The New York herald., 1876-12-17
A HOME CRISIS TIDED OVER.
The Count who Committed a Stu
pendous Crime.
LYRIC AND DRAMATIC JOTTlNGS.
Fashion In Dresses, Fans, Feathers, Bon.
bOns and Snowbal,s.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD. I

PARIS Dec. To- 1870. }
The question OF the Orient stln dsturbs the inner
diplomatic French circles, the members Of which
Nit like the heather gods unmoved by the rise and
nl OF Ministries. To them home difficulty Is
as uninterestng as the beggars at the gate are to
those benevolent Old ladies' who dream of nothing
but furnishing Bibles and breeches to the nude
natives OF Central Africa Just now these diploma
lists OF telescope eyesght are very happy the
growing complications at Constantinople. They
move about the salons and look mysterious as a
live frog dug out OF marble slab, but they only
waiting an opportunity to whisper in your ear With
achucke, ~ told you so.r
GRAVE SITUATION
Truly, matters In the East weara very grave out
look. The postponement OF yesterdays sitting OF
the preliminary Conference at Constantinople has
been explained here by the now extraordinary
claims put forth on either side by Turkey and Rus
sia. The Porte has put in claim for indemnity
against Russia to reimburse the additional outlay
caused by her aid to Servia, which prolonged the
insurrection. Russia, on the other hand demands
that Turkey shall pay the cost of the military occu-
patton or Bulgaria. Until the Plenipotentiaries and
ENJOYS Extraordinary have communicated With
their governments nothing can be done. Hence
there will be no meeting OF the preliminary
Conference for a few days. There has, however
been no open rupture, SO that those who cling to
the hope Of peace, and they are neither numerous
nor very hopeful, have few straws left to grasp at
HOME POLITICS.
What really looked like dangerous cabinet crisis
in the beginning OF the week has passed away, and
is succeeded by lull In politics. There good
deal OF loud talk and Jtanooyamt oratory, but the
sensible, clear-cut speech of the new Premier NJ
Jules Simon, poured oil on the waters to the dis
tomfture OF some of the splashing fish who are
happy in hurricane. 1t is comforting to a man OF
delicate sensiblites to think that moderating in
nuence is abroad in France which neutralizes the
recoh when the big guns Of the Assembly fire or
their hot shot at each other.
REPUBLICAN DIFFERENCES.
The country is very well satisfied with the
change, although the large section Of republicans,
led by Gambetta, are not in pleasant mood 1t is
well understood that the way out Of the Dufaure
difficulty was found by the astute statesman,
Adolphe miers. The ex-President is as lively as
ever, and his views almost any European sub
ect are about the best to be had. His following
among the republicans who have come to be known
ls Thierists, glory in their triumph, while the Gam
bettlsts, who were SO badly trapped, are angry as
can be- Gambetta himself has publicly swallowed
hio ontp, but Ia oad IN chawf hn cud
thereof in private with some fierce masticatory
grimaces.
The only dramatic novelty during the week has
been the production Of q new nve-act drama, enti-
tied "L'Obstaclen at the third Theatre FRANCHISE.
1t is pronounced q success.
Four OF those spectacular pieces called "Reviews
OF the Year' are in preparation at the theatres.
The clipping which such pieces, touching as they
do on national, and therefore dangerous topics,
ceives at the hands OF the censor generally leaves
them dull as to dialogue where the wit Of the au-
thor does not redeem it by social satire. There is
ground for lots OF this in Partisan morals and
fashions. The Servian insurrection and the diplo-
matte endeavors to staye or a Europeon war will be
largely illustrated in all OF these pieces.
Signor Nicolini, the tenor has gone to st. Peters
burg, but there is nothing operate in it. He is 60
ing to see his sweetheart.
THALBERG's NAME.
The widow OF the great pianist Sgismund Thai.
berg, who win be recalled as daughter OF the
great basso, Louis Labache, has entered a suit
against Mile. Zare Thalberg to prevent the latter
rom singing under her fathers name This is a
little piece OF womans revenge; but que rouies
p0us-?
AMERICAN ART.
The late American BELLE Mrs. Harrison OTIS whom
Boston remembers, is to figure a; the next Salon
ON q canvas by Heaey. The portrait Is fine one
and worthy to stand beside any OF Sir Peter Ley's
In the Hampton Court collection Of beauties OF the
Stuart Restoration, which is saying good deal.
SUICIDAL FASHIONS
The increase in the number of persons committing
suicide in Paris since the late war has been the sub
ect Of some newspaper soicitude Of late. The pre-
vailing fashionable mode OF shifting on ones own
account the scenes OF this world for those of the
next Is to blow out ones brains f any In cab. 1t
saves the pavement
SCANDALS.
Scandals are generally the forerunners OF self-de-
structon, the act Is futile endeavor to prevent
unfortunate facts about to become notorious from
troubling the main actor in the scandal shape, and
Il is fitting to state that Paris has had for some
time surfeit OF dreadfuly scandalous doings.
TOTAL DgPRAvTrY.
one case in particular has come to light at which
,ocety may well trcmble, such reckless, daring
and total depraty does 1t discover. 1t is briefly as
follows The fashionable world was startled this
eek by the arrest OF a certain gay count for theft