Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 28, 1873, Page 12

ectablislran . wonld bo thronged . city's ¢ bravo pad falsty. Sre iy, then tho logturd f tfifi:fi’ through tba ,Fuhlle highits, 2 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1875, THE LECTURE SYSTEM. Its History and Growth in Ohioago. Gome of the “Stars” Who Have Shone in Our Looal Liter- - ary Firmament, Charles 0'Conor and Willinm Cullon Bryant to the Star-Courso Managers. Dessrs, Beecher and Phillips on Rotten Eggs. What Ia known s tho ¢ Lecture System ® hos exs tondod tself untfl 1t now covora an area of nnnsoment and entortalnmont that waa undresmt of by e pro- fectars, As that charming story-writer and lecturor, Edward Evorelt Ialo, hoa said, the anuual statoment ibat tho Lycoum Systom 1a dying out, may Lo sot down with tho statoment of & cloyod novel-reader that thoro ro no moro good novels § or, with thatof tho states- manJald upon thostiolf, that thero is no louger any Iuterest {n politics, What hus happonod in Obicago during the past two yeara is suflicient to refuts any such nasertton, and to excite a curlosity regarding the plan and method of oporating o successful lecture course. It hina Leen aaeoried every now and then that THE “LYOEUM S8YSTEM " WAS INVENTED b introduiced by this or that man whoso frionds aro irying to malco for bim & roputation, But it is 1dla to 1oy that instruction by the living voico, or entortaine ment by tho living voleo, as contrasted with instruction or enterintnment by books, 18 in any senso an *inven- lon " of this or even the last gencratfon, Abelard was n lecturer who drow audionces 68 largo 4 Chopin or Beochor; and long boforo Abelards day, tho sys- tom of loctures waa fn full sway. Tho only poouliarity about the syatem in our ime 1s, that tho 0aao of trav- sling onnbles one lecturer to gosbout and meat o larger umber of sudlences than was possiblo in the doys of ataff and wallob or of horse-back travel, Every cther arrangement for intelloctudl ocducation is onlarged undor tho ssmo {nfionces ; and, by tho in~ evitablo mutual reaotion of all methods of popular wdncation, sudiences grow larger and larger, Prof. Ward, of Rocheater, has sot on foot an inges nlous arrangemient by which ho provides difforcnt ‘musonma of natural history with tho cabinats of specl- ‘mons ranging from the largest mastodon down to the smallest tnloblto by taking casts of the renownod Fossils of the world, which can borepeated indefinttely, And, ns ono has almost o right to oxpoct in overy gal- lery of fino srt to seo tho Laccoon and tho Apollo, ono oy now expoct to seo his old frionds, the megathor~ fum and tho igeanodon, It fa undor tho samo gone eral systom of modorn Ufo that Womay oxpoct where ever wo live 1o havo chanco in the courao of s winter to hear Phillipa or Obopin, Fiolds or Qurtis, and onco 1n o lifotimo atlenst to hear all tho grost poots, su- Hhors, or orstors of our generation, No partioulsr trumpet-blowor hiad it in his power to creato n system which shows itsclf in arrongement 8o various, snd whatoyor tho success of tho errable intcllectunl gyme masts {0 catcli the oye of the public for o brief moment, £ 1a opparent that the tme s past when the Lycoum platform can bo used by insano “reformers® us b Doxter Pack oourso on which they can display thelr * hobbiea™with a reckleas disregard of ho feelings, tustos, or enfoyment of tho spoctator. Tho growth of tho systom has crowded out theso agitators —tio psoudo publictonchars, If the Lycoum over had much powex for fnstruction, tlo day hss como in Amarica when it 1s Tather s mothod of public enter- tainment than one of instruction, This truth is now getting to bo generally rocogmzed, and *gaod * peoplo do not stragyle agatnat it longer, Tho American peo- ple aromors willing to b entorrained than they were twenty yoars ogo, and, straugo s tho nssertion may scom to those Who iavo looked upon tho locturo courso as “n bore," the machinery of tho Lycoum system has domo much to creasto ftho @one tment. For with {ho gredusl decay of tho puritanieal misconcoptio g A e T dramatic repreeontations of the Lycoum,atthough withe ont sconic ossistance, havo dond much to soften the public prejudice aud ‘croato a_favorable sentiment for tbe pure and elovating in dramatfo lterature ond stago representation, There are hundreds in this city who would nover binvo been swayed by the mighty forco of Charlotto Gushman's gonfua hai tho not sppented on the Lycoum platform, sud under auspices in whick thore was no taint or suspicion of “ the stage,” A GOOD sTONRY 18 told of Dooth that fllustrates tho projudice falt by both actors and tho anti-theatro goors, = The patrons of the Star Courdo were mado so enthusinstic over Miss Cushman's readinga that a strong iutiuence was brought to bear upon the mnnagers to securo Booth for a series of roadings, Thoy wero told that the managers had already mado princely offers io Mr, Booth, but thelr eiforts had been without suc- cess, ' The stald and influential dolegation, Lowever, wero mob contont with thls, but fusisted that the matter should bo oponed -ngalu, nsserting that they could get Nooth to read, if tho managors couldn't," S0 tho managers agreed if Mr, Booth would consent to ape pear 28 a reador, {0 pay bim ony sum ho might do. mand, and e wos ogain vieited, Tho uanal prelimi- pary skirmishing waa indulged in, when tho great gun which was to batter down - Boatl's strongeat objoc- ton, wae brought to bear, and, shotted with the hoav- Jest argument, was fired plump at tho enomy b; tmost. sikiitul funnor of tho pariy, y by ithe “ But, Mr, Tooth, you MUST congent, to read in tho Btar Gaiurso, for, i ou do uot, tre, and many other of sour admircrs, shal] nover Lnvé an opportunity 1o hear Fou in auy of your dramatio repreacutations,” Booth's nostril dllsted, ond Lis fino oy Gashed for o moment oud theu, witha majesilo scorn worthy of Richeliau, ho roplfod : Gentlemen, I shall apyear every night fhis weok ut Mr, McVickor's Theatre, 1f you aro tao good and puro to witness my pertormiuces thgre, T havo too much, Tespost for, tud , my profesiion o degrads it by appearin; foro vl on leoturo platforsr - . - 1t fs not necessary to sy that this ended {he fnter- viow, which, althoigh Unsuccessful in this partioniar tnstanco, tllustrates the fact that tho Lycoum platf baa becom tho Common grotud oa which all clanca ran meof and in o free intercourso overcome the preju- Bicen which have 80 10ng {Rayirad. Gistrusk £or st of the best {nfluences of our modern systom of educa- lon and enjoyment, But thie aystem, as it Dow ox— Ieta in ita more perfect condition, was not the growth * aseason. Thoso who remember the old LRYAN HALL Eltk B = city, ond luter the Metropolifan and Farwell s Fepo, forth ~tie, will recull thio franticefTorta that wers pit - 3 belfovers in ¢ brain culture” to create and intorest in the * reform schiool of lo:- ~ver thio great *Btars,” in tholr aunril “ear and twinklo for tho brlef svuco W now clussio hulla of Clricao “h a brilliant assemblage of too but for the most part lecturs 5 ‘8, sud Justly a0, too, for a8 used by short-hfra 1 7 to drive iheir “bog - e of literaturo, ~ea of literary e mo of u loctures tu A, onuced 8 A plitorst 5 08 and’ loyg-haired miles inkotutive S No sustained and cé Bl v ot fivet to 1t scemed foollixdy’ eburorn Ca."ponter s - the mannagers, o atd with o enternriso, and oven th [oomeeives | tolegraphod Bloiner & coloaaing ! scomed _ tho & mnst Fo=t hem from (heir contracts. r dentruiio= srith Bteinor by aight aanerta_ thad one of tho thoroughfares of Mancheatar, England, lunt sunimor, ho saw walking befora Iitm, with n stylishly. droanod lady, a gontiomnn whoso graceful manror nid gollant bearing sasmod fatnilar, Tuoronniug i bct, 6 ovortaok tho conplo, anil racognired thio horo of thé Fronch Band ; but, whilo the manner and mien wero thono Blolnor, * tho fco wan thnt of Eanu,” ia former boauty being'maakod by licavy brown béard, Bledded seomed_uuconselous of boing rocognized, and, Liaving alady with him, tho gontiman did ndt nccost or follow iilm, Ro his oxsct whoroabouts woro hot dofinitely sacor- taincd, nor what Induced bis sudden doparturo from tho city that admired him o much, Tut, whatéver portion of tho French I Sleiner succeoded I carrylug away with him, he could not take from bis nesociato the preatigo of tho Bar Goure, aud 50 M, Oaxpenter with ig prosont partnor, Mr, Blicdon, ook up tho work whoro it waaso loosely left, and hurriodly organized tho Srat Binr Uotirmo of {ho'socond ncason, “hin couran wns also brillinntly sitceasaful, although the smanng mubjected theme sclves to somo Just criliclsm bocauso of fhio Asap- pointment oceas{onod by tho lectures of their English ‘stara, with whom thoy oxpocted to dazzlo tho publle, Dut tho fault, perhap, \wia not 60 much tho matagers 83 Lhie locttirors, whosic offorts did not oqual thia oxpoc~ tatfon that tholf famo hiad inspired, . otwithstanding tho defecia of this Courso whon compored tho ideal locturo-courso which tho cducated tasto of tho Star Cotirso patrons had now beon led to demnnd, il waa 8o much bottor thon any that had preetded It that ft proved » moat remarkablo success, and encouraged tho man-~ sgors to unilortako o Acheno to britig togothor in one Shutao all tho vleraus of tho Lycours piatformand (ha most renowned men of Amerien, - Bolicving thnt Ghicogo would gupgiort thioin if they sould atany ox= engo organizo tho best lacture-course ever given in o country ¢hoy early Eet nbout tho fask, arranging a courao of such Jestircs moy b of arranging courao of such lectures ma; appros clatod whon it s stated that Mr, Cnrpul.yller rmpblod over 6,000 milea and spent tho groster pnrt of threo ‘monlix In inducing thoss whom Lo wished {o_appear 40 nceopt Iis offers, for having found tho person lio wanted, to iniuce hilm to leavo for timo {ho bigh and xeaponsblg position whiclsonly aich o dlslingiished yorsow could occtpy and to oy aeido tho imporiant du; o8 Whichi only auchi an ono could perform was one of tho chiof aifileultics, Gcorge Willinm Ourtia was trullod to tho heart of tho White Mountains and caught thoro; Cliopin afiar o hunt through his summor haunta ~¥aB cornerod lato §n sutumn in hislibrary ; Phillips wos traced over hinlf of Mossaohusets, snd was finally ovortaken at tho houso of s friond Beoclice waa waylold when coming from is pulplt, 'snd thon omphatically rofusing ovory, oven thio mont oxtrava gaut, offor made him, waa finally followed Lo the houso of hla Doston friond, Gov, Olatfin, whoro hio surren- dored, remurking, * } sco you aro 'determinod I shall 80, 60 T might as well submit to my fate,” “thieso facts only fointly fllustrato the dificulty ox- porionced boro in the West of induclng tho greal. moh of the country to come 80 far from thoir hotes to Joos turo. Whilo intorviewing tho mnnngera fognrding throir futuro plans, our roporter wis shiown lctters from noarly atl tho great mon of tho country, giving excuso in passing throngl or ofiering nu apology for not accopling the princoly progorals lo snpcar in th Slar Goureo made o tiom y tho managors, A characteristio one is from. OITANLES 0'CONOT, who, i1 & nolo granting an Intorviow which ws pressed 1o b, Luok occasion to pload L8 caso {n advanco ¥ soying “1t Is propet, lowaver, to say {hat I never dolivered & lecbura on any aubject, aud lisvo no present oxpocta tion of dolng ro at uny time horcattor ¥ Anvihor from WILLIAM CULLEN DIYANT 18 auth a rdprosontativo of tho wholo ctass, that wo roquestod o copy fo pubileh, 1 was wrlilenfrom his country homo In Maseachusatis, aml Is na follows ¢ % * CUMMINGTON, Maga,, Aug, 14, 187, 3caars, Carpenter 1 Sheldon B35 10 » GENTLRMEN ;T BaYe sour loltor, acking me o do- Yiver a publie lecfuro at Ohlcago, in what ia callod the Btar Qourse, Iam, s yon probably know, s vory old man, with tho disiticlination to montal fatlgno natural to my ngo,— disinclination which it s hot quite eafo fo counteruct, Ihavo nlwaya anmvorod spplloations 1iko yours by snying that X nevor deliver publio Joo- turcs, 1 connot, hnving just nnswerod that way ‘o vory pressing application, afford to con- tradict ty _ declorations by 'my mcts, The considerntions whizh you urge are very porsussive, and will, no doubt, prove offectusl with younger mon aud more acceptable lecturers then I atn,” I can only offer my sincere wish for the suceess of tho undortak- ing in which you aro engnged, 1sm, gentlomen, vory truly yours, W, ‘0, Brzaz.” ‘With dificultics such o8 theen to meet and overcomo, it waa o triumph of Chicago enterpriso of which the managers might well fecl proud, that the closing course of tho last reagon included not only Theodoro Thomna" full orchestra, but also Beocher, Curtis, Chapin, and Phillips, whoso aggregato fecs aud exponscs for thelr Boveral 'ongagemonte, togother with (houo pald tho oflior ‘'slars,” amounted to over $10,000, This leo- turo courao was ono of tho most expousive, o8 Nn- doubledly it was tho bost, that was over givel in the United States, AX pNamENT of the courso, which ot the time nitracted conalderablo attention, was the bringing together for the firat time in tou yoars the two veterans of the suti-slavery movo ment, Beecher and Phillipa, Those who woere present will tlover forget tho tendorness sud nobility of Phil~ lips’ uttorances n introduclug Beecher ; on sddrees which, though ol tog brief, was ono of tlio most noto~ blo of Phillips’ graceful mifor speeches, Just provious to their appearsnce on tho platform together, Boccher snd Phillips 1t in the parlor-atudy of the Michigwn Avenuo Baptist Church, To tho fuw frionda who wit- ncssed that futorviow tho event will bo ever momora- Dlo, PLillips was scated beforo tho grato-fira with Lls back to tho door, conversiug with s friond, and did not notico Beeclier whon lio entered, Becchor, seolng him, quickly advanced to hisside, sud, taking him almosf rougliy by the shoulder, shook him playfully, ssying “Well, my old friend, 18 this your greeting to mo 7 " T'hillips was on bis feet fu aun instant, aud, with both hands, graaped Beoclier’s loft hand, fho right being still oni s shoulder, Phillips' faco scamed afiamo with delight, but Bocohor socmed sad and_molancholy after a sccond glance, Thus thoy both stood,—theso Jions of anti-slavery ogitation,—oach gazing' at tho oflier s §f to noto the chianges that timo hnd wrought until the silence became cmhurruulng and painful to thoso present, and some one uttored & commonplace about tho plensuro it must give them to mact again, s broke tho spoll, and Plllips, walkiog up iud down with bis hands ‘belind Lis buck, began to recall tho lust timo they had scen each other; which proved to bo nearly fen’ years before, on the Cooper Unlon platforin, during one of tho stormy meetings of the anti-slavery faction during the early glays of the war, “Thoso were the good old days, when wo had some- thing to live for,~weren’t they, Philtips 9" exclalmed Toceher; and then, stopping directly bofore Phiil in that solemnly droll wmanner which 1a inimit: ‘Beeclierian, Lo said, with o twinklo in his eye: “ Why, Thillips, Low Imust have degencratod sinco those dge s Tdsclare I Luvo entizoly forgotten the snellof a yotten cgg 1" “And 1, too; all my eggs aro fresh latd nowadays, Deocher,—not tho faintest odor of tho post u them, Thomost Ican get out of thom 18 a cackle now and then,” relurncd Phillips, laughing, Afler scveral sallica of this sort, Beochor grow sobor again, and, after & fow momonts quist, he said, with a pithos In his voico thiat revealed tho focling in hiasoul »-Aut Phillipn, sou ond I aro gattiug old. 1 am, af Teast, for I feol that thero is nothing lft now to Aight against,—~nothing that cxeites my antagonism sh did {fiopo qlicetions of our youngor dage, They arg sol- tied, nnd you and I aro of no account auy longer.” Philllpe hod 10 timo to roply, {or tho hour hnd ar- rived for thom to go on tho pitform, but those who Ticard bis brief address, Lefore niluded fo, may now une derstand tho socrot of it tondorness sud tho pathotio Tofercuces to tho post, Whilo tho manugers of tho Star Courso can hardly Tiopo to again group togethor uch n collection of illus- trious veterans, thoy liavo ovidently determitiod in tholf proscut camalgn o socure o Ralaxy of tars a8 brillinnt, if not so long discovered, as thoso which shono 50 brighily Inst scason, An ono of the managera ro- ‘murked t6 our reporter, with tho oxperionce gafuied by both thelr past suceessds and fallurcs, thoy oight tobo ablo to proparo a sorlos of ontertaliiments {hat wil counmund not morely tho patronnge, but tho rospect, of that class of our citfzens—the best'and most culttired —who appreclato and support tholr entorpriso, They ‘must remermber, however, that. good iutention can be 10 apology for failuro, They have Lielved to create in our clty, if thoy oro not dircctly reapousiblo for, s moro cultivated tastofor,and a botter appreciation ofjlitorary entortainmonts of 'tho highoat order, and they must bo contont to bo meagured by tho stindard they thom- nelves liavo ralsed. If tho Bior Lecturo Courso la to bccome, 88 tho managors seem o deslro to makoit, o permancnt and catablisbed institution in Ohicogo, it mnst present for publio approval nono but thio best talent, Tta etars® must ; o fizod stars, of tho first terigtnmenta which descrved fyo mv Watlom of tha | mugnitude, too, and nono of tho literary meteors course were attempted until (29, fpoth. which flsli for u moment along thoe literary horizon, tar Course by the mucnalg:n::lz o L “Teek and then drop back into the blackuess of oblivion, ATETEI 3 3 oo et s A Frosh from Enatorn lelds whorolectaréd A, iy |y goswers s fgmous grovih and, S, v (% THE CANADIAN SCANDAL. tho secret sprin; - o the Ul o preat ayatem, hio noticed among thio G i’;m;%rgufiu eeaiga of moro than arnm:ryulfi"fi{};*{;‘ g1, WUEh Allan Corrects Xlis Tosti= o} culturo, without any corrospouding WIS 72 | BEY - “uy, and Acknowledges o & lind atify vlrnx::‘g;'l“,‘:&,:;‘é‘;‘,:"?nfi‘}\'fl’g'fi&nn Gt ‘ourront | 1% yorya-Tho Worl of the Coummise T 3ta ho bocamo convinced that a scrics of the ‘;"lgg: sion, Neuriy Compietod. bat cluss of entertalnmonta on o ecalo WOL l‘:lr‘ Tt reetal Dispateh to The Chicago Trlbune, hitudo of all our enterprines would prove & BELn L, % gopt, 20,—Nearly tho wholo of yesterdny's ccess, Luparting i onthusinsm fif‘o"fim " Toyal Commiselon was oceupled in road- oy organlzel 00 rumzcomme, | S 0 S " Tluah Allin bis provious dopoitions, which waa fo Lo given i }auml Jf;fi'nn‘?:wux:rnwn’ M‘fnn iado son, "® elianges aud additions thcroto, With 1 ning, the & v o O i s Fiaes b tho conreo aud e eutlivels | ogrd to bis dox lol s fo tho statomont of Mr. Mo- T ot 8ir 3, Tk Tlincks was doclared by Sir Finah ta == 2and to prospuctivo benefits, uial by adding, ¢/1 kad no r, MoMullen, to tho best of ‘arked thiat 0o such conver- Dlace, and ho folt certaln v momory lsd wtho couid not recollect takon placo i convorss- ution;1s, whothor you recol- LA aved tho question of mong thof tho lotter of tho 30 ne! hud been ngroed on § rJobw's telegram to Sir the sgrocment of the 30tk 2 bi'm (Sir Ifugh) on tho of Sepitenubor 88 waa ro- artid woa also yead and alssfa u Will have finished ted Pra 1) a1 Conwasslon met to- Montn 8l Gazette, was enled Afy1Mullon’s stato- 3d, Inata ad of its Lelug \e ‘reverss' wa# tho caso, + tho news) aper into bis *of it, n lagor amount ‘h than was originally ¥ thrown om the Pacifio gloy, & welldodo P tvaukon, Wi, woed ovor hia Lyesst, REVIEW OF AMUSEMENTS, HE DRAMA "Thoro I nok vory mucli to bo sald nbout tho drama n tho city during the paat woek, bocauso it has lan- guisiied, Tho sudden Ananclal oxcltoment and (ho opening of the Exposition havo combinod e load pub- o inlorost awsy from tho dramn, As s rulo, slnco tho middlo of tho week tho houses have beon paine fully tonnous and disconraging, It 18 not often thht thia can bosald of Ohicago, ut, when 1t 18 truo, it 1a vory true, Evorything s suporialive hore, and yéry good or very Bad'applies to pubMe Intorest on tho atago as well as to évorythlng clse, Gonorally conald- ered, n worse timo for kooping nwny from tho theatros might hiavo boon found, but the atiraotions during the ‘woek wero oll foirly strong, ¥ M'VIGKER'S THRATRE, Untll Thursdsy evening smoll but eolect audioncos gloatod over the nmsty suggestions involved in * Fronchwomen,” and . wondored whethor the wholo ¥ronch natfon would mot o Mr, MoVickor ' for slander, On Thuradoy evening, however, n change waa offoctod, Tho st~ dlonch waa only slighly larger than that of the provioun evonings, but tho chango In tho draina Wasgrently tobo commandod. * Imimolation » was officinlly announced to ba an Amorican soclety dramn, which was true only 80 far that it had been originally French, the wotk of & Fronchman, and was Fronchy in noarly overy pare tioulor, Its clams to being an Amorlean sodloty drama wete based upon tho modification - of tho Btofy to swit ¢ éare &oum." s moo vamry chango of uwmen e localiies, end trifica of thnt Jind, It fs Fronch in ono thing ea- peclally, sou that 1 (ho srtlatlo working up of o o ho businoss with which it abounds, and ita gracaf: dialogue, Tho atory is one which poescsacs o cortain amount of originalify, but not enough to claim any capecial praieo, It i rathor romazkablo for o sort of dramatio arithimotio, by which certain well-known, not to any trite, charactors and incidonts aro workad into o now comblnation remarkablo for strongth snd sym- motry, For {nstanco, wo have the now superaununted ‘woman's rights ndvocate, who sppoars on duty inovery now pleco of tho Inat decadot tho falthicss wife, who differs from tho foithless wifo ~of ' tho Iast play bnly in degreo of infdolity; {ho calons husband, who can_be distinguished from tho st Jeslous husband only by the manmer in which ho trents tho woman's rights lecturer, snd the fnithloss wife; tho colored_sorvant, who {8 ‘precisoly the ssmo colorod seryant, with procisoly tho samo autics, only lacod n_doubiful situntions, With regard to'inci- ent, thera In hbt much that 18 now, ‘Thoro is the #amg spooch by tho samo woman ; tho hastening of tho gnd by tho talercoption of alottor ; a ducl in which thoattempted soducer falls, sud soveral bthet things ususlly found {n * modern Rocisty dramos,” It is not, therofore, in tho material olectod that tho sutlior Liag any cland to praiso, As o matdor of fact hoia opon to ctitburo, Ts otir * mddorn socloty formed into liitle cliques of half-a<dozen, in which thoro is ono ndvocate of woman’s righta, one soducor, ono foithices wifo, ono Joalons husband, ono coloréd sorvant, and ' ono old man, with Occasionol incidonta?’ If mat, why cannot tho conatructors.of * modorn societ- dramea” givo us §ust ono novelty for chongo—iny troduco a iraveling showman or an csosped lunatio to vary the monolony which will sooner or later bo the death of the © modorn soctoty dramn 2" Mr, Vidor hias followed but the plnh Iald down by somobody clse, somo- ‘whert, and imitatod by everybody who protends towrito such o pleco, Whero he hoa siown his strongth ia in the Iaying out of tho given chisracters ond ocidents § 1a weaving oglio certatn Umitad colory nono f thos of intrinsio besuty, tuto s fabrlo of rare texturo and gracs, This famore thsh ingenuity, and calls for ‘praisé. Thb incidents ro in thomeelvoa trit, but thetr Tosults aro strauge, Tho situntions aro’ intonsoly strong. In the socond act, whero Hartlcy {a discovercd in tho room of Helen Rameey, by ber husbond and tho rest of tho family, tho inlerost is consuming, thrilling, and ibo fonslon ia further incrosand by tho suddon exclamatlon of Mary that sho 1s tho guilty party, Horg tho curtain falls and tho third act opena tho feclings of tho audiencoal- Foady wrought up to o Ligh pitet, Tho aulbor grad- Tally ‘applios _Inelddent afier incident to straln it foribor; tho husband in told his wifo ds fadno 3 watclies her, fa convinced of it, and thon taxes hior with it, ' Horo is a scono of intensa interest. Mo charges hor with hor crimo, ho scorns hex, nof in vulfar abusg but i langusgo us el snd juclstvo us it in possionnto and deadly. Thoro {8 noth~ ing common-placo nbout it ; it isthio collapao of Lia bo- Iiet in all thot is nobloand pure, for heloves tho woman with o posalonate ardor that knows no bounds, and fho ruin of his falth s grand in proportion to thoimmensity of his lovo, It unconsciously calls up Ohelln, tho prototypo of blasted affoction, Ono would pupposo this n climax, butit iy not. Dofily tho author briugs bim faco to faco with the suthor of hia ruln, His fury and Datred know no bounds, Iio Toses all control, and tho full firo of his hatred and Tiollish revenge bursta out. Nothing but blood can sootlio him., Mo docs not caro for tho {ssuo of tho Aght, Death or Tovengoisthio only alternntive, Eitlier one ia a poor _compensation for his loas, but it ia ll o can hopo for, 1Yo shoot _ncrosa s hnndker- ohof"ho soyg and 13 thoto fov words fll tho wholo slory, Even this I8 not o climax, Tlo two men dis- apnoar, Helen ond Jiary, wifo and sistor, moot, THelen hna overbeard tho challongo, and, trembling, duris out to restrain bor husbund, Whom BLO hna “but Just learned to lovel The two women meet, and tho eister who hsa shouldored hor ‘rother's wifo's disgrace to savo Lior brother paurs out in bitter reproach her utier doapatr, Hero tho dla- Togus is too much of a repetition of tho former, but it sustalns iho intercat, George comes in With Lis pls- tols, Tho women {ly {o him, Ho embraces Tiin stetor, and spurns hia wife, ile disappeats—to fight, ond his doath a almost cortaln, Tho two women remain Droken only by f; on tho siage in ellont ngony, ents of prayor, Tho nudienco Pradders, - Neot 1o hoard, and. yho climax is almost Tenchod, Which of tho two has fallon? Tho suspense becemos intolerable, The moments do seem lko hours, Ggorgo returns, folds his aistor to his bosom, and his wifo crawls to his feet aa the curtaln falls, nod tho sudienco giva o sigh of ~relief. Buch artislo work Ia worthy of all praieo. Horo ia moihing forcod or umnstural, 6o ands tho villain, snd eo might end the plece, but an additional interest now germinates. WAl o forgivo ber? Tho audience know sho wsa fiot gullty, bt can ko ever ba Lrought fo baliove 1t? Sho hus erred, butnot crimi- nally, Must she suffer? 'The loeson commencea with thie fourth act, Georpe cannot coaso to lovo bis wifc, for such » love s his knows no death, Ha loves her ond hates hor folly and ber sin, Ho Lias Jost all falth with tho fall of his one ldol Ilo has bocomo & cynic, and lives o lifo of dnagmnln {rivolity to drown hie bitterness, He lives with his wife, but scldom scos her. Ho troata her with ostentatious devolion, and holds lier at arm's length, Consclous of 1o real guilt, she atrives to show by repentance her lovo for her hus- ‘band, The situations nre almost roversed, for she now realizes tho woelth of affoolion sho has lost, sud loves him 8s ho formerly loved her. She suce for pardon, ond he mocks at her. Ho honats of his intrigues and touches her to tho quick, 1fo proboa overy wound with o ralieh of hor tortnre, and lsughs bitterly nt lor prayers, 1is sistor smplores Lim to forgive, but ho rofuses, and she dies by hor own hand, stll finploring pordon; but implor- ing in valn, When too Inte, hig obduracy gives way, and bo is left a proy to Lis remorse, There is nothing untruo _sbout this; notling unnatural, It 1o deoply human; & pieturo of Lell on eatth, rather than of thi. It goes dceper than thio surfacc, and atirs the heart. Tho ono exclamation fittod to the plecois *Horriblel” The intexibility of tho deoply-wronged husband does not ehiock so much 88 tho recolloction of the causc, George hus the Byn- Kl\lhy of the audience, and 8o has his wife, Sho has ersclf to blamo, and nobody else, Her fault waa thought, and yet her punishinent wae bilter death, ‘Whilo it is & drama won“y of attentive study, and de- sorving of a high placo as & work of art, it 18 ot ono calculnted to dismiss {ho suditor with pleasurable zocollections, Itis of tho samo echool 88 4 Alixe,"” more Intenso than that affecting dramn, Lut foachies & similar moral. Objection might bo taken that her fato was more cruol than she deserved ; that it was tho ex- frome limit of suffering imposed fors comparatively trifling offenso. Yossibly fhis {8 true, but Naturo furnishos such examples in daily life, and it ia the first stop that dosorvos punishmont, Jus a6 fully sa the last snd moat criminal, Naturcs sliding’scalo of retribution 18 not always In socordanco With Liuman opinions, and wo can find no fault with tho drama on thiat account, Wo ean only deplore tha wesknces of Luman sature, aud apply tho moral to our individual solves, Tho leadlng charactors are nulun‘l& tho husband arvl wife, assumed respectivel; by Afr. O'Noll and Miss Ada Gray, Of tho formor it 14 falr to say that the actosroso fully equal to the oo- caston, Howas even and forcible throughout, The s (rying posaagun woro s thie hird act i wlilh Lo reproachies his wife aud mcpds his enemy, and in thoso b diaplayed on_imuiouso forco, ‘Fhord s, probably, »sn excellent opportualty to ¢ tear o possion to tattera in theso frenzied mconcs, ‘which follow fast upon one another, but no suspiclopy of it gleamed furough his roading, It was car andwoll-balancod, “Tliogh bia passlon swesps Lm ovar to usagescf or ainary Wfo, It nover carriea im tato i pitfals of ront or ynlgarity, Ho plays! to the better portion of the nudience, and never forg(its the proprictics, Iie doea better, for ho abandons ) alereotyped nction, and slhowa s u uot 0 ogouy e8 Nuturo e Lim, ot s stogo directions, conventlonal custom, or school dece Jumnations woufd profer to pijpacnt him, In tho last net, too, whero the chango of circunstances hoy left Dish & ‘disordored wrack, ho 18 faithful to Naturo. A cynio, be i yot & mon, and wibila Lis sareasms upon b wifo are Littlo loss thin dovi Ush, Lo cannot,conceal tho Jove that still remains, 1o iever played with more apizt, sad probably nover gavo 5o ovon and futitul o portrait, Miss Grsy plaved i¥elen Jiamaey, ond in Bomo rospects gave a far bottors exhibilion of {alent {han eho ks done hitherto, fle Ynis o pathetio part, and in her action thoro was 1ttlo ilacking, T accaslonal utterances, too, therowas s wordd of pathos in her Volco, but In ofhicra thero waa uc thing but tho ssme cold faonotono which ropels rath i thun ovokes sympu= thy, Tho pleca 8 romarkablh for tho smount of lw{lun it containe, and the busin ees ia an importunt featuro, In this Miss Gray was itaily upto the mark, “Tho Inat act entirely Lors, and _theoifeck upon tho audienco 18 tho trucst fest, porhieme, ‘hoto wero tears oll round, whetkior from tao eftuation or the ncling 48 to bo decided, Gavtaln it s that whon the ourtain fol), for. onco it surprised tho houso, and, for a' wondor, fcund *no oo sorambling toward thodoor, Mrs, Myers s 030 | Mary, and vory fairly, Dut slie wus scarcoly oqual (0 the do< mmnad af tho Part, being @ morally weak aud inaffeck- Ive, It s o most éxactiug P3rt for a woubrotte, and it iy doubitul §f any one in Ohleago could bavo doua much bettor, Mr. Norris %84 not._eapoclally good aa Tienry, bocatia 1h> part dues not give bim very much opportunity, Mr, Ralnford was quito oqual to tho rolo of Commodore llumu%. Nr, Soymour was very smuslug sa Joh, Lo bisndering dorkoy, and Mra, Bt uite at home,.za usual, fn Susannah ilateh, * Immination ¥ will Léicontiuned untll furthor ‘notice, and fully desorves thosmceesn It will meot with, 1t 1a obly to bo doplored tiat 1t follows, Instead of pro- coding, 1 Fronchiwomen,” nd comes ak a tiiio when 1 o mafuro of thinga o prospoct for amuscineat looks 60 dark, TIODLEY'S THEATRE, " at Hooloy's, haa had & good run and eminontly desorved It, for it {8 a ploss- ing plece, and was woll DUt on the stago, This we | tho mevigoment sunqunce a drawn nof verv wi fuown In Ohivago, a dramatizatton of Wilklo Colling! 4 Man anl Wi, "withs Lo ollowing eset 1 GeofTroy Dolamayno, Tr, J, W, Diatadol Arnold Drinkworth e, J, 7, Bullivan %Mz, 0. B, Dishop +\Mr, Goo. Glidana Mr, Will, 11, Otls “tr. Rumsell Hoggs Mr, B, R, Rood e | ter A, Eytingo V' ties BT, Waltor A, Relly seeess Mr, Harry Littlo Ble, Gun Dunbar Mien IKato Mook iss 8yduoy Cowoll Mra, O, F. Mucder *Misa Hattin Rocho Gonovleve Howard Misa Sadio Jackson 0, Mes, Dowors haa closod o vory fair fortnight's on- gogemont st tho Academy of Musl lsving bohind or Al im{;uu(on still moroe agrecablo thon that aho found on bor_arrival. Tho lnst woels sho playod in “Amy Robenrt,” our opinlon of whioh Lisa niroady beou fully sxpressad, During tho projont weck Joo Blurphy willappeae i his play ! ifelp,” appeating i s npoctaltica, Mo fa guro Lo socure ns gaod nudioncoa 88 can bo oxpocted In timos of * Rroat iinanclal atrine doncy, . ‘T afour TEATRE, Tho spootaculnr at Mr, Lawlor's tlicatrs. has gono, anid its paco will bo suppiled by the gory gonsationals Tho drama (1) is Nod Duntlino's * Prairio Scouts,” with real scotite, roal Indians, and rosl squaws, Tlo sconta aro Ned Buntline, Slashing Olisrid, aud Arl- sona Frank, aud fitloen aborlginals with unprououiice- o tlames, 5 p AIREN'S THEATRE. . Managor Cordova nunounces tho’ doparturo of Lina Tdwin aud ih talonted comedian, Blaud Holt, with thoir Lurloaguo, and tho sppeatanco for tha comin, ‘wock of Xolly and Loon;_8lg, Donato, the ono-loggo Song-and-daioo aciist; ‘red Larris, uo motio &id chinractor-singer ; AMiss Fannfo Florenco, dansouso ; and Borgt, Obflilers, Ughtning _rouavo-dcili nriist. Tho bill will bo entiroly clnaged, Kolly sud Loon will givo Mons, Ghonflourl, or the Prima Donna of & Niglit,? with Loon 8 Jflle, Erneatine, Tho businoss for WMo pust. weok Lis boon falr, notwithstanding tho Toala: Thmow and improad orohowzd, with J. Dot Dard s leador, 1 ono of tho attractions,” . AYENS' OPENA-IOUSE, The minstrela promiso auotlor ronnd of movolifes for tho coming wook, the finalo, * Lifo on tho ¥ron- tlor,” only romalning on tho Lill, This hns boonso suce cossful that tho monngement fool warranlod in olain. ingit, Tho ollo is nowand lively, and s now skolch, #Who Ovna That Velvot Gost 17 by Billy Tco, Kemblo, 5, and Lindon, makes up a capital caterta{nment. TAR LEOTURE GOURSE. Tho Btae Zocturo Cotirap patzons wiif bolari partios {0 ploaco if thoy are not delighted with tho prospocts hold forth in the announcomonts of the mansgor.: 1t 18 evidont that thoso gentlomen havo wisoly usod tho . bunitiier vacation in laying broad plana for thelr win- Yer campalgn, and, whers thoy hava sow so liborally, Sloy 1tk rodp o genorous hrveaty—={or Ohlcago In'd elty whioh nover faila to show is fprociation of any eniorpriso worthy its support, Having determined to ‘make tho Biar Courseono of tnwmmnummuu:ma of the city, tho managers aro o in socuring talent fliat hina 0 hational rocognition, The porfocted list of Tecturoa whioh Ia now sunounced contatns not a single ‘inme which hna not beon direatly nasoclated with somo of tho great litorary or social movemonts of tho pros- ent goncration—nninca familiar ss_housohold words, Tho suthorces of “ Unclo Tom’s Oabiu, Harrict Deeclier Blowo, tho suthor of ®Tho Heathen Ohineo,” Drof arte, snd of * Pocahon- tns,” " John Brougham, aro lmnnH them, Wion to thes aro added thocolebrated English divino, Nowman Hall ; tho Awerican K\IX it _orntor, Chapin § tho nuthior of 1 Yestordaya with Authiors,” James T, Fiolda tho Engllsh workiog-men's poct, Gorald Man- #oy; tio Wobstor of {ho Amorioan bar, Don Dough- orly, and {ho humorous Do Cordovs, 84 well a8 the! besutifal violinist, Csmilla Urso, with hor complelo troupo, - thero can Lo mo doubt that the dosiratd socuro tckots will bo only surpassod by the facilitica of tho new Muslo Hall, aud it 1a not Iinprobablo that tho manngors vill bo obliged. to ropoat their last year's veto ou tho publio sale of tickots, It will bo romemborod by thoso who intend to mocure eenson tickets that tho salo bogins next Wodnosdsy morning, Oct, 1, o tho Muslo Hall Lox- oflice, and thnt tho scat thien’ Bclocted 1 hold for tho wholg sosson until January, Music. The musical aoason will bo inaugurated on Tuesdsy ovening, thio 30th, ot tho now Musio Iiall, on Olark stroct, with & concort tobe givon by the Apollo Club to ita aseoclato members, - As, during last scason, cach assoclate membor's ticket admits 5 gontleman and two Indios, Thio programmo for tho evening s us followa: 1, Ohor 44 Sougs of Homo +Mendolssohn % {o.' Tho Lovely Mald of Inverncss Mra, Huck, 8. Chorus {« 4 On tho Son Blioro "} Schubert 0, wert Thoun tho Cauld Biato} Marchines 5. 4 Tho Post-Torn 4, Boxtotto from * Cosl fan Tutti ", ... Bye, Farwell, Are, Huck, Mvs. Johnson, chayf, Foltz, and Rohner. 5. Grand Trio—0g, 07, addsnto and fusle. Deothoven Messrs, Goldbeck, Lewls, Efcheim. 6. Bcons from * Eritujof % Evoata S0 01 CoT. a. oning Bong A .« Bpring BOng Pusrsrs 1reess, 10 LOCHOE ‘Mra, Farwell, Mrs, Huck, 3ivs, Johnaon, 8, Ohorus—* Night in the Foreat ", Schuberd 9. Ciorus—* Wanderer's Tieat v Hiller, ra, Huck. 10, Cliorus—* Love and Wino 7....... TIE THOMAS OONOERTS, Tho Thomes scason commences at tho now Muslo Hall on Moudsy evening, Oct,G. The opening pro- grammo will boas followa ; Qverture—* Consecratian of tho Touso T # Andanfo Cantabllo " 5 » From the so-call ter Symphony.” “od'-lflve—“find“flnt:d Bl’!\i Lot ho Wators oy N Arla—“Tolling in Foamin ‘Creation.” - Haydn Tows Hitney, Fontasio on Scivonic Alrs, for_ violin. Rageodlo 215 gl Kitlamait, #Rhapsodlo Mol i, No, 4 OVORLTrD DI BAYoseessoens o Ave Maris, after tho first prolude by Dach. 'For Larp, violins, and orchatra, Waltz—* Vienna_Tomper” (now) Bollad—** Three Fishers' WL hitney. ‘Bacchanal e ript) sochanalo—** Tarikimusor” (manuscript B LEAor WTATUSCEIR).,,. . Wagner A MUBICAR ** OALL.” Tho enthnaiasm Mr, Wolfsohn's late visit cxcited in musical cirles caused s uumber of our citizons to unilo in n ondeavor o induco him to bocomo & por- ‘mancnt musical foroo in ourmidst, Ovorturcs to that ond woro mado, and tho following call sent forward : v M, Carl We ohn, Philadelphia, Iun.: O bebait of 14 adlon aid. gentlomen. of this city who earneatly dosixo to unita for tho purposa o rgantiing heran Boothoven Baclolyy" WHICk, I 18 ‘Dolioved, will greatly sid in cultivating classical fusio and gong, and, hoving » profound respoct and admira- tion for your devotion (0 art, wo, in thio hopo of Sscur— ing for our city your talent sud’ ability, beg loavo to tetider you an tnvitation to como to us, organize, and 1cad such o oclety, Respootfully yours, Henry Grecnsbsum, Mrs, Jomes B, Runnion, William Lowis, Mre, B, F, Hadduek, John A, Logan, \Irs, Louisa Johnnot, John G, Shortall, coknion Grabamm, John V, Le Moyne, 8 Fauny A, Roo Mis Bilss Nina G, Lnt, Misu Jeseio L, Brows, Diss Jossica Haskoll, Misu Lizzle Hoyno, oman Allen, A Noido Walkers Onoaao, Sopt. 20, 1873, CITUROM CONCERT, A concort for ho bonefit of . Johw'a Eplscopal Oburch will bo givon at the Union Park Congrega- tlonal Chiurch, Oct. 7, In which tho chofr of 8t. Mary’a Ohiieeh, & quartetto from tho Apallo Olub, Mr, 8, 0, Pratt, tho plonist, and Mr, Louls Falk, tho organiat, will participato, The programme aud other dotails will be given heroafter, " PERSONAL. rs,Colborne Frazer, thopiantato,who has como horo to teach musie, {3 propared to givo lessons on tho pi- ano, st 1010 Indisna avenue, 56 South Ada street, or ot puplls’ resldences, MUSIOAT. PUBLIOATIONS, 8, Drainard & Co,, Olevelaud, have just {saued tho fol- Jowing now music: “Grand Russlan March,” * Star Spangled Danuer,” oud * Lindon Waltz ull of which Delong to o serics, arranged by Williom Drosstor for four biands, snd 'called *'Tho Two Bisters " Fain Visions," o for tlio plano, with varintions, by A. D, Wyman an I dreaming 7" and tho Dear Old Cottago,” two songs by 8, I, Whiling, ovEna, Tho Btrakosch opera scason_opens in Now York on {tho 20th fnst,, at the Academy of Musle, and at Boston, Fob, 2, No decision hus yot been niudb us o tho caste ing of the different opcras, but “La Traviata,” with Nifason, will bo the ttruction on the opening niglt, Bignor Campaninl will make liwdobut o the second night, probably wm * Lucrezia Borgin,” though {his has ot beon finally detormined. Tho Marotzek season commences in Now York, Jumos Kolly, Williamn Bross, 3, Muurico Iubbard, E, Tawnor Tooty 0Oct, 6, ot tho Grand Opora-Totse, Dr, Marotzek will opon Wil “Tolluto,” Witk Siguok Taiberlik fn {ho (il volo and Mmo, Tucca a8 Paolina, in which part both thoso artlsta will havo ample opportunity for the dis- ‘piny of that impasaioned acting and singing n which they excel, Mr, Maretzek's seuson docs not commence 1ill'a week Iater thiatt that of BLr, Blrakosch, and natus ally g propuratious uro Laruly w tar ndvencod, The Engligh opers sensom " will bo insugurated at Phlladolphin, Oct, 6, Tho opeulng opors fs not yot anuouncod, but a dofinito reportoirs for tho scason lina Beon fixed #s follows § * Fauat, ¢ Trovators,” * Travie ata, Marthn,” # Lucia," 'Maritonn,” “ Doliomian Girl,” Orispino,” * Murriago of Figaro! ' Fra Diayo- 1o, Dou Glovanni,” Barber of Soviilo,” # Daughter of tho Reglmont,” * Rigolatto,” and * Mignon,” BMUSIOM, NOTRH, Mr, Georgo . Osgood i o b 1 tanor o tho King'a Ohapel chol P, 8, Gilmoro_makea his farowell bow to Boston ot tha Toeton Thoatro, tuls evonlng, Prof, Peppor, n ono of lls rocont leoturos, atatod that ‘Yaropo-ltosa's volco vibrates 3,000 tinos o socond, Thera s o Nilssop Duilding in Boston, snd Lucea Lios purchnsed o lot fof s houso i New York, Toaton Gilmore’s Band is horeaftor to be known as tho Baxonin Bund, Goorgo Patz will be leader, hip Ameriean Reglater (Parlé) aunounccs that Mau. rico Birukoscl ik ageee o tuko o Xl it ty. The Mendolssolin Quintctto Olub, with Mr, T, W, Waeuton, vocaliat, will slart South on & concert tour Qct, 10 Nre, Flora B, Barry will remaln fn Boston this soasor, having fot maido Lo temping ale to ing 1n tho lealling Eplscopal church choir of Now York, Last Saturdsy the Dootheven Quinttts Olub, with ‘gclock, Thoy econrcd ono of tho +e.Max Bruch-| ,Mrs, 3, M, Ongaod, .left Doston on o concort tour throtigh tho Cunndas, . Mra, Gharles Moulion will sail for Eurapo thia fall, ;hd n;ny never again bo heard concort-halls {u merien, Mo, Atbani fs duc, nozt month, at B, Potorsbirg, whioro sio will appear, on tho 10th or 16th of Ootobor next, a8 mina, in # Bunnsmbula’ Bho will alng in "Mignon ¥ and * Hamlet,” in the courso of the i, Totoraburg season, WRECK OF THE WHALING. Story of Hier Dostruction and the Ios= cuo of AMox Crow, Spectal Dispateh to The Ohicago Tribune, Mruwauner, Sopt, %.—Fronk Wood, Obsorvor of tho Unitod States Bignal Bervico, furnishios tho Sent(- nel with furthor particulars of tho wreck of tho Beliboner Wholing, at Grand Haven, Tho vessel hnd & argo.of 2,600 hnrrols of salt for that port, and was commnnded by Gapt. A, Gustus, Sho camo {o anchor L7 1n tho ovening on Wodnesday, about half o milo from shore, The Mato camo ashore and ordered n tug, which renciiod tho veasol at 9 o'clock, Tho vosscl was {alkon in low, b, 8 lio vna draggiog hoe ancliors, 1l tfg paridd th line, il wna obiliged to loavo Ber. Finally tho tug loft the Whaling for tho night. At7 on the following morning it was discovered that tho vessel had beachad, A largo number of cilizons as- sombled TO RERCUY. TIE POOI SATLONG, who had boen. cinging ih the. Hasitg since 12 fo-bonts of tho Tronsldon§ but, aflor golling nearly roady, they backed out: Fivo darlng mailorn thet nooiired 0n6 of the mo- tallig bonta, ond ntarted out to tho renous, After thoy renchod tho vossal's side, and aftor ono eallor woa got off, tho bont capaized.'nnd driftod sshoro, the men clibging tg hor. Ono o o crow waa drowhod fa tho surf, ‘At 8 oclock, tholug Mirsnds and (he United Blatos tug wont out to the Tescuo, Tho lattar lost hior feppeloriwhoo), and deftod back. i Iisads, ok lig proporly ballaated, rolurned nftor ballusting, and gtartod ont with two life-boats, which wero carrio out beyond the veasol and allowed to drift to hor, ‘Whon tho first boat struck tho vessel, four of tho survivors leaped fnto her. Tho waves dashod hor st the sido of tho vossl, and capsizod hor, All who had boardod Lor, oxcopt one, regained ‘thelr placea on tho vossol, Aftor badling {ho boats, » secand stompl wma mado, and provod unfmceomfcl, a8 tio ‘wind had chianged o the outliweat, snd was blowing at tho ralo of 25 milos sn hour, THo BMirands mado 6no moro attempt, and at 2 o'clock ran slongaido the vossol, ond took off threo scamen, and roached {lio dock, amid tho cheers of tho anious cilizens, The thin swam aatiore sbout 7 In tho morniug, anda seaman saved himsolt in tho samo way, Gus Banks Hhio Tt Mato was rescnod by tho tug ; tho_Becond Matc, Oharles Blue, camo nshore for tug on Wednos- dng evening, and remained, Seamen Willlam Johnson anil Chorles Andorson wers rescucd by the hlf. ichnol, the Whaling'a cook, was drowned fn tha surf, The Whaling will prove a total loss, ne also her cargo, e il e (S TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Membors of tho Right assert that the Fronch Asgom-~ ‘bly will declare in favor of the restoration of tho Mon- szchy, beforo November, - —ho British Admiral Yelverton hes surrondored tho {nsurgent inon-of-war seized by him, to the Spanish Govornmont; _and standa firm in bia dotormination to provont tho' bombordmont of Alicauts by the In. trnnigonte fron-cinds, _Tho Csrilats are disheartencd —leing unablo to move for wout. of monoy, artillery, and smmunition, —Thobark Glicelr, which srrived at Now Bedford, Sopt. 20, bought soveral supposod rolics of the Sir Johtl Franklin expodition, purchnsed of the Esquimaux at Tiopulto Bay, tho nativea having oblained thom ot KingWilliam’ 1, —Tho brigantine Hound, which left Malifax, Aug, 1, for Porto Rico, was waterlogged in & hurricano Aug, 19, The crow took refugo on top of tho house, and romnfned thero for soyontoon days, wntil resouo by tho briganting Marp, During this Hmo thoy sus- tained life by cating some pieces of salt pork which \ho(y ‘managed to procure from tho cabin, and a shark ‘el ey cavgie with a bowlino; ey’ alio, got ona drlnk of water from tho only showor thoy bad. Tholr aufforings from thirst wero intenso snd maddening. Tho steward, Jobn Livingston, was wnslied overboard and drowned, Bichaol McMahon died from oxposure and suffering, The muto, ¥, Connolly, died on’ board tho Horp threo doys aftor boing resoued. —Amongg rocont deaths aro thoso of Willlam Wheel- wright, foundor of tho Pacifle Mail Gompany ; Dixlo Cmu\lfl. M. D, LL.D,, of ianovor, N. H.; and Itis Lorduhip Bishop Warzeh, of Hamilton, Ont. 'Tlio raco for tho October handicap took Newmarket, Eng., Sopt. 20, and was won by orvillos s, c. Tlcbborno,—Lord Lough being second, sud, Towionado Calt (urd, ‘Thoro wora sixicen startors, _The Minncsots. Btate Falr ondod Sopt, 26, with an attendance of ahout 8,000 porsons. The trotting race ‘between Draco Prince, Star of the West, and Humble- tonisn, was won_ by’ Draco Prince in throo stralght heate, ' Timo : 2:03, %:33, 2:39. —Miss Lizzie Jonoa drowned hersolf in tho Minmi River, at Troy, 0., n fow days go, on sccount of un- requifed iovo, ol Green, allan McDonald, sontenced to tho Maseachusetts State Prison for twenty yoars for highe way-robbery, has confessed that he kilied James Gra- ham, at Liltlo Neck, Long Island, N, ¥,, Feb, 7, 1873, “lrant Jacobs +hns boon convicled of stabbing Henry Woods, six woeks ngo, in_n fight at Bay City, Mich:, and sont to Stato Prison for ten years, —THho woodwork of ono span of tho Missourl Rivor bridge, at Omohs, was burned on Friday nafternoon, It {8 thought that tho ironwork ia not damaged, —Forty men employod in 3, L Moyors) mil ¢ Fond du Lac, Wia., quit work on Thriradsy night half o hour before tho usual time, All wero discharged, and thelr places filled by new men. —A apecial dispateh to Tnr TRIMONE from Fond du Tac, Win,, enya: “ Nota fow Democrats hore aro dis- appointed becauso thoir Stato Convontion did not indorse Washburn for Govornor sud mako o big fight for Livutenant-Governor, Not bul that Mr, Dayton ia o fino man, but thoy have no hope of securiug his election over Washburn, whom the Patrons of Hus- bandry are_ satisfled with, Many Ropublicans not Patrons, and all the Patrona of Lnsbandry in this part of tho State, will givo their votes for Mr, Parkor, tho Democratic candidate for Lioutenaut-Governor. They do not regnrd Baker, thiq Ropublican candidate, cither it or safe.” —Gon, Obarles Dovons hns boen nominated as Asso~ clato Justice of the Supremo Judiclal Court of Mutea~ cliusctts, vica tho Hon. Horace Gray, mado_Chief Jus- tice in place of Judge Obapman,decoased, Gen, Dovena 18 at prosent on the Superior Bench, His formal con- firmation by the Governor and Counell will take place on the 2d of October. —David Blevenson, a young man of Danvers, Mc- Lean Couuty, Ill, was killed by being thrown from a buggy near that place, on Thuraday, it Dayton, 0., on Friday, J. i, Gorman’s mare Gypsy Qucen won n trofting-match in 9:28 3 2:20 ; 2:24, —By the misplacemont of o switeh at Chenoa, 1il, on g Chicago & Towa Ratlrond, tho engine of n frolght tralu wa (hrawn {eom i track on Fridey, Tho engl- neer, Georgo Laveque, in jumping to aave himsclf, waa caught between the engino and tender, ond so ‘badly crushoed that he dled immediately, e United States Marshal for tho Western District of Arknusaa lins announced that, on e et of October, howill dischargeall his Deputiea who have been employ- ed heretofaro to arrest violators of tho law against United States citizons In tho Tndian country. This i donp, it ia stated, owing to the complainta of the Do- porisiont of Jualco at ho contof Uio Marsbats oflca for the District, Leading Arkansas p:,lw!s in view of thia action, demand that o Territorial Government shall be provided for tho Indisn country. " Jim Moinz, ngd 16, kdlled Jobn Cuesncl, ngod 14, ¢ Dayton, 0., on Friday, by bitting him on tho Lead with n 4tong while quarroiing, _Iloinz waa arreatod. —The mixed Commission on British and American Claims has concluded it business, Tho result of tho inquiry i, that tho United States Governmont paya to Englisn sufferers by our late War 2 per cent of thelr claims, amounting to $1,020,810: while American claims against England ro'all disallowed, CONVICT LABOR. OFFIOCE OF TEXEHBH Kansas State Penitentiary, TLeavenworth, Kan,, Sept. 5, 1873, "Tholabor of 200 conslate, or whatavor mey notbo omploys o by tho Btatoon bulldings nd mucossary work sbout s oiforod to 1ho Hlghost bidder. Plora Aro niw Bi0 donslcta in tho Prison. _Sovonty aro o oot e Smployed fn manuiacioriag wagois, gRicH, n nigea, hcic omplopin 1o Iaboe will b allowad to pursu stioh brAOhES of mianufuotaring aa they dosiro, and. that A%a heually sarricd on in other Bovitontiatios, Offars will b recuivod for 50 to auy number that msy bo .HA‘. nnt.hto tOn"l\G"lfil l'n “‘lg l’ll'l):gl’;‘y are as_follow Ky Jops 110w ready for ocou belck shopy 186360 fout, 2atorios in Boigiit, of 13 feot asol, tu roof, with a now B-horso nower engino and_Lotlor og: S sing ahs ond of this bullding in (i Soparato raome; il bifidimg ts now usod sa blaokemith aud wood-wark o o T 8 ' & oty Lalck Shops irlos with this buitdi -siory br }w“x;?o"lefiz‘. o binc I:Tuh i il blaciamit forgs 10, Ll 8100 root. " 0 tha saue fiuo with tlla aro two shiop roors of 200225 ipos will bo put n hops. Tho oating pinse TLL® Bl sons s bis o {io aizvood pon at thmo of mnking lace at . Home o moe contraoio I?X[Ilnnlfl{ ‘unlcss othorwl act. S ahiops and thabollor and angtno azo now aad i por- o ewsors to commenco work by tho 8th dsy of No- vongber, 197, or as soon thorofter 8a would bo possible, s ot for & lorm of Soaca o Lo agrood upon, ad 0t t0 gxcoed tun yoars. B Susticod doliars’ (8500) In eurroncy or bankabla papor must bo dopesitod with oaoh Lld, a8 & soourity for Doy ini with b 1f awacd 1s maad. Fhio £ontragtinc partion will bo required to give bond for tho faitnful purformancu of tholr oontraot {n the sum 7160 to forty thousaud dollars, or sucli & sum i pro- Tortion to tha nambor of convidts omployed. Faymonta for tho labar will be requirod ‘to bo made LTy, by tho 10th dav of oach month succoodlng that {h whial: tho inbor was porfored. ‘Guntractors Wil not Uoraquirad (4 poy forang imo lost by orsen of PIEKNCES, OF Whilb conviots uro sonfinod in tholr Eotts wudor punisiment, but convicts will bo aliowed to Dathi, shavo, seo tho surgoon, and rocolyo visila from frionds In nesordanco with (ho fules of thia Prisog, withe out any duductlon for lost timo on that account. K Srorago o iino (O boues dieiug tio o il bocon- sidorod w dayis labor, i Ehda 1670 aoatod, and will bo rocolsed untit 3o'elook pon., tho 16th day of Qutobor, 1618, Hidtors kro Toquosted Lo b prosont ab onenlng of bids. ‘o dlght s rdorved to rojock uny or all bida, Tho Ichnans Bonitontiasy in locatod five milcs south of Loavonworth' Uity, on’ the Taavonworih & Lawronoo Tizancii of tho Kausas Paciflo Katlway, rondoring raflroad communioation ensy, Canl 0an bo had frons tho Loaven- uo in sny quantity, Tdirmation, mey’ bo had by addrossing tha avenworih, Kaneas, to whom all bida aro to r'tlio Board of Diraotors. HENRY HOPKINS, Wardon, SCALES, FAIRBANKR' STANDARD SCALTHES OF ALL SIZHS, 3 PATRDBANKS, MORBY & 00 1L AND 118 LAKE-BT, ‘WILSON SEWING MACHINE, VIENNA PREMIUMS. THE WILSON SHUTTLE SEWING DIACHINED RUOEIVED THE GRAND PRIZE MEDAL . And Medal of Honor FOR THH/ Begt Sewing Machine, TIE BEST MADE SEWING MACHINES, Co~0per;1;§ge Medals The Best Made Set of Harness, The Best Made Side Saddle, The Best Boot and Shoe Work, And the Best Samples ‘of Cloth Sewing. No other Bewing Machinoa rocelved Pre« miums on thoir Morits, which wo will prove by ovidence nt our Ofilce, and that all reports rolating to tho aontrary aro falso. Maohinos Sold on Ensy Monthly Payments, SATESROOM: 107 STATESST. and 37 WEST MADISON-ST,, CEICAGO- OOEAN NAVIGATION. CUNARD MAIL LINE. BESTABLISEBED 1840. Steam Belween New York, Boston, Liverpool, Queenstown, Glasgow, Tondon and all British Points, From New York every Wednosdny nnd Sat~ urday, From Boston every Tuesday, Cabin Passage, 880, $100 and 8130, Gold. xonrslon Tiokats at Roducod Rates. Stoorage P 20 . ora and frolght Do et Fons L parex f intono. 56 Towast raton Highit Draftson Great liriintn and iroland . P/ 1L DU VERNET, Gou'l Wast'n Agont, N. W. our, Olark and Tiandolph-sis. GUION LINE. FIBRT-OLASS TRON STEAMSHIPS, Botweon NEW YORK and LIVERFPOOL, colling at Quoenstown, Carrying the United States Mail. SAFETY AND COMFEFORT. ¢~ Passcngors bookod to and from tho principsl En- ropoan ports at lawost rates. rafts and Lottors of Crodit issuod on leading Bauka and Bankars throughont Ituropo. HENRY GREENEBAUM & CO., FIFTEI-AV. CARRYING THE UNITED STATES MATL Between New Yor, Cork, and Liverpool Tho magnificont now and fall.poworod Stoamships of i Eamn Sor sivalod. AGeominouations o all lasios of Jassongore, Tiie stcamors bolag alike, travelots socuro o great hdvantage of haviag an squilly good and fas steamor for each and over Inllllw. AN OQELTIO, BELGIO, REPUBLIG, HALTIC, ADRTATIC, aivs. TIQ, DIITANNIU. Saling {rom Now York od SATUIC DAYS, from Liverpool on THUKSDAYS, ealling at Cork Hnarbor both ways, tates as low as any {irst-cl For farthor {nformation apply to Uompan; Qulco, 57 and 05 Souths Clarkat., vour Waslinglon, ongo. Draits on Groat Britatn and Iroland from £1 upwards ALFRED LAGERGREN, Agent. and o Aling tiwico a woolk from Now Yorlk, o e ara Lo hi paein of Grant Dt Tralsud, Bng ns- Ratal songors toall Turopa, and tha Meditorrancan, Oabin ; Stoer- age, Bfitish and Irish ports east, 850; woat, 2. ' Contl. Dental porta samo as gitior rogular linos, Taablo la U, 8, ourmonoy. Apply for fall tnformation at thia Gom- Dinyin otheon, No.1 Bowling Greon, Now York, and N, . Gornor LaSalloand Madlson-ats., Ghicago. HENDERSON BROTHHERS, Agonts, NEW YORK TO CARDIET, BRISTOL, LONDON, And all Other Points in England and Wales. Tho Sonth Wales Atlantio Steamship Uompany's new firsteglass Btommshing will sall from Ponneylvania Rail- road Whar! PRMBROKE, .Qct. 4 GLAMORGAN, ot. 35 "Fhoso stoamships, bullt oxprossiy (or tho trado, are pro. vidod withsail tholdtest liaprovomonta for tho coinfortand convonionco of Cabin aud Sterago Prssongord, First Cabin, 880 curronoy; Socond Cabin, $63 currougy'’ Stoor- a0, 0 cursgnioy: propaid Steoragg oortilicatos fromi U diff, $¥33, Dralts for £1 and upwards, e furthor particulars, npply in Cardift, at the Com- ‘pany’s Ofiicos, No. 1 Dook Ubambors, aud in Now York to AROMIBALD BAXTER & CO. Agoniey No. 17 Broadray. RAILROAD TIME TABLE. RRAIVAL KD DEPARTURE OF TRATRS Summer Arrangoement, FXPIANATION OF REFERENCE MATRS,~ § Baturdayor MICHIGAN CENTNIAL & GREAT WESTERN RAILROADS vm{‘{fiz f. Lake sy, .and foot af Deenlysecondest, fee, (7 Clark ks, tontheast corner of Kandolphy and 7b anatats, corner of Madison, e Arrize, Teats, Riinn: e %'A:ML'.“,L a.m.| 8:00p, m b 00 b el 505 i TIENITY_ 0. WENT\WVORTH, 5 Gonpral Passongor Akente CHICAGD & ALTON RAILROAD. Cheago, Kantus, Gty and Denver Short Iins, vta pom, Zowuirt . ans, Ao,y and Chicag, Springfield, Alion and St, ‘Laute Through Line, Uniui Depot, Weal Side, near aiison-sts bridge, Jicket Oices : Al Depol, and 133 fiandalph-ats Teave, | Arrive ‘Kanwas City Express vinJacksor . Vos Tk ar 1oumini, B .« 1, ¥ B:10 po anes Ciry Faad” Exprols, Jackaonvillo, 1il., and Loulsi-| :00 p, m. | 7:30 8. my 900a! m.[* 8:10 pms 7:208, m. 9:00p, m, 4:20p. m. 12052 el CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & Sf. PAUL RAILWAY. * Trfon Depot, corner Judison and Canal-ite.; Ticket Offce n 63 South Clarksts, opposits Shermnan House, and at Depol Teare, | _Arri Milwankoo, Bt. Paul & Minnoap.| olls Day. Expross. . [*9:20 5, m. [} 6:808. m, Milwaukoo & Prai Matl and Itxpress Milwaukoo, £t, Pay olls Night Expross *5:00 p, m. [*11:008, m. t9:30 p. m. [*4;18 p. . & Biinnoap-| CHICAGD, BURLINGTON & UUINCY RAILROAD. Depats~Fiot of, Takeat, Indlanaac,, and Sixteenthaat, and Canat and Sizte . Zicket affices, Mo, 09 Clar) st.; and ot depols, Matt and Fepron o gl‘.:‘n:n“lnu;‘ndlfinmr DS o onx XD DPRCIRG 1ak Linorsserssseen Aurora Pasronker.:s: Mondota & Ottawa P Tiowner's Grove Accammodatis Aurors Passongore..e..., Aurora Posonor Ozft\'n}x‘h ubaauo & Sloux D, DR i i b rove Accominodation| 5 ILLINOIS UEHN]HIIL RAILROAD. Tease, 05 p. 10, 5B e 03, FESTIPLFPY. CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILRIAD. ity afices, corner Randolph and LaSailewsta,, and 15 Canals o corncr Jjadivon-st a Pactfic Tast Lin @ Dubuque Daj a Qi Night Expro a Dubuauo Night Ex, a Irocport & Dubuauo Fiapro Trooport & SpeSarTY X EXross, ‘aul Exprest PITeT & Marguoito b8t ¥ a—Depot cornor of Wollx and Kinzlo-sta, 5—Dopot corngr of Canal and Kinziosts, W. H. STENNTT, Gon, Pass, Agonte C(ILORADO‘.“KyflNSAS & NEW MEXICO. Ticket an ight Office, 71 Clarkesty Speofal Ind: ita, N louto, A, Ty CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD. TWeket affics, Depot, eorner of Van Buren and Shermn.ste, Grand aciic Jiotely Toare, Omnhn, Loavonsw'th&Atehison Ex[310:15 &, m. Poru Asconsmodation, L Night Hxprese, Loavenworth & 1 ., "Ktahisun Bxpross HHO:00 b e LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD. Depot, Van Iuren-at,, fool af LaSalle-st, icket ofices, northwest corner Clavic und Randolplales, and soullivest corner Canal and Madison- = Leay Aaf, vin Alr Linoand Matn Lino[* 6:10 &, m. Bpoclal Now York Lixpross, via) “Alr Ling. Atlantio Bxpross, Vin Alr Li Night lxpross, via Main Lino. Elkbart Acoommodation.o,.. Boutl Chicago Accommodail PITTSBURGH. FORT WAYNE & CHICAGO RAILROAD. Fnyulll [ives: Factnc i e 0 L} #:10 p. m. Valparaiso Accommodatios UG, ma CHICAGD, INDIANAPOLIS % CINCINNATI THROUGH 3 LINE, VIA KANKAKEE ROUTE. From the Great Central Kalirond Depot, fool of Lake-sts For through tickela and aleeplny-cur berihe apply al ov ‘Tew 1cket nice, 121 Handolph-at., near cocner Clark; 15 Canatat., corner Jfaditon; W LaSalleat,, corner Washe tngton, and at {inofs Central Depot 4 Loave Uhleafo Arrivo at Laiayotto, ‘Arrivoat Indianapol Arrivo at Clucionatl Teaina arsivo at Chicago ot 7:40p, m, Only ling running 8 dinnapolis aud Cincinnati, south 1ind passcngors ean Rot buggago cliocked and tako' traln"at “Cwonty-sscond-ut. opot. NATIONAL LINE OF STHAMSEIPS. Badling from Now York for Quoonstown and Livorpool ovgry Stturdag, and tor Londu diroctovory tortuicht, For QUEENSTOWN aud LIVERPOOL, from Piors 44 and 47, Nosth ftiser, France. iopt. 0. | BpAIN cveen, Qot. 11, Raypt.. opt. 37, | Ital ot 18, Qot. 4. { Irance., Cabin Passuge, 870, 880, nnd 800 Currency. Return Tickets, 8140 and 8160 Currency. STEERAOR PASSAGL, 820, ourrancy, orn bookod to or frow’ German and Hosudina- at low ratee. 1ine aro the largest in the trado, Troland, and flie Oontinant, tal WILLIAM MACALISTER, L W Agon ‘Northeast cornor Olark and Rarsloiph Shorman Houso), Oliicago, EDUCATIONAL, THE DYHRENFURTH COLLEGES. \WEST,_SIDE EDUCATIONAT, LLEGE, Nowr S0t A 286 DA nkos s BAT NORTH SIDE EDUCATIONAL, COLLEGE, ‘Turner Hull, North Glor] Tha charaotor of thoso Collegos is that of a thorongh and practical trainiog Hehiool for, Hoys aud Girle uf al agos,” Tiach inludes u. olosuly graded Primary, Dopy Grammar Dopaztiaunt and Hlgh Sobool, Tho nlty conaiata of elghieon oxpwrioncod Profesors and A sistant Tonchors, aud ovorything, as regards furnisulug, Intovaal Arsangemonle, diacipllib, &o., 18 I acourdanco with tho mast spuraveit madara eustont, 111 BUSINENS COT. 1 TLacated at 11colo; ! ot LTGE, s Opora Llouso, Nu, 139 [inat Randolph- odlato oliarko of tho Vrasidout, as. I Tho thuusands of graduntos “of this insiftution aro roforred to con- Sornlug ita ofiialancy and morlts, Tie charges aro wory moderate, ~ livoning Sossion cammencos Oatobor 1, Far partiontars of altha of tho throo Colloges apply at tho aln Otlico, Hooley's Opora Houso. Family and Day School, NEW YORK CITY, M188 BRACKRTT and MISS ELIOT will roopon thole school for giils from six to twenty-uno, Wodnesday, Sopt. 34, ot 117 Rast Thirtysixth-st, Gisls fittod for any Col logo. Rofor to Rov, Robart Collyor, Chioago., EDGEWORTHSCHOOL, MRS, BURGWYN MAITLAND, PRINOIPAL, a78 W.ABASH-AV. b, and G Tioarding and Day Bohool for e A 1 . Tl dutios of the Hohool wiil e rosumed Sopt. 18, HB BOLKLEY'S HOARDING aND DAY M Eihool Tor Yauing Ladios, Tarrytown on tho Hudson, ‘will roopon Bopt. 17. PROY, SIGNOTL AND MADANE GUANTIERI DEG Tea¥o lo Jfurms thols frsnda that thoy are uow sio- arod 1o forn day classos fur ladies, and ovens pr e, 16, 1, St sl el jorman, and ous spokon i the 0. 1 Ewalith-ats clansna MEDICAL CARD! DR. C.BIGELOW CONFIDENTIAL PHYSICIAN, 277 and 29 South Olark st., cornor Yan Burou, Chicago, 11 §s woll known by all readors of the papors, that Dr. 0. Bigelow i tho oldost ostablishoy piygrician in Ghleaip, Bolonce and exporionco luvo wade br. I, thomost th- nowned SPEOIALIST of tho a, by the press, o, hon oateemed of the flyhast modical attaiumonts by all the Sl gt ats S R 'K, 3 y orfout odics oo postiraly alt cascs S CHRON IO AND BrriOTAL GONSULTATION FREIL SEPARATE PARLORS too O dantiomen - Call, COLULSSPONDENCIE CONFIDENTIAL: _Addresanll letters, th stam, $9°0. BIGKLOW, 217 a3 South Olarlc Times, Oct. &3 1853, DR, BIGRLOW I n rogulurly bred pbyeictan. THls repe utation (s bost known Lioro 1n our midst, 1o wants no dis- {ant roforonce, but fs wall uroken of by uvory, ang o trasting themeclvos to his carv, While tho world cuduros 1bls olase of physfulans avo roqulroi, and if any ong nosds Shioh aorvice, It s of tho ULTIGKL MPOFIaNco to engngo T whouo oxperionca 18 oqual t his oifor of modl- ‘and without yrojudico, or any Entorcst in sasin truth, wo reconmeont mosy curdially an $1GBLOW, at his Central arlyn 352 WABASII-AV., OPPOSITE POST OFFICE, Th a speciallst of tho ago fn o troate ol Uiteanio Tolaouas ot ot sexea. Hom DT SyehKttas, Nosvousnogt, Avorsion 'to- Hoc Dalrd * Rty Yovs of Siemory, Sow yonua Darods Netuittor who havo faticil, call OF weito, SElovident. fhnt & phssiclan mukiur o corinin Slast of icasanfor ety vokrshigstudy, and'tcentlng thousaadly o gradtor sk of gusen ourly, uniat noled WEOR AL oF B Sande Siiee rocogniz this. faot B roas i?.‘&n‘.,'{..‘:"‘i&?.fiz’;l‘-‘lf b Gt o i Qa.m, to8p. n. it s M Qien Hous, &, 11500 Nork, ** Tost Manhoad, Fron of shiorge, NO CURIS! D K NO PAY . ean, 360 South Clark-st., Chicago, Moy bo contidontlaly conmited, pefsumaly or by’ mad, troaol "0 a1l chruio 6 brvaiis i Honase, i, RIS Gl whiaton i o iy Who s " e : T lihan ook sont fur 00 conts. Titustrated with namore ous fine ongravings, $b Packages FRACTIONAL GURRENCY ¥OR SBALE AT TRIBUNE OFFICE.