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The New York herald., 1879-09-14
Dumps i'm the narbor.

The Dock Commissioners are satisfied
that the person charged with the duty of
carrying to sea the mud dredged from the
slips and whom n HERALD reporter dete cted
in the act Of dumping it in the channel q
little ways below the Narrows sis guilty."
but they hold that the fact that bad weather
was imminent is ''an excuse;" and they
apparently regard that excuse as sufficient
to relieve him from the penalty. Now,
we take the liberty to call the attention
of the Commissioners to the fact that
the law says imperatively that such
material shall not be dumped in the bay.
1t does not say that mud from the slips
shall not be dumped in tho bay except in
case of a storm. 1t does not, in forbid
ding the act, make any qualifications
which imply that the Legislature intended
to admit that the thing might be done IL
there were danger that scow would be
lost or captains jacket should get wet.
Perhaps the Legislature knew that il it
made an exception for storms the captains
OF tugs could always see q storm coming.
The Commissioners did not know, of
course, that the law was absolute on this
point or they would not have deemed the
allegation Of storm IAN excuse" We are
glad to note that the Board of Pilot Com
missioners is differently advised, and in
tend to take legal remedy against the
dredgers.
The New York herald., 1879-09-14

attic impresarios is Rip Van Winkle. In
Europe a revolution has passed during the
last decade or two over the realm of opera,
to have been ignorant. They have been
asleep just about the period of their vener-
able prototype. Now we wish they would
wake up-wake up to the fact that we are
anxious to see new operas by new COM
posers that there is here musical
public as cultivated as in any other
cosmopolitan capital, and far more
ready to support any artistic en-
tertainment that appeals to their tastes.
The day has passed for the production OF
the old school of operas, made palatable
for season every now and then by some
celebrated star. and it is time that our i'm
presarios come to see that We have had
enough of them and wish to hear something
new and fresh. The musical mind of New
York is ready to receive and support good
opera. We hardly like to admit, as one Of
our managers would have us believe, that
''H. M. S. Pinafore" has had beneficial
effect in preparing the public for the pro-
duction of higher class of works. We are
strongly of the opinion that the American
musical mind has been compelled to lie in
fallow, as the farmers say, for some years
past, and that it is very ready now to re-
ceive the seeds for glorious crop. The
"Pinafore" mania was but On evidence Of the
public desire for newness in opera; it was
equally an evidence against the capacity
of our impresarios to cater for the
modern operatic taste. The "Pinafore"
mania here and the Divine Sarah
mania in London were the result of the
same general cause.-the decadence of
operatic managerial taste here and theat-
rical there. We're the case reversed here
Mile. Bernhardt might hope to secure in
New York success as superficial and fat
tering as she gained in London. But we
flatter ourselves-at the same time only
doing justice to our leading actors-that
Mile. Bernhardt. unless she possessed the
grand genius of Rachel or the dramatic
fire of Ristori, could not hope to effect a
sensation here. 1t was only the incapacity
of our operatic managers that made it pos
sible for such work as ''H. M. S. Pima
fore" to become sensational attraction
The New York herald., 1879-09-14
A commendable Purpose.

The Express in declaring its intention to
continue its opposition to Governor Robin
son and to do all it can to defeat
his election promises it's readers that
its part of the controversy shall be con-
Quoted in conformity to the proprieties
of journalism. ''And in waging our
political controversy" says the Express,
sswith bitter and malignant oppo-
nents we shall respect the courtesies
and amenities of civilized society
and print no words we shall wish to
recall" This excellent resolution may be
put to severe test in the course of the
autumn, but We do not question its sim
cerity, and our contemporary will deserve
credit if no provocation shall betray it into
loss of temper or violations of the decorum
of discussion. The press of the city
has become in the main so observant
of the proprieties of journalism that
self-respect and respect for the dignity of
the profession have become the rule, to
which there are of late years comparatively
few exceptions. The party press is more
exposed to temptation in this direction
than its independent contreres, and there
fore deserves greater praise when it re-
solves that no violence or acrimony on the
part OF adversaries shall hurry 1t into
deviations from propriety or impel it to
shit below the belt" The presumption
ought always to be that the conductors of
newspapers are gentlemen.
The New York herald., 1879-09-14
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Secretary Mccrary returned to Washington yestsr
day.
The Queen of England is . diligent reader Of the
London newspapers.
The great object Of . Lord Mayor. London nus
thinks. is to be disagreeable to every one.
Mrs. General 4. b. Custer and Colonel Charles
NICK. Loeser and family at the Surf Hotel. Fire
Island.
Zolas .I.,Assommoir" has been translated into
modern Greek q serial for an Athenian newspaper.
says London World
Count de Morella and seiior Don Luis Polo de Ber-
nabe Of the Spanish Legation at Washington are at
the Clarendon Hotel.
The Cincinnati Commercial thinks that Mr.. Ewing's
large capacity is not in the way of handling ques.
tions that relate to money.
The highly esteemed of 'runny men"
we'll known to Theodore Hook aud Albert Smith u
the London World says. extinct.
Although st. Louis claims largo population ~
Chicago her Post Ofices revenues for the year are
less than one-half those of her rival.
Thomas Bayiey Potter, member Of Parliament for
Rochdale. and Mrs Potter. arrived in Toronto last
evening and the guests OF Hon. George Brown.
Land and Water says that people who 60 abroad
and are compelled seloct their hotels from guide
books must not be surprised II they aro charged
long prices.
hardt whom she comes here. should consent to
play Juliet. There can be but answer-Charlcs
Francis Adams. You csnnot loave him out In the
cold2
Boston people who 60 into the country for the
warm weather are not in 30 great hurry to return
to town as New York and Philadclphis pooplc. They
ROMAN to enjoy autumn weather.
An English medical journal complains that the
social position of doctors in England is far from sat-
isfactory. In the army and navy II says It is simply
shameful. and In civil life he is considered by the
aristocracy as only sort of upper tradesmsn.
The Eenino Telegram argues that IL is only Amcri-
can prejudice in favor of everything that s Ameri-
can TO suppose that our girls any the boter be-
cause they are given greater freedom of personal
action than girls in Europe. with duennas are given.
London World .--"Don Philippe do Bourbon. tho
son of the Count OF Aquila, uncle to the OK King
Francis H. of Naples and grandson of Dom Pedro l..
Emperor OF Brazil, is about 10 load to tho altar an
exceedingly wealthy American heiress now residing
In Paris"
London 7suth.-"A friend Of mine had once tho
good fortune to meet both Mr.. Ruskin and Mr. Glad
stone at a country house. He lost time In setting
them by the ears-I mean In introducing them to
each other-and very curious was tho conversation
to which he had tho privilege of listening. Ruskin
propounded all sorts Of wild theories and Gladstone
gravely demolished them ALL The poet set up sue
cession Of political ninepins, and the statesman.
with earsest smiicless face. quietly knocked them
down. Ruskin. slightly netted. fell back on little
quiet chaf. and managed to retreat In good order.
for Gladstone tried TO annihilate the jokes In the
same way that he would one Of Sir staiforis argu-
ments-snd Of course came 70 grief IN The ssteap.'.
The New York herald., 1879-09-14
The operate Outlook.

The operatic season will soon be upon
us. Our impresarios have already told US
in the series of interviews published in
the columns of the HERALD something
about their plans for the coming musical
campaign. These interviews were, it must
be admitted, very entertaining reading,
and, what Is more, iull of most brilliant
promises. Any one would imagine after
perusng them that New York is to see in
the coming season the legitimate successors
of all the most brilliant stars that have ever
shone in the European operate armament
We have heard from Messrs. Grau, Stra-
kosch and Maretzek, and doubtless very
shortly the gallant Coloneps fowery an
nouncements will be made known to q
yearning musical public. M. Grau is to
give us round of French comic operas,
unfortunately of the we'll worn type, Often
bach and Lecocq and company, with Victor
Masses "Paul ct Virginie" thrown in to
freshen up the series. Naturally we shall
be glad to hear NJ. Capoul. and Mile. Paola
Marie comes as q recognized Partisan
favorite. Mr. Msretzek promises at least
something novel-namely, an American
opera, entitled ''Sleepy Hollow; or, the
Headless Horseman," the ibretto founded
on and the music the inspiration of Wash
ington Irving's immortal story. Mr.. Maret-
zeks work will be anticipated with much
interest. Then comes Mr.. Strakosch. He
promises US any number of brilliant stars,
and list, OF nearly three dozen operas,
that at first glance almost takes the breath
away. They are all here. the works SO dear
to our lamented Observation-Disclosures, :"
'Barbiere, "Rigoletto," ''Favorita, "Puri-
tani," "Lucia," ''Sonnambula," ''Don Gio-
vanni," "Flauto Magico," "Nczze," ''Trov-
atore"-the everlasting roll-call of Italian
opera. What old friends they are, to be
sure! We can hardly credit our eyes, how
ever, finding among them such novelty
as Boito's ''Mefstofele." What has Boito
done, that he should be placed among them?
s.Mefistofele" is such brilliant, charming,
fresh composition Of the full-blooded Wag-
can scarcely hope or believe that it has got
enough of the halo of classicality about its
young head to fit it for production by our
Italian friends, who SO complacently imag-
inc that our love for the old ''roll-call''
grows with our years. What the gallant
Colonel will bring us we know not yet, but
in good time we trust to see the we'll known
list Of the operas 80 dear to our good old
grandmothers, and to whom our impresa-
rios love to appeal. We have some time
yearned for newness, for works full
of the inspiration. of the modern life
and poetry and passion. But we have
yearned in vain. And we read week
after week about the production of new,
grand successful operas by modern COM
posers at Paris Berlin, Stuttgart, Munich,
Vienna, Rome and in every European capi-
tai, and we have sometimes fondly hoped
that our impresarios would deign to bring
US, year by year, some Of the newer
works but they did not do so. In
deed we have been led to the conclusion
that the generic name oil our Italian oper-
The New York herald., 1879-09-14
An African Liberator.

If the news from Central Africa conveyed
dispatches concerning the abolition by
King Mtesa of slavery in his dominions be
authentic it is the most important intelli-
gence received from the Dark Continent in
many year. We have for some years been
conversant with the efforts made by the
Egyptian army under Baker, Long, Gordon,
and later under Gessi, to abolish the slave
trade in the White Nile regions. That
the labor has been crowned with con-
siderable success in the territory i'm
mediately in reach of Egyptian arms
is an undisputed fact, the outlet for
slaves through the Soudan being fairly
closed, and the prowess of the Egyptian
soldiers has been felt by the militant Arab
slave dealers in many hotly contested bat
ties So long, however, as the tribes of the
interior furnish slaves for the dealers it can
be seen how reluctantly the latter would
give up so paying an enterprise. The re-
ported action of Mtesa is the first clear
promise that the traffic in men and women
will in time receive its death blow from the
Africans themselves.
The average reader will ask who and
what is Mtesa? This African monarch has
been long ago introduced to the readers OF
the HERALD by one of its correspondents,
and his portrait may be found at full length
in the columns which recount the visit of
our correspondent to the Victoria Nyanza-
He is there repeatedly styled the foremost
man Of Central Africa" and is Kabakah or
Emperor OF Uganda, o vast country lying to
the north of Victoria Nyanza. His reported
liberation, Czar-like, in one day, of half q
million slaves is easily within his power.
Sagacious, courteous, polite and strong
minded; yearning for a knowledge Of civil
ization and the application of its arts to
his people, this barbaric monarch, who,
during war with his neighbors, brought
one hundred and fifty thousand men under
arms, with q feet Of over three hundred
war canoes, is a convert to the doctrine of
abolition worthy of any missionary. The
warm language in which our correspondent
extolled him is not more remarkable than the
dreams the explorer INDUCED of future
liberator Of the dusky race as he sat face to
face with this wild monarch amid his court
by tho Victoria Nyanza over four years ago.
"Mtesa," he wrote, ''if aided in time by
virtuous philsnthropists, will do more for
Central Africa than fifty years of Gospel
teaching unaided by such authority can
do" Beside the names of the great liberia
tors that of this barbaric king must be
placed, if, as we hope and is highly possi-
BILE, the news proves true
The New York herald., 1879-09-14

Kelly would make but a feeble show in the
State canvass. But for this it would be
easy to reorganize the city democracy in
such a way as to draw the greater part of
the Tammany democrats into the support
of the regular State ticket of the party.
In mere fight against Robinson Mr.
Kelly's opposition would amount to little,
hut as against Tilden it may have con-
sequences which are not yet clearly devel-
oped. We reserve this important branch
of the subject for future consideration.
The New York herald., 1879-09-14
The Tammany Resignations.

The prompt desertions from Mr.. Kelly's
sinking ship are significant sign of the
times. The sachems and other big Indians
had better all resign and wind up the
dreary farce of the Wigwam, leaving Mr..
Kelly alone to paddle his own canoe. II
the democrats lose the election this fall
and their party is obliterated in the general
election next year they will have to thank
John Kelly, Tammany and Tilden.
The New York herald., 1879-09-14
Safety in Theatres.

The young King of Bavaria, who, as Punch
once limited, sometimes ''played on his fiddle
an aria; then called for his valet and then for
ballet; this wonderful King of Bavaria, :"
may be romantic, dreamy monarch, but
he is at least an excellent operatic imprs-
saro. In fact if our theatrical managers
would take hint from his latest addi-
Theatre, they would render the public an
immense qualification. few weeks ago
he caused to be made fireproof drop
scene of thick steel plates, which, when
let down, completely cuts off the stage from
the auditorium. The efficacy of this steel
plate drop-scene was tested sooner than
was anticipated. On the night of Satur-
day, the 23d of August, performance Of
Wagner's opera of "Rheingold" was given.
Toward the close of one of the acts, when
the god Thor first gathers inky clouds about
him and then disperses them with the
stroke of his hammer, flash cleaves
the clouds, revealing the rainbow bridge
over which the divine family walk in stately
fashion to Walhalla. In this scene the
artificial lightning set fire to the gauze
clouds the flames at once sprang up.
seized the flies and spread rapidly through
the scenery. With great presence of mind
the freproof drop-scene was let down.
two of the chief singers went to the foot
lights and addressed the audience,
knowing of the arrangement of the
freproof screen, sat perfectly calm,-
while the conductor kept the musicians
at work until the last bar of the
score had been played. The fire was ex-
tinguished by means Of the fire apparatus
on the stage, and the audience left the
theatre as quietly as if nothing had hap
pened. In this little story there is q lesson
to be learned. If such an accident had
taken place at one of our theatres the
result we are sure would have been q
panic, stampede and perhaps q Brooklyn
holocaust. Munich public audiences are
not made of calmer stuff than ours; but
they knew that it was virtually impossible
for the fire to reach the auditorium, and
they remained in their places, unfright-
ened. True, we may take into account that
since the introduction of the Wagnerian
Nibelungen operas on the Munich stage
the audiences have become accustomed to
fires. There is the surrounding of Brunn-
hilda by the circle of fire in the ''Valkyr,"
there is the cremation of hero Siegfried on
the pyre lighted by the banks of the Rhine,
and the audience may have imagined that
the fire on the evening of the 23d was
part of the performance. Nevertheless.
the lesson taught by the accident is
clear-that an audience, knowing that
everything possible has been done for
its safety, that freproof steel curtain
renders the advance of the fire beyond the
footlights an impossibility. is not liable to
be panic stricken at the first fash of fire. as
has been too often the case with us. There
fore we advise our managers to take King
Ludwig as their model and guide in mat
ters relating to the safety of their audi
ences.
The New York herald., 1879-09-14
OUINTUPLE SHEET
NEW YORK. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER IA. 1879.

The probabilities are that the sceaLter in Ne,c
York aud its cicinity today wiH be cool and
cloudy, riM rains ia the early portion, follo~ed
by falling temperature and clearing. Tomorrow
il promises to be cold and fair
The New York herald., 1879-09-14

YESTERDAY was glorious day for America.
We did not win a victory on field food, but
We exported to Europe from New York alone
two hundred thousand bushels of grain, twenty
thousand barrels and bags of -four twenty five
hundred bales of cotton and thousands of tons
Of meats, cheese, butter and other provisions
The New York herald., 1879-09-14

THE DEFECTIVE CONSTRUCTION Of many New
York dwellings and the incompetence of more
than few builders is shown by the falling of
house in Fourteenth street yesterday. The
trouble was probably due in part to bad build
ing in the first place, but whether defective
''shoring' or tamperng with the foundation
was the final cause of the tumble, tho blame be-
longs to the individual responsible for the one
or the other
The New York herald., 1879-09-14

ANOTHER OF THE MEN who impose upon the
public by pretending to be newspaper reporters
has gone to the Penitcntiary. But why is
it that people otherwise competent TO take care
of themselves should be duped by such fcllowsi
1t should be taken as unvarying rule that u
man asking favors on the ground that he is q
newspaper representative is an impostor-or
that his journal has no influence.
The New York herald., 1879-09-14

WHAT would not our ex-Police Commissioners
give to subject official New York to West vir-
ginia manners for one sweet houri During
some of the legal proceedings attending an i'm
parchment trial in Charleston there was q
general drawing of pistols by city politicians,
and one man blackened the Mayors eyes ut an
expense of only two dollars
The New York herald., 1879-09-14

OUR SPECIAL DESPATCH from Montreal shows
that Canada has good grounds for supposing
that she has dangerous secret organization to
deal with. 1t may not be kidnapping gang
but any society that agrees upon death pen
atty for recreant members should be allowed to
convene only around prison mess table.
The New York herald., 1879-09-14

WALL STREET observation-disclosures were ac-
tive and very strong. Money was easy at per
cent OH stock collateral for call loans. Govern
ment and railway bonds were a shade weaker.
Exchange was dull and unaltered. The weekly
bank statement shows decrease Of $4,000
in the surplus reserve
The New York herald., 1879-09-14

municated from heaven; if he is firmi y
convinced of that, then he has not the
right use OF a sound reason. He is cracked.
His admirers can take the case on either
horn they like and twaddle around it till
doomsday, and yet they will never change it.
The New York herald., 1879-09-14

OUR MEMPHIS DISPATCHES do not show the
signers of the late Union Soldiers Appeal"
in q favorable light, but, on the contrary, an
nounce that "a majority of the Charity Commit
tee, of which complaint was made are ex-Union
soldiers, one of them being acting president of
the Howard Association.
The New York herald., 1879-09-14

AFRICA HAS MADE HER MARK on the saw
dust track, the winner of the Providence six-day
race being Frank H. Hart a negro, who is also
entered for the Ashley belt contest.
The New York herald., 1879-09-14

THERE ARE CERTAIN HoLlDAYs dearly be-
loved by people of foreign birth descent, in
the celebration of which many of our own citi-
Eens take part with great gusto. but the coming
Jewish New Years Day, celebrated by repent
ing Of the old years sins, is not one of them.
The New York herald., 1879-09-14

If COURTNEY AND HANLAN accept the condi-
tions upon which the referee selected consents
to serve there will be no cause for certain pro-
voking anticipations peculiart to rowing matches.
The New York herald., 1879-09-14

Our LONDON LETTER is full of pleasant gossip
about players and princes, and some other char
scters, less eminent, but sometimes quite as
picturesque, who prominent in the great
.itY MT nreSent.
The New York herald., 1879-09-14

IRELAND scored handsome victory on the
Hoboken cricket grounds yesterday.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1879-09-01

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