Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 7, 1876, Page 14

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MAY 7, 1876—~SIXTEEN PAGES, e [——— — T = 3 ance of the week *‘ The Pearl of 8oy wil be Next week *Janyy Lorlis” will b producsd, and the week foEow- ing an entirely new drama called ** Naonetto.” Miss Elsie Moore, the pretty litle soubrette of Mr. MoVicker's company, resigiied her eo- gagement Mondsy, and ou Friday eveniog de- arted for her bome in New York City. Mi oore, though permitted but few tpportunities to display her histrionic accomplisk icago audience, was quite rything she attempted. Her sunny counte- nance, petite figure, and eparkling scting in * Running & Corner" and won her many admirers in this city . Mr. Leonard Grover, one of tin) best known managers in the country, is to ake a benefit red, includuig Nate Sals- bary, John Webster, and Nellie )i :Henry, of the Tronbodours; most of the members ooley’s Minstrel Company; variety actors ?rtag thayprincinu theatres of this kind in Chi- o, and all the actors and attaches of the Iphi Thestre. Tne doors will open at5 o'clock, and the performance, b aginning at G, contioue till nmns?n;an night . ht to have & use ; :glic of Chicago owe it to him, rand Tre TrIs- uxE earncstly desires he may hav-eit. Isbury Troubadoars pl: ln:]l;'r‘e.dsl:ive“?udiancu thronghoiut the week at Hooley's Thum&: 'l;l;ex;a l: bul: ;me voice n;_ :fi it in the land of performance whi e ¢ Patchv/ork” )Ji!l ns:kau of fun. The performance, ns a whole, how- :gilr would be im§rovnd by the omission of the comedietta which precedes it, or its transfereuce to the end. The only effect of = amall play at the beginning is to make the audience acquaint~ ed with the ordioary appearance of the actors, which, under the circumstances:, 1s highly unde- The imitation of Charlotte Cushman, too. is unquestionably in bad tusts, and ahould the attraction, ~ AMUSEMENTS. Close of Booth’s Engagemente— His ¢ Cardinal Wolsey.” MoVicker and His Company—A Thea- tre Not a Dry-Goods Store. ig bty Dollar ™ Gossip from the Green-Room ight at the Adel] The Critics on * Queen Mary.” | porsos have volaa persons have voluntee: A Call on Mr. Hatch——The Xate Douglas Concert-—Besthoven tie smusement Wasical Notes at Home and Abroad-s- ‘Whittier’s Centennizl Hyms, d to good and THE DRAMA, IN CHICAGO- TEK CLOSE OF THE SEASOX. The fourth and last week of Mr. Booth's brill- iant epgagement terminated last pight, and with it the regular dramatic season. TEE Tais- OXE anticipated last Sunday the snnouncement f the dissolution of the presens company. We ventured then to hope that Mr. McVicker wounld not impose npon the people of Chicago another such abominable ocollection of bad actors; and wo offered the suggestion—not altogether impudent or reckless—thst he could better afford to pay high salaries than continue to lose In popular esteem and good-will as be has been fioing steadily for several sessons past. These honest sud aprarently-innocent remarks have provoked criticism from an able contemporary, who holds to the opinion that newspaper critics bave pothing todo with the management of **As a mere matter of nows to the pablic it may be interesting to tell that the season has been prosperous or otherwise, because such an anoouncement, properly suthenticated, becomes to us a record of wel- doing. Aside from this, spesking, no more right to criticiss the manage- ment of & theatre than we have that of a dry- goods store, except in the practical, effective way of custom.” It would be interesting to know bow the announcement that ® season has been + otherwise * than prosperous ** becomesto us & if there is not a slip of the pen at this point, the argument is question arises whether a critic bas the right to notice reverses 1a well as successes c{ management, or to do saything but puff under any circamstances. As 10 the comparison of the theatra to the dry- goods store, we have only to say that, if news- papers were to criticise dry-goods stores at all, they would certamnly begin with the mansge- ment. Bince newspapers do criticise theatres, wears unable to see why the manager shonla 10t be a8 open to attack as the actor. He always thaims the ssme privileges with respect to praise; why should he be exempt from the same penslties? 1f a manager is generons and intel- ligent, we commend him; if he is stiogy and asrrow in his views, why shonld we not entreat tim to be better? Tre Trisuse understands its duties in this respect, and intends to fulfill they profess to give. Daly's traveling company will +tPigue " at Hooley's Theatrs to-morrow night. The play has been skillfully arranged by Mr. Daly, the reputed suthor; and, thongh 1t cannot hope for eo finished a representation at the hands of the traveling company as it had in New York, yet we are prepared to see plenty of good acting, fino stage-serting, and a delightfal drama. The story young womsn who and marries anothar out of pique. 8he becomes reconciled to the situstion in the end throngh her love for her child, which evokes tenderness for the father and husbsod. A more detailed sketch of the plot will ba given after & view of the performance has ensbied ug to detes the relative importance of the details. r. James Hardie, Mr.. B. T. Ringgold, Mr. John Moore, Mr. G. Parkes, Miss Jeffreys-Lewi Alics Grey, and Miss Ads ite) are in the cast. THE OUTER WORLD. DPINIONS OF *‘QUEEN MARY.” Monenra D, Conway writes to the Cincinnati CGommercial in ¥egard to the first representation of “Queen Mary” 2t Mrs, Batemsn's Lycenm ‘Theatre, London : 1t may be doubted if * Queen Mary’! will become s populur favorite a8 a play. It is certiinly entertaining, and it is wonderful how simple and impressive the lspguage of the superfine part is,—bow every line telis, ~But s plsy t0 b popular must have 3 good lova affair in it, and it is & pity that the poet did not, with s other additions, get up a love scenc between the Elizabeth and some captivating J wit'Miss we have, properly ilman (an oid favor- record of well-doing ™ Prin ) about the Court. Whateyer may be the final verdict of the public, it is that b sudience of last vated and critical gre—found much to much to applaud in doubt the veriest tyrowould rea impair ita value £ an acting pieca, But I ahall be sur- prised if it do not prove to be tho most veteran play- goers who discover tho most beauties. Porhaps the greatest surprige of all was to find that the diction, Which in resding seomed by compariso claborate spleador of Tennyson's usual style s littls commonplace, seemed, when spaken, singuiarly ener- getip and rich, This &lso, of course, is by compari- sca, night—a very culti- 4 admire and cagorly-decried drama. No iy dstact faults which The London Times says : ough divided irdd asts and scenes, and furnizhed all the outward requirements of the stage, a poem “ Queen Mary” “was from the first and a poe m it will remain 10 thé dsst,—s dramatic poem, but not, in tho truest meaning of the wgrd, That we are capable of feeling no deep intérest in any of the characters, Hary included,—human and sym- ‘pathetac interest, we mean, for of the wnterest that is p from akillfally portrayed character thers Bardly say, Do lick,—is the fault, not of Grof the times and scenes to which leisure to admire the :?;‘ of the poet, but on the stage mnch of that art bas nesesiasily 2nd its place has Dot bean Al ¥ dyamatist, 1t was, of course, unavoiditie of tho priginal text should be omitted tion io thp stage, and unavaidable, perh: Dauring the past week Mr. Booth gave, for the Eret time this season, his rendering of Cardinal Wolsey. The house-programme announced this 15 his first assumption of the parc in Chicsga. Is Is posaible, however, that he has undertaken it The records of the theatre and thoes of moat of the old play-goers suffered so generally in the fire of 1871 that it is an even chance whether the announcemest of o new production be correct. If this be tha firet time that Mr. Booth has presented Cardinal Wolsey 10 Chicago, there is ground to hope that he is not firmly attached to the part, will tonsent to put it on the shelf, at least until he A to sastain the bur- den of the play. The version of * Henry VIIL" hich th plays is simply intolerable. hacked and sawed by a blun- £e Quém Z:Lalhznne.‘ : "hn bas al- wrays been recognized as the principal personage inthe drams, is sliowed but two scenes,—the ope 1n which she pleads for the people and the Duke of Buckingham, and the scens of her trial. Buckingham is reduced to the state of » lay- Ggure; the banquet scene is omitted ; moalso the acone of Buckingham passing to execution, and the scens between Queen Katherine and the two Cardinals in Jeer apartment. For this last omis- sicp, it must be confessed, thers is abundant suthority and precedent. The printed acting edition does not conmain the scepe, and was never given by 1ir. Kemble and Mre. Siddons in their famous representation of the play. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, how- ever, in prodocing * Henry VIIL.” at the Prin- cess Theatre, whers it ran 100 nights, retained the scene of Katherine with the Cardinals, and made it one of the chief features of the per- formance. Pereons who saw it oxpressed won- der that Mra. Siddons everconsented to sucritice 80 eplendid an opportunity for effective acting. The presumption was that she was persusded to do 80 by her brother, who was nowilling to sink the dignity of the Cardinal 80 low 24 it descends n this scene. Mr. hongh no suficient ones, for cutting the play up roughly in soch s manner &s to make the nal the principal character. of note have consented to this mutilation for the provinces, or. if from England, have thought =Dy Yersion of the play good enough for Ameri~ e1; but no calsbrated actor has ever rieked his reputation in London on such a performance. Mr. Booth’s reputation in Amorica is ths most valuable he has, he seems soarcely wise in subjecting it to thus strain. America has the night to expect better thingn of him, We have no hesitation in saying that 1t would be begter for Mr. Boath not to play Cardinal Wolsey, o play it at the expense of 80 great violence to Shaks If the play were tolerably complests after the revimng process hsd been shrough with, or if the Cardinal, by any exercise of homaningemuty, conld be mads the principal character in & homogeoeous drama, there would be no objection to ocutting Bhakspeare freely. But when the whole action suffers, and two acts out of thres go for notbing, in order that one sctor may at the last declaim besutifally fors few moments, we feel that an outrage bas been done to us a5 wail as to Bhakspears a the first tragediag of this country mi gaged in bettar business, The record of Mr. Booth's present engagement In Chicago has been pretty faithfully kept, day by dav, yetit woald be mcomlets withont a tlosing soknowlodgment of grstitude dus him for the pleasure he haa afforded. His ** Bichard IL” was » revelation in its way, His finished acting, bis careful attention to detsils, and his exquisite renderiog of the lines, were the mors selightfal, becsuse they wers beyond general sxpectation. On the other hand, the unfitness resentation is & point eld to all along; and bacause it haa at one time given prominence to : les, and at another to the different one of by the artof the 10 be pegretted, that these omission: clude many.of tha fnost passages in tire abeonce of ¢ entiro &l 1 sction, o tho moat fatal bars o e draxa 2a » matter of fuct, thers i than ploy, and though the askerticn may scem idle, as incapable of proof, we have litt]e Besits- tion In saying that, had it been the stage the “ Queen Mary " of Alfred ToRnyson as originatly published, we saould have seen work far mors worthy of him whoss name it bears, and far ors worthy of & place smong the dramatio Htarature ine process has must over Lo z%'.’zi&.' S c quccess., 1t im 2 noble work i dering surgeon. {a7 "tole of sction in the Doaibls $0 place upon Judge Barreil's comedy, *‘The Watchword,” will soon be producsd by Mr. Daly st the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York, The excellent French Comedy Compauy is in the midst of & season of ten pights atthe TUnion League Theatre in New Yoriz, Mr. Daly is said to bave sold to Mr. Sothern the right of ** Piqua " for London. Mr. Sothern will bring it out thers in handsoms style next E. A. Locke, who has been playing with Misa Lotta, will hereafter asaumg the part of the Atlorney in ** Col. Sillers,” mupport- ing Jobn T. Raymond. The iasanjty pf Fox, the clown, bas become and tho unfortunate man has been placed in a padded eajl. McLezn Asylum in Somervills, Maan, The east of * Conmscience,” which will be brought out at the New York Union Square ‘Theatre Tuesdsy night. includes Messrs. Thorne, Robinson, Parselle, Stoddart, Btevenson, Mrs. ‘Wilkinson, and Aliss Clsxton. It is atated that Mrs. Kdward Eddy—known to the stsge as Miss Henrietta Irving—ijs siok and dostiute in New York, } {friends of the late Edward Eddy. the weli- known actor, is made in benalf of hia widow. Mr. Sothern commenges an engagemont of throe weeks under Wall & Simmond's manage- ment on the 16th insc. The follpwing is the routa: Columbus, Dayton, Toledo, Hamiiton, ‘Carooto, Belloville, (ttawa, Montreal, Waiar- town, Syracose, Albany, Troy, Poughkeepsio, and hae precadents, He remains at the d su_sppesl to the The Cincinoati papers spssk of the ise Iavished npon Miss Mary Anderson, the ville prodigy, ss *somewhat tropjcsl.” 8fil], hey concede s high degree of marit to and think she promises to fill s vacant by Cusbmaa. Mrs. Joha T. Raymond played fn *‘Ferreol st Mrs. Drew's Arch Street Theatre, Philadel- ia, inst week ; Jokn E. Owens and Minnatte ‘hompson wers at the Walgut; Bronson How- ard's **Saratoga™ was the stiragtion at the Chestnut Stroet Thestre ; and McKeo Rankin, in bis sixth and last week at Col. Wood's Musetm, produced ** Rip Van Winkle." On ¢he 5t of April Ristor: played in ana of Giscometti’s dramas in the Polytheama, s large ‘wooden theatre situsted on the Tiber, in Rome, The bouse was crowded with representatives of the wealth, aristocracy, and intaliecs of the Ital- ipln Capital, conspicoous among whom srpg the Miss Emms Waller played at the Boston Globs Eum lact waok, appearing Mon i 7 Thureday ana @ Tocttn besedt of e, el t, 0 o to the Macbefh of the ben: . Mr. e-manager of the theajra, Miss s dabue I offioially xanouncsd * Uncle Tom's and ounght to have bet~ of ths plav for stage ufi that Tex bas Waller Is the at; |- Aunua Diskinso: [totako place to-morrow might. Cabip” was played through the week at the Maseum. The Boston Theatrs was given over to the Adelaide Pailiipps ltalan Opera Com- Ourreach were. almost above criticism.* His nowhere- better arts, and, old aa they are, snd back- peyed a8 hus rendering of them appesrs to some persons, his fame will reston them. Brufus and Berluccio, which are not included in his repgr- tory this ssason, also deservs to rask with his best sssumptions. NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMESTS. Hooley's Minstrels, at tha New Chicago Thes~ Bre, offer this week a new bill, embracing songa from the sdmirable quartette ; the usual comi- catitios by Joun Hart, Billy Rice, Bobby Kew- zomb, and Little Mac; special acts by Jos Mack; & banjo solo by E. AL Hall; diurphy and Morton; and various other attras- sbhown thsa Miss Julis Mathews and Mr. Frank B. Alken St. Lonis last week ; Miss Marg Louisville prodigy, at Ciocinna: Daly traveling company at Detroit; Lucille Western at Toronto; Sothern st Clevelsnd; Jane Coombs at Pittsburg; she Yokea Family at Laltimore ; Ross Eytinge in ** Rose Michel ™ at tho *‘Julins Czear company {rom Basth's Thestre at Albany and Troy, N. Y. Harrisburg, Pa., and other provincial citu Jobn T. Rsymend st Toled d Middle State cities ; Prank Mayo at Providence, Barry Sullivan on tus Now Edgland cir- o, O., and other Msggie Rtitchell, supported by har ‘own com- pany, begins a season of three weeks at McVick- er's Theatre to-morrow night. be played Mondsy, Tnesday, and Wednesdsy nights, and at the Satordsy matines; ths bal- Tuhe London Times of the 18th ult. mays;: “+Wrinkios; or, a.Tale of Time,' as Mr, Byron calls his pjsy, i% not 3 good play, thougi * ¥anchon " will beng written by £90d things® ia story is ] Bchoal of Masical Ark, i stale one, and sompwhat wearisomely told ; nor 18t one that in iks first freshness could ever nave commanded AhiEh degree of interest. At that, perbaps, it might be unreasopable to ex- press too much rstonishment ; but we were ex- tremely surprisea to find the acting, with = very few exoeptions, on mush the aame Jayel »s the story.” The.Cincinnati ‘Gazette puts the whale of the argument agaivet Matt Morgan's * Art Pict- ures” in the following sentences: *‘ Whatever efforts may ba made to reason that thesa tab- Jeaux are no worze than the exhibitions in many famous paintings and engravings, or 1o opera and ballet, and on: the stage, they will all fail, until theso tableaax can be bronght before such sudiences as thoso that are attracted by paint~ ing, sculpture, and opera. Herein is the chief difficulty. Last night there was an audience of men and boys alone. Scarcely a tablesn was presentea that was not greeted by a balf-dozen or more obscene or suggestive remarks loud enough to be heard all over the house.” “The Great Divorce Case™ iathe title of a piece recently produced at the Criterion Theatre 1in London. It is not, though it pretends to be. 2 comedy, but the most farcical of farces. The story tarns on the scrapes into which twe young barristers, tired of the decorum of married life, & decorum which in one case is rendered still more distasteful by the perpetusi supervision of a motber-in-1aw, contrive to get themselves dur- ing their temporary return to the fresedom of their bachelor days. Though there are many characters, the only two of any importance are the two barnsters, Geoffrey Gordon and Samuel Pilkie, respectively regnuanwd by Mr. Charles Wyndbam and Mr. John Clarke. The Zimes says that Mr. Wyndham ratains too many of the tricks and outwsrd favors of Afr. Bob Sackett, the justly-famous hero of ‘* Saratoga” and “ Brighton.” **London Assurance” has made the success of the season at Wallack’s, and was continued throagh the weak, The final nights of * Piqus wore snnounced at Dalv's, and the play was giv- on every night bnt Saturday, when Mr, Harkins took = benefit, appearing as Alfred Evelynin *Money.” The last nights of ** Ferreol ” at the Union Squars were also announced, and ** Con- science” was billed for s firat representation Tuesdey, May 8. **Brass™ at the Park was a third play to pass into the decayed regions of +*last nighte.” and Mr. Rowe’s benefit occurred Monday pight. *-Henry V.” cootinued at Booth'’s Theatre, Mr. Thorne taking a benetit Tuesdsy night, when he appeared for the 300th time 8 Fiuellen, ana Mr, Rignold haviog 3 bene- fit Thursday afternoon, when he played Romeo tothe Juliet of Miss Sara Jewett; Misa Dyaa and Mr. Montague, of Wallack's Theatrs, were slsoin tho bill. ** Henry V.” will go to Phila- delphia this week. Mionie Palmer aund N. O. Goodwin acted at the Eagle Thesirs in *‘Stage Btruck™ and otber burlesques. MUSIC. AT HOME. BOME NEW COMPOSITIONS. In the abeenca of auvy striking musical an- nouncements for the coming week, and as Yon Bulow and Gilmore have folded their tents and moved away, we commence our musical screed this week with an aoalysis of two very remark- able compositions of American origin,—Dadley Buck's cantats, *‘The Centennial Meditation of Colum| " ses to Sidney Lanier's text, for per- formaance at Philadelphia, by chorna and orches- tra, and Otto Singer's cantata, set to Ara. Hemans' poem, *The Pilgrim Fathers,” for performance at Cincinnati this month by the Harmonic Society and Orchestra. DUDLEY BUCE'S CANTATA. ‘We have already printed in Tue TRIBONE a complete snalysis of this work, so that it only remains for us to make & few general obaer- vations concerning it. init, will experience & feesling of disappoint- ment after perusing the score. Itisnot s work of musical genins or inspiration, sod for twe rensons : first, because it was' wrilten for a popular sbow, to'order, of ® commisgion, snd, sscond, because a column of advertisements in Tae TRIBONE would be just a8 inspiring to Alr. Buck for a musical sotting a8 the stited stuff which Mr. Lanier has furnished him. his best work. The Prelude for orchestra gives the ‘motive for the whols' Osntats, and that motive 18 of - 8 very ‘Hail Columbis-ish_sort. Tkere are, however, two numbers which are excoptions, the Chorale, *¢ From this hundrod-terraced height,” which ia very effective, althongh not strikingly original in its progressions, and a bass solo (page 27), POco piu-lenis, **long =8 thine art,"” which is very impreseive and dignified, and if set 10 oth- er worda would speedily become s favorite in the concert-room. The sccompauiments sre well- scored for the orchestra, and the tinal fugue for the voices is well placed. As a whole, bowever, the work lacks unity and fnspiration. But who could bp ingpired over such words as these, which are s fair sample qf the whole ? Jamestown, out of fhee— - mman:;f' ihee—thee, Albany— Winter cries Yo froozo : away | Fover cries Ye burn ; l'fl{ w@c, etc, ele, eto OTTO BINGER'S CANTATA, Another Centonnial offering, aud by far the moat 1mportast which has come to our notice, 18 the cantata “The Landing of ths Pilgrims,” set to Mrs. Hemans' poem by one of our Ger- map-American composers, Otto Singer, Mr. “Thomsy’ fleld-marshal at Cincinnati a year ago, aad now leader of the Harmounio Bociety in that city. (the score beforo us templs us to say s master in it), his work will be welcomed by some and con- demned by others, but we believe it has that which will overnde all criticism,—true musical inspiration,—and is withal 80 concise and free from that prevailing fault of modern composi- tions, '* yagneness,” and is so practically to the point, that it eannot ail to take s strong hold on the listener. The composer haa been exceeding- Iy happy in the choice of the leading thems, which, pregnant in itself, willingly assumes ‘whatever shape the master's hand gives it. * The cantata opens with an inatrnmentral pre- lude in 8-2 time, which gives out the principal rmootive a8 we afterwards find it et to the words, “Witn their hymos of lofty cheor,” and truly lofty cheer it is, that aotigue, strong melody. Breathed softly at first, 'as irom afar, it is repeat- ed after 3 rapid crescendo with the whole weight of the orchestrs, to melt away again on an organ point in more subdued tone color. In the sec- ond movement (andante). it sppears in quadra- ple time, augmented ‘in ita cidence by « chro- watic harmony which serves well fo enrich the working-up of this fine pisce of orchestral writ~ ing. A short iuterluds contaning the germ of a second tbeme, which sfterwards appeara at the ‘words, “This was their welcome homs,” now prepares the entrance of the voices. To the words, *The brosking waves dash high,” the basaes and tenors give out the first motive in triple time, and after declalming the stermy opening lines of the posm break forth in unizon with *When 2 oand of exiles moored their bark on. the wild New' Engiand shore.” The timo again changing to 4-4 animato, the comporer very happily contrasts the phrases, “Not 88 s conqueror comes™ and *They the true-hearted csme.” Boon, however, the ever- pliable principal theme falls ‘into s martisl strida, end a very effective satting of the words- ** Not with tha ro!l of stirring drums " concludes the opening wsle chorus.” Here followa the Ceatennial hymn'as given gut jn'the Leginning, sung first by an alto voice, and repeatsd by the fall "ehorus of mixed voiges.~ After thb close, the or&altrn.grnlplpg lmu:g in the spell, as'it were, seems spiritaal the Bt Pilgrim Fathers into meek Pilgrims of the Cross, & plecs of exquirite tenderness, ‘Lisst-Wagnerlsh, and ot ful. After some -alto recitattves and ghort aboral plnnr, the | g ' theme orve. more enters with hesvy Al step (but curl- ously shifted ahesd in haM'messures)-to the 'm{- 4] 'was mantood’s brow,” &o. The musical s of the qnudyns. * What sought they™ . &c.,"1s with truth cast .Ioto - eimpler foring, acd the rospones, f=iti’s pure ehrine,”is given in six measuros, a capelld, for five voices (Posth, Weumar, Roms). This brings TS to the Inat movement, Andante Maesloso. 'tho lezding motive, naw coutracted into one measure, is tossed about in the double bassesas onthe wavesof a heavy surf, always falling back on the low C, strog- “They sought & Rling with " increased force until it reaches the climix gn tho words ‘‘freedom to worshij God." We ysnisie to say singers will ne\'l:g 1ail to utter this'* freedoz; " with noctjon, The cantats forms a valusable addition io vur masical literature, and if Continental Europe has sent us its Centennial Wagner March we can recipro- cate the compliment with this flower of the West. The noble, alihough at times exuberant, spizit that pervadra it will give pleasure to thousanda on both sides of the Atlantic, and we trust thus willnot ba ths last work from the pen Bf tha gifted composer. A of ‘thi ek inder the & We doubt not thst the careful reader, notwithstanding some fine points The re- sult haa been that Mr. Buck has not given us Being a disc iple of the modern school -and two others who ‘were born West Washington atreet and Ogdon avenus, with the following programme : 1. Morart, Bonata in B fiat, No. XV. (Piano and Violin). o e Moesars. Eddy and Le ershey. 3., Mendelssohn, Sonata in D, op. 56 (Fiano and Violtn), d Le‘wil &. Beathoven, Sovata in C Minor, op. 30, No. 2 (Piano and Violin). 7 ‘Mesars, Eddy and Lewis. MUBICAL CORRESPONDENCE. The following correspondence speaks for itaelt: Mg. ALoNz0 HatcE~Dear Sir: The underaigned, having learned that you are temporarily visiting Chi- ¢ago, would be plessed with an opportunity to hear you sing before your return to Europe. We have watched your course since you left Chicago to study music in Italy, and have resson to ba proud of your succcss. We desire, while you aze here, and béfore you become permanently engaged in your operific Rrofession, to bave you appear in public in order that we may judge of your success, snd that we mayafford yous tcstimonialof our appreciation of your energy and smbition, As ususl in similar cases, be good enough 1o inform us when and where it will be con- venient and sgreesblato you to mokes public ap- pearance. Very truly yours, Wm. Atvin Bartlett, John B, ' Drake, Pmr Palmer, Sol, A. Smith, Luther L. Mills, J. H. MecVicker, Wm., H. Turner, L. J. Gsge, Julius Jonas, Charles Heorotin, F. A, Ray, L, Ladin, D. 8, Smitn, Frank Parmelee, John DeKoven, L. B. Sidway, John C, Dore, F. B, Wilkie, Julius Bauer & Co., The Root & Snnlrimle Co., James H, Ledlie. H. D, Colvin, D. D. Spencer, Milton H. Wilson, Henry B. Bryant, 'W. H. Wells, Lyon & Healy, Jomes B, Kunnion. . REPLY. Ci10AGO, May 6, 1876.—Messrs. W. H, Turner, J. H. HcVicker, Wilham Alnn Bart'ett, Potler Polmer, and ofhers—GENTLYVEN: Your communication of May 4, expressing a deatre to hear me sing in public during my stay here, is at hand, and in reply I would state that I have secured McCormick’s Hall for the evening of Tuesday, May 16, where, with the sssistance of lo- cal talent, I propose to givo s conoert, & programme of which I shall be abls to furnish you in s few days. Thanking you for the bonor you confer upon me in this requeit, and hoping I may be ably o confirm ‘whatever reports you have had 28 to theresult of my three years’ studyat iilan, Iam, gentlemen, very respectfully yours, AvoNzo HATCH. THE KATE DOUGLAS CONCERT. A ooncert, complimentary to Miss Kate P. Douglas, the debutante, who has created such an interest in local musical circles of late, will be given to-morrow evoning at McCormick's Hall with the following very pleasant programme: PART L 1, m. O Minor (Pisno, Violin, and M 2, %My Queen”. 3ix. Birnea. 3. “0 Mio Pernando”........ Dougiss, 4, Andante—from the erto £ violin 5, Bix son o> B blinit der Than 2 Mot dios Nacatigall (c) atte e Nacn! d) Dex Asra. &) Du bist wio eins Bluma. {7) Dis Waldheze, PART II, @ 6. Dust—Miguon,.. Aliss Dx () Nogturna.. Wolfsohn 7. Piano Forts {%Hfi,,{‘“&m“ Lt . Wolso 8. Barcarole..ceereeciannies Miss Doug! 9. Violoncello—Souvewir d'Italia.. = Mr, Eichheim. 10, Ouartatte—< Fooo_quel Flero Tataute Miss Donglas, Mrs. Johnson, Mr, Barnt man, THE BEETHOTEN SOCIETY has elected the following officers for the easu- ing year: Prendent—Henry Greenebaum, Vice-Presidrnt—XN. E. Fairbsok, Secretary—George A, Stokes, Tyeasurer—Jobn G. Shortall, Libraitan—3, M. Hubbard. Directors—Mre. J. V. Lo Moyne, Mrs, H. W. King, Mrs, O. K. Johnson, Mrs. Eddy, Miss Elia A. White, Mesare, Fred Boot, Fred €. Frank, and Frank A. LOCAL MISCELLANY. The Ohicago Musical College will remain open during the ¢oming summer, the term beginming Monday, July 10, and ending Saturday, Aug. 12, principally for the benefit of teachers and others who sre not zble to attend the winter, spring, and fall terms.’ . F. 8. Chandler & Co., Chicago, have issued in verv attractive form the followiog new music: “YWhv Does My Heart so Wildly Fiutter?” a ballad, and ** Artie's- Farewell Polka,” both by C. G. Bt Olair; also, *The Mother's' Oharge,” & soog by F. G. Gledson. The West Chicago Choral Union will make its first public appearance May 19, under the direc- tion of AMr. Blackman, in selections “+Eljah" aod ‘*Samdon.” The soloists will be as follows: Mrs. F. N. Smith, soprano; Miss Romme:s, slto; Mr. Holbrook, tenor; and Mr. Suarkweather, basso. The chorus will number about 125 voices. Miss Jeonie Busk, the well-known Baltimore vocalist, who sang bere with great snccess pe- fore the fire, in the Mendelssohn Quintette Club concerts, and wha created 5 very favarable im- preasion_uypan ‘our musical people, is: coming bere in June with the intention of making Chi- cago her home. She will be warmly welcomed, and will prove & very valusble zcquigition to onr musical circles. Itis not improbable thatsbe il appear here 1n concert in June, prior to fulfilling some engagement on the Pacific coaat, at the close of which ahe will return here aud remain, The New York papcrs of last wesk contain full details of the choir changes in New York City for the present year, some of which will be of interest here, MMisa Ada Hubbell will be so- prano, Miss Drasdil, alto, and George Simpson, tenor, at Grace; Mrs. Gulager, soprano, at St. ‘Thomss; Mrs. Imogene Brown, soprano, Bischoff, tenor, and Remmertz, baeso, at 8t. Bartholomow; rs. Emma C. Thursby, soprano, aod Mr. J. B. Nilsen, tenor, at Broadway Taber- nacle ; Jules G. Lumbard, basso, at the Church of the Covenaat ; Caryl Florio, orgamat, at the Brick Cburch ; Charles Root. precentor, at the Thirty-filth Streat Swedenborgian Church. ——— ABROAD. MUSICAL NOTES. Minnie Hauok is now 1n Paris, en route to ths TUnited Statés. sfies Julia Rive is lying serionsly ill at her home in Cincionati, > ¥ Gilmore's Garden opens Alsy 11 with an or- eheetrs of 100 musicians led by Offenbach. Henry Stanfield, the American tenor, made s successful debut at the Teatro Perguls in Flor- ence receutly. The receipts for the first thres nights of the representation of **Aids” in Paris, Vardi conduet~ ing, wsa 810,754 © - v Bl Maarice Grau receives $1,000 s night from Bheridan.8hook for Offenbach and'his band of one hundred European soloista. v Bignor Oporti, the conductor of the orchestrs at Boosh's Thoatre, New York, will open a "rTlraopiul Garden " in Philadelphia on the 10th of May. Mile. Albani made her firat bow this season at the Royal Italjsn Opers, Covent Garden, on April 20, a8 Elvirg in * IPuritani.? * " Carl Rosa receves warm praise from the pro- vioasl press of Eogland for the enterprise, skill, and talent with which ‘'he has mansged English opera'this éeason. ¥ ¥ An English opera troups will occupy the New York Academy of Musio after June 1.~ The pri- ma donns will be Miss Gertrude Corbett. Bhe will appesr as Norma, Lucrezia, and Favorilg. There will bp ianol -ab the' Centenbial Bxbi rance, twélve from Germany, and ea: from England, 8woden, and Denmark.’ P Mr. Gye says that-Covent Garden oughg to be. called ¢“The Royal Am-flomflufl:?fimn- House.” He™has thres Ame: P n,dcnfi our county forelgn parents; Albani and Thalberg. Concoraia ah%al lnhé. ’nezo‘?nflonl are pand- ing with Bignor Visncel for the engagzuicafof the entlre orchestra of the 'Ruyn\"&i&i ora to visic America in the sutumn to take part in the coming colebration of the contenary, Gonnod's new ‘*‘Liberty Hymn,” at the Pranco-American soiree st the Grapd Opers- House, Farig, 15 pronounced by emigeat ma- sicians 6 bave bgen & complete failure, ** Hail Columbia™ was literally massacred by the re- nowned Opera-House orchestra, through the blundors of the scorer, it ig zaid. Col. Mapleson bes decided to come to America with Hor Majosty's Italjag Opera Comnany, tro. ided ™ g holqérs of “the L3 qemy 6f s’ propositions, woith’ora that 3 o i6 fo havo,—first, = leake of tho Aenddimy 23r £ive seasons’ of Italian opern, comimericing néxt autumn ; second, tliat the stockboldera will recar- pet the corridors, etc., and renovate the Academy generally ; third, that they will bear one-Lalf of the expense of all the new sconery that will ba neceysary for the proper mounticz of the upe eras. T tockpolders bave ‘aéadlested'to All theus corrditions.'§ith the exception-uf Riving a fivo-yeais' lease, and are only willing to give a yurl‘yluu. SR Wis. .- -.."Balve Regina”. NEW YORK GOSSIP. The Spring Gayeties in the Amers ican Metropolis. The New Coaching Novelty, and the Gallop Through Fifth Avenue. Remarkable Oratory of the Woman Re- vivelist, Widow Yan Cott. -Extraordinary Faith in Clairvoyance Lately Evinced. Acoessibility of New York Notables—Two Brooklyn Scandals, Spetal Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune. New Yorx. May 4.—The spring season is now in the fail tide of gayety. The streets are filled elegant equipages dash np and down the avenue, and extravagance seems to belie the general notion with magoificently dressed women ; fcom | of hard times and dull trade. noon. The new affectation of four-in-hand drags, and the coming and going of Delancy Kane's coach morning and evening, is only one of the daily excitements. It is just now considered fashionable to take esrly morning drives, and breakfast parties at High Bridge, Jerome Perk, Fordham, and elsewbers in Westchester Connty are the go-called *‘rage.” It is a sort of play~ ing rustic, and the belles and beaux enjoy it immensely, although it involves comparstively warly rising. These **breakfast parties,” how- ever, are not famous for seeing the sun rise, If the morning meal 18 served by 11 o'clock, itis copeidered an fait, and the participants are sup- posed to fortify themselves before they start with coffes and biscuit. Such triles as these occupy the time and attention of hundreds of ‘*society folks,” and engage the interest of thousands who wish they could, and regret they oannot, participate in them. THE NEW ARISTOCRATIC COACHING BUSINESS. Thus is the latest novelty, and like all novel- ties in the begioning, it is well patronized. Com- mon people wonder why & man of the social standing and wealth of Gen. Delancy Kane should become a stage-driver, and go to the ox- pense of providing such an outtit, merely as a personal pastims. Bat it is aptly replied that that js his business, and it is guite as honorabls and praisewortby a8 yachtiog, horse‘racing, or other occupations which our wealthy bloods en- ®age in, and far bettsr than spending money upon wine and women as gome ao. However, the conch 15 & fixed fact, and it is a novalty that bas ita’ fagcination for the public as woll as for the fashionables. The coach staris punctually at 10, and retoins punctually at 5, and the depart- ure and arrival are witnessed by large crowds of carious paople. The' singular thing about the conch-ridiug’ is, that it is only the outside seats which are considered desirable, and, durjng the four days the coach has run, every outside seat had been held at a premium, while those on the juside have been at a disconnt, al- though finally occapied. [t is now scated that all the outside seats have been engaged 23 late a8 June 15, but thers are rlenty of inside seats Col. Kane's driving is marvel- ous, but it is an iliustration of the mfuence of yet o be taken. aristocratic ideas upon the police that they al- low this_cosch and its four horses to race through Fifth aveous at full speed, every horse on gailop, and the guard blowing long and loud "blasts upon his born, unnoticed, while an ordinary indiviaual would be stopped on the firat corner for fast driving. One of the charm- ing things about this new affectation is, that it is considered the proper thing at the conclusion of the ride to hand botn driver and guard a fes, —after the mannerof the English,—and, to make this the more ludicrous, it is gravely an- nounced that & silver ‘quarter for each passen- ger is "the precise amount which etiquetto de- mands shall constitate the aforesaid fee, Yorkers, celebrating an independence of Great Britain by aping soms of ber most fooligh babits. Z DJSAPPOINTMENTS I CRNTENNIAL TRAVEL, The rysh of travel to this country from abroad, which was predicted as a concomitant of the Centennial Exhibition, is not yet visible to the naked eye. In fact, the steamship agents are very free in their predictions now that thers equal to tre average of the last thres years. Tho Centennial managers are wise in raising a number of wisitors, unlesa the fares are largery reduced. we are, and they are experienciog bard times engagements for passage by the ZExhibition at all’ will either make a hurried foro it clodes: There is a well-settled opigion ih the minds of thousands that the best tims to isit the Philadelpbia sights will be in Ottober, fter the rash is over. ' "FERVOR OF THE WIDOW VAN COTT. Descriptive powers ware never so hach at a loss as they are in’ attempting to describe the magnetic oratory of the new revival rreacher, the Widow Van Cott, who has justclosed s week of interest in Brooklyn. She is now en route to Daveuport, Ia., and you will doiibtless hive a chance ere long to bear and see her. She is 3 marvelous womsn, andin her way ig quite as effective a8 Moody in his happiest vein. But she is & woman, and you know some of. our good Presbyterians and Copgregationalists are op- poscd to women preachers, and not long ago the Brookiyn ?rubytmry Brebuked the Rev. Theodore Cuyler for allowing & woman to preach {rom his pulpit, because thoy esteemed it un- scriptural. Withont discussing that point, ixia doubtleas for this roason _that the Widow Van Cott is not taken in hand and managed more generally by the pastors of great citiex, ever a3 Moody and Bankey, Whittle aad Bibs, sod otnse peripatetic evangelists are in their labora. Buf bire. Van Cott is highly eiteamed. by the Methodists, and under their ‘auspices is doing’ & mighty work. ' Her syl fs inteneely dramatic. and in some respects #he regombles Jobr B. Gough,—minus his soat- tails. Last Sunday-evening shié roused her audience to the veryhighest giu;q of excitement by her vivid' descriptions,” ¥or a closing scene she bgoqsh! out tha story of Golisth and Dayid in a wonderfully effectivo manner, a8 sbowing ¢ha.P°?at=f &f faith {llustrated by David, and she ictuzeq the tegroz of the Iaraslites when Go- iath gsme forward, - the enoe of Dayid, 58 for a smooth stone for 3}’:’%“' he w:lr:!t foraagd $0 mees the guant. n Ooft sen tha g é&ux was reoelved with ggch a_chorueof shouts a ethiodist church may witnesg, A LOOP-HOLE Fa3 g&onc applamso, .23 nd amens’ a2 oaly g yomen may continue teachers in the public schoola 18 not yes ended. Itslatest phase is tha reportof the Law Committes of the Roard of Education that the rules of the Doard preclude tha employment ef &pch women as toachers ax- oppting by apecis! pointment. The Commit- ¢ report that whilo the matrimonial relstion invoivesno duties hostile to those requised of tho teacher, but that the matrimorjal obligation implies that there miy bean intorruptios, ok the duties domanded of theteacker, sxd hence dan- ger thas tho schzola may sufter. The Board of Edgcarion’of Brooklin have st last consented co Modify the vresent rale so thst whon a lady foacher marries her place shall become vacant, but she sball be cousidered an applicant for tha position and may in the discretion of the Boarc be reappointed. This is a reco i There is a vast deal of mere surface in all this seeming pros- perity, and it is doubtless true that if we knew all the facts, that many of the rich attires of the women and the handsome turnouts of the men righttully belong to their creditora; but to the ontward eye, the impression of New York upon strangers from the provinces (eay St. Louis and Milwaukee, for example), must be unusually at~ tractive. Fifth avenue never appeared to better advantagethan it does now npon any suony after- Ver- ily are we Americans, or 1 should ssy we New will be nomore than the usual travel toward this country, while 1t is rather remarkable the number of American tourists going abroad is rumpus abont the expemsive rairoad rates charged by the companies, and it is evident to them, sa well a8 to the public, that the Phila- delphians will be Lugely disappointed in the ‘The Europeans are not as romantic as with a severity scarcely less than our own. Tho European steamers for the next two months suggest that the American tourists who expect to sce the viis this month or hurry home 1n the fall be- old maxim that circomstances alter cases. The friends of the lady teachers, who have kept up this agitation for many months, are satisfied with the compromise, bat it is remarkable how long and how bitter the controversy haa been. and it bas divided the. Bchool Board into two parties quite as fiercely as political differences. - SINGULAR BELIEF IN CLATRVOYANCE. The wife of one of our wealthiest oitizens—a retired dry-goods meichant, whose nasme is aa well known an that of Stewart—who lives in a neighboring suburb, is a firm believer in spirit- ualism andolairvoyance. This weakness is not acall shared by her husband, and recently she was the victim of her own credulity in & very singular manner. She had suffered from many petty thefts on the part of s dishonest sarvant, and, after vain efforts to recover the stolen arti- cles, consulted a clairvoyant. The latter knew of her viotim’s weakness, but had the shrewd- mess to divine, after hearing ail the circum- stances, the author of the theft. Among the srticles stolen was a pair of earrings bearing the initisls of the owner. The clairvoyant agreed that if ber customer wonld call the next day she wonld certsinly discover the earrings. The cunning female then consulted a policeman, and with slight effort traced the jeweirytos pawnproker. It was redeemed, and the next day when the loser came to make her second visit she was directed to return home and look upon ber own bureau, where ahe woald find the ear- ninginabox. The clairvoyant had caused the ‘package to be placed there while the owner was visiing her, and the latter’s delight in finding the mluinfi property was 80 great that she watarally told it to her neighbors in confirmation of her betief. Her husband, howover, speedily ascerained the real facts. But the worst of the story ia that this dear old soul returuea to the claizvoyant, and, under the delusion that she ‘would assist her to recover many other valuables missing _for several years, paid the woman nearly 3500 for her supposed assistance. AN AGED SPINSTER AND HER EARLY LOVE. Probably you may have observed thg notics of the death of an aged spinster recent at New Rochelle. Her age was nearly 95, and she bhad resided st the hotol in that town, occupying ane room for thirty-one yesrs. Bha had some monsey, which will descend to relations who re- side in Wisconsin. The villagers have been oc- cupied with gossip about this sged spinster for mauy vears,but her advanced aze precluded any- thing prejudicial to her goodness, as she was known as oneef the most benevolent and kind- est of creatnres. Butit is atated thatshe was at one time, way back in the beginning of the century, eogaged to be married to a man who was sent abroad by his pareats to study law in England. There he became dissipated, and, on his return to this country, his relatives and his intended wife sought to reform him. These efforts wers unsuccessful, and finally he went off on s sea voyage about the year 1810. Noth- ing was ever heard of him afterward, aud his fiancee waited 2od waitea on for years in the hope of hearing from him. She refused offers of marriage, and died a few days ago almos: & cen- tenarian, an old maid, fall of honors and gray bairs. LAST HOURS OF BARNEY WILLIAMS. Thete is something sad in the tnought of the last days of the charming Irish comedian, Bar- pey Willisms. He had & charming home qp Thirty-eiphth street, in this city, where he was used to assembling the cleverest and most con-~ genial spirits among his many friends, and roy- ally entertaining them. He gave frequent sup- persto distinguished artists and actors, and wae never happy than as host in his own house. But the fatal ilinese which fioally prostrated him affacted his brain, and smong the many horrible delusions which troubled him was one that he had murdered his wife, the woman who tenderly cared for him night and day. He thought he had murdered bis wite, and was locked up in prison. He madly sought tq throw nimself from the window, aud mauy times hia cries of ** Mur- det " alarmed the peighbors. Dr. Fleming, who attended hir prescribed hyperdermic treate ment, bit, although it was ssnctioned by other poysicians, it was of no avail to relieve the malady. The dying man was kept under the in-~ finence of mprrhinq iu increasing Tuur.imn day after asy, until the physiclans daclared another drop would kill him. At times hil his delasiona assumed pleasant phases, and he would imagioe Limself in the theatre preparing for a perform- ance. Beldom has an actor gained the good opinions and friendship of & larger circle of the beat societv, and his faoeral was tu its way far mare imposiog than that of A. T. Stewart, APPROACHARILITY OF NEW YOBK'S OREAT MmN, In the accounts of the lifa ‘and habits of the Iate A. T, Stowart if was stated that he was as inaccessible as the Tyeoon to the general public. .Hoa was hored inceasantly for his autogranh, but was naver known to give it in a single inatance a5 an autograph merely, His leiters were always auswered by o private secretary. How- ever, in the matter of personal access, Alr. Stew- art was par excellenca the Tycoon. Commodora Vanderbult is much easier reached. Any one cau get an interview with him who desires it. H. B. Claflin, the great dry-goods king, occupiea a 8 office in his great establishment, and costomers snd clerks go in and oat while he is thers with the utmost freedom. Mr. Claflin often confers with his clerkg and Jjunior partuers at their desks, and is aporoached by tbe firm's patrons se readily ag if he wera oue of the saleswen. William B, Astor was an- other man alwass ready to s &ny one who called upon him in his busiuess cffice on Prince streat. Commodore Garmison has an offics on Bowling Green whero his steamship business hag long been dous, and; provided he hss o person witn bim at the moment, can be seen for the askiog. Jay Gonld is always buay, but yisizors by taxing their'torn can seehim at any time. The leading baok Presidents are aceesaible to anybody who may call upon thew. 'The head of the drygoods firms of Arupid ‘& Cobatable and Lotd & Taylor can be B2en A any time by sending in a card ar s oame, Indecd, our busiest men &nd wealthi- est men ara real democraiq and as a cat may look at & kiug, 80 may the humblest citizen o~ curean audience witd the richest withont hin- drance. The nesrest kin to A. T. Stawaxk in the Tycoon husincss is young Jim Bennett, He bas & 20zhe Of watchmen and doorkespars keeping Of the rabble, and sfter pasaing thres or fonr waiting rooms lis koyal Rengal Highuesa may soen. A DIBOUSTED YASTOR O SKELETONS. Among the modern inventions ngw in use is the pian’ of getting rid of a preacher, adopted by many of our charches of the present day, in simply telling the minister that the congregstion 15 disgatisfied and he must step down and out, This«is getting tobe & very popular way of severing the pastoral relation, and it has led to & conaiderable amount ¢f ehurch scandal in this city and Brooklyn, The latest case of washing d;rty‘l;nnu before tha world (as the Herald calls the Washington investigatiana) is that of the Roy. Chiarlex P. McCarthy, who has been tem. ulpit of the Bleecker Strear Eznrilx filling the luring the ahsencs of the Tniversalist Chg zegular pastor, the Rev. Mr. Sweotser. Ting gentlersan'a religious viewa seemed to have glashed with those of certain members of his copgregatign, and they kicked up Buch "a ‘rompus abaut it that the Trustaes became alarmed lost the church should b‘u divided; accordingly they invited Mr. Mo- Larthy toterminate his engagement. Ho'had been “especially engaged to supply the’pulpit until Mr, Sweetser’s reiurn, but the Trustees threstened to cioes the church doors and cut off the salary,and that arove the offending preacher into submission. Last Sunday he preached for the last time, and very unexpectedly made s statement of the reagons from his standpoint gl;:c::o hnd[cqm;:_alled %m to submit upder pro- Al Injystics. He stated thas thers wi b sinision of infialy iy e charon aa Saaty o e R mi NO MORZ EASY' FOR IRSOLYENTS, - Cltge observers mast bave noticed the facility ‘itlg waich the insolvent dobtors have obtained @.gchugeq from their creditors an paying a mera pittance of their juss dobts, and bave been thus ro-established in buminesa. Some brancaes of trade have rosolved to withhold assent to any _further compromises, unlesy the circumstances are very extraordinery, Itiss frequent thing in insolvent ceses for the amaller creditors to get dollar for dollar, while the lurger ones receive only 20 or 2_!5 centa. It is done in this way, that some telative of thy Gahtor obtains assiguments gA; :h}\ debs by pasdug in full, and then joining ke citsfitine aad accepting the smaller oent- 229, diecently, at a meeting of the Stamped- e Mavufacturers’ Association, the President made a bitter assault on the wractice of com- promising and allowing pasties to cootinue business, He reforzed to: a Chicago honsa which failed in March, whose partnera had per- sonslly yzsaured hjm in February that they were all sight,"aud yer, altar tus failars, were $52,- Uo0 worse off than nathing, and u’:’. J-m;- s&. p_!tl)!ld. (und the meeling accepted) an agrasment that, “herepfier, (he wanRMacturera prossnt compromise no debt for less than ita face 4 cept in case of miaf i pox Bosn fofessen o prevested, 0 B0t any A GAY DECEIVER ASROAD, Brooklyn, in the conrse of time, will famous for scandalots trials. The latest 1y arrest of & well-connected young mag Hx.m?i Georga Riggins on a charge of seduction promise of marrisge preferred by A comaly g[: named Lizzie Shierlow. Higginsis s Tarvel of uglinesy, and yet he has the reputation of fag. cinating several good-looking girla, and ropg, ing them subject to his fleshly lusta, R, i locked up for examination on the firgs iy and the police intimate thag they hays eth; charges equally heinous against him, One the eveniog papers boldly- ataiea' that 0T cases regnlts of his profligacy have fonad jrr’ ‘way to foundling institutions in thig city. AL A RICH DIVORCE SCANDAL. § Taken ll in all, about the most seangyy divorce we have hed 1n this wicinity of lmli.: that of Stanley vs. Stanley—the wife, Matildy C. Btanley, against the husband, Frederick a. Staoley, in the Supreme Court of Brogy, Iso. The wife charged cruelty ana inhg. mauity, a refusal to provide for her, anq crualty to her son. The husband retorted with g, eral denial, and added thst he bad always Bup- ported her exceptiog for a short time, whey b discovered she was unfaithful to him. He sy that in 1867 she had an illegitimate son by oge Afatthews, and though this occurreace produceq some coolness between them, he forgave heranq trested her with kindness. Testimony' wyy takea in Buffalo in the case, and developeq. some singularly sensational facts. The partisy had a daughter named Ella, who wau 1n 1873 ene gared to be married to Levy, the cornst soloigt the marriage to take placo in Hamburg in Julj of that year. The father arranged to taks hig family to Earope to be at the weddiog, but the dsughter broke off the' match and eloped with 5 feliow named Dave Pulsifer, a low-down pro- fessional gambler. The huaband made ont each 8 paod case that the Referes decided in hy avor, and the woman gets 0o divorce. Thers iy enough meat in this bit of history if all waatolg to make a columa. THE EMPRESS OF BRAZIL DEPARTS IV PEACE, Tne Empress of Brazil left the city this aften noon in a special car for Philadelphia. She en. joyed rather & quiet time of it whule in the city, trying to avoid 1ecognition, and making hey visits to places of interest in the manner of any other well-bred woman. The upper-ten socisty were seriously disappointed in.the visit of Dom Pedro and the Empresa. At first they soaght tg draw them into various fashionable enterprises; « but beyond tne operatic entertaimnment at the Academy, the Emprees declined all offers. Tha American toadies ace in despair. A real Empero and Empress and no balls, no receptions! Alas! this is & Republic! Bz THE GAME OF CHESS, CHICA60 CaEss OLUB—N0s, 63 and 65 Washingioe strest; open from 9a, m. t0 10 p. m. Chesa players meet dafly at the Tremont Houss (Ez- change) and the Sherman House (Basement). Al communications intended for this department should be addressed to Tux TarsUNE, aud indorsed “ Chega.” % TO COBRESPONDENTS. “E. B,”—Declined. Thers are many books of chea problems, . **Et,," Tarner, IL—%..Q 0 EB§ ¢h, and mats noxt move with Et or B, “J.C. W.,” and many otherss_The snswer o 1..K takes B, in Provlem No, 24,%s1..Ktto Q 5, threatsn ing check. *A. 8. R,.” Calro, W.—In variation “C" of your salutiop ta Problem No, 24 you overlook Black’s mon of 3,,Rtto K Soh, *“E. R. B."—Tha position as stated is impoasible, 11 the White Knight tannot move. Problem No. 19 has bat one solutim. RtoKsq will not anawerom & countof Kt to Q3. Cazrect solutions to Problem No, 23 received from W, H, Ovington, @ Dreler, E. Barbe, A. Bartels, H. A Payton, F. A. Borgman, B. W. Dodson, Cone, Dexter, H. 8. H, and P. B, D., city; A. Anderson, Mus kegon, Mich; $1d Ho . o . lecohu‘ mbax Pontisc, PROBLEM NO, 25. ‘Tha following end-game, contributed by Mr. B. K Eent, occuirred a few evenings age in actual play be. tween Mr, Kent and s friend : BLACK. 7 . .. B %%? 7 % \ N N \\ N NN o i Dol ol . % 4%% %’Z % T i Y = \ N TN & B E ren % warE. ‘Whita to play axd mate in four moves., SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 13 2..Kt or K moves 1. K takea P 2..K moves NOTES. Mr. Alberoni will refurn to France naxt Saturdsy. Ho will earry a challange from tue habitues of bl Cafe International to the City of Lgndon Chesa Clud to play a match of two games for $500 side, by tals £TAph; thres moves to b made per dsy, esch party 4 pay their expenses, The lesding scorss in the New York tournament to Thuradsy, May 4, were a5 follows: Won. Lot eeecl2i 43 3" 3 CHESS IN NEW YOFE. The following game occurred rcusutly betwees Messrs, Limbeck and Becker, at tha rooms of the New York Chess Club. & ‘The notes are by the chess editor of Wike Spirik bbb §88 020 e L £ 13 osenis g ffoonct v F‘E i B g&¥ u!EE o Hgt W g g apl Qw bl EERENERN 13 g8 Nms 8 W » Anc Mr. 1, resigus. (a) P to Q 3 {a more frequently played here, but tbl. move in the taxt, with P'to Q Kt 4 as a continuation: Bus been played by Morphy, and is zecommended bfr dbuch. (0) K to Kt aq was preferable at this point. A éc; He maulg lnupbmulhl his Q m”}’nu the flelds He haa little time to capturo straggiing Pawns. (d) P takos P was much bester. (e) The commanding situations of the Bishops mor® 1ban counterbalance the * oxchange,” and Black play well in making the ascrifice, () Fatal. P takes B was his ooly resource. Fro® this'to the end Jr. Becker's play is capital. ——— Extirpation of Insccts. Journal of Chemistry. Take two pounds of alum and dissolve it I¥ thres or four quarts of boiling water: let stand on the fire till the alun diupiou_!‘l; thes apply it with a brush, while nearly boiling B0t 10 every joint and crevice in your closets, bed: stexds, pantry shelves, and the like. crovioes in the floar of the skirting, or moP bonrds, 1f you suspect they harbor vermin.