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I:OMANCE OF ANERICAN PROGRESS.
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ser TUE FOCItTEENTD ANN INEP.SARY OF TEM.
Young ilf en'e Cbrit Darr Association wilt be,held at
the Aeidemy of 51nste on TUESDAY" EVENLNCI nex
November 24th. at 7.5 d tr'elock. Addresses by the Rev.
John Cotton Smith. U. D.. of the Protestant Eateeonal.
Church of New York; Lay. Herrick Johnson. D. D., of
the First PreabyWian 4 Muth. Ws shinat'm Slum' Re'.
Warren Randolph..D. D.. of the Fifttl'itsmist Church:
Hot. C. H. Paine. of the Arch Strect M. E. church. and
others. none to 'lt*
ser DAYORTANT NOTICE.
I tif rebY g • ce notice that I am no longer connected with
the Colton Dental Aerociation of this city as their opera
tor. Perron, wishing teeth extracted absolutely without
pain by nitrous oxide gar, will mind me in my new office,
No. MD Walnut amt.
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at Wed Arch Street Presbytel lan Church, corner
Elghtoezatt. on Thankneving Day at 11 A. AL. Addressee
by the Pastor, Dr. Winne. and by ex-Gov. Pollack and
lion. Judge Peirce. Flinging by a sull chorus, under &rec.
lion of Jean Louis. Esq. n 024 2t rp'
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Lombard street, Dispenia.ry Department.— Wear.
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1411.14&JDELPill& ARE ITEDIS.
Rothermers Bottle of Gem/Awl-11.-11r. Rather
reel, who passed the summer as usual out of
town, only recommenced work upon his great
picture a few weeks back ; but the Mae' which
has since elapsed has been employed with great
energy, and the enormous canvas has changed its
aspect almost at once from a confusion of char
coal diagrams to the piquant appearance of a
first painting-in, just beginning to flush with an
aurora of promised color. Nothing could show
the assurance of the manipulator more than some
of the dead-colored passages, in which the na
tural gray of the canvas is boldly taken as a tint,
and the high-lights and reflections of a face deli
cately built upon It in detached blots, so as to
form an effect with hardly any pains. The cloth,
nn enormous web made express in Paris, has but
light preparation, and allows the heavy twill to
appear distinctly through all the work that may
be put on it—a raggedness which will give a
grateful accent to the somewhat smooth brushing
of Mr. Rothermol.
The grouping is now clearly made out In
color, and the little matters of the foreground
indlcated-in charcoal, while the - d tanee and
sky are a blank. The figures, div'dod by the
stone fence in the middle • about equal
moieties of federal and el combatants, are
arranged in what is known as a horse-shoe com
position, which spans the entire breadth of the
cloth, rounding forward at each extremity into
groups which lose themselves at the corners
Towards the bottom of the stretcher. The
figures in these position's, nearest the spectator,
are of heroic size; but the . scale rapidly retires
towards the middle distance, where the action of
the scene, the collision of the bayonet charge,
takes place in profile on one grand level across
the picture; the figures here are really less than
four feet In height, but the illusion -- of perspec
tive will defy the measurement of the scale, and
the eye will accept them as-of natural size.
These who have „seen the small canvas on
which Mr. Rothermel arranged his first ideas for
the picture, should understand that the painter
has allowed himself every latitude in developing
them in the larger work. Many of the reistions are
changed, new and spirited figures put in, while'
- the sombre tone of the sketch is intended to.be
brightened very much in the actual picture. In
this lest respect wo look for the veritable tri
umph of Mr. Rothermel. We believe. his grand
composition, when completed, will avoid the er
rors into which the greatest battle-painters have
fallen—the haggard tawdriness - of Horace Vernet,
the dry newspaper-illustratiOn of Yvon, the
splotchiness , -of Pils,—and give 'us broad, soft,
open-alr, landscape effects suitable to the warm
July afternoon when that action was closed._
We recently noticed Mr. Joseph John's reli
gions painting entitled "The Changed Cross,"
and mentioned that a companion-pleco was then
under his brush and. approaching. completion.
A This second picture, of an equal i ty pensive and
intellectual east, Is now, mounted as apendant ou
a corresponding easel in the Rotunda of the
Academy. IL represents the "Guardian. Angel,"
hovering by the side of two children, a boy and
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girl, as they commence the steep pathway of life.
The girl's face has a winningly natural expression
of childlike trlst and animation; the little min,
more self-willed, seems to be turning off into the
way of danger. There aro passages in this second
picture of greater vigor than we noticed any
where about the first. The suggested didactic
motive of this pair of compositions will attract
all those who think that the Arts should teach
while they charm; and we have not lately seen
any 'moral p3intings that seemed to us more cer
tain of popularity if copied in some form of en
graving and disseminated among the religious
public.,--Mr. John's large and attractive painting
representing a Harvest Home after the war, after
winning great regard In Boston, is for the time
being placed in this Academy beside his other
works.
Mr. J. B. Evans, the animal painter, recently
Showed us a picture whlch,alLbough not finished,
struck us as being even in its present state a
pretty fair six days' work. It Is a landscape with
cattle. Under a couple of fine large trees reposes
a little circle consisting of a bull, two cows and a
calf—just the right proportions. for a family
recently started in housekeeping, the inevitable
iister-in-law Ina - tided. The distance is sketched
from a locality near the Fox-chase, and; shows
an extensive plain, with water, and more cattle
In this distance. Only six days went to the design
and first painting, and the size of the picture is
something like fit by 45 Inches. Jo. paints with
measareless,content in .a sort of mow, perfumed
by the family stables which Ile beneath, within
ear of the chimes of old Saint Peter's.
We can hardly exaggerate the instruction in
Art conferred by such a collection of excellent
pictures of different schools as_may_now be seen
without cost, day and night, in the eastern galle
ries of the Academy. Our readers should not
omit the opportunity of examining these instrne,
tive examples, to be dispersed on next Tuesday
and the evening after. Mr. Beaumont, the col
lector, has nothing to learn in the art of selecting
pictures—Mr. Scott, the auctioneer, who has
merited and obtained the privilege of . dis
tributing these treasures tinder his hammer,
will satisfy every purchaser, -on irrefragable
grounds, that he obtains a bargain. The compe
tition for these noble works of art will be the first
event on a grand scale in the bush:lowa , the.
season.
LETTER FEOIR WASHINGTON.
The Case of Collector tedte-He Will
not be Suspended, but another Ap
pointment Will be dent to the Senate
it hen It aleete-Arrival of Senator
Cameron and Hon. Samuel J. Man
dan-7 heir Views upon the Subject -
Seines N. Narks to be the , Probable
Successor of Cake-Important to
National Dunks - IProposition to
Transfer Government Deposits from
Tuem to the blib.Trenifturers.
[Corierpondence of the Pittledeiphla Evening Bulletin)
Winarrt.soroN, November 23, 1868.—1 t was
expected that some action would have
been taken to-day upon the case of Collector
- Cake, in regard to his refusal to rem.l•Ar , twelve
inspectors, as directed by Secretary '4ljrcCulloch
last week. The reply of Mr. Cake was i received
at the TreasurY Ihpartrnent on Saturday, and
caused considerable stir, but nothing was done
beyond a consultation by the Secretary with the
President upon the subject. The President is
understood to be of the opinion that Mr. Cake
has rendered himself liable to enenension, and he
willing to take that step if the Secre
tary advises it. Mr. McCulloch, however, con
siders that, in view of the near approach of the
session of Congress, it would be inexpedient to
suspend Mr. Cake at the present time,as it would
lead to a great deal of crimination and recrimi
nation. He favors the nomination of a new Col
lector when the Senate meets, which will pro
bably be the course adopted. With this vie w,the
names of several gentlemen have been suggested,
and it seems to be conceded that James N
Marks, of the Twenty-fourth Ward, an ex-mem
ber of. the Pennsylvania Legislature, will be
nominated for the place. Mr. Marks is a tho
rough-going Radical. Republican, and his ap
pointment, it Is understood, meets with the ap
proval of Senator Cameron and Judge Kelley,
and probably the greater portion of the Republi
can delegation in Congress from Pennsylvania.
Senator Cameron arrived this morning, and
rumor had it that he had an interview with Secre
tary McCulloch upon the subject, and expressed
the opinion that he could carry the suspension of
Mr. Cake In the Senate; but part of the story was
incorrect, as Mr. Cameron had not called upon
the Secretary up to a late hour this afternoon.
It is'understood, however that ho expressed this
opinion very freely in private conversation, and
indulged the hope that the Secretary would have
backbone enough to do it. He Is also favorable
to the nomination of Mr. Marks as Mr. Cake's
~uccessor,and this will probably settle the , matter
finally, as neither the Secretary nor the President
has any desire to Aneist upon a Democrat who
could not be confirmed, but will yield their pre
ferences and consent to a Republican, to make
sure of removing Mr. Cake. _
Hon. Samuel J. Randall also came down this
morning to put his Georgetown residence in or
der for the winter. Ho had a long interview with
the Secretary upon the subject of Collector Cake's
suspension. Mr. Randall was adverse to suspend
ing the Collector at the present time, but said it
was not his quarrel, but a conflict between the
Secretary and the Collector, with which; he had
nothing to do. He advised, however, that the
quickest solution of the difficulty was to wait
until the Senate meets, and then nominate some
man who could be confirmed forthwith, and
that any respectable Republican would be accept
able to him, as the Democrats must make up their
minds that after the 4th of March next they must
bid adieu to the Ciastom House. He afterwards
visited the White House, and in an interview
with the President expressed the same views, in
which, it is said, the President coincided.
Beth Senator Cameron and Mr. Randall remain
over until to-morrow.
It is asserted to-night that Senator Buckalew
has declared ho will take no - patt in the affair,and
will not object to the President's nominating a
Itt. publican as Mr. Cake's successor.
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Senators and members of the Rouse are ar
riving quite rapidly, and by next week there will
be almost a quorum of each Rouse present.
IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL. BANKS
It is reported that an order will soon be issued
from the Treasury Department, withdraiving all
Government deposits now held by national banks
in cities where there are U. S. Assistant Treas
urers and transferring the deposits to the Assis
4ant Treasurers, as the proper custodians of the
funds of the Government. Collectors of customs
and of internal revenue will also, It is said, be di
rected to deposit their collections with the A.ssis
tent Treasurers in the large cities, instead of the
national banks, as at present. Thifwill cause
the national banks to withdraw the Government
bonds, which they now deposit with Gen. Spin
ner, U. S. Treasurer, as security for Government
deposits, and will 'effect a great saving to the
Government, which now - pays • interest upon
these bonds, while the designated depositories
have the use of the Government funds.
SUSQIfEIpINNA.
A Grant.Henner Incident.
A gentleman present at the race of Dexter
against time lust week, -- whon General Grant hold
tho ribbons, by the side of Mr. Bonner, relates
that at the end a friend proposed that Dexter
should be driven again, as he was capable of do
ing the distance in 2 12. "No, no," exclaimed
General Grant, "I for one have the fear of. Mr.
Bergh before my eyes, and have nothing
to do with it; Dexter has this ilaY beaten all
horses that have ever lived, and we should be
content."
PHILADELPHIA, - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1868.
EUROPEAN :AFFAIRS
UO fl E.
The Roman correspondent of the Pall Mall
Gazette writea as follows:
"I am again assured that the French Govern
ment is urging the Pope to cede to Italy the pro
vinces of Fresh:lone and Velletri, as the price of
a guarantee of his remaining territories. A
Journal connected with the Italian Ministry denies
that there is any revival of the question of a Con
vention, such ras that of 'Septeuitter out half
admits the existence of some negotiation. Car=
taint,' a proposition of guarantee is under con
sideration at the Vatican, and this pronably bas
something to do with the arrival here, last night,
of the Marquis do Bonneville who came express
from Civita Vecchia. A few days will doubtless
throw further light on the affair.
"The pope hha conferred the dignity of Prince-
Assistant of the throne on the sou of the Duke of
Gallese, a boy six years old. The Duke is a
Frenchman, originally named Hanioula, and
vise a sergeaht in the army. of. General Ondinot,.
when it marched lute Rome. Oa that occasion
he was seen from a window by the Duchess of
Gallese. who, attracted by his fine apearance,
eeetowed on • him her hand and fortune, to
gether with a Roman dukedom. Soon afterwards
the'Duchess died, when the Duke married the
pretty daughter of a shopkeeper, and the boy is
the offspring of the second marriage. There
have hitherto been but two Prince-Assistants of
the throne, Colonna and Orsini, who held the
dignity by hereditary right, and its bestowal on
a child of foreign extraction and plebeian blood
has given offence not only to those ancient
houses, but to the whole Roman nobility. By
such acts the Pope alienates all classes;' and
while the people regard him as a despot, the aria
toerai7 denounce him as a revolutionist.
"There is an absurd rumor that the Holy
Father went to Civita Vecchia to hold an inter
view with the Emperor Napoleon., „The truth is
that be spent the whole tithe in public, and
avoided being alone even wlth-General Dumont.
To the address of the Freneh commander he re
plie.din these words: thank you, General, for
the sentiments you express, which I know come
not only from your lips but your heart. In de
fending the Holy See, France defends justice,
honor and truth, and, by this course, defends
also her own honor. You know the state in
which the world is to-day, when wicked men
are incessantly agitating and seek to destroy
everything. I pray the Lord to lead them to re
pentance, for if they persist in their present
course, they will be punished. I say this as
Pope, for the patience of God has bounds, and it
is timei that the world returned to the way of or
der and duty. As to yourselves, brave defenders,
I bless you, and with you I bless your friends,
your relations, and the 'French army and nation.
I bless the Imperial family, the Emperor, the Em=
press, and the Prince Imperial, and I desire that
this benediction may dissipate the clouds which
obscure the political horizon."
Queen Ise,lbella in Paris,.
Queen Isabella has excited great cariosity
among the Parisians. Crowds of people loiter
about hei hotel and look up at the winnows; but
no one of the vulgar public has yet caught a
glimpse of her fallen Majesty. Strict orders are
given to the people about the Queen not to give
any information, especially if journalists inquire
what is going on. The train arrived at near
midnight, and great precautions were used to
prevent any one seeing the royal travelers.
Notwithstanding this a correspondent has
ascertained that -the -Queen- either- assumes
-or really feels a haughty indifference
to all who allude with sympathy to her
fall. She speaks with confidence of her son's
return to the throne, and adds that she has no de
sire herself_to resume the responsibility of role.
Tier Majesty grows vary animated when refer
ring to the military men of the revolution, and
would evidently like to have them in her power.
Her Majesty has brought with her some holy
relics, some cases of jeviels and the golden rosary
which Pins L. bestowed on the good Queen as a
reward for her virtues. The King Consort, who
is scarcely mentioned in the newspapers, is
lodged in a floor above the Queen. He takes all
that has occurred as a matter of course. He has
one or two intimate friends with him, and amu
ses himself In his own way. Don Sebas.a.n has
come up from Pan with his artistic baggage. He,
too, cares nothing about political events.
CRIME.
TERBITWE SCENE AT AN EXECUTION
AL Murderer Thrice Hung.
Rufus B. Anderson was hung in Nevada on the
:10th ult., for the murder of Noble S. Slocum. in
May last. When all was ready, the trap on
Mitch Anderson stood fell, and the wretched
young man lay stretched upon the ground, the
knot having given way. There was a wild cry
and a rush forward of the crowd, but it was kept
back by the guard. Anderson was car
ried back to the platform, the noose
once more adjusted around his neck,
and the trap fell. The knot gave way again, and
Anderson was prostrated insensible. He was
carried up to the top of the platform and seated
in a chair. His face was of the vallor of the
grave from which he had been twice snatched,
and the rope was adjusted the third time. As
the trap fell he swung free. After a slight mus
cular movement for some minutes, his soul had
passed into eternity. During the terrible ordeal
the nerve exhibited by the young man was won
derful.
TIME COLUMBIA couNTY (PA.) MUM.
DEB. •
Arrest of Suspected Parties.
The Miners' Journal sayo• Our readers will
remember the particulars of the late murder and
robbery of A. W. Rea, near Centralia, Columbia
county. On Tuesday "last, upon information
communicated to the Marshal by Thomas Door
ley, Thomas Donohoe, of Ashland, and John
Duffy, of Mahanoy City, were
.arrested, brought
'to town and committed to prison. At a hearing
on a writ of habeas corpus before Associate Judge
Kline. on Thursday last, Doorley testified that
before the murder of Rea, Donohoe and Daffy
had made a proposition to him to assist them In
murdering Rea.
Yesterday the testimony taken before Judge
Kline was submitted to Judge Ryon. Up to the
hour ofgoing to press we had not heard the de
cision of Judge Ryon. Donohoe and Duffy were
still in prison, and the impression was that they
would be remanded for trial.
Squire Franey has issued a search warrant
agsinst Thos. Donohoe, to seek for the watch of
Mr. Rea, which, it is supposed, is secreted in
Donohoc'elfouse.
A WALL sraErzir OPERATION.
A Firm Victimized to the Tune of 615,-
Some little excitement was occasioned in cer
tain Wall street circles yesterday by the opera
tions of a young man who had been, up to a few
days ago, a member of a firm which carried on a
brokerage business under the name of Temple &
Marsh. This firm, the two members of which
were very young men, had been•known "on the
street" for over a year. They had their office
on the corner of• New and Wall streets, and,
having always had a good deposit in
the Bank of the Commonwealth to their credit,
their checks were readily honored by several
firms with whom they had business transactions.
For some reason, best known to the firm, the
partnership . was dissolved last Ftlday, but the
tact bail not become generally - known 'even up to
yesterday. One of the houses with which
Temple & Marsh had often dealt was that
of fieissner's Sons, 38—Wall street,
and - being awar,, probably, that thin firm
ignorant f .the dissolution of the
partnership,Mr. Marsh called 'yesterday,foronoon
at the Messrs. Htlesner's office and> presented
check, signed Temple, & 'Marsh, which he ten
dered in payment for $15,000 in United States
bonds. The check was accepted and the bonds
delivered to the purchyier. A short • time after
this not very extraordinary business, transaction
the, cheek ;was sent to the bank of the Common
wealth, upon which it was drawn, bat the bank
'refused to honor it, for the good reason that there
OUR WHOLE COUN'TRY.
were no funds in the institution to the credit of.
Teiriple 414 Marsh.
It would appear that Marsh had, previous to
his call on the Messrs. B,
_claimer, endeavored to
purchase coitt of White, Morris &Co. -by pre
sen _a check signed Temple & Marsh to that
office for $lO,OOO in gold. Bat Messrs. Waite,
Morris tt 'Co. refused, and he left the office in
great indignation, only to cross the street and
-operate , on the Messrs iletssner.
Marsh was formerly a clerk to William T.
Hatch 41.:. Co.
Mr. Temple is in no wise connected with the
operations of his partner, and accounts for the
name of the late firm being signed to the check
passed on the Messrs. Heissner on the ground
that Marsh must have torn a sheet of signed
checks from the check book of the arm of Tem
ple .dt Marsh without his knowledge.—/V. Y. Her
ald offs-datt.
The New Castle Barbarities,
The Chicago Republican publishes our special
despatch from New Castle, Delaware, giving , an
accountef the floggings on Saturday, with the
following comments
"A despatch from New Castle, Del., in another
column reads much as if it had been sent by
post-rider from Salem, in the Bay
_Colony, and
been 200 years on the way, with a certiticate of
authenticity from Rev. Cotton Mallierriihd full
partieulars to follow, of the latest witch-burning
at. Gallows Hill. There are deep hollows where the
snows of December lurk, when June has blushed
into roses. And there are nooks and fence• corners
that shelter last year's dried cones and rattling
seed receptacles, long after a new vegetation has
come into lite. It is nothing wonderful, there
fore, to lied a small locality, where the pillory is
not dehd after two centuries burial in more en
lightened communities, and where the whipping
post flourishes as much an institution as in the
Pilgrim's day. Its name is Delaware."
The Bt. Louis Democrat of dutarday says:
Between eight and nine o'clock last night a fire
broke out in the pattern loft of the Washington
foundry. No. 712 North fiecondstreet, owned by
Dowdall, Page Co. Allathe patterns stored in
the loft; _valued at over 812,000, wArc destroyed,
together with a portion of the pattern shop. -
The damage to the building is estimated .at
e 12,000, and to the stock about $30,000. 'the
stock and building are insured for $90,000 in
Eastern and city companies. The policies were
locked up in a safe at the residence of one of the
Proprietors, in a distant part of the city, and
could not be examined last night.
The origin of the tire is unknown. There was
no fire in the pattern loft, and had not heen for a
long time. It is surmised that the conflagration
may - have - been caused by a spark from the
smoke-stock.
The firemen were prompt in arriving on the
ground, and having no iron shutters to contend
with, ektinguished the dames before they could
spread over more than a small portion of the ex
tensive building. The loss of the patterns is ir
reparable, but the business of the establishment
will not be interrupted by the calamity.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald writes as follows:
The receipt at - the State Department of a bud
get of despatches from Minister Johnson, to-day,
has given rise to something of a sensation here,
and the chief subject tinder discussion is the ques
tion of the Alabama claims. Reports have got
into circulation that Mr. Seward has at length
received despatches from England announcing
that a plan has been agreed upon which meets the
approval of the British government, and enclosing
a copy of the convention tor the consideration of
the Secretary of State; atictsome rumors have it
that Mr. Seward has expressed the opinion that
the terms settled upon will, without doubt, prove
satisfactory to our government. Careful inquiry
in official circles, however, effectually disposes of
the great majority of these rumors by giving
them a positive denial. It is true that despatches
were received to-day at the State Department
from Minister Johnatin, relating principally to
the Alabama claims, but in this fact there is noth
ing significant, as similar packets of despatches
come from Mr. Johnson by every steamer. Re
cently there NIS been more than usual activity in
the transmission of cable despatches between this
country and Great Britain, which is taken as an
indication that theurrangement of the final de
tails was then in progress. I have it from the
highest 'authority that our government
has received no notice yet of the
completion of negotiations for the settlement
of the Alabama claims. The despatches
received to-day bring from Minister Johnson his
detailed report of the progress made towards a
basis of settlement at the date the steamer sailed.
These despatches, although they do not convey
the welcome intelligence that our long pending
differences with England have been -virtually re
moved, contain information of a character to
afford the most lively hopes that such a consum
mation is net far distant. Much has been accom
plished within the past fortnight. The friendly
spirit that has been shown by both governments
since the opening of negotiations by Mr. John
son seems to have gained strength within the
past few days, and the sincere desire of each to
arrive at a conclusion that shall be mutually
satisfactory is undeniable. Important conces
sions have been made on both sides of matters
which do not materially affect the interests of
either nation in the questions at issue, but which
have. nevertheless, stood in the way of an ami
cable adjustment. Judging from the tenor of
the latest despatches received from Mr. Johnson,
by cable as well as by steamer, there is good
reason to believe that the :arrival of the next
mail will bring the treaty as agreed to by her
Majesty's government to be submitted to our go
vernment ior acceptance or rejection.
The Naito:zed Intelligence,- of Friday last had a
column of editorial matter, giving a biographical
sketch of the late Thaddeus Stevens, and com
mending many of his political acts. Yesterday
it bad words of praise for two of the leading-Ite
publicans in the Senate, as follows:
"Senator Morton and family are at the Na
tional. Judge - Trumbull is also in the city-- The
latter, on account of deep domestic affliction,
took little part in the late campaign, while to the
great efforts of the former the Republican party
is unquestionably indebted for the retention of
Indiana in its line of States. The friends of Gov
ernor Morton will be glad to hear that he appears
to be In improved health. We look with confi
dence to these eminent Senators and others o 0
their rank in capacity and superior ability fov
efforts in Congress at the next session in the be
half of measures that shall truly conduce to effect
pacification upon just principles throughout the
country.'!..
The Inteldigelager is evidently quite willing to
sell itself for a little official patronage under the
new Adrainistration.
—Mr. Edwin Forrest's ersonation of "Kingl
Lear" is the noblest creation p of his genius, and
it may fairly claim to rank among the few truly
great histrionic performances upon the modern
stage. It has always been accounted his master
piece; but it never was so nearly perfect as now.
It has been constantly enriched by Mr. Forrest's
experience and arduous study; his objectionable
peculiarities have boon so subdued and softened,
and his intense physical force has been mellowed
into simple grandeur, that time has only brought
to him higher excellence ) and nearer approach to
absolute complotenoSs. Mr. Forre.st's capacity
for intense emotion of any kind finds- Alcapler
expression iu this tragedy of suffering than In
any smaller, colder ',or merely metaphysics,
drama. Crownpd with• the threefold dignity
of kingship, fatherhood and old ago, "Lear's'
'dewnfall, the overthrOw ,of his reason, and
the contumely heaped upcin 'him, furnish au ex
cuse for oven wilder expression of rage and des
pair than Mr. Forrest displaysp Fidelity to na
Lure is not the theory for this personation. Mon
ro not familiar with thererimes that drive him
a
DISASTERS.
CONFLAGR IN't ON I r ST. LOUIS.
Loss Over 642,000.
THE ALAS •OUA C LAIN °4l
AI Sensation in Washington.
A Change of Base
DRAIVIAVIeI AND music&t.
linto madness. But we accept Mr. Forrest's great
interpretation as the most reasonable and just.
His surrender of his authority, his childishmid
i
DeEB and his eagerness to abandon the dory
weight of his office., are the symptoms of se ility,
and approdebing—secondjniancy. The bitter
anguish with which he receiveii - the first-suggest
ion of his childrens' infidelity and treason, and
the gust of passion which sweeps -over him, is
but the-upward flicker of the flame for a mo
ment, before it sinks into final darkness.
Mr, Forrest conducts his "Lear" through all
the stages of his decline with a master's skill,
and he displays not less intelligence, in bring
ing into bold and startling relief the more de•
Heat° shades of emotion which divide each
plume of his progress towards intellectual ruin.
If there was any one _episode is the play last
night, remarkable for its superlative excellence,
it was that in which "Lear" first meets "Edgar"
in the assumed character of a fool. Mr. Forrest
checks "Lear's" wild passion with childish curi
csity. He ceases to rave madly, and becomes
calm, in the_ presence of more sterile madness
then hie own. He gazes at the fpol.before him.
with that strange eagerness ,and want of
exact comprehension which often distinguishes
very young children who are brought together
for the first time. Up to this period his dis
traught Inteilect has been in contact with reason
able minds, and he has listened tei words of wis
dom for which he had neither interest or compre
hension. Here, at last, he has found a congenial
companion. He recognizes him as a creature of
his own kind, and feels that there is fellowship
between them. Mr. Forrest declared his human
ity,not less than his consummate skill as an artist,
when he played this passage. It has never been
better done by anybody. This was the best por
tion of his ablett personation. _
Mr. FOrrest was supported by NFL G. H. Clarke
in the character of "Edgar." The earlier portion
of this gentleman's performance was distin
gulehed by stiffness and coldness which were not
pleasant; but in the scene just alluded to,- Mr.
Clarke played with much powet-and feeling, and
subsequebtly his, presentation of the part was in
every sense satisfactory.
Mr. Forrest will appear to-night in The Gladia
tor. .
—At the Chestnut Street Theatre last evening
Mr. B. J. Byron's drama, Blow for Blow, was
produced for the first time. The cast embraced
the most accomplished members of the company,
Mr. J. B. Roberts, Mr. Studley and others, and
the play in their hands had ample justice done to
its merits. Perhaps it would have been better if
the parts in which Miss Carfano appeared had
been given to a more competent person. This
young lady is hardly up to the requirements of
the leading character in, any drama. The per
formance passed off smoothly last night how
ever, and gave satisfaction to the audience. The
play is handsomely mounted, with new scenery,
stage effects, &c. There will be a matinee'on
Thursday afternoon at this theatre.
—The Lancashire Lass is continued at the
Arch Street Theatre. Next week a series of old
comedies will be given.
—The Theatre Comique will give a varied en
tertainment this evening. It is but fair to say
that this little establishment is of the beet of its
kind, its performances being distinguished not
does for purity than for general excellence.
—The American Theatre announces a miscel
laneous performance for to-night.
—Blind Tom will conclude his engagement
here, with a Performance at Concert Hall this
evening.
On the afternoon of Thursday •(Thanksgiving
Day) Blind Tom will give an extra performance,
which has been determned upon, contrary to
expectation, because of the Immense success with
which his. concerts have been attended. - On this
occasion Thomas will do what a Californian
would coarsely style "his level best." A number
of new selections will be given, and those who
have not been able to attend heretofore can be
assured that they will have a charming entertain
ment offered them.
—The Handel and Haydn Society announce
their first public concert at the Academy of
Music on the evening of Tuesday,Decem ber 15th.
The oratorio of & E,/9"at will be given, with Dr.
Gni'melte, of BM:ton, as "Elijah;" Mrs. Mozart,
of New York, in the soprano part; Mrs. Helen
J. Davis as contralto, and Mr. J. Graf as tenor.
A full orchestra and the entire chorus will be pre
sent, under the direction of Mr. Engelke. The
office for subscriptions is at Trampler's music
store.
—The weekly rehearsal of the Germania Orches
tra will be given at Horticultural Hall to-morrow
afternoon. The following programme has been
prepared:
1. twerture - "Ruebei.alll;" Plotow
2. Sons—"O, du mein Mond," .Seiferth
Conies Solo, performed by Man.
s. " v orstae (1 t ler Waltz '
.................Joe. Lanner
1. Adagio from Fourth Sympnony, .-. ....Beethoven
f. Overture—" Lorelei," W. V. Wallace
6. Finale—" Adele," .E. Duch
7. "L'Adieu Galop," (Ist time) Wm fi Dietrich
—The rapidity with which the tickets for the ap
proaching season of Italian opera have been sold,
affords pleasant evidence of- the popular eager
ness for this high class of musical entertainments.
Mr. Maretzek might profitably prolong his sea
son through two months, instead of giving us a
scant fortnight of opera. His success on this
occasion is due in some measure to the excellence
of the operas with which his repertoire is filled.
Among them are some of the most popular and
beautiful compositions in existence. This com
pany numbers among its artists such singers as
Mad. La Grange, Mad. Rotter, Mad. States, Sig.
Brignoll, Theo. Habelniann and Sig. Ronconi. A
large orchestra and a well trained chorus will
support the chorus.
—Max Strakosch will give the first of his series
of three concerts, at Concert Hall to-morrow
evening. Miss Clara Louise Kellogg will sing
some choice selections from popular composers.
Miss Alide Topp, the famous pianist, will give us
some specimens of that remarkable talent with
which the press of other cities have credited her,
and the other artists will contribute pleasantly to
the entertainment. A morning paper tries to
create feminine enthusiasm in behalf of Miss Kel
logg, by announcing that she will wear her "good
clothes" at these concerts. It is something
gained to have the excellence of garments recog
nized at all by a journal that has been the organ
of the deshabille opera; but It is extremely likely
that persons who attend Miss Kellogg's concerts
will go to hear her sing, not to criticise her
toilettes.
The following programme will be offered to
iffor.row evening:
Duet—"Lnela ill Lammermoor."............Donibetti
Signori Lout and Petrilli.
Violin Solo— "VI7 itches' Dance," Paganin
Herr V. Roma.
Vrtlge—"Romeo and Ju11et,"....... ...... ....Gonnod
Miss Clara Louise Keilcrgg.
Piano Solo—" Value Caprice," I Ralf
Mlle, Alida.Topp. . ..
Remanza—"Martha," ..... .. Flotow
Signor W. Lota.
Dnet—"Elamlet," (Brat time) Ambrose 'MOMS
Mies Clara Louise Kellogg and Signor Petrilli.
I lonian zit —"Don.... Donizett.
.
Si nor Petrilli.
Violin Solo—" Air ..................Ernst
Herr V:liopta.
"Thee Only I ......... ALL
Signor W. Lott I.
Voi Cho Sapete. Nozze dl Figaro. ozar t
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg.
Piano Solo -"Fantasia ltigoletto, Verdi'
Mlle. Alida Topp. .
'Trio—"Attila,"..... ...... ............ ...... Verdi
Mimi Clara Louipe Kellogg,, Signori Lotti and Petrilll
—The Poll Mall Gazette of the llth inst. speaks
as follows of the death of the well-known tenor,
William Harrison:
The death is announced of William Harrison,
which took place at his residonce,Gaisford street,
Kentish-town. on Monday -. afternoon , in hiti‘flfty-1
fifth year. The favorable Impression which Mr.
Harrison produced at one or the festivals of the
Covent -- Garden - Theatrical Fund, - whero - •he -- as
sisted as a vocalist, after a brietneriod of study
at the Royal Academy of Music, led to his being
offered an engagement by Mr..Macready, and on
May 2, 1839, he made a very successful debut at
Covent Garden Theatre as the hero of Rook's
opera, "Henrique, or The Love Pilgrim." When
"The Bohemian Girl" was produced id No
vember, 1843. '
at.„--Dinry Lane, Mr. Har
rison was tile "Thaddeus;" and the
popularity which he imparted to Ratio's tuneful
ballads, "''fie Fair Land of Poland" and "You'll
Reinember W," ie t still fresh In the poolic recol-
L FETHERSTON.
PRICE - THREE.i...C..EN74:'..-',..
. _
leaden. As Adolphe in Balfe's opera of."Tise
Daughter of St. Mark," Bohembndein Bertediera.
"Crusaders," and Don
,C:esar elrizan in Wal
lace's "Maritana," heo.advan ed a reputation
which was further strengthen :by .his !mecca et
the Princess's in Macfarrates here of "Charles -
II." IM Angnst, 1854,- Mr. Ha r lion, accompanieol.
by Mies Louisa Pyne, left En land for America,
and, after a very. prosper° s tour, through that
Slates, they returneol to th m s count wick the
inuntion of establishing permanent : 2'agliali.
opera In the English capita The Lyceum, orLtivi
natty intended for this pp ose, was °Petted im
September, 1857, under the Pyne and Harrison
direction; and the success which accompanied the
undertaking induced Mr. Harrison to. become
lessee of Covent Garden Theatre for the winter
seasons extending from 1858 till /862. Subse
quently he undertook the management of Her
Majesty's Theatre for a : similar purpose; .but tree '
enormous expenditure thus incurred was never
repaid by the receipts, and these speculations'
ended in the total loss of a large fortune'acquired
by his industry and talents. His last professional
engagement was at Drury Lane. Theatre, where
he appeared under Mr: Chatterton's managemetit„,
as the substitute for Mr. Sims Reeves in the Mut
cal drama of ;,'lteb Roy." - ,
*Acts AND
.E4i,NOUE3..
—The can-can is danced on skates in Berlin-1,
—A grocer at Vineennes — oresente very gtteat
at bie wedding with a box of eardinee. •
—A Cincinnati saloon keeper ,hee the tint
greentracLon exhibition.
,
—The diamond crosses made as present for
lawyers have reached Mexico.
—Victor Hugb's eldest son is almost as grey
haired as his illustrious father. -
—A married lady is circulating petitions for an
appointment as postmistress of at. Louis.
—ln giving Dexter to Gen. Grant has Bonner a
sinister motive
—A creation of "the fancy"—a black eye:—
/tidy.
--Texai3 raises four crops of figs in one sea
—lt is whispered in Paris that the Prince . Ints
pedal will soon be brother.
—The champion pie -biter has turned up as a
burglar in Ohio, where he broke into a house on
Sunday, stole $2O and ate six pies.
—Rats have eaten off: $2OO worth of stamps
from - whiskyttarreltsin - a — Debuque distillery,rais
ing a question for the Commissioner. .
—The Troy (New York) Times brings forward
and presses quite enthusiastically the name of Mr.
George William Curtis for the English. missiort.
—A young cannibal girl in. Paris tried to kill
ber mother and sister that she might drink their
blood. •
—A. Paris publisher has reprinted an English
edbion of. Longfellaw'scomplete woThs,•which's
sold at the low price of one franc.- - ,
—The latest novelty from Paris is an artificial
bunch of grapes eaclifilled with perfumery. The
stem of c ach grape constitutes its cork: -
—"The Old Ma'm'sello's Secret," that clever
novel by Miss lliarlitt, has been dramatized In
Gormapy.
—Rochefort complains that they open Ma let—
ters at the post-office; his expression is: "They
have created at the Post a function of unques
tionable importance;that of opener of envelopes?'
—Gem. Fleury appeared at the Count. Wa
lewskre funeral with a black eye. 'Be hastruck
his English groom with ,a riding whip, and the
bold Briton had "busted" him.
—Brigham Young's newspaper organ Informs
a troubled world that the lesson of the recent
earthquakes is an admonition to all 'peopleto
embrace Mormonism.
—The Norfolk rirginiun says: "The bays and
sounds are covered with ducks,and the canvaaa
backs are more numerous than they have been in
our waters for the last twenty years."
—The editor of the Boston Transcript luta
seen a volume of over a thousand pages.
perfectly copied by a photographer of
that city in the clearest and most, dii3thict
manner.
—A "new rebellion," it appears, has been
started at Bainbridge, Ga., where the ladies are
said to have resolved to leave off Yankee goods
and wear hththspnn, which they will manufac
ture thernselvds.
—Richard Wagner's Tannbiuser was recently
performed in at. Petersburg, before an immense.
audience. Although the libretto had been but
very imperfectly translated into Russian, the suc
cess of the opera was exceedingly brilliant "
—German epicures have lately feasted ottroast
swan, a dish which, in former centuries, was ex
ceedingly popular in that country, and' was
always to be seen at the gala dinners of Princes
and Kings during the Middle Ages.
_Professor . Fisch - yes tragedy, "The Emperor
Maiimilian of Mexico," is a great success, the
publishers having already sold several editions.
It is by no means a flashy sensation play, but a
poem of rare beauty and power. General Logan.
figures in it.
—Near, Vasa, Minnesota, was lately dug up a
huge stone axe. It was found by the side of a
skeleton of gigantic size, in an ancient Indian
mound. The axe is said to have been one of the
largest ever found, and cannot be wielded by a
person of ordinary strength. F.
—A French, railway company has leased the
land at the sides of iti track for sixty years to a.
corporation which proposes to use It for a fruit
orchard. There are immense quantities of
ground now unproductive that might be utilized.
in the same way.
—The White Fawn has reached St. Paul, Min
nesota. The backwoodsmen and civilized In
dians greatly admire the white squaws of the
ballot, who they first imagined had experienced
a sudden groWth both upwards and downwards,
thereby leaving their clothes hanging on the,
middle of their bodies..
—Somebody once e.slied Tom Corwin if he
Had heard a certain story of Lewis D. Camp
bell's.
"Was it about himself ?" inquired Mr. Corwin.
"No, I believe not."
"Well, then, I never heard it," said r. Cor
win, gravely.
—Atdisappointed English actor in America has
sent a letter to the editor of the Orchestra, giving
some monetary statements as to the ruling rate.
of salaries and the cost of living in the Limited.,
States, and advises poor actors at home, who
think America an El Dorado for mediocrity, 'to
think twice before emigrating.
—Victor • Hugo says In a late letter to Paul
Foncher: "M. Bonaparte is climbing slowly up
that ladder which Charles the Tenth and Louis
Philippe have ascended before him, and' on the
topmost step of which sits the Goddess of Liberty
with sword, her eyes flashing with Indig
nation, and her hand ready to hurl him into the
abyss."
—Upon the back of a photograph of himself
found- on the person of a New York burglariar
rested on Wednesday written in a business hand.
was the following endorsement : . •
"When a maritegins-to-Mide-down-hilltrafeirta—
as Wall nature was greased for the occasion.-- -
Josh Billings.
"I And this to be true. T,J. S."
—An Illinois paper contains the following,nn
dertalter's advertisement,'whlch. is a novelty In
that class of literature:. •
:
"This is the way .1 long have sought,
And mourned because I found it not."
Undertaking ia all its branChes—ReaoyLutado
mains—GoodHearse in attendance.- •
"Lay on, M►cdafW!"y
(Opposite the bay stales.)
.1 . 43.1tki`• 83 V11:21.
--The pollee 'court in Berlin fined, the other
day,a butcher twenty: dollars fOr hating knocked
out two teeth of a matrimonial broker who had
procured him a. new wife that, as soon as the
honeymoon was ,over,turned out to bo a regulate
Xuntlppe. The unhappy, bridegroom, refuc4ed to
pay the one hundred dollars which ho had
promised to give the matrimonial broker for getr.
tang him a wife. When the broker dunned hint
be wascd so wroth that ho struck the broker. At
the trial it was preyed that the broker had a
ready made ninety-six matches, all of which, he
wore, had turned out_to be exceedingly happy.