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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15

THE Cry PULpITs yesterday were fruitful in
able and interesting discourscs. Dr.. Hcpworth
traced the growth and estimated the worth of
Christianity; mir. Hull pointed out the consola.
tons of the Gospel; DIR. Bellows explained the
ideal and worldly meaning of integrity; Mr..
Lloyd showed how Christ loves little children
Mr. Bcccher expatiatcd on the iathcrhood of God
and ridcnled modern Spirtualism, and the Rev.
Mr.. Barcliard invcighcd against the atheists.
The goodness OF our Lord was the theme Of DIR.
Chaplin, the preaching of the cross of Mr.. Froth-
ingham and Cl,iist's z .ict of DR.. Armitagc.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15
ADJUSTMENTS.
xIaHTERNTH SUNDAY EVENING CoNcERT AT
THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

EIaHTERNTH SUNDAY EVENING CoNCERT AT
THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
Messrs Poole & Donnelly have demonstrated dur
Ing the eighteen Sunday evening concerts that have
taken place at their establishment that - possible,
with cheap prices and good attractions, 10 mako en-
tertainmen,s OF this character popular Good audi
onces have generally attended, and the Grand Opera
House has Of the institutions OF the city,
10 which both stars ana public confidently resort
the ono with tho assurance OF full houses and tho
other with tho assurance OF excellent exhibition.
Last nigh, an orchestra Of Hity musicans and the
s,stant artists performed unusually Ane selections.
Every item Of the programme was warmly appauded,
aud although IL may DO easy to pick flaw here and
thcrc In tho work Of this the other performer
general result which u is unjust Tor any
one to COMPLAIN who has 10 pay 80 little tor
SO much The programme was as folows:-
Overture, "Poet nnd Peasant" Suppc, band; waltz,
sNearost Friendn new nrst tine e. r. French, band
n song. .withtn Mile Of Edinboro'," -; b,
al Ingenuen Narccau a 10 Gavotte, Afdit, cornet,
Mr. John Hammond; saxopnone solo, Air varc,
Mater Rossin Mr. Aionzo Il. Hatch; harp solo, grand
fantasc, sweet Home" -, Miss George Dean
sounding; grand selection, "Faus:," Gounod banI
csyatna, ssTanto d. Patria, Attia, Verdi, Nile. Es-
toe Buzzciti piano solo, .Rhapsodie Hongroise. No.
~ LIsxt, Miss Henrietta MarKstein; song, "rho
Storm Wind, Evcrs, Mr.. II. y. Wsrren; duet. sPargi
o Cara Traviata, verdi, Nile Buzzetu und Mt.
Hatch; finale, 'Hipman's Grand Military MaTch.'
band.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.
Seats Tor diplomacy" arc said to engaged -four
weeks in advance.
Tho National Theatre will reopen tonight undsr
new manag cement Tho play Is "Trip Van winkie,"
with Mr.. J. b. Ashton as RIP.
Birch Backus " Wambold will soon close their at-
trac.ive little Broadway establishment and tAko TO
the road They represent about all that is left
oil genuine Ethiopian memories and ought not 10 DO
forgotten
sThe Soldiers Trust" in which George Boniiace
appears In the character OF Pierre Antoine Is 10 DO
continued at tha olympic Theatre this week. 1t
embraces four acts and ton tabloaux, and is vol
worth a sitting.
The London Circus and Monagcric, at Gmores
Garden, arc said TO DO doing profitable business.
Tho place nlied nightly and the performances
generally attractive. Nine Dockriii and James Rob-
inson among the chief features.
Many Of tho companies that performed In tho
smaller cities and towns during the
Ing have dissolved, and the neighborhood Of Union
square is once moro alive with those who have
learned oil about .thc basscss fabric OF q drcam.n
There Is a rumor that MIle Modjcsxa, who has
signed tho contract for three years. engagement
with Mr.. Sargent, will play Cleopatra next season
Her idea Of the part tho conventional Idea. she
makes tho famous queen Greek, she was, and shs
serpent Oft Nile.
"Our Aldermen" At Tho Park, while not tho su-
preme success tnut expected BY tho author, 10,
nevertheless attracting fair audiences and affords
amusement for two or three hours that 10 we'll worth
the price Of admission. One or two OF the sets
very beautiful and artistic.
"Thc CoIcbrated Case, uudor the management OF
Mr. james Collier, Is drawing large houses In Massa-
chuseta Miss Lille Eldridgo, actress we'll known
to New York theatre gosrs, Is with ihs company and
Is highly complimcntcd by tho journals Of tho cities
In witch the play Is performed.
"rhe Exiles,- as represented at Booths, made the
fortune OF the management In Boston, and another
ondcavor 10 being handsomely made 10 the same d.
aud me- No play on the siaae, however, exhibits
such wide contrast In tho popular taste OF tue Two
cities.
II 10 said OF Mr.. Charles X. Thorne, Jr, that he IL
so handsomely situated as regards financial matters
that no can afford snap his fingers Ia The faces oil
theatrical managers and do what he pcnscs. This
fact may account for his recent breach Of contract
with Messra shook g. Palmer. Tho Chicago papers
do not speak kindly Of him
.Unclc Toms CABIN, at the Filth Avenue Theatre,
s not likely 10 be presented better form Art,
rood taste. good acting and good music combine 10
mako tho play an illustration 81 tho famous negro
story so perfect that dramatic christopher Column
bus will be required TO discover its equal The per-
formancc IL TO BE- repeated curing the week. Tho
benefit OF Mr.. and Mrs Howard will take place on
Friday.
: Nile Marie Aimee will appear In concert Tor ono
night only Easter Sunday, April Il, a. Booih's
Theatre. snc will DO assisted BY Marital, Duparc.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY APRIL Is l87a-wIrH

of two thousand canaries-a splendid con-
cert for people with a taste for it. 1t is true
some wretched women with nerves and
grumbling girls with headaches might not
see the precise difference between that
music and sawmill; but who would care
for them? Not the other women certainly.
We therefore propose that Judge Hilton
shall get q corner on canaries and suddenly
give his consent to their introduction into
the hotel. But who speaks first for poll
parrot?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15
Macnouu, or PouItices

A correspondent of the HERALD objects to
q Macadm pavement for Fifth avenue on
the ground that it could not be sprinkled
during the four winter months Of the year,
between November and April, on account Of
the cold, and would be more dusty than
any other pavement. If no other objection
can be made to the proposed macadamizing
of the avenue the work ought to be done at
once. The dust is not excessive on such
roads when they are properly constructed,
and it would be very unusual season that
would prevent the sprinkling of the avenue,
if it should be needed. for four months in
the year. Macadaniized roads are no ex-
pertinent They have been tried in New
York. rs we'll rs in other great cities, and
are decidedly preferable for pleasure driv-
ing to any other pavements. 1t would be
worse than folly to reject such pavement
for the purpose of trying any new scheme
that would be likely to leave Fifth avenue,
at the end of three or four years, in q more
wretched condition than ut present. New
York has had enough of "poultice" pave
ment experiments in the past, rs some of her
dilapidated streets and avenues tes-
tify, and the day for such jobs ought to
have passed away with the administration
by which they were especially patronized.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15

THE UNITED STATES war vessel Constitution,
which sailed some time ago with goods for the
Paris Exposition, encountered very severe
weather and came nearer being total loss than
1t is pleasant to contemplate The money cx.
pended in repairing her some time ago appears
to have been thrown away.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15

The probabilities that tie heather in Ne,c
York aud is ricinity to-day ,ciH he cooler and
cloudy, or partly cloudy, ,riM threatening ind.ca-
tons, toLlosred by rain. Yomo,roW il uW he
srarDer and cloudy, probably uih rain.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15

Is ALL PgcBADILiTy it will be shown that the
saloon on the Bowery where three men were
shot Saturday night by the barkccpcr is one of
the thousands of unlicensed liquor establish
ments that are scattered all over the city. AS
long as snch places permitted to keep open
must not be surprised at barroom murders
aud attempts ut murder.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15

The PATIENT taxpayer will find a good deal
OF food for reflection In the River and Harbor
Appropriation bill. 1t is only by very wild
stretch Of imagination that onc-half the rivers
can be called rivers or the harbors harbors.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15

crudeness- Of his plans. Bad as his rela-
tions have been with the republican lead
ers he has, perhaps, been OF more service
than disservice to the party. It is at least
expedient for the party to try to think SO
during the approaching contest for the con-
troll Of the next Congress-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15

PROFESSOR ADLER made grand raid on the
clergy OF all denominations yesterday III his
opinion large number Of them IRE only ''rc-
ligious traiiips who feed on the oflal of knowl-
edge" Some one ought to so and reason with
Brother Adler.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15

Previous To His DEATH one of the chief
tcrrors of William NJ. Tweed was the certainty
that the pulpit would point to the lesson of his
life and from it draw moral to warn his gen.
Grafton. The sermons that We're preached in
many Of the churches yesterday show that his
presentiments were only too well founded.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15

A FIRE OF UNUSUAL MAGNITUDE has deyas-
tatcd Ciarks,illc. tho principal tobacco market
Of Tennessee. Fifty-scvcn business houses have
been destroyed, AMI the destruction Of property
Is, Of course, very large. The fire is supposed
10 be the work Of discontinued negroes
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ADvERTIsERs.-Io
insure the proper classification Of advertisements
ii is absolutely necessary that they he ha,lded in
before eight o'clock crc,y crc,ting.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15


With the exception Of the Episcopal
churches yesterday or Palm Sunday was
not distinguished by any special devotions
or observances in the different branches OF
the Protestant Church. In Trinity and
the other, churches of that denomination
sermons explanatory Of the religious event
which is commemoratcd the entry of cur
Lord into Jerusalem-were preached, ana
some of the sacred editices were decorated
with palms. In the Catholic churches,
however, the ceremonies were peculiarly
impressive. Palms were distributed among
the people; the long gospel OF the
day, narrating the passion and death
Of Christ, was read, and the music
partook of tho grand and solemn
character of the events commemorated.
The eight days beginning yesterday and
ending next Sunday are, in religious point
of view, the most important Of all the days
Of the Christian year, with, possibly, the ex-
ception of Christmas. The events of more
than eighteen hundred years ago which are
recalled are the most tremendous that have
occurred in the worlds history, not only in
spiritual, but in a mere human point OF
view Passion Week, as it is called, was
the last week Of our Saviour upon earth
prior to His death, and in it were accom-
plished the terribly tragic events which
completed His mission to mankind.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15

ILLICIT WHIsKEY INSTALLATION continues to
be one OF the chief industries Of Virginia. Can
no, tic government get punch OF its own!
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15
A PoIygios Opera.

With every desire to encourage musical
ventures for the popular amusement we
cannot express any commentator Of the
style OF performance to which an operate
company in this city treated the public
last week. eli Trovatore" has been done in
many tongues, but very seldom In three
languages on tho same night yet the sing
crs at the Grand Opera House gave
their Audience that unexpected treat
last Wednesday. Early in tho last
century in England it was not IN
common 10 hear an Italian tenor
carolling among company oil the rest OF
whom sung in English, but surely our
public does not desire to go back that far.
1t may be argued that the effect would be
much worse If the German singers
last Wednesday had sung in avenue A
broken English, but we are not
convinced that IL would sound half
as absurd as the full cultural of the Ger
man, the open-vowellod, liquid Italian and
the hard and soft Of the vernacular Earring
against each other in trio or quartet, or
with the lover appealing in one language
and the beloved sobbing her emotions in
another. We protest against 1t because we
desire to see serious opera seriously placed
on the stage and not in such way as to
provoke universal ridiculc.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15

Lion and Bull Fights In Texas.
An extraordinary spectacle. which recalls
the stories Of the wild beast fights Of the old
Roman amphitheatre, was witnessed yester-
day in San Antonio, Texas. The inhabi-
tants Of that section of the Republic appear
to look upon the ordinary theatre and circus
with their mock battles and engagements IS
dull and tame affairs. When there is
any fighting to be done they want
the genuine article, not the counter
felt. 1t must be real blood, and not
red paint. The Snowman who is at
present catering for the amusement OF
this gentle portion Of our population
evidently understands his business. Some
days ago he entertained them with contest
between o bull and lioness, and yesterday
he varied the performance by attempting to
get up a first class fight between some Next
cans and four bulls. The bulls, like sensi-
BILE animals, declined the wager of battle,
and nothing remained but to drive them
from the arena in disgrace. Of course the
two thousand citizens Of Texas who came to
see the encounter were not to be disap-
pOlnteu ~ Wouiu nv 70 wy
safe thing to trife with them in that
way, and SO the bull which vanquished
the lioness was pitted against the lion.
The scene that followed is graphically
described by our correspondent. The
monarch Of the forest was badly beaten by
the monarch of the prairie, and when the
lioness was let in as reinforcement to her
liege lord the bull, after tossing them over
his head, pinning them to the bars Of. the
cage where they fought and chasing them
in ignominious flight, turned away from the
contest in proud and sullen triumph. If
a circus lion can be taken as representa-
tive Of his race he must be deposed as the
king Of beasts, for it is very evident that he
is no match for the Texan bull.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15
WITH SU PPLEM E N T

NEW YOlik, MONDAY. APRIL Is, 1878.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-06-05
THE PoTTER INVESTIGATION

The testimony taken before the Potter
investigating committee so far, impli-
Gates Honest John Sherman, Secretary
of the Treasury, Senator Kellogg of
louisiana, Packard. Republican candi-
date for Governor. Pitkin, United
States Marshal. and Senator Matthews
of Ohio.d The witness whose testimony
proves that these Stateeraen encouraged
the election officers to make false re.
turns, is Republican, named James
K. Anderson, who does not ask that
what he states under oath be taken as
conclusive proof of the criminality of
the persons mentioned. but backs up
every statement made by him with let
ters from the prominent men whose
names ara above given. The opening
OF the investigation shows why it is that
certain kepu0 hcan papers declars that
the Investigation means revolution, as
enough has already been made public
to revoiutionize the feelings of honest
Republicans, who believed that the
leaders Of the party were men of
principle instead of scoundrels, whose
villaiules equal. If they do not surpass
in infamy. those Of the Tweed Ring in
New York City.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-06-05
AFRAID To TRY IL.

Last week the SILVER STATE sug-
gested that the philanthropist of the
Austin Reyeille, who has directed the
attention of the public to alleged abuses
In the contract asylum at Stockton.
where those pronounced insane In
Nevada are incarcerated. feign insanity
and become and inmate of the asylum
for season. and then give his expert
ence to the public. He says he would
willingly try the experiments. but ia
afraid that if he ever got into the
asylum he would never get out again.
1t is to be regretted that fear should
deter him from embracing an opportu-
nifty to learn the bottom facts and ex-
pose the true inwardness of that asylum
business; but until he or somebody else
does so, the public will have to remain
IN ignorance of the treatment which
the Nevada insane receive at Stockton.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-06-05
REECHER

| Tom Mcguire, of San Francisco. is
bringing Henry Ward Beecher to the
Pacific as business speculation. He
pays the Plymouth Pastor $4,000 net
tor ten lectures 10 be delivered west of
the Rocky Mountains. or at the rate of
$1,000 lecture. One of these will
probably be delivered in Salt Lake.
another in Virginia City. and the rest
III California. 1t is said that he will
not come west until next fall, although
lit was announced by telegraph that he
would leave New York for the Pacific
y Coast on the 10Th instant. The price
of admission to the lectures will be
from TWO and half to five dollars.
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STRANGE CONDUCT.

The Reno Gazatte, the beacon which
llumes the Way of Washoe county re-
formers. is red hot for thorough in
ve.tigs'ion OF county s1fairs, and
shnckies With delight when a county
OFFICIAL is shown to have committed
some irregularity, but holds up its
hard ia holy horror at the idea that
Congress should investigate frauds in
Florida or Louisiana. Strange as this
conduct is. the Gazette flares up aud
gets as mad as a wet hen at anybody
wha insinuates that it is inconsistent.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-06-05
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TE LEG a PHIc.
EASTERN DISPATCHES
Senate Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, June e..
The select committee to inquire and
report on the condition of affairs
between the United States and Mexico
was continued until the next session,
and authorized to sit during vacation.
1t was agreed to meet at IL A. NJ.
daily until Otherwise ordered.
The bill creating an Auditor of Rail-
road Accounts was passed. -
At the conclusion of the morning
hour consideration of the Post Route
bill was resumed, and Eustis spoke in
favor of the pending amendment to
subsidlze Brazilian mail steamship
line.
House of Represe
WASHINGTON, June 4.
The Senate's amendment 10 the Leg.
islative. Executive and Judicial appro-
priation bin was nome oncurred in.
The bill providing that the election
for Representatives to the Forty-sixth
Congress from West Virginia be held
on the second Tuesday in October, was
passed.
The bill was also passed fixing the
election for Representatives in Con-
gress IN North Carolina on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November.
Anderson Again on the stand.
WASHINGTON. June 4.
The investigation into the alleged
frauds in Louisiana and Florida at the
t last Presidential election was resumed
to-day Chairman Potter read COM
munieation from the Secretary of State,
in reply to request of the committee.
to the effect that the original returns
from Florida and Louisiana were not
IN his Department, and he was unable
to forward them to the committee.
James E, Anderson was recalled, and
said that there were numerous correc-
tons he desired to make in his testi-
mony of Saturday. These were made,
but were uuimportant, and his cross
examination was begun by Representa-
tive Reed. In reference to the agree
ment signed be- Nash and the witness
(Anderson). to suppress all evidence of
fraud in East FeGeiana arish, together
with the statement made by witness
Saturday that there was no evidence of
fraud IN his possession at the time he
signed the agreement, Anderson said:
"On the day Il signed the agreement
there was no positive evidence in my
possession affecting the local affairs of
my parish; at the same time knew it
was the intention to throw the parish
out on forged protest.
Sent to the President for His sigma.
ture.
WASHINGTON, June 4.
In the Senate this morning the Pres
ident pro tenn. announced that he had
signed the bill to repeal the Bankrupt
law. 1t now goes to President Hayes
for his signature.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-06-05


The feeding Of the animals in
menagerie is always carefully done. pc.
cause their lives depend on the adapta-
bility of their food. The Philadelphia
Times says that the daintiest eaters in
the Geological Garden there are two
cbimpabzees. They breakfast on weak
tea with plenty of milk and sugar, and
bread thickly spread with honey. They
lunch at 10 o'clock on bananas and
oranges, dine at 5 on rice or tapioca,
served with.sugar and sherry, and sup
at on rice and milk. The seals. are
less troublesome to feed, but more ex-
pensive, for five of them eat daily
eighty pounds of fresh fish. Formerly
the lions, tigers and other carnivora
were costly, but of late they have been
fed on horse meat, which is very cheap.
The buhaloes, deer and elephants live
now on the grass in the grounds. The
rhinoceros is the greediest of the lot;
but it is quantity that he Graves, with
cut much regard to quality. He will
eat 250 pounds of hay every day, and
bushel of potatoes is to him like plate
of strawberries to a hungry man. His
food costs SO a week, which is as
much as that of an elephant. The
giraffe has to feed carefully. because he
has no regard for his long. narrow
throat, and starts one mouthful down
before the one before il has reached his
stomach, thus choking himself. Com
mon monkeys eat nearly everything
that is oAared; so do the ostr;ches and
cassowaries, but some of the insectiyor-
Gus have to be patiently catered to.
The moose is hardest to please, and
misses the twigs of his native woods.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-06-05

TIE Carson Tribune wants Us to say
whether Governor Bradley is at this
time assessed on l. q books Of any
county in the State? We regret our
inability to enlighten the Tribune, as
We have not time to communicate with
the several Assessors on the sabjact,
snd besides they have not yet COM
plettd their assessment rolls for 1873.
The Tribune tie other day said we
have had an honest man Governor long
enoogL, aud wanted chief next tine
Has il changed its views since June set
in. end is now going for a millionaire
for tie GoyernorshiD? By the way,
While We are. on this subject, the
Tribune will oblige IA informing the
public if Senator Sharon 3 or Congress-
man Wren 5 names are at this time on
the books of an Assessor ia any county
ilthe. State2 Deacon, If you cannot
l@ae es.<<Ats. tn to be Just.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-06-05

WM. Joseph of Ackley, La, while
driving his head with towel, rubbed
of every spear of hair. Then his eve
brows tell out. and his moustache FOL.
lowed. and finally his whlskers. In
one snost hour he was totally bald.
The cause of this affection il uoac
cuanCSst for.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-06-05

~<'AO]', JUNO t-
In the Senate this morning the Pres
ldent pro tenn. announced that he had
signed the bill to repeal the Bankrupt
law. 1t now goes to President Hayes
for his signature.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-06-05
NEW TO-DAY.
$40 REWARD.

HNHE above reward will be paid for the.
Il arrest and convirtion OF any person
found in any way poluting the water or in-
Jurlng, any other property Of the Winnn-
mncca Water " orks.
SMITH 4 CULVER,
June5-tf Prcprietors Of w. W. ".