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Mr.. jerome Hopkins on Operate Failures
His New Sacred Opera, samuel"

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-.SW: have
received SO many tokens If mistaken ideas
regarding my forthcoming Biblical opera
Samuel to be- presented ON May for the Or
ph"on Free School fund, that big To- correct
few ol them. If possible.
II hy no means Incomes me 10 criticiso nv
elders, my bniter- or my superior- in the mat
teis either oi operate management or Of its
eompoS ton. yet 10 my mind the causes Of opcr-
ate failure hitherto have not been cni4,mutical.
We have had German, Italian Fronrh English.
ana African opera, and of them all the last is
the only one which has firmly planted itself in
our midst This is simply because it can be-
understood and docs not appeal specially To
the grandecs for liz support. In other words. it
has the most common sense" about H.
Operate writers, looked at from "A prANirnl
standpoint, have generally been 80 mn ia afraid
OF putting common sense into their operas thnt
they have crammcd them full Of uncommon
sense, and this, 10 III" paving multiiudcs. il 80
Often equivalent 10 NO sense AZ n that the latter
wont pay luf II, and an ultimate failure must
result, of course. Then come the regular peri
ojlca groans over the degenerate taste of
American audicnrcs
There il m old saving that when you are in
Rome you must do rs the Romans DO and il is a
good saying; bat our critics want us TO do ms
the Romans, the Purisans. the Nienncse. the
IOndonerS the st. petor-burgcrs the Madrid
ties, the Llshuners, and all the rest Of those fine
people do while we are in Americal and we are
abused because we DON'T
This looks TO mo very illogical. and | for one
embrace my fellow countrymcn because they
embrace what they can understand and sympa-
thze with.
We have certain forms of the drama which
are suited ~ average audiences ia America.
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THE ST.. LOUIS HOTEL FIRE.
One More BODY Wecovered-Three OF tho
Missing Quests Reporfed Snfe.

ST. LOUIS, April H.-No moro bodies have
been taken from the Southern Hotel ruins since
yesterday. Tho search progresses, however
with great vigor. and will not cease until every
particle OF debris has been turned over. Sew
eral articles CT jewclry with the initials OF H. J.
Clark and wife were found this morning near
where their bodies were discovered. thus COM
plotting their Identification. Three moro OF the
unaccounted for guests telegraphed their safety
this morning, Catson and PQrterof Indianapolis
and Adolph Schecwird of New York. Ii IL also
known that II. Il. j. Miles of Cincinnati is safe
and that w; 5. Monroe OF New York, whose
name was tclcgraphcd last night. is believed to
be w. $. Morrison Of the same city. who is safe
and now at the Lindcll Hotel
Another body, supposed to be that Of man.
was taken from the ruins Of the Southern Hotel
this afternoon. but ii was so badly burned that
il could not be recognized. considerable
amount Of property in the shape Of icwclry. sill
vcrwarc, Nc., has been unrarthrd and restored
70 owners. Of course in II badly damaged state.
~ W. LatsOn. ono Of the guests, reports from
lndianapolls this morning having lett before
the fire.
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EIGHT UONDERFUL sriLLToys.
" rrakcne." and Arabian Horse. for which
Mr.. Barnum Paid $4,000.

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studies ol Nermany' now To- Ice seen daily and
nightly in Barnum's IIippodrome. Theirtruin-
ing is simply admirable. while their forms are
anatomical specimens Of beauty. The full
hloodcd Arabian horse is remarkable for fleet
moss and l,.ili,, viii, "a, ,,r,1,o, -, cha
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USESfFNTS.
The Latest Thing In Genius.

defect is want OF dcalty and that structural
beauty which is the work OF u creative magma
tion.
vital strength there is In abundance; poetic
elevation or intellectual subtlety. none.
To know how majestic in its uniformity and
how tritc in its power this Richard il, one has
only to read the play carefully. measure tho
stupendous gamut OF emotion with its nnu-
mcrable half tones. and then observe Mr.. Nc
Cullough's virlc and effective omission of all
but the rcsounding and accordant notes.
He catches the clang of IT, But he is not so
dccately attuncd that the nuanccs can echo in
him.
1t is. therefore. not only a 1ualitativcly but
quantitativcly bad Richdrd, for he docs not
got all out Of it that others So. in it. And what
h. does extract by vital pui-saurc are not the
hidden. and therefore the most valuable. but
the elemental. and therefore the cOmmoncst
qualities.
The obvious and effective rcvcrhoratcs in him
with new resonance. The complex tho mystic
rious the reconcile. cannot STR his heavy
strings.
For these and other reasons Mr.. McCullough's
performance will DO called conventional ono
10y discreet Observers. And being conventional
is not specially distinguished by tho sacred
flr"s OF hallowcd genius"
Iii customary, when the actors sins Of omls-
sion in this role are to betreatcd lightly 20 shift
much Of the blame on the shoulders OF Colley
Cibbcr But Habits dictum has never boon
seriously objected to. and he saw in the Richard
OF Shakespeare man lowering and lofty
equally mpetuous and commanding: naughty.
violent. and subtle bold and trcaehcrOus con-
hient in his strength ~ we'll as In his cunning
reared high by his birth and higher 10y his
genius and his crimrs a royal usurpcr.
princely hypo sritc. u tyrant and u Murderer OF
the house OF rlantagcnct.'
But Gwashorn so high
our acrt hulllcth ia the ccdif's ton.
AMI dahcs with tho Wind ana ,cuins the sun
The idea conveyed in these lines. which are
omitted from the Cibhcr vcr- ion. (remarks Haz-
lit, is never lost sight of 10y Shakespeare. and
should not be out Of the actors mind for
moment"
A paraphrasc Of the analysis will furnish a
fair estimate of Mr.. M-Cullough's exhibition
Of Glostsr lie makes him towering but not
lofty impctuous but not commanding; naughty
bat not subtle; bold but not trra herou-, conf
dent in his strength, not in his cunuin. a royal
usurper. hut NOT prinery hypotrite.
And such showing Of Hithdri Is an made
qulte one.
II our player had studied the inner character
OF Gl0Ser carefully. he would not have male
him in the interview with Lo3y Ihn. am urlrnt
rcmorsrful lover. so mu.h "a determined.
INSCRIPTIONS actor of love and ram1r-r. II
human passion il needed ia the enactment of
this swne. it is not amatory passion. hut tho
s"mhlance OF il. Mr. Mccullough is Il ..h ami
blood or nothing, ana great as are tine merits %
matter In such a lH~iy play ~ Richard III. ="
purpose. dasi-n. and method are sin abs .luts
necessities IN the portrayal OF the mysteries Of
complex rlnr.ff. ~.
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Letter from survivor Delay In Giving the
AInrm-"OnlY "a IItIIe smoke.v

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-,Sr. Par
don all imperfcctions in this communication.
cannot yet realize whether am among the dead
or the living. | do not intend 10 write long
description of the terrible calamity in the South
crn Hotel OF st. Louis ON last Wednesday morn
ing There Is but one simple. yet all-important
fact. to which desire to call the attention of the
whole country through tho columns Of your
widely circulated paper.
Alter iilng a fnw engagements I'm the Wps.
on tle platform ana IN the pulpit. | started for
bHtlmorc 70 meet my appointments there next
Sdhhhth. Last Tuesday evening ! arrived in
81. Louis and. having always made the South
ern Hotel my home when in that city,
went mere from the depot. intending 20 stay ia
~ LOUIS tll Wednesday morning. You know all
about the fire. NJ need for mo to say anything
except that not a life would have been lost if tho
people oinclally connected with tho .hOtel had
not tried To Keep the thing hushcd up, and nut
ne IRE out before the guests knew anything
Even when the halls were lcd with smoke.
forcing itself into Tho sleeping rooms. some per-
sons belonging 10 the hotel went the rounds
is no danger "Onv little smoke from the
store room" All Will be over in few min
the danger. went back to their bcds, confling
III these assurances. ! was one Of them. till the
smoke became insuilcrablc in my room and the
names licked the windows.
Only when danger entered our very rooms.
ana escape had become almost impossible was
the alarm Of fire sounded in carncst-too late.
alas, 70 save every life. escaped with bare life
All had in the world was left in the room to bc
consumed 10y the fire. Had the alarm been
sounded az once and In earnest, every life and
M, - of the property. would have been saved.
:, llc"sr ask any e1 ~ mat escaped with lie
from that fearful fire. every one Of them Will
bcnr wtne-~ 10 what write here.
>. do mot Nlam th" noble lrcmen Of st. Louis.
ENrry one of th'm,, from th' highest To The
west. W'i- % hero. W thin four minutes after
IN" llt-t alarm was given tuuy worr ut thor
posts Of danger and honor. They dict AN 'hut
ncrg'~ could d". but th'y were called intoar."u
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For the nausea of pregnant women is milk Of
ado,
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Furniture, carpets. bedding, monthly pay.
mtns Cowperthwalts, 100 and l51 Chatham street, ~
large warer0Vlls Ale
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SlnnllaQlndrle1 shirts. Wqmsutta muslin. linen
toAn,, 81 nlefsilrts and drawers low prices j W.
~@'" .'Oufand 81 also ~ OH av, cor 10Th st-Ade
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8fIigicus notitts.

A MEXICAN TEMPERANCE UNION.-In-
~ creased attractions at Cooper Institute O'Clock this
afternoon. Address by the Rev. u. samson. subject;
Gospel w. Wine original Uoem by Mrs Emma Gates
tunkln entitled water v Whiskcy.n Mrs. Camille
POLLOCK will .ins new temperance song composed Tor
the occasion 10y Mrs tonkin. entitled storm the Forts
accompanied by the champion pianist, Oscar NJ Newell
ON Ncbefs strand piano. OutrrN crci-cs.
l. ~ d. I.
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u Oper"tcs Like Magic.-Nf. WlN~ioW s
= iiH D. il. ff IiI- -.fttlis i.t .4-
,lA.l. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MIN. ~ .lLl.
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Rupture cured hv pr NNRsHs Ra1.al Cure T!u...
ON. 0ll.,. WOW u - uI lDNn NlAA.A.
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EtANGEIt> serving under apostles re-
stored to the Church. will lecture SUNDAY n, L,
NJ AZ rarepa Hall. suth st. corner 81 at on The Per-
sonal Appearance OF our Lord ~ The Bridegroom
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17

We we're Yesterday informed by Mr..
Smith, living on Quapaw Bayou, that
while he and his son William, aged about
thirteen years, were out in the woods on
Monday afternoon last, driving up their
cattle. their attention was attracted by
the bleating OF a cali some distance from
them. Thinking probably that the poor
animal had begged, they started to It's
assistance. They had gone a short dis-
lance down the bayou when they dis
covered a yearling, in the coils OF a huge
snake, the body Of which was suspended
from the limb of black gum tree about
twenty feet from the ground, and when
projected from the bank Immediately
over the water. Mr.. Smith and his son
were almost terror.stricken at the sight,
and stood speeches. for several moments,
unconsciously watching the movements
of the huge reptile as he entwined him
self around the already dead body OF the
ycarling, and at every coil of the snake
they could hear the bones OF the cali
break.
After coiling itself around the lifeless
form OF the yearling and crushing every
bone in its body, the serpent let loose Its
hold from the tree and dropped down
alongside its victim, and began licking 1t
all over, preparatory, it is supposed, to
swallowing. About this time Mr.. Smith
re3oyed his senses, and, after watching
the monster snake open its capacious
mouth several times, he fired on it with
his rifle, striking it near the head, and
was quickly followed by his son, who dis.
charged a doubic.barreled gun loaded
with buck. shot, both reloaded as quick
as possible and again fred on his snake
ship. In the meantime the reptile had
coiled itself into a huge mass, and was
making a kissing sound that could be
heard fully one hundred yards, and was
p~rotruding his fOrked tongue several
feet. After discharging about a dozen
volleys each, Mr.. Smith and his son sue
ceeded in dispatching one of the largest
snakes ever seen in Louisiana, and, prob
ably, North America. 1t measured
th|irty.One feet in length, and the body
measured, ten feet from the head, thirty
inches in circumference, and about the
centre of the body forty.two inches, 1T
has a regular succession of spots, black
and yellow, alternating, extending from
his head to his tail, while either side is a
deep purple, Mr.. Smith has nc idea
what kind of A snake it is, but thinks it
must be of the boa constructor species.
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improving sheen.

Some of the farmers through the
country are keeping a few sheep; there
are not many who have large flocks, but
even these small flocks may, at a little
expense and care, be greatly improved
by crossing with some OF the finer strains
or breeds. A MerinO, Cotswold, South
down, Shropshiredown or Lincoln buck,
will, with one of these small iocks, more
than pay for himself in a single season.
1t is true that IN consequence of the
numerous dogs in the country, there is
risk in sheep raising, but if weundertake
to raise them at all we ought to have the
best, and there is no more risk in them
than in the more inferior kind. Get
good bucks, therefore, and put with your
iocks, whether large or small. 1t is
said that one buck is sufficient for fifty
ewes, if properly managed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17

During the last six years Russia, with
a population aggregating eighty-fve
millions, imported foreign sugar to the
amount of only $650,000 per annum, the
remainder of the vast quantity consumed
throughout the empire, having been
manufactured from beet roots. During
the same period the United States, with
a population of thirty.eight millions, and
a large domestic production of cane
sugar, has sent out of the country, every
year, an average of 800, 900 900 to pay
for her importations of foreign sugar.
Were manufactures of beet-root sugar
established throughout these districts
favorable to the culture Of these roots,
as thickly as they are to-day in similar
regions IN Europe, this vast sum might
annually be kept at home to enrich the
enterprising manufacturers, their nu.
merous workmen, and a multitude of
farmers who would find a profitable
market for their roots at the factories.
and for other produce, among the opera.
tives. The thing has been a success else,
where and must here, when capital shall
be content with a moderate but certain
interest,
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Probabilities of the Next National
Census.

Not the least important OF the bills
introduced and which must be considered
at this session of congress is one provid.
ing for taking the ninth census and. the
apportionment of representation under
it. 1t is claimed by the southern men,
bers that to protect the New England
and middle states the southern states
were not properly c~anvassed, and that
this omission shall not be repeated in
1880. On the basis of a representative
for every 100000 inhabitants the state of
Texas, now having but six members in
the house, expects to be represented by
twenty members in the iorty-seventh
congress. Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas.
Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and
Minnesota are likewise calculating on an
increased representation, while the north
ern states will endeavor to keep their
present number, The fact, therefore,
presents itself that the time is near at
hand when the present hall of represen.
tatives will either have to be enlarged,
or the English system of allowing the
members only bench room be adopted.
The present number of desks is three
hundred and two, which take up all the
space in the hall, crowding it, and il
would be impossible to provide room for
fifty more within the present limits Of
the chamber. Under the last apportion-
ment the representation in the house was
increased just fifty members, from two
hundred and f0rty-two 10 two hundred
and ninety.two. Since then Colorado
has added one to the number. Besides
which there are eight territorial delegates
on the floor, seated. Members of the
present congress who seem to have a life
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17

Is in agreat measure dependent upon tn,
way in which the bowels perform then eyac
native functions. II they are regular-anC
they can always be rendered so by the usC
of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters-an importani
essential Of health is secured, and that bless
ing is very apt to follow, II they are irregu
lar, chrome constipation and indigestion
supervene, the liver becomes d~isordered and
the bile, being diverted from its natura
channel and purposes, enters and contain
mates the blood, producing hat yellowist
cast OF the skin and whites OF the eyes which
is such a sure index of biliousness. All these
disastrous consequences, as well as others o
a far more serious nature, are remedied and
prevented by the use Of HoStetter's Bitters
the leading American specific for disorders
OF the bowels, stomach and liver.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17

4 remarkable story of snake charm.
i,rp bas bear bro,ght 10 l;gbt here
NJ NJ LIZA Rrowor iiyes noar tho docL IN
hi. ci,v and !, tbn father Of q IittIe oiri
and how aged resnectmily Q and q wears
He discovered on Ssnrdav that bis chill.
drsn bad beep in tbe habit Of nIayinc
With a Wv water snake three tect in fIengt5s
# onnears tbat thc r]pntilo had made bia
land home underneath tho kitchen Goor.
;nn Of Az RroworSo JweiI;nr and nomo
ha5Dca tLroncb an orifaco in tba aromnI
nntsidc tbo hons. Tbe littla gi,l9 ON tbe
dov montioned informed bor fstber that
thcv bod nretty net met iito on 90, tbat
c Cnr u" II a Eo,pp az IN tSo nr ~" ~ omJ
nIavod With tbam and the tittsns II
aPsGoJ tbo nhiId 70 sbow him rhcro II
was but vas toId tbot II would nnt como
ont chic %o was t tboro To ,oft Gor w .
few Minutes and wLilo rotnruina w wo "
met bv his dongbtor who said sbe had
NV " NO '"'ShtNli VIM '"AN ohV d
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17

The following statements embody some
views held by Nj. Erasmus Wilson, who
originated the idea OF carrying an obelisk
to Englani:
The five monoliths known as Cleona-
tra's needles stood orig nally in the city
Of On, or Heliopolis, IN front of the tenn.
ple wherein Moses received his education
in the laws and philosophy Of the Egyp.
tians. They are, therefore, monuments
of an era in Egyptian history closely in.
torwoven with the history of the Old
Testament, Rameses, one of the bewers Of
the obelisk nov aAoat, having probably
been the Oppressor of the Jews, while his
successor, Menephtah, was undoubtedly
the Pharaoh of the Exodus. MI. Wilson
also states that al ancient sycamore tree
in the village of Mutareeah, adjacent to
On, is believed to have given shelter to
the holy family in their flight into
Egypt.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17
ECHOES FROM DEAD VOICES.
Wonderful Possibilities OF Wr. EdiaOn's
Latest Invention. The TOnea Of the
Human Voice 10 he Reproduced
Years Ancr Death by IA n
unrrnnh.

The Scientific American contains the
first announcement Of what may he the
most wonderful invention Of the day.
Nothing could be more incredible than
the likelihood of once'mOre hearing the
voice of the dead, yet the invention OF
the new instrument is said to render this
possible hereafter. 1t is true that the
voices is stilled, but whoever has spoken
or whoever may speak into the mouth
piece of the photograph, and whose words
are recorded by it, has the assurance that
his speech may be reproduced audibly in
his own tones long after he himself has
turned to dust. A strip of indented
paper travels through a little machine,
the sounds of the latter are magnifed,
and poslerity centuries hence hear us as
plainly as if we were present. Speech,
has become, as it were, immortal. The
Scientific American says;
The possibilities of the future are not
much more wonderful than those of the
present. The orator in Boston speaks,
the indented strip of paper is the tangible
result but this travels under a second
machine which may connect with the
telephone. Not only is the speaker heard
now in San Francisco for example, but
by passing the strip again under the repro,
ducer he may be heard tomorrow, or
next year, or next century. His speech
in the first instance is recorded and trans.
mitted simultaneously, and indefinite
repetition is possible. The new invention
is pruely merchandising electricity is
involved. 1t is a simple affair of vibrat,
ing plates, thrown into vibration by the
human voice. 1t is crude yet, but the
principle has been found, and mOdiica-
tions and Improvements are only a matter
Of time. So also are its possibilities other
than those already noted. viii letter
writing be a proceeding of the past ?
Why not, if by simply talking into q
mouth-piece IL speech is recorded on
paper, and our correspondent can by the
same paper hear us speak? Are we to
have a new kind of books? There is nc
reason why the OratiOns of our modern
Cicer0s should not be recorded and de-
tacbably bound so that we can run the
indented slips through the machine, and
in the quiet of our own apartments listen
again, and as often as we will, to the
eloquent words. Nor are we restricted
to spoken words. Music may be crystal
lized as well. Imagine an opera or AT
oratorio, sung by the greatest living vocal.
lists, thus recorded, and capable OF being
repeated as we desire.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17

With proper attention to three things
pigs may be kept growing and thrifty all
winter, and these things are:
l, A dry warm place to sleep.
.. Good drink, either warm slop or
fresh pumped water.
3. Not too many hogs in an inclosure,
and they as nearly as possible of a size.
If you have large and small together, the
big mes will run over the little, and they
will not get their share of food. There
is much more danger of collie or epidemic
diseases where the conditions mentioned
above are disregsrded, than where hogs
are kept thrifty and growing, and Ger
tainly there is more profit. A dry, warm
bed is a cheap luxury for hogs in winter,
and every farmer should prepare a shed
and plenty of material in the fall.