Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 5, Number 33, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 13 February 1875 — Page 4
BMt'K UROH «JK.H«
Silks!!
Black Cashmeres, Blaek BriTiantmes, Black Alpacas,5
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REDUCED TRICES.
Our BSaeli Orow
Uraln
OPERA HOUSE.
We have just opened anew lot of Blenched and Hrown Muslins, Sheetings and I 11low (JaainRs at very low prices. As these goods are advancing, parties in want will do well to purchase now while prices are se low.
Wanted.
-A TEH WKKK EMPLOYMENT FOI SoU men and women fn every city and oJv'B., A^ress WABASH NOVELTY CO., Postofflee Bo* 1291, Terre Haute, Ind. [13-at
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JIOll SALE-A HOULTINO CHEST, FOR Fl«urlns Mill, eontalnlng two reels, Hi feet long by M) Lnelw-s
111
street, (nbov
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SilUs ut l.».
1.2V, 1*50, 1 .*•"•, W.U are the best valuo ever Differed In this city.
Black and Irnp E'ete* 90c 1.00 1.23, *l.'»ai(l upward*. Tlit-st'isoon* urc the celebrated *HorU-nm"make,known for their good color.
Rlnrk Brill I an tin *n. ThcwgoodsRiv onsurwwstxl furtht-ir bi*«uttllul lustrw which make them nearly u« rich looking a* a flue Silk, Prices reduced lo 30c 00c, l5o, T.c, 9J\ and $1.00.
Black Alpacas. Our "llorso Shoe" brand, well-known for it* Durability and good Color, stands unsurpassed. New trices 28c, 35c, 40c, 'VX', Wc, 75o.
Look to your Interest and purchase these goixls. You will save rnotu-y by doing so.
1DBERG, ROOT & CO.,
HARNESS MAKERS
and threw Collar Stitchers, at MILLER
ARLEl'H'S, south Fourth street, Tern Haute, Ind. [taiiclnnftii Commercial copy ono week and send bill to this office. 1
$5 to $20
Per Day at home. Terms
TO IJJZJW FR(.O. Address U. STINSON ACo., Portland, Maine. Jan2tt-l.v
WANTED—ALLany
TO KNOW THAT THE
SATITHDAY EVENING MAIL has a larger circulation than newspaper publish' ed in the State, outside of Indianapolis. Alsi that It Is carefully nnd thoroughly read in the homes of ltspa.trons, and that it is tin verv best advertising medium Hi West en Inrffan
For Sale.
ITIOR SALE-ONE VACANT LOT, UORNI1 erot Tenth and Euple streets* one vne:int lot corner of Eleventh and Eagle Sts., om»-Btorv frame dwelling on Eleventh -t., near best nut. The above property will b» sold at monthlv payments. Inquire at this ofHce, of MARCUS 8HOKMKHL, Ileal Esltc Agent.
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SALE—A »JOOl FARM OF (JO acres, Including one acre vineyard, good orchard and buildings: within three miles of the city. Apply to .MARCUH SCHOKMEHL, lte'ttl Kstato Agent.
FOR
SALE.—FOUR FIRST-CLASS COP per Soda Fountains aud one first -class Generator. In»|«lre nt or addressSHELLEDY »t COX, mil and Main MreetTerre Haute, Ind. feb6-4t
FORSALE-SMALL
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OFFICE SAFE—AT
Enquire ftt M. M. JO A TVS J23-tf
8 AI .Iv—t 'HE A P—A FULL SET OF Silver Instruments—all nearly new. A rare chance to parties wishing to oreanisse Band, an they will bo sold cheap. For particulars call on »r address M. w. STACK, JCxciiutiKe Hotel, ar Union Iepot, orM. C. \VAI)E. at V. O. Dlckhout's Trunk Facocj', No. 19ti Naln street. Jan30-tf
diameter, with
gearing and 'cloths all complete and all new, built On tin- most Improved plan tor country work can be easily removed will sell It cheap for cash, or good imperon ilinr. Call and wo It, or address rehire A Co., Staunton, Ind.
For Rent.
FOR
RENT
•WTORE ROOM, No. 112 MAIN 'lthl. Apply at Hee Hive.
Lost.
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told ring, with initials on Inside. A rew.nu will le given Its return OFFICE.
Found.
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A? the jMn von can reach, with an advertisement in the' Saturday Evening Mail, almost every rending ftunlly in Uii* eitv. as well iu the tovr»^^o4 Wqntry «nrfoannlnit Terre
Society Meetings.
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M.—Franklin Council, No. 10,
Order of United America Mechanics meets every Monday evening In American Mechanics Hall, n#rtliwcKt corner of Fifth and Main street*, at S a'clock. All member*and visitltm members are cordially Invited toatUMKl our nicjMtiiKs.
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OMirnilNO OF IN^KKEST.
I*artlw« having Sewlti* Madiinw* of «n kln»l nctHllug pnlm, eau save money having I heir Old luaohlnc* bwide as Rood a»
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newwTlh but UtUe-exp«iiWf. .. id Jos. Folk have jxrmnnently located a. ef TutCs, «*ot
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AND iao«iK«.»v, ^rn—,}1W-HI™., MCGKAOHY, the managing 397 Main street,
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Tut
Us B*ot and
epairing nnu Atijusung
ifSewlna Machines. All p*n*ns ln»efw«rt
in
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the.abyve enterprise would do well to civ® It UielY patroitatre, and not tnwt thoi Whines In the hands of stranger re.m«ewang themwlvrs to be Sewing Machine llMwi^nand Adjuster*.
TV-r n\m keep on hann a Rood iwori^ nm of the best quality of needlea for aJl leadtex MRehlm-*, and tne finest quality ot Pure
oil,
whloh will beaald a# cbw»r
as can %o bad la tK« markeW Try as tkey are experienced work- but men In (fcelr line «rbuslne«w. Aix WORK
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J^EMOVAL.
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Saving Fund
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Fancy
Goods,
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THE MAIL
PEOPLE.
FOR IHI
:1. S. WES 1"FALL,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
E HAUTE, FKIt. 18, 1875.
SECOND EDITION.
TWO EDITIONS
Qi this Paper are published. The FIRST EDITION, on Filday Evening has alarge circulation In the surrounding towns, where it Is sold by newsboys and agents. The SECOND EDITION, on Saturday Evening, goes Into the hands-of nearly every reading person in the city, and the farm era of this immediate vicinity.
Every Week's Issue Is, In fact, TWO NEWSPAPERS, In which all Advertisements appear for
ONE CHAROF. THIRD TKRAI" IS no longer seriously
talked of. BROTHER BAXTER will stay in the State Senate.
TIIEY almost needed Sheridan in Washington the other day.
ST. LOUIS is said to be tho least moral of American cities—having distance^ Chicago.
PERU, this State, spun yarn enough l:ist year to put eighteen girdles round theearth. =ai====='
A BOSTON paper says it requires great shrewdness to make anything out of the boot and shoe trade now.
^TIIG Indianapolis People says Governor Hendricks will go with the editors on their Southern trip next month.
IT is given as a curious fact that there is moro of the New England element in New York to-day than in Boston.
CONGRESS is getting lively. Really the news from that quarter is quite like that we used to get before the war.
AT a caucus of leading Democratic members of tho Legislature Tuesday evening, it was determined not to tako oven tho initial steps this session towards tho building of anew State House. That settles it. .y
ON tho soventh page we print ono of the most interesting articles of this week's Becchcr-Tflton literature. It is from tho pen of the Chicago Tribune, and in foreshadowing tho line of defense has a "by authority" appearance that will cause it to be read with interest. It is a more tenable theory than any previously suggested.
IT is told of a Boston merchant that twenty-five years ago he sold two hundred dozen ol woolen hose to acustomer, who shortly thereafter failed, and that he was agreeably surprised the other day at receiving 51,300 in gold to settle up the old account. Such tilings have happened before, but their occurrence is -to rare that it becomes a kind of pleasant duty to put them on record.
WOMEN are plucky. The Woman's Suffrage Association of Boston, at a recent meeting, resolved to petition the Legislature ofthatStoto "not to appropriate ono dollar of tho public money collected in part from the property of disfranchised women, for thoContennial celebration, inasmuch as well women are denied the rights which the men propose to celebrate." 1 [Cor of
Shoe the Danbury News, daring Mr. Bailey's .Wn«.,.uul who recently XKedod, b«
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started a rival sheet, called tbo Danburian. Mr. Bailey returned from Europe last week just in time to see it born, lit will to short lived. DanbQiy can stand only one paperof this character. As the Louisville Courier-Journal says, "One good thing may come out of Namreth, when it does oome it leavee the village empty."
Smtura of the lobbies at the National Capitol, Washington correspondent sava it Is now geaermlly accepted end tttaderstood that «o decent woman ctm frequent (Mae lobbies and oall out members of ongt—s without taint. The lobby in tfew rear of the speaker's should'be derated to the use of members Instead of beingnow, with the •peakcr* mom, overrun with lobbyists, male and ftmata. From the reom originally devoted
to
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jfODMRNJilSKASKH.
Medical writers, of late years, have been frequently compelled to call attention to the increase of the diseases of the heart, brain and nervous system. Neuralgia, which seems to be a very prevalent disease, was but little known a century ago. Tho races which then lived in this country were hardy, athletic and much given to exercise in the open air their constitutions were Strang their occupations were of a character which strengthened rather than reduced them they had not nerves, at least not such nerves as many worthy people have at the present day. Heart
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IT is a fixed iact that an additional tax of thirty cents a gallon is to bo put on our whisky. The Lord help the poor.
THE mummies belonged to the first families of Egypt. Thero are mummies even to this day among our first families.
Two new States are knocking for admission—Now Mexico and Colorado. The latter will probably be admitted before Congress adjourns.
HERB'S a picture for the funny pictorials. Beecher and Tilton used to kiss each other when they mado up the^ quarrels. So Tilton says. 1
A SWEDISH newspaper states that the centenary of the introduction of petatoeis into Europe is approaching, and suggests the propriety of gottingup a potatb centennial celebration.
TILTON has been on the witness stand all this week. He has been on two weeks and promises to occupy two or three days of next week.
human constitution. Irregularity of
living, caused by business which demands attention, sometimes at the expense of sleep and remission of meals, with hasty eating and ill digestion, have their punishments also. Then comes overwork, which exhausts the energies bv over-taxing physical and mental powers, and avenges tho laws of health by a sudden breaking down, which leaves tho sufferer a mere wreck. These are the penalties of civilization, and they are not to be avoided except by a change in the objects of our ambition, and a determination to render tlje rules which are necessary for the preservation of health superior to all others.
THE Public Ledger Almanac for 1S75, gives the following figures, showing the extreme summer heat in the various countries of the world: Bsngal and the African desert, 150 deg. Fanrenheit. Sonegal and Gaudaloupe, 130 deg. Persia, 125 deg. Calcutta and Central America, 120 deg. Afghanistan and the Arabian deserts, 110 deg. Capo of Good Hope and Utah, 105 deg. Greece, 104 deg. Arabia, 103 deg. Montreal, 103 deg. New York, 102 deg. Spain, India, China and Jamaica, 100 deg. Sierra Leone, «J1 deg. Franco, Denmark, St. Petersburg, Shanghai, the Burman Empire, Buenos Ayres and the Sandwich Islands, 90 deg. Great Britain, Siam and Peru, 85 deg. Portugal, Pekin and Natal, 80 deg. Siberia, 77 deg. Australia and Scotland, 75 deg. Italy, Venezuela and Madiera, 73 deg. Prussia and New Zealand, 70 deg. Switzerland and Hungary, dpg. Bavaria, Sweden, Tasmania and Moscow 05 deg. Patagonia and the Falkland Isles, 55 de». Iceland, 45 deg. Nova Zombla, 34 deg.
THE following wholesome sentiment is attributed t® Senator Sharon. It will scarcely fail to command the approval of all thoughtful men, and the more especially so when the conspicuous and disgraceful part played by several great corporations of our Congressional legislation of late years is taken into consideration
Whilo I boliove the rapid growth and prosperity of tho nation are largely due to tho facilities with which, under favorable legislation, the wealth and intelligence ot individuals have been consolidated for the achievement of great enterprises, our corporations should havo only representation in and not ownership of the government or the people, and that neither the government nor the people should own them. Their just rights should bo maintained without regard to the hoarse cry of the destructive demagogue, and their encroachments, if any, should be repressed with all the necessary force ot law, though popular clamor bo as loud in their behalfas it has boen in some quaiv tera foe their destrucUon^jj g*
IT has generally been accepted as an established fact that the mortauij of large cities is greater in warm weather than iii cold, and far as inlfents are
wu«p
December last. During that period there was an increase ef mortality of about 48 per
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subjects
the use of the speaker,
that functionary has been drhren to one more remote, and now the apartmenft originally intended for the presiding officer may be ftmnd at all hours during the session crowded with painted women and corrupt men, pressing their va-
(rj0ttg
on congressmen.
every year of age, or doubling /jvcyy nine years alter the age of 20. I
WK are told that the people of New Orleans have adopted the non-inter-course plan with General Sheridan. The meA abuse him to each other in his b*arituf, women frotfn on hini as they pass him by, roughs Bang him in efflgy, ahopktoepti* expose caricaturse of him in their windows and 4«Ua dressed to imitate Mm with some scurrilous legend inscribed, actresses at the theatres get off "gaga,** and singers chant disreputable songs in which his name ocoura. Young ladies at the opera get up and change their seats if he happens to sit near them, end in fsct, the whole population vents its spleen by making fiMse of one kind or another—and Sheridan enjoys it and laughs, which makes than Sver.
SOMEBODY obeervee a peculiarity ef law books is that up one bat a lawyer ever reads them. Allother books have readers outside the class for whom they are specially written and we have, aeeocdingly, amateur men of science, amateur physicians, amateur artists, and even amatmir theologians, but no one ever heard of an amateur lawyer.
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waiting. The
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OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
here
S^rweVun^mVnon," and softening reas is lobbying for the East River Bridge, this winter. There has been of tho brain was a thing almost un known. In this age, however, sudden death from somo trouble of tho heart, a gradual change of the mental powers by disease of tho brain, which terminates in death, supplement the intense suffering of neuralgia, and show that this generation is subject to a class of diseases which might be said to be entirely modern. Much of this results from our method of living. Luxury, which furnishes us with so many comforts far oxcoeding those which were enjoyed by our ancestors, has its penalties too. Want of exereiso, indulgence of late hours, high living, all have the^r penalties, which are enforced against the
and just now. It
comes home to overy one's feelings. Particularly those who cross the ferries, in attendance on their business, or homes, or on Judge Neilson's court, with tho army of newspaperists all feel the tremendous effect with which Bo-
nothing like it since the cold and ice of 1866-7 which first fairly launched the long-talked of enterprise. At tho next most critical period ot its history the same potent potion comes again to tho rescue. Repeated ice blockades, completely cutting off communication between these two great bodies of ono great city, and constantly, for days together,, making that communication tedious, precarious and comparitively rare, plead trumpettounged for some less primitivo connection than ferry-boats between these shores. Distinguished counsel not unfrequontly find themselves ice-olated from their clients, and the court is kept
progress of the great bridge
just now demands a little more legislation and somo new arrangements in conformity with tho constitutional amendment forbidding cities to take stock in aid of private enterprises. With such a lobby of ice floes beating at the doors of both cities and of the capitol, there ought to bo no difficulty about securing all proper provisions of law and capital.
THEGREATTRIAL
Drags its slow, tedious length along in the sixth week, and is not half through. Cross-examinations are voted above, and much gratitude is felt to Mr. Tilton, especially bv Mr. Evarts, for exerting himself the last two or three dayra to enliven the monotony with sallies of saucy repartee and bursts of sentimental eloquence. In fact, bis alacrity in turning himself wrong side out, often leaves'little lor the hostile counsel to do, and gives them much more pleasure than it gives his own. But he is irrespressible, snd will not be controlled, as Manager Moulton found, to the ultimato defeat of all their deep laid schemes. All men who are controlled by high-flown sentiments prove incorrigibly obstinato to practical guidance, at ono point or another.
It is a pity, for he would mako a captal witness, hardly second to Moulton, if he could restrain his eagerness to exploit a false chivalry or generosity by the avowal of unpopular sentiments and associations, which tho other side would fail in their attempts to fasten on him without his own ill-timed and impertinent aid. For instance, yesterday, Mr. Evarts exhibited hiin in a procession in Now York in honor ef the Paris Commune. But 'lilton, not content with this, launched into eulogy of one of its leaders, and gratuitously emphasized over and over, his own friendships for the communist demagogue of New York, John Swinton all which the de fendani's counsel listened to with unalloyed satisfaction, well knowing that if they had attempted to introduce such sentiments as evidence, their opponents would have fought it all day—if. indeed, it were necessary to resist so absurd an offer at all, before the Court.
Another mistako this witness makes, is that of being occasionally a little too smart. Mr. Evarts slowly commenced a question with, "Wero you afraid—," and Mr Tilton interrupts him with "No, sir!" This does well enough, in a dearth of amusement, and the crowd makes the most of it with one of its puerile guffaws which aro fast wearing out the excessive indulgence of the Court. But on being mildly requested to wait until tho question is put—Mr. Evarts again commencing in the same drawling form—tho witness has the fatuity to repeat at once the impertinence ana the poor joke, then makes it worse by mockingly begging pardon, and finally gets rebuked by the court. To do liitn justice, however, he has generally come off first-best in these little encounters of ready repartee, teaching counsel to handle him gingerly, and encouraging himself to over-confidence. His examination is still stretcbiug out, eliciting nothing of importance to anybody but the ingenious erators who aro finally to confound and bewilder tho jury in this interminable jinglo of details.
A SENSITIVE JURY.
I did not say sensible, and shan't, until they render a verdict that does them more credit tnan a silly-solemn demonstration with which they opened tho
Judge
roceedings yesterday afternoon. The had closed tho forenoon by remarking upon a complaint ho had received, that persons had boen heard
ceiveci, mat
oonoertied. iucbis perhaps tile case* But commenting on tho case in closo proxwith persons of mature age the caae ap- imity to the jury-box. Judge Neilson 1^. !„.t n,n rorJ® pvirlpiiw* said this was a grave offence, which he pears to bo just the re\trse. Evidence r,un i. severely and summarily, in this direction is ftmnd in the mortali-
if
ty statistics o£ London, during tbo five charge of the jurv-bov to report any weeks of exoossive cold weather that such offender to liim, on tho spot. At weeks or exoos® dinner, the jury took thisinto graveconprevailed in that city prior to the 19th of
sj(]ergt|0n|
snd that increase
Irom
was directly proportioned to the ages of forenmn asked O ^.4 ...Uk
i.
persons huu uuwu ucaiu
repeated, and directed tho officers in
and resolved that they bad
listened in silence to these lawyers and witnesses long enough, and that it was time to let the world hear something from themselves. So, on coming-iti, the laresi ermifcsien to address the
inemsciv*
itaouf«vvv wremau ttSIVCU iwiuiwaiwii WUUU1CM»MV the
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increasing 8 per cent, with court, and whole apostolic number stood nn tn fino elvtn iii milfirmAtinn of the
up in fine s^ylo, in confirmation of the protest delivered by their spokesman, to tho effect that they had not heard auv comments on the ease, and they considered the complaint that had been made an unwarrantable reflection on tho jury. Such is life, and such is trial by jury.
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A ousma LOBBY FOR THB EAST RIVBR amusing the people of San Frandsoo. BRIDGE—THE GREAT TRIAL IN ITS SIXTH
WKKK—TILTON AS A WITNESS—A BPEO-
I MEN BRICK FROM THK JURY Correspondence of The Mall.l j. NEW YORK, Feb. 10,1875.
The ffxtt-aordinary cold over-rides all other topics just
VIDK.
HOW SOME PROLONGED A DSENOES MAY BK EXP LA I NED.
The fashionably dressed shoplifter* who were arrested in Loeeer's fancy good store in Fulton street, Brooklyn, about Christmas, and who said their names were Kliza Smith and Mary Miller, yesterday withdrew their plea of not guilty to the Indictment of grand larceny, and on their plea of guilty were sentenced to the penitentiary tor three years and three months. Mary Miller bad an infant and a
ears and three months. _iad an infant and a young girl with her who, she said, were two of her family of eight children, and begged Ibr a lignter sentence, but the Judge refused to allow her request and she began to weep. The friends of the women used every eflbrt to obtain their release, even to the extent, the Assistant District Attorney says, of offering money to him. TTie of one of them is a wealthy Broadway barber. They go to the penttentiary under muiD6d names, "and their friends are to be told that they have gona to Europe te see relations.
SHOW PEOPLE.
Mrs. James A. Oatea and troupe aro
Katie Mayhew has been playing Fanchon in Louisville, and they liked it.:y At last accounts Patti was covered with bouquets and Nilffion with mustard plasters.
The Mendelssohn Quintette Club gave its first entertainments twenty-six years ago. It is the oldest organization now in the country, ,* ./
Anna Dickinson Is to^ debut in Boston as Joan of Arc. Fancy those spindleshanks encased in armor I Perhaps, though, she'll wear chemiloon.
Mrs. De Montague, a handsome St. Louis woman, made her debut and a disastrous failure at the Olympic. The newspapers suggest that she should get her to a nunnery.
At Nantes, in France, the Davenport Brothers gave their usual exhibition, but the knots wore tied by an old sailor. The result was not as usual instead of five minutes thoso knots amused the spirits for just half an hour.
Buffalo Bill" is deserted by two ol his former associates. "Texas Jadk" is now secluded on Mile. Morlacchi's (Mrs. Texas Jack) estate at Billercia, near Boston, and "Wild Bill" now goes through the dreary duties of United States Marshal at Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory.
TOBACCO-USING MINISTERS. Under this title the Methodist has a long article from a reverend gentleman who takes a decided stand against the use of nicotine by the clergy. We quote:
It needs hardly be added that no Christian, particularly minister, can rightfully, innocently indulge in what may either hinder his own growth in grace or embarrass his usefulness. Tobacco undeniably does both. It defies the conscience, and enslaves the man. How can any man heartily exhort others to cleanliness, to self-denial, to entire consecration, to the utmost conformity to God's will, and to that perfect freedom which is found alone in Christ, whilo conscious that ho is himself a slave to tobacco. It is out of tho question. Instead, then, of quoting a particular chapter and verse, as Mr. Spurgeon challenges us to do concerning this matter, we find that, as a matter of fact, we might hurl the whale Bible as an avalanche against this crying abomination,.
SEASONABLE ADVICE. [Milwaukee News,] Getting up in a cold room to mako a fire is like getting up in life. If you crawl timidly out of bed, go on tip-toe to the stove, and allow the shivers to get control of yon before the kindling starts, your fire will probably be a failure, and you will half freeze to death in the operation. But if you jump out bravely, bustle around, pull on your clothes, knock over a chair or two, and
Ely
itch in the stove-wood, you will probabe too warm by tho time the fire
Sow.toSo
ots burning and have to opei in life. Attack it timidly and you will fail. Grapple with it, hurry up things, stir around, conquer fortune, and you,will be a success.
A WOMAN'S DISA VA NT A GE.
[St.
Louis Rep.j
Mrs. Mary Clemmer Amos has been divorced from her husband and boars tho name ot Mrs. Mary Clemmer. And now she will have to work several years to get her new name up to the point of celebrity which she had reached under the old one. The chief drawback to tho attainment of fame by a woman is that there is no certainty this year what her name will be the next, and thus the work of a life-time may be swept away in a moment. There Is no one woman, however, who does not labor under any suoh disadvantages, and, as a consequence, she is the most famous woman in tho world. Of course we refer to our old friond Susan B. Anthon.y lltjr name is immutable.
SLOW MUSIC. LJHr
The Chicago Tribune lifts up its voice in remonstrance against "slow music" in theatrical performances, and pertinently queries "When by tho spell of his most potent art and depth of sympathy tho actor has won bis hearers, and is holding them breathless, earnest, dimly conscious of their own existence, and absorbed in that depicted before them, are they to be ruthlessly recalled from the ideal to a shocking sense of the hollow actuality by the droning and squeaking Of catgut." It is quite likely that such will continue to bo the case until an outraged public shall rise in its might and declare for war every time it ocoura. To the habitues otour theaters tho practice has assuredly become annoying. It is decidedly ruinous to the sentifnent and pathos of the thing to havo Macbeth oome tiptoeing out across tho stage and make lor Duncan's bed room, encouraged in his fell designs by the same refrain that we remember the orchestra to have played when tho Modocs crept out of ambuscade and stole upon the unwary traveler. *7f
THE ROMANTIC LIFE OF* AN ACTOR. The Troy Times relates Somo additional Incidents in the life of C. K. Fox, the famous Pantaloon of the stage, who died in Now York last week. The Denin sisters, Kate and Susan, were frequent star performers in Troy. Susan bad married a wealthy merchant of Syracuse named Woodward, and while the Denin girls with Woodward were enroute from the West for New York the party stopped in Troy and visited the Museum, where the Fox brothers were playing. Fox and Kate Denin were engaged to be married. Woodward undertook to break it off,but the youngcouple were determined, and during an intermission in the play Kato repaired to the box office, where Charley met her with a Justice, and the pair were married. The Denins and Woodward left Ibr New York the next morning, and sailed for California, Woodward still ignorant of the marriage of hie sister-in-law. The subsequent career of the Denins in California, the separation of Mr. and Mrs. Woodward, and the attempted murder of Mrs. Fox, greatly troubled Fox, who never met his wife Main. Subsequently he procured a divoroe,
Mid
married a
besutifol girl belonging in Providence, Rhode Island. This marriage also turned out unhappily, and there was a separation. Tbe LastMrs. Fox is now Mrs. Burnham,somewhat noted sstheNew York correspondent of the St. Jxraie Republican. /ft-'
WILL the boy who threw that pepper on tbe stove please come up here and "ret a present of a nice book," said a Sunlay school superintendent in Iowa but
day
school
ISNT the present Legislature doing the boy never moved. He was a lar-see- will attract enormous audiences during mace harm than good 'ins boy. their visit to this city.
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AMUSEMENTS
THK SECOND COHORT
Of the Mendelssohn Quintette Club en Saturday evening did not draw so largo an audience as the first, but those who braved the stormy evening were rewarded with a much moro pleasing programme than on tho first appearance. There seemed a closer sympathy between the audience and performers, and the latter appeared to exert themselves to the utmost to please.
JIIS8 KELLOGG
Was in fino voieo and spirits, and sang herself right into the hearts of her auditors. She sang with the clioir of the Congregational church on Sunday evening, and the announcement fillod tho vast auditorium to its fullest capacity. Her friends were pleased to see her modest deportment—tho entire absence of professional affectation—taking her placo on an equal with tho other members of the choir, and singing in tbo hymns as well as the anthems. She is a good sensible girl, and deserving of tho bright future which opens so auspiciously before her.
BEN DEBAR,
As Jack Falstaff, in Shakspeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor," assembled a very large audience in tho Opera House, Monday evening. In point ®f numbers .and quality it was proof to managers of amusements that our people aro disposed to give liberal patronage to tho legitimate drama, when well presented. Mr. DeBar's personation of the fat and amorous knight was almost faultloss. He dressed and looked the character to perfection, and had very fair support in the company he brought with him. I
THK M^NNBRCHOB MASQUERADES Followed on Tuesday evening, and Dowling Hall was the scene of a quaint and motley assemblage. 4
Of all tho mer
ry, gadding scenes, which man's ingenuity lias contributed for man's amusement, none, perhaps is more onjoyablo than a few hours with a well conducted bal masque. And suoh aro these annual gatherings of our excellent Moennerchor, composed of our very best German citizens. Of ceurso, until tho small hours came and the vast throng began to thin out, dancing was absolutely out of tho question. But that did not seem to be the object of the gay throng. Fun wan what they wore after—and fun—innocent, harmless fun—was had to tho fullest extent. It was a happy occasion, admirably conducted, and added new honors to the excellent society under whoso auspices it was givon.
IFF TP* -AH CAL. WAGNKR Will open the amusements of next week by bringing back his suporb company* in one performance at tho Opera House on Monday evening. lie announces an entire change of proragmme. There is an element about Happy Cal's sablo-hued band that draws like a blister. Often as he has been here we do not remember of his playing to a poor house. On his last visit, somo two months ago, it will bo remembered that he had an immenso audienco, and tho programme gave tho liveliest satisfaction. Sccui'e your seats at tho Central Bookstore.
NEILSON.
Foremost now, if not at tho very bead of tho list of tragediennes stands the beautiful English actress, Miss Adelaide Neilson, and it is a pleasure that wo are enabled to announco her appoaranco at our Opera Hoiiso next Wednesday ovening in Shakspeuro's lovo tragedy of "Ilomco and Juliet," wherein sho will give lior exquisito personation of Juliet. This charactor is her specialty—tho ono in which she has received tho most onthusiactic and complimentary notices from tho press of Europe and of this country. Says the London Graphic:!
Miss Neilson acted Juliet at tho Lyceum theater last evening, before a largo and fashionable audience. It is needless to comment extensively upon a role which she has made so essentially her own. It is sufficient to say that her realization of Shakspeare's loveliest heroine has never seemed more fraught with ardor, womanly grace, and with thoso stronger attributes needed for tho proper expression of the tragic horror of tho later scenes. While Miss Neilson was bewitching in her artlessness and beauty in the balcony scene, her portrayal of tne frenzy which seizes upon Juliet as sho conjures up the possiblo terrors ol the awakening from her doadly slumber was as vivid as could bo desired. Miss Neilson had numerous recalls, and tho disposition of tbe audience -indicated that Juliet remains her strongest magnet of attraction. «ti -V'-n
JAtiK AND JILL.
On Thursday evening next, the Jack and Jill Pantomino Company, from Niblo's Theater, Now York, will appear at the Opera House, introducing somespecialities said to be immense. Thi* company brings together tho first timo in America tho entire Jeo Family, whe have been tbe bright particular stars oi' numerous combinations. Then there is the Parisian sensation,. MIlo Deardon's troupe of L«dy Velocipedists, whose performances have been the theme of highest praise from the French press. Gas Phillips, tbe "Oofty Goofty" contributor of the New York Clipper, over whose jokes ail have laughed, lends bis aid in laughable character personations. There are many other features, all going with the laughable, comical, mirth-pro-voking pantomine of Jack and Jill to make one of tbe most pleaaing entertal omenta of tbe season.
EILXORK'S BAND. '4:
The celebrated Twenty-second Regiment band, under the direction of Mr. P. S. Gllmore, wilt give one grand coaeert in the Opera House on the evening of the 22nd inst. This famous band is bound for Louisville, Kentucky, where it will give grand concert st the last drawing for the public library ot that oity. Tbe feet that this band has been chosen in preference to all others in the country to perform on this occasion, is a proof of the high estimation hi which they are held as musical performers. It is said to be the finest military band in tbe country, and there is ne doubt they
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