, 1873-11-09
NEW YORK.
Why Europeans Do Not Understand hmer-
ican Aflairs---Queer Ideas Abroad
Of tho Present Disorder.
Cause Of tho RoV. DR.. Brindloy's Deatfl...
An Eyangelical Editor Arraigned
Us I'M 1ntldel.
From Our Our, Correspondent.

We often oxpress assonishmont TINT tho peo-
plo OF Europe, especially Of Great Britain, hRvo
30 little understanding, or rathor go great igno-
rance, Of Amoriua or American afIalra. Ihe
roason doubtless, Ia, that their Rouroes Of In
formation are 30 inadequate, not to any inoom-
petont; the chief SOURCES bofng Reuters telo" |
grams and tho American correspondence Of the |
London Times, which, Observation-Disclosures,
is made up in Philadelphia. (Wby doaa not tho |
Times recofvc it's transatlantic ,ncws OF the |
Republic from Ba1amunca, Pa. or Joliet, ILL.,,
which, as commercial contrea, rank nearIy aH |
high uB Philadelphia What would 1t think, I
wonder, Of Now York journal that should gain |
it's ideas Of britain from Locds or Exeter y
EooENTn1o NEWR.
Do you oyor sem Reuters kilograms, and tho
philadolphia correspondence Of the London
Times Indeed arc they foarfully and wonderful
" made. Tho former, In announcing jay Cooke
& Oo.'s failure, asserted that It was owing to
"a Bull movement In goods;" md recently do.
clarcl that !" Tho Texas Central HALLWAY would
be able to meet It's interest," on account Of the
roniovat Of tho quarantine from tito mouth OF
the river" What this gibberiah meant, nobody
under heaven can divine. 1t fs likely that tho
kilograms may have boon mixed, that tho COM
postor vaa drunk or that tho pruof-rendor may
hAva hoen suffering at tho tinle from rush Of
brains to the foot. Whatever the nauso, 1t shows
that tho Europeans aro not. altogether TO b]amo
for want Of comprehension OF tho financial
troubles now peryadiug the country, or, In
sooth. of anything else occurring on this sldo
OF the eea.,
A pERpnExEp JOURNALIST. ...
] As an example Of Tho bofogged mental con-
| di.ion Of all peraons dependent on European
| sources Of American newa, may montlon anew
York, journalist, Of high Intelligence and wide
experience, who has been abroad the greater
part Of the year. Familiar as he is with matters
and things here, be has boon. trying in vain, for
tho paat two months. to get some ideo Of the
| monetary situation on this side. Within day
Or two have heard from him, and he says that
the Panic must be- nearly ogual to Bleak Friday.
| When we think that the Stock-Exchauga has becn
| parayzed; that the decline in values has been
hundreds Of millions; that oil the groat apecu"
lators have been noarly ruined; that Wall street,
| for tho first time in this generation, ts without
leader; that tile strongest and weaIshiost
firms In tho country aro embarrassed; TINT
few secur1th., save those OF tho aoVornmont
are dqemed asfo or solvent that tho trade OF
tho nation Ia largely stagnsnt aud that inabilf-
ty to pay is the rule rathor than tho exception,-
It ia impossible hero NOT to comprehend tho DIFF
erenco between state OF aifalrs like tha pres.
Ont. and the conspiracy and naed1ess alarm Of
day. II tho Bagacious and native journalist over
thorc can be 80 tleplorably ignorant Of Affairs
here, what can be expected Of tho average stu
pidity OF tho European people at large2
| Br4A1N ny SATIRE.
You have heard OF the suddan and unexpected
tloath Of the Rev. DR.. Brindley, who followed
Iradlaugh to this country to negative the evil
lGs, san '09sntS ,naat Inpure. Foer Brin5ey
was IN earnest and enthuHiAstio, though narrow
minded and extremely aectarian poraon: Il
Of bls adversary, and believed it to DO his mis-
sion to thwart the latter's wicHod purposes
Driudloy was so disappointed at his utter fati'E'e
horo. and SO mortified by the aatitical ar.
ri, - - IL hpSf 11t Raft ~
first appearance in public, that ho lost hope ami
heart, sickened aud died. Tho ohange In th'
spiritual atmosphere from the Old World to th'
| Now was entirely too much for tho unfortunat.
| clergyman, aud Lis first discontinue scaled hi
doom. :.
Whilo there was something aupromo1y ludi
crous in tho conduct OF tho representa-
tive sot tho Church Of England, there !
same conduct brought him to tho grayo. 1t i
not ofton thata sing1o phrase. however sarcas
| tic extfnBulnhes human life but understand
s ne s hoes hs sas nfa2tps iii s1b bs n vr asn"t
listen to tho representative OF the Church Q
England and the British aristocracy' that the i'll
starred minister drooged, and never after fairl
Byron, was enutfed out by single article, ther
. has been no parallel, except this, Of d hnna1
, | creature snuffed out by single sentence.
BETWEEN TWO FlREs.
Tho subject Of Orthodoxy brings to mind II
l Holland, editor Of sc,Ibne1.'s Monthly has bee
placed Not few persons among tho lltorar
) and cultured class have found fault with tn
) magazine, whether justly or uniustly. because |
: Lad too much Of leaning to Evauge]ism hold
, ing that literature and art must necessarily b
narrowed through any measurement ~ Greco
The Doctor, alwaya earnost and conscientious
aud one Of the By no means many Orthodox au
thorn Of the time and country, accepted the edl
= torial position, as lie has hinlseH declared, wit
tho determination to render Sc''i6ner's - Chris
j BiauEelt began to publish bis articles on Il Mod
= e1n skepticism," which are full OF commo
. sense and strong logic, tho aectarian wsoekleE
like tho Observer and ohrfstian Lnteaigene@e, q
i asting tho cause Of rnldelity. This has natnr
= ally reused tho Evangelical editor, who yield
t taliated with forgor on the journaB In question
r there is no bitterness aud forooity like that G
q oreed,- the prospect is, that tho weeklia
: and the monthly will hsYe regular theologi
war. .
It The skoptics think tAat DR.. Holland will b
made so indignant by unjust aceuaation that !.
!" will be inaenaibly driyon into opposition to th
= accepted theology and become Aadical !
o him to bo charged, on ono hnut
with On oxcess of Orthodoxy, aud, On tho othel
o with Intldelity. No wonder the Doctor is VI atl
. full ho would be q saint If Lie did not lose TEN
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ALUcKIEss TuEATnE.
It really 1oema IS # Play-honses M Ike RoEson r ~
onpliAed IN tho Lycoum Theatre, reeontl
10 closed (without any promouitiou) until furtht
a notice, The reaaon Of the cloauro Is, aa usua
o pecuniary. Tho manager, who took 1t aftt
l. Foohtors quarrel with Sherman. tho owner {
u the property, spent good deal Of money on til
y house, and felt certain Of resuacitatng ita fale
10 fortunes. An Engliahman by birth, ho. spol
. two years here to aoquaint iinsolf with t
70 taste and temper of tho poople, before ombarl
It ing in his dramatic onterprise. Ho IL, undo
It stand. 30 much Involved that there is no hope
1s hia recovery.
D The theatre was built for the acting Of Fre,lc
Es playa, aon,o savou yours ago, and, during TIL
:. timo. has boon under the direction Of at least
II dozen PERSONS, all Of whom havo failed and 1o
heayilY, oxcopt Dateman with tho opera bouff
- and drau witt. the niasori troupe. Fetch e 1,
10 spent about R75, 900 In rsdttug tho bniltnI
and am informed, that not loss titan S400, Of
y or 5000. 900 has been sacrificed, tlrat and laa
+ in attempting to carry on tho theatre since /
X first opening. Who will be tho ne1t bold III
dertaier-ths word might be accepted In