Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1879 — Homer D. Cope at Rensselaer. [ARTICLE]

Homer D. Cope at Rensselaer.

The second entertainment of the lecture course of the Irving Literary Association will be given at Starr’s Hall, Friday evening, Nov. 28, ’79. This time Homer D. Cope will render Banim’s grand classical drama, “Danon and Pythias,” followed by Mark Twain’s humorous masterpiece, entitled “Uncle Daniel’s Appiration,” the most perfect portraiture of negro character ever produced. lie has been accorded unusually flattering receptions in New York, Boston, Washington, Chicago, Indianapolis and many other cities, and is very highly spoken of by the press wherever he has appeared. Did space permit highly complimentary notices from leading newspapers of the Atlantic cities, with those throughout the length and' bredth of our country, could be given, but after reading tbe following, the public ought surely to be satisfied with regard to the merits of this favored man: After years of experience and intimate knowledge of the business in the United States and Canada, we affirm that the success of Mr. Cope’s efforts, together with the rapidity of its attainment, is absolutely Without a parallel. As a further assurance to committees, we guarantee the new entertainment to be unsurpassed by any* tiling over offered upon the platform, and a failure to accomplish this may be regarded as sufficient cause for withholding the fee.— American Bureau , Cooper Institute , New York Citif. In speaking of the death of General Hooker, the Laporte Chronicle says: “Another veteran has gone to receive his final reward. Another gallant soldier has sheathed his sword forever. The brave,dashing, indomitable Hooker is no more. He who never fiiuched in the face of : the foe, who was in his element when the battle raged fiercest, who turned and fretted at inaction when he t hought it gave th» enemy advantage, was obliged to capitulate in the presence of death. He had fought the battle of life well,he had served his country faithfully, and, fuli of honors and years, ho entered the presence of the Great Commander, who knows the humblest private soldier as well as the most 'exalted, officer, aud, who will give Ho every one his just meed of praise. May the defender of his country be permitted to joiu the otjior heroes who have goue before—Thomas, Kearney, McPherson—and bo ushered into the realms of eternal rest.