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The New York herald., 1879-02-24
Nordenskjold,s whereabouts.

Detailed information reaches us from Ber-
lin through our London Office regarding the
efforts being made to succor Professor Nor
denskj0ld and his companions of the Vega
by the Russian government. The main
points, however, have been anticipated by
cable to the HERALD. Considerable surprise
is manifested that Professor Nordenskjold
has not communicated with some of the
Siberian settlements if the Vega is icebound
so near the mainland as is alleged. tits cal
culated that even teleeraphic comnunica-
tion could be had with Europe if the Pro-
fessor despatched couriers to the outlying
telegmphic station which may be consid-
cred the most eastorly terminus of the
Siberian system OF lines. Natives with
their dog sledges could, it is said,
make the journey to this point at
the rate of fifteen miles per day, and SO
as to have long ago brought news of the
whereabouts OF the Vega or her party. 1t
is evident that the superior Russian officials
in Siberia will tax all their resources to
communicate with and aid the explorers.
But the difficulty seems to lie in the direc-
ton OF the relief parties to the proper
point Asystematic search is ordered along
the East Siberian coast from Anadyr Bay
toward the region where the Vega is said to
be ice bound. Inquiries will establish the
truth or otherwise Of the native reports re-
garding the ship seen in the ice near East
Cape, and give perhaps clew to the true
position of the missing party.
1t is to be hoped that the Vega was not
wrecked, as is surmised by some, among the
Wrangel Islands or the New Siberian
Archipelago. It is not that we believe
the danger to the party would be seriously
increased on that account, but their res
cue would be greatly delayed, and
the chances of reaching them by a
relief vessel, even in summer, rendered
somewhat doubtful. Professor Nordensk-
j6ld must have gone considerably
out of his course to make Wrangel Islands,
and possibly his enthusiasm and zeal for
exploration may have tempted him to delay
longer than prudence warranted. But such
o consummate traveller is not easily sur
prised by even Arctic disaster, and
we may hope that news will soon be
received that his whereabouts is positively
known, and that the aid generously sent by
the Russian government and by his private
friends has reached him. Until the season
regularly opens any attempt to penetrate
the Arctic Ocean by Behring Strait will
be worse than useless. 1t would be q
waste of effort that might be profitably
expended in an overland expedition. It is
true ship reaching Anadyr Bay would
form an excellent base of operations for
sledge parties therefore we hope the Rus
sian steamer Obrek, which has been ordered
from Wladivostok, can do good service if
she makes land anywhere near the bay re-
farred Ia.
The New York herald., 1879-02-24

being Americans should dictate . similar
policy to buyers here. The very essence Of
shoddyism is seen in those of our collectors
who, knowing nothing of art themselves,
have been impressed by some OF the dealers
with the idea that our home pictures have
little or no artistic value, and that
they do not pay us investments. true
lover Of art should never be governed by
this can't of the dealer and of the auction
room by this advocacy of the value of work
by foreign hands because it can be sold at
an advance when desirable. We can readily
understand that collectors should desire to
purchase foreign pictures, for many OF them
III subject and treatment far surpass any OF
our native work, but what We say Is, give
oil show; do not neglect admirable home
work for careless productions of minor, and
in some cases even by great foreign hands.
There are artists abroad who, having
achieved a reputation. are careless OF 1t.
and throw off pictures as last as they can
cover the canvases with paint, being anx-
ious to make as much money as possible.
and who rely entirely upon their names to
dealers for exhibiting almost entirely for
eign works, for theirs is a business like
any other, and if they can make more
money out Of foreign pictures than out OF
American ones why should they net do so?
10 be sure they might exhibit more Ameri-
can work than they do, and in one well
known gallery at least, where the best OF
foreign work is seen, they do exhibit Amer
lean pictures, though not as many as we
could wish. The American artist is much
to blame himself Tor the poor representation
he has in the dealers galleries and win
dows; he is decidedly intractable and OBJ
jects to large profit being made by mid
die men out of his work. This foreign
artists do not, in some cases cannot, and
from custom will not, object to. Finally,
national encouragement of art by govern
mental direction, patronage and schools
would soon have its effect in raising the value
of the products Of those of the country's in
dustries which are more or less dependent
for their value upon art knowledge as shown
in DESIGN
The New York herald., 1879-02-24
HOW IT NAY DE STOPPED.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HEnALD:-
Tho ticket shaving imposition by which theatre
goers. IL they desire decent seats. compelled to
submit to the extortion Of extra fee. paid nomi
nay to the ticket spectators at the DOORS is now
more shamefully practised than at places Of
amusement. Tho New York managers very well
treated by the public. They about the only
business who have failed to reduce their prices
since times, most Of theatres still charging
high admission fee as they demanded when
gold was ut more than two hundred per
cent premium. They are literally patronizcd
whenever a really good performance. is put ON the
boards yet not contented with this they allow their
patrons to be handed unto tho hands Of specula
tors who add from thirty y-threo to one hundred per
cent to the price OF the admission before good seat
can be secured II Is said that tho managers try to
prevent this but are poweress 20 40 40 so % story
but not for practical men. When gentleman who
has ladies' in his company applies ut the ONCE of
theatre for tickets and H. Furnished with them he s
besieucd by ticket speculators he has paid
his money. is shown the diagram Of the
house to prove tns' a. hsn t1s offered Trade sood
seats at a premium. " he submits to the proposition
the takes his tickets In exchange for better
but the belief is strong that the tickets imme
dtateiv return to the box offico and sold over
again 10 afford an opportunity for another similar
bargain.
ties TO this extortion but 1t Is of importance to them
that this practice should be stopped. especially II
they derive no benefit from It. as 1t brings
their houses into disfavor and disrcpute
WHY not, then, prohibit the practice Of ticket
specuiatiug by iawi Theatres are licensed places.
Their prices OF admission are advertised II might
be made illegal for them TO allow the sao OF tickets
by speculstors to suffer such operators ~ make
sale on or In front of their premises Besides 1t u
an open question whether tho Common Council does
not already possess the power to prevent the extor
ton. Pcdlers are required to licenses. and
the Common Council Is authorized 10 regulate traf
&c and sales In the streets. highways. roads and
public places" These ticket sellers are pediers.
by charging them a high license fee and by using
the authority regulate trafic and sales the Com
mon Council can easily make the business less
profitable than 1t IL, into whatever pockets the
profits may go. THEArkEaOEtk
The New York herald., 1879-02-24

Owing TO some DELAYS in its preparation the
Army Register for this year will not be pub
lished for several months to come. The article
on another page supplies all the really iinpor.
tant information that is usually contained in the
Register, and is therefore specially valuable
and interesting to military men. In all there
are twenty-one hundred and thrty-six officers
in active service.
The New York herald., 1879-02-24

In TIE OPINION OF Mr.. BEEcuER the curse of
our modern public men is that they do not place
sufficient faith in the saving power of rectitude
and goodness. The Senate ut Washington has
fallen from its high estate, and as fof the House
OF Reprcsentatives-why, it could not fall.
They ought to make Mr.. Bcecher chaplain.
The New York herald., 1879-02-24
THE PURIM BALL.

Tho Purim Association will give its grand mss.
querade ball at the Academy of Music ON Thursday
evening March O. Great preparations are being
made tor IT, and nothing wif ibci left uudone the
managers say, to make this event yraIder aud moro
The New York herald., 1879-02-24

THE REPoRT OF the death Of the Archbishop
OF Adrianople is denied i'll the latest dispatches.
His assassination was attempted because Of his
pro-Turkish sympathies.
The New York herald., 1879-02-24

The encouragement of American Art.
We recently advocated tho establishment
of national bureau and Of national schools
of art, being convinced that this was the
true and only proper and eficacious way
of clevating American art TO position
among that Of other nations commensurate
in some degree with that which we in
science and industry hold with and over
them. The advantages of such course of
action on the part Of a government which,
to be consistent in its policy, should afford
protection to home art in as thorough man.
ner rs it does to home industries is ap-
parent. Looked at from the standpoint
alone of the effect such course might
have on individual expenditure the
amount of capital which in course of time
could be kept at home is enormous, as will
be seen when the one case is cited of the
millionaire who, on late trip to
Europe, invested half n million of
dollars in pictures by foreign hands.
In no country in the world can we find
parallel to the course now being pursued
by our citizens who by their wealth are
in position to do a great service to our
struggling arts, a course which Is alike dis
croditable to them and to their country.
All over the world collectors of modern
pictures, while anxious to possess good
work by foreign hands, are proud to num-
ber among the gems Of their collections the
works of the most famous of their country's
artists. The celebrated collections of
Europe contain the works of the most tall
ented artists of oil schools, including that
OF the country of the collector. The love
of country as we'll US personal pride in
The New York herald., 1879-02-24

IL Is To BE HOPED the rumOr in Washington
that the outrageous Chinese bill ia to he vetoet
will prove to be well founded
The New York herald., 1879-02-24

CONGRESS will have to make good use Of it's
time the coming week if it wishes to avert the
necessity of an extra session, which is desired
by no one except the lobby and its followers.
With close attention to business there is ample
time to pass all the measures that ought to be
Daased
The New York herald., 1879-02-24
II II IPLE SH e e II
NEW YORK, MONDAY. FEBRUARY "a. 1873.

The probabilities are that the scedLaer IN NeW
York and lis ricmity today toiu bc cooler and
fair, acih Increasing arest to norttrest winds and,
perhaps, light snoU I6-mOsrow il sciA be warn.es',
,ciA Increasing cloudiaess and ruin t0rayd night.
The New York herald., 1879-02-24

Mr.. JAMES STEPHENS, the famous Fenian,
has again come to the front for the purpose, he
declares, Of establishing hero the greatest or
ganization that ever existed for the liberation
OF Ireland" The bonds of the Irish Republic
ought to 90 ND.
The New York herald., 1879-02-24

THE ADDRESS Of His Holiness to the large
delegation of the representatives of different
publications in this country and Europe goes to
show that the press is coming into favor ut the
Taficau
The New York herald., 1879-02-24

In One Of the Brooklyn docks night has been
turned into day by the electric light for the
purpose Of enabling o small army Of workmen
TO repair one of the largest European steamers.
Hitherto work Of this character at night has
been impossible.
The New York herald., 1879-02-24

The SERMONS YESTERDAY in nearly all the
representative churches were of an exceedingly
practical character. DIR. Hall discussed church
membership, condemning tho religious Bedouins
who roam around from one place OF worship
TO another. Mr.. Beecher cndeavored to show
that the good men do lives after them; and
DIR. Armitage pointed out some of the troubles
in everyday Christian life. The moral and
the meaning of the well in the desert formed
the theme Of DIR. Talmage and the spirit of cn-
thusiasm of Mr.. FrothiDgham. The Rev. Mr..
Snow overwhelmed the ignorant scientists who
assail Christianity, and the Rev. Father Kane
told his congregation how to prepare Tor Lent
the WEATHER.-The centre of lowest press
ure has moved eastward over Canada and is
now on the New Brunswick coast. The do
land, Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic States,
being attended by light rains in the latter and
snow in the former districts. Steep gradients
have been formed over the western
lake region, where heavy westerly winds
prevail. The southwestern depression has ad-
vanced over the Gulf, with light rains
and moderate to fresh northerly winds. But no
stormy indications have as yet presented them
selves. To-day, however, when the depression
passes eastward Of the Southern Alleghanics,
the usual local storm development may lie
looked for in the South Atlantic States. fall
ing barometer, with light SHOWS in the North
west, marks the advance Of another disturbance
from that direction. As there are no areas of
high pressure on the casterly side of this de-
preston it will move with moderate energy
after that which is now reaching the coast
Temperatures are generally high, except in
Manitoba and along the upper lakes and
Canada. These conditions favor q "breakup'
on the central rivers, and freshe.s, caused
by the melting of the SHOWS over very
extensive area. The weather in England
is threatening, and large depression is
approaching the coast from the southwest.
This storm was predicted by cable OH the morn
ing Of the 10th. The weather in New York
and it's vicinity to-day will be cooler and fair,
with increasing west to northwest winds and,
perhaps, light snow. Tomorrow 1t will be
warmer, with increasing cloudiness and raiu
toward night.
The New York herald., 1879-02-24
MRS. JOHN DnEw's pENErIr.

dramatic event of much interest occurred ON
Saturday evening ut the Arch Street Theatre. Pha-
delphia, when Mrs. John Drew received . comph-
mentary benefit. The lady appeared for the nrst
time rs Mrs. Malaprop. in. Sheridsn's comedy of
.The Rivals" The entire cast was notable embrac-
ing Mr.. Harry Edwards. Of tho Boston Theatre. ~
Sir Anthony Absolute Mr.. Barton Hill. formerly of
the Arch, now of the California Theatre. Captain
Absolute Mr.. Owen Fawcett. Of the Fifth Avenue
Theatre, o. Bob Acres; Mr.. Charles Walcot,
of the Walnut Street Theatre. Sir Lucius
O'Triggcr; Mrs. Walcot Lydia Lalguish, Miss
Georgia Drew as Julia Melville and Mr.. Sam Hemple
ss David. The house packed by distinguished
audience, who heartily welcomed the beneficiary
and other members of the cast to render the affair
sort general ovation. Before the close Of the play
all the leading people called before the curtain.
aud addresses were ruthlcssly extortcd from Mrs.
Drew, Mr.. Hill, Mr.. Fawcctt and Mr.. Hemple The
actors finally avoided continuation Of these compli-
ments by hastily lifting the curtain the last act
The New York herald., 1879-02-24
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.


STANDARD THEATRE-II NJ. 5. PiNAroRE
THEATRE CoMIQUE-MULLIcAN GUARD BALL
LYCEUN THEATRE-TnE FooLs RkvxNGE
WAlLACk'S-SPELL Bound.
GRAND OPERA HOUsE-LKAn
UNION SQUARE THEATRE-rnE BANKER's DAUGHTER
NEW YORK AQUARIUM-RED RIDING HOOD
NIBLOS GARDEN-TnE LITTLE DETECTIVE.
BOwERY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
PARK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
BROADWAY THEATRE-Tnx soncrRER
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-H. NJ. S. PINAFoRE.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC-LucIA LAxMERaooR-
GERMANIA THEATRE-DlE REI1GIRrEN STUpESrEN.
TONY PAsToRs-PlxAroRE BuRLEsQuE-
TIvOLI THEATRE-vARlErY.
AMERICAN Observation-Disclosures
MASONIC HALL-THK MIDGKrs.
SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS-IIIs MUD Scox
WINDSOR THEATRE-yARETY.
IILMORE's GARDEN-MAsquERADE CONCERT
CHICKERING HALL-CoNcER4.
STEINWAY HALL-CoNcERr
ACADEMY OF DEsIGN-wArRR- CoLoRs
BROOKLYN PARK THEATRE-JANK SHORE.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-21
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.

of many other things, but must make an end
sometime. So here it is. He verify believes
that he has learned more and got more en-
tertainment from Harper iagazine than
from any other printed thin and he knows
of nothing he would sooner see in the hands
of boy in whose welfare he felt an interest.
-Harper's is the best of indexes to the
development of American periodical litera-
ture as it is the most conspicuous illustra-
ton of that development. The July num-
Der, just from the press, is model maya
zine. In outward appearance it is not un-
like the earlier numbers. The pages are
wider, the type larger and fairer, the illus
trations the perfection of wood engraving;
but the plan is the same, the identity has
been preserved On the cover the boy that
strides the globe, blowing his bubbles, keeps
his youth, but is fairer to look upon. That
missing toe, the absense of which was
Chair so many years ago, has been restored.
The contents are in the same line A serial
story by favorite English novelist is draw
ing toward completion. The historical ar
ticle is The Storming of Stony Point. 1t has
a portrait of Wayne. If one wishes to get
an idea of the marvellous progress of wood
engraving let him compare this portrait with
that printed in the earlier numbers. For
biography we have Whipple's Recollections
of Charles Sumner. In the way of Summer
Travel are Narragansett Pier and Penin-
sula Canaan. The foreign paper is the
richly illustrated Land O. Burns. Among
the shorter stories is one of the best that
have ever graced the pages of Harper's,
The Diary of Man of Fifty, by Henry
James, Jr. Fifty Years of American Art is
the first of series of papers by S. G. W.
Benjamin. One ought to compare the illus
trations of it with, say, the wood-cuts in
Jacob Abbott's Holy Land, in order to un-
derstand the progress made in the art of
magazine illustration within a quarter of a
century. Indeed a look at the magazine ten
years ago or even five will show wonderful
progress. The Easy Chair discourses wisely
and charmingly in its old gentle vein of
Carlyle and Scott, of Cowardly Good Humor,
of the Revival of the Royal Prerogative in
England, and of the Snobbery of "First-
Glass" Americans.
This is the bill of fare Harper's for July
offers:
Narragansett Pier-Prof Charles Carroll
The Owl Critic. A Poem-James Il. Fields
The Land O. Burns.-William HI. Rideing.
The Moving. A Poem.-S H. M. Byers.
A Peninsular Canaan. III. Delaware. -
Howard Pyle.
The Happy Island. A Story.-Edward Ev-
erett Hale
A Romance of Easthampton.-A. A. Hayes,
Jr
The Storming of Stony Point.-H. P. john
Ston.
Fifty Years of American Art is. G. W.
Benjamin.
Young Mrs. Jardine. Dinah NJ. Craik
Recollections of Charles Sunner.-E. p.
Whipple.
The Diary Of Man of Fifty A Story
Henry James, Jr.
Editors Easy Chair.
Editors Literary Record.
Editors Scientific Record.
Editors Historical Record.
Editors Drawer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-21

APRoPos of the Hull murder the Nation dis
courses on the baneful influence of the dread
of cheats" in New York journalism. ''This
passion" says the Nation, ''impels every
reporter to go straight to the most sensation
al view of every subject because it may turn
out to be the correct one, and in that case the
glory and profit of having first propounded
it will be very great. Should it prove incor-
rect, nothing worse will result than certain
amount of suffering to some individual or
family. When somebody is murdered, of
course the murder is better news if com
mitted by some near and dear relative than
if committed bya total stranger, and accord
ingly the reporter, if he has any chance at
One who has no experience of calamity of
any kind in his domestic circle which has
'snewsy' look, has no idea of the fierce i'm
patience with which the reporters now as
sault the house, the regular employees of the
daily papers being reinforced, and indeed
often swept away by bodies of private col
lectors, who gather up news on speculation
and sell it to the city editors. We know of
case in which house had to be defended
against them by the police, after they had
threatened to kick the door in. To men in
this temper anybody is capable of murder
or robbery, and has to keep very civil
tongue in his head to escape being charged
with it."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-21
Mr.. VIM. D. Kelley as a Prophet.

In 1877, Nov. 18th, Mr.. Kelley delivered
speech which he afterwards published
with the motto, "Gold payments are i'm
possible" Here are some extracts:
P96-"I have conversed conf1entially with
many bankers and b. ye not found one of
them, when speaking tonfidentially who did
not admit that though the Tredsurb y
resume specie payments on the 1st of JdS, ,to i
1879, 1t connot maintain them for a a0eck.ZZ
Probably if Mr.. Kelley was now called on
for names, they would turn out to be fat
names
Here is anyther prophecy:
PgS.-'No you can resort to the exclusive
use of irredeemable bank notes Oh the 1st of
January, 1879, but you cannot resume gold
payments. 7"
This is Kelley himself! and yet we have
done it!
Not content with this he puts it stronger
on page as follows:
"Mr. Speaker, tell the gentlemen they are
attempting an impossibaity.' ''The banks
understand all this They know there can be no
resumption Of specie payments"
And yet to-day any man who wants gold
for paper can get it.
Neyertheless this gentleman thus con-
victea of conspicuous ignorance of finance
is having his speeches circulated filled, with
similar misstatements.
Mr.. Kelley is the widest known of the soft
money men. This whole speech of Nov.
Is, 1877, was a labored argument to prove
that we could not resume. He implored
us not to become the laughing stock Of the
world by trying to resume Nevertheless
we have resumed specie payments, have kept
ourselves ready to pay gold on demand and
are the laughing stock of nobody.