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TE3ST PAGES. WEW-YORK, THURSDAY, OCT. 9. 1890. The Signal Service Bureau report iadicatee fir to-day, in thit city, fa ir weather.

Tbe) Republican campaign managers trlioso headquarters are at Washington annoyed by the alacrity with which tlitt' merchants pf country are putting Up' prices or announcing that they must go up aoon in consequence of the passase of 1 1 with which these managers expected to foal the people between now and election, anil which they were preparing to put forth 1n documentary form, is that prices were going ta be lower in consequence of th donicatio competition utimulatcd by increased protection. They know that the argtunent Is oppotunl to every motive aDd purpose iu increasing duties, and that if it were sound it would knoek tLo Uiderpinning out of protection by withdrawing its present support, but they fount upon continuing to delude the victims of the tariff with sophistry. But the prompt advance iu prices and the immedi ate) prospect of an increase in the cost of liylng furnish a reply to their favorite argument that threatens to spoil its effect. abd they are complaining because dealers persist iu adjusting their business to the ef-- feet of the new tariff without waiting for the) election. This object lesson iu the ad Tanoe of prices will do more than any amount of talk to teach the people the effect of taxing the commodities on which Vhey live.

The figures of the ccusns are a suggestive ctwhment on the State-making and State Wjecting legislation of Cougreas at its re-Cent Session. New-Mexico, which was not allowed to enter the Union as a State, is now show, to have a population of 144.Stf'J when the connt was made, while Wyoming, which was admitted, has only U0.5S0, and -Idajte) oaly MJ2'J. Wy outing, therefore. Las' to-day about half as many people as Saw-Mexico possessed tea years ago; but AuiTaalu ciiuhi mi ivi te aoiu iui its neighbor were substituted in Congress for the) plaa of waiting a few mouths for tha result of the census, which would have tieea a fair and rational course. We hare, aeeardiagly, one Stat admitted which pos-' leaaea about one-half tha number of people llkoly to ba fixed on as tha basis of district representation in Cougreas and another gtat which hi much less than half that numbet.

Meanwhile, New-Mexico, which show a growth of OTer 21 per cent in lopulatioo alnca 1880, and which compares so aTorably with aithar of the two new St-ntes ill tho assessed waluation of prop-irty. while it Pwsws- l-8a2 alw against 14,818 for tha other twa eom binad, remains a Territory. Tha report of Dr. Macdoxald to the Governor on he execetion of Kkmmlxk is an impartial and inetraetire paper. There aeenu to be no doubt that Kemmxz was uncouscioui of pain within a rery few seconds after the electric current was applied to his body, a very mueh shorter time than any man wad ever killed in by hanging.

Dr. MAcrxxvAxr8 suggestions of changes in the law are also valuable and should be acted on by the Legislature. Another amendment, of equal importance with any that he suggests, is omitted, and that is the omission of the absurd prohibition against the publication of reports in the newspapers, a prohibition that was disregarded by almost every newspaper in the State when Kemm-LEE was executed. The publication of Dr. Macdon ald8 official report seems to be a dear violation of the law, and the Governor has connived at a misdemeanor in allowing it to be given to the press.

This fact shows clearly enough both the absurdity of tho prohibition and the impossibility of enforcing it The hearty praise accorded to the encampment of the National Guard of New-York at Peekskill this year is all the more gratifying from the fact that the inspecting officer, Gsy. E. H. Jacesox, has performed the same duty during several previous Summers. Hence, had there been any falling off this season from the standard of the Peeks-kill camp, which is admitted to be very high, it would presumably have been the subject of comment.

As is so often the case where regular officers are inspectors, a separate company, the Thirty-second, carries off the palm, in Gen. Jacksox'9 opinion, and he adds that "all the separate companies were fine, soldierly bodies of men, well drilled and disciplined." But no organization, regimental or company, fails to secure some praise, the average good conduct and discipline making a very favorable impression. There can be no doubt tJiat the high compliments paid to the system of the camp and to Gen. Porter and the general statf are thoroughly well deserved. After allowing a century to pas without protest or complaint, the heirs of Benjamin Fraxklix.

by right of descent, have now begun a contest of the philosopher's will in a Philadelphia court. The objeotive points are two trust funds left to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia, which have accumulated since Fraxklix's death, in 1790, until they now amount, respectively, to $400,000 and 100,000, and the de scendants of Fraxtelix demand that these shall be distributed among them. Mayor Hart of Boston was yesterday served with an order by the heirs in that city, warning him to hold the fund and to dispose of it Only on their order. It is pleasant to note that no charge of undue influence" or weakness of mind is made against the famous testator, so that we are not likely to have the bones of the patriot, which have rested quietly for a hundred years, disturbed or his memory clouded by any sensational scandal, such as the ordinary will coutest usually brings forth. The claim for the distribution is made on the alleged legal point that, as the funds were not instituted as charities, the testator could not provide for their continuance for a longer period than twenty-five years, and that they must therefore now revert, by the force of common law, to the heirs.

The trial of tho suit, which has already been instituted in Philadelphia, is sure to awaken widespread iuterest, and will probably develop some important legal principles relating to the powers of testators generally. WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK There will be au interesting contest in the Sixth Congressional District of Massachusetts, where one scholar in politics" is pitted against another, and the Tesult will be, in the language of the late Thomas Cari.yle, significant of much." There is a wide difference between both the scholarship and the politics of Dr. William vtcrktt and Mr. Hexry Cabot Lodge. Mr.

Lodge is a graduate of Harvard Col lege, of fair standing, and has made some reputation as a writer and a student of history. He went into politics young and with high aspirations. He adopted a lofty standard and advocated reform of the eivil service and the purification of politics, but he was ambitious for practical success. In 1884. like most independeut yonug men of his class, he zealously opposed the nomination of James G.

Blaixk as the candidate of his party for the Presidency, but after the nomination was made he took counsel of his ambition and concluded that he must support his party in order to succeed in politics. His immediate desire was to run for Congress, and his party fidelity was rewarded with the nomination, but he failed of election. There was nothing specially discouraging in that, for the Sixth District was then in the hands of the Democrats. Mr. Loves-ixo, who had nearly 1.OO0 majority in 1882, was his opponent, and his majority was reduced to 2b3 on a largely increased vote, la 1886 Lodge ran against Lover-ixu again and won by a margin of 728 votes.

In 1888 he rau against a weaker Democratic candidate, and on the heaviest vote ever cast in the district was elected by a majority of more than 5,000. This certainly looks like success. The politician had by this time fairly sup pressed the scholar, and Ukxry Cabot Lodge had become to all appearance an ardent party man. By education and presumably by inclination he had been a reformer, but he had given way to expediency and complied with the doctrines of his party on the tariff question. The Essex District is largely engaged in manufacturing, and is the great centre of the shoe and leather industry of New-England as well as the home of the Gloucester fishing interest What various causes contributed Lodge's success two years ago it is not worth while to inquire, but his scholarship had little to do with.it In the Fifty-first Congress he has appeared aa a confirmed partisan, an ardent supporter ef Speaker RnuK an advocate of ex- treme pi otection, and the pntatrfe author of the we bill, the most blindly and nn-acrupul uaty partisan measure thelaU session.

Tha coarse of events has seemed thus far to justify Mr. Lodge's calculation that the road to success in American pub-lie life lies through practical politico and rabserv ency to party, but now a erucial test of lat question is to come, and all who have he pes of reform will take a keen interest in the result. Dr. iLLi am Everett is one of the most thoroug ily educated men in the country, and his ife has thus far been chiefly devoted to ed tcation. He is not only a graduate of Harv ird but of one of the great universities of England, and he studied both at the Divi nity School and the Law School at Cambric ge.

At the same time he has always ta ten a keen interest in public affairs, and is i ardent and uncompromising reformer. He is au outspoken advocate of Civil ser rice reform and tariff reform, never suppressing his opinions or failing to denounce rrongs and abuses no matter what party or what public men may countenance them. He is a fiery and eloquent speaker, inheriting the force, if not the grace, of his father, 1 he famous orator. Dr. Everett Lb a man irho will never yield his convictions oi abandon his principles in any party inergeney, or for the sake of any advancement, and he will make ho seciet of that fact It is said that he has consented to go before the people in the Sixth District to maintain his view of public policy and the duties of public en against Hexrt Cabot Lodge, and it ill be seen whether vigorous lnde-pendenc or subserviency to party authority will nost command popular approval in Massachusetts.

It is a question of much interest and importance, and the contest will be matched with unusual attention. The rest It will afford a valuable indication of the tone of the popular mind. It will show whether the spirit of reform and ele vation in politics and public life can find sympathy among the mass of the people. or whetli er the demagogue is more potent than thd statesman when both possess the advantages of intellect and education. "POLITICS" AXD THE CITY.

It is rather odd that the first conclusion arrived at by the conference of the three anti-Tan nuany organizations should be that the nom: nee for Mayor, whoever and whatever else he might or might not be, should be a Dei locrat. To the men who are most disinterestedly interested, so to speak, in the opposition to Tammany that is to say, to the whose interest is merely the interest of all good citizens in good government, tiis seems to be a perfectly irrelevant consideration. The contention of thess men has all along been that the draining, paving, lighting, cleaning, and policing of the city was a piece of work th: should be intrusted to the man of whon there was reason to expect that he could do it best, without the least reference his "politics." It would make na difference to the competency of such a man for in favor ihe work in hand whether he was of a higher tanfforof a lower tariff, or whether his blood boiled or remained at its normal temperatnre when "Southern outrages" were brought to his notice. There are extremes of opinion on these points the considers tion of which might be relevant as going the man's general intelligence. But it is loteworthy that men who hold the most extra vagunt and eccentric political opinions 'an be trusted to perform administrative work with great diligence and success, and that is the kind of man that is needed f( Mayor of New-York.

It is necessary, in view of the necessity of electing him by popular vote, that he (should be known jmblicly and generally, and not merely a select circle of personal friends, as a man of that kind. It seems to be necessary also that he should be a Democrat, so as to draw the largest possible number of votes of Democrats wh would not willingly vote for a Republic in to do a piece of publio business, though hey would be athamed to ask whether a man was a Republican or a Deuiocra when the question was of engaging him to do a piece of private business. Tt at, at any rate, was the opinion of the most experienced politicians at the con ereuce, and it gains immensely in weiglit by being the opinion of several I these politicians who are themselves Republican. "The children of this world aie wiser in their generation than the child ren of light." The particular children of lis world who expressed this opinion gave in expressing it the very strongest proof pos sible of the sincerity of their support of tl movement as a movement for municipal reform without reference to its bearing pon general politics. They showed that theiB was nothing hidden behind their abandonment of the scheme of a straight Republic in ticket.

It is. indeed, hard to see low the Republican organization cot id be helped by running a straight Republican municipal ticket at an election which is not contested as to State politics and into which national politics do not enter. Indeed, many of the Republic in politicians who have abjured the notion of a straight ticket by reason of their interest as citizens in good government woi ild not have been by any means as ready to ibjure if there had been a full set of State officers to be chosen next month, and mucl i less if a national election were then to occur. They have been able in the past to make an entirely hopeless "straighi" ticket in the city serve as au effective stalking horse for a State oi a national ticket. Doubtless the ballo t-ref orm law very much impairs the usefulness of a straight municipal ticket, but just how much it impairs that usef ulnei is a question not yet settled to the satii faction of the politicians.

That question must be settled by actual practice. Ti abandonment of the straight ticket is 1 uone the less, nay, it is all the more, ci editable to the Republican politicians wjho have made it. because, though it Is hare1 to see what good a straight ticket this year can dj the Republican Party, it in very easy to see what good it can lo Republican politicians. By putting i in the field, oven without making any particular effort in iu behalf, they cou divert enough strairht Renub- liean rotee to make the defeat ef Tammany much more doubtful than it would be la the absence ef uch a straight ticket. By this course they would establish for themselves a elaim upon the gratitude of Tammany which Tammany in the past has not been alow practically to acknowledge nor the Republican politicians to urge and collect The argument by which the conference was brought to acquiesce in confining the selection of a candidate for Mayor to the Democratic Party is perfectly sound from tha practical point of view.

Reform requires that tha next Mayor should use his office without regard to political considerations, but solely with a view Vrthe efficient performance of the city's work. All the same New-York is by an overwhelming majority a Democratic city, and there are thousands of voters in it, it must regretfully be owned, who, though they would prefer a good Democrat to a bad Democrat for Mayor, would prefer a bad Democrat to a good Republican. The preference is purely sentimental, and there are a certain number of Republicans in the eity who are not entitled to denounce It, seeing that, with the party labels transposed, it is precisely what they would do themselves. Municipal reformeia who are also men of this world must take such things aa they find them, and consent to make a political distinction in itself absurd, provided only they make sure that the "good Democrat" they are looking for may be trusted to discharge the duties of his office, if he is elected, by means of his goodness and not by means of his Democracy. MR.

WELLS'S XOMIXATIOX. If Mr. David A. Well can overcome the slender plurality of 748 by which his present opponent, Charles A. Russell, was elected in 1888, the Third Connecticut District will be represented in the next Congress by a man better equipped than any other member likely to be in the House for the discussion of customs taxation in its theories and practice.

With the possible exception of The Times's old and valued correspondent, Mr. J. S. Moore, there is probably no tariff reformer in the country who possesses the sound and intimate knowledge of tariff laws, past and present, that Mr. Wells has.

His writings have for years inspired and enlightened the workers in the reform cause, and he has a rare facility in the use of plain, every-day illustrations that carry the light of truth to minds not easily accessible to argument Mr. Wells would greatly reinforce the ranks of tariff reformers in the Fifty-socond Congress, and the news that ha has accepted the nomination will be read with pleasure wherever any attempt is making to oppose protection run mad. Mr. Rcssell will perhaps also read the news with pleasure, for while against an ordinary opponent he would have been left to make tho fight himself, the nomination of so formidable an enemy of the robber tariff" makes the contest conspicuous, and Mr. Russell will now find his pathway to re-election smoothed by Clarkson's illuminated documents and lubricated with abundant fat," Mr.

Flower's committee, we understand, has no "fat," and certainly Mr. Wells would not consent to the dishonorable use of any of that helpful substance in his behalf. But perhaps Mr. Flower hat a few documents left over, or at least may find it worth while to keep an eye on this district. THE T1IREE ARMS.

Although the bill for the increase of tho artillery to aeven regiments, which passed the House so easily, was not acted upon by the Senate, and must accordingly wait until the next ses-sion for final disposition, yet the artillery has no reason to complain oi what has been done for it during the year. In the "I and and and orders, which have practically discontinued no fewer than fifty companies of infantry and twenty troops of cavalry, the artillery was not touched. While the infantry regiments were reduced to eight manned companies each and tho cavalry to ten each, the artillery remained with twelve batteries, as before; and this, too, with a measure pending in Congress to add two regiments to that arm. Now that this consolidation of the infantry and cavalry has been arranged, at Gen. SCHOFlELD's recommendation.

Secretary Proctor has increased the enlisted maximum of the artillery to 3,673, giving each of its regiments 733 men, while an infantry regiment is to have but 485 and a cavalry regiment but 603. Since this large increase could only be effected by the transfer of men from tho infantry or cavalry or the assignment of an unprecedented proportion of recruits to the artillery, it has become obvious that one purpose of the consolidations iu the cavalry and infantry was to build up the artillery at their expense. It must be said that the disbanded companies, both odicers and men, have conformed to the new system in a creditable spirit, even where it was hard to break up old associations. Several of the discontinued companies were exceptional organizations. One was a Nevada Trophy winner, and the only colored company that ever gained that coveted emblem.

Another had a very remarkable record of freedom from desertions, which formed a high tribute to the character of the offioers and men and their suitability to each other. Bnt the old relations have been broken up and the new ones entered into in soldierly fashion. It has been suggested that the consolidation violates the law which fixes the number of companies in the infantry and cavalry regiments. It is clear, however, that I and of the infantry and and of the cavalry are retained iu existence on paper, and, hi fact, officers absent on dotachl service or piolouged leave are assigned to these nominal organizations. Whether the statute which declares that every company of infantry shall contaiu at least fifty enlisted men is violated by making fifty auch companies contain no men at all, is a point that may be left for the experts to discuss, and perhaps for Congress to consider.

In one respect infantry interests have Mrhano been damaged by the consolidation. Reducing the number of infantry eomp raiee to eight and of cavalry troopo tetania each regiment injure the argument for the Manderson bill, whieh has been the hope the infantry for many years, and la now pending in th Senate as a proposed amendment to the Artillery MIL The Manderson bill is based upon the assumption that there ought to be a uniform organization in all three arms, and that this organization should be that of twelve companies. Tha tactical advantagea-of making a regiment consist of three battalions with four companies iu each hava again and again been urged by the highest authorities, and warmly supported by tho Secretary of War in sucMserv an nasi reports. Now comes the War Department to cut the ground a little from under the Manderson bill in Congress. It does not destroy the argument for that bilL but it docs discredit the comparative importance hitherto attributed to the twelve-company plan.

The present eight-company organization for infantry might be explained on the hypothesis of a reserve skeleton third battalion but suddenly reducing the twelve companies of cavalry to ten, and thus exchanging the much-praised organization already existing for the censured one, rather betrays the kgie of past years. We now have the spectacle of eight, ten, and twelve companies, respectively, for the three arms, and the Washington authorities quite cheerful under that arrangement. Since it is through the Manderson bill that the infantry has been hoping for great gains in promotion, the present blow to the argument, based on the prime importance of the twelve companies, is rather severe. However, whenCongress comes together again there will be opportunity to discuss the needs of all three arms. It cannot be denied that, while no change in their relative importanco has j-et occurred, after a year or two, when new forts and new guns have been supplied for coast defense, the artillery will certainly need an increase.

Whether this will have to be made at the expense of the other two arms Congress has not yet decided, and its decision cannot be known until final action on the pending bill for increasing the artillery. Meanwhile the new plan of distribution does secure an artillery increase, and yet gives eaoh troop, battery, and company an equal enlisted maximum of sixty, except that the light batteries, now increased from two to three in each regiment, have sixty-five men each. THE XEW CROTOX DAM. Chief Engineer Fteley makes a very cogent argument iu favor of his new plau for providing an increased storage of Croton water. In view of tho fact that the project for a gTeat dam near Quaker Bridge has been postponed until the aqneduct is completed, and in tho meantime a system of subsidiary reservoirs has boen put under way, he recommends the abandonment of the Quaker Uridge scheme as at first proposed and the construction instead of an earth and masonry dam about one mile below the present reservoir.

The necessity of largely Increasing the capacity of that reservoir is conclusively shown, but the plan proposed by Mr. Fteley could be carried out in about one-half the time and at leas than one-half the cost required for the original project. He calculates that it would impound the How of a watershed only 6 per cent, less iu extent and would afford sufficient storage to supply the aqueduct with a continuous flow of 230,000,000 gallons a day through the most protracted of dry seasons. This, with the other provisions for storage further up the valley, would be amply na9icient for the next twenty years, at the eud of which time it is more than likely that some other source of water supply than the Croton watershed would have to be sought in any case. Eve.u if it should then be considered advisable to increase still further the capacity of Croton Lake by building the huge dam at Qnaker Bridge, the whole cost of the structure now proposed would have been covered by the saving of interest on the- excess of cost which tho greater project would involve, and the structure itself would still be of great value in holding back the pressure of water.

All the considerations so forcibly presented by the Chief Engineer seem to support very strongly, if not conclusively, the position which he has reached. It is likely to be very convincing with the Commissioners, while it will disarm the opposition to tho great reservoir project which has been aimed at the Quaker Bridge plan. That some provision should be made for storing substantially the whole Croton water supply in order that the new aqneduct may fully serve its purpose does not admit of reasonable doubt. WILLIAM D. WIMAX MARRIED.

Mollsk, 111.. Oct 8. The wedding of Miss Anna Deere, eldeat daughter of Charles II. Deere, of Moltne 1 11., and William P. Wlnian, son of Eraetua Wiman, the well-known Xew-York hnanoler, was aolemaited in the Congregational church at 7 o'clock this evening.

It was a brilliant affair. The service as celebrated by the pastor, the Kev. Mr. Morgan. The bride's attendant were nine In number, all dresi-ed in white, while tte maid of honor, Mim llalpm.

wa. roUe.l in a powu of rose-colored satin, with garniture of Venetian lolnt luce. The wedding gown was heavy lua-trous cream attn, doioUetee, wlih lone, round train aweepiuKin richlolils. It was elaborately trimmed witii Venetian point lace, and the Jewels worn wre magnlacent diamond. Amoug tUoee prceent wei-e Mr.

and Mr. Eroetue Wiuiau, lather and mother of the CKini, and the room's rnuceeat brother, uU Wiman; t.eorpe M. riillinau. Miss full-man. David Marhh of Htaten Island, i.

illiam L. Butterworth of C. Henry Dunn Wiman or Lynchburg-. Va. Frank U.

Wy. man cf Vermilye banker. New-York City: Mr. J. 1).

hapiuan. Mr. Hereford. Mr. and Mrs.

ami tkeMines rulimtm. Mr. and Mr. Kmiliuli, c. M.

Henderson, Mr. Jean P. OUinirer, Angus P. smith, and J. T.

Dovett, of Chicago. Mr. Dp re cave bis daughter and bis son-in-law a aubkUtntial wedciinic prenrut In glll-tdccd securities. Ho Is at the head of one of the largest and richest maniilax-turing houses in the cuautrr. lie Is tbo sou oi JoOn Deere, ul piontxr plow manufacturer of the West The room's mother rve the young couplo a floe home on etatcn which he has i-everal monlu in uiailr.tf attractive.

The bride i a bruntite, clnsy resembling the rrouth-eru tyi n'. beauty. The" groom, although is a electrician, ami at present euperiu-teuclt nt of tue kichmond Light and Power Company fcutcn Island. XOMISSTWX8 yOSIPOXED. The County Democrat of the Peventh Asin-bly District have postponed their nominations for Assemblyman and Aldernaaa.

The same action was taken by the conventions in tha Thirteenth. Twentieth. Twenty-first, and Twenty-third Assembly District. AktVSlMJXTS "UEBBlaV- An afteraeaa parformtss was given at th aiwv Oquare Theatre by Mr. BTawefWri yesterday rot purpose ef prsaentlag a one-act play la rot writ tan by Richard Davsr, asw Lsmdon.

tan for sows years a newspaper writer la Ktw-Terl, am the subject of Lssbia, tha fa-aewaed favorite pf the peet Valerias CatoOlna. Miss Beatrice Cameron aeted Lasbla ta London, aad many of the Meads aad admirers of that thoughtful aad ioteresUna young actress ia this eity war anxious to see tha performance. Mr. Davey has a large famUlartty with French literature, and some ef his best werk has been done aa a translator of Freaca. verse late English.

It ia quite likely that be has among hi books a copy of Le Moineau de Leeble." written in 1M8 by Arm and Barthet. Rachel produced this eae-aet comedy Farts, the year after It was published, at a benett performance given la the Theatre de Itallen. Her success wa so great ia depicting the lichtsome moods and coquetry of Lesbla, as well aa lo the passionate see, that Barthet piece was thereafter honored by place in the repertory of the Comedle FranceJse, and was frequently acted during the closing years of Raobel's wonderful career. Other one-act plays with elaealcal subject" were written for her, but she never had ao-ther triumph exactly Ilka her Leabla. Peoplo were surprised that the greatest of tragediennes W7 "PP" aoapt her art to the gayety and tenderness ef the Roman girl.

She was aot often gay. Davev eieee fa rnt w. vv ma. tioa of Barthet The story Is the same, but marenai ror that in the writflmrs of the Latin poet, whose favorite theme waa ever him-elff. In the French piece tho scene is laid in the aoase ef Catullus, who la about to wed a rich woman and has rented hia friends to drink with him to the god of hia careless yeuOi, whom he shout te renounce.

Under the spoil of Faler-ntan his friends urge him to abandon his dream or wealth and respectability and be true to Les-bia, He leaves them to get ornament he ha PJcbased fnr hia bride, and Leu la, unconscious of his perfWy, enters the banqueting room Everyone of the friend of the poet, smitten by her rare beauty, trie to gain the place In her affection Catullus is about to loae; but she repulses them, and refrmes to believe the story of his forthcoming marriage. When ltullus returns with tlie jewels she merrily takes them from him and adorns herself. lie tries te be firm, birt her steadfast lore conquers his vanity. Mr. Davey, on the other band, lays the scene at the house of Lesbiu, the nest mlno has purchased ae a resting place for Catullus byeelling her Jewels, and be dispenses wrth the fiery Faleralan and the bachelor banquet Lesbla, Impatiently awaiting the arrival oi' her lover, la tokl by her female attendant of his approaching marriage to a rich old viraro.

When be comes, abatne-faced and sorrow raa, to say farewellor wt revmr, for be admits in soliloquy that he does not Intend to be long separated from her she greets him tenderly, but he repel her and tells her of the glory that awaits him. He will be a great statesman, perhaps a warrior of renown. A lovers qnarrsi ensues. The departure of Catulins, who already repents his bargain with tun rich old woman, is delayed by a storm, and Lesbla win him back to her by pretending greater sorrow for the death of the sparrow he wrote about than for his perfidy. Tho sparrow Is not dead.

LeMit fibs. It ia hopping about ta its cage all the Uiue, and it still live after nineteen centuries. Hut the vanity of Catullus la touched by Lesbla' assumed grief, and, while he linger to regain her affection, his rich bride-elect, tired of waiting, wed another and, trass, a worthier suitor. The text of Lesbla." whether or not it ia all original with Mr. Darey.

ia gracefully written. The lovers' auarrel le spirited ud dMti9. th. lroult sl soliloquy of the poet, though In a rather modem vein, is excellently phrased, and the episode of the sparrow is good enough to be the work of Barthet or some other writer with the creative faculty, the possession of which Mr. Davev uiiud nj u.

ui3 vrrso is uisngureo. somewnai iy tne out prithee and nays" of tbe estimable Klixabethana. which still cIidst to moat at our dramatic poetry like burrs to a woolen garment. Lebia is the embodiment of nualnn r. character (in tho play, by no means tn tbe wons oi aiuuus sua the other Latin writer who mention ber) Is like a steady, brilliant flam, ller kvo Is her all.

Mtn Cameron's acting is governed by her reasoning powers, which are never at fault. Sh oouiprohends this part and she plays it iBtclligBBUy, daintily aad prettily, ner delivery of some of the long yesterday too monotonous, bat she was evidently nervous, and will probablv put more variety in her speech when the piece I repeated next Wednesday utter soon, t-iciorially her portrayal beautifuL und her of the sparrow soene waa ayt aud graceful. Her lu. ior ooviou retuous, never rank equally, from au artistic polm of tkw. with ber Nora in Ibneu's yiy.

It is likely, however to be more populur with theatregoers. Mr. Robert Taber played the thankless part ef Catullus with a hue appreciation of the modern antique. He reada well, but he ia too prodigal In his r.sa of facial expression. "Leiuta, walea was beautifully set wivh a Kouinn Interior, soft and harmonious In tone, wa followed by "br, JekyU aud Mr.

llyda." Mr. Mansneld's powerful actinglnthis play, aa usual. held the audience "peliboiind. The hou.o was orowded. lien a Bruuinrll." now approaching the end of Its long run.

draws large audience at eveniag performances. 7.V HROOKLYX POLITICS. Although tbe Third Congressional District, Ki0( County, Is nearly Keuul.licaa. and was in fact apportioned so as to make certain that it would return a Republican. William Wallace may not have m-h an eT tuk as ho expects to carry it tkisyear.

Tho Iewo. rats have thought for Some time that a popular man on a tariff-reform platforui could win this district. They put up Mr. WUllam J. Coombs two year ago and he cut down Wallace's plurality to U.Toi It has been coneedrd sini-n that Mr Coombs' well-known duiik of v.

Hiil cauwl him to be cut by the Hill Democrats aud so to lose the district. To overcome that dissension in Iemocrtlc rank iul ear it bi inmost det-uled to nominate Jame liidgway. the pr-i-eiit District Attorney. He has shown hiio.elf to the motl popular Democrat in Brooklyn and has always run ahead of Ms ticket. His vews ou tariff reform are all that could be desired, and some of on that ulj ocl in Uie course or tbe laol ievelaad aitratt-ed widespread attention When be ran for District Attorney last year he pollyd in tho ix wards comprising the Third District 1-ty'o otcs.

while i.re. u. Hepu'dican, got only The normal Kop.iblicaii irailty is 7fHj'luiL iihuoiiKli the.u a no -clion from f.reen liidicway reduced It to It i txdieved that as aiain-t Wallace, opposed a he is by so many fu his own party, Hidgway could win Tiie only trouble no far has teen to induce Kldgway to consent to rjn. He ban still two year to serve as Attorney. that evtn if he were elected he woind have to sacrifice eouniderable salary in order to go to Washington.

Still the prewurfc leiuc brought to U-ar on him is very treat, and his clo.e friends nay that lie accept. '1 he coin ention is lo be held tonight. As everybody expected, yesterday was a Courtney day iu the Democratic Hmevalty tight; that is, Courtney fneuds were the only ones to call nj McLaughlin. 1 he local papers were lull or assurance that Courtney had been deciued uihju. but their views were not regarded at cry sound.

Their it Is that both Kenna and Coartney arc otlll hard at wors trying to win tne favor tho boas." Many attached great siuincanc to the fact that McLaughlin. theTiin. and Courtney emerged from the old Toiunteer uremcu's room iu tha basement of the Clly Hail about 1 o'clock yesterday moraine They had been In euea all the evening aud met twelT hours laler iu a resort near tho ourt Ho.ise ana con-tin ued their taik. of the three would dlM'lose what look place. It may proe interesting to the voter in the Twelrtb Assembly District to know that prue-flg titer aad dog-tighter KUly" atsou, wuo to be the Kepublioau candidate fur their suffrages, recently pledged himself to support Charles J.

kurtk. toe prueut A-seujbiynjaa. Watson has been interviewed In reicrciice to a own candidacy, and he said: i wm to ay right here that if Aemblyuian Kurth should ie Dominated by tjc Kepun.ican Asseuioly Con vectiou tn the Twelfth District I will give Liui loyaiuudwarm support trotn the moment the conveution adjourn- the polls are closed on election day. 1 would be a douol-dyej ln-grale if I should go Duck upon him alter he was nominated by tut- Kepubiican Convention." Then you are not a candidate, lor the is-sembly yoiirx in any sense the term aal.ed the repor.i 1 aui not." said Supervisor Wauou, eui-pbuticaily. ot withstanding thi explicit itatement, Wat-sou Las euchred kurt'joutof the nominaLion and ha probably git en the iJeujoeraU a rnance to send another lueuiber that pf.rtr to Albany.

Tho Central Iemoeratic Association, composed largely of opponeuts to McLaughlin, has decided to support the straight parly UckcL That pen pale tic body, th Kings County League of liepublican Clubs, which has uo permanent abiding place of lis own. held Its meeting last night In the clubhouse of the KulUing Republican Club of the Fifth ard. at High and Javy lreU, Brooklyn. Dr. William H.

l'eudry, 1'reajueut of the Buttling, welcomed the memrters of tbe league. Ueorge D. Keuneth, Chairman of the Lxecutive Commit tee, reported favorably on tbe question of engaging the nnk for a grand liepaUican love least at some time in tha future. Then tbe Lutt lings entertained the leaguers with a coid lunch. The Florida Timcs-rnton says that Wilkinson Call I on top." It mean by thi declaration that his enemies, who are endeavoring te defeat hi r-lctia to the senate of tit La.

ted States, an likely te fail. HiOZ TM0UBLX3 ABIQAJ saw awra partM, ploy us An, aad tru. Ka steaasrs kv agate struck for aad aBy. TUy allag. iCai? Jutlflsd tn their dataahd.

hyta eadelrteoaaiuo. sf gralalJl pane te aaadla, Taa ahlpOwaan FderatUn wtu .1 later for tha parp of farming a hZL ierua. A sick fond will provlsVaaTI poye.AMaUnjdonaeawUl wwZT by the members. Jiat UTEnroot, Oct. a snorter henrv am.

Jd eartme, hsve resumed w. hvborer. refus. to unload cans that ara JlI by non-union men. and oonaeaUy the docks 1 stagnant 0aGow.0et.8.-The ftrsmen nndtrnatner, o.

the Alia. Lin steamer. MaaitehaTaS port, bar. man la employe OB Tttel RvntiiT enemas issued thnt employer, have shuffled th Usur. LZTjrr tag that no mad witnTeS lug kindred committee, nuA abrrta7wZd societies from effecting a ttseBrt ansair emphasising tbe necessity atoam.

mmL Bo reaiauag attacks ea labor, aud adviaing unionists as the fran-chia to exclude monopolist from fhsrhamemt. Xon unionists are hawing coal at BalU te supply the railroad. BALFOUR SEES XO FAMIXK Doxix), Oct Balfour. Chief Secretary for Ireland, replying to aa Inquiry as to the ml condition of affair. In Ireland, writes as follows: nave, of course, received sadlea report and communications of all sorts on th subject, Kerarding the potato crop in the West of Iraland, no positive or final conclusion can be formed until the potatoes are dug.

toward tha end ef October. But all teattmony whieh is of nay value, and which obviously la nwt doctored fof political purposes, appear to iadleate that th cry of a general famine in Ireland Is wholly absurd, althoush In particular localities the fail art of the crop is undoubtedly serious. The aheas-ure that hsve been tsken by the Governmeat will without question bo sufficient to deal with any real distress whieh tt may be beyond th power of the ordinary poor law to meet" Mr. Gladstone, writing in support ef th Liberal candidate at Eooles, declares that everyone voting for the Conservative Candida te win responsible for the employment ef TauUeia aad baton, against legal and peaceful meeting, in Ireland, which would hot be dared or tolmt. ed In England.

Mr. Courtney, Member of Parilamectt. la a speech at Belfast, aaid he had trmvb1 tv. feonth aad West of Ireland and ta Donegal, and ue nan oonciuoed that the eases were very few la number where poUtoea were a total failnea. DcBLUt.

Oct. 6. Farmer Lynch of CaxrlgsBolt, County Clare, an been found bra tally ordered. OUR SILVER LEGISLATION. VIEW.

Oct. 8. -The rreie Prttee says that a conference has been held hy Dr. DunajeWski. Austrian Minister of finance; tit.

Wtkerle, Hungarian Minister of Fbiaoce, aad ue Air-eciors oi tha A astro-Hungarian Bank consider the financial sltnatton reaaHhtg rrom the recent til vex legtalatlen la ta United tea. It was agreed te redeem Stt paper money is the extent of 200,000,000 florin, lea ring florins in circulation. Th tatter will, howcTer, represent tbe goid Instead of the silver florin. A foreign loan of 200,000,000 florin will be raised to redeem that smeut ef currency. Of this tasuit 1 40,000.000 florin will be raised by Austria and 60,000.000 florin by Hungary.

Th bank waa ale aa-tborined to sell a first Installment 60,000,000 florins worth of silter coin and troll Ion. Th transactions, the paper says, are at expected to take plave this year. The FrrM aad the PrrwuUnUaU deny th report the results of tn conference between the Austrian and Hungarian Finance htinsstsrs and the Directors of the Austro-Huagarua Bank, a published by tha Frete Ycase. They declare that nothing definite as decided up at the conference. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Chief Jurtlee Yelverton of the Bahama 1 at tbe Hotel Bartholdu eenalor Kandall Cibaon of Louisiana a at the Albemarle Hotel. as oft.ie Transvaal Kepubu hi at the est minster Hotel. Asslst-mt Attorney General James Jf. TTner of Washington is at the tiUaey House. fsnator Lelaud Stanford of California 1 at the Windsor lioleL Jcretary of State Henry s.

Walker of West Mrginia la at th. bt. Jaiues illoteL Th Duke and Duchess of Marlborough aad J. Bsnrn-ft Davis of are a the Brevoort House. Count lweuhaupt of Sweden and CoL Charles ll.

Taylor of ltou are at the llotsd Brunswick. Justice Horace Cray of the I nlted States fo-preme i ourt. fntisior irsiik liiscock ef Syracuse. Senator hhciby M. Culmm of Illinois, ex-Ksuator Uiiam list Kellogg of Louisiana, and iBomas Bailey Aldj ion of Jiostonare alUiaFlftt Avenue Hotel.

TIIL GVXliDS Itl.ti DIKZA.SK. a li ax. Oct. sr-c-Trd from Bermuda tiMfcuy re to the ea eel taat enteric fever has broken il anion urtusdier tiuardj aud that oue by t.ie u.en are dying. Beta sent from to a tropical i lunate waa too much lor U.r luen.

TLc ca ie of the fever.which 1 contlnr.r to the is due to the Intens beat. d. ia.ilii.- iiito the n-iscrabls hula in which the men are bouse-d. The epidemic has attained slnnoiiii; proportions sod It ta feared that few of tbe (tuard w.ll be left, unless sjmi.v recall to i.ll.-l.illd Is luade. IDC UU rolley nril over the dead Lad lo oe abandoned, owing- tue effect rini.irod on the osi.eou at the hospital.

The hospital 1 overcrowded, atid it has leu decided to erect an addition. Xh men romp. am of bard irealmeni jy those la command, the peipetrjtors oi rniaJest offense Ik-iu severe: punistiL It Is riven out by military here that lii4-uarus will not be recalled for years, and Use reason they are noi sent to Halirai. is that It Is toe near the L'nited states. Uk.

Tit grxmiKED. Chaunr-ey M. Isrpew said yesterday, srur got hum. from Newport, that ke was never so amazed in bis iiie as vibe a be heard that his name had been use us a Mi oraly candidate at Monday night's w.s.ou of the publican County Convention. Ife had refused Mayoralty nominations of various kinds before going away aad to apro.n.nent wuo esued on him Just beiorv.

ill, depai l-irc lor Newport ke positive! that he uouid not oe a candidate iuder luiy circumstance. Mi 1-epew also said aa t. while the Mayor v.as one of ireat nutrinuc. he did not leel it duty or i.is ambiUan lo leav the othv he now occupy lor tnal of the Mayor ofjisw-i ora. OJlila' CAir- JUVH A XOHIXATJOr.

Fred Ibbs. the exiled. to get himself tht "leKUiar" hpuolican turn nstin for the Assembly in the Tuirieeuth Dtstnd In a peculiar way. The Assembly Conveauoa will held to-morrow alul, aud the to tt wr chosen al tno arimary which ex, Alderman Cosrle successfully contested. There ll nt time, however, for Uie County Coin iu tie order a new primary, aad so the i.ibbs dtie.gi.lc to ta Assembly ohealion wul nominal Tat reguiar" toui.iuat.on aid be met by Los miss nation of an anli HcpcbLcaOi tr th facUou.

DIPLOUATI': KZCSXTS. 6r. PkTiJiiBl na. Oct. It Is sUstest that Houasei.

liousaui Faaha. the Turkish Kntster here, has been informed that the Cur Dscnrds in the most gracious spirit the invitation, to th rarowiich to visit Constantinople, bat that he fear that a visit to the Turkish capita I at th present time would giv ris to a delict and cJBbarraaing altaaUon. pending th settlement of the Greek Patriarch's position. 1 1 1 reported that fears of cholera cMsUtat a a aaaia obstid to th prepeaed visit..