Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 9, Number 19, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 9 November 1878 — Page 4

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THE MAIL

PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

P. S. WESTFALL, EDITOit AND PROPRIETOK*

Cvery Week's Issue Is, In fact, TWO NEWSPAPERS, Zn which all Advertisements appear for

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THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS. The election bel«i on Tuesday of this week were looked forward to with great interest and bave proved somewhat startling in their results. The Repabli otns carried the States of New York Pennsylvania, Illinois and Massachu setts by heavy majorities. They also added Connecticut and New Jersey'to the liiit of Republican States. The result in New York is a great victory for Sen ator Conkling, who, with his party made a square fight for hard money The Legislature is Republican by abont fifty majority, which insures Conkllng's return to the Senate. The Republicans also gained eight members of Congress in that State, making the delegation stand twenty-five Republicans to eight Democrats. Republican Senators \jill be returned by New York,Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Illinois and Wisconsin States that the Democrats expected to hold in the Senate.

The number of Congressmen that have been gained by the Republicans in different States will almost overcome the Democratic majority in the House Allowing the California and North Carolina delegations to stand as at present these State3 not electing Congressmen this year), the Forty-sixth Congress will consist of, Democrats.......—...» 143 Republicans 142 Nationals

It is thus seen that the Nationals will bold the balance of power, and will probably vote as often with the one side as the other. This will make a very interesting House.

Tne defeat of Ben Butler in Massachusetts by nearly 30,000 is especially gratifying. It shows that there is some virtue in American politics yet, and that an unprincipled demagogne like Butler will not be permitted to ride into the gubernatorial chair of a great State Henceforth Butler and Tilden will con stitote a match pair of played-out politicians.

The elections have thoroughly demonstrated the weakness of the Greenback party. Its influence has been utterly insignificant. Hereafter the same old parties will confront each other, Tho South is almost solid for the Democracy the NoTth is largely Republican. The presidential campaign of 1880 bids fair to be one of great interest, with tbe chances of success so far pretty evenly balanced. If tbe Democrats make many blunders in the next Congress the prospects of tbe Republicans will be indefinitely increased.

THE OUTLOOK.

European gold is coming into New York at the rate of a million dollars a week to pay for American products sent abroad. All the great iron mills at Nlles, Ohio, which were forced lo suspend after the panic, bave resumed operations, giving employment to hundreds of men. In all departments of the jobbing trade business is reported to be better this fall than at any time since the panic. Real estate has suffered no further decline in value for some time while rents bave very perceptibly stiffened and actually advanced. All the railroads report a largely increased volume of business—a sure indication of reviving prosperity, for the railroads measure the volnme of ousinoss transacted as a thermometer measures the boat. There is no donbt bnt that tbe panic of 1873 is now practically over. Five years have brought ruin to many men and pinching poverty to many others. Homes have been sold under tbe Sheriffs hammer and Qurais taken by tbe foreclosure of mortgages. Suffering and distress have spread a pall of gloom from one end of tbe land to tbe other. But tbe country has been steadily gaining on tbe hard times for two or three years past and with the beginning of 1879 the "hard times" will have pretty nearly panned out of men's thoughts and conversation. We are on tbe up grade. Men have begun to make money again—have begun to talk abont making money. Hope aod confidence are rapidly taking the place of distrust And despair. In fire years from now, it is safe to predict^ the country will be plunging along like the railroad train across tbe western prsiriee that Is, of ooarse, if no unfarseen dWasier, like tbe failure of crops, or sotne similar misfortune overtakes us. Than we will go swimming on t£e full lk^ of prosperity for a while «aitt we» reaah the Niagara of another panto. This may be sooner or later, aooording as men will remember and profit by the lesson* of 1873.

IT is estimated that then will to packed in the West, ten million bop* from November 1,1879. to November 1, 187*—* greet increase over any former year. Tbe price paid at Cincinnati la from IS.40 to $8.CO per hundred grew*, tbe lowest price paid tot twenty-eight years, with the exception of 1351 and 1882.

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TWO EDITIONS

OftkliPtper are published. Tlie FIRST EDITION, on Friday Evening hM large circulation In theanmmndlng towns, where It la sold by newsboys and agents. JThe SECOND EDITION, on Saturday Even tag, gees lato the hands of nearly every reading person In the city, and the term ers of this immediate vicinity.

WESTWARD HO!

The mining excitement in Colorado is taking on almost tbe proportions of that of California In 1S48. Persons wbo have visited Denver reoeotly say that the one topie of conversation and thought there is the gold and silver mines Of the surrounding country. Men oome there with scarcely a dollar in their pockets and start out to find a lode that shall yield their fortune. The mountainous regions are traversed with pick in band and when the precious metal is found tbe fortunate discoverer at once takes steps to preempt bis claim and starts off to seek a purchaser for his new bonanza. If reports are to be trusted not a few penniless adventurers bave sudden 1y found themselves owners of mines worth anywhere fro in fifty thousand to a million of dollars. There is certainly a vast development of mining interests going on in that region and will perhaps continue to go on with even increased energy for some time to come. All through the mountainous region west of Denver, towns and villages bave sprang up which mark the opening of new mines. The amount of precious metals that will be produced in this country during the next tftn years is wholly beyond the possibility of calculation Partly on account of the mining excite ment and partly because the hard times have developed a disposition of restlessness in the breasts of many people, we may look next year, and perhaps for several years to come, for an unprecedented emigration to the West. ThiB movement has been very great during the past year or two but has has proba bly not yet reached its maximum While many will doubtless improve their circumstances by the ohange, many others may learn too lato the wis dom of the adage concerning the "rolling stone," and regret the change from an old country to a new. On tbe whole tbe policy of moving from Ohio or Indi ana to Kansas or Colorado is one which will bear tbe most serious consideration in a majority of cases.

THAT LASS O'LOWRIETS" Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, the author of "Haworth's," a new novel which opens with great spirit aud vigor in tho November Scribner, is having a word with Charles Reade across the wa ter. Mr. Reade (who is always at sword's points with somebody) took Mrs. Burnett's novel entitled "That Lass O'Lowrie's," and ooolly dramatized it for the stage without so much as asking Mrs. Burnett's permission to do so. Not only t^is, but he entered into an ar rangement with Miss Rose Eytinge to play the piece on the American stage, contemporaneously with Its production in England. Mrs. Burnett had herself dramatized tire novel for the American stage and very naturally protested against Mr. R^ade's impudfent proceeding. A letter from her husband the English author auswered by saying that a novelist could not reserve the .stage right in his novel and that consequently he had a perfect right to dramatize tbe "Lass O'Lowrie's," but that as Mrs. Burnett felt hurt about it, he would advise Miss Eytinge to pay the author something out of tho proceeds of the play. To this letter Mrs. Burnett re sponded in that vigorous and caustic English for which her pen is famous, to the effect that if she had no rights iri England she had some in America and intended to take care of them that Mr. Reade and Miss Eytinge mightfarrange their own matters to suit themselves, but as for herself she intended to have her own version of the "Lass" played on tbe American stage and if anybody attempted to produce another version she would make it hot for him. At last reports Frances seemed to have Charles pretty firmly by the ears.

Now that the yellow fever in the South has been bronght to an end by the frost, the people of tho scourged cities have begun to take a sensible view of tho situation. Says one of the Memphis papers: "No amount of heroism or number of heroes will cover up, or bide from us, our culpability or responsibility as a community. Tako up the Nlcolson pavement, sewer tho bayou, pave the streets with stone or asphalt, or macad amize them, and give us a board of health with power to enforce its decrees, and intelligent enough to know (hat its duties are something more than com piling a registry of the sick snd dead, and the epidemic will not have been in vain. Unless this is done it will be useless, and Memphis has no future." There is no reasonable doubt but that with proper sanitary conditions the yellow fever could be almost, if not entirely, banished from tbe South.

TITKRK would seem to be considerable diversity of opinion as to tbe value of judicial services. In New York the judgee of tbe Supreme Court are salaries of $17,500 a year, tbe judges of the Superior Courts, 115,000, and tboee of tbe Criminal Courts, #12,000 a year. These are the largest judicial salaries paid by any State in the Union, and there is a bill now before tbe Legislature of Vermont to reduce the salaries of the judges of tbe Supreme Court in that State from 93,500 to $2,000 a year. Either they must have very poor judges in Vermont, or else the legal profession ranks exceedingly low there.

PRESIDENT SIXLYB, of Smith college, after three years' experience,tbinkethat woman's capacity for tbe highest intellectual culture is demonstrated. Tbe college lias bad a larger proportion of AM mathemstidlona than can be found in similar classes of young men. Greek has been a favorite etody In the college and bas been pursued with tbe greatest

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success. The severe study has not shown Itself injurious to the health of tbe young ladies nor have the branches pursued had any observable tendency to render the pupils masculine in character. Doubtless this good report will be confirmed by tbe subsequent history of the institution.

As Indianapolis jury has resolved that one murderer shall be bung. John Achey, wbo killed George Leggitt, last spring,... on Tbonrf.y found,) to guilty, and the death penalty fixed as hia punishment. The impression is that no interference will be made, and that two other murderers— Quetig and Merrick—will swing from tbe same scaffold The people are aroused, and this is a bad year for a murderer to get into the In dianapolis jsM.

IT 1B announced that anew edition of "Unole Tom's Cabin," with illustra tions, Is in course of preparation and will soon be Issued by Houghton «fc 03 good. It is said the book has been published in more languages and more vol umes of it issued, than of any other book except tbe Bible. It was first published as a serial in the "National Era," at Washington, in 1851 2. .r

As intimated in lass week's Mail, the movement set on foot three or four weeks ago to put the Daily Express under Republican control has not succeeded. The Express on Thursday stated positively that there would be no cliangein its control or its policies.

POSTMASTBKTJ bave been instructed to receive the little three cent pieces for postage stataps, and then not to re-issue them. The government wishes to get rid of the nuisance. A good idea.

NBARLY ten billion postage stamps— to the value of $280,327,363.09—have been licked by the people of the United states since tbey were first adopted in IS47.

THE result of the elections on Tuesday was a surprise alike to Republicans, Democrats and Nationals, but to the Republicans the surprise is most agree ble. __________

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THEY made it so hot for bold Ben Butler in the late canvas that he actually denied stealing silverware in New Orleaus.

FOR a supposed oorpse, the Republican party shows reixukable vitality these November days.

IF the Republicans can carry the same states in 1880 as this year they wi 11 elect their President.

Shows and Show Folks.

The biggest audience of the seasonfilling the Opera House from the top most gallery seat to the stage footlights, assembled Monday evening, when the Rice extravaganza combination gave the burlesque opera, "Evangeline." Of course it could not be exp3cted that so large an audience would gather on the second night, when "Conrad, the Cor sair" was given, still it was a good sized audience. Both performances gave the liveliest satisfaction, and the combi nation will have a hearty welcome at any time it returns if it brings those beautiful song birds Lizzie Webster and Venie Clancy and those comical geniuses Harry Hunter and Fortescue.

Wednesday and Thursday evenings "The Danites" was given, with McKee Rankin, Kitty Blanchard, Louis Aldrich, C. T. Parsloe and Louis Mestayer in tbe leadiug roles and each a star in his or her line. The play we have spoken of in these columns before. It remains the same, with many little embellishments and improvements of detail. Mr. Rankin's interpretation of "Sandy" broadens and strengthens with time and practice. Kitty Blanohard's "Billy Piper" grows in strength,' tod$ though it would be still further im* proved by dropping out something more of the whine. A woman with tbe nerve to play a masculine role so long, would hardly break down In manner so much, Mr. Aldrioh's "Parson" in a genuine creation and one drawn with singular vigor and boldness. The "Judge" of Mr. Mestayer one can scarcely avoid comparing with that of Vlning Bowers, but it compares favorably even with that favorite actor's work. The two Danites are better done than ever before, and tho whole effect of tbe playing is better, except in tbe character of "Huldab." And while we think that in that role Miss Hunter scarcely comes up to Miss Dora Goldthwaite, it must still be admitted tbat she presents a very pleasant picture. The audienoee were not such as the merits of the drama and such a galaxy of persons eminent in their profession deserved. But it must be borne In mind tbat Terre Haute ia not a big city and cannot afford to fill tbe Opera House every night.

Robert Frasers Humpty Dumpty troups had a f«ir sited audienoe last night, mostly on tbe upper floors. The amusing tricks kept tbe audience in a jolly good humor, and tbe specialties of the musical glasses, tbe juggling, and tbe canary birds, were neatly done and inre in

This afternoon and to-night another Humpty Dumpty troupe pats in an appearance. This is under the management of Mr. Niok Roberts, well known as an amusement manager wbo always gives a good show. The specialties introduoed are of more than ordinary' merit, including the wonderful Seigrist children. Tbe exploits of these little artists are said to be wonderful beyond description. Tbe low prices of admission, &0, 85 and 25 cento, should FLU tbe Opera House. Oo and enjoy a couple of boon of hearty laughter.

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Amusements will not come so thick next week aa this. Only three evenings will tbe Opera House be occupied—all anuh drawing cards that we expect to see three big audiences. The first to come will be Billy Emerson's Minstrels, on Wednesday evening, Emerson is a prime favorite here and he is backed this season by a strong organization. On starting out tbe Philadelphia Press said:

Emerson's Minstrels opened the season at tbe Arab Street Theatre last night to a full house and a more jolly Bet of ever seen. The songs were new, the jokes fresh, and tbe sketches orislnal and extremely f-wny Morton and Emerson, wbo msuipulated tbe bones and tambourine, were repeatedly encored on their end songs during the first part of the performance, and Heywood's "Swiss Boy's Dream of Home," melted those who love the sentimental. Emerson is a good ballad singer, wbo does not lose his wind and puff and pant out an unintelligible jargon in a weak voice, as most of the song and danoB men do. His dancing bas -lest some of the vigor acid extravagant dash of former yearn, but this is more than compensated for by an added grace and refinement. His imitatations and recitations were unsurpassed, aud he was called out repeatedly, tbe audience seeming never to tire of his droll performances. Smith, Waldron, Morton, and Martin area wonderful quartette of gymnasts and grotesque performers, who captured the audience at their first appearanoe, and kept the bouse in a roar of merriment.

On tbe next evening—Thursday—will come the Weathersby Froliques with the popular and laugh provoking Eliza Weathersby and Nat C. Goodwin at tbe head. Tbey have something new entitled "Hobbies." It has proven one of tbe big successes of tbe season. The Cincinnati Enquirer says:

Probably tbe most ludicrous and most meritorious burlesque extravaganza produced in Cincinnati for several years is that of "Hobbies," which the Weathersby Froliques brought to Pike's Opera House last evening. Our space, this morning is limited, and therefore it is difficnlt to say of "Hobbies" all that it deserves. The large and select audience which comfortably filled tbe ball last evening, fully attested to tbe merits of tbe company aud the burlesque, by uncontrollable laughter at tbe broad fun and loud applause of tbe singing. The company is small and very select, every one being an artist in bis or her line. Eliza Weathersby, who is the head of the company, is a well established favorite in Cincinnati, and never fails to dra# largely and to be appreciated to her full merits. She made a vory pert serving maid in the comedy last evening, and a beautiful prince in the burlesque. N. C. Goodwin's "Professor Whiffles" was without doubt the best piece of low comedy given here for a long while. This young man is a whole show in himself, and makes fun enough in one night to last a yearl Harry Phillips, one of tho very best stock comedian* on tbe stage, makes an excellent' "Bangs," though be is better adapted to juvenile than old business. Miss Elma Delaro, a lady new to Cincinnati, made a decided hit by her singing, and was again and again enoored. Miss Jennie Weathersby and Mr. W. J. Sianton, though having minor parts, did excellently. "Hobbies"iB decidedly something new, and we say truthfully to oiy readers that they can go to Pike's this week with the expectation of seeing something new ana meritorious, and will not be disappointed.

Col. R. G. Ingersill will deliver his new lecture ou "Robert Burns," at the Opera House, on Friday evening next. It is said to be full of interesting sketches, and sparkles throughout with genuine wit. He comes under the auspices of tho Occidental Literary Club, which bas already received notice of delegations coming irom most of tbe surrounding towns.#

For tbe remainder of tbe month, tbe following are booked:»" jJoe Emmett in "Fritz," 18tlb.

Wagner Cotton's Minstrels, 19th. Effie Ellser dramatic company, 21st and 22d.

Teny Denier, Pantomime, 28rd. Wendell Phillips' lecture, 25th

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Madame Reutz's Female Minsirelf, 27th. 'Our Boarding House" and matinee, 28th, Thanksgiving.^

Buffalo Bill, on Saturday, the 30th. Tbe Fraser "Humpty Dumpty" troupe plays at Sullivan this afternoon and evening.

Tbe engagement of Mrs. Chanfrau at the Opera House for next Saturday evening has been withdrawn.

Tbe list of November amusements at the Opera House has been added to by the booking of theBffie Ellsler dramatic company, on the 21st and 22d, In "Heroine in Rags" and "La Cigale."

Kato Claxton bas "shivered" through the "Two Orphans" 1,200 times. E. T. Stetson's Neck and Neck company collapsod at Meadville, Pa., on the

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Some of the Loftus blonde bills were so naughty that tbe St. Louis police tore them down. "Look out for the paint 1" shouted a boy in the gallery of a Chicago theatre, when tbe hero of the play kissed tbe heroine.

Gen. Sherman sat In a box to a Chios* go theatre during a burlesque perform* anoe. He applauded the singing of an actress in Ugbts, whereupon she threw him a kiss. He seemed,to resent her impudence.

The widow of Edwin Adams, the gifted tragedian, has erected a headstone of Qaincy granite at her husband's grave, bearing tbe inscription, selected by John McCnllougb, tbe acton "HI* life was gentle, and the elements SoBlxedia him that nature might stand And my to all the world, Tilts was a maul"* yr)

Hie Boston Theatre Reform Association bas among! its members Bishop Clark, Mayor Priooe, and the Revs. Robert Laird Collier, Edward Everett Hale, and William Wilberforce Newton, besides several theatrical managers. In a published address the Secretary says: "Already we see what will be done, vis First, we shall eeoure a complete revolu­

tion in the opinions of those who oppose tho stage seoond, the extermination of objectionable features in the playhouse third, a higher appreciation of dramatic art in general fourth, a strong, wide, liberal view upon the subject of amuse ments for tbe whole people. We did not take up this matter hastily, for we realized that it was a matter not to be trifled with nor is it an experiment. We know and we knew from tbe start, that we shall succeed." Just how success is to be attained is not explained, further than that many members are necessary at one dollsr each.

Stage performances bave of late been varied here and there from what was intended. Joe Ralnbolt, one of the sharpshooters of the variety theater, sh off one of his wife's fingers in Cincinnati, Instead of hitting tbe potato that she was holding for a mark. In a pathetic scene In "A Woman of the People," in Baldwin's theatre, San Francisco, the wooden bead of tbe baby that tbe agonized mother was holding fell off and rolled noisily to tbe footlights. The actress coolly picked it op and put it on tbe body again. Ada Cavendish fell ill in the midst of a performance in Baltimore, and was compelled to withdraw. Two young actors turned a mock fight into a real one In a Houston theatre, and would not desist at the proper time. The stage manager was compelled to drop tbe curtain on the unexpected scene. A phonograph was part of an exhibition in Cairo, HI. A sheet of the tinfoil had been placet! in the apparatus ready to be used but an enemy of the manager had replaced it by another, and when the orank was turned the phonograph said: "This show is a fraud and the manager 1b—" and at that point

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man at tbe crank stopped. A police man went on tbe stage of the Chinese theatre to stop the performance, which had been extended beyond the legal time of night!. The indignant audience tore up tbe seats to fling at the intruder, and did damage amounting to $800,

It bas been a source of great wonder tbat Clara Morris, suffering as she is said to all the time, has continued to act. Jt has recently come out that the relations between her and her husband are not of the most amicable. Her husband was not as wealthy as was supposed and her earnings go to support his business, thus necessitating her continuance on the stage. Although great incompatibility exists between the two there has been no separation either legal or otherwise. Clara Morris' nanje in private life is Mrs. F. C. Harriott.,

Tracy Titus, formerly a husband of the festive'little Mrs. Oates, has organiz ed an English Opera Company to make a tour of the country. Among the leading members will be Henry Peakes, the basso, who was here with the Hess company, and Laura Joyce, of divorce notoriety. The "Chimes of Normandy" will be the leading opera in their repertoire.

Annie Cary used to live in Durham, a little village in Maine, and nelgbbore say they often heard Mrs. Cary at tbe wood shed door shouting: "Annie! Annie Louise! Annie Louise Cary! oome into tbe house this minute and chop them kindlings!"—Boston Post.

Nilsson wanted f5,000 a night for singing at the Imperial Opera, St. Petersburg, this winter, but Albanl offered to sing for |3,000 a night cheaper, and now tbe Swedish nightingale is thrown overboard.

Shakspeare's "Hamlet" bas been translated into Hindostanee. 9

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