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The New York herald., 1874-03-25
The Dramatic Fund.

We have received from Mr.. John Brougham
most opportune letter, which we publish
elsewhere. Mr.. Brougham thinks that at a
time when actors are doing so much to aid
charitable performances for the relief of the
general distress they might be induced to pay
some attention to the special interest of the
poor and wornout of their own profession
The hint is timely, and while the remembrance
of theatrical charity is fresh in the public
mind an appeal on behalf of the wornout and
needy members of the profession would be
certain to meet with hearty and generous re-
sponse. 1t is to be regretted that lack of Or
ganization allows the existing Dramatic
Fund to become practically useless, and some
effort ought to be made by the profession to
by the English actors might be followed with
advantage. London has its yearly perform
ance for the benefit of the Dramatic Fund
and there is no reason why the course should
not be adopted in New York. The receipts
from this source and little wise manage
ment of the resources already available would
render the Dramatic Fund of practical utility
in securing wornout actors from actual pov-
erty. The existing state of things is GER
tainly not creditable to the profession, and
steps ought to be taken by the more prom
inent actors and managers to remedy the
defects pointed out by Mr.. Brougham.
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PROCONSUL BUTLER.
from the Evening Mall

Nothing but General Buffers retiring and modest
dispostion will prevent his assuming the airs and
authority OF "proconsul," now that the HERALD
has invented Tor him so deserving yet mysterious.
a designation. But now that he has the title whau
will he 40 with IL VIII 1t have the potency tn
Scholarships and Governorships, as being out Of
the reach OF more ordinary politicians and only
proper playthinRs Tor a "proconsul ?r 'proconsul
FOR New England" Is four or five Senators rolled
III one. He is not limited by State lines.
and can hardly now stoop to such trifling aflars
will make coectors-being so lar as New England
Is concerned general regulator and acting Pres
ioent, on the spot We may know before our
fourth edition goes to press how the new pro-
consular powers work, what potency they nave
over Massachusetts Legislature, and now iar
New England men nave sunk their old individuals
tiles Of character and independence OF restraint.
Meanwhile we regard with peculiar ana aimose
OF "Procons nsuarism.n what q 1ne Old Roman tit!o
for that noble and unselnshpatriot. General Butler
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The CARLIsT WAR-The Carlists are throw
ing incendiary shells into Bilbao with, it is
said, great effect. This news, however, may
be received with caution. Spanish towns are
built specially with view to being bonn
barded and do not burn easily. If
the Carlists do not get the town
they are not likely to come soon
into possession. A more important feature
of the news is the capture of some of ths
outworks. If the army of the pretender is
strong enough to storm the place Bilbao may
conduct of the war by the Spanish generals
has been most disgraceful exhibition Of
incompetence.
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The folly of the construction policy which
insists that we must do nothing to improve
the northern area of the city and to render
it habitable until we have torn up our rotten
wooden pavements, rolled the cobble stones
into the river and finished Church street, is
most aptly illustrated by glance at our past
experience. When the Central Park was first
proposed the proposition met with the same
sort of opposition to which uptown i'm
provements are now subjected Highly re-
spectacle citizens with pockets better fur
nished than their heads regarded it as a bold
attempt to burden them with taxes for the
enrichment of few interested individuals.
'job," and one in especial insisted THAT
'swe had better spend our money in improv-,
ing the condition of the city in which
we live than throw it away in digging
ponds and ornamenting rocks where no
person will ever be likely to CO." The Gen.
tral Park was made, nevertheless, and the
increased valuation of property in its neigh
borhood directly due to the improvement, has
been so large that the taxes realized on the
increase alone, in the last ten years, reach
sum sufficient to cover the entire cost Of the
work.
When the boulevards and avenues above the
Park were first projected similar cry was
raised, and if the obstructionists had sue
ceeded in preventing the commencement of
the work on st. Nicholas avenue, Sixth and
Seventh avenues, the Western Boulevard, &C.,
the upper part of the island would have been
to-day in the same condition it was twenty
years ago. But the avenues and streets already
opened are not built up, is the argument, and
let us wait until these are covered with resi-
dences before we undertake any more improve
ments up town. The real estate market has
been dull, and building has been at o stand
still, mainly on account Of the stop
page Of all public improvements, and the un-
certainty which has existed as to our future
policy. New York is now at point in its
career when discreet and liberal investments
in public works and Improvements can be
made with certainty Of beneficial results
when they are absolutely necessary, in fact.
for the further progress and prosperity of the
city. The fact that the natural population Of
New York is driven into the suburbs through
our present condition does not rest upon mere
assertion, but is established by the figures Of
the census No one pretends that any one
particular uptown improvement will remedy
the evil; but the general improvement of the
upper part of the island where there is room
for us to grow the opening, grading and
paving of streets in all directions so as to
make the entire area fit for habitation these,
with the construction of steam railroads, are
what We must rely upon for making New
York in the next decade one of the largest,
handsomest and most prosperous OF the great
cities of the world
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streets drags on slowly. It is evident there
has been some leakage; but when taken into
consideration alongside the gigantic jobs with
which Washington is familiar, the stealing
must appear contemplate to the national rep
resentatives. We should not be much ason-
ished if the guilty parties in the pave
ment frauds were punished severely. Small
Jobbery must appear demoralizing to men ae-
customed to Credit Mobilier and Pacif.
Railway subsidies. Besides, ifmen are allowed
to steal small sums with impunity dishonest
jobbery would cease to be the fashionable and
distinguished profession it is at present, and.
many very respectable parties would be COM
nletelY ruined.
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CHARITY IN THE THrArREs.-A grand com

CHARITY IN THE THEATREs.-A grand COM
bination performance will be given at several
of the prominent theatres tomorrow for the
benefit of the poor. The success of the un-
dertaking is assured, owing to the active CO.
operation of the men engaged in the public
departments Of the city. tits pleasing to note
the ready response which our proposition to
give charity performances has met with from
the various theatres, and no doubt the people
will remember in prosperity the alacrity with
which the theatrical profession came to the
aid of the suffering poor. Booths and Niblo's
will give their charity matinees tomorrow,
and so great has been the rush for seats at the
Lyceum that the management has resolved to
give the proposed matinee in the Academy of
Music, in order to be able to accommodate the
crowd of friends who wish to contribute to the
good work through the opera bou6e. On Satur-
day evening Mr. Strakosch will give his grand
concert for the same benevolent purpose, when
such collection of artists will appear as is
not often assembled on any stage. The result,
we do not doubt, will be large addition to
the funds of the st. Johns Guild and the st.
Vincent Society, to which charitable organ
izations the distribution of the receipts Will
be intrusted.
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PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
titles of the world.

Beauregard wants Congress thrust from the
capital.
Buffalo Bill has sighted Buffalo by buying
house in Rochester.
General George J. Stannard, Of Vermont, is at
the Grand Central Hotel.
Judge W. s. Lincoln OF Washington, is staying at
the Grand Central Hotel.
Congressman George W. Hendee, of Vermont, Is
at the Filth Avenue Hotel.
Ex-Congressman O. B. MattesOn, OF Utica, ia
again at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
General William Meyers, United States Army, is
quartered at the ST. James Hotel.
Edward Atkinson, the Boston freetrader, has
apartments at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Chief Engineer W. H. Shock, United States Navy,
has quarters at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Sebastian B. schesinger, German Consul at Bos-
ton, is residing at the Westminster Hotel.
MIR. G. A. Thomson, United States Consul at Stet-
tin, Germany, IS at the Sturtevant House.
Assistant Adjutant General J. B. Stonehouse ar
rived from Albany yesterday at the Hotel Bruins
wick.
Queen Victoria Will be fity-Hve next oath OF
May. she Is in the thirty-seventh year OF her
reign.
President J. Fl. Devereux, of the Cleveland, Co
lumbus Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railroad Com
pany, is at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Colonel Vaette has asked TO be retired from the
French army with pension and TO be allowed to
share the captivity OF Marshal Bazaine.
General Regis de Trobriand, of the United States
Army, is visiting his birthplace in Brittany, France,
and I'M ends to remain there until May.
The Duke OF Edinburgh and his bride landed in
England at Gravesend, and among the attendant
officials to receive them was a Mr.. Death.
'Methodsts think about dong away with the
itinerant system. Brother Newman Will come
home then., There Is consultation in that
Major Z. Fechet, OF the United States Army, who
during leave of absence has been In the Khe-
dives service, has resigned from 1t and is about to
return home.
Mr.. George II. Boxer, our Minister to Constanti-
rople is ON a trip through Greece and Italy He
Will shortly permanently give up his post and re-
turn to his home In Philadelphia.
They are going to tear down the mouse In which
Ben Butler was born. In youth 1t sheltered him,
but the fellow who has the mortgage on 1t doesn's
seem to care cent for sentiment
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The MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION. poll
ticians in Massachusetts are casting lots for
the mantle of the dead Senator, but as yet the
selection has not been made. In the
Senate yesterday there were three ballots, in
all of them Mr.. Dawes leading. Judge Hoar
came next, with only two votes for Adams
and one for Mr.. Whittier. On the third ballot
Mr.. Dawes vote had increased-Judge
Hoar's decreasing. In the House there
was one ballot, Judge Hoar leading Mr..
Dawes by seven votes. There were sew
eral scattering votes, for Mr.. Adams,
Wendell Phillips, William Lloyd Garrison,
General Banks and others. These test ballots
show that Judge Hoar has more strength than
was supposed-that Mr. Dawes is really the
favorite, and that tomorrow the scattering"
members and democrats may select third
man, as Mr.. Sumner was himself selected
when he came into public life. In the event
of this coalition the candidate will most
likely be Mr.. Adams or General Banks
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Bergh and we shall expect him to take hold of
it for the good he can accomplish for the ami
mails of which he is the recognized protector.
Plymouth Church snd she Congrega-
tiOnal Council.

tional Council.
We print elsewhere the proceedings of the
Congregational Council, held in Clinton ave-
Plymouth church, a church and congregation
known the wide world over, in connection
with the name of the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher. 1t is not often that, even in eccle-
siastical cases, the molehill takes the place Of
the mountain so effectively as it has done in
31st of October, 1873, member was dropped
from the roll of Plymouth church. Because
this member was allowed to 90 forth from the
church without full investigation of his
case and publication of the same two
sister churches felt aggrieved and made
formal complaint. Plymouth church was
asked to consent to conference on the
question at issue. To this request Plymouth
church refused to accede. Later, attempts
were made by the two sister churches to
induce Plymouth church to agree to
submit their differences to Congrega-
tional Council This led to private con-
ferences with Drs. Burlington and Storrs
on the one hand and Mr.. Beecher on
the other, and to o heightened correspond
ence, most of which has been made public.
The conferences and the correspondence failed
to reduce Plymouth church to submission;
they equally failed to obtain its consent to the
calling of Council On their own RESPONSE
bility, therefore, Clinton avenue church and
the Church of the Pilgrims convened the Coun-
Gil, which is now in session. 1t is not time to
pronounce on the merits OF the case. While
the Council is in session it is prudent to sus-
pend judgment The discussion Of last even
ing resulted in the appointment of commit
tee to invite Plymouth church, through its
pastor and other representatives, to appear
before the Council tomorrow, that they might
be able to state their own case. 1t remains to
be seen whether Plymouth church will accept
the invitation or whether it will leave the
Council severely alone. 1t will be seen from
the tone of the debate that sympathy with Mr..
Beecher is much stronger than can be pleasing
to Messrs Burlington and Storrs. The pre-
sumption already is that the action of the
Council will favor the idea that congregations,
like individuals, always act most wisely when
they attend to their own affairs
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Disraeli md the Imprisoned Fenians.

Disraeli and the Imprisoned Fenians.
Seventy Irish members of Parliament are
about to present themselves as deputation
to Mr.. Disraeli to request the release of the
remaining Fenian prisoners. This is the
most remarkable demonstration of Irish
Parliamentary opinion that has taken
place since the Union of Great Britain
and Ireland. 1t offers Mr.. Dsraeli an
opportunity to make change in the policy
of the government towards Ireland which no
wise statesman would allow to pass. What
ever opinion may be entertained Of the
wisdom of the Fenian movement, there can be
no question Of the earnestness and single
mindedness of the men who engaged in it in
Ireland. 1t is now nine years since the arrest
and conviction of the leaders of the move
ment, and during that period the prisoners
have been treated like ordinary convicts, or
rather with greater severity. The moral effect
of their punishment has been felt by those
likely to initiate them, and its prolonga-
ton can serve no useful purpose.
The deep sympathy felt for these
men has increased with the repeated
refusals to set them at liberty,
and much of Mr.. Gladstone's unpopularity in
Ireland was due to, this cause. Whenever a
candidate of the government presented him
self the amnesty cry always secured his defeat.
Disraei will act wisely to profit by the occa-
sion, and deprive Irish disaffection of a power
full means of annoyance by setting the impris-
oned Fenians at liberty.
The New York herald., 1874-03-25

OUTLAWS IN Missouri. Governor of
the State of Missouri has sent Message to the
Legislature announcing the existence OF a
band Of outlaws who defy the authori-
ties, and complaining that he has
no adequate force to deal with them.
This is certainly bad news, and
reflects rather severely on the valor
md worth of the State police. Either the
outlaws must be very terrible fellows or
the Missouri police do not amount to
much if the Governor must go whin-
ing to the Legislature for an army to
put down few desperate thieves. One
would imagine that company of
militia, under the command of a man mod
erately intelligent and not quite as brave as
the Cid aided by few bloodhounds, would
be able to rid Missouri of the terrible banditti.
We offer the suggestion for the consideration
of the worthy Governor.
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on the next occasion Officer Lindsey
will club his prisoner to death, so that no
squeamish judge will be able to defeat that
pugnacious officers ideas of justice.
An Epidemic OF Fire.

For some days past our news columns have
been filed with accounts of fires, which have
ragged and destroyed on most extensive scale.
To-day the record is repeated, and the fires are
as destructive as usual Yesterday severe
fire broke out in Philadelphia, and destroyed
property valued at one hundred thousand
dollars. At Elmira, in this State yesterday,
fire broke out which destroyed property to
the extent of two hundred thousand dollars,
and according to last accounts the demon of
fire was still raging. The fire at Wooster,
Ohio, on Monday, has proved to be alarmingly
rulnous. In our own city destructive fires
have extensively prevailed. Why, with all
our modern science and scientific appliances,
should fires be SO common and SO little under
control? One thing we have observed is that
whenever high winds prevail fires break out
all around This seems to prove that our
present system of building houses does not
sufficiently guard against the fire fiend. The
great fault Of American building is that wood
is allowed to approach too near the f1ues. No
one who knows anything of our present sys-
tenn OF building houses can fail to wonder
that hres are not more frequent than they are.
If we cannot build more safely, then our plain
duty is to provide more extensive means for
extinguishing fires when they occur. We
have often had occasion to blame the insur-
ance companies. 1t is our privilege to blame
where there is wrong. We must still censure
the insurance companies if they cannot see
and do their duty. On them largely lies the
responsibility of these frequently recurring
fires. Let them insist on a higher standard
of security before they consent to insure. Let
them adhere to their standard, and in brief
space of time they will cure disease which
afiicts the community and from which they
themselves severely suffer. The cure is simple,
but it will be found to be as effective as it is
simple
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retains the power of expressing q vigorous
truth. These opinions were elaborated elo-
quently and with plain, practical force by
eminent merchants like Mr.. Low, Mr. Cowdin
and Mr.. Chittenden. Mr.. Atkinson, of Mas
sachusetts, made the mistake of supposing
that the source of all the trouble was in the
Sanborn and Jayne matters This was simply
to regard as disease what was only sign of
diseased condition. A still greater error,
and one underlying the speech of Mr.. Bryant,
is that in some way the imitation question and
free trade are the same. The sure way to de-
feat true financial reform is for extreme and
persistent free traders to endeavor to unite the
two issues. Let us have specie payments and
an honest currency now, and we can wait for
free trade.
For the present we must wait. We cannot
underrate or deny the importance of the issue.
The American people have encountered none
SO grave since the rebels in Charleston harbor
opened fire upon Fort Sumter. Then the war
was that of ambitious, frenzied men, who
knew not what they did, and whose aim was
a dishonored dominion based on slavery.
Now the war is that of eager, reckless specu-
lators, who would make war upon the national
credit to satisfy their avarice and spirit of
speculation. The issue to-day is no less grave
than that forced upon us in 1861. Then we
fought for one flag. But of what value is
that flag when the credit it represents is dis
honored in every capital. and when, with all
of our wealth, our power, our zeal in defence
of national honor and our active, rich and
far-seeing millions, our financial condition is
no better than that OF Turkey, Russia or
Brazil?
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STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION. steam towboat
Crescent City was blown up on the Mississippi
yesterday and number Of lives were lost.
No information is at hand to explain the
cause of the accident, but it would seem due
to the usual overstraiping of the boilers.
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issue their right TO brain any man who happens
to displease them. Yesterday mostindefensi-
BILE case Of clubbing took place in Broadway
in view Of number of citizens, and the
victim, as usual, after being barbarously
punished for some trivial breach of regulation,
was taken before q magistrate to be tried
and further punished The cause Of this last
police outrage was so trivial that the Judge at
once discharged the prisoner, but allowed the
uniformed bully also to return to his scalping
ground to seek for new victims. Probably
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The WASHINGTON PAvEMENT.-The commits
sion of investigation into the alleged frauds IN
laying new pavement in the Washington
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From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that the aceather today acN be moderately
cool and clear.
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NIBLO'S GARDEN,
Broadway between Prince and Houston streets-DAVY
CROCkETT, at p. NJ. closes at 1850 r. NJ MIR. FRANK
Mayo.
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WOODS MUSEUM,
broadway corner Thirtieth street-RUM; OR, THE
CRUSADE OF TEMPERANCE, at r. NJ; closes a
a2QP NJ. same at p. NJ. closes at l0 30 p. NJ
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DALY's FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE,
twenty eighth street and Broadway-CHARITY at r.
NJ. closes 10 80 y. NJ Miss Ada Dyas. Miss Fanny
davenport Mr.. Fisher Mr.. Lewis.
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NIBLO,s GARDEN.

METROPOLITAN THEATRE.
NO 6S Broadway.-vARIErY ENTERTAINMENT, at
rs =. NJ. closes ut IL 80 r. NJ.
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ROOTH,S THEATRl

THEATRE COMIQUE,
No. ga Broadway.-VARIErY ENTERTAINMENT. at 8
~. NJ. closes at 10 30 /. NJ.
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BOWERY THEATRE,
I0wery REVENGE, and VARIETY ENTERTAIN
Al.SE begins at 8 =, NJ. closes at II p. NJ.
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LYCEUM THEATRE,

LYCEUM THEATRE,
Fourteenth street, sixth avenue.-Erench Opera
VIE PARISIENNE at p. NJ. closes 10 AS
T. n. Mile. Marie Aimee
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BOOTHS THEATRE,
fxth avenue and Twenty third street-THE COLLEEN
BAWN, at rs T. NJ; closes IL As r. NJ Dion Boucl-
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BRYANT'S OPERA HOUSE,
twenty third street, near Sixth avenue.-NEGRO MIN
STRELsf, &c at { z. NJ. closes at 10 r. NJ.
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COLOSSEUM,
Broadway, of hirty fifth sreet-PARIS BY
MOONLIGHT, at ?. M; closes at T. NJ same at +.
M. closes al 10 r NJ
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TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE
No. s0l Bowery. VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT at s p
VI. closes at ii Z. NJ
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L RIPPLE S HEE T.

New York, Wednesday, March IS, 1874.
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GERMANIA THEATRE
fourteenth street Irving place.-DIE ZAERTLL
NuEN VERWANDTEN, at s +. NJ. closes at II Pm
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MRS. CONwAY'S BROOKLYN THEATRE.
Washington street, near Fulton street Brooklyn
= thAkllf, at +. Nj; closes at II Z. NJ Miss Minnie
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BROOKLYN PARK THEATRE
opposite City Hall Brooklyn.-LITILE NELL AND THE
AAHChlOAEss, at 5 p. N. closes al IL p. NJ. Lotta
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OLYMPIC THEATRE
Brosdway, between Houston and Beecker streets
NAUDEFiLLE and NOVELTY ENTERTAlNMEAT. at
.:5 T. NJ closes at l0 AS T. NJ. Matinee at2 Z. NJ
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ACADEMY OF MUSIC
fourteenth street-strakosch Itaian Opera Troupe
LoHENGRIN, at 20 p. M. closes at IL L. NJ. Nine.
Nilsson, Miss Cary: Campanini Del Puente.