Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 15, 1876, Page 13

ITHY CHICAGO 'RIBUNE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. 13 AMUSEMENTS, Why the West Side Cannot Sustain a Theatre, Mr. G. F. Rowe, the Com- edian, Playing in Burlesque. (zeen-Boom Notes in Chicago and the Eastern Cities, Liebling’s Recital---The Work of the Apollo Club for De- cember. A Series of Matinces---New Musi Gossip About Chicago Mu- sicians, 4 Visit to Mendelssohn’s Home-=-St. Saen’s ¢ Phaeton »---Operatic Notes. THE DRAMA. CHICAGO. 1ITE WEST SIDE TIEATRE. No fresh attraction was presented last week st hy of the principal theatres, and there was no development worth mentioning anywhere, with the possible exception of the collapse of the variety establishment on ‘the West Side. The faillure of Mr. Aims was not unexpected. Experience bas shown that the West Side cau- not maintain for itself alone a respectable place of amusement. The alternatives offered to the theatrical manager in that quarter of the city are a steady loss of money or a resort to illegiti- mate and disreputable practices. Mr. Aims would not adopt the latter of these expedients §f he could, and he could not if he would, since the Mayor has recently taken strong measures with reference to the low concert balls. Of course it was out of the question thav Mr. Aims shonld continue to spend money, without any prospect of getting it back; end he, no doubt, chose the wiser partin closing after so brief a trial. But the event is interesting, not so much for its bear- Ings on the fortunes of an individual as for the evidence it gives of the relations sustained by the people of the West Side to theatricals in Chicazo. It shoutd be no source of mortifica- tion that the West Side cannot, or will not, fur- nish sufficient patronage to support a the- atre of its own. A distinctively residence quarter of a city no larger than Chicago cannot hope to sccomplish so much as this. Even Brooklyn with its vast industries and teeming pulation has been heretofore a barren fleld }’:r theatrical enf rises; and the experiment of Messrs. Shook & Palmer, now in progress there, has not as yet an assured promite of suc- cess. In Chicago, the theatres must for many years to come be in the neighborhood of the ho- tels, from_the transient population of which a large share of theatrical population is ae- rived. Not only is it true that the resi- dence guarters of Chicago cannot support sepa- rate theatrical establishments, but they ought notto have them if it were possible. e ex- istence of dramatic art in this city is still so fee- ble and uneducated that all spare energies should be devoted to improving it in the ptaces where it has secured a foothold. _These places —such_as they are—can be found only on the South Side. “BRASS ' AND MB. ROWE. ‘The second week of Mr. Rowe’s engagement st McVicker's Theatre presented mo new fea- tures. The New York Times statesthat Mr. Rowe has been acting “ Brass ' in_Chicago to large and enthusiastic andiences. The trathis that the audiences have been neither large nor enthusiastic. We hope the fateof “ Brass” in this city will bea lessonto a portionof the dramatic profession, sud expose the weakness and the delusive vanity of * stars,” which leads them to believe that a run of 100 nights in New York insures success in the provinces. There have been instances of late in which the run of pieces bas been maintained in New York at aloss with the sole purpose of misleading the people of other cities by an appearance of suc- cess. I ruwmor can be trusted, this course was pursued with #Brass.” The result shows how erroneous is the theory inaccordance with which such runs are made. ~Of Mr. Rowe’s perform- ance in particular, it is only necessary to add to what was said last week some notice of his qual- ity a5 a burlesque actor. The fact that an actor of some capacity in the department of high comedy should choose to adopt the methods of burlesque is a curious illustretion of the man- ner in which popular narrowness can contract the range of an artist’s endeavors. There can searcely be a question but that Mr. Kowe has been in some measure_spoiled by the habits of American audiences. With us burlesque is es- teemed almost as hizhly as comedy. Mr. Rowe tnerefore condescenastogiveus burlesque. He could not be reproached for this if his burlesque were given avowedly and manfully forwhat it is. But beis to be condemned for offeriug it to us under the name of comedy. It requires a eort of heroisin in the actor to deny himself, even for a moment, the pleasure of ‘making people laugh; yet the true artist knows that by reserving his powers for oceasions rather than by spreading them through an entire even- tug, he can give enjoyment hugher of its kind an% keeoerin its effects. An artist who has consistently adhered to his principles as a come- dian is Mr- Mathews, of Loncon,—one in our own country is r. John E. Owens, although in Lim there liave been evidences of a yielding to popular prejudices and caprice. Mr. Rowe has rone entirely over to the enemy, and since be hns bumiliated himself thus, he ought to obtain his price in popular appreciation shown at the Lox-oftice. = NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Adelphi this week will present a fresh varicty bill of cousiderable merit. A new loca arama, entitled * Nemesis, or the Brigands of Chieago,” is promised at this establishment for Monday week. “Imogene” is toplay at Wood's Museum this week in “a beautiful domestic drams,” entitled “Suulight.” Asa one-named womau “Imogene " {s already as great a curiosity as the Museum possesses. Mr. Joseph Murphy will' appear this week at McVicker's Theatre in his new play, * The Ker- 17 Gow,” which, in_the vernacuiar, is * ‘The Village Blacksmith.” Oncof the art-features contawed in the play is the shoeing of 3 horse on the stage. Mr. Courtwright makes his appearance in conuection with the California Minstrels at Haverly's Theatre this week, and Hooley's Miustrels offer an enticing programme at the Xew Cuucago Theatre. Fredericss, the favorite flpirx,isw take a beneflt at Hooley’s Friday night. Miss Mary Anderson, of Louisville, is to play 21 engugemment of one weck at McVicker's Thestre, beginning Nov. 18. She has already Made a reputation in the South as one possessed of taient, brauty, energy, and ambition, and Tue TRipusk bespeaks for her the atteation :‘1 critical consideration of the people of Chi- 120, Miss May Howard, formerly of this city, i3 Plasing tho part O orion in “ Cloads at the Purk_Tueatre, suppiying the place of Miss Rose Wood, who has severed her connec- ticn with the theatre. The Sun says: i Miss Howard brings out the results of careful study, 2 dlear conception of the character, and symn- Ppathy with its distressing trials.” THE OUTER WORLD. AMERICAN GREEN-ROOM NOTES. A George Honcy, the Englishman, is coming back to Americain the fall. Eliza Weathersby is to take out & burlesque tompany, with W. H. Crane as leading man. John C. Cowper, formerly of the Boston Globe Theatre, Las organized a traveling com: bany, The presence of Mr. Leonard Grover in New E;kou “managerial business ™ is noticed in the ald. g Alrs. E. L, Davenport has retarned to Phila- Zelphis from bor Evronean tour,and wil appear “R!:g Welnut this weel. ipath is giving ten popular lectures in Bos- fon for §1, inciuding Helen Potter, William R. Freach, 00d a number of others well known in Chicago. But Miss Potter mrives her first enter- tainment there in the high-priced course. Mrs, Mary Myers has been playing the part of .‘lg;s ;]){:H‘L i:d Stua_rtdllobson’nyl;luy. )? the b Mary 2 r\:rlmn , curiously enough, as The Kendalls—whoever they may be—are Rhfinfii a_version of ‘““Col. Sellers” in Iowa. Can this be the stolen wa of which Mr. Ray- mond has spoken publicly? The Langrishe trouptnow fluctuates between Deadwood City and Crock City in the Black . a5_the Union Square Company does be- tween New York and Chicago. Mrs. Scott-Siddons is said to be engzaged to lay Cordelia in therevival of ** Lear? at Booth's ‘heatre, next month. But Jarrett & Palmer's announcements are not always trustworthy. Stuart Robson, it is said, has lost his Califor- nia engagement, and been discharged from the Union Square Compauy, on account of unveri- fled accusation of bribery brought against the critics. Clara Morris reappeared on the stage, after an absence of many months, at the Brookiyn The- atre last Monday night, assuming the part of %v;mt"am in “ Conscience,” taken here by Miss axton. . [ Shook & Palmer have reduced the prices for their Brooklyn theatre, having hecgme con- vinced that the people of that city will not pay New York rates, however-good the entertain- ment may be. Among the latcst arrivals from Europe is Herr Hermann Linde, formerly an actor at the theatre in Darmsiadt, Germany, but now, as he calls himself, o *Recitator.” - He i6 a dramatic reader of Shakspeare, and is able to rePe:n en- tire p!nis, such as * Coriolanus ”’ and * Julius Cmsar,” from memory, changing his voice and anam;cr of delivery with each character intro- uced. Fannie Davenport, with “Pique,” and Charles Pope, with “ The Gascon,” were at Cincinnati last week; Mr, John E.Owens and Mrs.J. H. Hagelkett at St. Louis; Frank Mayo and John T. Raymond at Philadelphia; Kittie Blanchard and Annis Montague, in the ‘““Evangeline” bur- lesque, at Washington; Sothern and Robson at Baltimore; the Julius Cwesar Combination, n- cluding Barrett, Davenport, and Warde, at In- dianapolis and elsewhere; Mrs. Bowers at Cleve- land; the Florences, with their “ Mighty Dol- lar,” at Utics, Syracuse, and Rochester, N. Y. Augueta Dargon at Rochester and otner New York aities; Genevieve Rogers, in * Maud Mull- er,” at Pittsburg; Boucicault and Mrs. Chan- frau at Boston. FOREIGN NOTES. Victor Hugo is at work on a drama tobe founded on his novel of “93.” Croizette bas recovered her health, and has appeared at the Comedie Francais. Alexander Dumas is laboriously preparing his play of “L'Etrangere” for publication. The death in Germany is announced of J. L. Klein, the author of a seemingly intermninable “History of the Drama,” of which the twelfth volume was published shortly before he died. A dramatic representation is to be given in Ttalian, in Puris, in aid of the fund for raising a statue to Goldoni, the Italian dramatist, Mine. Ristori appearing in the title role in *Maria Stuarde,” and Miss Geneveeve Ward playing Elizabetta, this being her debut in an Italian part. The Paris American Rejister of the 30th ult. says: “The guccess of ¢ Fromont Jeuae et Risler Aine,’ at the Vaudeville, continucs to increase with every representation, and even standing tickets are in demand. It is worth while to visit this theatre, if only to see the exquisite toilettes, some Six in nuwmber, which are dis- phu;:d by Alle. Blanche Pierson in the role of Sidonie.” Monsiear Parodi, a Greek, is the author of a tragedy, which is really 2 uoble work of art, and which has just been brought out at the Comedic Francaise in Paris. It is called “Rome Vain- cue,” and is founded on one of the most dra- matle phases of Roman history. One critic— and an Englishman at that—says: “M. Paro- di’s tragedy is simp;g a masterpiece.” sllle. Bembardt has achieved another triamph in the part of Posthumia, 2n old and blind Roman matron. No acting like hers bas been seen since Rachel. The London Times condemns Barry Sullivan’s acting of Richard, and speaks of the actor as one “ high in favor in America and on our own Eroflncinl stage, but less known perhaps in ondon.” As tohis elocution, the Times re- peats the opinion that was expressed when Mr. Sullivan was in Chicago: * He has certain tricks of voice which are curiously unlike the ordinary inflections of that organ, and which appear to be mostly independent of the meaning of the ‘words spoken, while his command of gesture and action, though strict, is not extensive.” Of his conception of the character the same au- thority remarks: “ He conveys the impression only of a man with & craze for human blood—a. sort of half-witted monster, who_is occasfonally given to chuckling and jesting in 2 low, coarse manner at his physical and moral deformities.” There are probably few persons in Chicago who will agree with this harsh judgment. Mr, Suili- van was considered admirable, exceph for the tricks of elocution referred to. MUSIC. AT HOME. MR. LIEBLING’'S RECITAL. The only musical event of local interest last week was the concert at Standard Hall, on Thursday evening, complimentary to Mr. Emil Liebling, the pianist, who has recently returned from FEurope, and resumed the labors of his profession in this city. It was on the 19thof June, 1874, that a farewell concert was given Mr. Liebling at Kimball’s piano rooms, upon which occasion he played Jensen’s ‘¢ Wander- bilder,” Schumann’s “ Kreisleriana No. 2, Chopiu’s Nocturne” in G minor, and Men- Qelssohn’s * Prelude and Fugue op. $5.” We cite these numbers as of interest in the light of comparison with the superb selections made for this occasion. After this coucert he went to Europe and, from time to time word came that he was diligently employed in studying not alone the piano but composition also. When it was announced that he had returned and would reappear in concert, there was a natural curiosity to hear him again, which resulted in his securing an audience largely mude up of musicians 2nd musical amateurs, and, therefore, unusually critical as well as compli- mentary. Although great cxpectations had been expressed with regard to his progress, we doubt whether any one of those present was not surprised and delighted with his masterly playing. His programme was made up with ex- cellent taste, its only fault being in its length. It included ihe familiar Beethoven Sonata op. 31, No. 2, which afforded a good test of his abilities, because it is so well known;two of Mendelssobn’s “Songs without Words,” the First and Sixth—the latter so rarely played by artists, although familiar to all pianists ; Kullak’s cologsal Octave Study;” five gems from Chopin, each ina different setting, the Etude op. 10, No. 3, the exquisitely poctical Prelude in flat. the Waltz in D flat, a Nocturne, and the Scherzo in C sharp minor; Liszt’s ¢ Soirce de Wien” and “Polonnise Heroiques” and his t in the Mendelssohn D minor trio {¥iolin, Mr. Lewis; "cello, Mr. Exchheim), Which has never been given here before. It will be seen at once that such o programme as this em- braces not only not a single dull number, but is cullarly rich in the way of contrasts. Noth- ng could be more unlike than the barbaric lus- tre of the Liszt numbers, the poetry of the Chopin picees, the sentiment of the Mendels- sohn songs, the perfection of the sonuta, and the technical dnish of the Kullak Etude. It was a crowning test for any artist, and Mr. Lieb- ling bravely passed it and’ secured the auvplause of his audience for cach performance. We have already eriticised Mr. Liebling’s playing in con- siderable detail, after ns private soirec, and it only remains for us now to say that his Euro- pean study has perfected his tecnnique, broad- ened aud matured his style, developed a more finished ease and grace of manner, and given him a deeper insight into the senti- ment of compositions. He scems in these two vears to bave gradunted from a mereplayer to the position of an artist, and bids fair to take a_prominent place -nmon% the few really great playersin this country. One secret of his great success, and a secret which will make liim very_popular, is the fact that not alone has he 3 fine technique, clear and powerful touch, and musical intelligence to faithfully in- terpret the notes on the line, but he tween the lines,’” and brings out the sentiment of his work with much warmth and fecling. We shall watch his future career with great interest, aswe believe him to be possessed of qualities which will extend his regumtion far “beyond Apart from his own share in the concert, there was much of interest. The Sfendelssohn Trio in D minor, which is of Afendelssonnian grace and besuty, was well played and was one of the most attractive features of the general performance. Miss Ella A. White has the credit of producing a new and very beautifully written liymn by Merkel, #QOjbe Gracious Lord,” which is very effective s a sacred com| osition, and also ssug in & simple, pretty ttle duo of Kuecken’s, *Onward Bonny Boat,” with M; Wilkle. The latter was somewhat hoarse, but he nevertheless sang his solo, the “8alve Dimora® from *Faust”—that rock upon which 50 many tenors have split—very effectively. We have said there was but one drawback to_this concert—the length of the programme. There was one morc and & serious one. The fnstru- ment was not perfectly in tune. A MATINER SEASON. Miss Jennle Busk, the well-known and favor- ite vocalist, has outlined a series of matinces, the first of which will be given at McCormick Hall next Saturday afternoon. Upon this oc- casion, Miss Busk will have the excellent assfst- ance of Mr. Wilkie, our home tenor; Mr. Don- aldson, a tenor from New York, ¥ho has never sung here before; Mr. Liebling, pianist; Mr. Lewis, violinist; and Mr. Eichheim, ’cellist. Mr. Baird will play the accompauniments. It is now many years since Miss Busk has sung here publicly. she has come here to reside, we hope she will receive 2 welcowe from our musi- cal people as cordial as she deserves, both as a most excellent lady and talented vocalist. Her assistants in this concert, with one exception, are well known here, and their names alone are a suflicient guarantee that the concert will be very enjoyable. The sale of seats will com- mence to-morrow at Lyon & Healy’s and Root & Sons’ music company’s stores. THE APOLLO CLUB. The work of the Apollo Club for the first concerts in December is well under way. The soloists for these concerts will be Miss Em- ma C. Thursby, soprano, and the Kunkel brothers, the celebrated duet (two pianos) performers whom Rublnstein compliment- ed 8o highly as being among the best in the world. With these spe- cial attractions the opening of the Apollo season will be a brilliant event in the musical record of the year. The managers desire us to announce that sbscribers to the Club will re- ceive their cards at the earliest practicable moment. As they cannot all be delivered at once in so large a8 membership, time must be allowed. As évery name has been_properly registered there can be no mistake. By allow- in{: the necessary time for the collector to visit all, every member or subseriber will receive his cards in good season and long before the first concert. Mr. George H. Broderick Is alone authorized to deliver cards and collect moncys of subscribers uuless in case of such active members of the Club who have chosen to collect from those of their friends who have become members through them. To avoid delay in placing in each subscriber’s hands the cards for the season, and to obviate the necessity of re- peated calls of the collector, the subscribers will lease provid: for the acceptance of their cards n case ut absence. This will greatly facilitate the delivery of the same. NEW MUSIC. ‘We are indebted to Messrs. S. Brainard’s Sons, Cleveland, for the following new music of the harmless sort: “In the Far-Off Long Ago,” baritone song, by C. Thatcher; * Her Faceis & Garden of Flowers,” song and chorus, and “\When My Love Comes Home to Me,” by Charles E. Prior; “Jeanie is My Bonnie Las- sie,” song and chorus, by Thomas P. Westen- ;mf; and “The Alarm Polks,” by J. 8. Bar- ow. Springfield, 111, has good reason to congratu- Iate herself upon having a composer of more than ordinary merit. We have received from that city a set of waltzes, eutitled *‘La Petite Lizette Waltzes,” by L. M. French, which are so far removed from the ordinary bumdrum rou- tine of waltz-writing by amateurs that they will be sure to attract notice and become favorites. ‘They display an originality in scholarship in composition that speak well for the futare of their composer. F. W. Helich, Cincinnati, has issued an ad- mirable Republican campaign song-book, with the music arranged for quartette. It is a some- +what remarkablé fact that, while the Republican campaign has produced a host of songsand lsuug-bunks, the Democrecy is mute and song- less. LOCAL MISCELLANTY. The Chicago Musical College gives the first of its always-pleasant soirees early next month under the direction of Mr. Ziegfeld. Miss Minnie E. Curtiss, the St. Louis con- tralto, has maae Chicago her home, and will sing in Trinity Church in November. Mr. Edward Freiberger is the authorized financial agent of the Becthoven Soclety, and will shortly calt upon members for their dues. Ground has been broken for the new music hall to be erected by the Hershey School of Art, in the rear of the Crystal Block, opposite McVicker’s Theatre. Almost every pianist of note in this city, as well as & hoist of amateurs, were present at Emil Liebling’s recital on Thursday evening. ‘This of itself was no small compliment. ‘The Boston Saturday Evening Gazette of last week says: “Mrs. Helen Haynes Billings, the popular Chicago vocalist, has "been stopping at the Parker House during the past week.” Mr. Alfred Wilkie, our local tenor, is being pursued with offers of engazements. The last comes from Kings Chapel, Boston. Mr. Wilkie should put all such temptations behind him. Mr. Creswold, the organist, is forming an amateur orchestra, and desires all playersinter- ested in such an organization to call upon him at his office, corner of Adams and State streets. Dudley Buck gave an or%m recital at the Delaware Avenue Church, Buifalo, N. Y., on the 10th inst., at which he played bis own tran- scription_of the “Tannhsuser Overture’ and Thiele’s difficult * Fautasie in A flat.” Mr. Thomsas Goodwillie, the basso of the Church of the Messiah, will sing this morning Campana’s sacred song, “Dal profondo, deil ovlio,” and, in the evening, the Mendelssohn aria, ** But the Lord is mindful of His own.” Mrs. Fannie Goodwin Dunt, formerly of this city, has becn engaged during the past month at concerts in the Main Building of the Phila- delphia Exposition. She announces herself in Watson’s Art Journal as open for engagements in opera or oratorio. The statement that Maurice Strakosch is go- ing to build a concert-hall in Chicago has trav- eled neross the water and appears in the Pall 2Mall Budget. Meanwhile Chicago has not_seen or heard nything of the hall. Apropos, where is Belocea? ~ Is Maurice Strakosch only & gay deceiver? The ladies’ chorus of the Apollo Club has its first rehearsal on Wednesday afisrnoon of this week, at the First Methodist Church, corner of Clark and Washington_streets. This chorus promises to be a splendid feature in the work of the Club, this season. It already numbers 100 of the best voices in Chicago, and is even supe- Tior to the ladies’ chorus of last season. We are requested to an that the work to be taken up by the Apollo Club is very important and must have the immediate attention of the entire Club. Every active member is requested to be present at rehearsal on Monday ¢vening promptly at a quarter before 8 c’clock. Any in- attention to this and coming rebearsals will be placed in the hands of the management for prompt and decisive action. The Turner Hall programme, this afternoon, includes Menzel’s * Festival Marcn*’; Strauss’ overture _to * Indigo'; the second finale to ¢ Stradella”; Couradi’s Fantasie of German Songs’; the * Blue Danube Waltz*'; a violn solo to be played by William Febl; “ The Wan- dering_ Bird,” by Zabel; “ The Jubilee Over- ture,” by E. Bacli; Parlow’s * Comic Potpour- ri"; and Faust’s galop, “ House to House.” The subscription for music in the public schools is well under way;_ but is takes 5o mauy mites tomake up the 31,500 necessary, that progress is slow. ~About $700 has now been subscribed, in sums of from $5 upward. Upon the strength of this, Mr. Blackman las gone to work in the schools; but it skould beunder- stood that he cannot remain at his post unless the stipulated sum is forthcoming. - Dollar (or more) subscriptions are now solicited to com- plete the fund. There are subscription lsts, easily accessible; & postal card sent to Mr. F. W. Koot, 156 State strect, stating a willingness to subscribe, will save the sender the necessity of calliug with the money; or, & remittance can be safely made by mail to the same address. It would not be creditable to our citizens to et this matter fail for want of the small amount of support still necessary. ABROAD. SAINT SAENS' “ PHARTON.” Theodore Thomas recently brought out a symphonic poem by Saint Saens, of which the New York Tribune says: ke The symphonic poem tigats of the old myth of Plzn:lol’l-,mhph sttempt_to Urive the chariot of his father Phabus, and his destruction by Jupiter. TThe first movement, & maestoso, depicts the prep- arations for hia departure, and the impatience of the sun-horses, The second, -an allegro, shows the start, marking the steady beatof the ‘horses’ hoofs and the rolling of the chanot wheels. But the rhythm of the movement is broken as the gteeds become restive, and swerve occaslonally from their conrse. At last, breaking completely from Phaeton’s control, they rush toward the earth, which threatens to be consumed in the flames of the sun-god. Here & plaintive movement for the clarinet expresses the terror and drend of the inhabitants of the earth, when Jot¢ interposes, Ina rapid movement forthe fall orchestra the cunm.xfl reached, Jore's thunderbolt burats, and harls Phaeton from the chariot. In this part the ‘music is exceedingly expressive. One can almost see the unhappy boy falling, tarning over and over in his descent until ho reaches the earth. A short minor_of rather & reflective character, mourning the sad result of his 1asliness, concludes the work. 1t is cleverly scored throughout, original and fall of bright ideas, and belons to the same school as this composer's ** Rouct d'Omplhale.™ - A VISIT MENDELSSOHN’S HOUSE. The Rev. H. R. Haweis has visited Men- delszohn’s home at Lelpsic, and thus refers to his visit: The memorial tablet mentioned hy Bredeker, he says, was gone, and with gome trouble I found the house to be No. 21 Konigstrasse. Good Mr. Tenter, who now lives there, #t once left his oflice in the yard and took me into the rooms where fo much of the loveliest music was conceived and written between 1835-47. The spacious flat of nine rooms all belonged to Felix Mendelssohn. Mr. Reuter showed me the large reception- room, and then took me iuto the sitring-room and ‘bed-room, in which last the composer died. It is 2 little room, and those who rememberthe account of his death, and the number of people who scem to have been in und out of the room, can sce at glance how natural this wns—surpo!ing the sitting- Toom adjoining to have been full of friends. The court-yard, now used for bales of merchandise, and Eu\'ed. was a _garden in Mendelssohn's time, and he lived in the buck of the house,—latterly atmost in two rooms, —because of the quiet of the, place. The Reoters have had the fabric restored and partitions removed, 8o that the houre is sub- stantially as Mendelszohn left it, but the bustle and commerce of Leipsic has enormously increused rince 1847, and in more senscs than one the place knowa him no more. MUSICAL NOTES. Feliclen David is to have a monument. Muzio is to conduct Italian opera in Paris. Mile. Albani is taking a holiday in Scotland. Negotiations to induce Liszt to visit England have failed. Mrs. Oates now calls her company the Alice Oates Troupe. s Mile. de Beloces, it is thought, will soon re- turn to Europe. Rubinstein will take Mme. Essipofl’s place at the London ¢ Monday Popular Concerts.” Mme. Nillson will sing in Ambroise Thomas® “Hamlet” at the Grand Opera, Vienns, this winter. The Mendelssohn Quintet Club, with Miss Humphreys as vocalist, has started on a concert~ tour in New York State. Gilmore has been playing an overture and polka by Suppe, new to this country, with the remarkable title of Ten Daughters and No Husbaud.” Miss Marie Strong is acting as avant-coureur for Mlle. Rosa D’Erina, in her concert-tour ‘through the country, owing to an accident be- falling manager ‘BacCourt. FPlucky little women! “ Qucen Indigo,” an opera bouffe by Johani Strauss, which was performed with decided suc- cess in Paris, last scasonm, will probably be brought out by Mlle. Afmee at the Philadelphia Academy of Music next week. Several members of the Thomas Orchestra,— Messrs. Eller, Arnold, H. Kayser, Reuter, mitz, Rheineccius, and Uthof, have formed themselves into an association called the Mozart Club, and will give concerts of chamber music during the coming winter. They number amng them some of the best soloists in the orchestra. The Bay Psalm-Book, belonging to the estate of the lote ex-Mayor Shurtleil, of Boston, was sold by auction to Sydney S. Ryder, a Provi- dence bookseller, for 31,025, The book was in a mahogany case, lined with silk, and was only taken out for 2 minute or two by the auction- eer, Mr. Leonard himself, and no one was al- lowed to handle it. The first bid was $100, the second of $500, followed by a third of $600. The bids rapidly succeeded each other to $700, £800, $900, $1,000, and then there was a little pause. Mr. Ryder bid $1,025. Mr. Leonard, after waiting a minute for another bid, knocked it off to Mr. Ryder, and it was handed to bim, when he and auvother gentleman left the room to transact the necessary financial business. The book is of some 800 pages, the pages being six and seven-eighths inches long by four and a- half inches wide. It was printed at Cambridge, »lass.; in 1640, and is said to have been the first book printed in the British American Colonies. ‘The New York Zribune says of the Swedish Ladies’ Quartet of singers who have recently come to this country: ““The chicf features of interest were the first performance in this coun- try of the Swedish Ladies’ Quartet and the de- but of Miss Adeline Richard. As to the quar- tet, 60 long as it confines itself to the perform- ance of its national music it will be interesting and may do a good work. No class of music is richer in_characteristic or attractive melodics than the Norse, and it is as a rule of a very pure and excellent style. The singing of the quartet is careful and finished, though in cer- tain respects it is not satisfactory. The con- tralti are lacking in power, and, as the first soprano has a very telling voice, the result is usually rather fll-balanced end inclined to be top-heavy. Miss Richard hds 2 capital voice, and, though somewhat troubled by nervousness, 8s was only to be expected, sanga difficult aria from *Semiramis” in excellent style and With good vocaiization.” A visitor to Mme. Rudersdorfl’s lovely home at Lakeside, Berlin, Mass., is enthusiastic over both the beauty of the place and the extraor- dinary musical talent which is gathered theres under the iustruction of the great teacher. He speaks in the most glowing terma of the warmth of his reception, and of the pleasure which he experienced in listening to the music of Mme. Rudersdorff and of several of her pupils. Many of these are very well krown here, among them Miss Emma Thursby, the charming soprano who bas been so successiul both in concert and ora- torio; Miss Clementine Lasar, the soprano of the choir of Plymouth Church; Mrs. Emily Butman and Mme. Teresa Carreno-Sauret, who, while still studying for the operatic stage, keeps up her &mmllce at the piano. M. Sauret, her husband, has also been spending the summer at Lakeside. All of these ladics have been hard at work during their vacations, and will doubtless “show the effect of their studies during the com- ing season. AROUSD THE WORLD. A Visit to Foo-Chow-Foo—A Sudden Ship- wreck—Napoleon and St. Helena. For The Tribune. ‘We reached Wuampoa after a tedious passage of forty-two days, aud having discharged our rice, the ship was ordered to Foo-Chow-Foo, or Fuh-Cha-u, as it is abreviated by the Chinese. This port bad only been opencd to European trade in 1853, and it was cagerly sought by the Americans, lying as it docs in the very heart of the finest black tea region in the Empire. Itis situated on the majestic Min, one of the largest rivers in China, and on the 7th of January we anchored at Pagoda Point, cightecn miles below the walled city of Fuh-Cha-u. THE OPIUM SHIPS. The Knglish companies have receiving-ships stationed atall the open ports in China, as store-houses for opium, which seems to be con- sidered as one of the necessaries of a Celestial’s fife. These ships are strongly mauned with British officers and Lascar seamen, fully armed and provided with board- ing wnettings, whi render it almost fm- possible for an attacking party to get possession of the decks. They are gorgeously fitted up, and the commanders, in many instances, have united themselves to native women, by whom they have large and interesting families. The Captain of one of these floating palaces at Amo‘}' invited me to pass a day with him on board; and, after showing me around the ele- gently-adorned spar-deck, he ushercd me into the luxurious cabin to dinmer. Judge of my surprise when he introduced me to a very hand- some native ladyas his wife, while gathered around the well-spread board were seated five beautifut chuldren,—two boys and three girls,— which, he proudly told me, comprised his Orien- tal family. The lady was maenificently attired, of polished manncrs and_address, while the juveniles were remarkable for their quiet yet cheerful behavior, and seemed to be the idols of both the parents. The Cflm\in’s time of service was ncarly ex- pired, an ,Imvlnlg amassed a fortunc, he thougnt of returning to England soon. “ And madame, and these beantiful children,” said I, * what disposition shall you make of them?? “Ah, W.,” said he, “ That s the curse of this Orient life. Of course should I take this family to Encland they would certainly be_ostracized by my friends, and yvet I cannot bear the thought of leaving them. I presume I shall not make a prolonged stay in England, but shall return, most likely, and pass the remaiander of my life bere in China.” CHINESE BEAUTIES. I alluded in a former puper to the beauty of many of the Tartar women, and I may here re- mari that the American Consul, Mr. E. Cua- ningham, at Shanghai, had the portrait of one of these Amor women hanging in his parlor, and he gssured me that she spent some weeks at the Consulate, and that she was not only one of the most beautiful women he had ever secn, but that her manners were polished to a degrce that evoked the admiration of all who saw ber. ““The Mah Moo-Die” was the name of the opium ship stationed at Fuh-Cha-u, and with her gentlemsnly commander, Capt. Crawford, bad many very pleasant hunting excursions, shooting great numbers of wild-fowl among the lovely islets that gem the River Min. The mouth of this lordly stream abounds in curiously-shaped rocks, and one, at the first anchorage, forms & gigantic profile of the human face. 7 'he dialect of the people here was so different from that of Whampoa and Canton that A-cum, the stevedore, who had accompanied us from the latter place to stow our tea catzo, could not hold a conversation with the Fuh- Cha-u Celestials. These tea stevedores are & wonderful class of men, and a tea-cargo is one of the most favorable for neat and compact stowage. A-cum measured the ship’s hold, and then told how many chests, half-chests, and tea- caddy boxes it would take to fill it; and his ac- curacy seemed almost miraculous. VISIT TO THE CITY. Thailed my saopan early on a delightful morning in February, and ordered the crew to convey me with dispatch to the city. The morning air was cool and bracing, and a bright sun lighted up the mountain tops, andl shone g!,easaur.ly down on the countless villages em- gwered amongst the brightest foliage, giving tothe whole scene an indescribable air of quiet mg n!pms::.t Gt hary s of missionaries, headed by the Rev. Mr. m ’, Were on a visit to my ship, and I met them two miles below the city riding out the adverse tide at anchor. 1 went to the United States Consulate, imme- diately on my arrival, aud, having *titlined,” I procured the loan of the Consul’s sedan- chalr, in which to make my entree into the walled city of Fuh-Cha-u. My four stalwart Chinamen ‘started off at 22:40 pace, crossing the first bridge which here spans the grand and majestic River Min. The bridge contains thirty- nine spacious arches, and, thouzh said to be 8§09 years old, its architecture was of striking beauty and great apparent strength. Passing this bridge, from which several smaller ones were visible, I was soon lost in a labyrinth of thronged and fllthy streets, while crowds of half-naked begears besieged my chair at every step, soliciting, and even demanding, alms. A THREATENED ROW. The throng at length became so _dense that progression seemed impossible, and my bearer men came to adead halt,while the air resqunded with cries of “fan-qui-lo,”—the terms applied to foreigners,—and womenand children crowded the flathouse-tops,gazing eagerlyat theaudacious foreigner who had penetrated alone into the most secluaed portion of their city. I threwup the gorgeous silk curtains of my sedan, and stepped out into the street, when a crowd of barbarians speedflg opened a passage, induced thereto, most likely, by a vision of a trusty Colt’s revolver, which had been my companion in several peregrinations more dangerous than a tour through a Chinese city, doubly walled though it were. Reaching & central portion of the town, I visited a street devoted to the curiosity, or, as they are termed, ‘“curio-shops,” and 1 spent several hours in perfect fehicity overhauling antique specimens of art and many relics of o bygone age. After forty days’ sojourn at Pagoda Point, ourship was at last fully laden with choice black teas and silks, and on the 25th of Febru- ary, while two experienced Chinese pilots were dropping her down the river, she struck a sunk- en rock in the Mingan Pass and suddenly sank in forty fathoms water. I was hospitably enter- tained at the American mission by Mr. and Mrs. Henrletta Maclay, but soon cmbarked for my native land in one of the New York clippers. THE ISLE OF ST. HELENA. We touched at the monumental isle, fo re- plenish our water, and I took aride over the island, twenty years having eclapsed since, on my first India voyage, I rode out to visit the grave of the great Emperor, the First Napoleon. Arrived at Jamestown, a lot of boys brought forth the requisite number of horscs for the party, all sufficicntly endowed with those genu- ine vices which Rarey knew so well how to sub- jngate. There were * shyers ”” and *“‘tumblers,” “rarers ? and * kickers,” but not a * bolter among them all, the boys averred. And mnow, we mount the winding, stony road—the per- Ecndlc\xh.r basaltic rocks above, and the deep- lue.sea in the distance below—the horizon dir and indistinct with sea and sky blending into one, till I could scarce define the line of separa- tion. We soon reach Saddle Hill, 850 feetabove the sea, from which one might drop a plummet into the ocean beneath. Passing the barracks, we scramble along a stony road til we find our- selveson a slmng plain, thickly strewn with stones and rocks, a dreary place, with uothin; to relieve the sca-weary eyes but clumnps of prickly pear and samphire. Yonder small cluster of huts and cottages to the left is_Half-Tree Hollow. Here we turn down & sinuous by-path, and, psusing, look upward to High Knoll, 1,900 feet high, crowned th its tower and castle, and a few scattering fir trees. At ourfeetis a deep ravine called Break-Neck Valley, with a broad slope, on which s situnted the Cainese Cemetery. These Oriental Yankees arc ubiquitous, like their Western prototypes. Winding along the tortuous road, we reach & columnar rock called the Kriar, cross a small valley, then ascend o hill, and lo! “ Eternity "’ lies before us, and from its confines we behold, spread out in sweet perspective, delightful “Sunnyside,” its pretty _cot- tages and gardens bathed in glorious sunshine. This is u beautiful and picturesque spot, with purling streamlets meandering through inter- minable ficlds of water-cresses, through clumps of rushes and nodding reeds, through beds of dark-leaved yam, with its lily-shaped flower,— the symbol of the island. Here, too, are weep- ing willows, with their elegant but solemn plumes drooping among the lofty leaves of the aloe, tie tall stems of the Indian spohl, the sul- hur-colored buds of the rock-rose, the grace- 'ul fern, and broad Jeaves of the wild fig, witha gm(uslnn of bramble, all red and black with its ruits, and scattering cork and olive trees, all roducinz spots ol local loveliness, and afford- an a striilng contrast to the bare and rugged mountains by which they are inclosed. Leaving Sunnyside, we proceed along agrassy slope to Farm Lodge and Oak Villa, where we indulge in a good scamper, and feast our eves on many a pleasant picture of valley, hill, and mountain. _ Passing Diana’s Peak, 2,700 feet high, we ride past the ruins of huts ‘and look- out houses, uscd in by-gone days as barriers to the escape of the illustrious esile whose ever- lasting and fitting monument is this seagirt rock. - Galloping past two singular columnar rocks, numea ““ Lot '’ and “Lot’s Wife,” 1,500 Teet high, we descend the almost precipitous vocks and soon reach Deadwood plain, the larest on the island, on which Longwood is sit- nated. A short gallop and the gates of Long- wood stand before us, rusty and time-worn, aud leaning hopelessly against the dizzy walls for support. DEATH SCESE OF BONAPARTE. At the eutrance are two cottages, once snug lodges, but now mete ruinous cabins. We pass up a lone, narrow field,and, threading a narrow inclosure, we come upon the ruins of the farm- house where the greatest Captain of his n&'{.&- the illustrious Napoleon—died. ~ Over the duor and on the side walls are namesand dates, in- scribed by visitors of ull nations, in every varie- ty of style, with scntences, one of which is amusing. These well-known' lines appear ina Dbold hand: * One murder makesaman a vil- lain—millions, o hero,” underneath which, ina small, Frenchy hand, some _patriotic Ganl bas scribbled in a fit of indignation, doubtless aris- ing from a misinterpretation of the quotation: » You lies, you Cot-dam Inglismans!™ 3 This was Napoleon’s billiard-room, adjoining the apartment in which his wounded spirit was released from earthly bondage. The last is a small, miserable place, andat the time of my visit & corn<crushing machine was the only article of furniture it contained. At best, it must have been no enviable place of abode, bot then, in ruins, it filled my mind with melancholy retrospections, as my imagination carried me pack to the hour, when, in this desolate spot the “Spoiled Child of Destiny ” lay stretched in mortal azony upon the bed of death. 1 leit the spot with many reflections on the instability of bhuman grandéur and sublunary bliss; and, Teaching Jamestown, our pleasant ride was end- ed, while the_blood-red signal fluttering in the gale gave notive that our ship was ready for her ocean march again. Once more the bellying sails were distended to the breeze, and one lovely evening in June the Highland lights were seen and we glided into New York Bay. Capr. Sax. NIAGARA FALLS. Majestic wonder of the Occident! To thy famed scenes the great Creator lent Profoundest impress of Almizhty powerl In thy bold features of sublimity, Crowned by the symbols of Eupremacy, Man views the frailty of his little hour. Ten thousand ages has the thunderous roar Of thy wild waters echoed on the shore, Where man in every state has gazed with awe Upon the marvel of thy torrent-flow; e very eavaze, centuries azo, Belief in God therefrom constrained to draw. Plange on! O thou creation marvelous! Pour thy carth-shaking loods in grandeur thus, Till Time and Nature to exist shall ccase! That man may come, and, at thy ancient shrine, Bow down in worship to the Power Divine formed Nisgara's grand master.plece. Which formed Niagara's {0 oo P, Nowsis. Those Back Countles. Burlington Haickeye. There is something almost sublime in a Dem- ocrat’s faith in the ‘“back counties ”” of Col- orado. _We suppose that six months from now, after President Hayes is comiortably runuing thinos to suit himself, there will be old moss- backs in [ows, dublously shaking their heads over the election-returns, saying, ** Wait till you hear from the back counties of Colorado.” NEW YORK GOSSIP. An Innocent Abroad---Story of Her Centennial Bustle. Aimee and Her Diamonds—-How ‘Women Hug Their Chains. Josh Hart's Libel Suit Against the ¢ Herald "---A Bohemian Wed- A Winking Ballet-Girl---Romance of an Adventuress---Fast Young Men. Special Correspondence of The Trivune. NEW YORE, Oct. 12.—Jokes on strangers are in order now, but regular out-snd-out eells may be regarded as inhospitable. However, here is one well vouched-for which is so laughable that it must be printed. A gentleman brought his wife to the city, and in order to get the full ben- efit of the reputation of aristocratic living to be enjoyed from patting up at a strictly first-class hotel, took rooms at one of the nobby Fifth avenue caravansaries. While he had plenty of money, and his wife had resolved to let every- body know it, he had no introduction to the regular habitues of the honse. The woman was very talkative, and scraped an acquaintance with several of the ladies, and they were not Jong in discorering that ehe was nexperienced snd verdant In city fashions, In three or four duys the ladies became 80 wearied of her attentions that they resolved to perpetrate a practical joke at her expense. So they talked in her presence of the new Centennlal bastles just out. etc. Her curios- ity was ronsed, and she asked her husband to find out what they were, and to buy her onc. After gome manenvering he mscer- ained 'that the thing they meant was # bustle comYoacd of longitudinal strips of red, white, and blue material, the blue dotted with stars. Such as are shown in the windows as ad- vertisements simply to attract attention. He had no difficalty in purchasing one, and carried it home. The wife in the innocence of soul putit on, and, supposing that such an unique thing must be seen to be apprecisted, took a walk on Fifth avenue with her skirt gathered in a loop on one side 80 as to display the white and red, stars and 2ll. Of course she was the observed of al! ob- ervers, Men laughed, women giggled, boye shouted, and soon sbe was followed by a troop of the Iatter, making all monner of fun of "her patriotic display. | The joke aawned npun her .mina_after she had messured a half dozen blocks, and she called o coupe glad to get back to her hotel alive, She has a heartycontempt now for anything called **Centennial.™ PECULIAR BUT EXQUISITE REVENGE. There are two men in this city whose lives lave been marked by an incident which illus- trates a phasc of human nature not often ob- served. They were college mates,—the onea listless, caerless, indifferent scholar, blessed (or cursed) with a rich father, and now a lawyer by Drofession, though an idle one in practice. The other is & bright but_profligate fellow, poor in purse, proud in spirit, and reckless of money 2od ever?'tldnv but his own wicked pleasures. They fell in Yove with the same girl, but the smarter one (the last described) was successful. In due time they were married, but it soon became evident that one woman was not sufficient for tho profligate husband, and unhappiness was the reslt. in year they separated, and the husband having inthe meantime castan evil eye upona rich widow was anxious to get rid of his wife, in_order to marry the other. While thus sitnated his former chum put in an appearance,and resumed his intimacy with the deserted wife. For the first time Le manifested an unusnal energy, and ersuaded the woman that her husband's Infidelity Knd released her from her marriage obligations. In the end he eloped with ner, to the joy and satisfac- tion of her reckless husband. The latter, when he heard it, was so delighted that when he was ap- proached by a friend with the information that young Mr. —- had eloped with 3Mrs. —, exclaim- ed, **Well, at lastIam even with him; he was always crowing over me in college, and by —=if he has got my wife I sm more than revenged. ONE OF AIMEE’S TROUBLES. The naughty Aimee (the Philadelphians call her worse names than that, and say she deserves them, too) has recently rid herself of a source of trouble which is said to have been moreofa burden to her than a half-dozen fresh lovers. JIn 1871 she was persusded by some Frenchmen toinvest all her savings in diamonds, in the belief that they would sporeciate in value, and prove a lucky venture. She bought them to the value of 350,000, and then her trials commenced. Everywhere she was afruid of being robbed, and became, so to speak, saturated with the ides that her servants and companions were con- tinually conspiring to_stesl her diamonds. This fdea became an sbeorbing passion day and night, and after awhile ehe added to it 1he feer that her life wonld be taken if necessaryto consummate the dreaded robbery. The diamonds were secured npon her_person and carried about her everswhere. While performing here at the Lyceum she emyloi’edl policeman to watch her dressing-room at nizht, for fear that while upon the stage she wonld be robbed. When she jour- neyed to France she left the dismonds in a bank- vault, but whenshe returned here brought them back. Then she confided them to the care of a gentleman who proved anworthy of the trost. He pawned a portion of them for & mere trifle, and Aimee was forced to redcem them. Now she has sent them to France again_and_her suditors who miss her brillfant dismonds and read these lines +will nnderstand what has become of them. 1t {8 safe to suy, however, that if Aimee continues to attract s many admirers behind the scenes 2s usu- al, she will soon have diamonds enough to satlsfy her longing. WHAT A RICH MAN’S SON MAY DO. How much misery there may be in the man- sions of the rich is something that can never be known, but every now and then an item appears which reveals instances of depravity which defy belief. One of these is found in the experiences of a wealthy hotel proprietor who has a gon upon whom he has lavished money profusely for his education and culture. All efforts to start him in bosiness enterprises have been failures. ‘Chousands of dollars have been wasted thus, and the young man at 24 isa wreck snd ruin. Althcugh enjoying a steady income through nis father's liberality, he has squandered his reputation by borrowing money from all his own acquaintances as well as his father's. ‘The latter hns been compelled to warn Ius friends not to loan any money to his son. At the end of o recent debauch, this reckless spend- thrift went to one of the proprictora of a prominent hotel, not far from the Hoffman House, and ob- tained $35 upon a forged check drawn in his father's name. As soon asthe forgery was dis- covered, the case was put in the handsof the police, ' and threatened seriouw comsequence, whereupon the father came to the rescue, and re- deemed the forged check. An offer has been made the yonng men of a free cabin passage around the wor{d in o California bound clipper ship, but he declines to accept it. WORTHLESS SONS OF WORTHY PATHERS. 1t was George D. Prentice, I believe, who de- seribed one of Henry Clay’s sons (for a political offense) as ¢ the degenerate sonof anoble sire.” This city, and probably this country as well, is full of such instances, with the difference that the sins of the latter sons arc gross and crim- inal. Asageneral rule these are the sons of the wealthy men who are usually called self made men because they have had very limited culture, and earned their own fortunes by their own indomitable energy, genius, and persever- ance. The reason why these men rarely have sons worthy ot belni:mcd as their successors is found in this that the elcments of sell- reliance and independence which made the fathers the men they are, are lacking in the sons. The parents naturaily desire to give their boy the benelfits of an education they failed to receive themselves, and thus, at the very oat-et of their careers, the fonndation ofsclf-dependence is lacking. Innumersble examples might be cited of this. There are an hundred young rascals in this city wasting their fathers' substance in riotous living whose lives are simply worthless. They are worse than drones, —they are the embodiment of wickedne: A Police Captain recently told me that there are 5,000 establishments in the territory bounded by Fourteenth street, Seventh and Lexington avenues, and Forty-recond street, Where mistresses are supported in luxury by young men in thie city, and in many cases by the sons of rich fathers. One of the billiard eharps of the city is the son of wealthy parents. He is devoted to billisrds and wine. The gamblers find a har- vest among these fellows, and it is rare indeed thet the young men of 21 to 30 whose fathers are wealthy are worthy of their progenitors. “ HUGGING THE CHAINS.) That there are hundredsof honorable and sensible women engaged fn the so-called ‘Woman’s-Rights movement is an undoubted fact; but that there are other hundreds infat- uated with the idea that the right of suffrageis somehow to elevate them i3 equally true. One of these other enthusiasts is an ancient maiden of sav 50 summers, who takes upon herself the iar mission of personally soliciting the support and sympathy of the women of this city. She has already personally obtained the signatures of 30,000 women of all les of 50~ ety toa petition fora constitutional amend- mentallowing females to vote. Recently she has been calling on_ the members of a'particnlar church-congregation up-town, and ome of those upon whom _she = called relates her experience a8 follows: ‘*This woman called upon me and prescated her case in glowing colors, asking me to sign b not desire toabpear insuch .nmpe:gg:x d‘z‘:}m‘:g to eign the paper, stating that my reason was only = indifference Upou he subject. ' To my surprise, e woman rose 2 theatricnl Sttitade, Inmy o parion. Sk (b e snesrical began o declsim in nupon the fancied wrongs of women, and Iy married women, ~ She said that the Temaies ot this conntry were slaves, —aye, worse than slaves, —as they ouce knew freedom, and that they wera hogging the chains that bound them! Az 1 sup- pose she referred tothe men, Iasked her where berchains were, whereapon, With s sneer, sha bounded from the room, lfll :lhl; Temark that she oped some day my eyes wo to - anky which botnd e, bRilod WHITE-AND-COLORED MARRIAGES. Itisavery surprising fact in the presents- tion of the problem of female life, in spite of raco prejudices being so strong in the female charac- ter, that the Registrar of Vital Statistics in this city reports that, in the past year, there wers 159 marriages of white women to blacks, and in every year a large number, ranging from fifty upwar Itis a surprising fact that there is no recorded instance of white men marrving black women. There are hundreds of cases, the Registrar says, of white women cohabiting with blacks and being supported by them a3 wives, who keep so quiet that the number will never be known, Many of the Chinamen in this city have a mania for white wives, and the records show a large ngmber of sach marriages, although in most of these cases the ceremony bas been performed in their own peculiar way. The fature historian of the Woman's-Rights move- ment will find a curious stady in these utatistics of white women marrying colored men, and if any of them should find in'it a proof of the intense desire of females to marry somebody, ought they to be aasailed for it? ROMANTIC OAREER OF AN ADVENTCRESS. Among the recent vellow-fever deaths in the South was that of a woman named Ella Ruasell, ‘who wus well known to journalists of this city as the “Duchess.” Her career Was & Very re- markable one. She was betrayed at an early age by n;gnmbler named Fletcher Russell, whom she married and whose name she bore to the last. His wild and adventurous carcer soon led her into paths of pmJi@c‘;. and to crown her disso- lute inclinations she inherited from her fothera passionate fondness for liquor. She was in factas slave to drink. Her husband deserted hers year after marriage, and then she became the mistress of a new lover. They went to a fashionable water- ing-place, and her ggmbler-husband followed them. He found his wife dnd her paramour, and a scene of violence ensued, In the course of which the gambler was stabbed. The guilty pair fled, and the next we heard of the woman was_that she was living here with o city journalist. She waa well known in Newspaper Row, and from her stylish, atiractive ways was called by the title of *h Dllchu!kfi" 23 just mentioned. but her health was 80 Impaired thatshe could mot stand the Northern climate, and she Poumeyfld South under the pro- tection of 8 populer military man. At lenuth after a career of renewed dissipation in the South she met her fate in the Clty of Atlanta, Ga., 8 rafoges from the yellow-fever ravages of Savannah. MATRIMONY BY THE WHOLESALE. Last Saturday there was a very curious and unusual sight upon East Second street, whica was witnessed by thohsands of people. It wes a procession of thirty-two young couples, all of them dressed in the costume of the Bohemians or Czechs,—the men in short,richly-embrofdered jacketa, the girls in white skirts, crimson jack- ets, and green velvet caps, embroidered “with Eold and silver cord. This novel Isrouesalon was eaded by a Catholic prelate in full vestmnents, and moved through Essex street to Broome tc & hall In that street, where the thirty-two couples were duly united in marriage. Itseems that this day had been purposely set apart by the couples is question and their parents and relatives, in ordes to give eclat to the ceremony and inspire the parties with something of tae reverence and religious awe which marriage rites produce in Bo- hemia. One curious part of the affair was, that, there being no priest here to marry them In the Czech language. the expectant bride; ms clabbed together and_paid the expenses of the RE.-Rev, Bishop Habelczec, of Prague, whom they engaged to cross the ocean for no other purpose than to per- form the cezemony. Another curions feature of thy affairis, that there were thirty-thres couples de- slring marriage, but the Czechs consider thirty- three an unlucky number, and hence one couple (drawn by lot) had to retire, bat they were prom- ised that their marnage should be celebrated this week. After the ceremnony, bread and salt were distributed to the guests. “Instead of kissing the brides, the relatives guve vent to loud laments- tions. A cymical spectator remarked that the mar- ried conples will utter their lameatations in the divorce courts. TIE JOSH HART—HEEALD SUIT. More than a year ago the Herald printed a card of Dion Boucicault charging that Josh Hart, author of an Irish piece called the *¢ 8kib- beah,” was a literary pirate, thief, etc., becausc be had plagiarized the * Shaughraun.” Hart ac once sued the Herald for libel for $109,030, but subsequently, upon an agreement that the Her- ald would contain an editorial retraction and discharge O’Kelly, who wrotc dramatic notices unfavorable to Hart’s Theatre, he arranged to withdraw_the suit. Later still he recelved a rsonal letter from Mr. Bennett through his awyer promising reparation if the auit were with- drawn. He was satisfied, he says, with this pro- posal, and withdrew the sult, but the ferald never performed its part of Mr. Benneit's agreement, and, after walting a long time for a com- pliance with the coutract, Mr. has recently renewcd his suit, and it wil! be press- ed. Thisstory has a side {ssue complicated with it, which, according to the representations of Mr. Hartand C. A. Byrne, responsible editor of the Dramatic News, 18 not creditable to the Herald. It seems that, in spite of the libel, Hart was anxions to get on the sult side of the Herala, and he was ll;rmuhed by Mr. Winnie Gmg. one of the pro- prietors of the Metropolitan Job-Printing Ofice (in ‘which Bennett, of the Iferald. owns a one-third interest), and told, if he would give his printing to that office, the Zferaid would favorably motice his theatre, and if he would withdraw the suit O’Kelly shoald be discharged. He agreed to this. and the notices were all favorable, He was dissatisfied with the printing, and withdrew it, when the no- tices became untavorable. The split has continaed, and the Herald notices continue unfriendly. All of which to some extent justifies the opinion that Bennett is not boss of the Herald columns, BALLET GIRLS MUST NOT WINK. There is o neat little rowat one of the theatres, which conveys a volume of informa- tion as to how these matters are arranged be- hird the scemes. The director of a certain spectacular picce sow on the boards noticed that one of the ballet performers had a very viclous way of winking every night 2t the gentlemen seated in the front row pf orchestra seats. ‘Whether these seats were always filied because of tne winking 18 unknown. The director told the danscuse that she must discontinne the practice. She politely requebed the director ta £o to grass and mind his ow: ess. The di- rector, who looked upon_the simply in an artistic light, discharged her. The manager was appealed to, and. s he viewed it ina busineas light, rlor, and to me alone, sha e most grandiloquent stvia ai affecting the occupation of the front row of seats, he reinstated the rformer, wherenpon the director resigned. was a se- rious matter, and after much persuasion the resig- nation was withdrawn, bat it was with the under- standing that, if the ballet girl winked again, the director should have the right togo upon the stage and walk her off by the ear then and thers. What the pecaliar views of the manager who sought to protect the danseuse are npon thistopic is not stated. ® A LITTLE GAME IN REAL BSTATE. An expose has been made of the operations of a number of real-estate sharpers, who have carried on for some time en extensive swindle upon the unsuspecting. The polnt is to find property which is valuable, but which is o heav- ily incumbered that there is no likelihood of the owner ever being able to redeem it when the mol es are due. Then the nego- tiation commences to exchange this propert: for out-of-town farms or country” real estaté, an throw in afew defaulted railroad bonds to make the trade square. It is a strange development thut shrewd parties have been taken in by t! dodge. o Broadiay buliding renting for $30,000 per an- num, and valoed azgaoo.ooo. ‘was disposed of for some suburban propsrty valued, It was said, at $100, 000, and mortgaged fnr;lt'fi.floo ‘The city property was mon%ged for ind o the City man thought he was getting $230,000 foe $100,000. The deeds were exchanged, and whem _the new owner got possession of the property tha game culminated. 'No more interest was paid, and when the mortzage was duoe for interest not pald, vexations delays were interposed, and all sorts of Tllbblca resorted to In order to prolong tha case while the swindlers were collecting the rents. This they did, and in addition sold & second mol on the property, 5o they realized nearly $60, in twelve 'months by the swindle. It now appears. me has been practiced on a smaller scale quite erenaively, aad thatit is fn foll vogoe now among the unwary and unsuspecting who own lgr\wperzy upon W ths mortgages exceed their ability to pay. THE BOGUS HORSE AUCTIONS. The police are breaking up the swindling game of selling spavined, lame, balt, and blind horses at auction upon representations that they are blooded stock andare sold at bankrupt pales. Now let them go for the swindlers who are always hiring vacant dwellings for a few daya at a time and fitting them at night with sec- a:d—hmfl?gmrf.m w‘ wlm fa(v‘ d-f-y- after as 1l Log) jusekeeping oul of amily o Earape to reatde, etc, ete. ozs CORRECTION. In describing the Bowen & McNamee building 1 fnadvertently referred to its architecture aa Corinthian—it should have been of the Eliza- ‘bethan type. BravTT. Three-fourths of the Democratic Soldiers’ Convention at Indianapolis while the hours away between sessions by telling the rem: one-fourth “how we ’'uns lammed it to you *uns at Bull Run and_Stone River and the day st Corinth.—Burlington Hawkeyt