The New York herald., 1876-12-10
Gambetta the Coming Man in
French Politics.
A FIGHTING PRETENDER.
Opera for New York-A New Tenor
Gerome's Jealousy.
FASHION FOR HEADS AND HEELS.
[sY CABLE TO THE HERALD

ihc couolton oi the comment may De described
rs one Of great anxiety. Russia, while moving her
troops southward, Is clustering like her own north
wind; Turkey, Juggling with new constitutions, is
Trying to shirk the inevitable. Germany, conscious
Of her great strength. sits watchful and mcnactng
Austria, saddest spectacle OF empires, turns this
way and that now TO Russia, now TO Turkey doubt
fu and fain,hearted Italy. for all her fuss and
feathers and sympathy expressed in swelling SEN
tences Is at heart indifferent bu. adds to the gene
raj measure OF uncertainty by dealing In the petty
mystidcations OF diplomacy. France talks briskly,
IS is her wont all questions that she notices. but
She has made up her mind to be neutral In tins
quarrel and hence is not SO deeply moved as her
neghbors
PEACE OR WAR.
Such is the attitude OF the powerful States OF the
Continent on this absorbing question. II is not
rery favorable to the interests OF peace, for the
Russian army is concentrating in semicirce near
he line OF the Pruth, and it Is difficult to account
or that quarter OF million OF armed men on any
IGer hypothesis than that they are there for work.
md for work ut an early day. The winter, which
you'd suspend the operations of any other troops
the world, may see them, from the Grand Duke
70 the Cossack, once more on the march to Constan-
hnople. Not that there is much chance OF their
ever arriving there, for il they pass the line OF the
Danube and turn take every fortress in Bulgaria
Ihcy will be likely to mark their utmost southwark
limit In the passes of the Balkans This is q con-
uson arrived at in military circles here and it is
hence believed that II Russia sees it in the same
Nght that peace win have q better chance at the
Conference.
GREEK MEETS GREEK
General Ignatier is consummate diplomatist Of
the sinuous Russian type while his principal antag-
onst, the Marquis of Salisbury, is OF the firm yet
suave English type The diplomatic fence between
these two win be interesting to students OF Euro
pean craftsmanship the performance OF two
naftres darnes in Partisan saile before a select
circle OF our gided youth. There will not be many
points lost on either side, and therefore with many
peace Is thought not to be past praying for.
HOME POLITICS.
The French Premiership is literally going begging
among our statesmen. The Due d'Audinret Pas
quer has put the bauble aside, and it is doubtful If
any one will be found hardy enough to take the
troublesome place from NJ. Dufaure. There are
plenty Of crusted mobiles and gilt edged republ-
cans who would be glad enough to accept the place
for the honor, but the difficulty OF retaining work
Ing governmental majority in both chambers deters
the ambitious
THE COMING MAN.
There is one man, however, who laughs. lie is the
onc who waits with his trumps turned down for all
the rest to play their game out when he will rake
the pool. This is N. Leon Gambetta little more
than ten years ago an easy going and unknown
lawyer, with the diaote'Te oil the Latin quarter
scarcely brushed or his careless garments; then q
meteor in newspaper prosecutions; then radical
member OF the Corps Legislatif; then Dictator
with many hands as Briareus and as many eyes
as Argus-a fierce, hot-headed, eloquent champion
OF France and French republcanism, and 'when
the cruel over a great power in French
politics. He was to have gone or into series Of
radical sky rockets and come down in few days
like the sticks, according to his enemies; but, TO
the surprise of friends and ioes he did nothing of
the Sort and has grown and solidned In the public
estimation as a man to be trusted for broad
intelligence and not Frankenstein to be
feared for his understandable powers. Ills cam
paign against the Ministry, with NJ. Buffet ut its
head and all the oflcenoders in France at its back
which resulted in victory for his party, was the
first ever made in France which was managed with
anything ike skill. He is man born to command
and his present important place the head Of the
Budget Committee OF the Assembly Is felt ON all
sides to be only warming pan for his higher des-
tiny hereafter.
The Spanish Pretender, Don Carlos. is rusting for
nght. After casting about FOR u suitable field he
has selected the banks OF the Danube and enters the
Russian service.
LAM FRITZ.
The piece at the Theatre Francois. by the novel;
lists ErcSmann- -Chatrian. "L'Ami Fritz" OF which
cabed you last week, has on It's public prese ataton
proved victorious over the Figaro clique and Is
drawing immense houses nightly.
OPERA NEW YORK.
Colonel Mapleson, or Her Majesty's opera, has
tered Into negotiations with Carl Rosa to give Eng
sh aud Italian opera on alternate nights SIX times
o week In New York. They viii give the operas
with the same orchestra and chorus, changing the
principal singers with the operas
SHARK OR A EooJrE:
Mr.. Gye, OF the Royal Italian opera, Covcnt Gar
den, reports that he has unearthed a splendid
Jewish tenor at Nuremberg this week. The tenor
hunt, which forms the regular autumna sport OF
the great managers, IIaanzier, Mereiii, eye and
Mapeson, is one OF the most exciting things in
these musical purveyors poke about the Cont