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New-York tribune., 1881-12-15
SENSE Us. SPECULATION.

All men still in the possession of their senses,
and not in danger of being tried for murder,
whatever may be their danger Of being killed,
ought to be thankful to DR.. FoIdyce Barker for
the admirable testimony which he gave III the
Guiteau case on Tuesday last. His evidence
came into the judicial chamber like a Whit of
fresh air into sick room. Not recently, at least
has "A distinction so clear and philosophical been
drawn between intellectual alteration and
that condition Of the mind in which conscience
OF whatever is left of it, yields to the tempta-
tons of passion or of vanity and leaves a man
to do that which is contrary to the eternal law
of Gcd and the enacted law of man. All the
answers of Dr. Barker were given with the pre-
New-York tribune., 1881-12-15
MrsIcAL AND DRANATIC NOTES.

Mr. Mapleson's Company will sing Aida" at the
Brooklyn Academy of Music this evening. 1t will
be the last performance but one IN Brooklyn this
season.
theatre party of sixty people was made up a,
the Union League Club on Tuesday night to attend
the concert Of Patti in Brooklyn on Friday evening
Madame Patti will appear in the concert in the
tower and prison nes from Ii Iroyatore."
Monday ynigLtin Boston, Edwin Booth, at the Park
Theatre began the second week Of his engagement
acting Bert,ccio. in the Fools Revenge" The per-
formance was brilliant and greatly admired Mr..
Booth is enjoying great prosperity in Boston
Mile Rhpa appeared nj Boston Globe Theatre Mon.
day night, making her advent in that city.
Mr.. Clinton Stuart SO well known as a newspaper
correspondent, and more recently member Of Slr.
Iryings dramatic company in LondOn,ha returned
to this country for the purpose of producing an
adaptation Of the French drama of Jack" by
Aphonse Daudet and Lafontaine. This piece had
run of sixty nights at the Odeon Theatre, in Paris
and il still holds the stage in the French provincial
cities. Mr.. Clinton Stuart will himself represent
the principal character, which he has studied long
and carefully under NJ. Daudets own direction.
The right to produce "Jack" in England and
America is vested in Mr.. Stuart, and, in case the
niece shOuld succeed here he Will present IL In LO
don with Mrs John Wood in one OF the prlnclpai
norts II IS known that Mr.. Stuart has worked
very hard 10 fit himself for the dramatic proessl0n
and ALI who know him will cordially wish that 80
much honorable audacity, constant perseverance,,
and high ambition may be thoroughly, wen re-
wnrdcd MIR Stuart has been in continual practice
of acting for the last two years and has received NJ
structions from Mr. Herman Vein. Ii Is probable
that Jack" will be first produced in Boston.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-15
PERSONAL.

Acknowledgement and Mrs. MacVeagh have been
visiting Mrs. Garfield Mt Cleveland.
President Arthur's children will remain in New
York fer the present.
General Simon Cameron is going to spend the
winter IN the City of Mexico and will leave his
Pennsylvania home in a few weeks
The Young Duke of Portland, one Of the wealth.
est of English noblemen is said to have an income
of about $3.50 900 year and his predecessor, the
eccentric Duke, left him 81 600 III cash.
Secretary Blaine has ordered a beautiful silver
cnn for his little namesake Blaine Won Steuben and
has by cable sent his thanks to Baron Steuben for
the new honor conferred upon him.
The Car intends that his coronation shall be cell
ebrated as purely Slav festival He is going 10
write with his own hand letters of invitation to tho
Princes of Bulgaria. Servia and Montenegro.
The late Senator Burnside's household goods were
sold in Washington on Monday. The prices oo-
tanned were small Senator Anthony bought,
through an agent, much of the silver. china ana
glass " ara bearing his dead friends monogram.
The centenary of Auber's birthday is to be cele-
brated in Paris next year by an official fete and oy
New-York tribune., 1881-12-15
IyrfEEgr oFrHE CO oCNTRY N THE TfRIFF


INIfhET oFIHh coINIfl ~ i"E IAhI'f
1t u admitted 10y me o"'n 'ha'' III I'SI'''
to the tariff, ave are not ih the p"Nluoh oI III
" uncommittcd people But II Is proper 10 aud
that we are not III the position OF an uninter-
cstcd people. Possibly 1t may not SUIT our
Democratic friends to realize now SIeat our
National interest Is IN TINS question: i''IS
ago, certain duties were established Chu'r
them certain Industries "l'ln'u """,
dcriul Development Ana II Is no" propose"
10 abolish those duties. Naturally the hr't
question il whether "c cen AFFORD the shock 20
the industries which have been developed 10y
tie past system. me V'r" does NOT argue
that question. II panHcS' ana d'NmlNs'H inc
subject with assertions lh"' 'A'I' are ''''"''
m"h"p""''' .''"''"'' - Wv
cnt tarIll, which revision ""uld destroy
But this doe, not cover the ease. HE tarll'
has been framed to encourage a large number
of industries. Possibly IT may have been uh-
wise OF excessive III some I."i''"''''' u 49, '''
IT bc granted for inc S'Nt "' HIHu."'"', W.
may admit 'hht All 'hc SP''.'' ''r ''''",
against the present I"IIH are wen ."''"'"' '''"
still there remains N''' 'o"l "' ""'"S "".'"
no one has venture" I" '"''i'"E'' u" "'''"
has in fact materially d'N'I"p'u lh'P"l l'"h'
industries. hen II II P'"Po''h J." n'A'
radical change, that change threatens not
only the ir" duh'a "'I'n NAY Nv ''''","
moh"po'I''I'' ""' r''"' ,''''''
which no "uj''''"n ""'''', '''
Nor II II u"c '"'' '"' ""','' ''0" ','' "
dispute can bc h'''9 ""''u"''" '"""'"'!'
or without due warning. Inc country II
intcrcstcd-in fact, IT has an interest oI IN
calcuabe magnltndr-n the Just settle
ment of the tarill question We are not
called upon 10 ASK NhtAl'l tItN VI Ali'ti l''nNiJ
New-York tribune., 1881-12-15

strued rs requiring the disbursement Of SILVER
dollars for that purpose.
The provisions for retirement of continued
six and five per cents arc not especially oDlrc-
tioDable. if that course itself is not. But the
tbree per cent bonds proposed are to be re-
dcemablr after five and payable after twenty
wears. which is almost sure to prevent the sale
of tbe bonds. if such bill should pass. FoI
fine bill does not provide, rs reported that cir
culafion based upon the new bonds shall be
excmnt from taxation. But the bill does re-
enact sections 5,l59 and 5,l6o KeVlsed
Statutes. which caused so much disturbance
last season, and prohibits banks from surren-
dering circulation except after ninety days
notice.
1t is a great pity that Mr.. Randall should
waste his own time and that OF Congress by
Offering and pressing bill so Objectionable
With few changes the bill could be made Il
very good one for the purpose. But Mr.. Ran
dali is not willing, it seems, to make the small
notifications which would transform the char
octer of his bill. He is Influenced, perhaps, by
desire to lead his party, and no one knows
better than Mr.. Randall that he has partlcu-
larly bad party to lead, as to matters affecting
the pubIic faith or tie sOTndness OF the cur
rency. AS matters stand, his bill means mis-
chief, and any refunding bill whatever ought
to be opposed as an unnecessary ana unproht-
able disturbance of business. CONSERVATIVE
men will heartily approve the recommendations
of the Administration and supporC it in resist
ing mischief making legislation.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-15
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New-York tribune., 1881-12-15
THURSDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1881.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRE1GN-A new group called the Radical Left
has been formed in the French Chamber OF Depu-
ties - Italy continues to ignore the French
protectorate in Tunis. 80 Mr.. Kelly "a Iralee
town councillor has been arrested under the lrlSh
Coercion act 60 Mr.. Blane's dispatches
are still criticised in the London press =-
e. High premiums being paid to relnsure
merchandise on the missing steamers City of London
and Bath CITY. - Several counterfeiaIs have
been arrested in Cuba. 80 Maccaluse, who threw
n revolver at Signor Deprets in the Italian
Chamber of Deputies, has been sentenced to year
Imprisonment and other penalties.
DoMEsTC-Ihe session of the Court IN the
Guiteau case was interrupted yesterday by the III
dIsposition of a juryman three witnesses
amined who exposed still further the bad record of
the assassin and testified that they had never
questioned his sanity. 80 Mr.. Frehnghuysen
will enter upon his duties as Secretary OF State on
Monday next - j. Bancroft Davis will succeed
Mr.. HIT a. Assistant Secretary OF State, ana
Ex-senator Paddock will succeed Mr.. Upton as
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury. - No
further Cabinet changes are expected until
after the holidays. - John T. Bailey and
Company's cordage factory in Philadelphia was
burned. 80 The Keely motor stockholders
have called Oh him to disclose his invention. -=
- Ex-CongressInan Robert S. Hale died at
III "
Portland Me-. died yesterday. - The stock and
certificate holders of the Eastern Railroad held their
annual meeting at Boston yesterday. = There
has been a destructive tornado near Memphis,
Tenn. -=-= DR.. Green's majority for Mayor of Bos-
TOMS us. - The Virginia Senate refused to con-
firm several nominations yesterday. 60 The
Tropical American Telephone Company has filed
articles of incorporation at Freehold \. D.
CoNGREss-Many new bills were introduced IN the
Senate: the subject Of the Presidential succession
and the necessity for a change in the present law
was discussed by Messrs Beck, Maxey and Anthony.
- The House of Representatives was not in ses-
sion.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-An inspection of the thea
tres of the city has been begun. -= More OF the
overdue steamships arrived yesterday; the Bath
City has been given up lost. 80 The Board OF
Trade and Transportation approved Mr.. Wander
bilfs position - The Board of Estimate listened
TO further arguments. - Republicans discussed
the results of the primaries &C James Walsh
was sentenced to be hanged in Brooklyn. 80 No
fears of an epidemic of smallpox are entertained.
- Gold value of the lega-tender silver dollar
'(4l2l2 grainsl, S712 cents. - Stocks were dull
but rather strong. and closed quiet
THE WEATHER-TRIBUNEl local observations indi-
cate clearing and fair weather and lower tempera-
lures preceded by cloudy and rainy weather. Their
mometer yesterday: Highest, GO; lowest, 400
average, $50.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-15
MADAME PATTI IN CINCINNATI

CNClNNArI, Dec. 1.-THE remarkable auction
sale of seats for the concert on December %
when Madame Adelina Patti will sing the
soprano airs in THE Messiah" under the
direction OF Mr. Theodore Thomas, closed this after
noon The results greatly exceeded tie expecta
tions of the Festival Association Directors, and have
no parallel in this part of the country at least
During the three days of the SALE 1915 seats vert
disposed of for $I0,592 10, of which amount
Sd, 90f GO was paid in premiums, thus making the
ayeage premium reaIly two dollars. There are
only 81 seats in the Music Hall remaining unsod
and il Is expected that they will all be- taken to
morrow at the private sale at - 90 each. lht
Festival Association directors feel confident thai
their cross receipts for this concert viii
$50 900.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-15

There appears to be a general agreement on
botb sides of the Senate Chamber that the law
of 1882 providing for the succession to the
Executive Office in case of the death or inahil-
ity of both the President and Vice-President
is seriously defective. This was the view taken
by all who participated in the debate ycster-
dav. Many complications and uncertainties
were pointed ont as likely to be developed IN
case the law should come into action. Tins,
it is not settled whether a President OF the
Senate or a Speaker of the House succeeding
10 the Presidency must abandon his original
nosition or can continue to discharge its func-
tions while acting as Chief Magistrate and
WELD both executive and legislative powers at
the same time. Nor is it certain whether the
Senate could not change the President any
day by elcctng n new presiding officer
in case its President pro TEN. were called
to the White House Furthermore, man
NAV be eligible to be President of the Senate
or Sneaker of the House but ineligible to be
President of the United States by reason OF
alienage or homage. Nor is it determined
what constitutes inability or whether the
functions of the Presidency can be resumed
after they have been turned over to the Vice
President. or other official in the line of sue
cession by reason of inability In fact, the
whole matter is left in confusion by the exist
inc law. There can be no better time than
the present session of Congress to clear II p
the muddle by new and explicit enactments.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-15

Long ago. our American orators called to their
legs nj London banquets. we're accustomed to re-
mind the country that ours being the language OF
Milton and Shakespeare, whatever might be the
differences Of diplomacy between London and Wash
ingtln there was no reason why we should quarrel,
and every reason from literary point of view
why We should not. There was not much IN this
harmless talk at the time, and there NAV not DC 50
much MS We could wish now; but 1t has been re-
served for Mr. Lowell To find out the whole secret of
a sentiment i'm rheh days indefinitely felt. At
meeting for considering the subject of creating a
fund for u memorial to the late Dean stanley, held
in London ON the 18Th inst, Mr.. Lowell expressed
the opinion that the day would surely come when
the character and services of every eminent maa of
fine British race would bo the common posse sion
and inheritance OF every branch of the ancestral
STEM So far as Mr.. Lowell thought that the
memorial 10 Dean Stanley might ba in irrational
instead of national. we fully agree with him;
while in this we think that the American people
would fully agree with But we are
not sure that the time for which Mr.. Lowell is
looking did not come long ago. Was there ever
a day in which an EugllShman OF emlnence ana
worthy of emincnce was not held at his just valu-
alton in the United Statesl We need hardly
vert to the fact capable of proof If proof were
necessary, that many distinguished Englshmen
have found their earliest recognition IN this country
The name of Carlyle will first recur to the reader,
bnt Mr. Lowell will remember also the names of
Wordsworth of Shelley, of Keats. In other cases we
have at least kept equal pace with British apprecia-
ton as in our swift recognition of Macaulay. If we
were clad to greet and to welcome Dean Stanley
surely it. WAS because knew something OF that
admirable and lamcnted man. We shall think
that the right feeling has come at least upon the
other side. when it shall not be necessary
for an American Minister to say how willing are
to be fraterna whatever may be the transatlantic
sentiments and emotions.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-15
amusemenis Co. Night.

ARpEY's PARK THEATRE" Mother1n-baW.
FtJoU OPERA HoUsE-"The snake SharJ,noi'
BOOTHS THEATRE-"Th The Mlghty, ,iIact DOIi.aa,t
DAYS THF ATRE-" The Passing hegllnef ~ uorneItn"
GfRMASIA THEArRE" The Rat CharIneTr The S Bondman"
HAyrRIY's FIFTH AVENUE THEAIhhk Urd
"a srnnI vs. NIpI o,s GARDEN" The M0llu L. Iroond
HAvERLY's l4TH sTREEr aHsH.Enld s.HH.sEmcralda."
NEW THEATRE COMIQUE- Inc -""''
sAN I'm ANCIsCo MISsrRELs;
ST.NnaRD THEATRE" Patience. >,
;rt1.rIa IIlE ATRE--" La MasGotte'
Tun 1,sISo-" HanOn Lees ,,. ~ ondonv
M Ihk SAsirV NJ, 'yp THEATRE-"The Lights o Lonuoh; ,
WINbsoR TmEATRE-' Tourists IN the Oi'iD"n
Car"
New-York tribune., 1881-12-15
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
ITALIAN OPERA-LA FAVORITA.

ITALIAN OPERA-LA FAVORITA
1t is not the fault of Mr.. Map!eSon and his singers
alone that DonizettIs LA Favorta," given at the
Academy of Music last night, attracted only
small number Of people and interested
a smaller No opera in his list appeals so little as
this TO the tastes of to-day and 80 mo FERNANDEZ
beautiful as it is, does not justify the continued
existence of the work on the stage. Schumann
characterized it long ago as "Puppet-theatre
music' and since then the taste OF
most people has been steady IN the
progress away from its empty jingles 1t was
significant last night that the warmest and most
genuine feeling of pleasure and admiration was
caused by the dancing of Madame Cavaazzi. IL had
more poetry, truer sentiment and higher
kind of beauty than anything sung or acted.
The cast embraced Mile. Femi as Leonora, Mile.
Valerga as IRez Signor Campanini as Fernando, sig
nor Del Puente as Ag0HsO and SignOr Mont
as Bqldassare THIS distribution, though
az good as the average, was not up to the
fun strength of the company. We have been accds-
toned TO hear Lc0rOra with rich and full mezzo
voice. and Nile Feui could not hope to satisfy
those in whose ears the singing of Miss Cary
ling red. Her singing had last night all the
merits as well as the defects which she
has shown heretofore. though it seemed as if one Of
her bad vocal habits was made more prominent
than usual. She changes the quanty OF heI voice
frequently with her change of phrases; and often,
for the purpose of intensifyiHg the dramatic effect
makes II hard and lll-soundlDg. The
sincerity and e,ucstness of her effort was. however
cnmmendablr SIgnor Campauini sang with less
than his ordinary vigor, and from the beginning
SHARED his voice as much possible Del Puente
and Montl both sang and ac.ed up to the standard
of unshiiking liberal eiiori which they set toI
themselves seasons ago, and have steadily main
tanned since.
MR. CONSTANTIN STERNBERG'S CONCERT
concert was given in Steinway Hall last night
by Mr.. Constantin Sternberg. The pianist had set
up a programme of mixed quality, and TO
perform it had the help of Miss Rachel
Franko. Mr. Richard Arnold. Mr. Emile Gramm
and Mr. Charles Werner. The three men joined
with him at the opening in the most successful per-
formance of the eyeniug-the playing
of Camille Sant-Saenss quartet for piano
and strings in Hat major, Op. Il. After
that the musical value of the concert dwindled
randy and died away in set of musical
sketches . so-called composed by the concertgiyer
The sketches had titles which awakened expecta
tions that were not fulfilled by the music
They wanted beautiful melody; they lacked
poefjcal sentiment; they were devoid OF character
They were very much like NJ. Sternbergs piano
playing which is hard and mtlcXiDe. Sometime.
il gltters but the technical dominates the spiritual
too peTslsenty
New-York tribune., 1881-12-15

Mr. Beck should relieve himself Of that free trade
speech before the caucus cOrks him up
One of the Guiteau jurors has trouble with his
head It should be photographed and sent to DIR.
Spitzka to see il it is a case of rhombo-cephallic
malfOrmatlOn.
Ben Hill has made the mistake of beginning
where he left of year ago. The country has
moved away from that spot. 1t has been demon
strated that the people of the Solid South are tired
of soldity and are eager to join the procession of
civilization aud progress which tho North is march
ing In. If he thinks he can induce the North to
attack the South under these circumstances and
force il back into solidity in setdefencc, he makes
a great mistake the North has opposed the South
heretofore because 1t insisted upon clingng to the
past and refusing to accept tho present. Now that
the South is seeing its mistake the North is ready TO
give 1t a lift
shindy between Purroy and John Kelly would
be extremely entertaining. III Purroy is so rash,
however as to attempt to break Kelly's jaw, the
shindy will be briei, and Will DO the last one
Purroy will ever engage in.
Spitzka should have himself photographed for the
illustrated papers Perhaps he is a rhombo-
cephallc himself.
rumor comes through Bourbon sources that the
Republicans Of South Carolina preparing ITO
hold conference early in February for the purpose
of reorganizing the party and uniting with it the
Ant-Bourboa Democrats. The idea Is to unto all
the Anti-Bourbon elements, get out the full vote on
election day, and have IL honestly counted. Of
course that would mean overwhelming Bourbon
defeat. 1hay have held tho State only by outra-
New-York tribune., 1881-12-15

at must not be imagined says The Londo"
Times, " that the European Powers can acqW-
"esce in the very wide extension OF the Mon
"roe Doctrine implied by Secretary BaIn"S
"dispatches.n Nobody expects them to for
malIy acqmesce but it will be a surprise II
any one of them enters protest against Mr
Blaine's assertion of the old principle of Amer
lea for the Americans. With Nation OF my
millions of inhabitants taking the lead OF al
fairs on this Continent, European Govern
ments have pretty much given up the hope OF
influencing the course of the lesser American
Republics. That these Republics should turn
to the United States for friendly counsel IN
time of peace and for arbitration in time oi
war, if arbitration is desired, is only natural
We have no aggressive policy to carry ont at
their expense and no other motive IN their
regard than a desire TO see them prosper un-
der free institutions.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-15

The latest plan for the Congressional services
in memory of President Garfield is much more
sensible than the one first broached. a
eulogy by some orator of distinction, followed
by brief remarks by two Senators and two
Representatives, and closing prayer, is the
programme now favored. 1t is gratifying to
see that the volunteer poet, unknown TO lame'
is left ont, and that the solemnity and dignity
of the occasion will not be maITed by the
defamation of sOnorous doggerel. A poem
worthy of the event would be in excellent
taste, but such productions are not written to
order by obscure men, or indeed by famous men.
Most of the "occasion" poetry OF celebrated
writers is poor stuff.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-15

BuSNEIL's MUSEUM. ,,,p,i.ior
5sra,sT Am HRoADwAY-Educated Horses
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