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MM * < ( * < * < * * * > THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; , FflJDAY , FEBRUARY 25 , 1887. { Further Particulars of tie Great Eartnqnaki Swells tlio List of Kilted , THE COUNTRY PANIC STRICKEN inhnhltnntft of Cities and Towns Desert Their Dwelllne * nml Camp iii the Opnii Air Jinny Halr- . breadth Kscnpcs. The Kuropcnn l'"ar liunices. | tCi'l > l/rf0ht / Iffi I > V lanut Oortltm Jltnnelt. ] J ONDO.V , Feb. 31. JNow York Hcrale t'ablc-Spcclal to tlio Uii.l : : The oarlh tiuakps nro the prnvalllnR teiple of converse tlou here. The shocks reached so man ; points , and It IB natural that from thcsi points that reports should bo sent to Lonelot which Is tlio center for European news To-day the first lull accounts rcachei licro , as yesterday the local wire wore much interrupted In the uclcli borhood where the shocks were felt As an examination of an atlns will show th urea nffectcel lay In three stains. The firs Bhock WAS < Yl' In Geneva at twenty minute to 0 a , m ; the next hearei ot was moviui northwesterly to ( ircnoblo , reaching there n two minutes before Ojilien It seemed to K' ' over directly to the east , townrel Turin am Milan , nnel southeasterly to lioloRtia ; thonc southwesterly to Leghorn. The shoe' ' , scorned also to travel southwesterly fron ( Jronoblo towarels Avignon : then turnln Boutheastly to Marseilles and Toulon where the clock stopped at three minute paste. Then it travelled easterly to Cannc nnel Nice , reaching Cannes at live minute paste , nnel Toulon at a quarter past. Theiic It went around the Hlvlera ell Poncnte nm ill Levant , passed Genoa In the horse-shoe o iho Rulf , and reached Jejthorn nt twentj threw minutes past 0. Hut its power wn Spent before It reached Uome. Of course th Hhock wns felt lu many smaller places thn nro less known. Till : PANIC ! ANt ) FltlOIIT Bcem to have besn the principal result we' nnduoith of Genoa , but thereabouts ther was a much gre-ater loss ot property an lives than was first reported. A Bclsmatlc writer to ono of the ovenln papers says the truth Is the reulon ot tli lllvlora lies on a great earthquake trac which extends from Thibet throng the Caucasus to the Greek Island and , passing utielcr Italy anel tli south of France1 , traverses the co.ist of Spal mid swoops under the Atlantic ns far as tli "West India Islunels and the volcanic range e South America. A huuo branch of the gren current runs iinelor the United States froi Texas and Louisiana to Canada. Now an again the forces operating unelcr the surfac of the earth are subject teA A VIOI.ltNT COMMOTION' , nud hcncovo linve now a shock in the eai or In the Levant , and then , as a few yeai ago , In southern Spain. Of course there Is Sir. "I Told You So. " This time he Is He ) Rudolph Fable , who predicted to an hour tl : earthquake several duvs ngo. Ho points 01 n statement that the annual eclipse of U : Bun , which commenced on the 23d and w : visible only In East Asia , Australia an "Western South Ameitca , would bo accon panted by extremely strong atmosoherl seismic disturbances , owing to the colncldet influence of the sun and moon ; on the eartl WHECKS OK TOWNS. At Meutone houses are shattered Into HIDE in a bombarded city. The windows ai blown out and the roofs knocked olf. Tli earthquake wns capricious , the old tow bolng llttlu Injured. Most 6f the big hoto escaped. The villa Carol was totally wreckei but the Hotel dcs Ambassadeiirs , no : ' door , had not oven a glass brokei Thollotol eles Estransers was very sadl injured. The villa Lqurentc and chateau el Louvre arc destroyed , also all the houses i the rue Prato. The streets are littered wit the boxes and beds oC people camping In tl : squares. The shops are shut and business suspended. The people are terrified au listless. Nobody has Deen killed , which curious , considering how general the wrcc is. The English church is elamauceL ; V1 < < 1 ors nro leaving and the trains are full. Tl Htatlou Is crammed with lugga o utul tl Toads uro thronged with carriages. lIAIIIllItiADTII ESCAl'KS. Accounts of Incidents are beginning : como In , especially those of hairbreadth e capra. Among others is that of Miss Clio eloz , an American young laety , who was lite ally burled alive for aomo moments In tl ruins of the villa .Natal , at > Ice , but wi eventually happily rescued. Mr. Ilathawa son of the American consul , wns amor others sllchtly Injured. The king and quee of Wurtcmburg remain In the villa and a still there. The Due do Memonrs and tl Princess lilnncho U'Orleans are encamplr In the garden of the villa ( Jraellla , In wide they are living. The duico hael all his pape rcmoveel to the garden with the remark , "N jnust defend din-solves on the spot. " Tl Comto nnel Coiutcsso d'Eu , who nro staylr. Xt the villa ele.s Carbubrer. at Cunlez , no Duly oex'upy the ground lloor of the house. A MHMAI. ASl'KOT. The aspect of the town of Nlco is very dl lual. Hundreds of houses Iwo been cracke1 the eartlnmake shocks and nro no IOUKI When the Jlrst bhock was felt i Sice , at 0 o'clock yesterday morning , all tl tHXtplo Iclt the houses and rushed tern tricken and only partially dressed Into tl ftreets. General Jaunls , the lleutenai governor , climbed from Ids window to tl ground with ttio help of a sheet. The beautiful pleasure resort of Monac escaped the worst features of the volcani wave. Still the panic was great. People ai I'ntliig , drinking ami camping out of door : lltvron Kothschild has chartered a Hleopln rar for the usu of his family and hlmsol JQamblluK , however , went on almost as Dothlng had Iminioned. Last night nt Nice , In the placet Grlmalel ( loheral Jamals had ordered tents to I rrcctoei. Uneler the shelter of the hugocu vas coverings men , women mid chlldit jiatticred , lying on mattresses brought fro Uielr hornet. Some fashionable resieten pleipt In their carriages in the open air. Evei tiowand then \tilcaulc tremeir , real eir fa cled , cnuseil the slpejicrs to start up , while plltht shock just Uefoio 'J a , m. causeel fiotAi panic , which was only ealmeHl I Iho onlcors on duty. All through the weai night the sunpcnso lasted , nml whun nt la tbo dnwii of Thursday came It brought with Till : I'hAIIia'l. HU1IJIISK tlmt perhaps the completion ot twenty-foi hours would bring another visltatlo AYlsen , lioNYuver , Iho watches pointed to hn just 0 the htraln mmicd suddenly to role and parents , wwiiliis ; witli joy , I'mbrsieje their children , while many with tlieir eh dren and with stitlviuM limbs ventured lu their abandoned dwellltig.i. TJie accounts Uils luornlng from Hou Bhow that the * iHipuloiib piovinvu of Per JluurWo has bornu the full brunt of tl OC its 101 commnmu not 01 It sutre-ivet severely trom Joss Jlfo and iiroiKirty. At liujardo , n sun town ot 1,500 liilmbitnut ? , scvei Bhocls : were frit nt about twen inlnnte-s to 7 o'clock. At t.ho Iirst the Inliftl tauts rushed in umd oifrlght to tlio piui cliurch , where they I'sll on their knees , T , prlc-st.s moved about trying In'vain to cul their fears , ami tmdelenly a K6v re sho- cAU.iod Iho .massive- walls of. the church bulge , mid in atiother inomeiU.tlio . SUIT ' bom'atli its nil editicii collapsed , -burylnt' 6er al tiundreJ , of .wiiom . TUltKK UU.VDIIKD WKKK KIT.T.RD - jt mutilated , At Bussaua , a Tlllngo of nlmbltnnts , sftccesshTJ shocks Jrar.oel to the ground nearly every house , nnel benenth the ulns quite one-third of the populntlon lie. I'hrrc nro no prospects of rescuing an j nllve. At Oneglla private houses nne : public buildings 'wore hi ought to. the ; iound. Tlio pepltcntlary was nlmosi lestroycd ntid It Is considered mnrvclous .lint the Inmate * should have escaped wltti ; helr lives. The panic-stricken prisoned were nil got nut nnel spout tlio nleht tn the courtyards of the jail , under the suiit'rvlslon if a strong guard. Slnco then they have > ecn placed on board a ship for conveyance : o the prison nt Genoa. TWO THOL'SAXl ) VICTIMS. The latest dispatch from Homo says that 1 s feared that the victims alonitlie northcri coast will number ne ) fewer than 2,000. Alotif he whole lllvlcra , from Alblssola to Nice , i htietch of co.ist 103 miles In length every town stifTored considerably , will the hlnglo exception of Hordlghtern which esMiied in a mnrvclou : manner. It also says the distress throughou iho Italian Klviera Is terrible. Those Inhnb itnnts who remain are without means o Knlulnc tlioir llvellhootl. Business for thi moment Is at a standstill. The govern men Is doing Its best for the poor people. 1'rlval * boncvolenco Is alno being largely exercised Urgentoreicrs tele-graphed to Genoa are bolm carried out with the co-operation of the civ ! and military. Already three trains have beoi dispatches to tlio district , carrying food am medical attendance. Each tinln takes beside n company of soldiers to assist In the dlstrl butlon of relict and to restore confidence am order. Every day for some time there wll doubtless como In news trom other places o the sulTcrlngnlong the line ot devastation The wires nro still down. Tbo great quostloi everywhere seems to bo how long thi fear of new shocks will continue ) . Emliien scientific authority hero says this morning In answer to the nbovo quo stlon , that ther Is no power of dolnc so. In New /calami In ISIS , the shocks continued for live weeks mid there were nearly 1,000 per day. Llsboi was destroyed In live minutes by th Iirst Impulse , yet the oscillations wen on for several moments. Alter the fnmou Calnbrlan earthquake the country did no como completely to rest for ten years. Th rule , nevertheless , Is that shocks do not las lone and that they diminish in Intensity froi the commencements. TJIE INUIANA. Smith Kcfuscs to Let 1'oucrlson Prc side Over the Senate. INDIANAPOLIS , Feb. 21. The senate chnrr bor was carefully gtiareleel this morning by force of doorkeepers and oven the member of the body Imd difficulty in effecting nn on trance. There was a tremendous crowd I the lobbies. At 0 o'clock Greene Smltl rapped the senate to order , whereupon Cole ncl Henderson , who had been admitted t the floor , started toward tlio chair. Ho wa met ou the steps by tlio assistant doorkecpei who told htm ho could not come up. The co encl replied that he was the presiding oflicc of the senate ami would take his seat nn stepped forward , when the doorkeeper repellc him to the foot of the stairs. Thereupon h stood In front of the clerk's desk and state that ho had been elected lieutenant governc of the state and by the constitution was pre siding otllcer of the senate and ho demauelc his seat. The point of order was raised thn only members of the senate could take up th time of the body , which Smith sustained : in called upon the doorkeeper to remove hit : irom the chamber. The doorkeeper nr preached Kobeitsou and they walked out t the main door. The crowd saw Kobertsoi como out and there was great excitement He mounted the steps and made n speed : reciting what had transpired lu the chnmbe and cautioned the people not to do aiiythlni that would injure the peace or dignity n the state or that they would rccrc In cooler moments. This ended the tronbl and Kobertson passed out Into the hall of th house1 , which body had not yet met. Durini the excitement about the senate doors thre senators attempted to enter and hael difficulty Senator Johnson , of Wayne , denounced tlv doorkeepers , and during the melee a numbn of persons trom thn Inside approached th door , among them Senator McDonald , win put up his hands. Johnson interpreter it as nn attempt to thrust bin back nml struck the senator In tin face. Semator Demott was ordered to his seat , when the sergeant-at-arms put liln down and threw him to the iloor. The republican publican senators started to follow Kobert son from the chamber , but wore not pei mlttetl to leave. They sat quietly In the roa of the chamber , taking uo part in the pro ceediugs. When the house was called ti orderscvor.il bills were called up and on passed. The speaker announced that who : the lieutenant governor was prcsldin , In the senate , according to the coi stitutlon , the fact of the passag would be communicated to that both This was received with great applause. II Instructed the doorkeeper not to admit th secretary of the sounto or such to the hal with the design of presenting any comuiunl catkin. At'ttr the expulsion of ; Robertson the dem ocrats of the senate took up the regular urde of business , butthoolxhteen republican men bcrs refused to answer the roll calls and de cllned to in any way give countenance to th proceedings. Many efforts were made to Ii duce them to commit themselves , but all re suited In failure , and their names wet ordered to bo nlaceel on record as present bu not votlnir. Hofon adjournment a resoli tion was passeel empowering the doorKeepi to employ all the force necessary to prescrv peaeo In the chamber , A great deal of In portant legislation is now pending , no prc vision havint yet been made for tbo expense of the state benevolent Institutions and th General fund of the state treasury Is o : hnusteel. The session expires by llmltatlo on the 7th of March. THIS STOCK MAUKKT. Good Progress Matin By the Bulls I HniHiiiK Prices. NEW Yoniv , Feb. 24. [ Special Tolecrai to the llun.J The bull movement started I stocks yesterday made further progress ti day. The pacllio aspect of political affairs i Europe and the llrmness of all foreign e : changes exercised a decidedly reassuring ii lluoiicc , and when it was dlscovcreel thr London was again n buyer of American si curltles the disposition to buy stocks becam more than ever pronounced. The shorts 1 Union Pacific were treated to a surprise I an advance of about 2 per cent. The who ] list developed more or less strength. Goul stocks were especially buoyant , win ! Grangers were rather heavy In comparlso with the rest of the list , being m favorably Intluenceel by the passage c the bill In the Minnesota legislatui providing that all freight rates slm bo reduced 20 per cent atte-r April 1. j bullish factor was u decline of Jj IK.T cent 1 In rates for exchange. The railroad e-arn Ini-'s , too. were reported to bo nil that th bulu could elealre , and it was claimed b holders of stocks that iho eeneia' ' prosperlt of thu country would assert itself In nine higher prices before long. Tlio marlct coi tinned to broaden and prices to advance unt tlie close. Li to in the day telegraphic con luunlcatlon with the west , which hud bou jiiterrup.e-d , was icsumed and a grist of buv lug ordersi were received. The aelvancew ; wi-ll distributed , ovtrythlm ; on the list shov ing good gains. The feeling at the close wt strongly bullish , In tplto of disquieting dl patches from the west , alleging that trolirl rates were being cut on all theroads. . Tl : latest sales were about 3 W.otw , shares. More Ktillroail buittj nccun. CKDAK lUi-uib , lu. , Feb. 21. [ Spoci IVlegram to the HIKJ : County At term Ward to-day Instituted suit In the siiperie court ot tills city for & 75.0W as.ilnst the Ch cage , Milwaukee it St. 1'aul and Chicago . Not th Western railroads tor f.UUitu tocmunl with the SwtHiiu'y law , at the rate of gjCO Uay line allied September iirst. , \ Protest and llecoiuuinnilatlon. lis MeilNKS. , la. , Feb. 2J. ( Special Tel gram to tlio UKK. ] The State Jwbbors ai Mamlfncturi'rs1 union'hav.o - telegraphed J Presleleut Cleveland a protest against theva ' pulntmentof C. M. Wicker , of CWe-a > , ns member of the inter-stuio rommlsatnn , ni urging the name dl Peter A. l > cy , one of ( I railroad commissioners of Iowa. ' , AN EXTIIA S13SSION. I'rcMelent Ctcrolnncl Says the Senate Shnll Itnvc Ono. WASIHXOTO } ? , Feb. 21. [ Special Telegram to the Hr.i.l : Senators Sherman nnel Harris called upon the president to-day to talk over congressional work nnel were Informed that an extra session of the senate would bo necessary. The president ? aid ho did not liave time tn consider the inter-state com merce commission nne ) would have to delay their nomination till after the -Kb of March , which Is bollovotl to mean that ho Intends to npnolnt some members of congress. Ue- sleles , ho salel there was a eommercl d treaty jHindtng between the United States nud China , anel nn extradition treaty between the United States mid Great Britain , which elc- mauelcel attention. It is believed that thu extra session will last n mouth. PKN'ATOR MANlir.USON'M WO1IK. Mr. Mnudoison has reported adversely bills defining tlie status of medical olllcers in the nrmy , of the volunteer service and to author ize the president to confer brevet promotion on ofllcers of the United Stales nrmv , u r- ticulnrly thosedlstlniailshed by heroic nctlou In Indian warfare nnel for other purposes. NEWSOKT1IK AltMV. Captain George McCreiory , assistant sur geon. Is nt the Ebbltt , on leave Iroln Fort Mead , Dakota. Captain Lalarcltc Cnmpcll , assistant quar termaster nt Fort Leaveiiworth , has been U ran ted an extension of ono week of his fur lough. Hist Lieutenant Frcelorlck IX * Hollon , Scconel cavalry , who was promoted last De cember by the death of Lieutenant Alonzo L. O'Hrlon , has been ordered from Fort Walla Wallet , Washington Territory , to Fort Com d'Alcnc , Idaho , to join his new troop. First Lieutenant Edward ti. Farrow , Twenty-first Infantry , author of "Thn Mili tary Encyclopedia. " m rived nt the Ebbitl this morning on leave from Fort lirielgcr , Wyoming , to remain until Sunday or Mon day. He Is interested with General liodnir bough and other nrmy and navy olllcers In ii now paper about to be established In New York. Lieutenant Philip O. Heltons , jr. , Nlntli cavalry , was married on Tuesday nt "Sunny- side , " near llau'crstown , Md. , to Miss Marj Louise Dowueso , daughter of iho late Mnjoi Thomas il. Dewe-cso , Ninth cavalry. Sunnyslelo Is the country residence of Mrs. Doweese , nntl the marriage ceremony was performed by Ilov. Henry Edwards , rcctoc ol St. Murk's church , Uagorstown. Mr. llet- te'iis was attended by hi * classmate , Lieu tenant John U. HarrctteThird artillery , from the arsenal hero , nntl both were In lull mil' form. Lieutenant nnd Mrs. llettens left oil the evening train for New York , and ge thence to Fort Kobinson , Nebraska. Adjutant General Drum wns advised this afternoon of the death at Cabourir. Canneln , on Tuesday morning , of Colonel William ,1 , Chambllsh , U. S. A. , who was rcstoreel te service this month as major of cavalry ami placed on the retired list last week. He served In the Tenne'ssco volunteers In the Mexican war anet entering the regular nrmy in 1B55 , became major of the Fourth cavalr > in 1SC4 , nnd resigned in 1S07. He was badlj wouneleel nnel captured at Galncs Mills In Juno , IbGi , and was well known in Nebraska. Forty-nine recruits have been ordered te the department of Arizona for the Fourth cavalry , twenty-nlno to the department e > l Missouri for the Sixth cavalry , and twenty- nine ( colored ) to the department of the Platte for the Ninth cavalry. I'KNSION MATTERS. George E. Gardner , of Gibbon , Neb. , was grantor ! a pension to-day , nnel Spence'r A , Hnmblin , ol Ponder , Neb. , and John Munt , of Doty , Neb. , were granted increases of pen sions. Pensions were also granted the following lowans : Mary E. , widow of Thomas 11. Hendricks , Hertford ; Charles Phillips , Montezuma ; Ell Hall , Monlrose. increases of pensions wore granted lowans as follows : Lewis C. Mclntlre. Ford ; Joseph Motloy. Osknloosa : Martin Thorn ton , Lansing : John H. Ossnian , West Liberty ; William H. Foster , Laelora ; Davlel A. Ser- cernt , Corydon : John Greenfield , Grundy Centre ; James H. GlvHiiR , Leon ; Frederick Xumoer , South Amana ; Jacob Lelghtoii , Al- lerton. I'OSTAT , CHANOKS. C. A. Slilnsou was to-day appointed post master at Thorsem , Knox comity , vice T. T. Thorson , eslgncd. iimr.F MINTION. : Dnrinc the consideration of the pleurc pneumonia bill in the senate thla nfternonii Air. Van \Vvck offered an ainendment apply ing the provisions of the bill to swine ns well ns cattle. The consideration of Goorcro Bancroft Is Improving to-day but he is still contined to his bed. GOOKO W. Tlernoy. of Teeuinseh , .XeJ ) . , has boon appointed an internal revenue irauger for that district. Mr. Wilson ot Iowa presented in'-the sen ate to-elay a lot of petitions praying congresi to confirm title to settlers on the DCS Moine * river lands. MAYOR HEWITT'S IjETTEil. Ho Slakes the Lialiur-DcDounc-inr Document Public. NEW YOUK , Feb. 21. The suppression ol Mayor Hewitt's letter at the dinner nor of the Young Men's democratic club In Urooklyn on Tuesday night Is creating much stir among mem bcrs of the club , and a great deal of talk li noing on about It In every quarter. It seemei to have been conveniently lost , but Hewit matte it public last night from the stenographer's notes , ilo says that tin letter was not Intended as an attack on anj ono , but denounced the tyranny which tin leaders of the so-called labor movement hnve imposed on worklngmen subject to their cem trol. and Insisted that politically members o : tbo labor organization were In bondage to their leaders. In giving the letter out Hewitt salel no wns mire that the entire ro sponslbillty for the suppression of the elocu niont , which the committee had ordered reae and given to the press , lay with 1'reutden Leo , of the club. The letter says the laboi question Is a new force In politics , and I must be confronted by the demo cratlc party or else tbo lattesi will be destroyed , Speaking of the or gnnlzed labor , secret societies and strikes tin letter says : "The condition of those whi have tried to remain outside the organiza tion Is in many cases truly pitiable. The : are called by opprobrious names , are huntei down from shop to shop , and do nled employment on the fearful pen alty ol stopping all work , howove pressing ami important. This Is tyrunnj against which tlio clennocratic party has ovei stiugiiled , and which It must nowcoufroui and denounce lu no mistaken tones. " TEliROK API ! NOTES. Fair weather , followed by rain or snow nn thu predictions for to-day , Benjamin F. Taylor , poet nnd journalist died at Cleveland , O , , yesterday. The democratic genntors will support Sena tor Harris for president of the senate. Peter Eckert , the anarchist arrested a Plttsburg hibt Saturelay , has gone ravlni mad , Two republicans voted for Camelem fo United States senator Irom West Virgin ! ; yesterday. L. S. Coffin , of Iowa , has been chosen chair man of the inter-nUtu agricultural convcii tion in session at La ice Charles. La , The river bank at Leota , Miss. , caved 1 1 Wednesday , carryiiiir a warehouse anil eon tents and a blacksmith shop Into the river. * Commissioner of Patents Moutgomeryiia notified the president that ho wUhos to re turn to the practice of his profession ii Washington. An open slap was given ox-Governor St John by the Kansas legislature yesterday , th house passing a bill changing the nnmo o St. Jolmceunty to l ogan. ( Another mystery , similar to the recent Bal tlmore ulfair , was unearthed at Plttsburi yesterday , express company employes find Ins the mutilated corpse of a man fn u bo shipped from Cincinnati. An investlgntioi is In progress. A convention. of Pacilli' coast and westen railway managers assembled in Chlc'Ogo yet terday to consuier the inter-state commerc law. ( ire'at dlllerene-oof opinion prevailed and a committee was appointed to uou&lde the matter ami tepoit to-day. The union labor convention adjourned yes terday niter selecting n national rxecuttv committee , the \vestern members of whlcl are as follows : J. U. Dean , Dakota ; J. II Clark ; Illinois ; Thomas Cruell , Indiana ; W 11. Habb. Iowa ; W. U. Vincent , Kansas ; f. Hull , Nebraska. Thomas Uiuell , of Indl ana , was clioseu chairman of tlio natione rommlttm : J , F. McDonald , of Sjirlnulioltl O. , secretary , rind. President Sdeator , of 11 linois , For.KentStore buildipg ! } 3icV feet 4'atoriei > high and . .uasmuent.14 \ Hai neiy , fonuudy .occupied oy C'Ju'rko lriij IIIE UNRIVALLED -ADELINE Patti Appears Before ' hn Audienca o Hearly'B.OOO . People , A MAGNIFIC Vij CONCERT . An ARseitiblnfio ; Iiir { > ( ] iia1cel In tin Social History of Oinntm The Dlvn's ICmfjjisJnstlo lleccp- tioii--Gos3li > fortlio Aisles. > n _ The AltHlonco. The largest conefoo ! audience which ha ; yet assembled In thU city , tlio larposi audience which has this sonson boon entranced tranced by the witchery of Patti's vo Ice nsscinbled lust evening in the cxpositioi structure. It filled every part of tin building. From the ytago to thu westen end , from side to side , siml all around tin galleries was one immense nssem blago of huninn beings drawi thither by the matchless voici of Adelina I'atti. Among the auditor were ttio leaders of fashion , the iuos prominent members of the social clrele , of the city , and at the same time the representatives resentativos of the reliable millions upon which is based , in large degree Omalm mercantile and industrial inter ests. From these the assemblage scalei to less prominent and more humbli walks , the members of which also hai become possessed of a desire te hear the world-renowned vocal 1st. With the iirst mentioned the richness of costume which mean : allow was noticeable , though not to tin extent that would have been noticed nn dcr other circumstances. Good taste am a desire for comfort suggested toilet : not incompatible with the"uaturu of tin surroundings , oven if in some degree ililVering from those which charnctori/.cc the diva's appearance in other cilies There was an absence of the objectiouabli lady's hat , at which so many shafts Imvt been directed. Uy wayof substitute , mon modest and sensible coverings were usoe in tlio majority of instances , while ii many cases , ladies uncovered their head and enjoyed the entertainment muel after the manner in which they migh bo expected to enter into the spirit ot ; parlor entertainment at homo. A largi number of gentlemen were in ful dress. This fact , agreeable in itswl by comparison , made more noticoabli the absence of the costumes which wouh have so inlcnsitioU the brilliancy of tin scene. Yet , there was not lacking tha enthusiasm which , after all , is the soul o an audience. This fact wa ? strongly at tested , and when the hcait of that grea assemblage was touched , no unccrtaii means were used to give expression t < the feeling. This expression came aliki from city and outside visitor , and it frequency showed the hearty sympath ; which existed between both parts of th house. One hour was occupied in seating tli immense gathering. At the end of tha time , precisely S UjJa'littla ' man with : bald head , bowed fo the audience. Il was unseen by hundreds of the thronp He turned to the orchestra , raised hi baton , and the Iirst nptes of the ovcrtur floated over the heads of the audience. The OoAcerr. Mrue. Patli not only sang before th' ' largest audience thapl ever assembled i : Omaha to hear asit/ger / , but to the larges she has appeared' before durins hci present American engagement. Her dc but here was a vast , ; ' overwhelming ova lion. No similar tribute ever given ii the trans Missouri country can in an , way compare with this event. Tlio div controlled that inijrlity throng at her will Every note and every movement wa closely marked by the audience , and sel dom is it that an assembly of people is s completely under the thrall of the artist as was the one last evening. Mine. Patl is the paragon of all that pertains to : lyric artiste , and hence above criticism There was tlio same fanltles manner , the same matchless voic and method that have characterize * Patti as the greatest dramatic soprano ci all time. It is safe to say that no othc living soprano could have attracted thi fi.OOO people that assembled in the cxposi tion building , and the fact is beyond al question that none could have s'ustalnci their reputation and kept faith with th people as did Patti. Tlio managemen furnished a performance with th prima dona , principals and orchestra o what was probably in al ) respects th linejjt grand opera companp ever organ i/.eil , which , given in a city of Omaha' age , issullicient cause for congratulation when the dainty , trim figure of Patt stepped upon the platform the storm o applause that broke forth was enough ti convince anyone that she had cuptnrct her audience before slio had simg i note. When the opening dnmonstra tion had subsided the diva bcgai with a selection ftom "Lucia , " ii which she displayed all the rich ness and brilliancy of voice that hav a freedom and lack of effort that demon stratud her great superiority. Afte hearing Patti .even in concert one get the impression that them is nothing ii all the range of vocalization that she i not equal to ; that she is keeping in re serve a tremendous force with which ti conquer obstacles that somehow newc present themselves to her. And yet it i hard to realise that all the while she i accomplishing dillicnltius , which to th ordinary singer nro impossible. It i this faculty that demonstrates Patti' genius her peerless superiority and s long as her voice retains its present mini ity , she will continue to ue the lyri queen of the world , There would bo no use or reason in ai attempt at analyzing orcrhieining Patti' work. After BUU sang her Iirst mini ber , one simply felt that he mus hear her sing more no matter wlmt- and after the solection.from "Lucia , " th storm of apwlauso WHS-BO terrilie that tin diva could not ignore it and she grn ciously responded , giving a well knowi Scotch ballad. Altlitulgh the simple bal lad is despised b'y mnjiv high-class oper goers , Mine. Patti can laiso it to a posi tion where it compel. ; ) ijpDreciatioii.Vh < could resist the tender sentiment o "Jlomo , Sweet Homo" pr "The Last Hos of Summer" as sung by this superb at tisto last night ? i Patti possesses a ciirums magnetism- one that sinks the tinier ami baritone am tlio bass into a sort of insignificance , al though they be ronow.iivd artists and the ! work faultless. In \aried j programme such as was given last night , on perhaps pets a bqttcr knowledge c the wonderful versatility of Mine. Patti' ' powers than if slio hud appeared in a sc opera. It makes no diflercnco whethe it bo the brilliant music of "Lucia. " th simple ballad or the llorid and dillinu ! work in "Semiramido , " she can sing ther all , adapting herself to the changes c mssion aim sentiment with marvolon facility. In the scene from "Semiramielo Mmo. Patti gave a little taste of wliii she is in grand opera. Thu case an accuracy with which she executed th dillicult cadenzas and embellishment ( ninny of them written for the diva b Hossini himself ) her perfect phrasing nn pure intonation , her careful attention t ' every detail of the ecoro'woroall that an ono could have exacted. It was simpl llni perfection of art. Mmo. Sealchi's wonderful contrail charmed every one. She possisscs verr attractive stage presence , and p < culiarlv ngreeaole manner. While , he voice docs not materially admit of the brilliancy of Patti's , she did all the ex edition that it was possible for a con tralto to do. Her work was of the highe'sl character , and the most exacting critic , l ! he be intelligent and honest , must aware her the highest praise. Sentohi's voice is rich , llexiblo and powerful , and o ; most exquisite quality , especially in the middle and lower registers. She arouses the emotions of her audience as mucl by her strong dramatic force and dcci emotional phrasing as by her superl vocalization. Her success last night wai immediate ami great. The von linest thing of the evening ( the duo between tweon Patti and St-nlchl ) was sadh marred by people in the audience rush ing to the doors. Hut oven thin coule not drown the enthusiasm , and the twe great prima donnas stepped behind tin curtain amid wild applause. The work of tiio male portion of the company was very satisfactory , that o Sip. ( ialassl perhaps proving the mos satisfactory. The orchestration was superb , ami un der the elirection of the veteran con eluclor , Sig. Arellti , was ono of tlio clue pleasures of the evening. If there is any thing left to regret after last night's concert , it is that one coule not have heard Patti auel her company o artists In a set opera , with all the nc ccssories of mounting , chorus , etc. , givoi in lite opera house. The Artists. Hundreds saw Mmo. Patti for the firs time last night. To hundreels it wil never bo their gooel fortune to see ho again , It may bo that she will sing m more upon the stago. If this bo so , whi ' then , the parting was well made indeed' Asshe appeared to the immense audience she was a being of amiability and beauty upon whom the eye might linger with delight light , and sucli as one miglii like to recall after slio had passed forever from public gaze. As sin was heard last evening , slio was indeed , the embodiment of human vocal perfec tion not inaptly styled divine. She coult therefore retire from the stage leaving ai impression greater than that now chor ishoel by any human being of any of the que'cns of song who have precceleel hei into retirement. There was a swcotncs ; in her smile and a kindliness in the merrry Hashes of her eyes which won al who came within the rcacli of their intlu mice. The applause which grcctci her was more than amply repah by the recalls to which she responded and the ple-asuro which i seemeel to occasion. She was Hashing with brilliants ami decorations. Thoi nestled in her hair , on her breast , and en circled her wrists ami lingers , The mosl noticeable was a massive cluster , nearly two inches in diameter. This was : present from the late emperor of France Next to it resteel another cluster of largei stones , a souvenir from the Empress Eugenic. To the left of tills nestled f complicated design worked out in bum iuir stones , the gift of the queen of 15el- cium. An _ onyx design with concentric circles of diamonds ; u Maltese cross non- dant from four ribbons of the prccipui stones ; a Roman cross , burniiu with an intensity of refraclei light ; a star which crowned the wonderful display , richer than ovei shown in Omaha before , were respec tivcly the gifU of potentates in otliei parts of the world , each of whom hail PC knowledged the potency of her vocal charms. She wore two decorations , the larger a gold medal embossed and encir cled with eliamonds the gift of the late Czai Alexander of Russia. This is the only distinction of the Kind worn by a woman It was given to Ba/.io. and while tlie lat ter was on her death beet it was trans ferreel to Mine. Palti. Another decora tion , less modest , and valuable intrinsic ally and extnnsica.lly yet greatlj appreciated by the madame , is the gift o Kinp Kalakaua. Her wrists were en circled with diamonds and sapphires , the combination of which seems to boafavor itc of the diva , because , in her operatie work slio wore rings comprising these features. In "Scmiramiilo" she wore y necklace of squares of diamonds will intermittent rubies , pendant from whicl were strings of pearls and a network o. diamonds , every stone of which seeniei as lanre as a pea. Her lingers were cov cred with rinus which Hushed with hci every movement. Sealchi's adornments , as might DO ex Dcctud , paled into insignificance in com parisou witli those of Patti. Yet , then was an cjeganco in the corns she dis plaved , which comported with her grace and dignity. Facially , she lacks the beauty of the madamc , strength and ex ceeding extermination being moat promi neatly outlined in her features. She i : ceuuposed in manner , has an cxceilcni bearing , semi-masculine in some respects and is seemingly a lady more disposed to conquer by the excellence of her natural gift than attain the same end by less artistic means. She seems easily e > f tended , and when at one time a sligh : annoyance was occasioned by the aueli- ciiice , she could not forbear giving ex pression to ill-elisguiscd displeasure. When Arditi took his stand before the audience he did so with all the modostj peculiar to the smallest and greatest orchestral director in the world. Patti sings for him alone , and Arditi cares to eliroct for Patti alone. There is t potency in Ins name , because it lias beer connected with all the triumphs ol Italian opera , and beneath his baton haves warbled tlio greatest songstresse ; of the stage. Of these , the greatest the world has ever known is now his patron Hut little attention was paid to that rudely ami glossy bald heael last night , but over that .same brainy and modest little dome of thought have rolled some of the great est waves of popular and artistic appro ciation. Thirty years ago lie conducted opera in New York , and it is hoped thai when the same number of years shall have elapsed , it will by found that time has dealt with him kineily enough 10 line ! him still in his present exalted work. ( ialassi'ri features are strongly Italian Hin manner Is dramatic ami ho sing : with the earnestness of an artist , moelesi yet confident of his powers. Ho is ii struntcer to Omaha , yet ho has attained to distinction in such heavy roles ai "Mela. " "Win. Toll. " and "l/Afrienme.1 ( iiilllo , the tenor , is a very little body , though lie Kcumcel to led that he is onei ol the great voices of his time , Ho is nol constituted to make a pronounced sue cuss in opera , lacking the commanding height so essential to all important roles If tlio nudioiido is appreciative ) , it warm ! his heart. If it is dillicult to move , Im feelings attain a mastery over him , ami he loses no time in apprising his associate : of the fact , lie was not pleased with hi.- reception last night. He sang witli Patt for ten first time in * London the last year anel this is his Iirst uppuarancu in lliii country. Novara sang last night , for the flocom ! time in seven weeks. On his way witli the troupe to Muxico ho caugh cold- / Mexican elector nearly ruined his voice in attempting to relieve him , but fortim ately for him , the company ivacheel Cal ifornia in time for a skilled physiuiun tr allorel him relief. His hist ollbrt wa : maelo a few inglits ago , in St. Urmia Anotherweek.it is expected will ftillj restore his voice , wliioh ho most eloarl } nri/.cs. Novura is an ICnglibhman , evei if his name has tlio llavor of a more sunny clime , Visitor * From Aliroacl. Il would bo practically impossible te record the names of people from abroad who came to attend" the concert. Appended pendod is a list ot t'loso who were accommodated commodatod at tlio principal Hotels. Ir the smaller caravanscrios were hunelrc-el of pe'ople whose mimes came not uuete the notice of the nowanaper men. He ; aides , a large .number of the visitor boarded cpecial trains after the perform anco , and were whirled to their home : before the early hours of the mprning A train on iho Chicago , St. Paul , Mlnno apolis & Omaha .left r.t 11:30 : last night going as fur as Bancroft , bearing ttjt visitor * . A special train nrrivee from Beatrice at ; lUJ : in the afternoon and returned last night at tlW : ! , ronchinf homo this morning about o'clewk. Twc moro trains came in last night from Un coin , among the passengers of which were forty momhors of tlio legislature , who will return this morning. The Union Pacific ran special trains be fore anel after the performance , the nuuv ber and names of Iho passengers ol which It was impossible te ) obtain. The following are registered visitors at the Paxton , Milliard , Coz/.uns , Merchants ami Cantielel houses : Ashland W. A. Hnmborccr and wife , Mis ; K. WlL'gltihoiu. Atlantic Mr. ami .Mrs A. 'U , Dlclcorson , Misaos Mclinic ; and Teinplo , Mrs. Hockfoll. AlblixV. . II , Oreaff. Jleiitrlco Mr. and Mrs. O , C. Sabm , 11. D.ivls , Mrs. C. O. Hates , .Miss Jennie Ulrh nrds. F. 1) . Kees. Mr. nnil Mrs. S. 0. Suiltli Mr. anel Mrs. 1C. \ \ ' . Clane'eiy. Mrs. Tlioma ; Yule , Mr. auel Mrs. S. Jl. ( Hubs. Mrs. .1. II , Hronely , Miss Montgomery , ( ! eerie 11. Dillcr , Mr. anet Mis. U. N. JCeiwniels , Miss ( Ullett , Mrs. II. (3. Uaneleo , I' . II. llortein , J. 1) Kaiioy. 1C. .1. KllimtrlcU. Miss S. E. Miller Mrs.V. . 11. Aslitiy. Mrs. V. .1. Wuthorald , .1 Ii. Tate anel wife , I ) . ( J. DrnUo ami wife , . ) II. Alete-n ami wife , M. U. Thrift , MM. H. U llnulimtun , Miss Mary llatrliiKtein , Mrs. (1 U. Scott , Mr. anel Mrs. John Dwyer , Mr. nut Mrs. Clmrlcs Ituchnnnn. Mr. ntnl Mrs. U. C Hoyt , Mr. and Mrs. U. ( J. Hoyt , Mr. ami MM II. L , KwiiiB , Mr. iinel Mr * . K. 1) . WheelocU Mr.euul Mrs.A.\V.UrrtmltMrs.A.V.SiUtmk'rs Clieyenno I- ' . . ( ' . . Marsh , John McLmichlnn Council IHutTs Mr. ami Mrs. J. Stiuiforth , .1 1) . Kdmumlson , Miss J , Eetniundson , Mrs. W 11. llnrah. Creston J. H. llarehwlfo anel elmiRlitor , Mr * . K W. Muck , J. 1C. Hawkins P. Quick , Miss E. Quick , Miss L. Quick Crete 8. S. Andrews and wife' , Lu Morris 11. H. Fuller , L. E. Fuller. C'eilmiitius Mrs . ) . E. North , Mrs. 0.1) . Evans , Frank Xmtli Kitty Cowdcry , Stella North , L. 11. Xoith , Carson Mrs. L. L. Archer , Mrs. . Campbell , Miss May , Miss Martin Clarks-H. A. ( Jutlirle , Emma J. West. Davle City J. W. MeClouel auel wife. De'iiison M. ( ioldlmlm. E. C. Laub , Mrs. A. M. Alns worth. Mrs. O. F. liartholoiiiuw , Mr. line : Mrs. K. A. Uonuui ? , Leila M. Laub. Unit- lap-Mrs. J. A. Phillips. Fu'iuont Mrs. M , L. ICuue , Mrs. Harrison , Mrs. ( < rls\re > ld , Miss Jones , .Miss ISherman. Grand IMnnel- Mrs. A. U. Korwan , J. S. Alulloti , U. Stroms , 1 ! . I ) . Soars. K 15. Kaymonil , J. E. Dltt , Q. Hussie , Glen wood-Miss Tipple- , Miss Mitchell Hastings O. Oliver and wlt'o. Keariiuy- E. Y. Ne-lsou , E. H. Jones auel wife. Llnuoti E. K. Ilrowu anel wife , Mrs. Miner , Mrs McKarlninl. F. C. Zehruntr , Mrs. J. M. Xeh rune , F. C. Harrison , T. E. Culvert anel wlfo I. S. P. Weeks anel wile , Mr. anel Mrs. W , Irvine ? . Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Austin , Air. am Mrs. Fred Funk , Mrs. Ncobalel , Miss Neobald .Madison i. 1) . James. Missouri Valley .Misses Ida Moshcr , Hnttlo Moshrr. E. ,1 , Cooney , Mr. and Mrs. J. 1C. Ducbniiau , Miss Law. Nortli 1'Jutto C. S\r. Kouns. Norfolk Fiank Sharp. Oakland K. Ituiinrel. Platte Center Mrs. J. A. Kelioo. Plaits- mouth iL ilorrissey , Mrs. F , S. Filch. Pottstnoutli Mr. anet Mrs. J. 1) ) . Aueicrsem , Perry Mrs. S. C. ClolVe. Hud Oak Will Fisher , Kob Patrick , J. M. Justice , Mr. anel Mrs. Joim Hayes , Mrs.llostor. Mrs.ICIchaieK Schuylcr W. 11. Sumner and wife , Mrs. F , 1) ) . Corwlth , Mrs. Thomas Uryant , Mrs. Mor ris Palmer , M. B. Hoxle , S. C. We-bber. Slei nay Jno. M. Aelauii' . Shenaiidoah Mrs C. E. Smith , Jlrs. Wm. Clean. Tekamul 1) . L. McLuiiQhllu and danchtcr. Tabe > r J , C. Tipple ; , Mrs. t. ilollistor Valley-F. Whitmore , 1) . E. Putter. Wosi Point M. McLamjhlin , John I ) . Ne-llch , .1 , F. Losch , John A. Loscli. Wooetbiiie ilr and Mrs. Jotin Dauforth. The FinanccH. Yesterday afternoon , upon making i careful calculation of the number of tick ets sold , Max Meyer offered Manager Mathews $10,000 for the total receipts o the house. His proposition was promptly rejected. The total receipts last nitrh were about $10,450. Over $0,000 _ of thi : is net profit to the Patti combination , ex penscs and hall rent taking the balance Gossip of the Aisles. The high hat'was there. Very few scats were vacant. The building was comfortably warm. There was a large delegation from the mulls. A. U. Jolifle was there with two youuf ladies. This is Guille's tirst visit to thii country. Rov. W. J. Harsha "Gooel music i : divine. " W. A. Paxton and wife were in tin audience. A largo number of the gentlemen wore elress suits. Mr. and Mrs. N. 13. F.alconcr occnpice central seats. I rank Colpctzer "Splendid timbre it Sealchi's voice. " Postmaster Coutant and wife gazce. from tlio gallery. John S. Prince and his pretty wife oc cupied back seats. About onc-lifth of the ladies present had their hats oil' . Opera glasses were for rout just out side the inner door. \V . N. Hancock , of the Northwestern , was a delighted auditor. "This beats the Turnvcrein masquer ade,1' said Louis lleimrod. Al Meiriburg stood up , near the door , and votcel Patti at her best. Dr. and Mrs. Leo occupied scats in the ; central portion of the house. A force of sixteen ushers was employed with Walter Sopor at the head. Mr. anel Mrs. Frank Colpctzor occupied gooel seals on the grounu lloor. President Hopkins , of the Commercial National bank , was there with his wife. John Oliver's majestic form loomed up against the wall under the north gallery. A largo number of people who aru rigiel observers of J/ent were in the audi ence. Some of the Uckeit speculators were ' 'sculped1 ' failing to dispose of tlieir beats at a prollt. The Mareli ( Jras fcstoo'nory ami mas- query gave the building an oddly fantas tic appearance. Mrs. Uunliek , of Docorali , Iowa , was in tint aitdiouco , the gucdt of Mrs , Dr. ,1. \V. Me-Monamy. Senator \Volbnch \ and wife , of Grand Island , were present anel unjoyod the ; purformaiico greatly. 1) Ii. ( luodrieh was greatly inipresscd with Scalclii's Juno-liko striiio across thu Htagei in "Ha miramiele,1' ! ' yplundiel1 ! xyas Manager Matthews' laconio o.xpro sion wJion asked hie opinion of the audience. It was exactly 8-21 when Iho orchestra played the lir.st nmnlicr. Patti uiuelo her tirol appearaiieo at l0d. ) ; "w\rditi's head is almost as bald ns mine1 , ' ' remarked Adam Morrell , "That is , if sue-h a thing is possible- . " Frank Ramgo ooulel not roprfins his ael- nuration upon a critical examination of tlio lit of ( iiiillo'H evening suit. C. S. Raymond auel wife worn in the audience. Mr. R. siacnl up Patti's diamonds mends with the eye of a connoisseur. Dr. Wert/ deported his denial tools ami sat enraptured while Patle was Hinging' admirini : the beauty of lh diva's tee-th , A largo number ot Jho laeJio.i worn hainUejine ) corsage : flower * . Tiio lloridtJ have biiun busily taxed lor the past Uay or fao. John M. Tluinton and wife , H. p. Ms- tabrook , ( iututral and Mrs. ( , 'otvin and FrauK Irvine oceuiyd | .scat ! , not very far apart. d.eiierul J. S , llria'uln , ( je-in-ral urn ! Mrs , Crook , t'oioiu'l : eiid Mrs llctir.v , te ! lurnl auel M.r * . IJrock , wen-ot ! ! : military eon- tintiieit. Special Poli.'ciuuii P itttr.-wVu was duI - I t-jsie'.el to kioj : : orw' i it ; t | 4-iiiury , spenil ihost of ItU.iittif ciiunsiuif t * ' by'treh : on j ( hu cast si 'j . j ' . "i"4c' yay > h * > > it4 .t < i j < j ' . ' . ' ' < ' o > rigid off my fcet , " rp'markr.el tl1icer Tou Poironct when Pnttl hatl finished "lloma Sweet Homo , " "N'o ono but Patti can sing 'Homo , Sweet Home , ' " remarked a Lincoln man. "That one song has repaid mo for 120 miles travel. " "This is the best house of the season , " said Mmo. Patti to Max Meyer. " 1 tun elelighteul with the aiielkMico auel j'onr magnificent building. " After the minstrel porfortuanco at Hoyd's , Hilly Emerson and his big dla- monel scarf-pin worosoen aelorninga two- foot square near the main entrance. Tlie veteran Steve Mcalio assisted Man- * nsor Matthews in taking tickets at the door. Ollie-ors Tiirnbull and Peirone1 ! and favtnln Corniack hael to restrain the struggling crowd. \V. G. Albright "Patti would makei money if she would only soil her elia- inowls and invest in South Omaha lots. 1 d bo willing to take a day oil'anel dnvu her out there myself. " "I'd about as soon hear John Prince sing his 'Cuckoo SOUK' to an iieeorellon accompaniment as listen to 'GalassiY' remarked Janitor Cooper , at tlie con clusion of "Di Provenza. " "This is the greatest auelioneo the ex position building will over witness , " suiel Max Meyer. "Don't 1 wish wo had played them on the $0,000 guarantee ? Well , rather. Still I am satislieel. " "What makes them call that man 'Glass-Hye , ' mama ? " whlsporoel one young hopeful into her mother's oar , as the great tenor was singing the aria from "Carmen. " Rineliart , the glazier , occupied a far away seat in thu gallery. Hy ellut ef ex tensive craning ot his neck he manageel to secure a first class view of the wtago ami cujoycel Patti as well as any ono there. Governor and Mrs. Tliaycr occupied scats in the central portion of the house about ten rows back of the orchestra. Near them sat Land Commissioner Scott ami his daughters. A few seats distant sat State Auditor Habcock. The magnificent and costly diamouelj which Patti wore represented only a small portion of her wealth in that class of precious gems. The remainder are kept in the safety eleposit vaults ol the Vanderbilt bank of Now York. Three 11. & M. Lincoln trains wore heavily crowded with excursionists from the capital city anel iiitermydiato towns. A special train was sent back after tlie performance , crowded with puonlo who did not care to remain in the city over night. As the performance was closing , aonia persons who siiowed n lack of good brooding , anel who are always to bo found in any audience , made a rush for the eloor. This bad the clloct of slightly marring the final eluct of Patti and ScalehC \ \ lu-n Palti first appeared on the stage many in the audience involuntarily rose ] to their feet , ami whispers of "There she is" ran through the throng. Cries ol "Down in front" soon brought them to tlieir seats. There were over GOO people standing up. Charley Stephens , who attended to solliui : the -fl tickets at the box ofllco was kept tremendously busy. When ho was through , his box contained liftv or sixty pounds in silver auel paper Gills. Ho guarded the pile with a revolver. W hen a BKK reporter struck the expo sition building about 8 o'clock lust night there was a struggling mass of humanity extending to the mam entrance from Thirteenth street on the east and Fif teenth on the west. For a time tlie jam was simply tcrrihc. The acoustics of the building were thoroughly tested last night as they have ncvor boon tested bplore. The result was grand and gratifying. Every sound cotilel bo heard till over the building. Every note of her "Home , Sweet Home , " which was the mostdelicatcly modulated song of the evening , was distinctly nudi- bio in the extreme roar of the structure. "Allow mo to congratulate Omaha on having tlie linest orchestra of any west ern city i have yet visited , " saiet Arditi to Manager Meyer of the Musical Union. Twenty-eight of the best musicians of that organi/.atiou comprised the Omaha contingent of tlio orchestra. They ro- hearseel with Areliti in the afternoon and did splendid work last nlglit. The happie.st man there last night was President Max Meyer , of the ( exposition association. Ho lias worked like a tiger to make the affair a success , bearing almost entirely the heavy bunion of re sponsibility. To his efforts the success of the occasion was in no small measure due. And he felt amply repaid when ho ga/.eel upon the splendid audience. The St. Louis Republican in comment ing on Iho Patti concert in that city last Monday evening maelo statements that were far from the truth. Her voice is as perfect and fresh as it possibly can bo , itjiej the intimation that she does not ex ercise her full powers when rcsponeling to an encore is simply preposterous. She lake's extremely gooel care of herself , and when she sings she always brings into play all her vocal powers. Tlio.se who were present at last night's concert will certainly agree whit the HII : : in this mat ter , as well as with the impression that she looks to be in the full bloom and vigor of young womanhood. Tlnvcrly'ii Mlnntrcla. Notwithstanding the great attraction of the Patti concert nt the Exposition build ing the largest audience ' that was ever crenvded inle ) Uoyel's opera house greoleel Hovcrly's minstrels last night. Soon after the doors were thrown open at 7W : ! o'clock Manager Uoyd sent for two members of the pollco force to keep Hie ] crowd from doing damage to thu biiihliiifr and to patrons in the scramble * for available positions. Before 8 o'clock ' every seat in the house ) was Hold anel every available foot of standing room oc cupied , Fully UCOO , people witnessed the performance whiejh was in every respect superior to any minstrel enter tainment over given in Omaha , The veteran king of corK artists , Hilly Emeir- son , was funnier than evcr ; anel carried the house by storm , The performance was such 11 ono as could bo oxpiicted from and would only be undertaken by Kmcrson , the Germans , Add Rymaii , Manning , Dillon , Diamond , Hall , anel a support of star specialists , The joleis were fresh , the serngs now anil the ) sjiceliel features thoroughly eixcollent. by an ( 'HUSTON , la . 1'Vb. 21. [ Special to the Hii.J : : An engine oiitoring Its stall In the round liouso nt 40 ; : ! yesterday nfk'i- nooii Atruiil ; .tho door and pushed down a brick column , cnusliii ; two arches of the uiuf ami ouet section ol six stuiln In fall , blivhtly ebimuliiK : teiur cnulnuii and hliuhtly Injuring two mon. Two sveirkmon jumpuif into tlin fjrolnxe.auel escaped , It tmiuuml the roof SI.MK ) . Way of Ourtnn a Cold. SAI.KM , I'.s.soxCoMass.Fob , , 11,1880 , About ten days ago 1 took /tayore cold , which Hcttled in my client iuul back and caused mo much taill'ormg , 1 imme diately procured three Alleoek's Porous Plasters ; two I applied to my chest ami ono to my back , In a few hours my pains sensibly abated , and in three ilsiytf J was iintlroly well. 1 tale great pleasurein recommending Allcock'h plasters. A , A. AVKKII.L. Twr smart citizenis nl Evi < sborp , N. J' . , thought they would play a practical jejku on u colored limn named Mlt < ; heill , so the ether niirbt they oovoroel tlii'.msolvcb with shouts. , hid behind > i fciico .ind nirilicd out at their yivtini , who. inilcael or running , , soixcd onii of tlnvjoirors anet boat.hint sf.iVorel'v tl'iut ! k > ! : ai L-ceu uiuLlo'-to the UuiU.e since' . .