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L. A. BURNETT P.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21,1861.

THEATERS AND THEATER GOING.

RHV. James Hill's Sermon at Asbiiry M. E. Church Snnday Evening, 19th Inst.

Local Dramatic OrUlo* Jndgwl of their Own Writings.

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29. And the whole city was filled with confusion a«d having caught Gaius and Aristaichus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into tho theater. 30. And when Paul would have entered in unto the people the disciples suffered liim not. 31. And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him desiring him that he would not adventure hirrAelf into the theater.

At this time there was "great confusion" and an "uproar," among the idolatrous worshipers of the Goddess Diana in Ephesus. "Gains and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia," the traveling Christian companions of St. Paul in his Apostolic travels, were caught by the mob and rushed into the theater. At this time Christian men had to be forced into the theater, but now—many proiesuing Christians go without persuasion. Church authority and antagonism to theaters are not sufficient to prevent them.

Paul who was renowned for Christian heroism, was inclined to venture in for the rescue of his traveling oompanions, but was prevented by his Disciples and iintl "certain of the chiefs of Asia who were his friends," "desiring him that he •would not adventure himself into the (theater." Why? because it would beat the peril of his life the inmates were ready and would slay liim. Now as that theater was dangerous to the life of Paul, so the theaters of the present day injure the modesty and destroy the morals of those who attend.

My object in this discourse, is to present for your thought or reflection, some objections to theaters and theater-going. I do this as the pastor of this church— the shepherd of this flock, with a pastor's love for your welfare in this world and your eternal salvation in the world to come.

The theater is $ public institution, its flashy and attractive bills are posted in all the most pnblic places, and the dailies are largely occupied with editorials and advertisements, so as to attract the notice of the public.

The theater, as any other public institution is a proper sutfject for discussion. Men difecuss Masonry, I. O. O. F., and Temperance. They nandle with great freedom both the Christian religion and the Church of God.

The theater proposes to give its patrons amusement and instruction. It professes to be the "mirror of human nature," "the censor of public morals," and "the •ichool of virtue. But it does not tiaerit this high claim, neither is it to be

awarded

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to it. I proceed to show why.:

It ih1 said, for the pulpit to discuss this question, is to be guilty of officious intermeddling with other people's business, but I dissent, and claim it is the duty of Ahe pulpit, and any minister is recreant who does not declaim against every vice And immorality. This institution stands an enemy of refinement and morality, and a formidable adversary of true religion and the Church of God.

It is plead that we need recreation and amusement, that body and miud become weary with the burden and drudgery ot life aud pant for relief and recreation. Admit such a statement, the question then arises, what should amusement and recreation be iu order to health and invigotatiou. We must eat and drink, but the laws of hunger and thirst do not require us to eat moulded flour or putrifled .meat, or to drink fusil oil or polluted \va-

The law of recreation does not make it necessary for those needing it to go into pugijism and debauch with full pockets, ana to have at last notbiug to show for it but a couple of black eyes. Your need of amusement and recreation does not make it necessary for you to go to the theater and have your virtue tainted and your morals impaired.

People don't go to theaters to be instructed or recreated iu body or mind. They don't go to learn good or to improve their morals. They go for amusement, and to satisfy their craving for excitement. Some go to feast the lust of their eyes, to indulge in lascivious imaginings and for the most degradiugpurposes. Some love to see the more than half jiude actors and actresses, the tragedies, £he scenery and the dancing. Others

to hear the music and to hear the speeches tinctured with indecency and profanity.

Look at the people who crowd the pit, the third tier, aud fiowe of the boxes, and then tell us how many have gone thither to have their minds or morals instructed, their vices reproved, their guilty consciences awakened, and their evil passious and appetites expqaed and rebuked.

No effort that ever has, or ever can be made, has Induced, or ever .will induoe Christian people to attend the theater to any great extent. As a rule, therefore, it is a place to which God-fearing people, the prayerful and Christians do not go or allow their children to go. Decent, reputable, and a few professing Christian people go. occasionally to the theater, but not i"i such numbers as to'give character to tue pi ace or the. audience.

But you will always find "bttoer classes there in force. You will find all the rakes and jramblers, the fast men and loose women, the libertines and the harlots, and all such company M, vhe young and virtuous should avoid. For while they may not make such foul characters as their associates, yet the impressions and influences are bad, very bad. Avian "can't take pitch in Jjte hands and not be defiled you can't take fire iu your bosom *nd not oe burned," or poison into your "^stomach Without impairing your health.

The very air of some places lis £cr loaded with moral contagion that a n»u panuojb

breathe it without being rendered worse for it. And much of the company that .gathersin and about the theater is of such a character that every young man, especially, ought to shun the place as he would shun the gates of hell. No lazer house or hospital for the diseased, with small-pox or cholera patients, is so dangerous to a young man as the company that convenes night after night about the theater.

The ancient Pagan moralists all con demned the theater. I give only sentence or two from each. 400 years before Christ, Plato said, "Plajrsraise the pa-sions and pervert them, and by con sequence are dangerous to morality.' "The diversions of the stage are dangerous to temper and morality, they swell auger make men boisterous, and cherish pas sions which ought to be checked." Ar istotle, the learned said "The law oughtto forbid young people the seeing of comedies, until by discipline, education and age, they are proof against debauchery." Plutarch says, "Plays are lascivious, vanities and conta gious evils." Cicero deuounces licentious plays and comedies as subsisting on lewdness and as the bane of sobriety and wise thinking." Livy, Valerius, Max imus, Seneca, Tacitus aud Orid, all con demn them in language equally as strong as those whose language I have quoted The early Christian writers were em phatic in their condemnation of the theater as a school of vice. Theopholus Bishop of Antioch, writes strongly against them writes of them as being tinctured with indecency and profaneness aud as being very wicked, and prays "God forbid that Christians should dis honor themselves by such wickedness." Tertulliun wrote against them and against what he terms "the lewdness of the play house." Severer language could not be used, than is used in condemation of the theater by Clement of Alexandria, St. Cyprian, St. Cnrysostom and St. Augustine but I have not time to quote them.

Modern Christian writers have not been less explicit iu their condemnation of the theater. Archbishop Tillottson calls the theater "the Devil's chapel, a nursery of licentiousness and vice are creation which ought not to be allowed among a civilized, much less a Christian people." Jeremy Collier, in 1698, declared "that nothing had gone farther in debauching the age than the stage, poets and play house." John Wesley wrote to the Mayor and Corporation of Bristol against the erection of a theater in the town. The present sta^e entertainments not only sap the foundation of all religion, but tend to drinking and debauchery of every kind." Wilberforce, one of England's greatest and best men, admonishes Christians against patronizing such places, which, he says, "the debauchee, iuflamed with wine, or bent on the indulgence of his licentious appetites, finds most congenial to his state and temper of mind." William Prynne published, in 1633, a quarto volume of more than a thousand pages, closely printed, entitled "The Player'sScourge." John Angel James says of said book: "It contains a catalogue of authorities against the stage, which comprises every name of eminence in the heathen and Christian world. It comprehends the united testimony of the Jewish and Christian churches, the deliberate acts of flftv-four ancient and modern general, national and provincial councils and synods, both of Western and Eastern churches, the condemnatory sentence of seventy-one ancient Fathers, and one hundred and fifty-one modern Popish and Protestant authors."

The theater and the church are antagonistic whenever the theater and theatrical amusements have been considered in church councils they have been condemned. Can any one produce any opiuion countenancing these amusements from any Episcopal Convention, that has taken action on this subject? Or produce an instance of any Baptist Association, or Congregational Association, or of auy Presbyterian Synod or General Assembly, or of any Methodist Annual or General Conference, in which action has been had on the subject of theaters, in which the action has not been unequivocal in its condemnation of them Not an instance can be found.

Remember I am not speaking of individual opinions, bu of churches, acting and speaking through their tribunals and ecclesiastical convocations.

Now let it be supposed that it was the expressed and lecorded opinion of every organized college and society of physicians for 2,000 years that had uttered its judgment to the effect that a certain mode of life is prejudicial to health, that it engenders disease, debilitates the vigor of the frame, and shortens human life. Would not such testimony be decisive of the question with all reasonable men If so, then the testimony of the highest ecclesiastical authorties of the church—the Church of God, to which is committed the care of the souls, and in which the Holy Ghost abides—ought to prevail with all Christians, if not with the civilized world, on this sublect.

The religious press is also adverse to theaters. Wheuever an article appears in any church organ on this subject, it is iu opposition it gives no uncertaiu sound. The Young Men's Christian Association iu their conventions condemn the theater, whenever they take action on the subject. The voice of the Watchman on Zion's Walls is heard proclaiming against theaters, and their pens are employed in writing iu tbeir condemnation. The venerable Bishop Morris, the Senior Bishop of the M. E. Church, writes in the Western Ohristian Advocate iu opposition.

Bishop McLvaine, if not the greatest, the best man, and most evangelical and liberal Bishop of the Episcopal Church, in one of his pastoral letters, writes against them, and in this he is indorsed by Bishop Mead, of the same church.

The Board of Bishops of the M. E. Church. South, in their Episcopal address of May 1867, say: "Our church has never faltered in its teaching or modified its tone in relation to theaters, as demoralizing and fatal to godliness." This is no time to abate our testimony. Now that we are threatened with this evil coming in like a flood, we renew our warning."

Dr. Chauning, "of Boston, one of the founders of American Unitarianism, was no enemy of rational amusemeut, but he thus expresses himself: "They deserve no encouragement. It is an accumulation of immoral influences. It has nourished intemperance and all vices. How often is it disgraced by monstrous distortions of human nature, and still more disgraced by profaneness, coarseness, indelicacy, and low wit, sueh as no worthy woman cau hear without a blush, and no man take pleasure in without selfdegradation. Is it possible that a Christian and a refined people can resort to theaters, where exhibitions of dancing are given fit only for brothels, and where the most licentious class of the corilm unity thronguuconcealed to tempt and to destroy. That the theater should be suffered to exist in its present degradation is a reproach." I do not know a miuister of any Christian church, who does not condemn the theater, and deplore the fact of any of his members attending it. The wise and good men, the model patriots of the world, who composed the Continental Congress in }7~S, expressed themselves by passing the following with great unanimity

"WHEEAS, Rreligion and good morals aie the only solid foundations of public liberty and happiness: "Resolved, "That it be, and it is hereby, earnestly recommended to the several States to take the most effectual measures for the encouragement thereof, and for suppressing theatrical entertainments, horse racing, gaming and such other diversions as are productive of idleness, dissipation and a general depravity of principles and manners. "WHEREAS,

Frequenting play-houses

and theatrical entertainments has a fatal tendency to divert the minds of the people from a due attention to the means necessary for the defense of the country aud the preservation of their liberties: "Resolved, That any person holding an office under the United States who shall act, promote, encourage or attend such plays, shall be deemed unworthy to hold such office, and shall be accordingly dismissed."

But let us inquire why all this array of opposition to theaters from ancient Pagan moralists, ancient and modern Christian writere, Ecclesiastical convocations, religious papers, individual ministers and Continental Congress?

I answer, 1st. The want of moral character in aotors and actresses. Nothing is more mortifying to a respectable family than to have a daughter become a professional actress. The respectability of the family is felt to be painfully injured. Such a daughter is frequently dismissed, disowned and regarded as lost. You could hardly conceive a greater misfortune befalling your family than to have one of yours take to the stage as a profession. A man or woman in that profession, is notorious not for being vicious but for being virtuous. The world knows that a virtuous actor or actress is now and Always has been the exception and not the rule. Jftosseau, great Infidel as he was, said "The situation of the actor is a state of licentiousness and bad morals that the men are abandoned to disorder and the women lead scandalous lives."

Henry Ward Beecher, who is certainly for a Christian Minister, loose enough in his views of amusements, says of actors: "They are mischief makers, men whose hearts are diseased, and whose sores exhale contagion to all around them. We pay assassins to stab the .purity of our children." A New York paper says: "Exceptions there may be, and are, but as a class, the members of the dramatic profession in this country are persons who are very properly debarred from respectable society." Macready gave up the life of the actor, because he was unwilliug his daughters should mature under its perverting influence. The red handed assassin who murdered the beloved President Lincoln, boasted he had received $20,000 for oue year's services. Not many years since, a notorious woman for publicly dancing, aud indecently exposing her person on the stage, received $60,000 in fifteen weeks. Madame Rachol left each of her illegitimate children a large fortune. 2d. Because of the immoral character of the plays. It has come to be a great virtue in a popular actor to be able to extemporize profanity. The 'gag" as impromptu swearing aud slang phrases are called, is a stated part of the entertainment. When the interest flags, and the "roughs" become restive, the actor must feast them with a little fresh swearing. And it is to»day as it was in the days of Addison, who laments that in his dayrant, curses and imprecations would cause cheering and applause, while sentiments of genuine beauty and virtue dropped dead from the actor's lipe.

The play of The Hypocrite, was worked over into a more odious form solely to ridicule religion and hold up God's ordained means of saving men, to the contempt and raillery of the crowd gathered for a special treat. A viler assault upon religion and ail that can save society would be difficult to find.

A woman, in a city theater, brought down the house by saying: The first woman plucked the fruit of the tree of knowledge and gave it to the first man to eat, and thus brought death, (a doubtful evil), into the world. But I, a woman, uphold and glory in the deed of the first of my sex."

The following recipe from the Round Table, which is anything but a religious periodical, for a modern theatrical performance is given "Eleven pounds o.f brimstoue for lightning twenty-four peals of thunder, a dozen imps with tails twelve bloody daggers, a skull and cross bones forty battle axes, six terrific combats, three of them double handed, a course of violations eight murders, a pair of ensanguined shirts one comic soug, three hundred oaths and sixty-four pages of blasphemy."

A play very popular in nearly all the theaters of this country, gives us another specimen of what is demanded of stage manages, and furnished by them when possible. "Camille" carries the sympathy of the crowd through every extremity of crime and profligacy. She is accomplised and winning, but none the less an admitted and open prostitute. She is loved and worshipped,, though in her there is the lowest depravity.. All her lewdness and shameless sins a,re chaiged to the over viriue of society. She is pittied as a victim, not of deception, but of public opiuion. Society is too

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and the mission of this play is to bring it down to a level, where the vicious shall be honorable aud the virtuous despised.

Take the Black Crook, so popular on the American boards, and which has been so largely attended the past week in our city, by "respectable people"—a play disgraceful any where outside of a New York dance house, and a disgrace to our civilization. But the worst of it is that "respectable people" attend the shameful spectacle men of character take their wives, and suffer their daughters to be present.

The following extract is from a New York paper March, 1868: "The initial evening saw the theater packed, but with men, very few having the temerity to take women to an exhibition so very questionable. The second evening, the small feminine element was increased and before the second month had begun, city dames of position, aud carefully reared damsels ventured to gaze at the wanton dances and lewd tableaux, in spite of the blushes that covered them even to their fingertips. Even the demon dance, which no man could see for the first time, without some sense of shame, was accepted as a thing of course. The first night of its representatios, even in New York, the audience was astonished and mortified, and after a few seconds, would have hissed the hideous exhibition, but for the daquers carefully posted throughout the house.

And what comes to be the state of society which tolerates these indecencies. "Our women," says the same paper, "have grown ruder and harder, less sensible, less modest. They come to remind one of the Paris women, without their tact of grace. They seem less refined and feminineand when ladies loose their refinement, delicacy, and modesty, which makes all gentleman give them their best respects, and most eorteous bow and attentions, it will be sad.

Let us consider the Character of this play, in our city, judging from the accounts given each day in the dailies. These accounts were not designed to be adverse to the play in fact they savor more, as a whole, of pompli inept Mid comipeodatioB,

TERRE HAUTE, IND.: TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 21, 1871.

of the 16th says: "The Black Crook drew a large audience last night. There was a slight sprinkle of ladies, but the large bulk of the audience was composed of the opposite gender. The dancing of all the ladies (what a use of the term ladies!) is splendid. The ladies' costumes are all elegant, and display their fine proportions to the very best advantage." The GAZETTE of the 15th: "The only objectionable features of the performance of this drama are the costumes and postures assumed in the giddy mazes of the dance, all of which are modified as compared with its first appearance at Gotham." The same paper, of the 16th says "There is nothing about the entertainment that the most fastidious ladies need make objection to, except the costumes and postures assumed" by the femiuiues in the ballet dancing. The feminines are arrayed in tights, as a matter of course, a fact well known to many ladies and gentlemen who have attended the Black Crook."

The Express of the 16th, says: "The Black Crook drew a much larger audience last night, including a number of ladies. There will, no doubt, be a much larger audience to-night, for as long as people cultivate a taste for anatomy the Black Crook will be a leg-itimate success. The only objectionable feature is the ballet," and intimates there can be no objection to "an admiration of the living statues that are warned into breathing humanity."

On the 17th, the Express says: "The Black Ccook gets crookeder as it grows older, aud the amount of crooks and turns and kicking up of heels is wonderful to behold. By far the best performance of the week was given last evening, in the presence of a large audience, the lower floor being at least one-half 'Composed of ladies. Now that the ladies have broke the ice, we may expect them out in force on this and to-morrow eve*, nings."

Indeed the objection is not so much to the dress as to the undress of these actresses. Conceive of a feminine in a ballet or fancy dance, with a very brief, light fancy skirt and flesh-colored tights, whirling on one foot, with the limbs making an angle of 120 degrees. Such may be entertaiuing to "respectable people," butcan it be called refined, elevated or moral.

Think of the street pictures of Mazeppa (as they called her), binding the actress, apparently naked, to a horse, and the chiei attractions of the play consisting iu its lewdness. And of the glaring street pictures of Ada Menkin, onehalf naked, staring men out of countenance, as they passed, aud you may have some idea of the indelicacy, not to say gross vulgarity, of the costumes of the Black Crook.

I am astonished and mortified, that respectable people atteud such disgraceful and immoral exhibitions—such lascivious spectacles. Many claim to attend only the best plays, and those of the best actors that they love the music, the poetry and the elocution of thestage,and the dramatic power of the tragedian. These draw them away, and they cease to discriminate between good and bad the taste for plays is cultivated, and to gratify it they attend all. "You may says a writer, "begin with the play of Hamlet, and descend to the play of Black Crook, with the opera of Elizabeth, and be tempted to witness Lucretia Borgia and Robert, the devil." You can't plead necessity of recreation, you can find it in books, religious, scientific and literary in conversation with intelligent companions, in music, in the free and open air, and in the society of the wise and pure.

Theater going is not recreation, it is dissipation. It does not recreate the ex hausted energies of body or mind, but it amuses and feeds the passions it is a mischievous excitement, it maKes life tame, insiped and monotonous, and the sacred duties of fatherand mother, wearisome and leads to the negleot of them, it causes domestic unfaithfulness and unhappiness, and turns the sweet charities of life into strife and bitterness. Its iufluence on man's spiritual nature is most disastrous, it impairs his confidence, it obstructs his communion with his God, it beclouds his hopes, makes faint his love, and murders his spiritual life.

The theater furnishes the most fascinating, aud therefore, the most dangerous amusement. There you have the elegant apartment, the brilliant but softened illuminations, the scenery to which distance lends enchantment, and music with its voluptuous swell. Men of note and influence in community, wives in their matronly dignity, and daughters in their beautiful array. Some

fooking

rofessors

of religion, who profess to be for the second coming of the

Lord Jesus Christ, and oh, what a place for a professing Christian to be found, when such an event shall take place.

Again, surely say you, a spectacle graced with such presence cannot be wrong. Thg place they frequent must surely be good. You will find yourself inclined to think favorably., to plead no harm, to quiet your conscience,, and to say it is all right. But consider the waste of time, the expense, the trifling, and the awful mirth of which you are guilty. Think of the class you countenance and support think of the lewdness, the vulgarity and the gross imniorality you encourage. Think of the solemn realities of death, judgment and eternity. There is "No room for mirth or trifling

here

For worldly hope or worldly fear, If life so soon is gone." .ji

THE MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH..

^Cincinnati Market. CINCINNATI, NOV. 21—12:45 P. M. Markets generally unchanged. COTTON—Quiet. FLOUR—Steady. GRAIN—Wheat quiet Oats and Corn dull.

HOGfS—Unsettled and higher, with sales at [email protected]. Receipts, 7,478 head. PROVISIONS—Very quiet. No transactions in cut meats.

WHISKY—Firm at 88c. River five feet four inches in the channel. Weather clear, Several coal tows passed down, and are reported aground at Riffles Flats.

St. Louis Market. 'f: ST. LOUIS, NOV. 21.

FLOUR—In good demand for grades below XXX prices firm an unchanged receipts 3,369 bbls.

WHEAT—Market steady and sample lots better No. 1,60c No. 2, 52@53c No. 3, 41c No. 4, 35c receipts 1,708 sks, 3,500 bushels.

CORN—Scarce and higher^ the supply insufficient for demand rg^R^ts 222 sks, 400 bu.

OATS—Very firm -prices unchanged receipts 284 sks, 3,250 ba.

BARLEY—Slow, Jtut little doing in market prices unchanged receipts 65 sks, 450 bn.

RYE—Firm and unchanged receipts 661 sks. 700 bn. HOGS—Market lively at |[email protected]^c receipts 4.064*

MESS PORK—?12.00^13.00 shoTilderB 7Kc clear sides 7%@75£c rib sides 7%(& 7Xc.

LARD—Market unchanged steam 8%% 8Kc refined 3c: refined in kegs 10c.

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The Members of the Spauish Cabinet Withdraw their Resignations^

Mpre Troops Embarking for Cuba.

The Future Form of Government for France.

The Question Already Agitated by Members of the Assembly.

Our Government Decides hot to Refer the Hornet Case to an Admiralty Court.

No Further Steps to be Made in the Premises.

Grand Reception of Grand Duke Alexis at New York.

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LONDON, NOV. 21.—John Bright'shealth is entirely recovered and hVwill return to political life.

VIENNA, NOV. 21.—The mission entrusted by the Emperor to Baron Von Kellersperg, for forming a new Cabinet to replace the Hohenworth Ministry, has proved a failure. It is now stated that the Emperor requested Prince Von Auresperg or Count Golchowski to undertake the formation of a new Cabinet.

NEW YORK, NOV. 21.—The reception of the Grand Duke Alexis, formally took place this noon. The committe of reception met at 11 A. M., on the sterner, Mary Powell, which was gaily decorated rich Brussels carpet laid on deck, and Russian and American flags bung up. Maj. Gen. Schaler, Brigadier General McKeever, Maj. Gen. Dix, and Peter W. H. Vanderbilt were among the first arrivals. Others soon poured in in along string of coaches containing' mAny. Wfelf known citizens.

The Powell immediately steamed for the Russian flag-ship, amid the strains of music from both vessels. The Committee and the Russian Minister Catacazy, boarded the Svetlana. The «ceneat this time was very enlivening. The bay was alive with crafts of every description and the Russian colors floated gaily from all the vessels In the harbor.

As the barge containing these gentlemen and their distinguished guests "left the Russian frigate, the band played the Russian national anthem, and rowing close to the stern of the Povfell the royal party were safely landed on the starboard side. Julieus' Band then struck up the Russian national anthem in reply to the baud of the frigate. The Duke stood in the center of the grand saloon, and Admiral Passuet and Rowan on the left and General Dix facing to the west.

Gen. Dix delivered the speech, tendering welcome iu the name of the citizens of New York. He spoke of friendly relations existing between the United Stated and Russia, complimenting the' father of the Duke very highly, and concluding by hoping his visit will be pleasant and afford gratification afterwards.

The Grand Duke replied, expressing, his warmest thanks for i-he cordial receptson. and the* United States is strong as it is lasting. He said he should pass rapidly through Nfe# Yofk Irifd pay his resjxfctrf to the President whose high character is greatly sppreciafed in Russia. On retnrnfng he would accept with pleasure their kind hospitalities. The Duke then submitted to a severe handshaking from the assem-

NEW YORK,November 21.—The great event amid a number that were of a mi** govern.crxaT

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MADRID, Nov. 20—A conference took place between King Amediusand his advisers last evening, on the subject of the resignation of the Cabinet. At the con elusion it was announced that an understanding had been arrived at between the King and Cabinet, and that the members of the latter had withdrawn their resig' nations presented the previous evening, The present Ministry, under Admiral Malcampe as President, will therefore continue in office.

Large reinforcements are embarking for Cuba, for the assistance of the Government troops in their operations against the insurgents. i.

LONDON, Nov. 20.—Information has been received here that the cable between Shaublin and Negosatl, Japan, has been intercepted. The companies annouuee that messages must be mailed at Hong Kong.

PARIS, Nov. 20.—Tho leaders of the different parties in the Assembly are already actively engaged in agitating the question of a future form of Government, which, it is expected, will come up for deliberation in the coming sessiou. Frequent conferences have been held by the Legitimate leaders, with a view to concerted action, and it has been decided to submit to the Assembly a proposal for the restoration of the Monarchy, with the Due D'Chambord as King.

MADRID, November 20.—The Shoemaker's Union, of this city, has passed resolutions resolving to adhere to the International Society. The Compositor's Union, however, refuse to countenance the international.

LONDON, November 20.—At a meeting of the London Patriotic Union, held in this city this evening, speeches were delivered and resolutions passed, endorsing and supporting the position assigned by their Dilkes, in his recent address to the workingmen, in which he denounced with much bitterness the enormous expenditures of her Majesty's Governmeut and the Royal household^." The meeting was largely attended, and was characterized by great enthusiasm.

mental circles yesterday, was the appointment of Mr. Andrew H. Green as Comp troller, in place of Richard B. Connelly resigned. Tne change was made quietly and but few persons around the City Hall were aware of the fact until after Mr. Green had been sworn into office Several other vacancies exist in the city government, and more resignations are1 expected in a short time.

About 5 o'clock last evening a fire occurred at 27 Howfcrd street, occupied by Charles W.Veit & Co., dealers in fancy goods, and damaged the stock and building about $5,000. Insured.

NEW YORK, NOV. 21.—The following is a Washington special to the Times: Mr. J. A. Williamson^ of the Interior Department, and Mr. L. B. Guuckel, of Dayton, Ohio, have just returned from an official visit to Fort Gibson aud the country*immediately surrounding. It is understood, though nothing has yet been made public by the Superintendent, that Hhey have been investigating the alleged charge against'Judge Wright, of this city, of fraud upon the Government, through forgery and in other ways, connected with the payment of Indian bounties. It is rumored that the result of the investigating tour was the collection of evidence which may make the presentation of Judge Wright by the Graud Jury possible, though positive information is still withheld.

If any circumstantial action is instituted, it must be between now and this day week, as the statue of limitations will after a time bar suit on charge of forgery, provided the cime is committed within this district.

The son of Brigham Young, John W. Young, left this city last evening for Salt Lake City. His visit East related entirely to railroad affairs.

Ex-Congressman Prasser, the Postmaster at Nashville, Tenu., is in town. He is charged with a violation of the law forbidding members of Congress to accept pay for the prosecutiou of claims against the Government, and it seems probable that he will have to give up his office. He is here to defend himself against the charge.'

NEW YORK, NOV.*21.—The following is the Washington special correspondence to the New York Tribune: Our Government has decided not to accept the proposition of the Spanish Government to refer the case of the Hornet to our Admirality Court for adjudication,respecting the character of the vessel. This declaration is based on the fact that the law officers of that Government have decided unhesitatingly that such a court had no jurisdiction whatever in the case. Therefore, no further steps in the premises will be made, aiid beyond a slight additional allusion to the matter in a diplomatic correspondence, the whole subject will cease to be adgitated.

There is little more activity in demand for money, being due chiefly to increasing the movement of the hog crop, and a confidence of the grain movement, which is now fully equal to what it has been at this season in any previous year.

The aggregate of deposits held by the banks has diminished considerably during the last week, but several of the National Banks are still burdened with money for which they can find no safe employment, so. that in some cases they have cash any availably exchange to the extent of from 70 to 80 per eent. of their deposits/ This, however, is not the case with iall the banks, and it appears probable that the increasing demand for accommodation in the'grain and provision"trftde Will sbon relieve even many of those that ha,ve the la^est^ amount of unemployed money.: tiim

Twelve cases of small-pox have been discovered among a crowd Of emigrants packed together in a, house 09 panal street, and stringent measares are being taken to check it The Sanitary Superintendent talks of imposing Quarantine on all incoming emigrant trains.

WASHINGTON NOV. 21.—By order of the President, the.Supervisory district, comprising the States of Alabama and Mississippi, is consolidated with Tennessee, comprising on£ district, in charge of Supervisor Emory. It is the intehtion ultimately, to detach the State of Alabama from this district and attach it to Georgia and Florida, in charge of Supervisor Marston, leaving Supervisor Emory in charge of Tennessee and Mississippi

ST. LOUIS, NOV. 20.—A strange scene occurred last evening, at DeBars Opera House, on the occasion of the re-appear-ance of Miss Matilda Herron, after a retirement from the stage for nearly twenty years. During the first act. there was an entire absence of anything IIke connected or intelligible acting. She continually fumbled her long gray hair, stroked "her brow and. threw bersel/ into ridiculous attitudes. Her votye was husky

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CHICAGO, NOV. 21.—The body of another man was found in the Tribune building yesterday. It was burned and charred so as to be unrecognized, and was sent to the morgue to await the action of the Coroner.

The Shelter Committee and Relief Aid Society report 7,246 applications for houses since the fire, and the number delivered are 5,497. The Commissioners have procured shelter for 27,500 people in separate houses, and 5,000 in barracks

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scream. Some of the, audience, believing that she was intoxicated, -were rather boisterous op to the termination of the adt, when she advanced to the foot lights add said, "You things who behave so much like blackguards, get out. and leave the ladies and gentlemen here Jf yon have no behavior, why then behave yourselves." When the eurtain ffell

Heron was Called out and gpqke a& follows: Ladies and gentlemen, I amglad to come once more to the large hearted and benevolent St. Louis I crime here not as I did many years ago, full of youth, hope and ambition, but lather as a pauper, to strive to earn a little to support my grey

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HIGHWINES—Lower at 87c. LARD—Firmer and unchanged. MESS PORK—Steady at $12.37*@12.50 cash.

HOGS—Active and firmer at $3.80® 4.12)4, the bulk of sales at [email protected]. CATTLE—Weak and very lew sales.

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Comedy Company!

DOWLOG HALL,

On Monday Ere* Nov.

For a season of six nights and one Matinee, when will be introduced the following rare collection of dramatic gems: Monday Evening—CASTE. Tuesday Evening—ENOCH ARDEN. s. Wednesday Evening—MILKY WHITE. Thursday Evening—DEARER THAN LIFST. Friday Evening-RIP VAN WINKLE. Saturday Matinee—ENOCH ARDEN. Saturday Eye'g—A TERRIBLE TEMPTATION,

Dramatized from Charles Reade's much read and talked ot novel of that name. a®- Admission to lower floor, 75 cents: Family Circle, 60 cents. No extra charge for Reserve^ Heats.

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hairs, and to recover, if possible, what I have been robbed of. For my new start in life, I am indebted to Ben. DeBar, who gave me the use of his theater, and in other ways has put me on my legs again. I am now past forty years of age, and have ten years left to achieve my lost laurels, I have genius and talent, that I know full well. My heart is in my soul my "soul is with my God. I don't care a fig for the world, and I'm just as happy as a big sunflower. When this was over stie danced ofl the stage, wildly waving her arms.

NEW YORK, NOV. 21—12:30.—Gold 110J Governments active and steady Sterling exchange very steady, at 109f for to-day's bills gold carrying at 1 per cent. ihoney market easy, at 6 per cent.

Chicago Market. CHICAGO, NOV. 21.

FLOUR—Quiet and unchanged at $6.00@ 6.50 for Spring, extras. WHEAT—Unsettled, closing lower at $1.20®1.21% for No. 2 |[email protected] for No. 3 for December, $1.21%.

CORN—Active but easier at 41% to 41%c. OATS—Dull and lower at 30)j to 30&c for No. 2.

RYE—Quiet at 62@62)*c. BARLEY—In good demand and firm at 63J*@63c for No. 2, and 53j^@5o for No. 3.

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MB. JOS. H. KEANFS

Business manager has the pleasure of announcing a short season of Comedy at Dowllng Hail, commencing on Monday, November 20.

His Company has been selected for its ability to present some of the Choicest Gems of the Drama to the public. The management Is quite confident that in this matter he will not fail to meet the expectations of the discriminating citizens of Terre Haute. tt*. Particulars in the daily papers Saturday aruiMonday.

PRICES OF ADMISSION.

To all parts of the Hall, 50 cents. Reserved seats, for families, ladies and others, can be secured at B. G. Cox's B-ok and Stationery Store, on Monday next, and every day, without additional charge. Gallery 25 cents.

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Dramatic Erent of the Season!

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Rankin Comedy Company!

At the earnest request of leading citlsenf of Terre Haute the RANKIN COMEDY COMPANY will reappear at the Opera House, on

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Second Annual Ball

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COMMTTTEE OF ARRANGEMENT—Jaroea Deagan# H. Derriokson, James O'Mara, M. Hol-« linger, wm. Burnett.

FLOORMANAGERS-^Oscar Rankin, Martin' Hurst, J. C. Coulson, Henry Derrickton, Wm.g L. Baker, Chas. Thomas,

RECEPTION COMMITTEE—Jaa. Deagan.Geo^ Hewitt, Chas. Duddleaon.

COMMITTEE ON INTRODUCTION-William, Burnett, wv A. Watson, Jas. Pierce, Henry Fry/? Chas. Watson, Frank PhiUips, J. B. LudowicL.

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