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New-York tribune., 1885-03-30
A SONG RECITAL.

The series of recitals OF German songs Mhich
Mr. Max Heinrich Is giving with The help OF MISS Meuoi
Henson in the small hall OF the Metropolitan opera
ought TO open the eyes OF some OF our singers 10
the vast Nealth which lies in this department OF sca
literature comparison Of the programmes OF season
Ir,uld show that as rule the knowledge OF TASTE oi
sneh of our yocasts as public hearing moves III
a wofully narrow circle and that the majority OF the
s,lec,iou- are either hackneyed from much Use or
avstically insignificant Mr.. Heiurics recitas expose
the ab.urdity OF such Of affairs. His rordmDes
are chilled from the works of the masters OF song-wrtng
and ara ike nosegays in which the flowers vie with each
other in beauty fragrance and freshness, yet together
make "A harmonious whole.
AL the third OF these recals on Saturday evening
boarseness contracted by Miss Henson while journey
ing from Boston, deprived Mr.. Heinrich Of his usual
assis; ant. lie supplied the deficiency 10y snhsutuuhs
his own interpretations OF songs by Schubert Schulahn
and others. While the recital lost the element Oh
variety which came from the change OF voices Oy tnis
II lost nothing In musical interest Mr. ncIlIIVu
readings of German songs greatly 10 be preferred 10
Miss HcuSon's ungaant IL may sound 10 say So anu
the necessity of the occasion seemed 10 tiulae hr
Heinrich To nut than his usuai Tort 10 please
IiebesbOtschaft,' (the nrsI sonS OI
Schbett's series entitled schwangesang,) which no
gave IN lieu of OF Miss Hcnsons, he Was particiay
feclious II was, In fact. an eNemplincalloh ol tne
most finished sye of song singing, and Its effectiveness
was greatly heightened by tue Deant5ml mdnneI ~
which the accompaniment was played The Wisdom OF
ones playing his accompaniment III songs OF hlgn
art val 10 has frequently been called In question:
Is an argument on both sides, but, when MI telnflcn
keeus within the bounds OF moderation tle dOes not
always do there is more than COMPENSATION Ior ihI
los, In vocal freedom which results from the divided
occupation I'm resulting unity OF feeling between tne
two factors OF the song.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-30
STILL OBTAINING Mr.. DURANT.

A TALK WITH HIS SON HowARD-HIs OBJECTIONS
TO MRS. BOWERS.
Charles w. Durant is still an occupant OF his
son,. house No III East Fifty -seventh-s, and Mrs.
Bowers's attempts to regain possession OF her father
have not vet proved successful The jealous vigilance
with which Frederick c. Durahts door has heretofore
been guarded was somewhat relaxed yesterday, and
TpmuNE reporter was allowed 10 enter the house
where he was received by Howard NJ. Duraht. IN
answer the reporters inquiries Mr. Duraht SAID
understand that the writ OF haDeas corr US ny
brother to produce my father In court tOmorrow mas
been served upon him, anu II my iathef heai,n WI"
permit il he WIFI appear But don't believe that hc
Will be well enough ~, 4. ..,,o A.,
regard 20 the proceedings which have been Instituted
against him for contempt OF courtf said the reporter
the penalty Is one months Imprisonment ana hhe VI
$3.50 and ldge Van Brunt Is said to DO dangerous
man to trde with" - A.. .a,.h
any such considerations. aud we VIII run any FISK 10
secure what we consider his welfare. No, my bfother
Frederick has left New York and don't Intend 10 40
our father from Mrs. Bowcrss custody was
tho belief that he did not there receive
proper oare and treatment As au instance or my SIS
ters neglect tell you that when my Ihther was
suffering from his second attack or paralysis she iet US
aIl I'm ignorance OF the facts and my brother Fred
erick were the South. but she might nave communi
Gated with US or with my brother Charles who WAS IN
Ney-YorA. Then when my brother John died recently
she promised member OF the family no 10 'ei any @
nounce IL him, and the next day found nm I'D = w.
trcssed state OF mind saying that he had hearu pau
news At tho time that testimony was being tahen ye
fore the ,hs saefa ay } a%S 5 tspi waiting lis
carriage although there was no occasion for ms presence
and Ur Allen SAIL tho exposure would be Injurious 70
Lim Il ought 70 be understood that my father came W
New-York tribune., 1885-03-30
DIR. JOHN X. MCCOMB.

DR.. John II. McComb died of congestion OF
the lungs his home the Imperial apartmenthouse In
East scvcny-sixth-st yesterday morning DE- hcComp
was born IN this city 1902 His father was OF scotch
descent and a native OF the Isle Of Man In 1927 Dr.
McComb was graduated from the College OF Physicians
and Surgeons and began practice as an assistant to D
Lord a we'll known physician of those days. He soon
acn lred practice which extended over the lower.part
of tie CITY AT the tire suicide of Colt. who was
nwaitng execution for tho murder OF John Adams Ut
McComD visiting physician at the l0mDs, ana was
one who discovered the suicide dead IN nus cen
In cholera epidemic OF 1892 he had charge OF one
the city hospitals and particularly SUCCESSFUL III
his treatment OF the disease In 1870 an accident 10
his knee compelled him to retire from the active practice
of his profession. Although in bis eighty third year at
the time OF his death Dr. McComb retained his facutes
unimpaired aud often delighted his friends with MS
graphite accounts OF old NcwYOrk and the New-1orkers
OF other days. lie lost his keen interest IN nus
profession refused his services TO tie POOR ana neeuy
At the time OF his death he the Oldest and he was
pne OF the mos5 respected members OF the New-lorE
Medical Society After long life OF usefulness Ee dled
respected and beloved He leaves daughter and TWO
sons property. which considerable, CONSISTS oi
real estat In this city and Pennsylvania
New-York tribune., 1885-03-30
THE PRESIDENT At CHURCH.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-The President ap-
peared before Washington congregation this morning
for the first time running the gauntlet OF curious
shippers al the First Presbyterian Church. in Fournnd
a-half-st., of which tbe Rev. Dr. Sunderland
has been pastor for tnrtytwo years The Presidents
pew No 1872 is the left half of the middle row and
about of the length of the church back from
the chancei. II occupied by the President. Miss
Cleveland and their two guess-Miss Van Nechton, OF
Albany, and Miss Folsom of Buffalo. However much
strangers desired to the chief Magistrate there
not the usual signs OF curiosity But there was
enough of it to bring to DR. Sunderands larger congre-
CATION than usual and every hlled.
When the text given from Isaiah XXvi begin
ming with the third and ending with the eighth in
elusive, the reader had strictly attentive listeners If
there no Presidential presence To disturb their
thoughts from regular devotion. After the sing
iIg OF the closing hymn, Nearer my God TO thee"
and the bencdcton the congregation passed down into
vestibulc, where onehalf remained. while the other
half went out the pavement and stood In the bright
sunshine awaiting the appearance of the Chief Mags-
trate,
New-York tribune., 1885-03-30
4 UOMAN WHO CHARMS BIG SNAKES.
NALA DAMAJANTE AND HER PYTHON PErs-HoW
SHE TAMES THEM.

NALA DAMAJANTE AND HER PYTHON PETs-How
TAMES THEM.
Among the many performances which nave
paced the thousands who have visited Madison Square
Garden during the past two weeks none has attracted
moro interest or proved fascinating that the snake
charming Of Nala Damajante Not alone Is the extraor
binary power which she exerts over the
huge reptiles which coil around her, remark
able but the woman herself possesses strange and
weird personality. She seen by TRIBUNE re-
norter one afternoon after the matinee performance,
awaiting her husbands appearance. lie is the Prodig
ious Palmer" who is himself one OF the attractions OF
the show when head downward he walks on an IN
verted strip of looking'glass like gganc ny. Mnen %
Mr. Palmer made his appearance IN MS everyday dress
he seemed tall, broadshonldered, goOd-oOking man
who was well matched with lhe tawny exlohed
1.-THE woman, his wife. From the strange couple some
er's career She speaks with strong French accent
the dusky hue of her face shows mat more tfqpca
region than France her birthplace. She said that
she was in of the French provinces OF ndia
and that her father was hunter of VIVA beasts lot m
tive and European menagcries In warm room at the
end OF the garden her strange pets are KEPT III boxes
heapcd with blankets Opening OF the boxes she
took out one of the pythons and, opening its mouth
showed the double OF sharp teeth Handing one TO
deEanIe stemet to hold the cold ciamny reptile
high When performing. Nala has at times over $50
How do | subdue my pets I" said she. well, by
patience and strength combined make them AFRAID oi
me see and seLed of the largest in her teeth
Just behind its neck aud shook as terrier shakes
what is the precise danger that you undergo in per-
foriningl" was asked.
"Strangulaton, was the curt reply " III alloWeu
even one of them tighten his coils me should sur
focate in few seconds almost once when was per-
forming in England, of them frightened round my
chest. could not ont. and the blood was rlsninS
from my nose; threw myself oil my back ana three
or four attendants, seeing something was wrong rushed
up and by strength pulled the snake from around
me-"
"IIow do you feed your pets I" .
Every four weeks they have a rabbit That fellow"
pointing out to who seemed TO have swelling mid
way between head and TAIL fed day before yeser
day and this one will have his dinner tomorrow"
How long have you performed with them u
About two years They good enough now, but at
times they get too lively, and especially In warm
weather on a cold day can do what like with them.
have never appeared in NewYOrk before and my great
regret is that. OWING to the number OF different acts
have no time go through all my own performance
have cut il down TO about half its usual length
New-York tribune., 1885-03-30
SIDNEY wOoLLETTs RECITALs.

Mr.. Sidney WOollett began last Wednesday
morning with shakespearcs comedy of the Tempest
series of three recitas the University Club Theatre
MIR Wooett has condensed the piece So that MS recta
of IT lasts but little than an hour and ahaf Acute
in his perceptions and strong In his uimec iac'y 'nis
reader succeeded in conveying to his hearers-(a refined
and apprceiative audiencel-an animated ideal OF s
deliehfu play Due prominence was given to the char
acter Of PrOspero lii the scenes between fTospo anu
aJiro,9a Mr. WoOllctt peculiarly Fortunate lath-
fuy depicting the trustf love of the daughter ana the
,honphfu tenderness OF the father The character OF
y,rdnand was presented as frank and manly iuli
nj courtesy and obedience but also repete win youn
ful fire. The beaske attributes of Cdfi0an ms grows
anb Ms conDliments were made especially enectNe ny
Mir Wooiett's treatment In portraylng the i col,ic
character of Irinctti0 and his eomrade, the reauer
shaved rare fidelity the text and yet was dro WIFI
out being vulgar II is well to know what 10 leave oe
MIR Wooett's management OF the story, az lIS CioSe,
shaved skful sense of dramatic elect ana ne may oe
credited with having accomplishing dilfcnlt tasS & m
plea sug manner. The Tempest ls OF course WoiA
OF delicate poetry abouudng in variety OF ehaTactei, ~
strong dramatic contrast. and busting incident IL
work OF Imagination and therefore, belongs 10 te hg
est order of literature. Mr. WOoett has proved MS NJ
me 10 entertain intelligent audience by the uranauc
exposition of works of this order. lie gave reCl on
SATURDAY. of Tennyson's Elaine ana WIN cohcuue niS
colrse ON Wednesday April s, with recital Oi insee
laneOus selections
New-York tribune., 1885-03-30
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS

rppryr OFFICE March 3O-l a m.-The slight storm
that moved from the West Gulf States to the Middle At
lantc Saturday passed OFF the Eastern British prov
inces Yesterday and another advanced from Manitoba
into Dakota and Nebraska with light snow and occas
ional high wind. From New England to the Cur OF
Mexico there was fall Of temperature averaging l5o
23o M Boston, 80 Mt Chicago l4o at Baltimore 10 at Al
lanta and ITO at New-Orleans From Texas to Manitoba
the temperature slightly; IL amounted 10 iOo at
Cairo Ii IL was cloudy the Atlantic coast, III the
Ohio Valley and Northwest, and clear elsewhere The
moyement Of the barometer here was upward snow
amountng to O42 inch (netedl fell in the early morn
ing and the ky cleared at evening The temperature
ranged 27o and $780, the average t32osY Deing
ii lower than the corresponding day last year. ana
III lso lower than on SATURDAY.. ,,,
SiIghtv warmer partly cloudy weather, and possibly
light rain toward night may be expected to-day In this
city and Vicinity.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-30

this house willingly and stays here Of his owr sccot
Does ho know that Mrs. Bowers 10 trying 70 resan ~
isnt Hight to rsy that we Kidnapped him. We didn't tea
Mrs Bowers that were going 70 keep MIN NIL wisn vs. -
the way up here Yesterday my brother Frederck
over tie Union Trust Company all OF my "a on.s
estate that was in his hands. whatever money ns M
claimed by my sister that my father became insane
Almon Goodwin. Mrs Bowerss lawyer, saidi
from Judge Van Brunts order, requiring him 20
tho of his fathers person to nrs
Referee shall have named committee TO take charge o
him. This appeal does not come up for hearing uns ~ ~
proceedings, tho other side has gained nothing. inGk
have also made motion to stay Proceeangs wSIcf eiop
Judgs barrett In tho meantime. however, MI Durans
Is ip disobedience TO the order Of the court"
New-York tribune., 1885-03-30
Posi once Noiice


Letters Europe need not DC specially areetee 0a az
patch by any prtculr steamer ia ls 70 ssu.o ,pee
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TUrsDAY--At l.3Os Tor IA laicl sanana ETC. psr
SIS AlpSs.
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be directed per elder" At ~ Tor ireland per s.
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sUNDAY-At 1880 y, for Truxillo and Raatan per
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Mails tor China aud Japan, :. san Pablo (vis
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San Franosoo Mails lron tao East arrivlaf on uss "
San tho day oi sailing of seA nsfs ArS ~
's''h'a thence 'A' 'ins Henry O. pEARsos ro.saA.s<.
k0st Once NewYerxs N. \. March ~. 1854
New-York tribune., 1885-03-30
THE PRINCESS DpLGoRoUKI.

The late Cars widow aims at becoming lodestar OF
intellectual and artistic celebrities. She has taken
roony mansion OF noble aspect in the Rue Las Cases.
lust under The Church of ste. ClO1de Her garden
when the trees affords to the eye vast
continuity of shade inasinuch as Is surrounded W te
grounds Of public buildings and arstOcratic residences
Ier circle embraces "a sufficient number OF ladies or
quality french and Italian to give 1t the air OF le
Court Gentlemen plepOnderate They treat her as Il
mperia pretensOns, ANA stand In her drawing
rooms respectful distance, unless she shows tat she
Nylsnes them come nearer DE Lesscps Renan, caro-
the IIolssayes Qatner and son. Dumas US whose wfe
related through the Narishchiues and eminent
members of the Geographical society, or which her
brother was q bGnefactOr in 1876, are among her
courtierS The Princess is afraid OF the Fourtn Estate
Maladrut praise might do her much injury as Ill
naured paragraphs about her receptions. Time appears
TO have her well through her great trouble she
person who had she lived century ago. would nave
conn lexon is soft and iar her figure matrony, her
manners placid and her gait like that Of the duchess OF
Edinburgh. Her children, OF whom shc taxes me most
tender care, grow fast Although the eldest Is ony
thirteen already young giant They are al calicu
JOuriewsky a name held by some Russians to he more
illustrions than OF ROmanon. Ii has III any case
only National associations. A brother OF the Ifnccss
was with SkObele through Central Asia, ana Is OF an au
yenturous spirit The Car took care that his second
family should not feel the pinch OF poverty AT the
establish ment Ruc Las Cases there Is an air oi the
greatest opulencc but there also much that is suGges-
five of going Russian ways. Ltera are not seen
TO the greatest advantage at salon where the ladn Oh
the lOnse must assume air OF soft reserve. Ihey
must posture. At the Princess MaEnides they are
treated en- bon cdmdrdde which explains why her soees
are so agreeable.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-30
MUSICAL NOTES.

np,rafore , will he revived at the Standard Tncatre
on April4.
The Directors Of the Metropolitan Opera
House have been advised by teie-
gram from Hans Richter. of Vienna, 10
await reply by to their invitation to HIM 10 as
sumo the direction of the opera next season.
The programme of the last OF Mr. van der
stucken's Novelty Concerts tomorrow evening wiz
be composed entirely of the works OF American
writer's and in one Of them Miss Marie Van, an Amer
can singer Just returned from Europe VIII make her c
trance ON the Metropolitan concert stage.
1t seems to be an established custom among tne
German singing societies OF the city TO lmpor. CON-
ductors from Germany. Since the custom brought us
such excellent men as DR.. Damrosch and Mr. van uoi
stucken both of whom here on invitation OF tne
Aron Society," it would to be somewhat ungracious
as well as upwise to complain OF it, heVerthelcss
it might be well to inquire whether the best
art are subserved by ignoring the able men WHO arc
striving for foothold here whenever vacancy occurs
The most recent importation OF this character her,
Anthon Claassen, Judging by his name ana
appearance, young North German VINO Is
now at the head OF the ,-unar E,cnvhHra Wannnr
the New-York sanGerrunde and the Zoner nan,sr
cbor of Brooklyn. This young man introduced hlmsen
TO the public on Friday evening at concert at when
the societies just mentioned sang anu o. hss @
works was festival hymn for solos male chorus n aho
SCs% was sned sns p'nSr
share of its melodc material was PorroSot tSoI
ro% when @ Frederick a the Geat is credited
composed Both works have this In common t' ,he3 h
are extremely ambitious IN design, anu t ,diat
reach the plane of the purpose Both are SO perssten
dominated by the brass portion 0i 'Io D"he he
eve that noise, in the opinion of Herr
Caassen il cardinal virtue in musical composition
we can not find an object commendaon in either OF
works spite of desire to recognze mera IA a. %
man who is as ambitious and serous-nnded rs lierr
Caassen seems to he. The works lack homogehelly
they lack fiuency. they are voia OF mo, mo,
hiliy in sinution; having nothing 10 say
thry saw il with tremendous and blatant energy; But
this is not music. AT this concert the pubic MADE the
acquaintance of Hon. Philip StOlewerk, pianist
who is also among the recent arrivals from Ger
many. Like Mr.. Riesberg, who recently pre-
Herr Stoewerk made most favorable impression on me
discriminating portion of his audience ana hs ID slte
of the fact that he pleased somewhat msellaneOus
gathering. lie played Webers 'Concertstuck whlcR we
were privileged to hear twice in one d9y[irom MISS
Bloomfield at the public rehearsal Of the symphony
Society and from Herr StOllewerk
New-York tribune., 1885-03-30
AN ONO VIEW OF THE ADMIYISTRAT TON

Ex-COngressman l.. B. Gunckel, of Ohio,
when asked for his opinion of the Administration
from the Buckeye Republican standpoint said;
The President in his evident desire to please the
mugwumps," the " MOrsbacks and the Kids" but
most OF all the mugwnmps" does not appear TO be
pleasing any one. Certainly he has not succeeded In
pleasing the mug wunps, and just as certainly he is
ties are that he will split his party asunder The seeds
OF bitter coentlOn are already sown appears to me
that the Democrats will raise the sectional issue into
prominence. such things as honoring Thompson's
memory the Fitzhugh Lee affair. the appointment OF
Joe johnston OF General Jackson aud OF Phelps all tend
that way The feeling is possibly stronger In the West
than in the East The soldier spirit has been kept awake
in the West while material matters have had sway to
such extent Ia the East that everything elsc has been
forgotten do not regard the Phelps appointment
strong one, politically otherwise read Mr. Phcpss
hpesch the Yale dinner and could lind " IL little that