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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
MrSICAL NOTES.

The manager Of the Casino has arranged for
the production OF Fsks" nUw running In London. IL
will follow The Merry War"
NJ Divide Musin has been engaged by the
Apollo Club, of Chicago to play At concert IN that Guy
on February %.
The instrumental forces at the Casino
concert next Sunday evening Will be augmented by the
addition OF the l2th Regiment band. The SOLO per-
formers will he Miss Emma Juch, Nine. Teresa
Carreno and Herr Fritz Glese.
Mfr. Albert j. Holden, Organist of the
Church OF the Divine Paternity, will deliver lecture
hf The Chapn Literary Association IN the schooroom
~ rho church next Monday evening. lie will discuss
music as an educator and Will Dave tue heip ot 'o0s'
quartet In the illustrations
Madame Minnie Hank, who has been visiting
tho principal cities OF Virginia and the Caronas during
the MONTH Will give three operate concerts early Ia
March in Galveston AfterWard she will revisit Charles
ton Atlanta and Richmond
Miss Lena Little,who was heard with pleasure
bere last season OF our best coGeers Is vigorous
" pursuing her studies abroad For six mouths sue wa
IN Frankfort with Herr StOckhausen, deV' ting he l
the study OF song singing and the ordofic oTsSy re-
Went 10 ondon where she has been hl'sI "'o'
ceycd. go r,ot his or.
AR Theodore Thomas will conduct h's oi
chestra in a concert to bs gwen by S'l'' - Gu M.
tomorrow evening, February 2'' ID 80 IN. an
nrooramme is az eItgensJ "'''''
pears ........J Johannes Btahms
i dSpesrao No in o % q Ssar:rs,
49,, phan,edy" Plrps - ~, - Ssnnia
Sc! An Ia de Walenstaedt" Franz Liske
l. Plano Solos Tin Rallo ia Maschera," IL Dc Buio~
-" Miss M.rgulss.
o. symphonic room"Lt S0"'' 4O''A'eS Camille saot s,.a.
concerto TT MINOR op y .,,.........trsd F Chopin
8. Coh0oi" Miss Marsules
r.o Nsw-York Eisteddfod will meet IN
c,,cEcriug Hall this afternoon aud evening,
charlie, A. Dana will preside in the afternoon anu
uenry Ward Beecher in the evening Inero wiz .Is
nsuaI conditions In vocal and Instrumental n,u' nus"
ncludng sight singing and compoSuon, te,', .'".s
essay Writing po composition tn %i as I Ts,a nns the
and translation. The adjudcaors VII. oo rnxsri
Paw d parker Morgan of this city and tho hev. h%S
Kew ~ - n,Oc,npatI essay, and Welsh poetry w. ).
Roberts tawy Covy Of La1r". m S.S,, D ss.
hSh poo"y' ,elvnJ Evans OF CIneinnati reei'"so"''
nS' Rev. Di g. H. Humphrey music and musical e0%pS' s,
ton, william Miles OF Lima one OF s5 iI for the Gee
that wi Fary Land" and one of Sioo f9T n oIe Yon
ODofoh III M sheen" are the Cambrlan Si Union
All we hH choir society the Manhattan Nno Hsar mn
tue T Tnun,, Giee Club aud Edward Muins"n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
OCCILTISH IN ENGLAND.

ALondon dispatch recently stated that young
Englishman of good family, the son OF distln-
ouisbed statesman has become a convert to Budd-
bism and has started for Smla to enteru upon nOy-
tiate Of seven years. 1t Is perfectly apparent that
the reporter has here obtained very imperfect and
confused idea of the facts. The connection OF no.
vifiate of seven years with conversion to Buddhism
that is TO say exOteric Buddhism is absurd No par
ticular preparation has been required for JONI
inc that religion. In the time Of GOtama all that
was necessary for the neOphyto was to hear the
doctrine preached, and then to say, II take my
refuge in the VIZ After Buddha's death his Order
proceeded to pervert his teachings Ho had express
ly prohibited worship of his person, but the Order
almost Immediately made dead letter of this COM
mand, and in short time the applicant for
Brahmacarya, or spiritual discipleship was re-
ouired to subscribe to threefod creed, follows:
&" take my refuge in Buddhai take my refuge in
the Law, take my refuge in tho Order" Buddha
said. Walk In the paths' and that was all The
Order has built up elaborate ritualism.
But the true meaning of the London dispatch can
be declphered without any difficulty. There can be
no doubt that tho young EngIshman spoken of has
really resolved 10 devote himself not to Buddhism.
but to Occultsm and that the seven years no.
yitiate refers to the term of probation he will have
10 pass as pupil or chela to one Of the East Indian
or Thibetan Mahatmas, or Masters, or Adopts, as
they are called In Europe great deal of mystery
surrounds these personages and though Mr. Sinnett
in his books 4" The Occult World" aud Esoteric
Buddhism" has endeaVOred to clear away some VI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
HON. BIvET1LLISM rs BLOCKED.

If seems strange that the earnest advocates OF
bimetalism in this country, who were so I'M
patient a few years ago to take the lead OF all
the world in a great monetary revolution,
have managed to make themselves considered
in all other countries the chief obstacles to
triumph of bmetallic views. AS to the ablest
of them, this impression is hardly just. For
they have made earnest efforts of late to bring
about a suspension of silver coinage, and, now
ever responsible they may have been Tor the
beginning of that coinage, may claim with some
reason that they are not to blame Tor It's con-
tinuance. But it is not strange IL a dlnereht
immersion prevails abroad. These men became
widely known, when the silver bill was passde,
as its most Jealous and powerful advocates
The impression that they were strong enough to
secure its passage but, since 1t has ceased To be
of any service, have never been strong enough
TO secure Il suspension OF coinage, or even TO get
the subject fairly considered, would not naturally
be encouraged by them or their friends. III they
were really in earnest in urging a suspension OF
coinage. as they were in urging the Bland bill,
foreigners do not see why they accomplish
nothing.
Every day the evidence grows stronger that
the attitude of the United States is now the
principal obstacle to bimetallism in Europe.
In an official letter recently sent to the BIZ
metallic Association of New York, from the
International Monetary Standard Association,
dated at their rooms, "a Leadenhall-st., London,
f. c.. January 28th, the great progress in
England of opinions represented by the assOci-
alton is forcibly set forth, and it is shown that
leading statesmen of both parties are ready to
give the question fair consideration. The efforts
of the association :" to enlighten public
opinion on the subject are mentioned, and
then the letter closes with these words: But
"the turning point in the movement is generally
Supposed here to be the suspension of legal
slender silver coinage on your side" The
association is not ignorant, Of course, that
the Americans who resist suspension of silver
coinage profess to be Jealous for bimetallic
ideas. But, in the Judgment Of nearly all
intelligent bimctallists in Europe, these same
Americans are directly and chiefly responsible
for preventing the reconciliation of silver.
Necessarily the question must be asked, in
England, France, and other countries, whether
the Americans really care anything for the BIZ
metallic principles which their course defeats.
Or arc they merely using bimetallism a. a
cover for an effort to work of silver, and silver
mines and shares, at as good a price as
possibe7 If IL man has no comprehension Of
bmetalic ideas, and cares not button
whether his country gets into difficulty or not
SO long as he can sell this year at better price
the stuff he has to sell, then one can understand
why he should stick to a course which all the
bmetallists of Europe pronounce hostile to their
principles But are the majority in Congress
quite prepared to make that sort of reputation
for themselves 7
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
Amusemenis 60 Night.

xoApEMY OF prseSwater Color EShisi eSS Eurydicc-
BIJoU OPERA HOUSE, and e-u w Orp"eu' ""'
Casyso-2 and g." The Merry War
SSsYcxpeING HALF and 7:30-Concert x,.uowstone"
CosMof99l OIL, TppS and g." The Country Girl"
rs.sb orrRa HOUSE, and s-"The Ralah; n,s Roses
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE ana no:otcd a Partner
EEw-YoRK COMEDY TsEArRn-%2 i sss Peril.s
NIBLos GARDES--2 and 60, o. WV
srAr TUrATRH-S-" Nadiezda
erEINwAY HALI-S-Concert dstrau s." The Beg
TuAIIk TREATRk-2-" Die hin"
gar Student" 800 oCorielia's Aspirations"
UNION -. s T1ar ITRE--s--" Lady Clare; ,y,Y
81 AvEsUS TnEATRE-2 and I pripe 9%fd
bIa ANhNu1 r 1TuE.rRy-Z aud S-Minstres
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
THE BANK QUESTION.

The prospect at Washington IL that the Nc
Pherson bill may pass, but no other for the
relief of the banks. Votes in the Senate 1ndi-
cate that there Is no chance of the success Of
any measure allowing more circulation to be
issued by banks than the par value OF bonds
deposited for security As to the tax on circula-
ton. which can no longer DO justified on any
ground whatever unless the destruction or tho
National banking system is desirable, no effort
TO abolish 1t seems to be likely to succeed at
this session.
Nevertheless it IL misrepresentation
to say that the Mcpherson bill would De
"utterly useless No candid and intelligent
person can say this of measure that ADDS
one-ninth to the circulation which can be issued
upon bonds now on deposit The surrender
of circulation has not been rapid for
months past. 1t is by no means certain
that. were no change made in the law, very
great or rapid change would occur before an
other session of Congress. If the Mcpherson
bill onlv serves to defer for a single year the
mischiefs which general abandonment or the
National banking system would cause, II
must be considered useful measure.
Within year, it is TO be hoped, more rational
view of the question may prevail and there
is every reason to believe that the Mcpherson
bill would do more good than that.
1t is cheap and shallow political tactics to
deny such merits as this bill possesses, because
il originates with a Democratic Senator. 1t Is
not a sufficient or satisfactory measure; nobody
who comprchcnds either the usefulness or the
needs of the banking system will claim that it IS.
But it is far better than no change at
all. The men who refuse to do what they can to
save business from disorder, because they can
not do all that they would, do not seem to us
to be very wise in their generation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

roPrIGN-The German press Is seriously dlNlden
a. 10 the propriety of Bismarck's action on tne
Iasker resolution. 60 Mr.. BTadlaugh was AGAIN
excluded from Parliament. 60 lhe DEBATE On
parnelps motion condemnlng the Governments
,onrss in Ireland was adjourned. 80 General
Gordon has gone alone to visit FL Mahdi
NM Copp6e and De Lesseps were elected 10 the
French Academy. ~
CoyGRrss.-In the Senate yesterday bill was
passed for the punishment of persons persohatmg
officer, and employees Of the United States. -
The Senate debated further the bill to provide Tor
the issue of circulation to National banks. = In
Che House the Agricultural Appropriation bill was
,snorted - The House passed the Military
Academy Appropriation bill 60 The House
cassed the Post Route bill with Senate amendment.
- In the House a communication was received
from tho President, transmitting statement from
the Secretary of State to the effect that the British
Government had presented the Alert to the United
States for use on the Greedy Relief Expedition
CITY AND SUBUKBAN.-The New-YOrk Harvard
Club ate its eighteenth annual dinner yesterday
x The Arion Ball took place. FINAL ar
rsngemsnts for the procession in honor of De Long
and his cOmpauOns were made. -= j. Z. Blllups%
Co made an assignment -= Alumni OF Lafayette
College dined. - Rugg received many visitors
NJ the Long Island City Jail. - reception was
riven TO the brothers Redmond at the Cooper lnstl
tute. 80 Goode, one of the assailants of MI
Church. got twenty years imprisonment @=
Gold value of the lega-tender silver dollar t4IZi2
vrains). s641 cents GO Stocks generally were
dull. but special activity in few at higher
proes affected the whole list; the closing was UNI
settled and irregular.
DOMESTIC Testimony regarding the Gay Head
disaster was concluded yesterday. 60 thou
sand coal miners In the Pittsburg district are on
.trike. - The Bourbon two-thlrds majority in
the Virginia Legislature is broken by recent
elections. 60 Later advices show the loss Of
life and property by Tuesdays cyclone to be enor-
NOUS. - Baltimore and Ohio contractors are
surrendcrng their contracts. GO The Y. NJ. Z. A.
State convention met in Buffalo &C Many OF the
Leisenring victims had recently insured. 80
verdict for the City of Pittsburg against DR.. Hos
letter for 1892. 600 has been rendered.
The WEATHER-TRIBUNE local observations IN
S,oateoIear OF fair and warmer weather Tempera-
ture yesterday Highest, 37'; lowest, III;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
MUSIC AND The DRAMA.
MODJESKA.

Shakespeare's comedy of Twelfth Night"
will be acted Star Theatre Saturday night. and
Nine Modjesks will appear as Viola Her npefsonaton
OF this character has IN this city aud by some
Judges it edmired "Nsdjezda" Is laid aside FOR
while In order to relieve tho actress from the severe
sraln which II imposes upon her strength If consider
able part OF the revolving horror which now surchrses
this drama were discarded from 1t the public also might
DO releyed-and the play might be much better ono =
"a not obvious that anything is gained in dramatic
sense by the implication Of criminal and hideous self
sacrifice rads by Naiesdd IN the prologue; ana surely
engagement to last two weeks longer after the prcseus
week Is ended Mccullough will succeed her At tho star
Theatre OIL March 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
WAGES AT NOME AND ABROAD.

The Brooklyn Revenue Reform Club has re-
Gently placed Protectionists under great obliga-
tons. 1t evinoed a commendable spiritof fair
ness in inviting Mr.. Kasson to present his side
of the economic argument. This he did with
great ability and force, his address being one
of the clearest and most logical contributions
to the tariff controversy with which this com
munity has been favored in many years. TIE
Club, to be sure, provided what it considered
would he an effective antidote to the unwh0le-
some tendencies Of Protection address. A
fcur-page circular entitled Free Trade Neces-
sary to High Wages" was handed TO every one
attending tho lecture. This tract was us strik-
ing an illustration Of the Free-Trado method of
reasoning from theories TO laws as Mr.. Kasson
could have desired. Whether read before or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22

the fog which hangs over them, there have
been many sceptcs so obstnately incredulous rs to
doubt their very existence. This soepticim grows
out Of the magnitude Of the claims put forward
in their behalf Thus II IS asserted by Mr.. Sinnett
and others that the Adopts have by profound study
of nature through methodsof psychologicaltraini
unknown to the West, acquired scientific knowl-
edge which places ut their command natural fotces
the very existence and nature of which the Occi.
dent has yet to discover. 1t is asserted that the
profound study Of natural lawshas enabled the
Adopts to solve the problem Of the future life. and
not only that but pierce the events Of the Cos
mos, and to acquire positive information concern
ing Mans Whence and Whittier.
These claims are advanced In the most decided
manner, not indeed by the Adopts themselves, for
they do not communicate directly with the world,
but by their chelas or pupils, Of whom there are
hundreds in India. Those who have read
"Zanoni" know something Of the kind Of beings
the Adopts are represented to be- The remarkable
fact however, is that they should find disciple In
nineteenth century England. The probationary
stage moreover, is not certainly the avenue to
Adeptship. The tests to be undergone are said TO
be so severe that very few sustain them, while
natural aptitude for the work must cooperate
with the submission of the Will. Already few
Europeans have Joined the mystic band, but it is
declared that the Western intellect Is very rarely
fitted for the discipline and training demanded, and
especially for the complete determination and
placement indispensable. Whoever goes In for
Adeptship moreover must go In for life, for there
is no conditional admission. This Is pity, because
it deprives the world of the information which
might be derived from the experience OF the neo-
phytes who fail to win the goal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22

nom tne midst OF plans for doing this leaves b,s "a.
sstS , sgsIrassed No one knew the exact condition.
which no WAS doing TO retrieve them The ,oaua
gers Oh tne estate will try to arrange with the cred
tors 90 that II will not be necessary To have i a.
through the insolvency court.1 " ""'0" !"
LONDON, Feb 2i.-Mn Irving who is an sd.
yanced Radical In politics, has been elected mem.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
RIG LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES.

d. E. HGJ6augh, OF Detroit, life nsraHce-Life lnsurs
ance has not been considered having good held OF
operation In Michigan, but in two years experience
there have found It ripe for that business We have
large clean towns. heavy numbering interests aud many
args have been made In various branches Of
trade The tendency Of thngs in the life insurance bus
is to seek for large risks and largo premiums noa
nen Of wealth. The Equitable has been writing pro-
uiums high 100000 single life since January
l. The limit up to that time was $4,000 Several s1ca
nol.nias have been written at the Ne G-York aRe..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
BRIDGE ENGINEERING.

Samuel McELoy cicd eaga.er-fhat the cables OF the
East River Bridge have very considerably heightened 10
shown by thu that the suspender bands have been
slipped nearer the towers by several inches Thi. was
done last fall It indicates that there was some serious
characterization as the sran-bearng power OF the cables
Bur Mr. Roebng has admitted over his signature In
letter to General John Newton that there were many
misoaloulatons IN tho Bridge estimates. was
at tn. opening the cantieyer bridge at Niagara Falls
tits beautiful engineering structure hui not perfect for
all that It has settled, under test six inches more thaa
W. aIflrinated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
THE FLOODS OF THE OHIO.

s. P. Case, 0r Oiacinnat-Untl last year, no noodia
Ohio has brought restitution TO any great number Of
people, Since the great doOd fifty years ago. In 1882,
towns have been low land all along the river and
In the greet cite. all land has been built over
Last years floods brought terrible destituon to large
numbers OF people. This year the same thing Ia
greater array II is simply awful to think Of the house.
less Homeless hungry thousands out along that river to-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22

Ill ,,nor public charity will continue. In so'io
O". tho farmers NAV not be able to get fairly
~ IT. foot for wear 1t is a calamity which
will he felt long and far, and is the WORSE lor
coming so early in the year.
Contain Pearse, of the Glaucus, admits tnaV
he saw and recognized the wreck Oh the Ci'y
Of Columbus when he passed down the Sound
on the morning after the disaster. He says,
however. that he looked through his glass ana
could see no sign of life on the wreck, and ne
supposed that the passengers and crew had Ill
been saved or lost long before. 1t may very
well be believed that Captain Pearse wouid no'
have passed the wreck had he known there were
living beings upon it, but this explanation VIII
not acquit him. 1t was his duty to make GER
tain of the absence of human life on the wreck
not to content himself with look through his
glass. At four miles distance he could not nave
been sure that the wreck was untenanteo' anu
he ought to have gone near enough to leave no
doubt on that point.
tis difficult to understand why the Senate
Committee on Cities should have reported
favorably the bill to give the Board OF Estimate
the sole authority to make contracts for clean
ing tho streets of this city. The contracts now
have to be approved by that board There Is
no necessity for any interference with the work
of the Street Cleaning Department, unless 1t be
to extend the contract system. Commissioner
Coleman advertised at one time for proposals
for carrying the street refuse to sea. If ne had
placed this work in the hands of the lowest re-
sponsible bidder the city would have saved
5000, 900. But Tammany began legal proceed
ings and on a technicality defeated the execu-
ton of the contract. There is no reason, how
ever, why the work should not be let out at con-
tract now, and the city saved large sum of
money. The Assembly Investigating Commit
tee ought to inquire into this matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
WATER WORKS EAST AND WEST.

Sidney ". hopkins, prestdent Council Blufs Wa.0
Work&-Th~ AGueduct Commission might study 70 adj
vantage the water supply OF various Western cities
venture TO say that new works just completed Al
Council Bluffs the most perfect of their kind west OF
Chicago The water is brought from the Missouri River
and pumped by what known the Birkenbibs system
into three settling reservoirs the bluffs agaiuss
the town You know tho color Of Missouri wateri A
Hackensack brick red just the shade OF ono Of your
new fashioned Eastern sunsets. But after
the sand that gives Is this color mas
settled in the reservoirs 1t becomes m
clear as filtered rsin-water With present capacity
furnish about five millions gallons day or over
hundred gallons per capita OF the present population
When the water was fret turned into the mains Il
found furnish pressure through the hydrants sufficient
TO throw twoinch stream l7J feet high. The COmmOa
Council considering the question VI selling tho
city fire engines. Tho Quaker Bridge dam gigantic
scheme. unnecessary and niquous. II undertaken. ia
MY opinion it would soon become reservoir OF cOIr-
zion animal, yeget able and municipal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
LOWERING THE TRorrING RECORD

WiHian H. Edicards pgesidcH CercttId Troning Asso'
ciad0H-1hs will 30 rOusug Of trotting Ines
Is more public interest than ever The record wiz 80
down. think, 70 2l0 possibly to 2o7, or between 2;os
sud2lO somewhero What we want most is good, square
trottlS and 10 fOolishness. We are butOning tbaia
30 wn pretty close 10 with the rules now In force