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Comedy Theatre. —On Wednesday
Evening last, under the personal direction of Mr.
' Townsend Percy, a season of burlesque was inaug
urated by the revival of F. 0. Burnand’s "Irion —a
work made notable here many years ago by Miss
J,ydia Thompson and her troupe.
; The cast in the present instance includes a large
number of ladies whose names are familiar to the
*_ public, and who have been favorites in their several
lines of business.
-E ' them are Miss Pauline Hall, Alice Harri-
son, Kate-Foley, °°
Bebe Vining, Belle Urquhart, ana a*—-
The only great, rough, odious male par
tO ippeaF this garden of budding and full
blown roses and sweet pansies is Mrs Harry Brown,
Who capers nimbly to the name of Minerva. A more
extended consideration of this -new departure” of
Mr. Percy’s will be given hereafter. The audiences
iiave been large.
Matinees on Wednesday and Saturday.
" Third Avenue Theatre. —Mr. Rob
art Griffin Morris’s farcical skit entitled •'Kinder
garten/' held the stage of this theatre during the
past week. It appeared to please the audience; the
Beveral characters were humorously represented,
- and the management gave it an adequate and ap
propriate scenic setting.
To-morrow evening the Rentz-Santley Novelty
Company will commence a one week’s engagement
With a burlesque version of “ Orpheus and Eury
dice.” The company is under the management of
Mr. M. B. Leavitt. Music, fun, song and jollity, are
the features of this performance. Matinees on Wed
nesday and Saturday. .
Eden Musee.— The standard attrac
tions of this popular institution will have a nota
ble addition to-morrow in the figures of a group
•representing the recent dynamite sensation —the
shooting of O’Donovan Rossa by Mrs. Yseult Dud-
Key. This group will be seen in one of the crypts of
he Chamber of Horrors. The Hungarian Gypsy
.Band will be heard as usual afternoon and evening.
This afternoon and evening the special sacred con
certs will, doubtless, attract the customary throng
©f the Musee’s patrons.
Koster & Bial’s Concert Hall. —
This evening, Marie Vanoni will repeat the most
popular of the selections in her operatic repertoire,
and Miss Louise Searle will be one of the leading
Attractive features in the list of lyric entertain
ment. Lu Petite Nounou and the Tissaut’s
Tableaux Vivants, the Ramirez Family, and Frank
Egerton will be heard and seen in their several spe
cialties.
To-morrow and every evening during the week
the Grand Ballot will form an important feature of
the programme.
New York Museum. —The patrons of
this popular East side house will have for the
■present week the wonderful “ Turtle Boy ” who is
about sixteen years of age, whose body is encased
in a hard shell exactly the same as a turtle, and
whose hands and legs appear to be those of a turtle’s
fins or flippers. He is very intelligent and is said
to be one of the livliest curiosities ever placed on
exhibition. To-day will be the last day of Master
Evans, the boy mesmeriser, and the three-legged
man. Geo. Lippert. Manager Hickman is certainly
securing some extra attractions, and evidently en
deavors to make this class of museum entertain
ments especially interesting. Some of the leading
performers in the variety business are booked for
early dates. Miss St. George Hussey, whose reputa
tion is notable will appear shortly.
Barnum and London Shows.— The
Barnum and London Shows will open for a brief
season in Madison Square Garden on Monday,
March 16th, with every department vastly in
creased. On Saturday night, March 14th, a grand
torchlight procession will take place through the
principal streets. The shows this year will consist
of a museum of living wonders; an ethnologica’
congress of strange and savage tribes; a herd of ele
phants, among which are Jumbo, the white sacred
elephant and the clown elephant; two menageries
of wild and trained beasts; three circus companies
in three rings, and sensational performances on the
l>ig elevated stage. The show will travel this Summer
as usual, as a unit and intact in every department,
just as it exhibits here, and all reports to the con
trary are false. These shows never have and never
Will divide.
Standard Theatre.—“A Trip to Afri
ca” was sung the fiftieth time last evening at the
Standard Theatre to a very large and enthusiastic
audience. Since the completion of the house the
business has improved so much that Millocker’s
operetta, “Gasparone,” will not be produced before
the latter part of this month.
Wallack’s Theatre. —“ Victor Du
rand" is nearly at the close of its career on this
stage. It will probably be withdrawn and the play
of “ Impulse,” long promised, be presented, with
the welcome presence of Mr. Wallack in the cast, on
Monday evening, Feb. 16th.
Matinees as usual.
Daly’s Theatre.—“Love on Crutches”
was given for the last time at yesterday’s matinee.
Last evening, for the first time in a half a century
in this city, Farquhar’s musical comedy of “ The
Recruiting Officer” was presented in the pres
ence of a large audience. The cast included all the
leading members of Mr. Da’y’s company, excepting
Dorney.
Pbof. Cromwell’s Art Illustrations.
—One of Prof. Cromwell’s most interesting enter
tainments will be given at the Fourteenth Street
Theatre to-night, “ Ireland and the Lakes of Killar
ney” will be beautifully illustrated.
Globe Dime Museum.—This will be
the last week of Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb and her
company. They have attracted unusually large
audiences. Added to these are the favorites, Tom
and Hattie, the wild Australian children; the little
queen, Germon Rose; the pink-eyed Miss Etta Rey
nolds; Miss Goldie Grace, the long-haired lady; the
tattoed lady, Miss Nora Hildebrandt, and the popu
lar large-footed Udah Fille. There are, beside, a
score of other novelties and animate and inanimate
curiosities. Matinees every day. Stage perform
ances each hour. Concerts this afternoon and
evening.
Columbia Roller Skating Rink.—
Frank Murtha’s new enterprise has had for its first
week a success beyond his expectations. Added to
the charm and fascination of "rolling on the roll
ers,” there is to be seen the fine panoramic paint*
ing of “The Surrender of Yorktown.” The rink is
on the corner of Madison avenue and Fifty-ninth
Street, and is easy of access from all parts of the
city. During the present week there will be sev
eral matches, in which prizes will be distributed to
the winning contestants,
Theiss’s Concerts.—These festivals
of music, social intercourse and enjoyment are well
appreciated by the public. The hall is crowded
every night. The entertainment for the present
week will be varied and attractive. The Twilight
Quartette, the selections by the orchestra, and
specialties by the instrumental soloists will be
among the principal features. Matinees are given
every afternoon, and the usual concerts this after
noon and evening. Admission free.
Theiss’s Alhambra.—Many new fea
tures will be found in the programme for the cur
rent week, in addition to the lyric efforts of the
popular Mlle. Marliana, the Twilight Quartette, and
the series of concerts by the large and efficient or
chestra. AU the instrumental soloists will be heard.
The great and splendidly furnished halls are
crowded every afternoon and evening. The Alham
bra is one of the institutions of the city. Concerts
this afternoon and evening.
American Mabille.—Manager Phelps
offers a specially attractive list of entertainments
for the present week. Among them will be the ap
pearance of many notable variety and sketch art
lets; several handsome lady vocalists; concerts by
the orchestra, and instrumental solos. At the close
of each performance a special ball will be given, in
Which all the patrons of this popular resort who
Bro present can participate if they choose. Mati.
nees on Saturday. The Mabille is not open on Sun
day.
Gould’s Sans Souci.—The programme
for the present week announces a series of special
features in the lyric and variety line. There will be
new and pretty faces among the lady artists, and
their repertoire will include an entirely new
melange of songs and dancing. The Sans Souci
Quartette" will be heard and the orchestra will give
a number of selections from the works of the most
popular composers.
The Sans Souci is never open on Sunday.
Musical and Dramatic Items.
I should advise all bad actors who as
&r e n t i,ffi? un ’Sl 8 fame t 0 fol l owth ® example of the late
Mr Baddeley. He was a cook, a lootman, and, subse
quently marrying an actress, he went on the stase Not
only was be a very indifferent low comedian, but bis atti
tude toward his wife brought on him the utt<r contempt
m h_s fellow professionals, Yet in spite of these de tri
meets, and of the fact that he has been dead more than
hls ? am f is fal » lliar to and his memory is
Sff® 1 ? 7 People who never even heard of hls more tal
g;^?!te,nJH>r.arle»-Yale’'Mi’s Bogers, John Palmer,
, ar ren, Foote, or perhaps Garrick. This notoriety
Af n ß d by th i e « Bim P le aDd not unduly expensive
method of bequeathing the interest of £IOO to buy cake
TwelflA n K^ r t. the e °“ Pany “ f Drury Lane Theatre on
»-^n igan and Bart P a 7 818,000 and
Fourteenth t?a Sl 7 annour jced for the lease of the
■ et T, ‘ eatre - .<>» the first of June they are
to pay s;»,< >■-> in cash, and ;n addition to this they are to
•Itor datJ 10ueS o ** *’’ P a * vabi ® six and twelve months
Sergeant Cross, of the Thirtieth street
station, in this city, arrested T. F. Dalton, of No. 387
Fourth avenue, and John Kenny, of No. 4 Kinß street, for
selling tickets in front o( the Fifth Avenue f h ®
out a license, They had just purchased theirtickets.
They were locked up. although they explained that tier
licenses had expired on January 13th and 15th, and that
as the Mayor’s Marshal had no blanks with Mayor Grace s
name on them, he had extended their pnv>le o e one
month. When they were bailed it wa Va°XJt f-nnrt <>n
P ise of tlulr tickets. In tHe Jefferson Market; Court,,< n
Wednesday, it was found that their story was true, and
they were discharged.
There was a bit of unrehearsed panto
mime at the Theatre Royal. Oldham, Eng., last week. A
jolly sailor was figuring on the stage, rolling the goggle
eyes of his huge mask and doing his level best to please
the crowded audience, but had not calculated how many
paces he might with safety take to the footlights; there
• be was soen to tumble over them, and
Awrinto
was a mm, .
there was a burst of applause when ne
the orchestra upon the top of the leader and first
player, breaking one of the music stands in his unlucky
descent. He eventually recovered his equilibrium ahd
the performance then proceeded as quietly as if nothing
had occurred.
“ Our Joan,” in which Rose Coghlatf
is to star next season, will be done at Wallack’s, probably
after “Impulse,’’ which is to follow “Victor Durand.”
The Wallack presentation is made by arrangement te
tv een Miss Coghlan (who owns the play) and Lester
Wallack, and will be in the nature of an experiment, for
it will enable the former to test the strength of the piece
H ‘<h which she Is to try the provinces. As at present
outlin ■' d by ber manager, Frank Farrell, Miss Coghlan's
tour will * n tl,e ar West early next Fall.
Mr. John Schoaffel was married on
Wednesday evenlne- in Boston to Mrs. Agnes Booth.
The ceremU T S?r‘ed «• Church tee Rev F.
Courtenay officiating, and . a ® ®
quently Mr. and Mrs. Schoeffel received numerous callers
at their apartments in the Hotel v '^ u / in e- After a xitV
tour they will take up their residence . a flew lore. mrs
Schoeffel will not permanently retire from tne stage, ana
there is a prospect ot her being connected twxt season
with a prominent New York theatre.
Dressing and undressing in connection
with certain theatrical productions entails no small
amount of labor. In the way of example is Miss Kate
Munroe, the representative of Alice in the Drury Lane
pantomime, “Dick Whittington.” Miss Munroe has to
dress five times for each performance, and so, with her
putting on o) private as well as professional attire, may
be said to dress just thirteen times a day, or in the work
ing week no fewer than seventy-eight times.
M. Victorien Sardou, in a letter to a
Paris newspaper, candidly confesses to have adapted his
play, “Theodora,” from an English and Italian play enti
tled “Theodora,” and an old French drama. “L’Emper
eur et la Juive.” At the same time M. Parodi, the drama
tist, has addressed a letter to Madame Bernhardt imply
ing that the stabbing scene in the fifth act of his tragedy,
“Rome Vaincue,” has been plagiarised by Sardou in
“Theodora.”
Manager Harry Miner and Mrs. Miner
were to have been in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 2, where the
busy manager “ takes in ” the performance of one of his
“ Silver King ” troupes. Thence he goes to New Orleans,
La. Mr. Miner has a small hunting armory with him, and
is to be Joseph Jefferson’s guest at the latter’s New
Iberia plantation for a few days. He will return home
via Washington, in time to witness the inaugural cere
monies.
The death is announced, in his sixty
sixth year, of M. de La Rounat, director of the Paris
Odeon. He had suffered for nearly four years from the
result of an accident caused by slipping on the ice in the
street, and during the last four months his life was des
paired of. M. de La Rounat had written a few light pieces
in collaboration with MM. Montjoie and Siraudin, and in
1856 was appointed director of the Odeon.
The “Storm Beaten ” Theatrical Com
pany, traveling by special train, were picked out of a bad
wreck on the Evansville road near Vincennes, Ind., on
February 4th. The train was running at the ra f e of fifty
miles per hour round a curve when it was derailed. The
baggage car, containing the scenery, was ditched, and
the parlor car, occupied by the company, was upset, but
the occupants were not seriously injured.
The members of the late “ Seven
Ravens” Company returned to town last week. Mrs.
Lou Thropp complains to us that the trunks belonging to
herself and daughters (Clara and Florence), which, with
the scenery, were held for railroad fares, have not as yet
been returned to her, and she is “ unable to got any
satisfaction” from the managers with whom she says
she contracted.
Mme. Sarah Bernhardt was to sleep
in her new house in the Rue St. George’s for the first
time Thursday night. The drawing-room is one of the
finest in Paris. Messrs. Boyd. Neal <t Co. state that the
rent is 20,000 francs, and not the sum first stated. It is
perfectly correct, however, that a considerable sum has
ieen paid in advance.
The Italian opera in Paris is again
passing through a serious crisis. The chorists are crying
out in vain for their pay, and have refused to sing until
all arrears are cleared off. The orchestra and ballet are
in much the same position, but they have not taken such
a decisive step as the chorus. Meanwhile, the theatre has
remained closed.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Florence are
shortly to appear at the Star Theatre, where they will act
for three-Weeks, in a new comedy entitled “Our Govern
or.” Mr. Florence, it is understood, is confident in his
belief that the new piece will succeed; and, it it does suc
ceed, he proposes to make it his main-stay during the
next two seasons.
Mr. Samuel T. Webster, proprietor
and part manager of the London Theatre on the Bowery,
died on Sunday morning last at hls residence, No. 219
East Eleventh street, after a short illness. About three
weeks ago he was suddenly stricken down with paralysis,
from which he never rallied. He was born in Boston,
Mass., in 1820.
R. L. Downing will seek for a release
from his contract with Joseph Jefferson, whom he should
rejoin for four weeks from April 13. If he succeeds, the
“Tally-ho ” Company will run the season out. If not, he
will resume after his Jefferson engagement, opening in
San Francisco. Next season Mr. Downing will be a full
fledged star.
Mr. George Fawcelt Rowe, the come
dian, is soon to depart for [Australia, but before he leaves
New York he will, it is understood, make his re entrance
at one of the principal theatres of the city. Mr. Rowe’s
Slay of “The Laurel Wreath,” with Mr. Richard Mans
old in the principal character, will shortly be produced
here.
When Miss Minnie Palmer appaars at
the Union Square Theatre in April she will wear the fa
mous Cleveland diamond, valued at $40,000. As this
will be Miss Palmer’s last engagement here before her
departure for Europe, it looks as though “My Sweet
heart” would depart in a blaze of glory, so to speak.
Signor Cesara Ristori, brother of the
celebrated tragedienne, has just published a book on act
ing, which is likely to acquire popularity. The critics
unite in voting it the best book of its kind ever writ
ten. It contains a preface by M. Ernest Legouve and has
been already translated into German and Spanish.
Mr. Martin, formerly owner of the
Windsor Theatre on the Bowery.'has at last decided to
rebuild, and has given out the contract for one of the lar
gest and handsomest theatres in America. There will be
a garden on the roof built of glass and iron. The build
ing will be ready by August Ist.
Victorien Sardou, who is a pronounced
Spiritualist, displays a copper plate exhibiting with mar
velous skill and exactness a picture ot Moliere’s house,
engraved in less than a minute, he says, “by spirits,”
which is taking a graver view of their powers than some
people do.
Miss Emma Latham has just taken
out, at Washington, a copywright on her adaptation of
Sardou’s drama of “ Theadora.” This news is likely to
interest M. Sardou, who is, or lately was, in negotiation
for the sale of his play, for England and America.
The new Lyceum Theatre is rapidly
moving toward its completion, and Mr. Mackaye inti
mates that all things will be in readiness for its opening
about the middle of March. The energetic manager will
then produce a new play from his own pen.
Richard Mansfield and Harry S. Hil-
Hard have engaged with Manager Duff for the Standard,
and will appear in the next production at that house. Mr.
Hilliard has heretofore been a concert singer. He is a
Brooklyn tenor of considerable ability.
Frank Girard and Charles Burke have
been sued by Charles Gaylor for $2,000 damages for
breach of contract in refusing to carry out the terms of an
agreement to purchase a play which was to be written lor
them by Gaylor.
The “Orpheus and Eurydice” Co.
closed again—this time for good, we hear—at Dayton, 0.,
Jan. 29tn. Gus Kerkerwill go with E. E. Rice’s forces.
Harry Pepper and wife (Carrie Tutein) had quit before the
breakup.
Henry E. Dixey is the father of two
little children. The youngsters appear in “ Adonis” at
each Saturday matinee and create no little merriment by
their acting. The elder is but four years of age.
Clara Morris is playing to great busi
ness in the West ar.d South, Last week «'.t Fort Worth,
Texas, sears were sold at auction four days before her
arrival, and the sale averaged $2.50 a seat.
Annie Pixley and husband are now in
the South ot Europe. They sail from London for New
York about April. Donald Harold and others of their old
company will be with them next season.
Mr. A. M. Palmer has secured the
American rights of Mr. George R. Sims’ new play, “The
Theatre of Life,” which is to be produced at the Adelphi
Theatre, in that city, on the 21st inst
During the Emma Abbott Opera Com
pany's season of four weeks at the Baldwin Theatre. San
Francisco, the receipts amounted to $36,000, Thirty-two
performances were given.
It appears that the tenor Nicolini is
tired of singing. He proposes to retire forever into pri
vate life. It is said that Madame Patti on her return to
Europe will do the same.
The foreclosure against the Bijou
Opera House will not affect Miles & Barton's tenancy of
it. The affair is purely an action against Mr. James, the
owner of the building.
Miss Alice Mansfield has joined the
John Jack Dramatic Company for their Southern tour to
play leading soubrette business. They left for Jackson
ville, Fla., last week.
At a dinner given by Henry Irving re
cently, his treasurer, J. H. Palser, formerly of the Star
Theatre, gave a plantation dance, much to the edification
of the company.
The approaching marriage is an
nonneed of Mlle. Jeanne Bernhardt, sister ot the eminent
artist, with a M. Ferdinand Reygers, who once played at
the Gymnase. J
Moritz Jokai, the Hungarian author,
has dramatised his famous novel, “The Man of Gold ’’
The first performance will take place at the Pesth Nation
al Theatre.
Victoria Morosini and her husband
returned from their unsuccessful concert tour last week
She will sing out her contract with Gus Amberg in this
vicinity.
Patti herself could not make more
people go to see her by marrying a coachman. A voice is
necessary for all singers except those who work in comic
opera.
Mr. Joseph Haworth has been engaged
for leading roles at the New Lyceum Theatre, beginning
March 15tn, his salary to be S2OO per week.
Nearly all the time for next season at
the Star Theatre has been filled with such stars as Mary
Anderson, Modieska. and Barrett, y
Blanche De Bar Booth will shortly
bring suit against Agnes Booth for a share in the prop
erty left by Junius Brutus B ooth. 1
The chef d’orchestra at the Essler
Theatre at Baden has celebrated the anniversary of his
101st year. ’ J
Mr. Terris is to receive SSOO per week
next season to support Mary Anderson in her American
tour.
Blanche Corelli is at the head of the
Boston English Opera Company, now in New England.
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Wedding Bells.—The beautiful and
accomplished Miss Sophie Hickman, daughter of
the well-known theatrical manager, Mr. Louis Hick
man, of No. 246 East Thirtyfourth street, was mar
ried last Sunday, Feb. Ist, to Mr. Robert W. Keiser,
son of Mr. Adolph Keiser, of East 123 d street. The
Rev. Dr. Kahn officiated at the marriage ceremony.
The bride was dressed in pale marvalene satin and
brocaded velvet, and wore elegant diamond orna
ments. After the ceremony the happy pair de
parted for Chicago on the evening train, where they
will enjoy their honeymoon, stopping on their re
turn home at the carnival in Monti eal, and at Ni
agra Falls, Rochester and Rome.
Monthly Pains, certain relief by
using Yadtin’s Elixir, Price 50 cents. D. Do Graff
M. D., Nyack, N. Y.
NEW YORK DISPATCH, FEBRUARY 8, 1885.
Waiy pliant
Noon ein Mahl, or Knock em Out.—
Gus Stoppelkam’s new cigar store, at No. 240 Grand
street, is a Hunki-Dori place. There is more solid
comfort dispensed to the citizens of the Tenth
Ward, and to the intrepid passenger from the ele
vated railroad station at Grand street and the Bow
ery, than from any other similar establishment in
the city. Every one who smokes one of Gas’s ci
gars always says noch tin mahl, and they also re
mark. in reference to all of his competitors, that
Gus “ knocks em out.”
Angostura Bitters have been for over
50 years the acknowledged standard regulator of the
digestive organs.-Be sure you get the genuine article.
There! wer® the evidences of a
coming storm; the Tory air vibrated with the odor
of danger I but when the * atber took from hi®
pocket a bottle of Da. Coxh»- h Syr^p
came a calm, for the baby had the croup Ahu irould
now get well.
Thousands of bottles of Übert's' Tar,
Boneset and Honey are sold annually and in every
instance it gives entire satisfaction; price 25c. By
all druggists.
Drug stobe, corner Park and Mui
berry streets, near Chatham Square; experienced
physician; quick and permanent cures.
Rheumatism and Gout.—“ Wilson's
Wonder” cure., or money retired. Sent on receipt
of $1.50. Depot, No. 99 Park street. And all druggists.
Db. Fuller’s Youthful Vigor Pills,
for loss of manhood, cures nervous- debility, spot
motorrhcea and nocturnal emissions. By mail, $2.
Depot, No. 429 Canal street and all druggists.
The Herald says that a bottle of Db.
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will cure the worst case without capsules or nau
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The Excise law.
A Dinner for One, and Brandy for Two—An
Officer that Got Mixed Up—Cooking in
the Back Room—Has a Lunch With
His Prisoner After Arresting Him.
A DETECTIVE DINES, AND TREATS A BROTHER
OFFICER.
Wm. Furnle, employed as a waiter’s assistant, at
No. 8 West Twenty-eighth street, was charged with
violating the Excise Law on Sunday, Jan. 28.
Officer Higgins, of the Twenty-ninth Precinct, en
tered the restaurant of the Brower House, Sunday,
ths 25th ult., sat down at the table with Detective
Price, who called for his dinner. He called for a
glass of cognac, which the defendant delivered to
him. He had no dinner, but Price had dinner and
brandy. After drinking his cognac, Higgins ar
rested the boy.
You were sitting with Price when he ordered
his dinner?” remarked Justice Kllbreth.
" Yes, sir, and he asked me what I would have.
I did not have dinner, but took the glass of brandy.
Price ordered the dinner and brandy.”
The boy was put on the stand, and said he was
not a waiter. He had nothing to do with the wait
ing, nor was he authorized to take money. His
business was to lift the knives, forks, and plates,
and do a little waiting, as on this occasion, to bring
the two brandies.
The court said there was some doubt as to the
responsibility of the defendant, and ordered his dis
charge.
AN OFFICER THAT GOT MIXED UP.
Silas Ling is bartender at No. 34 Park Row. Dec.
20, Officer John T. Clarkson. Fourth Precinct, en
tered the place after 1 A. M., had a drink, and ar
rested the bartender.
•‘State the circumstances attending your visit,”
said the court.
It was after one o’clock—between one and two—
when I went in and found the place open. Two or
three men were in there at the time, standing. De
fendant was behind the bar M in charge of the place.
He was the only one I saw in charge. He was sell
ing beer.”
" What hour was this ?”
" I don’t know the specified time. I know it was
after one In the morning.”
«• How long after one ?”
I don’t remember. I stated it to the clerk in
the court at the time.”
"Did you look at the City Hall clock?” asked
counsel.
"No, I did not.”
" You will not swear it was after one o’clock ?”
••To the best of my knowledge it was after one.”
The bar-keeper then took the stand and was ex
amined by his counsel.
" You were in charge of the premises, No. 34 Park
Row, this night. Did you look at the clock ?”
" Yes, sir.”
"Whattime was it?”
"It was seven minutes to one.”
" That’s our case,” said counsel.
"Discharged,” said the court.
HIS FRIENDS DIDN’T SAVE HIM.
John Corder was charged with violating the Ex
cise law by Officer Edward O’Connor, of the Eighth
Precinct.
" You are an officer attached to the Eighth Pre;
cinct?” said the court.
"Yes, sir.”
"Sunday, the 18th of January, did you visit the
premises, No. 115 Houston street ?”
"Yes, sir; half-past three saw the defendant there.
I went in the hall door. It was open. Three men
were at the bar, beer glasses were on the counter.”
"What did you say to him ?”
" I said, • Don’t you know it is Sunday; you are
violating the Excise law.' He said it was some
friends of his, and he merely opened the door to let
them in.”
Defendant said two friends came to see him at
one o’clock, and they had dinner with him. He
lived and cooked in the back of the store. When he
had a
glass ofbeer withbfm that haabeen left over from
Saturday night. One of his guests went out in the
yard and * left his glass on the counter. When he
came back the officer came In with him.”
"Why did your bondsman surrender you?” asked
the court.
" It was the brewer that supplied the b eer, and he
thought I would sell out the place.”
Thirty dollars fine.
HAS A LUNCH WITH HIS PRISONER AFTER
ARREST.
Officer John McDonald, of the Sixth Precinct,
prosecuted John Seaman for violating the Excise
law.
" Sunday, the 18th of January, did you visit the
premises No. 500 Pearl street ?” asked the court.
" Yes, sir,” replied the officer. " The defendant,
John Seaman was there, and had charge of the
place. I went in at a quarter to twelve, and re
mained till a quarter past one. The place was etill
open. Several people drank between twelve Satur
day night and one Sunday morning. After one
o’clock I paid for two drinks myself.”
"Then you waited an hour and a half before you
took him to the station-house ?” said counsel.
"I was in the store from a quarter to twelve to a
quarter past one.”
"You waited there till the man violated the
law ?**
"Yes, sir.”
"Could you tell the time ?” asked counsel.
" By the clock in the store.”
" Do you know if it was going ?”
" It was going while I was there.”
" What were you doing this hour and a half?”
" Buying drinks.”
" After buying quite a number of drinks you
thought the man was violating the law ?”
" Yes, sir.”
" Did you arrest him for selling the first or last
drink ?”
" The last drink, at a quarter past one.”
" Hadn’t you drank so much yourself, that you
couldn't tell the time by the clock, whether it was
one or a quarter past twelve.
" No.”
" Are you accustomed to go there ?”
" No, I was detailed to go there. His license has
since been revoked by the Excise Board on this
same complaint.”
Defendent took the stand in his own behalf.
" You are barkeeper of these promises ?” asked
counsel.
" Yes, sir.”
" When did you give him any drinks ?”
"Ata half to twelve, when ho camo in.”
•• How do you fix the time ?”
“ Hu came in and said it was a quarter to twelve
and time to, go, home. He went out and came in
again, and asked for another drink, and then the
boss said, * Close up.’ ”
" How do you know the time ?” asked counsel.
"By the clock on the other side of the street.
When he turns the gas out wq close up.”
" What time did he arrest you ?”
•‘ Right after one, I was going to close up."
"Had you sold him any drinks between twelve
Und one ?”
‘‘No, sir.”
? 6 drinking before the arrest ?”
roe, ten minutes or so."
"What time did you reach the station-house?’’
"I can’t say. After the arrest we went into a
restaurant in the Bowery, that took awhile to get
the lunch ready, and then wo went to the station
house.”
" Who paid for the lunch ?”
"I did.”
•’ How long after being taken out of the saloon WM
it before you reached the station-house ?”
"An hour,”
The officer was recalled, and said there were two
or three in the Saloon, They stopped after the ar
rest, and had some lunch, and got to the station
house at twenty minutes to two o’clock.
Fined S3O.
The chance concoctions of ignorant
men have sometimes brought disrepute not only on
their own worthless medicines that deserve no
credit, but sometimes, with much injustice,
on really reliable preparations. Ladies should
not hesitate about Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, for this remedy has been tried, proven, and
praised for years.
Miss -A-litro A. Holmes.
THE EXTRAORDINARY CAREER OF A BLIND
WOMAN.
Jersey City, January 27 th, 1885. '
To the Editor of the N. Y. Dispatch:
Dea-rSib: An article appeared in your issue of
December 7th last which treated ot the work of
blind people, and which gave a short biographical
sketch of those who had attained the most promi
nence in literary circles. Among those mentioned
was one with whom I have had the pleasure of be
ing acquainted for a number of years past. lean
appreciate the reasons why you did not treat at
greater length of the lives and works of these per
sons individually, but I think it is due to her, as
well as to her many friends, that she should have
been brought out more prominently than she was.
It is for this reason that I send you this short sketch
of her life—a career which, considering the condi
tion of the person referred to, is indeed remarkable,
not to say marvelous.
As a rule, intrinsic worth and merit are recog
nized by the American people, and particularly by
the exponents of their thoughts and feelings—the
public press—no matter what position the person
holds in the social scale, no matter what, through
force of circumstances, they are obliged to undergo.
There is probably not a woman alive to-day who
has worked so hard, so faithfully, so energetically,
and who has done so under the most discouraging
circumstances, as has the subject of this article—
Miss Alice A. Holmes. In fact, to use her own
words, she has spent her whole life "in writing, in
fighting, and in love.”
Miss Holmes was born in Norfolk, England, in the
year 1821. When she was but nine years of age her
father, an enterprising mechanic, concluded to emi
grate with his family to America, which at that
time offered splendid inducements to a man of his
business ability. He set sail for these shores in
1830, and the voyage had nearly been completed
when the small-pox broke out on board the ship,
and numbered among its victims little Alice
Holmes. The different stages of the disease were
passed through successfully, but it was found that
as a sequel she had lost her eyesight totally and
permanently. Her family came to Jersey City to
live, and Miss Holmes has resided there ever since,
at present living at No. 249 York street, where she
may be interviewed. At the age* of seventeen she
became a pupil at the New York Institution for the
Blind, and there she had as her friend and class
mate that brilliant scholar. Miss Fanny Crosby, of
whom she now speaks in glowing terms. At the
age of twenty-fo-ur she was graduated from this in
stitution, having mastered all the branches taught
there. She immediately began her career as a
writer, and' her first effort, entitled " Thoughts on
Leaving School,” is a poem, the success of which
presaged bright things for her future career as a
writer of song. A short while afterward she began
work upon a volume of poems,which was published
in 1848, entitled " Poems by Alice A. Holmes,” and
which met with immediate success. A few years
later she published two other volumes of poetry,-
one "The Arcadian Leaves,” and the other " Stray
Leaves.” All these productions reached a second
edition and met with much approbation.
Miss Holmes is now about sixty-four years of age,
and although she has undergone a continuous and
discouraging strife, she still retains much of her
youthful vigor and vitality. She is at work at the
present time upon a history of her own life, which
is replete with many incidents that will prove in
teresting to her admirers. She is a fluent talker, a
hard student and is unusually gifted as regards her
powers of memory. It is indeed a rare literary feast
to spend an evening in her company, for she not
only recites original poems of a high order of intelli
gence, but she has read the works of all the prominent
authors and quotes from them with surprising cor
rectness. The chief object of her pride, however,
is the success she has met with as a musician and
teacher of music. She points with pride to the
ability of hrfr pupils, some of whom can be found
in all the principal cities, where they have become
distinguished both as teachers and in social circles.
During all these years she has supported herself by
her literary productions and as a teacher of music.
She has always enjoyed the reputation of being an
exceptionally talented woman and, considering her
blindness, hej works are really wonderful. During
all these years of hard work, discouFSgement, sick
ness and misfortune, she has never succumbed,
having Sways been buoyed up by her happy dispo
sition, and the loss of sight which to others would
be an incalculable misfortune, is to her hardly a
matter of regret. Medicus.
Ho medicine is so reliable as
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral for colds, coughs, and all
derangements of the respiratory organs tending
toward consumption. In all ordinary cases it is a
certain cure, and it affords sure relief for the
asthmatic and consumptive, even in advanced stages
of disease,
A Creditable Record.
THE MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
This old and substantial New York life insurance
company makes a thirty-fifth annual report, which,
shows both progress and prosperity, and which,
therefore, will gratify the friends and policy-hold
ers of this popular and honorably-managed corpor
ation. The assets now reported are $11,046,052.70,
as compared with $10,871,184 a year ago. And it
may be fairly stated that these assets represent the
most securely invested kind of assets, even at cur
rent low market values. The surplus, over all
claims, liabilities and reserve on existing policies,
is $2,293,674.63, of a margin of twenty-six per
cent, above all contingencies, as far as policy-hold
ers are concerned. This is an exceptionally strong
oxiifiiil, sua, as stated, ought to make hap
py existing policy-holders anl greatly aid the com
pany’s agents in their efforts for the future. Dur
ing 1884 the Manhattan received, for premiums,
interest, etc., $2,035,530, and paid for death claims,
matured endowments, surrender values, annuities,
etc., $1,117,714. The company’s management is of
the highest order as regards liberal dealing with
policy-holders and skillful and honorable adminis
tration in all respects. Thirty-five years of success
ful and creditable record have given the Manhattan
a prominent position among the best American life
insurance companies, and the present statement is
of a sort to maintain this position for the company.
Organized away back in 1850, the Manhattan has
never been anything else than a first-class life in
surance company, and, under the existing manage
ment, its future is as well assured as anything can
be. In every aspect, the present statement is one
upon which the company’s officers and policy,
holders may fairly be congratulated.
A Farewell Xteceptlon.
THE RETIREMENT OF PROFESSOR SAUSE.
The farewell reception and ball announced by Mr.
M. Judson Sause to take place at Clarendon Hall on
the evening of Feb. 10th will be one of the leading
social events of this week. After being constantly
engaged in teaching the art of dancing for nearly a
quarter of a century, Prof. Sause has announced
his determination to retire from the profession,
and also from the management of Clarendon Hall.
This fact alone will be sufficient to bring together
a host of his former pupils and friends, who will vie
with each other in making him feel that his efforts
to elevate the pleasures of the dance have been ap
preciated. He will carry with him the best wishes
of his many friends, and should he at any time feel
induced to return to the field of labor he has so
long honored, he will doubtless receive a hearty
welcome.
Catarrh Cured.—A clergyman, after
suffering a number of years from that loathsome
disease, catarrh, after trying every known remedy
without success, at last found a prescription which
completely cured and saved him from death. Any
sufferer from this dreadful disease sending a self
addressed stamped envelope to Dr. J. A. Lawrence,
No. 199 Dean street, Brooklyn, New York, will re
ceive the recipe free of charge.
A. Merciful Prosecutor.
A MAN THAT HAD A VERY LARGE HEART FOR
SUFFERING HUMANITY.
John Cavanagh, a young man, paralysed in the
left leg, was arraigned on the charge of attempting
to steal $25 worth of goods from a showcase at No.
292 Broadway.
Charles H. Parson, residing at No. 303 Clinton
street, Brooklyn, whoso business is at the above
number in Broadway, said on the 2d of February
an attsmni a8 jjjade on the contents oi the show
case at the door of his place of business. Coming
down stairs that night, he'noticed this young man
examining the showcase. He stopped and watched,
remaining in the shade. The glass crashed, and he
rushed out and seized the prisoner. He struggled
to get away, but was pulled in the restaurant and
held till an officer came.
"Since signing the charge/' said the complain
ant, " I have found that his’place of residence given,
and business, is true, and that he is in ill health,
suffering from pain tar’s.colic. The family are in
great destitution. I don’t think it was an act of
deliberation, but a temptation of tshe moment, to
relieve the starving at home."
•• Discharged," said the court.
The Arion Masquerade Bald.— -The
most elaborate preparations are now being made by
the various committees having the matter in charge
to make the coming Arion Masquerade Rail and
Mardi Gras, on February 23d, the largest ever given
by the Society. The monster procession will eclipse
everything of its kind, as the number of subjects
to be caricatured are more numerous, El Mahdi
and our own politicians and statesmen not esoap,
ing. The ball will be preceded by a grand military
drill of all the different committees, arrayed in their
new and costly costumes, each committee number,
ing fifty persons. The floor committee win be cov
ered completely tn handsome armor, with silver
helmets, a la " Lohengrin;" the lobby committees
will be seen in the style of Wallenstein, while the
finance committee will appear gorgeous in the
dress of Rudolph Von Hasfure, Every pillar of
the Garden will be made to represent a big tree with
spreading branches, the spaces between being filled
with great vases filled with natural flowers. A new
floor will be laid, and the whole interior elegantly
arranged with new designs in a manner character
istic of the jofly Arions. A thousand people and
over will take part in the procession.
The ladies connected with the New
York Mailing Agency will give their first annual re
ception to-morrow (Monday) evening, at Concordia
Assembly Rooms. Mr. A. A. Buckley, by request of
the ladies, will take the management of the ball,
and under his energetic control it is certain to be a
first-class] affair, and we are sure those who attend
will be impatient to attend the next.
At the Knickerbocker Club. —The
Knickerbocker Roller Skating Rink, at the Ameri
can Institute Hall, Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth
streets, fully maintained its prestige last week, for
it was fairly crowded with spectators and skaters at
every evening session.
During the coming week the programme will be
an unusually interesting one. On Monday evening
there will be a two-mile race for amateurs; on Tues
day and Wednesday nights an exhibition of fancy,
double and single skating by Master Willie Hyde
and Mrs. Edna McKibbin, who, during the opening
week at the Rink, proved such an attraction, and
whose graceful skating is unrivaled, will be worth
witnessing.
Hildreth and Mayer, the youthful star bicyclists,
will show their skill on the wheel in double and
singlej peformances, on Thursday and Friday
nights, while on the last named evening there will
also be an exciting four-mile race, for which twelve
fast skaters are entered, and as all of them have
previously won medals, a close race may be looked
for. The prizes will be, by request, a pair of
nickel-plated racing skates for the winner and a
silver medal for the second. Saturday afternoon
will once more be a special one for school children.
The Misses Lauretta Wade and Blanche Pridgeon
will give an exhibition of fancy skating, while the
boys will have a half-mile race. The week’s pro
gramme will wind up with an exhibition of fancy
skating by Prof. G. A. McClellan, and a mile race for
amateurs.
Lieb insured for a few dimes. The
price of Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar is 50
cents, or $1 a bottle; and one bottle will cure a
cough that might otherwise prove fatal.
Pike’s Toothache Drops cure in one minute.
Wants Iler Husband. Back.
A SUIT FOR DIVORCE WITHDRAWN.
Mrs. Lucy Dam and her husband had a falling
out. She thought she had a good cause for action
for divorce, so did the lawyer that she consulted.
An action was then commenced in the Supreme
Court for absolute divorce, and the court allowed
her alimoney and counsel fee of $l5O. Dam failed
to pay the fee ordered by the court, and he was
clapped in Ludlow Street Jail.
Meantime Mr. and Mrs. Dam have been recon
ciled. She won’t go on with her suit. She wants
her husband out of jail to support her and her chil
dren.
Counsel objects to her discharge till he gets his
$l5O.
As papers were only drawn up preparatory to
commencing the suit, and no trial having taken
place, counsel for Mr. Dam asked that there be a
reasonable reduction in the order of the court—such
a sum as Mr. Dam could pay—that he might be dis
charged and save his family from starvation.
Judge Donohue yesterday took the papers, reserv
ing decision.
Look Sharp ! It is time to begin when
your akin breaks out In pimples to use Qlenn’s
Sulphur Soap.
Hill's Haw and WnisKjfc Die, Brown or Black,
SO cents.
A. Tkqiayt Him.
As> A VERY SLIM ONE AT THAT.
Tom Shaw entered the liquor saloon. No. 483
[ Ninth avenue, on the Ist of January. This was one
t of his New Year’s calls. James M. Corriville, the
boss, had Shaw arrested. He did not miss the coat
’ till told it was stolen, the following day.
( Donnelly, the bartender, said prisoner came ip
i Wftpjed adrink, and he waited on him. Shortly
Mter 4dmS one dame in and said, you lose
anything?" He said he didn’t know. The man
said you had better look, a man has gone out with
a bundle. The prisoner was gone, and so was the
coat. A couple of people were at the stove. The
man was pretty drunk, and there was quite a crowd
in the place at the time. He was arrested last Mon*
day.
The court acquitted him.
The German Libderkbanz Ball.—
The thirty-second annual masquerade ball of the
German Liederkranz is announced for Tuesday,
February, 17. This fall is one of the great society
events ef each Winter, and is eagerly looked forward
to by not only the best class of German fellow
citizens, but by those of American birth as well.
All the committees having in charge the procession,
marches, decorations, &c., are working hard to
make |li? J? all ®2 mothin 3 *? !?? remembered, and to
be enjoyed A the time of its occurrencj.-
well-known artists have been employed in arra?®"
ing tableaux and pictures for the procession. These
will consist of patriotic and satiric exhibitions of
passing events.
BROOKLYN POLICE MATTERS
REQUEST FOR AN ADDITIONAL POLICE SUR
GEON-GAMBLING IN THE CITY OF CHURCH
ES—PEN SION S —TRIALS—SICK—C OMMENTS—
GOSSIP—DISMISSALS—OBSCENE ADVERTISE
MENTS, ETC.
Commissioner Partridge has made application for
the appointment, by the Civil Service Board, of a
competent surgeon to serve with the Board of Po
lice Surgeons. There are but three members of the
latter now doing the duties formerly requiring the
attention of five medical men, the discharge of two
members having been made during Gen. Jourdan’s
time. The Commissioner urges that the work now
being performed in the surgical department of the
force is entirely too laborious to be properly at
tended to by the present three surgeons, owing to
the constant increase In the numerical strength of
the Police Department. The salary of police sur
geons is $1,250, and, if the services of another med
ical man be needed, it is confidently predicted that
the Commissioner’s request will at once be com
plied with.
The idea of many that no gambling houses ex
isted in Brooklyn, has at length been practically
shown to be an erroneous one. Officers of the
Eighth Precinct, under the able direction of Capt.
Murphy, made a descent upon a large gathering of
“card manipulators" recently, and a number of ar
rests have been made in consequence. Many mem
bers of the force claim to possess knowledge of the
existence of as prosperous games of chance, being
nightly conducted in this city, as has ever been
played in any city throughout the Union. This lat
ter statement will be, no doubt, regarded as rather
startling by those who have heretofore boasted of
the moral character of Brooklyn.
Last Monday was quarterly pension day for the
widows of deceased policemen. The Commissioner
appears to think that many, at present borne upon
the pension list, are receiving more than their due
share of aid, owing to the tact of their being child
less. while others, who have large families to sup
port, are somewhat cramped in their efforts to main
tain their respective households. From SIOO to S3OO
are paid to pensioners annually, the fund being de
posited with the Brooklyn Trust Company. De
fects in the present i,ension roll are said to have
been discovered by the Commissioner, who will take
prompt action in remedying the existing evil.
The police of the various precincts are evidently
bent upon rooting out the nest of disreputable
houses sought to be established in this city, Of
late many arrests have followed the visits of officers
to the houses in question, and it is gratifying to
learn that severe sentences have followed the con
viction of the degraded inmates of and frequenters
to the vile resorts alluded to.
The recent allusion in this column to the sale of
ballads containing advertisements of an obscene
character has attracted considerable attention, not
only from citizens, generally, but has likewise
caused the matter to be editorially treated by one of 1
our leading journals. It is claimed that the sup- 1
pression of tke Sale of the objectionable ballads will
®utail vohsiderable lass upon those interested in
euoIV disposal. Vice has no rights which respecta
ble communities should bo asked to respect, Amen!
say atl good citizens thus far interviewed upon this
subject.
There are at present in the neighborhood of thirty
members borne upon the sick report of this depart
ment.
TRIALS.
Hickman, of the First Precinct, was charged with
being absent without leave, from 6 P* M. of the 22d,
until 6 A. M. of the 20th ult. The offense com
mitted was a very serious one, as Hickman claimed
that, while enjoying his day off, he was suddenly
seized with a desire to visit Philadelphia, in which
city he was suddenly taken ill, and was, thereby,
prevented from returning to his post of duty. This
excuse could not be reasonably accepted, as officers
are required to first obtain permission before leav- ,
ing the limits of the city. A letter explaining the
situation might have been forwarded during Hick
man absence with, perhaps, beneficial results. The
Commissioner, in view of the evidence adduced,
was obliged to find the offending officer guilty, and
the latter was, accordingly, fined ten days pay.
For some reason, Barden, of the Second Precinct,
sought refuge at 2 A. M. on the 24th ult., in the ves
tibule of a Fulton street dining saloon. Being re
ported for being off post by Sergeant Morrell, re
sulted in Barden’s being found guilty, and sen
tenced to be reprimanded.
Quigley, of the Third Pfecinct, should take warn
ing, as his record r« none of the best. The officer
was found in the hallway of a Smitft street liquor
store, on the morning Of the 28th ult., and was
promptly reported in consequence by Sergeant
Ferry. Guilty. Sentence; To forfeit four days
pay.
Terner,, of the Seven th 1 Precinct, left his post with
out waiting to be relieved. Having a clear record,
no doubt aided in causing the Commissioner to in
flict upon the offender the lenient sentence of a loss
of one day’s pay.
Sinnott, of the Eighth Precinct, notwithstanding
the fact that ho has been duly warned by the fate
of many other officers, permitted himself to be over
come while off duty and in uniform, on the morn
ing of the 26th ult. While intoxicated on that date
Sinnott, by his actions, attracted the attention of
many citizens, and his condition being made known
to the captain of his precinct, the offending offi
cer was reported. His past record being good,
doubtless, saved him from dismissal. Guilty.-
Sentence; Loss of five days pay.
Goeller, of the Eighth Precinct, appears to be an
other victim to the wiles of the demon of strong
drink. This officer returned from patrol on the
evening of the 30th ult. so far under the influence
of liquor as to render him unfit for duty. This is
the third time Goellerhas been up for trial, and be
ing in this latter instance found guilty, he was sen
tenced to dismissal from the force.
A patrolman is not omniscient, nor is he omni
present. McNamee, of the Ninth Precinct, appears
to carry out our idea, as he failed to learn of an at
tempt at burglary committed upon his post at mid
night of the 26th ult, notwithstanding the fact that
a large congregation of citizens were assembled in
the vicinity of where the attempt had been made.
The excuse offered by “ Mac " was not accepted, as
he was found guilty, and he was sentenced to a loss
of one day’s pay.
Goodwin, of the same Precinct, should always be
at the proper relieving point when being sought for
by his relief, nor should he attempt to leave post
until he has authority to do so. Failing in both of
the above instances on the morning of the 27th ult.,
resulted in Goodwin’s being reprimanded.
Many officers claim that, had the intelligence of
the suspicious character of the frequenters of the
Oriental Hotel, conveyed by patrolmen and others
to those in authority, been duly considered by the
latter, the recent shooting affair at the house in
question, wherein a woman and a noted sporting
character figured, might have been avoided. It
does not seem plain, however, to the majority of tho
force as to what means could be possibly used to
prevent an accident occurring as was, evidently,
the case in this instance.
JV. Xfc.
THE ENCAMPMENT AT UTICA—A LARGE
GATHERING OF VETERANS AND A VERY
TAME RECEPTION—AN EXCITING RACE
FOR THE COMMANDERSHIP-GENERAL
DAY DEFEATED AS WELL AS THE AD
MINISTRATION TICKET—PROCEEDINGS
OF THE ENCAMPMENT, AND OFFICERS
ELECTED—THE WOMAN’S AUXILLIARY
CORPS—COMPLIMENTING THE RETIR
ING DEPARTMENT COMMANDER—UTICA
ITEMS AND HOME NEWS.
Utica, N. Y., February 6, 1885.
Editor New York Dispatch:
Your column must be correspondence this week,
as the Dispatch reporter has been an active partici
pant in the annual encampment at Utica, and it has
been an "annual," too, largely attended, and very
lively. Nevertheless, if the opinions of numerous
delegates are to to be considered, it will never again
occur in the city of Utica. I have been to several of
these encampments, but never have I seen such lit
tle interest manifested toward the veterans of the
war. From beginning to end—and many have been
present during the entire week—it seemed as if
hotel keepers, saloon keepers and others looked
upon visiting delegates and comrades as their legiti
mate prey, to be plucked as far as the law would
allow. And it was done to perfection.
Nevertheless, while it was an expensive one, the
Encampment was an enjoyable one, though, as far
as business was concerned, not particularly an im
portant one. To-us New Yorkers, the great interest
centred in the selection of Department Com
mander, and when voting was begun on Thursday
morning, large odds were offered in favor of General
N. W. Day, of this city, with no takers. Then the
strength of C. W. Cowtan, of Brooklyn, the candi
date for Senior Vice, was made apparent, as he had
the support of the Thompson and Hall delegates,
which put a different phase upon the matter, as it
could be readily recognized that the country posts
would not allow the two leading offices to go to this
section of the State. The first ballot found General
Day in the third place, and Cowtan elected. A
second ballot did not materially change the figures,
and then Past Commander Fraser withdrew the
name of General Day, in favor of H. Clay Hall, who
was elected on the third ballot, by five votes, in a
total of 624. Thus the Day party both lost and won,
in that, combining against the administration, they
were enabled to have the satisfaction of beating
those who last year promised assistance, but w uen
the time came made every effort to continue the
present adminstration.
Many of Day’s friends werea.bgry at Ffae with
drawal of his name, but it was at t.’ ue wish of
his advisers. Many of his warmest supporters said
that another ballot would give him seQqnfl pi aco
and your reporter knew o? two CQUUtba «6sdy to
turn to hirm T>ia wouW changed m ‘ atters> aa
* on every side to beat the
and the Hall vote would have gone
to Day. These are after considerations, recognized
too late to be of any avail. Evon with the combined
vote it was a close ca l /.
The election is over. The consciences o»
the delegates filmed at the last moment, may
twit them now, as they failed to benefit by so do
ing.
Headquarters will hereafter be established at
Utica. Department Commander Hall, it is authori
tatively stated, will appoint O. P.JClark, of Utica, As
sistant Adjutant-General; John H. Walker, of
Brooklyn, Quartermaster-General, and J. Egolfl, of
Troy, Inspector-General. Commander Hall was
expected to reach your city yesterd--
Uwnea had not Ult th i; tfp
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The encampment opened at the Opera House on
Wednesday morning. Every seat was taken, many
ladies being present. Officers of the Woman’s Aux
iliary Corps occupied seats in the boxes. Mayor
Sherman delivered the address of welcome, and it
was a cordial one. Department Commander Hedges
responded, and was in turn followed by Past Chap
iaifi-in-Chief, J. M. Foster, •• Corporal ’’ James Tan
ner, and H. Clay Hall, after which all present not
members of tho Grand Army of the Republic, were
requested to withdraw.
The business session iopened about 1 P. M., when
Commander Hedges delivered his annual address.
He said that it was with feelings of unalloyed pleas
ure and satisfaction that he greeted the members of
the nineteenth annual encampment, as the repre
sentatives of 541 posts, upon whose rolls were
borne the names of over 33,000 comrades. In the
course of his address he expressed his unqualified
disapproval of holding fairs, festivals and picnics
on Memorial Day or the Sabbath.
A day given over to tender and hallowed memo
ries of dead comrades, seemed sadly desecrated by
these gatherings. He heartily recommended the
organization of tho Ladies’ Auxiliary Corps, as
theirs was a work which none could do as well as
the loyal women of the land. regard to the
Order of the Sons of Veterans, While they should
welcome every organization that gave promise of
ai ‘ng yd perpetuating their great work, he feared
that it mi.? a and a tax upon the
posts to support twv
The Veterans’ Rights Uniuu regarded AS un
questionably a most powerful and auxilia
ry to the organization, and he referred to th6 bains
taking, energetic and untiring work of Comrade
Jos. W. Kay, of Brooklyn. He recommended that
an appropriation again be made to aid the work so
well begun.
In conclusion he said that adequate steps had
been made toward securing the incorporation of the
Department, a bill to that effect being in the hands
of Assemblyman (and Comrade) Barnum.
The report of Adj’t-Gen. George B. Squires showed
a gain of 101 Posts during the year, and a net gain
of 6,333 members, making an aggregate strength in
this State on Dec. 31, 1884, of 33,079. Seventeen
Posts have been chartered since then, increasing
the total membership to 33,429. There was expend
ed for charity during the year by the different Posts,
$29,855 —an increase over last year of $7,410. The
leading Posts, and amount expended, were- Koltes
$4,445; Reno, $2,218; Riker, $2,006; Mansfield, $1,104-
Sedgwick, $1,092.
Quartermaster-General H. N. Woods reported a
cash balance on hand of $4,947 06, and a special re
lief fund of S2BO.
Resolutions followed in rapid succession, but few
were of material importance. One stating that the
N. Y. Times and Post deserved the condemnation of
of all old soldiers on account of the position these
papers had taken in the last canvass, was promptly
tabled.
Past Commander Isaacs introduced a resolution
abolishing the semi-annual encampment, and it
was passed without a dissenting voice.
Then Corporal Tanner reported in regard to the
fund for the relief of the widow of the late Gen.
Johnß. Murray. He said that $2,300 had been re- 1
ceived, and made an appeal for more. He struck
the right chord, and an exciting scene followed. <
Representatives of post after post arose and doubled
their subscriptions, and in an incredibly short
time the amount had been raised to $4,700.
Then Com. Sam Minnes took the floor. He said <
all knew that he belonged to no religious sect, in J
fact was regarded as an unbeliever, nevertheless 1
upon this occasion, he asked all present to join in ]
singing that glorious old anthem, "Praise God from s
whom all blessings flow."
A thousand veterans at once rose to their feet, f
and never have the words been sung with heartier 5
appreciation. j
The second day’s session opened promptly at 9 i
o’clock on Thursday, and all interest was felt in the i
election, set for 11 o’clock. Nominations were call- i
ed promptly at that time for Department Com- t
mander. (
Corporal Tanner nominated Lester P. Thompson. I
Comrade Tarbell named H. Clay Hall. Col. E. L. t
Coles named Robert B. Keith. E. B. Long named e
General N. W. Day. Comrade Watts named] Com- I
Qeor 8° Treadwell, and nominations fov
this office were declared closed.
Comrade Samuel Minnes nominated Charles W.
vowtan for Senior Vice-Commander, and D. B. Rich
ardson named John J. Mahoney, when this class
was declared closed.
Corporal Tanner nominated William B. Stoddard
1 k ", un *or Vice-Commander, Comrade Parker, Ja
coo lerwillinger and Comrade Horning named Cy
rus M. Ballou.
The result of the first ballot for Department Com
mander was as follows:
Whole number of votes ; 705
Necessary to a choice *’352
Comrade Thompson 263
Comrade Hall 198
Comrade Pav.. t , 167
Comrade Keith <9
Comrade Treadwell s . 18
No choice.
SENIOR YICZ-OOMMANi>EB.
Whole number of votes 697
Necessary to a choice 358
Charles W. Cowtan 397
John J. Mahoney 197
George W. Lewis , 4
The second ballot gAve Thompson 295; Hall, 186;
Day, 162. G«b, Erased withdrew the name of Gen.
Day, and requested his friends to use their influ
ence toward the election of Hall.
Corporal Tanner said he was satisfied that the>
friends of Day would now support Thompson, and
it was at once denied from all parts of the hall. In
a minute there was a perfect Bedlam.
Cheers upon cheers were given for Hall, and Geff.
Barnum and Commander Hedges vainly tried to re
store order. It was done through Sam Minnes, who
appealed to all as soldiers to act as soldiers. Tha
names of Comrades Keith and Treadwell were also
withdrawn and balloting began again.-
While this w-as going on. Gen. Barnum? called a
meeting of the New York delegation and suggested
that an invitation be extended to hold the next En
campment in New York. This was carried, and
Gen. Barnum, returning to tho platform, made the
report, made the motion and declared it carried in
almost the time it takes to write of it. 0
In a short time the result of the third ballot
for Department Commander was reported: Hall.
324; Thompson, 319 r Again the delegates were wild
with their cheering, and when order was restored.
Comrade Thompson moved to make the election
of Comrade Hall unanimous, and it was done. Tho
former said he had done all he could for the Grand
Army and should continue to do so. Ho could say
on his honor that he had made no pledges to influ
ence his election, though it had been charged
against him by-the press.
Reaching the platform, Commander-elect Hall
made a few remarks, thanking those who had
aided in his election. He said in conclusion that ho
had made pledges and he would keep them to the
letter.
The tellers reported the other officers elected as
follows:
Junior Vice-Commander, W. B. Stoddard, of Nor
wich; Chaplain, E. Livingston Allen, of Highland;
Medical Director, Dr. W. H. Cornyn, of Mount Ver
non; Council of Administration, John Beattie, I.
Samuel Johnson, Horman W. Thum, George E.
Ketchum, Theodore L. Poole; Delegates to the Na
tional Encampment, Martin T. McMahon, at large.
Charless Orr, N. JA. Beadle, H. E. Turner, 'J. A.
Adlington, George A. Cantine, John Koehler, John
E. Savery, Dr. Tarbell, Sam Dunham, Geo. S. Con
ger, S. H. Stafford, Geo. O. Mead, Thos. Merriman,
James H. Jenkins, Joseph W. Kay, Thos. B. Rutan,
Joseph H. Barker, James Campbell, William De
Lacy, George F. Gardner, P. Hayes, Philip Fitz
patrick, Dennis Sullivan, Hugh M. Gartlan, James
B. Fisk, James 8. Graham, Thomas Purcell, A. D.
Limburger, A. H. Spierre, A. M. Michael, M. J. Bun
nell. Alternates : Frederick Lansing (at large). M.
D. Hartford, George R. Bevans, Andrew Ferguson.
J. C. Richmond, L. F. Hall, Alexander Bird, Charles
Parkhurst, O. Bi Wilcox. W. A. Rose, A. M. Plimp
ton, M. V. Van Buskirk, J. L. Follett, James C. John
son, George Parker, Thomas Cochrane, George Fan
cher, E. A. Nash,. Thomas 8.. Odell, T. Dasey, E. B.
Vail, Edward J. Stapleton, E. J. Atkinson, Harvey
W. Bell, William A. Copp, Joseph Stiner, M. J.
Stover, A. S. Coey, Fred. Cossom, Geo. W. Smith.
The result was the overthrow of the administra
tion in every direction.
General Barnum presented a report embodying
the proposition- to reduce the basis of representa
tion. Instead of each poet being represented by the
commander and one delegate, and an extra delegate
for every 100 members, as at present, he proposed
that each post shall have at least 51 members to
entitle it to a delegate apart from the commander,
and an additional delegate for each additional fifty
one members. This would reduce the representa
tion of the smaller posts and increase that of the
larger ones. This proposition was made while the
vote for Department Commander was in progress.
It was hotly discussed, but finally abandoned and
not resurrected again. Perhaps there will be better
success when the encampment is held in New York.
After a spirited discussion between Gen. Barnum
and Comrade Kay, &n appropriation of S6OO a year
was made to the Veterans Rights Union.
The newly elected officers ware installed by Com
mander Hedges, and the encampment then ad
iourned.
The camp fire provided by the citizens was well
attended in the evening. C. H. Searle presided, and
speeches were made by General Barnum, Com
mander Hall, H. J. Welch, the Rev. R. L. Bachman*
Chaplain Allen, and others.
TO THE RETIRING COMMANDER.
A pleasant gathering was had in the evening at
headquarters, when Past Department Commander
Hedges was presented by his associates and friends
with an elegant gold badge, profusely set in dia
monds, and was a genuine surprise to him. The
presentation was made by Corporal Tanner. He
said, referring to the badge, that the diamond®
symbolized the brilliancy of his administration, and
the sterling gold, the character of the man. Other
addresses were made by J. M. Foster, Chaplain
Gunning, L. P. Thompson, and General Merritt.
THE WOMAN’S RELIEF CORPS.
The first annual encampment of the Woman’s Re
lief Corps, was also held this week in Pythian Hall
in this city. Almost fifty delegates were present
when the meeting was called to order by the Presi
dent, Mrs. Sarah C. Nichols.
Many members of the G. A. R. were present dur
ing the day. Commander Short presented the
President with a beautifully engrossed scroll, em
bodying resolutions passed by the Post, thanking
her for kindnesses shown the Post. The annual
address of the President was a very interesting one
in which she referred to the past year, although suc
cessful in many ways was but a prelude to what could
be accomplished with the incoming year. At tho
opening of their session on Thursday, Past Com. int
1 Chief, Paul Vandervoort, made an interesting ad
dress, complimenting the ladies upon having since
[ 18S3, raised corps that now numbered upward of
. 25,000.
, The election of officers resulted as follows: Presi
-1 dent, ’Mrs. Sarah C. Nichols, of Auburn; S. V. P.,
1 Abb’.'© M. Johnson, of Hamilton; J. V. P., Annie
. Oljary, of Rochester; Sec., Mrs. Sarah E« Turner,
, of Seneca Falls; Treas., Mrs. Mary E. Jennings, of
r Warsaw; Chaplain, Mrs. Annie May Lansing, of
1 Gloversville; Conductor, Mrs. L. D. Seeley, of Syra
-1 cuse; Guard, Mrs, M, Dushane ChUmorej of Ilion*
0 Mrs. M. E. Dennison wall le-elecied Depatimefit
Inspector, and Mrs. Imogene L. Guion Delegate-at
. Large. A Finance Committee was chosen, consipt-
• ing of Mrs. Maggie A. Davis, Mrs. Menda Wills, and
1 Mrs. Jenqie Shepard. The newly-elected officers
were installed by Mrs. Kate E. Jones, of Ilion.
> The following Delegates to the National Conven
-3 tion were chosen: Mrs. Kittie M. Dicks, Mrs. Sarah
3 C. Mink, Mrs. Mary Newell, Mrs. Sarah L. Meek,
a Mrs. Lottie Royce, Mrs. Sophia De Mott, Mrs. Nolilq
1 M. Snyder, Mrs. Lizzie Goo, Jane Eisepbrey,
1 E. Roberts, Mrs. Anna Treadwell, EVzalxetU
North, and Mrs. Ada Mohr.
f During the afternoon Paul Vandervoort and Cor-
Tunner were made honorary members of the
7 P u ‘“‘ - too. a.rlnntA/1 A.hollfihim?
. department. A iuo u .u..>— - «
the semi-annual encampment.
t The Ladies of Post Relief del0 ‘
. gates a very pleasant reception at their robifts.
NOTES OF THE ENCAMPMENT.
f Four dollars a day for a cot and poor board was
3 P r €tiy heavy on the "vets," and many of them
- were left vacant,
Some fbitnd a very congenial hostelry just across
'* the bridge, £ut then, of course, they were away
from home and protected.
3 They sav that Senior Vice McDermott might have
j been lost had it not been for the Jrfnd attention of
• Mrs. Chapelle, of the Relief Corps, who directed
r him in the right path.
t Joe Egolf, of Troy, pertinently asked Theodore
8 Feldstein, of Koltes Post, how he felt after com-
- mencing with claret and winding up with suspend-
- era.
t It seems that Theodore, on returning to his hotel
3 on Tuesday night, got into tho wrong room, but he
was naturally deceived by the number of cots. It
1 was a good joke, he thought, to slap some of the
, boys with the new silk embroidered suspenders, a
- present from his wife. He did so, and in his hurry
f to leave the room, took somebody else’s suspend-
- ers in place of his own. He still mourns the loss.
1 Hugh Gartlan enjoys the honor of having been
» elected delegate and alternate to the National En
l campment. He is pretty sure of a vote if he shows
i up at Portland.
The old veteran, Jack Wildey, found many old
fereinen friends at the Encampment.
There Is a very pretty story aflout about an inked
j ballot which was deposited by a prominent G. A. R.
man, and a supposed friend of General Day. It did
not bear his name, however, according to the re
port.
Commander-in-Chief Paul Vandervoort was
' dubbed •» Sister Pauline " by the Relief Corps and
the press generally.
! The Sons of Veterans and members of Bacon Post
escorted Mrs. Meek, Mrs. Walters, and Mrs. Chap
elle, of Sumner Corps, No. 3, from the train to their
hotel, and also to the depot on their return.
There were about 3,000 members present at tlu>
Encan>i?“ ent * - t , ...
Comrade as in o th ® Dispatch, ,
increased his account s* Ltlca Sayings Bank.
He deposited another dollar aa<3 W&s with ♦
sixty.seven cents interest, making $ total deposit of
$3.67. He will probably withdraw It bfffor® another
encampment is held in Utica.
At the session of the Veterans’ Rights Union,
Gen. Day declined to serve another year as Chair
man of tho General Committee, and Past Depart,
ment Commander Hedges was elected in his place.
Comrade Kay was again elected Chairman of the
Executive Committee.
Reno Post was well represented. There were
present Commander Vreedenburg, Past Commander
Perley, Quartermaster Biglin and Adjutant Wassner,
Clark McDonald, W. J. Trimble and Charles Brick
wedel.
HOME NEWS.
Before leaving the city, we attended last Monday
evening the balls of J. L. Riker Post and that of th®
Second Regiment, New York Fire Zouaves. That of
the former was a very briliant affair, and was largely
attended. The costumes of the committees, pre
pared by T. Voegelir, were very handsome. Some
of the costumes of those present were very attract
ive. Henry S. Trass. Chairman of the Committee of
Arrangements, looked well and felt well in his
Charles V. costume; Mrs. George Fancher, in a
Highland costume, and her daughter Annie as Twi
light; Miss Maggie Byrne, daughter of Past Com
mander Edward Byrne, as a Princess, and Mrs. E. J.
Rapp, as Queen of Stars, attracted much attention.
The drum corps of Sedgwick Post, under Drum
Mafor-William H. Bloomer, gave a very interesting
exhibition.
Among others present were Commander Kevill
and wife; Adjutant Bachman and wife; Mrs. H. G.
Tinker, of Oil City; Past Commander Isaacs;
Quartermaster Albrecht; C. Adams and sister; Her
man Thum and wife; Wener Schaffer and daughter.
During the evening George Fancher Jr., exhibited
profiiency as a drummer, and Commander Byrne’s
sons, Eddy and James, on fife and drum.
I must be crowding upon your space this week afc
this late hour so I will hold a report of the Fira
Zouaves ball until my return next week, also of the
installation of the officers of Richmond Post, and
numerous queries. Comrades will not forget the
masquerade ball of Koltes Post, on Wednesday even
ing at Germania Assembly Booms, the reception of
the Thirty-sixth Regiment Veteran Association, at
Clarendon Hall, on Friady evening, and the August
Fleishbieu Association, Concordia Assembly Rooms,
to-morrow evening, also Reno Post, on Thursday
evening, at tho Lexington Avenue Opera House.
M. &
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