Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 11, 1878, Page 10

0 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. AUGUST 11 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES THE STAGE. THE DRAMA. TOE PRESENT AND TOE FUTURE. The interregnum between the theatrical sea- son past and tbe one to come has been agreea- bly enlivened by the presence of Sam Colville’s Foliy Company at one theatre, and by the Majeronis at the other. These two combinations bave furpished us with all the Thespian coter- tainment that heat-oppressed citizens could comfortably endure, and the abscuce of the wsual competition has resulted in fair returns to the two managers who took the risk of fighting apainst the very worst theatrical weather that has been experienced for many years. Competi- tion there will be in nbundance by and by, and, looking forward to the fail commencements, one is at a 10ss to know how our five managers are going to eke out their scasons with the material at their command. They appesr to hove all fallen into the same rut. They went off to New York and swept up evervthinz they could find in the shape of combinations, aund so we are to have theunusual experience of an over- plus of theatres all working on the same system. The stock company is a thing of the past. The combination system has killed it, at least fora period, not to be revived, probably, until the country becomes s0 deluged with strolling companies that a return to old customs may scem desirable and grateful. Haverly mi cleaned up his theatre, wiped out his basemeu drinking-hall, and entered iuto competition with Hooley and McVicker. Hooley has filled up his season with some of the most conspicu- ously advertised stars aud trounes in the feld. McVicker bas a sure thing on two or three solid sttractions, § ding Jefferson and Booth, and the opera, while the conduct of his manage- ment for the éntire secason may de- pend upon circumstances. He is cer- 1ainly not meaning to depend exclusively upou his stock company, ss he did to s large extent last vear. Toen bere comes Johm Ham- Jin, who is fitting up the Coliseura iuto a neat and pretty theatre, also for the reception of ‘stars swmhiualiu Hehasmven up the Variety idea. and intends to enter the lists with MeVicker, Hooley, and Haverly. Over the river Mr. Clapp is finishing ofl bis Academy of Music, anc there is no telling but when he sces how Leautiful it looks, he may take it into his head to hrmore jig-dancing and flip-flaps, aud turn it into a high-toned place of amusement. Such, houwever, is Dot lis present intention, and, if he acdheres to it, the variety show will be contined cntirely to the West Side. On the South ~ Side, therefore, there —promiscs to be very little choice between the four theatres_as to the churacter of the enter- 1ainmeunts 1o be brought forty, and for this rea- son the outlook wouid not secm to be very eu- couraging for the mavasers. lowever, let them fieht it out on thai hing if it takes them all the season, and may the best man win. THE MAJERON have made decidedly a favorable impression upon the public here, particularly Signor Majer- oni, who. in_his impersonation of St. Elis in 4 Jealousy.” shows that he is possessed of true artistic fustinets and a rare power of expres- sion. He lacks repose. There is a conunual straining to give due emphasis to every ghade of emoticn that occasionally ap- proaches the verze of tediousuess, aud this is pernaps beizhicned by his imperfect com- mand of the English tougue. Butif in decla- mation he is faulty, in his acting be is uniformly admirable. His fank, loosely-built figure wouid be ungainly, and awkward but for his- perfect command of the laws ol gesture. - Witli g lictic more familiari‘y with English enunciation he would be avle to fill a place on the American stage which has becn lett vacant since Edwin Adams passea away. We could imagine Me- jeroni to make a very fine Raphae! in *The Mar- f]e Heart,” and from his perlormance last week we anticipate~something unusually good from him in Armand. Signora Majeroni has some very pleasing and gracciul qualities as an actress. and, in the last of ‘‘Jealousy,” where she picads with her husband for a retarn to Lis love and confidence, she gave evidence of con- siderable emotional pow LOCAL NOTES. The Nelly Boyd Drumatic Combination com- mence their season at Mendota, I1L., Aug. 12, Johti M. Murray, & resident of Chicazo, has been cngzaged as leading man for Fox's New American Theatre, Philedeiphia, Marry B. fiudson, the well-known actor, has taken unto bimeelf a wife,—Miss Emmeline Hyde, late of the Lydia Thompson troupe. Miss Lizzie Webster, the charming little lady wie recently played Gabriet in * Evangeline” with Rice’s company at Haverly’s, is visiting friends iv this city. Lvdia Hastings, the dramatic reader and elo- cutionist, will make Chicago her headquarters for the coming season. She bas appointed Cam- bridge & Co. her solc agents. Tena Maeder, the Protean actress, will, at the cluse of bher San Frandsco engazement, settle down in Chicago with her "husband, Fred Maeder, the dramatist and actor. Matt Morgan has just finished painting a cur- tain for the Chicaro Academy of Music. The subjert is the origin of the drama, and it has been handled in & masteriy mavner. Amoag the professionals who bave dropped Dback to town from their summer vacations last week are A. C. Weaver, Lilian Weaver, dJ. M. Gilbert, Harry B. Hudson aund wite, Nellie Tay- Jor, and ethers. Ben Cotton left Chicazo Friday evening to join Lis partner, Cal Wagner, az Buflalo, where they commence the scason on the i9th. The combination is to be known as Wagner & Cot- ton’s Minstrels. Miss May Howard, who has been managing the theatre at Halifax, N. 8., very successtully this pust scason. sailed vesterday by the steam- er Circassion for Europe. Ste will remain abroad all winter. At Hooley’s Theatre the jeronis will ap- pear in *Camilic” Monda ening, introduc- ing Signora Majeroni in theé principaie rolc, and supported by Signor Majeroui in the character of Armand Dural. _A number of applications are being made for the New Chicago Theatre, but the parties only desire to rent during the Tournament und Ex- position, as they are all afraid to 1ake a season’s lease ut the rental of $11,500. Among the cominz events of the dramatic scason will be the reopeninz of McVicker's ‘Theatre on Monday, thed9ih, when H. J. Mon- taguy, the celebrated New York favorite, makes his first appearance in Chicago with bis New York company i ** Diplomucy.” Mr. Montague tias just closed a brilliant sezson of jour weeks in San Francisco, where the play bas wet with unanumous abproval from press and public. Colville’s Folly Troupe have achieved a brill- jant success this last week ar Haverly's Theatre. The house has been crowded every evening, and unstinted apulause has followed the performance of the company, which is of tine_ texture, and containing several - valuable improvements over the orzanization as it ap- peared nere last season. On Monday evening the popular purlesque of *Robinson Crusce 5 will be presented, with the following distribu- tion of characters: Robinson Crusoe Tim Cox Miss Marie Williams Mr. C. }L. Drew rolly Hopkins. le. Emo Rosesu Anzelica.. Miss Lina Merviile N, W. Maftin eizh -Miss Kate Everl Ads Mis« Elsie Dean Annic Winner ary Winger Clara White : William Giil 3ies Eleanor Deerinz Miss Mariou Eimore JAfr. William B, Cuhiil Miss Annte Mortimer Mr, W. H. Harper Mr. H. Amberz nd DeSmith ary Elberto Mrs. Keeler, the veteran actress, is still alive and frisky at the aze of 3. it . Hunter will travel with “The Danites” Combination next 3 = form ZThe Widder. SEason S (pes Louis James is to be the leading man, and Mrs. Thomas Barry toe leadinz lady, at the Boston Theatre this coming season. Modjeska will make her first appearance after returning from Europe at the Arch Street Thea- tre, Philadeiphia, on the 16th of September. The Kiralfy Brothers have purchased tne sole rizbt wo perform the *Black Crook " in this country from tne exccutors of C. M. Barras, Heuck’s Opera-House, Cincinnati, which has been remodeled and refitted, will be opened on the 3ist, under the management of James Douglass, Wiliiam Warren, the veteran comedian, who ‘was hicre on a visit recently, thinks Chicago has made wonderfci progress snee he plaved here with Joo Jederson’s father, mere than thirty vears ago. “It was pushing shead then,” he says, a}-Fl%m and McVicker made fortunes in the West. But the drama out there will have s great future.” : Mr. J. C. Willismson bas bought 2 new play, cht%{lc{i SFrenks of Fortune,” in which he will represent a pood-hearted, honest 1rish politician. His wife will play the role of the daughter. Mile. Aimee has expressed a resolve to re- main in France for the future, Amncrica ‘having Jost all attraction for ber. Somebody sugiests that she also bas lost all ‘attraction for Amer- jea. . Sir. Rosei is expeeted in Parig towards the middle of mext month, to give a'series of rep- resentations at the Paris Italiens. It is possi- Dle he may also pay a flying visit to London, but not to appear in public. v Miss Rose Evtinge evidently has astonished the English critics. IHer rendition of Nancy Sykes is described asa pheoomenal piece of char- acter acting. The London pavers say Charles Reade is writivg 2 new play for her. The BetlaxUnion Theatre, San Francisco, was crowded every eveniug at tbe performance of “Jack Sheppard,” 1 which a realistic havging scene was introduced. Jack is hanged ona gal- lows, falling through a trap in the ususl way, and is cut down by Blueskin. During the performance of “Hiawatha” at the Boston Museum last Tuesday evening, Miss Alice Harrison, who was playing Heawatha, was taken euddenly ill, fainted upou the stage, and had to be conveyed to her hotel. Miss Clancey has played Miss Harrison’s part siuce Tuesday evening. The New York Sun has had an interview with Mies Mary Auderson, and devotes a colunn to the samein its Sunday issue. The eist of the whole column can be sumuied up in a few lines. They found out that Miss A. enjoyed Paris, ot acquainted with Sara_Bernhardt, visited Shak- speare’s tomb and Dickens’ grave, met Ristord, saw Irving, aud laughs at the ides of her being married. Miss Claxton hos determined not to open the Lyceum Theatre until October at the earliest, and possibly later than that. Mr. Hall, the mapager of Dentan Thompson, has rented the bouse from Sept. 1. with the privilege of four weeks longer, and there another eflort will be made to popularize ** John Whitcomb.” In the meantite, Miss Claxton will go travelibg with her company in several of the large cities. Mr. Chandos Fulton, a eentleman who has Jong been kuown in the theatrical profession as having more or less connection with theatres, has Jeased the Broadway in conjunction with Mr. George- Edear, a wealthy amatear. Mr. Fulton used to beconnected with the Park when that theatre was under Mr. Willinmn Stuart’s management, is a writer for the oress, a suc- cessful dramatist, and the author of several DODUlAr DOV He proposes making the Broad- way a star theatre, at popular price Mr. John Gilbert, the actor, will celebrate this fall the fifticth anniversary of his first appear- ance on the stave. This latter event took place at the old Tremont ‘Theatre in Boston in 1825, and was a splendid sucee It is asinrular fact that the homes of Mr. Gilbert and of Charlotte Cushiman were side by side in Ricimond street, now Parmenter strect, Boston. They orten piayed togctheras chiliren, and them profes- sional engagements in after years (rcquently brought them together on the stage. The cast of *Olivia,” which will be produced on the 19th at-the Union Square Theatre, will Do as follows: Utivia, Miss Daveuport: Sophy, s Dietz; Mrs. Primrose, Mrs. Poole; Poliy Flamborough, Miss Euzenic Paul; i Gywsey Vroman, Mrs. Tannehill; L%ebe, Emma Vaders; Sarah, Florence Gilletre: Dr. Primrose, Vicar of Walxfie'd, Zitl, Mr. C. Edwin Price; Leigh, ) Farmer F.amborough, Mr. W. Mr. J. F. McDonald. Kate Claxton is negotiating with Ada Dyas to be the leading lady at the Lyceum. It is said, however, that Miss Dyas will never return to the staze in New Yorkj that she has consented to Jive with a young lady friend who is very rich and intends to make Miss Dyas her heir. Oth- ers, again, say that this is absurd, and that she would no more think of ¢iving up the stage than an author would give up writing if he had mon- ev to live on without. However, she has lived with this lady ever since she left Wallack’s, and the friend is opoosed to her returning to the boards. At present Miss Dyas is in England, and cablegrams are flyiug back and forth; but the question of engagement is not settled yet. Mr. Kiralfy, the actor, has asked Prof. Edison to make him forty or fifty large phonozraphs, which he proposes to bring to London. After secaring the finest performers, cach will be in- ited to play into different diaphrsgms, and the notes are to he recorded in the cylinders. The s onne, tevors, contraltos, and and their words and melody transcribed by the phonozraph. After securing copper matrixes, Kirsly proposes to bring the cylinders to New York, and put them on the stage of the Royal Academy of Music. They can be run by a Baxrer enzine & whole evening with eightpenny-worth of coal, and the opera will be given as produced in London, without a musicias or vocalist. Only imagive the orders toat-would be miven between the acts: “Touch up Patti with a little oil.”? *Grease Capoul.” “Qilup the first violin,™ and *‘tighten the screw in the ‘cello.”’—ZLondon F.garo. At one of the theatres in a town of Nevada, the play of the *Forty Thieves” was lately presented, but m rather 8 meagre manner, as may be inferred from the lack of abundant scenery and properzies in the Far West. When AV Baba had seen the thicves enter and quit the cave, he went tothe wings and brought zn a wmule. which, having taken grave offense at something, awuited his opportunity for revenge. No souner had Al come out of the cave with his bags uf wealth, and attempted to put thém on the back of the beast, than he bezan his part. of the performance. He let fly with his heels; xicked the shavings (the supposed riches) out of the bags; Kicked .down the cavern; Kicked down a whoie forest; kicked down the wings: kicked the end of the bass-viol, leaning arainst the staze, o pieces: smas] the foot-lights; and finally doubled up Af by planting both feet iu the’ pit of his stomach. The mule fairly cleared the staze. and set the audience into a great roar, the miners laying wager that he could out-kick any mule in the State. The quadruped contivued kicking as if he were hung on s pivot, until a rope was_ fastened around bim snd he was dragwed off by the united strength of the comoal The Nevadans wunt to give the muie a benelit. After a scason of unwonted dullness, the New York theatres will soon roll up their cur- taics. The Union Square will open on the 14th with *Olivia,” Mr. Wils adaptation of the © Vicar of Wuakefieid.” The regular season will berin on the 1st of Octover with Bronson How- ar@’s “First Love.” The scason at the new Broadway. now under the control of Edear and Cnandos Fulton, bezins on the Ytn of September, when Miss Ada Cavendish wiil appear ss .ifiss Gwilt, v o version of ** Armadale.” Wailack’s will open early in September with Boucicault’s adaptation of *Clarissa Harlowe.” in which Mr. Charles Coghlan aud Miss Coghlan will assume the Jeading characters. The rexular season will begin with a new Irish vlay by Boucicault, with the author in the principal part. Booth’s Theatre will be opened in September with Gene- vieve Ward in tragedy. She will appear first in “Jane Shore,” and atterwards as Qusen Kather- ine in *-Heory VIIL? Itis said that she also intends 1o appear in some of the trazedies of Racine, and perbaps of Corneille. The Fifth Avenue will be opened with Mary Anderson as Larthenis in **Ingowar,” to be followed by Booth in a round of his celebrated: characters. The_Lvceum opens uander the management of Kate Claxton, who will act the chief part in a version of *Les Fourchambaults.” The Park Theatre will reopen on the 2d of September with Bronson Howard's new play, enutled * Hurricanes,” in which Mr. James "Lewis, Mr. Hardenbergr, M Gilbert, and Miss Minnie Palmer will apuear. Later Robson and Crane will appear, and after them Mr. Sotuern wiil return to the scene of several of his recent trinwphs. The Standard will open with a new play catied “Au Open Verdict.” The Grand Opera-tlouse is to onen with * The Danites,” with the original company. *“TRUTH” ON ACTRESSES. Mr. Labouchere, the ‘editor of the London Truth, has;pending a libel suit. brought by Miss Litton, the actress and manager. In a recent number of the paper he thus discourses on the matter, and telis some home truths: Miss Litton has already brought an action against me for £5,000 becanse Iventuredto espress an unfavorable opinion of heractinzin the ** Vicar of Wakefield.” 1f her view of the law is correct, that only favoranle cnticism of actresses is per- miesiole, 1am afraid that I most qualify ber 10 be- come the posse: f 3 second £5,000. If acting Tueans goibg on the stage sne is an actress; but if, in addition iC :his, 1t means a lady being abie to 1mpersonate any one but herself, and to give reality 1o the variea passions required for the portrayal of 2 stage herome by mien. fone, or gesiure, she is not an actress in my humble opinion. I watched ber critically throughout this *‘Qucen’s Evi- dence, " reauy to reverse my verdict, if this were possible, consletently with truth. Bat it was tm- possible. ‘She simply could not play the part as- sirmed to heras it oughtto have been played ac- carding to any rale of art. Ironing her hushand's shirts, tumbling into the water, losing her child, finding ber child. groping abont'asa blind woman, recovering her signt, kneeling, weeping, talking. and walking, ene was etill Miss Litton,—a yery charming lady, I have no dombt, and perhaps more charming than Mre. Kate Medland, but no moru that keroine toan [ should have been had Mr. Gooch enzazed we,Anstead of her, to play it. It is ot given to every one to be an actress, and nntil this f2ct is realized it j« no wiii make great progress. 1t {s a na T &ift must be developed by long practice and study; ir. Charies Fisher; Sguire Thorn- . Stevenson; .Mr. Lurche'l, Mr. . George D. Waldron: erbert; Moses, faults of gesture, of micn, and of intouation must be coirzcled, for they alwass primarily exist, but without both natural talent of a peealiar kind, as well s much practice, there is no such thing nnln):: actress, The staze 18 positiyely infested wil ladies, who g8 long as they live will mever be 53 v and with actressea, \Vithont any epecial ul.:enttc" e very elight experience, they manas 3 |En|flnggplrla.p With commendab! zenllheyun:} tne particalar part that they have o act, but this avalis but litsle, Al is hard, labored, woo cg. and mechanical. There is flexibility neither in the voice nor the movements, nor in the gc_:smrlris_. The performer is nothing but 3 mfl{mm‘:r e, moved by palable springs, It is a8 if 3 person were to_endeavor to paint parulz_flu without a_knowledge of perapective, and nnu;‘: having copied some half a dozen pictnres. 5 hot ohe whit more sbsurd to suppose tat any one can be an actress by going on the étage than that any one can be a painter ora singer by daubing colors on canvas or by shouting outmotes. But it scems to me the very climas of abaurdity for ac- tress or actor, singer or painter, to_fancy that his or ber wares are fo be advertised for exhibition, and that criticisms are to be_invited on them, but that eritics ate only to be allowed to express their opinions if these upinions are frroravle. Luqm; such conditions, who, in rooth, would be a oritic? Is the critic not to say what e thinks? 18 beto be » universal panegyrist? Applied to criticisms on paintings or on books, the absurdity of sucha notion is opvious. In regurd to actors, it would never be put forward. but we are asked to adopt it in respect to actresses. And why? Because they are fecble, helpless women. That many critics do adopt it is unfortunately true, and this not from any corrupt motives, but out of a sort of chivalrous good nature. And who euffiors? Tho public. Actresses nowadays are not given leadinz purts_on their merits. Let any one £o to a theatre, aud he will perceive himself that whereus generally the aclors are cast ln parts according to their relative merits, it not unfre- quently ha{)peus that the lady cast In the leading part is far inferior as an actress to many of the li- dies who are play inthe sam jece. Why, I ask, is 1t that some ladies exceedingly moderate in drainauc attainments never appear without col- umns of gush beng written about them, whilst others infinitely their superiors are applauded by the pitblic und dismissed by the critics with ooe ot two words? Comparisans are invidious, 50 1 will not mention the names of any in the former cate- gory, but L will mention one” in the Intter—Miss Foote. Asthe herowne of a melodrama, thers f3 not a better actress in_England: yet how seldom docs one see her name in 4 vlay-bill, und when sbe does appear how elight i3 the notice taken of ber by the crities! I callall this unfalr, and, what is more jmportant to those who are fond of Lhe drama, destructive of 81l hopes of estaohshing with time a good school of actinz. This being &0, 1shull take the liberty, regardless of actions for damages brought agninst me by my fair foes, or suggestions of **motives ™ by their hencomen, to form my conclusions from what I see and hear in a theatre, and not from what I read in the news or the advertising columns of newspapers, Like the Egyptian priests about their mysteries, Iknow too much about the ** fourth estate ” to bow down be- fore its idole. I am bound, however, to say that of late years there has Leen a considerable im- provement in drawatic criticisms. In some news- papers they are judicious: in almost all they are i the main honest. But whilst even among actors critics are tao apl to have pets, amoust actresses tney strike me as_heing far Loo foud of pufllng incompetence, and the consequence is that the stage is infested with pretty **dutfers,” if 1 may be allowed the use of this expressive slang term. MUBIC. MLLE. ROSEAU AS A SINGER. It has been o noticeabie feature of all the burlesque and opera-bouffe troupes which bave visited us during the past ten years that, while they contained a great deal of excellent dra- matic talent, they have haa very little musical. OQut of the whole list of vocalists, we can re- member but one, Aline Lambele, who cou!d lay any claim to voeal ability, sud even her voice, though fairly trained,wasvery small. Nearly all the Frenchsiugers, like Aimee, Tostee, Rose Bell, and Desclauzas, have iind coarse, valgar, nasal voices, not altogether out of keeping with the style of work in which they were engaged. In the Engtish burlesque . Alice Oates has made some pretensions to being a singer, but she can hardly be considered anything more than a magple with a tslent for vers bright chattering.. In such a dearth of vocal ability it i3 pleasant to find in the Colville Folly Company, now per- forming at Haverly’s, a lady who has decided vocal ability, and who, in addition toa pretty face, no elewant fizure, a gracetul, tascinating presence, and marked dramatic power, can fill out her roles consistently by giving the music a2 promiuent piace. As so much depends upon the music, even in these rather flat buriesques, this is no small qualification. [n saying all this, we would not intimate that we have found in Mile. Eme Roseau au artist ora prima donna. Some of her admirers lay great stress upon her musical powers, and think they entitle hertoa place on the lyric staze. This is going a little too far. Their judgment evidently is based not upon her real ability, but upon her superiority to others iun the same line of busine: As compared with the -coarse bawlers of opera boufle, or the insipid and colorless voral- ists of the Oates style, she {s immeasurably superior, but it would uot be saie on this aceount to follow the examples of Annis Mon- tague, Emelie Melville, or Miss Beaumont, and rush upon the operatic stage without consider- able previous preparation. She is singtog now 10 audicncus who are not very exacting, and who are delighted because it is better singing than they have been accustomed to hear. Upon the operatic stage, however, she would be subjected o tests that would involve a serious disappolut- ment. She has naturally a fresh, bright mezzo- soprano voice, and, like Emclie Melville, may be said to bave two distinct voices,—the pure alto quality in the lower register, and soprano in the upper,—a somewhat dubious gift, as it &il to us a voice which is beither one thing wmor the other, aud whic constantly tempts the singer to surprise her audiences with violent changes. Her voice is also very flexible; and in little details of tecn- vique she " is atw: pretty and graceful. That shealso has good taste i3 ehown in her selec- tions of songs for her regniar numbers as weli as for encores. 1f she have good musteal intel- ligence joined to thesc other qualities, there wouid be nothing to prevent her from Leing a very excellent singer, with a little oud school- ing, but even then the | stage could hardly be her proper place. “That could only be at- tained aiter long and severe training aud some radical changes, especially in maunnerisms pe- culiar to her fine of business. She might, itis true. easily fill such role in the opera enmique as Miss Melville has been taking, but it strikes us she will be wore effective in her present position, in which she is doinz much good by convincing audicuces that be- cause & lady is a burlesque actress she need not be coarse or vulezar. By giving them wood music and a higher class of songs and better wing than that to which they have been ac- customed, she is clevating her business and heiping to pave the for a more refined style of burlesgue thun we have had hitherto. TIUE ABT SOCIETY’S EXCURSION. The Abt Society’s Lake, atthe invitation of its President, Fairvaok, Esq., Was au event not saot 1o be forzotten by the participants. It is impossible to imagine how wore real enjoymeunt could bave been em- braced within the limit of tiv The Abt is a male-voiced socie composed o veterans of 1he Maenuerchor, whose object is the performauce of finished’ four-part musi Although but recently orzanized the mem are experienced simgers, and bave frequently sung together, and the first performances on Frigay, as guests of Mr. Fairbang; were so succesafui that the refined society of Geneva Lake expressed its unqualified admira- tion and surprise, and prophesied a bruliant future. Among those who participuted in this deligntfulrecention were Me: icorze Sturgis, Leiter, Julian 8. Rumsey, Georze L. Dun- , Ayres, Blatchford, and others. Mr. Fairbank announced his intention to supply.the Society with au elezantly-furnizhed rehearsal-room, anil it Is the intention of the orzanization' to atrain the very hignest order of the male chorat sing- ing. The coutlicting reports of ditferent new: papers with regard (o the Abt are all erroneous. XNeuwther is there any foundation to the report that it was ever broached in the Socicty to pro- cure the services of Mr. Tomlins as conduczor, wor is it true thaé thev are seceders from the Avpollo Club on account of their dislike to its leader. It is simpiy au orzamzation devoted to naennercuor muslc, organized for the purpose of perfecting thewmselves in that direction if talent, material, and zeal will do it. TOE LIEBLING RECITALS. Mr. Emil Liebiing gave the second of his very interesting series of recitals before Mr. Math- ews' normal class at Evanston last Friday evening, before a iine audience. The entire programme was excellently performed, frem the deeidedly effective Mendelssohn Prelude aod Fueue to the Liszt Rhapsody (Tiwelfth), which ended the list. The interpretation of the familiar Sonata Pathetique was not entirely satisfactory. Though played in a broad and effective manuer, it was not given with the ten- derness and poctic sentiment it admitsof. The pieces following, however, the first and second numbers of Schumann’s ¢ Kreisleriana,” were given in a most delizhtful manuer, affording the artistic satisfaction to be derived only from an interpretation in which a masterly technique and mature reflection are made subscrvient to a hizhly-imaginative poetic conception. These were followed by three smailer pieces by Henselt, Grieg, aud Siles, and 3fr. Lieblhg’s own very acceptable Concert Waltz, and the programme coucluded With an clegunt interpre- I tation of Liszt's segenth transcription of the Schubert Sofrees de Vienne and an immensely effective and enjoyable performance of Liszt’s Twelfth Rhapsody, which was all the better for bringing, by way of encore, a jrepetition of Rubinstein’s delightfut No. 22 of the Kamennoi- Ostrow out of the previous programme. n Tuesday evening - next Mr. Licbiing will play his third and concluding recital in tiesame place, ecmbracing the following admirable list of Chopin illustrations: Concerto in F min., op. 21, entire (second Aghma by Mr. Mathews); Etudes, op. 10, No. 12, op. 25, Nos. 1 and 8: Nocturne, op. 9, No, 2: Mgzurka, op. 33, No. 4; Scherzo in C sharp, op. 8%; Preludein D flatj and the grand Polonaise in A flat. THE APOLLO CLUB. The Apollo Club are quictly preparing a feast of mood things for their patrons next sea- son in the way of larze and fmportant works. They have already underlined Handel's “ Messiah * and “ Acis and Galatea,” and the first part of Mendelssohn’s “St. Paul,” besides a very fin2 repertoire of smaller works for mienterchor and mixed voices. It is uléo orab- zble, although it is not yet fully decided, that the ‘Ctub will produce_the * Scenes from the Frithjo[-Saga,” by Max Bruch, which s written for mmunerchor, solo volces, and orchestra, from Tegner's text. Thoe prospectus shows o new point of departure for the Club, and one 50 radical that its work will be watched with areat interest. The addition of the ladics’ chorus, which hitherto bas been known as the Bach choir, an organization of unusual strenzth and excellence, will-add greatly to its effective- ness_as well as open a new feld of labor from which the Club has hitherto been barred. LOCAL MISCELLANY. Mr. H. C! Eddyynow in the East, gavea re- citul en route, at St. Peter’s Church, Rochester, N. Y., which was a great success. Miss’ Minnie Curtis and Miss Alice Lansden, both well-known sopranos in thiscity, have gone East to study with Mme. Rudersdorfl. Mrs, Eugenic de Roode-Rice left yesterday for u visit to the East, and will reopen her music school about Sept. 1. Mrs. Rice promises an interesting series of musicals during the coming seascn. Messrs. George F. Root, Frederic W. Root, and William L. Tomlins, Mrs. E. A, Jewett., and Miss Nellie Root have retursed from Indiana, where they have been conducting a musical in- stitute. 5 ) Miss Leila Graves, a young .Jady formerly of this city, who has been” etudying “for the past three years in Paris and Stuttzart, will shortly return to Chicago and devoteghersell to piano- teaching. Sheisvery highly commended asn musiciun. Mr. Gerrit Smith, a young gentleman of Ge- neva,N. Y.,wlo has béen studving at the Stutt- wart, Conservatory of Music, and is a pupil of 8. P. Warren, of New York, has recently made Chicago his home, and is prepared to give les- sons upon the piano and organ. B Mr. Butterfield, of this city, is conductor of the sccond annual convention of the Musieal Association of the Northwest, being held at Clear Loke. fa. Miss Cruikshank, also of this city, will assist in the concert to be ziven in conneetion with the convention. | The Germania Maennerchor, with the assist- ance of the Chicazo Orchestra under the dirce- tion of Mr. Roseubecker, will give a summer- night concert at Miller’s Garden, corner - of North Clark street and North avenue, on Tues- day cvening next, with a very pleasant pro- gramme. Miss Annfe Loulse Cary and the Harmonia Quartette have been engaged to give concerts early in September at the Union Park Congre- grational and the Second Presbyterian Churches in this city. Miss Cary is also enmaged for a concert at the Plymouth Congrexational Church about the same date. The Normal Music School at Ashtabula, O., under the direction of Mr. H. 8. Perkius. of this city, closes on the 20th iust. with a performance of **The Creation.” During the lsst week of the month Mr. Perkins will conduct the twen- ty-cighth annual festival of the Worcester County Musical Association at Gardner, Mass., at which Mrs. dewett, of this clty, will be the suloist. Another Chicago quartette will start out on a concerting tour this week. The party consists of Mrs. Bessie Miller, a very excellent soprano singer; Mrs. C. E. Daniels, alto, who also gives readings and recitations; Mr. N. Oluey, tenor; and Mr. O. w. Kyle, basso.- Concerts will be miven in Homer, Albion, Battle Creek, and other cities in Michigan, and Mr. Creswold will direct some of them. A summer-night concert will be ziven for the benetit of the St. Paul’s M. E. Church organ- fund at the Exposition Building, to-morrow (Monday) evening. —The musical attractions Wil be Nevins’ Military Band, organ playing by Mr. F. G. Rohner, male_quartette singing, and solos. ddition to the music, refreshments will be provided. as it is intended to make the affair tiot only musical but social in its charac- ter. A dispateh we have received from Mr. Maple- son, dated Richtield Sprivgs, N. Y., Auz. 9, says: «Coucert here to-night was an immense suc- cess. The house was crowdei Marie Roze, Carlton, Pease, Hatch, and graud orchiestra per- formed. Marie Roze sanz *Robert, toi que jaime. and * Arditi Waltz’; eucores, * Cominz Through the Rye,? ‘ Last Rose of Summer,” and *Old Folks at” Home.” Leave to-morrow for Saratoga” FIGARO ITEMS. The London Zigaro coutains the following itewms of fresh news: ++ Polyeucte " — Gounod’s ** Polyencte " — the <+ polyeicte” thatalready has been so much talked of and even disputed over—is at last very near being wiven. Ag soon as the holidays of that great artist Mme. Krauss are over, the rehearsals are to commence. _ The statement that Mme. Patti has withdrawn her suit for nullity of her marriuge with the Mar- quis of Caux is untre. The suit i3 now goins on in Paris; and as the savings of her life—£64, 000— deoend upon it, it will be prosecuted to issae, un- 1ess an arranzement be come to, Signor Fancelll would 1lke to zo with Mr. Maple- son 10 the United States, but he has heara Siznor Canpanini is also going, jand knowing the talent of his brother artist, and the celebrity he has cained 1n America, he ratiier Tears comparisons. Tle has no reason o do ¢o. But «till, from motives of timidity, Le is ai present holding off. ¢ Itis understood thut M. Halansier, having an ample fortune, is thinking of resigning the direc tion of the Paris Opera-Honse, . The name of M. Faure has been mentioned as his possible suc- cesgor, but I believe the rumor is entirely devoid of foundation. A fresh attempt has within the past few wecks been made to induce tha Abbe Liszt to come to England, but again without success. Mr. Emile Enoch, the head of the London branch of the weli-kuown music pubhishing louse of Enoch Perc et Fils, went over to Paris expressly to see Liszt. Hlewas very courteously received by the Abbe in tne room which Madame Erard had plsced ut his disposal in her house, but to ail requests to come to Enwland Liszt gave but_one reply, Jumais, jomais, jomais.” Mr. Enoch ofcred him a blank check to i1l up_with hie own amount, but Liszt was inllexibie. He had resolved not to play again in public save now and then at charita- ble performances in lungary, and,as to Eagland, he would neither cross La Yanehe, nor did he care to revisit the land which tinrty years sad more a0 certainly did not treat biw 1o the most court- cous fasnion. MUSICAL NOTES. Mr. Strakosch has enzaged Mme. Litta Auwerica. Mme. Nilsson will be in England for an au- tumual tour in the provinces to singat con- certs. ‘The San Francisco Footlight tells that Brig- noli was lately fined in Arkansas for gambling on Sunday. The Score savs: ©Dr. Franz Hueffer has succecded Mr. Davison as musieal critic on the London Zimes.” They had o Beethoven festival at the Alex- andra_Palace, June 29, and Mr. Sims Reeves sang *Tom Bowling.” Aunnie_Louise Cary, Emma Abbott. and Chr. Fritsen have been cnzazed for several concerts at Saratoga and Newport. The publishers of Dwight's Journai of Music are saiid 1o _meditate imoortant changes in the character of that periodical. Victor Massenet, who has been working at Fontainebleau during the Jast two months, has brought back with him a new oratorio calted Ly Vierge.” Baola Marie has been engagzed by Maurice Grau for his next. season of opera bouffe iu this country. She is a areat Parisian favorite, aud is a sister of Irmna Marie. | Madame Pauliue Lucca has again appeared on the stage, Vieuna bemg cheered by her presence this tine. - As Donna Anna in * Don Giovanni» she recently created great enthusiasm. ‘The London Musical Times pays Patti the fol- lowing. dellcate compliment: * Mad. Adelina Patti has gone to spend a short holiday in Norch Wales. We hove the nightingales will hear her sing; even they might take a lesson.” The truth asto Gilmore’s Band is, that the fortunes of the band were at_one time ata very low ebb in Paris, and ous of that grew the story ot the disbandment. The loan and the success at Lille put the members of the band on their {c:; again, and made them more hopeful of the uture. ‘The oratorio * Christus,” by Herr Kicl, was a great success at the third Silesian Musical Festi- val held at Gorlitz. There was also a new sym- phony by Count Hochberg. who composesunder the name of Z. f. Franz. Bandel’s **Judas Mac- cabeus” was the areat attraction of the second Schleswiz-Holstein Festival celebrated'at K jel. The Hampurg Lnpresanio aunounces that he for will produce during one season all the operas of Hurranzncr in su;x::cession, that is, * Rlenzl.:: sThe Flylng Dutchman,” ‘* "Tannhauser,’ © Lohengrin,” *Tristan,” *“The Mfs(cr Sin- gers,” and the four operas of the ‘ Nibelun- gen.” M. Weber, the mua‘lml critic of the Paris Temps, confines his notice of the performances of G}I)i'mbm’s Band at the Trocadero to a dis- quisition on the balance of instruments in mill- fary bands. He describes that of Gilmore as “ig’little of everything,” says the two bassoons and the contra-bassoons are de trop, and thinks the sax horns not in sufliclent force to unite the conglomeration. He concludes his analysis as follows: ‘I counted fifty instrumentalists, al- though according to she aqffiche containing tneir portraits they appeared to be more numerous; but with a ratfonal organization -and a proper balance of sax tubas a band of forty would produce at least double the effect.” THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS, Communicationsinterded for Ve DEAUGHT EDITOR should he addressed to 0. D. URVIS, P.-0. Box 215, Cheago, 311 For Publisher's price-list of standard works on the game, address the Drangnt Edltor. CHECKEK-PLAYERS' DIRECTORT. ® Atheazum, No. 50 Dearborn street. PROBLEM NO. 78. By Cusrcie HeEFTER. Blacke Y Ty | 7,77 77 Y77 Z /5 D2 v 7 i 7 7 5 2 White. White to move and win, POSITION NO. 78 By E. H. Bryaxt. Wayerly, Ta. Black men on 2. 3, 7, 12, 14, 15, 17. 18, 26. White men ou 19, i Kingson 4, 9, 10, ‘Bluck to move and win. TO CORRESPONDENTS. E. R. Hastings—Price-list malted. A. B. Van Cott—Solutlons recetved. George Conway—Problem accepted. Cortland Bali—Communtcation received. —The Doctor will write sou. Wil Tryagaln—Critlcisms recelved with thanks. . Starkweather—Thanks for your kind contribu- (2) Thanks for the tion James Pelettor—WWil attend to ft. Rame. C. Keyrer—Your letter appears below, with o few omissions. (2) Go alicad with the match now, W. K. Abboit—You are prubaoly correcs. () Po- sitlon pinced on Dle. (3) Those games would be ever S0 welcome. Johm Kirk—Glad you are satisfied with Tre Trr- v decislon. ‘The mutch should now proceed with a e. () Prool : ifps mailed. (1) Your solution will do. (2) In atelzhth move, Instead of 312G y—35, 1115, 35—22, drawn. blein black couid win withont she plece on 2, and even then It would e ratiier (00 ensil sulved for publication. (1) We Liope you will 1ake sus- felent (nterest {n the gume to hecume an expert blayer, and a rezular contributor to this columa. George 1. Koberts—(1) s It considered fate play. und swould 1t be tolerated, t0 euauge down from the begli- ning: In other words, 10 trvand make adraw? (2) Is itnot good tactics to trade down ranidiy in playing with u superior player? Ansicer—(1) it Is perfectly’ falr. You nave a rlxiis to adopt aoy lne of piuy you think bust, Observing of course the rules of the game. (2) ‘Fhat depends upon the position of the pieces when the opportunty for trade Is oftered. ++Owwego "—Please teltle dispute between us. A has three kings in centre of the board, B has two Kiuga and has secured both double-cornurs. ~ A canno rout Il nor forca trade. Can1ube done. or must it bs constered adraxn game? We await your decision. “Answer—The position {s by Payne. and’ frequ ‘curs to puzzle the wits of the learner. la @, 24, White kings on 14. 18, white to win. S is— 23—18, 15, 86, 19 Wins. 230, —1teed mad 2 position Is: B. 2, 4. W. toplay: [ A 20-17 [15-18 {i0=15, 8- 1 and S. Drawn. 5. wina casily. 0. 211, —1L §., of New g and wins.” Sée August No. At the 230 mo York, —Drumm number of 7. of Game —Cook and . —pi then 9—18." compaliing tho exchenee, glving black the advantaze. [Note.—If our eritle will continue his lise'of play a few moves, the **advantage " will not be 3o apnarent. —En. Iias not the ** Matd error in Problem X white wins. CHECKER CHATTER. Another match Is announced to he now in progress between Messrs, Schacter and Demputer, of New York, According to the Glaszow fleratd, Anderson's third an editton iy ut last out of the hands of the orinter, ready for distribution. Mr. R, A. Davls, of Woburn, Masws., while fn York a few days aizo, played s{xfy-five games w of thie metropolitan players, of which he won 20, and 17 581N€S WeFe GX AwD. Mr. CoK, formerly of Providence, and now a rusl- dentof New York. was in thiis eIty 13st week on busi- ness. He isarapid sieht-player, and, of course, could not refrain from indulging a ilttie in his favorite game. Mr. 0, W. Dix, of Doston, who alleges to have ¢d Wyllle even, and defeated about every otlier £0od player in the cOEAtry, Wasa VISIor at the Athe- weuin last week. The store made with the leadfus way not very flattering 1o Mr. Dix's Ile may hnve better succeds next 1poe, Wis., Aug. 6.—To tne Draught Editor Sunday’s fesue I notice a communleation . of Birneit, claiming that tie was Justillable In violattns Lele 10, because { ain desf! 11ave alwnys tiought tiat 4 person who I £0 unfortunate us 10 be deaf 1s cntitled to the same de-- gree of fairness and Justice a9 those who are ot thus a I think. thercfore, that TUE TEIBUNE 5 i5ht 1n the declston given last Sunday. C. Kevscr. The Hamliton Spectutor says, with reference. to the ability of Mr. Labadie. 85 compared with some of the New York players, aud Mr. John_Dempsier in particu- far: **We think we cau p F!flyl‘rfl. one o1 whom restde i of the ex-chal with . P. Johany S, P Jolinny Dadie with the eroatsst eny an piayers referred to. B In A receat {ssue Tue T stated, upon the au- of letters recelved from Mr. . Irw that ad conquered all the San Francisco playe W, according w the Farf, Mr. fewin iried hi lictio znine of biutl, wnich did as suioothly in *Frisco as It “dtd wirh U . A iiitle match of six ames for nyed on 15th ult. with Mr. Young. and snother mateh hetween the same plagers for the same stake was piayed on th ult. The clies |5 as follow vung, 45 al, Gt Younz, 4: Irwin, 0 draw win harliy chotteht, it worth wh K¢ that fa THe TRIDUNE. auee at Ieast fonr Canadian in Hamilton, to say notn- vould be abile to et awa; GAME NO. 233=WILL 0' THE WISP. Played at Plattsburgh, Mo., petween Mr. tetler znd friend. 5 White win. GAME N0. 281 1RREGULAT. By W E. Traa, Moorhead, Miun, =y '8 —19 (c) Drawn.; GAME NO. 235—\WILL 0" THE Plsyed at Quincy, fil., between Mr. W. K. friend. Abbote's move. WISP, . Abbott and 3 3 3 1 17 10 it [ 9 3 18-14 2=9 =7 White wins, SMITHERS. A Crockery Merchant Bereft of Wife and Partner. The Long Pursuit of the Culprits by the Detectives. The Final Captare and the Securing of 3ost of the Embezzled . Funds. When a man Joses his wife and also his part- ner in bustness at one fell swoop, he may be ex- cuseé for feeling gtoomy and despondent. This was the condition of mind in which awell-knowa wholesale crockery merchant of tnis city was found by a member of Messrs. \Whipple & Co.’s detective force, early in April last, when he called in response to a written request of the merchant. The note was signed ““D. V. Smith- ers,” but that was not the writer’s real name. The. Superiniendent soon learned that, four -days before the interview, Jones,—Smithers’ co- partner in the crockery houre,—a young mau of good address, but no cash cabital to speak of, had departed for New York. The same day, by a curious coincidence, Mrs. Smithers, during her husband’s absence from howme, received a tele- gram from her mother, residing in Milwaukee, calling her to her bedside, there to minister to her dyingneeds. Atleast, such were the cutward appearances in the cases of Mrs. Smithersand Mr. Jones. But appesrnnces were deceptive, as usual, and when Mr. Smitbers went to the bank the succeeding afternoon he was dumb- founaed at the intcllizence cominunicated by the teller, that Jones had OVERDRAWN THE FIRM ACCOUST $5,000. Concealing his astonishment, Smithers returned to the store, where he learned something further. dJones. after. borrowing checks from brother merchants to the amount of some $5,000 morc, had bad them cashed and left the city; and these debts the unbuppy merchant proceeded to lquidate: How be managed to do it without revealing the criminality of his part- ver he never knew, but it was successfully ac- cumplished, and, up to the time when the serv- ices of the detective was called in, nobody, cxeepting the interested parties, bad actual knowledge of that which had ‘‘overcome” Smithers not “like a passing cloud.” Mre. Smithers’ mother had not been sick; had received 1o visit from Lizzie, nor had she sent any dispatch to Chicago from Milwaukee de- munding her immediate preseuce at her house. In fact, the old lady was never in better health. Nor had Jones gone to Gotham for more «oods. On the contrary, he had not shown up 1 the East at all, nor was he able to exhbibit himsell at any other place. Smithers said, * Have that man’s life I cer- tainly gill! The womau may go. But Jones shall never riot in money at my expense! And Smithers was financially able to do all that he promised. “ Use any amount necessary to trace tnem to their hiding-place. Your drafts will be honored to an unlimited extent in followingup any clues you may secure.” “That’s all we need to succeed,” said Whip- ple. ‘“Give us the morey and time, with your contidence, and vour funds sball be returned, and the thief captured.” Enjoininz the utmost secrecy regardinz his losses, und advisivg him to say to wnoever in- quired thas Jones had merely gone to Europe aud Mrs. Jones to the South, the former for goods, the latter to secure better health, the detectives began their fabors. - Mrs. Smithers had given out that she was go- ing to Milwaukee. Of course, she had taken a contrary course. Thehackmen were * worked by eflicient, oflicers for several days without re- sult. Finally it was fouad that, some days be- fore starting, the lady had bought a trunk of peeuliarcolor and construction on Clark street, refusing to have it marked with even her in- itials. Afier moresearch, the hackman who had driven her from her house turned up. He ounly koew that a woman with a bie travtling trunk bad started for the Milwaukee train oo a cer- tain day: haa ridden there in his carriage, and been met by s younz man in black, wearing black heir, 4 black mustache, and black kid rloves, and there the hackman’s evidence ab- ruptly closed. But the couple did not enter the Milwaukee car. That was certaln. Neither did the red sole-leather trunk get into the bug- wgage-room. But, as subsequently made olain, man, woman, and satchel were transferred by a second coschman to the Massasoit Housc, , later in the evening, thev took UT-TRALY OVER THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL, purchased tickets for St. Lo This once clearly settled, althourh the fugitives had four or five days the start. & competent detect- ive was placed upon the trail. The adventures of that oificer, during the three long montbs that he followed that fleeing couple, il related, uld form a novel more exciting than any yet written. Now seemingly on the right trail, then Tosing all sign of his_parties; now going over the ground they.bad trod two days ear- lier; aguin losing them, and working for weeks 10 U up the trail and run it to the vicinity of bis game.—ihe man was about giving up in V. Jones nad taken passage at New Orleans on the steamer Robert E. Lee for Vicksburg, The oflicer went north by the Frank Pargoud, landed at Vicksburg just a day behin ihe fugitives, who had taken passage on the Belle Slemplis for St. Louis, The Brown, a fast stern-wheeier, was just backing out, bound ap- river, as the detective learned the facts related. Seizing bis grip-sack, he leaved from the wharf- boar and alighted safely on the steamer’s guard, uearly knocking the life out of the first ‘mate, who received him with an oath, and was about to put him off at the first landing as a tramp aud a thicf, when a compromise was made through the jvterference of the Captain, who “thought that be communded that steambont, aud, il the stravwer could vay s fare to St. Louis, he saw no_reason why to St. Louis he should not go!* The detective paid the amount demanded for passuge, aud for four days and three nights persisted in keeping on deck, watching for the Belle Memphis, which it was presumable the Brown would pass before reach- e St. Louls, She did pass her just above Calro. But the operative .could not leave his steamer to take the Mem- phts. ‘the night was too dark and tempestu- ous, and _all he could do was to retire to his berth-and sleep uatil he reached hisdestination. Beletd, when St. Louls was attained, and the Bell Memohis came also, THE PEXSONS THE AGEST MOST WANTED HAD FLOWN. ‘The obliring clerk was sure they went ashore at Cairo, while the acute and more honesi porter told the inguirer, in coantidence, over his s of orog, that it was at Columbus, Ky.. tue handsome new-marricd vouple lett the Belle. Cairo and Columbus were mvestizated. It was at the former place that the parties had truly lunded. Remaimow part of a day, they had takeu tramn for Mobile; thence to the sca re- sorts, Beloxi, Bay St. Louis, and all along the Mississippt coust, enjoying themselves. Thence they voyaged to New Orleans, tried the cuisine of the rare City Hotel, and suddenly took cars, via the New Orleans, St. Louis & Chicago Rail- way, for St. Louis! ~But tney failed to reaech that city, returned to New Orleans, sod passed - by steamer to Galveston, where the detective failed to find further trace. For more than a week be was utterly at bis -wits? end. Fortunately he chanced to learn that SOMELODY HAD BEEN HURT on an interior live of road. It was a lady with brown hair and eves, and name unknowa. She was sccompanied by a gentleman pamed Jones. The detective followed as fast as steam-cars could travel. It wasall a hoax. Nobody had been wounded at or near Texarkana. The local editor had been duped. But accident favored the detec aud an overland stage ride througn New Mexico, Southern Colorado, and thence to Deuyer; alterward to Omaba, and theuce east to Dubuque, thence north to Si. Paul, Minu., finally brought the weary man up to his friends. A photogravh of Mrs. Smithers settled the matter. |The refugees were caught- up with. [ Come. here et once; the bazzage has been found,?” was the formula agreed upon, and ibe d ive sent o wessage to- that Jetfect some Lwo weeks ago. But Smithers was prevailed upon to content himself in Chicago, notwithstandive his ardent desire to wreak vengeance upon Jones with a big pistol, relic of_nis casalry days, before the War, which he had loaded to ‘the muzzle with powder and slugs for the express purpose of hiowing Joaes into futurity, and he stopped here while Detective Roscoe started to settle with the lonz-lost Jones. The other officer, having Mr. Jones and Mrs, Smithers under sur- veilance, was directed not to lose them. He nearly did so, despite bis endeavors, but they had only flown to a milling district pot far distant, where Jones was about purchasing an extensive flouring mill. Roscoc one day CAME UNEXPECTEDLY UPON JONES, while that person was drinking at the bar in his hotel, and before the embezzler of monev and a wife knew what he was about the ‘-darbies™ were upon his shapely wrists. Jones sur- rendered after a little bluff, saying there was no ula use in demying his identity. “He confessed all; 2ave up $3,000, which was returned to Smithers. 1t wus all remaining of the $10,000 the man had startea with. He suid ke wos ready e return $o Chicsgo and do service at Joliet for his crim, 8 eri lnd otber ideas, He was satisfieq o 10k derelict partner slide—with the deludeq i provided no publicity was given to the e So adroitly were his ' directions carriay S0 this respect that, to this day, tha uolt 1 the quict Minnesota village are unaware of o B deed for which Jones was coilared. - g0 baving surrendered everything, b;::‘ reckless, attempted to il the detes Roscoe, and would have succeeded but 1o . sharp eve that officer kopt upon bim. giile his release, and while being taken to his 0% Jones pulied a revolver on tne su'mom' Roscoe beinz behind nim, fired, and the balle; whizzed by the intended victit's heaa oit bedded itself in the doorcasiny pu Before he could discharge a second shot Roscoe had his grasp upon Jones’ neck, agg pry weapon fell harmless to the floor. After |h" ';"l‘lmmfi.\me l?n_s \lv:re Kept upon the reckl!:: cllow day and night, until t] fellow e he matter was duly therwiss Mee, 220 —otherwise Mrs. Smithers—r: 51 the iotel when Jones was caughy, ook, 00 riding with a lods friend, - She aved. sng BO% Iy fainted, as she recoznized the fact thay ho BF Tover was in the toils, but returned 1o s BE sciousness in a ferw minuies, and subseqmenst weat through her part of the busiess Jpeul bent upon her with calmness and a show of for. titude, shoswing that sho was Sxed In per o mination to stand by Jones to the Jast, -~ Smithers insisted that nothing should be saig B in the newspapers about his Wile’s escapagy and the 10ss of his partner, saving she hag bt South - for her health,” and be o Earaasont the Exposition, and to secure novelties in uz:’r line of goods. But a friend of the mercany uaable to keep so zood a thinz from Tng Tm:‘. UNE, has given the fscts, which are Tacts, cepting as regards the hames of the pyr Swithers Is a little older, 2 little more gry, nore wrinkled at the corners of the eges 1oy he was some months aco, but now - devor Luself untiringiy to business, and sara he gy never, never, beifeve in g smart, slitk parm, again. He says this to himself. ~ To the wox‘fl hie is as dumb as an ogster. id, A NARROW ESCAPE. Written for The Tribune. My name is Warren Arnot.. I am 1§ yeany old. But if I should live for a century nersr hall T shake off the fearful memories of gge July night scarcely a fortnight azo. The greater vart of my lelsure hours havy been devoted to athletic sports. Theday gy which I was first permitted to bowl In g ericket. § match seems but yesterday, though ten years 3 since; aud the pure delight of baving run s gie inside of five minates, together with the remen,. brance of that territic dash down the lagt buge dred yards, a competitor on either side, almgst abreast, causes the blood to surge and thyj me to the soul. il But skilled as I am in all outdoor swimming has always been my forle; and diving I have yet o meet my cqual. ‘Solt wy bat natural, towards the closejof one of thoss very warm days during which we praved for the coming of the * Munitoba,” as[layin a bag. mock and lazily watched the motips less leaves above me, that the th of a swim should meet ity peculiar favor. A walk of a block, a car, and fz fifteen minutes I could be in the water of the Natatorium. The very idea seemed fo har. wony with all the surrouudings, aod 1lost no time In carrying it juto execution. A the swimming-school” I found sowe congemis} spirits busily engaged u diving afterssmal white pebble thrown in the middle of the basin. Huaving demonstrated to ourselves onr sbility to bring fv up aimost without fail, it was pro- posed to throw the pebbie in at one end of the tank and dive after it from a plank connecticr the ealleries at the other end, which festin- volved a swim uuder water ncarly the entipe lenzth of the basin. The pebble having bee duly thrown, [ dove headlong from the plank, ‘which must have been some tweaty feef ahore the surface of the water. The rapid whiz through the air, the plunge, aud the speed with which one glides through™ the water, constitute the delights of diving, and even now Ianre member cach one of these in that dive. The pebble, however, I was mot destined to reach; for while swimming along the boi tom, suddenly everythinr scemed to | move faster and faster and my hand strock against 2 wall on one. side, the’ counterpart of which I feit o moment later with the other hand. A single struke upwards revealed tke existence of anotber wall directly overhead. In an instant it flashed upon me. "I was ig the outlet—tne pipe conveying the water from the the swimming basin to the sewer or elscwhere, the distance or direction of whichI had not toe slightest knowledge. Ibut knew that I wasia a condait less than five fect in diameter, travel- ing with the water at arate I had nevet befora experienced and almost exhausied; and yeb even then I could not but think how excessively stupid it was to leave such an outlet uncuvered. ‘The time for reflcction, however, was limited, for after what seenied an age since [ enteredtho opening, and as I was on the point of giviog up to despair ana inhaling the fatal water, Iaul- denly fell with a splash_into a pool of some kind. Oh, the joy with which I drew along Dbreath, then anot¥er, and then a third! Tas air ever so sweet? What cared I that the atmosphere which swrrounded me was heavy and dense with the foulest of all gases? What cared I that the slime in which I as immersed, so dense that bardly a stroke was needed to keep on the surface, was the iiquid putrefaction of a sewer! I lived! [ breathed! But to get out! to escape from such a polson! A few seconcs’ exanination showed me that I was in a sewer-main, the bot- tom of which I could not reach, in which, as as the current zlided along, it was with great difficulty that breathing coutld be maintained, and the whole completely cuveloped in such 3 darkoess as I pray God I may never feel agin. 1 say fee!, because it was so dense that the sght became entirely mered iuto that of fouch Overhead 1 could reach uothing. How long 1 floated with the stream I koow not, but suddenly my foot touched the bottom. The depth was then up to my breast; I could not stand, however, the current ran so swiltly far more swiftly than when I firss ent it. Still wothing in reach overhesa ex cept that terrible blackness. After ff- eral atteinpts, the current each time carg- g me off my feet, 1 touched the top of BF prison. _ After a minute or so I n‘!‘“ extended upwards my hacd. The top of the vault was not o foot over my head. I reactel again, and it was scarcely six juches. T without touching it, fvel it coming pearer nearer. My God! was I thus miserably to per ishi Toerc only room to bresthe. thinks and acts quickly uoder such cirirg stances. Idrew atull breath aud dove. Ev as I turned both feet struick the 1wall that shat me out from air and life. O the agony of thut dive! Whbere would I come up? Lswim along, now striking tie bottom, now one aud then the other, and once bitting the wall above me, until I could staad it no longely and with one terrific stroke hastlly rose tow. ihe top, when suddenly I fell lnto unotnerlowfll basin, which turncd out to be, ngt another 1eve of that terrible sewer, but the preen grad while above me swung the cmpty Lammocky and over me poured the cool breczes of the “Manitoba.” Thank heaven! it was bat & dream. Cuicago, Aug. 10, 1878, ————— THE TOKEN. *Man's love {3 of man's life 3 thing spart.”—Byro%. v sy wulen you've zrown tired of my deep, Womas'# ove, ¥ And thoughts of me are passiontess and cold. | Then send me this,” you said; and inmy You piaced a bright and slender band of gold- **YWear it for me till you have ceased m,l'fnv As live you now, for me, and me aloge. *~That ime will never, necer come," I #a e And, boy-like, deemed you for ail time my o' i\‘nd now, la-lljzigrm.kfmm its i:ng ze_iltg‘nz-v“u Cpon my hand, I take your token-ring, Shiling a8 thoughts come of tuat far-Of te When [ this baudle held a priceless thing- But I've grown wiser—aye, more worldly, tao= ‘And hold the past but as a boyish Yow: The passion-pulse of other hours beats slow, And what I was 'tis well 1 am not now- . Can nbsence thus estrange thd heart, snd chill, The soul? Lask. Then search my own, and lo}, Find nanght bat ashes where Serce fires baa bard! The idots dust of a short while 8g0. Such is man's love. A passion-flower thst soms. Divinely falr, enchanting to the sight; los= " i H i m, how oft Lat, ere full-blown in perfect bloom. how &7 i 'Fhe hand that reared it will fts beanti **Tue Maprzs." OwEN M. SONNET ON BRYANT. m,. lie 12 zone—gore from hm]sl lll,l:l;!:’ f&"- B He left behind what ne’er shal i e senrched throngh Nature, and her myfl‘fl” proved. 1le shines with double bnlliancy to-day: When :lhull nnn(hc; Uryllxrl h;J! msfl.c'rudyl.l“l Death does not end—we live long af Our thoughis when living wing themselves breath, And live throngh ages, never to decay. Tiis life was spotless—all his writings pucs. - He loved fair Natare 50 as few e'er d0. 3 Tie saw hich Fame to her himaelf allura— /i Tl ciimbed the Tadder, and he reached her 00825 E! tomb lhllllt;.{nmbhl!. Ig]d !h:lgl;uk endare= s name shall live the endless m‘“"' e Caicago. "Frivx B, QLS