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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

SENATORS BENEDICT, WEIsMAEN AND TIE
MANN are New York reformers. They would
be traitors to their constituents and their prin-
ciples if they should vote against the leading
champion Of reform, Senator James O'Brien,
on the Eric Railroad question. AS anti Ring
men they are bound to vote against the cor
rupt Erie Ring.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

The Ice Dissolution ON the Upper Mis-.
souri-The Herald's Warning Repeated.
The information reaches us that the ice in
the Missouri River has begun to break up at
Fort Benton, Montana. As yet we have had
no tdings of the loosening of the Upper Mis-
sissippi nor even of the Lower Missouri, nor
in any part of the northwestern country where
the rivers have been sealed up by the Frost
King.
The HERALD took occasion few days ago
to advert to the climatic popularity OF the
regions extending from Eastern Montana to
the coasts of British Columbia and Washing
ton, and known as the mild winter belt. The
fact just alluded to, of the commencing of the
ice dissolution in the extreme Northwest
where the rivers might be supposed most
solidly frozen, is a singular and significant
evidence of the just claim Of that country to
be regarded as one of the finest sections
west of the Mississippi. No better evil
dence of its mild climate can be given than
the early breaking up of ice in the river at
Fort Benton. This will probably be followed
at an early day by an extensive movement
further South, and the HERALD's timely warn
ing to New Orleans may now be repeated with
greater emphasis to that city, and also to the
thousand fourishing towns and cities that lie
scattered from Fort Benton and st. Paul to
the lower valley of the Father of Waters.
Now is the time to prepare for inundation all
along the Western river valleys Instructions
have been issued, in anticipation, by General
Myer, the Chief Signal Officer Of the army,
to all observers at stations upon the Western
rivers to make special reports by telegraph
of any sudden or unusual change in the riv-
ers This will be of the utmost service to
steamboat men and the whole Western country,
and will doubtless greatly tend to the preser-
walton of property and life, and immensely
increase the usefulness of the Weather Bu-
reau
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

SENATOR GEORGE Bowen was in the State
Senate in 1870 and 1871. He has been
marked by some Of his own party for bis
votes in those years. Will be dare to brave
public opinion now by doing the dirty work OF
the Erie Ring and voting against Senator
OBrien's bill to give the stockholders of the
Erie Railroad their rights
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

SENATOR WILLIAM B. WooDN cannot afford
to vote against Senator O'Brien's bill to repeal
the Erie Classification law. His railroad
committee has drawn public attention to him.
1t was too decidedly in favor of the railroad
rings. A vote in favor of the bribing Erie
directors now would bear decidedly ''fshy"
appearance.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

SENATOR JAMES WooD can have no pleasant
remembrance of the last State Senate, of
which he was member, especially since the
failure of the Bowling Green Savings Bank
Then he borrowed money, it is said, of Tweed,
and voted for Tweed's charter. If he should
now vote against the repeal of the Erie CLASH
fication act everybody will believe that he has
borrowed money of Gould and Lane.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27
Brooklyn Theatre.

John Brougham's romantic play OF "Bel De,
monio was presented for the first time to Brook
lvn audience last night. The mounting Of the piece
was In harmony with the elegance Of the appear
ance Of the theatre and with the reputation that this
house has obtained in this regard. There was
a large, effective and talented cast, the
principal OF which was Mr.. Frank Roche,
ME Conway was admirable as Margaret, and sus-
tanned Doth her hislrionic and vocal accomplish
ments exceedingly credltably. Miss Ella Burns had
travail OF Lena. The piece will run for several
nights and is likely to be great success. Tnere
was a large attendance, which Will be nignty aug,
mented as the piece grows In favor. The orlglnat
mnsic of the play Is retained and the orchestra was
successful in It's rendering.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

SENATOR ISAAC v. BAKER, JR, was men,
Der of Assembly in the foul Legislatures Of
1869, 1870 and 1871. The offensiveness Of
those sessions adheres to every members
skirts. Will he now add to the unsavoriness
by doing the dirty work of the rotten Erie
Ring and voting at their bidding against the
repeal of the Classification act?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

SENATOR LoRAN L. LEWIS was in the last
State Senate. Erie county has too many in
terests at stake to suffer its representative to
vote this year IN the service of the corrupt
Erie Ring. Senator Lewis must not be ''seen"
nv Lane
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

SENATOR JAMES Fl. GRAHAM was a men,
Der of Assembly last session. He had better
have retired to private life with that honor on
his head if he should prove himself now a
tool of the Erie Ring by voting at its order
againsVthe repeal of the Classification act.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27


The repeal of the Erie Classification law
is simple act of justice. No argument based
on reason, justice or expedency can be urged
against it. The law was passed by the pur-
chased votes of venal Legislature. 1t keeps
in Office men who are corruptly squandering
the money belonging to the stockholders; men
who pay brides to disreputable adventures
for dishonest services on vouchers signed by
single director and falsely charge the amounts
to legitimate expenses; men who drain the
treasury of the road for contracts and supplies
in which they are personally interested; men
who have pocketed millions of dollars belong
ing to the stockholders; who are alleged to
have stripped the company of all its property
except the bare roadbed, to have sold out
depots, workshops, rolling stock, and every
thing within their reach, and to have made
away with the proceeds for their own benefit.
TO repeal the Classification act is simply to
restore to the bona .fde stockholders of the
road the clear, legal and equitable right Of
which they have been robbed, to elect their
own directors. If the stockholders desire to
Classification will not overthrow the Erie Ring.
If the present directors are holding on to the
road against the wishes of its owners they are
simply pirates who ought to be driven out by
the law.
These facts are 80 self-evident that it is GER
tain no honest legislator can vote against the
repeal of the Classification act. The Senator
or Assemblyman who refuses to give the Erie
stockholders the right to decide whether they
will retain or depose the present directors
must either be bought up directly with the
money so lavishly dealt out in brides,
or otherwise corruptly influenced in
favor of the Ring. The HERALD will there
fore publish Black List containing the
names of all Senators and Assemblymen
who vote against the repeal of the Infamous
Classification act, and will keep it constantly
before the people until every bogus reformer
who sells his vote this year shall have been
impalsd on the sharp stake of public in
dignation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

JUDGE ROBERTSON will vote in favor Of the
repeal of the Erie Classification act. He is
an honest man. Senator Madden may vote
against it. He is an honest man also, but
sadly wrong on the Erie question.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

THE PEOPLE OF ANTWERP calculate tnat
there will be a million Of strangers ADDED 10
the population Of the city before evening
to-day. Good foE. trade, bpt pq0r news. !9r
-tba p0ljGex
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

SENATORS AMEs, FOSTER, CHATFIELD, HAIR
ROVER AND ALLEN will be closely watched on
the Erie Classification vote. If they desire
to figure in the HERALD's Black List let them
20 over to the paid legions of Lane.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27
Metropolitan Gossip.

.R,cbard the Thirdn is in active preparation AZ
Booths Theatre. ,u..
lieutenant Cole, ventrioquist, will shortly visit
America ana will open at Niblos Garden, tals city
Albert Aiken has secured Lima hdwins Theatre
for snort time, commencing on March LIE
~, ,,svuo,,s H,bernicon unrols at the st. James
saa,re this city on April /, and continues for two
months. 49,. 49,,
Far West the 2st inst e nau 20 iof fes mer
blockade.
charles conrad and his two b-Ss, also David
uawiey ana Harry Raynor and brother left for Eng
land on the oath inst, under contract from Colonel
r. Austin Brown to appear In London.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

as useless to him as to Prince Bismarck. The
democratic party, as things are, can do
nothing better than the embarrassed Micaw-
Der, in falling back upon his /. o. U. and in
waiting for something to turn up" Perad-
venture something may turn up again in the
New Hampshire election to give the democrats
a Lift and set them all again shouting ''Halle-
lpjah y Let us wait and see.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

GERMANY, THE JEsUITs AND THE ROMAN
CATHOLIC CHURoH.-The government of Ger
many is taking measures to prevent the agita-
ton of the empire through sectarian agencies.
The police of Posen have just searched a
Jesuit establishment and seized and carried
away large quantity of manuscript and
other papers. Prince Bismarck has defended
his position towards the Roman Catholic
Church in speech addressed to the Prussian
Legislature. The Premier complained Of the
anmus which distinguishes the members Of
that body, moving them towards system Of
demand for separate and exclusive faculties,
acknowledged that he was annoyed by the
course they had adopted in public, and pro-
claimed that the government was for the
empire and for the whole people and without
any restriction or any preference in the matter
of religion. The Premier paid merited COM
pliment to the Israelite population of the
empire.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

SENATOR DANIEL z. WooD is an old lepis-
lative bird. He cannot be caught by chat.
His vote on the Erie Railroad bill will show
whether he can be caught by checks
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27
Provincial Gleauings.

Emmett was IN Troy all last week.
The Richmond. Va, Theatre closed its season on
the oath inst
The Chapman Sisters open at the opera House,
Rochester, on March a.
Kate Denim plays the principal roe IN "Divorccp
at the opera House, Rochester, next week.
Ada Gray Is the star this next week at the Fifth
Avenue opera House, Pittsburg
Turck Marius takes out q travelling dramatic
| COMPANY fora tour West. commencing March q
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27
Theatre Cornique-ssIxion."

The gentle sisters yclept Worren appeared at this
theatre last night before an overwhelming audi
ence The lisping Sophie, the divine Irene and
the vrvacious Jennie brought the house down BY
their various and wonderfully constituted
STYLES of performance. There Is little difference
In the sisters from the time that they made
the ateeple of the old New York Theatre
re.echo with the plaudits OF their admirers, and
Young New York will, probably, during the term OF
IeWelry mot from Dollar Store) as plentfuy as
when their names were attached to managerial
on delivery to be presented on their own stage
The great spectacle OF Chicag0 Before. During and
After the Fire,' on which Mr.. Josh Hart mas ex-
nended $40, OOO will be shortly presented.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

SENATOR WEBSTER WAGNER was in the last
Assembly. He knows how the machine was
run that year. If he now votes as the tool Of
the Erie Ring he will be unable to sleep with
clear conscience even in a palace car.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

SENATOR NORRIS WINsLow was also State
Lane will run after. BY his vote on Senator
O'Brien's repeal of the Classification act we
shall soon know whether Lane has caught him.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27
Grand Opera House-"Dou Giovanni"

Grand Opera H0use-"Don Giovanni"
The second week Of the Fabbri German opera
opened last night With Iozaft5s ohei d'sums b.
fore fairly filed house. The cast was the same
as at the Stadt Theatre-Mme. Fabbrt as Donna
Anna, Mile. Rosetu as Donna Elvlra, Mile. Anna
Elzer as Zerlina, JACOB Muller az Don Giovanni.
Carl Formes as Leporello and Carl Bernard as
Don Ottavio. Nine. Fabbri ana Muller repeated
the success they achieved In the Bowery. and
Elzer in spite Of sudden and most terrible attack
of illness, did wonderfully well, and gave evidence
stage. The iortitude with which she bore up from
beginning 70 spd against the most adverse GU
artist. "a Night in Granada', will be presented this
evening We would advise the management to at.
tend little more to the ensemble, Tor at present IL
ia sim nlv atrOC1OuS.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
NiblO's.


The "Black Crook" has at last given way to D
rival spectacular drama-'Tne Naiad Queen" But
acting perhaps on the principle that a rose under
any other name would smell as sweet, the manage
ment have left the 'show" part Of the entertain.
ment much the same as ever; indeed, 1t
Is doubtful II the ballet and 'varietyn ee-
ment Is not even more prominent In.
the new piece than in Its predecessor.
Scanty, indeed, are the remnants In the way Of
dialogue OF the well-known "Lurline." Still the
framework Of the story has been preserved, ana
new and strikingly good scenery has been painted
to illustrate 1t. The music has also been partly
changed, and the novelties were singuary success
full. The great event OF the evening was the ap-
pearance of Mile. de Rose who was one OF the prln.
cipal danseuses in the ''White Fawn' three years
ago. Her dancing belongs, perhaps, Q little too
put it is never positively ungraceful, ana ner fests
exhibit 80 much vgor and power, and are besides
Sa they % mousse WITH
%a9saas also net with s!sss approval Ss:
s spirit '0 and eject, s ana might further
they were able, the opportunities anorded
them by the dramatic portion OF the piece, but
criticism. Last night q new snake was introduced
In Sassl's charm dance, and proved much livelier.
but successful of couple OF weeks. AT the emf
Of the scene, when he ought to lie stu on the
OF an cratic disposition that the ballet girls
screamed In terror, and Sassi had to recover
than usual to pick him up and put
HIM back in the basket. The remaining best fea-
lures OF the "Orook"-the magic fountain, tine
troupe OF trained animals, the little old men, the
Spanish minstrels and, last and greatest OF all the
great goat Alexis all retained and all met with
their usual need OF favor. "The Naiad Queen''
only runs during the present week and will then be
positively removed to give place to the appearance
OF Mrs. John Wood.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

OLYMPIC THEATRE Broadway.-THE BALLET PAN.
TONNE OF HUMPTy DUMPTy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27
ADJUSTMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND Evsnlac.

BOwERY THEATRE Bowery-CnossING THE LIN
BUFFALO BILL.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

with it. because he will never abandon MS
hobby of protection while the rains fall and
the grass grows. There is no place for Mr..
Fenton outside the republican camp, and Mr..
Trumbull is dead weight to any party. And
how can the democracy fuse with the labor
reformers on free trade, when this new party
has declared for protection?
And what mixed ticket and platform-libcral
republican and democratic-can be CON-
pounded which will be acceptable to the I'M
reconstructed old-liners of the South? What
combination Of this sort, on the fifteenth
amendment, can be made which will not ap-
pear to JEFF Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Wade
Hampton and their followers as 80 sounding
brass and a tnkling cymbal?" Will not the
Ku Klux Kans turn up their dainty noses at
this abomination in any shape, and retire to
their tents enraged at this surrender to the
! Internal nggers? In truth, the embarrass-
ments of the democracy are manifold.
They don't know what they can do with these
liberal republicans, and they don't see what
they can do without them. The Northern
leaders appear utterly Indifferent as to the
wishes of the Southern fre-eaters, and the fire.
eaters have at least come TO this conclusion.
that Grant, as military despot, is more
acceptable to them than such liberal republi.
cans as Sumner. If the revolutionary Schurz
were eligible for the White House, with the Ger.
man vote to back him, the case and the course
for the democracy would be plain enough
but here is the embarrassment to Mr.. Schurz
and we fear that by the time we have con
stitutional amendment for hjA relief 1t will b
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, Twenty fourth street
TNE NEW DRAMA OF DIvoRoH.
New-York tribune., 1872-07-29
A BROADER HORIZON.
ton.

Senator Carl Schurz, in his speech at Green's
boro, North Carolina, last Saturday, touched
the marrow of the whole question of the
treatment of the South. Referring to the
faithful legislation of Congress for the pro-
lection of the coloIed race, and the fostering
care with which their freedom had been
watched, he said that this having been ac-
cOmplshed, the eye Of the party had to sweep
broader political horizon. The freedman
has been the ward of the nation; he has been
encouraged in his timM endeavors to make
his own way in the world; he has not been
left to the unreasoning fury of men who suffered
the pangs of defeat and the humiliation of dis
franchisement. But the negro does not longer
ask special privileges; he is able to take care
of himself, and only demands that he shall
have equal rights and liberties with his neigh
| bors. So it becomes our duty to give these
| nrivilepes TO the white eX-Rebel as well as to
! tbe black ex-saye. The time has come (when
the war has been over for eight years. for all
TO make their way in the world together. 1t
is the duty of the Government to give pOhti-
cal rights to every citizen of the Union not
only to the men who have been freed from
bondage, but to those who laid down
their arms and in good faith accepted the issue
of battles fought
The Senator, tracing the history of recon
struction, shows that while the colOred people
have been protected by stringent laws aimed
against their late masters, they have secured
the fruits of freedom and have learned tC
stand alone. But, meantime, the long arm OF
Federal power has reached into every South
| erp State in order to control elections, oppress
the people and perpetuate the existing Ad'
ministration in power. Whatever need there
NAV have been, eight years ago, for repres
sive measures and stringent legislation, none
can honestly argue that this necessity mus
exist indefinitely, We must protect the liber'
ties of the few; but need we endanger tho
liberties of the manyf Yet it is hard to con
vince the Administration and its following thai
il ls time for the South to be restored to normal
condition of things. The bands OF military
despotism once upon those States, 1t seems
impossible to have them lifted. The South
ern people cannot be trusted to vote; they are
not trusted to manage their own afiairs
| They are continually reminded that they are
in tammels and not free citzens-peers OF
any Others in the Republic. 1t is evident
enough that this system of repression II
sought TO be continued only that the party
sustaining it shall be kept ia power. Let Us
New-York tribune., 1872-07-29

have the South held down few years iho,o'
they say, and we may keep our seats In 'ne
Government after us. the deluge.
But the reign of terrorism and the carpet, s
boo !, over The horizon is broadening, ana
people @ do see that we cannot afford to violate s
the principles of justice by keeping any class OF
rer o nnder a han. 1t is time that political
amnesty o were complete and sectional lesiSla-
ton brought to an end There is no longer
ony reason why laws nominally of general
annlicatiop should be leveled at the Southern
states alone. Held fast by painful bonds, the
south has been plundered of her resources
until a thrill of indignation has run through
the North at the woful sight. 1t is enough !!
National legislation must embrace in its beneh-
cent scope all citizens and all classes of citi-
zens. The day of revenges is past the era OF
real peace has come ....
New-York tribune., 1872-07-29
OFFICE-HOLDERS ORATORY.

We have before us the reports, apparently
fair, of two speeches delivered to the Freed
men. near Oxford, Miss on the Fourth of July
last, the one by the United States District-At-
torney, G.. w. Wells, and the other by j. II.
Pierce, who is the United States Marshal. The
first gentleman said to his colored audience;
"No people can enslave you now 1or "hich
" you should thank God and the carpet-oas-
gers. You are free and the equal OIL any
"people under the sun, and the kadlcaiS anu
carpet -baggers have accomplished all Chis
" God is Just, and you should thank Him tha,'
" through the carpet t-baggers, you nave sucn
freedom to-day. What did the Southern
" people ever do for your You nave Always
" been deceived by the Southern people you
"must not suffer them to blind you with poor
despised Horace Greeley"
Then came United States Marshal Col j. IL.
PIERCE. who said that he had listened with great
nIoosure IN the "beautiful remarks" of Col.
Wells This Pierce seems to be good deal OF
an ass. He said: Z" He could not speak, but
"be could feel as much as anybody. His soul
" swelled up to-day until he failed to find
swords to express his feelings. There was no
"lapguage to express his feelings at beholding
so many of his colored friends here to-day.
"They were called upon to vote for Grant or
"Greeley, but he felt no hesitanCy in saying
"that they would never go back on the carpet
"bagger or the man who carried the Stars and
"Stripes through so many bloody battle-felds." :"
We congratulate the President upon the name
with which his own is thus so constantly
coupled-we do not mean the name OF God,
though that is often and somewhat irreverently
used-but the other title. Both these speeches
have q great deal to say of Grant God, and the
Carpet-baggerl The poor black listeners must
have been in something of a grateful guam
dairy as to which of these personages they
should be the most grateful. Perhaps they
imagined, however, that before everybody else
their first and warmest thanks were due to
the United States District-AttOney and Mar
shall
The Attorney, however, if we may credit
correspondent of The oxford (Miss.) Falcon,
seems to be rather a dubious divinity. He is
described as "the great Head Center of cor
ERUPTION and Radical infamy of North Mssis-
"sippi-the Revenue clerk who helped Emery
to steal S5S,3l4 from the Government, and
"then had him appointed foreman of the Fed
"eral Grand Jury-the man that during the
"war was crazy, and had to stay at home"-ln
short, "the U. S. District-AttorDey, the great
&C. U. Wells.n This is the man who has
taken the Freedmen of Mississippi in charge.
"When Grant was elected, four years ago."
he said in his speech at Oxford, 81 felt WILL
"ing to die" 1t is great pity that he did n't'