Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-08
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.

| New York P0litics-whO viii Lead the
Republicans-COrnell Probably-Thc
New Comic Opera-Jumbo's Coming
Goodbye, Patti-AnOther Romance
The White Siave-ROscoe COnkling,
| Etc
| Special Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAN.
| NEW YORK, April Z, 1SSa.-The question of the
hour among the politicians here is who is TO carry
the banner for the republicans in the coming CUB
| ernatorial contest From the talk that one hears
| In the corridors OF the Fifth Avenue hotel and
elsewhere, It is very plain that the spirit OF strife
between the Conkling and the anti-Conkling fac
| lions is as strong as ever Two or three weeks
ago the ex-senator AMI his followers slapped their
thighs in their Civilizations. They thought that
| Cornell, by his appointment OF Mason (Which all
agree was very ill-adyise1 move on the COVER
| nor's parp, and by the Tammany deal, had cut
his own throat Cornell to them had dwindled
| down from a governor with a gooi record TO a
very little man whom nobody would have
| any more use for. But IL appears now that they
were looking at Cornell through the reverse end OF
| the telescope. Even the governors enemies admit
that he is shrewd politician, and Ii is only neces-
| sary to look back at the contest at Albany last
| summer for verification OF this fact He re-
Trained from rushing into the fight the stalwart
side, where his principles would naturally have led
him, and thereby Incurred the opposition OF the
| Conkling faction. This very opposition will now
| get him the support OF the half-breeds, who will
have their own way N this state for some time TO
come. Secretary Folger would make strong can
didate, Notwithstanding the fact that he is stall
wart, but brought forward as he viii be, he will not
! succeed In getting the nomination. From his
position in the Cabinet he would be looked upon as
| an administration candidate, ami tn At would be
enough TO cut him out So at present IL looks very
| much as though Cornell would get to carry the
banner. If he does he will, almost without doubt,
serve second term, as there Is so wide a breach
| In the democratic ranks
| THE wEATHERcocK.
A new opera is to be brought out at Days next
week that has clever libretto whatever may be
said OF the music. Ii Is by French author, and
! is thoroughly French piece 1t is called " La Gil
rouette," or THE Weathercock." The opera opens
il the garden of castle on the picturesque banks
or a river In Holland. Pfpin de BermepStorG has
castle and rules over small prinCipality, but he
| is impecunious. He is the weathercock. He has
pretty daughter, P1TnceSSe FrederiQuS, whom he
| wishes to marry some rich man that he may him
| self get money. To this end he propose TO give
the hand OF his daughter in marriage To young no
| bemnn by the name of EftStGcile de Toledo But
as II Is hard TO find young lady OF manageable
age without lover the if1nceSSe has already set
| her hearts affections upon young man. His name
| is HHdeTbP7f de BrfildiSf. Old PiptR has eight
guards under the leadership OF Captain Colardo,
whose chief characteristic is that he gets every
thing wrong. HUd"Tbert has eight gentlemen
friends, and thirty Guards of Virtue" accompany
| the fair PrinceSSe Frede,fgue. At the opening of
the opera HHderbp1f and his companions are osten-
/ sibIy on fishing Xcursion, but the lovers real
| object Is an Interview with the PTtIcesSe When
In the garden With her ne hears that EgSttIChe de
Toledo is on his to claim the PriHCesSp'S hand,
and he quickly decides to represent himself as
| EhStdcIae. He has his companions put on dis
] guiSes, gets up a donkey train, and approaches
the castle in great glory. When he presents him.
self TO ffptR the latter looks at him in amaZement
| for meanwhile the real EatStpche has arrived and
embraced his future father-in-law. He is greatly
| perplexed, sometimes believing that one is the
| mpoStor, and sometimes that the other IS
Eh0cle, in the happiness OF his heart, sets ont to
find her who is to be his bride, AMI being told that
she Is frequently disguised as peasant, through
her capricious disposition, he finds S'lzd,ae, one
OF her waiting maids, and makes love to her.
ton iavishei upon her that She does net acauajnt
him with the mist Ike he has made. sIwil have my
daughter decide for me which one is the rascally
| rheumatic legs. Then he commissions the trusty
Coiardo to go and watch the P'iscesse. Which
must be the impo5tor, because she has rebelled
against the match her father he's made Tor her.
This was good logic But the lovers hear of the
f.'ederLq.e is cross with Hldeyoe,s, and
unfortunate Eustache is Imprisoned in a wind mil
and his rival leads the PrincesSe to church
Suzanne liberates the prosecuted sutton from his
captivity, and still thinking that she is Ptpin's
| daughter he takes her to priest and the plir are
clandestlnsiy marr.et BY this time Eustache's
rlves and t is proven that he is the genuine utor
| lfpfa, "fhe Weathercock," is again astoniSh.j
|
talk the parties are all satisfied. There has been
| love-mahing in the meantime between some OF the
| comp mons or HHder6e,f ami the pretty sGuardS
OF Virtue, 4" and some OF them pair off, Mr. Daily
discovered the piece in an obscure theater in Paris
some months ago and became so enainored OF It
that he expects to make the hit or the with
| It, He says 1t aDoundS with brilliant music.
JUMBos COMING.
| The city is growing impatient to see Jumbo
whose arrival is expected to-day. There are often
storms at sea, and there are fears that the good
been delayed. Tears are said to have been shed
| over his departure from England, and even yet
lamentations are heard in British nurseries. With
| all these attentions at home, the huge pet would
common place, but the old Snowman who is the
cause OF all the trouble, has taken measures to
| prevent any such disappointment. Jumbo is to
be welcomed to these shores by some of the city
officials, whom Barnum has invited to go down to
meet the vessel when she has passed Sandy Hook
| have not learned whether there is to be music,
but there will be- IL Barnum doesn't overlook that
detail. The courtesy OF the boat, which is to sail
down the bay, has been extended to the correspon-
dents Of all the London journals, so
that they may send home authentic and detailed
accounts OF Jumbo's voyage and his present ply
| bearing the great and precious burden is expected
| to arrive to-day, BArnum Is the happiest man on
up Madison avenue in the direction of the Madi,
| sOn-square garden He was beaming with smiles,
| and walked with a quick elastic step-he pr1des
himself on the agility he has In his old age-as il
he wasn't old at all. but very young and particu-
| larry Spry young man. Reverting to Jumbo the
dock commissioners have given permission TO land
him at pier l. and the great box in which he is held
captive is to be hauled up Broadway to the gar
| den. There is some talk on the part OF the show
| people of putting some OF the elephants now at
| the garden In harness and have them draw their
| illustrious brother to his destination The ele-
plant Is to be exhibited here for short time
| and will be the regning sensation. Barnum has
| had special car made for his transportation on
the railroads. which, with its carvings and gildngs
will rival the chariOts OF royalty. The old show
man says that he Is going to put stop to Jumbo's
diet OF SweetmeatS and acduouS food, and by giving
him good, nutritious food, he expects to Increase
his weight by a ton and add several more inches to
his stature. A friend OF Barnum said yesterday
that the monster was turning out a much better
advertising card than Barnum anticipated in his
widest moments
sHB WILL NOT MARRY YET.
The announcement OF the marriage OF Miss
Mackay to Don Philippe de Bourbon, of which
spoke last week, so ruined Mrs Mackay's feathers
that she has Indignantly denied the report 1t is
whispered that good reason for this is found In
the fact that Don Philippe is already married In
some sort Of q way From what have seen OF
the bonanza kings wife, she would like nothing
better than give wa 10