Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 1, 1878, Page 11

4 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY., DECEMBER 1, 1878-‘-SIXTEEN PAGES Ir Tpe Dabes o the Wools,” lesques it the tasce of the day. They v bave AL ot oven 3 strain of music, but do nething D OO thines so well s ovelty 8+ missed: i : seed. e a trip through the fnterior Toey Wil T emeut of Joshi Harl's Com- \fL and then return—a bad move, and one fia‘. ever yet bas suceceded. A, ELSEWHERE. GREEN-ROOM GOSSIP. xton's new company includes Messrs. . % Ttobinson, C. F. Steveuson, William {,fgfi:s.v]n?‘\'\'iumm Leflingwell, Miss Mazcle Harold, and Mrs- . L. Davenport. The Russiat drama of “Tllc Exiles " is azain jpina 1a Boston. ‘The animals and the actors said to be in exceilcht conditton, und it is ;d,e 4 that there will be a long run. "\ Dion Boacieault will make a spring tour, " g in Fevruary, under the manage- o tol Mr. William . Deutsch, visiting Bos- 1o, ‘Philadelphia, the ;?rlnclpal Western cities, and probably San Francisco. Apeschange sugrests that “some arrange- peat sbouid he wiade to run Modjeska's palace- on the staze of the theatre during cach of ;mdlmu’s performances, ber wardrabe be- he same time displayed on a clothes- borlesque, 2Miss Cla oz at U s Among t {obe seen 1 {ifa) deys MS! he charming equestriennes who are divg in tic park during these beau- ¥ be remarked Miss “Clara Morris, \is Ellic Wilton, and Miss Ada Cavendisti, who are ail thiree noted for thel grace and skill horsebacs.—San rancisco Chrunicle. Juisstated that Mr Bronson- Howard is the sathorot only threcacts of ‘“The Banker's Daashter,” the final two acts being due to an- ginerpen. The Union Square management as- et that thesceery for this new Americau play Epasses everstbing in this line that bas yet ‘Deen seen in their theatre. w31y Son,” which is the newest thing at Wal- Jack's in New York, is an adaptation of a popu- Jar Germaa farce called “ Mein Leopoldt.” The Jiling eharseter is & rich shocmaker, whose Jove for a worthless son briugs him 1o penurs, o w5 played some time ago by Willian Warren in Boston. 3 ng men, who sent a_manuscript play to 2 |3r§$m manager, had it retamed to him with the resnark that if be would only work it over €0 25 10 make the heroine rob the bauk io- stead of defend it, and afternards climb ©p a &faract on a slack Tope, with 3 eafe on ber back. il the detectives paused Lrightened on the Ak, it migot do. Tthas been falsely reporied that Jarrett & Pilger had concluded 10 Jeave the United fuates, and take up their permanent residecce 1 Loudou 35 the great American managers, but {se truth is that_ they will ‘be back uext year, uEnde Tom’s Caln™ and all, and tnen they < to do something stupendous in the gpectacular line, regardless of cost. Elsie Moore, a preity little actress, who is as so0d 8 she is pretty, will probably retire from thestare outhe return of Mr. James C. Dufl. The 1wo Lave been enrazed in marriage for some time, and there is o doubt they’}l make a jolly Jittle couvle. Mr. Duff is expected back about March, and bis fatber intends badl him in whatever he brings over.—Dramatic News. The present King of IHolland was not to be Jound upon the death of his father, William 11 Dispatches were sent to all the Dutch Consuls ‘throughout toe world to make inquiries rexard- ing him, when saddenls 1t was recollected that the Prince had becomne enamored of an actress josn English traveltng company. Tais was in 1349, and be was then 32 vears of age. The troupe was found in a small city of Scotland, and the Prince for a month had been acting as prompter. . Hackett once played Rip Tan Winkle in Dub- Jin. In the scene after the'sleep of twenty years, where J2ip reapoears in the village and finds the sizn on the villaze tavern changed from George AL, he puts his hands over his eyes 10 shade 1hem from the sun, and asks, ** Whose picture jc thate” * Why, don’t you know? That is George Washington, the father of his conutry.” #The applause that tollowed,” said Hackett, 4w g0 terrific and long-continued, and had fach an cffect upon me, that I could ' not play ster that.” Fanny Davenport takes great interest in the fature of her youner sisters.” She aids them sllinkier power. She is satisfiea that May is well placed for the present at the Standard, . -E\ur ‘ork, and has called upon Barilli, the ic master of Florence. Acting upon his advice, he has induced Florence to cancel her engage- ment with toe lady lecturer whom she was to ‘ecompany on her tour and sinz before the lect- ures. Florence will remain a_year more with ‘Berilli, then o to Europe for the completion ot her musical education.- Florence, it is belicved, will in time surpass her sister, La Blanche. Mary Anderson has been praised, but never Jike this, which comes from a Western paper, and {s so delightfully gushy as to bear repetition. 1t 1s about her performance of Julict: ** She im- parted to this, perhaps not tavorite character, s reality that scemed almost, supernatural, snd displayed adegree of tragic power that is a Virthrizht, not an acquisition—a _birthright Leiebtened by study and_ discipline, but never- theless an original possession, and one that must grow with the process of time. There is no Leight nor depth nor breadth of passion which she does not conquer and represent with the fidelity of true genius.” Three clerzvifien’s opinions of the theatre are athand. The Rev. W. N. Richardson, of Med- way, Mass,, gaid that the history of the staze W5 8 history of sin and shame. He censured 1lic pewspapers for devoting so much encour- sgement 10 actors, and addedx “ I ask, in all sincerity and bonesty., what kind of taste is that that admires the thestre. with its tivsel sud fandy trappings, the bedizened and painted act- Tess, and thelewd dancing girl on the stage? If {he theatre is a school of morals, why won'd those who patronize it blush to admit theactors 20d actresses 10 their homes and tables! Shun the theatre as you wonld a pest-house. It isan enemy to morals, and_curses - sociery where it existe,? The Rer. A. W. Lirhtourne, of Baiti- mure, gaid toat theatres found their chicf advo- ates among sivners. He “ marveled that the Peopleof this_eulightened country would sup- Tort 2 band of infamous characters, dancers, fid- boxers, and similar vampires who fed upon e community.” The Rev. Henry Morzan, of Boston, sugeested that the baokrupt Globe Theatre be rade a house of refue, with this io- sription over the door: ** Here fell o thousand Boston's most brilliant men. This Lospital :mx':m‘am the spot where builder and play- piths Stors and people, went down to com A correspondent of the Springficld Republican mlsllnsswn' about Fred Ward, who is oze of Principal actors in the **Diplomacy™ party sztn_l’md Warde and his wife came first to ork with three Jittle children. Mr. Warde waited {omeor his first z00d_osportumiy toact. At last Jeumes he was o play uthetlo to Edwin Bootirs 1520, Jo Beltmore. e was nervously anxious rw“:h part —onc which he had never played. Jor daxe the falk of Otlello Giled the little house. comuarde wae busy making her husbsnd's Soayhe; Mr. Warde was studying, reciting, and ° ferment generally. At last hie was of, Jeaving e and children for_the fizst me since their fodeiin America. AL night his boy, 5 years old, ttoeay his pravers; first came ** Now 1 lay Pong 20d (hen he said, s usual, **0 God, bless M, and mamma, and dear grandma in En- e wnd then, after a little” stop, **O e Vigellease help papa through Othello ™ Mr. Boirde was written Lo and tola of the incident, and mypTote to a friend afierwards: -*I have been Tieys pucceseful than 1 nd Loped to be, and I e ur's prayer lias been snswered. friend tald the story at a dinner-ble, where Aferifeot an Etscopal clergymian was present. {5t be hnd tinisled, stio exclaimed with wonde: 'y, Ldidn't know that actors' children ever m;flflrvmyem " This is just about the averas . tng ok 46 charity to be looked for in sucha case: fflg"u;n}::lr:)“y‘hmg hln\'o' loltgllbc cbumcu;( ?f v le¢ more i) such 9 stusty i ey i Clara Morris has provoked the San Francisco e by ber inability to sgpcnr in_comedy So, at least, one would judge ffom the eof gorie of the papers there. ‘They have R erving for candy from ber, and she will do Docking bui weep. - He: ‘. i wontd ep. “Her popularnity,” says one. rould certainly be enbanged i she would oot some comedy parts on intermittent nizhts, e her fame {s in the pathetic,” ctc.: But hier e in tle pathetic is largely dependent upon m’;"&knus of her spine, and so long as her ine 3ls in bad order we canuot expect comedy. 2 l: Morris talks about her domestic difliculties 2 rather uncertain way, but ber busband, Mr. ‘m_l';’!vl.”ls very outspoken as to ‘“that iu- miw in which she ° was sup- b 10 reveal her secret sorrows. He tells mmDOMr Of the Chron'ce that that supposed nsrflew withthe editor of the Dramatic Vews o 2lie, and when asized what couree he meaut Em’%flflfle‘ £aid that he had fully aetermined 1o muh: writer of the juterview whenever Le - ¢ {n contact with him. * Youwill probably,” Imumwd Le, **bear an account of my deing so mmmsn_v weeks from row, and when that ume (amF my only hope is that the press of Cali- or 2 vill zive me a fair show. I had the mis- b E:!'!‘ thoot aua kill a man about three ks betore I came here. To be sure 1 did it - uiense of my property, as the man was at- - Bmoting ta rob me, and 1 was unbesitatingly Mutitted, but the incident served to Dustrate \ m, and probsbly had hhe fact of that interview utly to my departure.” ‘what kind of a man something 1o do wit being published sub: MUSIC. AT HOME. 2IE LITTA CONCERTS at the Union Park and Unity Churches have been the most prominent entertainments of the past week. They do not, however, call for any particular notice at this time. because of the very recent appearauces of this artist upon our operatic stage. Attractive as these concerts have been, they were scarcely more interesting than THE RECEPTION given on Wednesday eveninz at Lyon & Healy’s musie rooms to Miss' Leila W. Graves, a young lady who has just returned from Stuttgart, where she has been studyiue the piano “during the past three years. The reception wes attend- «d by alarze number of our musicians and con- noisseurs, who expressed their delight at her playing in a very hearty and enthusiastic man- ver. Her numbers were very exacting and di- versified, and would have offered a fuir test of the ability of any player. They included the first movement of the Beethoven C major Con- certo, with the Reinecke cadenza, the accompa- ninent played by Mr. Eddy; a Haydn *‘An- dante, with Variations”; the Chopin B flat minor Scherzo; and the “ Romance Russe,” o delightful composition by Kreuger, whicn is new here, but which will be likely to become famil- iar through Miss Graves' introduction of it. The player is vers young, petite, unafected, and slightly nervous, a3 might bave becn ex- pected upon the occasion of a debut, but, not- withstanding the nervousuess, she revealed sterling qualities in ber work. Witnout un- usual power or breadth of style, she plays with clezance and peculiar refinement. Her reading is scholarly, her exceution clear and facile, and the Deautiful finish she gives to her interpretations shows the work of a well-schooled, intellizent, and conscientious player. She is a very valuable acquisition to our resident talent, and in what- ever sphere her abilities may cal her she will be heartily welecomed in our musical circles. She was assisted by Miss Ella White, who took part with Mre. Farwell and Mrs. Balfour in a_ very spirited and cffcctive performance of the Terzetto from Balfe's *Falstaff”; by Mr. Bowen, who sang a pair of ballads; and by the Harmonia Quartette, who sang several part sougs. Aprovos, why does not this cxcellent quartette. so well drilled and so thorouehly accustomed to each other, strike out into” somcthing better and more novel than cuckoo songs, spring sones, woodbirds, and other such small sweetnesses Their ability deserves hizher range. THE MARIE ROZE CONGERT. The present weck also presents some strong musical attractions, and will open to-morrow evening with a concert. to be given at_McCor- mick Hall, under, the auspices of the Farragut Boat-Club, by the Marie Roze Concert Troupe. The company is headed by this excellent artist, who is sunf}arted by Mr. Carleton, the baritone, whao is well known' from his past connection with English opera; Brignoli, the veteran tenor; Kaiser, th _violinist, 3 new comer; and, for this occasion, Mr. Lieblivg, the pianist, who takes tae place of Mr. Pease, who, for reasous best known to himself, declines to play in Chicago. The loss is not in the nature of 4 calamity, and whatever regrets the audienve may have will be forgotten in the work of such an excellent play- eras Mr. Liebling. ‘The inrze sale of seats in savance gives assurance that the hall witl be filled, and that the fair vocalist will meet with a warm welcome. The programme will be as fol- lows: 1. Lepend—**L'Ombra della Croce"......Barri Jr. W. 7. Carleton. 2, Violin solo—Fantasie (‘*La Muette de Polficl")jl ceeeee Alard 3. Aria—**ACAppari ™. +ee «eauFlotow Signor. i. ... Strauss 4. Pianosolo—*‘Vienna Bonbons™. (Arranged by Mme. v Mr. Emit 5. Grand_aria—"**Rol tol o King ue j'aime™ (**Robert I Diabls™) Meyerbeer dar.c Roze. 6. Song—**The Tar’s Farcwell ™. Adams ur W T Carieto) 7. Pianosolo. E) 8. Song—Love Once Again ™ Signor_ Brignofi. 9. Song—‘‘It wus a Dream" (with violin obligato, performed by Mr. Kaiser)..Cowen Marie Loze. ‘Violin solo—** Romance ct Bolero™. .... Dancla dir. Mark Kaiser. 11. Trio—**Te 80l quest 'amma™ *‘Attila. . Verdi dlarie Roze, Sig. Brignoli, and W. 1. Curleton. On Tuesday evening, at the same hall, THE BEETHOVEN SOCIETY will give its first public concert of the season, with a notable programme, in the of which the Society will have the assistance of a full orchestra. The opening number will be Mendelssohn’s ** First Walpurgis Night,” that stirring_description of tne-old Druid rites, in which Mrs. Watrous will take the alto part The Aged Woman of tue People”); Mr. Knorr, the Druid tenor solos; and Mr. Ivan Moranski, of New York, bis first appearance here, the Priest’s (baritoue solos). This will be followed by Rubinstein’s “ Water-Sprite,”? Miss Ella A. White taking tbe exacting alto solo, and the ladies of the Society the chorus. The first part will close with Gade’s **Spring Message.” ‘The sccond part of the programme will be devotea to * Tannhauser,” six selcetions from which have been made, -as follow: 1, overture; 2, Wolfram’s aria (Mr. McWad 3, Elisabeths aria” (Miss McCarthy); 4, duct between JTannhauser und Euasabeth (Miss Me- Carthy and Mr. Schultze): 5, duet between Evsabeth and the Landgrave (Miss McCarthy and Mr. Koss); 6, the Mareh and Chorus, by the Society. It is one of the best programmes the Society has ever offered, and the hard and patient labor Mr. Wolfsohn has bestowed upou the rehearsuls warrants the expectation that the concert will be an excellent one. On Thursday evening the ATOLLO CLUB will also make its first appearance this scasd®, aud with 2 mixed chorus, full orchestra, and four excellent soloists,—Miss Fanny Kellogz, Miss Abbie” Clark, Mr. Fessenden, aud Ar. 3. . Whitney. The vprogramme will be worthy of the occasion, including the first part of Men- delssohn’s * St. Paul™ and Handel's * Acis and Galatea,” with the original instrumenta- tion as Handel left it. ~The performance of two such works, the latter representinz the rogged -simplicitv of the ancient days and the former the more florid work of the present, will ‘be a notable event, the interest of which will be still_further cnhanced by the exceilent artists Sollivan 10. for the solo parts sccured Ly the Club. ~ As Miss Kellozr is_comparatively unknown liere, we se- Ject the following notice of her from Dwght's Journaf of Music, than which there i3 no better authority: “Miss Fanny Kellogg saug in her Sweetest voice, to Mr. Dressel's accompaniment, her choice sclection of pieces. The aria from one of Handel’s Itaijan operas was given with refined and tender fecling, with chaste and fin- {ched execution, and the roulades, so cvenly and smoothlv done, seemed not less expressive and spontancous than the simpler melody. Never before have we hesrd thar unique and lovely song of Schubert’s, *Geheimis,” so perfectly cxpressive of Goethe’s verses, -sung so intelligi- DIy, so tastefully, and with such delicate ex- pression.” B ‘Cae week's entertainments will close with a concert by the WINITNEY CONCERT COMPANY, gasisted by the St. Cecilia Ladies’ Quartette and Miss Jessie Couthoui, the reader, at the Union Park Congrerational Church, on Saturday evening, the prozramme of which bas already appeared in THE TRIBUNE. The combination is astrong one and promises to give the West- Siders an excelient entertainment. LOCAL MISCELLANT. ‘The sistecnth Hershev populgr concert will be given Monday eveniag, Dec. 9, Jinstead of nest Monday. Tr. Mapleson closed oo the 20th iust. with Mr. Haverly for a two weeks’ season of opers in Chicago early in January. Signor De Campi, the well-known vocal teach- er, recently connceted with the Chicago Musical College, has taken musicrooms in the Ameridan Express Building. i The Englewood Musieal Socict;rhnvc decided to give their first concert at Tillotson Hall Tuesaay evening, Jan. 7, and arc now negotiat- ing for some of the best solo talent to be bad in Chiecago: = Tne - thirty-fourth papils' matinec of the Hershey School of Musical Art will be given next Wednesday afternoon at Hershey Hall. A fine prozramme of vocal and justrumental music has been prepared. “Ihe Chicago Concert Purty will leave nest IWeduesday on a two weeks' trip for the follow- jug places: Galesburg, 11L.; Fairfleld, la.: Princeton, Trenton, and Kansas City, Mo.; To- peka, Atchison, and Leavenworth, Kan. The pupils of Miss ind Mr. Root will give a. reception to. Mrs. Regina Watson Wednesday, Dee. 4. at 2:30 p. m., at Miss Root’s music-room, No. 31 Ex})rcsi Building. -The programme will consist of three pianoforte numbers by Mrs. Watson, and voeal music by Miss Root and pu- ils. “The Chicazo Lady Quartette, assisted by Miss Era Manicrre (in plaze of Miss Mayers, who was - am ford of music. iil), anpeared at the concert of the Peoria Cnoral Union in Peoria on Tuesday evening Jast. They were enthusiastically received and recalled after every appesrance.” On Wednes- dav evening they gave a concert in Bloomington with equal suceess. The prozramme for the Turner-Hall concert this afternoon will include Mendclssohn’s “Wedding March”: Keler Bela’s * Lustapicl Overture”: Strauss! ¢ Firefly Waltz"; Herr- maun’s * Burlesque ? for three violins (Messrs. Tosenbecker, Fohl, and Buderbdeb): Weber's “Jubilee Overture”; entracte to Schubert’s “Rosamunde;” polonnise from Meverbeer's “Struensee”; Relnbold's potpourri, * Frank- furt Fair ”'; the “ Amaryllis”; and Strauss’ “Marien Quadrille.” The ladies of the Jochannah Lodee will give a concert at the temple of the Sinai Congreration, coruer of Indiana avenue and Twenty-first street, on Kriday, December 6, for tne purpose of raising funds to buy clothing for poor chil- dren. The very best talent will perform at the concert, so that it will be oncol the most en- joyable of the season. The parpose being vers laudable, it is to be hoped that the ladies will be encouraged in this ndble work, especially asthey themselves are sacrificing time aud money to help the needy. ‘The Chicazo Music Company have received from William A. Pond & Co., New York, the following new musie: “ITomeward Bound,” u song by Wellesley March, dedicatea to Mr. Broderick, of the Chicazo Madrigal Clubj “Providence Line March,” for pianoc, by Rounseville Williams; “Spring Song,” com- nosed for Miss Henriett Becbe, by J. Haydn Waud; “Tears,” also dedicated to Miss Beebe, by Homer N..Bartlett; *‘Sweet Lulu Ray,” souz aud cliorus. by John T. Rutledge; and “©Tivas Rum that Spoiled the Boy,” by T. Martin Towue. Mrs. L. M. Duen, rccently from Boston. where she has beeu a pupil of the very skillful and suceessful teacher, Mme. Cappiani, who was at oue time well known fiere in oper as Mme. Kapp Young, has mude Chieago her home, and will henceforth devote hersell to teaching voeal music. Mrs. Dunu nog oniy brings strong testimonials from Mme. Cappiani, but from other Eastern musical autnorities, and, having already had many years’ successful cxperience 4 a teacher, will undoubtedly take high rauk here in her ‘profession. Her residence Is at 509 WVest Adams street. + A very vleasant art reception ‘and musicale took place last Tuesday evening at Park Insti- tute, when, after an bour spent in_conversation and an inspection of the beautiful productions of the young ladies’ pencils and brushes (sev- eral of ‘which were worthy of particular notice), the company adjourned to the chapel ana spent an hour in attendance upou a musical pro- gramme, the instrumental numbers of which Were given by Misses Cunningzham, Crane, Broww, and De Sitva, aud the vocal by Misse: James, Joues, and 2 ladies’ quartette. Miss Jamnes is a sister of the Miss James now singing with Wilhelmj. Mr. Emil Licbling will give a piano recital at Ferry Kall, Luke Forest, next ‘luesday_ even- ing, ut which the programme will include the following numbers: * Funtasie and Fusue,” Bach-Liszt; * Sonats, op 27, Beethoveu; *Vanna Sorclla Ingrata,” Handel; * Les Deux Alouttes,” Leschititzky; * Valsede Con- cert,” Emil Licbling; ** A Dream,” Schumann; cturne in £ flat,” ** Mazurka in B minor,” ), -+ Polonaise in 4,” Chopin; * My Love and I,” Pease; * Vienns Bonbons,” Strauss-Rive-King; & Marche Heroique,” Soint Saens. Mr. Lieb- at_this recital, will be assisted by Miss Lillian E. Smythe. Mir. W. 8. B. Mathews will give at Park In- stitute, 193 Ashlund avenue, next Friduy even- ing, bis fecture on ** The Three Great Epochs of Modern Music,” on which occasion Miss Lydia Harris will play a_programme_of illustrations, embracing Buch’s Prelude and Fugue in C sharp, Beethoven's ** Moonlizht Sonata,” and Ronao a 0, op. 120; Schumann’s first book of y-picees, op. 13; Chopin’s Fantasie-Tm- oromptu, op. 66 aud Scherzo in B flat minor, op. 81; and Liszi's > Polonaise Herolque? in E. Thie lecture Is Of an_umassuming character, do- sitmed merely to afford the listener a staudpoint for enjoying the music. TUNES. To the Editor of The Tribune. P Nov. —As one of the conunon horde iy, T should dike to ssy that the opera scason just closed hss agam produced’ a atrong interrogation in my miml. which 1 am unable to auswer, und appeal to you for an explunation. I 1ike to hear tunes and songs, und 1 have gone to the opera with my wiie, and sat through an entire evening's performance just to hearone or two fimple tanes. In the long interval of what [ uelieve is called * Recitative, " | nave hard work to keep ewake, and in fact were it not for. au occasfonal nudze from my wife (who retains o bright wakefulness, more from the consciousness that the new bonoet she wears cost 330, 50 than for any other perceptible reason), Ishouid have pos- &ibly astonished my newbbors with some sheet nusic in the ehape of snores. Now, why can’t opera be muude so full of tuncs as to be Interest- ineall the way through? law sorry to ace from Mr. Pratt's card, in your Sunday issue, thut he has detersined to be so lofty in his coucerts as to piace himsell musically outof sight of such ordi- nary mortals as myself. Thoush I belon to the masses he epeaks of with so much contempt, yet 1 20 to hear music pure and simple, and not to be excited or astonished, and I was intending to o to his concerts, as I have kuown of his early life_and strugeles, and believed nim deserving, butaf he 18 onlv going to give us music of a i\izh classical standard. 1, and many,others like my=elf. will not dare to go. P. B. Pustico. [Our correspondent’s growl represcats very common cause of complaint. Undoubtedly there is & multitude of people who want tunes.” Now, for those who want tunes, our correspondent {nctuded, there are ample opportunities provid- ed. ‘Thercare innumerable coucerts at which uoshing but tunes are given. They may be heard almost every evening, and very ‘well sung. Even in an opera season, operas inay be selceted that are full of tunes, though we must acknowledge that we cannot concieve of an op- era all tunes such gs our correspondent wants. The Thomas Orchestra does mot play tuaes. Why? Because its members are skilled musi- ciaus who can play something higher. Any one of the instrumental orgavizations in Chicago can play tunes just as well as the Thomas Or- chestra. We have numerous sinzers fn Chicago who can sing tunes just as well as these op- eratic artists, but they = cannot sing operas. Now, it is our corre- spondent’s duty to patronize the singers who can give him the tuues, and not de- Tiberately go where he knows he cannot have them, aud where he knows the entertainment is specially provided for the minority, it may be, who do ot want them, and then 7o home and growl. Would it not appear ridiculous for M. Pratt to advertise symphony concerts for those Who want to hear symphonies, and then play u programme of tuncs? If our correspondent will go to chureh every Sunday and during the week 2o 1o four out of five concerts that are advertised he will hear all the tunes he wunts, ut to o to the opera or to sympliony concerts With the expeetation of hearinz_nothing but tunes is absurd. Thev are provided for a class of peuple who think there is something nigher and grander io music than a tune, and they have the same right to their.music as our correspondent has to his tunes. ‘The trouble i our correspoudent gets_into the wrobyr pla As to the $26.50 -bonnet, it prodably does not rejudice his wife’s enjoyment of her musicany more than a §2.50 onc wouid.] ELSEWHERE. A CARD FROM MAX STRAKOSCH. St. Louis, Nov. 38.—7o the Editor of the Puvemny Post: 1 ses fu your paper of Wednesday evening anarticle headed “ Rival Prime Donne,” which, in justice to Miss Kellogg and other art- 1sts of my company, 1 must reply to. There is no truth whatever in any of the statements you make regarding Miss Kellogr and Miss Litta. Every one acquainted with the matter will know that tlicre could not pos- sibly be -any jealousy on Miss Kellore's part against Miss Litta, as, however brilllant her future may be, it will be entirely in a differens pranch of opera to that-filled by Miss Kellogg, who is giving to Miss Litta her warmest wishes and co-operation. Mlle. Litta appeared bere with the same sup- portas in Chicago, with the exception of Mr. Conly, who was most seriousiy Il at the Tre- mont House in that city, and if there was any fault to find with the cast I alone am responsi- ble. Iregret the statement made in your paper that your informations are reliable, when there is not the sligbtest truth in thew in this case. The * happy operatic family,” provided out- siders will contine themscRes to the truthin any statements they may make regardingz them, will. I trust and believe, long remain so. I should have requested Miss Litta to indorsc this letter, which I know she would willingty have done, but she is in Chicago fllling an enzage- ment there. MaX STRAROSCIL DOSTON AUDIENCES. The foliowing opinion of Boston audiences i3 written by 2 young Chicazo singer now study ing in that city,who evidently has herjeyes op Somuch has been said abont Boston audiences that one might Lecome impressed with the idea that Boston was o sort of mausical. moral, and in- tellectual sieve, through which, if he were eus- cessful in passing, he mizht forever feel assured of being wortny: bit really the andiences here are just Iike those of any larze city. with tne exception That thev arc more forbeanng, betier read, aud Tave greater respect for genins. Young musiciing are ofien treated with a considcration which is both an honor to the performer and to those Who up- plaud; and zn artist {3 always sure of & warm re-: ception, not because they ca orare any better pieased by his performances than they would be witha poorer onc, but because they have been Informe by zaod authority that he is auite correct, and therefore it is tho thing to ad~ mire him. Toen o great deal depends uvon the companys if it be first-class, there is littie to fear. Ido not speuk of individuals, but the people as 3 claes are as enthusiastic over trash which pleases them as an audience of Grangers. They cither do mnot judge by what they know of the artistic merit of @ performance, or they are not such musical critics as we have thoneht them. No one ought to blame people for saying what they like and what they do mot like, thercforo this §s nothng detrimental, but thefr non-appreciation of classical music is a fuct well understood by the managemient, 18 the prosrummes of the Wilhelnj concerts will testify.” As for the artists who apuear together, it becomes a- serious objection to the ordinary Boston concert, for one is painfully reminded of the praciice of mixinz ood and bad tea to muke them both selt well, ar involuntanily calcnlates by allegation whether bieis getting the worth of his money. The result, how- ever, [s usually satisfactory, for it costs but little to hear music, nud it i3 one’s own fuult 1f he does not hear some which s zood. Hathaway & Dond, of the Rodpath Lycemn Bureau, huve made it pos- ¢ible to hear Kellong und Cary, De Murska, ‘and several other artists, for 10 ceuts. We are told thut )l Boston girls sing. 1 do not thinkall of them do, but those who do not, play some outland- fsli- instrument. This remindd me that in connection with the Mendelssobm Choral Union, a chorns just Leing formed, there is un orchestra of professional and amatenr municians, amons whom are several youns ladics, 'Fhis chorus is under the Jeadersii of Mr. Emery. ‘Lust Tuesday evening I hud” the pleasure of at- tending a rehearsal of the Apotlo Club. It scemed homeltke to heir n male cnorus called Apolios #mg, and, without drawinz compurisons, Tcould mention that what Impressed me most was their reading of new music, and perfect comprehicnsion of the musical difliculties of « piece. The sugges- tions nade by their leader were acted upun imme- diatel d comprehensively. Then every man has o voice, and knows how-touse It; so there iy 10 **d 00d, " and more difficult music can be undertaken than would be gqesxble otherwise. Amoug them I recogmizea Mr. Wilkle, of Chicago. MUSICAL NOTES. 2 On Jan. 1, 1879, Dr. Richard Poll will assume the cditorship of the Neue Zeilschrift juer Music. Miss.Emma Thursby is engaged for a series of Saturday-night coucerts “at St. James' Hall, Londoun. Liszt is said to be at work on adaptations for the piano of some of the numbers in Wagner's last opera. It s said that Levy has challenged Gilmore to pluy a cornet duel with him. The duel will take place at an carly day. Anew opera by Signor Marchetti, author of “Ruy Blas,” entitled “Don Giovauni d’Aus- tria,” will probably be brought outat the Teatro Apollo, Rome, this coming winter. A bination has been effected between Mr. Maurice Strakoseh and Mr. De Vivo jor o con- cert tour by Wilheimj and DeMurska, su ported by Mme. Carrcoo and Sigoor Taglia- pietra. . The first Iyrie drama ever produced in Uru- guay was brought out on tife'Tith of September Tastat Montevideo, by Senor Towmaso Girfbaidi, entitled *Parisina.”” The Montevideans re- called the composer twenty-three times. The Second Symplony of Brahms, per- formed at the first Pasdeloup concert, has been savazely condemned by most of the Paris critics, who find it *“without brilliancy or grandeur, and with orcpestration colorless, without finesse, and badly balanced.” Mr. Herman Ritter, 2 German musician who reconstrueted the viola into a new instrument, styled by bim viola alta, and which was warmly recommended for orchestral purposes by Waz- ner, and introduced m tne Bayreuth Festival, Tus written 4 concerto wich which to display the instrument. # “The *“Carmen war still zoeson in London, and the Week says: ‘‘Foolish endeavors are being made i connection with **Carmen” to et 1ip a Trebedli party, in_opoosition 1o a so- called Hauck party, whichlatter would certainly comprise every onie who may have heard Miss Minnie Hanck as the heroine of Bizet’s charm- ing opern” Mr. Thomas gave the second of Lis.orchestral concerts on Tuauksgiving night, at t] Jinein- nati Music-Hall. “The programme included Brahms' Symphony ia G minor, No. 1 Bach’s aria **Evbarme,” by Miss. Louise HNollwagen; Saint Saens' ‘“Phgeton”! Schubert’s ¢ Der Dopoeleanger,” by Miss Rollwazen; the Handel Largo, Boceherini Minuet and Taunhauser over- ture. ‘Von Buelow has a rival, The Loundon F.garo of Nov. 6 says: “To-night, at Steinway Hall. Mr, William® Carter, who has_already distin- guished himself by plaviae five “of Becthoven’s piano sonatas in one afternuon, proposes to per- form the whole of Mendelssohn’s * Lieder ohne Worte,” from the first to the lest. Ido not know whoi the most to congratulate—Mr. Car- ter, bis audience, his plano, or—eudelssobn.” Mrs.Osgood has arrived in Loodon, and made her reappearance in the Crystal Palace Nov. 9. The London ZT%nss, speaking of the councert, says: ‘““Mrs. Osgood and Mlle. Fides Keller were the vocahsts of the concert. Tae former gave recitative and alr ‘The Raln Is Oyer,’ from AMr. Cowen’s oratorio * The Deluge,’ re- cently performed at Brighton with great suc- cess. The air is bighly effective, and in the ac- companiment we hear the * siuging of Dbirds ? greeting the return * of sunshine and of flowers arter the dreary time of the Great Flood. Mrs. 0Osz00d's bright soprano is admirably adupted to give due emphasis to the music. " The lady, who was warmly greeted on her return from America, also gave Spor’s Rose song.”? At the request of a number of prominent citizens of Cincinnati, the College of Music will reproduce the oratorio of the ‘“ Messiah ”” dur- ing Christmas week. That oratorio, it will be remembered, was one of the distinguishing features of the festival last epring. The chorus, it is stated, will number 300, Mr. Whitney has already been engaged, and Marie Van will take the soprano solos. {n this conncetion the fol- Jowing from Mr. Thomas’ pronunciamento to the chorus will give an idea of his discipline: Each member of the chorus is furni ticket bearing thercon his or her name, and a num- Ver clearly printed. ‘This chorus ticket must be presented at the door at each rahearsal, and must be carefully preserved, s it will also udmit to the concert. ‘I'ic number of this ticket corresponds 10 2 similar number on u tully sheet. This tally sheet is kept ot the entrance to the hall, and is the record of atiendance. Absence from two rebeareals deprives the absentce of memuershin in the chornz. No person whi be permitted to eing ut the rebiearsals who do:s not _intend to_sing ut the con- ceri. These rehearsals will take place at the Music Hall. No_person will, under any ciream- slnnlct‘fl, be permitted to take books of music from tne hali. —————t—— THE MOTHER'S HOUR. Between the dark and the daylight, Whea the ulght s beginalug to lower, Cotnes a pause I the dity's occujtions, That {s known as the Children's Ilour. —Longfetlow. Between our bed-time and midnight, When Durkness and Silence have Powen In the time that we siezl from our slumber, Cometh the Mother's Hour, Stockings are mended and folded, Tubic for breakfast is laid, Shutters and dours are all fustencd, Everything orderly made. And now, on the rug in the firetight, Emay sit for a short space, alone, And think of gu:fl what I've a mind to— For are not thesc moments my own? This day has been brimful and busy The morning was pleasant and by 1 felt stron, ana well, ana good-natured, But tired and grew cross before night. Baby was cross and exacting, Everything seemed to go \wrong, And I put him to bed with a scoiding, Because he asked me for @ song. 1 wish, when my temper is troubled Ty things Lhat zo wrong througl the day, 1 would silence its outward expression, ‘And talk to myself in this way: When you sit by yourself on the hearth-rag, When Baby is slcping 1n bed. Let your quict and rest be untroubied By words you have careleasly suid; For the day I £0 quick in ite going, Thouzh everything may not seem right, 1t is well worth enduring in patience. ‘For the peace that willcome with the night, And when thesnort sightsare Death's longnight, ‘And all the short days one lonz Day, The peace you bave earned in well-doing Shall abide and continue for aye. CHICAGO. Mivig C. PoxEnoy. ———— A Very Strange Story. A South Loudon (England) journal reports a story which reminds us very much of the Gatfer Hexams and Rogue Ridernoods of the ‘Fhames. A drowning man_ from the Princess Alice offered a boulman £5 1o save bim. The Tutter called out thut he *‘could not do it for the rice.” . PEGIL give you £100 sereamed the hall- drowned mzao. « It’sworth more than that Gov’nor,’”” com- posedly returned the waterinan. “ Fifteen pounds then,” pantingly replied the drowner, almost with his last breath. i No, but T'll tell you wot, I'll save you for 5 There was vo other alternative, for the boat- man evidently meant what he_said, and the vic- tim consevted. He was bauled into the boat and rowed ashore, aud directly they got to the land the boatman demanded the money. Said the latevietim: +1 would have given you £5 willingly,but since u_have shown scoundrel, you shall have nothine.” The boatmau swore and stormed, but without: avail, and all he could get was the name and address of the man, who said he might, if he liked, “‘take the law out of him.” .The boat- man means to go to law, and ne buscommenced action azaivst the man for breach of coutract. A well-known South London soficitor bas the case in hand. REAL ESTATE. Important Improvement Projected on the South Side~Fifty-four Xew Houses and Six Stores to e Erected Together—Sales, Loans, and Bullding Permits—Wentworth Park No More—The St. James Hotel—New Store on Wabash Avenue—Michigan Ave- uue and the Boulcvards—The Up-Town Movement in New York. The transfers show, by the vast majority of swall copsiderations amoug those recorded, the true character of tbe market. Most of the cash buyers are purchasers of small lots for the erec- tion of homesteads, or for savings Investments. ‘There have been few large purchases lately by capitalists in or out of the city. The most fmportant sale of the week was of 208} fect on Michizan avenue, northwest corner of Thirty-fourth street, and running through to Wabash_arenue, by John Wentworth, for 360.- 000, to E. H. Pray, for Samuel Allerton. This 15 the block which was to have been Wentworth Park if 3r. Wentworth bad carried out the plans made for him by kind friends. Mr. Aller- ton will build on the southern portion of his purchase & home for himself. The plans have not been promulgated, but they are for the erection of a house not_ to be surpassed by any in the city for elerance and solidity of construe- tion. On the north 100 feet of the land sold by Mr. Wentwortn, Mr. C. C. Thomoson, the Ium- bor merchant, will build for himself at an esti- mated cost of $25,000. Plans have been drawn for the MOST IMPORTANT BUILDING IMPROVEMENT since the days of 1871-'2. The district south of Thirteenth street, and between Dearborn street and State, is to be built ‘up with tifty-four houses and six stores. The houses are tu be neat two-story sud “basement stone-front houses, adapted for the use of fawilies of mod- crate means wishing to live within easy reach of the business centre of the city. The stores will be ou State strect. A mew street through the tract to be buiit on will be cut.between Dear- born and State, and on this the houses will face. THE ST. JAMES HOTEL. For nearly a year there hose been, oceasional intimations in"the papers that-the” St. James Hotel building, corner of State and Washing- ton streets, was to be remodeled and changed from 2 hotel juto one or more stores. It was reported at one time that Field, Leiter & Co., atier the fire cjected them from the Singer Building, were endeovornz to ect possession of the structure. Certain it is that ou various occasions various partics tried to uet kold of it, but were unable to do so because Col. Strong. who is running the hotel, had several years yet 10 run, avd asked more for it than the persons negotiating thought they could afford to puy. Finzlly, however, arrangements huave been made, and thiis corner, which bus for years been vceupied as a hotel, will be converted.to the uses of trade. This corner was the site of the cld art, House, one of the first. botels in Chicago, and was built by Gen. Hart L. Stewart, the old owner of the property, fo whose children it stiil belongs. It wus the Merchants’ Hotel, then the St. James, then the Metropolitan, and'then the St. James seuin, having been burned down as often as it has changed its nzmc. The present proprietors of the properiy have succecded in securing w cancellation of Col. Strong’s lease, and Judson & Co.,a larze carpet (irm, who bave Tor some time been over Gossuge's dry-zoods store on State street, occupying quarters con- cerning which they have been litumting with Mr. Leiter and” the oes, will take possession of the . sccond and fifth floors, which will soon be vacated b{L‘ol. Strong. The first floor, with which the hotel had noth o do, has -been oceupied for some time Pencoek and othier firms. The building will be fitted up with elevators, and the other floor will specdily be appropriated for business purposes. his change the owners of the property e: to get a wuch larger rental from it thao at present. g Ir. A. HORLBUT 3 has purchased for an Eustern party eizhtv feet ront on Wabash avenue. between Madisou aud ‘Monroo streets, west front, upon which is to be built a fine stone-front building, five storics in lheight. The price paid for the land was §62,00C cash. This property is Dow oceupied by the Nevada Hotel, which be- ing removed and a fine buildine erected in its pluce, will make a valuable improvement to that block. is leaves but one vacant piece of property on Wabash avenue from Mouroe strect- north to Soutkh Water. Tlis is another of the zood investments which have been mad city within the past year by Eastern capitalists through Mr. Hurlbut, making in all nearly a miltion of dollars. IN THE SALES OF THE WEEK were 20x125 feet, improved, on West Washinz- ton street, near Lincoln, $8,000; 60x130 feet on Superior, near LaSalle streat, $5,000; 50x04 fect on West Indiana street, $5,000; 25x100 feet, un- proved, on South Halsted street. near Four- teenth, $3,000; 48x145 feet on Webster avenus pear Larrabee street, $6,000; 21x132 feet, im- K)ro\'ed, on Park avenue, east of Lincoln, $0.000; J0x120 Teet on West Washingtonstyeet, between Leavitt and Hoyne streets, $3,000; 22x131 feet on Park avenuc, between Paulina and Page strects, $6,000; triangle of StxS5x16S on Mil- waukee avenue, southeast corner of Division strect, improved, $20,000; 25x165 feet on Ver- ‘non_avenue, ncar Thirty-fourth street, im- proved, $3,000. Adolph Loeb & Brother have sold fourlots on Desplaines snd Wallace streets, at $2,500; two Jots on Wood street, near North avenue, at $1,600; and 75 feet on Michican avenue, on which a fine building is to be erceted. ‘The pumber of building permit3 issued the past week was 258, ‘Thesmiore prominent were: Jonn Gaynor, t; vy stone-front dyelling on Saneamon street, near Congress, to cost $2,5007 the Rev. P. T. Butler, two-story dweilmg ut 479 North Franklin street, to cost $3,300. Larl- ¢y, two-story dwelling ou Emerald avenue, near Thirty-seventh street, to cost $1,000; F. Miller, two-story dwelling on Lake avenue, near Thirticth sirect, to cost 31,8005 C. Mears, three-story refriverator building on Michiwan street, near State, to cost $15,500; Porter & Welch, two-story tannery ou Eiston avenue, near Bradley, to cost $3,000; and John Nras, two-story dwellin on West Seventeenth strect, near Fisxe, to cost $1,800. ‘Bujlding-loans are not as numerous as earlier in the seasou, and the DENAND FOR LOANS ; is principally in small amounts, and for capital for business purposes. Some of the loaus of the week have been: §5,000 for three years at 7 per cent, on lot corner of Halsted and Adams; $40,~ 000 for three yearsat 7 per cent, on the Iate Wentworth sract, corner of Thirty-fourth street aud Wabash and Michizan avenue 5,000 for two years on 66S and 670 Michigan avenue (pur- chase noney); S12,000 for five yearsat 7 per cent, on lots in Block 10 iu Assessors’ Division ; $6.000 for two years at 7 per cent, onflots coruer Harrison and Clark strects; $40,000 at 7 per cent for ten years, on lots on Michigan avenue, | war Uirtcenth stret. The loans sceured by trustdecds. numbcred seventv-three, nud se- chred. $185,820; the mortages numbered cigh- teen, and were to cover_Joans for $50,093: total Toans. ninety-one; consideratiou, S41.51S. "Flic admicable faea of counecting Michigan avenus g WITHL THE DOULBVARI?S’ and the South Park is again agitated. Steps Wili be taken to obtain, at the coming session of the Lesisiature, an act to authorize this to be Gone, removing the technical difficulties that have stood in the way of the city anthoritics e ihe Park Commissioners. Thé conucction ith thie park system of boulevards will proba- Uly be wade at Toirty-0fth street. g ‘e Boston Advertiser, in moting that *the 6,000 acres of Jand fronting two miles on Lake Michizan and four miics on Calumet River fa Cliicaizo, having a hotel, warehouses, iron mills, Sooion mills, and a watch factors, dotks on Tiver and lake, and upon which the United States spent 560,000 for u Calumet-River har- bor, appraised fu 1574 for $5,700,000, isin dis- tress from the possible foreclosure of a §1,000;- 00 8-per-cent mortgage,” and that “ ao agent has gone to Europe to try aud find buyers for it, -and a New Yorker furnished $5,000 to pay s cxpenscs, and should a buser be found the party who loaned thes5,000 will receive onc-halt the commission, which will be at least #50,000, and that *interest on the $2, 000.000 1 two years unpaid,” makes the serious mistake of pliing the scene of this disaster c""mm?!' olfd Bostonians me of the conservative and & N \S\";m read the paragraph no doubt thought ‘it served Chicago right,” and was **just what they of that entirely too rapid city. cted G 33 o matter of facy 'these 6000 oroe of land, and these botels, ~mills, ocks, ete., do not lie in the neart of our bust- oK strict, nor adjoin our expensive Court- House; they are twelve miles away, do not belonz to Chicazo, and do not represent it. “The New York Ezpress has the announce- ment that the g REMOVAL OP STEWART'S wholesale store from Chambers to Tenth street will be presently followed by the openinz cf 8 /, store near Ti urth street. Here is a double leap, covering some miles. A uew grocery store is to be opened on Fifth aveuue, in the vicinity of the Stewart mansion, | which has a cafe and Liotel just above it; and a number of temporary siiops were put uj on the Yacaut Stevens lots, still further up, last year. This elegant avenue is steadily being encroached uponyand fo a few years the line of stores and hotels will reach to’ the Park. SATURDAY’S TRANSFERS, The following instrumente were filed for rec- ord Saturday, Nov. 30: . S CITY IROVERTT. West Adams st. w of and nr Rockwell st, & f. 25x123% {1, improved, dated Oct.” (Sarah Burch to Thomas Lerry). ....$ West Superior st. bet Leavitt and Oakley 8ts, n f, 24x121 G-10 ft, dated Oct. 10 (Alfred W. Ellitto Eaward P. Nichols). 700 Luke av, 3Gt u of Pier st, w1, 17x125 ft, improved, dated Nov. 12 {Thomas M Fuiton to Thomas P. Smithj........ Union st, u w cor of Seventeenth st, ¢ f. 24x100 [t dated Nov. 12 (estate of Ja- 3,500 cob Stassen to Julianna Scholl) .. 1,800 Bismark ct, 480 ft e of Novlest, n f, und i3 of 24360 ft. improved, dated Nov. 26 (Charles C. Peterzon to Peter Nel- , 48 ft w of Loomis st, n . X111 Mt dated Aug. 20 (lary 'Keefe 10 John J. O'Ke 1,500 Quinn et, 300 (z n of Toirty 253105 f1, dated Nov. 29 (John Flatl to C. J. lambleton: 400 .\'o?h vorn st 173 place, e f, 25x149 ft. improved. dated Nov. 29 (ilenry Hosmer to John il 9,200 ity California 24 8-10x109 1t, dated No 500 125 ft, dated Nov, Theodore Buch) . SUMMARY FOR THE WEE] The followiny is the total amount of city and suburban transfers within a radius of ser miles of the Court-louse, filed fur r ing thy week ending Sacurday, Nov. 303 sule:, 63; consideration, 5274, limits, sales, 3, consideration, $G, city limits, sales, 2. consideration. sales, 683 total vonsideration, S232,97: .- JENNISON AND IS NEN. Something About Mary Harris and Her Gaerrilia Lover—Border Thues of 61, To the Editor of The Tribune. Cmicaco, Nov. 20.—Fifteen years, free from that intense excitement and strife which was the inheritance of the Border Slave-State Union men during thée War of the Rebellion, has toa certaju extent obliterated the details attending the perpetual wariare we were then enxaged in, but the zeneral outline, and certainly the splen- did results, cap never be effuced from our mem- ory. Ishould not recail these troubles to the pul press just now is publishing a long article_from a New Orleans paper, which was Inspired by the death of Sister Ceteste, u Catho- lic nup, whose past lifc had been strangely interwoven with the troubles of the times of the Rebetlion. Her malden name was Harris, and her father, giving aid and comfort to the enemy, or rather barboring the cut-throat wang led by Quantrell, bad Lis property destroyed, his house buraed, bis life taken, and bis family tarned inco the night. Mary Harris (Sister Celeste) then followed Quantrell’s gang, and warried oneof his rough-riders, and, after the Seventh Kansas Cavalry (Jennizon’s Jayhawkers) had virtually crushed the guerrillas in ttat section, Mary and her busband went South, but, retnrn- ing again in the spring, her hus- bana was shot and killed aod Dburied by Missouri Uninn militia. The above is a brief resume of the article so fur as it relates to Sister Celeste; but the sneering tone in which Col. Jenuison and bis command was referred to hus 50 excited my ingiguatiou that 1 cannot re- sist the temptation of doing what [ never had intended to do,—relste some of the causes which made that officer. and his_cver-rcady men §o bated by the cowardly devils, who, too cowardly o fight 1n ooen battie, took to tne by-paths aud srorzes of the hills, frow whence to waylay and murder. F As [ said in the outset, fifteen years of time passed from scenes and incidents that I only wish to God might never come to mind again, blots out some of the.details; but what I shall refate will cover the most important features of tite stors,—the essentials will be there any- bow,—and, after read, tue man or woman who cau find sympathy for such cowardly and in- buman fiends as Quaotrell and the eang he led must, have a heart lost to every sense of shame, and whose patriotistn 15 of the kind that shoul Le rewarded witt the hemp and limb. ‘The unwritten history of Missouri will never be completed. The horrors cnacted after the outbreak of the War were of a charucter to make we heart sic 1 had. lived in Missouri some yvears betore the War, was a Southern map, and in full sympathy with the peculizr institutions of the Soutn; but when the question of secession or ‘w0 secession was subimitted to the peovle of the State, I took an active part in the campaign in favor of the Union. The result of that election is known, the State giving a large Union majority. After the election we turned to our sccession neizhbors and said: ‘- Of course you are satistied now the State must stay in the Union, and, in- stead of war and making our howes the battle- ground, we will have peace. Those who want to tight, let them 2o to the armics sud figle there, but berc let us nave peace.” This was the way tke OUnion men talked, bat, instead of meeting a generous response, their cowardly oppouents resor:ed to the hedze and field, and from covert places shot down in cold blood their inoffensive neighbors. All man- ner of tricks were resorted to to get leadine men to expos¢ themselves so as to give the assussing a_chance to muraer them and be ous of danzer themselves. One instauce 1 will relate to illustrate what I mean. A prominent physician and Union man, residing at Maryville, received = letter purport- inz to come from the gallant Col. Peabody, who was afterwards Killed at Shiloh, in which he was requested to come to St. Joseph and accept the position of Surgeon of the Thirteenth Mis- souri Reziment. The phy: n was in the habit of driving to the city with his own team, but on this occasion fortunately ook the slage, and thus escaped the shots of the assassins who were lying in wait expecting to see him drive by in his own conveyance. Col. Peabody had writ- ten him 1o letter, but nevertheless recommend- «¢d him to the position of surzeon, which he sc- cured and filed with credit. ‘The torch_fojtowed murder in stertling fre- quency, the lurid flames oiten furnishine light to sizbt the rifle by. As these events troop throngh my mind, time vaoishes, and 1t secms but yesterniuht I was cowering in the dark woods and saw the bright flames lap up my own home; and my cid mother stagwer across the roud dazed aud frightened by the armed gang, whose only recret scemed to be that “‘the old man and the boss™ had escaped them. I crept away Into the shadows, but turned to see onze more how iwell the work of destruction was being deue; the walls of the dear old home were just crumbling. and the mad sparks leaped heaveuward as if to free tbewmselves from the hateful presence of the crowd below, and as they mounted upward on each [ scut a corse upon the men who were making so much misery, und all to aid in destroying a country whoso liberties 1 bhaud been taught to love ot my mother’s knee. ‘Chese personal matters can bave no interest to the reader; but before comiug again to the article which seewzed to regard Quantrell and his gane as such herocs, and Jennison und his men, who thrashed the coward every time they ot in resch of himn,as such bad men, I will state that the charred walls still mark the place where the home stood. and of the leaders (our own neizhbars) who destroyed it. not one lives to- g The Seventh Kansas Reziment. or First Cavalry, s it was called, was orgunized by Col. Charles Jenuison at Fort Leavenworth, soon after the seige of Lexington, Mo., where the pallant Col. Mulligau surrendered to Price. I was ove of the unfortunatesat Lexington, and, being paroled atter the surrender, and cot being €atisfied to give ap so early fn the con- test, I looked about for a command where sur- render was mot in its vocabulary. [ met Col. Jenmson on the esplanade at thé fort, where I hud grone with some sixteen men, who, like my- self, had no home to zo to. After hearinz his plaus, we concluded to enlist with him, and did 0, aud soou after the regiment made its famous cutree into Missouri, where we took life for life, and illumed our narch by the light of burning buildings. We thrashed Gen. Upton Hayes and Quantrell in sucvession, and then thrashed them both tozether. Never a man of the Jayhewkers surrendered, snd prisoners they had no way to carry. heuce it s not to be sunposed that the command was burdened with them. .Jennison was everywhere. The restiess spirit, prompted torevenge the awful fate of his wife, who, near Mouod City, in 1857, was taken from her home by a gang of the very eclass of men we Were punishing, and repeatedty ravished in the presence of ber bhusband, found no comfort, no quict, nu peace, but, like an avenging Nemesis, was ever oo the track of bis foes. The soldiers of his command were men of the bor- der, bold riders, fearless, and unerring with the carbine and pistol. 1f they laughed at the dis- cipline of their company commanders, they idolized their Colonel, and he seemed never so happy as when seated among his men around their =amo-iires, uless it was whea * Boots and c ming were it not that the Northern | saddles” was sonnded for a hot ride, with the prospect of a hotter fizht. Our marches were marched of destruction; lives went out on every side, but no loyal uan, black or white, ever cime to_harm by Jennison or his men. Tne Colonel’s orders were obeyed to the letter, and where a nest of guer- rilias were unearthed the vengeance on that neighborhood was swift and sure. The Harris referred to deserved death; he got it. This ca- tering to treason or traitors is mo virtue. We knew our euernies, and, though at this distant day it may seem quite romantic to bewail the fate of ,Marv Harris aud jher cutthroat lover, then sho belonged to the class of Missouri wom- en who set traps of poisoned meat to tempt our men. and whose fatter, by supplyine provision to such gangs as those of Quantrell, wisa greater enemy to the Union than Quantrell him- self. 1 have said Quantrell was a coward. No man of the Jayhawkers will say that we ever fought with him that ke dic not fight lo get away,—his Iast cowardly explcit, after we had been ordered to Hlumboldt, near the Cherokee line, being to drop in bebind us and fire the Village of Law- rence, Kan., and shoot down -uparmed wmen, ‘women, aud children like dogs in the strect. I led a scout one day to the south and west of Pleasant Hill, te_look for some of our men. They werc fonud, one in. cach femce cor- ner, with their . frozen fingers cut off | and stuck i their mouths like so many' pipes. This was the work of Quantrell and Mary Harris? lover. 1t they succeeded in waylasiog a loucly scout or - dispateh-*earer, after Killing him, per- sonal mutilation was nearly sure to follow. These matters are sickeninz, and have been recailed by me only for the purpose of checking this sickly sentimentality thiat makes Teroes of bandits “and casts ufipmhrluul upon men who, while fighting for their lives, wers also fizhting to muintain their Government. As to Col. Jenni<on,—brave, good friend, —though the fates h:ve gonc agminst him the country owes him and his ‘mena debt of grati- tude it never witl repay. Where he is now [ do mot know; but wherever he may be, what~ ever bis surroundings, bis little body encases the bears of a hero, and, as one of those men who shared his trials aud dangers, 15 1 am sure ail the others do, [ drink to bis long life, and stand ready to answer his cail whenever our glorious country sgaiu may need bis services. Ji wWoon, Jeuntson’s scout, ————— —~ i HUMOR. A candidate is never tickled when -the voters scratch him. England’s note to Afghauistan: Ewir!"—New York Post. Economy is wealth, Even the stovepipe is coming out with its last winter's soot. ¢ T don't like winter,” said one pickpocket to another. ‘“ Everybody bas his hands in bhis pocketa.” ; Medical examiner—¢ What is there besides ther and chloroforis to produce unconscious- Tess?” Student—* A ciub.? ‘No matter howhard jtis to find a rocking- chalr daring the day, &« man s sure to fall over one when he is in search of the mutch-box after durk. The natives of Lord Howe's Island in thz South Pacific petitioned for four schoolmasters and some iron pots. The gentle aborigines evi- dently contemglate giving a party. @ Pg, why do you sniff at cach ogster before souswallow it?* * To be sure tat it is fresh. my dear.” But, pa, you'd know if it was if you swallowed it withoat sniffing at it.” ‘When a Virginia tramp is found darank ia a grutter the locol papers say that hehas - wrapped the drapery of his stomach sround a pint of moonshine and laid m down to pleasant dreams.” ¢ Beggars can’t be choosers,” says an old adage. We take notice that a peggar got into the hall the other day, and chose from the hat- rack forwith three hals, one umbrella, and our Dest sealskin overcoat. This knocks the saw- dast ont of that adage. Thereisa poem in the November dAtantic starts off by sayinz, * There came three queens from heaven.” Never do you believe it; we'll bet you » thousand dollars oue ot was dealt to bim, and he pulled the other two out of his boot.—Burdette. Every morning, at this geason of the revolv- ing year, forty-four millions of freemen-in the Uttited States rise up and say, * Well, our fine weather has gone for good this time.”, Abous noon they say, ** Well, this s our_Indian suwm- mer; this beantiful weather will last six weeks yet.” That night they look out of the window and say, with a little ghiver, © Look ont tor an all-killing frost to-nigat.” Jiosion Crinmercial Bulletin. A serateh race—Hens. A close calculation—The tailor’s. A fixture—A repaired wash-pitcher: Saspending business—The baazman’s. A lean lover may still be a man of great sighs. P Corn1s king! Yes, corn i3 achingmost of the ime. Did you ever know of a hen being set to musi = A new brand of cigars is called * The widow’s weeds.” A bouquet is a gooa scenter piece for the din- ing tuble. The question is asked whether the fellow was 2 feather weight who “broke down.” What did Delaware when George Washington %mascd over her.—Boston Post. Anicedress, ta ¢ sure. There is a break in California mininz stocks, aud one of the bonauza kings {8 suspected of being the braseman. Auady inquired at one of our florist’s for. * those military devotion roses.” It was Mare- chal Niel roses she wanted. They are not satisfied with robbing the grave— 2 man named Gay had his pocket picked last week. Whos, ** From grave to gay.” * Close up, my dears,” said the stage ma3- ager to the ballet corps, at = **dress rehearsal;’® and Spicer said if they did “clothes up” any more he would leave out of respect to Mrs S. That was a zood reply the young fellow made at the wedding party the other night, as he was assisting the ladies to remove their wrupg, aud was asked if he ** was ready with Zis ring,” and said ** Ol, yes; I’m peeling the belles now.’ As no liquor of any kind will be served at White-House dinuers the coming season, tha Washington taitors witl continue the fashion of *flask”” pockets in gentlemen’s pantaloons. Pistols” can be “drawn” in the cost-room before going to dinner. : ————— THE SPINNER'S SONG. [From the Geyman of Brentano—Translation by A. La Rockceil. ) I've henrd for many a year Tre nizhtingale's refraing 1t way a charmine stroin, With thee 80 near and dear, T eing, and fain would weep; Alone Lsit and spin The thresd so white and thin, While 0'er it moonbeams creep, So zlad together we Harked fo the nightingale; : Since thou in coming fail, The strains return to me. s As oft as ghines the moon My thoughta turn true to thee; To God 1 pray that He Will reconcile us soon. Though thou art fac from hete, Yet, when 1 hear aain The nightinzule's refratn, It seems a2 thou werl uear. God help our vows to keep: Alove I sit and spin— @ The moonbeam steal within— 16ing, and fain would weep. N ea——— - = ‘The King of olland’s Marringe. g London Vorld. So unpopular mmong the people of Hotland is the approaching marriaze of thetr aged King wita the youthful Princess Emma ot Waldeck- Pyrmont. that the ceremony wiil not even take place within s Majesty’s dominions. The King, who 15 now s:aying at_Arolsen, will ot returu to the Hague before the marriage, whick is tixed. to take place about the middle of January Gest. Alter the wedding the Royal coupie will not, a3 customary, make their enlry iuto Amstesdam, but wili sDend_the boneymoun in solitade at the Loo. The Priuce of Orange, who feizued to be reconciled to his fatber by the side of his. mother’s death-bed, declies to witness the ceremony at Arolsen; and the Prince’s only brotrer, Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, will find it inconvenient to interrupt his travels. Both Chambers of the ‘States General have re- ceived the announcement of the contemplated ‘marriage, and given their assent to the 2lliance, without a word of debate. Granting that * (i ron ™ is leadng a gay life in Panis, there mighs be raiscns majeures for this prolonged absence from his country. From the ureatest of ali his ancestors the Prince of Urange has inherited the rare gift of keeping sitent. @