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A Lively Week 9a Prospect at
(ho Three Principal
Theaters.
GOOD PIECES ON THE TAPIS.
" Jim, the Penman," Redivivus—Pot
ter's "City Directory — Curtis'
Hebrew Play— Close of the Alca
zar — Opera Comique at the
Tivoli - Actor-Managers — Gen
eral Mention of Professional
Persons and Things— Musical
Notes From Abroad.
Midsummer is ceitaiiily not favorable to tiiett
ric.il business iv New York, and the sunn; ad
verse condition is beginning to develop here.
We aie now, as the Scotch poet Ballamine sings:
In the tan;;. lan^ days o' simmer,
wii.ii the clear and cloudless sky
Fetuses ac wee drop o' rain
To Nature, parched ami dry.
And hundreds of the regular patrons of the lead-
Ing theaters, who can aitord the expense, li.ivb
lred them oft to the mountains and the seaside.
Theatrical managers may go bang for what they
care, and their doors remain closed without
causing them a single regret. They are in the
selfishness of their dolce far uleute— their
"sweet idleness"— and will not emerge from it
" till me autumn leaves gileve that the summer
lies low." it is partly owing to this absenteeism,
parti] toai lav of scant merit, that the first night's
Mgh tide of attendance at the Baldwin to
enjoy iladdon Chambers' ''Captain Swift" by
Falmet's players reached ou subsequent even-
Ings almost the low-water mark left by the
Gaiety Company, Probably, too, the sparse at
tendance at the liu»h street was owing to the
same causes. "A Pair of Jacks" played a veiy
slim game there, uoiwitlisiaucllng some attractive
people In the cast— young Witmark, for ex
ample, with his voice of siren-like sweetness, and
Miss Mua Ueyward, who Is full of promise as a
future comedienne. Tbe difference between the
New California and the oilier leading theaters lv
point of attendance for the week was this, that
while many of their patrons li.id gone to tlie
country, the seats in the bouse above Kearny
ttreei weie tilled by people who came iv from
the i mill : sti lets, or at least from the suburbs,
on purpose to see "The Old Homestead," and
;.- -.\ l!:ey ■ gret that they had only one chance lo
enjoy it. They my sincerely those who did not
it at all. The Alcazar showed the general
decien«ion. but will after to night lake a mouth
ott with the carpenter! and decorators and
pi obat* y look lei er lor the association. Else
vtbeie will be found very foil lefeieuce to the
programmes for he week ou v. lnch we have just
intend. They look more encouraging than
tliOM; ne ell behind us. Chief among i he three
pieces '•;;•-!, d In ail that makes up a complete
drama is the favorite,
".TIM. THE PENMAN","
Billed for the Baldwin to-morrow night. What
an Instant and til m grasp ibis remarkable piece
or diamntlc won-, when first aired heie, took of
tlie p!;Oilc ulnd and heart, to be sine! A moiety
of ihf draw, at .-:. may nave been in the tact
that ilm author was a baron«t; bur, alter seeing
bis work iv the hands of bin son as Ralston,
le Jiiijut'as Kaiou Uanfeld, Holland as Cap
tain Kedwood, anil Miss Caroline Bill as Nina,
Ralstou'B wife, no < ne cared whether a baronet
«.r a bootblack hud wiltteu "Jim, the Penman."
1 lie distinction of being the author of such a
play was greater tiian that conferred on Sir
Charles Young by bis baiouetcy. It was well
enough for him to liave a handle to bis name;
in.; c. often helved tlnougn the world by
such an appendage; but for Young "the rank
was but t!ie Crimea's -: imp." the brains the brain
••tor 'a I hat." We notice some changes In th«
cast— changes that, in Hie lai.se of lime, were to
beexprciid; but we have no doubt that at the
bands of tbe new i c-M.iuiice Barryinore,
.i 1.. Ottomeyer, Miss Ada l)va«, and one or two
otleij, tde play will be as fitly interpreted as be
fi.re. It ouglii to Inspire every one who a
pan Iv it.
THE PEESEST CAST:
J.im-.i H3lston Mr. Frederic Robinson
Loulj J*erclval Haurti Uarryuioro
Baron ilarifcm Mr. .1. L. ottomeyer
Captain Redwood Mr. E. M. Holland
Lord Urclmcuurt Mr. Edward Hell
Jack Kaisiou Mr. Henry Woodruff
J!r. Cbapstone, Q. C Mr. Pel cy Winter
Hr. lMiyuise Mr. K. H. Tyler
ilr. Ni-jierby, M. i- Mr. Henry liolllday
(Iporpe. (3 servant) Mr. Reuben Fax
Mna (Mrs. Ifalstfjui Miss Aila Dyas
Acnes (her <i«iiH!iter> Miss Nannie cradiluclt
1-ailj- Dunscouibr »ii.. 1.. .1. I-lilllips
Sirs. Cbapstona Jliss Emily Seward
I'-»t:l rotter's I'ersiOaeP.
liusseli's comedians will appear in " The City
Directory" at the California to-morrow evening—
tlie version, according to icpuit, being a revision
and an improvement of the first one issued lv this
city. .be nil ca was then received with roars of
laughter by crowded houses; If It has been bet
tered. Manager Mann may be congratulated on
laving corralled another " good tblng." The
"Directory," written by Mr. Taul Totter, a
newspaper mail of note, belongs to tlie, farce
comedy family, the members of which are
■
here Illostrated, and Is said to be one of the
liimltest and most amusing of that numerous
liiuueny. As is usual with constructions of this
Mud, iLeie Is
VERT LITTLE PLOT,
TV nil lie Incidents rely for their comical char
;icler upon the great number of Smiths, especi
ally John Smiths, In the population <>f every
cily. a fact which, ;t may readily be Imagined,
lias many humorous possibilities. In the new
farce (Kccoidtug to a description at hand) all the
male characters beat this name. The first act
Seed and Collitr.
sl.riw« tbe home of John Smith, a wealthy banker,
who lives Hi Mluerva Flats, New York City, and
Whose household embraces Mi«. John Smith and
three charming dauehter*. lie old jieutleinau
is rather festive In bis disposition, and takes an
os'ensible trip occasionally to Chicago, but to
leality never leaves. New York, i|>eudiiig the
time of his posed absence on a lark, and de
voting coDslderaole alteutlmi.io Mile. Nanon,
the ininia donna at the Gaiety Theater. A*
visitor at Hie Smith home appeals Id the person
ol Joliu Smlili. an actor, lli» stage-manager of
the (.lately, who has learned iliul the Smith girls
Throuch
The
Opera Class
desire to take lessons in acting. lie makes the
necessary »ir angemeuts, and Elves place to John
I Smith of Chicago, a detective, who has come
' to New York to arrest John Smith, a
bank robber and confidence man. Ihe latter,
by the w ■>, had occupied the apartments of the
banker betoie that gentleman moved in, and this
leads the detective to seek bis man in t tie bank
ei's house, believing the latter to be his victim.
Another John Smith, in the person of a young
gentlemau from Kalamazoo, also comes on the
scene. He Is the son of John Smith, an old friend
of the hankers, who lias come to New Yoik to
ii. airy one of the young .Miss Smiths, and. being
a Ray young fellow, had encountered the father
of his intended bride at an all-night revel. The
complications arising from lie presence of these
1 numerous John Smims. with varying purposes,
give rise to a gieai de .1 of fun of a natural and
legi'.iniate character. Tbe second act shows the
1 \\
... r
ereen-room of ihe Gaiety Theater, and the tl :rd
a reunion of all the tMinths InvMvod In the play
at Smlil ville, N. V.. where the intliiiK denoue
ments Incident to tie meager plot take place,
and "Tbe Bmitbvllle tiems" are suue.
3[n<j ani Flora Trwin.
CANVASSERS FOB "THE DIRECTORY."
Mr. John Smith, a Chicago detective
Mr. Charles Heed
>;,-. J iiin .-.:.[■... stage manager Gaiety
! Mr. William Collier
Mr. John Smith, lialli i ma-ster Gaiety
Mr. Ignado Jl artlnettl
Mr. John Smith, bunko s|.rr;r Mr. W. Y. Mick
Mr. John Smith, » capitalist Mr. Hurt llaverly
Mr. .lohn Smith, athlete Mr. Charles V. Seaman
Mr. .l.'t:: Smith. call-!>oy li liety Theater
Mr. Alt Hampton
Mr. John Smith, elevator-boy Miss Sailler
Mr. John Smith, a mej-ifiißer-lioy ..
Mr. Joseph Jackson
Mrs. John Smith, Minerva Hats . Miss Flora Irwln
lll^-i liutti - m Hli, : Ima donna Gaiety
Miss May Irwln
MIS 31. .I.r.i Smith.-) ..Miss Hose France
Mi>s Dora Smith.. -Eoscbmls. \ ...Miss B. Cleveland
Mt.^lora Smith..) (. ..Miss Maym Kelso
rue Little Fawn, premier dancer Gaiety
Mi" Amelia Olover
THE SONGS.
There are a lot of new snogs with very catch
ing titles Tor ilie gallery. Ke'rt sines:
" Since Maggie Learned to wine."
" He Never Will Do Ii Again "
" Since Casey Huns tlie Flat."
•■ Said McFadden, I'll lead) You to Waltz."
W. F. MacK:
" 1 Kit Wiimn the Cellar Here."
" The Lost Chord."
'• Kazzle Dazzle."
t.e Ii win Sisters:
" 1 Dui/t Kuo.v."
" Annie ney."
" Don't You Hear Dem Belli ?"
Acti>r-3t»ni|;erH.
An article lately cubltsbed In the Fortnightly
Review, written by Mr. Oswald Crawford, takes
the grouud that the system of professional bast
ness which milled In one pel son tie duties of both
actor and manager was impairing the eflicleucy
of (lie British stage, and, we presume by a par
ity of reasoning, the sam» cause would be cred
ited with equally mischievous effect?, past and
present, to the stase In tills country. Crawford's
article lias evolved much discussion, and Messrs.
Irving, Tree, Wiudham and Archer have none
into print on the subject. Atcher's opinion,
in ted In the London world, is to the following
eflect: "Briefly, tie objections to the actor-man
ager system axe thiee-lold. First, it Injures the
art of the actor btmsell No actor ever gave full
play lohlspotveis by doing only the things I.c
liked best to do, always following the line of
least resistance, and living bis whole artistic
life, so to apeak, with the lime-light in his race.
In lite second place, ike sy-u-ni Is ruinous to dra
matic literature, placing the dramatist enllrely
at the mercy of me actor, who-e critical judg
ment (if he ever had any) is always marred by
personal considerations. In the ihlrd place, it
is unfair to I lie actors who are Dot managers —
not (as Mr. Crawford wrongly argued in his pre
vious article) because the actor-manager always
surrounds Himself with nonentities, tut because
he takes sood caie that, however able his sup
porters may be, they shall always be his support
ers, and nothing else." This may be true In a
measure; but so far as the stage In the United
States Is concerned, It saw tome of its best days
when cent rolled by actor-managers. The names
of Sol. Smith, Ltidlow, Mitchell, Burton, I'lacide,
Ben de Bar, the Wallaces, Charles Thome St.,
and others, and in later days, especially In this
city, Lawrence Barrett and John McCullouuh
will readily lecur to our readers, and, following
this recurrence, as a natural consequence, a com
parison will be made of tbo condition ol the
suge then, and now when the actor has left the
"from of the house," but, unfortunately lor art,
falls to appear on the stage as frequently as be
did formerly.
" Th« Shaluhen,"
Written for Mi. M. B. Curl I* by Messrs. Henry
Dobllu and Charles S. Dickson, but now owned
by Messrs. Locke and Davis, will be produced
at the Bu.ih stieot Theater to-morrow evening.
X. J!. CurlU.
The theme ot "The Sliatclieu" Is I lie Intermar
riage of Jews and Christians. The «on of a
wealthy Hebrew clctbier and the daughter of a
Yankee banker aie wedded secretly, and when
the caste error of the young man 19 disclosed,
tils otherwise Indulgent and amiable falliei dis
owns him. The parent** lidelily to his religious
faith, eouplea with grief uvei bis oil si ring's
aberration, almost costs him bis lire, but after a
dangerous illuei<s lie is softened to a forgiving
state of mind and beau by the presence of a
grandchild. These events are accompanied by
the dl-iiraeeful bankrupicy of the Clitistiuu
liuancier, the philanthropic deeds of the Hebrew
chant, the sorrows of tbe bride, and the el -
7 ■ )
Charles 8. VifftKn
forts of the "sliatchen." or " marriage broker,"
to briug about a reconciliation. The drama Is
lull of bumor. without offensive slang, 01 making
use or dl-lasteful business. Since its produc
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lion In Rochester, N. V.. It has been purged of ]
the objectionable mallei at wuicu the liebrew
community took offense.
THE FULL CAST.
Meyer Petowsky M. B. Curtis
Jack Ransome Charles S. Dick-ion
Leo Lewis Herbert Leonard
James Mckerson Verner Clarjtea
"Mo." Levy Charles Klein
Patsy Shea Hubert I'ritchard
fanny Morton Laura 1! egnr
K.tlth Lizzie Goods
Alice Gertrude liawes
Joseph Lewis frank Mordaunt
1 TIiSONAI.IA.
M. B. Curtis follows in Meyer Petowsky the
lead he got in "Saru'l of I'osen." and Is said to
revive lv the new business tho bristliest charac
teristics ol the I'nllili drummer.
Charles S. Dlckson is one of the authors or
constructors of the piece, and is as happy on
the stage as he is with his pen.
Frank Mordaunt,
who takes (he par: that
Lewis Morrison bad
created when, for some
reason, he separated
himself from Curtis
and the company. made
a line reputation for
himself as ait actor In
this rlty, hist with
••Old Shipmates," and
subsequently In the
acting syndicate that
appealed at the old
California under tho
management of Jay
l.'itil nud McKee Ban
klu. It Is said Mor
diuut rather discounts
Moirison In Joseph
Lewis, giving more Im
i lance to the part
than even its creator
did. li.iuk will be a
strong feature in the
cast, and there can be
no doubt that lie will net a lieaity welcome from
lii« old friends and admirers.
Laura lilggar, well known In our local theaters,
will assume ilie part played by Miss Alvluade
Met when Hie piece was produced lv the Eastern
St.i'e«.
Gertrude Dawes Is a sister of Helen Russell,
who v.as leading lady in " A Possible Case " at
tin' Bush-street Theater. '1 he lady Is compara
tively a novice, and Alice is the second important
part she bas tilled. She played It lor a week af
ter Kosabel Morrison If It the cast, and made so
positive a Lit that she was engaged lor tie com
ing season.
The Alcaz<r
Closes In a blaze of plory Ibis evening with a
pi and souvenir entertainment, at which Miss
Nellie Mcllenry will take leave of her many ail
miiers and lends before she pioceods on her
tour and Manager Wallenrod say pmd-riy. to the
public for a month or so while Ills theater Is
undergoing treatment for structural defect.
When tbeliou.se reopens Mr. L. K. Stockwell,
tbe active manager of Ibis Institution, will stand
leady, wllh asheaf of new plays and a judi
ciously Chosen Mock company, to challenge with
more conlideuce than ever Ibe good feeling the
Alcazar baa so long maintained with the theater
goers of the city. It Is an open question If
business De 1101 Improved by tin- stock-company
system be proposes to introduce, over the coin
biuaiiou* and feeble star-light with which the
theater ha* Leeu visited for some time back.
Chestnuts arc very well in their way, but not as
a steady tiling. <;ood managers, as well as
fanners, nod profit In a rotation of crops.
The I'lnUtilS.
M. Louis Planel. whose concert Is advertised to
be given at the Baldwin Theater next Sunday
evening, cave his last, musicale in Paris on the
evening of April 6th. Among the brilliant audi
ence who attended, the feuilletonist of nil
Was mentions the Grand Chancellor of the Le
gion of Honor Fevricr and wife: General Ron
set ami wife; General Yettnl, wife and daugh
ter; Governor Chrtstophle of the Credit-Fonder;
Baron Rolbscblld; Colonel Meieie.l et Massoe;
Wellge, leader of the famous Garde Hepubli
ealne Band; Senators Lenoei. Xavier Blanc and
IK. Daitois, and a large inimbei of the military.
Mi. I'lanel lias just returned from a pleasure trip
in the tenor aud is now arranging a programme
that will surely please our musically Inclined peo
ple.
Mme. l'lanel will make her first appearance
befoie an American audience lv a short French
[aice-comedy.
There 19 Good 15 usIiimbs)
At the Tivoll with Job.lllll Strauss' " Indigo,"
considering we are In the dullest part of mid
summer. Tun house has come to be a cho«eu
lounge for Hie young men 01 the Cau't-(Jet-Awa.y
Club, and as such is quite Independent of " llrst
nlghteis." It Is also a favorite resort of sedate
old burghers and their families, who qu .11 beer
to the strains of Strauss, and 00, by means of
matt and. music, go back In memory to the merry
days when tiiry were young at home In Fader
laud. The opera n III be continued till further
notice, as it whs an expensive mount, am! ilm
managers look for a handsome return for trouble
and outlay. The Galllards, Messuier, lied
Urban, the Misses Lonise Maufred, Hatlle De
larc and Tlllle Valergu. hive good business lv the
distribution and make the most of It.
When Mmv v „ Kittenish.
The marriage of Mary Anderson to Antonio de
Navarro Incites anecdotes that Illustrate her
character. One has not yet been told which con.
cerns her In that period of her professional
career when It was her delight to chew gum and
to stand in the wings of the theater and do what
she could to embarrass the actors who were on
the stage. Mary was play Ing Juliet to the Borneo
of a man whom she valued as a friend, but whom
she loved to worry. In the last act of the drama,
when Juliet is wi lining over the body or Romeo,
bewailing his death. Mary, on an important first
niiilit in a certain city, tickled the iiomco in a
way that threatened to galvanize me corpse and
ruin the scene. Id vain did the actor plead for
mercy, He bi ought every whispered argument
to bear upon Juliet to make her desist lv her
playfulness, assuring her that in another Instant
lie would have to squeal, and so brine ridicule
upon them both. The actress did not heed bis
Players, however, and continued to tickle him
as she lecited the beart-reoding lines of the be
reaved Juliet. Suddenly the actor changed his
tactics and, under his breath, he uttered a string
of oaths. Juliet stopped si, on In her lamenta
tions and trembled. Then she went 011, ami
Komeo was saved. After Hie performance it was
very difficult for the actor 10 convince ihe Infuri
ated queen of tragedy that he was driven to the
heroic measure ol swearing by her own deviltry.
She finally decided that her mischief was more
serious than she had fancied, but she declared
that iho oaths were unuecessaniy viol m.
Christine Nllssoo To- Day.
Mrs. Walden Pell, one of the most distin
guished Americans residing in I'arl», lately cave
a musicals at which the "Swedish Nightingale"
sang. As Christine Nllsson appealed In tho
salon of her lifelong fileud she seemed as
handsome as ever. Time has dealt gently with
her. Those steel-blue eyes still crow black as
thunder when she sings In a tragic mood, and
glow wi:b the soft radiance o.' a hweJi-li June
when she tells of the softer emotions. The fine
Norse face, the pale complexion, the blonde
balr, the perfect teeth, aie all there. The deli
cate girlish figure which set ibe world raving In
ber Marguerite of twenty years ago has become
matronly without losing Its graceful proportions.
Bo that Cbrlstlne NllsaOO of to-day Is a beautiful
woman. As for her voice, that marvelous organ
rani forth at Mrs. Pell's miisicale In the "Krl
Klim" with all its pristine clearness, power and
sweetness. It always bad ll.e art of touching
the heart and making the teais How. After that
Miieib but tragic story she sang a laughing Swe
dish folk-song; then followed Italian, French
and Swedish songs, winding up with the chinch
scene fiom "I'.iii«t," in which she was admira
bly supported by Delimit. The company, lepre
si'iiiatlvu of the best society lv I'aiis, weie en
thusiastic in their praises and only legietted
that such a voice was withheld from the public.
Seizing an Opportunity.
"Sara," Mrs. Banktn'l new play, is taken from
lire. It Is the story of Sophie Lyons, a most no
torious "crook." Cecil (Jrylls, tie author, has
lived In Mrs. lUnklu'B family a number of years,
and the two ladies were reading one day of the
many ailing exploits ol llio notorious Sophie.
They read that she was the mother of several
lovely children who were kept In Ignorance of
her munis.'. " What a suLj ct for a play!" lliey
both exclaimed. Sophie was then in prison in
Canada. Alls* Grylls went to Canada, raid $50
for Hie privilege of an interview with Sophie, anil
learned from In r own lips all about her life In
I'aiK m Troiivilie and St. Laztre. M lsh (JiylU
and Mrs. Jfankln then set about innklni; a play.
Mr*. IMnkin knew all about construction and
Maj:e i-lfi'ci, while Miss Grylls supplied the dia
logue, lie play na* finished, and after many
trial* Mis. HaDklll produced li at I'almei'sl'liea
ter on the afternoon of .Inin' 20tli nil., will] a
large measure of success. Aside from the nov
elty of a first production It also marked the re
turn to the stase of Mrs. John Chamberlain, lone
nun known 10 San I'ranci-co thealer-cocrs as
Emily 'Jhoini:, ami the processional debut of
Mis. Kaukln's duughter l'liyllis.
Marlhi Mortnn's I)r:im-t.
'The Merchaui," that won the prize out of
more than 300 entiles in the recont New York
World coolest, has ben purchased by T. B. Ale-
Doueugli and Harry C. Kennedy, it is said. Car
roll Cotton Vanderstyle, a: whose country house
tin i lie Hudson the Irenes all pass, Is a New
York merchant of New England descent, despite
Ills name, and married to a woman of a l'biiadel
m la Quaker lainily, to whose puritan qualities
allnslOD is oddly made. lie is at the end of his
lelher when a millionaire friend, Iredenc l"i
--pie, who has made unsuccessful love to his wife,
makes him I In- loan of a deck tor $100,000.
The check means to the millionaire ullaln linal
conquest of the wife; to the hu.-band, more and
successful speculation, as well as lln.inclal salva
tiuii for Hie moment, and to the wife but tempo
rary relief, and that from a 111:111 she despises.
.She fears to tell her husband of the millionaire'!)
advance?, and lie ielu*es her appeal to him to re
turn the check. Finally Hi" husband learns the
(arts by overbearing a conversation betwteu his
wile and the villain, who undrainatlcally begs
lier pai don and asks not to be exposed, and tears
up the check, lacing his creditors, who, at the
instance of one friendly man, give him time,
making his wile happy, refusing to forgive the
repentant mllilonaiie, anil resolving to begiu bis
business life anew. - .. ■.-■-
A Diamond Tooth.
The Philadelphia North American Is responsi
ble for the following: "Fretty Lillian Klvors,
who created a sensation about a year ago effect
ing ber escape from the Bethany Female College
at Topeka, Kzus., and going on the stage, daz
zled pronjeuaders on Chestnut street yesterday
by a HaslilDC diamond surrounded by a rim of
gold, bet In the Him lateral tooth on the left side.
I be novelty ol having the brilliant gem in her
month lias cost Miss Klvers not only a large sum
of money, but the endurance of more than a
we i k of almost continuous pain. A bed had to
be bored out In the body of the loom to counter
sink a ball-karat diamond in the cavity. This
was bordered with cold. The entire operation.
Including the price of materials, cost $300.
Wont she tblue on Ihe mace now?" Lillian's
diamond tooth will range with Hood's Mh» Kll
manseita's leg of cold and Jerrold's miser whose
i<cait was an Involution ul bank holes.
*.-■■-: » in Iho I !•-:•!.
Mabel O'Couiall, daughter of Air. Daniel
O'Conuell ol tliii city, is a pretty, faii-h,iiied,
blue-eyed child of 11 year?, with a stronc incli
ballon for liteiature In general aud dramatic llt
eiature in particular. One can hardly credit that
the Hues which follow were written by her ; but
It is a fact, nevertheless.. Not tuat they show orig
inality. They are alone remarkable as a pre
cocious development of the faculty for rhyming
aud constiuction :
• A WITHERED HOSE.
A withered roue where still a sweetness lingers,
A rose that once was held by baby tinkers,
A rose prized above all a baby's treasures.
A rose that faded and faded by measures.
A rose that was plucked when stately and fair
1-? a baby's hands In the garden there :
A rose that I love above jewels and Hold,
For the baby lies in her grave so cold.
A rose my babe long ago gave to me.
God rest her soul for eternity! j
The Hypnotic l>rnm*.
" Judah," tbe new play by Henry Arthur
Jones, deals with magnetic somnambulism, and
the plot is said to be striking and original. A
queer girl, Vasbll Deluic, supposed to possess
hypnotic powers, becomes au inmate of a noble
man's house in order that her soothliii; and heal
ing influence: may be exerted upon the noble
mau's daughter, an Invalid. The girl is supposed
lv live without eating. Of course she Is an im
postor, but Ibe fault Is her father's more thau
heis. The man, Uelhie, Is a vulgar aud bmtal
liunibtii!. At the uohleuiau's house Vashti Is
watched so closely by a keen, scientific person
that her lather Is unable to supply her secietly
w uli food, ami sl.e Is almost starved to death.
1 inally, Ueihic managed to Ret food to her at
nlebt, but he is watched and would be exposed
and denounced but for the iuteivenlion of Judah
Llewellyn, a protege of the nobleman, the son of
a vNelsh father and a Hebrew mother, andamin-
Iser ol ihu gospel, who stakes his reputation
upon the Hum ol Yaslrtl. Judah Is an eothu-ia-t
aid a dreamer. He loves Vasbti madly, but he
knows of her falsity before lie pledges his honor
to save her. Ills lie is too jjieat a burden tor him
to hear, however, aud the Inevitable confession
follows, lie abandons his tellglous calltug, aud
is about to many Vasutl as the play ends.
The Crystal Bllpprr,
YVbicb appears to have been half-soled sUice first
worn in public two years ago, has nude things
lively for the Chicanoese. notwithstiaudiim the
mercury marked 1 UU- 1 In ihe shade. Hanon of
the Inter Ocean says the burlesque is superior lo
the original production, and ihe rest of the Lake
City papers follow suit, exhausting adjectives
in us piaise, and (lien devising new ones. It is
needless to say lhal tiie toe of "iho Crystal
Bllpper" is punned this way.
*'A I . . t .1 -u ;h. ,- lluainrgp."
The report fiom the Wigwam, Ihe cheap and
popular theater, enruer of Stockton and (Je.ny
slieute, is the terse remark that heads this para
graph. Korrlssey la making tblngs hum there.
He tins a select group of vat t rly attractions this
week lo which he luvltes the) attention of the
public.
I'erKonal nn>l o m- ,1 .Mln^.
Mr. 11. C. Huated is expected here shortly as
Hie avaut-counier of the "l'rince and Pauper,"
which follows the Palmer Company at tba Bald
win.
The press still comments very favorably on
the business being done by Dlxey in "Adonis" at
the Columbia Theater, Cbleago,
Julius C. McCeney. Kg.. the well-known law
yer ol tti is city, aud Henry C. Jarrett, the veioian
manager, vow here lv charge if tlie Falmei
Company, were school-fellows in Baltlmoie, Md.
Their meeting was very cordial In the memory of
old tunes.
Miss Elton Atkins, an oratorio and concert
singer, late with Charles Santley, the great Kn
glhli barytone, In Australia, and from whom
she comes highly recommended, will slug the
offertory "I Know That My Hedeeiuer I.ivelb,"
fiom -The Messiah," In (iiaco Church this (Sun -
day) morning.
Alois V. Lejeal. known to local musician* for
about lit teen yuais. is now lv New YOIK City.
il" broke ins Dealib In founding, with Mollen
bauer, the conservaioiy in Ihe latter city lv 1867.
It is in. liable I.ejeal will remain In New York,
as ihe supply ol musicians in San Francisco ex
ceeds the demand so largely that the suns of
harmony Imve to struggle lor a living.
Alice An ingtou of this city, a younger sister
ot .Mane Burroughs, is In New Voik studying
and working hard [01 her debui or. me dramatic
stage iv the autumn. Miss Arlington is tali,
ami has a very pretty and attractive lace and a
lithe and supple Hume. Those who have heard
her recital in some unions parts from Ihe dram
atists speak of her ability and magnetism with
eulhusiasm, and predict for ber a successful
future.
.Mr. Seymour E.Locke Is In the ciiyfiom bis
ranch at t'a^adeua 10 attend to the Interests of
bis bi either Cbarles, who owns a portion of "The
ShiiK'hfti," to be produced at the bush -street
Theater to-morrow evening.
Mr. Archibald Claveiing Hunter's new book,
"Small Hoys in ISig boots," will be speedily dra
matized.
Muce Mrs. McKfe lianUin made a «ticcess with
"S.u;i," aiime ol tho MewYoik papers »UCRenl
that sl.e tiad bettoi reassiime lier earlier name,
Hilly Blancoard, tbe uame by which she Id bei
ter kuom u.
Mr. W. J. Seanlan follows "The City Direc
tory " at tbe California ou August liih.
(iayler's "Ltgbts and sbadows," a play that
Mr, Joseph It urlsmer will piimticc »t the Busb
street July SBlb, la said to b« oue ol the most
successful ol the many the auihoi has written.
When brought out at the Windsor. .New Voik,
il packed m.ii iuiue theuter lor many incuts in
Mr. Jerome K. Jerome, whose trivial books
have not created much e.\cllemei,t iv the Lulled
States, h£s won greater favor us a plajcwrigbt in
London, iwo of his plays, "New Lamps for
Old " aud " Woodbarrow l-'.niii, " are HXely to ba
seen in America next season. lne hist, whicU
the cable rcpoits say has been bom;iit by Mr.
Duly, is a lautasiic three-act farce boideiiugou
travesty. H is tuirent now at Terry's Thea
ter. •• VYoodbai low Farm" la said to bo the
play In whicii Mr. boniein will reappeai at the
New York Lyceum.
Messrs. (.icorge K. Laslf and Charles E. Cook
take a joint beueht at the baldwtu T neater on
Sunday evening, August «td, and will leave
Bborily after for ue» Ueids of actiou iv the East.
1 in. programme to be piepaied will be one ol the
best this season.
It ciouped out In court, says the New York
Metiopnlis of June ::u h, that one of Hie advertis
ing sheets owued by managers, but called theat
rical papers, lias been baciteil to lha extent of
S3UOU by Auguslin Daly. Now do you see how
press notices are secured for certain theaters?
Another similar sheut Is tied by Harry Miner,
and one of its writers lias the run of Hie Wuild
to make thing* hut lor actors and actresses who
will not advertise in Harry Mlnei's paper. Is not
not this a proper subject lor the Journalist to In
ve-tiß.ile?
Aceoi ding to the New York Times, Mr. Daly,
.Mi. Palmer, Mi. Fioliiiiaii and It. M. Field seem
to Have been buying liberally in the London play
in.'iikirt, and our principal I heaters, It toe reports
are true, will be largely Riven op to !<iiti*n lm
porlat Yet. not many BnglM) plays re
ceutly produced hero have been sin cc .fill, while
tolerably feeble wuiks of native manufacture
have made fortunes for thuir owueis. American
theater-goer" do not banker after contemporary
liiillsli sentiment and humor, bur, of couise,
ihi-y niUit lake what they can get.
The Daly Company nave been received In Lon
don wllhgieal delight and cordiality. Nothing
less than duke will now satisfy Ada Kenan's
ambition In the inmilmonial maiLet.
Sophie Eyre and Jtosa Band both threaten to
produce 'Joan of Ate." Margaret .Mather lias
the Amir lean rights to the play and will burn
Eyre and Band up with law expenses II they at
tempt to llifniiKß them.
hen the Kendals come here next season they
will revive A. \V. l'meio's "1 he Squire," written
especially lor tlieni, aud a neat piece of work It
Is, 100.
W. H. Collliiks, the stage mauafier of Klce's
Evaogellna Company, who died in I!uillugton,
lowa, week befoia last, from the effects of a sun
stroke, was extremely popular among members
of the profession In this city. Ho was born n.
England bout sixty-three years ago aud uuttl
lie was over 30 years old played Important parts
on the English stage.
Nat (Goodwin is reported seriously 111 In Paris,
Ills wile is to be placed In a ti-.i; lo Ciermany.
William l'ayue Clailce, vow In England, will
be I ma Jucli's tenor this season.
Joe llawoith has shelved '.'Paul Kauvar."
l'hillp W. Goaichei, the scenic painter, who
bad almost a monopoly of theatrical pictoilal
woik while in New York, lift that city for Aus
tralia on July 7th.
Sydney Kosenfetd will deliver to Helen Dauv
ray ilia new play called "Xlie Wliiilwlna"— a
most Inauspicious title — on her return eastward
from tills City. We hope Sydney has bt-eu less
windy than usual In the text, and that the title
docs not indicate kind ol harvest Dauvray
will Rather from It, alter seeding the piece wlili
money and study. It Is lv four acts and com
puses a east of lifleen.
A Clipper correspondent calls attention to a
startling similarity in the plots of "The Hanker,"
recently produced by (ieoree Edgar, and J. W.
Wallack's very old play, "Henry Dunbar."
An Enellsbwonmn of means recently be
queHtlied a legacy of f 15,000 to the Association
of French Dmma. ic Artists, the yearly luconu
of which is to be spent m real Cttampagae lor
stage banquets. Authors of plays will uu doubt
On dliecied to put in banqueting .scenes, oral
least a bullet, mote frequently vi.iv before.
i .ii. i| ••■.■in HaakMl It*ms<
Translated from the Duwtti Music alu of Milan.
Tlio fashion in Europe Is no more the mando
lin but the flute, and all the young ladles are
now studying this pretty instrument, which the
doctors recommend as a care for dyspepsia.
A grand musical festival was held recently in
Honor of Uouaod in Kuiilmlx.
Ma.Hcugnl, the rising Italian genius, has been
engaged to write a new opera by the Uonzoguo
music. il establishment of Milan.
He Bstzke, the tenor, will elng In Madrid,
Monte Carlo and Mr. I'etersburg.
A W.-iKimr festival will be held at Nuremberg;
soon, "The MelHterslnuerii" being the opera se
lected lor the occasion.
J'-eviguanl, who led the Atbani concerts here,
has been appointed director of the promenade
concerts at Coveut liardeu. London.
A new theater will soon be constructed In Zu
rich, costing one million francs. It will be Id the
Renaissance style.
"Le Here," a ballet In two acts, by Gastlnel,
obtained a success In Paris recently.
"Carmen" was Riven, with Uiuiia Bavagll In
the title-role, in Tieute a shoit time ago.
Sembrich Is delighting the people of Berlin at
ihe Kroll Theater as Itoslna, Amiua, Gllda, El
vim and Vloletta.
Sarasatc li.is renewed bis former triumphs In
London. • .
Sieui, the Impresario, Is at present In Milan
forming a company to give , Italian opera in
I Mexico, Chile, I San Francisco, Cal., and thence
pioceedlngeast.
Caguoui's opera, " Franceses daKlmloi," will
shortly be produced in Treute.
Sir Morell Mackenzie's valuable work, " By
eleue of the Vocal Organs," has been translated
luio Italian by F. MasseL ; . - .
sii:nor.i Alice HarDi, one of the best ' ciasslo
aoug-slngera of the day, has been nominated
" Classic Slimer of the Imperial and lioyal Court
or Aimrl.i " ..— — • — - .-
Ucoi Re Kastnrr lately presented to the Con
servatory ul I'arls ttie musical library of Ills
deceased father. The . conservatory has also re
ceived .1 donation of the musical autographs col
lected by the Marquis 81. Illlatie. -
A grand cantata In homage or Donizetti, com
posed by the lam lumen ted I'oncblclll, was lately
given at I lie I >.i l Venue Theater with great suc
cess. A chorus of 220 voices. Composed of all
II:'- best solo singers of Italy, could not tall to
produce a rare ensemble. a quartet of the best
Nulnists of l.:i Scala and orchestra or 100 pio
fessors. under Win direction of . Mzsciieroni,'
helped to make a splendid rendering of the beau
tllul cantata.
THE CALL'S
QUERY COLUMN.
John Lanrens, the "Bayard of
the Revolution."
The Vote on the Fifteenth Amendment— Fara-
Hone Eggs-Wreck of the Bark Brig
nardello—State Lien Lands.
The Call's Query Column Is conducted with
a view to aid all seekers after knowledge of gen
eral Interest.
Catch questions will not receive any attention.
No opinion will be given In this column regard-
Ing the reliability or character of any person or
arms in this city or elsewhere.
Question*, answers to which are lv tbe nature
of an advertisement, will not be answered.
Every Inquiry must have the true and full
name of the sender, as well as the correct resi
dence. Any Inquiry that haa nut the cor
rect name nml address of the Sender will
lie treated in If It wan not Hignrd, nod the
writer need not expect an itimwer.
I^> y\Y.\i;n of the Revolution- A. M. s.
|l"C^ and M. T., City. Your question, "What
BJ-'J I General arose from a sick-bed to lead
his troops into a battle In which lie was
killed," Is not iv strict accordance with tbe
facts, but undoubtedly refers to John Laurens,
Lieutenant-Colonel In the American revolution
ary army and a favorite aid-de-camp of Wash
ington. As the hitter's aid he wan frequently
Ms secretary and the letters of tlie. Conunauder
in-Chief in ins handwriting are still extant. He
distinguished himself In the bailie of Hiandy
wine; was .seveiely wounded in Ihe battle of
(iermaulown while boldly attempting to exnel
the enemy; was engaged at Monmouth aud ac
quired increased reputatiou lv IMiode Island;
wan attached to the nilllti» foice of Moultrle,
watching the movements of the I'.uti-h lv
(ieoryia on the appearance ol the enemy m the
Bomb, and greatly distinguished himself in
sklrmlsblng and covering detiles. At the head
of only '20 regulars and 200 militia he met the
columns of I'rcvost at the pas sol Coosawhatchie
In the attempted coup- de- main against
Charleston with a force of SUOO and was
agaiu wounded Lut o^aped with tils life only by
the gallantry of a subordinate otUeer. He was
Us right arm of Mnultiie during the brief In
vestment of Chailestou, and subsequently when
tlie combined Kreueh and American loices at
tempted the storm of Savannah he led the light
Infantry and was one of the tirst to mount the
British lines. In the siege of Chailestou he was
pioniineut in soities and displayed uniform
courage aud enthusiasm. Afler its fall he re
joined Washington's army aud upou letuin from
a successful mission to France led afoilorn hope
at Yorktown. cat lured one of the two redoubts
stormed and In person received iho sword of the
commander. Wheu in ilia closiug peiiod of the
war all active operations bad ceased lv tbe
North, he hastened to join General Ureene with
Ihe aimy In tlie South. In the numeious little
sffalrs lesultlng from tbe necessity of ciieckiui;
li:ulsh depccdatlony upon the plantations aud
for en. tihin^ the k.ii i is, 'ii to the walls of Charles
ton, he was constantly active; conspicuous in
some bold atieinpth to surprise them sl.mg the
sea taUuds and under thn very guns of their
siiliping— in all of which movements his
biavery was such as io be accounted rash
ness aud ■!>• result would seem to conlirni
the Judgment upon his conduct. Learning of an
pnteiDTise against a strong marauding force of
Britishers eucuged in ravaging the plantations
along the Cnnihaliro, Lauiens eagerly sought
the c.-i; '.. :i: •! o( ttie troops designed for tneir
arrest, to do which he rose from bed, having been
sieß [iir --onie time with ague. By hard rldmc he
overtook the bngade. ou the noith bank, near
tlie ferry, uuder ». nei.il (j.-t, whose or
dels weie to stilkeat the emimy wheiever lie
n.igi.t liud i. mi. The enemy occupied ihe banks
opposite, and I.auieus solicited from his com
mander an irlei for Immediate enterpiise, and
fatally for h'lii in his appllcalion he obtained his
wish. With lifty Infantry, stime mattresses and a
howitzer he hastened to occupy n woi k lluowu
up twelve miles below tho ferry, to assail the
enemy in his retreat. He reached the plantation
of Mr. Stock, contiguous to the Chechaw point,
on tiie night of the W\h of August, 1782, pre
pared to reach the station by daylight In ihe
mor ning, and spent the evening pleasantly with
tbe ladies, seeking to dissipate their appiehen
llous by the gayest language aud memly pro
rosing to raise a scaffold lor them fiom which
they should be able to behold the action. The
cunveisalion was keenly icmembeied when the
ca'.asliophe of Ihe following day was made
known. The enemy had probably been advised
ot his movement and that night landed in foice
gu ihe pomt, which I.auiens pi o| .used to lake
possession of aud coveied themselves In ambtisn
In the long grass and fennel along the road which
lie bad io pass. v\ uh the discovery ot the
liiillsh the decision of Lauren* was promptly
i.i-ei:. He saw that his only alternative against
a shameful surrender or a more dangerous If
not more shameful retreat was an energetic
charge. This lie instantly oideied and with
characteristic courage roue at tnc head of his
troops aud leading tbenj on with desperate
gallantry »as slain at iho liisl fire, afler which
jiis men were thrown into conluslou aud lied.
The bitterness of mis catastrophe was deepened
i.i the public mind by th« reflection that ihe
affair :u which he was encaged was of so small
siguilicance; that t lie wai was virtually at au
cad; ibat the predatory party against which he
went was not seeking au encounter, but foiage
and provisions for the necessities of the garrison
and ihe Sblpplug In preparation for the
evacuation ol ihe city. Very great aud
geueihl was tho sorrow occasioned by
so sad aud sudden a close to Ills
brilliant career. Washington himself la
mented him with keen feeling aud eloquent
utteiaucc. So did (.uene, Hamilton and most
ot the eminent men of the time, General Greeue
speaking of him in lie iollowiui; language:
" l'oor i.auiens has fallen In a p.dny lltuesfclr
itiish. You Knew Ins temper and 1 predicted bis
'fa!e. lie love of military glory made him seek
it upon occasions unworthy bis rank. The mate
will feel bis loss." Lauieus lind lieen greatly in
the tonlidei.ee of Washington and was a close
comrade of Harnlllou. Lanrens requited the
piefeieiico of Washington with the most Hflec
tlouate devotion; toiled in his tent at midnight
wilting leiieis and dispatched, was his cblel
medium of communication wilh the foielgneis
in Ihe seivice, Fiencb, German and l'ulish;
rusbed between him and danger at iMnumouth,
and sometimes, peihap?. exhibited tils attach
ment iv a manner which the s veie Washington
might not be uiepaied toappiove yet could not
piopeily condemn, as v. hen he called nut and
shot General Lee in a duel for disrespectful lati
giMge to his (ieneial. Lee, wounded, said ( ,f tii<«
■utagonlst: "How bandsomely the young fel
low behaved! 1 could have hugged him: " so
various weie his merits, so disilnguished his
chief excellencies, tuh nls and accomplishmenls
and virtues thai Ills death called everywhere
Into niterance tbe voice of eulogy and lameuta
liou. Even belore this parted be bad won among
his ei,u, i. .des and In the aimv tlie title of the
"Bayaidol the Rrvolutlon." ills very daring,
eveutiMlesieiain.il, had vast and beueilclal uses
dui iim the revolutionary war when the Ameri
cans were bur too apt, at one nine, lo hold
British grenadiers to he invincible.
Fifteenth Amendment— lt. 8., City. Your
surmise tout the lilteeutli amendment was
" passed against lie wishes ami voles of Hie ma
joiity of the people of toe Untied Slates" is not
founded on fact. The amendment was designed
to supplement Hie previous one in relation to the
suffrage of negro citizens and make their light
to void unquestlouable. The aiticle was pro
posed by Congress ou February 36, 1869, and
declared In force on March 30, 1870. So direct
vute of the i eople was M.id on the amendment. It
Is title, 1. 1.- after passage byfouitiess it was
voted upon by Hie I.e^lMaluies of ail the Stales.
The Joint resolution proposing the amendment
passed the House- by a vote of 141 ayes (all .Re
publicans) asalnsl 44 noes (all Democratic), and
In Hie Semite by 30 ayes (all lienubilran?) agalDst
18 DOCS (II Democrats and '2 iteiiublicatib).
Thirty Males ratified the bill, namely: Alabama,
Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illi
nois, luiilaiia. lowa, Kansas, Louisiana, .Maine,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missis
sippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Ilamp
shlie, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, I'enu
sylvanla, Rhode Island, .smith Carolina, Texas,
Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wiscon
sin. Georgia and Ohio at first rejected, but
finally ratified, sod New Yoik lescinded her rat
ification. California, Delaware, Kentucky, Ma
ryland, New Jersey mid Oregon (6) rejected ana
Tennessee took no final action.
Fakallone EOOB— W. S. City. The colored
eges in the San Francisco maikets, l^noraotly
calleci "sea-gull eggs" by some, but commonly
known as "X'aialloue egi:s," an' laid by the Cali
fornlau inline (Calarracles Californium) a water
bird of the order nalatores (swimmers). The
Ii: .1 Is as large as a small duck, head and back
brown, beneath white, bill sharp-pointed. They
swarm about the Faralltmes and moie northern
Islands, occasionally visiting open bays to fish.
Ibe eggs form quite an article of irallle in June.
They aie usually the size of a goose egg, but vary
down to lens man a quartet of that size, aud un
like neatly all other birds' easa there are
scaicely two alike in color, being \ailously
sneaked and spotted with black, brown, green,
blue or olive on a ground of white, blue, isreen,
brownish or neutral tun*. l-;.ir.n bird lays and
sILi on but one e^R at a tune, but they repeat the
attempt to raise yiiiug reveial lines after
baviug been robbed. A common name for the
bird Is the guillemot.
WIiECK OF THE BIIIONAHDELLO-0. L.. City.
The Italian bark BilKiiaidello, owned by Brlg
naidello & Brother of this city, went ashore on
the ocean beacb below the Cliff House aud iv a
line with the Seal Hock House, at 1:30 o'clock
ou the morning of the 4lh of September, 1868.
Slie Had left Valparaiso fifty-five days before,
aud it was said I rial bring without a pilot her
captain mistook Hie Unlit hi the Cliff House for
that of the light-house at Noun Head, and be
lli vine he was miles from shore did not learn his
mistake mi. ii he found bit vessel ashore, stem
on the beach. So high was she on tile sand that
at low tide one could wain all around her.
Mewart r..<-uzies wrecked her and saved most of
her cargo, among which were -- ; tons of Italian
marble. ...
One of thk Banished.— M. F. H., City. Billy
Hamilton, one ot those who were banished by or
der of the Vigilance Cominlttie of lH."i(i, was a
l";iiiu.u. by vocullon. After Ills return to >an
Kiancl.scn he resumed that vocation, but fora
number of yearn wag also lv Hie United Stales
Appraisers' Store*. He was drowned Mimlly.
llamlllon and several oibers were Inviied to
leave tor Kew York on June 20, 185G, by tbe
steamer Bierra Nevada.
Lam Phison-a. 1,., Aiiiioch, Cal. I.luby
Prison Is novr ■ nutloual museum of Union and
Confederate relics of Hie war, and i- located on
W abash avenue, between Fifteenth and Six
teeutli atieets In CblcagO. In Hie transfer of tbe
prison building from Btcbmond, Va., 130 can
were c-iij ;«i . ii al a cost ol ueurly $10,000. Th»
1 mcliase prlee cf tlie four-story bulldlne, meas
uilng 110x132 feet, the labor necessaiy to pre
serve the Identity of each particular brick, of
which tlnie are GGO.OCiO, the transportation
over a thousand miles, across rivers and moun
tains from the tide waters of the Atlantic to the
shores of the Gieat Lakes, and its re-erection
wilh sucb accuracy tbat it does not deviate an
inch from Its oilßlual propoitions, cost the pio
jectors fully J7O.UOU.
State Lieu Lands- F. J. C, Dulzura, Cal.
If you desire to take up a Slate lieu selection you
must consult the field notes aud plats ou tile iv
the United st.ites Suiveyor-Geiieral's ol
ffica in tills city so as to ascertain whit
land I, ii been lost by the State In the
sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections of each
township, by beitiK el'.lior mineral. Spanish
Grants or sw.tmp and oveitlowed lands. When
you have accomplished lh:s you can make your
selection by fillne your application wilh tiro
Stale Surveyor-General at Sacramento, Riving
the " basis as well as the selection." It falls on
you to eflect all the piellinitiarles incident tlieio
to. Beveral land attorneys m this city keep a
regular list of all lauds lost lo ti,e State aud fur
nish lieu lauds lv place of those lost.
Branch Cou.ntv Jail— T. D., City. The
buildings at the corner of Francisco and Stock
ton stieets used as a branch county jail afler
condemnation £s city aud county hospital pur
poses were, or a poition of them, built originally
for school and not hospital purposes. In Sep
ten.her, 185^, the Superintendent of Public
Schools selected among oihera, and procured to
be ieserved by the Commissioners of the Funded
DeM from auction sale of property 100-vaTa lot
696 al the corner named, aud iv 1854 work ou
the school building was commenced.
Available Govkknmknt Lamb— H. g. t.,
Ballnas, Cal, There Is Govenuueut land yet to
be had In ihe counties of San lienlto, Santa
Clara and Santa Cruz, the location of which can
be ascei tamed by Inspecting the plats and
records on tile in this city iv the local Land
otllce, of wMch district said counties form a
pait. The pi ice of plats showing the vacant
land yet to be had is $1 for each township or
deied, and they can be obtained by applying to
the Culled States Laud ORlee lv this city.
a -M. V. Coin— o. L., City. Ass gold i lece
dated is !■.», and In good couditiou, is woith Us
face value anywhere, though a collector might
give a premium for the coin. The initials lv tbe
Inscription, "b. M. V. California Gold," mean
" standard mint value," aud the coiu Is one of a
lot limited in California by pi ivate assay offices
under authority and before the establishment of
a Dotted Stales btauch mint in this city in I»o4.
Mexican Mim.no Dked— R. 8., Oakland,
Cal. It is only common sense that If you pur
chase mining property in Mexico the deed must
certainly be lecoided in that country, either In
the district wl.eielu the mine is located, or at the
capital ot the countiy as the laws prescribe. As
Spanish is the language of Mexico, Ihe deed
inn »t liecesiailly be in Ibat language.
Land OFFICE Patents— A. E. M., Angels,
Cal. Cnlted Stales land patents aie sent fiom
Washington to the local office of the district
where the land is ii i-.itnl. The parson making
the hllnß receives the patent after notinratioii iv
person or by mall, aud upou deliveiy of ihe du
plicate .••-,"; i.
ProiLisM— J. G. M. Jr., Centervilie, CaL
W 1 Uo SI addon hoat Jack Jones at Lone lieacli,
KiiKlaud, December 11, 1855, in tweuiy-three
rounds 111 U7 minutes. Joues died of the injuries
received. Madden was tried at Maldstoue for
iiiauslatiKhtei ■, but acquitted.
A Mortgage Without a Note— T. F., San
Simeon, Cal. A deed of trust or mortgage is
valid without any note, although it purports to
secure a note or bond aud substantially de
scribes it. [I Jones on Mortgages, p. 353.]
Ai:<;extine NZWBPAPEBB— 6. il.. lialnbow,
Cal. At liuenos Ayras, Aieeutiiie Espublio,
there ars alone nineteen uewspipei^. aud all
dailies save ont>. The Itiieuos Ay res MeiaiU ii a
dally iiud the boutheru Cross the weekly.
lii.cAUDiNi: thk Ui.k— F. T. D.. City. The
young of the elk (Cervus Cauadmisls) Is properly
called a fawn. The elk itself, which was for
merly abundant In most portions of Ihn State,
has the distinctive name of " Wapiti."
Slimm; ON Anhtiiku's Land— ll. McK., lias
kill. Colo. You can under tlie possessory laws
of tlie Slate and williout tryinjr title imt off your
land any person who is di^lug for ore ou Ihe
same without your permission.
Stkahsbip Fares— E. A. V., Oakduie, Cal.
The line by steamship, Hrst-class, from San
Kiancisco to ilonolulu is tT.", and to SeaLile,
Wash., J2O.
Ilia Skcond Cousin — A. s., Coima, Cal.
The daußluer of the daugliler of tlie sister of A's
mother is his second cousin.
DEFAULTING JUEOBS.
Fines Imposed anil an Order fur Appear
ance.
A fine of 2." has been Imposed by Judge Shat
ter on each of the following-named defaulting
jurors, and they have been oideied to appear for
sentence in Ins dep ntnipnt this morning:
John J.YoUmer, 7-'J Tuik stieet; I). A. 3Toote,
C3l Market; Joseph Marshall. 1821 Ilydo;
Henry Wolf, 1100 Taylor; cnailes W. Shaw,
r:i!.-,ce Hotel; Kd l"ay. (Jrand Hotel; Jobn Mld
dleton, SI 1 Stockton; Jam a J. Ilanluutou, SU2
Greenwich; Charles J. Philips, 2628 Octavla;
Chili Irs .J. ltohibacher, 21% l"eck; John Haas,
622 ila.es: M. H. Seltgman, 116 McAllister;
.•-anuiel Koster, B(iU Suiter: Charles GoldsberK,
Marye terrace; Monls Ku'scbliii, 218 o'Fairell;
T. C. Bauer, 602 Post; Felix Daley, 411 Ellis;
Stephen J. McC'orniick, 524 luik; Henry Col
lins, 14S Kddy; Max lerdman. f>lo Taylor;
James J. Can, 713 Mission; Theo Urueuhagen,
110-t .Maiket; lleniyA. Herlogbl, 962 Mission;'
A. J. Foreman, :tlo Stelner; Jonn Biter, 411
\\a;:ei; \v. I. McLlnre, 'M Franklin; William
IT. Mitchell, 20V4 h.,k.
AN ODD WILL.
It Has a Oomleal Ili-climlng And ft Pa
thetic Termination.
The will of Mrs. Libbie A. Porter, who
died ir. this city on May 24th last, has been
tiled for probate. The estate is valued at
about $3000. Tho will Is very odd, aud is
as follows:
A woman told me In the store to-day that un
less I done something for my liver I would not
live lone. I dun' t believe it. but If I should no I
want Hurt, mv husband, to have eveiytulng I
leave. This is all the will 1 shall make until
after liuit dies. If 1 should go, what would be
couio of my little Tina. Liujjie A. Foster.
Jiecetitber 11,1880.
B. I>. Porter, widower of the testatrix and
sole devise*, has petitioned fur letters
testamentary.
Supreme Court Not**.
The Bnpreme Court yesterday ordered
tlio issue nf an alternative writ of mandate
directed to J. G. SwinnertoD, Judge of the
Superior Court of ban Joaqnin L'ouuty, re-
Quiring him to si^u tii« bill of exceptions ia
the case of i'liwbe Johnson v.s. Vislier,
or that lie will show cause on the 4th day
of Aogast why he does nut settle aud 9igu
said bill of exceptions.
A writ of certiorari was issued in the case
of McKay vs. The Superior Court of Santa
Barbara.
I ' ; ■i:i i l,i ii l; Fmrles.
Two eommltments to the Asylum for In
sane at Agnews were made yesterday. Mrs.
Dura Cummings of U6i >". > Howard street be
came possessed with the idea eight days
ago that she is worth millions and would
make the world happy with her wealth.
Hermann J. Tennlssen of 23 Turk street
fancies he has studied out that ha is God
and that at his death he will be replaced by
some one else. He sees happenings In other
countries and has hallucinations of souud.
iii<M>.i rp i WnnTa Aid.
Charles Scott of Memphis, Chairman of
the Mississippi River Improvement Asso
ciation, has appealed to San Franciscans, in
a letter received here yesterday, for aid in
inducing Congress to adopt a national sys
tem of levees of sufficient weight and
strength to protect the country from the
disastrous Inundations which are liable to
flood that region at any high-water season.
The matter will be brought up at the next
meeting of the State Hoard of Trade.
POTHER RRUGGiSI
SPEAKS
San Francisco, March 24, 1890.
Manufs Great Sierra Kidney and Liver Cure:
Gentlemen:— l notice
A GREAT INCREASE IN THE
SALES OF YOUR REMEDY,
AND JUDGE BY THE RE-
PEATED CALLS FOR IT THAT
IT GIVES ENTIRE AND COM-
PLETE SATISFACTION TO
THE PARTIES USING IT. IT
IS THE BEST SELLING
KIDNEY AND LIVER
CURE THAT I HANDLE IN
STOCK. Resp'y yours,
JOHN WM. SALTER,
2445 Mission Street, Cor. 21st.
PACIFIG = -
5J EE>to2fll f w Sao posts*.
Life Scholarship, $75.
SIMi ton i n;i i: i. \,;s -•■ . jell eo'ttC
____ PRY GOODS. ..__.,
IMPEBATIVE LMlffli SAL6I
The time is near at hand for the final disposition of our well-
assorted stock of
X>3FBL"Y" GOODS !
There only remains from now until August. Ist for persons in
need of goods in our line to replenish their wants at
LIQUIDATION PRICES!
The sale has thus far exceeded our most sanguine expectations.
Words are now wasted. Actions speak louder than words, and we
propose by our actions in offering goods at such moderate prices to
close the career of the old-established house in a manner in keeping
with its long honorable and upright career. If yon want bargains
call before August Ist and you will be sure to Hud them.
REMNANTS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS
AT POSITIVELY HALF PRICE.
Lease anil Fixtures for S»»le.,.ga
H. O. TOBIKT - - - TRUSTEE.
943, 945, 947, 949, 951 Market Street,
7777 JxU) it
HOME AGAIN!
Some Are Tanned, Others Freckled,
but All May Be Happy— Sun-
burn, Tan or Freckles Readily
Removed.
Ladles returning from their summer's outlnfr,
their faces COTCKd trltn freckles, tan or other ills-
coloraUous. cannot only regain but improve rn.-ir
natoral complexions. No cause to worry. MME.
Xt IT; ■ i: 1"N KAi'K BLEACH will --it lvely remove
all those Impurities, at tue sainu time clearing the
comiilexiou thoroughly. res:oriua: ami promot ng
natural color. Face Bleacn i> not n cosmetlCi as it
does not show arter anplyinff, but It is a thorough
tools, especially prepared, a(tei man; years or ac-
tual practlee in treatinK skin diseases; Uoes not re-
quire continual use, but is a permanent eoroi can
be usci on the most delicate chil.l without rear of
Injury, yet It is or sunicient strength to clear the
skin of the stroncest man. Face I'.lench has sucli ac-
tion on the skin th.it It cuts the ile:ul. callous cuticle
wiii.ii covers Us pores anil draws from benratli the
skin all impurities, which may have been years in
aicumiilatlni;. In this manner freckles, moth
patches, tan. iilniiil-s and blackhead* are entirely
removed Irom the skin.
Face lileach can lie had at my oflice.or sent to any
address on receipt of price: One bottle, S-: three
iKittles (usually required to clear the complexion),
$5. Call or send 4 rents postage for sealed particu-
lars in plain envelope.
JIME. A. KUFPKKT,
Complexion Specialist, 121 Post St., San Francisco,
i: ...in-, 7 and H cover O'Connor i MoSutt's). jyl3 It
J^^PAINLESS. I^l LL jSEFFECTUALy
DBF" WORTH A GUINEA A 80X.^»3
For BILIOUS & NERVOUS DISORDERS
' Such as Wind and Pain in the Stomach. Fullness and Swelling after Meals,
< Dizziness, and Drowsiness, Cold Chills. Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite,
Shortness of Breath, Costiveness, Scurvy, Blotches on the Skin, Disturbed
Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations, &c.
THE FIRST DOSE WILL CIVE RELIEF IN TWENTY MINUTES.
BEECHAMS PILLS TAKEN AS DIRECTED RESTORE FEMALES TO COMPLETE HEALTH.
For Sick Headache, Weak Stomach, Impaired
Digestion, Constipation, Disordered Liver, etc..
they ACT LIKE MAGIC, Strengthening the muscular System, restoring long-lost Com-
plexion, bringing back the keen edge of appetite, and arousing with the ROSEBUD OF
HEALTH the whole physical energy of the human frame. One of the best Ruarantees
to tho Nervous and Debilitated is that BEECHAM'S PILLS HAVE THE LARGEST SALE OF
ANY PROPRIETARY MEDICINE IN THE WORLD.
!•> .;..., .-■! only by THUS. BEECHAH, St. Helena, I.»ncii«hlr<-. England.
Sold t>>, ihtit/iriAtitji-nrTtitlij. B. F. ALLEN CO.. 365 and 367 Canal St.. New York,
Sole Agents for the Cnited States. via (if voiir dnuwistdoes not keep them) WILL MAIL
• , BF.W'HAM'S I'ILLS on RECEIPT of PKICK.Zct*. A BOX. iMkstios th:s PiPEU.)
Jal3>Ycsu Bin
the catarrh
REMEDY Ej^l^BAUgl
C H i l D r E nP^ c^o»^ h^J
suFFKitiNn rr.iut i^j W^ f^
COLD in HEAD,9r /
SNUFFLES Sfef^t^^B
uMlMrSiifl iAV-FEVER
A particle Is piled into each nostril ami Is agree-
able. Price 50 cents, at dructjlsu: by mall, regis-
tered. 60 cents. ELY/ OROTHEKB, 5G Warren St.,
Xew Yurie. dell ly TnSuTn.V;Wy
IRE AND MARINt
439 CALIFORNIA STREET,
San Pruieisoo» Cal.
m>-J KrSiiTn tf
World Dispensary,
400 Geary Street. *g^ San Francisco, Cal.
CHRONIC iFS^' SURGICAL
DISEASES. yL° PER * TIOIISi
■ eye, \fe&;iy£-i/si
nose, ]/ Deformities,
throat. ,|^H^g^Malforina.
Llebig International Surgical Institute.
i'i:ft«. Ait-u utK pom Dmuiiix. Tmm ;
Best Ficllltiei, Appu-itiu and Bern, di.-- for Succeuful Tre*t-
meat or Inrj Form of DbMM Kt-iuiriiig Medical
or Hurxictl Trea'.Tuent.
ITBITE FOB nRCCLiIU 0.1 DXFOKIITrKS, IXD 88.
Kisrs ok on asd n«»E»T
Onlj Sellable Unlioal lu.tl on Ui* Cout Making
PRIVATE AND SPECIAL DISEASES.
Brttifk™, Km... "''• Batto at T< Si.»tU., a>4 «UI *Ut ■
all cIIIm so radio Coait, (mrtirlj, Ikrn Jay • auk. j
JjrlOtf Tf.--«Tll
(BSF IV "»"ru"H«iii"H T T>i»M"-irv" "°Ji ftSk
SISTERS
HAIR-GROWER.
Seven Sutherland Sisters' Scalp-Cleaner Is the only
Dandruff Cure. For shampooing it has no equal.
I'rlcea— Hair-Grow tr 1, six bottles for (5; Scalp-
Cleaner, Otic.
SEVEN SUTHERLAND SISTERS, sole manufac-
turers and proprietors, 834 Market street, San
Francisco, Cal.
Main office, 18 West Fourteenth street, New York.
No charge to see the Seven Sutherland Sisters.
Consultation free. jy!3 It
VICTOR
a BICYCLES AND SAFETIES.
KfSf LARGEST HALL IN THE STATE.
JjjaL Indies and Ohers Taught to Ride.
Ms% THOS. H.T VARNEY,
®-v y 42 and 44 Fremont St., S. P., Cal
jel3 FrSnTutf
|JOEP° H EIM
•* THETAILOR <
— - — v
J?/ Makes the best lit- f|^
t-r- CCllt IOSS — v£>
Makes the best lit- J*|
tinr clothes, at 4<> H
per cent less thnn §£$1
M«f any other house on : J'i
jla the Pacific Coast. i>lh\
An Immense Clearance Sale. To the Public.
lIIAVK BOUGHT 500 YARDS OF Bl'llDEttS-
field Serges »nd Cheviots, In blue and black, at
an Immense bargain. I have more than I can use
ami will offer a genuine redaction sale for the next
SO days that ban never been ottered berore on the
Pacific Coast. Suits made to order for $22 60 that
are worth 3. *(». ami other goods In proportion. These
goods make Hue dress suits and are all the go.
J6 a~ bee my price* in the window.
303 HOKTGOMEKT STKEKT,
754 MAKKKT ST. and 1 110-l 1 13 MAKKKT.
- mylSSuMoWett .
JOHN MUSS'S CELEBRATED
Lagerßeer!
STANDARD, ] Sold During tho Year
EXTRA PALE, . 1838 .
eblanger. } 122J73 Barrels of Bear.
For Salo at All Principal Saloons.
ASK FOR IT.
lyisSuriitr
Damiana
■jjSjb Bitters
W t^Flr^S Tllo srcat Jlcxlcan Remedy
"Sf yn&Xi* # for Disorders of the Kidneys
■m&5-«j/u* and Bladder. Gives health aud
1 rOJlJt^M^rKrv strength to the Sexual Organs.
NABER, ALFS & BRUNE,
383 anil 3 .'5 MABKIiT ST., 3. F.. AGKNT3
ilHlrMtfc ■ Biitaiii! i'.-.cknowle<!g»d
y^a^" 1 lrnidi. ''.'; remedy for all th«
_ idSH^rur^H In^Ea onnatural dis.'harK«s anil
fl3flrlTu.'il>\Ys.'H privii:.-k;: of mm. A
CJMuwiiM'i not 10 ■ Certain euro for thedeblll-
MM man atrioiuM. " tatiiift weakness peculiar
p^Q Mllonlrbr t Irrcsoriboltanilfeelnfs
jpfm WlJoolrbT Ii m r.'joitanil fee!»af9
IaMTHEtV»HSCnEK^»ICO. In m-ummfodlnj it to
«Wwv Cincinnati 0 M !! tSB all sunerprs.
ilr. B .i 3«7.i eroMES, M O.,Dec«T!.»,lil
*^|. \ty \3 Sold by DrujicKU.
trk«r^BßS%rkl FKICS 91.00.
; D>y3SaSaW : 'lr.;- ■ "\
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