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New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
IA SONNANBUJA

Last night marked a notable event in the
operate notable because there was presented
by lar ali round performance loi Belins meO
dious opera thai has been heard here in long time;
notable because Of the debut Of very charm
ing singer, Mme. Eteka Gerster, who instantly the
sympathy and admiration Of the pubo,and who achieved
a popularity which is certain to be lasting. ola Son
namOuia" is not good opera TO judge Of the powers
Of prima donna by, for 1t docs not give
room for the display Of the highest order Of
dramatic power for the expression Of great breadth
OF feeling originality of conception. But II affords op.
portunes for very pretty acting and contains
number Of OF such difficulty thai adequate rem
deng OF them affords pretty far test OF the merely yo
cal ability OF singer Let us hasten TO say that so far as
she had the chance, Nine Gerscr last night proved her
SELF admirable artist Her acting was charmng sue
Is bright, gay vvacous. always graceful and refined.
with a face remarkable for its varied play
Of expression, and she not only looked, but
Anlind. And she sang excallenty. Her voice ia not
remarkable II very powerful, nor Is II OF an
especially sympathetic quality, But It is clear and tel
ling and 1t has wonderful neIiblity and almost pie
nOmenal range. It therefore but natural that she
was not at her best in cantabile
sages; the lack OF strength in her voice
sometimes here caused a want OF breadth, though
they were always sung with great smoothness aud Ia
perfect IL In the bayura music that she as
best 1t seemed III this If there nothing that she
could not 90 with her voice Her runs and chromatlc
scales were exquisey clear and distinct and were given
without the apparent effort aud her saccatO notes
IN alt remarkably pure and accurate she sang as
though she learned and studied but as If it had
all come to by nature and this perfect ease and alb
seuce Of the cheest charms Of her per
Torrance, which, taken altogether, was an excel
lent one. That II did not prove her very great
singer was less her fault than that Of the part which
leaves no for the dspay oil the nobes qualities OF
IyIic artist. What it did do 10 show bera very
charming diva and an accomplished vocal
ist. More than. this, one could not expect
Her triumph with the spectators complete
she was called before the curiain at the
of each act again and again. and each Of her
principal numbers broken by enthusiastic applause
Signor Campann, Eivino, fairly divided the honors
with Nine. Gerster. for he was superb. He sang with
great fire and dramatic force and his acting spirited
and intelligent The " Tutto Sciolo," the best Of
his arias, was faultessly dOne-it delicate and
poetcaI and as a piece Of vOcalism almost beyond
cricismand he sang his part in the finale TO the second
act 50 magahcently that the whole piece had
TO be sung over again All the other roles
in the opera adequately filled. and
the chorus deserves word OF especial conmendaOn.
It sang with perfect precision and with delicacy Of
expression. and did much work which would have been
worthy of a first rate OratoriO chorus.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
IN AID OF TIE WATER STREET MISSION.

EXHIBITION OF A Hxw PAINTING or cHRfsr.
An exhibition Of a new painting by Profess
Carl Hccker who hrs charge o. the day classes in
art at Cooper UnioD opened last evening In Ass
Gbbon's art gallery at Ffisye. aud seyentccnth-st.,
for the benefit OF Jerry" MeAuiey's Watef
street Mission. The picture is H'e-sise,
three-fnarters length portrait OF Christ. painted
by the professor for the mission, whose walls
IL Will adorn after IL has served its purpose here.
Among Those wfO present last night were hr aud
Mrs. WhittRmorr, Mr.. aRc Mrs. Coe, Miss Young ana
other friends of this mission who have interested Them
selves actively the effort TO funds for its support
"JerTy" McAuley and wife also IN Attendance
The Rev DR. 5. Iraeneus Prime called the early part
or the evening The tendance last night was deemed
an earnest OF the future Of the enterprise
All the proceeds will be devoted 90 the mssgOn the
expenses trng, there beng no charge for the use
of the gallery.
The whole composition OF the picture is intended to
bring the sentiment below Come unto Me all We
who labor and heavy laden ana will give you rest"
TIE hands extended IN invitation, and are NEST
expressive. The Is of pronounced Hebrew type,
bu with brown large, clear graysh bue eyes, and
full, silky beard. The costume Is whie robe, over
which is thrown "A crimson mantle that brings the
features and nands into strong relief All tue light OF
picture the halo above the figure pale
BLUSH ngii-wbich gives glow 10 the features ana
Eliminates the whole ont OF tue figure
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12

II California Is included, why should De The
State poted last time, and not Democrats fraudu-
leuy decidedl Your tables apparently give the Demo
Gratis all the Independents all the doubtful, oil the
GreeDback meuIbers who Democratic, ana al
the last Congress dared TO steal in Stale which has not
yc' voted VIZ, l4S IN all
urge tus he iausc u seems to good pre-
vent tar Republicans eau, consolidation Of ell
the Indepcudents aud GreeDback with tine Demo
crat. 10 tell these that the Democrats have
clear majority without them promote that conso
idatiOn. Nouis. O.
GThe Republican party is stronger without these
Greenbackers than with them. We can afford to
have the Democrats control the next House,
but we cannot afford to control 1t ourselves by
the aid of men whose only political principle
il at warfare with everything we believe.
and then 90 saddled with their fatal friend
ship into the Presidential campaign Of 1880
We won this year largely because We made
a square, honest fight for hard money. We
hope TO win in 1880 by equal manliness and
singleness of purpose and unless the Greenbackers
come to us on our terms, which are conversion and
change Of life We don't want them at all. and pre-
fer not to delude ourselves by counting them.-Edl
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12

qualities is remarkable chiefly for thisan extraord
nary and delightfui "stayinG power" OF poetry and
therefore n beauty. In the i0Rg, ohg ago Mr. Bo0Rs
Hamlet used 10 staFtlc 10y lnrid fsehes and
impress bY robust Dhy siral vigr; and, being
eDulliti0a az impulse than creation
OF art 1t resenbled series Of rnodaOns than
single and perfect portrait II Ia work OF absolute
unity The haunted Prince Of Denmark lives for us In
his concentrated calm at the summit OF spiritual suhef
Ing, and moves before eyes-Gways the same gra-
cous, grefstIckeu. pcnsiye, lovely and loyabe char
acter-through his cruey a1eliug aud pathetic expe-
reuce OF univ rsal Ioss In his treatment Of the Gos
seenes-wheh invariably test and settle an actors nt
for this part-Mr. Booth always feeitious
making the awfp presence of the spectre shudderng
reality well 10 his Imaginative auditors as to hiHseh
These portions Of the piece, last night, wrought ter
appropriate effect; and t6e beautiful tenderness OF
Haniefs parting with Opheiia and The electrical burst
OF fIcnzlCd ecstacy, 1T the wild question Which
follows the killing OF PolOhiWS, while they thrilled
the spectators with the true fire OF dramatic
genius, bore eloquent testimony the splendid powers
OF the actor. Nj Booth pOus into this well known ideal
Of Hamlet u sympathetic individuality, in the highest
degree stimulating to NOBLE emotion and the actor VINO
exercises this kind O influence il, very Obviously, BEN
efactor TO the culture OF his time.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
PARK THEATRE.

The volatile, merry, ingenious, roguish
lutte Lotta continues TO sport at tuIs theatre IN
the drama, newly acquired by her, entitled
ia Cigae;' and this entertainment will Oc
cupy the Park stage for some time-tho date
appointed for the revival OF "The Comedy OF Errors
with Robs n and Crane the Dromlos This piece has
not been seen on tHe NewYork stage since the days OF
John s. Clarke at the old Winter Garden. Clarke with
W. E. Andrews-and also with the popular aud iamented
j. G. Haney-were then seen, as the Dromos. The ap
pearance OF Robson and Crane, in these parts wil OF
course be welcomed with renewed interest Mr. sother
comes this theatre at Cnrstnas Ihe palniu news o
his sudden illness was happily followed BY that OF his
oaro recoyery with care prudence u Is hoped he
NAV be able 20 fulfil his American cngagen"nts Mf.
nhrrn IA one of tue hardest the stage It u
no wonder he should sometimes flag III hs energy and
constant toll
Mr.. John Whites second organ recital will
take place at the Church OF ST. Vincent FeErer, to-
morrow afternoon, at $3.50 o'clock.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
pnRLH OPINION.

Tburman's chances are better to-day than
ever No Eastern man Wi DC IN hS y way Tor oe S
Syistls with ihen.-l Cineiunat, Enquirer (DemI
Manton Marble told Cowgirl that he was
gentleman. and then CoWsil went about among i hia
menls OF ew-YOrk gentlemen was their attempts to
brbe and corrupi.-Hew-NOrk Commercial Advertiser
tRep)
The Democratic race-cOurse for the PreSl-
DENTAL nOrnnatiOn in 1880 Is crowded II was
earlier IN tue week Hendricks VIII devote his attention
hereafter TO the practice Of law. ana Thurman 10 re-
tainng his chair in the senate-lCnclnnau Gazette
(Rep)
tt looks as If we are tending toward Solid
North as IN Offset to tLe much taked OF Solid South
That this is pOrtoatOus OF evil and strife IN the country
must he apparent 10 every who has sufficient tore
sight to read the signs OF the es.-lNeW-Orleans
Times (DemJ
The "SOlid South has been rolling under
the mOcTatIc tongue sweet jIsel, but IL De@nS
to taste since AL the Northern States bu Ina ana
and Oregon have gone Republican. There rs snch
thing too much soldty to be handy.-lBurIn8tun
Hawkeye (Kep)
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
GRACE CHURCH ORGAN CONCERTS.

Tomorrow afternoon at I O'clock, Mr.
Samuel p. Warren will begin series Of free organ
recItals at Grace Church No admission tickets will be
required and the public Is cordially invited to attend
the concerts Entrance 10 the church viii by the north
transept door, The programmes will embrace classical
organ works. new and old, OF every school, and will be
varied by the person OF choice vocal selections
number OF prominent artists have consented 10 assist
in these concerts and Ii is certain that Mr. Warren,
whose admirable work in the past is universally known
will by means OF them accomplish great deal OF good
and exert most VIII JeSorne influence At tomorrOw's
concerts SIR. Warrrn'H principal seleCtions VIII be
concerto by Handel and new organ Symphony by
WidoT tho organst OF SAINT Sulpce IN Fars and one
almost wholly Unknown TO the American public The
yOcals, wall be Mr.. Adolf SOhs the baritone, who viii
sing arias from McndclssOhn's "st- Paul." aud Lszrs
"St Elizabeth" These concerts Will take place
successive Wednesday afternoons at 4 O'Clock.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
THE GRAVE ROBBERY.
POLICE ACTIVITY WITH LITTLE RESULT.

fRUIrLEss INvEsTIGATIoS OF MINORS AND MAG
MARY. CLEws-THE REPORT THAT THE BODY
WAS POUND ENTIRELY FICrIoN-sToRIEs AND
INQUIRIES IN EETGHBoRISG CITIES AS WELL AS
IN SEw-YORK.
The search by the police for the body of A. 7.
Stewart Is still without success There are rum0rs
in abundance of important discoveries, but each,
1t Is investigated. has proved to be without
foundation. The police authorities are active, and
at times profess be hopeful, but at other
times admit their encouragement. crowd still
surrounds the churchyard daily. The sensational
report published yesterday in some quarters
that the body had been found has not
the slightest foundation. The work of
tracing supposed cews is going forward constantly
III cities near New-YOrk as well as in the Metrop-
oils.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
EDWIN BOOTH AS HAMLET.

1t is q prevalent notion that every time the
tragedy OF Hamlet s reproduced upon the stage the
newspapers are under a sacred obligation to say
thing entirely fresh upon the ancient subject OF It's
occult meaning; and the Obedient recognition OF this
doctrine commonly, upon such occasions, bOres the
whole reading public with an inquiry into the
madness Of Hamlet with many tumid pGans
TO his enormous intellectual greatness. and with
profound specnlatlons as TO whether he should
be as fat or lean The reGntrance OF Edwin
Booth in this charaetep which effected last night a.
the Fifth Avenue Theatre under the pleasant ana cheer
ing conditions of full house and an End kindly
weleome-sets this fine topic once more ahoat, and
frees all the damned streams OF amateur ShGkespearean
scholarship with which this community is painfully
familiar. Mr.. Booths Haaitet-seen again with great
satisfactiOn-is In no respect unlike what IL n
peued into several years ago, and what hns
been many times described, and much and
heartily admired. The prodgous and sternly exaotng
necessity which must always beset, and welnsh dis
tract the actor OF Hdlet-the necessity, tnGt ~. OF
holding himself easily, naturally, and sympathetcaily,
at the high poetic and spiritual altitude which Ii level
with the mood OF the pays met by Mr. Booth with an
astonishing force OF adequate emotion He plays 1t,
10 Method with the usncy ora man who Is only saying
once gain what he has SAID thousand times before and
he plays g. as 70 prncely grace philcsopbic abstraction.
nahetic tenaerness wild passion, and weird and fas-
enatiug srangeuess II he were playing II for the
arst time The personaton, fun a. Ii 10 OF remarkable
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
couposITI0Y or TIE MKT HOUSE.

Tn the Edttor OF The Tribune.
SIR: The gentleman who prepares your
poitca tables does not TO TO state the facts
as fayorably a, lac might with ruth. For
/ He counts only eleven GreenbIckcrs There nre
eleven. as I figure who were formerly Republicans
Rut there arc also ye who Democrats but had reg
mar Greenback nominations, and were by that means
forced upon the Democratic party. Two OF hem Pheps
of Connecticut and Wright Of PeDnsyiyania have acted
with the Democratic party hitherto. Stevenson, Of
Illinois, was originally elected an Independent 10 the
XIIyth Congress. believe. Persons, Of Georgia, aud
Smith OF New-Jersey reported out-and-out Green
hack men submit that IL Is not good policy IN daily
tables and lists educate these men ana their friends to
the notion that they nothing but Democrats, ana
must necessarily act with Democrats.
H. There are certainly five and possibly ak men who
were elected as Independents against regular Demo
cratic anddates One Lowe Of Alabama, Is said To DC
pledged not 10 go into any Democratic cnucus. The
same thing Is reported OF Sawyer, OF Missouri, who
was supported by all the Republicans. or Eel
ton. OF Georgia. | know little, and OF O'Reilly
and O'Bricn I know that The Express persists
u counting them a. Republicans In order to drive them
ont Of the Dem party while you persist In count
ing them rs Democrats drive them into It,
Ill The latest dispatches make four districts doubt
full with the Republicans claiming them ALL VIZ. Hun
ter and Dils in Kentucky; Albright, In Pennsylvania
and Speer Qnd), in Georgia. Is 1t necessary to call
all these Democratic in advance of any news warrant
ing that boliofl
" The dispatches some days ago stated that Hara-
son, Rep, was elected Alabama | have not
seen any contradiction but suppose there be some
authority unknown 10 me or edlng tlat dlslflct Dto
Now my figures stand thus, II Haralson is elected:
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
THE WESTERN DLMocRATlC VIEW.

The first grand fact seen is that the green
pack gained for the Democracy ten members or the
House OF Represent aiYes, majority OF twenty In that
ooi saved the House for tue Democratic party saved
majority of the State delegations to the House. that
majority saved at all The GreenDack doctrine. thats,
br ngs as s Offering TO the Democratic party every
uabe thing the Democratic party has Ranedthis year.
This is the gift Of tie Ohio idea 10 the National De
mOeracy. The which many of the builders re-
ected the chief Of TIC and tus alone
aas spared the DenOoGate party IN the United states
0m complete humiliation, from dsgrdCeiu defeat IL
ba alc ef
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
TOO LATE TO UNLOAD THE CiPHERS.
Ero,a me Ttroaf yyUer lYSal

The SUGGESTION of TIE Union that the
Democratic arty wash bands comes altogether too
late. After iis representatives, have exhibited them
selves before the country long, trying to conceal
fraud attempted tBeir Own side wDie they were
unayangly seeking 10 fasen fraud &C onplished" on
the other side. without sona of ereoiole evidence
themselves Oy taking up the cipher business with view
OF indicating tBe Democratic party from blame The
ludirrOusuess OF such performance now Will draw
them nothing but ridIcnle and contempt Every,
body knows about the cipher dispatches already, and
the Potter investigators not like Y 10 throw any
new Ight upon them. No whitewashing will be OF
seIyice now
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
BAYARD NOT THE CHOICE OF TAMMANY HALL
from The Neto- York Commercial AdrsTttser

THE TRIBUNE ought TO remember that In
the summer o. 1872 Mr. John Kelly made pilgrimage
u Indiana TO see his friend Mr. Thomas Hendricks and
gave rim assurance that Tammany was for him aud
against Tlden Mr.. Kelly and Taumany Hail nave not
ehsseed front SINCE then. We are against
misrepresentation, and IN iav0c OF 1alr pay 20
oil men aud all parties. Ar Bayard is not OF the
sSBe faith pOtea y, with The Commercial, aud Is not
stand he took ia favor OF sound currency. He stood
almost HIS party against the SILVER and green
back craze For this reason, and his universally c0r-
teoUs aud gOntlemanly demeanor in the Senate. Nh:
Bayard Is entitled the respect and regard Of all good
rlnHi
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
WORK OF TIE CTPHERs.

rom me AtVaRI h4P'eSs tf..Nl r., ~
The chairman of the Democratic State Cen
tral Committee Mr.. william PnrCel, has Wel said in
substance, that tJPse infamous cipher transactions
weighted the Democratic party down IN the late cam
paRu They the confid OF every man, Re
publican Democrat who had been infatuated with the
idea that good could come out OF The Democratic kaZa
reh tnat Tden was seeking 10 purify politics; aud sat
iE1ed oyeyOne that he seeks his own advancement,
ely, bT fair means foul THIS, from one who has
sought o build himself no by destroying the regulations
and backenug the characters OF Others has no parallel
IN the darkest transactions OF human history
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
TIE EASTERN DEMOCRATIC VIEW.
E-nla Iha LLLnnL- n-LL-Ler Ll.Lll

The Eastern Democracy have learned an
important lesson TO maintain our organization and
strength iufac. must fight the GreenDack" enemy
DOT treat with him. Only In this way can Democratic
1efocti b prevented By such an aggressive contSe
New York Was saved to the Democracy Ia 1870, when
the Oftuoney craze in Ohio and Penns ylYaua mad
rOGs imuaired the part5 prospects, To the same tao
ties the Republicans largely indebted for then
present Success Tle elects OF the election will doubt
less Do I n I'D Congress- at its COMING session.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
RuTrER ANp cHEEsE MARKET.

LITTLE FALLS y. Y, Nov. 1l.only sixty factories wcr
represented audi 900 boxes Cheese red large mum
Der eing he'd over from Sas9c &c Dettei
being realized q small quantity. The bulk Vent on com
mss5n OF Farm Cneeses 4gO sod at 7AzQS4c. Two
hundred pkgs. Of Butter sold at 2Dd2lc.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
THE ONLY REASONABLE CONCLUSION.
49,. ~. L...---.L

Mr.. Marble if there be any such person still
living will be interested ID the statement winch comes
to-day from Mr. Cowgirl of the Florida Returning Board
Mr. Cowgirl cOnrms the Otner evidences that Mr.. Marble
made propositions to buy, but found no menber OF the
Returning Board ready sell. Aud this Is the upsbOt OF
the recent revelations: Thden's agents made every e
fort TO Euy vote in the disputed States they did not
secure such vote and the conclusion is that while
they we're ready and eager TO Drbe the Republican OFF,
einlS would not be bIIDed.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12

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Hseses Eash lrsss white lne epreenss TIE s'sasn'
sths Asfeary dsnns sthsse hszn
TRIBUNE OPF1cS, Nov. ~ q. m.-The barometer fell
nearly iourtenths Of Inch during the partly cloudy
weather yesterday. There light rain in the even
ing The temperature higher than on the preceding
Hhed slightly.
,cleudy and rainy weather may be expected In this
@ty and vicinity to-day.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
MIDNIGHT WEA ATHER REPORE
GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS.
S,,,,ousis for Tie mast "a hours,


WASHINGTON. Nov. ~, 1 a. m.-The storm
last night in the Northwest has moved in an east
eriy track and central Lake Erie The barome
fer i HIGHEST in the West Gulf States and Is falling in
Ii Atlantic Coast states Ram has fallen from the
Iale region TO tue Gulf States The temperature has
fallen win northwesterly winds from the Upper Lake
region to the West Gulf States and has risen with south
ery winds Ia the Atlantic Coast States and Lower Lake
region.
For the Middle Atlantic States and New-England,
cloudy rainy weather souhery yeerng TO colder
northwest Winds falling followed by rising barometer.
The temperature viii remain above freezing IN the
canal region.
Storm Signals
Cautonary signals continue at smithYllle, whining
ton, Macon, Cape Lookout. Cape Henry, Kitty Hawk
CAPE HsitSfas Lewes Cape May Atlantic City, Barne
gar, Sandy Hook and Sew-Nork.
TRlBlTNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
CLINCHTNG THE EVIDENCE.

IRON NE NclpORTg JODHot NheDt
COwgilps statements are cOrFOboTated by the
develOpnel OF cipher inquiy, aud VIII only nteu
sy the indignation felt against the man who trled 10
bribe mis- way into the Presidency and against his CO.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
ANOTHER DEMOCRAT READY TO UNLOAD
DcnLn Ine Rnliinl1re Gnsl.ie LDem.l

At the next election TIden or his representa-
tive. will be routed morse and There Is, therefore,
no use talking ,bOut New York and wIOrk politicians
In connection with Democratic future. The Democratic
party could carry the Gtamercy Park load again.
ana il should never be called upon to do The West
and south form partnership at once and prepare
to name the next President.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
RFGINNING TO SEE IT.

FTOla IHe I0Ik WOTIH lDeINI.
The cipher scandals baveO for the moment
taken both sting aud error OF the fraud yell, aud
the sooner tue Democrats it the better will be for
them. The money question and the taxation issue i'll
slu0ing the IA if and the reduction Of Government
pendtures are the only national topics about which
apgCfa Oh
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
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