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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06
LITERATURE.
THE "LusrAps OF cAMoENs. !"

THE ''LUSIADS OF CAMOENS.
Though written IN the sixteenth century the "Lu-
siads OF Camocns have living interest to-day, and
We cordially welcome new English translation of
this work made byJ. j. Aubcrtin ana published by G.
kegan Paul l. Co., London Mr. Aubertins work.
which is, wc believe, labor OF love- has been
fully DONE and he has the holiness challenge
parison by pointing his translation side by side with
the origna! Portuguese His work is quito literal and
no very cevery preserves the spirit Of The author.
Vasco Cana. Camoens' hero made his discovery
century before Queen Elizabeth granted thee first
patent to the East India Company For
this reason tho translator thinks that Eng
sh readers should take peculiar inter-
est IN reading the great Portuguese epic, and
his ambition has been to interpret him side by side
with himself, as IL seemed TO him he would have
written the Lusads had he done SO In English Hc
had, furthermore, the double object OF showing Cam
cens in Portuguese 10 England, ana Camoens in Eng
lish TO Portugal that there might be interchange
OF reading and understanding great work between
tho two languages, and he adds "Nor hero ior-
bear on any account from u warm reference to our
kinsman across the Atlantic, whom should DO proud
indeed to count among the approvers Of my transla
tion OF a poet, whose epic and whose language so
many OF them sincerely apprcciate.o Camoens' very
simplicity makes him difficult OF translation. He eau
not be trutniully translated, Mr. Aubcrtin truly
remarks, without strict attention TO his modes of
thought. his modes Of expression, and to the
metre which no chose as hts own His style
must DO caught ana closely respected; the
key In which no sets pis does not admit OF
transpostiUn. lilo chose the motrs which best suited
with tho cast OF his mind and this Is particularly evil
dent In tho terse and antithetical apothegms with
which he frequently cioses stanza. II was no
easy matter to put tins smooth, lowing language
hard Engliah, and the reader by comparing the orie
nal with the translation may how difficult has
been Mr. Aubcrtin's task and how we IT has been &C.
compisned In his Introduction he purposeiy ab-
stains from all crlcsm except to notice tho mixture
throughout OF tho agencies Of tho God Of christianity
and those OF heather mythology and he does not dis
cuss this lont further than 10 say that no thinks
Tasso far moro open to objection the scoro OF
magic In the 'Gerusaicnme Lrberata, an essentially
religious poem, which the "Lusiads" Is not We SIN
cerely commend MIR. Auberlin's book to all lovers OF
classic verse.
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VERA SAsSULiTCiL
now YOUNG GIRL WAS TREATED M THE
CHAMPIONS OF caRsriASITy IN EUROPE.
From tho Landau Week Aprtl Dol

From the London Week. April 201
The trial OF tho Russian young lady, Vera Sassuitch,
who somo weeks ago shot General TrepOn, tho st.
fotersDurg PfeiccI curousy illustrates tho notions
Of jusce aud lbcrty winch prevail IN Russia. wnilc
a mere giri Of seventeen she was arrested and
conlned Tor two years In Lithuanian prison with.
out even the prctencc or q trial. and Tor no Other
roason than that she school friend Of
the sistor or q poical consprator As II was
found impossible I, sIsge any offence against her
sbe vas at last liberated She had scarcely reached
homo when she was again sczca by virtue Of al.
miuistratve order. she NOT even allowed time
to take proper clothing with her, and might have
diod from cold had not a gendArmo taken ptty upon
her ana covered her with MA great coat For seven
years she remained 10 tho hands OF the police,
removed her IRON house 70 house and prison "a
prison. on her hnai release 70 Is not much
10 be wondered at that sho formed resolve 70 exact
vengeance against her chief persecution. Ths deter.
minaton was strength nod BY accounts Of tho bar.
barous nogzings OF other political prisoners II
with the double object Of calling attention TO those
cruees ana svongins her own wrongs mat sne shot
the chief project We must not be surprised tho
students sympathxsd with nor. even draytncn Of
southwark would nave done 30.
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ising work In Olivia J. Wards "Bust OF Lady"
(z35l
d. A. Henning,s "fitania and the Fairies"
Gao, though not bad work. lacks soul. One IS re-
minded TOO mucn by the pose aud general effect, VI
tho LYDIA Thompson blondes. Besides, We never
knew that the fairies' queen larger than they j.
s. Hartiey's "Whirlwindr tI43), already spoken OF,
10 work OF unusual strength aud originality aud full
OF the rush and swirl OF the wind.
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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.
Aimee drawing large houses at tho Park Theatre
.sTne Long Strike" Ia amounted al the Olympic
Theatre every evening.
Nine. Majcroni makes her New York debut the
Fifth Avenue Theatre tonight
Ono OF tho most interesting entertainments nov
being gwen is that OF Signor and Sgnora Patrizio.
Its announced that that picturesque play "rhe
Exies' will DO withdrawn at tho end OF the present
week.
Tomorrow afternoon IN ex;rsperformance OF tho
ssSchoo tor Scandap' will DO given for benefit OF
Miss Sara Jcwett.
ME W. 5. Rising VIII give concert at Chickering
Hall ths evening. and, judging from the artists and
the selections, 1t VIII be an excellent one.
Miss Maggie Hall the recipient OF q very graft.
flying testimonial concert Saturday. Sho has q
charming voice. but Is studying hard to make better
Among those who have made well deserved repu-
taton IN playing ACCELERATED Case" outside Of
New York Miss Lille Edridso and Mr. L. X.
Collier
This is the last week OF "The Celebrated Caso,' ut
the Union Square Theatre. Next Monday tho Hess
English Opera Company appear In "rhc Chimes Of
Normandy"
On Saturday evening, May ii, concert Is to ba
given under the management Of Mr Charles 7. French
Al Stonway Hall. MISS Salic Rcber, J. N. Pattison,
tho pianist, and other well known artists billed.
John T. Ford, Of b Baltimore, Is said TO have mada
$40 coo this year from his Theatrical management
Mr.. Abbey IL ahead about the amount The
Union square people likewise In high leather and
Waack has madc enough 10 run yacht. country
and city house and give splendid dinners dd Itbtum
without drawing on Uaited States bond&
Mr.. Herman Ii ode. German rccHaiionist. has been
giving series of readings In English iu Philadelphia
which have attracted much attention.. He recitos
sJulius Csesar' aud s.Macbcth" entire from memory,
assuming represent the various characters by tho
change In his voice II is very dnlcuis
ciocutionst but Mr. Linde quite success.
ful.
Tue following tho whereabouts OF the under.
named organ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Daiy's company,
with Fanny Davenport, oswcgo ana Utica, N. Y;
Colviic's Folly Company, Baltimore; Frank E.
Aiken's company, with Gencvieve Rogers.
Syracuse, oswogo and Utica N. Y; Union
Square. Company, OF New York, under Shook
& Palmer, Philadelphia; Colisr's Union square
Company, jamestown, N. Y, Scranton and
Pittston. Pa; mr. and Mra J. G. williamson,
"StrucE oil,n Boston; Jarrett 4 Paimcr's "Uncis
Toms Cabin" troupe, Philadelphia; Steele Mackaye's
"won Al Last company, Waterbury and Now Haven,
Conn. Kalo Claxton and company, 1.-Two Orphans"
Bay city Flint and Port Huron. Mich |; Robson &
Crane and company, tour Bachelors" wiiiamspors
aud Harrisburg, Pa Robert Frascr's Pantomins
troupc Pbiladcl pna
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cHIcKERiNd HALL CONCERT AND READINGS.
Under the auspices OF the New York Union Of
Young Mems Catholic Societies OF tho most on
Joyable entertainments Of tho given lass
night at Chickering Hall before . large audience.
The programme, which admirably calculated
to bring out the best points Of tho respective
artists, was foiIows:-Dueu ~ Pescator"
lGaDussil Mossra y. Frltscn ard A. Sohst;
reading .sThc Ride OF Jennie McNeai" (Caritonl Mr.
(iszt), Mr. j. n fattison; solo. s.rne storm
(Huiahl Miss o. Gomien; reading, ''Benny
and Blossom" (Anon.), Mr. A. r. burbank; violin
solo, s.Garryowenn lViouxtempsL Mr. w. A. Raooch;
SOLO "Romanza from Mignon," Thomas. Mr. q.
Frtsch; piano solo, "Eolian MuEnurs," Gostschaik,
Mr.. j. N. Pattison reading, rhe Children" Dickin.
son, Mr.. John j. Carolan; solo, 'Lucrezia Borgia.'
saAen," Connolly. Mr. K. T. Burbank; Duet, III
Trovatore," Verdi, Mss q. Gomien and Mr. y.
Frtsch.
Nearly all OF the above pieces were warmly cncored
Mr. j. NJ Pattsou, the pianist, has rarely played tho
Liszt "Rhapsodle with greater dcicacy OF touch and
sentiment aud recalled several times. in return
tor which gave three the ilvelicsI oil his
compositions. Mr. A. L. Burbank, The rsaaur,
selected u recitation the we'll known story. benny
and Blossom; xttor which he illustrated the humorous
side OF the modern musical tramp MI John j. Caroan
the eiocutIonist, equally happy IN securing ths
sympathy the when ne rected the 'tide Vt
Jennie McNcai" and "fhe Blue and he Gray" Dir.
Frsch, tho tenor. in superb voice aud rendered
the ductt, 81 Pcscatorin with Mr. A Sonst, and sang
o. Gomicn has a sweet, well cultured contrato, aud
rendered "iha Siorm,n by Hullan, with excellent
taste. Altogether the young men oil the Union have
to DO gratincd with tnelr success.
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GRAND orEaA HOUSE CONCERT.

Tue usual Sunday evening concert, gwen at the
Grant Opera House last night, attended ny enc
OF largest audiences Of tho season, every In
the house being occupied aud numbers OF persons
compelled 10 stand. tho programme embraced sew
orchestra flute solos oy Mr.. Edward Has
lam, pianolorie Solos by Miss Marksteiu,
and songs by Mss Juictt Henderson, soprano. The
event OF the evening, however, was the appearance
OF Mr. J. Levy, tho celebrated cornet player, who,
after absence OF two years. during which he
has travelled nearly twice around tho globe,
returns 10 America 10 become permanent
resident HIS reception enthusiastic and
sincere, and, entering into the spirit
OF the welcome given, he played, with a grace and
beauty which he rarely cxceed, some OF our old
familiar airs, such rs ,..hc Last Rose Of summer"
yankee Doodle, "Auid Lang Sync, "Home, sweet
Home,' addition 10 the regularly announced seec-
tions. thcse embraced HIS solo Alexis and tue
Maud Waltz Levy VIII appear next sunday night
aud II rs not Improbable that he win be beard from n
Giimorc's Garden.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-22
Worse than a Devil Fish.

from Inc NiTgiuie Clty hnterprlse.
We were yesterday told the partic-
ulars Of the case of young man who
is being eaten up by interest at about
as lively rate as though he were be-
ing devoured by a devil-fish. His
case is q reminder of the celebrated
horse-shoe-nail problem. 1t appears
that in 1876 a young man, not then of
age, was the keeper of q restaurant
in this city. On one occasion he
needed some money and lawyer
boarding with him loaned him $50,
the young man saying that as interest
on the sum, he would not charge the
lawyer for his board until he paid
him back the money. The LAWYER
said this was all right and the next
day brought the boy note to be
signed by him in which interest was
charged OH the $50 at the rate of 81 40
per day, the lawyer saying that this
was about the value of what he was
eating each day. The boy objected
strongly to signing the note, but was
finally induced 10 put his name to the
paper. The lawyer went on eating
the boy not finding it in his power to
keep going and pay the $5O-till the
restaurant "busted" out. The lawyer
still kept the note, which was given
on the l4th day of November, 1876.
Finally the young man, who had gone
to work in some restaurant in town.
was sued on the note by the lawyer,
who obtained jud gment with interest
at the rate OF sl.4O per day. The
young mans wages, amounting to
SIG were attached and gobbled, yet
the note was far from being paid
Now the lawyer is going for his VIC
tim again, and the principal and in
terest yesterday. amounted to just
$725.5O, not saying anything about
what the lawyer ate and the SIG he
got by attaching the young mans wa
ges. Considering that it is not yet
eighteen months since the boy bor-
rowed the $50, we think this hash-
house interest far ahead Of the devil
firth
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-22
Another Old Settler at Rest.

Anson ii. Taylor, the Oldest sur
viving settler OF Chicago, died at his
residence at Lakeside, yesterday, in
the I'D year of his age. The deceas-
ed came to Chicago in 1929, and open
ed q store in q log cabin at the place
formerly called VOLTS Point. Three
years prior to this time he was An In
dian trader on the Sanlt Ste Marie.
In 1898 he was married to Miss Eliza
Laig. In the Spring Of the same
year he built the first bridge across
the Chicago river. 1t was Of trestle-
work, and placed in position with
the aid Of the soldiers Of the garri-
SON. He participated prominently
in the Blackhswk war, and q few
years later rendered valuable service
to General Scott by conveying dis
patches through the wilds Of Michi-
gan to the posts and settlements far
ther east. For a number of years
past he has lived in retirement.-Chi-
cag0 journal.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-22
There was a lively exchange ofcon

There was lively exchange ofcOm-
pliments in the House the other day
between pair vi relinsy wanna ooi-
gressmen, Judge Kelley and Mr..
O'Neill. The latter started the circus
by calling the Judge an "egotist."
The Judge fred off the word "blath-
erskite," and then it went ON in about
this fashion, O'Neill leading off and
the Judge following: ".You misrep-
resent your constituents!' said O'Neill.
"When 1 become your dog I'll wear
acollar!' rejoined Kelley. 81 wouldn't
have such a puppy as you are" said
O'Neill. "If ever you speak to me
again I'll slap your face" replied the
Judge. "You may go to hi, that's
where you may go to-" rejoined
O'Neill. AT this sulphurous point
friends interfered and no blood was
1onSa1
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-22

which, during the past five years, has
necessitated the almost continuous
movement of troops from one point
to another. .%' Office rs, Fare, of course,
allowed mileage; but we need hardly
say that it goes very little way to-
ward meeting the expenses of break
Ing up and renewing domestic estab-
lishments. Close economy is requir-
ed to live respectfully when changes
of base are rare, but the closest econ
Omy fails to "make both ends meeto
when these changes are as frequent as
they have been lately, and as they are
likely to be hereafter. But while
sOrely pinched inspocket, even at the
present rate of pay, officers will cheer
fully bear the same percentage of re-
duction that.the government may see
fit to.apply to allsof its salaried SER
wants. They simply protest st-and are
justified in protesting against being
selected outsOf allIthe rest tfas victims
for the altar of "retrenchment and re-
FORM" A few figures will best Illus
trate the inconsistency which Mr..
Hewitt's bill embodies. The follow
Ing is the pay Of certain officers of the
AOWCI UIdIlCl VI SOLkE0SSs
Clerk of the House, "a 500; sergeant
alarms, $4,000; door-keeper, $500;
nine assistant clerks, each, $500;
clerk of document room, $1,000; dis
tributing clerk, 81, 800; messenger,
81, 440; upholsterer and locksmfth,
each, 81, 400.
The followinglis theEproposed pay
OF certain army officers:
Colonel, $500; lieutenant-colonel,
5000; major, 81, 600; captain, mount
ed), $500; captain mot m0unted),
81 900; first-lieutenant, (mounted),
81 800; first-lieutenant, mot mounted),
81 400; second-lieutenant mot mount
ed), 81 800.
Popular opinion, we think, will in
sist upon the application of the eco
nomical pruning knife to these con-
gressiOnal salaries before testing its
merits upon military emoluments:
and the same opinion, we think, will
regard the proposition to pay Sec
ond lieutenant Of infantry 800 less
per annum than the mender of con-
gressional locks, as great piece of
economical impudence.
We realize as fully as Mr.. Hewitt
possibly can the necessity of cutting
down army expenses to the minimum
point; but SO far as the pay of the Of
ficers and men is concerned we believe
that point is already reached. At any
rate let Congress refrain from further |
ecOnomizing in that quarter until the |
wages of its own employees have been
subjected to similar shrinkage. Econ
Omy, like charity should begin at |
home, the very last place, when poll
tics and politicians sareinvolved, where
it usually does. begin.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-22

Our dispatches indicate that the $780,
100000 AZ per cents. contracted to be
sold by Jan. l, 1879, to the syndicate
by the Secretary of the Treasury, for
gold, will probably all be sold before
the first of July next. The resump-
ton of specie payment at an early
date is thus assured; and the sooner it
is accomplished the better it will be
for the country. If Congress would
provide for immediate resumption,
the reissue of thegreenbacks now out,
when taken in for government dues
and duties on imports, and then adj
journ, it would do more to tranquilize
the country and set the wheels of
trade and manufactures in motion
than has been done since the passage
of the resumption act. The fear of
Congress passing some injudicious fl
nancial measures does more to disturb
trade than all other causes combined.
If Congress will pass the necessary
appropriation bills to pay government
expenses for the next fiscal year, and
then adjourn and go home, it will
do this country an inestimable favor.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-22

The Chicago Journal says it is a
notorious fact that the states of Mis-
sissippi and Alabama were carried for
Tilden in 1876 by the most outrageous
system of terrorism, and that in New
York, Oregon and other states the
most infamous frauds We're practiced
by Tilden's friends. The republicans
in Congress insist that these demo-
cratic outrages and frauds must be in
cluded in the investigation of the
presidential election now progressing
by the democrats of the House, who
want to confine the inquiry only to
the alleged republican frauds in Flor
ida and Louisiana. In other words
the republicans desire full, fair and
comprehensive investigation, if there
is to be one at all, whereas the demo-
Gratis want to confine it only to certain
narrow limits, in order to make party
capital, without running the risk of
hurting their party. The republicans
say, Let us have a sweeping investi-
cation, sparing no one and letting the
consequences be what they may. The
democrats, on the other hand, cow
ardly declare for One-sided investi-
cation, the design being to screen and
shield the guilty members of their
own political household. This, in
brief, is the morale of the pending
contest in the House.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-22

arrested. The suspected man went ia
Leblanc few days after the disap-
pearance, and, informing him of his
love for her and how little he cared to
remain in the neighborhood since she
had been missing, told him Of his in
tention of going to New Orleans,
where he had been offered . perms-
nent situation at good compensation
In large wholesale store. That
same evening he quietly departed,
and has never been seen nor heard Of
since. When too late, Mr.. Leblanc
resolved to have Kenealy arrested
On suspicion of knowing some
thing of the whereabouts of his
daughter or what had become
OF her. Detectives were put
70 work on the case. They could nei.
ther obtain traces of Kenealy nor
penetrate the mystery of the fate of
Julie Leblanc. Mr.. Leblanc has no
doubt that his daughter was abduct-
ed the night she disappeared, by
kenealy, who strangled her to death
and placed her body in the boat, Gov
ering it with q tarpaulin, intendinQ q
to make way with it at some more
favorable time. The boat was se.
curely fastened to the creek bank At a
place where the underground was so
thick it could not be detected without
exceedingly close inspection, and a.
keneally could not visit the place
Alone without exciting suspicion, the
0oat remained there until the raw
sges.of time made the ropes decay,
md ~4hns, .loosanAa a-the -boat, Ehieh.
hoated down the Plattin creek and
and thence to the Mississippi, where
It drifted with the current till the me-
gro caught it.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-22

That eminent Communist, Mr.. VIM.
Haller, got down to bedrock princi-
pies at the National meeting in st.
Louis last Thursday night. He wants
something better than an eight hour
law, and declared that if all the men
in the community would work two
and half to three hours, all could
live comfortably. 1t is to be assumed
therefore, that Communism means to
bring all the toiling millions who
work longer than that to the millen-
ial happiness of three hours work.
The man who dares to work eight, ten
or twelve hours day, however, will
be gibbeted in the new era as a public
enemy, for that is the way capitalists
grow, and in the new order of things
industry and talent are to be kept
within bounds.-Sydte Register.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-22
st. louis covnmunlete

St. LOUIS, May 17.-Three to four
hundred workingmen met ct Turner
Hall last night in answer to CALL
Ferdinand Amein called the meeting
to order and stated that the object
was to take steps toward the organi-
zstion of military companies, to be
composed exclusively Of working.
men, who were military veterans,
to serve the purposes of working
men and protect them against any
encroachments on their rights by mil
itary and police forces, which have
been arrayed against them, placing
thcm in the attitude of outlaws. Sew
eral speeches of the usual socialistic
and commuL istic character were
made and q great deal of enthusiasm
manifested and some $50 enrolled rs
soldiers of the army of workingmen.
These men have got no arms and so
far 40 known, no means have been de
vised to procure them. They win
however, in all probability, purchase
guns - individuals aud commence to
drill at once,
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-22
TWO OFTEN MARRIED.
Arrest Of q Walnut Township Man
for Btgamy.
Fairfield Ledger.

Walnut township, this county, steps
to the front this week with a frat
class sensation to give business to the
officers of justice, and with lust
enough scandal in it to tickle the
tongue of the scandal mongers. It
has been sometime since q man has
been arrested in Jefferson county ON
this charge-"Staver," who now only
lives in memory, was the last man
convicted and sent up for the crime
and the records contain but few in
stances of it; hence, we conclude, it
Ia 3 raritu asnn~e.-sh. a -~;a;.a-.- ->c -1.ld
Oliver Hampton is q young man
about % years Of age and has great
love for the fair sex. This, with his
winning ways and rowing disposition
has got him into trouble, and he is
now entangled in the meshes of the
law. Last Thursday he was arrested
ON q complaint filed before Squire
Park at Germanville, charging him
with bigamy, the complaint being
filed by daughter of Jacob Shaffer,
Jr., . farmer of Walnut township,
who alleges that defendant already
has q lawful wife in Missouri, at La
Plata, we think; that his marriage
with her was fraud, and that, al
though she has lived with him, she is
not his wife. From what we cah
learn Hampton lived in this county
several years ago and moved to Mis-
souri,. While there he was married,
but left the state soon after, having
made application for divorce. Re-
turning to Germanville in 1876, he
wooed and won Miss Shaffer, claim
ing that he had secured . divorce
from the Missouri woman. Later he
returned to Missouri, was again mar
ried to the woman from whom he had
been divorced, and then again re-
turned to this county where he was
arrested. He has one child, boy
four years old, by his first wife. He
was arrested Thursday and brought
to this city for safe Keeping. Mon
day he was taken back to German
vile for trial, but the case was contin-
ued for two weeks, because of lack of
testimony, and the prisoner is now in
Jail in default Of the.necessary $500
bonds. He takes the matter very
quietly and does not seem to be at all
disturbed by the trouble he is in, and
his chances of the penitentiary if the
charges are proven true,