The New York herald., 1878-10-07

a lit,lo longer; but America is uncertain
country, ana he must return aud work tor his
living. Governor Holman ana family are living near
the Place Vend0me. The Governor thinks OF running
down 10 spain. Governor Smyth. oil New Hampshire
- at me eon'hentaL Governor hawiey wslt p nolie
Thursday his friends hope to run him for the Pres
dency as the last hope OF AN imperilled party Gov
Fenon resting after the abors of the mons-
lives 4, The Meurlcs p'H HIS ss cissss Msssrs ross
beck and Walker, still in Town. Professor WICK
ersham, OF Pennsylvania, who might have been Gov
o that state II he had not, Geldsmith's
words been .too ond OF the right TO pursue tho ex
pedient" IS here He has been looking =. the
educational systems OF Europe. Professor
Wickersnam received among many other at
Ientlous breakfast from Colonel Joan W.
Foruey. Colonel Fornsy Is bringing MS long
vacation 10 a close and returns home TO worH. he
proposes 10 found weekly newspaper IN Pniladel-
phIa OF high class, independent and CRITICAL ~ VIII
be called Progress The Coionel looks wonderfully
well anu eager for the seyerest labor; especially
eager TO have his voice IN tue 'rsmenaoas ISSUES now
looming up at home. Murat Halstead Is Ia Town,
detained Dv domestic reasons, but hoping all things
now going happily TO leave Tor nome IN TWO or three
weeks. De Young, OF the San francisco Chroncae,
went home u few days He WAS so much Impress
with .liotine tina; he thinks oi recommending
II TO California. DAVID Dudley Field spends good deal
OF time taxing inspiration IRON tho Champs Eiysees
while Ora.cr lngersoll is studying Theological ana
other questions al the Exposition. Tho venerable
Or. Budington lives the Arch OF Triumph
Hon. Jonn Huz, OF the Swiss Confederation Minister
to the United States, goes nome tomorrow. Two
other Washington editors-George w. Adams the
dean OF the correspondents now and the only Amsr-
can / ever knew who resented the title OF Colonel,
-suycS-Huvc
visiting US They tired oil the Douevards and tho
Exposition and wnen last heard from were IN swift
zsrand climbing the Matternorn sianlsy-lne Ia.
nous Staniey | mean--lves over near the Saint
Lazare station and IS preparing ior iec-
ture campaign England Your iliustrous
correspondent well and mas with him one OF
King M'tesas people, bright, bronze, clear-eyed
youth. Stanley took bim 10 the Exposition. Hs
liked the machinery, but thought most OF the paint
ipgs, espec ally the French, trivial and improper
s.Wny - he said to his untutored mind, "why viii
men who can build these mighty monuments pant
puka ad IN Nj
Stanley tells that his bronze friend Will probably
be Prime Minister IN Uganda. anu he takes pans TO
educate him, and make MIN when he rcturns home u
true missionary, true ambassador oil CIVILIZATION
Colonel james Aackaye, SO well known IN
where ne found more rain than he dc.
sired He thinks OF gong home October.
ments paid 10 hts famous picture Of the gigantic
trees General Meredith Read watches The sniitipg
OF Eastern politics from his cosey quarters in
the Rue Galilee, aud Is doing good work ot Greece
among the multitude OF friends who remember his
brilliant episode as Consul General, and VINO know
much has done Tor liberty aud progress in the
land OF Ale ibiades Mrs. Read, who has been quito
ILL., is happily coDvalescent Various consular people
have been 10 town. Consul Wilson, from lam urg
came nown and remained few DAYS IN the Ho,el
des Ueux- Mondes, glaring aud mbjcstic affair
pared win the quiet old fashioned hotel on Rue
the Avenue de fOpera the old mouse was carried
away. Cons u Duncan, from Naples, spent vacation
among our pictures and returned home yesterday by
the way OF Nice. Consul General Fannan, OF Cairo,
went home lew weeks since, and the rumor is that
Mr. Bailey, from China, VIII supplaDt nim. Judge
Batchelier, OF Egypt, Is living on the Rue SAINT
Honore but his heart seems TO be more in New York
than the East. He will soon return TO his court.
Minister Welsh passed throu 70 switzerland. His
more seventy years sit lightly hls head.
Colonel Frank f. Howe lives the Exposi
ton and is making CONSCIENTIOUS study OF the great
show. Mast, the artist, was here Tor short Ume,
aud should DC home before this. He spent his time
avoiding all objects OF interest, all shows all oo
iects historical associations all objects oil
nown. He gave his time 10 STUDYING the
peope and looking IN me me snon windows. a
returns home improved IN health. He says he can
not lind out anything new as 10 Keeping MOTEL
and friends expect him here. Mr. Rhodes has run
down from RoGcn, leaving the American eagle all
alone amo ons the towers OF Normandy. Marx Twain
has long bcen due aud II he does not como soon he
VIII nave 10 orgsnizs exposition Of own Col
one w. Knox is resting alter his aoors on the Amer
cau Jury and thinks OF start ng is tnrd journey
around Inc worla next mouth, taxing New York by
the way. General Grant via, y IS said oy those 10
resi- ntte before leaving fcg SPAN.
DRAMA
In dramatic way little IS dong. At the Odeon
''Fontaine d-s Beni-Madad.n The story Is Arabia,
anl rectes now lncre 10 a fountain, famous or tue
virtue oil It's waters, aud an oracle uameu Ousida VINO
tells The fortunes OF those VINO repair tnther. There
is a cati ca led Dost Mouammcd who doubts his
he pers uades his " ite 90 this foun
suit the oracle He DISCUSSES himself as tie oracle,
aud hopes TO hear the confession. The wc's servant
learns o the straiasem and tells her mistress. Sne
resolves 10 punish the jealous Dost Monanmed. She
goes the well and tells her husband, IN his
dIsguise tnat a former lover-a Noor-uas come .
Algiefs, and iears che resist his
attentions SO the husbaDd goes the rack aud
there remains STRIVING 10 nd and destroy TINS i'm
agInary Moor until wife ana servant release hi m aud
all ends happily aud Dost Mohammed Will De Jealous
no more. ..The Grand Duchess OF Gerolsisin" is
announced at the BoInes ParisIens. CapouI will
bring out s.Amants de Verone" The Veuta!eur.
several operas are promised at the Opera Comique.
Gounod Viii reproduce ms ..R0meo aud Julietn this
winter AT the Ambgu-Com que 10 be new play
called the youth OF Louis XIV" That gloomy ana
somewhat stupid play. .fne DanischeTs," continues
run Rubnstein has closed his Russian concerts
at Inc TrJcadero The main feature Of the last was
the Grand Duko Constantiue VINO ''came all The way
from Biarritz' to near The concert TINS is what The
papers say. cannot learn that returned 10 BIar-
ritz at close oi The concert, Jude has taken
leave until OCTOBER. sue has sung .Niuiche' until
she is weary s.polyeucteU wllI be aiven .t Inc
Opera October IA Dumas "Damo aux Camelias''
Will be reproduced october at the Gy mnasc Liszt
is gong 10 Hungary.
THEATRES IN PARIS
Speaking OF theatres here are some Interesting data
showing how the great all uence oil visitors affects The
Partisan houses OF amuseneuL In report made 0y
the chief oil the Cabinet winch has charge OF iheares
caie-concerts ana pubic diversions u written tnat
and OLD Paris theie iorty-eign mt theatres
The largest the Chaeiet over near the Seinc where
tue racS and scafold stood IN tho days oil Louis XL
and the Huncnback OF NLtrc-Dainc. It's capacity Is
1000 The next size is the Historical Tnea-
ire, where they are playing patriotic drama IN mem
ory oil Mafceau. IL seats 900 Ibe Opera contains
. 100. Down at Chateau q Eau in the poorer section
tnerc IL theatre uevoled 10 meiodrama and virtue
triumphant aud hghy seasoned plays, seating OOo
cilsc being amoug tue smaller houses strange TO say
aud accommodates only $50 me Gymuase, where
Dumas brings out most OF ms plays, only holds ZOO
people, wnile tue Paais Royal noted Tor improprie-
ties viii only accom- modate $50 At the circus the
Champs Elysees, where Americans visit "who read
Frencn better than they ~rile IT." lhsre or
J. 500 persons The Opera has the largest number OF
empoyes-95 musicians. 20 male singers, is female,
~ female dancing persons, 81 chorus sing
crs 81 ballet supernunerar es l55 nAcDnists, car
peners and special artisans, ~ doorkeepers aud al.
tendanis al doors and 81 look after me and
boss the various employees. In all this vast Opera
needs SOC persous to run IT. The Francois requires
onLy 30 out there 10 no orchestra In the
Franclls aud the scenery never used
lor dramatic effects. The Opera which msy
bo summed up as heels and harmony demands 500,
Francais, which represents the highest form
oi sramatic art-wbcre the greatest actors OF the
world nold sway, as they nave ned u Tor century,
content WITH ony 220. In all, the theatres In Paris
employ 5000 persons III mse, 032 female artists,
sZs suUoralnates Dos macbnsts, GA attendants anu
workmeH aud 6l2 sTeciai aorkineD. The FraDcais
gives The greatest variety OF entert ,nments Last
year there were 20 peces-25 classical, ~ modern