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New-York tribune., 1881-12-14
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The English people are apparently at their
wits end to account for Irish discomfort.
They are constantly Inundated by the reflection
that an island that was conquered several cen
turies ago can only be governed in one way
by force bills, the imprisonment Of popular
| leaders and a permanent garrison. Every
where else they succeed admirably in making
concessions to national feeling and in allaying
the prejudices of subject populations, but there
is one quarter of the world where they are in
varaby distrustcd, misiudgcd and detcstcd.
The Irish have been accorded representation in
the British Parliament on more favorable terms
than the Scotch constituencies; the burdens of
religious disability and intolerance have been
removed educational interests have been pro-
NOTED and in two successive Land Bills new
class Of property has been created for The
benefit of those who occupy but do not own
the soil. But this series Of remedial measures,
while il has cased the English conscience, has
not cOncilatcd the mass CT the Irish people.
The IIungarians have overcome the race prciu-
diccs of the Croats; the Emperor Of Austro-
Hungary imposes his will upon a cOnfcderacy
of nations differing in race, religion and tradi-
tions, and is popular with them all but British
rule is still abhOrred in Ireland, and the
authority Of the Crown can only be upheld in n
period of social rcstlessncss and agrarian vio-
lence by a garrison Of 10000 soldiers. II
seems to he impossible for English Liberals TO
atone for the wrongs of past generations. A
Land Bill that is at once ingenious, generous,
thorough and progressive is n peace offering
that must be forced upon people who, like
the daughters OF the hOrse-leech, are ever cry
ing Give, give,' but are never satisfied.
Irish discomfort being a permanent source of
modification to the English people, it is Ey no
means surprising that the resources of public
writer's should be sOrcly strained in the eC rt TO
furnish satisfactory explanation of race feud
that is apparently irrecOncilable. One of the
newest hypothesis is casually advanced by that
active organ of radical thought The Pail Mall
Gazette. 1t asserts that the future historian
will probably fix on the great wave of Ameri-
"can influence beating on the shore of Ireland
"as the deepest force in much that is now goEg
CON- 1t does not refer to the financial aid and
the moral support which the Land League has
received from this side of the sea, but to the
TRANSMISSION of ideas by which tenant and laborer,
priest and flock, have become new creatures
The evidence cited in illustration of this radical
change in Irish character is unfortunately both
vague and meagre The tenants, for example,
used to pay rent better than most people, but
what they have heard from their kinsfOk
across the Atlantic is assumed to have added
their ideas. They have accepted the notion Of
New-York tribune., 1881-12-14
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoEFIGN-A meeting was held at the Mansion
House London. Yesterday to aid the Irish Property
Defence Association. - The Prince of Wales
and Mr. Lowell spoke at meeting held in West
minister, yesterday, TO get up fund
for memorial to the late Dean Stanley. -
There was debate on the pork trade
in the French Chamber of Deputies yesterday.
e. Several French Chambers of Commerce are
in favor of a Franco-American commercial treaty.
-The death. at Nice of Gene al John II. Martin
dale of Rochester, N, Y. is announced.
DoMEsnC.-ln the Guiteau trial yesterday the
eross-examinatIon of DR.. Sptzka was concluded; ;
Dr. Fordyce Barker of New-Y York, testified relative
to the forms and nature of insanity; other witnesses
testified 10 having been swindled by the assassin.
- The inquiry into the misconduct of the 9th
Massachuse it's Regiment at Richmond has
ended - The State Board of Health met
at Albany yesterday. 80 The stockholders
of the Richmond York River and Chesapeake
Yesterday confirmed the lease OF that road.
e. The Virginia Readjnster has
unanimously nominated II. II. Rlddleber-
ger for United States Senator. - 1t is believed
that the Boston Pacific Bank will resume business
about January /. 80 Elijah B. Stoddard has
been elected Mayor of Worcester, Mass. 80 Dr.
Green, the Republican and Citizens candidate has
been elected Mayor of Boston.
CoNGKEss-In the Senat bill to place General
Grant on the Retired List of the Army was placed
On the calendar; Mr.. Pendleton made speech urg-
Ing the possibility and necessity of Civil Service
reform Mr.. Dawes and Mr. Hill made speeches on
The Civil Service. - In the House a committee
was appointed to audit the expenses connected with
The illness and burial of General Garfeld 756 bills
yere I'M ntroduced aud referred.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Mr. Vanderbilt talked
with a TRIBUNE reporter about the railway war
yesterday. - Several of the Mayors nominees
were confirmed by the Aldermen. 80 Judge In
graham died. - Protestant Episcopal missions
were discussed at Calvary Church - Republi-
can primary elections were held. = Gold value
of the legal-tender silver dollar 412l2 grans 81 II
cents 60 Stocks were dull but generally strong,
and SO closed.
THE Manufacturers local observations indi-
cate clondy and partly cloudy, followed by clearing
weather and slightly lower temperature. Their
mometer yesterday Highest, 5So lowest, 4O' !;
average. 1882.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-14
ITALIAN OPERA-FAUST.

Mr. MapesOn presented his new prma donna,
Mlle ROsslnI in GounOd's Faust" last night, sur
rounded by q company that gave a very variable
performance. Sgnor RuncO sang Faust instead Of
SignOr Campann who has sung it on previous Occa-
sons this season. more unfortunate change could
hardly be imagined. Campanini is always animated
and mainly in voice and action, while Runcio gave
us rs Faust weakling and a milkSop. In
a large portion of the concerted music, nOta-
bly, the stirring trio before the fight
with VdieRtiaO he could not be heard at
all except in a concluding high note. The next
change was for the better. SignOr Galass replaced
Signor Del Puente as Valentino, and his
singing came like refreshing breeze
over a performance that for the greater
part seemed stagnant and lifeless Nile.
Laur made SicbeI far superior to Mlle Kalas's,
and Novara was the MephiStOpheIes of old.
OF Mile. ROssini the Judgment must be a confess
sion of disappointment. She did not once
reach the degree of excellence which
she maintained so evenly and well in Aida" Her
voice did not come out with the ring and power
which she exhibited on former occasions and the VIZ
brato which aiicts all of Mr. Maplesons first ladies
except Madame Hauk, was unpleasantly prominent.
The garden music she gave timidly and, though
several times beautiful tone quality showed
itself as thongh she thought that thereby she
was conveying its simplicity and loveliness
of sentiment But the love music of GounOd can ill
endure any affectaton either of voice or manner.
1t is ecstatic. but with q natural ecstasy like
the language of Shakespeares Veronese lovers
The contrast between Mile Rossini's .Aida and
Ndrgheitd was marked in this and other respects
that It seems only fair to suppose that she was
labOung under an mdispOsitlon last night.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-14
Total u. s silly s2l G71I S22.23I $69,364,077$l.S

Mr.. Porter makes the yearly interest charge
on the State and municipal debt about the
same as on the National debt namely,
$3.50, ,364.O77 But there is no evidence OF a
prevailing disposition to reduce the state OF
local debt rapidly in fact, it is the prevalent
feeling among officers of municipalities that
"A National debt may he National blessing"
Assuming that the local debt is likely to be
permanent, and we know of no good reason for
supposing that it will be greatly decreased by
payment, the statistics given by Mr.. Porter lead
TO the conclusion that we have to pay quite as
much for the maintenance of local authority as
we pay for the support of all branches of the
Federal Government.
As to the origin of the local debt the Census
report gives many interesting facts, and a
statement of the proportion of the entire local
debt for each purpose that has been created IN
each section. 1t would have been more useful
had the Bureau ascertained and reported the
propOrtion of debt due in each State to each OF
the principal causes. As to the rate of interest
paid on the local debt, the following table is
given, showing the per cent of debt drawing
the several rates of interest," the per cent issued
each year since 1850, and the per cent maturing
each year to 1900:
New-York tribune., 1881-12-14
amusements 60 Night.

hcApENfY OF Music" La Favorita"
ERHrYs ARK THEATRE--" Mother-in-Law.
pIJoT OPERA HoUsE-"The snake Charnei1
BRooKIYN ACADEMY OF MusIC-2-', moneJ'
S1ogH's TufATRE-" The Mighty Dollar. ,,toor+Y
DAYS THRATRE-2 and g." Ihe fassins - I1aIneitn"
HIyEHIY's FIFTH AVENUE THEA1kbo i.1St ne WorIS
HAyBRLYs NIBLos GAKphN-k anu Fritz in ireland "
.,tIIi<, A,hi.i !,r.pt 1HgATRE--"Esmeralda"
NEW THEATRE CoMIQUE- Inc 'h"'Oi'
S.S FRASCIsCo MINsTRELs.
t1'x,,.pn 1'aE ATRE--" Patience
TiI.t "a THE EATRE-" La Mascotte.'
TuE CAsISo-" HanlOn Lees. ,,. .r5o,u
i -, nos snTAnE THEATRE-"The Lights O LONDON, -,
Sx,N1soE THEATRE" Tourists in the Pullman faace
Car"
New-York tribune., 1881-12-14
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
CONCERT OF CHAMBER MUSIC.

concert of chamber music, the second OF its
present series was given last night by the Standard
Quartette Club in Steck Hall. A model audience
was in attendance refined in appearance and man.
neT, appreciatiye to degree, prompt in responding
TO all just appeals for commendatiOD, and discrmi-
mating in judgment. Ii filled every chair the lit
tie room so admirably adapted to music of the
character played. This was the programme:
Quartet for strings, Bhat major op. l8 No. 9,
Sonata for panOfOrte and violin, major, op, %
Quartet for strings, major Mozart
Volins Mr.. Hermann Brandt and Mr. Max
Schwarz; Viola, Mr.. George Matzka; YIoloncelo.
Mr.. Frederick Bergner Piano, Mr. Constantin
Sternberg.
In this scheme the Goldmark sonata is the only
number that showed anything of a latter-day
tendency in chamber music. The quartet is the
last of BeethOyen's first set, written while he was
yet dominated entirely by the manner that Haydn
invented and Mozart continued. Like the Mozart
piece which brought the delightful enter
tainment to close, its pure and un-
affected melodiousness is unhampered by any
other purpose than an expression of the beautiful
The Goldmark sonata betrayed a straining after
dramatic effect, and an ambition TO say much
more than used to be gwen to its form TO say.
1t Is merltorious, however, and full of
dash and fire besides some of the luxurance
of melodic invention peculiar to a musician who
has tastes and leaninga toward Oriental subjects
and modes of expression. IL would have sounded
better had Mr.. Sternberg been less independent and
inconsderate of the violin voice in his treatment of
the piano part He permitted his love for crisp
and snowy playing to rob the piece of the deeper
sentiment which bIr. Brandt tried to infuse
into it, There was no response from the
piano TO the flowing and graceful passages
which Mr.. Brandt, who played with more than his
usual spirit, taste and fullness OftOne. gave out.
The club played with beautiful unity of feeling
and purity of intOnatiOn in bot the quartets The
four men show perfect confidence in each other and
seem TO appreciate fully how much the music they
interpret gains from the repOse born of free and
healthy style of play controlled always by sound
understanding and harmonious feeling.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-14

Waldersee. who is mentioned as Won Motke,s snc.
oessOr is of the pupils of the old General in tbs
arts of war. Won M0tke is still as upright. tr,m
and active as many man Of half his years. TIe
London Telegraph calls him the Admirable Crichton
of the nineteenth century, WHO, besides being the
greatest strategist and general in existence. ia
equally eminent an author, painter, y ma sl-
clan and a liuCuist
New-York tribune., 1881-12-14
MUSICAL NOTES.

Preparations are actively making for tho
musical festival to be given next May
under the direction Of Mr.. Theodore
Thomas. The harmonious cooperation between
the Boards of Directors of the New-York, CiLcin-
matt and Chicago Festival Associations has enabled
Mr.. Thomas TO conclude contracts with the princi-
pal singers at very advantageous terms, and has
demonstrated the wisdom of the co pprehensve
plan OF next Mays festivals. Ii has resulted, more.
over, in n resolution TO make the New
York and Chicago festivals biennial affairs
as the Cincinnati festivals have been since
1878. They will be given in 1882 and 1884 and
thenccforwari at intervals of two years. The cont
bnation between the cities will always insure tho
employment of the highest talent. shown this
wear in the engagement of Madame Materna.
special dispatch to HE TRIBUNE brings intelh
gence of the great success which the Musical
Festival Association of Cincinnati has
met with in the sale of seats for
the performance of The Messiah" on December
2s. at which Madame Patti is to sing. The choice
of seats is selling at auction. the sale having begnn
on Monday That days sales aggregated 1,4O0 seats,
and yielded 81. 500 20 yesterday 1915 seats were
sold for IS O43 The total receipts, therefore, have
been Sl2 S45 20 and not much more than one-haH
the seats in the Music Hall have been disposed of.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-14

The amount Of the local and State debt has
been reported in previous statements by the
Census Bureau. No other department of in
qury deserves more attention than this, ant no
other has received less attention from Federal
.lml hnritins-
New-York tribune., 1881-12-14

An interesting talk with Mr.. Vanderbilt is
printed on another page. The president OF
the Central declares that he is no longer re-
sponsble for the trunk line war, since he has
offered to submit the question of dliferential
rates in favor of Philadelphia and Baltimore,
which is the real point at issue, to
the decision of Charles Francis Adams
ir. Presidents Roberts and Garrett have de-
clined this proposition, and the controversy APP
pears to be as far from settlement as ever.
II should be borne in mind that in this con-
test Mr.. Vanderbilt is contending for the
interests of New York City. His claim is that
the grain and provisions of the West
should be brought to NewYork for the
same rate charged to Philadelphia and
Baltimore or, in other words, that the three
shipping ports should stand on an equality
in their competition for freight coming to
the seab0ard. The cOunter-claim is that
the shorter distance from Chicago and st.
Louis to Philadelphia and Baltimore should
count in their favor and against Ncw-Y YOrk.
Mr. Vanderbilt's position is sound, and will
be heartily sustained by the people of this
city. If rival shipping points are TO take our
trade from u.s. let them do it by their enter
prise, and not seek to put us at a disadvant-
age by a system of unfair freight discrmina-
i1nG
New-York tribune., 1881-12-14

Mr. Watterson has found spokesman in Senator
Beck, no thinks the present tariff an abOmlna-
ton" Beck promises to talk about it some more
presently II the Democracy knows what is good
for il. that old muzzle will be clappod on BecRs
mouth again Immediately.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-14

/
! Census Bureau. No other department of in
qury deserves more attention than this, and no
other has received less attention from Federal
authorities.
Mr. Watterson has found spokesman in Senator
Beck, who thinks the present tariff m abomIna-
ton" Beck promises to talk about it some more
presently. II the Democracy knows what is good
| for IT, that old muzze will be clappod on Becks
mouth again Immediately.
No Anti-Third Termer has slipped into the Cabi-
| net yet
Three cheers for Beck lie is gong to force the
Democracy to stand by its free trade platform,
established in 1870. With Beck pulling in one di-
rection and Voorhees, in another. the party will
have animated lime of it, even If 1t is not rent IN
twain.
We are surprised that an impassioncd call has
not already been sent ont fer the immediate as
scmbling of a National Woman Suffrage indigna-
ton meeting to be held in Washington close
under the caves of the White House as possible, to
protest against the Presidents alleged decision not
to appoint women to Office. The call Is certain 10
come sooner later. and when the convention
assemblies the President will be very likely to feel
like taking vacation.
No Northern Democratic newspaper feels oqual to
the emergency of expressing ITS opinion of th- pen.
SION swndle passed by the late Democratic Con-
grtss. The size of this swindlc $3.50 900. 900,
and it was passed 10y the party which Mr. Randall
says is the exponent If economy and retrencnment
Perhaps Minister Hurbut's mistake was in knk-
ing the authority of The Uord newspaper was
superior to the authority of the State Department.
President Arlhur's motto evidontlyis: Go slow
especially in the appointment of Thtrd-Termers.'
The FREQ trade discussion promised by Mr..Wat-
erson is about to open. After it is ended. aGoord
ing to the same authority, the slaughter Of all
Protection Democrats will begin. Who will Le the
first victim-Voorhees, Eaton or Barnum' If Bar
mum Is chosen he will probably otter his mule as
sacrifice in place Of himself
Perhaps Cuitcau will be put on the stand an
expert on his own insanity. The remarkable Court
would probably allow him to be.
What will be done with all the vacant and to be
vacated foreign mssonsi viii those be filled
with ThiId-Termers alsoH This question is not
asked TO embarrass the President 1t is merely put
out to voice "a general and not unnatural curiosity
A bill for the repeal OF the Arrears of Pensions
Act has been presented to Congress- 1t ought to be
passed by solid vote of both parties
Truth, one of the brightest Of all the London
weeklias tells the whole story Of Guteau and
finds the right name for him in two sentences, as
follows "As for his being mad, this is nonsense
lie is perulcous fool and if he acquitted on
the ground of insanity the life of no President i'll
America would be safe against the endeayOrs Of
pcrnci0us fools like him, seeking to thrust them
selves into nOtOretY"
New-York tribune., 1881-12-14

Ii is one of the curious anomalies OF recent
politics that a Jealous advocate OF Civil Ser
vice reform should arise in the front rank OF
the Democratic party. That Senator Pendleton
is such all advocate he has shown ny persistent
efforts in Congress in behalf of "A bill establish
ing for all minor appointiye Federal Offices
except postmaSterships the plan of compet-
tive examinations which prevails i'll England.
When he first began his support of this meas
ure, the Democracy looked upon him as first
class Joker and waited to see where the fun
was going to come in. After a while 1t was
discovered that the Ohio Senator was in solemn
earnest, and since then the Democratic poll
ticans have looked with amazement on his
abandonment of what they regard as the car
dina principle Of their faith, the division OF
the spos of office among the party workers.
Mr.. Pendleton does not appear to care much
for the good or bad opinion of his party, how
ever. He has reintroduccd his bill of last ses-
sion. and Yesterday made n vigorous speech III
its support. We congratulate him on cutting
loose from the ties of Democratic tradition and
practice and joining a movement which, before
he enlisted III it, found all its leadership and
life in the Republican organization. His method
Of reform may not be the best, hut his blows
at the spoils system, which his party origi-
mated, are energetic and wel-directed.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-14

Senator Hill made some remarks yesterday
about Civil Service Reform, Virginia politics,
the New York Custom House and President
Arthur which he designed to be caustic, but
which manifestly signify that he has heard
the rumbings of the new political movement
I'm Georgia, and is trembling in his shoes for fear
the breaking up of the Solid South, which be-
gan last month in Virginia, will end his public
career.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-14

Would it not be good idea to start a So
ciety for the Discouragement of Useless Legis-
,ation 1t might offer gold medal to the
CONGRESSMAN introducing the fewest bills.
That there is field for such society is ap-
parent from the fact that $50 bills were
Offered in the House yesterday, though the
roll of States was only about half called.
Upon reaching Massachusetts the House
Determined to take rest till Friday, when
ihe floodgates will be opened again.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-14
population, assessed valuation, and valuation
per Capita, as follows:
otal united sts SO 1855 7s8 SIS s07 ,567 $83689

The bonded State AMI local debt and the
annual interest charge the per capita bonded
debt and the per capita annual interest charge
are shown as follows:
New-York tribune., 1881-12-14
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one =. but the Republicans had the advantage
of tbe assistance of the independent element,
which cares little for party names IN muillcl-
nal elections and votes the best ticket
The fact that the Chambers of Commerce OF
many of the principal French cities have
passed resolutions in favor of a commercial
treaty with the United States is interesting,
but will not 60 far toward advancing the pro-
iect on this side of the Atlantic. The French
naturally want to get their wines and silks
into our markets at lower rates of tariff duties
than they are now compelled to pay, aud III
return for such privilege are willing to gave
us special terms for our cereals cotton and pro-
visions. To discriminate in favor OF one
country in our tariff schedules would, how
ever, be contrary to our uniform policy in the
past, and would have a look OF mialrness
distasteful to the American mind. Our sa1e
rule thus far has been to treat all nations
alike Perhaps we lose money by It, but we
shall continue to stick to 1T.
The English papers do not like the course
Mr. Blaine has pursued in relation to the
affairs of the warning South American kepup-
lies. They object to the idea which underlles
their efforts to influence the deStinieS of Amerl-
can Nations, and that the great Republic OF
America has paramount interest in the well
fare of her sister Republics on this Continent,
and better right than England to be con-
suited about their affairs Mr.. Blaines doc
true is no new invention, however. 1t has
always been held by American statesmen, ana
has been more than once applied when we
were not in nearly as good condition to en-
force it as we are now. The South American
Republics are our foster children. when they
freed themselves from Spain they modelled
their constitutions upon ours and sought our
protection If their quarrels require arbitra-
ton, they naturally turn to us rather than to
any of the monarchias of Europe. The at
tempt of any European Nation to settle their
difficulties and shape their boundaries would
be unwelcome to them and would be justly
resented by us.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-14

BrNSELL's MUSEUM. ,,,,.,
SsTIoN Al ACADEMY OF Decentralization.
sTEISWAY HALL-Sternberg SOree.D
R5TU-sT AND BROADwAY-2 anu S-Educateo horFes'