Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 16, 1879, Page 5

9 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1870—~TWELVE PAGES. HAUK-ROZE. The War of the Dressing- Rooms Which Interfered with " The Wed- ding of Figaro.” Thoe Singing Before the Curtain and the Scolding Behind It. Mr. Mapleson’s Verslon of the Unpleas. antness—Miss Ilauk’s Surrender. Rhe, by Proxy, Gives Hor Bide of the In- terosting Affair, THE PRIMA DONNA'S VENGEANCE, Aew York World, L It was a Prima Donna— (My fartnna here 1 pledge, My lite and sacred honor, hat | ahall not alliege In the baliad that shall follow A fact about her coffers, Of dressce and of jowelsy Tier matrimontal offers: Tho horses, cata, 8nd b That are within her g Things that she han a penchant foz,. Of things that she doth hate, Nanght of this Yenlle readur, 8hall 1 give unio theet Tt {s not markod toin ballad— 18 not marked adv. ) ut It was a Prima Donna, 1n the soft Ltallan tongus Hler name was Bignora lccl— ("Twas Hicks before she sung)— 8he was both young and pretty, And 1t ul Her prr Annther Prima Doana Waa in the company— ‘The famed Anlta Brunni— (Ann Brown she nsed to he)— For Jeara ahod been 1n opera A biright, particular star, She had charmcd the public at Paces, And sung beforo the Czar, . On, Woman, what time siekness And pain do wring the brow; A mintatoring angel Nine times in ten art thou, But thore are other occastons, When they do ar du not wetb, That thou thynelf displayest As quite the other tinz. ‘Thare {s naught the love of woms . In sble to surpase, According to tho Wise Man (And he knew how 1t wae), Bt bor hato 1s uven stronger, As you'll find If her you ver, . And "tis strongest whon its object 1s one of har own sex, Muosic hath charms. we all know, Honce why ia there such rage 1n the celestlal bosoma * _Of the operatic stage? Whate'er may be $tie reason, ~,_Too often tras ia it ‘That an angel of the stage is just A domon of the pit. v. "Tween theso two prime donne A deadly feud abodo, 1 know niot what 'tivas born of, And rather 'spect it growed, Eaoh would, contemptuous, giggle 2 When her rival had to sing, And each spoke of tho other ‘As that *'Chit* or that **Thisg." el would aay that Bennn! »__Waa I ino volca Indeed— For ier—and Brunni'd aoswer Icel did nnl{ noed A little moro Instruction, And then her worst defect No ono that didn't know musle Could possibly detect, 8o ragod the war tiil the papers (Loing very short of neva) Hant two reporters Lo them Fuea brace of luterviswa. . 3 u‘.-pnkn Slgnora lect, o Jland as & mild spting day, Unto that good reporter: **I'vo nat & wurd 10 Ay, 17 auy ono's aseerted Unfriendly Festinus glow for Madame lirnonl, y a 'then't-ro, Why, sir, even It that lady liad doce & wrong 1o mu *Twonld 1ll become me if § ahonld Reannt the Injury, Whate'er { sin. or rusy be, Tu her alono | vwe:’ Listen, aud for my gratitude % esaun 1 will show, vit 4 Just fourteen years ago lo-nighi-~ Fourteen: havo you got that duwat— A pare-toot and bate-headed girl cald town, . Alone in the great, And niany a close black cusl On her unkempt, hut shapsly head— In briof, 1 was that glr). That evening 1 wae cry| A nickel L had dropped, When at the curbstons suddenly A spleudid carriage stooped, A lovely wowan, richly dressed, pe muaturity, Leaned from the “Littte gicl, why do you cryt'— Vit 4*1lave you got down ‘ripa matarity?® Txcuse my fcolish tears, Hut her voles, tier kinduc Theougt ull those fourteen 40Ty Signora Bruoni? " said the ++Yens you have guessed hor nam 8ho was Ia the yery zenith thy Of her beauty and her fame. You, who fiave unly beard Lier now, How little can yoa know What tne veteran artist (4 her prime \Vas fuuricen yeara agol ‘Well, 10 resume, sho took ma home, 1n decent gard arrayed me, Qut e msaters whicn she found | eang, And what { am she made me, T owe Lur all, for fourtean yesrs Sbe bus & wother besn 10wy uow to disparage ber Unprateful ‘twere, 1 weeng Bo 1 have nothing al utl 1o say Dau't forgel it was fourteon.*” acride; 9 1. ‘The ood reporter closed his book And, decked wnhjrmny Bomers Of raetoric, told the tule uezi dey, x. Ob, womau, {a your honts—1 LE NOZZE DI FIGARO. Mile, Miunte Hank Charnbin, Figaro. pe b more famihar thau the ** Marriage of Figaro,” and with the great majority uf our upera-goers 1618 & favorlte. Tt was this fact that called out o larve an sudience lust evening, votwith- stauding the scvere storm. Ia view of this, it s discreditable Lo some one connceted with Her Majeaty's Opera that tha sudloncs should bave been trested so discourtecusly, Thcre are Fumors of ull surts of squabbles behind the Sccues which cams Desr turuing the Wwhole performance futo s fasco, With these ' wfscrable outbresks and fusscs between artists the public cares little so long a8 they do uot interfera with ita enjoyment ©r ubtrude themscives upun the iojury of tho performance, Artls tho merits ol thelr quarrels may be, bave no tght to wake the audience the victim of thelr ~ caprices and wretched nonssnse. It lapot the province of a critlc to foquire into the causes or the detalls of thess quarrcls: ho is simply to judgeof tho meritsof the perfurnance, sud Upou this occaslon thers Is no difficulty 1o form- fug that judgment, It was not a creditable Tepresentation In any respect, 1t was jangled, @iscouected, and rough, and this, too, I the ©pers of all voeras that should move along swoothly and witbout a hitch, 8 Baycty and pieasant Luwor well kept up, and s wuslc clear Iy snd splritedly sustaloed. The first sct wos pearly suloed by culticg out the best part of the openloy scencs sud omlitivg the busiuess uccessary Lo an intelligens appre- clation of the moyement of the work. 1ad tbe a musicnl Babel, Minnle Hauk” med iteell up fn the * Voi ch fieh ho of giving the work succeeslully, It is_cvidently Col. Mapleson's duty to put his foot down pret- cernod, there (s no nee counter-atatrinenta. possess| queens, Miss [lauk and Mme. Roze, 1ow, with this much of prelude, the reader In {’elmlrud to the sturiva of the participants in the attle. will have to suffer for it. I would adviss you, i .“ll'le{ " not an explanation. " ugrer as he backed through the door, I'll mako window farth and sald, f candutctor had a less ntellizent and self-refant oreliestra, the opera might have gone to pleacs, As It was, the conductor more than onco had to call the attention of those an the stage, not te- cnuse they were not capable of performing thelr work admirably under different circumstances, but because 1hose who were in naway responal- ble for the wretched business going on arouml them wore cembarcassed, and with good rea- Eon. escape fested fuself on the stage Tuo notlca, too obvious to ong scene manls fn an act of osftive rudeness. For -~ the first time in many years there were some In the audience who manifested thelr indignation Jarring wos and {n with the hiss, which ought to have been morg general, Thers were bright spats here and there In the performance. sang Susanna for the llrat timo in thils country, iitade & thoroughly consclentious effort, though she was cvidently very much embarrassed. In the intrleate and long finale of the first act her volce was over, reached, where it shonld have topped all others, asits tempo Is Independent of the others, an it gives color and form to the elimax. recitative, however, was charmingly given, and the sweetness and beauty of her volee and the real musical frequently is unfortunate, Mloivever, Marlo Roze, who weared when the Beptette was Tier dflu.l“"l“ ‘hur“ n{nlhgd t wefi Epinyed al el CBL. Hion that sha should have made her first appearance in the midst of stccoss sum- pete,”? which was delightlully sung and received an em:arc! but the eanzouelta was not given nor sny ol tha scene 1n which It occurs, and_much ol her business was mutilated. thierc flashes ot very plearant humor, but, a8 n whole, it wasn very disjolnted Cherubino. The new baritone, Galnss), though §il ot case from cireumstancos over which ho had no control proved himeclf o lirst-rate artist, an excellen singer, aud a capital actor, withia mauliness of ap- m‘lu;lclu and refiuement of style that were very grateful, clown, as he is too often made, Lut a character marked by the rollickingzood nature, hurmlesanbgndon, and the mercurial trafts with which Beaumarchals originally fnvested tho part in his remarkablo comedy. was paiustaking and Intclilgont In her person- atlon of the Countess, and descrves to divide the credit with Marle loze for thio encore which Thero wero hero and In his lLands Figaro was never o Mume, Parodi was glven tho “ Letter duct.” Del Puento was very careful and correct in his work, but did not siny seeimes paris, Zarlv'o, Blouardty excellently taken. with hls customary spirit. Ile, too, to be under the cloud. The minor M, Thlerrys JHasiliv, Slznor ond Mareelling, Mme. Lablache, wure Consldered as o whole, the performance was not a success, Ono dovs not need to tax the memory to remember better oncs. Asthe deficl- 0 niot row out of any want of ability on art of the srtists, who are amply capablo L{ hard sumewkere or on somebody so that there tay b no repetition of such wrotched work, TusTRInUNE clsewlere presents the atateinents of the fntercsted partles s to tho origin of the trouble. o far as our part of the work, the moritsof the ‘Yerlurmnucn. is con- of interviewlng or This eveninm all will bo pencoful, * Lucla® wiil bv&uvun, with Mme, Qerster in tho title rolc sn bo the most notable performance of the opera over given here, aud vne that will bo lony re- membvered. = very powerful cast. It promises to A BEAUTIFUL ROW, Tt 18 aain tho melancholy privilego of the ro- porter to chroulls nuother musleal war. It scems but s little whilo ago thot ho was detail- 1ug the woes of Mile, Litta, and it woso't so very fiylog Kellogg and DMiss Cary, in his codeavor to flud out just exactly the degree of high estcem and perfect affection In which each held tho other. to this sort of thing by this time, whoncver ho sees in the papor an adveriisement that an opera-troupo will striko thls cty nbout &l’o }n of January or February, as the caso ma) 1o “Look convinced Tlaverly's could not possibly pass by without a war, fifth night, ho waos not certaln, T'o his surprise, 1t camo on the third. 1t proved, too, to bo o re- bellion of na mesn proportions,—n briliant and oulmated skirmish between Miss Mlunfo Ilaul on the ono side aud Col. Mapleson ou the other, ogo, elther, that he was shuttlecock between Miss long llike a He has becomo resigoed and uts down in his memorandum-bool ut for Bqualls.” Ile was absolutely that the present season ot ‘hother it would bu on the fourth or Aswill bo scan from the account of the musical part of the performance, the ** Marriaue of Fizaro," ven above, the inusical critic knew that sumothive was wrong, but precisely what it was, fromn his position fn front of the foot- {IEh!I o ho could not tell. the reporter, the veteran report- of & hundred such cncounters, to e bebind the scenea and to find out the of the trouble. This timo the apple of 11, it appears, was s dressing-roon, the lou of wiilch as contested by two lAn:} h It wns reserved COL., MAVYLESON, Col, Mapleson, who was present during apor- tion of the Interview with Mme, Roee, snid thut o had no statoment to make Levond what wos already known. * Let Miss Ilauk say what she likes, aud wo will mako a proper answer, Miss tauk hss Insulted the Cllcuzo public, and sho to ey o word about |t and if Miunie wants to rush Into print let her; ahe hias insulted the publle, and needs ta mako And,” snyd the bluft old man- her pay for it,too” With which remark he lett for supper. MISS ITAUK, A reporter svught Miss Hauk at the Palmer Mouso at the close of the perfonnance at Haverly's Theatre, and, after sendine up hiscard suveral times, was requested to call up to a parior on the thirdfloor. There ha met—not thy lady herself, but a_ geutleman (Mr, Wartie) whé represented her, and was inforined that the artist had retired for the night,in enother roow, and {f thors was snythiog that the reporter de- sired to know ho (the represcntative of Miss 1auk) would bo bappy to give him the required information, ‘The reporter told the gentleman that he had come to obtain from Miss Ilauk a statcment mnu!m!nq‘lhv Ilitle affalr that happened at tha theatre, 'The gentleman at tirst appearcd sur- prised, and the reporter suld he hod heard ru- murs to the effect that Mtas Hank hud demand- ed her nlnr{, aud had had sowe ditleulity about. 1%, but that the most genernl rumor was that Misy Hauk and Mme. ltoze (Mrs, Henry Maplo- son) bud some troubls about a dressing-roon, and the former bad refused to sing, and left the theatre for the hotel, whero she was found by ouc of the managers and fuduced to return and cuact her part, that of Cherubino, ‘Tho gentteman, tn answer, salilho wak anthorized b Miss Huuk to state that sho had engaged with Col, Mapicaon on_the saine tering aud on the swne fouting as Miss Uerster, and was entitled 1o all the courtesies and stuge privileges due a Jeadine singer, and had been scrorded the same by Col. Mopleson in london and other clties since the enwazement began, Last cveninz, ot 0:0 o'viock, Miss Hauk Jeft the hotel with her wardrobe for the theatre, aud, on reachivy the latter, went to the dress- Ing-room that rhe had occupied on & previous vight, aud which Liad been uscit by Miss Gerster, Hhie found the door lucked, sud “sent for- the Kkey, but could not obtuln t. Bosho waited & lttie white, and Mr, Heunry Mapleson and Mme. Roze cams fu, aud the former drew forth u key trom his pocket, uulocked tho door, anil, without saying soviblng, watked i, anid setting Miss Hauk's trunks aud satchcls outside, Jocked the door, leaving her toflud sumne other dressing-roont. Bhe scot & noto to Mr, Henry May u, asking for ber ronm, and hie seut oiie bark telling her not to make a fuss ahout ft, but to go ahead and get ready to sing, Miss Mouk picked up bur trups, and went buck to the Palmer 1louse, here she begun ot onca to palit uud powder -nxllmv.un her wiz and “make-up geverally for Cherubluo, Bha went rizbt on, the gentle- man sald, just as if nothing bad bappened, snd sbe did not manifest the sligntest fecling in the watter,—Oh, uo. Bhe returncd to hotel for the resson that it was near tho th e, and slio could dress to better sdvantage, knowln that when they wunted ber they woul sewl for her, ‘The gentlcwan almost !uumt [ edd that Mme. Hauk and Miss Hueuk’s mald ac- companicd ! lnger to the theatre, and were present wheo the affair occurred. Br. Davis catae for Mise Hauk st the hotel, und she went over to the theatre und took ber part, aud sang and piayed 1t Lo the best of uer sbility, and just the same as slic Lad ou foriner occasions. questfou whether Miss Hauk v {il-fesling towand Mme. Roze Iu the second scene of the first sct of “ Flgaro,” wherv Cherudino is required to dress Suadnnah, snd whete the former cmplovs numer- oud arch ways dud staze devices 10 miske the part effective, the geutleman represeutative swd Dobe Whialuver,—uot the sligbicet,—ana he yro- ceeded o show Low well Miss Hauk emplored her talent to glve the part all the nceestary finish, such nean artlst of her standing alone coull give ft. Mme. Rozehad notleen en- maged as a leading artist in the troupe, and, cven Il she had, she could not come in and as- sumne exiraordinary privileges and take the dressing-room _that had “been set aside for Mis Gerster and Miss Hauk. No comparison had been made be- iween Mmne. Roro and Miss Ilauk as artists; the pubtic well knew how that was. Regsrding the salary rumor, the gentleman aaid Miss Hauk id not choose to say anything about that at that moment, and as to jealonstes existing— well, ho would not make sny expreasion. Miss Hauk hsd been subjested to some annoyances of a slintlar kind before, the gentleman mootad, but he would rathar the great public should not know of auch things; it (the zreat pubjic) did not undetatand these matters as stago®artiats aid, Col. Mapleson bad not mado any explanation to Miss Hauk nbout the dressing-room aifair, but he thought he would apologiza to Mis auk to-day, snd everything would be all Aehe ngain. Ho repeated the little episode of the evening to the reporter, and hoped that he would give Miss Hauk's statement substasntially a8 she had suthorized him to wmske it. The gentleman gave the reporter to underatand that e was a representative of tho press (he did not say what nnwlnan' and all be desired wasa coriect statement, The rcs:onet promised to do bis level begt, and doparted MME. ROZE. Mme. Marfe Roze-Mapleson was fonnd at the Paclfic after the opers, completely tired out with her exertions during the evening. AMme. Roze, tircd as sho was, gracefully submitted to an interview, and made a general statement of all sho knew about the affair, as fotlowa: “1 am very sorry,” she sald, *‘that this trouble has arisen, although I feel that it Is tbrough no {ault of mine. I don't thiuk that T am of aquarrcisome dispositiqn, and I have sung ‘with Tiiiens; Albani, Nllsson, and Lucca with- out any algns of a quarrel, I have boen singing with M Kollogg for some time past, and we had no diffculty whatever. 1 always al- lowed Miss Kelloza to take all the privilezes of her position as_directresa without fecling sorc atall, Ihave known Miss Hauk but s short time, and at that very sligtly, Wa have always been on good terms with gach other, and thero can be no personal feeling o the mat- ter. ¥The fact of the matter fs, that the dressing- room aesigned to me {s the ona always given to Susannah, aond Miss fHauk bad the proper room for Cherubiug, It would have Ueen exiremoly unplessant for us Loth to have occupled nny other rooms. We would have been obliged to gro around pack of the scenes to nx to our proper entrances. I had on long dresscs and had to make scyeral rather lurricd changes, and, in addition to that, the backof the stage was so lumbered up with sconcry that it swoull baye been almoat Im- posaiblo to make the journey. Col. Mapleson 18 very impartinl in his‘treatment of the artists, and acts just as though he were s Judge on the Beuel, and he would ss soon decide a case ngninst me a8 tot. When 1 went on the stage when Cherubino should appear, when the hiding under the table should come fn, I didn't kuow what to do. 1 passed It off, howe ever, and many of the uudience did not know that anything was wrong. 1 have been made alinost sick with the rouble and vexntion in addition to my regular work, which is_unusually severe in this opera.”? Mume. Rtoze, after making this statement with preat fraukness aud no attempt to “run duwn? Miss Hauk, bade the {nterviewer a kind aud cordlal * Geod night," aud retired with her husbaud. TIE CLACQUE. ‘Thera is a story in regard to an incldent that happened during the performance, and aftor Miss Hauk had made her apvearauce, Dur- ing the day abe sent over for twonty tickets, which were given her by Col, Mapleson, nltbough it was directly ogainst the rules. - When the trio between Hauk, Roze, and Gualossl hind been finished, there were loud calls for an encores Only Roze and Galnss! appearcd, however, wrhon frons theso seats mentioned above thers was 8 very docded hiss, followed by calis for Hauk from the clacguers soated thiere, Agaln tho encore was called for, and azain only Unlassl and Roze appeared, although Miss Mok came n sluno shorcly nfter, Tl Tho threo fnally appeared tomether,and just as Galoest and B, Roze appearcd to b ahout tu siog, Miss Hauk suddenly loft the stage. The fncident was witnesseid by scveral persous, and the way In_ which Miss Ilauk’s seats wero used was ovident to atmost uyery one. MR. DAVIS. Bo as to cover all sldes of this interesting controversy, a reportor sought out Mr. Davis, Mr. Ilaverly's business manager, to learn what he had to sy on the subject, o found him-— where, It boots not to state. ] have come,” sald tho reporter, *'to sco you about the war—"" #What warl "? aatd fr. Davis, nervously. “The dressing-room war,' [ don't know anything about ft,'* sald Mr. Davis. “I went overto the hotel carly in the evening, and 1 went up to Miss Hauk’s room, and 1 edged my way m and the old womau edied me out, amd there iny connectlon with the allalr ended, But don’t nake this serlous— don't egie them on. Muke 8 joke out of it, TLuugh at them, sud they will be good-uatured toamorrow. Pt them all un the broad grin.* wiell mo thy inside of it, Was Mis¢ Hauk Jealous of Miss foze!? Al L know Is I edged n and was edged out. Make fta jokenow. Dow't smush tbe com- . ‘m"'nucl Miss Hauk want to break the engage- ment, or does Muplesoni " 1 edged in—" # Never mind that,” sald tho reporter stern- 1y, “k remember that, Which dressing-room 4{; you cousider the bestl The one Miss Lauk had or the oue she hadn't 1" o1 edged— o you think Miss Ilsuk or Milo. Roze has the swectest voee, und i which{" w] edued fo und wa ed out,” sald Mr. avls, rushiug down Make it o joke. HENRY MAILESON. A Trinuxe repoiter called on Mr, Henry Mapleson, husbaud of Mme. Roze, 1ast evening, 1o ascertaln from that gentleman such facts jo the premiscs ns be felt disposcd to furnish. Upon being Interrogated with reference to the omisunderatanding,” ho replicd that *1t was easily explained."” + What provoked 1t1" # Mlie, Hauk's, refusal to occupy the dross fog-room assigued her, Bho Inslsted upon sp- propriuting that used by Mme, Roze."” 4 \Wag there any difference fu them, either in polut of comfort or accessibility to the stage? “Nona whatever. {Mr. Haverly bad placed two dressing-rooms, ona on cach slde of the stage, for the comnfort of the leadlog ladles. Both were allke in sll respects, aud coutd not be nmde the subject of complaiut, Col. Mavtesun assliened to Miss Hauk the rootn on the right of th stage, faclug the audieucs, ‘Ihis wia duuo on accouns of the requircuents of the opera. Mune. Hoze was nawcd Lo occupy IIm" roo or e apposite bocause of the trances werp all mado trow thial Tast act she is ubliged to changs ber d times, which requirce the greatest wbeed pu ble. It was thought for these reasons that the roon mentioned was better suited fur Mme. loze, aud arruugements with that view were cousummated.” wVhen did Mile. Hauk flrst llhnlf’ ber ro- fusel to abldo by this arrangewment § + Abuut 7 o'clock my father_was notified by Mlle, Houk that unless Mma. Roze was turned out of th rouin she would not sing.” “What ra?ly did Col. Mapiesou make to this ultimatumi’ “He was very much surprised at such an unreasunsble request at this uureasvvable hour, #0d wroto her a note statiug tlist, as there was 0 reason or couslstuney lu ber request, he de- clined to comply with it; ! 1 she joalsted upon placlog licrself in that Yu tlon, be should, {u & speech befure tho foutlights, explalu her absence to the sudience, “DId this vroduce the desired effect of pecall- 1ng the lady to a sense of duty (" “8bo went to the Palmer Ilouse and re- malued sbseut frow tbe theatrs until it was tiwo for the opera 1o cummence.” *Then she returned?’ % Yes, bul she lust ber first sppearance, and missed 8 soni! ln““lll‘uy\,nhu vecupy the room assigued ber orig- 3l 4 Yes; abo accepted the situation.” w \\'lhlav. elfect whil this Bave upou her engage- ment ! +s None whatever, She hias been the principal sullerer,” T . was this misyaderstandlog ‘o what due {o your ovintond! + 5ba wants to be master, It has been a ques- tion ever siuce ber New York engavewsent whether she or Col, Mapleson sbould direct the season or pot. My father 14 of the opinion thet Lu ven ssauie tho cutlie mansgewent of the troupe witbout ¢xtertur aid? s It sevins strauge that s perforwer sbould BIEVZaLte BULH & PICIVgative. thero suytiog hchl.r’!d the cartaln beyond what you have told T think she I8 led away h{ bad advice volun- eered from varfous sources.” ' \Vhat sourcea!” ] think she crrs in accepting advice from 8 r. Wartig.” W\r, Wartig, who s hel" “iie s from Vienna, I think; a Germao who bas been followlog Ber abotie the country,— from Cork to New Yerk, to lioston, and Chi- are his relations with Mile. Hinnk that Induces him to undertake thess pligramagcsi’ “No relations exist that I know of. [ think that he has recently sasumed the management of her business.” ‘I8 he disposed to be oflicious assumedly in her bebalf " ' Last (Tuesdas) evening he made unreason- nhle requests of my father; il ther were not couceded he eafd he dido’t think Mlle, flauk would go on and sine." “What reason did ho assign for making those requeste, and what were they!” *1 couldn't tell; he offeréd me no explana- tions."” * Aro his relations with Mile. flauk thoscof a sultor” "] reslly couldn't say; I've heard varions rumors, but 1'd rather not say anything about them. Wartig wanta her to joln Btrakosch's tronpe. But Strakosch has Litta, Cary, and Ke‘}lfln, ‘-‘ud don't r'm'l’t ler.” it aw does your father regard this emeute of Mite, Hauk ** He looks on her aa & spoiled child." * I suppose thut In combinations of a similar character whan so many diverac interests are to he catered to misunderstandings sre not un- usuali” “Ina managerial experience of twenty-fve {enu it {5 the first troublo my father has cver had. _fle has fulfliled engagements with Nils- son, Lucea, Titfeus, and all the leading operatic liglits, and this is the first time any disturbanco s arisen.” Aftor some further conversation of an unim- portant character the reporter bade Mr. Maple- son good-night, It fs understood that Mile. Hauk, who is now gettl ‘x_:g’ $200 a week, whtlo she was reeelving hut £25 per week in London, 1 dissallsfled that Gerster should got $500, considering hersel? quite as good a stuger. Into the merits of this questlon the reporter will refrain from golng. JIOOLEY’S THEATRE. Thero was not much pleasure to be derived from last evening's re-perusal of * Everybody’s Friend," for it was apparent that one of the wrincipal actors had not his heart n tha work, and that some of them had not learned thelr lues very well. Mr. Dillon's perfortmance fn the rola of Afajor eLioofs was wolully inckiug in almost everything that was wont to make it one of his most amusiog comic portraltures, It was utterly colorless, polutiess, and extremely duill, The reason for this probably was that the audicnce was unusuaily small, but that is n poor excuse for an artist, who stould al- wavs do his best, and forpet that ho has an audience infront of bim. As it was, ho merelv “walked throuch the part,'’ and un- fortunately he succceded In commublcating soma of his apathy to his fcllow artists. Mlss Lettle Allen appeared to bo nervous and un- certaln, yet she played the part of Mrs, Swans- down o & roally pleasing and spirited manner, Mr, John Blaisdell, who tovk the part of Frank Jeebrook, wos the only member of the company who scemed perfectly at home, and who rea- dered full justice to his assjrmment. In the farce “To Oblize Beuson " Dillou wakened u into something of his old cowic spirit, cmg managed to send his bearers home in good humor. Tha same bill will ba repeated this evening, it 18 to be Loped in s more diligent apirit, To-morrow night Mr. Dillon bas o beuefit, when ho will appear in threo different pleces, one of which I8 *The Irish Lion,” and another * Romeo Jaffer Jonkius." *MARK DATES, Kpecial Dispateh to The Tridune. PnmapeLritia, Jan. 15.—Mark Dates, the well-known Western actor, died in a police-sta- tion hero to-day from an affection of the heart, superinduced by disstpation. He died at © o'tlock this morning, but it was not knownuntil lateto-nighit wholiewas,the nameas first reported belog George (1 Hogan, Last evening o was found, barcheaded and intoxfcated, attired in o brown plaid suit, promenading Chestuut street 1o o nolsy manner. The officer who took him reported that he was gesticulating in a style denoting mental derangement. At the police-atation, belng asked lis wame and residence, he responded “Magufiin and I lve on the Gramplan IHlls, and I want to get there soon because I'vo got Important busineas there” Ile was put in a cell, but refused his supper when it was taken to him, and appeared to be sick. At 10 o'clock he was snoring upon the floor, This mornlug he was found sitting on the same spot,dead. Thero were no marks of violenco upon him, Papers on his person were addressed to *Marcus Bates, Clevcland, 0. Tle re- cently planyed an engagement at Daltf- moro In * Hevry VHI," under John T. Ford's monarement, but has been populsr as o juvenile In leading theatres of New York, Hoston, and Philadelphia, as well as o the West. It1s wife, Marls Bates, a favorite soubrette, Is now traveling fn Europo with Jarrett & Falmer's “Unele Tomn's Cabin ' Comblnation, The budy was reclalmed from the Morgue to-night by some of the dramatle fraternity. NEW YORK. Apecial Dispaich to The Tribune. Nxw Youx, Jau. 15—Mr. Duff produced 11, M. 8. Pinafore to-night at the Standard ‘Thestre, it was an unequivocal success from the risu of tho curtaln to the last bar of music. The lbretto abounds in tho sharpest wit of thut kecoest of writers, W. 8. Gil- bert. Thers s in cvery line the coolest audacity ono can realily imagive, and it i1 casy to account for the tremendous furore whick the plece made in Loodon. Tho satire upon the Vritlsh navy {s 8o broad that even an Euglish- mao couldu't be mistaken in §t. Even thesmuli- est bits of charscter are full of meaning, and when it Is remembered thut this remarkable workels sct to the prettiest snd most catchlng of alrs, no 000 can marvel at the instant success that was achieved. ‘Tho cast of characters solectod by Mr, Duff {ncluded Tom Whiffeu, Willlam Davideo, Ienrl Laurent, Kugeno Clarke, Miss Eva Mills, Blanche @al- ton, apd AMlle. Jarbeaw. Miss Miils is no excellent singer, Lut was *'novicy " to- night, sud couscquently neryous. She will fim- prove, however, Miss (ialton was excellent, and Mlle Jarbeau created a pleasant scusation, Laurcnt has lwproved vastly since lio Joft Mrs. Ostes’ party. Iie was well rovelved to-night, Davidge, Whiffen,aud Clarke were also very suc- cessful, Tue plece i well put oo, sud will doubtices yun for a considerable length of time. Truunizr, FOOTLIGIHT NOTES, The London correspondent of the New York Times nayss Jules Verne and 3. D'Ennery havo collabora- ted in o play called **Les Enfanta du Capitaine Grant,” which has just been produced fu Parls with remarkable success. Miss Nellson, who Is now in Italy, will appesr at the London Adolphi in February next, sup- rted by Miss Lydia Foote, Mr, Neville, Miss 'stetnan, Mr. Jiermaun Vezin, Mr, Flockton, and Mr, Ashley, In tho Jauuary number of the Theatre, Mr. Tom ‘Taylor describes the manner in wh %Tho Fool's Reveoge " was written and flrst roduced. The part of Bertuccio was tesigued or the Jate Mr, Phelps. Miss Avua E. Dickinson sunounces fu tho New York paj liat abe bas beeu {u 1il healtn for the laat y that she §s about to take the platfurm agalu, and that from theoce she will Feturn to the etage to present a new play of her uv:::l writjug aud in an eugagewcut already made, ¥ One play to which we Liave been looking for- ward i3 ot goiug to be produced, resent shape, perhaps in no sh Lord Chamberialn "has refused to licenss “Mother sud Son.” Toe fact is ouly at preseut known smoug & few, sod (L (s not talked about, because it is hoped tbat, with some moditics- tions, ths play wisy yot be rendered mccepiable. Ihave jtou the very best authority that the rigors of thieccusorship hiave been {utensitied of lafu st the direct Intervention of Queen Victoris. ‘Ihe Chaberlain's olllce I8 a Court sppolntment, her Msjesty s determloed that the dutles shall be siringently fultllled, Mr. Clemeut Beott, tho accomplished critle of the Telesrazh, bas doue the work of adaptation fu the case of this Jatest exerciso of the probib- ftlye power of the censorsbio. "The success of “ Mother and Son™ In Awerics, where play- ocrs ATo thote particular as to atags morals fivir tho Eogllsh’ sre, makes Lord Hertiord's objectious to tuls plece not a little puzzling. & CRIMINAL NEWS Trial of Weese for a Horrible Dou- ble Murder Near Bur- fington, la. Trial of Anderson at Louis- ville for Killing His Wife. Another Deed, Like that of Weese, Committed Near Nashville. The Monster Richards Sentemced to Be Hanged the 20th of April. WEESE. Bpecial Dimateh to The Tribune. Buatington, Ia, Jan. 15.—In the Weese murder trial, the testimony for the prosecution was closed to-da A brother of the murdered man Identified a silver quarter found upon the prisoner as one haviog been previously shuwn lifm by his brother, The coln had the name of “T, Bmith" stamped upon it. Ile mioutely dotalled the circumstances of belng shown the coln by the murdered man before hisdeath, A, Ju Reed, a convict fn the Penitentiary, who dar- ing Weeae's confinement at that institution oc- cupled the same cell with bim for fifteen days, befoz put ©pon the stand, related a conversatlon he had with the prisoner, in which the latter had told TReed that hie (Weesc) had been at the houee of the Graessers between 9 and 10 o'clock oo the night of the murder with others, and that he hiad lielped to do tho work;that it was done for the purpose of obtaining money, and that his share was 82,144 and some cents, He saia the old lady recognized him,and called lim by name; that she was exclted and wanted to fight, and tbat they then killed both Graesser ond his wife, but that they would not have done it if they had not been recog- uized. o safd that he shot the womau, bnt did nothing to the man, Gracsser was struck on tho liead with a club. They then piled bed- clothes on the bodies and fired the place. After the murder he went tothe bouse of his brother- fu-taw, and tho next day to Burlington. While returning from Burlington on the train he lieard that there was great excitement regarding the murder, and expected to leave, and would have been oway In s few hours if he liad not been orrested. The defense placea upon the stand tho sister and brother-in- law ot the prisoncr, but their testimony was stmply that the prisoner liad been staging at thelr house for several weeks; that on the morn- {ng of thodavon which the murder occurred the prisoner got a revolver from his brother-fu- Iaw, which was returned on the night after the murder, and olso that they had bad a conversation about the money the Graossers were belfeved to bave in tho house. N. W. Hovey, enginecrat o mwill in the neighborhood, was slso put upou the stand, and testifled that, on the night of the murder,a stranger who was nervous nud excited came to the mill und stayed tiil morulox, and that tlie prisoucs was not the man. ANDERSON, WOMAN-KILLER. Bpecial Diwpateh to The Tribune, LowisviiLe, Ky., Jan. 15.—To-lay the case of Robert Auderson, charzed with murder, waa taken up In the Clreult Court. A large number of persons were present, and the case proved to be full of dramatic interest, The accused Is an irishinan, and has s very pale complexion, whether naturally or from confinement it s fm- possible to say. Hoscemed to be pretty well frizhtened, and his cyes were very wiid. ‘Throughout tho trial, hie svpeared thoroughly dejected, nnd seldom moved in his chair. His own daughter, Rebeces, was introduced to testify against him, Bhe evidently spoke the truth, aond gave ber testimony fu a straightforward manuer, whetbor it told ngalust Ler father ornot. Her stato- ments were listened to with great fnterest by the crowd of auditurs, A tnore touching sceno 18 scldom witnessed than that whieh occurred when Anderson's little 11-year-old son, who ls lame, was introduced. When he llmped upon tho witness-stand, tho symuathy of thesudience for him was caslly dieceruible, Ills faco was vale, and his eyes dreamy. e wWas, of course, somewhat {rightencd by the sea of faces turncd toward him, but he told bis story brightly sod trutbfully, Ile saw tho deed committed. e heard bis father cursing Lis mother. 1le saw thy tussle botween the two. 110 saw tha blood splash from her ueck agafnst the wall. This was moro than he could siand, 80 ho turned ond fled from the terrible sight to aummon his r. The spectator could easily jmagive the suffering the bright little fellow had been through, Hetold a sad story of domestic unhappiness,—how his father would quarrel with Uis motber, and how ha would get drunk regulnrly every Satunday nizht after uls wages were pald, Anderson, his wife, snd family lved ©near the corner of Twelfth and Beanc streets. At the time of the killlug, which ooccurrred last April, Mra, Anderson had been out washiug on the day in question. IHer busband camo home drunk, and asked her for some of the moncy she bad corned. She refused to glve it to him. A quarrel ensued, which ended In & struggle, in which sho recolved sovere wounds, After lloger- ing for uine days she dicd of her injuries. The case 14 still fu progross. CRIME IN THENNESSED. Apecial Dispatch to The Tribune, Nasnvitie, Teon,, Jan. 15.—John Whittemler and wife, Gerimons, Mving ten miles from this city, were found dead fu bed to.day, baving been murdered by rubbers, who, It is suppossd, visit- od the. housd- last night for the purpossof robbery. Whittemler sold a lot of lum- ber, and recelved theiefor good deal of money, which, belng learned by the robbers, caused thom tu coter the housc Jast night, kill the two, aud take the money. Three children wero locked up in 8 room by the murderers, and kept from thelr parents. Whittemler was a well-known mar- keter, and the terriblo fate of hhmsell aud wife lns created a great deal of exvitement, The wurder s supposed to have beca committed by negroes working ou the farus where Whittemler Itved. Tho victims will be burled to-morrow, Soveral mombers of Tinker Dave Heatty's Rang of outlawe have been indicted for murders committed in Fentress and adjoluing countles duriug the War, Tho gang was composed of sympathizers with the Unlon, who Killed sumer- ons persons duriog the late clvil strugele, and robbed on au exteosive scale, dolug no effective scrvice for eltber Foderals or Coufederates. Beatty, the leader, died about two years ago. in 1807 or 1808, WilHam Htokes, who ran egalost D, W, C. Benter for Gov- ernor of Tennesses, snd was defeated, jormed s couspiracy with Leatty Lo defraud the Government by preseutiug false clalws for scrrices rendered by Beatty's gang. As Stokes wasa member of Congress, he succecded fo gettiog the claims through, sud divided the monsy with Beatty, The fraud wasexposed, aud Btokes was tried at Washington snd con- victed. A Hoe of $1,000 was fmposcd upon Htokes, who was also seutenced 10 twelve mouths’ {wprisonment, By paylor the fiuy Btokes escaped imprisonment. ECONOAMY AND REFORM«CINCIN- NATI--§23,000, Special Disputeh to The Triduns, CinoixnaTy, 0., Jun. 15.—Local politicsl circies are dlsturbed to-uight over the alacovery of a deficlency of $38,000in thc accounts of the re. tirlog Democratic Sherlff, Willlam Pitt Wallace. Wallace frankly sdmits that the money is gone, sud that e caunot pay it. He save bis Miviog expenses durlog bis termol ofilce were Ligh, aud that he was induced to leud $10,000 of the county’s funds to 8 busiocas partner, who after wurds becawe buokrupt, Ho declared, how- r, that be bad o idva uutll the l t of the books that Lo larger suw than he was able to He suys ke will turn over n o 8 pay. all his property to his bondsmen. BSoon after Wallace was installed in office, he was trled in the United States Court and convicted of pro- curing filegal voters. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $500 and to be imprisoned for a short term. Oaq consideration of his family, the sen- tence of fmprisonment was remitted. He was elected fn the campaiga of 1876, when the rally- ing cry of the Democracy was economy and re- form, The case involves an afternoon Repub- lican newspaper in A somewhat unpleasant way, and has other features of especial local {nterest. SIIOOTING AFFAIR AT ST. CHARLES, Sweeral Dispateh ta The Tribune. 87, Citaruxs, 111, Jan, 15.—~Marshal Lake ar- rested a man named Michasl Lawler yesterday, and he was brought bafors Justice Elllott upon the charge of an as sauit, with intent to ki, uwoon the person of Capt. Kelley, of this city, sbout seven months since. It socms that Kelloy was sitting quletly in his house about 10 o’clock oue evening last Junc, when an anknown per- 200 outshic suddenly fired & pistol, the bail penetrating the window and wounding Kelley, ‘Tha secrct as to the alleged would-be mnrderer was disciored on Monday by ane Welsh, step- son of Lawler, It is supposed that Lawler was Jealous of Kelley, and charced hiin with fa. imiitarity with his wife. ‘The prisoner was con- fined fn'the jall at Geneva in default of 81,600 Lail, to await the action of the Grand Jury. THE ST, PAUL KIDNAPPING CASE. #3ectal Dispaten (o The Tribuns. 81, Pary, Minn,, Jan. 15.~—~Judee Nelson, of the United Btates District Court, this morning [sued n writ of habeas corpus for Deputy Sherift Burke, and will to-morrow hear the case. On account of this procceding, Judze Fling, of the Munictpal Court, has adjourned the examination of Burke on the charge of kid- napping till Mondsy next. Bhould he bo dis- charged by Judge Nelson, it is understvod he will be Immedlately rearreated by \Yashington County authoritfcs on two charges,—for the arrest of Frauk at Stillwater, Saturday, and for felonfous nsgnnit upon Werslovitz, Frank's clerk, which tatter charge conslats of drawing a pistol 0o sald clerk und sssaulting bl with pleco of board. UNRULY PRISONERS, 8psctal Disoateh 1o The Tridune. NasnviLig, Tenn,, Jan. 15,—A doring at- tempt to cacape from Jail in this city was made by the prisoners, resulting In one betng serious- Iy shot by Jaller Hinton, When Linton weat tolock up, George Clemmons, in accordance with a preconcerted plan, banded Hinton a let- ter, When linton came near, Clemmons grasped him. Hinton ordered Clemmons to re- lease him, and, upon refusing, ITinton shot twice at Clemmons, striking him once. The plan of the prisoncrs was to lock up the rest of the qunrds and releasa all the prisouers, nearly 100 In number, Speeial Dlevatch do The Tridune. MaDigox, Wia, Jan. 15.—In the Supreme Cuurt to-day an application for a writ of error and stay of proceedings was argued by John ‘Winans und Ogden I, Feathers, of Jaunesville, and by Attorney-General Wilson for the State. The wrlt was granted by Chief-Justice Ryan and a peromptory ornder jssucd ordering that Mra, Mack be retained In the Rock County Jall. A new trin] has becn applied for from the Su- vreme Court, which will be sreued the first Monday In March. Confldence fs. expressed by the fricnds of Mrs. Mack that a uew trial will be granted. MICILARDS DOOM. OmAA, Neb., Jau. 15.—The (hnaha DBee ve- celved the following special this oveuinx from Kearney: 8. D. Richards was arraigned and tried to-dny at Mindon, Kearney County, ona cliaree of murdering Peter Anderaon, a Swede, on the 0th of December last. The jury brought in o veraict of murder in the first degree. Llichards was sentenced to be hanged April 28, between 10 8. . and 4 p. m. Tle was (ndicted out not tried for the murder of the Haralson fawdly, Ue appeared perfectly Indifferent. MALTIUSIANS, Bvectal Dixpateh to The Tridune. Derrotr, Mich., Jan. 15.~Infanticlde, which recefved a cheels last fall by the arrest of two or three professional abortiontats, i apparently be- coming all the rage ngaln, Four budies of staughtered innocents wera found to-day—two in ash-bzrrels, one |n a vacant barn, and another ina pile of snow which a citizen was cleaning frum bls sldewalk. As usual, no clew can be oltamed, TOITMASTER ARNRESTED. CincinyaTy, O., Jau. 16.—John Back, Post- master of Frenehbure, Ky., was arrested yes- terday, charged with rifling valuable letters. It {a alfeged that hio had broken open upwaras of thirty lctters during the last three nonths, A DEFICIT, CixcinNaty, Jan, 15.—The dlscovery was made to<lay of a deficit in the ollica of Sherift Wallace, ol this county, of $23,000. No ex- planation yet given. e ———— FINANCIAL. A apecial Ditpateh to The Triduna BosconeL, Wis., Jan. 15.—Quite a sensation was created this cvenlog fn tha city whon the sunouncement was made of the changes in of- ficers of the First National Sank. Thero have bLeen rumors afloat fur some weeks that there would be a change, but not generslly belleved, The Hou. Benjamin M. Coates, one of the uld- eat, wealthlest, and most [nfucntisl citizens, elected President, [lo has bad much expe- rience In the banklug business, having been tor soue years the Presldent of this same bank, and tie nuws of his election was recelved great plessure. ‘The Hou, Richard Moyer was elocted Cashier, vice A D. Tillotsou. “Mr. M, hias been & banker iu Lancaster, Wis,, for many years; he an of the bighest business in- rity, n Yery popular gentleman, careful finan- and oué who will make friends for the bauk. ills election was blallsd with deligut, Mr. Dwieht T, Parker, was clected Yice-Presl- dent. lle Is & young centieman ouly 24 years of age, but hos’ shown hitmsell one of the beas Dusiness men In the county, and quite wealty, New Youk, Jau. 15.—M. L. L. Martlo, 58 Exchunge place; has notitied the Stock Ex. chal of his fnabllity to fultlll his contracts, und his suspension bisk heen aunounced. Martin was a promincut operator, Jis fullure fs due 10 the slisrp rise In coul aliares, of which he was largely short. A good dedl of Delaware, Lnfim\mum & Weslern was bought 1u under the rule for his acconut. Byeciat Dispatch (n The Triduns, LansiNg, Mich., Jan, 15.~Ucurge W, Frary, a leadlug liat sud cap rman of this blace, wade. ;m assigninent to-day for the benetit of his cred. tors. Baxgon, Me,, Jan. 15.—~The stockholdurs of the Truders' Natloual Hauk . buve voted to close busluess. EuriuLa, Ala., Jan, 15.~Tho People’s Baok r18co, Jan. 15.~The bucket shops of Hernard, Lande & Co, and Stedmnan & Co. have suspended sud goue into the bands of the Bherd, who fuuud nu asscts, aithough a goud deal of moncy was taken (o by buth up to with- fn an hour or two ol suspension. ‘Fhe recent rlse 4 lapse lu Bacramento to-d, eciul Dispaich (o The Triduna. Bevorr, Wis, Juw 15.—The Citizens' Ns- tloual Bauk of Bielolt has just beca organized hiere, with o capital af $50,00, ‘Thio oflicers ure: President, H. P, Tsylor; Vice-Iresident, Johu 1L Relzart s Caablor, W, b Baumes; Directors, 8. T, Slerelll, A, B, ‘Carpeuter, J. R Relgart, iL. ¢, Tavlor, C. B, ¥almun, and W, H. Haumes. NIr. ‘tuylor comes here from Chl este capital'to ncarly the amouns of the bank's cuj ital stock. The Vice-President, Mr, Reigart, 1s ous of vur well-known, reliable, svd wealtby clitizens, and Mr, Bauwes, for ral years of the tirm of Curpeuter & Baumes, Jeadiug drys guods merchauts of Deloit, Las awple capital aod good tiusacial abtiity, ‘Thu other st holders are amoug our wost substavtial busi- uess-ten. EW ORLEANS, Jsn. 15.~A Ilazleburst (Miss.) speuisl reports the [alluge of B. Daoiel & Co. Lialilities, §70; murket caused s col- o —m—— SUICIDE, Buscial Dispatch (o T3¢ Tribune, NAsnviLLE, Teno., Jau. 15.—Miss Rosa Solo- mou, 8 resident ot Hopkinsville, Ky., committed sulvide at tho resideuco of ber uncle, M. Bls- sloger, this city, on sccouut of uorequited Jove. Bhe was eveaged tu & geutlemun Hylog fu Hop- kinsylle, sud woviog iu the best soclely {u that place. Misa Bolomon arnved hurs a few wesks 40, uid Wi Lo Bave beeh warned on lier return to Hopkiusville. Yesterday cvenlog sho 3o- celved a letter from her afllanced saylng tlat he changed bis mind, and wonld not marry her. Becoming desperate, shewent to s drug- store and purchased twenty grains of etryche nine, telling the clerk she desired to kil rats. with it. Returning to_her uncle's house, shel awallowed the deadty drug, sed died. Hhe was a beautiful Jewess, sbout 80 years old, Her &cmlvu were telegraphed for and arrived to- ay. Hpectal Dispated te The Tridune. INnIANAPOLLS, [nd., Jan. 15.—A man named W. H. Hart fell In convulsions in the Criminal - Court this evening about tha time ol adjourn- ment, and sald he had taken strechnine with auicidal Intent, The Incident crested a zood deal of excitement by reason of the fact that It was the spot where Tate killed\Love not long ngo. Physicians were called in, think prob- ably they can aave the man's 1ifeN Te gave as a reason for desiring death that ha was ont of work and money. Ha lelt a letter addressed to :Iwomun in St. Louis, where he says he has rela- ves. TELLER’S COMMITTEE. Both Fldes Getting In Thelr Work. NEw OnvLsans, La., Jan, 13.—At the meeting of the Teller Committes to-day, Clement L. Walker, attorney, of New, Oclesns, testified concerning the election {n this vity; that he be- leves the roturna promulzated were not indica- tive of the true results, the votes polled for the Conscrvatives belng counted for the Democrats. He charged generally that therewere fereaulari- tles and frauds In the conduct of the election, and safd,s I have sworn statements of par- tles who witnessed frauds! Tho Cltizens’ party was denied representation at the polls on the ground that It was not s party but s fac- tion. To judgoe from the class of men appotat- ed Commissioners by the Democratie party a fafr return of the vote was not expected, The counting of the vote at tho pol's wasin most Instances made in secret or by men determined to clect the Democratic ticket, and I am satls- fied the statements of the votes at many polls made up for any deflcit fo the vote for the Dem- ocratlc party, Aside from the falsity of the made-up retarns, lllegal votes wers cast, thers being a great deal of repeating. The Conserva- tive party was organized for Lhe purpose of put~ ting respectable men {n oflice, ¢, W. Johoson, J. A, Johnson, David Yonug, Charles Lincoln, M. D, Randolph, all colored, of Concordla, testified to general chargesof Intimi- datlon and fraud in the lata election. Q. L. Walton, of Concordis, s member of the Legislnture, denfed in offect the charzes made by the previous witnesses, E. Kennell, colored, a Coroner of Cuncordis, fald there were seven men_ killed, all colored. Held an (n:gmr. over six. Five wero hung and ono shot. Somc were killed in November, the others in fctober, One was shot. He was in the licld picking cotton. Bome men mounted called him to the fence and shot him. Those that were huog were hung at nicht. Don’t know thu men who did the hancing. Some of tho outiaws were white, some black. Commo- dore 8mallwood was drowned in Lake 8t. Jolin. They tied welghts around nim, and threw nim In at night. About seventy or elghty men did the crime, ‘Lhey drowned bim becauas they £aid ho threatened to kill Brownand family. All that was learned with regard to those killed was learned from colored people of the vicinity. George Washington (eslored) {s a resident of Concordls, Town of Vermillion, Corouer of the Parish, Saw s body of about sixiy-five or sev- ooty armed men prowling through the parish. Rucognized one man 1o she crowd-~Mr, Youne. They wero going to Davidson’s plantation. They captured six or seven men, slso soma horses, one of mine included. A few hours af- ter heard that s man was bung in the grave- yard. Went there und found it was H. Bmith. Ile was cut down by his own brother. BUTLER AND DAVIS. Ben Tells Why Mo Voted Fifty-seven Times for Jeff In the Charleston Couventlon. Minneapolis Tridune, The followlng letter was received a fow days ago by a gentlemaun of this city: BostoN, Mass,, Jan. b, 1370.—DeARr 8ir: E do not know as 1 ought to write you to desido a bet, because you ought not tobot. But Lo set you rizht in'a matter of hlstory In which you seem to be interested, allow mo to say that in the Democratic Convention at Charlestan, South Carolina, 1n the year 1500, I voted flity-seven timea; as U remember i, for Jeflerson Davis, uf Mississiopl, altcrwards President of the Con- fuilerate States, as camlidate for the Democratl party, for President. 1o was not before thi Convention as a candidate, for my vote and that of one of my colleaguesiwore tho only ones bt had. | believed him to be a representativo mac of the Fouth, and subsequent cvents have shown that [ was right. And I belloved thon, and be- liove now, that it ha could bave been nomivated for Presidont and elected, the War would have been saved, and the sttempted disunlon pre- yented, for he would have been chosen ta bo President over thirty-two States, rather than fifteen, and “my oxperience has been that the North always got more consideration on qucs~ tions of human Iiberty from a Southern states- man as Prosident before the War than it did from a Northern doughface, and that remalos true dowo to the present time. 7. ¥, BoTLes. e — m ACCIDENT TO GEN. SIGEL. New Youx, Jan. 16.—Geu, 8ige! met with a paiuful acctdent Sunday near his resldence at Morrisania. Tleslippad on the ice, f¢l Rroka i em e aifehaaag ——ia BUSINESS NOTICES. Chew Jackson's Hest Sweet Navy Tobaeco. —— Chas. Gossage ¢ Co. -~ Cloaks! 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