Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 25, 1879, Page 5

THE OLIVER---CAMERON, Additional Damaging Testimony Against the Grasping Widow. Lawyer Riddic Exposes Some of Her Artful and Design- ing Schemos, A Sad Commentary on Con- gressional Morality in General, And a Fearful Blow at Senatorial Dig- nity in Particular. Snectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Waantnoton, D. C., March 24.—The Widow Oliver case was continued to-day, but it lias loat most of {ts eensntional features. ‘The Widow Ollver was carly inattendanco, but acems to hare lost some of her vivaclty. She had abandoned the famillar feature of herattire to all known as “The beautifor.’’ ‘The testimony showed o curfous condition of soclety in Kentucky, ‘The Roy. George Gould, awitness for the defense, wmasanephow of Oliver. He knew that the Widow Oliver had lived in the house with Olver and hls grandmother, = and society took no offense. Indoed, the Rev. Gould appeared fudiguant at n question intimating that Mr, Oliver was not exactly tho right kind of aperson tu bo thought well of by a clergy. man. The wldow seems to have been a very busy person with her lotters, This witness tes- tiled that Mrs. Ollver nad written endless let- ters to him, the general purport of which was that, unless hie used bis iutluenco to have his uncle pay her money nnd restore her daughter, she would prosecute bls uncle for bigamy aut bring disgracc upon the whote family. ‘Theso Iettera wero received at different times sinco 1870, but the witness had uot recelyed a letter sinco last year, THIS HELE TO DEFEAT THE WIDOW'S PLEA that she was only a mistress and not n wife The Rey. Gould fdentified the family Bible In the possession of the widow ns the one in which be Jearned his A 8 Cta, nud as belonging to his grandmother, The Widow Oliver always passed, in the country where she was known os the wifo of Oliver, Riddie, her former lawer, was mado awitness against the widow, the Court ruling that, Inasmuch os the widow had brought the subject-matter of her communications to him into the case, the knowledge which Riddto had could no longer be treated ag confidential, {t was A STONY OF DECEIT AND TREACHERY which he had to tell. The widow first sought lisjpfnence. She told him she was the grand- datgtiter of Commodore Stowart, and that she Was the wife ofa Mr. Oliver who had died in the Confederate service. She spoke of hur re- duced circumstances, and: sald that Senator Cameron had secured. her a place in the ‘T'reas- ury. She had made herself useful to Senator Cameron about bis ofice, nnd had made herself disagrecabla to some of, the domestles about the place, mentioning one Annie Davis particularly, Sho wapntea him not to sny anything to Mr. Cam- tron, and to write a letter to Anule Davis, warning her against further interference. He explained his inability to write such o letter, und she went sway apparently satisiled, The next time he eaw ber was In August, 1870, when ehe again catled at. bis olllce, wanted to ave him alone; told tim about a Indy friend in the snine Yurenn with her, nnd asked if be could give her suyagsisuance. She went on to say her friend bad become involved Inatrouble with wu dis- lingushed Senator, He futerrupted her at this potnt, and. DEGGED TO HR RXcUSRD from serving in euch a cnse. Ite Hstened fur- ther with reluctauce,~Mr3, Olver went on to say that the Senater had secured ber friend a place tn the Treasury, Her trfend wasa widow, stil the Benatur had lately lost his wife. fle asked her if there was any promige of marriage or any written communication fran the Senator to her friend, nud she replied that there wae none, She sald thut certain servants know facts and circumstances in the care that would compromise the Senator, He declined to have anything todo with the ease, and Mrs, Oliver Fat. down to a desk und wrote a let- ter to Senator Cameron, which sho accidentally or purposely left unopened on lis desk, He sealeil the Ietter,—ylaved o stamp on ft, and sent it to the Dost-Ollce, ‘The witness con- tinued that the Monday following he had called ou Mra, Oliver at her room on Allssourl avenue, in respunso co a written, requeat from her. Sho sppenred to taito it for granted that be kuew Vat their TUUVIOUS CONVERSATION RELATED TO MERSRLP. In the conversation that followed, ho told Ler that what Mr. Cameron had done was. an fudication that he did not Intend to da anyting more for her Sho told linn sho had no friend in the world, and he felt Creat sympathy for her in her deserted condl- tou, She tried to fimpress him with her condi- tion as the result of her connections with Sen+ ator Cameron, He proposed to send Dr. Bliss to examine Into her true condition, and sho as- sented. Ho declined to have anything to do with Seuntur Cameron in the mutter, but prom lad her hls protection,—and so on all through the dreary, dirty business. And the end fs not yet. THE TESTIMONY, To the Western Assoctated Press, Wastinaron, D. C., March 24—Tho Oliver- Cameron cusu waa continued to-day. Dr. George Gould, of Kentucky, a preacher, nud in charge of the Milleravilio Female College, testtiled that his mother was tho sister of Thomas Oliver. He saw the ptalntt® in Loutavilte, in 1854. She Was Hylng with his uncto (Thomas Oliver) iu a house on Walnut streot, from which his family had previously mayed. ‘The vilolutitl com- menced writing to the witness in 1879, und con- tnued to do so until about tio weeks ago. ‘The General purport of her Ictters waa that if the ‘ituess did not use his Influcnce with Ulfver to have him pay tho plulntit® some muuey, sho Would prosecute bin for bigamy and dierraca the whole family. Ho knew that the ptaintit lived with his uncle as hls mistress, Oliver fs now an assistant in the school in Millersville over which the witness bad charge. Ho knew that for the past twenty years the tifo of Oliver uad been a yery exemplary one, THU RON. 4. 0. RIDDEN testified that Mrs, Oliver called at his office anid tevresented that sha had a ladle triond in the ‘reasury Department who had become involycd Ino ditifculty with a distinzuished Senator, Ho asked It In this state of affulrs any promise of arrlage hod been elven, und she replied nono Whatever, He told her he could huve nothing fo do. with o matter in whith oo Senator was connected, for he bad his hands full Of that Kiud of business now. He hud just dis- foe of One uffatr between a young lady aud a eustor, and he had now op linnd another case betiweon a married tndy and a Senator, Ho fur- Uer Informed her that. probably this providin 8h ofica wi mnaldered an equivalent for what had becn given, He oaked ff any writings were th the posseaston of hor lady frlend, und he ro- piled nono whatever. He incldvntully suegestert Oo Mra, Oliver the question why some of the Wouwen did not try some of the members of thy House of Representatives, That would bea shange and rellef. Witneas sald ake came to bia office one morn- nx. J1o was astonished at her appearance. Shoe looked Itke a woman fur advanced in preanaxcy, Site seven or elgtt days before she looked very ender, He saw ber tho next moruiny, but she did not sea hin, trpping along Seventh street, aud sho looked as slender as when sho falled at the office in the summer, und the changes caused him much surprise. Later she Akain came to the ollice and begun to talk about. er pregnancy and the instituting of a further claim ogainat Cameron, That appearance con- tnued Until sho told bin of being delivered of aliving child. ————— LATE LOCAL ITEMS, Frank Nowak, llving at No. 668 Malsted Street, while io Smolek's saloon, on the south- fastcoruer of Canal aud Forquer streets, at 8:30 laut evening, was aseaulicd and robbed bya filo of thicyos of an old allycr watch, One ot ‘celved Gilbert's funuy creation in a very for {he gang was arrested, and at the West Twelfth aaet Station gaye tha namo of Charles sfe- John Neleon, Hying at No, 197 West Polk atrect, eat into his barn at 8:30 last evoninyg to Attend to hia horses, und just as te was in the act of Natt, Amatel a burglar who was in Gero struck him aetunning blow with some weapon, which knucked Mr. Nelson senacless for n few moments. ‘The burgiar tien ran out, and miade good nis escapa, Mr. Nelson re- celvad a vory severe out vyer the right eyo, which was dressed by Dr. Mead, of No, t Canal etrect. It 1s not considered dangerous, At an carly hour this morning the Weet Mad- ison street police arrested, outside of King's Concert Garden on Clark strect, Annie Doran, the mistress of the notorlous Joe Gorman, who wna arrested for the theft of 8405 cash from Edmanaon Bros, No, 215 Hal- ated street. It {s pow supposed that Gorman secured $40 In allver, in order that the cnsh-box would nol be heavy that night, and in order that the coin would not rattle when they trere stealing the box. Another singular colneldence ix (unt a eorvant-girl Inthe employ of the Ed- mansons, shortly after hearing of the robbery, went to putonactean dress, nnd was acéo no more, ‘ AMUSEMENTS. ‘CH. M. & PINAFORE?! Sir Joreph Portor Capt, Corcoran... Ralph Racketraw «, tor Henry t, Howard Marie Stone Idee Polmor Aunte Shatter nnounced the “flrat performance" of “Pinafore” in Chicago last eventng, and the announcement was nearly corroct, Some attempts have lately beeu made at it, not one of which approximated to success, ‘The troupe organized by Mile. Martinez for the performance of Engilsh onera, unt which was rescued by Mr. Hooley, whilo tn a stranded con- dition in Canada, gave a week of It, but as there ‘was only one singor und no actors in the troupe, of course it was a fallure. Then an amateur troupe ran it for two weeks at the Wost-Lind Opera-Houso, and {a now out on the road with ft; but the ditliculty with this troupe was that, while it had come very good singers, it had no ono who had ever been on the stage, consequent- ly the drainatle bualuess was wanting, aud, with- out that, “Pinafore” is nothing. ‘Then the Oates troupe took it, and by applying the methods of opcra-bouffe tot, os well as {n- numerablo interpolations, suceceded In utterly ruining it, Last of ull, the Metropolitan under- took {t, and gave a performance that was be- neath criticiem. In olt, “YInafore” has liad thirty-eleht performances hero, not ons of which was aburo mediocrity, and not one of which gave the hearer any ideo of the real merits of this bright little work, Mr. MeVicker has brought to the production of “Pinafore” av cnsemblo which promises to he very stroog, aid which, maklug allowances Jor the {nevitable nervousnces of a first-night performance, will undoubtedly make the sea- son along, enjoyable, and successfitl once, He uns given us achorusof about fifty yolces, young, tresh, aud well tratued, and of faces and Ngurcé thatare agreeableto the eye alter the visions of last week; a compact, cosy orchestra of tventy-flyg pieces; some good and effective. solo talent, wiich is quite as remarkable In o dramatic ag ina vocul way; and a conductor, Max Maretzel ‘hose many yenrs’ experience on the atage in almost the entire fluld of opera Ht hin to take;onnand of the “ Pinafore's crew und secure obedience tv his orders. Mr, Maretxck has some peculiar ylews upon the ca- pabilitles nnd possibilities of American vocal talent, and has entered upon thle work con amore asain experbncnt, which he is voniident will uithinately chu in the sucevss of lits schemes, and give American talent an opportunity to as- Fert Itself, such ns It bus never dune before, With the story of “ Pinufore," the churacter of its music, the nature of its situations, the dt- rection of Its satire, and ihe points of its bur- lesgue, people are already as familiar as they are with Martha” or © 'Trovatore," although the work has been on the etoge buta very short thine. demands upon a company ure very few. The dramutt: cloment a the strongest in jt, and it therofare calls for good character actors. ‘There are in reality but two prominent Biiyging parte in it, tealph Rackstraw aul Jose pélcue, to whom the ballads ura assigned. The others need a certaln degree of musical skill and {ntelifzence to make the apera go without drag or offensiveness, but do uot call for great. singers. Good actors who cau sine ora much better than gout ninzers who can't aut atall, und the chorts needs to Ue active, bustling, prompt, and fresh, ‘The present company in Uhesa requisites give promlse of being an excellent one when it be- comes used to the slip, With the axcuption of Mr. Penkes und Mr. Rowe, the peopla aro all new, uid some of them evidently unused to tho stave, ns was shows by their palnful nervousness: Aud the veccasity of frequent prompting, The Admiral, Mec, Vivian, has good — prus- ence ami a good yolee, though but on indifferent. singer. He docs the part ratuer quaintly but mueh too quietly und without, anfil- cleat revard for the real humor of the part, The vharacter is full of opportunities which he does: nattmprove, and {t ts ouly when he fs singing that he appears to take much interest in what te golty on aruund him, To pata of fart, he aucms to studiously neglect the bustnass of the part. Mr.Peakes makes un excellent Captein, and BIER Ww Mr. Clarke, Raph Itackstraw, hos a very true nnd agreeable tenor volce, and stuga lig munbers with oxcellent taste. His persanallun of the part also was very pleasing, and the impression whieh le mnady wis a yery decided one. Mr, Rowe, as the {ll-favored Jick Deadeye, though he has Hive idea of singing, han some capital tdeas of acting, and has co Josephine. . fate Butteret bio as well as happy manner, Mr. Henay’s Buatsorin also is au exeallent pleco of acting, antl dn tis singing of his principal son ly is an Enelishiuan, he mate a very decided hit. Miss Stong, the Josephine, bas a briht, frosh soprano yolce, with some remarkably good and strong, high notes, ant flexibility enough to give some very pretty embellishments to her songs. Ter personution waa a very agreeable one, and witl make her quite a fayorite before the season fs over, Mise Palmer, the Jutter- cup, ja cyidently new to the stare, and espe. clatly during the earlier parts of the work was su nervous that slo did Uttle justice to her part orher muste, ft js hardly falr, however, to judas of her unttt ato haa become nceustomed to her new surroundings. Miss Bhnfler, Sir doseph's Coualn, Is petite and pretty, and tilted hor little part very eracefulls, Aa the whole performance was markod by the customary first ight nervousness, we have hardly dove sore than to outline the individual personations, and shall look for deelded itn- provements all round when the work gets into good running order, ‘The audience, which wus a very large unc, was very kindly disposed, and strowed tho performance quite thickly with encores, ‘The Captain's song and chorus, Sir doseplts soug (Tam the monaret of the aca"), and the closing chorus of the first act, the trig Sir Joseph, Captain and Josephine), the duo Captain und Dick Deadeye), aud the Hoatswain's “Hoe fe an Englishman’), were all demanded over acuin, The two scenes on deck, by day und night, wero beautifully mounted aud wero reated wlth hearty applause. Pinafore” wilt he topeated this evening and until further notice, IOOLEY’S, Other actresses huve atirrod an audience more effectually than Moidjeaka in the role of Cami'le, but noone, it js anfe to say, ever succeeded so. completely in elucidating the lesson of Dumas? drama, und in overcoming the sticky moralist's objections to the setting of this unfortunate wonsn's atury upon the stage. Why t Becuuse, with raro art and psychological intul- tion, the action exhibits clearly © the soul of =a woman recalling from tho aloful surroundings uf an otinusphers of vanity, shane, atid faluehood, and atruggling to abrighter anda purer plane, From the first there is the spirit of a Magdalene: betrayed by iudescribably subtic suggestions, Thore Isnone of the stubbora bravado In hor porsanation. shu docs not seck to tight agalnst soclety’s flat, but portrays the tdcal of inborn purity, lost through passion and strugelug toward the Nght of In- finite mercy, All this was sdmitted when lost. Mme, Moujeska played in Chicago, and her audience but reiterated the judgment by their approbation when last night she again stepped upon fooley's stage in the rolu made fainous inthis country by Matilda Heron, Clara Mor- ris, and by herself, Although not possessing the emotional nature ot these two actresecs, sho exhibite a perfection of art which charma us as they never could, ‘Thera is perhaps bo women now on the stage why more perfectly ,yndorstands the routine of a part, and there have been few who could 60 completely couyey the meaulug of the eccucs in CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1879-TWELVE PAGES, which froquenters of the piny-house look for marked affects, No striving after points is notleeable; uo effort fs seen, and yet the whole performance fs a ncheme of gestures, rmorc- ments, ant Jooka, but so skillfully and spon- tancously do they como and go as each ford und phrase fa delivered that the spoctator {fs loat Iu admiration at the apparently unstudied, natural manner of the actresses, Art can dono more than this. She sustains the {Nusion she creates, inakes her audience forget that sto ls beting, and aroaaea sn docp and ab- forbing ayinpathy {n the fortunes of the un- lueky heroine. In such a performance ft is difl- cult to particularize, We may, bowover, say that, fa the first nud second acts, while in the midst of gayety, fiattery, ond hollow. heartedness, the superficial contentment and yearning of the soul for something better ond more enduring are subtly revealed, The Interview with Ar- mand whore lie tolls her of his passion aro full of suggestions. ‘The fragrance of the charac: ter isshawn {inher looks of love, Irradiated with happiness, ond irresistible in fascination, ‘Touching and tender os in {ieiglving of the flower to Armand in the frstact, it is scarcely equated by the cry ofdespalr, which scons wrung from ber yery heart, upon the rccolpt of her lover's note ‘wherein ho threatens to leave Paris forever. Perhups she was groatcet in the scene with the elder Juval, It was character- fazed by intellect and by native nobility, Sho waa tender in her entreaties, passionate in hier love, and when she submitted to the arguments of the father to give up the son for the sake of his honor, with soba aud eatehing of the breath she yielded to agrief that seemed immeasurable and unending, In the exit at the end of {his act, after the scene with Armand, her mixture of tears and = Iaughter is one of the most wonderful expedients of art weeverhcard. In the fourth act she {s the imagejof magnificent wretchcdness and detertous angutah, and the death scene {a played with a wholesome absence of ghastliness, the study of which would be profitable to manny actresses straining after reaitsm. Wo imagine her foreign accent [s less marked than {t was last season. She hus still enough, however, to_mnake her de- livery in| such o role as Camille plens- ing. Mr. Frank Clements, whiic pugsessiiy a fine preacoce, made ao stilted and unnatural Armand, His rend{n tuo preachy. Mro. F. A. Tannehtll, as Ime. Prudence, did not make a favorable {mpreasion, Conreely conventional was the characteristic of her porsonation, Mr, R. G. Wilson infused the requisite amount of dignity inta the elder Dural, snd played the part ina quiet. and com- mendable manner, In the NViehelfe of Miss Joso- phene Bailey there waa suease, a erace, & pro- pricty of action and demeanor, and withat o reshness which charmed us, (aston, in the hands of Mr. W. J. Ferzuson, tended, with Miss Ella, Stockton as Vanie, to render efficient gupport to such an event as the reappearance of Mme. Modjeska, EXIT JOHN ALLEN. The Metropolitan bas collapsed, Mr. Wurater yestorday closed the doors against the manager, Mr. John Allen, and the varlety performers en- gaged for the coming week. The reasons for is becoming the governor of the concern, and for the inmediute collapse, may bo stuted in a few words, Last fall Mr. | Wurster leased =the «=New Chicago, a house which bas seen the funcrat of more ambitious hopes than any theatre in Chicago, Ho tried the German drama, Like his predecessor ho falled to make it pay, and in a few weeks, so he says, he lost some $9,000, Then he found him- self with an elephant on bls bands which cost him $800 per mouth, Ho could not honorably Ret rid of the lease, Naturally anxfous to ruit Qnythlug in the house to pay even the rent, he embraced a proposition of Mr. Jos Walker to Place in the house n yarlety company, Mr. Walker furnished the money, Wursier the house, nnd Mr. John Allon was chosen as the Inatager, Who changed the name to the Mctro- polltan. ‘The firat mentioned yesterday were every emphatic and not at all complimentary fn thelr eritteisin of John's manner of doing bust- ness. They knew nothing of the variety stage, aud intrusted the solo management, stage uti box-allice, to him, wlio, 80 they auic, by hls loose and absurd conduct, has compelled the closing of the doors, “Ho bad every op- portuuity,” sald Mr. Walker yeaterday, © to make the thing a success, und had he worked ft properly he would have made {t one; but he pissed women on the stage who should never pave been allowed in a decent theatre, and paid them salarics which the treasury could not stand. He, and he alone, ts responsible for the closing of the Metropolitan.” This is the story. of Mr, Joo Walker, while, on the other hand, Mr. Allen contonds that the crisis came from tho slinple fact that expenses were not met by recetpts. The lessees refused to lose more money, and of courso he wag compeited— though perfectly willlng to help them to squan- dera sackfulor so—te step down nnd out, Yesterday the employes assembled in the ealoon below the theatre, clammoring for thelr money, every cont of which, it should bo stated, waa paid by Jos Walkor, Asto the future of the house, Ho one seems nt present disposed to hare any- thing todo with it, and Wureter probably wilt be compelled to throw up the leuse, THE MAPLESON TROUPE. Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune. New York, March 24.—Mme, Gerster scored another triumph to-night. Lor first appearance as Violeta, in ‘La Traviata,” was so much of an attraction Unt the Academy was filled with a brillant audience, No such performance of “Travinta has been given in New York Lefore, The opera has been sung repeatedly, but {twas reserved for Mr. Mapleson's artists, under the skillful direction of Signor Ardlti, to give it with a style and power not before heard, Mme. Gerster showed abilities for which she bas not been credited, She is recognized as sunreme in the florid aud highly-ombellished yovalism jn which she rivals ;{butthls evening sho showed dramatic action, nnd so much of tho grand style as to entitle “her to extrome praise. Her actiig was not the least creditable of her Yepresentation. In thls respect she ccrtatuly ex- celled any of her prevlous efforts in other operas, and, while acting with abandon, did not oxceed the Inolte of relnement aud good taste, and did not oxnggerate the emotional portions of the opera, a8 iu most always the case. ‘Ihe Alfredo of Bignor Campania} and Germont of Signor Galassi wero worthy to be associated with Mmo. Gerstor's Violeta, Ench of theso artists saug und acted with the highvat spirit und cleganco, and left nothing to be desired, ‘The first act elicited the warmest applause. Ta the accond act Slanor Galnest gayea noble ron- dering of the aria, Pura Siecome un Angulo.” Tho subsequent duo with Violelia was also beautifully sung. In the Dic Vrovenzo fi Mar,” Slenor Galasa! was, of courao, encored, lu the third act Mme, Gerster sang the “Addio dul Passato” in a highly effective stvicy mud the duo “Panel O Cara" ehe and Sig- uor Gampannt were obliged to ropuat, ‘he subso- qent Gray Dio and the finnta wero equally well done. Wher the curtalu foll the audience evidontly appreclated the fuct that they bad wit- nossed unu of the best performances giyon by Mr. Mapleano’s comnany, The opera “* Dinorali,” nev in this country, will be produced Friday, ‘TINE LIETA CONCERT, Tho Littu cancort at the Plymouth Conerega- vonal Church last evoning was attended by a vory Jaro audienco, over 1,000 people boluy in attundance, ‘The prima donna of the evening ‘was greoted in a very cordial manuer, and all of hor numbers met with an enthusiastic recep tlon, aa well as her encores, The fost Rosa of Summer and "Tho Skylark," a very brilllantand taking song written for ber by Bonj. Owen, Miss Litta was nguisted by 5 quartette (Mrs, Stacy, Mrs. Bagg, Mr. Do Celle, wud Mr, Bowen), and by the two latter In sulon, both of which weru encored, Mr. De Cello sing> ing “Bweot Love, Good-Nizbt" in yory bund. some style, und Mr. Bowen, * Philip the Fal- voner.” "Mr, Perkins, a new pianist, made his debut, with a moderate dearee of success, and Miss Couthoul carried the audience by atorm with her fino reading, Mr. Owen furnistied the accompanimonts in elegant atylo, DUAMATIC NOTES, “Tho BShaughraun next week at Hayerly's, with Dion Boucicault bimeelt, Mr, John McCullough appeared Inst night in ‘The Gladiator." Bir, Chasles Barron was the Phasarius, “A Man of the People,” with Ailton Nobles {n the leading rote, was produced at Hamlin’a Inet night, Jt ts 8 drama of exciting intereat of a cortain sort, iu which reward tor the virtuous nnd appropristo punishment forjthy wicked aro Juatly Jadled out, John Stetson discharged hts stage doorkeeper the other day for belng rudo to Lizzie Webator, Somebody iuterceded with him fu behalf of the culprit. “No, str," ald Stetson, Mrmly, “Lye bvon medicating on the matter, and I've made up my mind to wet rid of bln. ! won't have no bral cy ladies ineulted Jo my theatre, you cau Juat bet on that/’—ramatic News, M'Cormick Hall {s being well Alted nightly by audicuces who clearly attest thelr approval of Prof, Dick's euryacople exbibition., Lant even: ing he unfolded two beauties of Paris, Notre Dame atul the Louvre Galteries. ‘This evening be will conduct bis audience throngh the Parts: fan Palaces, the public {natitutiuns, the parka, and the art gallertos, In the Commercial of Sunday sppeared an in- terview with Mr. Dion Boucienult, in the couras of which that gentleman Js stated to have sald: *Cfiocinnath ins fallen off in the past three years fn a drainatic sense. ‘There Is a certain lack of dramatic enterprles. Tuke the Grand, for instance. ‘There is Bob Miles ‘Jobbing It with a company’ all sound the Sout ty. Ho bas the whole field ters to himself. Wood's ts torn down, Robinson's unused, and Pike's: practically closed,—used anty peeaslonally, Now, you cannot min oa theatre unless the Captaln fs on deck, You can't trust the affairs to the supercarge. There must bea responsible head. ‘The reasou the over-the- Rhine places succeed fs because thelr tesaves at- tend to thein und give a goul pertormance. No theatre manager can goon the rovd and leave Ais thentro to take care of itself, The press here have blamed mo for the company. Why, J have nothing to do with the company; I ain simply engaged, aud send on my parts i manu: script. ‘The manager custe the charactors, and cannot demur, ‘here ecems to have been a wrong intpression about this. I nim bound to accept what the management offer, I aitnply contract to play. Ido not consider Cincinnatl as good a theatrical city us Chicago. That 1s de- eldedly the best theatrical city in the West.” ‘To this Mr, L. Steste, who happens to be Me. Milea’ partner tn the Grand, und the mannger in the absence of Mr. Alles, replies as followa: “The understanding wos that Mr Boucclcault was to produce the “Shauzhraun here with a firat-clasa company. Mr, Dentsch's Ietters were to that effect. Barrett and company wore to have played Jast week. But with die understanding that we wore todo the ‘Shaugh- raun’ jp firat-closs style, J acreed to that. and arranged to play Barrett through Kentuckr, which wos done, to an immense bust- ness, and deservedly. = The =“ Shauch- raun’? was a miserable fallure here, and deserved to be, for it was given with a myserable company. So far as advertising was concerned, everything was done for. tho ‘Bhaughraun.’ But the people did not know a ne when they were taken in Friday for re- heat They were a lot of people who had been playing at Heuck's, When Boucicault came Monday morning, the only thing he was satisfied with was the scenery which we had pro- vided. Mr. Deutsch had lust inoney on Buucl- cault In Balttinore, and was afratt he would loss here. So I bought wie week from him for $2,200, You cau Judge by that how much justice there {fs Jn Mr. Bouctcault's remarks about the business not beinzattended to, Iwan hero Monday, Tucaday, aud Wednesday, and did all that could be dove, ‘Then 1 joined the Barrott party 1n Kentucky, Mr. Boucicuult ts o splendid actor, but hu must uot think that, bee cause hoe can't impose a miserable company upon the Cincinnati press und public, he cain tury around and throw the blue upon the loval management." A DESPERATE AFFAIR, Account of Steve Venard's Fight with Throo Highwaymen, All of Whom He Killed, Nevada Transcript, Mare’ 16, Steve Venard, the hero of the most startling event that ever occurred in Nevada County's history, is in town. Everybody here remembers him of old. For that matter, hts famo was na- tlonal a few years ago, and thera are people in all parts of the country who nave not forgotten the account, that went flashing over the wires, of hledaring feat of the 16th of May, 1860, His- tory tells us that the stage from North San Juan to thig city was stopped at 4:30 o'clock in the morning, near the top of the bill, on the south aide of tha South Yuba, abovo Black's Crossing, by threo men In diszulse, und 87,000 taken from Welle, Fargo & Cu.’s coin chest, which was a fixture in all the stages wherever the Company had a route. ‘The pnssencers, seven in number, were ordered to set out, and the driver commanded to take the horses from the wagon without delay. As thy robbers were armed with revolvers, there was no alternative butto obey. ‘The robbers then proceeded to blow open the chest with powder, with which they camo prepared, Their object was accoin- plished at the second attempt. The colo was taken and the driver was ordered to drive on. The stage drove quickly into Nevada, a dis- tance of fivotniles. The news was made pub- He. Sheriff 2, B. Gentry ralited a posse and re- paired In all haste to the scene of the robbery. The posse conaleted of Steve Venard, Juines SI. Lee, Albert Gontry, and A. W, Potter, An exain{uatlon of the spat. showed thut the robbers had turned out of the rond and gone down the river on a parallel with it. Venard and Lee wot on the trail of the robbers and followed it over the roughest of oll fmaginable ground for the distance of a tnilo nnd abalf. ‘It was ovident which way the robbers went. Lee went back to tako the horses around to the road of the crose- ing below, the reat uf the Sheriff's party haying proviousty gone in that directiou. Veuard, ett alone, fullowed the trall, te came to Meyer's Raving, at {ts debouchure into the Yuba. Ie sur that the puraued had gone up the raving to acroasing. He was alone iy ons of the wildest and roughest of spots in that wild aud rugged. region. ‘The hills bung steep above. Rucks, trees, brush, and foes” there were In profusion on every id. Venard wos armed with o Henry rifle, The waters of the ravine came tumbling down its . steep bed of bowldera, with a rosh and anoles Which | rendered no other sounds audi- ble, The hero of the hour proceeded with caution, A hugo rock nose twenty fect In hight in the midst of the manu water; other sinall- er rocks aurrounded it, altogether forming on a\ treo or tivo grew upon the lower end land in the midet of the rocks, thelr branches und follage partlally covering the rocky rampart above, Below the falund, at a few fect distant, was aprecipics of fifteen feot or more, over which the waters of the rayine tumbled. Venard attempted to cross the stream at the head of the fall, “He walked ona short log tourock, Above lim rose the huge mass of granite, buttressed tn front by two smaller rocks. Between these latter was au atley which Jed up the bage of the Titan, His positiou wag such as to Jouk up the alley, At the base of the Brent rock Vonarit discovered the abject of his search. ‘The lender of the gang was sitting un the ground amd in tho act of drawing diie re- volver, Venard instantly leveled hia title upon the robber, who wag not more than twenty fect distant. At tho samo moment he aaw another of the gang polnting at him over thy edge ofarock., ‘There was no time to chango higaim. Ho fired; the teader fell back shot through the licart. ‘The otber robber attempted to shield hlnsetf farther behind u rock, leaving the polut of his pistol exposed over the top. The oxpostro was fatnl; Veunrd covered the spot with his unorriuy Senry. No svoner did the head of the robber peor above the rock than bls brain was pierced with a bullet. ‘There was yet another, but lie was not te be acon, Hie pistol might at that moment bo poluting at Yenard, ‘The latter, quick a3 thought, clamber- ad up to the lar to beard him In bis den, He found the treasure, took the platols from the dead, covered quickly the foriner with earuh sul Ieaves, aud procdeded to hunt the missing robber, Crossing the stream and ascendiay the steep mountain beyond, lio discovered the rob- ber running up the acclivity, sixty yards or more ahead. Vonurd tired and the fobbor fol, Another pullet, aud the last robber rolled down the bill—dead. Venard now sought his compantons, They all Drovoeded to the scene of the tragedy, recoy- ered the fnonoy, and by 2 o'clock of the samo day the Shertif's party deposttod the cash with D. Tower, Wells, Fargo & Co.'s nent in thiselty. After the Sheriffs party had loft Ne- vada. Wella, Fargo & Co. offered n reward of $3,000, which was pal. ‘The company aleo pra- presented Steve Venard with a magnificont Henry rifle, fold mounted and beauttfully ins scribed, and Gov, Low aupainted bin on bls stall, with the rank of Lientenant-Colonel, for merttortour services in the tlelds” ‘The bodies of tty robbers were brought to town, washed, and fully tndentifed. Upon them was found property “they had taken from the passengers in stazes they lad stopped bo- fore. ‘The names of tie robbers wera Georze Shanks, atlas Jack Willams, the leaders Bub Finn, allas Caton, und George W. Moore, =e FINANCIAL, Toston, March 2t.—1. & A, Tyrrell, dealers in hides, haye suspended. Liabilities, $16,000, New Ontrans, March 24.—The banka have resumed the payment of currency on demand, — A Publis New York Trinune, Mare 5 Patrick O'Shea, the well-known Homan Cath- olle bodk-publisher, at No. 87 Barclay street, na become Hoaneially embarrassed, and bug temporarily suspended for the purpose of muk- dng an arrangement with tls creditors for on exe tension, which will no doubt be granted, as alt the creditors are favorably disposed, | Irail- atreeva reports show that the’ cause of his trouble 1s real-estute transactions which did 106 turn oul as antleipated; and rather than feaps ardize future grueucets Us took the above course. ‘The total Habilities are ubout $100,000, of which $75,000 Is on mercbaudiso account, und from $35,000 to $40,000 deficiency on real estate. ‘Thy nescts ure uombualty Valued of $750 Ooo. of which the stereotype niates cost 160,000, and binding machinery $19,000, fa bas Jaree outstanding accounts which will take tims to realize, He has been in business over twenty-one years, und bas published more than 800 works, SPORTING NEW Proceedings League at Buffalo, Arrangement of a Programme Incind- ing an Unprecedented Num. ber of Games. Slosson Challenges Vignaux to Play Billiards End of a Long Walk at Cleveland... The Louisville Races. BASE-HALL, Morelat Dispatch to The Tribune. Burraro, N. ¥., Marcb 24.—The League held a stormy meeting to-day over the schedule question, The Cleveland and Buffalo Clubs objected strongly to the schedule prepared by Mr. Mulvert, because it forced them to play games during the race meetings in those citics. ‘The diMculty was floally overcome by allowing the Clovelands to go to Chicago July 80, 31, and Aug, 2, and Buffalo to Cincianatl on the aame dates, instead of Buffalo at Cleveland and Cin- cinnat! at Chicago Aug. 8, 6, and 7 Cleveland | pound musket. Both commenced walking Feb. goes to Cincinnati and Buffalo to Chicago the th instead of Cleveland to Buffalo and Clncin- The schedule of Prestdent Hulbert was then adopted, It originally stood nati to Chicago, Ww Chicago....} Fri Eat. s. Te 5 Uatislo ....) The at. eckSy ne ine 39 Providence: iy 2 ly 4 ly 3 Byracuac... iy Providence} We Th Wed:,Sept. 1 1] Wed : streets, to view the body, n/clevetand . hat Boot: 13 * 2 Mon. Wed. Cincinnati. } Fri. TT Cleveland . }rhe Bat PEPE yy Doston.... 3 Thu, 23 | Lonrosy, Marber's Ieb, anid all Sealy and liching + eu, Providence} 6st., July 2o'Cincinnats, J Th Moo, duty 23} Sat, FE 4 zosuusossowl sé. g SSREs f ‘The changes madu were as follows aCiessland Club at Chacaga, uy, 2, inatead o! UR. Tudsinclubat Cuieauo’ Aug. §, 0, 60d % ine fH, 30, and Sent. L. ft lunatl. Ang, 9, 12, and 22, id Aug, 3 Gimeiniiatl, Ang. 5, 6, and 7, }, and Sept. 1, Chietnnatt’ duly 80, 81, and Aug, 21, Instead of Ang. 14, 16, and 1 Chicago Club at Cleveland, Aug, instead of Au. 5, 6, anj Cinelonatl Cluk al Sept. t Jaatem of Ang. 5. 6. ub at insteat of Auy. 28, Duflato Clu ay "La 36, and 10, be Ae and, Aug. 28, 30, and 9, 11, and 12, 28, 90, and Bept. 11, and 13, Hultalo, Aug. 14, 15, and 16, instend uf Aug. 0, 1, und Td et Hi This sehedule includes more games than any , over before attempted to_be played, there belnizg 38d. fy 1876 there were 280 games, and 1878, 180 gaincs, By months the number of gam by cach club is os follows: May—Buffalo, 123 ‘ovldence, 8; Troy, 93 Cincinnati, Hoston, 11; Providence, 12; Troy, 12. duly—Chicago, 10; Cluclnnatt, 14; Cleve- Jand, 155 Bulfulo, 13; Boston, 1; Providence, 1; August—Chicazo, 137 “Have done for me what hundreds of doltare apent failed ta di Ido of duly i, 31, and At 20 Clubat Buffalo, A 4) Sytacuse, 8, tu einber—Cincinnatt, Hoaton, 16; Providence, 105 ‘Troy, 152 Syracuse, 13, games Chicago has 12; Cincin- nati, 125 Cleveland, 1 cé, 21; Troy, 10, aud Syracut g fa) meoting of the League will be held when the amended schedule pted. During the evening meeting considerable oxcitement Was caused by the presentation of a schadule prepured by Sir, the Cincinnati Club, whieh” that xentiomun sought to to-morrow mornt wilt be formally ad th propared by Mr, As Mr. Notf waa the assoctate of Hutbert on the Seheaule Committes, aud had SPING Goons, ois seen and agreed to Mr. flulbert's schedule alter rn nn an It had been completed, this action in getting <i Mp another ono gwas not admired by the iy ll ry Ot § WIN League, The vote to table it was almost { unanimous, ‘The question of keeping Managers 2 a Ye Madison and Peoria-sts, North Side Dry Goods House, Boston and Troy will vote against excluding North Clark and Erie-sts, Printed Fabries, NEW SPRING STYLES, defeated, and th will pr ° clude ite'tavore eaeaet BFapADIT: got ‘We oro now displaying an unusu- ally largo and variod department in tho choicest novelties for the com- ing season, consisting of ovory- . thing dosirable in > Printed Cambrics, Brilliants, Bourette Ginghams, Foulards, Momie Cloths, THE TURF. Avectat Dupateh 10 The Trioune, Loursviniz, Ky. March 24.—Entries to the Merchants’ Stake of the Loulsville Jockey Club opened to-night show It to be the most Intereat- Ing event of the approaching apring mecting. ‘The Het of contestants comprises Tennesscran, Bowen's black gelding bytPlanct, Ada Lambert, Mcifenry, Good-Night, Kinkora, Little Rus- sian, Silver Maid, H. 3B. Durhain’a black eldin by Leamington, Col, Morgan, 111 Bass, Krupp Gun, — Bashl-Bazouk, Liahtunoh, Tunica, Sylvia Springer, Tom Bar- low, Charley Howard, Gleninore, Bergamot, Long Girl, Lean, Edinburg, King Faro, Water: witch, Secret, Andaux, Verdict, Signal, Kenton, Leveler, Lord Murphy, Brillisntcen, Felicia, Blue Eyee. Tom Sawyer, Trinidad, Tripoli, Cal- Jos, Fairy Queen, Aspinwall, Sallie Polk, Molle McGinley, Mary R., R. G. Grigsby, McKendrele, Bianca, Largenteen, ight in all, PEDESTNRIANISM, Craverann, O., March 2.—A large crowd witnessed the finish at the Globe Theatre to- night of the long walk between Willie Roze and Sergt. Zare, the latter carrying an eleven- 2, Willie Roze ti ke 2,700 quarter-miles 2.700 quartéet four and erat. Zare to iat Sateens, aed, Beaten ka ee nano ean! © Ohinizes, accomp| et e task a o'clock to-night, * s French Organdies, F Lf, 5 ,, aneceh Dispatch to The Tribune Linen Lawns, New Yorr, March 24.—Slosson has chal- Pacifie Lawns, lIenged Vignaux to play for the Collender cup in Paris any time between the 25th of June and the 25th of July. The money stake ts €500, If Vignaux will not play the 60U-point game for the cup, Sloseon challenges him to play 1,000 points for $1,000 a side. Slosaon says he wants to play anyhow, and see who {s the greater cx- pert. Scotch Ginghams, 5 Ee Sebel Ginghams, Monteith Ginghams. Our importations aro solected from the very choicost lines to be found in the foreign markots, Goods will bo cheerfully shown to all who dosire to make an inspoo. tion, and customers can rely upon gotting tho leading styles at ther very lowest rock bottom pricos. 5 SUICID Tho Dougias Monument Again the Scene. fome poor fellow, tired of domestic troubles and a troublesome life, emulated the example of the late lamented W. F. Coolbaugh by blow- ing out bia brains at tho base of the Douitias mouument, in the extreme southeast~ ern extremity of the city. The bydy was found at 10 o'clock Inst night lying on the north side of the monument, by Polleeman J. Mahoney, of the Cottage Grove Avenue Station. A revolver, calibre 23, lay be- side him on the right, and from a hole in bis head had oozed forth bis Hfv-blood and a portion of the brain. In bis pockets were found scraps af paver, upon which he had written some few Ince in pencll. Upon one scrap waa written, Kate, you ought to know ms temper, For elzhtven yesrs we lived to- gether"; and upon another scrap, ‘This act of mine, 1 know, is rash, although [know what I amat. A coward's trick I know it is, Although I do it, excuse me, Dan.” And Jn another pocket was found a business card of D. W. Ryan, cooper, Nos. 20, 31, and 33 Rawson strect and No, 695 Silwaukee avenue. Deceascd was about five fect nine inches In hight, light hair, chin whiskers, and mustache, and was clad in o dark suit of clothes, faded brown ovorcoat, black plald fiannel shirt, no collar, aud coarse, heavy boots. By 2 o'clock this morning word had been sent to Mr. Ryan's home, as it was thougnt that the deceased was some fricnd of bis, Mr. Ryan was alinost positive that the — de- ce was bla brother-in-law, = Mathew Walsh, who lived at No. 497 Milwaukee ayenue, and was employed as forcnian in his cooper-shop, Walsh was not home last night. However, be could not tell positively by the description, and so started at once for tha Morene, corner of Eighteenth aud Arnold ‘Will opon on Wednosday morning 3 cases of Imported Choviots, CARSON, PIRIE & C0, BOOTS AND SROES. 4 . Chas. Gossage - GF Co! ur Boot and Shoe Department, *Just Opened,” Will be found in the west half of ow WASHINGTON-ST, FRONT, Filled with the Leading Styles of FINE COSTOU-MADE SHOES FOR LADIES AND OHILDREN, In better qualities, at lower prices than usual on warranted work eS 3 ———_ STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Yonk, March 24.—Arriyed, atoamship Circassian, from Glasgow. * Giasaow, March 24.—Arrived, State of Vir- ginta, from New York. ee BUSINESS NOTICES, Use “ Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Byrnp” for children whiloteething. It cures dysentery anddl- arrhoa, wind coli, and regulates the bowels, 25 cts ——————— ee CUTICURA,CUTICURA RESOLVENT > ALL OUR SHOES ARE STAMPED Mf 4+ Chas. Gossage & Co.,’? "4 ICura CHICAGO, Manufactured expressly for our trade,} and warranted ! BLOOD AND SKIN HUMORS Bpeedily, Pormauently, and Economically Curod by tho Cutioura Romodies when all other known medicines and methods of treatment fail, Sctofutoas Ulcers and Sores, Abscorses, Milk Leg. Fever Sores, Krysipolea Borce, Old Sores and Diechareing Wonnde, Bolls, Carnunclea and Bload. Impurittes, which manifest themeolves by burat- ing through the skin and esting deep into the flesh, when treated internally by the Cuticuna ResoL- VENT And oxternolly with tho Cuticuita and Cute cUna Soar, rapidly heal and disappear, Salt Rheum or Eczema, Tatter, Ringworm, Psoriasis, “Orders to Measure" Promptly Executed, Mall Orders Filled Subject to Approval. STATE-ST.---WASHINGTON-ST, | FLOUIt. ‘WHEN YOU NEED A BARREL OF FLOUR . BUY ITAT Cc. THVN Hs, -: 110 & 112 Madisonsst. PRICE THE LOWEST, QUALITY THE BEST, FINANOIAL, TO STOCK DEALERS. Tho old banking-houso of Howoes 8a ‘Company, Eruptions of tho Skin; Beald Mead, Dandruft, an alt Irritating and Itching Humors of the Scalp, which cause the Hair to become dry, thin, aud Wifeleas, anu tesnlt in Prematura Haldne permanently cured by the Curicuta Hemgn SKIN DISEASE, A Remarkable Lotter from J. A, Tucker, Esq., Manufacturer of the Bay State Superphoaphate. Mxsans. Warns & Porren—Gentlemen: I think Thave paid for medicines and medical treatment during the last twenty years all of THuke THoU- HAND DOLLARY( without recelylug any permanent re- ef. Lact May while taking a Turkish bath at 17 Be: con-at., « yonn man eniployed thero by the name of Wm, Corvett induced me to allow him to apply 8 preparation that jie lad upon ine, ssmuring ina that it was perfectly tarmless, and fora cortain consideration he would cure me within thirty days from thy time he commenced. Tu case he falled ta do so 1 was to pay bin anne Iconyented, and hu applied it nearly overy day for five woexs, when the income entirely disappeared, 1 very ches paid bun the auimint agreed upon, and then asked hin what this romedy was, and ho replied that it ‘was nother than CuTiouna, Since that time Ihave had no. trouble from this Glacaso, and lave not had auch goud health in icity yoara aaf have bad during the last alx monthé, Ihave aince my recovery bought Coticona and givon it to friends suffering with skin dleeaace, and 30 every instance tt hascured them, I velleve It to be the yreatost discovery of the preaent cantury, A. TUCKER. 13 Doans-st., Doaton, Dec. 20, 1874. Note--Mr. Tucker fa a well-enowa cilizen and haa served the city fu many Sinportant capacities, atprescnt a member of the Board of Alder= mon, ite ia also woll known to ayriculturists and farinera as the manufucturer of tho celabrated May ‘Stato Superphosphate, CUTICURA REMEDIES i} nargin of Sper its are constant+ ly occurring, Our sonior, Mr. it, W, lowes, bas had twenty-five years’ oxperieace in the bustaca, ten years aa resident of the Park Wank, ten years tn the olf hrm Of Howes & Macey, and tive yeurs with Howus & Com- any. Me Will wt refut and pursoua) attention orders, and {f destred will uso Nie discretion when what to buy andacll, GRDRNS BULGED. LAKE SUPERIOR SIIP CANAL RANLAWAY AND IRON COMPANY. STOCK AT AUCTION. Ty ordur of the Comnptrolter of the Currency and tha Vnltod States District Court for the Southern District of Now York, the tucelver of the Ocoan National lank will eo! at public auction, at the Zzchangu Salcerouin, IIL Broadway, tn the City of New York, on the 30th day of April, 1879, at 11 o'clock & m., 5,315 sharea of the capital stock of tho Lake Aupertor + Sbin Canal Kaliway aud frou Company (the par valu belng une hundred dollars per s ‘The right to withdraw sald stock or any part thereof from sale, io caro antlifactory bid la nut obtained, is reserved, THKO, BM. DAVIS, Receiver, 21 Nassau-st,, Now York. tally ah on other remedies have fi hewitate to recommend them Yours truly, Mi Pa.y Dec. 20, 1878, ——. PannouparneTaleDie M380 HUNT, GILBERT & CO, Skin and Scatp 1 utd be treated exter. | BANKERS AND STOCK BROKHRS, pally with Coriousa, ted by the Cericena Soar, and Hrouv ext tat juternally until cured, and for soing time altezward, = Where the Mumore are contined to the tHload and du wut akow them- selveson the eurface, tho Reootvent aloue wilt epeedily drive them from the system. The Cuti- cuna Remenixs Snfallibly cure thu most loathaame caves of Berofulous and Skin and. Beale uuUrs, as is attested by hundreds of unsullcited tuathuonlals {6 Broad-st,, New York, adjotoing N, Y. Stock Exchange, watred, Diargin. - First-clara siock privileges necotla Wa btu dds per cent distance, Kxpianatury clr on ie and dally stuck report tatied fr. suplicatioa. SULPHIDE OF ARS. atten REWARD for sale oof cate ERUPTIONS, PIMPLE: Cortcun Gente: large boxe cone DE: RR Mea the u lf tues the quantity of small, $1. Reuotvent, $1 Fer bottle, Cuticuna Soar, ¥5c percako; by mall, SU cents; 3 cakes, 76 conte, LADY oF GENT hahaa Te clennsea Matas Ha frou the aystein, briphtena iovautyted tha conte ALIN], Weaty auderer trom Rheu- : cay aiid pou ; COLLINS? matin, Noursigt, | Woak pened ergs, 1 Ba Pack aun mailon receipt of pric ELE and Soro Lungs, Coughs voune [Ed dare Colds, Weak Back, PLASTER® Weak sioviaca ana ow: ele, Dyapepaia, Fomaly Weakness, Shooting Pali through the Loineand Back, try these Plasters. Placed over the pit of the Stomach, thoy prevent and cure Ague Pains, Uiious Colic, Liver Com- nlatuts.and orotect the syatem from athousaudiile. re & 60.161 Wauast 4 Yi. Cutcaco, Ta HOLTOGRAPILY. a I. Aero RAD CES ETP ! RY ALL TitAT STEVENS, 3 tie Histoqrepher over ite X ey, uel “Mail, cupoatta best Card and Cabinet Sioyversapbe ta tie’ ff Daclally Childrea's Pletures). takea t chy: