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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-26

100000 for the tmprOv re ment Of the mouth OF the
Mississippi for the next fiscal year. and for the m-
provement OF the banks of the Rio Grande at Fort
Brown $4,000.
Necessities and Petitions OF Indians.
The Secretary of the Interior. in An onlcial COM
muncstion, shows the necessity for Legislation in
behalf OF the Mission Indians OF California. and
also transmits for the consideration OF Congress q
copy OF memorial the Indians OF the Cattaraugus
aud Allegheny reservations In New YORK, renon-
strating against the passage OF any law author.z.
ing the sale OF any part OF such reservation with.
out the consent Of said Indians owning the same
being first had and obtained.
Opposition OF the Secretary OF the In
terror and the Indian Com m issi oners
TO the Proposed Change OF Authority
ia the Indian Bureau.
The Secretary of the Interior and the Commits.
sioner Of Indian Affairs were before the House
Committee on Appropriations to-day on the subject
o! the Indian bill. They both spoke with disfavor
OF what they designate as an injudicous reduction
OF appropriations for the Indian service Of the
next fiscal year. The main point Of concern. how
ever, in the minds OF the officials above named is
the provision in the Indian bill as prepared by the
subcommittee and reported to the committee last
Friday to the effect that the Board of Indian COM
sioners shall have absolute control over al, con.
tracts for Indian supplies, and also vestiug IN
them the power now exercised by the Secre
tary OF the Interior in matters Of appeal.
The Secretary OF the Interior stated TO
the committee to-day that the provisions OF the
bill making the decisions OF the Indian Board
hnal were In contravention OF the organic law of
the department The committee agreed to report
the bill back 10 the subcommittee for such mod.
ncation as they might deem expedient. Judge
Loughridge at once took the question up. ana was
engaged with the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs
most OF the day. The irregularities which have
been practised in the Indian service under the
present system have convinced the committee
that some change is necessary but it is yet unde.
cided whether they will recede from the position
taken in the first draft Of the bill. The Appropria-
ton bill for the Indian service mas been cut down
81, 300, Ooo and will probably be reported to-mor-
row.
Relief for Starving Indians.
The Secretary Of the Inferior mas ofncialy asked
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SENTENCE OF A BIGAMIST,

NBwBURG, N. Y, Feb. rs, 1874.
George W. Pine was convicted here to-day OF
b'gamy and sentenced TO sing Sing prison for two
years and six months.
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Lieutenant John c. Mor0ug has been detached
from the recruiting ship Independence. at Mare
Island, and ordered TO che Kearsarge; Lieutenant
d. Delchanty, from the Kearsarge and ordered to-
the Independence; Assistant Surgeon Edwin E.,
COrson, from tbs KeaIsarge aud ordered to watI
orders ut Mare Island Navy Yard.
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Movements OF the Portsmouth-ArriveA
1t the Sandwich Islands.
WASHINGTON, Feb 25, 1874
The Navy Department Is advised Of the arrival
at the Sandwich Islands from surveying duty OF,
the Portsmouth. She will very probably go to SAM
Francisco to be attached to the North Pacific fee1
under Admiral Pennock. The details OF the sound-
mander Beknap, have been received at tha
department. and are pronounced very satisfactory
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05
INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE,

Mr.. Joseph H. Blackfan, superintendent OF the
United States Mails, VIII leave this city TO- day TO
represent this country at the Postal Congress to
meet at Berne, Switzerland, on the 18th inst.
This Congress was originally called by Germany,
which government desired TO bring about complete
unity Of action not only between different parts of
Europe, bur foreign countries as well. Russia OBJ
jeCted to coming in; hence pOstpOnement for
another year, until the present time. The grand
object IN view Is to abolish accounts between gov
ernments concerning postal matters of whatever
kind, thus leaving each government to collect Its
own postage and deliver the mails OF other gov
ernments free OF charge. In this way there viii be
an end to many disagreeable arrangements and
that the object is to secure uniformity
OF charges and thoroughly reciprocal rela-
tons between different nations in their postal
intercourse. Another way OF presenting the sub
ject Is TO regard all countries as forming COM
mon postal territory, in which transit charges
shall be abolished on opened or closed mails trans
mittea through intermediate countries.
This phase OF the subject will, no doubt, be dis
cussed, though the principle involved, as thus
stated, cannot be expected to receive the approval
OF the United states. The uniarness OF It's appll-
cation appears at once when the short mail routes
OF Europe are compared with the enormous
stretches OF territory which the American mail
routes incude-thar to Australia, for example.
Representatives to the approaching Congress at
Bernc Will consist mainly OF Postmaster Generals
OF various countries, or their equivalent in rank,
whatever their name-the chief postal officials.
The former Postmaster General, Creswell, made
complete arrangements to attend, o year ago, but
shared the disappointment with Others.
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An Indignant Grandmother.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
have seen with great admiration the able
efforts Of the HERALD to bring the young folks to-
gether at playing croquet in Central Park. In the
name OF Heaven, sir, where is the harm in having
the young men and the girls play game Of cro-
quet togetherf There are some people, though,
that make harm out OF everything. Now, you
know just as well as any one that in this town the
girls don't get fair chance. Sorry, indeed, am
that my daughter Jane ever brought her family TO
this big city, In the very last confidential CONVEX
sation had with her she assured me that though
all the young men promise TO call, and someti mes
do CALL to see the girls, yet 1t Is such ceremonial
my grandmothers heart to see my poor
dear granddaughter, now past twenty and
them sse ey 5aa Sr
are situated just as we are. WHAT are we to do
are girls, gentlemen, wanting husbands; come
and take look at them. they are nicely fixed up
you Will readily see. But here Is chance in this
croquet PLAYING IN the Park; 1t Is just the very
TO afford them an opportunity to practise those
little winning ways which their grandmothers
used 70 practise before their mothers were bOrn
when they got the chance. And yet ignorant {,
selfish Old bachelors, to whom, Sir, no good az all
could come from this harmless and beautiful game
oil croquet In Central Park-because their hard
old hearts never can soften to wOman's smiles
and ways-are to interfere and to be allowed to
interfere IN preventing these blessed meetings Of
the young folk, from which would come so great
relief to anxious parents minds and SO
much ultimate happiness to the young gentlemen
and young ladies themselves. II is a pity that
young men in this city 40 marry much more
than they at present DO. AS you know, sir, the
young gentlemen IN the HERALD ONCE, nearly all
OF whom am assured are married men, are much
better on and infinitely mbre settled down than
they were when they were SINGLE and this is y
fact which employers ought oil to remember
Now, Mr. Editor. any young couple ought 10 be
able to live on $50 week, or at least on 500
week, and every means ought to De used, espe.
cialy by old people ike myself to encourage them
TO embrace the married state OF life. Any indus
trious young man, presume is able to make the
amount OF salary per week above specified, and
why, then, In the name or all that's good don't
they get married. For my part say let US try
croquet III Central Park. GRANDMOTHER
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SUICIDE OF A BROOKLYNITg.

At about half past seven O'Clock Thursday eve
nlng, well dressed and apparently respectable
man walked into the once Of the West side Hotel,
corner Fifteenth street and Sixth avenue. and
registered his name as George Haviland, New
yorE; requested a room where he (Haviand)
would not be disturbed, remarking that he was
very tired. He was accordingly conducted to one.
When the porter raped at his door the next
morning no response was given, and 1t was sup.
posed That nc was sleeping soundlr, so no fur Their
attention was paid TO MIN until nine O'Clock last
night when suspecting that all was not right, the
hotel clerk, unable to obtain any answer to his
repeated KNOCKS, forced an entrance into the
room and there found the man lying on the bed
dead, while by his side, on cnair were two
empty bottles labelled iaudanum that told the
his coat pockets showed that he was an agent for
the house OF Boutelieau h Son, doing business In
TINS city and gave his residence as No. l21x
for the rash act Coroner Woltman was promptly
notified.
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THE SALOON KEEPERS.
The Brewers and Liquor Dealers state
Convention.

The Brewers and Liquor Dealers State
Convention.
The Central Organization of the German saloon
keepers, who, during the past year, have formed
An organization In each ward for the protection
OF the trace under the operations Of the Excise
law, held meeting at the Germania Assembly
Rooms yesterday to complete the arrangements
for mass meeting, which is TO come OF during
next week, for the purpose OF adopting resolu-
tons to be submitted to the State Convention OF
the Brewers and Liquor Dealers organizations.
This Convention will be held at SYRIA
cuse on the 18th inst, ana committee
was appointed TO represent the city organization
at the State Convention. The delegation was
composed OF Major Sauer, Martin Nachtmann,
CHARLES Kinkel, JOS Frcke and George Gruen-
valid. The principal object OF this Liquor Dealers
ana Brewers state Convention will be TO exert an
innuenSe ON the election OF members or the
Legislature, with view OF having O uniform ex-
else law passed for The whole state, and law
providing Tor the election OF Excise Commits
tacti0n Tor the beer AND n0p0r tranc.
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Musical and Dramatic Notes.

Musical and Dramatic Notes.
Verdi is At his home in BusseJto.
The last matinee Of "Belle Lamar takes place
to-day.
Hans Won Bulow plays in London instead OF New
York this fail. Thanks.
operas in the popular style will ind favor for
the future q. the Chatejet, Paris.
Shakespeare's 'CorOlanusn will be brought out
this month in German At Frankfort.
Mr.. ). Behrens win assist Signor Muzio in the
direction OF the Italian opera this season.
IL IS said that Oliver Doud Byron will open in
November with a. new play by Dion Boucicault.
prominent concert and bail was given at the
Pavilion HOTEL New Brighton, last night. The
music was under the excellent direction OF p 5.
Gilmore.
Miss Bessie Darling has purchased new drama
entitled "Her Face Her Fortune" by Mr.. George
Darrell, and will start on her tour September Is,
supported by an excellent company.
The Fast Family" is to be produced at the Filth
Avenue Theatre tonight. 1t is eight years since
this superb comedy OF contemporaneous life was
produced so successfully at wallack's Theatre,
and made hit III the home OF old comedy-being
received as fy and proper comparison to the
dasbing satires OF sheridan, Congreve and Col.
man. At Mr.. Days theatre the piece Will intro
duce Miss Ada Dyas and Mr.. Hawkins as well as
other members OF the company, for the first time
TINS season, 1t VIII also bring forward Biou
Heron in the part OF Fanfare, the precious young
miss OF the period. The "Past Family" is to be
offered only three evenings on Wednesday next
Marie Witon's version OF the 'School for Scandalo
will be produced by Mr.. DAILY, after an elaborate
preparation. The piece from which Mr.. DAILY models
bis production has run over 200 nights In London.
Mme Janauschek will commence her farewell
tour through the United States October 5, open
ing the season at the National Theatre, Washing
ton. Nine. Janauschek, during her summer vaca-
ton in Europe, has not been idle, for she has
studied several new pieces to add to her already
extensive repertoire, which now consists OF MARY
STUART Deborah" "FaZio." 'sWlnter's Tale,n
"Medea," Macbeth "Adrienne the Actress
"Chesney Void" Bleak Housel, "Henry yIIl.n
The new pieces are, WAS She TO Blame ?" "La
Teutation,r 'Mina sforza," earl OF Essex" and
"Phedre." Mme Janauschek will be assisted by
the following first class ists--Georgc D. Chap
lin, John Morton, James Taylor, A. ID. Bradley, J.
o. Seton, ]. q. Ashton w. q. Shine, E. Mortimer,
+. Lascelles, Misses Minnie Monk, Kate Fletcher,
May Montello. Nine. Janauschek, after making
an extended tour through the states, vii. play u
short engagement in New York and Did O final
adieu to America in san Francisco !
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p0rtaI1 w.
During the winter OF 1867 made sttem ut
70 obtain such legislation At Albany as would mitigate
these horrors; but nnhappiy, II was a time when
the state Medical Convention being held there;
and that BODY, on learning Of my purpose, not only
employed its vast influence to defeat IT, in
incorporating IN my bill the following section which,
the public should know, accounts for the seeming ind
ference which this society main with regard To this
terrible subject - -
LAWS or )o0-FoR THE MORE EFvEcruAL PREVENTION or
CRUELTY
SECTION 95Nothng in this act contained shall con-
strued 20 prohibit interfere with any properly
Quoted scientific experiments or Investigations, which
experiments shall be performed only under authority
OF the faculty OF some regularly Incorporated medical
college university OF the state OF New York.
am, &c, HENRY BERGh, President.
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THIEVES ARRESTED,

Charles wells, Of No. 1877 East Ninth street. and
sohn q! Burnell, OF No. III East Seventh street,
were arrested yesterday morning by Captain
Byrnes, OF the Fifteenth precinct on charge OF
being implicated in the robbery Of John McNeal,
OF No. " Prince street, from whom they stole bsS
to-day. In the house OF Joan letter, VINO was Ar
rested on Thursday night for having hanu 10 the
sane robbery, was found . lot OF shirts the pro-
ceeds OF robbery of Geiberts store. No I'll Broad
way.
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Chicago Not So Mean.

10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
nave read with interest your articles on the
croquet question. 1t is real hard that gentlemen
are not allowed to play with the ladies' in the
Park. Really, sir. think oroquet possesses no in
teresr as game unless both ladies and gentlemen
Can participate. As rule the ladies, In my est-
.mation, are more fascinating than the game. And
lady has Just told me that she would never play
unless gentlemen could take part. How long,
let me ask, is this horrid Board OF Park Commits
sioners to continue in power? have just come
here from the West TO live, and occupy limited
quarters in an uptown boarding house. We have
no place nor opportunity TO play croquet there,
and II the privilege o! playing in the Park is not
extended us, In the name OF common sense what
shall we dor BY the gods, Chicago would never
be guilty oil such meanness as TO deny to any por-
ton OF her citizens the pleasure OF playing
croquet with the woman he loved.
ANTI-MONOPOLY
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A MU s E n E N rs.
Lyceum rhe.tre-opsra Boune.


Messrs. Grau 4 ChizZola, the managers OF this
house, are young men making their first essay IN
the management OF metropolitan theatre. One
OF them, at least. has shown In the Rubinstein and
Salvlni seasons disposition towards standard
OF public amusement whe e art and taste are pre-
dominant. II must be, therefore, matter or
to succeed in their present undertaking to find
that they inaugurated their first season with
mass OF French fifth under the guise OF
an op'rd bO,lrs that reaches even lower
dep,b OF moral turpitude than the testimony
taken before the Plymouth church Investigating
Committee, and which no lady can hear without
feelings OF shame and disgust. Ii would be idle 10
mention morality IN the same breath with opera
50ttDe with very lew eXceptlOns but even Ia the
wild license OF the stage OF to-day there should be
some limit. In the worst cases before the courts,
in peculiar civil trials, there are times when the
'La TImbae d'Argent" the word inde-
cency, as applied TO the dialogue, may
be considered as mild. The good sense of
the pubic, had the French language been
better known and had not a supposittious know-
edge Of 1t without good foundation led some
astray, should nave caused them TO hiss the
piece OF the stage the very first night. The
music good as IL certainly is, hts 1t about as well
as the cloak Of Raleigh did the mud puddle over
Bess 1t Is thoroughly opera conatQue music and
possesses not sparkle OF the OfenbacA, Lecocq
or Herve fire. For the sake OF decency the man
ayers should cleanse their boards or this i.smeil-
Ing stun and place before generous pubic some
thing more In accordance with pubic taste.
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THE CR0QUET WAR.
Citizens Complaint-He Wants 70 En-
JOY the Grass and the Shade.

N NAsA~os. yum " ehss ~ ASA~"
JOY the Grass and the Shade.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Many thanks for the work you are doing In agi-
tating the question as to whether gentlemen shall
be allowed to play croquet not But won't you
go further, and urge that people be allowed to use
Central Park as Prospec; Park Is usedY Ny expe-
rience has been very unpleasant IN the Park.
Sunday before last wishing to get a taste OF the
country wi Ihout taking several hours OF travelling
10 get TO II, went with lady to the upper end
OF the Park thinking that there where the grass Is
not kept as a lawn there, would be no objection 10
sitting upon H. We went above Mount 81. Vincent,
found cosey place among The rocks overlooking
the lake, and alter Spreading our wraps on the
rock, sat down and began reading. We mad been
there hardly fifteen minutes when one OF the Park
police discovered us and roughly ordered US OH,
telling US that l! We wanted 10 sit down we could
use the benches beside the walks. 1t Is not pleas
ant 10 sit ON exhibition, TO be stared at by every
one who passes, SO we gave up our attempt 10 pass
q pleasant afternoon in the Park and went home
Ieeling that after all the money that has been
spent on 1t we had In return only '.shOwn place,
O very good kind OF place Tor the wealthy to
drive IN, but a very unsatisfactory place TO those
who we're unable to drive there.
VIII not the Commissioners allow us TO BIT on
the grass unoer the trecsY HOWARD.
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An Old Boy Protests Against Ryan's
Tyranny.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HKRALD:-
This little matter of croquet In the Park, In
which the "od Doys' are so often mentioned, has
grown to be nuisance to the ''old boys.r We
like the girls well enough, probably as well as we
did when We were younger. We can't help being
OLD but there Is no use throwing the TACT In our
teeth and think the girls rather like us for our
experience IN lie. Goa bless them We would
Ike to play croquet with them in Central Park, II
Potentate Ryan would allow 1t. ''Does he want
guarantees OF good Dehavior;' he can have them,
security ALSO and appeals from the girls besides
Well, there Is one cOnsOlatiOn-if We can't play
croquet with the girls in the Park, If Swedenborg
Is right we VIII play with them hereafter.
ANrl-RYAN.
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"Marie Antonette,'' tragedy, purporting to be
historical, was produced at this house last night,
with Mrs. +. W. Lander in the title role. or the
piece little that is favorable can De said. 1t Is eX
tremely sad. and possesses neither the merit of
being well written nor cevery coEtrved. 1t Is one
OF class OF pretended historical plays which aim
chiefly at the perversion OF history in order
to win sympathy from ignorance for char
acter the author has sought to ciothe
with moral grandeur TO which the real person
had no claim whatever Apart however. from the
fault OF inaccuracy the play has Others less par
donable from dramatic standpoint, and which
would be SUFFICIENT TO prevent its acquiring popu
larlty unless by the aid Of pnenopenal dramatic
genius. Mrs. Lander, who undertook the
role OF the unfortunate Queen, invested
It with much womanly feeling and dignity
In the closing scenes especially there were many
passages OF undouoted dramatic force which did
OF a select and Intelligent audience. Mr.. J. H.
Taylor as Louis XVI gave Wen balanced and
careful Interpretation OF the weak and somewhat
amiable victim of his ancestors crimes. Mr.. De
GroOt's Simon, the cobbler, was also a fair per-
torrance, but the sauce OF Mr.. Ahrendt was
stupid burlesque that ought not to De tolerated
even IN hastily organized company. The setting
ana appointments OF the play were remarkably
good.
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San Francisco Minstrels.

The popular trio, Birch, wambold and Backus,
who seem to be the very Incarnation OF fun and
jollity, have established themselves In very COM
Portable quarters on Broadway, above Twenty
eighth street. Their new han is very pretty and
cosey and roomy enough withal. The opening bill
was full OF clever hits rich humor and slde-split-
ting jokes, for which Birch and Backus
were mainly responsible. The BALLADS in the
first part, sung by A. H. Pelham, Eugene Ire
maine, D. s. Wamb0ld and Carl Rudolph, were
sung In style superior TO the general
standard OF negro minstrel vOcalists, and
Mackm and Wilson were very amusing
song and dance performers. A screaming lecture
Oh Temperance by Add Ryman was he next In
order, and the verlest cynic could not help burst
Ing his sides at Bircn and Backus in "Parlor
Theatrlcas." capital burlesque on scene
from III rr0vatOre," in which Ricardo made the
best negro minstt ell prima donna that the boards
OF cork have ever seen in THIS city, was followed
by a farce OF married lie," which brought very
laughable performance 10 an end. The san Fran
cisco Mlnstrels nave begun season which prom
ises TO be,and certainly deserves to be successlu l
III every sense OF the word.