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Fifth Avenue Theatre. —The comedy
of “Tho Colonel ” was presented upon this stage on
last Monday evening. It was first seen January
16th, 1882, at Abbey’s Park Theatre. It was not an
abounding success then, even with Mr. Lester Wal
lack in the cast, as Colonel Wood. It will not, we
imagine, have any better showing in popular favor
BOW.
■ It deals with a dead issue in social ethics. It is a
rehash of a farcical rather than comedy work,
known in its day as •• The Serious Family,” and
which was intended as a satire upon a class of
canting hypocrites who are little else than con
fidence operators in the guise of religious enthusi
asts. Mr. William E. Burton, John Brougham, and
other famous comedians, the like of whom are
not now to be found upon our stage, gave it,
through the opulence of their art, a memorable
success at the Chambers Street Theatre, in 1852.
Aminadab Sleek, Captain Murphy Maguire, the
Widow Delmaine, and Lady Creamly yet live bright
and vivid in the recollection of playgoers who have
come down to us from that period.
When “The Colonel” was first performed here,
Oscar Wilde's “ utterly too too aesthetic” crazb was
at its bight, and the lily and the sunflower, long
hair and vacuous expression reigned supreme as
subjects for comment, imitation, and ridicule.
Then Burnand’s perversion of “ The Serious Fam
ily,” from a ridiculous lampoon of canting hypoc
risy to a burlesque, rather than a satire of aesthetic
folly, had, in the popular estimate, a meaning.
■Wilde is defunct in the abstract, and interest in
that species of notoriety is defunct in the concrete.
The opinion given in these columns of “ The
Colonel,” following its first performance, is applica
ble now.
In the first act there is scarcely any action, and
What little there is, is pointless. A satire should be
fiharp and incisive. This effort of the author, Mr.
Burnand, is neither. The posing and posturing of
Lambert Streyke, Basil Giorgione, Lady Tompkins
and Mrs. Forrester, the disciples of the “ utterly
Jntense,” are amusing only in being gross distor
tions of caricature. Such people would be toler
ated nowhere, save as the inmates of a lunatic asy
lum. The only gleam of common sense, or of possi
ble resemblance to a plausible phase of social life,
is the glimpse given of the trouble and misery of a
man, the conduct of whose wife, under the com
plete control of an able-bodied mother-in-law in
his own house impels him to seek elsewhere for his
pleasures and the recognition of his manhood which
his home does not afford.
Mr. Lester Wallack, when he impersonated tho
character of Colonel Wootwill Wood, know scarcely
a line of his part, but he knew how to act; Mr. Eric
Bayley has the text at his tongue’s end, but he
knows as little of acting as an art as a duck does of a
diving bell.
He is as cold and passionless as a pawnbroker’s
femile; his face as hard and unsympathetic in ex
liression as the back of a turtle; he is as stiff and
cramped in his resources of action as a jointed
mannikin and as monotonously dull in his round
of work as a muffin ring. Ko where in his per
formance does he have any more of the sparkle,
dash and esprit of a comedian than there are in a
Btage brace.
•It is said that Mr. Bayley was suffering from an
attack of bronchitis. While this may have seri
ously interfered with his vocal effort, it certainly
could not have prevented him from exhibiting some
evidence of grace and talent—if he had any on tap
—as an actor.
Mr. Reynolds, as Richard Forrester, was passa
ble, and was sufficiently alive not to weary tho au
dience. To the Lambert Streyke and Giorgione of
Messrs. Buckstone and Cyril Mande, respectively,
we have already alluded. Miss Marie Davis gave a
stereotyped example of a stage mother-in-law, Lady
Tompkins; Miss Florence Girard, as Mrs. Blythe,
displayed but little of the spontaneity necessary to
give warmth, color and charm to the character of
the lively widow, and Miss Carrie Turner, as the
victim of the aesthetic craze, was painfully languid
and monotonously vacuous, save in one instance, in
the third act. Mr. Reginald Martin’s Romelli, the
restaurateur, was a bright and cleverly conceived
bit of character acting.
The scenic setting had something the appearance
of having been pitchforked on to the stage.
Last evening “ The Colonel ” was given its final
performance, owing to the illness of Mr. Bayley.
To-morrow and every evening during the week
the Bijou Opera Bouffe Company will be seen in
“ Orpheus and Eurydice.” Only the Saturday mat
inee will be given.
The Casino. —After a second success
ful run of six weeks at the Casino, the “ Beggar
Student ” is to be withdrawn on Saturday evening
next, when the first representation of “Nell
GWynne,” by Planquette(composer of the “Chimes
of Normandy,”) will be presented for the first timo
in this country, by the McCaull Opera Comique
Company. The handsomest production ever seen
at the Casino is promised. The cast includes Mme.
Cottrelly, Laura Joyce Bell, Ida Valerga, Irene Perry,
Billie Barlow, Digby Bell, J. H. Riley, William Ham
ilton, J. Taylor, W. H. Fessenden, C. W. Dungan,
ind Edward Cameron.
To-night the 300th popular concert is to be cele
brated at the Casino, with a monster programme.
Beside Rudolph Aronson’s orchestra of fifty must
jians, the full band of the Twelfth Regiment, N. G.
3. N. Y., is to assist, with the following artists: Mas
tor Michael Banner, the youthful violin virtuoso,
who received the premier prix at the Paris Conser
vatoire this year; Miss Marie Heimlicher, pianiste;
Miss Lilly Post, prima donna, and Mr. H. S. Hil
liard, tenor.
Madison Square Theatre. — The
real genuine original—name stamped upon the
back—“ Private Secretary ” is compelling scores of
late comers at each performance to do the “ Stand
ing Room Only ” act, or else purchase their admis
sion pasteboards for a succeeding evening.
• There is sufficient fun and hilarity burlesque, and
extravagance of action and incident to furnish ma
terial for three or four farces. Yet if needs be, the
whole assortment of jollity and absurd complica
tions could very readily be compressed within th6
limits of a thirty minute farce.
But dilution and.expansion, not,concentration and
contraction are in order in the manipulation of
farces nowadays, and as the public prefer it—“ it
goes.” The usual matinee on Saturday.
I Tony Pastor’s Theatre.—The first
week of the illustrious Tony’s regular season gave
him an extremely satisfactory inkling of the favor
in which he and his cosy little theatre is held by
the public to whose amusement he has so long and
faithfully ministered.
The programme for the present will include all
the leading features of the first week, to which will
be added many new specialties by notable and
popular performers. Tony himself will appear,
jand with his familiar budgets of songs and hits at
the follies of the times, increase the enjoyment of
his audiences.
Matinees on Tuesday and Friday.
Niblo’s Garden.—“ The Seven Ka
vens” will be continued during the present week.
Despite the rival political out door attractions of
torchlights and spectacular processions, the Ravens
have held their own. There have been introduced
many new specialties in the third act, which have
greatly added to the interest of the performance.
A special matinee will be given on Tuesday (Elec
tion day), beginning at two o’clock, and in the even
n'“g the election returns will be read from the
Btage.
Grand Opera House. — “Orpheus
and Eurydice ” fulfilled its mission during the past
week of pleasing large audiences, and its closing
performance last evening was witnessed by what
JL'illottson calls “an extra packed house.”
To-morrow, and every evening during the week,
Mr. Wallack’s regular company will occupy the
stage with their excellent performance of “Moths ”
which will be given with the same scenic attributes
Which marked its original presentation at the pres
ent theatre. An extra matinee will be given on
Tuesday (election day). There will be no Wednes
day matinee.
Union Square Theatre.—“ French
Flats” has again made a great hit at the Union
Square Theatre and will doubtless have a long run,
as even during the bad weather and political ex
citement of last week the house was uniformly well
filled by audiences who were kept in one continuous
laugh. Since the death of Brignoli, Mr. J. B. Polk,
as “ the tenor behind the door,” has very cleverly
caricatured Giannini of the Milan Opera Company.
There will be an extra matinee on election day.
Bijou Opera House. Were I not
Adonis I would like to be President," or words to
that effect, quoth Dixey. For au Adonis who is
alleged to be merely an animated •• hunk ■■ of
marble—Dixey is about as lively as an August born
Jersey mosquito.
“ Adonis,” with his court of beauties and merry
makers will continue his levees until further notice.
Matinees on Wednesday and Saturday.
Theiss’s Concerts.—These musical
entertainments seem to increase in popularity with
every weeks’ repetition. For the current week the
programme includes an attractive’ series of selec
tions from the works of leading foreign and Ameri
can composers, and all the instrumental soloists of
the well-conducted orchestra will be heard in their
various specialties.] The Twilight Quartette, and
Other vocalists, will add to the interest of the per
formance. Admission, it must be remembered, is
fieo. There will be special concerts this afternoon
evening.
New Park Theatre. —There were two
events upon the stage of this theatre during the
past week which troubled the soul and brought an
expression of weariness upon the managerial coun
tenance of Frank Murtha.
One of these was the production, under the joint
direction of Messrs. Norcross and Nathal, of a sort
of scrambled eggs version of “ The Grand Duchess.”
The other event was the debut of an elderly lady
named Mrs. Anna Klein Lenihan, who through the
tolerance of an inscrutable Providence and the pay
ment of the necessary expenses was permitted to
make herself painfully ridiculous in a play bearing
the ominous title of “Retribution,” on Thursday
afternoon last.
Murtha, however, bore up manfully, and with
the courage of one who had in his long experience
as a manager suffered similar martyrdom.
If during the occurrence of these two notable
though distressing events there came to him mo
ments when despair seemed about to “down” him
with an under hold, a glance at tho imperturbable
bronzed countenance of the wooden Shakespeare in
the corner of the lobby gave him new strength.
“The Grand Duchess” was to have had its initial
performance on Tuesday evening. Owing to a
vague suspicion on the part of Norcross that the
principals and choristers, the orchestra and the
stage carpenters were not as yet worn out, and
physically and mentally prostrated by protracted
and inefficient rehearsals to make the first perform
ance sufficiently imperfect it was postponed until
Wednesday evening.
This gave a chance for another day and night of
training the unhappy lyric menagerie down to the
proper condition of weakness to ensure a general
failure of tho entire intent and purpose of this
operatic experiment.
On Wednesday evening it was vouchsafed a pub
lic hearing and exhibition. The costumes were
bright and showy, and the scenic surroundings
ample, but not so brilliant and overwhelmingly
effective as to paralyze the mind of the spectator
with wonder at the vast progress made in the art
of painting by the combined genius of Messrs. Fox
and Schaeffer.
In fact, the stage-setting was suspiciously sug
gestive of having been premeditatedly faked for the
occasion, although two or three of the sets were
trade-marked as “New.”
The cast included among its principals, Catherine
Lewis, as the Grand Duchess; Emma Carson, as
Prince Paul; Fanny Wentworth, as Wanda; Mr.
Haydon Tilla, as Fritz; William Seymour, as Baron
Puck; Louis Nathal, as General Bourn, and a person
of the name of Jones as Baron Grog.
The usual collection of Fannies, Lizzies, Lillys,
Sylvias, Ethels and titular sweet pretties filled the
remainder of the cast with their familiar presence
and picturesque display of tights and other modern
compensations for the lack of vocal harmony.
As it was given on the first night this Anglicised,
Americanized and deodorized version of “The Grand
Duchess,” would have made the lamented, but
erratic Offenbach, mortally sick had he witnessed it
—that is, if there could have been any human
power strong enough to hold him in the theatre
after Reiff’s orchestra had opened out the first burst
of its dire incompetency at the rise of the curtain.
Whatever of excellence which might have had a
showing during the performance was unceremoni
ously kept back by the successful exertions of tho
musicians to get away from each other and their
leader, in time, tune and sound.
Catherine Lewis did nothing like Justice to the
role of “ The Grand Duchess,” but she did give the
full extent of it to her agility as a high kicker and an
exponent of the can-can with such a liberal display of
her physical charms as to make the bald heads rise
up from their seats and the dudesand slims faint
with ecstacy. Even the stolid and unsympathetic
press fiends present were affected.
Miss Carson looked pretty, sang fairly well and
did as little acting as possible as the Prince, and
Miss Fanny Wentworth did what she could, both in
singing and action, to give the audience the impres
sion that she was entirely satisfied and perfectly at
home in tho part of Wauda. If the audience was
not impressed it was not her fault. Mr. Tilla ap
peared to be governed by the idea that Fritz was a
very low comedy character, bordering upon the
clown, and he gave ample evidence that he had the
courage of his convictions.
The choruses were loud and pronouned if not
always adherent to a rythmic observance of the
score.
Mr. Louis Nathal had no more comprehension of
tho nature of the task he assumed in his effort in
the impersonation of General Bourn than Barnum’s
Jumbo has of Resurrection day. His quality of
voice is on a par with his attempts at acting—they
are both heavy, offensively boorish in method and
smack of the coarseness and assurance of a variety
fake.
Mr. Seymour had, like Miss Lewis, evidently left
the most useful elements of his voice at home
under the pillow, or else they had all been rehearsed
out of him, and his Baron Puck, in the acting was
scarcely up the average of a Peoria barnstormer.
Let us hope that the experience of the weeks
repetition of the performance may bring such im
provement as will warrant for it a more favorable
consideration, and that, being so improved, it will
bring profit to all concerned in its production.
Fourteenth Street Theatre.—Harri
son and Gourley's farcical and lively “ skit”—which
is the more enjoyable in having a plot without a
moral, and a moral without a plot, will be continued
during the present week.
The new curtain provided by Man Ager Colville is
one of the most artistic and effective in design, tone,
in the arrangement of the drapery, and In the man
agement of the color, Mr. Henry E. Hoyt has yet
painted for the local stage.
On Monday evening, November 10th, Fanny
Davenport will commence her second New York
“Fedora” engagement at this theatre. Mr. Colvilie
and his staff are making all the necessary prepara
tions for the event. Miss Davenport will arrive
here from Chicago this evening, and will indulge
herself in a week’s rest before beginning her New
York season.
Theatre Comique. —Those who are
moved by the spirit, or by any other process of men
tal propulsion to visit this theatre for the purpose of
witnessing and thoroughly enjoying the perform
ance of “Investigation,” had better possess them
selves of the usual pasteboard coupon before eight
o’clock in the evening.
If they do not, they will discover—when it is too
late—that they have been “left”—to the weariness
of a stand up.
“ Investigation” maketh the Harrigan and Hart
glad and nightly adds largely to their bank account.
Also to the delight and happiness, the amusement
and jollity of hundreds of people.
The usual matinees on Tuesday and Friday.
Wallack’s Theatre.—“ Nita’s First”
is doing nicely—not so nicely as it might do perhaps
if there was something in it of pith and point, and
if the hurrah-torches, drum banging and excite
ment of the election business had not, for the past
month, turned the entire town into the condition
of bedlam broke loose.
“ Nita’s First” will be continued during the pres
ent week. Matinees on Wednesday and Saturday.
Koster and Bial’s Concert Hall.—
A new “star” is seen here who promises to take
the place in the worship of the swells around town
left vacant by the departure of Lillian Russell.
This is Miss Marie Loftus, the English serio-comic
artiste, who has made a great hit at this popular
house. The dudes are in raptures with her songs,
among which are “I’m so shy” and “Don’t you
believe it, dear boys.” Miss Loftus has a well-cul
tivated voice, and is a piquant and versatile artist.
She will appear at the extra concert to-night, in a
new budget of songs. Another card is Dyllyn, the
character vocalist, whose peculiar and laughable
performances are greatly admired.
Wainratta, the King of the Wire, continues to
please with his sensational feats, which are really
wonderful. The programme to-night will include
selections from Offenbach’s charming opera, “ La
Rose de Sainte Fleur,” and the ever popular
“ Lovely Galatea,” in which Louise Lester and
Sophie Hummel have made a big hit. This pro
gramme will be continued during the week.
New York Museum.—This Sunday
will be the last appearance of the wonderful Pari
sian and London mystery known as “Sylvia.”
During the week, by permission of Mr. P. T. Bar
num, tho original Aztecs will be on exhibition, and
will doubtless attract large numbers of curiosity
seekers. All the standard features which have
made this museum popular will also be seen. The
usual variety stage performances will be given
every hour. Concerts will be given this afternoon
and evening.
Star Theatre.—Mr. Henry Irving
commences an engagement on Monday evening,
November 10, for four weeks at this theatre. The
repertoire for the week will be “The Merchant
of Venice,” “ Much Ado About Nothing,” and
“ Louis XI.” The sale of seats will begin on
Wednesday, November sth. Mr. Irving’s engage
ment in Boston has been most successful notwith-.
standing the great political excitement.
Gould’s Sans Souci. —The manage
ment of this popular resort during the past week
presented an entertainment that can fully take its
1 place with any variety show of its quality in the
| city, both as to the appreciative audidnees and the
i brightness of every one of the many specialities and ;
| novelties offered. .
' Mr. Gould does not open the Sans Souci on Sun- :
NEW YORK DISPATCH, NOVEMBER 2 1884.
National Theatre.—Manager Hen
mann announces for the present week the engage
ment of Mr. Frank A. Tannehill, who will appear in
a new version of tho “ Willow Copse,” entitled “ A
Daughter’s Crime,” in which he will impersonate
the character of Luke Fielding. He will be support
ed by the regular company.
The variety olio will include among other attrac
tions, the re-appearance of Mr. Harry G. Richmond:
Mr. Henshaw and Miss May Ten Broeck in their
travesty entitled “ Deception;” the black theatricals
Messrs. Noon and Gentry, and Mr. Frack Hilton in
his feats of contortion.
The management have arranged to have read
every fifteen minutes from the stage during Tues
day evening the election returns. On Wednesday
afternoon and evening November 19th, an anni
versary and reception will be tendered to Manager
Heumann, for which occasion over one hundred per
formers have volunteered.
American Institute Fair.—The large
concourse of visitors who daily and nightly attend
this fair attest its worth and value. The collection
of examples of American art and mechanical inven
tion, and evidences of the agricultural resources of
the country have probablyjnever been excelled, if
equale'd at any former exhibition. Aside from these
there are every afternoon and evening concerts
given by the band which alone are worth the price
of admission.
Eden Musee.— “Thauma,” the fa
mous London mystery, will remain here a week
longer, and may be seen every afternoon and even
ing without extra charge. The wax figures, dissolv
ing views and other attractions are as popular as
ever.
On Tuesday evening the election returns will be
displayed, with the aid of a calcium light, in the
winter garden of the musee, which will be connect
ed with the Union Telegraph wires.
The place will be kept open until one o’clock, and
it is probable that large numbers of people will avail
themselves of this opportunity to learn, the result
of the voting in the different States.
The Musee, it should be remembered, is a family
resort and especially popular with ladies and chil
dren. Admittance to all the attractions is only hal f
i dollar; children, half price.
Daly’s Theatre. — “ The Wooden
Spoon” is having its share of popular favor and is
prospering accordingly. It will probably tako rank
is the principal success of Mr. Daly’s present sea
son. The usual matinees on Wednesday and Sat
urday will be given. A special matinee will be
given on Tuesday (Election Day.)
Globe Dime Museum.—The Human
Leyden Jar, the Italian Midgets, the Quiche Marim
ba company of aboriginies from Guatemala; Nevo,
the demon dwarf, and all the standard attractions of
this popular depository of animate and inanimate
curiosities, as well as the regular theatorium per
formances every hour, will make up the interesting
programme for the present week..
The usual concerts will be given this afternoon
and evening.
Theiss’s Alhambra Court.—Election
excitement appears to have no effect upon the large
attendance at this popular resort. For this after
noon and evening, and for the week, Mr. Theiss
announces a continuance of the principal features
of ths past week, to which he has added several
special novelties. “The Twilight Quartette” and
all the vocalists and instrumental soloists will be
heard. The orchestra will give its usual enjoyable
series of selections from popular operas.
Jacob Blank’s Winter Garden.—
Manager Blank presents for the concert this after
noon and evening, and tho current week, a pro
gramme of musical specialties of unusual interest.
Among the features are Mlle. Elsa Alberti, Lucia
Selada; the popular vocalists from Vienna; Signor
Ignatz Conradi, and Mr. Carl Stremba, the violin
soloist. Mr. Carl Stremba’s admirably trained or
chestra will be hoard in a series of selections from
the works of the most eminent composers. The
concerts this afternoon and evening will commence
respectively at four and eight o’clock.
The Mabille.—This institution will,
of course, bo crowded at each performance with its
host of patrons, who will, during the present week,
be regaled with a specially fine programme. There
will be wrestling and sparring matches between
well-known professional and amateur athletes, sink
ing and dancing, variety acts, concerts by tho or
chestra, instrumental solos, and other attributes
which will increase the enjoyment of the audiences.
A concert will be given this evening.
Musical and. Dramatic Items.
Signor Pasqualino Brignoli, the cele
brated tenor? died on Thursday last at five o’clock,
at the Everett House, in this city. He had been
ailing for some months with disease of the liver and kid
neys. For the last three weeks he had been quite ili
and confined to his bed. He was attended by Dr. Camo
chan, who called Dr. Frank Hamilton in consultation on
Wednesday evening, when a severe hemorrhage ol the
liver set in. For two weeks no food of any consequence
passed his lips; the only thing he could retain was milk
and brandy. At the time of his death, Drs. (’amoeban
and Hamilton, Mr. J. Meyer and a waiter were in the
small and scantily-furnished room. Brignoli could not
speak for ten minutes before dying, and his last words
were: “I think the only thing that can save me is bran
dy. 7 ’ The body was given in charge of friends at St.
Xavier’s Church, Sixteenth street. A cablegram has
been sent to his family, residing in Paris.
Brignoli was born in Milan in 1832. He evinced great
talent when but a boy. and studied to be a pianist. He
wrote an opera at the age of fifteen, which was produced
at his native place. Flattered by great success, he went
to Paris, and made his first appearance there in “Linda
di Chamouui.” In 1856 he came to this country with
Luciano Albutis, and sang successfully in “Il Trova
tore. ’ He ietumo.l to Paris, but came back to this coun
try under the management of Maurice Sfrakosch, and
Baug with Patt in 1859 at the Academy, and with Parepa
Rosa under the management of Mr. Strakosi h in a star
ring tour through ihe Stales in 1838-’69. He went with
Mme. McCulloch to San Francisco in 1870, and married
her in 1871, but obtained a divorce. He was with Col.
Maple; on last season, and had engagements for the com
iug season.
The Boston Traveller critic is evi
dently enraptured with Mr. Irving's Benedick and Miss
Terry’s Beatrice. He pays them this graceful tribute:
“There seemed a gain last evening in Mr. Irving's Bene
dick over tlit.t of last season. As wo remember him at
that time, his peculiar indistinctness of speech and occa
sional faults of gesture or manner were considerably
more pronounced than now. His conception of the part,
too, appeared of a more spirited or lively character than
formerly. Many circumstances may have conspired to
produce this impression, perhaps, among them the differ
ence of tho place and the getting accustomed to the gen
tleman’s ways. In any event, the performance seemed a
better one,while Mr. Irving certainly shared more evenly
in the honors with Miss Terry than he did last year. Miss
Terry’s Beatrice was the same delightful and spirited as
sumption tnat charmed every one before. It was beyond
question the most gracefully piquant and radiantly-beau
tiful Beatrice that has been seen in Boston in a genera
tion, if not in all time.”
Alice 8. Bangs, who about a year ago
was married to F. C. Bangs, has for some months past
been in quest of a divorce. Her suit was sent to a
referee, who reported in her favor. Justice Cullen, Octo
ber 27, returned the report to the referee with instruc
tions to file proof, if any such existed, that no decree of
divorce bad 1e -n obtained against the plaintiff. The lady
is no .v known in Brooklyn as Alice Singer Le Grove, the
surname being that of the husband who preceded Mr.
Bangs, who did not a'tempt to set up his marital claim
for more than a few hours.
Mr. W. W. Kelley announces that Miss
Grace Hawthorne, of whom he is the manager, will
shortly commence her professional tour—appearing in
“The New Camille.’’ He emphasises the fact that “she
is no empress, countess or duchess,” and that she is only
an f American girl without pretense, “and hopes by
merit alone to win the approval of the public and gain ah
honorable position on the stage.’’ It all goes, and we
hope she may win what she is striving for.
Stetson’s “Monte Cristo” company
will appear to-morrow evening at Brockton, Mass fol
lowing Springfield. Holyoke, New Haven, Syracuse, Ro
chester. Erie, Buffalo and then two weeks at Niblo’s
November 17th. Mr James O’Neill and his support have
scored so positive a success wherever they haveplaved
that all managers have applied for a return date. * ’
Minnie Palmer has been sued by Oscar
Well and F. Lyster for $250, claimed to be due upon a
play written by her order. The story goes that Miss
Palmer transferred the play to Marion Elmore, and an
injunction suit is talked of. But nobody has vet made
known whether the disputed play is “ Kittens,” which, af
ter all, belongs to Jennie Kimball.
Madame Janisch, with a reorganized
company, left for Philadelphia October 27th. Frank
Gardner (husband of Annie Graham) and Gilmore, late cf
“ The Devil’s Auction” company, arc the financial man
agers for Janisch. Sargent, we believe, is associated with
the new management.
Edgar Bruce, before leaving New York,
purchased the English rights of “Gustave Dupree,” a
new play by 11. G. Carloton. Bruce contracted to produce
the piece within four months. Eben Plympion is an
nounced to do the play in this country.
John Vincent, the well-known stage
manager, w ho is at pi esent directing the rehearsals for
Master Whiteside, at Clarendon Hall, this c tv. has
secured the scene plot and property list used in Edmund
Kean’s last engagement in this city.
Harriet Jay will makef her American
debut at a special matinee at the Madison Square Thea
tre November sth, when she will play the title role in
“Lady Clancarty.’’ Adeline Stanhope will assume the
comedy role on this occasion.
Mrs. Abby Sage Richardson addressed
the pupils of the Lyceum Theatre School on Wednesday,
on the subject of “ The Drama Before the Time of Shake
speare”
Mr. David Belasco has resigned the
stage managership of tho Madison Square Theatre, and is
now in the employ of the Lyceum Theatre management.
Clay Greene, of Minnie Palmer’s busi
ness staff, has rewritten his drama “Under a Polar Star.”
Minnie Maddern will resume her tour
November 7, in Indianapolis. Ind.
Technically Guilty.
SEEMINGLY VERY KINDLY DEALT WITH BY
HIS EMPLOYER.
Alex. Cook, employed by Samuel H. Hills as a
wringing machine agent, pleaded technically guilty
to larceny. He made collections that he didn’t turn
in, but intended to at some future day.
Mr. Hills said tho accused had been guilty of this
before. In October last they settled up with him,
and then agreed to wipe out his shrinkages.
“ Has he made restitution?” asked the court.
“ Not entirely. This happaned subsequently to
to the settlement. The embezzements amount to
forty or fifty dollars. These items have come up
since. I have no malice-against the man; I have
pleaded hours with him, trying to get him to re-
Corm hjs habits. lYhen we settled, np’w.e. thought
it Was .settled up for all time.” . • .
The defendant did not say anything.
He was sentenced by tho court to ten days im
prisonment.
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Minors at Tlxeatres.
ACQUITTED ON THE CHARGE OF ADMITTING
CHILDREN, BUT FINED $l5O FOB KEEPING A
“ SKIN ” GAME IN THE MUSEUM.
Three actions have been pending for some time
against the Dime Museum, No. 230 Bowery. In the
Supreme Court, before Judge Van Brunt, there is an
action pending to revoke the theatrical license.
The other two actions were in the Special Ses
sions, the on© was for keeping a gaming house in
the Museum, and the other for permitting minors
to enter the place of amusement on the 30th of
September last.
Philip Speilbeck, who had charge of the box-of
fice, was charged with permitting tho children to
enter. He sold tickets to two girls,, minors, and they
entered the Museum.
Officer Wilson, of the Society for the Protection
of Children, testified to seeing the children put
their dimes down, and defendant give tickets to the
girls who.entered. There were about seventy-flve
in the audience.
One of the girls wore a rubber coat and the other
girl he should judge to bo about four feet ten inches
in bight. The window of the box office was about
four feet high. Defendant was only an employee.
Maggie Murphy, residing at No. 216 Elizabeth
street, said she was aged thirteen. Her mother gave
her ten cents to go to the museum. She went there
with Sarah Valman, the other girl. Her mother had
been there and told her she saw nothing Improper
in the place.
Sarah Valman, aged twelve years, said she resided
at No. 42 West Tenth street. Her mother, who had
been twice at tho museum with her sister, aged six
teen, gave her the ten cents to go with Maggie.
Counsel moved to dismiss the complaint on the
ground that no offense had been charged, so far as
the prisoner was concerned. The selling of a ticket
is not an admitting to a theatre by any possible
construction. Many cases have arisen in regard to
persons purchasing tickets who have been refused
admission at the doors of a theatre. When they went
to the door they were refused admittance.
Supposing, for the sake of argument, the moth
ers had seen the children purchase the tickets for
admission, but instead of going in the place had
gone home with these tickets, then, in that in
stance, would the defendant have committed an
outrage? The bare selling of tickets is no admit
ting to a place of entertainment.
Again, the man who stood at the door had not
had his attention called to the girls by tho officer of
the Society, who stood close by. The ticket was
evidence of right to admit. The tickets were hot
special tickets to the children. They might have
been given to an adult outside. It was the duty of
this man to sell tickets to this place, and by an ac
cident he may have sold tickets, his attention not
being called to it. The box window in which he sat
was four feet high; she was four feet ten. The com
plaint read “ willfully and unlawfully admitted.”
Here was a man sitting at a pigeon-hole four feet
high, she four .feet ten inches; the face was all he
saw of her.
“Isthis the proprietor of the place?” asked the
court.
“No,” replied counsel.
“ifas he an interest in it in any way ?” again
asked the court.
“ I don’t know,” was the reply.
“Discharged,” said the court.
The acquittal was obtained on a point that was
not touched on in tho argument,
THE SKIN GAME.
Thomas Wilson pleaded guilty to keeping a game
of chance in the Museum. His counsel pleaded the
baby act. Mr. Wilson did not know it was a viola
tion of the law.
Mr. Jenkins, superintendent of the Society, said
they had the testimony of a dozen persons that had
been swindled in the place.
Mr. Stocking, an officer, was asked if he had in
vested in this game of chance.
“ Yes, a quarter.”
“Well, this is the only timo an officer of the So
ciety has been bilked,” said counsel, amid laugh
ter.
“ The officer has not belonged to the Society very
long,” said Justice Smith, amid renewed laughter.
“They had games of chanco at the Church of the
Transfiguration,” said counsel.
This did not provoke a laugh.
“There were no watches at that fair without
works,” remarked Justice Smith, which provoked a
burst of laughter. %
Thg defendant said he hired a table in the place.
The court fined him $l5O.
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the faded cheek. If anything on earth will do this,
it is Mrs, Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
which has already brought health to multitudes
with whom all other means had failed.
Good Work in. tile Campaign.
GILBERT R. HAWES ON THE STUMP.
Last night the campaign was brought to an ap
propriate close at Pleasantville, Westchester county,
by an immense demonstration, including a torch
light procession and mass meeting. The speaker
of the evening was Gilbert R. Hawes, Esq., a prac
ticing lawyer of the city, who has worked hard foe
Republican success, both in this State and New Jer
sey. His speeches are always pithy and interest
ing. and delivered with true eloquence. Being en
tirely extemporaneous, they are much more effect
ive. His style of argument is strong and con
vincing, consisting of statements of principles, and
discussion of the respective platforms and records
of the two parties, rather than the use of abusive
epithets and slanderous charges resorted to by the
enemies of Mr. Blaine. Having addressed over
twenty meetings, Mr. Hawes may have the proud
satisfaction of knowing that in addition to the
pleasure he has given his audiences he has con
tributed in no small measure to what we believe
next Tuesday wili prove to be the triumphant elec
tion of James G. Blaine and John A. Logan.
It should also be mentioned in this connection
that Mr. Hawes was Chairman of the Sub-Committee
of the Young Men”s Republican Club of this city,
who prepared and issued in pamphlet form that ad
mirable review of the official career and public
record of Grover Cleveland, which exhibited him in
the light of a “Sham Reformer,” and exposed his
false xiretences. Fifty thousand of these docu
ments have been already distributed, and the good
work still goes on.
Wily Acquitted.
NO PROOF THAT LIQUOR WAS DRANK ON THE
PREMISES.
Officer John Sullivan was sent out to look for
violations of the excise law. He guessed Henry
Hull, grocer, in Greene street, sold liquor on the
quiet, in his back room on Sunday. He gave a
young a soda-water bottle, ai?d ten cents and
sent him in to gei.its face value of gin. The boy
went in while he stood by the door and saw the
money paid. Defendant went back and returned,
and the decoy came* out with the.liquor.
Counsel to dismiss on the .ground that the
young man went out of §ight,. and-the officer didn’t
' sfce-liquor-givten him* ‘ ' ’
The court discharged the prisoner on the ground'*
that it was not proven liquor was drank on the
premises, which was the charge.
A. Boarftlnff' House.
HOW IT CAME ABOUT THEY iHD NOT REACH
A CONVICTION.
They the husband of Mar/' Brown in the
General Sessions some time ago, on' the charge of
keeping a disorderly bouse at No. 30' East Fourth
street. They failed to prove that he wah the keeper
of the house and he was- acquitted.
Mary herself was-tried in the Special Sessions for
the same offence last ws-ek, and acquitted; they
didn’t prove she was thd lessee of the premises;
That the house waa disorderly and an annoyance
to the neighbors and- passers by, and to Eho oc
cupants of the houses oa Grest Jones street, whose
rear windows faced therrear windows of this bouse
in Fourth street there ia no doubt.
MrS. Brown’s establishment’ ia a house of accom
modation for transient boarders; by the hour or by
the night. The guests ars not questioned if they
are married, and the heftiest 1 traveling piece of
luggage that they carry is a cana, an umbrella and
a plethoric pocket book.
One of the witnesses on Fourth street said that
the female guests that entered Mrs, Brown’s “ho
tel ” were variously dressed. Seme wore long trail
ing dresses, others short Mother 7 Hnbbard dresses
that reached to the knee. That which was accept
able on the stage, was indecent oa u the street. The
witness was never in the house, oould only say
that he saw women speak to mew on the street,
and then they would go together in tho house. He
could not say that the women that entered were of
bad repute.
Mr. Georgo T. Lawrence, of No. 32 Great Jones
street, knew tho premises, No. 30* East Fourth
street. Their roar windows almost faced each other.
From eleven at night till four in the morning he
was frequently awakened by the noise of revelry
and boisterous talking.
“What sounds of revelry did you hear?” asked
Justice Kilbreth.
“ They would open the window and use obscene
language.”
“What revelry did you hear?” again asked the
justice.
“ Loud laughing, from the people there that got
drunk.”
“Have you seen drunken women there?”
“ I presume a woman is drunk when she yells
from the window. I have seen the defendant at the
window.”
“ What have you seen these women do'?” asked
Mr. Mott, defendant’s counsel.
“ I have seen them open the window and stick
their heads in the air at all hours of the night.”
Charles Upher, living in Fourth street, had seen
intoxicated women go in the house with men. De
fendant, he supposed, kept the house.
Officer Mullen, of the Fifteenth Precinct, knew
the premises, No. 30 Fourth street. It was a fur
nished-room house. Girls who were street-walkers
went in there with men. He knew the madam was
represented to be proprietor. He executed a war
rant on which the arrest was made. The women
found in the house cruised around the Bowery.
Three men were found on the top floor.
As none of the witnesses could swear who was
proprietor, defendant was discharged.
ISoine Corrections*.
To the Editor of the N. F. Dispatch:
In an article headed “The Panel Game,” in the
“City and Suburbs” Department last Sunday, a few
slight errors occur relativet o Bon Bakexv Mag Duval
and Judge Stuart, which, with your permission, I
will correct, and as I reported both trials (those of
Bakerand Judge Stuart), I am in a condition to
give the true version. In the first place, Judge
Whiting (who was not then a Judge, by the way,) did
not prosecute Stuart, bnt defenned him. Francis B.
Cutting was the prosecutor, as A. Oakey Hall (the
then District Attorney) had to give testimony
against Stuart for having asked him in his private
office to give him a not pros. His testimony was (I
quote from memory); “The Judge came in, and
eaid: 4 Hall, I want a not. pros, for a poor fellow
named Cosgrove (not Connolly) who has a wife and
wants to reform. There is nothing in the case.
Just get John to signit, and all will bo right.' ”
•• John ” was Mr. John Sparks, the efficient clerk
to the Court of General Sessions, who was then as
sistant under Henry Vandervort. James T. Brady
cross-examined Mr. Hall severely, and among other
things asked why ha did so irregular au act as to
grant a not pros out of court., Mr. Hall, who seemed
to be taken all aback, commenced an answer but, as
if recollecting himself, suddenly said: “Tho judge
was attending when I made this motion.” “Oh,
now,Mr. Hall,” said Brady, "you and I understand
such things better than that.” Mrs. Cosgrove
(Mag Duval) swore that the judge said: “Now, Mar
garet, you know these things cost money,” and she
went to the bank and drew out five one hundred
dollar bills, which she gave to the judge.
Your article says: “The jury disagreed, and be
cause they did not acquit him Justice Stuart very
foolishly resigned.” On the contrary the jury did
acquit him, bnt Robert Beatty, the foreman, also
“identified with tho Know Nothing party,” re
ceived a paper, of which the following—as near as I
can recollect —is a copy:
“ Tho jury believe that Judge Stuart in acting as
he did, committed some irregularities, and there
fore unanimously recommend that he shall resign.”
Mr. Beatty afterward stated to me that the jury
would not have agreed unless that statement was
added to their verdict.
Judge Stuart then rose and made a powerful
speech, in which he said that it was hard to so
satisfy “ this bad woman. Much of what she has
sworn to is true. With regard to the recommenda
tion to resign,” continued the Judge, “ I shall take
counsel with my friends, and especially those who
have so nobly defended me without fee or reward.”
These were James R. Whiting. Horace F, Clark, (I
think), and James T. Brady, whose cross-examina
tion of Margaret Duval occupied two entire days,
his first remark on taking her in hand being
“ Madam, you seem to have a very good memory.”
“Oh, yes, sir,” sho replied, “I have.” The cross
examination was terribly severe, bringing out many
episodes in the woman’s life which were by no
means to her credit, and much more would have
been laid bare had she not been shielded by the
principle of law by which a witness need not an
swer any question which tends to criminate or de
grade him. At all events he showed she was an
unreliable wituessj and completely broke down hej
testimony.
Judge Roosevelt in his summing up compared
Stuart to Bacon “who,” said he, “was designated
the wisest, greatest, meanest of mankind.” Some
weeks after Judge Stuart resigned “ not wishing ”
(as the papers said) “ to have any stain on the ju
dicial ermine.”
In the Baker case. State Attorney-General Ogden
Hoffman and District Attorney Hall prosecuted,
Two of the counsel for the defense were Horace F.
Clarke and James T. Brady, and I think James R.
Whiting was the senior counsel. In his charge to
the jury, Judge Roosevelt said thai counsel (allud
ing to Horace F. Clarke) must have a poor case when
he took nine hours to address a jury In behalf of his
client, and James T. Brady, in his objections to the
charge, took the Judge severely to task for using
such language. The jury stood six to six. The
venue was changed to Newburg, with precisely the
same result, and at length A. Oakey Hall consented
to let Baker go on his own recognizance in $2,000.
Baker was, therefore, tried only twice, not three
times, as stated in the Dispatch,
There is one reporter still around who, in my
journalistic career ot thirty years, I believe to be
the finest stenographer and one of the best writers
I ever met, who, I think, can corroborate what I
have stated. I believes he writes for the Dispatch.
His name is Peter Thomson. Respectfully,
JOHN MAHON, No, 227 East Seventy-sixth street.
October 27 th, 1884.
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DANGER OF SPREADING OUT THE GOODS.
Mr. Davis Cohen, a pack peddler, was passing
through Thirty-seventh street, when a negro wench
from the upper story window of {No. 305 called him
up. When he got up to the third floor Lucy opened
the door and bowed him in. She asked to see the
contents of his “ kit.” He was happy to oblige her.
She was full of “loving kindness,” he was all
suavity. She wanted to make a trade with him;
Mr. Cohen said he only sold for cash. She looked
at him more than the goods when she handled
them; he looked more at the goods than at her, he
was afraid they might somehow mysteriously dis
appear. Then after all his *• kit ” had been spread
out in, came a big swell of a nigger sucking the
head of his cane. He wanted to know what the
whfte tramp was doing there. Lucy explained to
the “swell” what his business was. The negro
then under the pretense of examining the goods,
tossed them every other way, and article by article
disappeared, until the peddler stood looking on at
a pair of solitary socks, all that was left of his “kit.”
The young swell disappeared at the same time,
while he stood looking at the single pair of socks,
all that was left of his pack.
Counsel for Lucy said this was a clear case of at
tempted blackmail. A party by the name of Mrs.
Johnson called the peddler up, and after bargaining
with Mr. Cohen she bought a pair of suspenders.
The learned gentleman couldn’t'say what a woman
had to do with suspenders; he didn’t know whether
women used that thing or not. If she didn’t, it was
probably bought to make a present of to her sweet
heart. Just then Mrs. Davis and her gentleman
boarder came in, as he was leaving his pack, and
asked him what he meant. He said he could do
better and left. The object was to charge robbery
and make them settle with him and save arrest and
trial.
Mrs. Agnes Johnson was then called. She said in
answer to counsel that she/was a respectable woman.
If she had a nigger's skin she had a white woman’s
heart. When she tried to make a trade with Mr.
Cohen, Lucy was in the back room. He was in the
room about ten minutes and the gentleman went
out. Lucy came in and found him looking around
the room. Sho asked him what he was looking for;
he said his bundle. He then went out and said he
equid do better, and left his pack.
Lucy was acquitted. ' • , r
SiteALiKG’a Copfjer’s Coat.—Arthur
Chambers, alias Hay, a tramp, undertook to *sieal
an officer's uniform coat from a registry office in
Bayard street, but was caught. He was sent to the
Island for six mouths. '
x. is.
LIEUT. GREELY 7 MUSTERED—TxfE HEBO
OF ARCTIC SEAS A MEMBER OS POST
LAFAYETTE, No.- 140—THE NAVAL- POST
-THE DRUMMER-BOY OF THE THIR
TEENTH—A BIRTHDAY WELL CELE
BRATED—WARREN POST LADIES—ITEMS
OF NEWS.
Lieut. Adolphus W. Greely, U. 8. A., whose ex
perience and sufferings in the Arctic seas are known
to every one, was mastered last Wednesday even
lag as a comrade of Post Lafayette, No. 140. It was
a-memorable gathering at the headquarters. No. 33
Union square, the prominent members of the Grand
Army of this and other States being present to greet
the aew recruit. It was stated that representatives
from upward of one hundred and fitty posts were
present. Among those present' were Past Com
mander-in-Chief Beach, of Philadelphia; Depart
ment 1 Commander Ira M. Hedges, of New York, and
A. A. G. George B. Squires, Judge Advocate W. 0.
Reddy, William Lee Darling, aud’P. Hv Clark, of his
staff; Department Commander H. M. Nevins, of
New Jersey, and Adjutant General Wheeler; Past
Department Commander James 8. Fraser,. of New
York; Floyd Clarkson, Chancellor of the Loyal La
gion; Colonel L. W. Winchester, 7th Regiment of
Veterans-; Colonel George F. Hopper, General N. W.
Day, Past Commander Frank F. M/- Clark;. Com
mander Odell, of John A. Dix Post, No; 135> who
during the evening formally inspected' frho-Post;
Commander Isadora Isaacs, of No. 186; Commander
James A. Colom. of No. 183; Past Commander A. M.
Underhill; Max Roece, of No. 307; Commandos Kel
sey, of the old Mexican War Veterans, vzheenlisted
in 1840; General D. C. McKibben, U. 8. A\-j: Com
mander Harris, of No. 255, and many othors.
Nearly all present, except the officers of tho post,
wore in full evening dress, presenting quite a scene
for a post room. In a few remarks, Commander
Charles Appleby stated the object of the special
meeting, and as guard to the recruit appointed Past
Commander William A. Copp, Comrades Lieut. L.
Ransom, L. 8. Clearman and Paymaster Wm. Lee
Darling. Every eye was upon the door as the
guard entered with their charge. He, too; was
dressed in evening costume, and it was at once evi
dent to all present that he was still suffering from
his terrible experience. The sight of many familiar
faces seemed to reassure him, but the march from
station to station was evidently made with painful
exertion. During the charge by Commander Ap
pleby, he was assisted to a seat at the altar, and,
weak as he apparently was, the responses were
made in a clear, strong voice, and he received the
badge with unconcealed pride.
As Lieut. GVeely took his seat at headquarters,
Commander Appleby congratulated the members
upon the acquisition to their post, and turning to
Lieut. Greely, told him that he would find among
its members several comrades who served with him
in the old Ullman Brigade, and he was sorry that
others who had boon specially invited, including
Col. Isaac 8. Bangs* who formerly commanded the
regiment to which he belonged, were unable to be
present.
The address of welcome was made by Adjutant
Wilbur F. Brown. He said:
•‘Lieutenant Gbeely—Our Commander, and you
who know him so well, must be aware of it, being
himself always ready to perform any duty, be it ever
so hard, never hesitates to lay upon others any task
which he desires them to do,- regardless of the labor
he imposes.
"For no other reason perhaps, than being his ad
jutant and subject to his call, he has chosen me to
the honorable and pleasurable duty of voicing the
sentiment of every member of Lafayette Post* and
of welcoming you in comradeship with us.
•* Twice you have been sought after, and twice
have you been found. Of the first, and of the mat
ters relating to it, I shall not speak. Better and
greater than I have dona-in. the near past, and> will
do in tho future more justice to that subject than I
am capable of. Suffice it for me to say that when
the news was wired across the continent and beyond
the sea that your little band had been found; the
comrades of this Post, as did. every intelligent citi
zen of the whole country—yes, of the world—thank
God that our Government had not been altogether
too late.
“ With tho second finding we have now te> do,
before you were thoioughly warm, the second ex
pedition started upon its voyage of discovery and
found you still out in the cold,, but with a good
judgment, not always exercised by our late com
panions in arms—you accepted the invitation ex
tended to you to sit by our camp fires—ns>t as a
guest, but as a member of a great family, of which
this post is but a branch..
•• We have aimed to. bring about you to-night a
company whose presence will, bring vividly before
you those days when you. and they took part in
that, great struggle which could not ©nd until equal
rights and civil liberty should bo given to a human
race and the supremacy of a righteous government
maintained.
*’ There are present to-night those, and only
those, who, in the hour of our country’s peril, left
other pursuits, and engaged in that of war; and
among them you will find those who have bivou
acked upon the same field and stood shoulder to
shoulder with you in the same fight.
*• We have brought together these representatives
of sixty and more posts of the Grand Army of the
Republic, that they may congratulate you and
themselves upon your admission into a brother
hood whose purpose it is to cement that fellowship
which had its birth upon the tented field.
** As a post we feel honored that your name is on
our roll, and we pledge ourselves, as well as the
whole order of the Grand Army, that, should you
ever "get left" again, there will be such a stir
about the "powers that be,” that if for no other
reason than to get rid of us, you will be looked up
earlier in the season.
"Comrade: The members of Lafayette Post bid
you welcome.”
Lieut. Greely’s reply was a brief one. He said it
was over twenty three years since he, a lad of
seventeen years, joined that Grand Army which
they had banded together to perpetuate. Ever since
then he had wondered, during the hours of trial, if
the time would ever come when it would be a
pleasure to recall these scenes. It was now a pleas
ure indeed, and he felt proud to be one of them,
and was very grateful for the kind attention that
he received.
Further remarks were made by Gen. Beach, De
partment Commander Hedges, Gen. Squires and
others; after which, an adjournment was had to the
floor below, where a sumptuous banquet was in
waiting. Lieut. Greely remained a few minutes
chatting with some of his old comrades, and then
returned to his home. The party, however, dtd fiQt
break up until a late hour.
- THE NAVAL POST,
Last Monday evening Naval l*ost, No. 516, the only
exclusively naval post ih the State, started on its
voyage of fraternity, charity and loyalty. The
muster in ftud installation services were conducted
by Appleby, of Post Lafayette,
No. 140, with the following comrades at the stations;
Win. 11. Cortelyou, of Post No. 327. 8. Vjp.» Wilbur
F: Brown, Post No. 140, J. V. C.j/E. M. Warhd, Post
No. 162, Department of PenusylvaujajChaplain; E.
8. Jones, Post No. 75, Quartermaster; Wm. Lee Dar
ling, Post No. 140, Adjutant; R. L. Salisbury, Post
No. 140, Officer of the Day; P. S. Clark, Post No.
327, Officer of the Guard, and John G. Morrison, Post
No. 33, Surgeon. The ceremonies were impressively
conducted by Commander Appleby, and the officers
installed are as given in the Dispatch of last Sunday.
The post starts under favorable auspices, and one
noticeable feature in connection with it is the fact
that all but three of its members are recruits, who
were fully impressed with the importance of the
new duties they had assumed, and determined
to carry out in letter and spirit the teachings of the
order. ' The members have a good leader in Com
mander Warne.
With a determination to succeed, a strict attention
to their duties, and the cultivation of a spirit of
fraternity and Harmony among the members, there
is no reason why the Naval Post should not take
rank second to none, and become an honor, not
only to itsolr, but the Grand Army of the Republic.
All Comrades of the Grand Army are cordially
Invited to meet with them on the second and fourth
Monday of each month, at Pythagoras Hall, No.
134 Canal street, where they will be sure to find the
latch string hanging on the outside of the door.
THE DRUMMER BOY OF THE THIRTEENTH.
Clarence D. McKenzie Post, No. 399, celebrated its
first anniversary at their post rooms corner Atlantic
and Vanderbilt avenues, Brooklyn, on Tuesday
evening last, by a literary and musical entertain
ment. Many well known professional and amatuer
singers and speakers contributed to make the oc
casion an interesting one, and long to be pleasantly
remembered by those whose good fortune it was to
be present. Senior Vice-Commander John T.
O’Brien as chairman of the entertainment com
mittee did wonders in arranging the programme to
the best advantage.
During the evening Commander P. T. Hubbard
announced that the post would next Sunday even
ing attend commemorative services at the Fort
Greene Presbyterian Church, on Cumberland street
near Myrtle avenue, when the Rev. D. Staunton
would deliver an address on the life and services of
Clarence D. McKenzie, the little drummer boy for
whom the post is named, who was at the time of
his death a member of the Sunday School connected
with the church. The commander also announced
that Company D, Thirteenth Regiment, bad signi
fied their intention to be present in a body to honor
the memory of their little comrade.
The post and their friends will meet on the plaza
in front of the martyr’s tomb, Fort Greene, to-mor
row evening at seven o’clock, a
A BIRTHDAY WELL CELEBRATED.
“ You are respectfully invited to attend the forty
eighth anniversary of my birthday on October 29,
1884.fAt my residence, No. 470 Second avenue, N. Y.
city. At 8 o’clock P. M. C. H. Lutjens.” Such
was the brief note received by the many friends of
Commander Lutjens, of Andrew Jackson Post, No.
300, and it was at once put away where it would not
be forgotten. It meant a good time, such a one as
the •■ twins ’’—Lutjens and Wharton ” —are memor
able for. Andrew Jackson Post was present in a
body, and early in the evening, E. A. Kimball Post,
No. 100, accompanied by their drum corps, reached
the scene, and without much ado, Commander
Hassall took command of the combined forces.. He
summarily ordered them into a hollow square, with
Commander Lutjens in the centre, and then and
there decorated him with a beautiful gold corps
badge, (containing the badges of the second and
third army corps, in which his regiment served
during the war), and inscribed, "Presented by E. A.
Kimball Post, No. 100, and drum corps.”
The presentation speech was made by Colonel
James M. Turner, and Chris, though taken by sur
prise, managed to make a very happy reply. But a
still greater surprise was in store. The guests had
scarcely concluded the discussion of a bountiful
table oLgood things, during which the question of
thirst now arose, when Comrade William H.
Wharton took the chair, and with evident pleasure,
presented his friend with an elegant gold hunting
cased watch inscribed; “ Presented to Commander
C. H. Lutjens, of Andrew Jackson Post, No.. 300, by
his comrades andjfriends.” Then followed a feast of
reason and a flow of beer. Remarks were made by
Past Department Commander James 8. Fraser, Gen
eral N. W. Day, Colonel George F. Hopper , Com
mander Isaacs, Commander Hassall, Past Com
mander Cochrane and others. It was a happy even
ing for Chris, and he was loth to part with his
friends when they appeared inclined to go, thoiigh
at a time when the ordinary «• club” or •• lodge” ex
cuse would not bo of service.
WARREN POST
The main hall of the Columbia /Conservatory of
Music, corner of Bedford aventi'e fr J®4s’|ityon street,'
was tastefully deefttat.ed'bij’lfiQ the 23d,
) of October, : and was cfOWad'fl'lnWei'X
bers of thfr-G. K. Warren 'llclifef feorps‘?abd : -t'heir’‘
friends. The.entftrtainmient, wlftfeli' -’was tiibTirst.of.
the-kind ever given by. th a' tpostjibogMi aZttiblean
of a
was followed by dialogues, songs and piano solos by
Miss Nellie Kimball, Professor Poestoke, Louise
Eiseman, Ernest Marshall. Charles Weinan, Wm. A.
Boeckel and Miss Bella Styles. The Warren Post
Drum Corps played a lively tattoo and wore agatti
and again encored. The most pleasing feature os
the evening was the presentation of a gold badge by
warren Post Drum Corps to Drum Major Michael.
Haum. After the musical part of the entertainment
was finished, the floor was cleared for a hop. foi
which all tho young people remained. The enter
tainment was in charge of the following commit
tees: Floor Committee, John Cunningham, Theo. P,
Brokaw, C. H. Wilson, J. Marfing, J. Arm. J. Bravey.
E. T. Johnston. Committee of Arrangements, Mrs,
A Cunningham, chairman; Mrs. E. Brokaw, Mrs. IL
B. Armstrong, Mrs. C. Rivers, Mrs. J. Ellingham.
Recoption Committee, Mrs. E. L. Wilson, Miss C.
Miller, Miss D. Schroeder, Miss L. Conrady.
ITEMS OF NEWS.
Mr. Frederick S. Gibbs, the Republican candidate
for Mayor, and the present State Senator from this
city, is a member of Wadsworth Post, He enlisted
in the Union Army in July, 18(51, and was promoted
to the rank o-f Second Lieutenant in March, 1865.
He was wounded in the engagement at Cold Harbor,
June 3,- 1864, and again in front o-f Petersburg, April
2,1835; Ho was a candidate for the Senate in 1881,
but was defeated-. He was elected to the present
Senate from th®- Eighth District by a plurality of
7,359.
John A. Rawlins Post, No. a pound party
last Thursday evening at their headquarters. No.
52 Union Square. Notwithstanding the storm, there
was a large attendance, and the entertainment
proved a very pleasant and successful one.
Koltes Lost Drum Corps, No. VI, B. O. V., held a
very pleasant sociabls at Hunk’s- Assembly Rooms,.
No. 73 Ludlow street.
The entertainment and' ball for the benefit o!
Drum Major George W. Wade, of Frank Head Post,
No. 16, Brooklyn, last Monday evening, was a very
enjoyable and successful affair.
"Reader, Co. F. 133 d N. Y. Vote.”—The Veteran
Association of this regiment meet upon the 2d and
4th Tuesdays of the month at No. 176 Grand street.
Brooklyn. Tho association has recently been pre
sented with one of their old battle flags of 1862, by
Motternich Post. The Secretary’s address is J. G,
Cartwright, No. 311-East Sixty-fifth street. New York
city.
The regular monthly meeting of the Veteran As
sociation of tho 36th Regiment,.N. Y. V., will bo
held this afternoon at No. 161 Avenue B. Members
aro particularly requested to- bo present, as busi
ness of importance will come before the meeting.
The Veteran Association of the 90bh N. Y. Vote.,
have accepted the invitation of Co. C, 13th N. Y. 8.
N. G., to hold their future meetings in the Regi
ment’s Armory. The next meeting will be held od
the first Monday in December.
The lecture and sacred concert at Miner’s Theatrt
last Sunday evening for the benefit of the relie:
fund of Adam Goss Post; No. 330, was a decided suc
cess. Every seat was taken and;tho post realized a
very substantial sum.
Phil Clark, of Post No. .327, of Brooklyn, made a
good guard at the recent muster of Naval Post.
No. 516. The only thing that went wrong was the
stacking of arms. Phil said he hadn’t forgotten
how to do it, but the denied things wouldn't stick
together.
William Lloyd Garrison Post, Ncn 207, Commander
J. P. J. Howard, last Monday evening paid a visit in
a body to Abel Smith Post, No. 435,.where they 7 were
heartily received by Commander Fred Cooheu. It
was a return visit and' a pleasant evening wa?
passed. Garrison Post was accompanied by theii
drum corps of sixteen pieces. At the close of ths
encampment the visitors were accompanied a con
siderable distance on their way home by the mem'-
bers of Abel Smith Post.
Albert Hausbeck, a disabled veteran of the war.
and a deserving comrade, is an applicant for a posi
tion in the Appraiser’s Department of the Custom
House. Appraiser Ketcham is a comrade of the
Grand Army, and it is hoped that the appeals in be
half of Comrade Hausbeck will meet with attention.
Oliver Tilden Post, No. 96, held a very pleasant
invitation ball and reception last Monday evening,
at Schroeder’s Grove Hill Assembly Rooms.
A committee of Gilsa Post, headed by Commander
Gunter, last Tuesday evening presented Reno Post,
No. 44, with the handsome silk Grand Army flag
won by the latter at the recent fair of Gilsa Post.
Commander Perley received it with a few pertinent
remarks, and then Comrade Major Haggerty made
a happy address. Post and visitors then formed in
to lino, and marched to Terrace Garden, in Fifty
eighth street, where a bountiful collation had been
prepared.
Comrade Theodore Feldstein, of Koltes Post, No.
32, was supremely happy Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings, when, he celebrated his "Metzel
suppe” or anniversary of the opening of the Beer
Creek Hotel, No. 86 Forsyth street. Eighteen hun
dred cards of invitation has been issued, and large
crowds were present each day and evening. There
was a continual lunch of sausages and sauerkrout,
and "Metzelsuppe,” and a feast of wine and beer.
Man. Made to Mourn.
THE TROUBLES THAT ARE SUFFERED AND-)
NEVER HEARD OF.
James Morrisey, aged fifty, a bricklayer, waa s
arraigned on the charge of failing to pay for the> ,
support of four children in the Catholic Proctectory.
Officer Stocking said the defendant paid up to
October, 1883, forty-eight dollars, but since thqp ha
had paid nothing for his children’s support.
"What do you know of his ability to pay ■asked-;
the court.
•• The past two weeks,” said the officer, "he hft&;
two weeks work in Broome street, and earned. twenty >
eight dollars.”
Henry McLoughlin, contractor, said; defendant
worked two weeks for him in November, at four
dollars a day. But for the strike might. i)Ave»
had plenty of work.
Defendant said he was a bricklayer, and, Ofc got
work could earn four dollars a. day. After his
wife died he put the four children in thaPzatectory.
Two older could take care of themselves,. Thea he.
by a fall last Winter, in street, frac
tured his arm, and was laid up fa? three months.
Then his mother died this Sumtaer* aud ho had to
see her put under the. ground.
! After his mother-died came the death of his bro
ther, and ho had to see him buried. He owed S4U
yet for the funeral of hia brother. The trouble,
camo all in a heap on him. There was a big djoc-.
tor’s bill for his wife during her sickness, and; fpj
medicine before she died, and the expensea of hej
funeral. There was nobody to bring in money but
himself. Then, when he was paying the- expenses
for his children’s board, ho bad to bu?y his mother,
then his brother, then, last of all, thia fall and frac
ture of his arm. Then, when able to work, anc
about to look for it, came the long strike of fifteen
weeks, when no work could be had. After the
strike ended h? youud looking for work, and
could get It. i?e was getting old, and when
there was an opening a younger man had the prefer,
ence of the job.
Mr. McLaughlin was recalled, and said defendant
was a good, sober, able workman. He discharged
him because the job was finished. It was true that,
although the man was a good, able workman,
younger men had the preference when they applied
for a job. He had no fault to find with him.
The Court acquitted the accused of willful ne
glect.
Do not throw your life away by ne
glecting a chronic cough, that Hale’s Honey of
Horehound and Tar would cure in a few days. Pike's
Toothache Drops cure in one minute.
Dishonest Bakers,
A NEAT EXCUSE tVHICH DIDN'T WORK.
Thomas Tyrell was second hand for Wm. G. Ash
ton, baker, No. 210 First avenue. Ashton lived in
Brooklyn, and when he came over in the morning
he found money missing, for a long time. Who was
the thief he couldn’t say. The 16th of July, before
going homo, he placed $8 in change in the drawer.
About three o’clock he came over and watched his
own place. That was about the time the bread was
taken up, when they had a right to enter the store.
Waiting and watching, Tyrell, the second hand, and
Way,the first hand,went up above totha store. Way
stopped, fumbling at the drawer, while Tyrell stood
outside on the lookout. When Way came to the
door he gave Tyrell $2 of the stolen money, keeping
six himself. Ashton grabbed Tyrell and found the
marked money on him, but Way was alert and es
caped. Tyrell had been but six weeks in his em
ploy.
Prisoner claimed that he did not know what his
partner was doing in the store; he stood at thedooi
to cool off. Way handed him the money at the
door to keep for him. Why he didn't know.
The court sent him to the Penitentiary for three
months.
A. Clieclc on Criminals.
Two " professionals,” named Wallace, alias
Faulkner and Shanahan, were found "working’*
the procession Friday evening. Wallace, the officers
said, was what is called the "coverer,” while Shana
han was the " wire.” Shanahan covered the move
ments of the thief while ho was at work on the
pocket or taking a watch. After a charge of dis
orderly conduct had been made out against them,
the detective said that a brother officer arrested
Wallace, alias Faulkner, two weeks ago ana sent
him to the Island for four months in default of
SSOO bail.
The accused were remanded till 1 this morning to
investigate the case.
The papers are probably in the Supreme Court,
where the requisite bail was given.
The detectives also arrested a man who had been
once in the State Prison.
" For pocket-picking ?” asked the Justice.
«*No, burglary.”
"Then pocket-picking may not be in his line?”
••No, I don’t think it is,” said the detective;
•• but our instructions were to ‘ run in ’ all known
criminals.”
"He is discharged,” said Justice Patterson.
Once a criminal, the man must not mix himself
up in a crowd or he is likely to be arrested.
The Proof in Washington. —Adolph
Ganz, a rectifying distiller, filled the trademark
bottles.of a German importing house>?ih bitters of
his own manufacture, and put thorn on the market.
The bottles were picked up at junk-shops. It is a
misdemeanor to use another’s trademark. Albert
Ranter, agent for the German imported bitters, was
asked to.taste the imposition bitters. He did so very
gingerly and spat-out what he had tasted as if ha
hiy drank a dose of •• distillery ” whisky.
’ Justice Ford, thinking the genuine bitters some
thing nice,'took at the neck of the bottle. He
‘ put it down- suddenly with a gruesome face, lika •
who had drank whisky straight, ■
' ’There was no doubt of the infringement of the
trademark, but the proof was registered in Wash
ington, it wasn't in court, and the dftfouhaat w-a?
discharged.
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