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53S395SE VHNh to it HarbBr'B Ferry "can return THE PULPlT ANI) THE PEW LIFE IN NEW YORK CITY. Yorker will fliid that he can get a frock suit made for $4 5 instead of be can mako a SAW JOHN BROWN HANG mmmmmmmm mombership' being now about' three, The church haB been Bteadily growing since it moved into the Brooklyn Institute Building, on Washington street, and tho congregations ara growing larger eaoh Sunday. There has been a gratifying increase in the collections and the financial condition of the church is better than for many years. Tho work on the new edifice, iu Henry streot, is going on rapidly. The church reported to tho conference that its property ia now worth $140,000.

The Rev. Abram Conklin, who was recently callod to tho UniversaliBt Church, in East Sftgi naw, has beon on a visit to that city. Ono of tho local papors of the lumber region city published tho following paragraph on Mr. Conklin'a oxperiohco: "Rev. Abram Conklin and S.

H. Bob lin, of the Univorsalist churches of this and Bay City, had an oxperionco yesterday not usually down on their daily calondar, but which in tha light of past events thoy can now afford to laugh at. It apDears that arrangements wero mado for a special train from Bay City to leave for thia Metropolis at 0:15 yoBtorday morning, on which both the gentlemen mentioned, to gether with Borne sovonty members of Mr. Rob lin's Chnrch, woro to travel. Owing to a misapprehension the pastors missed the train, and whilo two congregations awaited their ministrations up here they woro looking around vainly for means of transit to Saginaw.

With their usual courtoBy and consideration, somo of the F. and P. M. officials, hearing of their peculiar position, hitched on a car to tho yard engine and brought them up flying, both reaching tha church breathless and considerably flushed some fif toon minutes late, much to tho astonishment of the church full of auditors, who were afterward rewarded by an eloquent address from their uow shephord, as amendB for tho delay." Catholic Cuurcb o(e. Tho first Sunday after Easter is called Low Sunday because for the first time tho baptized used to go to church without their white robes, which they had worn since their baptism on Holy Saturday.

It is also called QuaBimodi from the first word with which tho sorvicos begin. In an ciont times they named it Close Easter, because it closed tho Easter week. It is of such importance that no other feast is ever allowed to be celebrated on that day. Low Sunday is also the octave of Easter, and from that day to the end of the ecclesiastical year the churoh represents tha redemption of tho members of the race callod the Summer and the Autumn timo of the year. After EaBter in her services are read tho Acts of the Apostles, but especially tho Book of the Apocalypse, for, as tho Easter time typifies the glories of heaven, ho the Apocalypse tells us of many visions amid the Bkios.

Formerly, during Easter time, servants were allowed to correct their masters. Farmers were not allowed to work during the three days following EaBter, or women spin, or dances held. Tho converts who wero baptized on Holy Saturday and were woll instructed were confirmed on Low Sunday, and for that ceremony thoy wore their white garments. From EaBter to Low Sunday, for seven days, is celebrated the resurrection. The days of this week are to bo taken as ono whole day.

For that reason, in the oflicea and the services of the church, this day for this week is mentioned in the Preface and in the Breviary. Iu Rome ou Low Sunday the station ia in the Basilica of St. PancresiiiB in the Via Auralia. The gospel comes from St. John, where he tells us of our Lord appearing to His Apostles aud saying twice to them "Peace bo with you." Tho doath of Father O'Boylo last week leaves two parishos vacant, St.

Matthew's and St Stephen's. No one seems anxious to undertake to carry tho $100,000 debt with which this last named church is burdened. It does seem a very large iucumbrance for so seemingly wealthy a parish. Father O'Boylo and Father Canmer, of St. Malachi's, wero cousins.

There is, of course, considerable speculation about tho new pastors. Tho friends of Rov. Bernard Mcllugh, rector of St. John tho Evangelist parish, are pleased to hear that ho will most probably, and in accordance with his own desire, continue in his present pastoral charge. Though ho has jceivod the congratulations of many of his brother clergy in referenco to his rumored appointment to St.

Stephen's parish, ho still trusts tho Right Rev. Ordinarv will permit him to remain at St. John's. In reply to a conjoint address of the leading parishioners and tho societies and organizations connected with St. John's parish, made to him last Wednesday evening, expressive of their feelings of the highest affection and filial loyalty.

Father Mcllugh said that, as the bishop was supposed to rnlo such matters, they might for the present rest aBsnred that, as lie himself is very happy in his present pastoral charge and has no ambition to change hiB condition by accepting tho heavy responsibility of tho parish of St. Stephen's, that his dosire will be complied with. The venerable Father Malone, who in a short time will celeerate his birthday, ia the Benior pastor of tho dioosso. Ho oven antedates the bishop, having boen in chargo of Sts. Peter and Paul's sinco 1 844.

Ho begins to feel the burden of hiB years. There are few priests in any part of the world who have tho continuous record of Father Malone. Vicar General Kccgan has been pastor of the Church of the Assumption sinco inri, and his colleague, Vicar Gonoral Michael May, of the Holy Trinity Church, has been pastor there since 1802. The Rev. Josoph FraiiBioli has been pastor at St.

Peter's sinco Tho Rev. Edward Corcoran, of St. Joseph's took charge thero in 18G7, and tho Rev. Thomas Taaffe, of St. Pat rick's, was pastor of tho Church of Our Lady of Mercy in Debevoiso place in 1808.

They may bo callod tbo patriarchs of tho dincose, for after them the other priests aro comparatively young men, and the proportion ot tne veterans to tue whole number of the clnrgy seems small. Hard work soon tollB in a calling whoro tho cares are many and the rests few. The young generation of priests has in its ranks many bright and promising men, and their work bIiowb in no disparaging contrast with that of the pioneorB when they have been given a chance to oxhibit their executive qualities. Father Hill, of St. Paul's, was pastor of the Transfiguration Church in 1873.

In 1874 Father MoNamara, now of Our Lady of Mercy parish, was at East New York. In 1875 Father McCarthy took charge of St. Augustine's; Father Ward was sent to St. Charles Borromeo'B. In 1870 Father Kiely, now of the Transfigurationi was mado pastor of the Visitation Church in Red Hook.

The junior pastor on the list is tho Rev. D. Montoverde, who founded the Church of the Holy Rosary, 1,747 Fulton streot, last Fall. There will be a musical aud literary entertain ment, given in the Brooklyn Institute on April 15, by tho Young Men's Catholic Association of St. James' parish.

The ladies' fair for tho benefit of the Nativity Church will open to morrow ovening. Several novel features have been prepared to make tho fair specially attractive. It will be hold in the now institute corner of Gates and Franklin avenues. The grand encampment in aia of tho now St. Augustine's Churoh will be somothing novel and memorable in local churoh annals.

Rov. Father Shoehy, of St. Ambrose's, and. Father Donohuo, ot St. Thomas Aquinas', are proparing to tako their well earned vacations by a trip across the ocean.

Father Shoehy oponed his new parochial school last Tuesday with a primary grade. To day Rev. Paul MoCabo, O. S. the eloquent young missionary from Coventry, England, will open a two weeks' mission at Holy Cross Church, Flatbush.

At tho rooont retreat ho preached at St. John the Evangelist's Church thero were ovor 4,500 communicants. Father O'Connell, of Flatbush, anticipates a grand Bweep there also and has mado ovory preparation accordingly. The Dominican Sisters aro to build a new con vent at Morgan stvenne and Harrison place. It will bo four stories high, 78 feet deep and 03 wide.

The materials will be briok and limestone. Thoro will be accommodations for a few orphans iu it also. STREET SWEEPINGS. To thk Editor of the Brooklyn Kaqie Won't you toll us exactly what our City Fathers waut us to do with the dirt on the sidewalk Of course, thore is no house dirt iu this, but simply the dirt that has blown in from tho street, yeo tho police threaten to arrest my mau if ho swoops this back into the street. If he sweops this up and puts it into tho ash receiver then the gentleman who kindly calls ouco a week and takes portion of the contents and scatters another portion Will have nono of it.

Some ten days ago the sweepers appeared on tho street at the sida of my house and swept tho dirt up into piles or mounds. As uo carts have yot called for it a pleasant day dries it up, and tho wind scatters it, a good portion of name over the sidewalk. Have we tho privilege of putting it back on to th mound, or what can we do as law abiding citi zens A. H. Postu.

8 1 Haksox Place, April 8. 1890. fen dent. Ha fled tbo mountains, hut was captured and landed in tho Ohnrlostowa fail. HiB sister was married to the then Democratic Governor of Indiana ana on bib inal ho was ably dofondod by Daniel Voorheea.

now United States Senator from Indiana, whoso closing speooh is iu many a Virginia icran book. All the oloquenco of the "Tall Syoa niore of the Wabash," however, was of no avail, for Cook was convicted and sentenced to death, and the general opinion waB that he was served oxaotly right, for a groator coward never oxistod, as tho sequel will show. It was feared that the Pennsylvanians would attempt a rescue of the convicted men, and tho llttlo army of Virginia wero kept in aud around Charlostowu. Pickets wero thrown out for miles and tho jail was strongly guarded on tho outside. Ono dark night two fig uros wore soon by a sentinel stealing along tho jail wall in an apparent effort to escape.

Tho guard became frightened, but aB noithor of tho men jumped from tho high wall tho soldier recovered his prosoncD of mind aud alarmod tho camp by firing in tho air. "Tho Pouusylvanians at the boys. "Now wo can havoago at thorn!" and it is certain that thoy would rather have fought than havo continued tho inactivo life they were living. Tho long roll boat and ovory Virginia soldior was ready and iu line in a very short time, Thoy were marched around the jail to loam that Can tain Cook aud ono of the colored prisoners had got out of their colls iu some way and climbed the wall with the intention of waking their escape, but seeing tho guard neither attempted to jump. Both wore captured on the wall, taken back to their cells, from which they never mads their exit again until taken out to bo hanged.

The negro afterward said that had it not boon for the cowardico of Cook one or perhaps both would have got away, as in tho darkness tho guard was not liltoly to hit cither of them, and it was certain ho cbnld not hit both. John Brown was the last, one executed. He was hanged on Doeembur 2, There was groat sympathy felt for him among the soldiors. He mounted tho gallows liko a hero and did not seem to fear death. Whilo all tho soldiers thought that he should bo punished for trying to incite insurrection among peaceable people who never did him any harm, they looked ou him as a fanatic who should have buou sent to a lunatic asylum or the penitentiary at Richmond.

They thought him too bravo to dio by the rope. There is ono httlo story in connection with the last execution that it is a pity to spoil. It lias boon stated that John Brmvn kissed a negro baby at tho foot of the gallows tho day he mounted it. He did no such thing, for there, were no colored people about, as they "lay low and ato coon root" whilo the soldiors wero about. Tho fact of the matter is that tho poor colored people were frightened out.

of their wits; that is, those who lived in or near Charlestown were, and. 'f the truth must bu told, they were more afraid of John Brown and his crowd than thoy were of the soldiers. Of the latter thoy had a slight fear when seen in largo numbers. The whole division was out and under arms on the day of execution, so as to be ready for the Pennsylvanians, wiio, like the letter in the song, never came. All of tho colored people in Charlestown, on December kept iudoors.

Thoy had no curiosity to see John Browu executed, and in that respect many of the soldiers felt with them, for his Btep was firm and his commanding iiguro and long flowing beard, together with his bravery, commanded the respect of all tho amateur soldiers from tidewater to the Ohio River who were on duty that day. After the tragedy the Richmond soldiors returned home to take a much needed rest after their first experience in regular camp duty, which fitted them in a measuro for what was to come in 18(51. Tho words of Robert E. Loe, at Harper's Ferry, often camo baok to me as a phopheey: "Gentlemen, you aro not soldiers, but you may be some of these days." Jajik.k Kkrnan. FOR A SEW CENTRAL CHURCH.

Polisli Holes. itcs ('ruin Ilruoklra and Vicinity niscuufe Fitting' Site. Delegates from all brauchos of tho Polish Roman Catholic Church, at Hilary and Lawrence streets, held an enthusiastic meeting on Wednesday evening for the purpose of agreeing on a site for new central church to bo built this yoar. These branches wore represented: Brooklyn Center, by Mr. John Roskowsky; Gruonpaint, by Messrs.

Anthony Plumisky and Frank Kuliborda; Williamsbnrgli, by Messrs. Anthony Groohowsky and John Dobroivolsky: South Brooklyn, by Messrs. John Zowalt and John Welter: Newtown, by Messrs. Stephen Bartecky and Adolbert Wonta; East Now York, by Messrs. Thomas Lowandowsky and Albert Dontok: Ulisslicld, by Messrs Joseph Klyass and John Tnjarsky; Ravenswood, by Mr.

Spandowitz. The chairman, Rev. Vincont von Brotiikowsky, rector of St. Casimir's church, opened the proceedings with a shorS prayer, after which he referred to tho importance of the matter in hand and advised those present to give their utmost care and attention to the discussion to follow. He called attention to tho fact that Brooklyn was the oldest aud greatest Polish congregation in this country, aud should tharofore exeol iu showing the Holy See that their present undertaking shall bo an affair of peace and unity from beginning to end.

Tho speech made a favorable impression on the delegates, who began to tako an active part iu the discussion. Each of tho dologates displayed admirable coolness, and the deliberations went on without the slightest uso of tho chairman's gavel. All Hie delegates, exoopt those of South Brooklyn, declared that tho most appropriate bite for the new church would bo in tho central part of the city, somewhere between Fourth and Fif th avenues, on account of it3 equal accessibility for all members of the parish Tho chairman also declared himself in favor of the suggestion. It was voted upon and adopted, tho opponents in favor of South Brooklyn being iu the minority. Tho chairman brought tho proceedings to a conclusion by thanking the delegates for thoir solf possessed action in the matter, and after tho customary prayer the mooting adjourned.

Tho Brooklyn Poles aro to be congratulated on having a pastor with th; excellent qualities of Ucv. Vincent Von Brouikowsky. Ho was born in 1838, in Poseu, Germany, aud comes from a distinguished family. Ho was called iu 1886 to America as a professor for the Roman Catholic Divinity College, iu Dotroit, Mich. After filling his seat for six months creditably ho took ohargo of the great St.

Albert Church, which was thou in a state of rebellion, threatening dissolution. With groat courage and diplomatic skill ho succeeded in subduing the disturbing olomeuts and restoring harmony, poaee aud confidence among tho faithful aud increased the number of families from 100 to 1,156. Later ho became paBtor in Hillraids and Salem, whore ho had the same experience, with tho same result, as in Dotroit. Tired of the continuous battle, he resolved to roturu to Europe, when the call from Right Rev. Bishop Loughliu, of tho Diocese of Brooklyn, reached him to take chargo of St.

Cag imir's, which ho acceptod. Rev. Father Vincent Von Bronikowsky is an eminently accomplished gentleman and of akind. yet decisive, disposition. Though comparatively a short time at the head of St.

Casituir'a Church, he is universally popular with the members of his congregation; IN CALICO COSTUMES, The Jefferson Social Club's Annual Iteccption. Men in calico neckties, women in calico drosses flocked to Weiulander'a and 200 Court street Monday night. It was the annual calico reception of JoffoiBon SociallOlub. The reception was pleasant aud successful. Tho committees having the festivity in charge wero as follows: Floor W.

H. Howard, Philip MoOoy, John Flaherty, John Higgins, John O'Brien, James McClean, John Moloney, Joseph Vau Wynen, B. Weinlander, Theodore Millard, D. Gilmartin, Barnoy Murphy, John L. Hart, John Ryan, William Spearman, E.

Banuou, Thomas Fox, William Mebus, Jamos Muir, Owen Judgo, John Farrell. Rocoption Michael C. Heenan, Edward Coylo, James Mausoll, James Fennoll, John Howard, Noil McGuiro, John Conway, Peter Finnorty, Daniel Stone, Charles Toxtor. E. Rosonthal, Joseph Bulkloy, B.

Daly, James Meehan, Samuol Solomon, Frank VVhito, Milton Smith. Honorary Members John J. Gallagher, Thomas Walsh. The officers of tho Jofforson Social aro W. H.

Howard, prosidont; Philip McCoy, first vice president: John Flaherty, second vice president; Martin Moloney, recording secretary: Danie Courtney, corresponding secretary; James J. Millard, financial sooretary; Daniel T. Donahue, treasuror; Thomas Coughlin, sorgeaut at arma. home, but those who beliove in the integrity of Virginia and Who would not boo our old mothor Stato stained by tho dee la of tho assassin invaders, lot them follow' me." Then ho startod across and it is noedless to say that not a man weakened. Every one of them followod thoir loader ovor tho bridge' to find nothing.

Not a living thing was to bo soon or heard. The faot tho matter is that noithor Henry A. Wise, nor anybody ehe, knew anything about what was going on at that moment iu Harper's Ferry. He knew that tho armory was captured, but by whom and how many romainod to bo found out. Tho regimout moved down tho hill to tho immodiate vicinity, but out of gun shot of tho armory and ougiuo house, staokod arms and awaited developments.

Governor Wiso, General Talieforro, Colonel Tom August and his stuff repaired to a hotel in tho villago, whilo tho boys for tho first time tastod tho sweets of camp life. Some were sot to work kindling fires, othors making coffee, and I know that many of tho boys in line' were wishing thoy wero homo, where thoy could get a good morning's nioal without the trouble of cooking it. Wheu day broke the soeno around and about was ono of boauty. The Maryland Heights wero clad In Autumn colors, tho great mountains on the Virginia sido shaded tho rippling Shenandoah as it flowed on for a very short distance to mingle its silvery water with that of tho upper Potomac Thomas Jefferson once said it was worth a trip from Europe to soo it and the residouts of the Village of Harper's Ferry were peacefully sleeping, llttlo dreaming that a tragody was about to be onactod which was to bo tho forerunner of a still greater one. A principle was at stake and men wero thore on one side and tho othor roady to dofond their ideas with thoir liyos.

As the sun began to climb the mountain sidas everything looked bright and beautiful in the quiet spot, which was soon to become a theater of war and in which. later ou.nuny good man and true, representing both sections, lost their lives. As wo sat down on the grass to broakfast and envied tho negroes at homo, our appetites not boiug very strong that morning, we had an excellent opportunity of viowing from our camp the armory and engine house in which the enemy was intrenched. While aippiug our coffeo we wero visited by a few of the intelligent contrabands, who told us that thoy felt safer in their camp than they would with "Mr. Ossapossumy'' Brown, who wanted thorn to "jino" his band and fight for the cause of liberty.

A now light broke over tho regiment when the men Ioarned that they had "Ossawatomio" John Brown and his Kansas men to deal with, and as no Penrnfvlva niaus appeared insight as yet the boys felt happy, thinking the work would bo short and swuot. They all know of John Brown and his oxploits in Kansas, and they looked upon him as a fanatic, who woul share a like fate with Nat Turner, the colored hero of the Southampton massacro. The muzzles of a score or more of rifles could be seen sticking through the small apertures iu the walls, and although Virginians always had tho reputation of being good shots it would ro quiro an excollont marksman to send a minni. bullet through ono of those small spaces, while the men from Kansas could do effective work from the inside. Before breakfast ended soldiers from Winchester, Harrisonburg, Staunton and Charlestowu came down tho valloy on early trains, aud our boys invited them to tako not luck with tho regiment, but they all refused, saying they had had a good breakfast in Winchester.

About 1 0 A. M. the. cadets from the Lexington Institute marched into camp, and it wa a mystery to the boys from tidowater how the troops from the upper valloys reaehod Harper's Ferry so quickly, for it was well known that the only railroad at that time running through any of tho nast side vallovi was the ono from Winchester to Harper's Ferry, and there was no certainty about that, as the runners were laid with snake rails that were liable to come up through any part of a car at any moment. But tho mountain lads told us that they pressed into service all the vehiclos thoy could lay hands on, aud horses as well, for they wore determined to be in time for tho fray wheu it commenced.

They were more eager to fight than they wore in isii2, when many of them were enrolled in "Stonewall Jackson's Foot Cavalry. The tr from tho west on tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad were directed to halt at Martins burg, so that there was a fine procession of cars at that point awaiting furthar orders, and on board some of them were soldiers from the different Virginia towns along the line as far out as Grafton, Wheeling aucf Parkcrsburg. There was no West Virginia iu those days, as all the territory in that Stato belonged to the Old Dominion and was governed by tho authorities of it. Some of the companies from the Ohio ltivor tramped over the niacadomi.e. I road from Mar tinsburg to Harper's Ferry, and whon thoy mingled with the huls from tidewater they said that the reason they marched so far on foot was that they did not want to miss the fun.

Coming from the dirootion of Washington and Baltimore a tram was seen crossing tiie bridg j. It made no sign and tho locomotive did not even whistle, as was customary wheu Hearing the Harper's Ferry depot, but as soon as it stopped men in blue uniform were seen alighting trom it. They were United States marines under command of Colonel Robert Lee, afterward tho great chieftain of tho Confederate Army of North Virginia. Thoy marched hko regulars iu front of the volunteers and stacked arms. Word was sent, to Governor Wise that United States troops were on tho ground and ho came down from the hotel in mad haste anil looked at Colouolljoe as if about to say: "Virginia will defend herself and protect her own honor, as ho telegraphed tho Southern Governors.

Instead of this, however, ho askod Colonel Lee, in his peculiar manner, "What right has the Federal Government to interfere with the duties which belong solely to tho people of Virgini. We can uphold the honor of the Stato, sir, without assistance from outsido sources, and wo propose to do bo." Tho remarks of Henry A. Wiso were applaudod, and it was pretty certain that neither ho nor his friends recognized tho soldier who stood in front of them, but Lee did not hesitate a moment. Ho Baid in his easy, graceful way: "It ho happens, Govomor, that I am a Virginian by birth, but our State has nothing to do with that property ovor there," pointing to the arsenal. "That ground was ceded to the Fodoral Government by Virginia, and it and the property which stands upon it bolong to the United States aud I am sent hero to protect it.

Whon tho armory is freed from tho insurgents now in possession, I BhttU hand them ovor to you, sir; but until then I respectfully demand that wo, tho representatives of the United States, shall not be interforod with while doing our duty in protecting tho proporty of tho whole poople." Then turning to where a number of tho militia stood Colonel Leo said: "Gentleman, you aro not soldiers, but you may be some of these days. We are soldiers by training and profession. We aro paid for doing our duty and we propose to obey orders." With a lawyer's 'cuteness Wiso saw that Leo had tho drop on him aud ho made no further obiectiou. There were two lengthy piooes of hoavy scantling lying on the ground within sight, and Leo at once divided his command into two companies. Tho amateur soldiers wondered what ho was going to do.

Tho first company took up a piece of scantling, and, getting it on a swing, at tho order they rushed with it ou the double quick for the big oakon gate. Tho gate tottered but did not fall, aud hero John Brown "got his work in" by shooting four of the marines. Leo ordered tho others to fall back, and then Lieutenant Greene, with the othor company of marines, pursued tho sarao taotics and down went the gate. Greono dashed up to whoro John Brown was and demanded his immodiato sui rctuler, but old "Ossawatomio" refused to surrender or givo up his sword, when Groeno slashed tho old man over tho head with his saber, drawing blood. By this time Leo reached tho tower and said, "Lieutenant, atop that." Brown handed his sword to Loe, saying, "I surrender to no one but you, sir.

Throe times hare I had a bead drawn on you, but you were too brave to kill and my heart failed mo." Tho prisoners were then handed ovor to the Virginia authorities, who sent them under a strong guard to tho Charlestown Jail, whilo tho marines held possession of tho armory and arsenal. Tho trial, conviction and execution of the party aro now matters of history, but thero aro sovoral things connected with tho forty sevon days that intervened betwoon tho capturo of John Brown aud party and their doaths that aro interesting. Among tho followers of John Brown was a Captain Cook, tho only educated man iu tho party. Ho taught school for a whilo in thft neighborhood of Harper's Ferry and on tho day of the rceapturo of the armory ho was tiot in thore with Brown. The day previous he murdered iu cold blood tho old and infirm Bimilar saving in all his clothes.

A "new" system of playing races has been adopted with great formality by a party of men in New York, who are going to mako a large and profound effort to injure the disposition and cheerfulness of the bookmakers the coming season. Thoy havo formod what might be callod a joint stock company. Tho oldest of them is a woU known writer for tho turf. Their system is not now, though they seoin to think so. A writer on a weekly paper in Now York recently explained tho plan, but it was much talked about even be foro that.

If, is practically a system of private handicaps. Tho odds in horse races arc, as every body knows, governod by the winning achieve ments of the horsos in thoir forinor races. Very little record is kept of tho horses who did not win. but who happened to bo second or thrd in tho raco. Thus, supposo ten horses start and ono of them wins by a neck, it is by no moans sure that tho horse noxt to the load may not havo run faster and further than tho winner through having mado a bad start or for somo Bimilar reason, Tho public and the bookmakers iguoro the show ing of the Becond horso or ho may havo beon third, fourth or fifth and still have done tho best work and follow tho winner.

Tho betting com pany I. refer to is to keep elaborate books and records of tho actual running oi tho horses in ovory raco. Thoy really bot upon tho private form of tho animals and not upon thoir publio triumphs. Tho stay of opera is growing longer and longer in New York. When tho Abbey season is ended tho Spring season of opera iu English will bo in.

auguratod at tho Grand Onera House. It will introduce Sophio Troubmauu, of tho Metropolitan company, and a number of other grand opera aingers, who are to sing in a language, that will be understood by opera goers without litaret tos. Thoy aro to perform "Faust," "Martha," "Carmen," "Bohemian Girl" and "Trovatore." It will bo a rather curious outcome after tho fight between the Fronch and German opera if the public should finally decide to support English opera only. Such a result is by no moans unlikely. It occurred once in London.

For a long whilo thoro Carl Rosa was praeti cally in command of the situation. Thero is in New York what is known as the F.nglisli opora public, but in point of fact it is a good deal tho same public as that which patron izes German aud Italian opera. I can never get over my surprise at the sacrifices people will make to hear good music. The most casual sort of ob sorvatiou in tho Metropolitan Opera House Rhowa that nine tenths of the audience, outside of tho boxes, are enthusiasts for whom tho opera has no social attractions. A man connected with tho management, of the opera house, iu speaking of this tho other day, instanced the case of a Ger.

man who kept a small shop on Sixth avonuo and worked thero night and day tho year round except during the operatic season. Ho bought four seats for every Putti performance for himself, his wife and his two daughters. This represented an outlay of $28 a night. As the man is in mod eat, not to say humble, circumstances tho drain on his resources must be very largo. A neighbor of imno at the opera is a burly German who wears greasy clothes and a four days' growth of beard.

Ho keeps tho beard at this exact length, although I havo never bocn aide to understand how it is accomplished. His wife and motlior invariably accompany him to tho opera. Both of them are largo, beefy, wabbly ati'd ill dressed. Tho mother stands up during the first hour and then tbo wife riBes and goes out in the lobby to tako hor place, whilo the old lady takes tho seat beside the head of tho house. That gentleman does not pay tho slightest attention to ono of them, but jiita with his beery old head roneu ovor on one aiuo ana ma eyes nan oioseu drinking in the melody with an air of absorption that borders on oestaey.

Whon tho performance is over ho usually rises, pulls himself together, jams his hat on his head and Btrides toward the door with his mother and wife struggling after him and wrangling violently over tho length of time each ono had spent in the seat. Regular operagoers soon got interested in their neighbors. They form an endless variety. Two seats in front of mine daring the Italian opora season, for instance, havo been occupied on a joint stock plan. It worked pretty well during tho first performance or two, but lately one of the parties to the contract, a very snappy and self assertiv.T old lady, has taken to claiming more than her share.

Whon she shows up on the horizon there is trouble in store for every one in tho neighborhood. There aro apparently five peopie in tho contract. Ono of them, who is a friend aud relative of the old lady's, evidently pays nothing, but earns Ids occasional half hour in au orchestra chair by actin as escort. Tho purchasers proper are a very fat old mau and his shrewish wifo, the combative old lady and a solemn and plaintive little man who has an apologetic air, but knows his rights. Two of thorn buy admission tickets, the othor two eomo in on tho seat tickets, and the escort manages to show up as a rule ou a billboard pass or by somo similar devious method, They all meet in a little in closnro near their scats before the opera and lay out thoir time table for tho evening.

Usually, there is an effort to stavo tho old lady off till the last, as, when she is once installed in her seat, it takes everything short of physical foroe to got her out of it. Whenever one of tho people in tho scheme has occupied tho Heat long onough, the next in turn oo mes in, bows, smiles and displays a readiness to Bit down. Tho sitter looks up with an inquiring and rather surprised air as though delighted to seo the new comer. After this little pantomime is ovor tho fencing begiiiB. As a rule it continues for some mo men ts.

There is a comparison of watchos, a great deal of sullen and angry whispering, and finally the sitter rises with au air of great boredom and drifts off as though the opera had really lost all its charms. A minute later tho envious face of tins particular person may be Been looking over tho heads of the Btanding multitude in the rear, glowering at the latest occupant of tho joint stock company's seat. An unusually largo audience was prcRent a few nights sinco when "Lueia" was performed at the Metropolitan, and in one of the big boxes were four people, who attracted attention. Ono of the quartet was a handsome, straight browed and high colored young woman who looked liko the pictures of English professional beauties. Sho was slim, gracoful, and sot erect.

With her was a matured woman of a decidedly surly cast of features and a great display of diamonds. In the rear of the box were two New Yorkers, whose names are familiar onough to nowspapor readers. One of tho woman was from Chicago and the othor from Philadelphia. All four of them had posed at different times and at different places as principals in celebrated divorce cases. There is no telling whether thoy had gono there as tho result of a freak or if tho singular conjunction of scandal tinged notables was the result of accident.

Last week tho papers commented ou a dinner which a celebrated New York society woman gave, where all but three of tho guests had been divorced. It may be that there is a project on foot to introduce a now circle iu socioty, and that nobody will be able to gain entrance to it except through the medium of tho divorce courts. Such a thing as this would bo more exclusive than the most aristocratic club in Christendom. Tho production of Steele Mackayo's play the other night was full of unintended comedy for the audience. It was a chapter of accidents from beginning to end.

Perhaps the most remarkable thills' occurred at the very outset of the play. It was 7 o'clock, and a distinguished audience was tapping its heels impatiently in front of tho curtain, whon Mr. Mackayo entered the stage door, greeted the actors cordially and prepared to go ahead. Everybody was ready, but it was suddenly discovered that tho first scene, which was ono of tho most important ones of tho play, was not there. A wild scurry ensued.

Nothing could be found, and the moro vigorously tho search was prosecuted the moro hopeless grew the outlook. It gradually bocamo known that the carpenter had run away and left the first scene in his shop. After a hurried journoy tho scene was secured, lugged into tho theater, and at 8:45, Mr. Mackayo, looking rather perturbed and duBty, went in front of the ourtaln aud announced that he was ready to bogin. From that time on until 1 o'clock the next morning there was a chapter of accidents that was simply ap palling but, in tho end, Mr.

Mackayo sueceedod in punishing tho villain and rewarding the hero after the good old satisfactory fashion, It was a wonderful fluke, viewed aB a Btage production, but the impression provails that a play that can survivolstich a first night as that ought to a un almost aB long as tho same author's "Hazel Kirko." New Yohk, April 18, 1800. Blakely Hall. An Unusual Number of Changes in Church Choirs. Extreme Ritualism Does Not Reem to be Popu lar in Brooklyn Parting Honors to the Rev. Almon Gunnison Catholic Church News.

There will bo many changes in choirs this Spring, as wai predicted in this column a few weeks ago. The changes will bo moro gonoral on the Hill than on tho Heights. Mr. Georgo M. Dennison, formorly of Christ Episcopal Church, Bedford avenue, has boon engaged as musical director and tenor by tho Classon Avenue Presbyterian Church, and Mrs.

Honry Yroom has been Becurod as soprano. At the Emmanuel Baptist Church MiBB Milne, the soprano, will be succeeded by Miss Hattio Beobo who has beon singing at tho Central Congregational Church. Mr. CharloB Ives will prosido at the organ. At tho Now York Avenue Methodist Mr.

Schmidt, of Troy, N. has beon ongagod as organist, and when tho congregation takes possession of its new ediflco Mr. Schmidt will have a magnificent instrument at his command. Mr. Louis Bolchor who for fourteen years filled tho position of tenor and choirmaster at tho fashionable First Presbyterian Church in Henry street, will as sume the samo position at tho Bedford Avonuo Reformed Church which place has beon fillod by E.

S. Swalm. Tho choir will consist of Miss Alice Breon, soprano; Miss A. L. Parry, contralto; John Middleton, basao and Mr.

Bolohor, tenor. John Cartledge will continuo to preside at the organ The First PreBbytorian Church in Henry streot has been exceedingly fortunate in securing the services of Mrs. 0. P. Duttou ncc Grovosteon, who has been singing in Dr.

Paxton's Presbyterian Churchin New York. Mr. Duttou has also been ongaged for this choir and together thoy will get from the music appropriation tho sum of $2,500. Mile. Clementine Do Vore, tho operatic singer, will succoed Mrs.

Dutton at Dr. Paxton's church at a salary of $4,500. Mr. R. Huntington Wood man will remain as organist at Cuthbert Hall's First Presbyterian Church.

Mr. Hurry Rowe Shelley will continue in charge of tho organ at Dr. Storrs' Church and the singers will bo Miss Charlotte Walker, Mrs. A. H.

Rosau, M. Hoiurich Koecko and Mr. W. S. Harper.

At Grace Protestant Episcopal Church on the Heights, Mr. T. Evans Greene, tho popular tonor, will romaiu for another yoar at an increased salary. Mr. Will iam Neidlinger will remain as organist at the Churoh of the Saviour, Piorropont street, and Mrs.

George M. Dennison formerly of Christ Church, Bedford avenue, will be the Boprano and Mrs. Decevee, contralto, while Mr. F.W. Jamison, tenor, and Mr.

J. J. Kilduff, basso, will remain Mr. C. Wenham Smith, the organist at Plymouth Church, will go to St.

James' Roman Catholic Church, in New York, and he will be snesceded by Mr. S. B. Whitely. Mrs.

Jennie Hall Wade, tho present Boprano at Plymouth Church, will devote her time to concert work during tho coming year, whilo Mrs. A. E. Johnson, tho contralto, goes to the Ross Street Presbyteriau Church Tho new singers in the Plymouth Church choir loft will bo Mrs. Nettie Summers, Boprano; Miss Lottio Smith, contralto; Mr.

F. B. Clancy, tenor and Mr. B. Campbell, bass.

Mr. Ellis will remain as conductor, which position he haB filled with entiro satisfaction for two years. It is his intention to increase the chorus from sixty to seventy five voices. The music appropriation in Plymouth Church is $5,000. Mr.

Arthur F. Bower will bo musical director at tho Noblo Streot Baptist Church, aud Mrs. Bower will pre side at the organ. Miss Middleton, the soprano of tho Greene Avenue Baptist Church, haB acceptod an offer at a higher salary from the Kont Streot Roformed Church. Mr.

E. S. Swalm, former choirmaster at the Bedford Reformed Church, will go to tho Ross Street Presbyterian Church; in fact tho choir at this church will be made up entirely of new singors. Mr. Emu Spoerl will be the organist, while the choir will consist of a quartet and chorus of sixteen voices.

the soloists being as follows: Miss Mary W. Roebuck, soprano; Mrs. A. E. Johnson, contralto; Charles H.

Thomas, tonor; E. S. Swalm, baritone and conductor. Extreme ritualists seem to have a hard time of it in Brooklyn. All attempts to establish a high ritualistic church in this city have failed.

The Rev. Pelham Williams is sure to fail in his efforts in this direction at St. Stephen's Church. He has alroady been invited to resign, but refuses to do so and awaits the action of the bishop. Tho bishop must choose betweou allowing Dr.

Will iams to remain and seeing the churoh go to pieces, or letting Dr. Williams go and keeping a young and promising church together. Dr. Will iams will be continually iu hot water at St. Ste phen's.

He created a Bensation and much feeling by abolishing tho Sunday school a few months ago. Dr. Williams is a pleasant little man out of the pulpit, but ho makes tho mistake of sacrificing the prosperity of tho church for the oarrying out of his ritualistic ideas. He was born Bos ton and graduated from Harvard College in the ChiBB of '53 with Dr. Eliot, now president of Harvard, and thoy have ever since boon warm friends.

He was trained privately for tho priesthood under the late Bishop Burgess, of Maine, and his first parish was in Wiscasset, where he remained for sevon yearn. Then ho went to Trinity Church, at Hartford, and for a year was chaplain of Hobart Collogo, at Geueva, N. Y. Afterward ho beeamo rector of the Church oj the Messiah, in Boston, where ho remained for many years. He devoted one year to priestly work iu England, aud whon he returned to America he was called to tho rectorship of St.

Barnabas' Church, at Troy, N. where ho remained for sovou years. About one year ago Dr. Williams succeeded tho Rev. Joseph Reynolds at St.

Stephen's. He was not settled long before he began to introdueo now methods and ideas in tho running of tho parish. Thore was not much objeetiou to tho changes at first, and it was only when ho proached a sermon on Catechising Instead of Sunday Sohools that tho parishioners spoke out. Dr. Williams holds that the Episcopal church has made no provisions for Sunday schools.

Ho says that he knows this view is entirely opposite to everything that is popular, yot he feels that tho plan of catechising is wiser, Bafer and moro in accordance with the spirit of tho churoh. All Souls' TJniversalist Church is making ex tensive arrangements preparatory to tho depart ure of its pastor, Rev. Almon Gunnison. A social gathering of all the members of the ohiirch will beheld iu the chapel on Friday, April 25. It is probable that appropriate resolutions will bo presented at that time.

On Sunday, April 27, Dr. Gunnison preaches his iarewell sermon, aud on tho following Tuesday eveniug a public reception will bo held in tho churoh, to which tho East ern District clergymen and friends of Dr. Gunnison throughout tho city will bo invited. Tomorrow evening tho Univorsalist Club of Now York City will give him a farewell dinner. A special service will bo hold at Grace Church, on the Heights, this afternoon iu the interest of the Sheltering Arms Nursery.

Rev. Warren Hubbard, former rector of St. Paul's Churoh, will ad dress the meeting. At Graco Church this morn tug tho rector, kov. unauncey urowster, may havo something interesting to say ou tho new parish house.

A new book, ontitlod "The History of the Young People's Baptist Union of Brooklyn," has just beon published, with an introduction by tho Rev. Thomas Armitage, D. is deeply interested in the work of young people. Trinity Presbyterian Church is preparing to build a fiuo now edifice on the lots purchased by the socioty five years ago at the corner of Joffor son and Marcy avenues, on which now stands a brick chapel, Tho churoh will cost about $50,000. It will front on Marcy avonue 05 foot and will un back to depth of 85 feet on Jofforson ave nue.

The material will bo pressed brick, with Stone and terra cotta trimmiugs. Tho seating capacity will be about ono thousand, with gallery on two sides and an organ loft. A towor with spire will rise to tho height of 130 feet, with on tranco on oach oornor to a vestibulo within tho tower. The Rev. J.

H. Montgomery, D. is tho present pastor. Ho accepted a call to succeed tho Rov. Mr.

CalkinB but a Bhort timo ago. Trinity Church owns proporty worth $40,000 and has a debt of about $0,000. For several years tho Sauds Street Methodist Episcopal Church has had upon its church records tho names of members who were unknown. This year tho pastor, Rev. Mr.

AdamB, and tho officers havo gono over the list carefully in the samo way that Plymouth Church did and as a result Borne fifty nameB were dropped from tho rolls, so that thoy are no longer connected as members. Despite this elimination of tho dead And Was With the Virginians at Harper's Ferry. i The Tragedy That Cast Its Shadow Before the Great Civil WarHenry A. Wise Saw the Point That Robert E. Lee Made.

The story of "John Brown's Clothes," published in the Eagle of April (i, reminds mo of those exciting times, during which, as a member of tho First Regiment of Virginia Volunteers, I was a witnesB of tlio scenes at Harpor's Ferry, previous to the capture of the notorious Jay hawker and hiB band. They included tho long aud tedious trials of the invaders of "tho saorod soil of Virginia" and tho execution of tho insurrectionists. On Monday, October 17, 1850, Governor Henry A. Wise, of Virginia, reooived, at Richmond, a telegram from Harper's Ferry, stating that it had been captured by a hordo of Northern Abolitionists, and that tho Valley of tho Shenandoah was overrun. Like every announcement of a similar character, it soon became circulated among tho pooplo of the capital of tho State of Virginia, and the further it travolod tho nioro exaggerated it was.

Somo Baid that 40,000 Pennsyhanians hold tho valley and that it would tako ovory soldier in tho South to capturo them, while others, among them many mom bora of tho old Whig party, poohpoohed tho suggestion, saying it was merely a trick of Henry A. Wiso to test tho people of Virginia, make capital among the Democrats of tho North, and thereby influouoe the presidential nomination of that uarty iu the year following, the Governor already being a grea'. favorite among citizonsof foreign birth all over the country for tho effort ho made to kill or Know nothingism whilo stumping the Stato for the governorship. However that may be, thore was excitement enough in Richmond to last ono a lifetime, and inoro especially so after it became known that the First Regiment was callod out to proceed to the seat of trouble the samo evoning. There was hurrying hither and thither as each soldier repaired in haste to the armory of his company.

In tho South thero was uo regimonta! armory. Each company had its own headquarters, and the representatives of different companies mixed sociably or otherwise only on rave occasions, when they were called upon to form a regiment tnr'i out in their differont colored uniforrc tin command of Colonel Walter Harrison or Colonel "Tom August. It was the only regiment in the South in which the blue and the gray kept step together while on a march, for there were two companies in it, named the Blues and the Grays, after the color of the clothes they wore. Then, as for nutiouuliti while the major portion of tho regiment was composed of Americans, the German Rifles, Captain Sehad. and the Montgomery Guards, Captain Doolcy, the hattor, were included in it.

During the afternoon of that memorable day telegrams poured in upon Governor Wise from tho Governors of the other Southern States offering mon and money to assist in putting down the insurrection, but to all of his brother Governors Henry A. Wise made the same reply: "Virginia will vindicate herself and defend tier own Everything seemed to add fuel to tho alroady fierce lire. While tho men were oager for a fight with the Abolition advocates of the "irrepressible conflict," the remnant of the old Whig party looked on with grbf in their hearts for they saw the commencement of a struggle that could only end in a dismemberment of tho Union or disaster to tho section of their birth. Afterward when the real struggle began in 1 80 1 this small body oi men stood true to the flag of tho Union and under the lead of John Minor Totts the candidate of the American party for the Presidency in 1 85( remained steadfast in their principles to the end. At 7 P.

M. on the night of October troops to the number of 000 assembled on Broad street, near Ninth, where a special train stood ready to take them to tho front. Wives, mothers, gisters and sweethearts stood on tho street curb talking to the young soldiers whom they looked upon as heroes, and bade them to be of good cheer. Tho excitement that prevailed ou that wide street would have justified the conclusion that war had been actually declared. The men were ordered abroad the train, and, after fixing themselves as comfortably as they could for an all night jaunt, cheers were heard outside for "tho game co.

of Accomac. Then tho soldiers know th.it Henry A. Wite was to accompany them. If there was blood to he shed and men were to die tho regimout determined that death must come with music at its heels, for they tool; the regimental band with them. This band was led by Jim Smith, a deserter from the English Army, but one of the finest cornet players of those days.

He had gained a great reputation as a musician during the inauguration ceremonies of James Buchanan at Washington, March 4, 1857. When tho cry of Hurrah for the game cock of Accomac was heard by the baud they played "Hail to the Chief." After Wise boarded the train it moved slowly up Broad street. Jim Smith's cornet was heard ami the din and confusion of noises on the street playing "The Girl I Left Behind Me" and "The Old Folks at Home." The scene on tho street, looking from the cars, was om I shall nover forget. The train moved at a snail's pace up to the head of Broad street, the engineer having good reason for his caution, for the street was packed with people, all on a half run. Tho head of Broad street waj at last reached, the locomotive gave a snort and a whistle, the crowd of pedestrians was left behind, and here it may bo said that none were more patriotic or cheered louder amug that throng of train accompanists than the colored people and slaves, all of whom had somo white friend aboard that train.

"Good by, Jim." "Good by, Massa Juba." "Good by, Massa Tom," rang iu our cars as tho engine Jot out a link and went plowing along past Ashland, the race track aud on to tho Potomac River. In those days the only way of reaching Washington from tho South was via Acquia Creek, on the Virginia side of the Potomac, where a boat was taken for Washington. Those who have traveled over that route remember well the old familiar cry of the colored porter and watch dog of ths captain: "Gem'men who haba't Bottled dera faro jus' walk tip to captmg's office and liud tho cap ting dere." Nothing remarkable happened in going up tho Potomac. The principal talk wus about the enemy we were to meet. Governor Wise said in his order calling out thi regiment that We were to "proceed to Harpei Ferry and capture or kill tho foreign who had invaded and desecrated tho sacred soil of the State." Thero were great speculations in regard to the strength of the enemy, and aB everything that was said was enlarged upon of course the Pennsylvanians we were to meet in a not over brotherly way were strong in numbers, but there was one point concerning which all were iu accord on that was that tho Abolition army we were to wrcstlo with was composed altogether of Pennsylvanians.

We did not care a rap whether there wore ten or ten thousand "Yanks" at Harper's Ferry. We amused ourselves with draw poker and many a five handed game was in progress whilo steaming up the river. Arriving in Washington in the early hours of tho following morning, tho First Regiment of Virginia Volunteers marched proudly down Pennsylvania avenue. They had hopes of being recognized by President Buchanan in passing the White House, but oid "Grandmother Jim," as the boys used to call the Chief Magistrate, did not Bcem to hear the steady, heavy tramp of the regiment as they liled past tho home of the Presidents. At all events, he did not show himself, and with indignation in his heart Henry A.

Wiso exclaimed: "Were I President of tiie United States no body of armed men should march past the White House without my knowing of it," and he never forgave Buchanan for what ho considered a slight on the Virginians. At tho Baltimore and Ohio depot a train was awaiting our coming and we were soon aboard and on our way, flying, to Harpor's Ferry. At the eastern or Washington end of tho bridco the regiment alighted, as the conductor had orders not to cross it into Harper's Ferry, because the railroad authorities were afraid that tho enemy, the invaders, had tampered with the bridge. It was not yot daylight and the men were addressed by Governor Yis3, as follows: "I have been informed by roliablo authority that there arc forty thousand Pennsylvanians at the other end of the bridge ready to receive us with grape shot and other murderous implements, but no man in this regiment is compelled to cross against his will. Those who do not Foreign Aotors 'Who Make Money Here and Abuse Us.

Sifrnop Tamagno'S Extraordinary Penurious ness Two Sents for a Family of Three A Chapter of Theatrical Accidents. Tho oiact extent to whioh foreigners aro justified in going in their critioisms of mon, women and things American is tho source of ondloss discussion. Miss Floronoo St. John haB beon rather severely handled by the press hero for the ideas Which she expressed ho glibly shortly after her arrival in Amerioa. Her toplofty mothod of judgment and tho extreme assumption of superiority expressed by hor in criticising American ladies has caused a good deal of commont.

Miss St. John's claim is that hor original interviow wus intended for a joke, from beginning to end, but she says that experience shows her that whatever a visitor's feelings maybe.it will novordo to oxpresB them candidly in this country. It makes no difference, according to tho foremost light opera divinity of Great Britain, what a foreigner's opinion may bo; under no circumstances must a word be spoken which is not of a complimentary nature. The actress says that she can never understand what right tbo publio has to pry into tho private lifo of a woman of tho stage. In this, perhaps, she is right.

It is the habit of Amorioau nowspapers to do this however, and it will bo mauv years before it is abandoned. Miss St. John's protests are worth consideration because tho subject is one that commands grow ing attention. Several of the more dignified nowspapers of New York, Boston and Philadelphia have now made it a rigid rule to exclude from their columns tho absurd aud silly interviews with actresses which have been tho fad for two years or so. With tho solitary exception of Mrs.

Kondal, I do not recall an instance of any actresR conveying information of real importance to the publio through this medium. Mrs. Kondal has talked iugonuously and frankly ubout herself and a good many of the details of an industrious woman's work. This has been both interesting and instructive to a lot of readers, but this sort of interviewing ib vastly different from tho extraordinary criticisms which wo occasionally re coivo from foreign artists in interview form. Take tho cuso of Miss St.

John as an illustration. Doubtless her trip to America was purely a matter of dollars and cents. When sho camo here it cannot bo said that she created anything verging on groat succosb. Before she had been hero long enough to know her way about town, she expressed with the utmost circumstantiality of detail hor opinion on a number of things that had been praying on her mind. Sho had not been able to find any good fish, and said that evon if we did havo them wo would not know how to cook them: she said that American women did not know how to dress, that tho audiences in our theaters were slow and stupid and ncvor ablo to see tho point of a joke, and mada somo silly remarks about American ladies that need not be repeated hero.

It is rather difficult to accept these labored and elaborately ex. pressed opinions as a joke. It should always be remembered that these English actoni and actresses do not receive tho compliment of having thoir opinions and commonts quoted at home. That anybody should feel grieved because somobody strikes back after they have been hitting right and left at the customs of America is rather odd. Suppose au American nrinia donna arrives in London for the first time, takes up quarters in the Strand, opposite tho Gaiety Theater, and after romaining in her room iu a driving storm, makes her appearance, it is not a triumph.

Then suppose that before she has beon in Londou two weeks she gives an elaborate seritfs of opinions on men and women iu London. Her experience has meanwhile been limited to the trip across tho Strand to tho Gaiety and back again to her quarters. Bohold an equipment for an international judgmont. If this supposed American were to rise ami make remarks about tho markets, mon, women and manners of tho people and town of London, thoro would be a smile of contempt and that is all. Here, we do onr critics the honor of rocoguizing their absurd utterances.

When the papers got through with thoir admiration for our foreign visitors and sit down to an actual consideration of them, there will be an entire change of sentiment. There are spots on the sun, and the beauty and charm of Patti aud the alleged exalted genius of Salvini hove reverse sides. Those poople come hore bocause Americans will pay more to see them than any other poople in the world. Once thoy got our dollars they hurry hack to thoir homes and spend the rost of their lives iu making occasional and por haps merited slurs ou the people who aro silly enough to over estimate their genius and lionize actors and singers. Signor Salvini's extraordinary penurionsnoss has become almost historical.

Tamagno, the Italian tenor, is able, however, to go a stop further. The noble and superb looking tenor, white receiving $3,000 or 000 a week for his services hero, resided in a small room on the top floor of a cheap hotel, usod his brother as valet, bought raw meat aud cooked it in his room over the gas, so as to savo the expenso of the hotel table, and took back nearly $200,000 with him, as the result of hia tour in North and South America. If an American wero to go to Italy, and in tho courso of an interview remark that the Italians wero moan, the protests from Signor Salvini aud Signor Tamagno would bo loud, hoartfelt and deep. If another critic should say in London that the English actors and actresses, who camo here, are, iu the main provincial, common and wero fonder of a dollar than any American whoover lived, ho would be looked upon as au ass. But he would bo mighty near the truth.

Every frosli experience in financial circles shows that the smaller banks of New York and vicinity are run in a vague aud peculiar manner. No soouor do the developments of some extraordinary operation come to light than it turns out that tho operator has been dealing with two or three small banks and upon tho now recognized system of "chock kiting" had managod to so completely befuddle and confuse his partners that they had finally given up prying into tho details of business and loft them entirely in tho care of tho schemer. John F. Plummor's partner, Darling, has no sympathizers. He is a man who always carried himself iu an austere and pompous manner, and he was so haughty and so thoroughly diBlikod by his associates that nobody ever thought of questioning his honesty.

Men who make an effort to pleaso aro sometimes suspooted of having deep sohemes; but thore is soldom any questioning about the financial standing of a man who deliberately antagonizes pooplo with whom he comes in daily contact. This was Darling's mothod. There are possibilities of its growing. The disaster which has overtaken Plummor is complete. His bold upon politics in New York was growing constantly aud thoro is no doubt that his amazement ovor bis failure was gonuine.

Mr. Plummer says if one cannot trust a partner after twenty five years' experience, when is it safe to begin Tho answer to this, in view of tho recent developments in New York commercial life, is ombracod in tho word "novor." It would Beom to be ovory man for himself with a vengeance. The articles on men's clothing which occasionally appear in the papers aro almost as humorous as the pictures used to illustrate the text. Probably no subject in tho world is more difficult to treat than this, for is something about tho cutting of clothes so indefinable and yot important that it cannot bo described. To attain what may bo called the individuality of clotheB is the highest aim of woll dressed mon.

Everybody muBt bo familiar with the mau who spends a vory large sum of money for his attiro and yot who nover attains tho distinction of being well dressed. Another man who wears clothes that aro by no means cxponeivo and does not wear many of them looks notable. Many mon in Now York have forsaken tho fashionable tailors and started in to tho smaller tailors up to a proper level. This involves a vory great deal of trouble, but the results aro nearly always satisfactory. The plan is an easy one.

A man who haB a fair supply of clothes made by a crack tailor looks Up somo conscientious llttlo workman iu a side street who is starting a small tailor's shop, and begins to teach him how to imitate the clothes of a crack tailor. It iB largely a question cf pationco. The clothes must bo triad on a dozen times and every dotail drilled into tho.