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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-24

not be in haste to respond to, TO, the treas
urer would be slow to appoint i;eceiver 10
wind up the affairs of the bank, which is tne
only penalty. But waving this objection, ana
taking no account of the delay caused by the
manufacture of new notes for each bank, at
least three days more would be required, on
the average. before legal tenders would be
received in Washington in response to the
calls. Thus five days will be consumed before
the legal tenders which the Treasury has paid
out of its redemption fund can be replaced,
and we have supposed a degree of expedition
in the transaction, or, as Judge Richardson
would say, in the adjustment" which is not
commonly attained at the Treasury. Five
days payment out of the redemption fund
would be $4,000, 900, which is more than twice
the amount of the fund. Hence redemption
at the rate we have supposed, or efficient re-
demption, or redemption at One-ffth the
rapidity attained in Scotland, is quite out OF the
question. As "stuffing" machine the bureau
can never attain to the potency of the humble
instrument employed for COMPRISING sausage
meat, unless a change is made in the law.
To give the experiment fair trial, and no
one is more DESTROYS that it should have one
than we are, it will be necessary to increase
the standing deposit of legal tenders to ten
or fifteen per cent of the authorized circula-
ton of each bank. Since the banks were for
merly required always to keep on hand a
reserve equal to fifteen and twenty-five per
cent of their calculations, they cannot complain
of such an increase of the redemption fund
as Treasurer Spinner suggests and we heartily
second Dignum ct justum est.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-24

tions thus far held by either party, 1t presents
the vainest show Of empty rhetoric ana tne
weakest array of positive declarations. Inc
Democratic platform il it was not framed by
sincere men at least embodied the opinions
which sincere Democrats are supposed to enter
tain. The Republican platform is merely such
a sbuf1ing and evasiye document as the world
might naturally have expected rom ueio-
erative assemblage ruled entirely Dy ONCE
holders whose principles mean nothing ou.
salary of 30 much month. There ID one iu."
to be gathered from the resolutions Vi 'no
Utica Convention-ald there is only one.
That idea, we need hardly say, Is the re-
election of President Grant. 1t Is q secret
project no longer. 1t could not have been
much more plainly avOwcd If 1t had been
stated in formal resolution, az it
was by the kindred convention of office
holders in South Carolina. The duty of
disapproying the Third Term movement
has been put to this Convention in
the most direct manner, not merely by the
intangible agency of public opinion, but by
the action of political bodies and the example
of Republicans in other States. The COnven-
ton has not merely refused 10 condemn; it has
uOHc lUS uIuOco w appiV'O' AhSi0 40 Nv hi'o
understanding its meaning, and there can be
no doubt of the influences by which such
discreditable result has been brought about.
Nobody will suspect Gen. Dix of completely
in this plot but he is placed in an unpleasant
position. If the Republican ticket should be
elected, with the platform standing as 1t Is III
all its naked ugliness, it would be at once
recognized that the Third Term movement had
gained an enormous advantage, and the coun-
try cannot afford to run such risks. The best
friends of Gov. Dix may consequently
doubt the propriety of voting for
him on such platform without
some authoritative disclaimer on his part of
any sympathy with the Third Term intrigue,
and a prompt denuncation of the dangerous
and unrepublIcan movement. Certainly the
triumph of the whOle ticket. and the accept
ance of the Utica resolutions with all their
corollaries and without any supplementary
declarations, would fill all thoughtful patriots
with uneasihess.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-24
TIE NEW DEPARTURE At THE ACADEMY
OF Music.

The coming season of Italian Opera promises
to be the trial of very interesting expert
ment and a test of the progress of NewYork
in real musical culture. For the first time
since the building of the Academy, manager
invites us not to the exhibition of a prima
donna, but to O series of genuine operate
representations. He has collected large
and, if reports are to be trusted, strong and
well-balanced company, capable OF filing the
requirements of the most eXacting works in
the modern repertory. His principal artists
are all young, and the fame of only one Of
them has yet reached around the world
Mile. Albani, who labors under the possible
disadvantage of being an American, has in
deed taken rank in London and st. Peters
burg only one step below Patti, Nilsson, and
Lucca and Miles. Hebron and Donadio led
the company last year at the Italiens in
Paris; yet in the breasts of the American
public these names kindle no enthusiasm.
Fame does not march before them blowing
her brazen trumpet and the three ladies, like
the three tenors, will have to win whatever
position they may occupy here by their merit
alone. But if we miss the great stars who
dazzed society during the past two or three
seasons we are promised what the true lover of
music will esteem far higher-a constant success
sion of interesting and comparatively unfamiliar
operas presented with such elaborate care
as we saw bestowed last year upon Lohen-
" grin and "Aida," and with two important
features which no Italian opera has ever yet
had in New York-a competent orchestra and
a well-traned and numerous chorus If we
should say that Mr.. Strakosch depends prin-
cipally, this year upon a carefully organ
lied and ell-drilled stock company, we
should perhaps seem to underrate the posi-
ton Of 'suchs artists as Miles. Albani and
.Ueubrol. who would be accented ~ stars any
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-24

where in the world yet 1t appears to be the
ambition of the impresario to conduct his
musical enterprise upon the same principle
which Mr.. Wallack has applied with such
brilliant results to the management of the first
dramatic theater in the Western World.
If this undertaking is to be carried out in
the spirit of the prospectus, it will have the
hearty applause of all lovers of music, and it
will get in due time the support Of fashion
able society likewise. With perseverance Mr..
Strakosch can make the same kind of reform
in the opera-house which Theodore Thomas
has made in the cOncert-room. What Wagner
says of the opera In Italy has been true
of the opera in New-YOrk. 1t has been
little more than an entertainment "to bring
"people together who wished to be amused
"of an evening" and they have sought their
pleasure quite as much from one another as
from the stage. IL they could listen to few
taking melodies and watch the prima donna
in one or two striking situations, they were
content that dull mediOcrity should rule
through the rest Of the performance, the
chorus show themselves as stupid spectators
of tho madness of Lucia. and the orchestra
scrape a thin and unmeaning accompaniment
to the ripple of laughter and murmur OF
conversation in tho box circle. If Mr.. Strakosch
can lift the opera from the degradation into
which the star system has sunk it he will
have the thanks of all who honor and appre-
ciate the lyric drama and reverence its great
masters. The measure of his success will be
the measure of our own advance in true cul-
ture. Five years ago the experiment which
he announces would certainly have failed.
To-day, if it is carried out with tact, courage,
and sincerity, we have faith enough in New
York society (thanks mainly to what it has
learned from the Thomas orchestral to believe
that it will succeed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-24
TIE DRAMA.

REAPPEARANCE OF MR.. AND MRS. BARNEY WILLIAMS.
The five years. absence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Barney Williams from the local stage was most agree
ably ended by their temperance at Booths Theaef
ON Monday evening. crowded house welcomed them
back showed It's good by calling them before
the curtain the end OF each act. Tue play was
Charles Gaylers Connie SOogah or the Jolly Peddler
of those stories OF Irish life and love which always
find sympathetic hearing, and IN which there is more
or less unsuccessful villany with considerable display
Of shillalahs. The leading characters OF oorney Nc
Grah and Nancy Nolan were given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Williams with that jova spirit which envens all their
acting, and received the heartiest manifestations
OF popular approval. Mrs. Williams finding espe-
cial favor for her Irish jig at the end OF tho
third act. part Of difficulty was carefully played
by Miss Mary Wells and the remainder OF the cast CON-
prised Messrs Charles Rockwell, Fred. b. Warde and
Charles lie Cercq Mrs. Melinda Jones' and Miss Helen
Tracy. The scenery furnished attractive setting to
the play. so interesting occasion could not pass
without q speech from somebody, and Mr.. Williams
being the appropriate victim, sacrificed himself with
becoming dispatch.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-24
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA,
MUSIC.
MR.. GILMoRE's CONCERTS.

MIR. GllMORES CONCERES.
Mr.. P. s. Gilmore and his band rushed in
last night fill the void left the Central
by the departure OF Theodore Thomas large audiences
assembled TO hear them. Habues Of the Summer Con-
cers listened during the early part Of the evening with
doubtful expression OF countenance, which gradually
gave place Of sasf piece after piece
smoothly and sprtedly played. The selections were OF
lighter character than the Central Park Garden s se
customed to, but tbey all received with great
favor. The waltz music was given with some clever
limitations OF the Strauss orchestral effects Lefebro and
Arbucke had solos and two bits of wagnera fantasia
Lohengrin " and the overture TO "Tannhaassr."
hailed with particular delight.
THE DI MURsKA CONCERTS.
At her opening concert tomorrow evening.
Nine di Murska will sing the Mad Scene from Lucia
the Carnival OF Venice" and the duo from Crispno
with Sig. Ferrauti At the matinee on Saturday her
selections to be the Poaccs from Purltani and
the Shadow Song from 81 inorah."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-24

on the Democracy Of New. Jersey in trumpet tones
to rouse from its slnmber, rush out and seize tao
passing political opportunity and shsSe it. has been
nominated by his grateful party for Congress. Mr..
Smith would be lively man to have at Washington.
One of his speeches would explode the forms OF Thu
Congressional Record and dislocate all the type.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-24
bnsiness Monies.

THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND ACCIDENT Pol
Insurance CosPAsr, Hartford
PROPERTY OWNERS should know this i'm
porsnt that during the last rains of four dsyS Duration out OF
all Of buiuss
complaints shout roof made
yars sgo Of PLArIcSLArH RooYse Con-
No. 10 MKiden.ane
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-24
amusemsnts ano alssiinss.

BOOTHS THEArER.-"C Connie soogah," Mr.. and MRS
Barney Williams.
-BxYArrs OPERA HoUsR.-Minstrels.
DAYS. FIFTH AVENUE THRArER.-" School for Scan
= dali"
LYoEUM TnRATER.-"La Pri1cesse De Trebizonde-'
Mile. Marie Aimee.
PARK THEArER.-" Gilded Age" John T. Raymond
SAN FRANCISCO MNsrRRLs-Birch and wsmoold.
UNION SQUARE THEATER.-"The sphinx" Miss Clars
Morris and Miss Charlotte Thompson
wALLAcR's THEArER.-"Dearer than Lfe, j. L. iooie
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.-Anuuai Exhoiton.
CENTRAL PARK GARDES-Concert Gumores twenty
second Regiment Band.
CoLossEUM.-"Paris."
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Match.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-24

I" For Committee on Permanent Organization /:
First District, Thomas Murphy of New-York" Yes,
that it precisely. Mr.. Murphy has been the first
committeeman on Permanent Organization for a
good while and it is evident that so long as the Ad-
ministraton party remains under its present man
agement, he has permanent hold on the place. 1t
is not bad sort Of label for an Administration party
either" For Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton: First District. Thomas Murphy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-24

The extensive improvements at Bellevue
Hospital which have been entered upon by all
concerned in hearty spirit of good will, bid
fair not only to remove from that institution
the stigma of unhealthfulness, but to make it
superior in many respects to any others In the
country. The experience of the last ten years
has indicated the direction in which improve
ment was most to be desired, and there
Is a friendly rivalry between different cities
in respect to adopting the changes which
modern hygenic science has shown to be neces-
sary. Just at present, in the introduction of
the pavilion system, Philadelphia takes the
lead, but New-York will not be long behind
hand.
Commissioners of Charities and Correction
should not be indicted, disposes of the pros
pect of interference with the work of those
officials by what might have proved tedious
and profitless litigation. This being out of the
way, they will have no excuse for neglecting
a thorough reorganization of their system of
doing business and keeping accounts. The
errors of the past have been fully exposed. and
il cannot be denied that the irregularities fur
nished just ground for Investigation and de-
manded reform. 1t is to be hoped that they
will now devote themselves to the better con-
duct of public business, and wsste no more
time and temper in mere determinations.
The Democrats of Ohio are waking up to
some of the disadvantages resulting from the
declarations of their Convention last month.
They then resolved that the Five-Twenty
bonds, by the letter and spirit of the law and
the general understanding of the people, were
payable in greenbacks, and that the act which
pledged their payment in coin was an I'M
necessary and wicked sacrifice. The Demo-
cratic Convention of the Twentieth Ohio
District now perceive that this resolution ais
"liable to be misconstrued to be plank favor
cling the reputation of a part of the National
"debt," and to prevent such misconception. have
resolved distinctly and decidedly to express
themselves as opposed to reputation IN part
or whole and in favor of payment according
to contract. This resolution was passed
unanimously. After all. there is strong
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-24

Who will say now that fine writing ia not fine
thing Andrew jackson Smith. who recently called
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-16
FriGhtGuI Scene at an EXecu-
lion.

William Kelley, colored man, was
executed in the presence of ten thou
sand people, at Nashville on Friday
week. The American, OF the day fol
lowing, gives this incident of the
closing scene:
Not more than two or three minutes
after the fall Of the trap terrible com
motion arose, caused by the pluneings
of a frightened horse, TO the west of
The gallows Men, women and chill
dren rushed like wild wave against
the rope surrounding the ground, and
instantly the guards, bayOuets and all,
were overwhelmed, aud even the gal
lows and its horrible burden were IN
danger Of being overihrown.
when the stampede first occurred,
il 6sas thought tAe colored people wsre
making a break for the purpose Of res
cuiDg Kelley, aud hundreds Of revolv-
ers were drawn by people standing
outside the ropes, aud who rushed to
tho assistance of the guards. The
noise and confusion were frightful, and
the cheeks Of brave men turned pale
with terror. The bayonets of the En-
field rifles, with which the sheriff.
posse was armed, flashed il the sun
light rs their bearers vainly strove TO
press back the mass Of human beings
beuring down upon them Sergeant
McAllister dashed into the crowd Oh
horseback, with revolver in hand, and
H undreds of people, principally
women aud children, were crowded into
the ditch to the east of the scaffold
This ditch was about four feet deep.
with very steep sides, and was about
four feet wide At the bottom the
water stood several inches deep, aud as
the struggling mass of men, women
aud children foundered about in trying
to extricate t9emselve' from their dan
gerous position, their clothes became
covered with yellow mud.
Children cried, women screamed
men shouted. aud during this terrible
excitement the body of Kelley swung
geE4ly to and fro as it dangled at rhe
rope, aud was for the moment forgotten
as the frightened crowd rushed pell-
nell, each person seeming intent upon
saving his or her life.
"After order was restored, il was
found that several had received inju
ries, although fortunately not OF
serious character. with the exception
Of Squire VIM Butler, colored, Who
had leg broken by falling into the
ditch.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-16
The conversational OUTLOOK.


The Paducah KcnfYckiaH says that
Col. Pickett, of that city, has given
that paper to understand that he will
ife the Republican candidate for Con-
gfess in this District. After referring
to Col 7. as not an extreme Radical
it concludes that he (PicketD must
rely on Democratic votes to elect him.
1t further says;
"Col. Pickett has one advantage over
: Turner and Bennett; he has his own
+ newspaper organ, aud is equal in this re-
spect with Judge Boon, we believe the
Mayheld Democrat recognizes itself and II
recognized by others the organ OF
Judge Boon.
The kentackian knows how 1t L.
4 "bisself about running for Congress
/ backed by "his own newspaper organ,
aud holds it threateuingly over the
( heads of those whom il would destroy
Experience is the best teacher. Our
neighbnF must be in error, however,
in designating the May feid Democrat
as the organ Of Judge Boon in the
/ Congressional race, for have we not the
authority of the Democrat itreif in
saying, that it is for Boon for Gov
ernor and not for Congress. Judge
Boon il too true and good man to be
thus singled out aud we come to hi:
defense. We should do as much 70,
Turner or Bennett on the same grounds
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-16
From the New York World.
CONGREGATIONAL Cnnritr

Republicans IN Congress are hlled
with charity for the sufferers by the
inundaious OF the Mississippi and its
tributaries. But telegram from Mem
phi4, whereof Aoorn. a Republican
Senator from Mississippi and the dis
coDtented because defeated rival Of
Ames for the Govcruorship of Missis-
sippi, made good use in the Senate yes
terday, seems TO Indicate that the char
iiy OF Congress is not wholly disinter>
ested. The greater number of persons
who have been placed by the inuuda-
tons IN need Of such assistance as that
which Congress proposes 10 give them
are negroes, aud it is evident from the
telegram in question that the carpet
baggers have been making not little
political capital out of the appropria-
ton passed by Congress for their relief
Por negroes in the neighborbDsd Of
Memphis and in other parts of the
Mississippi Valley are now refusing to
accept offers Of work IN the confident
expectation that heDceforth they are TO
be supported By Congress, aud if the
appropriation is from time to time in
creased, the reliance of the negroes
upon the Government For support is
sure to be renewed, and their allegiance
to the Republican party pororily
strengthen ed. Great decentralization of
labor and much ultimate suffering
among the negroes may epsue when
obey fud out their mistake As polit-
zeal measure the appropriation will iu
the end prove more disastrous than
beneficial TO the Republican, party at
the South, tboagh some grave reasons
apart FROM party tactics were yesterday
given by the World why Congress
should not go into the charity business
Senator alcorn also gave some inter-
esting facts concerning the corruption
of the carpe; bag governments of Lou
isiana ADD Mississippi, which explain
much of the destruction caused by the
recent rise in the Mississippi. Ia Lou
isiapa S12 900, 900 and in Mississippi
$40, 900 600 have been expended since
the war for the construction of levees,
while IS 00G.O honestly expended
during that time for the same purpose
would have averted from the people of
Mississippi the suffering which Con
gress is ,ranscending its duties aud its
rights to relieve.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-16
Lou,.,oua,s Calamity.

A geptleman who has been resi-
dent of North Louisiana more or less
Nnce 1914, furnishes the st. Louis
RcpuBltcan the following in regard to
he suffering caused BY the overflow in
that sect or
From the various disasters of al
most every kind that have afflicted
Louisiana since the war, the planters
have really become poorer and poorer
every year In nine cases out Of ten
they have been compelled to rely upon
their factors for means to plant from
year to year The overflow came be
fore the usual time of making advancef-
and none have obtained their usual
supplies. Not Que in ten have made
supplies at home to last them sixty
DAYS. To raise meat is out of the
question, as the freedmen appropriate
it generally with impunity. Iu many
parishes the black population outnum
Der the whites ten to one, bold all the
Offices, furnish the jurors. and penal
ties for hog theit arc seldom, if ever,
inflicted. Nearly all the whites within
my very extensive acquaintance are
striving to get means to abandon the
State. Their poverty only prevents a
general emigration to Texas, or some
other white mans country, as they call
it, Now it is impossible to conceive OF
the suffering OF these people, unless
you had. a. | have, traversed the coun
try in boats The devastation and
ruin that meet you everywhere, the
CONSERVATION of the inhabitants, their
present suferings and apprehensions
for the future are really heart rcndiug,
tbair iittle property den~eeiat tins. frot,,.
% to 40 per cent. every year, taxes .
per cent and in some parishes even Z
per cent on value fixed by those
who usually have 30 property to tax
and are only interested in making the
commission for assessing aud collect
I ing as large as possible. No privntions
that these people experienced during
the war will at all compare with those
they -utier now, thousands Of poor
whites as well as negroes seeking from
place to place some kind Of employ
ment to earn bread from day to day
bur / have only stated lew of the
trials aud sutferings OF my people