyeight years Of age, who committed
suicide by cutting his throat with a razor About
TWO years ago deceased had surgical operation per-
formed on one OF his legs, since which tme he has
suffered intense pain ana on several occasions
tnt eatened to take his life. On Tuesday he retired
10 his room and cut his throat most iearluy with
razor. Death subsequently ensued from tho ef1ecta
OF the wound. The Jury rendered verdict oorrQ,
spondlng win tho FOREGOING facts.
The New York herald., 1869-11-04

THE REGISTRY LAw.-The republicans are
beginning to discover that the Registry law is
a machine which is used by rogues at the polls.
while 1t operates as an obstruction to honest
voters Perhaps the makers Of the law may
be able, with the help of the democrats, in the
new Legislature to amend 1t or abolish 1t alto
gether. Something must be done for the pro-
lection of honest voters, If nothing can be done
to head or the rogues.
The New York herald., 1869-11-04

Ting New STATE CONSTITUTION has evidently
failed, bob and limo, hook and sinkor. If any
part of it has been saved II is the judiciary
article but the statement Of Charley Spencer
Of the republican bolt against 1t in this city
throws some doubt over this article. AS for
ngger suffrage, it will be fixed In the fifteenth
amendment TO the national constitution.
The New York herald., 1869-11-04

REPUBLICAN, APATHY. Too many Of the
electioneering men Of the party provided with
snug offices were satisfied, while the disap-
pointed ofice-seekers we're indifferent, and so
our rural districts were only inditferently
stumped. Greeley worked like beaver /;
at timo. This may be cold comfort for the
defeated party, but it is the best we have to
rive
The New York herald., 1869-11-04

CHEATING Born CANDIDATES. s.-Accordin to
Rufus Andrews, Benedict, the regular republi-
driven to resignation by treachery in the
house of his friends, and then, according 10
Spencer, Judge Clerke was deserted. Tam
many can afford to laugh at such tactics.
The New York herald., 1869-11-04
Our New Legislature,

The election Of State and county officers Ia
tho struggle Of Tuesday was a matter OF COM
parative Indifference, because the results were
pretty clearly understood. The voters who
fought with Sigel and drank water with Greeley
are nowhere. The democratic ticket held tha
field against all odds. In this city Tam
many was the great 81 Am" and p. B.
Swoeny was his prophet Therefore Tam
many carried everything before it. The OUT
siders made no show at all. They went down
like the cohorts of Sennacherb before the blast
Of the Tammany trumpet. But there is more
interest concentrated upon the Legislature.
The balance Of power there is oil important
to the interests of the State, because
it involves the future existence or
the immediate extinction of the different COM
missions which are now governing this city
and Brooklyn, besides controlling the Speaker
ship and the committees of the Assembly.
Hence popular interest centres upon tho
Legislature. We give to-day full list of the
members elected to both houses according to
latest reports. It will be seen that, as far az
we can calculate now, the democrats appear
to have a majority In both houses.
The New York herald., 1869-11-04

THE RHIND-HAMLroN CoNrRovERsY.-We
publish elsewhere response to certain asper-
siors by Mr.. Hamilton on the late Mr.. Rhind,
representative of the United States govern
msnt at Constantinopie during Gen eral Jack
sons administration. Mr.. Hamilton has mani
tested in his "Reminiscences" so laudable q
desire to vindicate the memory of his father
from foul aspersions that he cannot be sur
prised at being informed that the sons of the
gentlemen he assails are ready to maintain
what is stated in the letter Of Mr.. Charles
Rhind." 1t is, however, one of the encour-
aging signs of tho times that n controversies
of this kind an appeal may be made directly
to the public through the press without
recourse to the provisions of 'the CODE"
so-called, which is everywhere becoming
obsolete. We trust that the Rhind-Hamilton
controversy will not lead to ''pistols and coffee
for two."
The New York herald., 1869-11-04

A CANADIAN RAILROAD DRUMMER The
president Of the Grand Trunk Railway of Can
ada ia out in Missouri trying to arrange with
the Western limos to carry grain to the Atlantic
seaboard. Very good. If his competition
with our American lines prevents Impressive
The New York herald., 1869-11-04

REpEATERs. twenty persons are In
custody or under bail bonds charged with
attempting to register and vote illegally. By
keeping these cases in sight the press may
secure an enforcement Of the penalties, and
such enforcement will have saluiary effect,
perhaps, for the future.
The New York herald., 1869-11-04

fteights, all the better. Let thb grain 60 BY
the cheapest route. But we suspect that if
this grain did not havo to leave the United
States and then re-enter it-thus crossing the
frontier twice on Its way to Portland-the
labor Of the president would be easier.
The New York herald., 1869-11-04

JUST So.-A Dutchman once upon time
was asked how much a fat pig weighed that he
had just butchcred. Ho answered, 'It did
not weigh as much as I expected, and always
knew 1t wouldn't;" aud he fought emit
Sipei"
The New York herald., 1869-11-04

ssPARIs IS TRANQUIL" but ga great crowd
is assembled at Montmartre, and the police are
held in readiness. That is, therefore, rather
uneasy tranquillity-a slumher that covers the
nirhtmara.
The New York herald., 1869-11-04

CONSOLATION FOR GREELEy.--It might dave
been worse. Never despair. Better luck,
perhaps, next time,
The New York herald., 1869-11-04

wAsFeLES rHEsrSE, so. Es0 Bra.a~y-A oaAsr
V&MerS KNFxErANaas1
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oIrsge mEArRE BFs.a"y.-rus STREETS
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FfFfr kvFNug rHEAfRR, Fsnh avenue ana aith .
&ms Wntkp ANn kas w0Ntp Nor.
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so0rWs FaKArER nds1. bss~s.a sA sniah ava
MaEr wkMNak
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-14
THE LAST BALLOON HumBuc.
"The Avitor.0

From the San Francisco Alta. july 81
A number OF our citizens on Saturday received
invitations from the secretary OF the Aerial steam
Navigation Company to attend private view OF
their model carriage. which has for long time past
been In the course or construction at Shell Mound
Track, in San Mateo county. Among others we con-
cludcd 70 accept the invitation. ana the half-pAst
eight O'Clock train OF the San Jose Raiiroad com
pany landed US 1t the track yesterday at ten O'Clock
We found the "Avitor' inflated and the engineers
and attendants leading the stately little fellow from
the shed where he was constructed out mo The open
air. Unfortunately, stin breeze had tust sprung
up and 1t was too evident thar the managers mad
their own doubts as to whether he should be allowed
TO soar alot Under such an adverse circum-
stance nothing was left but to return him 70
pace We are compelled TO say that the nerfern
ance looked something like failure and q feeling
of regret, rather than OF ridicuIe, pervaded The
company present, at the lowering OF the homes that
had been raised by It's over-sanguInc inventor
The ''Avitorr can be BREEZY described simply M
q balloon OF the form OF q very short ana thick
cigar, It's extreme length being about ninety. five
feet Its height ten feet and Its width al the centre
about seven feet delicate framework of
light and strong wood passes longitudInally
around It, and serves 10 hold the guides for rear.
end Of the frame the rudder is placed-an
ingenious contrvance for directing ITS course either
vertically or horizontally The propelng power
Is furnished by very small engine and boiler OF
the very nghtcst weight and certainly OF no more
effective force than could be produced by turning
. crank by n man OF Ordinary strength. The engine
and boiler-thc latter nred up with alcohol are In
dangerous proximity TO the balloon ITSELF aud are
placed ~ q meme IN It's bottom. From The ehgine.
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by light shafts and gearing the power Is transmitted
to couple OF propellers working IN the frame first
mentioned, ana o humber OF lines bands, ribbons
and network, all OF the highest material serve to
tour.
The inventor has evidently made his greatest error
In sQpposng that any practical speed can be obtained
from the application OF so little power 10 great
mass 1t Is apparent that to give any velocity to the
balloon relative 70 the through which II travels
the air In front must be removed and passed to Its
rear, that bulk OF its own size must be moved
by is propellers In order to force II to Its own
constructed very trining and Inadequate 20 do
this that Its failure cannot be matter OF surprise;
In fact until some other power Is discovered that
can be condensed In far less compass than that or
steam we fear that the success Of the present affair
IL hopeless. f
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GRrAT COTTON CASE IN TENNEssEE-There has
been pending In the United states Court q great
cotton case, IN which 800 bales at stake. The
cotton was claimed by Mr. George N. GILL OF this
ground that 1t had been forfeited 10 the United
States under the "non-intercourse act,n 1t having
been alleged that the cotton was purchased from tho
Ouachta Valley In the spring OF that year. Tue case
has been ably argued ~ Major Pufviance, Judge
Heath, Colonel Haynes, Judge hawkins and Colonel
stockton for the government and the part OF the
Claimant q. M. ON, by Judge Thomas Il. Smith,
mr. Horny GRAFT and Mr. II. M. yerger. General,
tendance each day watching the case on the part OF
the government Yesterday Judge Trgg charged tho
|Jury. SAID that u had been better for the gov
|ernme1t the argument OF the counsel FOR tho
Iclaiinant nsa been gwen 70 the jury as a charge
1nNcae on Inat OF Judge Trigg. II was strongly
|d@ ior he claimant but II ~ expected that the case
[wm oe cairieo 70 The Supreme Court OF the United