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The New York herald., 1877-11-13
Congress Yesterda y.

The Army bill was passed by the House
yesterday. Nearly month ago Congress
was called together mainly for this pur-
pose, and there was no good reason why it
should not have been disposed of during
the first week Of the session. To have done
so would have saved the officers o good
round sum in interest and the rank and file
the necessity Of sacrificing their claims for
much less than they were worth. As the
bill stands the army is limited to twenty
thousand men and it is provided that
four regiments of cavalry shall be re-
cruited to their full strength for service on
the Rio Grande and Indian frontiers. The
republicans voted solid on this amendment,
and were reinforced by the Texas delega-
tion. Secretary McCrary's communication
in regard to the maintenance or the army
and tho enlistment question was made the
text of short debate, in the course of
which Mr. Hewitt spoke eloquently about
Charles j. and John Hampden and ship
money, oil OF which was very fine, and
shows Mr.. Hewitt to be thoroughly
The New York herald., 1877-11-13
The Health or His Holiness.

His Holiness, who was supposed to be
dying last week, has again recovered and
agreeably disappointed, almost for the hum
dredth time, the expectations of those who
had assembled around what they believed
to be his deathbed. He was very i'll Friday
night; but, according to our special de-
spatches, he revived slightly on Saturday
morning. AS night came on he again grew
worse, and it was indeed believed the last
hours of the venerable PontiF had come.
Our correspondent says that 1.-The death rat
tie was heard and he seemed to be sinking
fast. But Sunday morning there came
another change for the better, and Monday
he insisted not only upon performing his
usual priestly and official duties, but upon
receiving delegations that called upon him.
This devotion to duty on the part Of His
Holiness has become almost life sac
rifice. No advice of his physicians, no
remonstrance Of his counsellors, can induce
him to forego the most trifing detail Of his
sacred Office, which will account for what
may otherwise seem strange and unaccount-
able in the reports of his condition-being
at the point of death one day and performing
his ministerial functions the next. There
can be do doubt that he is now seriously i'll
and his death may occur at any moment.
He is eighty-ive years Of age and is sus-
tanned mainly by his indomitable energy
and will.
The New York herald., 1877-11-13

up in English history. Among the bills
introduced was the Texas and Pacific
project, which is fathered by Mr.. Gibson,
of Louisiana, and one asking aid for the
Southern Maryland Railroad by Mr.. Butler,
Of Massachusetts, which was rejected at the
last session. In the Senate Mr.. Voorhees,
was sworn in as the successor Of Mr..
Morton memorial of the New York
Chamber of Commerce against the repeal OF
the Bankrupt law was presented, and Mr..
Maxey offered resolution directing the
Committee on Military Affairs to inquire
into the condition of the Rio Grande
frontier, upon which he promises speech
The Army bill ought to be finished by the
Senate this week.
The New York herald., 1877-11-13

To sum the impressions of this single performances
we may say that tho American stage has gained IN
Mary Anderson woman Of Gne person and nigh
ab ties carefully cultivated That cannot say the
magic word genius 10 her regard may DO The iaut ol
Buiwcr Tor the touchstone Is not 10 his play. The
applause she received was generous, and as have
indicated. well deserved.
II might be too much to expect as good Claude
from Mr. Piympton as the Pauline he PLAYED
OF carncstness and vigor. He feels better
than hc uttcra The Nine. Descnapeiles OF Mra
Edrdgc, the BeaAseant Of Mr. Summers, the Colonel
Damas of Mr. Norman the Claws OF Mr. Becks and
tho Jabot OF Mr. Marble were worthy Of mengon.
Ihe cast as whole, was fair. and setiu. charac
teristic of the good taste OF this theatre
The New York herald., 1877-11-13
The Conkiing Interview.

The report Of Senator Conkling's recent
conversation seems to have stirred up
livelier and more extensive commotion than
has often followed u publication whose sub
stance was so trivial and gossiping. 1t
has been reprinted in whole or in part,
by all the press Of the country, with
comments MS checkered and various as the
moods of the writer's. Judging from the
Utica letter whi,h we print this morn
ing it has reused a hornets nest
in Mr.. Conkling's own town, and
not SO great, is still very remark
able, especially in Washington. Like the
passions in Collins ode, politicians of every
stripe and description have been excited in
one form or another, ''possest beyond the
Muses. painting" until Mr.. Conkling him
self has caught the reverberatons
Ana back rccois, he knows not why,
Fen AT the sound himself has made.
He yesterday rose in his place in the
Senate and made personal explanation, Of
which we do not quite perceive the point.
He says that the report of his CONVEX
sation was not what in newspaper parlance
is called an ''intervicw. But the HERALD
said that, too, in publishing it. He says
that parts of it are not verbatim report Of
his language The writer Of the report did
not pretend that it was, and was very care
full to state that he wrote it out from men,
ory after the conversation had ended.
Mr.. Conkling says that he could not
have been otherwise than in q pleasant
mood at that time, when the New York
republicans had done so we'll in the election.
The writer of the report also represented
him as having been not merely cheerful, but
almost hilarious, rattling off his smart
and pungent sayings with the easy
gayety of schoolboy. He says that
things attributed to him occurred in various
Conversations and here again the reporter
exactly agrees with him. having given notice
of the beginning and end of each episode
taken from u conversation of previous
date to that of last Friday. MS for ex-
ample at this point the listener recalled
another conversation with the New York
Senator on the subject of the back pay.
will repeat it here And then at the end
of this depression :--sBut to return TO the
contemporaneous conversation" With so
many points Of close resemblance between
the personal explanation and the report We
regret to find one in which they do not tally.
Mr.. Conkling does not recollect having said
all that the reporter ascrbed to him, but
the reporter afirms that his memory is
better in that particular than Mr.. Conk-
ling's He knows he did not invent, and it
is possible that in SO excursive, copious and
rambling conversation Mr.. Conkling may
have forgotten some of his unprecedented
illusions. AS he does not select any par
ticular statement for denial it is needless
to say moro until ne chooses to be more spe-
cific. OF course he could not expect any
reporter, writing from memory, without
notes, to retain all the point and felicity of
his own brilliant diction. AS our reporter
made no pretence of doing so we do not
see what new light has been shed on this
small subject by the Senator's personal ex-
planatiOn
The New York herald., 1877-11-13
PERSONAL IN1'E LLIGENCE.
The Shah will visit Europe incogn,to

Zach Chandler is the poet OF the swearers
Tho Washington drcssmaker is expensive
General Miles married niece OF General sherman.
Commodore c. X Garrison Is registered IN Chicago.
Mr.. Jeremiah 5. Black, ol Pennsylvania, is ut the
Aslor House.
Mr.. J. H. de Hcgermann- Lindencronc, Danish Min
ister at Washington, Is at the Albemarc Hotel.
Captain CoEnel, IN charge Of the Manleonagan
lishiship Gulf of s Lawrence, accidentally shot and
killed himself yesterday.
When paragrarher makes joke out OF whole cloth
It Is generally homes-pun.-sTurner's Falls Reporter.
Sir, Oliver Wendell Is the only man who makes
Holmes puns.
Lieutenant Paine OF the Untod States torpedo boat
Alarm, now at Newport Is to 30 with her TO Washing
ton to give her !nvcator, ADMIRAL Porter an oppor-
tunity to examine the improvements to her ma
chncry.
Mr. A. Tourargeau, ex. member of the Quebec Pro-
vincial Parliament, will oppose Hon. Mr. Laurcr.
Minister OF Inland Revenue in East Quebec, IN the
conservative interest. Nomination day Is fixed for
Wednesday of next week
I'unch:-M stress Ton coming homo from tho sea.
side):-"Why, Jane, what's become Of the bullnch s'
Janc-'wcll, you see, MN, 1t didn't sing much and
looked droopn like, cook put 1t out of Its misery,
an / 'ad It stuffed tor my 'at!n
The HERALp's paragraphcr should know better than
to credit good thing to the ST. Louis Globe Democrat
as original with that ,hieving sheot.-Boston Globe
The Globe. Democrat may DC honest hut that Is
reason why we should not bc honest
Tho Chicago tribune, speaking of the Erie Railway US
efforts for entrance into New England, and dccar-
ing that the broad gauge, which is relic Of misman
agemcnt, has retarded business, says:-"Chcago has
spirit about its commerce. It's willing
to benefit Boston as New York--more willing, If Bos.
ton offer an escape from the extortions OF the
ghtcrage and warehouse systems which Now York
has established
The New York herald., 1877-11-13

Golden Truths from Earnest Hearts.
The pastoral letter of the House of Bishops
of the Protestant Episcopal Church is an
earnest and timely exhortation TO more de-
voted labor on the part of the clergy and to
a better observance of the obligations and
duties of Christian life on the part of the
laty Of that faith. 1t has all the force and
eloquence of plea coming from the hearts
of sincere men, and points out in plain
language the perils which beset the path of
those who swerve by ever SO little from that
high standard of morality and purity of life
demanded by the Church. The daily hu-
initiation of the land by financial crimes,
frauds, dofalcations, bctrayals Of trust and
especially domestic scandals, is attributed
to the looseness with which in these days
religious obligations are apt to sit upon
mems consciences, inducing forgetfulness
of the Great Shepherd by whose ex-
ample we are taught to frame our
lives. True religion teaches honesty
and truthfulness, sincerity and constancy,
moderation, sobriety and purity of lite,
gentleness, compassion and charity and
it is only by disregard Of its teachings
these days, can become possible. The
remedy is to be found in greater efforts on
the part of the ministry and greater watch
fulness on the part of Christian parents
over those whose early lives are committed
to their care.
The pastoral especially deplores the grow
ing disregard to the principles of moral
purity which give honor and strength to
Christian wedlock Marriages are entered
into without a proper appreciation of their
sanctity, and as consequence divorces are
lightly sought and readily obtained. There
is, unhappily, too much reason for the
warning words Of the bishops in this direc-
ton. The columns of the daily journals
bear evidence to the fact that many of the
divorce cases which crowd the calendars of
entering into the marriage contract. It is
not alone the lives of the parties to
such miserable suits that lie wrecked along
the perilous shores of passion and indiffer-
ence. The children of unhappy marriages
are too often the principal sufferers, and
upon their innocent heads the sins of the
parents are heavily visited. The bishops
urge it npon their people to 'preserve the
chastity and constancy of that divine bond
between husband and wife which our Lord
has chosen as n living image to represent
the mystical union of Himself with His
bride, the Church" The pastoral touches
upon the evils Of q disregard of the sacred
ness of the Sabbath condemns fairs, festi-
walls, lotteries and theatrical entertainments
as a means of raising church funds, and
urges efforts to teach labor and capital their
mutual obligations, so as to bring them into
harmony upon the common plane of re-
deemed humanity" The letter is full OF
fcrvor and truth and cannot fail to make its
impression on the Church.
The New York herald., 1877-11-13

may do, in. relation to appointments, the
other party would have precisely the same
justification in doing when it, in turn, has
majority. If it be right Tor republican
Senate to decide that it will reject every APP
pointment Of democrat to office, then it
would also be right for democratic Senate
to refuse to confirm the appointment of any
republican. The example which the malcon-
tent Senators are attempting to set will havc
m undesirable effect on their party if the
democrats should initiate it when they get
control OF the Senate in the next Congress
These republican Senators arc trying to
load blunderbuss which they cannot dis
charge without recoil which would make
its breech more dangerous place than its
muzzle. Some of the republican Senator'S
who are most active in trying to load
way in private life when the recoil
comes, but President Hayes must remain in
Office two years longer. He needs to look
far enough ahead to see how he is to get
through the last half Of his term with either
comfort TO himself or usefulness to the
country. Whatever personal pride or party
spirit might impel him to do, he has no
right to destroy his own usefulness by
provoking the democratic Senator'S to
such antagonism as would deprive him
of all liberty in making appointments. As
he must necessarily depend on the fairness
and magnanimity of political opponents for
the success of the latter half of his ad-
ministraton it behooves him to treat them
with fairness, at least, if not magnanimity,
during the intermediate period. The fortune
of politics has put it quite out of his power
to be n party President. The republi-
cans have no right to demand it
of him since their failure to give
him such a Congress as would sup
port him in that role. His position will
be embarrassing at best. His only chance
of being serviceable to the country lies in
rising superior to machine politics of every
description and inspiring public confidence
by single minded devotion to the national
welfare. A successful party President he
cannot be if he tries but to be wise and
patriotic public servant is within his power
he will dismiss all feverish anxiety to con-
ciliate the unscrupulous politicians who
wish to domineer over him.
The New York herald., 1877-11-13
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.


THEATRE FRANCAIS-Lss MAEIs ME FONT TouJouR
RIVE.
GILMORn'S GARDES-LosDoS ciRcrs AND MESAcERix
wALLAcK's THEATRE FALSE suAaK.
BOOTHS THEATRE E-Rip VAN wfSKLE
BROADWAY THEATRE-cnhsSgy woLD
GRAND orERA uoUsE-UNcLr TONS CABIN
CHICKERlNG HALI-RncirArIoss; IarERsoSArroSs
BOWERY Observation-Disclosures.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-rns LADY OF Lyons
PARK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rEAGEpiAS.
NIBLO'S GARDEy--TmE DRuNgARp's IloNE-
AMERICAN lNSTITUTE-lNpusrRY AND MECHANICS
THEATRE CoMIQuE-Tng BRApys.
UNION SQUARE THEATKE-PtSx DoxISos.
GERMANTA TuEATRE-EisE PAurr PiouEr
EAGLE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CRrsoG
TIyoLf THEATRE-vARrrry
OLYMPIC TiIEATRE-vARkrY.
TONY rAsTOR'S-vARErY.
MEADE's MIDGErS IIALL-TuE MiDcErs
san FRANCISCO MINsrRELs
EGYPTIAN HALL--vAEiETY.
TUE NEW AMERICAN Observation-Disclosures
COLUMBIA OPERA HOUSE VARIETY
NEW YORK AQUARlUM-ruE Ocrorus
BRvANrs OPERA HOUSE -MrNsrRGLsY.
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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES

Louise Pomeroy's new play of "Grimea' was great
success al Philadelphia last evening.
Az Woods Theatre, Brooklyn, "Lady Audloy's
Secret was presented last evening and will DO rc.
pcated tonight and OH Wednesday afternoon.
oliver Doud Byron appeared at this nodso last even
Ing In his sensational drama Of "Across tho Conti-
nent," supported by Colonel Sims company
Miss Fanny Davenport began her annual engage
ment In ST. Louis last night to tho largest audience Of
the season. She appeared in "pique" ana had Almost
enthusiastic welcome, receiving recalls and nowors
after every act
THO Hess English Opera Troupe opened their WASH
ing'on season last night bsfore brilliant and cnthus-
astic audience, with "A Summers Nights Dream
Miss Emily Melville. Mrs. scaun, and Mcssrs. Castle
AID Pcakes appeared In The leading r0ies
The New York herald., 1877-11-13

would crown Ghazi Osman with the bright
of his best troops and might at once reverse
the whole of the Russian successes recently
gained at so much cost in blood and time.
The New York herald., 1877-11-13

The TRIAL of the President Of the Security
Life Insurance Company for perjury in swearing
to false reports of its condition was begun yes
tcrday, deputy superintendent of the Insurance
Department being the principal witness. The
proceedings will be watched with good deal OF
interest.
The New York herald., 1877-11-13
Il IPLE S III e d T
NEW YORK, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER Is. 1877.

IMPoRTANr NOTICE TO ADvERrIsERs.-To
inssoe The proper classification Of advertisements
il is absolutely accessory Mat Mcy be handed in
before eight o'clock erc,.y erening.
The New York herald., 1877-11-13

THERE SEEMS 70 BE SOME FOUNDATION for the
report that the trunk railroads have combined
to make heavy advance in rates this winter A
heavy movement Of freight from the West is ex-
pccted. The farmers are naturally alarmed
The New York herald., 1877-11-13

ELEVEN VESSELS Of the fishing fleet which
took the risk of remaining in the Arctic Ocean
after the season had closed have been rewarded
by the capture of sevcnty-threc Wholesome of
the largest catches on record
The New York herald., 1877-11-13

TAINToR, THE ACCOUNTANT, who has been ex-
amining the Ring frauds, will make as much out
OF the investigation as the city if he is permitted
to 90 much longer. Thus far he has received
one hundred and sixty-si thousand dollars, and
he is still mt work
The New York herald., 1877-11-13

MINER IMPRISONED for several months upon
charge of seduction, appeared in court yestcr-
day and threw off the bonds Of the law to as
sumo the bonds Of matrimony. 1t was his only
way to escape from jail.
The New York herald., 1877-11-13

TIE BUILDING Of the Gilbert Elevated Rail-
road Is advancing with almost marvellous
rapidity. Between Seventeenth and Forty
second streets on Sixth avenue, upward of five
hundred men arc working day and night ut tho
foundations, which it is expected will be finished
down as far rs Worth street next month. Tho
opposition against the project seems to be en-
tirely diving out
The New York herald., 1877-11-13

WALL STREET YEsrEIDAY.-Thc stock market
was more active and very weak, with a slight re-
covery ut the close. Gold advanced from 1925
to 1929. Government bonds were steady
railroad and State bonds irregular Money on
call lent at 5 q q per cent.
The New York herald., 1877-11-13

II THE REPORT be true that the Bohemian
Benevolent Socetys funds amounting to seventy
thousand dollars, are to be turned over to the
cigarmakers every ono Of the trade in the coun
try will probably strike.
The New York herald., 1877-11-13

TIE WEATHER.-A general fall Of the ba-
romcter took place yesterday attending the dis
sipation OF the extensive area of hgh pressure
that Tor several days has been ovcrying the
Southern and Central districts. The decrease of
density has been followed by the descent of the
isobar OF mean pressure from the northern
districts of Manitoba and Canada to the Valley
of the st. Lawrence and the upper lake region.
Northward Of this line the pressure has fallen
decidedly, causing the formation of Il depression
over Nova Scotia. The low barometer which
has been advancing from the Pacific coast
through Oregon, Idaho, Northern Utah and
Montana is now entering Dakota aud pre-.
scnts itself i'll the usual manner as well
defined depression Its further rate of prog
rcss will probably be more rapid as the
high pressure III its front rcccdcs further
soutlwarl. We may expect this depression
to move almost directly eastward over the lakes
and develop much energy when it reaches the
Atlantic coast We judge from the peculiar
movement of the high area over the
Gulf and South Atlantic States that q
depression will present itself in the South
west within the next three days in the
shape OF u storm advancing from South
ern Texas There are ut present no di-
rect indications Of disturbance in that
quarter. Except in the New England States
and Canada. where cloudiness is increasing,
yesterdays weather was generally clear. The
temperature has everywhere risen, especially
in the West and Northwest The weather in
New York and its vicinity to-day will be partly
cloudy or cloudy and slightly warmer.
The New York herald., 1877-11-13

From o'~ reports mis- morning the probabilities
are that Me iredtier ia Ncp York and its pici,.iiy
soaay ciH DC slightly ra,n,cr and partly cloudy or
rl0udu
The New York herald., 1877-11-13

CARPENTER, another member Of the South
Carolina Ring, was placed on trial yesterday.
From the evidence he stands good chance Of
joining Cardozo and Smalls.
The New York herald., 1877-11-13

The TREASURY DEPARTMENT has very wisely
prohibited the importation of cattle and hides
from European countries where the rinderpest
prevails. Here is a field for cntcrprising SNUG
r1ers
The New York herald., 1877-11-13

New JERSEY is vigorously pursuing the pool
sellers. acquisitions for their arrest will he is
sued by Governor Bcdlc today.
The New York herald., 1877-11-13
THE BROADWAY THEATRE.

II Is very easy to say that Nine. Janauschck !s .
wonderful actross and just easy to prove il, she
unites genius with talent-rare union! and while she
clectrihes audiences by her bursts Of power and
intensity she commands their admiration by her nd.
mirable art. In "Chesnoy Wod," produced at ths
Broadway Theatre last evening" she not only gave
other proof oi her genius but Of her versatility, BY
playing q dual part. l. ady Dedlock and Hortense,
French maid The one high minded, cold acting but
warm passoncd woman Of the world the latter u low
minded crafty French servant. There are few Of
Dickens hcro.nes who have such hold upon the
heart or the reader this unhappy lady. Her POSI-
ton before the world tho wife OF Sir Leicester
Dcdlock Is SO different from tho lifc she vea
TO herself with her buried love. Nine. Janau
scheks pcrsonation of this character Is superb Tha
scene with poor J0s when no points out the place
where the only she loved dei his miserable
death, Is awful in its intense passion aud again in
the scenes with Tulknghorn and when she coniesses
herself TO her chd and at last when wa see her dead
at tho churchyard gate her whole sad history Is
photographed before US, and wo leave tho theatre
with h'gh beating hearts. In tho part OF Hortcnsc
she is just different though she was another per
son. The voice Is not hers neither Is that hippant
Japauschck's performance in ''Chcsney Wold,"
wc must yive tho preference to her
"Brunhd," which reaches tho sublimest
heights OF the h.srionc art. Mr.. Fred Hardc played
Inspector Bucket, part which did suit him, but
which he played with thorough Observation-Disclosures
II Mr.. Taylor wanted 10 mako MS audience feel like
kckin. Tulkinghorn OF iho stage he accomplished
his opcci, for no made him worry villain indeed.
Miss Ada Gilman Was excellent as Joe, but Mr.. La
Ccrcq had idea Ut tho character of the young
by the name OF Guppy rhc other actors played their
parts more or less acccptaby, but only tho ono
carried home and stored away the heart OF every
auditor last night, and that was played by Nine.
Jannuschck. He who misses seeing this performance
misses something that hc will live for years before
cuuaed. II