, 1880-02-15

nary preparations have been made. Tht
stage after tile conclusion Of the performance
will be transformed into an immense
" Illuminated. An army Of soo assistants s.
has been engaged for this evening. The
arrangements are so complete that in halt
an hour the tables will be laid and an
elaborate supper served. AIr. Irving's friends
intend to present him with testimonials dur:
lng the play. having engaged large por
lon OF the house some weeks ago.
CELEBRITIES ILL., $
Ill. The bulletins regarding the cause OF
Lord Saitsbury's illness conflict but they
admit that it continues. Political gossip
assert that his malady is really quarrel with
Lord Beaconsfeld.
NJ: Bright has been suffering from bfon-
chi{is tor i;oEtnight He spoke Oh Tuesday
Lord Chief Justice Cockburn was unable
to preside at the Warwick assizes.
Lord Rosebery has been suffering from
S;e2alet-fsyer 6 since Monday. To-day's news
The American accounts, regarding blr.
hi{4s Kinglake aaaa,e were exaggerated. 9P is now
PRINCE NAPOLEON.
PARIS, Feb. 15.@Prinee srff sfi Napoleon advanced
On ash "Wednesday morning many strides in
the direction OF the clergy. He and his po-.
and received ashes A'es' On their 1s, fore,
heads. On hrove-Tuesday night council
was held at the Princes residence on the ex-
pediency Of move toward Rome, for which
a majority. pronounce The Pretender
before the altar, but in order not to give oc-
side the church and. laoot the Je-
romite penitents, it was agreed to meet
there at Z for early mass, which generally
few old ladies only attend.
THE LATE N. CREA1IEUX,
for whose public funeral the Senate voted
10 600 francs, was twice Minister Of Justice
t the first Jew that r4e .evSf sat sat IN IN
the French Chamber. BE was likewise
the founder Of the International Alliance Of
the Hebrew race. NJ. .Gambetta, who was
formerly Senator Cremieux's secretary, was
oee OF the Da0faEs1s Rs ida ast at the opfe
C. overnment 1 Of 1s4 save ave his tGetneaa. oid cot
league TO the grave. The hea1se was
Of the plalnest kind, according to the Hebrew
ritual. Following it on 4 car was a gigantic
so %&o Gp'{ II ISL Sen' cPsymieax cPy a emaacpaed
Judges in robes, lawyers of the Paris Bar in
caps and gowns, and the most noted artistic
celebrities of the Capital walked behind
the family: The INDECENT Hebrews were nu-
nerous. 81. Cremieux's income was SIS, 900,
charity. The funeral orators were the Grand
Rabbi and delegates from the lsraelite AL
lance, and from the Algerian and Rouma-
nian Hebrews.
GERMAN ARMAsfENTs.
PARIS, Feb. iI@The "a declarations en-
2raced ?2 &C., IN the remarkable article pub
Vorddc,ttschc Allgenleine-zctt,t,sa, in con
lection with the German ornaments, have
covered the Monarchical press here with
confusion, and have exposed tbs alb
'urdity Of their treacherous: and unpatriotic
GrtS phs to the kepublean e,d9Se nf
tanger to the political systems of other
countries, and, consequently, as a danger to
france itself, as provocative Of alliances
tgainst her. It is clear from this
!rticle that the projected augmentation in the
orted to rather from the fear that the
resent Republican regime may not be able
0 hold its own than from any apprehension
# its be1licose tendencies. This fear is un-
Luestionably inspired by the course of the
faction of that Republican
or impracticable has never been
even in French political history.
THE LESSON THUS GIVEN
? Prince Bismarck's organ, followed up as
ontained tail ID in Ii. D Dc " ffeycinet's i':1e able
peech on the amnesty question, will,
! is to be hoped, induce n. Louis Blanc and
is adaerents to observe greater pr9-
Sass ie% shoald nd ia'ites:o t DO 50 the q aasm s
;hich has been created here BY the
Military preparations Of Germany will not
ave been unattended with useful results,
9th as regards the Republican party itself
usling their audacity to the point Of inrit-
1g foreign Intervention.
THE PEACEFUL ASSURANCES
in the speech OF the Emperor OF
ernlany confirm this view of the
onvince people here that as long
5 the present institutions are maintained
lere will be little danger Of aggression on
1e part Of that Power. All this, Of course,
met Ministry.
BY the BY, some are not, peTh aps, aware |
lat Sardou, like .Gounod and other dis |
nguished Frenchmen, is a Spiritual !
t. This reminds me Of IN anus
!g statatement IT,, brought 3t,, to .o US today
cen making a great stir on the banks Of the
lue Danube, but has also been making
nemies-
no NAN Is A PROPHET
| his own country. His seances were dis
lrbed by frequent hostile manifestations. |
ansen has determined to prosecute
te profane Interruptions, and the
Use will shortly be tried. The |
,fendants say they will expose what they |
Ill Hansen's sWindle. lie, on the other
and, processes his readiness to give a prac-
cal demonstration Of his good faith by |
e example Of his power as q medium
| the presence Of the Vienna magistrate.
he result of this unusual lawsuit is eagerly
oked forward to.
Your readers will be interested in learning
'mething Of the preparations that are being
ade by
AMERICAN ARTISTS
II the coming Salon. c. S. Pearce is to send
e Hercules at the Feet of Omphale," with
cures larger than life: E. Fl. Blasfeld this
me contributes, Roman subject, "Relief
the Besieged."
Faur& and Carvalho are still charging all
rs in the Sunny South. They sang with
q greatest success at Monte Carlo on
thursday. They brilliant ensemble was
mplcted by Miles, Fechter, Riquetta, and
yduchesne.
Heilbron, despite her splendid figure and
r $4,000 francs salary, does not please the
lblic at the Grand Opera She essayed
9 difficult part Of Ophelta on
'ednesday, in Thomas opera, for the first
ne, with only Indifferent success. She has,
,yertheIess, done her best, for she went to
len Terry for inspiration, as Mnurel
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