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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20
BROADWAY THIEVES IN PERIL.

1t has been expected for months that some
member of the Board of Aldermen of 1884
would join Waite in turning States evidence
and at one time suspicion was directed to Full
graft and at another to Duffy. But the appear
ance of both of them on the witness stand in
one day was not looked for, and the McQuade
trial became The centre of interest in the city
when it was known that the two men were try
ing TO save themselves from prison by doing all
in their power TO send their old allies and asso-
ciates there. In q stOd shameless way they
told the story of their guilt and described the
operations aud the conferences of the band of
thieves who formed the majority of the Com
mon Council two years ago. How keenan, and
Moloney, De Lacy and Dempsey will chucke
as they read the accounts of the trial in Canada
and exult in their security. Sayles, too. Will
be confirmed IN his conviction that 1t was far
better for him to sacrifice $25, 1000 OF his
brothers money than to remain within the grip
of the prosecuting authorities. Rothman, al SO,
far off in Germany, will rejoice in his phleg-
matte Teutonic way over the fact that some
thousands of miles of salt water roll between
him and the New-York Court of General
Sessions.
With such testimony as that given by Full
graft and Duffy, with the conviction of Jaehne
and with all the confrmatory evidence IN the
case, the fate of the exiles could not be doubt
full if they were in the city now. 1t is hard to
see how McQuade, or any of the remaining
members of the Board who have not fled from
the grasp of Justice, can escape conviction.
With three of the ex-Aldermen as witnesses
for the prosecution the District Attorney has
an extremely strong case. But after all, he has
only comparatively feeble and miserable
remnant of the old Board to proceed against.
Two of the Aldermen were honest. Four of
them are exiles. Two are dead One is in
Sing Sing. Three have become witnesses for
the State. Only twelve luckless ones are left
Any insurance company that would insure the
dozen against long terms of Imprisonment
could command extravagant premiums to-day.
There was nothing in the testimony Of Full
graft and Duffy that directly implicated Jacob
Sharp and the officers of the Broadway road.
They testified that Jaehne, De Lacy and Me-
Laughlin laid before the assembled thieves the
competitive bids of the Broadway and the
cable schemes. Mclaughlin is dead. De
Lacy is safe in Canada, and, of course, will tell
nothing. But could not Jaehne with years Of
wearing Imprisonment before him be induced
to tell the truth q?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20
THE PRESIDENT ocOTEs A pROVERR

"Danie" said the President as, turning around
from looking glass in which he had been gazing
for several minutes, he leheld his Private Secretary
entering tho room, "What have you there, Daniel ~
"Only extracts from the newspapers Sire. -
"1he newspapers be-, there, there, don't be
alarmed, Daniel; l will suppress the worl. But
II there is anything that oxcites my liver, Daniel
it is the newspapers. What are they saying now %
"1hcse merely comments the Benton case,
Sire"
Have they been pernciousy active in discussing
that affair. Danell"
"sre. it has been mentioned frequently"
"What do they say ~
"1hey arc mostly of different opinions Sire tho
New York Times takes very sensible view Of the
matter and says it is great victory for reform"
"Does 1t, Daniel What a nice old sheep that
man Jones Is. Some one telling me a story
about his having been up in Alaska trying to find
a river and about his giving arsenic to the Indians
under the impression that it was juiubc paste. But
don't believe word Of 1t, Daniel, do youl"
mo, Sire: don't think he had any idea that it
was jujubo paste"
"Dut, Daniel, there is another newspaper of tho
old sheep orler in New York. is them notl"
"Does your Excelency allude to Tho Evening
PostP"
eyes Daniel. That Is the paper my friend
Deecher speaks Of so highly"
81 regret to say Sire, that 1t pronOunces your
reinstatement Of Benton a step backward
at does, eh Daniel do you ever read tho
Biblel"
"The which, Src1"
"The Bible. Daniel"
"Tho BIZ. Oh. yes, yes to be sure, slro recall
It,"
"well. happened to be reading in 1t recently,
Daniel In order to discover what We had to 10 thank
full for SO to fix up my Thanksgiving Day Proc
iamauon. and l saw these words: A tale bearer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20
A COMEDY PLA YED IN GREEK.
ARIsToPHANEs DRAWS A FULL HOUSE.
"THE ARCHARNIANs" ENJOYED BY AN AUDIENCE
IuAr CHILD NOT UNDERSTAND

ID
THAT COULD NOT UNDERSTAND 1T.
The performances of the "Gdpus TyrmnHs' nj Har.
ward College and In this city five years demon
started clearly enough that Greek play could be put
before an intelligent yet not at all scholarly audience.
without WEAKNESS and even with fair degree OF
artistic success. 1t was found that the action
Of Greek tragedy, simple, forcibe and
direct could appeal at 10 the and imagna
ton OF its auditors that udcious of in
the way OF novel costumes music and setting could
Offset, to some extent, the awkwardness OF strange
metres and strange language and that through
darkenened glass OF lbretto some OF thu
beauty OF the dialogue and chOrises and
of their genuine poetic feeling could shine.
Harvard had plainly example which some rival col
lcge would be sure TO initiate and, if possible surpass
Tho Acharnians acted last spring by University OF
Pennsy yana students III Philadelphia and repeated last
night at the Academy OF Music for the benefit OF tho
American School at Athens, a rather difficult
undertaking than the "Gdpus Tyrannus." Aris-
tophaness play belongs to the earliest OF Greek
comedy bitter and personal the last degree string OF
ampoons almost without percepblc plot in which tho
poet vented his spleen against his personal and political
enemies. =" The Acharnans" has OF the features
OF comedy proper, no broadly humorous situation.
thought OF the inevitable happy end
i'll which the good to be rewarded and the wicked put
10 nought There Is scarcely thread OF human interest
In It, and none of that dramatic quality which makes
"Antgone any other OF sophocless tragedies per-
elnidly OF pay. let, Sucn Is tho
force OF the novel setting the qualities in Astophancs
that invite spectacular effects the charm OF the choruses
and the force OF the bitter nyectve in which the hero,
mock actual constantly INDUCES that OF this APP
paently barren dramatic material the Pcnnsyyan stu
dents have managed to make striking stage
SO varied Is the scene active, though
the movement OF the play, when once il gets fairly
started, full OF changes in dialogue and
costume that orgets the plot entirely and willingly
ard is carried along pleasantly with the OF
and excitement There few dull moments last night
in " The Acharnians" most OF the audience did
derstand Greek presumably and their spared
the liberation of the old comedians puns and other verbal
and witty atrocities.
The size of the audience due in part perhaps.
to the object for which the performance given. Every
friend of Greek learning within radius of nifty miles had
turned out apparently and the aes and standing spaces
all the Academy crowded with eager auditors,
both men and women. 1t gathering, too.
representing both culture and fashion. The play
u, will IN q list NJ nafr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20
SYMPHONIC CONCERT.

We will have something more 10 say hereafter.
SYMPHONIC CONCERT.
A thoroughly enjoyable concert the first Of the
symphonic matinees given BY Mr.. Van der stuckcn II
Chickering Hall yesterday afternoon. Tho pro-
gramme was capltay designed TO give keen pleasure
to tho lovers Of high class music and yet not 10
weary with long works Of serious import. It began
with ono OF the bright and cheerful ovcrtures Of
beethoven, that to the ballet "Promctheus" and end
ed with symphony by Haydn mo. 2, D-majorp, and
though Bach came between, who Is q bugbear To the
unthinking, 1t was with q concerto for two piano.
fortes which lighthearted as anything on the
list. The mnuet from webcr's "Euryanthe" and the
scherzo from Mcndelssohn's scotch" symphony were
other patches Of musical sunshine In the scheme.
while Schumanns lovely "Abendlied" came in like .
graceful and feecy cloud.
The playing Of the orchestra was not 80 finished
at the first concert given by Mr.. Van der Stucken.
but 1t again delightful to be In such close and
sympathetic relationship with normal and vigorous
body of tone. The Of large audience rooms and
tho cultivation Of technical finish and refinement Of
utteranco at orchestral concerts have combined to
rob the music Of that directness and forceunoss Of
appeal which makes chamber music In ones own
apartment so delightful. Even IL the music seems
occasionally bit crude because Of the ncarness Of
the players and tho fact that the acoustical prop
critics of Chckering Hall permit Of dissipation OF
musical sound, but bring 1t all homo to the hearers
ears feels it moro intimacIy-its beauties get To-
yond the simple apparatus of tho senses. and tako
hold of the emotions. The tendency TO build big tho
aires has robbed acting Of considerable portion Of
its charm. especially comedy. and the occupation
Of vast concert rooms has corresponding effect
orchestral music.
We have spoken heretofore Of the excellence Of Mr..
Van der stucken's forces. To-day We can confirm
compliment to Mr.. Dannreuthcr, leader OF the vio-
Inns, for a peculiarly tender and beautiful perform
ance Of the solo violin part in Schumann's "Abenf-
lied" The Bach double concerto played with
complete understanding and fine technical mastery
lovely composition. with slow movement in which
tho two instruments indulge q gossippy mood with
exquisite righteousness and most graceful fancy and
a finale wich is OF the most madly merry figures
imaginable.
Mrs. Jessica Haskell Fuller, who. believe lives
in Chicago appeared the solo vocalist OF the con-
cert, singing the called Letter Aria" from Don
Giovanni" and pair of songs. Her voice has much
to commend it in respect Of brightness of quality and
her intOnatOn Is aultlcss. but peculiarly youthful
timbre in her tones made the broad operate air
sound moro pald than nc ought
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20

managing his new possession Is England has nau
In Egypt Probably not. In her aggressions Eng
lands chief difficulty has been to override con-
scientious scruples at homo. Russia never Is
troubled In that way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20
New91prk Daily Gribn,re,
FOUNDED HORACE GREELEY.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1856.
IHE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRrrGS.-Buganans awaiting the departure of
General Kaulbars. - Count kainoky's address
to the Hungarian Delegation - Election in
Rumania - Many lives lost by q shipwreck
IN the Pacific Ocean, - The Adams-Coleridge
case in London. - Burning of part of Hampton
Court Palace
DOMEsTiC.-Ravages of storm; loss of life and
rescues on the Lakes. - Strikers in Chicago re-
turning to work. - Secretary Whitney issued
new form of contract for cruisers. = s. s. Cox
desires to draw two salaries G. Ancient
Sunday laws revived in Boston. - Letter from
jefferson Davis to Governor Vance. 60 Plans
for negro colony in Missouri. p Certificate OF
election to Congress from the With South Carolina
District given TO Elliot
CRY AND SUBURBAv.-In the trial Of McQuade
ex-Aldermen Fugraff and Duffy disclosed all the
facts about the Broadway bribery. = Greek
play enacted by University of Pennsylvania
students. - Many marks Of respect shown for
ex-Presdent Arthur 60 Mr.. Heron-Allen ex-
planned the science of the hand. GO meeting
held to encourage coffee houses. 80 Control OF
the Richmond and Danville Railroad secured by
the Richmond and West Point Terminal Com
pany. - The trouble In DR.. Fulton's church
settled - A fire destroyed ST. 10, 900 in Jersey
- The women school commissioners quail
fled. - Gold value of the legaI-tender silver
dollar (412l2 grains-46 15-l6d. per ounce-7s13
cents. 80 Stocks active and irregular at gener-
ally higher figures. closing excited.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day: Fair
aud slightly warmer. Temperature yesterday :
Highest, 40; lowest So average, 1872.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20

With the departure of General Kaulbars, Bull
garia has got rid for time of evil spirit; but
she will probably suffer the fate of the in the
parable, to whom the evil spirit returned with
seven Others, each worse than the first.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20

Frank Hurd is so mad with the people Of Toledo
that he threatens to start fce-tadc paper there
lie would better not goad them to desperation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20

Whenever an election happens to be close, all
the Democrats require is time TO count
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20

II is charged that the Civil Service law in Brook
lyn has been violated again. The charge is prob
ably true The action of Mayor Whitney, his
Civil Service Commissioners AMI the heads of de-
partments appointed by him has not been such as
TO inspire confidence in their good faith in the mat
ter of appointments. If the law can be evaded, II
not actually broken, they will find the way to
do it
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20
at the Portage Lake Canal. Tho latter were
frst taken to the scene Of the wreck near Mar
quette by rail.

ouette by rail.
When the bill to incorporate the Standard
Gas Company of New York was up In the Leg
Islature last winter, the painful impression
widely prevailed that the company had not
been started in good faith. But apparently il
was. Its capital stock has just been increa sed
from half M ilion to ten Millions and the tax
on the increase under the new Vedder law
amounted to $11,S75. In commercial Ian
guage that looks like business. The Standards
procedure will not be admired by those manu-
facturers who have been declaring of late that
there is no profit in selling gas at 81 20
thousand cubic feet. What will their condi-
ton be, by the way, if tho experiments now
making at Buffalo show that natural gas can be
carried hundreds of miles to supply city
The influential Knights Of Labor in Chicago
must realize now how foolish was the recent
strike which they ordered in the beef and
pork packing houses. The strikers are only
too thankful to 90 to work again, and are
willingly signing an agreement not to leave
their places without two weeks notice, under
penalty of forfeiting $50 which they must de-
post with their employers by weekly install
ments. On the part of the packing-house
owners it is agreed that fourteen days notice
of dismissal shall be given; but there Is no
penalty in case of failure to do so. 1t cannot
be denied that this was reasonable demand
on the part of the employers IN view of the
striking habits which their men have acquired
Yet it is properly matter of regret that any
such guarantee of good faith as this iron clad
contract should be necessary anywhere IN
America
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20


their purposes the tariGLousville CouriorJourna
1t is a quart OF persmmons against last years
birds nest that you can't make them do it for love
or money.
Our esteemed contemporary "Thc Omaha Her
ald,' says that Chaunccy NJ. Depew prepared his
splendid grafton. delivered at the unYeilng of the
Statue Of Liberty, within few hours of the event.
This is an error. He had been preparing it all his
life. The culture of mind the store house OF in
formation, the resource of humor, the grace Of
manner, which in perfect combination produced
that memorable speech, are tho development Of
years. Chauncey NJ. Dcpew is great speaker,
and an admirable United States Senator was spoiled
when circumstances compelled him to become q
railroad president
Oliver Wendell Holmes recently protested
against that familiar bette noir of writers. the
typographical error And it Is no wonder. A
Boston newspaper represented him as using the
word "dirtiest." when the plain unvarnished truth
was that the word which no had employed was
"daintiest.' Dirtiest and daintest in the opinion
OF the Autocrat, not properly to be regarded
as synonymous terms. and therefore he kicked y
But that man should occasionally come to grief
in this manner in newspaper is not so strange
considering the CELEBRITY with which that engine
has to do its daily work Holmes, however has
suffered from the deliberate types used by the pub
fishers Of his poetical works In 1866 1icInor a
Fields issued his poems in blue and gold, and 10!
one of his most spirited lyrics contained typo
graphical error. The blemish is in his contribu-
ton to patriotism entitled "Union and Liberty
One Of the verses it stands reads
Yet II. by madness and treachery blighted.
Dawns tho dark hour whom the sword thou draw,
Then with tho 10 thy millions united
smte the bold traitors to Freedom and Law
T1,n IN Dr Ind
when he first glanced through the dainty blue and
gold volume, ought to have been "of" However,
he got off better than his brother bard who wrote
kissed her under the silent stars
and was made to affirm,
kicked her under the cellar stairs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20

admiration Of IN The remaining parts were ably MAJ
By Herr Avary, 6oNran, end Herr Won Mde NlekslSS
The reception Of tho work was kindly, but not encoura
There was delay Of fty minutes In the beginning q
the opera caused BY Gre In the suboellsr under the
stage and the consequent wettng Of some scenery and
waited With suIp,ns good nature accepting as an ample
tHing accident had occurred Tho curtain did not rss
for the ballet until O5 o'clock Concerning its features
We will have something more 10 say hereafter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20

American playwrights have contcnded for long
while that fair opportunity afforded them
for demonstrating their ability TO produce an eff
fective drama This may may not be true.
Generally speaking, good literary work can
readily secure market. The managers of the
theatres are not unlike the conductors OF news
papers and magazines in that they like variety
and know flst-class article when they see it. The
series Of authors matinees which was inaugurated
by the production OF Mr. llowelss A Foregone
Conclusion gives them the chance they have long
desired II tie skin OF French AMI English play
writer's has any counterpart in America, now is
the time TO prove it,
In giving up Bulgaria TO the Car The Pail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20

To retain power the Democrats must very clearly define
their purposes the TARIFF Louisville CourorJourna
1t is quart OF persimmons against q last years
birds nest that you can't make them do it for love
| ar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20

rsvssIst secrets RSs 70 ysas 4 q shiuI sP 2Sss
verso. and send II to Ths Post, Daniel"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20
JnAfx 10 advertisements
Business Notlces.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20

Your true humorist is rarely graspng in
financial affairs. Mr.. S. S. Cox should remem-
her this and, as he values his reputation as a
funny mau and his chances of election to the
Speakership as The TRIBUNE's candidate,
should refrain from trying to draw too much
back pay or the salaries of two Offices at once.
The testimony and possibly the verdict in
the McQuade trial ought to have wholesome
effect upon the legal profession of this city.
Nothing has yet been shown in evidence which
seriously hurts the reputation of the lawyers
who on various occasions advised SharDs
crowd. Yet they must regret that they had
dealings of any kind with these men Who as 1t
now appears, we're consulting them and brbing
the Aldermen at the same time. Surely little
care in accepting clients might be shown by
firms doing a large and legitimate law bns-
ness.
The latest speech of the Austrian Minister of
Foreign Affairs contains little of fresh impor-
tapce, but it assures the world that no sensa-
tional movements need be expected at present
from any European Power. Russia has been
persuaded that it would not be well to disturb
the peace in the Bdlkans-which means that
the letter of the Eerlin Treaty will be obsery ed
for some time longer. More interesting is the
declaration that the alliance between Austria
and Germany was not modified to Austria's
disad vantage when Russia was admitted to it,
Turkeys estate may yet be peacefully divided
up by these three imperial map makers
The collision between the Britannia and the
Beaconsfcld yesterday knocked big hole in
the regulations of the pilots having charge of
the steamships The channel where they
bumped together is surely wide enough for
careful seamen; but the Britannia had been
run in so close to Governors Island that she
could not stand in further without grounding.
When the Beaconsfeld came down toward her,
and WAS borne on by the tide, the collision was
Inevitable. 1t is clearly case for iuvestiga-
zion by the Pilot Commissioners. The average
jaudsman's opinion will be that pilots who do
not make enough allowance for the tide to
avoid running into one another do not know
their business.
Two days dispatches describing the storm
that swept across the Great Lakes on Thurs
day show an appalling list of disasters. Over
. dozen schooners were wrecked or are miss
ing; three propellers and eight barges were |
also destroyed OF greatly damaged. At least |
twenty men were drowned and more are sud- |
posed to be lost. TO offset these sad figures |
are the accounts of two rescues, reported from |
Lake Superior, by which nearly forty lives |
we're saved. Credit and gratitude for these |
brave deeds belong to the captain of the tag |
2illstt and the Life Saving crew Of the station |
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20

lie laughs best who laughs last: but among
Doodle Aldermen he squeas best who squeals first.