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Niblo’s Garden—The Templeton Com
ic Opera Company closed their fortnight’s engage;
xnent last evening. Their version of “The Mikado’
was fairly well presented, the chorus was loud if
not always in accord, and the principals in the cast
won the tribute of many recalls from the audience.
Still, there has been better acting seen in this
opera, and it is not likely that Gilbert and Sullivan
would care to witness this company’s performance
more than once.
To-morrow evening and until further notice, the
Kiralfy’s will occupy this stage with a revival of
“ The Black Crook,” with all its weird diablerie of
goblins and red fire, its dazzling ballet and brilliant
groupings, interpolated variety business, marches
and scenic transformations. And Bolossi and Imre
—•• me and mine brudder”—will doubtless make
business lively for Treasurer Reeves who, in antici
pation of the coming rush for pasteboards at the
box office, has purchased a shovel with which to
scoop in the cart load of silver dollars that will be
piled in upon him.
Among the new features will be a picturesque
festival pageant in which a new “ Mikado” ballet by
Yum. Yum, the Three Little Maids from School,
Katisha, Nanki-Po, Ko-Ko, Pooh-Bah and the
Tycoon, together with a Japanese collection of 150
damsels in Oriental costume. The Florentine
Mignani Family of Musicians will play solos on
common paving stones, and the grand triumphal
march from “Aida,” as a trumpet quintette upon
ordinary sweeeping brooms. A number of other
odd features will enliven the career of the venerable
Herzog and his demon companions.
Fourteenth Street Theatre.—On
last Friday evening the two hundredth perform
ance of “Evangeline** eventuated, and as usual
with these time tallies in the run of a play it was
made notable and attractive by the presentation of
a handsome souvenir to every seat purchaser. The
souvenir was a series of photographic pictures
taken by electric light, of all the principals and
ladies of the chorus as they appear in various
groupings and scenes of this operatic burlesque.
The audience completely filled the theatre; Tillott
son and Rice on either side of the orchestra en
trance each with a night-blooming cereus as a
boutoniere were just “ too lovely for anything,” and
one envious wretch as he passed in audibly asked
the doorkeeper “ How they were brought down
from the 'EdenMusee* without being broke up.”
Matinees on Wednesday and Saturday.
New Windsob Theatre.-To-morrow
night Manager Murtha presents at this house an
attraction of unusual strength, when Mr. W. H.
Powers’s company begin an engagement, appearing
in the picturesque and successful Irish drama en
titled “The Ivy Leaf.” The drama will be pro
duced with all the original and vivid scenic and
mechanical effects, including the revolving tower,
the rescue from the crag, a terrific leap from the
tower, and the carrying off of a child by an eagle.
“The Ivy Leaf” is a series of pictures and inci
dents of life in the Emerald Isle, replete with
original songs and dances. The cast has been
especially selected, and includes Mr. J. P. Sullivan,
the young Irish comedian. Miss May Wolcot, and
other capable people.
Matinees on Wednesday and Saturday.
Grand Opera House. —The nights of
the past week were lightened up here by the jollity
and wholesome humor of the Kn ghts on the stage,
with their bright and farcical comedy of “Over the
Garden Walk” The company in the cast capably
represented the various characters and were the re
cipients of their full measure of applause from the
audiences.
To-morrow and every evening during the week
and at the Wednesday and Saturday matinees, the
attraction will be the irrepressible Lotta, who will
be seen in the comedy-drama of “Mlle. Nitouche."
She will be supported by her own company. The
Jittle Lotta will doubtless be made happy by the
presence of remunerative and gratified audiences.
Cromwell’s Art Lectures. — This
evening Mathews and Manager French will put on
their St. Patrick’s hats and decorate their manly
breasts with shamrock and rye sprigs, and the ush
ers will hum “Erin Go Bragb,” or to glory, as they
waltz down the aisles to seat the audiences.
Why should this be thus?
Simply because Professor Cromwell will repeat
bis popular and interestingly historic and reminis
cent illustrations of “ Ireland—the Emerald Isle.”
During the lecture portraits of Parnell, Robert Em
mett, Daniel O’Connell, and other patriots and
statesmen of “ the ould sod ” will be presented.
This lecture, with its marvelously accurate tran
scripts upon canvass of the most notable places,
ruins, and cities, the Lakes of Killarney, and the
historic edifices of Erin is one of the most attract
ive of the brilliant and Instructive of his present
season’s series.
People’s Theatre.—Playgoers, who
in the past week wanted the entire earth for the
worth of their admission money, held a meetlna in
front of the box-office of this theatre on Monday
last, and compromised by taking in “The World.”
That they were satisfied with their bargain, was
evident from the fact that they crowded the theatre
©very night.
To-morrow evening, and for the current week, in
cluding the matinees cm Wednesday and Saturday,
Messrs. Shook & Collier’s Union Square Company
will be seen in the sensational and picturesque
fcama, “ A Prisoner for Life.”
r The performances of this play will be the means
■ of the reappearance after an absence of several sea
sons of an excellent and favorite artist, Mr. John B.
Studley, who will sustain the leading role.
Mr. Studley is one of the very tew of the repre
sentatives of leading legitimate, as well as melo
dramatic characters, who remain to remind the
present generation that the stage has not always
been occupied by burlesquers, horse-play, comio
bpera and slang farces. With Mr. Studley in the
cast, is another well-remembered favorite—Mr. E.
L. Tilton, who will no doubt be given the well
earned recognition of a hearty welcome,
“ A Prisoner for Life” will be illustrated by all
the original scenic settings which attended its pro
duction at the Union Square Theatre.
Lyceum Theatre.—Miss Helen Dau
'/ray’s charming impersonation of Kate Shipley in
’•One of Our Girls,” goes merrily on at this estab
lishment and continues to meet with the approval
of large and fashionable audiences. Mr. Howard’s
interesting play is given with the same precision
and effect as on the opening week and all the play
ers are doing good work.
» The applause is as great and the calls before the
curtain are as frequent as on the opening night, a
fact that speaks well for the completeness and per
fection of the performance.
Manager Hayden is making active preparations
for the celebration of the ono hundred and fiftieth
performance, which takes place April sth. when
Miss Dauvray’s new polka, with an illuminated
portrait of the fair actress, will be distributed to all
in attendance. The sale of seats for this event is
aiow in progress.
Bijou Opera House.—The ever prom
ising Dixey, and his specialty, “ Adonis,” will turn
their six-hundredth lap, somewhere in the early
part of April. There are as yet no alarming signs
of weakness in either of them visible to the ordi
nary gazer from the orchestra. The bald head con
tingents in the front row assort that they (the b. h’s)
are very tired. Robert Dunlap is making an expan
sion hat -his own invention—for Dixey, when he
reaches the close of his season here. It is self
adjusting. He experimented with it on the head of
Marcus Meyer, and it stood the test of an enormous
stretch. It will fit Dixey even though his cranium
should equal the dome of the Boston State House in
Circumference.
Meanwhile “ Adonis’* until July 3d. Matinee on
Saturday.
Comedy Theatre.—Tony Hart, with
bls “Toy Pistol,” will make a target of his audi
ences at which to discharge its load of fun and hu*
mor, Its merriment of song and its jollity of action,
only two weeks longer.
“And in a little while ye shall not see him.’*
Therefore it is that, with each recurring perform
ance, there should be, if there is not, occasion for
the exhibition at the box-office of the expressive
chromo, “ Standing room only.”
It at last looks—not the chromo, but the business
—as if Tony was in the way to success and good
fortune galore. It may not be out of order to men
tion the fact that there will be the usual matinees
on Wednesday and Saturday.
Harrigan’s Park Theatre.—“There
Is nothing like leather,” as the young lover sadly
remarked when his girl’s old man got through with
bim at the bottom of the front stoop.
And Ned Harrigan has proved that, although it
may not be dramatic, there is nothing like a
“ Leather Patch,” properly put on, to stick to the
stage an entire season. This particular “ Patch ’* is
attracting crowded houses nightly.
Matinees on Wednesday and Saturday.
Globe Dime Museum.—The “female
type setting match” goes bravely on, and the click
of types makes lively music as the fair competitors
bustle through their “ takes’* and hourly get nearer
the hour for the distribution of the prizes. And they
Will not only win but earn the Waltham watch, tho
opera glasses, and the twenty-five dollar—prizes.
The Turks Island Filibusters; The Amphibeo, or
Human Fish; The Tattood Lady, and a hundred
other animate and inanimate curios will be on
exhibition at all hours. Performances every hour
on the stage. Special concerts this afternoon and
uenlng.
Barnums Show To-morrow. —To-mor-
row afternoon the monster Barnum and London
Shows will open the circus season in Madison
Square Garden upon a scale of magnificence and
grandeur never equaled before in the annals of
amusements. Every year P. T. Barnum gives a
larger show, but this season he claims that it is not
only larger, but grander, richerand infinitely better
than any he has ever organized. A great num
ber of specialties of a novel character have been
imported for this year's tour and embrace some
startling acts never seen in this country.
Nearly all the 100 acts are now and different from
those seen before, while the two menageries of wild
animals may bo said to be complete. The museum
of living wonders, and Congress of Giants and
Gianteses, the Arabs, Miramba band, double headed
lady, dwarfs, and numberless other features are all
of a wonderfully interesting character. Jumbo and
his great skeleton will prove valuable acquisitions,
while the performances will excite the admiration
of all beholders—young and old. It is certainly a
world of wonders and will reflect additional credit
upon the fame of the king of showmen and doubt
less fill Madison Square Garden with delighted
thousands.
Third Avenue Theatre.—During the
past week Mr. Fred. Ward® paid his return visit to
the east side stage, and repeated the rorpertoire of
characters in which he made so favorable an im
pression not long since at the People’s Theatre. At
that time extended comment was made in these
columns concerning his performances.
In the week he was seen in Virginias, Damon,
Richard 111., Ingomar and Claude Melnotte—the
two last mentioned being impersonated respectively
at the Wednesday and Saturday matinees. He
was fairly supported by his company, the scenic
setting of the plays was appropriate, and the cos
tumes much nearer historical correctness than is
usually the accompaniment of a brief engagement.
Throughout the week his efforts were thought
fully and pleasurably witnessed by large and intel
ligently critical audiences. He is at present the
youngest of the prominent tragedians now seeking
advancement in public favor, and., there is every
promise in the quality of his acting that in time to
come he will attain the eminence he desires.
To-morrow evening Dion Boucicault’s drama of
“The Shaughraun *’ will be presented. It will be
illustrated with appropriate scenic settings and
with all the picturesque effects and realism which
marked its original production at Wallack’s (Star)
Theatre many seasons ago.
At least that is what the management promises
for this revival.
Matinees on Wednesday and Saturday.
The Casino.—“ The Gypsy Baron,” as
usual, and until further notice. Miss Marion Ma
nola and Mr. Carl Irving, who have appeared very
successfully in comic opera in England, have been
engaged bv Mr. Rudolph Aronson, and will make
their first appearances in the next opera to be pre
sented at this house.
Preparations are already being made for the open
ing of the roof garden. New fountains and statuary
are to be added, and tho garden is to be made more
attractive than ever, a feature will be the series of
floral exhibitions during the ensuing Summer.
Promenade concerts will be given as heretofore after
the performance, under Mr. Aronson's direction.
The opening will take place on the seventy-fifth
representation of “The Gypsy Baron,” early in May.
Eden Muses—“ The Japanese Work
shop,” which is the latest addition to the standard
works at this popular institution, has attracted im
mense numbers of visitors every afternoon and
evening during the week. It, as well as the allegor
ical and fanciful figure of “Cupid at Work,” will
be, no doubt, objects of interest and contemplation
to a continuance of crowded assemblages for some
time to come. Ajeeb, the automaton chess-player;
the Hungarian gypsy band, and the Eden Musee
orchestra in their enjoyable concerts, as well as all
the hundreds of other attractions, make up the
programme. Special concerts this afternoon and
evening.
Fifth Avenue Theatre.—“ The Mi
kado.” What more is there to be said that has not,
in the past months, with constant repetition, been
worn threadbare, turned over and worn out again,
like an old carpet ? “ The Mikado ” appears to
be as bright, picturesque, and welcome now, in the
popular estimate,as it was in the first month of its
performance.
It will be continued until further notice. Mati
nee on Saturday.
Daly’s Theatre. — “ Nancy & Co.”
will in all probability be continued until the close
of the season. And then all the people who have
witnessed its performance will cogitate and wonder
and repeat Sam Weller’s conundrum in reference to
the alphabet—“ Whether it was worth while going
through so much to learn so little.”
Matinee on Wednesday and Saturday.
Tony Pastor’s Theatre. —Ex.it How
ard Atheneum Company. Enter—to-morrow eve
ning, Tony Pastor’s “Own.” Lights up. Music.
Everybody ready to begin. Warning bell. Curtain
bell. Up she goes. And there you are !
And the performance begins, and what is it ?
First on the list are The Sisters Muhlemann and
Herr Joseph Muhlemann—otherwise known in the
land of the Alps as “ The Schwiezer Singvogel”—
who were some time since specially engaged per
cable by Tony as additions to his company. They
will be heard in their native songs, trios and chor
uses, will play their country’s popular airs on the
zither, and will be seen also in characteristic dances.
With this principal and unusually attractive fea
ture, The Pastor’s own company will come forward
in its various and most notable specialties. Among
these are Mr. and Mrs. Harry Watson, vocalists and
dancers; The Seigrist Family; Frank and Lillian
White; Charles Raymond, the one-legged dancer;
The Man Serpent, Wm. Harbeck; Mddle. Rene,
change dancer; Dan Hart; The Juggler, Nelsoni,
and Harry Thorne and Miss Maggie Willet in the
afterpiece of “My Mother-in-law.” Matinees on
Tuesday and Friday.
Koster & Bial’s. —The usual Sunday
evening concert will be given to-night. The musi
cal trio, Sam Weston, W. B. Wood and Mort Weston,
will perform an entertaining musical comedy act,
introducing almost every instrument which lyric
skill has yet invented. Signor Rappaport, a new
tenor, will be heard in selections; Ella Wesner will
do her favorite specialties, and Byrnes, the light
ning sketch artist, will draw the faces of notable
personages. Selections from “ Pinafore ” will be a
feature of the concert. To-morrow night, the re
vived “Pinafore ’* will be produced at this resort
for the first time. The orchestra is under the direc
tion of Prof. Hostetter, and tho always agreeable
opera will be interpreted by a competent cast, in
cluding Georgie Parker, Ella Wesner, Lilly Shanley,
and others. Many specialties will be introduced
during the progress of the performance.
National Theatre. —Mr. J. W. Ban
sone will come forward to-morrow evening as the
week’s dramatic attraction, appearing in a revised
version of his play entitled “Across the Atlantic,”
the character impersonated by him being known as
Horace Durand, a banker’s clerk. He will be sup
ported in the cast by Manager Heumann’s regular
company.
The variety olio which precedes the dramatic per
formance will include, among other novelties, the
Virginia Trio, in their “Sundown” act; the Braham
brothers, Abe and Lew, in their “ Shadowgraphs”;
George W. Callahan, the ventriloquist; Prof. C. W.
Givanana, with his performing birds, and Ida Burt,
in her lightning changes.
Special concerts will be given this afternoon and
evening. Matinees on Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday.
Theatre Comique (Harlem). —Noth-
ing is too good, as viewed by Director Hart, with
which to entertain and amuse his patrons, and no
pains or expense has been spared by him in the
proper presentation of the many attractions that
are from time to time produced at this notable
amusement resort.
During the past week the performance of the
Madison Square Company in “ The Rajah” was wit
nessed by a series of large and certainly greatly
gratified audiences.
This week, the popular comedian, Mr. Neil Bur
gess, will appear in his eccentric creation, " The
Widow Bedott,” an eccentric, realistic and witty
assumption of character, supported by an excellent
company, which will assist materially in giving
effect to the merriment of the farcical work. Large
and fashionable audiences every evening during
the Widow’s sojourn among the citizens of Harlem
may be looked for.
Matinees on Wednesday and Saturday.
Lee Avenue Academy of Music
(Williamsburg).—For tho present week, commenc
ing to-morrow evening, the management of this
popular theatre announce the performance of “The
Original Mikado ” with “ all new scenio settings
and costumes.” The company is competent and
the cast will doubtloss be satisfactorily represented.
Matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
This evening the much-talked of “ Texas Cowboy
Pianist” will give one of his “recitals” at this
theatre.
Sans Souci.—The entertainment at
this well known rosort will include, for the present
week, tho usual programme of singing, dancing,
and variety specialties, and a new series of popular
selections by the orchestra. Tho management des
ires it to be particularly understood by the patrons
of the Sans Souci that tho place will not be open on
Bunday.
NEW YORK DISPATCH, MARCH 28, 1886.
Union Square Theatre.—Despite the
wretched inanity of Captain Alfred Thompson’s
(of London, England, you know) doggerel libretto
which he foisted upon the unsuspecting Composer
Solomon, “ Pepita ” has scored a success. A fact
that is mainly dne to the picturesque and artistic
setting given the opera by Manager Hill —and the
thoroughly earnest and capable work of the prin
cipals in the cast. With anything approaching a
properly constructed libretto Mr. Solomon’s music,
which in the main is bright and tho numbers pleas
ant to the ear-would be far more effective in
capturing a deserved share of popular favor.
Had Sydney Rosenfeld been given the task of
writing this libretto—or rather adapting it from the
French original, its wit and localisms would have
had something of point and a welcome lack of the
wormy chestnut flavor of the London Punch variety.
As it is, there must be more the-n usual excellence
in Mr. Solomon’s music and in Mr. Hilt’s costly
mounting of this “Pepita,” else the dead -weight of
its present libretto would have brought the work to
grief before its first week of performance had ex
pired.
The next time you have an idea, Mr. Solomon, for
an opera, let Rosenfeld, or some other man of Brains,
write your libretto instead of Captain Alfred Thomp
son, of London, England.
“Pepita” will be continued for some weeks-to
come. May it bring to Manager Hill and to Mr.
Ed. Soloman ample return for their venture.
Star Theatre.—“ The Jilt,” which
might not be inconsistently entitled, a horse comedy,
runs smoothly, and its performance is nightly wit
nessed by audiences whose kindly presence brings
cheer and happiness to the Boucicaultian heart.
And what is better, profit to the author’s pocket
—as well as to the management of the theatre.
In view of his long service to the stage, his ad
mittedly great ability as a dramatist, and the grati
fication and delight the more than two hundred
dramas and comedies of which he claims the pater
nity, have brought to the playgoers here and in
England, Mr. Boucicault deserves all the good for
tune and kindly remembrance, in these his later
years of life which can possibly be extended him.
Let the good he has done bring forgetfulness of his
social and professional errors and eccentricities.
Mr. Boucicault’s engagement here terminates on
Saturday evening next.
Theiss’s Alhambra Concerts. —The
same programme of vocal, instrumental and spe
cialty entertainment will be continued during the
present week. The international singer, Adele Mar
tinotti, the eccentric comedian, Mr. L. Pizzarello,
and the Vienna Star Duettists, the Brunelles, will
all be heard and seen in their popular specialties.
The orchestra and its soloists will repeat their
choicest selections. Sacred concerts this afternoon
and evening. Matinee every day.
Mebrimao and Monitor.—ln this,
the third month of the exhibition of the grand real
istic painting representing with marvelous fidelity
the memorable naval battle between the Merrimac
and Monitor ironclads, there seems to be no de
crease, but rather an increase in the attendance of
visitors. As a work of art it deserves the thought
ful consideration and general commendation it has
thus far received.
Theiss’s Concerts.—The orchestra
will, during the present week, regale the hundreds
of habitues of this resort with a series of new selec
tions, and all the instrumental soloists will be
heard, as usual. Many new vocalists will add to the
interest of the concerts. Special concerts will be
given this afternoon and evening.
Musical and Dramatic Items,
William H. West (no relation to the
Go West, young man), the negro ininstr,el, appeared in
Judge Shepard’s Court, in Chicago, on Thursday last, and
proceeded to tell all about h s troubles with his wife. Fay
Templeton, the lively and debonnaire young lady of “I
Like It—Don’t You?” fame, from whom he sought a di
vorce. “I married my wife,” sa : d lie, “in Nashville,
Tenn., May 30, 1883. Miss Templeton was then a drama
tic artist, but before I would consent to marry her I ex
acted a promise that she leave the stage. Wo lived In
Nashville one week, when my minstrel company came
back North and mv wife rejoined me in New York about
June 15, 1883, and renounced her position in her father's
company. When we reached Chicago we put up at the
Tremont House. We had been here about two weeks
when one evening Mrs. West startled me by saying:
‘Well, Billy. 1 think I shall go back to New York.’ I ask
ed her what the trouble was. ‘Oh,’ said she, ‘I don’t
think I can stay away from the stage; married life’s all
well enough for a little while, but you soon get tired of
it.’ ‘Well,’ said I. ‘if you feel that way go, and God bless
y °“She went back to New York and resumed the stage.
She was playing in Rice’s ‘Evangeline’ company, at
the Fourteenth Stieet Theatre. I have seen her several
times and asked her to live with me, but she always said
she liked the stage better.”
Some further evidence was presented by Mr West, and
no opposition being made by the respondent, the poor
wife deserted husband was given a divorce in fifteen min
utes.
“Do you know,” said my traveled
friend, “ that, Tomaso Salvini, the greatest actor in the
world, is not an Italian, but an Irishman ?”
“ What I” said I. “ Salvini can’t speak a word of Eng
lish.”
“I know he can’t, but he’s an Irishman all the same,
and his right name is Tom Sullivan. His parents, who
were laboring people, emigrated to Southern Italy when
Tom was an infant, and d ied there befnre the boy was old
enough to talk. The youth was brought up by Italians
and as an Italian. He never learned his mother tongue,
but always spoke the musical language ol Italy. In his
young manhood he was a member of the Papal Guards.
Now, to prove to you that Salvini is not an Italian, I will
cite you two facts, viz: Natives of the province of Italy
that Salvini conies from, always have dark eyes and are
never bald in middle life. Now, Salvini has light eyes,
and has been bald as a billiard ball for many years.
Marie Heilbron, the prima-donna,
died at Nice last week. She leaves a daughter and a for
tune of $309,000. She was buried on March 25th in Paris.
Mme. Heilbron was h rn in Brussels, of Jewish parents,
about 1819. After some brief experience on the Italian
operate stage, she signed with Max and Maurice Strak
osch for an American tour, and made her debut at the
New York Academy Sept. 28, 1874, in “La Traviata.”
she returned to Europe in the following Spring. Later
she abandoned the stage to marry Viscount De la Pan
ouse, a very wealthy Frenchman, whose love was so gen
erous that he insisted upou claiming the paternity of a
son born to her some years before she met him. The no
bleman’s lamily objected, and the interference of the
courts prevented him from carrying out his intentions. A
year or two la*er he failed in speculations on the Bourse,
but managed to turn over a substantial remnant to Ills
wife. Ultimately they separated.
William Fullerton, jr., a son of ex-
Judge Fullerton, went abroad some ten years ago to
study music. In March, 1885. he wrote a three act comic
opera, entitled “ The Lady of the Locket.” The libretto
was written by John Hamilton, who adapted “ Moths” as
it was produced at Wallack’s last year. “The Lady of
the Locket” was brought out in London at the Empire
Theatre, and was successful, running for 125 nights.
Mr. Fullerton is now completing a new opera, which
will be produced simultaneously in London and New
York at the beginning of next season. The libretto is
written by Maurice Barrymore, the author of “Nadjezda,”
and William Beattie Kingston, dramatic critic on the
London Telegraph. Mr. Kingston also wrote the English
version of “The Beggar Student.”
Manager Frank Murtha has a collec
tion of books and papers that some historical society will
be tempted to swoop down uoon. They consist of all the
account books and contracts made by the old Bowery
Theatre under the management of Mr. Thomas S. Ham
blin. from the date of its opening in 1843, to 1849.
Among the contracts is one with Mr. E. L. Davenport to
play leading parts for a salary of $lB a week, and another
with Mr. Junius Brutus Booth, dated 1844, for a salary of
$lO a week. The pay roll showed the lowest salary to be
$3 a week. The same book showed how dozens of old
stars worked for a mere pittance.
The Booth-Salvini season, in prospect
since last November, will be carried out very much in
accordance with the plans originally stated in the New
York C ipper. The tragedians will appear together in
“Othello,” “Hamlet.” and “King Lear,” Mr. Booth play
ing lago, Hamlet and Edmund, while Salvini will do
Othello, Claudius and Lear. The season opens at the
New York Academy late next month. The Philadelphia
Academy, Brooklyn Academy and Boston Theatre will
follow, and four performances will be given at each.
“Hamlet” forming the matinee bill. Best seats will prob
ably be $5 each.
Carll’s Opera-House, at New Haven,
was thronged-on Tuesday night last, on the occasion of
the Elks’benefit. The Madison Square Theatre “Saints
and Sinners” Company were rapturously applauded,
especially Mr. Stoddard, as the old father. A novel fea
ture of the entertainment was the introduction, between
the third and fourth acts, of “lightning sketches” by
several New York artists, among them Mr. Geo. Halm,
the decorator, Mr. V. Gribayedoft, Mr. John Durkin and
Sig. Operti. Mr. Augustus Heckle, though not an artist
by profession, made a handsome crayon drawing of Mr.
Sarony.
Mr. L. E. Hodes, the advertising
agent of the Madison Square Theatre, and who for many
years was an attache, in the same capacity, of the Union
Square Theatre, is probably one of the most industrious
and faithful men in his guild. There is a current rumor
that he never sleeps, has no time to eat, has no use for
chairs, or other restful contrivances, and whenever seen,
or heard from, is always going somewhere to do some
thing. He means business, is faithful to his trust, and
believes only in the theatre and the manager he serves.
Vergeline Griffin, daughter of Gilde
roy Griftin, U. S. Consul at Sydney, Aus., a niece of Ham
ilton Griffin, and a young lady of dramatic promise, is
being carefully watched by Louis E. Cooke, of the Fore-
Saugh Show, who is a friend of her father, and who paid
era visit recently, says that he found her advanced
Ereatly in her dramatic studies. It is proposed to place
er in a good working company for a year or so.
Miss Dauvray has fitted up a private
office on the ground floor of the Lyceum Theatre, in the
rear of the box-office and adjoining the manager’s room
It is an artistic study. The floor is covered with tiger
skin rugs and the walls hung with embossed leather.
There are quaintly-carved chairs, a low divan, and a
writing-desk supported by antlers. A few busts, paint
ings and curios adorn the room.
An Irishman lately went to a Western
theatre for the first time. Just as the curtain descended
on the first act, an engine in the basement exploded, and
he was blown through the roof, coming down in the next
street. After coming to his senses he asked: “An’ what
piece do yez play next ?”
“ A Strange Disappearance ” is the
title of a local drama by Mr. George Clarke, whopro
• poses to produce it here at the conclusion of his engage
ment at Wallack s Theatre. One act is laid at Fulton
Market, in the early morning, and another act illustrates
Macy’s drygoods store.
And now right on the heels of the
cowboy comes little nine-year-old Barbara Robinson an
uneducated negro girl from West Point, Ga., who is an
other pianistic phenomenon. It is said that she is des
tined to fill the aching musical void that Blind Tom is
likely soon to leave.
Mr. Horace McVicker is to deliver the
address at the dedication of the Actors’ Fund lots in
Evergreens Cemetery, next June. Ten additional lots
have been purchased, making twenty in all. Contracts
to fence them in and improve them have also been made.
William Elton will go to Australia at
the end of the Wallack season. His engagement abroad
is for twelve months. He goes away because the Wal
lack season (five months) is too brief to be remunerative.
“Yer 'and, Gov’ner, yer ’and. ’Ow you must suft'er.”
Mr. Harry Miner has decided to give
his personal attention to his Newark theatre, now in
course of erection. Mr. G. W. Frankel, who was so have
been its manager, decided not to accept the position.
Mr. T. W. Moore will be the local manager.
Miss Lilian Olcott is gradually work
ing her way to this city from the West. The first - part
that she will undertake in New Yprk will be Galatea in
“ Pygmalion and Galalea,” tor which she is said to be
physically and mentally fitted.
Dan Packard, the comedian, has
signed with George Brotherton, of Philadelphia, to play
tho part in “The Little Tycoon.” now being played by
R. G. Graham, commencing March 29th, when company
No. 1 opens in New York.
When Adelaide Neilson was' in St.
Louis in 1880, she stood in front of the bronze* statue of
Shakespeare there and said: “Old fellow. j’PU have
done a great deal for me and I've done a great deal for
you—efi r»
Agnes Herndon, who was recently the
star of the “ Only a Farmer’s Daughter Company,” a ”d
the leading Id o’ M Icon Nobles’s company, will st
next season Under her own management, in a hew play.
David Bidwell has not fully decided
to continue his stock company a'ter this year. If he
(loes not, there uilT be some good actors in the market.
And if lie does, sonic of them Will wish they were.
Emma Nevada returned to the city last
week, havir g closrd her se'ason two weeks earlier than ex
pected. She >s suffering from a b;.d co\d. She and Dr.
1 aimer will sail for Europe next month.
Stanley McKenna, the well known
journalist and playwrigkt, is lying at the point of death
at his home in this city. Lils friends have given up all
hope of his recovery.
Catherine Lewis has taken Kate Clax
ton's pfase in Charles A. Stevenson’s company. Kate
Klaxton (Mrs. Stevenson) is about to add tot lie duties of
the census taker.
Lester Wallack closes his regular sea
the last of Anril. He then-plays his company at
Nioio s Garden and the Grand Opera House, closing the
season May 29.
‘‘The Lone Pine,” now being done in
t urna c ut to be E. J. Cowley's work, and
n ?h. * vld Relasco’s, though the latter has written wplay
ol that name.
W. H. Gillette will retire-from “The
Private Secretary” load abont June Ist and go to play
writing. Leonard Grover, Jr., will fill' liis place for a 1
short season.
Anna Dickinson is writing a new play.
Tiie subject is historical. With a heart steeled to all
mercy, the authoress announces that she is going to act
in it herselfi
Mark Smith will get into the Casino
cast, and Marie Jansen will be a good addition to it
-1 auline Hall, Francis Wilson and W. H. Fitzgerald will
remain.
Fred. Marsden is writing a new comedy
for a comedian named LaGrand. Mr. LaGrand has been
in retirement for some time past, but wants to “try it”
again. 7
“We, Us & C 0.,” has been purchased
(? r tl'e Racine Coast by F. L. Hoogs and F. A. H. Peel, of
ban Francisco. They will put out a company at once.
Miss Pauline Hall will spend the Sum
mer abroad, but will return in time for the opening of the
Casino, where she is re-engaged for next seasun.
Mrs. Langtry says Edward Gilmore, of
Niblo’s Garden, will hereafter look after her interests in
America, to which she will return next year.
George Hoey has written “Kit, Jr.,”
tor Henry T. Chanfrau, and it may be done before the
close of the present season.
It is said that Henry Irving takes
snuff. This is prima facia, evidence that he is a good
enough actor at a pinch.
Mrs. Tony Hart has gone to Old Point
Comfort, Va., for her health. She is quite seriously ill.
George Clarke has called his new local
play “A Strange Disappearance.”
WMb Own.
That’s the Secret.—As we passed
down Nassau street the other day we met two men
coming out of John P. Senninger’s. One said to
the other: “I don’t see how the devil Senninger
can afford to give the dinner he does for thirty
cents. In other places I pay seventy-five cents for
a dinner not near as good.” “ The fact of the mat
ter is," said his friend, “Senninger understands
his business most thoroughly. That’s the se
cret. Did you ever taste better beer or in better
condition, than that which we had at dinner ?"
John P. Sanninger’s place is at No. 120 Nassau axreet.
Important.—The improvements of the
Grand Union Hotel are simply elegant and the
Hotel is always kept in perfect order. .
It is so convenient to all the depots, that guests
arriving by the Grand Central Depot have their
baggage transferred to and from the Grand Hotel in
five minutes, free of charge*
Guests arriving by steamer or railroad—South,
North, East or West—are conveyed to the Grand
Union Hotel by the Elevated Railroad for five to
fifteen cents, thereby saving $3 carriage hire.
Travelers by West Shore Railroad, via Weehawken
Ferry, foot of Forty-second street, take horso-cars
at ferry entrance and reach this Hotel in ten min
utes, for five cents, and save $3 carriage hire.
During the past year one hundred and ten thou
sand people occupied the 613 rooms of the Grand
Union Hotel at $1 and upward per day, including,
of course, its elegant suites of rooms for families
on the European plan.
The Dining-rooms, Restaurant, Cafe, Lunch and
Wine-rooms are supplied with the best at moderate
prices.
Families live better at the Grand Union Hotel,
and for leas money, than at any other first-class
hotel in New York.
Excelsior Hall. —This pleasant
saloon is situated at No. 327 Broome street, and is
presided over by that prince of good fellows Sylves
ter D. Schaffner. Excelsior Hall is the general
depot for George Bechtel’s Excelsior lager beer, and
it can always be found in prime condition for drink
ing. Together with the beat of lager Mr. Schaffner
supplies hia customers with fine wines, rare
whiskies and brandies, and most exeellent cigars.
Give Schai-’fner one call and you will call often.
Use Angostura Bitters (the genuine
only,) the world-renowned appetizer and invigora
tor. Have it always in your house.
Specially Brewed for Him. —“ The
bully lager beer” is kept on draught all the time by
jolly Andy Horn, corner of East Broadway and
Catharine street, and he is the only man in New
York who sells it. George Bechtel brews it spe
cially for Horn, and he makes it his particular busi
ness to extract from the malt every particle of stuff
that has a tendency to make men cranky. It is ow
ing to this fact that Horn’s customers are the most
jovial and good-natured set of men to be found in
New York city. If you don’t believe us, try “ the
bully lager beer."
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Dr. Fuller’s Youthful Vigor Pills,
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Excise Cases.
The Side Door—The Officer Treats—Resort
for Boys—He Got Sarsaparilla.
THE SIDE DOOR.
John J. McGrath, No. 635 West Forty-sixth street,
was charged with violating the Excise Law. Sun
day, the 17th of January, Officer Sweeny, Twenty,
second Precinct, entered the saloon about 4 o’clock
in the afternoon by the side door. Be saw seven or
eight men around the pool table. McGrath was in
charge of the place. He is proprietor. The arrest
was made for having his place open. He was sup
posed to be the proprietor, having the license in his
name. They live in the back, but the side door
leads into the bar-room. The pool table is in the
bar.
Dbfendent said he lived in the back room. Some
of his tenants came in to read the papers, then there
was a cousin from the country. That was all he
knew. The side door was open, that led to his
Bleeping apartments.
“ How about pool playing?" asked the Court.
“ There was no playing. They might have thrown
around the balls."
“ No game?"
“ Didn’t notice it."
“ No exhibition of liquor ?’*
“ No, sir.”
The point counsel endeavored to make was that
when the Board of Excise licensed the place, they
did so with the apartments in the rear. His side
door was necessary to get to the back rooms,
“ Guilty, $25 fine," said the court.
THE OFFICER TREATS.
Henry Halbert was charged by Officer Gilligan, of
the Eighth Precinct, with violating the law on
Sunday.
Passing the place, the officer said, he saw a young
man go to the door and he went with him. He
knocked and the door was opened. Both entered.
The officer remarked to the young man, as they en
tered the room, that it was a cold morning and
asked bim what he would have. The young man
said he would have a glass of ale, the officer said he
would have whisky and paid for it. This was one
block from the station house. There was one
young man standing at the bar.
Fined $25.
A RESORT FOR BOYS.
John Basso, of No. 79 Sullivan street, licensed for
beer, was open on Sunday, the 14th.
Officer Gilligan said ho entered the place at eight
o’clock in the evening through a rear door. There
were eight men and boys in the place. Four or five
were playing cards at a table; the rest were stand
ing aitound. The defendant was seated at a table
playing cards. He was supposed to be the proprie
tor; he acknowledged to the officer that he was pro
prietor. He lost his license, but it was transferred
to a fictitious person. He still remained boss.
Counsel asked how be got in. He said through
the rear door; he followed a boy.
“Do you know whether he lives on the prem
ises ?” asked counsel.
“He didn’t give it as his residence. There was
no appearance of a residence."
Defendant said he lived at No. 3 Varick place.
His store was closed. A boy rapped at the door,
and when he opened it the officer forced his way in.
He told the officer to clear out. He sold nothing.
Gilligan said the place was a report for boys to
play pool.
Guilty—fined $25.
HE GOT SARSAPARILLA.
Officer David Partly traveled all the way b’p’ from
the. Eighth Precinct to catch Charles Uhlenbrook,
of Twentieth street and Eleventh avenue, for vio
lating the excise law.
The place is a restaurant as well as a liquor sa -
loon. The officer entered the place at nine o’clock*
through the side door.
" What occurred after you got in ?” asked the
cohort.
“V drank a glass of sarsaparilla, paid for it, and
arreMM him for having bi?-place exposed.”
•* TZsUf is a dining place ?" asked counsel. “You
went faiti the dining-room and then into the sa
loon ?”
“Yes,
“ Has he got boarders ?”
” I don’t Snow.”
“ He was net behind the bar you wont in ?”
“He went from the dining-room’io the bar.”
“ He was cleaning up ?”
“Yes. sir.”
" You asked for a glass of sarsapariStA*?”
“Yes, sir.”
“ Was the bar covered ?”
“ No.”
*' Is it licensed ?”
“Yes, sir.”
The defendant said he had charge of M/.'Meyer's
saloon. The gentleman came in as he wasdeaning
up the dining-room, and asked for a glass of sarsa
parilla. The door leading to the bar was closed, and
' the officer followed him in.
“Not guilty,” said the court.
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clergyman, after years of suffering from that loath*
some disease, catarrh, and vainly trying every
known remedy, 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. Flynn & Co.,
No. 1 117 East Fifteenth street. New York, will receive
the recipe free of charge.
Mining Case.
A PLOT TO SWINDLE AN HONEST MAN.
The case of Charles W. Smith against Oliver L.
Gardiner, Stephen H. Howland and Alexander
Fisher, tried in the City Court, before Chief-Justice
McAdam; developed a very interesting state of
facts, showing how easily frauds are perpetrated
upon the unsuspecting. Gardiner, a wealthy gen
tleman, was the owner of a controlling interest in a
gold mine, known as the New York Placer, or
Gardiner Mine, situated in Colorado, which interest
he purchased for $2,500. The mine, it appears, al.
though supposed to have been valuable, was not
developed, so that its real value was unknown.
Howland and Fisher procured title of some sort to
adjoining lands, which they called a gold mine,
under the name of the Boston Placer. They there
upon undertook to dispose of their placer to Gardi
ner, but how to do it. called forth an amount of in.
genuity seldom excelled. They called on Gardiner,
told him that their interest in the Boston Placer
had cost $5,750; that they needed money and would
sell out for ready cash, even at a loss. Gardiner
showed no disposition to buy, whereupon the in
genlous Howland and Fisher contrived to start a
boom for the purpose of forcing Gardiner into the
enterprise. They procured the services of a man
named John Heitner, agreeing to give him one
third of the profit arising from the scheme, and in
duced Heitner to call on Gardiner and produce a bo
gus telegram purporting to have been received from
capitalists in Colorado, expressing a strong desire on
their part to purchase the New York Placer or
Gardiner mine, providing they could get a control
ling interest in that mine and the Boston Placer as
well; but the one would be of no use to them
without the other. Gardiner said he didn’t own
the Boston Placer, but perhaps might get it, and
Heitner was told to call again.
Howland and Fisher determined to keep up the
boom, and sent a man named Paine, purporting to
represent other parties, to make an offer for an in
terest in both mines, and Paine finally left, after
having made an offer of $20,000 for the interest sug
gested. Heitner called the following day and
pressed the claims o 4 the Colorado capitalists, and
finally succeeded in inducing Gardiner to agree to
sell a controlling interest in both mines for $32,000,
the title to be taken in the name of Heitner’s wife.
It was part of the scheme that Heitner should em
ploy a reputable lawyer to examine the transaction
on behalf of the Colorado capitalists, and that the
fees of this lawyer should be paid out of the money
realized from the scheme. A bogus draft made in
New York, but dated in Colorado, was then pre
pared, to pay the earnest money required to bind
the contract. Heitner and his wife attended at the
office of their reputable attorney, the contract was
drawn and executed, and the bogus draft delivered.
Gardiner, supposing he had made a very advan
tageous sale, at once closed the purchase of the Bos
ton placer with Howland and Fisher for $4,000, pay
ing SSOO in cash and giving notes at thirty, sixty
and ninety days for $3,500; but, lo and behold I
when the time for closing the $32,000 purchase ar
rived, Heitner and his wife were not to be found,
the Colorado capitalists were discovered to be
myths, and the fraud began to open itself to Gar
diner’s eyes. Gardiner, finding he was victimized,
brought suit in the Supreme Court, and arrested
Howland, Fisher and Heitner as frauds. They were
confined in Ludlow street jail for some time, when
finally Howland and Fisher were bailed, and Heit
ner, to get out, “squealed” (to use an Aldermanic
phrase).
The suit before Judge McAdam was brought on
one of the notes which Gardiner gave in payment
for the Boston placer, and his defence was the fraud
and conspiracy before mentioned.
Upon the trial Heitner took the stand and testi
fied to the fraud and admitted that it was a con
spiracy gotten up to cheat Gardiner and induce him
to part with his money.
Judge McAdam was astonished at the boldness of
the man and asked, him what he got for his part in
the nefarious scheme. He swore, as the scheme
had not proved altogether successful, he had only
received SIOO, out of the SSOO, which was paid in
cash, The judge then asked him whether for this
SIOO, he had deliberately made himself a party to a
scheme to rob a respectable man of his money and
to do all the lying necessary to make the scheme
successful; to which the witness deliberately an
swered, yes.
Smith, the plaintiff, who appears to be a respecta
ble tailor, took the note in payment of an antece
dent debt, for a suit of clothes worth $45, and $250
in cash. Judge McAdam held that as to these two
items. $295, Smith was a bona-fide holder of the
note, having received it before maturity and with
out knowledge of the fraud, applying the familiar
rule that where one of two innocent persons must
suffer for the fraud of a third, the loss must fall
upon him who gives the credit and enables the
fraud to be perpetrated. He said he was satisfied
that Gardiner had been swindled; that Howland,
Fisher and Heitner were conspirators; but that un
der the circumstances the plaintiff was entitled to
judgment for the amount of his advances, namely
$295, and for this sum a verdict was directed in
favor of the plaintiff. The note in suit was for a
much larger amount, but on account of the fraud
the court held that the defence except as to the
$295, was perfect.
Barnum’s Parade.
NO SHOW UNTIL AFTER A PARADE.
In consequence of the rainy weather the great
parade of the Barnum and London Shows was post
poned until to-morrow night, and should the
weather be unfavorable on Monday evening, then
it will take place on Tuesday, and no performance
will be given at Madison Square Garden until after
the parade takes place. In order not to disappoint
the public Mr. Barnum has concluded, at great pe
cuniary loss, to not give any performances until
a parade is first made in the streets.
May End in Mnrclei’.
WAYLAYING AND KNOCKING DOWN PEDES
TRIANS IN FUN.
John Brennan, Thomas Howard and John Martin,
were charged with assaulting John Kaufman while
on his way home from a maltsters meeting. Bren
nan was also charged with assaulting the compan
ion of Kaufman, who is at the point of death. For
that reason they remanded Brennan on that which
may become a graver offense than assault.
As the case may eventuate* in murder, the assault
on Kaufman was long and carefully tried, as his
assailants may be held as accessories to the homi
cide.
Mr. Kaufman said he lived at No. 621 First ave
nue. On the 15th lust., on his way home, he was
assaulted by the prisoners, Howard and Martin.
They came from behind a coal box, and Howard
struck him on the face, staggering him. He fell on
his hands and knees, and looking round, getting
up, he saw Martin, who struck him on the back of
the head with something hard, that rendered him
senseless. He bad no words with the men and
never saw them before in his life. This occurred at
the door of his friend Mr. Taylor, No. 330 East
Thirty-ninth street, who was also murderously as
saulted at the same time.
He said he was leaving Taylor at his door, after
coming from a maltster's meeting, andon the point
of continuing on his way home. Ha had a few
glasses of beer with his friends that evening, noth
ing to affect him. His whole expenses for the even
ing were twenty-five cents. The night was dark as
usual, but there was a lamp by which he recognised
the accused. There were six or seven in the crowd,
all he recognised was Brennan, Martin and Howard.
When assaulted the crowd said nothing, and he had
said nothing. He and his friend had been assaulted
in a pure spirit of deviltry, the accused seemed
spoiling to whip somebody. They jumped from
behind a coal box where they were hid.
Counsel asked him if he fell on his mouth and
nose, how could he see Martin hit him ?
He said he fell on his hands and knees, and, turn
ing round, he saw Martin hit him. As he turned
and looked up, he got the blow. Howard, he knew
by sight, but was not on speaking terms with him.
This was where Howard lives.
Howard, in his own defense, said that he lived at
No. 330 East Thirty-ninth street and was a driver
for John Nesbitt & Son. Was never arrested before
in his life, excepting once for intoxication. At the
time of the row he was standing on his own stoop
talking to Martin, who was in the act of going
home. This was 12 o’clock. The door is locked at
11, and, being unable to get in, he went to his sis
ter’s house next door, and, going up stairs, he beard
the policeman running, and before his sister opened
the door he was arrested. He struck neither of
these men that night.
“ Did you see the trouble when standing on the
stoop?” asked Justice Murray.
“No, I left before the trouble. We had been
standing about five minutes, when Martin left for
his home in Fortieth street.”
“ Did you hear any row?”
“Not at that time. I did not know there had
been a row till arrested at my sister’s door.”
“Were you drunk or sober ?”
I was neither drunk nor sober.”
Martin said he drove a cart and lived at No. 334
East Fortieth street. He never lifted his hand that
night to Kaufman. Didn’t see him. Did not see
Brennan. Did not see the fight.
“ Where were you arrested ?” asked the court.
“Fifteen yards from the fight.”
A large number of witnesses swore to the good
character, as far as they knew, of the accused. It
was of a negative rather than of an affirmative
character. Thus Mr. Joseph Boylson said of How
ard: “Boys will get out of the memory of men, but
I have known the father and mother for nearly
twenty years, and I know him about the same
time.”
“Youknow people that know him?”
“O, yes.”
“ What is his general character ?”
“ The general character is good. I never heard
anything about him.”
Mr. Kaufman was recalled, and said one was ar
rested a minute after the fight, the other probably
five minutes. Brennan was arrested later.
The accused was convicted, and remanded till to
morrow for sentence.
Dames and damsels say that Glenn’s
Sulphur Soap does the complexion a world of good.
.A. Tln-JE*an Serenade.
THE BRIDEGROOM LEAVES THE BRIDE AND
CLEARS THE CROWD.
On the 7th inst. there was a marriage in West
Sixty-eighth street/ The bridal festivities within
were interupted by » tin-pan serenade without.
Master Hamoffl, who lives at No. 605, next door to
where the wedding feast was held, stood outside,
and was mistaken for one of the serenaders. Chris.
Schaefer, one of the guests, ran out of the house
and gave him a crank under the jaw that lifted him
off his feet. He had hardly settled on them when
he got another “whacx" from the bridegroom, that
knocked him off his pins and flattened him on his
bask.
” There was a marriage there ?” said the Hon. Mr.
Hardy, who appeared for Chris.
“ Yas, sir.”
“There was a disturbance there?”
“ Not till I was struck by Mr. Schaefer and by the
young man that married his sister.”
“Did the bridegroom strike you ?”
“Yes, after Schaefer struck me. I had no diflp
culty with the man married.”
Defendant said the 7th of MarcbJhere was a wed
ding at his house, and there was a disturbance in’
front of it. This young man (the complainant) be
gan to play on a tin can. He told him he had bet
ter stop that noise on the tin can. Then there was
a fight there, and he’didn’t run out till the fight was
over.
Abe Cole said he heard the serenade; it wasn’t
very euphonious. The eerenaders ran through the
hall with tin pans. As soon as the yoong fellow
got married he was out first at the serenaders, and
when Mr. Schaefer got out the fight was over.
The bridegroom had whipped and scattered the
whole caboodle.
“Discharged,” said the court.
Lost to All Shame.
HOW A HOME IS MADE MISERABLE BY A
WOMAN.
Ellen Woodruff, a miserable-looking creature, was
charged with stealing a pair of shoes from the store
of James Dunlap, No. 667 Eighth avenue. She was
found sitting in the hall next door trying them on.
The shoes were stolen from outside the store. A
neighbor told Mr. Dunlap that a woman next door
was trying to get on a new pair of shoes, and he
thought they were Dunlap's.
She said she did not mean to steal them, if they
fitted she would pay for them. She never was
arrested, and did not remember taking the shoes.
It was the liquor, and not her, that took the shoes.
The husband, a laboring man, came up and said
he lived at No-520 Fortieth street. His wife had
deserted him. She was foolish for him and for he r
selL
“ How many times has she been arrested ?” asked
the court.
“ A good manni times,” replied the husband. “ I
hae been a looking for ’ur sin’ last Monday evening,
an’ I coodna think whaur she were.”
“ Where are your children ?”
“At ’ome,”
“You don’t live with her?”
“Nae, sir.”
“ Don’t believe him,” said the wife.
“ She deliberately left her little baby last Monday,
at 12 o’clock at night, an me to nurse the kid, an
went direct into a liquor drum.”
“ Don’t believe him,” said the wife.
“ Six months,” said the Court.
A. Joke.
BUT IT CAME NEAR BEING VERY OOSTLY.
James Delahey, not now, but formerly bar-tender
in the St. Omer Hotel, was charged with stealing a
dollar and a quarter from the bar. Wallace Carpen
ter said he saw him take it.
" Did you stop him ?” asked Justice Power.
“ No, sir,”
“ Did you know this man ?”
“Yes, sir; he had worked in the hotel previously.
“Didn’t he return seventy-five cents to the bar
tender and say it was a joke ?” asked counsel.
“He had no business to interfere with the
money,” said Carpenter.
“ William Smith is bar-tender ?”
“ Yes, sir.”
“ What was the money given to him for ?” asked
the justice.
“ To be returned to the office,” said counsel.
“Conscience money ?” asked the justice.
“No, it was only a joke.”
“The bar-tender told me Delahey had given the
money, and to say nothing of it. He had handed
it into the office,” said Carpenter.
“ And when you saw him take the money you
said nothing to him, and did not stop him ?”
“No, sir.”
“Discharged,” said the justice.
All the Same Faces. —Counsel for a
young Jew who resides at No. 327 East Seventh
street, charged with assaulting a little girl, said his
client was an imbecile, hardly responsible for his
acts. An agent of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children, said in that neighborhood,
they had all the same noses, mouths and general
contour. He hardly thought all in East Seventh
street were imbeciles. So thought the court, but
the child was too young to rely on its evidence
without corroboration, and discharged the young
rascal.
AN AUTHENTIC BIT OF NEWS—REUNION
OF THE TWENTIETH VETERANS—MORE
GOOD WORDS FOR GEN. DAY—BOOM
ING COMRADE JACOBUS — MuLELLAN
POST ENTERTAINMENT — ITEMS OF
NEWS.
AN AUTHENTIC BIT OF NEWS.
If comrades do not find much news in the Grand
Army column to-day it is because there is little to
chronicle. About the only topics of conversation
among comrades are ,the approaching Department
Encampment and the Memorial Day ceremonies.
But the arrangements for both are yet in an unset
tled state and no announcement of the programmes
can be made as yet. But the Dispatch is able to
give some fauthentic information on a subject of
considerable interest to comrades in this city and
state. On the best authority we are able to give
the name of the next Department Commander.
“ General N. W. Day is the coming man,” say
Comrades Odell, Cavendy and many others.
“You can bet your bottom dollar that J. W.
Jacobus will be the next Commander,/ ia the asser
tioh made daily by Comrades Mallon, Fraser and
other supporters of the Ninth Warder.
“ No candidate from this city can be elected, and
George H. Treadwell, of Albany, is sure to win,”
assert Comrades Kloeber, Nitschs and the many
who believe as they do,
The Dispatch wishes the next Department Com
mander long life and prosperity, and trusts he will
forgive it for publishing the fact that he is certain
to be elected.
REUNION OF THE TWENTIETH VETERANS.
The annual meeting of the Twentieth Regiment
(Turner’s) Veteran Association was held at Kloeber’s
Grand Army Hall on Tuesday evening. The reports
of the various officers show the organization to be
in a flourishing condition.
The following officers were elected for the ensu
ing year: President, Conrad Thonges; Vice-Presi
dent, Albert Stibern; Secretary, Fred. Keahn; Fin.
Secretary, Heyman Barenberg; Treasurer, August
Schmidt.
The President was elected to represent the asso
ciation in the Gorman Hospital Society.
Arrangements were perfected to celebrate the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the departure of the
regiment for the seat of war, on June 13th, on which
day headquarters will be established at Turn Hall.
No. 66 East Fourth street. Comrades from Califor
nia, Illinois, Ohio, New Jersey, Connecticut and
this city, will take coaches at 10 o’clock A. M. and
visit the tomb of General Grant at Riverside Park,
and returning through Central Park, will proceed
to Turtle Bay brewery, on East Forty-fifth street,
from whence the regiment left this city for the
front. A grand banquet will be partaken of at Turn
Hall in the evening.
On the morning of the 14th the vets that are not
laid up for repairs, will march to Jones’s Woods,
accompanied by the New York Turn Verein, where
an old-fashioned veteran picnic will bo held. In the
evening a dress parade and review will take place,
Gen. Max Webor, the first colonel of the regiment,
acting as reviewing officer.
GOOD WORDS FOR GENERAL DAY.
An able and well-known comrade in Western New
York writes the following screed to the Dispatch.
Whatever is said by Comrade Fitts is entitled to
attention:
Lockport, N. Y., March 24, 1886.
To the Editor of the New York Dispatch :
The many friends of Gen. N. W. Day, of New
York, in the western part of the State, are greatly
pleased to learn that the canvass which is being
made for him for Department Commander, G. A. R.,
meets everywhere with favor, and that the prospect
of his election at the encampment next month is
excellent.
This is as it should be. The Grand Army of the
Republic is now, more than ever before, a repre
sentative body. It assumes to stand for all that is
best and highest among the veterans of the Union
Army; and it can be true to its character audits
purposes only by placing real soldiers in ita fore
most positions.
It is no personal reflection upon any man who
has ever occupied the place of Department Com
mander to say, that while there are still eminent
and Widely-known veterans in our ranks, they
should be preferred for the head over comrades
possibly just as meritorious, but whose army rec
ords are not generally known. Let the man who
stood high at the foot twenty-five years ago, and
who stayed there through the fight, lead the G. A.
R. now I They are known; they are honored and
respected; they need no advertising. This I believe
to be one of the reasons that causes the name of
Gen. Day to meet with high favor at this time.
Aside from this, he is a genial good fellow; is cor
dially liked for his good qualities wherever known
and is of that stuff to give the department an ad
ministration of which it might be proud.
Let us elect him I
James F. Fitts,
Delegate of Post No. 76.
WHISPERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
If the comrade signing himself “ A Veteran of
Morris Island,” was a veteran in the newspaper
business he would know better than to send-us an
annonymous communication. If he wishes his
screeds to be published he must append his name
and address, not necessarily for publication, but as
a guarantee that he will “be there” when wanted.
Another esteemed and well known comrade writes
to the Dispatch, Inquiring why a communication
from the post of which he is a member, which he
says was sent to the Dispatch office on Saturday
morning (March 20th), about 11 o’clock, did not ap
pear in last Sunday’s issue ? The writer of this
paragraph has had the pleasure of informing the
esteemed comrade in days long past that communi
cations intended for this column must be sent in at
a not later peaiod than Friday afternoon, or go over
until another week. The item to which the com
rade refers appears in this number of the paper.
MORE GOOD. WORDS FOR GEN. DAY.
A well-known Brooklyn comrade sends to the
Dispatch the following well-merited encomium on
Comrade Nicholas W. Day:
“This is the season of the Grand Army year
when it is well to look out for roorbacks—for G. A,
R. men tell Hee as well as other people. The depart
ment encampment of the Grand Army of the Re
public, so soon to assemble in New York city, will
select the officers on whom they depend for a suc
cessful administration of its affairs for the year.
Of course there are many candidates for Com
mander of the 40,000 men who compose its member
ship. But a word of admonition—all cannot be
selected. A due regard for the fraternity the order
teaches ; a charity lor tbe opinion of others, though
all may not agree as to who should control, will in
sure in the end harmony and such work only as
cun come from unity of effort. The favorite candi
date from this section seems to be Comrade Nicho
las W. Day, of Post No. 135, New York, who was a
good soldier and is an earnest worker in the veteran
cause. No meeting in his interest has been held,
because he is opposed to caucus or conference in the
Grand Army; yet his friends say that a count of
those decided in their preference for him, demon-
strates his strength, and that he U in the race to
win. Local pride will certainly make IM® a strong
candidate here, while elsewhere in tbe St&tp he has
many friends. Of others thus far named, CofiJr/idef
Geo. H. Treadwell, of Albany, and Comrade Josjypir
I. Sayles, of Rome, present Judge-Advocate, awe
making a strong canvass and are confident. Wl.x>
the dark horse may be has not yet developed
It looks as though that were not material, as tbo
chances ar® that one of the three named will win.
Meantime Sayles well tbe ship that T’read.sweZf the
water, with Day visible in the horizon. Good Day.**
BOQMX&Gt COMRADE JACOBUS.
The following circular his been sent to the Post
Commanders and delega’es to the coming Depart
ment Encampment throughout the State:
New York, March 2D, 1886.
GoMßADftsf—At the coming annual encampment of
the Department of New York, G. A. R., the several
posts in the city of Now York respectfully Ltrft
earnestly present their dofire to have the Depart-'
ment Commander for the ensuing year chosen from 1
this city, fully believing that, should you be in-»
dined to coincide With their wishes, the interests*
of our order will be greatly promoted srid its pros
perity enhiUced.
At the written request of a large majority of tho*
Commanders and delegates of the posts in the Ci ty
of New York, Comrade John W. Jacobus, ef E. A.
Kimball Post, No. 100, has consented to become a
candidate for this honorable position.
His admirable military record, purity of charac-'
ter in his public and private life, and conceded
ability as a presiding officer, with bls accurate*
knowledge of the details of th* business of otir or
der; acquired by constant attention to Grand Army
duties—as Commander of his post, several years’’
service as member of the Department Council of*
Admtn-iwtration, and devoted interest to the welfare*
of tbe organization fro-m its infancy—give every as-'
surance of a successful and brillfoin't adininistra- -
tion, should our comrades unite wrth us in select
ing him for Department Commander*.
Comrades are reminded of the fact that this honor’
has been conferred on a resident of the city of New
York on but two occasions; we therefore indulge
the hope of your favorable consideration of this
P e *l- Jas. 8. Fraseb, Chairman.
B. F. Finley, Secretary.
McClellan post’s entertainment.
The musical entertainment of General George
McClellan Post, No. 552. on the 24th inst, was a
highly creditable and enjoyable affair. An excellent
programme was presented. There were recitations
by Mrs. J. B. Stocking. Misses Blake and Davis, and!
Messrs. A. B. and M. F. Davis; a cornet solo by H.
F. More; duet on guitar and mandolin by Messrs.
Edgerton and Gerrity; solos on tbe violin and banjo
by Joe Buckley and M. J. Silva. The efforts of Mr.
Frank Marshall and family were highly appreciated,,
as were also the humorous sketches of the Wilton
Brothers. Mrs, William S. Robinson and Mrs. Net
tie Reeder were of great assistance to the committee
in charge, and did much to promote the success of •
the entertainment. In fact, all tbe comrades of the •
post and the ladies of their families went to work
with a will, and success crowned their efforts. Tbe
post holds regular meetings on the second and
fourth Wednesdays of every month, at-No. 273
Bl seek er street.
ITEMS OF NEWS.
On the evening of the 19th inst. the officers and
members of Rankin Post, 3. O. V., were mustered
and installed at Granada Hall. Myrtle avenue,
Brooklyn. The following are the officers elect;
Commander, C. E. D’Elom; 8. V. C., George L. Fox;
J. V. 0., W. Buckner; Chaplain, J. Fox; Q. M., W.
S. Robinson; Surgeon, W. Van Schaick; O. D., F. V.
Luckey; O. G., W. Keenan; Sentinels, Geo. Boxold
and J. Jenkins. A collation was partaken of by tbs
installing officers and guests after the ceremonies.
The post started off with fourteen charter mem
bers, and is solid financially. Veterans* sons are in
vited to become members.
Frletohie Womens’ Relief Corps,of C-reen
point, is in a flourishing condition. The officers of
the corps, headed by Mrs. Hanna Butchu, the Pres
ident, are full of activity and energy, and in conse
quence succeed in everything they undertake. The
pound-party and entertainment of the corps, which
was held at its rooms in Calyer street, on Tuesday
evening last, was a grand success in every way.
Comrade J. I. Sayles, Commander of Skillin Post,
Rome, N. Y., is the latest addition to the list of
candidates for Department Commander. Comrade
Sayles served faithfully and creditably as a private
soldier during the war, and fulfilled his duties in
letter and spirit. He is now one of the leading
members of the bar in Oneida county; is Judge
Advocate of the Department, and is serving hie
ninth term of Commander of his post. He is a
meritorious and capable aspirant for higher honors.
At the encampment of Robert T. Lincoln Post, 8.
O. V., a resolution was unanimously adopted, by
the terms of which the post agrees to pay to the
treasurer of the Memorial Committee, G. A. R., of
this city, a per capita tax of twenty cents per
annum for the benefit of the needy and disabled
veterans of the late war, their widows and orphans.
Good for Lincoln Post! This is an example which
all other Sons of Veterans’organizations should be
happy to follow as soon as possible.
Grand Marshal Lutjens has appointed Comrade
O. H. McDonald, of Reno Post, Quartermaster-
General on his staff. Headquarters has been estab
lished at the Morton Houee.
Comrades Joseph S. Cavendy, of Brooklyn, and
Past Commander Robbins, of Nyack, have been ap
pointed Assistant Adjutant-Generals on the staff of
Grand Marshal Catlin, of Brooklyn.
The Annual ball of Mansfield Post, took place on
Monday evening last, and was as successful and
enjoyable as tbe past entertainments of this post
have always been.
Ten recruits were mustered into Charles R. Doan®.
Post at the encampment on last Thursday evening.
The boys of Doane Post are “humping” themselves,
and no mistake.
On Monday last the members of Harry Lee Post,
of Brooklyn, attended the funeral of their late com
rade, Wm. R. Naughton. He was the last recruit,
mustered into the post, having only joined it about
two weeks previous to his death, which resulted:
from congestion of the brain.
The commission of Frank Williams, as Surgeon
of the Fourth New York Artillery, has been left at
Room No. 4 in the City Hall, by Comrade J. J. Kee
nan. The owner can obtain the same by applying
to Comrade Isadora Isaacs, Secretary of tho Com
mittee on Employment and Relief.
A comrade wishes to obtain the address of any
member of Co. K Twenty-fourth New York Volun
teer Cavalry, during the years 1864-’65. Replies
should be addressed to this office.
Colonel Thomas F. Sheehan, of the Veteran Zou
ave Battalion, has received from Mrs, General Han
cock an acknowledgment of tbe receipt of the reso
lutions of sympathy and condolence adopted by the
battalion at the meeting held shortly after the
general’s death.
Mrs. James Tanner is following in the footsteps
of her husband, the redoubtable “Corporal,” and
entered the lecture field. Ou Friday evening last
she delivered a lecture on “TbeProduct of an Auc*
tion Room," at the Sixth Avenue M. E. Church ia
Brooklyn, for the benefit of the church. There was
a good attendance.
Gen. George A. Sheridan’s lecture on the life and
character of Gen. Grant, at the Academy of Music,
was a grand success in a financial view, as well as
in every other respect, and great credit is due to
Lafayette Post, under whose auspices the lecture
was given. It is probable that an addition of mora
than a thousand dollars will be made to tbe Monu
ment Fund as the result of the lecture. It is stated
that Gen. Sheridan will repeat his eloquent oration
in Brooklyn, at an early day, for the benefit of the>
same worthy object.
If you require a Spring medicine, if
you are suffering with langour, debility, pimples
boils, catarrh, chronic sores, scrofula, or loss of ap
petite, or any disease arising from impurer blood*
take Ayer’s Sarsaparilla—the safest and most eco
nomical of all blood purifiers.
Costly Street ©port.
AND IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE IF PROSE
CUTED FOR A FELONY.
John Ehler, a young man who claimed to have
just started in the liquor business, was charged
with assaulting William H. Butler (colored), at the
corner of Thirty-seventh street and Seventh ave
nue, first with bis fist and then with a billy. But
ler was on his way home, and within a door of his
residence, when assaulted. Ho met the accused
between Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth streets.
The companion of accused ran against him. Ha
stood and looked at them. They also stopped, and
asked if he was looking for anything. He said no.
They followed him to Thirty-seventh street, and
again asked if he was looking for anything. Ha
said no, and told them to go about their business.
Butler said he did not feel scared, as he knew two
policemen were standing at the corner of Thirty
eighth street. Prisoner then jumped at him, and
struck him in the face with his fist, and before ha
had recovered, was hit on the head with a loaded
billy. Butler said he was a porter at No. 32 Broad
way.
Defendent said he kept a liquor saloon at No. 302
East Fortieth street. After closing he went down
Seventh avenue to get something to eat. He had
fifty or sixty dollars In his pocket. Complainant
ran up against him, and he asked what the matter
was. It was a very bad neighborhood. The plain
tiff called him out of his name, and he walked back
to him. Butler had a razor. He thought Butler
was going to pull the razor and struck him ono
blow with his fist, but not a club. He was sober,
but his friend was half intoxicated.
“ Then you followed him two or three house ?”
remarked the court.
“ Yes, sir, I wanted to know what he wanted.”
The defence called Officer Lee of the Twentieth
precinct. The colored man ran to him for protec
tion and said he had been assaulted with a club.
Prisoner denied striking with a club, but the officer
produced a loaded billy found on Ehler. The officer
believed the prisoner was very respectably con
nected. He never knew anything wrong of him
before.
The accused said he neyer before carried a club*
but having money he carried it that night.
The court in finding him guilty said he might
have been held and tried for a felony, carrying and
using a loaded club. They fined him $250.
Stepliexi I*l nix’s «♦ Wife.”
NOT ANOTHER NOSE-RELIEF LIKE IT IN THE
CITY.
Andrew Barr and Stephen Finn are brother actors
in some combination company. They roomed to
gether, drank, played, and. for ought that is known
to the contrary, they “sparked" together. But a
split in their friendship arose over Finn believing
that Barr had appropriated a brand new suit of
clothes worth sls, and a peculiar handkerchief, in
the pockets, the souvenir of a friend. When he,
Finn, left the house at seven o’clock in the morning,
the clothes were there; when he returned, at seven
o’clock in the evening, the clothes were gone.
“Have you seen your property since?” asked
Justice Kilbreth.
“No, air.’
“You say you had a suit of clothes and a silk
handkerchief stolen ?’*
“Yes, sir.”
“ Have you seen any of your property since ?”
“ No. A present was made to me of this silk
handkerchief, and the handkerchief was in the
stolen pants.”
“ What sort of a handkerchief was this ?” asked
counsel.
** It was entirely blue, and there were three stains
that couldn’t be taken out."
“Is that the handkerchief?” asked counsd, hold
ing up a red bandanna.
“ No,” replied Finn, with a Breen.
“ When did you see the handkerchief last.”
“At Prince street and the Bowery. He was to
leave the city with me, as partner, for Boston.”
“ Were you ever convicted of any offense?”
“ When a small boy and I had no sense.”
“ When did you see the handkerchief ?”
“He took it out of his pocket to blow his nose,
and then he put it back in his pocket.”
Acquitted.
Each of your fifty friends will recom
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Pike's Toothache Drops cure toothache in one
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