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New-York tribune., 1874-10-16
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ARRIVED.
Steamship Minnesota l Liverpool sept 30 AMI QIssss
town Ocl. !. and Williams q Gsou.
steamship Mast (srl Barry Labrador Oct SyfBey
9Th. WITH hefrugY, &c to T. A. Gurne 4 Co.
Steamship Od Dominion Walker Richmond C,T PoB and Nosk
with aud Ola DOMINION STEAMSHIP Co.
Bars Lzzie Wngat tot ST. JOha y. b. Nnshi Hull 80
ballast
Brig Raf.e (taD Nesdns 81 DAYS sushlr
SAILED.
Steamships HOssts for Hamburg CITY Of Aeuds Tor Havana
Herman Livingston savannah South Carolina M CbaTsasa
Isaac Bell Norfolk bsrks Edward d. Jeye for AespH
Bredbk for Liverpool BoomeOn Tor AsPnwsh te'Bie.T 900
BaTbadoes Maggie Horton for D,b1y Ga brig John Msop Tor %
Pierre Mart Gem Pert TnBisd rhoS O~-B for Hsvsos
Hattie N. BAN for II, H. AcJilgery Tor sara c4ris
BarfOs and Portland. for MaragneE. r. K
WISD-ouusc- light. W. clear
DOMESTIC PORTS.
Or 15-AFnved fr1a8 8ostsa
smDon Court Forest and Osgo from S~ bsrsS iona
Campbell, from Hamburg Northern CAet from Aserien vpre
YORK Sailed steamships Oriental ior Bostoa
BALTIsoRz Oct l5ArVei nck iho~ from Scwbers
n c.; Martha Se~iark ShnyeT Plss
dcphA Cleared steamships Falcon for Charleston Fsnn CdNsi.
der for New York Wm whdn for Philadelphia bars Dopn, Zoe
Londonderry: brig Ella Val, for Liverpool n. ;.
PHILADELPHIA Oct - Arrived steamship Ashland from Nes
nedalen. from Liyerpooi va Sandy Hook.
FOREIGN PORTS.
LOSDoS Oct l5SlleG Tor the United Hamilton 81.
r. G. Neunann Gsed-b-hn, ClyNe. Oera sud Locses
Arrived the 10th inst Afnner MArs Virginia snpsGs
Due Prsteln, Caleagno bsesna c. A0d T. D. MrrYsn
Also OUT hOrdkyn.
DISASTERS.
R,sTPoRr Oct l5i Rambler before reported
Pembroke condemned aud will be sold he @JtA i
New-York tribune., 1874-10-16
CATTLE HARKETs.

BaIriHosE Oct l5C.rrLs alry active v.y sale So
05 s; fret qnsitT, fs0j s meun qzsIs, JSS
4i4c.; receipts, 5.126 lead; sales. 3,2f3 head
Hoes demand q 9lc; Ooi bsad
good demand e hs6b Lsc. receipts 4554
CHICAGO Oct l5CArTLs-Reoeps 900 bead,
seV active and for good grades Dnes Sm VI h o r g<
- 75dS5 30 through - sJ1s3 10
S39t3 50; shipments. LOO mead.
H0Gs-Recep 10 900 head market steady med
s5 50as6 to choice s6 iO0s5 3j hDents 1000 hesf
SHkEP-Receipts loo hsd market dsBssl
iacoB poor o choice quoted Al 81 bOd - %.
New-York tribune., 1874-10-16

The route would pass the Of the houses between
Second aud Thrt-aves TO Harlem, and would require .
space,sO wide Mr. schuyler estimated that 1t would
cost between @yoOoOoo and 600. The stations
would Do half mile apart o. b. b. Nowen, Construct
ing Engineer Of the Arcade Road presented plan OF
elevated rsro sd with two tracks above che other
He presented estimate OF cost, and particular
route The meeting adjourned st p N until next
New-York tribune., 1874-10-16
NOmDkted.


C0mpLted.
Class 2-Apparel. Glass 93-Paper Manufac-
Glass a-BJats. lures.
Class sll-Bookbinding Class 1O1-Printing
Glass I4-Bridges. Glass I02-Projectiles.
Class N-Carriages and Class I05-R always
wagons. Class lCt-hllways 49,
Glass 2G-Cloth. Class ll2-Sewing Ma
Class 2s-COrdage. chimes.
Class 29-CrinOne and Class lA-ShlDs.
COrsets. Class ll5-Ships.
Glass 38-Feltng and Class ll7-Silk.
Hats Glass 1lS-5pinning.
Class 42-Firearns. Glass 120-Statnnery.
Class 56-Harvesters. Class I3O-Thrdshing
Class 66-Knitting and Class I35-Umbreilas and
Netting. Fans
Class s9-Ordnancc. Class 139-Weaylng.
Glass 92-Paper Making.
Cotton Bale Ties in Glass 10, Buttons and Machines
and Eyeetting- Machines IN Class %. BenchPan Ia
Glass las.
In Progress.
Glass 34-Dryers aud Class s3-Mills.
KIus. Class I16-5tOyes and Fur
Glass 36-Electricity. naces
Class 67-Lamps and Gas
Fittings
Noe-Issues from January. 1869. to July. 1871, TO h
gap IN reports, beng reproduced 10 Octayo size
Copies can furnished Of any patent from Nov. 26
1867. 20 date.
Commissioner Leggett has decided to furnish twenty
copies OF tie Patents which have been issued for S. II
a person does not want twenty copies OF a single pat
ent or twenty different the time OF writing, by
sending Patent Ofce % he will be furnished with
a package OF twenty coupon tickets, which he can fl
out one by one and thus obtain the Patent he wishes
when issued.
New-York tribune., 1874-10-16
PATENT OFFICE.

IMPORTANT To PERSONS INTERESTED IN PATENTS
The Patent Office has completed the repro
duction By PhotOLthography and LetterPress OF the
following Patents and any wishing to possess every
Patent belonging these Glasses that has been issued
ais date obtain them by sending TO the Commits
ai.n nf Pafa
New-York tribune., 1874-10-16

from Ohio and Indiana Several things seem to
have combined 10 smash Northern faith in the
southern oct rage business
New-York tribune., 1874-10-16

The Rotten sponge Pads. horrible Metal spring'. orl-"
633 wnea faIare
New-York tribune., 1874-10-16
Doliiieal Nctiees.

special Meeting Of the non Less"e =, -. % s "a
hed lbe Clab House FRIDAY bNhNiNr -
upon Committee en fonI ,sIIJ
--------------------- Nav YoRz Oct is lSTt
The Liberal Republicans Of the ~
DlSTRICT sill meet 43T hghthaHc rAIpah '
10th nominate phLh"AAA 30 r-SS,HII DnpD tL.rn.a
UESEI " lLSO1. sccc'aH' A--~'-@- 40 - "
New-York tribune., 1874-10-16
DIED.

AH Notices Of Marriages musi 6e 'Hdorsed W@ fat
aGme and addTess.
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5ueriai Nonfes
Private

DupviIbcs Old Irish whisky reeOmmendebS bS the neieL
French brand supplied ~ asss or
L. D. BRANCH, 81 Broad 81 Nv YORK
Private
Al Aon THIS (Pddsyl EVENING, st ID. Slinton Hal sse
rooms an unnsuay ane COLLECTION Editions STANDARD
.n ILLUSTRATED WOhKs mostly neb bindings ful snd nall
calf sud morocco, calf To De soh stnoat reserve
~ The Messrs LEAyiIr. Aaeiioneer,
Brfapt's Preserves
To sne EHOr Of The ICtbuae PARts 1874
the foowng respectable ioarna
IN srsr 10 inform friends the rntei
ste. Of Aseica CHARLES LIcHFBNBERG $40 Broad
that be ntrasted
tb. sale Of m, BRlASrs PRESERVES Believe ne, Sir,
PASSION. Successor 10 BsIAsr
Not only alone al Preserves Of lie
thai ali rnds
.on.d In ssisss
impo.tion that BrsAt eonAgnson Al
PRESERVES for the UEited through
VIC - @'-' CHARLES LrcHrEyBERa
Notice 20 Bondho aers of the 81 Joseph and Denver
Civ Company,--Agrscnens prouAns for toe
Western Dvlsns have pepsd
by Boniho- Committee an ar. res
for aan.turc II a. i AUGUSTUS JOHNSON Ns ~
oee Of ALEXANDER GhskS No 10
Bosdssv OFFER Of CHARLES W. uASsLBk No I"aL
"a Nes-iork ClU.
received for snt
he ommt,ee urgently hOeos Of classes bonds
VITO heir Heauan parucpse N the aea
70 exAmns and sign tae A9 AoS
N J. AUGUSTUS JOHNSON
FREDERICK klNGhAA
JOHN BAIRD SCOmntea
GEO J. FOaREST
A. T. MILLER
Nxv.yaAH oc. 0, 1874
New-York tribune., 1874-10-16

Dupve's Old Irish whisky recommended b. the medical
French Brandy
L. 5. BRANCH. 81 Broad 81 S-s.York-
New-York tribune., 1874-10-16

Az Av<son THIS (Pddayi EVENING ia. Suton Hal "a
rooms AZ unusually COLLECTION Of the best Editions sASDA
and ILLUSTRATED WOhKs mostly ricb bindngs full and
sT n mo,eco tree calf etc ee To be sold Hthou,
N~"' 49, Nes.rs LEAHTrT Aactioneer,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-16
EXCISE COMMISSIONERS IN CONFERENCE.
Meeting OF Excise commissioners OF the
State OF New York ut Syracuse.

Meeting Of Excise Comm issioners OF the
State OF New York Mt Syracuse.
SYRACUSE, April Is. 1874.
In response TO call meeting OF the Excise
Commissioners Of tine cities Of this state was held
at the Vanderbilt House, In this city, to-day. About
. dozen cities were represented, the full
Board Of New YORK city being present. D. d.
T. Marshall, Of New York, was chosen Presi-
dent and N. Il. NOrthrup, OF Syracuse, Secretary.
The object OF the meeting, In part. was TO har-
monize action and particularly the mooted inter
pretations OF the excise laws. The following reso-
luton, introduced by Mr.. voorhees,. OF New York,
was unanimously adopted
Whereas BY recent Judicial decisions Of the Courts Of
enactment Of the State Legislature Of 1873 been deprived
OF the power TO prosecute for the civil penalties imposed
by the Excise laws for violations thereof therefore, be
Resolved That the attention OF the members Of the
Legislature q this state now In session be called TO the
in relation thereto seem to them judcious and
called for BY the extgenctes of the CASE
The Conference also unanimously adopted re-
solution requesting the Legislature to take some
action looking to the proper codincation, at the
earliest day possible Of all existing excise laws,
that the powers and duties of excise boards may
be more clearly defined.
During the session commf1tee from the Syra-
cuse Ladies' Temperance Union was announced,
with memorial TO the Conference against grant
ing any licenses.
After the transaction OF considerable other busi-
ness and after appointing committee with power
TO call future conferences the meeting adjourned
sine dte.
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OF anairs to me President. trust the revoiu-
uonary acts may be settled without bl0odshed, and
respectfully ask the support OF the general govern
11ne IN my en0rb TO maintain the right
III government OF the state OF Arkansas au6
,nas the commander OF the United States
Arsehai az TINS post be directed TO sustain me in
tnat alrection ! respectfully request a reply to
luis communication at an early moment.
ELISHA BAXTER, Governor OF Arkansaa
1t is rumored that Baxter win declare martisr
law. and make an onward movement on the state
House tonight or tomorrow.
The general sentiment OF the people is favorsblo
to Baxter.
The United States Circuit Court is stu In session
here. Judge Dillon to-day announced that ne ex-
pected TO leave here on Saturday so as to be pres
ent at the opening OF the United States Court az
Jefferson City, NO.. which meets next Monday.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-16
A TERRIBLE TORNADO.

Great Damage Done An Nashviuou
Tonn.--The Exhibition Building
struck-Property Damaged Outside the
City Limits.
NASHVILLE, April Is, 1874.
tornado passed over and through this city,
from west to east at halfpast twelve O'Clock this
morning, doing an immense amount OF DAMAGE
1t struck the CITY at the Fair grounds, passing
diagonally through the city and out by the Univer
sity and Mount Olivet Cemetery. Its width seems
to have been about . quarter OF mile.
After passing the Fair grounds It struck tho
Exposition building and the Maxwell House. Sc
riously damaging the former. The front OF the
Academy OF Music, J. H. Frlth's grocery storer
Sarney's Wholesale liquor establishment ana sew
erai other buildings, the corner OF Broad and
Cherry streets, were crushed. The 'front.'
windows ON Hurley Bros and Hansen d
Co.'s tour story buildings, near the same
locality, were crushed In. Beadle's livery
stable, containing an immense amount OF feed
wagons, horses and cotton, was blown
horses, and It Is thought one man, were drowned,
Parish's livery stable on college street, In tho,
rear OF Beadles, was seriously damaged, besidea
several feed stores and small negro dwellings,. IL
passed from there crushing IN the front Of COLI
ored Methodist church, next the Medical College,
to the magnificent residence Of Jen.' Parersh.
moving the whole OF the roof out Of place.
At this hour 1t is impossible to enumerate the num-
Der OF buildings damaged or the loss, which VILE
exceed $1,000 Many poor families are rendered
homeless 1t is feared there mas been serious dam
age to property and loss OF life along Its track.
The telegraph lines are Frustrated all along It,
course from Union City TO Nashville.
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M E xlc O..
Herald Special Report from
Matamoros.
American Compliment to the Min.
lister to Spain.
One of Missionary Stephens Muir
derers Doomed.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

The following special despatch to the
HERALD has been received from our CORE
spondent in Matamoros:
MATAMoRos, April Is, 1874.
The HERALD correspondent in Mexico city
forwards the following special despatch, un-
der date of the 14th inst:-United States Min
lister Foster has given dinner in honor Of
General Corona, the newly appointed Minis
ter of Mexico to the government of Spain.
Everything connected with the fste passed off
pleasantly.
THE MURDERERs OF REV. MR. STEPHENS.
Three more of the assassins of the Rev. Mr..
Stephens have been arrested, and one OF them
has been tried and condemned to death.
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Startling Result Of the Baxter-BroOkS
Contest In Arkansas.
Governor Baxter Served with
a Writ of Custer.
BROOKS PoRCIBLE POSSESSION.
Tumbling The Executive Into the Street and
Breaking Into Armories.
BLOODSHED THREATENED.

LITTLE Rock. Ark, April 16-s M.
In the case of Brooks Baxter in the Nisi Prius
Court OF the Little Rock circuit, brought last
summer, stating that Baxter was usurper, Ctr
cult Judge Whylock, at ten O'Clock this morning,
overrued the demurrer OF plaintiff az to
jurisdiction and issued writ OF custer.
This occurred in the absence OF Governor Baxter,s
counsel. Chief Justice Mcclure Immediately
administered the oath OF once to Brooks, ana
soon after Sheriff Oliver served q writ on Governor
Baxter at the executive once. He was ac-
companied by Brooks and an armed guard. Brooks
demanded possession OF the once. was refused
and then declared himself In forcible possession
Brooks' friends had possessed themselves OF the
Capitol, and had broken into the State Armory
and seized guns and ordnance. The Governors
ONCE and approaches were filled with armed men,
some Of whom were negroes.
BAXTER APPEALS TO THE PRESIDENT.
Baxter teleNaphed to the President OF the
United States. and said that he had been put on
by force Brooks sent word to say he could not
See your correspondent yet
The Capitol halls are nlled with excited groups
Governor Baxter on leaving the State House.
went to the Anthony House and held consulta-
ton with his friends and counsel then drove to St.
Johns College, on the outskirts OF the city.
Brooks party are jubant and defiant,
1t Is asserted that the coup d'etdt was planned
BY Messrs. Clayton and Dorsey, when here at
Easter after failing to agree with Governor Baxter
regarding the management OF the fan elections
Brooks has revoked all Baxter's militia appoint
ments, commissioned B. F. Catterson Adjutant
General and Jack Brooker Major General.
arrived at Bakers headquarters, in St. John, q
College, at three O'Clock. The entrance was
guarded. Baxter said to your correspondent that
he would act vigorously; that he had plenty OF
arms at his disposal ut the United States Arsenal
Baxter Is organizing the militia. Robert Newton
will be appointed General
There will probably be bloodshed II the govern
ment allows them to fight 1t out. The State House
and grounds are well guarded tonight, over 800
men being under arms, including the troops in the
legislative halls. There is great excitement here
and people from the country are arriving en-
nadsse.
An attack on the State House by the ST. Johns
College troops Is hourly expected.
Baxter Concentrating His Troops for an
Attack.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 1910 p NJ
Baxter's troops are concentrating 1t is stated
that the commandanJ OF the United States troops
here has received orders to support Baxter.
Howftzers Mt tho State House.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April 15-11 m.
Just returned from the State House. 1t ia
guarded SO as to be almost impregnable, howit.
GERS guarding the approaches. All Is quiet as yet.
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TElEGaAms TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

KEY WEST, Fla, April Is, 1874.
despatch from Havana says that the Judge Ad-
vocate OF the court martial before which Mr.
Dockery, formerly Collector Of Customs at Jack
sonville Fla, is being tried, demands that the
sentence OF death be imposed
The papers in the case have been submitted to
Captain General Concha and strong enorts have
Imprisonment
AN ARCHBISHOP SENTENCED
The Supreme Court Of Spain upholds Archbishop
Llorente against the Pope and ex-Captain Gen.
eral Jovellar. and condemns Obera, the Pope's
acting Archbishop. to imprisonment or Danish
ment from the island.
PERSECUTION OF THE PRESS.
Captain General Concha has suppressed the
Juan Palomo newspaper, and banished Juan
Ortega, its editor, to spain. icH
Insurgents Demonstrating IN Force
Against the Notwithstanding
Embarked for Madrid.
HAVANA. AprilI5, 1874
The Spanish authorities report of1cally that
1000 nsuraent infantry and 800 cavalry attacked
Spanish fortified encampment at Arteaga several
times on the 7th inst, and retired at night.
OFF FOR MADRID.
Ex-Captan General Jovellar and ex-Intendente
villamil sailed for Spain to-day.
THE PUBLIC PRESS.
The Gdceta says the publication OF the Juan
Palonao newspaper) has been suspended only
during one month.
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THE MASSACHUSETTS, FARCE.

Another Senatorial Ballot without Re-
sult-The Twenty-ninth vote-Report
or the Committee OF Compromise-The
Dawes Mon Will Not Surrender.
BOSTON, April Is, 1874
This has been q comparatively quiet day on
Beacon Hill, the scene OF the Senatorial contest,
alter the excitement caused by the SIX ballots OF
Tuesday. Nevertheless there was large at
tendance OF spectators and lobbyists, who were
watching the proceedings At noon the Conven-
ton met to enter upon the twenty-ninth ballot,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-16
COLLIERY EXPLOSION.
Fearful and Fatal Disaster In an
English Coal Mine.
Fifty three Hen Killed-Narrow Escapes and
Rescue-Intense Excitement
1elEsaAms TO TINE NEW yoak HeaAlD.

TElEsMms TO THE NEW yoak HERALD.
LONDON. April is, 1874.
A shocking explosion occurred to-day in coal
mine near Dukinheld, Ashton UNDERLINE. Lam
cashire.
large number OF miners were killed and
wounded, many Of the latter being terribly
burned.
Thus far thirty bodies have been recovered, and
1t Is feared that many more remain In the mine.
A Naked Light the Cause OF tho Disaster.
LONDON, April 15-P. M.
Alater despatch from Ashton UNDERLINE states
that forty-six BODIES have been recovered from the
mine at Dukinfeld In which the explosion occurred
to-day. These are believed to have been all that
were killed.
ESCAPED AND RESCUED.
One hundred men who were left in the mine
alive after the accident have been safely rescued.
INTENSE EXCITEMENT.
There is intense excitement at Dukinheld.
THE OLD CAUSE.
The explosion was caused by the use or naked
lights
The Exact Number or the Dead-Finy
Bodies Recovered.
LONDON, April 15-Night.
Dispatches from Ashton under-Lyne this evening
report that nfty-three persons were killed by the
coliiery explosion at Dukinneld, ana City bodies
have been recovered.
Suffering OF the Woundod-The Dead
Terribly MutIlated.
LONDON, April 1916: A. NJ.
or the men taken alive from the Dukinfeld
mine twenty are badly injured
Many OF the bodies OF the Dead which have been
recovered. are so badly mutilated as to be un-
RECOGNIZABLE
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THE SUEZ CANAL.
u. dc Lssseps Threatens to Close the Great Cham
mel Of Transit.
TELEGRAM TO TIVE NEW york HERALD.

LONDON, April Is, 1874.
owing to what he regards as the unfavorable ac-
zion OF the International Commission In regard to
tolls on tonnage through the Suez Canal, M. de
Lesseps threatens to dismiss his pilots and extin-
guish the lights In the lighthouses thus virtually
cl0sin0 tho canal
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The six ballots OF yesterday led many to predict
that to-day would most certainly develop some-
thing DEFINITE; with that expectation the poll
ticians were in full force at the State House, but
instead OF matters taking any decisive course, tho
candidates. and the situation, with to-day's
single ballot, stands about the same as all through
the contest. There have been meetings OF commit
tees OF the Hoar and Dawes factions to CONSIDER
the report OF the committee which was in confer
ence with the friends OF each OF these candidates,
and at the meeting OF the friends or Mr. Dawes this
morning at the state House the following answer
was adopted as the reply Of tue Dawes men to the
committee OF the supporters OF Judge Hoar:-
NO SURRENDER.
Charles Robinson i Jr and Albert Mason Committee
for the Unitea States Senate non = ROSEWOOD hoar
Henry J. Dawes ns states ssnstor held U yestsr
y sa e. ~ e
Edward Learned and others was received and carefully
eS an
directed by unanimous vote Of the meeting make 70
Ths sagportsrs 81 Nj: Dave. cordially WELDON. tho
@ s
AND hs We .aceu SIs he in S s United
upon the republican party and each and every mem
vacancy BY speedy Choice q preDe9
None who admit the importance Of party organization
under tree government can fail to perceive that the
" the
Or personal 20 the deliberate Judgment the
81. suggestion we should
9r s ' sss d
s Il ,S Of sT free w and III
We not
who, the first and every succeeding vote in the
thus rsssvsa VGi he
so'fs a'rsaa ay
who each d ewer Of
e
believe allowance being made for the known prefer.
q Whole nSnSer = I'M snS'Ss
M
iSsi isa
and maintained By them for their canSdsts with almost
wSd ssy Se to
ali party organization.
considerable number Of members OF the republican party
their IN II % s
he naTy e know the Of so Of majority
Mr.. Dawes should be made the, subject Of Al
with that the e.
mr. and had e S
constantly increased until he received majority Of the
1Sr
and giving onr votes TO the leading candidate.
In thus agreeing to the suggestion a conference
upon the understanding that we are not authorized to
withdraw the name of Mr. Dawes and do feel
fed pedging ourselves in advance give HIM
votes we by means insist that he and other
and iar conference i shall appear that we disap
clear majority Of the republican members Of the two
houses taking part in such conference hereby de-.
clare our Willingness to Join cheerfuy the support of
such other person as may prove to be the choice Of the
majority
should these views meet your approval the under
signed are authorized to arrange with you for confer
CHARLES HALE,
GEORGE D. ROBINSON,
AMAsA NORCROsS
L. L. GOODSPEED
HENRY L. WASHBURN.
Upon the whole, matters are quite lively at the
State House, and bid fair to see the week out on
the Senatorial question. The Dawes men are de-
termined to stand by their candidate, and hope to
achieve victory In very few days. AS regards
the democratic, few have lett the ranks, but only
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AM s E M NTs.
italian Opera-Benefit OF Mile. d
Murska.

Italian Opera-Benefit OF Mile. Di
Murska.
Mile. lima di Murska had her nrst benefit in
America at the Academy last night, repeating her
marvellous impersonation OF Dinorah In "Le Par
don de Ploermel" Whatever may have been the
effect OF her recent illness in other respects 1t GER
tainy left her voice as brilliant, sparkling
and magnetic as ever. and there was more
nre, more passion and more wild gaiety
In her portraiture OF the demented and
deserted bride OF PlOermel than even at its first
performance. The central point, OF course was
the famous shadow Song,n and sne sang Its gilt
tering measures with brio, finish ana erect that
literally brought down the house and numerous
Moral tributes. The unerrIng accuracy and perfect
of her vocal method, the faultess taste OF the
f1ord ornaments with which she occasionally decks
theme. the mirrOr-like intelligence OF her phras
ing and the peculiar ttn1bre OF her exquisite
voice, cannot be too highly praised The imitation
OF the echo In the "Shadow Song" the Hoyttu,t
passages scin tilating like diamonds and the un.
DERIVING sentiment reminded one at times of q
"Puie des Perles'' beneath the fingers OF
some inspired pianist, or, again, the melo
dious warbng OF some Ieathered songster
or the rest OF the company 1t Is unnecessary
to speak, with the exception OF SignOr Verati who
acted and sang the roe OF COrrentino very COM
mendaby. Mile. ID Murska appears on FRIDAY
evening in her great role, Astrafammente, in III
Fiauto Magco, p" Miss Pauline Canissa undertaking
the role OF Pamina. On Saturday farewell matt.
nee OF LINDA" Will be given.