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alexaudria Qazette
MONDAY EVENING. MARCH q.

COLOR AT THE INAUGURATION BALL -
There have been many GIaphic public sketches
CT the lDausurslioD ball, but 10 none of them
have we noticed anything except general ref
erepce TO the preserce Of c,iored people. There
WIRE 10 ali tt.teu colored persons there. among
them being *. Senator Bruce, Ex-Governor and
wlu.i be Senator P.ncb5sck. Robert IiUl,
ooce 9 member Of It's House from Louisiana
Robert Il .Il4u, OF Cin"iunati, who follows RUIZ
dug rselo& a1e5 lnRs f,G vrg aud il kuDwD
TO all E0!sc mcu, aaG Zee or II VI other color
ca tuca viz era less kpVWu, eml loYcts OF the
government 10 HIS ciy. E.c;i VS. aCcompq-
LIED = Is 10y ff.oLCs. As il apauprvd 10
then Lhat they Wvfa not bylug II saIsd Gs vel
IS they should ~, they iurmcd a litlc parry Of!
theif (W@ az u ,aG Up q &c: Tor the frst oslcv,
Pf, sl5eutInI 81, Won have been das C ID had
President GGrhGG CONSULTED TO tax; part
Iher" they iGpi"lnaC I'll tbs evening, tskiIg
pbIt 10 ev1II 90 rare 90 90 that was on tho ;ry-
grsmne. Gat.c OF thr younger of tia parry
all Oi wLuE4 were III attU,s *: pit Elliot aud
his VILE and one little ii OK barber named Els
T&rh b, wac :7lrsS to Cnr VI the hotels her. -
essaped TO dEtc' ine Ihcql L, but son chow thcy
DIG Got seem 10 'etsti lie mO"0p," and c,uld
lot make s-cccs5 If it. P.nchtack bus ID
hlms |. &c e lis wife around Mrs P.re!.
DECK arc M!s. hi ace are blt! remarkably Fl %
looking wcin@H ord w-lt tduc:tco. Bah have
wcakalss llr Gl8moDas, as hs- Sir Pooh
bach, WIZ w"Gc $1,000 "spsrk" 10 his shirt
front Hartford Times
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Opening and Closing OF the aaaals.

CLOSING
Washington, u g., and Northeastern calls 8
0. m II Il. and sud s Is y. d.
estern mails 70 and Is y. III.
Southern mails VIA Richmond, Va, 10 81 a..
n. ard 81 and Is p n.
South and SUatL western mails, via T.v:en-
burg, Virgins, way :ad through moiis, o. L..
10. bnd o. o. RI.
Eansssrs Division 7 % o. II.
Aiexa1dtis TO bounc Hill vs., 90 =. III
oPEEIsu,
Northocn sEd Western mslls, via Washing.
soD, d. -, ( 30 d. n. II 70. end q O. g. Ii
Southern mails, Via ls,Chmond Va, s 80 s. III
and 8 81 IL. N.
Southwes!"tn mails via Lynohburg, Virgins
GhIougn malls lnc:UdIs wy mails on ~ idl.nd
Railroad, 80 d. IL.
Manassas Division So pm for lock box only
Kound Hill to Alexnrtris, W., 3 20 T. u.
Once HonlS--Olicv opens 81 80 4. H., snd
clOsss al I'll! D. N.
Sunday Hoprs-0fice opens at IS s. No.. a1d
closes al 9 80 q. M.
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JLL7HE" or TiHG GsER

EVERY MONDAY. WEDNESDAY sad
FHIDAY, at 6 30 o clock PAN; returning, leave
Norfolk on alternate days at q Co q ~
This staurch iron steamer he's ust been paint.
ed throughout, sts.afooms newly furnished sad
carpeted, and is the handsomest as well Is tho
safest boat on the Poton &C river and Chesapeake
bay, and is the only steamer making close con-
motion with the New York and Boston steam
ers; also connects with Richmond stea mers and
railroad lines ::outh. Stops &. FlNEY POINT
ana PUNT LOOKOUT gong and returning.
Fare, first class, 81 so; second class ST SO.
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F0Es NEE FSs5.Ei

FDEs NEsF Y15sM.
STEz.EEHs E. g. k.S-EGASr.9JTSS .sssEsls
ESESGss-
EVERY FRIDAY, q: II n; and returning,
leave New York. from pior Il, Esst river, Ev-
ELY SATURDAY. y. O'Clock =, "a
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/. $50 GREAT 1880
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
60 TEE NoE DoadB MES HOP 4 SOUTHWEST
5GEEA RAILS. splendid SCENERY
AAGNiFICENT EQUIPMENT.
January 3, 1851.
Trsina leaye Washington from depot OF BAL.
TIMOHE & POTOMAC RAILROAD, cor.
ner Of Sixth and 3 st1 aets, as follows:
Eoi Philadelphis N ew York and the East. 8 and
10 81 &. M dstlp, except sunday, and 2.3J and
1000 ?. Il. daily, sth Palace Cars. Lin.
tied azpTess of Pullman Psrlor Cars 93Oa.
an daiiy, except Sunday, For Philsdelphia
ssrd IL so g. o.. daiy except Sunday, and
30, a. "nc 10 y. M. daily.
For 2iltsourg and the West 800 q. M, with
Earior var 10 ptt:sburg and Sleeping car 10
Louisville snd Chicago 10.40 q. no. daily;
9.SU D. n, a.: y, With Palace Oar to Chicago,
For CsnandaiguI snd the North, 500 q. NJ
Saturday, with Palacs Car i" Csnandaigu,
For Watkins, 1910 a, m. daily except Sun.
day.
For Baltimore, AZ. 800, $50 and 1880 .. NJ;
2.3O, 70, 4.4O, $40 $50 and 1000 p. III.
On SGElay,6 $50 and 10, 30 Ann; 2.S0 $40, $50
and 1000 p. LII.
For Pope's Uress Line, s 40 a. m. and 4 40 pm.
daily, except Sunday.
For Annapolis & ~ q. In. and 40 p. m. daily
except @undsy.
LOUAL TRAINS.
s0r Aie1sndrla W, ~, $40 and ii 20 q,
IL, srd 20 s. e 20, 6 add IL 80 p. nj. sun.
day ct !, 8 70, and il 20 q, m. and D. m.
aralre leaVd Alexandria fer Wasnlukton, 800
e.u5, nd 10 I. Ia. and Oh, 8, s, I, 9l0
.. H. nj. Il night.
On Sunday 81 a.C5. and 10a. m. and 7 eO and
IL o. m.
IaaOUuH TRAIN FOR THE SOUTH, 7is
suansico and Richmond, will leave Ale1sn.
dr!s at 7.Zu aud II II g. m. daily and p o.
III. ds'l, except sunday.
stop, VIZ: ut Qunnticu, between Ale1andrla
and Richmond.
'l&Gois tnd information can be procured at
E'incIpal rsilroed atstous and ticket otHces
Southeast. L. p. MANNER,
NJ, avn, Genl. Passenger Agent
General NsnYrer NOVA
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M NJ L. FOOTE'S AEIRS w. VIM. q
w FOOTE'S KX'S.
Commissioner I tlict, Aatxsndria, VS..

Commissioner Gc,, A,exsndria, Va,
February rs 1881. (
To Haywood Foote, William Foote. Jsmes s.
Thornton eud Sally, bis wis, ahzsbetn Che.
Wis, Willis II y. TflpieG. and C4th1li4s, his
Wife, Job4 Fitzhuah, Lynaueh HI.zaugH
Francis FLzru9n, *. GuUk FIzaush I'D
Frances, hs wife, George fnzhugn, ~. g. 5.
FNzaugn, huius II Fuz1uXh, Lucy Fhzhugh,
m~ry r. Fitzaugp. he. en L Lane, Ja:9es IL.
Lane, julia L@nc ByncuLn Lsnf, Lucinda
Lsne. nichard II Csr:ei, Johu ". Cater,
IOW!shond stewart Vim Il. Carter, to uu.
known heirs Of John A!lIaCn, ot C ,ssor, the
unknown hel!s Of Harrison Allison, Gec=a:ed
You aIe hereby nVtt,i lha! ! HAYS fixed upon
TIL u 81 DAl tHc 3lst uny If VI Zen, 1881, 81
III O'ciCck N, 1t - Ct -. NO. Dufll fair
lax street. Aitxand.!s, -, as the time and
place when and wbcru L sdail begin the exeCu
ton Ut the decre5 rendered III the above EMIT ed
cause OF the lo.h day u FebfUsty, 1881, by tie
LEcui: Court OF ciCxpnC:la cJuHty, when de-
cree requires ms W ;riaI.. ard report auO rIe
the hears ~ laW Of JJun and HARRISON Alii5On
les leCtlv -, bud Ia PR. Q. BOW entitled u 10
ceive tae !er acics ct. To lacm Respectively 10
snd 0y lbs viii Ct ~ Il. =. Ft..iv, q, .asej snd
III WIZ, Irrpu:tlyAs, bt wl!ch tinlu and i.lxce
you afe - Il .lr6I - sL,cld.
Given u-dGr Ey band, as Special Commits
elQn1r the L&y aLd yoat lrsg above nriLlen.
uhC. n. u USE Is ACi,
fGb2S-@5W Cpe lai {. III mi: 81 lner.
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Whereas the following resolution WIS ado lied
by the stockholders of the Virgins Midland
hallway Company at their meeting on the f.st
day OF February, 1881, viz:
Resolved, That 81 parsons who uuder the
scheme of reorganization bad right to become
eitt ar bordholders or stockholders prior to Jan.
usry Isl, 1881, including the stockholders in the
.. q A., o., q. q NJ u. q T., and w. o., V.
ia. q q. 5. Railroad COMPANIES. whether evil
denced by certificates Of STOCK or other Wis., aild
who may desire to do so shall bs I'D mistet to
such privilege. subject to such conditions and
limitsuons ss the board of Directors may prs
scribe. and this shall apply TO those entitled to
TIE first and second preferred stocS a. we'll as
10 those entitled to comm III stCck,"
ROW. therefore, lie i. resolved That in order
to obsiale tbs objection to the issue Of fractional
parts OF shares, Lotce pr given that said old stock
NUT DO presented. at tina otice OF this comps
ES, in sums of five hundred (5H,l dollars or
BluiLiples thereof IN orde. to ob..lu the Issue of
one snare OF new stock Of the par value Of one
hundred (10i) dollars for every five hundred
(3tO) doilufs. at par, of the Old stock.
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NOTICE.

[ Extract from the proceedings of meeting of
the directory Of the VirgInlI Midland kali
way Company, held on the 23d day of Feb "a
sry, 1881
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STEAM Ekb,

n 0 oE.
POTOMAC FERRY CO.'S. STEAMERS
FOR LANDINGS
ON THE POTOMAC RIVER
On and after Sunday, July 18th,
Will leave b follows:
Steamer T. V. ARROWSAITH leaves Poto-
mac Ferry Co.'S. wharf, foot of King street,
EVERY SUNDAY, tn ESDAY and Td URS-
DAY at 80 o., for Leonardtown and sll
intermediate landings.
DAY, WEDAE SDAY and FRIDAY, 81 I 80
4. M, tor Nomini and intermediate landings.
GEO. X. PHILLIPS, Manager,
Potomac Ferry Com prDy.
y. D. FAOdETI, agent jSl7
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w a. JOHNSON y CO..
WHOLESALE GROOERs
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTs
And Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS.
Have on hand G1BSON'S Xxx, Xxx, xxx
and PURE OLD RYE OLD CABINRT
md MONOGRAM WHlSKIHS; also BAK-
WHISTLES, to which they invite the attention
Of the trade.
Orders from the country for merchandise shall
receive prompt attention.
Conslgnments CT Flour, Grain and Country
tr0ducs solicited. for which they guarantee tn
highest market prices and prompt returns.
Northeast corner Of Cameron and Roesl sts.
Alexandria, Va. oct IN
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The steamers OF this Company make connec-
tons at Norfolk for BosLor and all points Esel
at New York with ali points w est and North
west, and at Alexandria with Virginia Midland
Railroad and Washington and Ohio Railroad.
Through rates given and freight handed care
fully and promptly. For further information
apply to +. a. EEHD, Agent.
Jsnhey's wharf
J.W. THOMPSON. President,
l4l6 F street,
sep 27-tt Washington, l. c.
gaHsS OLYDk'S bTEAM LINES WMEt
&s&#Rs LY TO
PHILADELPHIA, FALL RIVER PROyJ
DENCE ANIL BOSTON,
Steamers les7e Alexandria hVIRy TUES
DAY and leave PHILADELPHIA EVERY SET
URDAY.
This line connects ct Ale1Rrd-is with :ke Q,
a. q NJ. and W 8 D. t. Rs, and st Philadai
phls with Clydes regular Steamships for Fsl
River, Providence and Boston.
Freight forwarded with proLn ptness and cars
free of COMMISSIONS.
No charge for transfer in Philatelphin, srt
wharfage IN boston. Quick time. Sr.nusnt
departures. Through rates and through 5illi
Oh iaolng given. Insurance at tho lowest rates
Agents:
+. A. REED, Alexandra.
VIM: ? CLYDE & CO., PHILADELPHIA
JOHNSON s. CO.. Wssa. Il Gsorsl'n
Jan 3-sf
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LEGAL NOTICES.

VIRGINIA: u the Clerks off e of the
v Corporstion Court of the citv Of Alexsn.
drls, on the "a b day of Msrch, 1881.
Mary & Chapman, conn., lsinsni against Re-.
becca Morton, STROLLER Morton Charles ?.
Chapman, Emm. Powell, Hoilins Powell.
Charles Cbinn, George ?, Douglass, Roberta
Harm, John Hamm, Harriet B Douglass.
RuDh.sti IA douglass Thomas Doug ASS
Clinton +. Dcu 5sss and Abel Douglass, de-
PENDANTS. In cDencery.
Memo. che object Of this suit is to ascertain
the amount CT ren:s and Profits col ec.ed from,
the RESI- est.ie O! which George T Chapman
was se:zsd furiTg his Overture With the com.
pltli a.. 81 q al the Tina Of his dtceasa BY whom
received AID the dso si,i"n made, thereof: "a
pave saId resi- "7tsie srlc sid lh5 value of conn
pisInsnts dover Ill th7 proceeds COMMITTED and
paid 10 her
The de:ond,Its. Charles Chif.n, Euuhrpsis 2.
douglass IhOs. E.IOu9lsss ind Oston =. Dour-
$50, not having entered :h.c appearance and
gwen security scc"! ding so tho set Of Assembly
snd the rules oflh!s Court, and il appearing BY
AudaVil That tncy 80 not ye,IC,nt- o. THIS
State II is ordered that the ssid defendant:
appear here within one month after due uublca.
ton OF this order, ind do what is necessary to
protect their Interest i'll this suit; and that copy
OF TINS order be forthwith inserted il the Alex
andria Gazette, newspaper published in the
city OF Alexandria, once Il week for four sue
cessive weeks, and posted AT the front door of
he Court HUuSe OF this city. Il copy, test:
kLJEII,. ~ i T., l!IarL
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lnlaud & Soa5cai>I ting ia.
Steamers Of this line will run rs follows:
FOE NDEsF3EEa,

Connecting with hercnaata' snd Miners Lin:
for Boston, steamer
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F'bH1O1 Il AS ! u. JIerk.
T. l., Emll1, y. g. nul7-u4 -
: IEGINIA. 10 wit: In tho CLERKS efEica Of

lkGlNlA. TO wit: In tho CLERKS cfTica of
" F"iri=Z Circuit Cour', Marc, lA,h 1881
Ellen &. 1wecAY, guardian uf Il. O.. Moina q.
s1i Battle L, GwaeGy. complainant v.rsus
tnomaa Moore, Standardization Of John b
S'we1ny Moliie q. Hw9eny, Z. u. i5weauy,
Hattie I, Swe"ny, Gcurge W. Swevy as.
b-1y 4. 5 "eehy hfo!pLu' a. Nv cry. 4 NJ
oro:e COCK "Ac ,arHh 4. JocK h,s site, JOG.
W. ce"nl 81 Hlh,rla Sew.il his vile, Jes.
CruX and 4. Z. lTux he wife STAPLES
and F!c.uri,, S5Isp!cs. he vii, - Tally ard
M"ry = T7'iy, his vfs do!.n dg:ls: ChSnc'y.
Mec.o. The object OF tbs suit is 70 ob.sin u
decree tor tx sa!e CT pcrIiJu OF tbs real estate
OF WEIGH John T.. Sweeny died seq 4, 10 ob.air
iuncs Tor The PURPOSE Of jmprovin the remai!l-
Ger Hnd Tor toe maintenance sLd education of
tie Infant chi dlen Of ibe sa'1 :. Ina RI W ,euy
1t sppcaring by affidavit: ii ed That TIT ..buva
named defendants GepIg w. SWeeny, -
Ia'iy ard Mhry G Tally, nIs Wits. are non resi-
gents Vi The Stale ii NitEiGls, II is ordered that
they appe.r hers within orc month after dus
nueicstlon hereof, and do wh.I il necessary 10
protect their interest il. sU, suit. Tests:
+, w. RICSAkDSOn, Cork.
j. II Love D O. mbi5.yau
New-York tribune., 1881-12-27
aem;1lprk Daily Gribm11e,
FOUNDED HORACE GREELEY.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1881.
THE NEWS THIS MORNlNG.

FOREIGN. The Yiceroy of Nanlin proposes that
the duty on opium shall be largely Increased. -
Tveuty-tbree Nihists are to be tried together be-
ore the Russian Senate. 60 The steamer Catalo-
MIA, which suffered damage in collision OIL Queens
town. will return TO Liverpool for repairs.-- The
fund for the support of the IRISH political
prisoners now amounts TO S43,65O. - Ten
eral Naranzo has succeeded General Irevlno as
Minister OF War in Mexico. = The Italian Gov
ernment is considering the subject OF Papal
guarantees - The United states ship
Vandala has left Bermuda for st. Thomas.
-= Forty persons were killed and sixty injured
by the calamity at Warsaw. 60 Viscount liehn-
sley NJ. p, is dead.
DoMEsuC-Judge Cox expresses the opinion that
his course in the Guiteau will one day be ap-
proved. GO Marshal Henry speaks his miud
about Mrs ScOville. 80 The Chickasaw Indians
object to the right of way granted to the IT. LOUIS
and San Francisco Railway Company by the Choc-
taws. == Railway laborers at Cornwall, y. u,
engaged in a riot. "a serious explosion occurred
in the house of John McClelland of Jehersonyille,
Ind. while he was celebrating Christmas. - The
smallpox still prevails at Chicago. -= Many cases
of shooting and stabbing reported from various
quarters - Fire destroyed twenty-five UulIu-
ings at Sullivan. Ind.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-The Christmas holiday was
observed yesterday in a very quiet way. - -Four
Italians were stabbed in MOtt-st.; enc died and an
other was probably fatally injured. =- Ex-Audi-
tor Palmer, of Newark Is to make formal cOnfes-
sion this morning. - The losses by the SOuth-st.
fire are estimated at S2,5O0,000 - The New
York Eisteddlod had its Christmas celebration yes
terday. 60 The Board of Police Justices elected
four police court clerks.
The WEATHER. TRIBUNE local observations in
dicato cloudy and warmer weather with occasional
light rams, possibly followed by clearing weather,
Thermometer yesterday Highest 40; lowest,
$50 average, 400.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-27
.anosx to Advertisements.


AYrsyMrSTs- 81 pGqs-6th column.
AyNouNCEMENIs PdGc-5th conmh On ,o,r,,,
EaSKING HOUSE, AM 8ANREE,-|h id2e--" 'o-
I01RD AND ROOMs-Gh P0qe-2d cOumh
BkUsHps-G Pdge-2d column
bCsEEs. CHANCEs-7lt PdQe-4th coluhh
ETsTsFss notice. n Ffgf-lst coiihn
CoKPoRA ALTON NOTICEs--Gh Pd1e-4tl coiunin'
lASCINs ACApEMEs6U Pare "a toiuli' -, ,o,,,,,s
DIvIDENI NOfiCgs-7h PG0e-2d, od anu t'h '
DyY Goops-7La Pdgc-lth column ,., .,,,.,
EUgOPEAN ADVERTIsEALNrs-lHt u ~ c-sVi o
EtstScIAL-7H pros-1 and 2d columns
UoiIn,Y Goops-7M fage-ith column
49, ,,'t,t,>-6I IaGe-lst aud 81 columns
MARKtAGFs AND DEATHs-5h Pd0e-6lh cOihhi'
MgDICAl-7M Pdge-4th cOumu
MISING-O u Fd9r 81 rOlumu, o., -.,,r,
EiscyILASTous~ Sm PdGe-5th and 6th coIiuilS'
NTsIcAT IssTRUMENTs-6lh Pyde-4t h column
NV ,STpIUrGTION--6M Fd0e-ls column
OCEAN STEAMER,-7th Fdge-4th ana o'n 0oii
RyAr EsrArR-6h P00e-3d coiumn.
SAVINGS BANEs-7h Pdge-2d column ,n o,,,,r,p
FEMAIEs-6ih PdQe-4th column.
RpRcIA ,OTICE~-5W PGge-Gth column -., ,,, ct1
STEAMBOAT AND nAILRoADo-'W fo9e-''" " W.
columns
TE.CHERs--Gh Paced cOlumn
New-York tribune., 1881-12-27

certificates in a refunding bill. If he were anx-
ious to provide for three per cent bonds that
could be sold, he would hardly fail to consider
how long the United States will be able, under
present laws, to collect anything except silver
or paper for the payment of interest or prln-
cipal.
The public understanding on this subject
is much confused by the issue of paper prom
ises called silver certificates. Nominally re-
deemable only in silver-that is to say never.
because people cannot cart about the silver
coin for large transactions-these promises are
really redeemable in gold so far as the Gov
ernment is concerned. They are receivable for
duties. The Government, therefore, practically
pays 81, 100000 in gold for the redemption
of these certificates whenever it receives that
amount of them at the custom houses. Ii the
coinage of silver and the issue of these
promises should continue, how long would 1T
be before the gold reserve of the Treasury
would evapOrate, silver promises coming in tor
duties while gold goes out for interest Thisques-
ton is a pertinent one for the consideration,
not of one committee only, but of several.
By ignoring it Congress can only render other
most important legislation entirely valueless.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-27
MUSIC And THE DRAMA.
A PAPER on MUSICAL EDUCATION.

a
paper was read recently before the German
Wissrnscha tiche Veren (ScIentihc Association ot
New-York by Mr.. julius Fuchs, which advanced
some interesting thoughts On the advantages which
would accrue If music instead OF being treated in our
schools and homes as an accomplishment merely.
we're raised to the dignity of factor in WE'LL
rounded educational system. Its value would DO
seen from the unGuestioned influence which it
erts upon the emotions and capacity for assisting
very potcntly in the training Of the intellect. Ho
outlined plan by which musical instruction might
be carried through all the stages of
liberal education The object lessons
having brought fact or feeling to the understand
ing of q child and clothed Il in words step further
might be taken and a musical illustration be added
to the verbal. The music would of necessity be ex-
tremcly simple but, Mr.. Fuchs thought, IL would
not be difficult to make a child of ordinary musical
inclinatOns feel the appropriateness of such music
AS The Wild Rider" The Song of a Happy
Farmer" "The Child and the Cnckoo," and NUM-
beress other expressive bits which some of the best
German composers have written. There is abundant
and suitable material for the youngest learners
In the music of Reinecke, Taubert Kullack, Esch-
mann and others AS the child advances
such writers as Mcndelss0hn Speidel and
Jadassohn might be put under trIb-
ute their simple writings being succeeded
IN turn by the studies in technics the best of which
can be drawn from the works of Reinecke, Heller
and Haberbier while KrauSe, Baif Merke Haydn
and Mozart, and even sOue easy selections from
Bach furnish the desirable change La the next
step consideration must be had for the tempeTament
and character of the pupil. child inclined % sem
timcntaIity will prefer easy flowing melody: and
show a deficient appreciation for rhythm, while the
active and volatile child will grasp the rhythm
easily enough, but ucglec the other element. Hero
discrr,t and proper musical instruction can do
much toward supplying the missing faculty. and
bringing about an equilibrium the value % which
will extend beyond the merely musical phase OF tho
subject. The advanced papIi as he grows IN liter
ary knowledge. will find pleasure IN the transla-
tons n.o tones Of the lyric poets and will appreci
ate the comIostions OfSchupeTt Brahms List and
SO forth ~, from the study of Gluck he will ad-
vance 10 a. understanding of the oratoroS of Han
del and Bach, and thence TO the more realistic
school of Wagner and BeTliOz
New-York tribune., 1881-12-27
SITTER PROMISES pllD ~ com.

If is generally believed that -Hi,c action
ON the silver question has been prevented by
tbc compostion of the House Committees on
Rankin. and Currency and or Coinage Yet
il i, possible that this in crcncr may be some
what premature. Ia either of several ways,
favorable action might yet be reached.
First. II would be paying poor compliment
to members of those committees to take il for
granted that they do not mean To learn
ANYTHING. and that their previous impressions
can in no respect be modified, 10y discus
sion. investigation and comparison of ideas
with each other and with the ablcst bi-mctai-
list, of tlis and other countries. II majority
of both committees is composed of such men,
tbny are indeed most unwAcly selected for
tasks for which men of that stamp are con-
.nicuGu,ly unfit. The Republican members are
mainly ardent supporters of the AdminStra-
rou. II would be strange If they should re-
fuse decent consideration 10 its rccOmmcnda-
tions and reasons. Most of them are in theory
bi-mctallists. Ii would be strange if the coun-
,cl and arguments of 20 able and Jealous
leader of that side as Director Burchard should
have no weight with any Of them.
But. if these committees should remain adj
verse to "A change, bill relating to taxation,
or relunding, or other kindred subjects, pre-
parcd by the Committee on Ways and Means,
or an appropriation bill prepared by the proper
committee, might easily be OF such character
"a necessarily or prOperlytO embrace provision
regarding the circulation or further issue
of silver dollars or certificates. Or such
n provision, though not originally in
bill! Of that nature, might be offered with
consent of the committee having it in charge
The subject is one which it is difficult to
avoid. From almost every direction this ques-
ton begins to thrust itself upon the consider
alton of legislators, and cannot be entirely
bottled up within the scope of one
committee. If funding bill is to
be made successful, for instance it
is particularly necessary to embOdy such
provisions that the Government shall not
presently be rendered incapable of paying
ANYTHING except silver. If protective tariff
is to be framed or maintained, it is partcu-
larly important to know whether du-
ties may at no distant day be
payable in a deprecated paper which
! the commercial exchanges and banks refuse to
touch. Especially, if it is proposed to crowd
the National banks out of the way, so that the
commerce of all other cities shall become de-
pendent upon the action of banks of New-YOrl1
and Boston, organized by the same bankers,
but under the State laws of Ncw-York and
Massachusetts, it is important to know what
part of the paper or coin in circulation the
banks of those cities will use in their dealings
and settlements.
But if no action on the subject originates in
the House, it is still entirely within the power
of the Senate to originate such provision, or
to attach it to bill not mainly relating to
banking or coinage. Mr.. Sherman, for in
stance, might incorporate provision for sus-
| pension of silver coinage and Of issue of silver