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New-York tribune., 1874-06-26
MISS FIELDS READINGS.

For the purpose of public reader the
summer Garden Hall proved to be bad and schiiIers
poem OF The Belp proved TO he worse In the former
there arc upwards Of two dozen apertures through
which the voice may escape. King John might havc
died in it with entire resignation Forrest, in his most
robust mood, might possibly have governed It's Vents
in the latter there are it proves in practice, no
apertures at all through which the dramatic soul
may make itself manifest. The best passages
the epsodcal dgresons, relative to the growth OF
prosperity in the home and to the terror OF fire. MISS
Field interpreted these with exact Intelligence, with
sympathetic feeling, and with careful finish In other
respects reading kept fair average level OF merit
and-since it interspcrsed with music, broken
as to continuity, and in general made an IN
cdent to other and more pretentous WORK
the sternest could not forbear TO
say denoted upon the part OF the artist com
prehensve grasp OF the subject and delicate sense Of
symmetry its artistic treatment AS piece OF elocu-
ton was ineffective to auditors at distance-the
lady's proving inadequate 10 the extraordinary
demands Of the place Her feryor aEd her grace-anc
these INSPIRED with delicate aud earnest in-
stnot Of feictOus expresson-were III part defeated
here. 1t may be doubted whether these,
or much more than these, would have ac-
compished more, under the best or condi-
nops, with the elaborate and painful patitudes
OF Schillers Bell" We do not forget that the poem
loses the translation, something OF its movement and
fragrance in the original 1t Is not nearly on level
with LongfeliOws Building OF the Ship" Miss Field
had extremely arduous and exacng task 10 fulhll.
She performed her work with dignity and grace, and
with nervous self-possession, genteness of comport
ment, and smooth precision that promise well
for her future as an artist. Her appearance
was especially winning She was clad in white gar
ments chiefly OF lace: and this array consorted ex-
acty with her countenance Of eager hope and noble
purpose. 1t would not be possible to draw any positive
inference, Miss Fields powers as an actress from
her performance upon this occasiOn but II is certain
that few beginners in this field Of art have been sub
jected to q test upon this occasion,
firmly encountered and worthy borne by this spirited
and accomplished lady.
New-York tribune., 1874-06-26
THE VOMAN'S TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE CON-
ygNTIoN-GREAr ENTHUSIASM MANIFESTED.
PITTSBURGH, June 2j.-The WOman's State
Temperance Convention reassembied in Liberty Han
this morning, Mrs Black presiding The attendance
was exceedingly large, and great enthusiasm pre-
vailed Tho chief of the morning session
was the consideration Of resolutions expressing tho
views OF the Convention the liquor traffic. condemn
ing the license law recommending the organization OK
Woans Unions through the State and the sending
OF lecturers for that purpose ana calling upon men
to vote only for Prohibition candidates.
At the afternoon session, Dr. Hall, President or tho
Cleveland Union, delivered forcibe argument against
License law The address received with loud
pause. An appeal made by Gen. f. H. Lane for sub
scrptioDs to tue temperance daily to be published
by Joint stock company and a large number OF sub
scrptions were received. Miss Jane Thompson OF
Alliance Ohio and Mrs. Fulton Of Oil City each deliv-
cred strong appeals in behalf Of the woman's move
ment
Tho Hon. James Black Of Lancaster Penn. Prohibi-
on candidate for President OF the United States was
unable to be present. being engaged In an important law
suit his home At this evenings session, the building
crowded. the audience being the largest ever as
sembed IN Library Hall. Mr.. VIM. A. Lavary OF Phar
dephia and Mrs. Reese of Alliance, Ohio, each deiv
cred stirring addresses Enthusiastic speeches wero
made by many delegates. The five ladies who be-
gan the crusade here called to the
front part of the stage and amid tumutuous applause
Miss Louise Halter, Mrs. Mawhinney, ana Miss Mary
Beson. responded the Others being absent. The 50
ladies' imprisoned for street preaching were
called and arranged themselves IN semcircs
on the stage. when they sang the saihe
hymns they sang when arrested and when marching ~
the lock up. The Convention was the largest. most en-
thusastc, and most successful temperance domonstTa-
tion ever neld III Pennsylvania.
New-York tribune., 1874-06-26
NOT YET TOO LATE.

We observe that tho Womans Christian
Association in Philadelphia have re-
ceived the gift Of q piece of land
on the sea-beach at Long Branch from
gentleman of this city, on which they
purpose erecting house for the accommoda-
ton of young girls Of small means and broken
down in health who require short rest and
pure air during the heat Of Summer. We are
not told whether they are to be received free
of CHARGE or whether the rates of board Will
be made to cover the actual outlay. The lat
ter plan is always the wiser, as charity y
in effect bars itself out from the most deserv-
ing class of needy poor who scruple to receive
aims, yet sorely need help to help themselves.
Philadelphia is bent upon utilizing the cura-
tive influences of the sea-beaches in her
negLborhood during the Summer, having
already one if not more establishments for
sick children on the coast. Merely IN an
economic point of view, it is wise course ;
one week of salt air and sea-baths is equal to
months of dosing and doctors in q costly city
hospital. A temporary asylum at the seaside
for the three Summer months would accom-
plish the work of permanent asylum with
it's cumbrous machinery for year.
We have urged this matter of Children's
Summer Hospital again and again upon our
citizens. 1t is not yet too late to make some
arrangement for July and August. If no
separate sum can be raised, part of the funds
devoted to general charity by the officers OF
the Children's Aid Society could be wisely
diverted to this purpose The apathy of our
people with regard to the sick and suffering
children penncd during the heat OF Summer
into the foul courts and tenement houses is
inexplicable in Winter, while misery and
want thrust themselves on their sight, they
are prompt to provide relief, but when they
have escaped to the cool stretch of sea-
beach they forget the wan babies dying al
home whom breath of sea air would bring
back to life.
New-York tribune., 1874-06-26
Istu'Work Daily gribMaas.
FOUNDED HORACE GREELEY.
FRIDAY. JUNE 26. 1874
WITH SUPPLEMENT.

A railroad train was wrecked London, Ontario,
for purpOses.of plunfer. One person was killed and
about 20 Injured. - The FrancoAmercan Postal
Treaty has been ratified by the French Assembly. 60
There were aDu-Papal demonstrations at Rome; sew
cral arrests were made. =- The famine IN India is
again reported end. The French Munster of
Finances dsagrees with the Budget Committee OF the
Assembly and threatens to make the subject Of dSa
grcement a Cabinet question.
The Vermont Democratic State Convention yesterday
nominated the Hon. W. H. II. Bingham for Governor; |;
the platform refers solely to State matters. Tue
Raode Island Legislature adjourned until January
without elec,inga U. S. Senator - Representative
Hale has aecepted The position Of PostmasterGenera
g. The International Convention of the Young Mems
Christian Association Is IN sesson at Dayton. Ohio
60 The third day OF the Cleveland Saagerfest was
the greatest OF the festival ==- The C0roners in-
vestigation the OF the Syracuse church disaster
has BE- gun g. Commencement exercises were held at
Yale and Dartmouth Colleges; Trinity College cele-
bated class days. important change has taken place
in the Faculty Of Dickinson College. ......
Police Commissioners Gdrdner and Charlck were con.
yiced of maleasance in removing inspector OF cleo
tiops =- The CONNIE encement Exercises OF the Col
lece of the City OF NewYOrk were held. 6 The lease
of the Atlantic and Great Western RIroad to the Erie
was ratified. - The Tidal Wave, Comet and Vision
were the winners In the Ladies' Regatta OF the New
York Yacht CLUB. James Ten Eyck won the single
seur race al Peekskl, WIN. Scharf OF Pittsburgh
- A policeman was charged with robbing a drunken
of $4,000 in Broadway. go Another death oc-
CURED fIOm hydrophobis. 80 Gold. llls. ll&, 1lls
Thermometer, Gso, 90, rs.
New-York tribune., 1874-06-26
Jnoes TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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New-York tribune., 1874-06-26
TIE POLICE SHAME.

New-York can this morning realize the
Justice of those earnest protests which THE
TRIBUNE urged so persistently against the
appointment of partisan Police Board. On
the sentence to be this morning pronounced
by Judge Brady seems to rest the ques-
ton whether we have any Police Board
at all, until Mr.. Havemeyer, the Reform Mayor,
makes some more appointments. The two
members who give force to the body, Presi-
dent Gardner and Mr.. Oliver Charlick, the
one the President of the Administration Gen
eral Committee of this city, appointed
for partisan purposes at the demand
of the Administration Republicans, and the
other a late Sachem of Tammany, put in
at the demand of the Democrats to watch the
Administration man, have been jointly con-
victed of violation. for partisan
purposes, of the election laws they
were sworn to enforce. The trial seems
to have been fair, and we hear OF no reasons
for doubling the justice of the verdict. 1t Is
rendered on only one of the four indictments
that have been found. They involve these
two Commissioners in the attempt to secure
by unlawful means the election of two
Administration Republicans, and one Ring
from justice.
1t would be petty business to attempt to
make party capital for anybody out OF this
shameful result 1t is only surprising because
the crime has been so common, and its pun
ishment has heretofore been unknown. The
men we're appointed to do the thing which they
have done, and the parties which backed
the claims of each for the places would have
been grossly dissatisfied if they had not done
it. The initial fault, the crownng shame OF the
whole transaction, is that majority OF the men
who manage politics in both parties Ill this
city insist on struggling to get control OF
the Police Board for just such purposes. TIE
TRIBUNE's earnest appeals for non-partisan
Police Board were laughed at as the aspira-
tions of idealists Each party went into the
struggle, trying to cheat the other before the
Mayor. This Mayor, elected by Administra-
ton Republicans against the struggle of The
TRIBUNE SO far outraged the decencies as to
place in the Police Board, to conduct elee-
tions in this city, the man most vitaly
interested. by reason of his political posi-
ton, in securing the triumph of candidates
whom the Administration Republicans sup
port. He did an equally indecent thing
in appointing ; against him the most
forceful of the ward politicians on the other
side. The rest of the Police Board he
constructed of wax. The two strong
men formed an instant partnership,
and are to-day TO be sentenced.
The sentence is not so much upon Hugh
Gardner and Oliver Charlick as it is upon the
political leaders of the Administration party.
who forced the appointment of the one,
and the strategists Of the Tammany party,
who secured counterbalance in the appoint
ment of the other. The disgrace rests upon
the respectable men of both parties who re-
ioice at the success of their own side in such
struggles, and never complain save wheE they
pet heatpn.
New-York tribune., 1874-06-26
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New-York tribune., 1874-06-26
pAx RpUNr FRIDAY JUNE Is SUPPLEMENT-
wraps whole community in its unwholesome

wraps whole community in ito unwholesome
atmosphere. Y.r7roal g1 I-.ssra sHr UnH
1t may now bo thought expedient by Mr..
Beecher and his friends to make some reply
to this authoritative and serious attack Ii he
should simply deny the truth of MIR. TiltOn's
somewhat vague allegations and explain the
document to which his name is attached, he
would find the community among whom he
has labored with such distinguished success
disposed to side with him against all assail-
ants. Mr.. TiltOn has much to say OF the retl-
ccnce lie has hitherto observed. We shall be
greatly surprised if he does not soon regret
that he did not observe it longer. 1t Is not
for us yet to Judge the action OF one VINO
claims to have been vitality wrOnged, but we
can hardly conceive any suffering more In
tolerable than that which the eloquent and
indscreet Editor Of The Golden Aqe has pre-
pared for himself by this unhappy manifesto.
The well-nigh fatal mistakes of two
or three years ago were beginning to be for
gotten. He now comes forth-stung by what
seems the insufficient provOcation OF technical
Irregularities in the Congregational Confer
ence and unfriendly criticism in certain news
papcrs-tO ,challengo to mortal duel the
most eminent preacher in the world, man
revered for his genius and his good works as
far as Christianity extends. 1t would be a
misfortune to all of us if the just and right
eous fame of the great preacher should receive
the slightest stain from this assault and it
would be base ingratitude for this people to
think any evil of him before he has been
heard, or without stronger proof than has yet
boen offered.
New-York tribune., 1874-06-26

was authorized in 1873 to issue bonds having
short periods to run. One of the said bonds.
the amount Of which was 1894, ,43S n, was to
have become due this year. This Act,
Chap. 147, postpones the payment of that
bond, and also of four other bonds to the
same amount, which were to become due in
1858, for 80 years. The estimates as fixed"
in December included the S364, ,43S n as part of
the taxes. AS now "fxed" that amount is
left out of the taxes. In December, 81 sos, 767
for the citys share of the FOurth-aye. Rail-
way improvement werc included. This sum is
now omitted. An item of $250OOO for the new
City Prison disappears, that project having
been abandoned. The appropriation for in
terest on the City Debt, estimated in Dccem-
Der at $9,120,5lS 90, now appears cut down
to $S,25O,OOO. What has happened, mean
while, to mako this difference we can
not imagine. The miscellaneous receipts
were estimated at S2,OSO,OOO in December,
and now at s3ooo,ooO. The Debt is
now, nOminally, fifteen millions greater
than II was in December, and it seems to us
that il would have been just as easy to put
the interest low enough and the miscellaneous
income high enough in December. In our
opinion all these comparisons OF estimates
with those of December, and with the expendi-
lures of 1871, are of no use. 1t easy to make
too high an estimate in December and decrease
it in june and it is easy to be little less
prodigal of money than was the mixed gov
ernmcnt of 1871. What the City Government
should do, but does not is to stop gettng
deeper into debt. ..r.
@. No one knows better than Controller
Green that over forty million dollars will be
needed this year to pay ordinary expenses,
carry on street, park, dock. aqueduct, railroad,
bridge, and the other improvements now in
progress. and pay State taxes. Why does he
not boldly say so Why does he not warn
tho people of their dangerf These bridges,
tunnels, parks, docks, boulevards, &c, may
be fine things but if we are not nch enough
to tax ourselves for them, we are not rich
enough to have them at all.
New-York tribune., 1874-06-26
TERRIFIC STORM IN THE WEST.

CINCINNATI, June 25.-Specials to The Gazette
report severe storm OF wind aud at Tin, Ohio,
this afternoon which damaged the crops. blew down
fences and unroofed houses Tue severest storm
known in that region visited McConnellsyille at I31
O'clock this afternoon number OF business houses
were unroofed trees, fences, and even houses were
prostrated Tue roofwas taken of oundery and driven
through o brick wall. The market-house unroofed.
Many business men are heavy No lives
The path Of the storm mile and half wide. Tele-
grams from various points In Northern Indiana aud
Southern Michigan, report severe storm throughout
that district resulting much damage to property. As
far ss heard from three persons killed by ghtnin
New-York tribune., 1874-06-26
PERSONAL.

Blanchard Jerrold has published the first
volume OF his life Of Napoleon III.
The Earl Granville has accepted the presi-
dency of the recently organized City Liberal Club Of
London.
DR.. Michael Hatch. for 60 years prac-
ticpg physician in Enos6oro. w. died recently in the
Sheldon PoorhOuse. age l02 years.
Mr.. w. Saville Kent Superintendent of the
famous Brighton aquarium. has been appointed o the
control of the aquarium at Manchester, England.
A correspondent writes that the report that
the late Mr.. j. M Belew the eIocutionist reverted to
the Church Of England was erroneous. He died a
Roman Catholic, - -.--A
The Turkish Government has conferred the
Order of the Mejde OF the third class upon Mr. Win
chester the head OF an American firm which has exe
large contracts with the Porto for the supply Of
army rifles.
The marriage of the Princess Louise, eldest
daughter Of the King OF the Begians with the Duke
Philip Of Saxony, will take place at Brussels toward the
end OF August next Great feses will be given Brus
sells TO celebrate the event.
President Cummings of Wesleyan University
authorizes denial OF the that he has accepted
the Presidency Syracuse University The trustees OF
Wesleyan voted unanimously on Wednesday to retain
him Ia his present position.
Deacon Nathaniel Ladd of GrOveland, Mass
for 50 years clerk OF the Ortho-
dox Church. and though 81 years old has just finished
copying, In clear and readable handwriting parish
records since 1864 labor OF love.
Congress passed bill granting the Fair
mount Park Association OF Philadelphia 20 condemned
bronze cannon to be used for the proposed equestrian
statue OF Gen. Meade. Thus far only s7Oo has been
collected toward paying the expenses Of the work.
The Oldest Catholic priest in North America
is stationed at St. Johns Church Frederick. Md
the Rev John McElroy s. I. He Is % years old and
time since became bind, by an operation his
sight WAS restored. s.. II TT.
The report that Dr. Kenealy of Tichborne
fame had gone to Ottawa Canada, is contradcted He
that although no has had submit to entire rest
and has not been permitted to read newspapers he Is
still In England and may possiby 10 spared w The
soul OF another Lord ChiefJustiee. '....r ..
President Grant passed through Staunton,
Va, yesterday afternoon About 2oo0 persons
the depot and the President received by the Mayor
aud cheered by the people Tne band which was at
achod to the old Stonewai Brigade played several airs
while the remained. The President VIII be absent
from Washington for q week or ten days.
As Congress Is now fairly out of the way
the Summer excursions OF tho Cabinet officers are IN
order aud before fortnight passed tho Government
Will BE- running itself Tho Secretary ofwar and family
20 to New London for the Summer the secreHr - lc