Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 18, 1877, Page 10

10 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES. AMUSEMENTS. Some General Notes About the Chicago Theatres. A New Play Promised at Me- Vicker’s This Week. TFar-West Criticism—Stuart Robson + on Typos and Actors. New York, Boston, and Foreign Green-Room Gossip. The Opera Season at Hooley's—Review of the Week's Periormances. Emma Abbott Concerts---Music at the Cathedral of the Holy Name. TIE DRAMA. NTEREST 1N LOCAL DRAMATIC MATTERS been to some extent overshudowed by the opera, there is unusually little to record be- vond the quict close of the Campbell scason at ihe New Chicazo, and a prosperous week at MeVicker's,—the performances at the latter It may be in- serally. as well us gratify- to know that that fead will in all probability be auzmented to the cxtent of about $2i00. The houses have been ily on the increase since Mouday, and the lust few evemnes have presented a very hand- some exbibit indeed. Th anothier grati ing arreumstance to note iu conneetion with this, and that is, the evidence afforded of the adequateness of MeVicker's stock compauy to the representation of old standard comed; “guch as The Serwus Family,” “ Al that Gl 7 and such farces as ** Boots av the Swan, The vublic have scen and indorsed the per- formances, amd hereafter, when there are no Saturs ™ 5 v look, perhaps, Tor 2 revivel of still better pieces, such as the of the man: are Joaded with. Me- er himself is about 10 re-enter tnearena, und, with the material at his command, we may Jook forward with some contidence to a profita- bicand pleasant season at his theatre in the intervals hetween the comings and goings of he accepted theatrical coustellations. The Bartley Campbell company closed their scason at the New Chicazo last cvening, after huving lingered through a pretty lengthy en- gagement. which, unfortunately, nas not proved a source of profit to the manager. They have gove to St. Louis, some changes haviog been made in the onranization of the troupe. The new members are Mr. J. W. Blaisdell, J. H. Repuie, Tillie McHenry, W. T. Lioyd, and F. K Wallace. Nam Devere has filled in a week at the Adel- phi with one of those indefinable comyositio “written expressly for the actor,” which afford a certain degrec of amusement to a class of theatre-goers who are easily pleased. The ! play is & mere cxcuse for the display of cerfain accomplishments on the part of the central figure. This kind of work attained a great success years ago with “Fritz,” and it has had innumerable imitations, the best of which was the piece concocted for Jo Murphy. They depend entirely for their suc- cess on the talent of the one verformer. Devere is an enterteining fellow in his way, and hence his play bas met with cousiderable favor. The West End Dramatie Company performed “*Richelicu,” with M. E. Dicksonasthe Cardina, and Miss Sara Regau 2s Julie, to 2 large audi- ence, on Tuesday evening, in a very creditabie INAUNEr. EQmard CobNolly, althonsh yuung in years, took the part of Huguet to perlection, and might do well to follow up ti:e business. The performance concluded with the amusing farce, “*Nan, the Good-for-Notlung, " with Miss Frankie™ Dreas Nan. By request it was repeated last pight. The following werethe players: Messrs. F. L. Greenewald, H.. Hammond, J. Beekman, J. Martin, and J. Wilson. -In the reoreanized Evaneeline troupe Miss Lizzie Webster tekes the place of Eliza Weath- ersby. She will be a decided acquisition to the company. Miss Webster formerly played sou- brette parts here with much acceptance, and made quite a hit in Boston as Guinare in * The Corsair.” Sowe London paper has seen fit to ridicule the pretensions of George M. Ciprico, who hias luuded himself in bis play-bills there as * the great-dmerican actor.” Of course the London Tapers, with their usual acuteness, will accept Ciprito’s play-bill or poster as an expression of American sentiment, and * laugh consumedly ™ over our blindness to artistic merit. When Tony Delight goes over there as a great Amerjcan temperance lecturer they will do the same. They do wmot kmow who eud what this Ciprico is. He is an inspired Dbarber. He was known in San Francisco as the stage-struck barber, and he “ came out” there gome years ago in.a rather unusual way. Cip- Tico had some cash on hand, and onc day he drooped his razor (forever, as he fondly hoped), and hired the use of a theatre from Tom Ma- guire for one evening. e announced the play of # Hamlet.” with “a superb company,” of course, aud by prefacing it with a nigger min- strel *drst part,” succeeded in bringing to the how a goodly audience. Lew Ratler, the min- strl, was *“end man” in the first part, and “was cast for the Ghost in “Tlamlet.”” Heforzot 1o wash the cork off, and had $o 0 on in black, and shod with clogs. The comicality of the sit- wation was too mach for him, so that when he arrived at the end of his ' speech, “1 am hy father's epirit,” ele.. he executed a neat and all-too-familiar bit of breakdawn,—which effectually spoled oor Ciprico’s Dane for that evening. The barber came to Chicago, and amused the patrons of the Academy of usic with an attempt to represent Edmund Jiran. Now he is in London, and the critics there are ;_-r.gcly denouncing him 35 a bad American actor. The psracraphists ‘ i Weathershn's Tocont tisliog. sineaiin. A0S fricnds of that lady deay the statement that vounz Sinerleton tickled ber ribs with Lis finger. ut ther leave the matter just as it stood wier ther show that the tickling was done to Nat Goodwin himself, Seripturally speakinz and considered, it wasa rib out of Good s side that was tickl was originally asserted. oL e 7 ANNOUNCEMENTS, “The Danites,” Joaquin Miller’s play, which ;‘W?rf to have achieved a signal success in the Fast, is underlined for next Mq Adelphi, faihlia ““Lillian; or, Woman's Last Love,” bronsit out at MeVicker's tomoney cernr. the cast embracing all the princinal members of the company. \Mr. J. H. McVicker will 1ake his bands out of Lis manazerial pockets for the oo, casion, and give his mavy friends and. adimirers "+ @ fresh touch of his quality as an actor. A dashing aud brilliant vrogramme is fscd at the Adelphi this week, in which P;';;‘,’; #oe—who has not been here for a number of sears—will appear in “The French Sppo g plece in which she has generally been regaieq as incomparable. The ‘brogramme also includes a drama of life on the plains, known as * Dash. it Charley, wherein Mr. Charles E. Empaort will have an opportunity of contesting for the chiampionship with Texas Jack and BufTalo Bil} The latest comedy by Mr. G. s celebrated author of )“!_!ltirSu;'D e and other noted sud popular plays, wilt he pov formed by Mr. Wurster's German dramatic company 2t the New Chicazo Theatre. thic eveniug. This play is entitled “ Der Hyppo chionder? (The Hypochondrisc), and is sudl g be the best production by this able and succce, {ul author. "At the principal theatres in Ger- many it Las created quitea furore of enthusiasy, 20d in some of them it has enjoyed Jong rupe’ As the principal characters are in excellent hands,—Miss Cottrelly, Mr. Koch, Mr. Helmer 8nd Mr. Kost takicg the leading parts,—one of *he best performances of this sesson may be cx- constructively pected. As there is much desire an the part of the patrons of the theatre to witness this new plav. and as it will not be repeated, the b will undoubtedly be crowded to its utmost ca- pacity. Bliss Whitaker, the genial and courtcous Treasurer of Hooley’s Theatre. takes his annual benefit on Wednesday afternvon. Mr. Whita- ker’s matinees are always pleasant as well as profitable_entertainments, and, of course his friends will raily around him ob this as on all former accasions of the kind. A long list of dramatic and musical celebrities is on the play- Dill as volunteers, and, without particnlarizing the numerous-performances, it may be said, in a meneral way, that it promises to be worthy of attention for its own sake, as well as for the sage of the benefiviary. , STAGE GOSSIP. FAR-WEST CRITICISM. The Virginia Erening Chronicle reports the following verbal criticism on Modjeska, who was playing there recently: tell ye, Bill, thix is the true dusiness, Wo suckin® a fresh orange with the juice in it. seen ‘em all. Take Scott-Siddons. She's all tme stenttn® round the stage showin' her tecth—and they're store teeth, 100, and I'll bet on 1. There's Mrs. W We used to think she conld act, and v here a few years ato we gave ber a siver brick. Well, they'll need some silver bricks before they get throus! at the Californis. She's gol 4 six weeks' en ment, and ain’t payin’ for the gas. Then th Alice’ Dunning L . the Lest ehaped, L est dressed woman on the boards. She puts on as many airs on the stage as if she thought her 3 were sl yahoos, It paid for but mow people don't go- a cent on such racket ~as that, aod she's eginnen' to think that’ most any audience i zood enough for her. 1lell you, Bill, ills spiles & woman, You don't scé *on any frilis. 1 heard a supe sncakin’ about it yesterday. 1f & eupe or a call- boy goes up to her room on an errand, he zets well as the manager would, und'she focs round like sie was a i audience awhile, or in town insty Why¥ °C wned it. &h ro the matter. Look at her acunz. . walks into a_man’s soul without knockin’, n of the whole zround floor. First 1all down by the fire-place it par- Blast me 3f 1'd felt so gince my old 1 wanted to cry the warst kind, but “cause 1 thought there was a cove ‘me. But I found out he wasu't, 'cause y cryin' too. " mother die 1 dudn’ he was busy Tcre the orchestru started up, ana no more could be heard TYTOS AND ACTORS. Stuart Robson has hicen trying to cnlighten the Swn on the subject of type-setting. His oracular utterances be commended to the out of intelicctual puzzles, Set- e is composition,” says he. How true! ¢ Writing is but avother word for acting. Both are the literature of thougnt.” Hillo! But hiold on—we were about to question this expres- sion, as if there could be a literature unconneet- cy with the thinking apparatus. On second thought we find that Stuart Rubson is risht. There is a_literature =of “socicty ” and of “sporting.” Butaside from these philosophical an interestiug t many of the prom- soared from the il to the stawe. He might have added to his Yist the hanored name of Sumuel Phelps, and many other Old-World notabiliti Tlere 13, how quite an interesting list of people on this side of the wuater: tors of lie present day arc ** Who of the printers by trads *Let me ** said Mr. Robson, musinely. Stodaart, one of our b vpo, and'a oud one. too. Munta , of W ck's:’ one woulin't think. to see him bowling up Fifth avenue behind his spun of banz-tail thoronghbreds, that he was ouce a printer. “~1s that x0¥" queried tne reporter. **1 heard that he was in some connected with a noble- . and that he had the escentionul dvan- oud surroundings and a university edu- ‘ou've been misinformed. my boy. Monra- gue. tho gallant that half Murray Hill 12 breaki 11= heart over, was 2 Era, and that at not Then there. pe-setter on the London v remote veriod, either, ere’s Hazry Crisy and Lawrence Barrert; printers. ~Barrett had an humble origin, been studious, and is now one of ‘the read wmen In the ‘profession. Moore, “of the Fifth Avenue Theatre. iy another typo. Joe Jeferson. the best actor of modern 1imes, once carned hix bresd at the case. So did that capital comedian, W. H. Crane: as did William Warren, of Boston. and Charles Bu of Philadelphia.’ Of dead actors who achievc le fame, William E. Burton and Jumes Wallack, Jr.. belonzed 1o the craft, “Jobn Parsellc was a compositor. So was your humble servants but 1think 1 was a better orinter than [ amap actor. I helieve Neil Bryant wos a fyboy; and T am eure Barney Williams was one. Steve Fiske, of the Fifth Avenue Theatre, had com thing to do with vewspapers, but T 2m not ceriain thathe was ever employed in o composing-room. 'heodore Hamilton, another soud actor, was a i mns|l\mrgo(u:n i ot_lonz azo he told me that he 2-office for the firsk. time in thirly v Heeaid he found the sitnation of all the hozes readily, except the receptacie for the interroga- tion marks: and that *wanted to kuow what the mischief I was doiny there?' The above list might be indefinitely extended. Let us begi adding the names of J. I1.- Me- Vicker. who is, and of Sam rs, who was, a practical printer. - Then there is John Blaisdell, who stu for years before he went iuto the button business. NEW YORK NOTES. Oliver Doud Byronwas in New York last week with Lis everlasting drama, 2,000 miles long, called Across the Continent.” Rose Eytinge begins an enzagement at the New Broadway next Monday, playing Cleopatra ~~from the text of Wiltiam Shakspeare.” Mr. Daly is anxious to bring out Fannie Dav- euport as a star at Booth's Theatre, but it is said that the lady Mrself is not favorable to the project. Charles Fechter’s new and original comedy, + Sataw’s Diary,” turns out to be a literal trans. Jation of Scribe’s ** Memoires du Diable.”” 1t will be played =t the Broadway Theatre next mouth, Miss Helen Potter’s readings at Chickering Hall have been the theme of various comment, generally of a commendatory character. Ong critic *distinctly recognized the stride of Anng. Dickinson in Anue Boteyn, the spectacles of Susan B. Anthony, the wail f Charlotte Cush- man as Jeg Werrilies, and the coat-tails of Joha B. Gough.™ “Seraphine’ has been brousht out at the Union Square under the name of “The Moth- er's Secrct.” The critics find that it “owes its main iuterest to its treswass on dangerous eround,—the fapse of a wile [rom tne path of {Lrtx:c"’ 'J.:.Isl’. 1\\'{2:\‘. Weh.’l]l thought lcre, only ¢ translator left out the main poin had to guess at it. Pyl me The New York Dramatic for this bit of gos: News is responsible o “The new local sensa- tional melodrama, ch is in active prepara- tion at Wallack’s, the name of the author of which has been kept a secret, we find s from the. pen of Boucicault. The’idea was to pro- duce it anonymously. to test the critieal judg- ment before Boucicault’s name was attackied to it. The play is not completed, though the scene plot Lias been eome time in 'the hands of the artist, Mr. Roberts. Mr. Boncicault has return- ¢d from his tour. and is now at work on the play, a translation, of course. Mr. Wallack pre- fers something from the French. He wants no more of the author's orizinal work. ¢Mar. Tiage’ was quite cnongh for one scason.! Of Miss Mary Anderson in Pauli York Tribune remarks: e i e She does not impress us who is learning the business never mechanical and du! put her heart into We work f{bcfilmn; imp;llm!.h That € fire of genius, however,~that she 13 e X ncalarly maenetic of inspiring, or really crronn: tnetic in emotional passazes, we cannot aflirm, Her impalses are oretty rezular and even, and Paw. &me remained thronzhout ihe five acts upon the same level of pleasing and pictarcsque soility. 1 a considerate and kindly review of formance the World says: o Mise Anderson's chief fault as an actress | g ordinate love of picturcsqucness. A1l ot effors £cem 10 be dirccted towards the production of ides] pictures—sppealing to the eye in preference fo the undestanding. IUisan excellent fault. Piotur esqueness is admirable if it can be produced withe ont hreaking the continmity of the author's ideas and when Miss Ander«on forsets her passion for 3 moment 1o puse, she_simply proves that, ablo ag her characterization _unqnestionably is, the still needs the ariistic Gnish that comes neither of dra- matic nftnct. intellizence, patural adaptabilit nor understanding—all of which admirable qual Lies she poseeusea and uses with surprising cliect— bat can only be acquired by the study of gaod models, traming, study, and experience. In other words, Miss Anderson is comparatscly a wreat actrers. She will be a_greater when she {8 uot so Yoonz. Migs Anderson'sdeont In New York can however, be rezarded‘only as a success. 5 FOREIGN NOTES. Avdrew Halliday's “Kenflworth” has been brought out at Drury Lane Theatre, in London, A very curious controversy has arisen v Avery between W. J. Gilbert, the dramatist, and Mr. William Muskerry, in connection with the former's play of “Eaxraged,” now playing at the Haymarker, It seems that Mr. Mue] erry dropped into the theatre one night, and recornized in “ Engaged the plot, some of the.language, and several Bames of characters of 3 one-act play be had left with Mr. Howe, the staze-manager of the Hay- 88 merely a clover girl by rote. for ehe is market, in November, 1576. Mr. Gilbert insists e never heard before of Mr. Muskerry or his play. Mr. Howe avers the play never was in bis possession, and Mr. Muskerry to his Ynowledge, s play did the theatre, and he leaves the public to judee in whose bands it must have fallen. Somewhat of astir has been created by the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland buying the Edinl Theutre, and great curiosity has ted 1o know what the heald body of asect so bitterly opposed Lo theatricals would dowith the seenery, dresses, aud cliects they hecanie possessed of. now been decided that they will nei ay nor burn these relies of” Satan, but will sell them at puble auction. Tlus proceeding {s certainly a very eN traordinary display of inconsistency on the part of the Presbyterfans. It is simply this: Tne United Presbyterian Chureh is brepared to sell, at a reduced rate, to any manager who will buy, the varied instruments of enticement, by whose aid, according to the testimouy of 1ts own mi isters, itllencss is encourawed, int fostered, virtue is corrupted, reli culed. It will sell the wholc trappings of the gigantic “hot-bed of viee "—seats for frivolons thousands to sit on, a chandelier to light the scandalous orgies of buriesque and opera bouile, footlizht jets'to gleam upon rous i dresses intended not for decenc antonym, and pantomime scenes i which huu- dreds of little ehildren will night after nizht be led into the paths of destruction. All this i -terribly wicked on the part of the United Pres- byterian Chureh. But the teniptation was too strong, and inconsistency was not worth putting in the balance beside a few pounds sterling.— Dramatic News. MISCELLANEOTS. The McRee Rankin Company were in Detroit last week. Mr. McCullough says he will give $5.000 for 2 food original tragedy. Louise Pomeroy has made a good impression at Philadelpbia in her new play “Gemma.” Craune and Robson, with “ Forbidden Fruit," succeed Rignold at the Boston Globe this week. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Macauleg oven the new Maysvitle (Ky.) Opera-Eouse to-morrow even- ing Macgie Mitchell beran her annual engage- ment at the Boston Theatre Jast Mounday as Mignon. Fanny Davenport opened at St. Louis last Monday in**Pique,” and met with a cordial re- cention. A benefit to Mrs. W. B. English, widow of the well-known actor and manager, and mother oll: the late Luciile and Helen Western, is talked of. . Frank Mayo, Lotta, Louise Pomeroy, the Haverly Minstrels, BuiTalo Bill, and the Bouci- awlt_Comedy Company are all traveling the ew England circuit th K. i my Sheridan. who recently met with dent while bathing, has rewarded her rver DY civing him her hana in marriage. A diver wedded to a Lady Godiva. Miss Nina Varian left the Lingard party in St. Louis last weck, on account of au insult, as tates, thrown at her by Horace Linaard, lier of being drunk whilst on thestage. Mrs. Oates, bless her little shiny aukles, has added *Fra Diavolo” to ber repertory, and Eastern critics say it makes the tears roll” down your cheeks to see her skinning around the age in the third act and a night-gown.—St. Lowis Journal. The widow of Edwin Adams will cause to be crected a superb monument over the remains of her husbaud, in the lot of the Actors’ Order of Friendsbip at Philadelhia, and the Order will snrround the lot by a sranite fuclosure. It is ed that the proceeds of the proposed onial by Boston actors be devoted to de- fraying the cost of the monument. Auna Dickinsen is highly offended at the miserable bit of gossip which conneeted her name with that of Gen. Butler, who is one of her firm friends, ani has shown her «zent kind- Dess on oe OF Lo occasions. She is the more annoyed, as the story that he bad offéred his land to her in marriage was told by @ woman with whom she has bad fricudly relations, aud thus seems to have originated with berself. MUSIC. THE OPERA SEASON. The first week of the opera seasan has closed upon a tair business and partial musical success. Six operas have been given,—* The Huguenots,” “ Flyving Dutchman,” * Faust,” ¢ Lohengrin.” “ Robert le Diable,” and * Fra Diavolo.” The performance of these have been suflicient to thoroughly develop the capabilities of the troupe. In fuct; any one of thesc operss, ex- cept * Fra Diavolo,” would test the capabilitics of any troupe. It is perhaps the misfortune of this compauy that it is so constituted that it cannot vary its performances with light operas, its principal people being better adapted for the serious aud heavy operas. The result has been that its repertoire, especially with a change of opera every evening, has severely taxed the re- sources of the troupe, aud of necessity has cn- tailed un unevenness Qf representation. Some operas have been dono much better than others. Some portions of each opera have been given better than the remain- der. For instance, the success of the * Hugue- nots ” luid in the duet of the fourth act; of *“ Lohengrin,” in the quintette of the first act; of the “Flying Dutchman,” in the duet of the second act. These morceaus were superb in conception and execution, while the remainder of each opera was weak. The troupe, as o whole, is better than some which have been Lere, and worse than some. It is not such a troupe as mightbe ideally organized, butitis per- haps as stroug a troupe as could be got togeth- er from disengaged material, especiaily for the nerformance of such heavy work. Leaving out Mme. Tappenbeim, Mr. Adams, and Mr. Fritsch, we find only a low average of talent. Ar. Blum is a conscientious, earnest and pains- taking, but not a great artist. His dramatic ability is mediocre, his vocal only good. Miss Heumann i3 but o girl upon the stage, and yet very promising. There is no reason why, with her fresh and quite flesible voice, and with stage experience and dramatic study, she should not take a prominent posi- tion on the lyric stage, but she has not reached it vet. . The troupe is without an alto, for Miss Grimminger Is only a mezzo-soprano, ad not a very cffective ong, so that the important roles intrusted to ler are but weakly filled at best. The twa buosses, Wiegand and Adolphe, have very strong voices, and can make a great deal of sound in filliug out ensembles, but that is all. ~ Both their voices are hard and unmanage- -able, and lack refinement, and both sing dis- tressinzly ont of tune. As we have not liad a £ood operatic chorus here in the last efzht or 1en years, perhaps we ought not Lo complain of the " present chorus, which is. better, thousgh quite as ancient, than many we have had. Ney- ertheless, it is far from being what it ought to be. The'tenors and basses cvidently try very hard to perform their duties. but too Irequently “are out of tunme. while the so- pranos and altos are deficient in almost every respeet. It is .and always will be uselessto expect much from operatic orches- tras until mauagers_can afford to carry their own with them. What may be terined a scrateh orcliestra can never have suflicient re- hearsal to do justice to_operas, especially those of the heavier kind. From this dead level of mediocrity, it is refreshing to turn to the three exceptious we have named. Both Mme. Pap- penbicim and Mr. Adams are excellent dramatic artists. ‘The former nas never been heard here before to advantaze, but during this season she has made hierself a favorite by her great dra- matic ability and fine singing, and Mr. Adams (who, by the wav, sang bere eighteen yea 40 in ““The Messiah ™), notwithstanding hisevident Teservation of voice where the emersencics of his roles might strain it, is an aceompifshed art- ist, who Las been disciplined in an- excelleut school. Mr. Fritsck also bas sliown himself to be an earncst, conscientious, and refined artist, Both these singers arc deserving of credit for the rare- taste, judement, and fntell- gence which Liave characterized their imperson- ations. “Taken as a whole, the troupe cannot compare favorably with the great Germun troupe which came bere in 1865, of which Johannsen, Frederici,Dzinba, Canissa, Hermanns, Habelmant, Himmer, ‘and ' Formes were mon. bers, but as German troupes have become rar- ties, and ltalian troupes almost defunct, while Engiish_troupes are stiil plenty and opera- boutle troupes too much so, Iet us be thankfal for operas in German dress, though it be spun O ek b will be a e f his week ill be a change s, * Der Freisehuetz,” will be given s iy ““Trovatore™ on Monday, *Massanicllo” on Tuesday, and “ Fidelio ” on Wednesday. THE HAYDN SOCIETY CONCERT. The Haydn Musical Society gave its first con- cert of the scason last Thursday.evening at Me- Cormick’s Hall, the instrumental pumbers be- ing the overture to “The Bohemian Girl Lot Koelling’s *‘Sonnenblick,” violin solo; Haydn’s second symphony in D; an overture by Mercadante on themes from Rossini’s ‘‘Stabat Mater”; the march tempo from RifPs “TLenorc Symphony™; and Koci: ling's pelop, “Chassc Infernale.® The orchestra m its work shows improvement over last season, but much yet remains to be done. As it is onlyan amateur orgauizatiou, great things must not yet be expected of if, but it is a question whettier it would not be better for it tostudy awhile longer before coming out in public coricerts, especially in ambitious uum- bers, which inevitably suzmest comparison with other orchestras. We every disposition to cncourage this organization, and we think it to be the best encouragement to advise it to play before -its_friends for the prescut rather than the general public. If the bearing of its performances is limited to subscribers,of course 1o abjection could be made, Lut even then, its prozrammes should be adapted to its capabili- ties. It should not go beyond what it can do well. It 1t will confine itself to such numbers, the time will come when it will do larger works well. 1t must creep before it cun walk, Wit such industry and cuthusiasm as eharacterize its tacmbers, and which arce fully shared by its leaders, there is no reason why it should not succeed. THE ABBOTT CONCERTS. Mr. Carpenter, having secured the Emma Abuott Concert Company for t&o concerts here, Dec. 10 and 11, is engaged in forming a combi- uation of musical talent to grop with the coms pany which promises to make these concerts mmong the most pleasing and popular of the season now opening so brilliantly. Besides Miss Abbott, whose numerous admirers here will undoubtedly rally to her support and give lier their usual enthusiastic welcome, the artists already secured are the English tenor, Mr. W. AL Stanley; the inimitable Ferranti, whose Jonhommie and joliy bulfo singing make him aspecial favorité in Chicago; Herr Robyn, a youny and prowisivg pianist, who will be lieard Tiere in these concerts for the first time; and the famous Arbuckle, who, having leit Gilmore, is “plowing his_own horn'? with Ius usual suc- With (his array of talent, and the low prices announced, these concerts will undoubt- edly prove popular with the pubtic and profit- uble to the manageient. ‘Chey will be wiven in the New Chicawo Theatre, as the most o and comfortable auditorium now to be obtained in the city. MUSIC AT TIIE CATHEDRAL OF THE JIOLY NAME. . Wegive placetothe subjvined communication s amatter 6 current interest without com- mitting ourselves to cither side of the contro- versy: To the Editor of The Triafne. Nov. 17.—Looking over the pages of Tut: Trmuse a few days ago, [ felt somewhat dis- appomted at not Unding any notice of the ** Grand Concert " which was given lust Sunday evening at the Cathedral of the Holy Name, to open the new orgay, Perhups yon overlooked the cvent, and fatled to have o representation there, or may be you were there, but thut you are (o charitable to notice the affair, If the former be the reason, | congratnlate your reporter on what be missed, but if the later reason 18 yours, I wish to say that in your sparing, by not foticing the few musicians or responsible ns, you have left the many (members of the cougrezution) suffering this musi- cal torture without a protest from the source from which it might have been ted. The fact s, the vocal part of the concert was denounced on all sides by the immense audience as well as by many Cizrcaco, of the musiciane who participuted in the conc We nught bear with the thing for one eve ing, but the iden of bavinz to listen to it every Sunday 1s horrible. ‘This Ceciltun, Gregor- inn, " “anti-Catholic stul. ~ even ' as ren- dered by u trained choir §from . Milwaukee, is simply 1o mus 1= o disgrace to the name, and certainly a diszruce to_the” Cathedral of the Tlofy Name. In the name of , give j ur atiention. and your reward shall by of the congrevation of the 1o ar kindness shall be_remembered while they are undisturbed by this untoly, unheavenly subistitute for the grand old Catholic music, A PABsHIONER. LOCAL MISCELLANY. The recent testimonial concert in this city netted Mme. Rive-King $1,200. . The third entertainment of .the Popular Series, under the suspices and for the benetit of Calvary Tabernacle, will be given Thursduy evening next. Prominent literary and musical talent has been engazed. The older opera-goers who remember the palmy days in 1866, when Irfre, the fluest Ed- gardo in “Lucia” we have ever had bere, sang at the Crosby Opera-Flouse, will rearet to hicar that he died recently in Milan. Mr. Burbauk, the well-known elocutionist, will read at Piymouth Congregational Church on thie 24th inst., upon which occasion he will be assisted musically by Mr. I V. Fiagler, or- ganist; Frank A. Bowen, ; Charles Smith, *tenor: Miss Lansden, soprano; and Miss Fores- man, alto. The Bach Choir, recently organized by Mr. Tomlins, have plected the fotlowing ofileers Tor the pri seasou: President, Charles D. _Vice-President, W. D. Kimbork; See- retary, William L. Mason; Treasurer, Eugene L. Ellery: Librarian, 8. H. Osborne; Board of Management, Messrs. Sprague, Foote, and Sucial Committee, Mrs. Geor:re Chand- . French, Mr. Jones, Mr. Edwin 5. Music Committee, Mrs. George Car- penter, Mrs. Van Iuwagen, r. Philo Otis, Mr. R.M. blarke. - Mr. C. E. R. Mueller's recent concert at Oak Park was avery remarkable suce As u sam- ple of the music to which the Onk Pagkers were treated, we may add that Mr. Mueller played Schumanu’s “Des Abend “Aufschwu “\Warum,” and *Ende vom Lied”; the Elegy and March from Bargicl’s suite, op. 31; Hen- seit’s Etude, op. 2 No, 6; Uvo movements from his own Sonata in C minor; the Chopin Fungral March: aud the Nocturne, op. 15, No. 3. e wssisted by Mr. Allen, violin, snd Dr. Martiu, bus: The second zeneral rebearsal of the pupils of Miss F. A. and Mr. F. W. Root washeld at Miss TRoot’s room, No. 3L American Express Build- in, on Wednesday afternoon last. Mrs, Foote, Mrs. Jewett, Mrs.” Weber, the Misses Crocker and Henderson, and Messrs. McWade, Green- feaf, Gottlibsen, and Mendsen toole part, and solos from the Italian, German, ¥French, and English schools were performed. An_ audience iucluding a2 number of professional musicians was preseut. The next rehearsal will be held 3L the same place two weeks from next Wednes- ny. Mrs, Rive-King's testimonial concert in Cin- cinnati, her old home, on the 15th inst., repeat- cd the success shie bad_here. The programme was esseatially the same as that given here. Mrs. King played the same numbers, with the addition of the Strauss Tausig waltz, “ Wir leben nur einmal,” and was as: d by Miss Thursby, Miss Drasdil, and Mr. Whitney. On the 16th inst. she played at Cotumbus with the same combination, and to-morrow evening, the 19th, will play iu Cleve- land at a testimonial concert to Miss Clara A. Strong, who is about to leave for Europe to pur- sue her musical studics. The sccond reuniun of the Beethoven Socicty will be held next Saturday evening atHershey Hall. The programmume will include the Haydn Quartette in G major (Messrs. Lewis, Fehl, Loesch, and Eichbeim); Gounod's romance “Marguerite” (Mrs. Kate Monroe); Barri’s soug, “The “Old ~ Bell» (Mr. Gill); Keinecke’s ballade in~ A flat major, Uy Miss Bertha Bucrge; Dorn’s song, * The Spow-Drop,” by Miss Ella A. White; and the Rheinberger Quartette in E flat major (Messrs. Wolfsohn, Lewis, Loesch, and_ Eichheim). We are requested in this counection to state that there will be a full rehearsal of the members of the Society for the Mass on Tiesday evening and with orchestra next Friday afterncon at 5 o'clock at McCormick Hall. | The ninth of Mr. Eddy’s orzan recitals was given yesterday noon. The instrumental num- bers were the Bach five-part Fantasie in C minor; Saint Saeus’ Elevation in E: Smart’s Choral with variations; Merkel’s Sonata in D minor, op. 30; the Vorspicl to Mr. Gleason's mavuseript opera, “Otho Visconti”; aud Petri's Concert Fantasie, Miss Etla A. Winte was the vocalist, and sang the aria from “The Messiah,” **O thou that tellest,” and Sullivan’s song, “The Lost Chord.” At the recital next Saturday, Mr. Eddy will play Bacl's Prelude and Fuzue in E minor, the Andante from Mozart’s Fantasie in F minor, Merkel’s Pas- torale in G, Schumann’s Fugue in Bach, and three pieces from Handel’s “ Messiah,” arranged in Sonata torm by Lux. = We have reccived the followine new music from Oliver Ditson & Co., through the kindness of Lyon & Hcalf': “Litule Jacob,” by Taubert; “The Little Bells,” for piano, by Carl Koellin: 11y or No," . barcarole, by Frederic L. Cowen; Speed On,” by Josepn L. Roeckel; “Out In the- Green, for piano, by Theodore Giese; +*Romance Without Words,” for four hands, by Wallenhaupt;, *Sweethearts’ Waltz,? by Charles D'aThert; * Unrest,” a sonz for alty or baritone, by G. A. Veaze, Jr.; “The Wazon,” by J. L. Molloy; “You Are All to Me,” Russian song, by M. A. Thtoba; * Those that We Loved Long Ago,” song, by Berthold Tours; “3y Little Woman,” song for bass, dedicated 1o Mr. Whitney, by George L. 0Osgood; ©Oh! Charmmg World,” by Offentch. Beloved Again,” by Odoardo Barri; * With Rapture I Think of the Haopy Days Past,” Russian song, by M. E. Gubken: “M ing Soug,” by A, Veazie,. Jr.; by Tavan; o tLes Petite Oisealix,” song, “The Evenicg Bell,” for piano, by Mendels- sohn; “On to the Dance,” by Hermann Flicge; ““At Night,” quartette’ for mized Voices, by W. J. D." Leavitt: and six pieces by that admirable writer for the piano.—** A Morn- ing in the Woods,” *The Water Lily,” “‘Rose of the Alps” “The Switzer's Dream of Home,” *In the Shady Wood,"” and * Fleeting Thoughts.” The Kellozg-Cary concerts will take placs at the Tabernacle on the 27th and 20th inst. The combination will include Miss Cary, Miss Kel- loge, Messrs. Verdi, Karl, and Conly. Mr. Alired Pease, the planist, and the Haydn Or- chestra, WHEREABOUTS: _Miss Thursby has returned to New York. On Monday evening next, a testimonial concert will be given to ber in Brooklyn, and on Tuesday evening she willsing in Steinway ITall with Miss Drasdil, Maas, and Carleton. Mills will play at the same concert. Theodors Thomas’ orchestrais now in Boston, plaging a series of six subscrip- tion concerts, with the Swedish Ladies” Quar- tette and young Lichtenbery, the violinist. Emma Abbott is industriously singing her way through the West. Sbe was at Madison on the 14th, Winona the 15th, Rochester. Miun., the 16th, and will be at St. Paul on the 19th and 20th, Minneapolis the 31st ana 23d, and Man- Kato the 23d. The Mendelssohn Quintette Club plays in St. Loms Nov. 22 23, and in Cin- cinnati Nov. 30 and Deq Louis O1 torio Society will give he Messial mas week. The New York Oratorio So *Judas Macabaius 7 last Thursday e The Haudel and Haydn Society, of Boston, wive Bach's “Christinas Oratorio,” Parker’s Redemption Hymn,” and St. Saens' “Noel 7 on Dec. 237 “The Messiah” Dee. 25, St Paul” March and % The . Creation,” April 24, The Barnabce troupe sang at Toledo on the 14th, and ciosed last week in Fort Wayne. Briznoli gave a concert in New York vesterday, assisted hy Gilmore’s Band, Miss Lilian Norton, Teresa Carreno, Mis¢ Sallic Reber, and the New York: Chorus Union. Ca- milla Urso plays in Albany_to-morrow cvenin Aimee is in Philadelpbia. The Hess troupe s: in Washington last week. The New York He ald of the 1ith sa “Mr. 8. G. Pratt zave the second of his 0 recitations at Cl ing Hall yesterday afternoon_in the presence of an appreciative audience. The programme was nearly the same as on his first appearanee, but was performed more smoothly than then, so far as the piauist was coucerned, and aiforded greater satisfaction to critical ears.”” MUSICAL NOTES Patti’s Milan performances are said to be her own private speculation. The Lord Mayor of Manchester has offered to buy of Verdi, at any price, the piauo on which * Aida* was composed. The salarfes of native singers at- the theatres in Russia have been reduced 10 per cent on account of the war. Verdi bas declined the honor of representing Ttaly at the Exhibition of 1878, alleging as his excuse too many previous engagements., Mr. P. 8. Gilmore and his famous band an- nounces their final tour of 100 coucerts from Maiue to California previous to their departure for Europe. ; The Dircctor of the Grand Opera-House at Brussels 15 about to engage the troupe of the Tmperial Opera at Vieuna for a series of repre- sentations of Wagner's * Walkyrie” at the end of the present winter. It is the intention of Mr. Maurice Grau, at the lusion of the South Amcrican tour with ing her back the follow- on of English opera Mr. Carl Rosa, at Edinburg, with his opera company, has added another Iyric drama to his repertoiré, by_the production_of an English adaptation o Nicolai’s * Merry Wives of Wind sor,” arranged after Shakspeare by Mr. Henry Hersee. Dr. Von Bulow has crossed over to England, where he is going to conduct the Glasgow Choral Union concerts, in Seotland. He leaves again Jan. 2 to take the post of conductor of the Hauover Opera-House, and also to conduct concerts there. Mr. Maurice Strakosch has been over to Brus- scls trying to arrange for a season of Patti per- formances there. But he asks for an ierease in the price, and half the gross receipts, with a anteed’ mivimum of 32,000 wight. The s people do not scem 1o sec it. Floreuce Ricea Knox made her second appearance in London at the Promenade Con- certs, at Covent Garden Theatre, on the 31st of October, and, by the most unicrtunate accident. she broke down in a simple batlad (* The Lost Chord™ ot Sullivan), and was soundly hissed. Miss Thursby has commenced a _concert en- gagement with Mr. Hess on_the 16th inst.. to 2 month, for which she will receive $3,500. -A3 showing how real taient is aporeciated on a moucy basls, it may be mentioned that Mi ‘Thursby received S1,400 on her recent Wi trip for five_concerts, inclusive of the Cr tion” in St. Louis, for which she received $400. The London Academy says of Schubert’s Sccond Symphony, which was recendy given in that city for the tirst time: ** With the single exception of a characteristie persisteuce inone rhythin through the greater part of the fuale, there splutely nothing m the entire work Which even sumwests its_beille a composi- tion of Schubert’s atall. If jt had been an- nounced as an_unknown work of Hayda’s or Mozart’s, it may be doubted whether any con- noisseur preseat would have discovered the real author. In the slow movement, indeed, the resemblance of style is at times almost ludi- crous.” ———— OXNLY GOD! The Earth in its beauty is smiling beneath, The stars beam in zlory above; There's joy, and there’s bliss, and there's light everywhere, For God is all Kindness and love. And Wealth is around us, and with its gold key We open where treasures are laid; We draw them all forth, the bright gems that we So bright, we forget they must fade, And Talents are ours, too—eo noble, 80 ereat, All others withdraw into shade, And, with proud, beaming eye, Wwe exultingly cry, **I have Mind, and that never will fade."™ o And €0on on the brow Heams the chaplet of Fame, ‘The brichtest she ever bestow And we shine among men as the sun 1 the noon, In splendor s tloFious, glows. And !‘ricngls. too, are with us—the tfi!‘:d and the rue Can Earth yield aught dearer than this? We bave Wealth, we have Mind, we have Fame, we have Love; AR! what can now add to our bliss? Do “'(:_l;:n:\'c nothing more? Is the heart wholly itled With all that this Earth e'er can give? Do we pine for no taste of the waters that spring From the Fountain that ever will live? Al, Soull thou wert formed for thy Maker alone, For God were thon fashioned 8o fairs Then scek not Content till within Ilim you rest, For e'ec from thy depths comes the prayer: “Only God! Only God i 0 TeAven so glorious! Heaven so fair] _What tills thee with gladness and love? List, list to the answer that flosts to thy heart From Angel-ips singing above: **Only God! Ouly Goat” FioELs, TRUE CONTENTMENT. onld man contentment realize 1If that which is were otherwisc? ap isa being prone to find “ault witls the things that are— still keeps wishing in bis mind ‘or somethunir better fa Yet, had he what he docs desire, Soon, sated with the same, He of bis very blivs would tire, Monotonous and tame. Tow many hours of hopes and sighs In yeariugs vain are spent, Thinking, if we could gaiu the prize, That wé would rest contont; Buy, when we reach the wished-for end, Aud sce one still beyond, e £00n are anxious to extend To that which looks more fond. SUll it is best auch ia the case, For, were we satislied With things we have, each in its place, _And liad 10 wish dented. Notany procress wonld we matke, Nor from one stage advance, Of better comforts to partake, Our pleasares to enhance. Cententment trne is using right The means we have to bless, While living in expectant signt Of greater bappiness; Anticipation is biss That each one can enjoy, ‘Though in fulfillment tucy may misz That which their hearts would cloy. Growth is the common law of Earth, + Changeis the rule of Life, And, being of a finite birth. Our forms with faults are rifes Perfection is a godly grace Beyond the human scope; Ang, mnning an cternal race. We still must yearn and hope. Marcorx Tiviom. NEW YORK. The Elevated Railway Builders Busily at Work. Cause of the Commuti«'m on Sixth Avenne and West Broadway. Torn Up Streets and Discontented Citi- zens--=A Literal Highway. How the Commodore Bought in His Son —A Btriking Temperance Sérmon, From Our Own Correspondent. - NEw Yorg, Nov. 15.—West Broadway is In dcmoralized condition. A month ago it was dressed out in a mew pavement, brouzht up in arade, and had never perbaps appeared so fine- ly. But then the evil days drew nigh. The couris removed the injunctions from the neeks of the elévated railway companies, and the lat- ter at once began to remave the new-laid pay- ing-stones from the rejuvenated street. At every corner were derricks and men, timber and spades. brick, mortar, and masons. In two days West Broadway looked as though it had been on a “ tear " for the best part of a month. It was so choked up that the horse-cars had all they could do to get down, and equal difliculty towetup. To all inquiries as to what was the mutter, the onc reply was, the elevated rail- road. A section of the traveling public had a chauce, accordingly, to see what a dire discase this was for a strect to break out with. Soon afterward portions of Sixth ayvenue were found to be similarly iofected, and the mews was verificd that mnot less than 2,000 men were employed and paid to spread tne contacion as rapidly as possible. That the result has already been two or three of the most sickly, appearing streets to be found on the continent cannot be denicd by any thoughitful observer. Nor has the effect proved less delcterious to. the meutal condition of the merchants 2nd residents of Sixth avenue, while the leading men of the Sixth aveuue horse-line have been thrown into spasms. Having-previ- ously kicked as long as they were able, they now rage in one of those quiescent modes which fol- low paroxysms, and which are not less dan- gerous. To speak seriously, this building of AN ELEVATED RAILROAD on Sixth avenue is a matter of much moment, not only to the up-town residents, but to the property-owners along the line. There is muca to be said, and@ much has been said as well as done, on _both sides of the question of rapid transit. The peoble out of New York know al- most as well as those in New York that no city has been so l-provided with quick means to get from business to residence quarters. To the coustant treatmens of the subject in the metro- politan press correspondeats ave added their say, till the zeueral reader must be pretty well posted in regard to it. The Cuicaguan, with the tardy horse-cars supblemented by half a duzen lines of railroad trains, which bring him within casy distance from kis oflice, can take his choice whether to go home fast or slow. It is difficult for him, therefore, to uppreciate that situation where the business man is hemmed in on n island lonz and narrow; with but one south end of it—by ferry and car, or by car aione. In the first case, nothing in business itself is more wearing than the AND CRUSH of the ferry-boats, with delays and cold draughts; danger from accideni and danger from dise: Then, once on . the other side, either it must be to tauke the horse-cars in Brooklyn, or the steam-cars and mosquitoes in Jersey. To get out of town to the morth in- volves an hour’s ride to the Forty-second street depot, the jam for scats in a comwutation tratg, and ‘sueh daily experiences as tell on life and temper. The ouly remedy bitherto has been the Greenwich street ele- vated road. This has earried such number of the West Side residents as lived near cnough to its depota and could afford its 10-cent fare. This number would scarcely count foranvthing in the total of city transit. The success of the line, however, made other capitalists of the upper districts eager to establish more lines, ang it was not for lack of moncy that there are not to- day seven or cight clevated raiiroads, ranning from the Battery to Harlem. The trouble has been with the Lorse-ruiway lines, which com- i to sustain injune- ecured by themselves and the property- owners. Thus tor somne years have the charters eranting rigzht of wav on Sixth avenue ana Third been of no practical advantage. No sooner had the suits bLeen decided against the contestants, howerer, than the elevated companies madea leap toward execution white they had the chance open. South Fiith avenue and West Broadway by night and day presented SCENES OF REMARKABLE ACTIVITY and disruption. In a fortnight the work has made such progress as to give the company on the West Side a hold which the contestants will not be likely to shake off. On the other hand, now that the tearing up is visible, it begins to dawn on the geueral public that it is a very great pity to putan elevated railroad on such a fine avenue as Sixth. Here is one oi the great business thoronghiares of the metropolis, whick has developed a retail trade second only to Broad- way, 1f second to any. Ilandsome stores have E ceed the brick dwelliug houses of other dnys. Booth’s Theatre and the Masonic Temple adorn its cormers. Why couldn’t Seventh avenue have been selected for ruin? ask hundreds of peogle. Seventh avenue is nearly all residences. "1t is as distinctive trom Sixth and Eighth as_in_your city West Was] ington isfrom West Madison. Is it not much less damage to a residence than to a business street? is asked also. The Seventh avenue property-owncrs give a_great chiorus of No to this; and the truth would scem to be that it is a great pity to put an elevated railway on any street whatsoever. Looked at from a residence or BUSINESS POINT OF VIEW, one cannot blame the direct sufferers for howl- ing about it. Take the cross-street, for in- stance, on which the road is to run from South Fifth avenue to Sixth, The iron beams extend from sidenalk to sidewalk, and come within two or three yards of the houses, shutting out the sunlizht and filling the catire street. The rent there {5 worth almost nothing, as only people who have not_money enoush to gu away would stay. West Broadway will also bhave beaws from gutter to gutter, provided the samne kind of roadis to be constructed there. This road, which makes the elevated tracks in the midudle of the street, is certainly not so desira- ble, so far as’'blockading the way and light are concerned, as the Greenwich street and Ninth avenue system. On an avenue a3 wide as Sixth the rests for the pillars come between the horse- car tracks and the curb, leating on neither side space sul nt for tecams. Of course the horscrailway stockhold- ers regard themselves as ruined. For while there will be patronagze enough left, who would carc to ride under such a cover, with trains whiz- ziug by overhead. So objection - after objection is brought up, but what care the elevated build- ers for that? The Inw has declared, and the work goes on. From .beup-town resident’s standpuint, TOE QUICKER THE MERRIER. He cares littié for the ruin caused by the way. llIc mlusr. have easy and comfortable means of ravel. v What the resuit will be to_the trade of Sixth avenue caunot be foretold. The merchants take agloomy view, and think they will be driven west to Seventh avenue. Those who favor the Dew line claim, per contra, that it will not hurt business, but Will rather’ aid the avenue than otherwise. Of such it is asked why Broadway Yus not, in that case, chosen for the purpose, a3 the most convenient and central. 4 The soil of lower New York is not favorable for such projects. .On West Broadway the work of laying suitable foundation involyed the driviog of piles and building ubou these a stroue superstructure of masonry. The sub-soil is as treacherous as that of Chicazo, and was “once as swampy. This increases the cost of the rogl largely, and makes the IJI'OJEL"- one of large capital, ~When the three elevated lines now proposed shall be fu running order, the money spent in their con- struction would, it is asserted, have been more than sullicicnt to have built the underzround road from the City-Hall to Forty-second street, 4 road that would have been able to accommo- date any uumber of travelers at low rates ang the highest speed, and that has been found in Loudon to be 50 supcrior in its advantages as to cause the abandoument of elevated plans. The present work, if it be allowed to progress to completion, wilt undoubtedly atford much relief, and raise the value of residence property in the vicinity of Ceutral Park; but if the pronerty owners along the way were allowed the damages they claiw, 1o company in the world would dn- dertake the task of indemuification. GIFT AND SALE. Apropos to the remarkable statements made 5 Mr. Scott Lord coucerninyg the humse of choice 85 to how be will get away from the- Vanderbilt, a zood story i$ told of the which the Commodoro e to bug o Hater stouk at nis son William's expense: Tt wan JAUUATY 10t many years 220, 30 the story yent that the old reatléian, for & New Year's enk.,finn%nd William, 000 stock. Not Jong afters ishing to gi boy & chauce to turn is hares (0 2004 el the Commodore decided to run Harlem stockuy to a point which would secure a zo0d proge oo make this the larger i bis own case, bt thogers " first, torou it down and then buy in what & offe: He did so, and was. somewhat xakgnn when he discovered. amodg the Stock cht by his brokers, the shares which b frog transferred to William H. Whenthe Litter nexg me tosee his ather, the Luther Sinagi quired where were the Hirlem bonds, « Inthe safe,” was the reply of the innocent g mlawe “¥es. inmy safel" was the rejoinden sl rendered further remarks unnecessary. Will. iam H. was evidently ciught short on ‘mareins, and his brokers sold "him out to his own hum’-‘ ONE OF TUE SADDEST CASES E of suicide reported in a long time was that of Mrs. Scuatt, the first particulars of which wep sent you by telegraph. It appears that the lady’s family were opposed thoroughly 1o ber marriage with the youna man, who was' said by them to be a worthless fellow. ~ His habits bay Dot been exemplary, according to reports, hay be promised her reformation and was induced ty join St. Thomas’ Church, where bis people ag teuded. Her unhuppiness after marriage s known to her aunt and uucle, who dul all in their power to persuade her to leave her hus- band, 7o had treated her eruclly, to the brea. iug of her heart. She refused to separate from, Litm, however, thoush invited to take 1 trip. tg Europe. _Her relatives feared the effect op he mind, and endeavorcd to Keep close watch of her; but this Mr. Studrt, who' particalarly re. sented -thelr interference, would not permit, He had an idea that efforts were made to set his wife against him, and per. baps treated the paor lady more unjuitly on that gccount. On the very Sunday when Mrs. Stuart took the poison, Mrs, Marks sent Her maid with a messaze for Mrs. Stuare o come Monday, and see a new dressmaker, hop. ing then to fivally persuade the unnapoy wifs to remain in her former Lome. The maid was told ty lusist on sceivg Mrs. Stuart. Spe only succeeded in rousing the younsz man from hiy drnoken stupor, and e told her his wife xas notat home, refusing to admit the girl, Mr. Marks had fntended to visit bis nicce Supe day evening, but the unfavorable weather decided him to defer a call that Wwould no doubt have saved the life of the lads, who was then lying in 4 staoor. Youne Stuart escaped delirinin tremens, and was able to be at the funeral. His guardian proposes to take Lin to Europe, eadcavoring by change of sceng and life to reform him. ‘The public sentiment would probably not assist him much could he know it; while the sad affairis a stronger tem. erance sermon than was ever preached from 5 pulvit, even by the fiend-portraying Talmase, H.G. THE GRANTS IN PARIS. Farlng Sumptuously, the Forelgner Wonders Where the Money Comes From—Young Jeske Thinks They Had “ Better Get Home Before the Welcome Wears Out,” From the Londom Trutn, Oc 1 was prescot last night at a hot discussion oz the expediency, from an cconomic Dointof view, of givine pensions to the, ex-Presidents of rich republics. A member of the last Ways and Means Committee, of which Gambetta was the Chairman, sustained the affirmative. He bor- rowed what Ithonght his most cogent arzu- ments from Gen. Grant’s trinmphal tour throuch Europe. If Grant, on enteringthe White House, had had before him the prospects of a [a r pension, would he on leaving it have been rich enongh to take his family about the world in quasi-royal pomp! Probablv not. The ex- ‘pectation of u fixed salary for life would bave blunted his appetite for wealth. Iustead of hiring beforeliand thie Prince of Wales' suite of roows at the Hotel Bristol and making 0o bar- gain about the price he would have been con- tent to put up at one of tivse Anglo-American boardina-houses near the Cliamps Elysees. The ex-member of the Waysand Means Committee is married to o Virginian lady, who took an early o?nor‘.unit_r t6 call on Mrs. Grant, with swhom formerly she was intimateiy acquainted. As we were all tired of the wrangle, and curions to hear whai manner of lions these Americans areat the Hotel Bristol, we pressed ler to recount to- us the incideuts to them. Here is, as nearly as T can recqllect, what she told us: ** A very bandsome carriage and pair, with a coachman and courier on the box, was waiting at the door. Another courier was at the foot ol the stairs, theangles of which were lined with beautiful flow He showed me up to the first toor landing, and joto s handsome room, furnished in massive old- fashioned mahogany and green velvet. It is used as a waitiug-room for the gentlemen and ladies in attendance on the Prince and Princess of Wales when they are in Paris. Tne drawing- room has a_nizh-pitched ceiling, done out with gilt moldines, and a frontage of three ‘windowson the Place Vendome. It fs snlendidly furnished in buhl and ormolu. The foot sinksin sofy double pile Aubusson carpet; soft cunches and chairs in yellow satin invite to repose. 1f works of art” bad been _intermised with the decorative furniture, it would never have o curfed to me that I was ina hotel. Asingle picture faces the window. It isa copy, ands good one, of the Madonna della Sediz The enicorn and the lion fight for a crown upona fire-screen, which stood at Mrs. Grant's beck, to protect it, I suppose from drauzhts. Beyond the draying-room Isaw a dining-room, and in the far prospective a bed-room, hung with blue satin and lace. As I was curious to sec bow tbe Enlish Princess lodges, I cast my cye roand everywhere. At each side of the fircplace, In which big logs burned, aud at rizht angiea toity there is a lounge. Other sofas are scattered about the salon. had mot seen Mrs. Grant since the Civil War. We used $o be like sisters down South, where we were both raised, she onarice andIonz cotton plantation. We once had a very bad quarrel, but we made it up azain. She had said somcthing sharp to me, and I1axed her with being jealous, because ! nad a reguiar side face and she a little round one, like a pompkin. [ think I also—which was very rude and galady- like—asked, wonld she be so bitter if she sawas straizht as myseli! for you know she has an ob- servable cast in the lefi eye. However, it %35 forgiven and fotgotten, and I was really glad of the opportunity to. call on_her. I wrote my unmarried under my married name on my card and sent it iv by the courier. In three or four winutes he returned, followed by AMr Jesse Grant, who kept both hands in his pantaloon pockets. .The young gentle- man has a_bright, clever countenanie and 1 thoushi him like his grandfather. which gave me pleasure. *You want tosee mother, do you? he asked. ‘I wish to remew my acquainfance with a very old friend,’ I re- turned. *Come iu, then, if you plegse,’ he said, quite politely, ‘but don’s stay very long, for father and she are going out for aride.’ I fol- lowed the young gentleman, who introduced me with, * Mother, bere’s Mrs. —, that you knew lonz'ago. Won't you sitdown, Madami' M companion of former days shook hands wit me, but not as cordially as she might, I thoughs. However, 1 found that, relatively, the reception she gave me was amiable. Several other ladles came in while I was there. had been Tor a place she could not have She dealt out none .of those been more lofty. fibs which agreeable women all the world over tell visitors_with whom they are_slightlyac- quainted. Had it not been for Mr. Jesse, we wivht have thought ourselves at a Quaker meeting where there was no spirit to move. any one 1o speak. Mrs. Grant was wrapped gg in her ex-Presidential dignity. She bere an there let drop a few words about Queen Vie- toris, Dunrobin, and Babelsberg, but told us nothing that was graphic or descritive, t‘zxcent that Marechale MelManon spoke English ‘beau- tiful,’ and_that one of the Queen’s daughters wasan_‘clegant sculptor.’ The General, with- out_stirring from his chimney-corner, shookt hands with every one. He looked ”mc& b each person who came up to him, and i dropped down again on the sofa. 1f I had me! him near the docks I should have thought him a customs officer, for he has a tide-waiter €3% which sees through the boards of a trunk what's inside. He had aring on his little fogen rt some diamond studs, but otherwise he was g0 p like an English_gentleman jo_the moruf Madam was well dressed, but not remarkably s0. Her fizure is ood, and she has nice whil hands. Her hair is all her own—I could see that. “The young man has the joyousness of 2 student just Ict loose from college, Hels s yer natural, and says what he think: ked m " were all ex-Presidents treated by Europead ToF; alty and aristocracy the way his father is. said no, and that their attention to the Geoe! agreeably surprised me. *Not as n‘muh ”z LB does the whole of us,’ he returned. *They H us that nobody took the least notice of nzsgr deot and Mrs.” Fillmore, when they were O¥ e here. Isay to father that this sort of tbing & too good to last. and that he ought to 50 lm;ll:g before he wears out his welcome.” We are €0IE to Spain at the end of the [all, and then ww:; round the Mediterranean in a ship We bave B gaged. Some Americans from New Englan are to join us, and come on With us to EL')'M-‘“ want to stayin Europe. Ihave seen all h Kings und Queens and like them pretiy. hebre But there’s not much in them. Only tpat fat says I must be back at Ithaca next Jnunnar_ sliould spend a year with the French aod Ger: man students. ~Living with them must be rigt £ood fuu.’? = of her visit " e S G R