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by his admirers, are obsolete upon the stage.
There have been hundreds of musical
dramas which in Italy, Germany, and
England were popular in their day, ana
which have passed into oblivion. Fashion has
ALWAYS been the ruler Of the musical drama.
The finest writers were never sure OF Keeping
the stage as Shakespeare keeps it, Mozart,
full of human love and tenderness, and master
of the most taking dramatic effects, Is still
only occasionally listened to with pleasure.
The modern Italian school of ROssinl, followed
bv Bellini. Donizetti, Mercadante, full OF the
pretty if not of the grand, had day during
which it gave great satisfaction, afforded both
continents harmless entertainment, ana gave
the great singers an opportunity OF cXhiDiting
their voices. The easy grace and elegance OF
the French opera could not fail OF winning
many affectonate admirers. The modern En-
gish opera was certainly great advance
upon the productions which charmed London
during the last century.
The performances at Bayreuth must be con-
sidered in the light of experiments. Herr
Wagner is despOt in his way. He does not
merely write the music, but everywhere IN the
theater his hand is felt. He puts the orchestra
ont of sight. He leaves the auditorium IN
darkness and Eliminates only the stage. The
tlcater is built as in his opinion theatcrs should
be built, and all the machinery is OF his own
devisng. He dispenses with many OF the
usual arrangements of the music. Called for
by the audience he will not come. Listened
10, there is suspicion that he is not pre-
cisely understood. Successful, there Is still
lust a shade of doubt of the quality OF the
success. The auditors reserve their Judgment
until they shall have listened to the whole
enormous work.
We can say nothing of music which we have
not heard, nor OF the spectacle which we have
not seen; bat the struggle, the persistence,
the great aims of the man are within the
comprehension of those who make no claim to
musical accomplishment. After the sublime
triumph Of Beethovens music, and its steady
advance in adequate Interpretation, 1t is hardly
safe to predict the future of Herr Wagners
productions. Even at Bayrcuth it is intmated
that the enthusiasm was confined to the few
Whether this opera is ever to attain world
wide popularity is yet to be decided, success
under present conditions being by no means
decisive. What is most emphatically estab-
li,hcd is the interest which the world takes in
the most subtle, refined, and poetic of all the
arts,
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to see, and false to Our convictions OF duty qua
we not direct public attention to the TACT thae
they could not have acted otherwise without
doing violence to every instinct of selilshness IN
human nature. That was their game. They could
not by any possibility lose anything by 1t, and
they had everything to gain. Upon this record
Mr.. Randall says to the country, I'VE have
"shown our disposition and our ability to shut
"the treasury doors to our opponents; now
"plcase open them to u.s." And thereon the
people will be likely to inquire whether the
record of The party warrants the belief that
they will be as Jealous and efficient in cutting
down appropriations to an Administration OF
theiI own as they have been to an opposing
one. 1t is so much easier to practice self
denial for the other side than fer your own.
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TIE B4YREg7H FESTIVAL.

That must lie an important musical event
which attracts the general attention OF the
musical world. There are those to whom
neither the theories nor the practice OF NaS-
ncr are palatablc. but every one "ho values
the art at all must feel ut least curious about
the upshot of so great an experiment. 1t Is IN
itself unique in musical history. There have
been giant harmonics and melodies before, but
none of them have made of the production of
a new work such an important event. There
have been constant innoyItions-ncw theories
and new practiccs-and there have been many
schools; but the controversies OF the Italian,
German, French, and English composers were
agreement itself in comparison with the war
which Wagner wages against existing musical
methods. Without attempting here any critl-
csm of his style of composition, we may cx-
press our admiration of this man. as we would
of any man who, through almost universal OPP
position and in the face of IA storm of hostile
criticism, stands fast by his belief until he cx-
torts from all recognition of his honest per-
sstcncy. Other composers have been what the
world called nOtional in their idea of what an
opera or an oratOriO should be, but
Wagner is the first who has forced the
world to heed his widest experiments and
10 seriously consider his strangcst Innovations
There must be something remarkable in
work which brings pilgrims from all parts
of the earth to listen TO it. There must be
something of the dominion of genius in the
audacty which, while it sweeps aside all pre-
cedents, cOmpcls those who have been trained
in far different semnaries to listen, to judge
to respect, if not to admire. There must be
something gigantic in a composer who works
in such gigantic way. There must be an
inherent merit which saves such enthusiasm
from ridicule for Quixotism though it may
be, it is long since any one has ventured to
laugh at it.
All students of musical history have felt that
the opera, which first rescued music from the
control of the Church. had before it wider
and a higher destiny. Indeed its chronicle
has been one of steady advancement. The
first Italian operas, whatever their musical
merit, were full of absurdities; nor were there
wanting those who insisted that opera from
its very nature was inherently and inevitably
ridiculous. Handel, master as he was and as
he remains in his own sphere of sacred music,
wrote o dozen operas which, if not forgotten
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NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 49, 1876.

plete abandonment of the attempt ana pur-
pose to resume at all. To voters who are SIN
cere in their beliefs. this dishoneSf trick
ought to be in the last degree offensive. II
we are to repudiate, let us do it in direct
and decent way The act is base enough al
best let us not make it the meaner by cow
ordce. We intend that this scheme shall DC
thoroughly understood, in Ncw-lork az wen
rs in Indiana. Then if the people adopt H.
with them will rest the blame. The Demo-
Gratis are welcome to prove in Indiana that
their scheme is a virtual reputation OF the
pledge to resume at any time, ana OF al pow,
ers granted for that purpose. But they shal
not be permitted here in New-fork to pre-
tend that they repeal only the date OF resump-
tlOn.
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PERSONAL.

The report of the iii health of LOru LyuOn,
of India IS auhoritatively denied by
The Calcutta Pioneer He has suffered only from Q
Lt indsposition which has at no time interiercd WIN
his work.
The Rev. Phillips Brooks of Boston is an
uncommonly modest He objects 20 the pubic e1'
hibon % his photographs and said personally 20 re-
quest photographers not to Put them on sale III any OF
bus pictures appear the shop windows, nc buys them
all up.
Mr.. VIM. It. Adams, "Oliver Optic met
with severe accident at bis homo IL Dorchester, Mass
last Thursday. lie standing upon window-sih
reaching upward close the window, when the screen
, 10 te oor His spic was considerably injured, but
lis physicians do not believe that any permanent INJURY
will result
Ex-Goy. Henry A. Wise has no hope of his
own recovery In reply 10 invitation 70 attend re-
pop Of Confederate soldiers lie sends word that sick
ness will prevent him from being present ard adds "
never expect to leave lily room AGAIN u lam clrrleu
my grave. The weather Is 50 excessively not mere lnSt
would gladly leave this gddlc OF town. II for no other
object. get on the great Shenai loan ohtiis "aeio
could get pure air and meet lay cd friends
The accession Of DR.. Wallace to the editorial
chair OF me Scotsman made vacant b. the death Of Mr.
Alexander Russell is the cause of considerable surprise IN
England Mr. Wallace has been Professor of Church
History in the University OF Edinburgh ani minister oil
OIL Grey !gars both Influential positions me Lo"ao
tnngs- that DR.. Wallace has come TO tho Cariylean
conclusion thai Prcsss the tree Gnu eli OK Engand
not broad free enough TO taiu men OF MS type
Gen. Tcvfik, Turkish officer who has
PASSED some time the Uai;ed States contributes an IN
teresng article 10 The Toridence Jou'1a on the policy
OF his native country toward her dependencies. ot
young Turkey" he says: "Neyclthclcss, with all the
obstacles which Russia has known well how to plant
path OF progress the Turks OF to-day or 70 polow
a Western expression, Young Turkey, ny no Eoabs
tesuars She viii INCREASINGLY work for reforms when
thongh unpalatab;c to Russia VIII be mmeasuIab Len
crc4 TO both MuSsulmans and CnriSuans such - tne
determination of young or progressive IIskey anu MY
in Gods WILL unhappy fate Of Poland DC aNeftcd
from my country"
Lord Houghton, in the course of recent
address in England referred 10 his visit to this country
as follows: Although at tho present moment people IN
the United States making series Of ortions ABOUT
English tyranny and English oppression. and all tbat
sort OF nonsense he believed nation they hee 10 US
with feeling OF fratcnal AMI nlal REGARD WEE tes@iu
to agriculture he said that Within tue nex 90 teS
America will nayc been reduced, Notwithstanding us lin
ueusc spaCr very the condition OF the European
countries IN general chat was u say che would nave 70
rucuperarc 10y artical means the natural wealth "u-tl
now being exhausted
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THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRrIGy-It is announced that the British Parlia-
ment will be proroSued to-day. = Outbreaks IN
Colombia are on the increase the clerical party Is
in rebellion -- 1t is believed that Lord Lytton
will resign the Governor Generalship of India early
in 1877
DoNEs11C.-Fresh reports Of defeat of Sitting
Bull by Gen. Terry are received. but are still DIS
credited the minor Indian tribes refuse TO JON SIT
ting Bull. - The receipts of canal tolls at Al
bany are unusually large. == new statue Oh
Washington was unvailed at the Centennial EzhlDi-
ton yesterday.
CoNGREss-The Senate passed the Hawaiian
Treaty bill yesterday; it debated during the day
and long into tho night the constitutional School
amendment; TO action was taken ON the Indian
Appropriation bill both Houses passed the bill to
provide for q commission the District form OF
government - The House listened to long
speech by Mr. Randall in review of tho financial
work of Congress- Mr.. Foster replied to him; a
special message was received from the President
cIiticisng the River and Harbor b;ll which caused
excitement; the House Pcst-Ofice Committee VIII
not act on the Fast Mail and Franking bill until
next Winter.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-The "travclcr rope" was
stretched between the towers of the Brooklyn
Bridge. tho plans being entirely successful 60
The probability Of union Of the Tammany and
Anti-Tammany organizations is now considered to
be very strong - A part of the colossal statue
of Liberty for New-York Harbor arrived from
Franco. - The Imam steamer City of Chester,
which ran aground Sunday. was pulled of, and
taken to her pier. 80 Enrich d Stcinfcld, bank
rupt dry goods merchants are charged with frauds
to the amount of $4,000. - Commodore Van
derbilt was comfortable but his appetite became
poorer. 60 Gold, 111as, 111as, 111So. Gold
value of the egal-tender dollar at the close. 80 $40
cents Stocks active in spots, and higher~ closing
irregular.
THE WEATHER.-TuE TRDUNE's local observa-
tons indicate cloudy weather, with light local rains,
.learing on during the week. - In this city yes
ter,ay the day was overcast with an occasional
prinkle; thermometer, 500, $50, 77'
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pOtJrycJtyS IND UORYINGMEN.

The article in Fridays TRIBUNE relative to
the uses aud abuses of worlingmcn by our To-
cal politicians had The happy effect OF Offend
ing both Controller Green and Commissioners
Martin This is q proof OF its ,Impartaity.
The more astute Controller demonstrated YER
bally through one of his deputies; the less
polite Commissioner protests by letter, which
we publish in full elsewhere. The fact that
both the gentlemen aimed at appear to have
been hit is couiirmatory of the correctness
OF the views expressed iii the article.
Neither lprotestant advances any disproOf of
what we asserted on the basis of the reports
of the public meetings themselves. When
either Mr. Green or Mr.. Martin explains the
language of himself or his followers, it Will be
time enough to call on lis to Withdraw orr
criticisms The two gentlemen by their pub
lie position invite criticism, and that bestowed
on them by TIE TRIBUNE We believe to have
been deserved and impartial.
Tho case of Green against Martin, or Martin
against Green, az Mayor Wickham calls the
quarrel between these two officials which has
been obtrudiug itself in the newspapers for
long time past, Is one OF those scandals at
present discracing municipal administration III
this city. As long it did not threaten the
improper expenditure OF public money, or tend
10 excite or to deceive any large class of citi-
Zrns we were content To say nothing, ana to
publish in brief the correspondence OF the
parties without comment. But now that 1t
appears that an effort is making to begin work
upon the Riverside Park and the Harlem
Parade Ground, for which the city has
not the slightest earthly Use and no money to
waste upon them, and that in that effort the
woIkingmen of the city are being grossly mis-
led, it is not only proper but necessary that
TIE tribune should speak. They are the
wrsto class of demagOgucs who resort to such
means for carrying their points. We shall be
glad TO believe that neither Mr.. Green nor
Mr. Martin had any hand in furthering such
demonstrations as we have denounced. But If
they would convince any one, they must cease
the public chickering's which make them sus-
pected, discharge the subordinates who are
suspicously active in these affairs, and restrain
their friends who appear rs their spokcsmen.
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TRANSPORTATION AND THE CROP OF 1875

TRANSPORTATION AND THE CROP Or 1879
Grain receipts for the week ending Aug.
5were very small, amounting to only l,oio,'of
bushels of corn at the six Atlantic ports, ana
2.912, Sal bushels of all grain, flour included
a five bushels per barrel. These receipts cor
respond 10 the remarkably low shipments from
Western ports during the preceding week,
which were only 2,5O4,71O bushels, flour not
included, smaller aggregate than that OF any
preceding week since navigation opened. AS
the amount shipped by water during that week
was exceedingly small, it Will not surprise
those who accept the theory usually enter
tanned to find that the receipts ut New lork
during the week ending Aug. were very
small. In this case the theory holds good, for
New York received only 1876 per cent OF the
corn arriving nj the Atlantic ports, and only 3o.4
ner cent of the grain. Altogether the largest
receirts, rs compared with usual reports, were
at Philadelphia, which nearly cqraied New
York in all grain, and received nearly iour
times as much corn, its proportion OF all re-
ceipts being 27.3 per cent for grain, and 4S.9
FER cent for corn Baltimore also sustained
itself well, receiving II per cent OF all grain,
and 19.1 per cent of corn. Boston loses little,
It's proportions DclhS % p'l 'Ni' va S'''''' 49,
o per cent Of corn. But Montreal, notwith-
standing the small shipments by water, re-
ceived 1913 per cent of the grain, and 81 per
cent of the corn.
The small traffic of the week makes these
facts comparatively unimportaut, and yet they
serve to illustrate the great uusteadinesS OF
the movement during the operation Of the rail-
way war, and It's disregard of rules cust3lna-
rilv accented At times one road GDdcr5Ids all
competitors in a particular distract, and secures
a LARGE share Of the traffic, while other roads,
or the canal tranSpOrtcrs, return the c0mph-
reut the next week. Valuable information as
10 probable receipts here and at other points
il now obiaincd from the reports of move
ment OF ears at indianapolis, which clearly
indicated "A week ago decided improve
ment in the shipments by roads to Phi!adel-
pha. From the report Of shipments from
Western points during the week ending Aug.
,. il appears that there was marked Increase
in the quantity transported by water, ana
fair increase in the aggregate movement,
which reached 3,33S, 81 bushels, flour not in
cludcd. OF this quantity only l,2S3,26s bush
els were moved by rail, an increase of over
900, 900 bushels compared with the week pre-
crding, but the quantity moved by wafer was
2,Oj5,2t3 bushels, an increase of nearly
600. 600. The shipments by water and by
rail since July illustrate the very fluctuatinS
nature OF the traffic. but show plainly that the
railway movement Is the more steady OF the
two
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-15

The aggregate receipts at the eight Western
markets from Jan. to Aug. show an IN
crease of over 100000 bushels, compared
with Last year. -four not included, and move
ment from Aug. /, 1870, when the new crop
began to come forward, to Aug. /, 1876, Of
1878, lOl bushels, flour included against
l67.l72,Os7 in 1919, and 2l5,O6G232 in
1874, and 1SG,357, O7S in 1923. In brief,
the Western farmers have marketed crop
somewhat larger than the average, and with
extraordinarily low rates for transportation.
That the prices received by the farmers have
not been high has been due III part to the de
pressed condition of industry throughout the
country, but mainly to the position Of Eu-
ropcan markets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-15

The Presidents message on the River ana
Harbor bill teens with new birth of economy
Where the provisions Of the bill refer to i'm
portant national works already begun, he
wishes them carried out; but where they pro-
mote mere jobbery and would waste the public
money on private Improvements or III little
needed undertakings, he will demur at the cx-
pendi,uro. The House may be pardoned for
its surprise at the message; but astonishing as
it may be to the Democrats, they must con-
cCdc Mr.. Holman's view of it, that the Presi-
dent has come over to the right side.
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DAuY TRIBUNE, Mail Subscribers. SlopeT annulh
prNI-WyTKIy TRIBuNE Mail Subscribers. So per an.
WEEKLY tribune Mail Subscribers. 81 per ahhuLD'
Terms, cash in advance.
Address. THE TRIBUNE. Now-l"rk
Persons unable 10 obtain TIE IRBUNF M ang9 We
t,ans boots or hotels n .sho 10 usually sold cH con-
Te1 Gdror bv INFORMING this otfoe Of The circumstances
THE Sra,I-WEEKLY TRIBUNE will I've ready TINS morning
at O'Clock. in wrappers for mailing tIice cents
Advertisements for this weeks Issue OF THE WEEKLY
TRIBIJNE must lie handed in TO-DAY Pricc - per hhe'
Uptown advertisera their feyors for THE TGEt
alps BrOadGay cor lstst or 5Oo W,-'usl VIZ. o
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dare let the water into for fear the popuaee occu.
plying the benches round it will rise up and plunge
into the basin and drown themselves. There are
sad-cyed unemployed laboring sitting around
that fountain who have been waiting for years TO
see it begin to play. IL it should start up sud-
denly there's no telling what these patient walters
would do. Without wishing to obtrUde suggestions
upon the authorities,-tO Dir. Park Commissioner
Martin, for instance who writes us an interesting
letter on other topics but doesn't once mention tho
fountain-how would il do to roof the concern over
and establish pie stand i'll the basini
Tie had a sort of disguised look as he leaned
against the corner of the street and contemplated
tho portraits Of Tllden and Hendricks on street
banner. "Well," said he after long pause, Pm
an unreconstructed rebel, and mako no bones Of
saying Pm down on this Government fit agin it
four years, and I'd like to have the Democrats come
into power agin jist to make things lively; but by
thunder, If them's good picteTs of Tllden and Hen
bricks, you may count me out. Them's the wust |
ever sec. hate tho country pretty bad but not bad
enough TO put two such looking cusses as them over
it. No. Siri Soonern live in country that had
two such looking felers at the head of it, I'd go to
Egypt and list under the Kay-deov"
There is not in this world sadder spectacle than
an inebriated policeman; causing the spectators to
sigh out, "Who shall keep the keepersp picnic
of $50 policemen with their wives and daughters
should be a model of peace, quetncSs, ard good or
der but was rot on Sunday last at Coney Island,
where that number of the baton-bearcrs gathered
together. Like ordinary mortals some of them fire.
quently sought at the festive bar variety OF stimu-
lants 4; after which they actually kicked up row
generally like ordinary mortals with their stomachs
full. But Inspector Waddy was there also. and as
he took down their names melancholy summons
before the Board awaits them when they VIII DO
sober enough no doubt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-15

Although a second report confirms the hrSt
rs to battle with the Sioux in which our
forces were victorious, the military authorities
seem disnclincd to believe the news. IL Is
perhaps too good to be true. The great neat
is causing suffering among our troops ana
marching will probably increase it, and any
movement to he effective against the savagcs
must be made quickly.
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Business Norcfs.

CR1srADORo's HAIR DYE produces such per.
tect that the strctest cannot detect LCm as
ARTIFICIAL Nature reproduced with complete
Was cured of chronic biliOUsness by HOLMANS
aei,R ANp LIVER PAD recommended hundroIs Win
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