Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 13, 1881, Page 18

18 © THE CHICAGG TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1: 188I—TWENTY PAGES. NEW YORK NOTES. A Visit to a Remarkable House Near to Wall: Street, Where Cakes and Ale Are Dispensed Free to All Who Ask. The Peculiar Requirement of an Eccentric Man's Will. An Estate Held Simply by Provid- ing a Very Modest Free Lunch $ But the Fact Kept Secret from the Great Army of Tramps. How the America Cup Was Wou~A Brief Sketch of the Yacht’s Victories. From Our Own Correspondent, New Youk, Nov: 10.—A few days ago friend of mine, a gentleman of years and varied ex- perience in life, and who had {just returned from Hurope, invited me to take a walk with bim down Broadway. It bad been some years since he had last experienced this pleasure, which, he suid, was scarcely equated fn’ a saunter through any of the thoroughfares of the great cities of the Old World, and be desired now to refi his memory of the old tamiliar scenes, and make new comparisons with what he bad of lute be- held abroad. We had gotten well down-town, uot far from Wall street, when my compan- jon invited me to stroll for a few mo- ments into one of the narrow passages called strects which aboundin that neizuborhood. Just where the particular locality is T am not at lib- erty 10 speak, for reasons which will be made clear as this narrative proceeds, but it is suffi- vient to say just here that it is a neighborhood where creat financial transactions are daily en- acted, and where the busy wheels of commerce constantly revolve with an almost unceasing hum, Picking our way along the narrow side- walk, dodging teams at crossings, and being brushed aside incessantly by the hurrying crowds ef pedestrians who throng the place, we came in the course of u few moments to 2 brick edifice, before which my companion suddenly halted. 1 bad noticed that be bad in the intervals, when not avoiding col- lisions, been carefully exumining the store- fronts as we passed along, and had once or Lwice stopped, a5 thuugh suddenly brought face to fuce with some person whom he kuew- or bad discovered some object of which he had been anxiously in search. Now, however, he paused deliberately, and, glancing atthe old-fasbioned door, and scanning the quaint number. above, inquired 1f I would like to make call. Still believing that it was some mercantile or manu- facturing establishment, or quiet inn where Jiquid refreshments are dispensed to whoever might call—and there are many such little } and cakes, The willis. un record bere in New York County. Shoutd they ever refuse to comply with this request of any stranger who might call, then the property to revert 0 other heirs, shure and share ulike, from the proceeds of its sale. When I first culted there 1 saw the daughter to whom the estate was given—then an old lady, and who must now be very aged. How cau any one discover whether they refuse ornot? Why, lam told thut the other heirs keep constant wateh and have tested the occu- pants on many “occssions, and you may rest assured that ~ WHEN WE FIRST WENT IN the zirl believed we had'called for that purpose. Of lute years, however, lain led to believe that the others have givenup all hope of breaking the will, fur we beard the girl say we were the Nrst callers in five years. The old lady who lives there fs a widow, but 1 cannot say wherber she hus any heirs nearer than the granddau; who entertained us. The property {5 very, uable, and the rents from the adjointug buiiding make very handsome income. it certainly was a Very strange freak that took holdjon the old man when he disposed of the property” iu the manner fu which {have set forth; but have never been there and asked for *cakes and ale that they were not at once forthcoming. My friend before me_used to visit the place often, and was served just as we were today. They never give you one cake simply, but always wo, for it was. required by the will unatit should be ‘cakes.’ But tere we are at the hotel. When you want toexplore New York some day come up and take a walk with me." THE AMEMICA CCP. The yacht race between the representative boat of the New York Yacht Club und the new Canadian yacht Atalanta of the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club, of Belleville, Ont., recalls the origin of the America cup ana tho manner in which it was wrested from the Royal Yackt Squadron of England in 382, and hus been successfully held ever since ayainst alt competitors. In 185], when the World’s Feir was held in London, Commodore Stevens, then of the New York Yackt Club (then 6 years old) was shown 2 letter in which it wis sugeested that the New York Club should send out a repre- sentative yacht to sail 2a international match with those gathered ut Cowes. At that time the America was buildin She was luunched in March. Isil. and a few weeks before she was Jaunebed the Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron wrote to the New York Cinb tender- ing them the hospitulities of the for- eign elub,, who, be bus. heard. ‘are. piild- ing a schoouer’ which it is their intention to bring over to England this summer.” There was uo hint that the cup was to be sailed tor, and no such idea enterd the minds of the m bers of the New York Club. When the America left these shores she went over to Havre, waa gotinto racing trim (some alterations being inude), and then was sailed over to Cowes. The American Commodore at once offered to race with any schooner that mixbt be named, and followed this up by making his challenge in- clude any cutter, but the Englishmen puid no attention to it at first, and finally inti- mated that they might be induced’ to do something were the offer of Stevens backed up with sufficient money to mike it an object. The American at once without consulting any one, and regardless of the financial ability of his associates to mect the deianas upon them, promptly said he would sail ayuinst any En- glish vessel that might be named, and offered To muke_ the stakes from 1,000 to 10,000 guineus. The only stipulation was tbat there ould not be less than w six-knot breeze. The schoouer Titania was matched sguinst the Americu—twenty miles tu windward: 2nd back, for £10. The Titunix came in nearly an hour behind the Americn. Alter this the Ameri wus permitted to exter the Htoyal Yacht Squad- ron regatta from Cowes around the Isle of Wight. ‘There were fourteen starters and no time allowance. The yachts ranged troin forty- seven to ite! tons burden. The America won tke race and tho cup and had two miles to spare. |All the other competitors cominz in usstragyh At one time, it is recorded, the Americn was eight miles’ abead ‘of the second yacht, but lost ber savantaze by the wind failing: fhe cup was brought bere ind presented to te New York Yacpt Club by the owners of the out-of-the-way yet public places in . tho | America, to be a perpetual chulienye prize ~ for 7 0] friendly vompetition between foreiza countrics FOR oe econ tenn ne meh td | to be sailed for by any yacht or other vessel of oteourse that it would please me much, and usked what particular brand he was indulymg in now. Without replying he mounted the steps, and, RAISING THE ANCIENT KNOCKER which bungon the door, gave three sharp knocks. Ina moment the door was opened a short distance, and a pleasant-fuced young lady usked what was wanted? “We wish some cakes and ale,” was the reply, and thereupon tne door was swung wide and the maiden asked us to en- ter. The interjor of the house was thoroughly domestic in all its appointmedts,and there were no evidences that my friend's request could be complied with, and I begun to fee} that, were he really in quest of the articles of refreshment he had named, he had made a serious mistake in selecting the place at which to secure them. The young woman, however, who was well dressed, and had every evidence of being cult- ured and retined, led the way to a comfortable sitting-room, bade us be seated, and, excusing herself, Jeft thespartment. It can be reauily understood thut the situation was 2 novel one, and, notwithstanding my efforts to elicit an ex- pianation for the visit, the answer was to keep quiet and await te outcome. The room in vhich we were seated was olainly yet ueauy- furnished, and everything in its appointment and cure betokened the supervising attention of a tasty bousewife. The walls were huag with pict- ures whose untique frames and mellow tones betokened great age, and the subjects of sev- eralof which were deeked out in gurbs of the jast-century. A few books occupied a conven- ient shelf, and on the mantel were arranged numerous pieves of ancient china that would have set on fire the enthusiastic spirit-of a moder: bric-a-brac collector. The tlour was covered with an old-fashioned rag-carpet, re- lieved here and there with rugs evidently of home make, and. the chairs were stitf-backed and prim.” While we were busy taktug in those surroundings the young woman entered, bearing on a tray what proved to be two tobys of ale and a plate on which were four smull cakes. Placing these on the 1able she mouoned to us to partake, and, seat- ing herself wear by, quieuly WATCHED US DRINK AND EAT. “ May I ask bow you came to call?" at last she queried. trieltS 8 favorit custom of mine,” replied my riend. “Then you have been here betore?” & NOL in Beven years," was the response. = Did you come alone?” asked the girl. pe NOe} Brought my'son—a lid of G—with me then."” - ca thought I did ‘not remember you,” she said. “No, you were- not the one who welcomed me then, Vo you buve many visitors?” be.con- tinued, “No you are tha first since J have been in the house. I came tive years ago. * And you are one of the family? «Yes: Mrs. — is my grandmother, and I tend to ber.’ “Can we see the old ludy today?” “She is old and feetle, and seés no one. There was 2 tine (in a corifidential moud) when she used to greet the yisilors here, aud set out the refreshments. Hut teat time has long gone by, and now no one comes.” WE HAD DEGNK OUR ALE and eaten our cakes. ising, thanking the hostess, and bowinz our way out, we stepped down into the street, and again found the busy Uhrong that burried along the thoroughtare, “Welty” at last broke in my friend interro- gatrvely. “It was rather queer,” was the reply. ~ But you forgot to pay for the entertainment.” “Notatall. There was nething to pay.” Queerer still. Do they nuke a practice of ving things away in that fathion 2° Yes. Ivasa tittle peculiar. is it now" Most decidediy ‘sa. “I skould think ther would bankrupt theméelyes ina month with ali the town runuing there.” «That 1s # Very nutural supposition. But you beard the girl say there bad been no one there in tive years to her knowledge. In fact, I doubt if thereare a half-dozen people outside the dumily who know of the peculi:r custom pre: vailimg at that house. I went there frst many years ugo with a friend. You know 1° am atways given to bunting out strange places. Tne man who showed we the place bus long been dead, but since then J have made it a visit, say about once in seven years. I love tokeep up the custom. Here, let's take this cab, and I will tell you all 1 knew about the place.” s Entering a cab, we were S00n on cur way up- town, when my triend said: “ As 1 remarked, down the street, L am alway: given to hunting’ out strange places wherever feo. ly Europe I was made acquainted with strange localities. wnich few people—especially foreieners. ever get into; Jucalitics with re- amarkable histories and celebrated for quaint customs. There isa pleasure in these rambles that well pays me for inv trouble and time. And here, in New York, I have come across } PLACES THAT THE WORLD KNOWS ‘LITTLE OF. Why, right back there where we just came from is. aspot that is almost nistoric, and yet how few—how very, very Jew—know anything’ of it. Why, were it knowg to the public that re.fresb- ments migbt be had there for the asking only, dow long-do you suppose it would be befon? the fe eee be oyerniin by tramps, dead- Ss, truckinen, ete.? Why, it woul: epee pete woule De dar “ But the people stould peremptorily pact wus sugeesied. m PIPE SOE USE, “There i¢ where you make a mistake. They could not do it, ‘hut building was erected TA the early part of the century and the property owned by. an eccentric individual, who was 2 vood deal of a humanitarian in bis was. He was possessed of much rewity an this island. and also had . propert.¥. in adjoining States. When be died ns will dis posed of bis holdings in n very equitable manues between bis widow, children, and a few other relatives. The tand on which that. building: flands, and lot adjoining, together with the old: building itself in which the oid gentleman bad lived, was given toa favorit daughter. ‘The ex- | Press conditions of the bequest were that 1t Should be'retained by the jegatee and her heirs Just so long as she or they gave without price. » to every one who culled for them, a glass of ale not tess than thirty nor more than iW tons. en- rolled in “any organized yacht club, the chul- lenging party being bound to give six months’ notice in writing, fixing the day it might wish to start.” THE NEXT RACE for the America eup was in 1870 petween Com- modore James Astbury’s schooner-yaebt Cim- bria and several vessels of the New York Yacht Club, over the latter's course. The America took'part, although in the United States navy. She came'in nine minutes behind the Magic. the winner. Tne Cimbria was also besind the Amer- fea, Phantotn, Mer, Dauntless, Alice, Sylvie, Madge. and ‘Halcyon. Commodore ‘Ashbury was determined to wet the enp’ if possi- ble, and next brought over te Liven in’ 181. ‘The plan now was to buve seven races on different days, schooner against sehooner, the winner of four ‘to take the cup. The Livonin shured the same fate as dil the Cimabria—tost_ the contest, winning only one race out of five,and. that the fourth of the series. 2 ‘Then tho Canadian yacht Countess of Dutfer- in came down to get the prize, in 18;6, The yacht Magdalene way pitted against her, winner to se- cure two out of three races. The Magdaleine won two and the third contest was not sailed: EAST CHICAGO. Clearing Off the Oniy Incumbrince on the Property—Buitdiug the ‘Erack. Mr. A.B. Mason and Mr. Gulliver, the latter of the firm of Green & Alexander. the New York bankers of the Easi Chicago syndivate, returned from Indianapolis yesteraay morning, and the lust-nained gentleman will probubly leave for New York this atternoun. The object of the trip to indianapolis was to pay. olf a mort gage on the: Forsyth tract of somewhere between 310,000" and = §206,40—the _ Only incumbrance or the East Chicago Improvement Company's new — acquisition. ‘The mortgege in question is the otd_oue sive: by the Forsyths to the Continental Lite-Insur- ance Company of Hartford. ‘ihe much-iangled history of that same piece of puper has been set forth in these columns on previous occusions, and is sufliclently well kuown without any re capitulation. [1'the fas: stuges of thut history, 2 Dill bad been tied to forecluse tae mortgare,” and the Improvement Company was naturally: Auxiuus to pay it off and exit it quits. ‘Phe bill was dismissed on the “6th of October, the mort- eugees, of course, preferrmg to settle tor realy money than to carry ou any further litigation. On arriving at Indianapolis the party found that it was rather a difficult thing to get at tue people to whom the mortgage belunged, there being three or tour claimants, althou; 3t was their belief that it. belonged to the Conti- nental Life. Mrs. Fursyt ho was with the party. ted 2 bill in the United States Court at indianapolis to redeem the mort advanceé to hi Md Coinpapy. The latter then pi 4) more, waking $210,000 in ail, ana Med #2 petition asking we court, now that there wus a yrent deal inure in its bands than the entire amount ot the claims, to make a deerce releasing the morte end letting the Forsyths aud the wortgagees light over how mulch ought to be paid to edeb. ‘The decree will be obtained in thircy duys, und $214, wo is now deposited with “the — court, under a stipulation. that. it Is tu be ‘ap- plied to the payment of the mortgage in the munner indicated. In sbort, the [mprove- ment Company bis laid out $216,009 to remove the only possible cloud to its title, and lett Mrs. Forsytb und the mortwazces “to establish by legal tight theirindividuai rights und interests in tne division of the money. The party is said to have been a good deat amused at reading a statement in one of the f pers that, among the other bug schemes in view, was one which was nothin; or fess than the organization of a cost com stChi- cago. “So tarasis known, there ure nv coul- deposits on the Forsyth tract. Nobody bas yet slatied the rumor that Forsyth’s lund contuhis a diamond mine or two, but the story will doubs- less be reeled off by some enthusiastic * boom- er” before lone. THE RETURNING MEMBERS OF THE Party had very little to communicate outside of the explanition of their errand, as above 4 They contrmed one or two points, bowere: which are worth referring to. ‘ae construction contracts for the Belt Line hav a sited with Eustera contractors, aud the work of grad- Ing the roud will be pushea as rapidly as possi- ble. Whether the Land Company wilf improve this fall and winter or not. will depend largely upon the report of the engineer. Should. bt re: port that the work can be prosecuted with profit during the cold weather, 1 good deal of beadway will doubtl be made berore spring. The company {3 naturally desir- ous of doing allitean as rapidly as it ean, for the good reason, mong others, that the interest on 403 bonds runs day and night and as. yet. it bas nothing to show for ite outlays except 3.029 acres of very promising, but as yet unproduct- Ive, real estate. It is thought that 1 good deal can be done, even during the winter months, in the way of ‘pluttmg the land, laying off ‘the streets, docks, ete., in und around the new city. —$—$<$<—— ‘GUITEAU'S INSANITY PLEA. It is suggested that the surest way to settle the question of insanity is a post-mortem examinu- tion. Surgical experts should dissect his brain. Something new on teeth, roots, and sheils saved by crowning instead of extracting. Best set $8. Drs, MeChesney, corner Clurk and Randolph. i An Econontica! Floor Covering. {Anoleum, being composed of cork. is asclastic a3 a carpet; is warm, neat, Waterproof, accumu- jates no dirt, ang will outwear the best vil-cloth three or four times. Jt is munufactured in bancsome patterns, and sold by all trst-clas3 carpet dealers, None but the genuine article has the word “ Linoleum” on the buck of every square yard of cloth. z ——<—___ Prosser Car—The problem solved at last. Syndicate forming with capital, Lust chance to buy stock betore it rises a3. telepbone and other stocks have, Car goes East ina few days with tour wheels. 250 bushels in each wheel, 500 bushels, of oats on top, drawing ten to one easier, Saves over half of dead weight. Acknowledged to be wsuccess by railroad cumpanies. Cail and see test ten to one on draft. Sec full size car and i satisfy yourself. 130 Dearborn street, Room $. THE STAGE. Five Generations of Actors in One Family. A Collection of Incidents and An- ecdotes About the Jef- fersons. The Spectacuiar Drama to Re- main at Haverly’s Another Week. Nat Goodwin in a New Play at Me- Vicker’s— The Danites. at Hooley's. Annomncements, Notes, and News Gathered for Our Readers, THE JEFFERSONS. The second Yoluuie of the * American Actor Series" 1s asketch of the stage history of the Jeiferson family by William Winter, an appar- ently inexhaustible producer of literary work. The first of the series was Barrett's life of Edwin Forrest. The story of the Jefferson fam- ily is un interesting one, uud will always oceupy aprominent place in the annus of the stage. For five generations it has been continuously before the footlights. Jciferson the First (Iv2s— 1807) had his career in England. Jefferson the Sevond (1774-182) was famous in the days of Wo oid Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, * an institution which has never been equalled for dignity, for tuteliectual resources, or. far splen- cor of associations, in the bistory of the stage in America.” Jefferson the Third (1804-1862) did not attain to exceptional eminence. Jefferson the Fourth (8%) is Rip Van Winlie, and Jetferson the Fifth is his son. Other members of the Jefferson tamily—as the sister of Jetfer- son the Third, bis wife Mrs. C. F. Burke, and bis stepson, Charles S.1. Burke—are commemo- rated here, and inention is made in fact of all the members of this talented family who have at apy time appeared in public. With tho history Of the staye Mr. Winter is thoroughly familiar, and is especiully well-equipped for writing such ge Work asthis, Me tells bis story pleasant; writes currente calamo, and intersperses in bis bierrapbicul record incidents, anecdotes, and gossip which render the yolume entertaining reading. Of all the Jetfersons, the Fourth is the grent- est, aud bis fame serves to ennoble bis an- cestors. Thomus Jeiferson the First was the son of au English farmer, “a froliesome companion, a capital horseman, and uw general favorit.” Garrick took-a fancy to him, and, following bis udvive, Jefferson went on the stage. [is first pearance so far as is known was us Jlorutiv in The Fair Penitent," at the Haymarket, Lon- don, He was at times manager and actor, in 758 went to Ireland, and in 1760 assumed the management of the theatre at Plymouth, with which bis name was ever after associated. As an actor be ranked among the first—with Barry in comedy and excelling Macklin in tragedy. In the course of the twenty-five years during which he xcted at odd intervals in Drury Lane he was seen in tifty-nine churacters. On the provincial stage, and when be bad become a manager, he acted everything from Hamlet to the ssleeding Soldier. ‘This Jefferson was married to or three times, and hud several children. He was on tho stage neurly sixty years, bis last appear- ance being in Aaron Hill's tragedy of Zara" as the dying monarel Lusignan. Jetferson the second was born at Plymouth in Iv. He was trained for the stage by his par- ents, and made his first appearance at the Plymouth Theatre at un earty age. Owing to seme disagreements with bis stepmother be emigrated to America in 195 and became a member of Powell's company at the Boston Theatre, with a promise of a salary of $17 4 week. His first appearance, however, owing to Powell's bankruptey, was at the John Street Theatre in New York, as Squire Richard in“ The Provoked Husband.’ After remaining with this theatre two years. Jefferson went to the “Park” with n salary of $230 wi and was. there the leading iow comedian. He married the daughter of his landindy, who was also nn actress. Jetferson'’s conspicuous * hits” appeur to bave Leen made inold men. Au anecdote told by himself attests his success in this tine. A sympathetic old ludy called at the theatre with a@ subscription list to entreat the umnsaers to withdraw.that poor old Mr. Jetferson froni the stage. It struck her that jt would be an uct of Christian charity to remove so aged an actor from public life, and to provide for him. Cooper, who was connected ith the theutre, told ber such ascheme bad tour been im con- Jemplation, and that the mannzers would gladly cOoperate in uny elfort to ameliorate the hard- ships of the aged Jetferson’s condition. She was delighted.. Just then Jeiferson entered, and Cooper introduced him to the lady, styling her ins kind friend and protector, who bud sv chari- tably undertaken to find bim a2 home. Her amazementat aceing a slender, handsome young. fellow of 26 instead of a senile mummy was ex- cessive. She tore her subscripuon paper in pieces, and gave up ber churitable underuiking. -After the year 15u3 Jeiferson’s life becume iden- tified wiih the Chestnut Street Theatre, then under © the “management “of the famous actress, = Mrs. Wignell, first known in’ London as Annie Brunton. Jetferson's first _uppearance was made as-Lon Sfanuel in Cibber's * She Would and She Would Not.” Mr. Ludiow says of bis acting that there was in ita perfection of delineation I have idom, if ever, seen in any other comedinn of is fine of character; not the least attempt at exaggeration to obtain applause, but a natural- ness und truthfulness that secured it without the uppeurance of any ¢Xtraordinary etferts from nim. ‘Ihe nearest appronct to his style is that of his grandson of the same name.” Jelfer- sun's forte was in low ot eccentric comedy, und he ncted fn over 20) diferent churacters. He died at Harrisburg in 182, und it is remembered thut in tue burial service the clergyman ultered the text of tho ritou! to imurk his disupproval of tue dead man’s profession. Jettersun the third was born at Philadelphia in Isdt. Hts name appeurs on the play-bills of the Chestnut Street ‘Theatre as early as 1814, and in IStt he was a member of the Chatham Garden Yaeutre in New York. [a 226 ne married. an actress, Mrs. ‘Thomas Burke, and tor a ume zeted us his father's manger. Me was also a able Seene-painter. He left the New York stage in Is, brought his family to Chicuzo, where his brother-in-law, Alexander Mackenzie, lived, and then traveled through the West und South. 1is told of him that, when managing ia Washington, be wanted Ldwin Forrest to act, and w2s'so poor that he bad-to walk ‘to Bultic more (forty miles) to solicit bim. He became a good actor of od men, very like bis futher in personal appearance. He was easy-yuing, guod-nutured, und ambitiots, Having bes come a bankrupt, a friend went te cheer hin up, and found him “sitting compozedly in a Stady nook.on the bank of te Schuylkill, kummning # pleasant air and sketeb- ig w tumble-down till on the opposit shore.” When bis visitur expressed bis asionishment. at findms “Not aval,” suid Jef- fers; “1 have lost everything, and 1 ai so poor now that I really caiut atford to let any= thing worry we.” His death occyrred suddenly at Mobile, Ala., Now. 24, 184, of yellow-fever. ‘to Jefferson’ the fourth—he who but hitely filled a Week's enrazement at MeViexer's Thea- tre in this city-—-Mr. Winter devotes eonsider- able space. With the mitin features of bis mast successful career all are more or less familiar, He wis born at Philadelpila, Feb. 2, 1890, and bis first appearanee on the ‘stuge wis wken brought on in a bag by Thomas D. Rice as Jim Crow. In IST. when 8 years of _uxe. he —uppeared” upon the stage at the Franklin Theatre, New York, in a sword combat personating a young Pirate. He eaume to Caicazo with bs parents, aud for twelve years traveled with them, making M3 Feappearagee at Chantrau’s Nitionat Theatre 43 Jack Ruchbotte in Jonathan Bradford" itt 1544. In 1555 he made bis rst trip to Europe to study ucting, and on bis return. the same year became one Sf Laura Keene's company at her new theatre, now pulled dua to make way for business houses. Auy. 31, 1857, he made a “hit as Dr. Panyloss, und i October Of Asa Trenchard in “Our Ameri "with Sothern, Milnes Couldock, Peters, Lau: Keene, Mary Wells, Bille Geewon. and ormers in the cust, made him ‘famous. In 1859 he Juined Boucicault’s company at the Winter Garden Theatre, and appeared as Caleb Plime Ur. Hontait, Newman. Noyys. Salem Seud- franhy Gag, Sir Brian, and ftip Van Wintle, Tn 1851 he went ‘to Culifocniu, and thence. to Australia, Tasmania, Cutlao, Panaina, and En. glund, Inthe latter country’ be crinmissioned Houcigault to rearrange the old comedy of" Itip Van Winkle” for him, and the piece us it now stands ways first produced at the London Adelphi Sept. 4. 1865, where it achieved Instant. success, A Singular incident preceding tals debut is cited by Me. Winter. On the night bes fore his tirst uppearanee in London Jelferson, who was’ naturaliy nervous and appre. bensi retired to bis apartment, ant, in a mood of intense thought’ ‘and abstraction, proceeded 10 make himself up for the third uct of * Rip Van Winkle. 1 done, and quite oblivious of bissurrotadings we now began to act the part. The honse, it ehoutd be said, fronted on Regent street. ‘The window. curtains happened to be raised, and the room was brightly Egnted, so that the view trom without “was commodlous aod uninterrupted. Not muny minutes passed before it bezun to be improved. A London crowd is quick to nssem~ hie, und when sssembled difficult tu disperse. £0 it proved now. Inside the absorbed and in- advertent comedian. unconcernedly. went. on acting Hip Van Winkle; outside ‘the curious multitude, thinking him 2 sort of comic Iuuatic, choked up tha street till ir became impassable. The < volice| were summoned, and with difficulty fought their wat to” the spot. The Jandludy was finally reached, and iarmed. and the astonished actor, brought back to the world by u ehimor at bis door in- quiring if ho wag ill, at length realized the situa- Uon and suspended his rehearsal. a Sept. 3, 106, ut the Olymple Theatre, New York, the conedian appeared as Itip.” Aug. BI, sss, he came out aut MeVicker's Theatre, Chleazo. His most remarkable engagement wits in. New York, when from Aug. 15, 1870, to Jan. % 1871. be played nothmg but Rip Van Winkle, From 1805 to 1877 he tiled engagements in En- gland. and In October, 1837, 2t Buoth’s ‘Theatre, he began unother successiit tour of the Guited States with Mip for the atrraetion, In the au- tumn of 1880 be effected a brilliut revival of “The iivals" at the Arch Street Theatre, Philadetphia. During the past fifteen years the only characters he has acted bave been elsa Trenchard, Cateh Phonmer, Dr. Pangloss, Dr. Olapod, Bob Brierly, Mre Golightly, Tobias Short-Cut, Hugh De Brass, Tracy Coaeh, Rep Van Winkle and Lub eres. Mr. Jetfersou hag been twice murried. His first wife was a Miss Lock- yer. who left the stage on ber marriage, Ilis second marriage oceurred at Chicago in 1867. Miss Suruh Warren was te bride. At one of Jetfersou’s performances of Rip in Charleston be had reached the first scene of the third act, and was slowly and painfully raising himself from the earth. The whole house hushed. in anxious: suspense. At this moment the heavy, floundering tread of u drun! was heard in the yallery. He ae in” tha centre aisie, reacued the row, and gazed upon the stage. ‘Then, suddenly, was heard his vorce—distinetly audible throughout the theatre—the voice of in- terested curiosity, ipsy_ gravity, and a good- tured thirst for know “What tho b—'s that old idiot tryin’ to dt Jefferson the Fifth is the third son of Joseph Jetferson by his frst wife, and was born if 1657. fe was educated abroad, and made his tirst pro- fessional nppe dinburg in the char acter of Cocelex, in * Rip. nb Winkle,” in ISi7. fn ISSd) be “was enguged at Wallack’s Theatre, New York, for the natole, in Serup ot Paper.” He now plays Fag, in * The Kivals,* and is the husband of Eugenia Paul, in the sume company. Summing up, then, Mr. Winter regards the first Jeiferson as a thorouch actor of the school of Garrick, und almost as good ag its founder the second Jefferson was tho finest comedian. of the age in which he Uved: the third sun getor was nerveless and colorless, while in the fourth ™ qere is an obvious union of the salient auali- ues of his ancestors... With him begins a new schuol of comedy, higher though not tiner than any that was ever. befure known on the English-speaking stage... . No name throughout the teeming “annals of art in the nineteenth century has shown with a more xenuine lustre, or can be more proudly and con- hdenuy committed to the remembrance and es- teem of posterity.” IAVERLY'S THEATRE. The dramatic spectucic In five nets and twelve tableaux, entitled “Michael Strogoft,” and adapted from tho Freney by A. It Cazauran, has drawn very large bouses at Haverly's Theatre all the week. Asa spectacular play it is well worth secing. The costumes look handsomely, the different tableaux are effective and strik- iug, the bullets ure novel in construction, and the piece introduces upon the stage a very large number of supernumerarics us soldiers, pi unts,and the like, The piece now rung very smootbly, and the waits between the nets are neither long nor tedious, The play itself ad- heres with considerable fidelity to. the original story of the astounding adventures of the front “Courier of the Czar’ as told by that graceful romincer, Mr. Jules Verne. Michael Strogos? sutfers the most terrible inisfortnnes on his ow to Irktuzk, but in the of perilous duty success- Naturally, the play: itself asa piece” of dramatic construu tion has little intrinsic merit, and — is commendable only as alfuruing an opportunity for striking scenic effects and tho introduction journey trom M d renps the rewar fully performed. of x well disciplined corps, de ballet. ‘These features are made the most of in its present pro- duction. and appear to be thoroughly enjoyed. by its audiences. “Michael Strogoff will be given every night this week und at the watinges Weduesday and Saturday xfternoons, M'VICKER'S THEATRE. After 2 prosverous standstill of two weeks’ duration, “The World" moved on and off the stage at MeVicker's last night. Mr. N.C. Goud- win will appear iu his new plity, entitled © ‘Tne Member from Slocum.” © The plot of this play is as follows: Mr. Epps bas been elected to the House of Commons through the intluence: of his mother- in-law, Mrs, Jegs (Miss Jennie Reitferth), to ud- vocute her views on ‘women's: righ Tn the House he becomes the object of attention of <lratluxa Smilh (Mrs, Goodwin), the wite of Bul Smith, a sport decidedly base, who are sepa- cd on accout of incompatibility of dispo: uon. The luiy is also an advocate of womun's rights and anardent admirer of the sentiments of Unesimus, Which, however, ure not lis own, She insists upon receiving the attentions of the youny und bandsome member, which pices bim in an emburragsing predicament and constantly in dread of 2 disclosure before his wife and mother-in-law, ill Smith arrives at the house of: Oneximus at the time of his wife's concenl- ment there, and 2 denouement is made, followed by un explunation, and everything ends satis- fuctorily. The play has been very successful in other cities, althouzh it is said to be an almost literal transiation of a Freneb farce. Le Supplice @Unhomme.” ‘The cast is: On steseseeeMr. N.C, Goodwin Jr. Avatbu: a Weathersby -Goodwin, ull Smito...... a ir. J. G. Savile Guauing....... -Mr. W. Herbert mie Weathersby ‘Miss Jennio Keitterth ..-Miss Anna Brevoor Miss Lillian DeGarmo Madelin,.. MOOLEY’S THEATRE, Mr. and Mrs. McKee Rankin have not been re- markably successiul witn their new play. of miner life cilled “Forty-nine.” Nor was there any purticulur reason why they sbould have been, A little of a good thing often goes a great ways, While too much of it nausextes. The pub- lic took kindly to “The Danites,” and both Mr. Rankin and bis charming wife received abun- dunt fame and ptcuniary reward for their share in its interpretation. But {t was no part of the bargain that the same thing should be repented with trifling variations ud = under vary- iug tittle ad intinitum, ‘Forty-nine’ is strikingly destitute of novelty or originality, and its good points are not sullicient to outweigh the weal There are really only two parts in the pla se Were made the most uf by Mr. und 3 akin. rhe prolug to the play is unecessary und oifen- sive, anc its entire ourission would be ne deui- ent to the piece. Since the first night * For- ty-nine" bas not drawn well, and it notin addition to the répertoire of its owners of whieh they bave any especial reazon to be proud. ‘Tonight and for the rest of the wee that old tavorit, * The Danites.” will be siven, with a cast embracing the full, strensth of the eom- pany, and will undoubtedty do tauch better than its predecessor. It my be added chat the in- Junction served upon Mr. Hooley by Mr. Brooks’ representative, to prevent the payment of ary portion of the ‘week's receipts to Mr. Rankin, bas been withdrawn and a satisfactory compro- mise etfected, OLYMPIC THEATRE, The Hyde & Rebman combination. aftera very successful week's sojourn at this theatre, give way to Harry Miner's couiedy consolidation for the coming week. ‘The comedy of * Murphy’: Dream,” whien had a ran of Jt nights in Ne' York City, will be tho closing feature in each evening's entertainment, aud in its lendiug parts are John and George Murphy, Phil Mack, and George Shannon, - In tho olio we tind the nimes of several well-known speciulists: Carrie Swain, ths atgile messenger-bos of tne * Puitmun Car" party: the Juggier Valjean; tho Ethiopian comedian Cool ‘Burgess; the Brennans, with Capt. George Luible, Billy Carter, Frank Lewis, and the Jeromes. HOME NOTES. Maggie Mitchell will follow “The Danites” at Hooley's. Lawrence Barrett will be the attraction at MeVicker’s uext week. At the Acndemy of Music and at the Lyceum Theatre strong variety attractions are promisea lor this week, ' The rumbinig ugise heard at Haverly’s is caused by the engine that runs the machine sup- | plying the electric light. Frank Mayo and his company, forty strong, arrived from Indianapolls in thelr car yester- day, und will leave for Milwaukea -Monuay morning. Mr. Muyo is at the Sherman House, and Manager Gardiner at bis home, 207 south Morwan street. In tho third act of“ Michael Strogoff" the two correspondents come inon 2 raft. On Friday night one of the “twain” was missing when the raft went on. ‘To the intense amusement of the other actors the repurter was heard calling out that if he was uot taken on board he would drown, and was tished outof the water, xp- parently, by those onthe raft, which wasa clever device for remedying an apparent lack of panetuality, ‘The Criterion offers a strong bill for the cn- tertafnment of fits patrous thg coming week. he sensational drama,“ Yacup; or Tne Ped= dier’s Story,” with George W. ‘Thompson in tue title réte will be the feature on the program each eventng, while in the vuriety olio preceding its resentation such performers a3 Charles and Annie Whiting, the Macarthys, the Heeley Brothers, and Juie3 ‘Turnour, described us an “Indian Juggler,” willuppeuar. 4 The lithograpbed programs distributed by the “World” management on Thursday night wero very handsonicly gotten up. GENERAL NOTES. Aate Claxton will bein her tour Dec. 22. ‘The Critic says: “Salvinilis a tragedian, Rosst a melodrumatist,” Francois Coppee is writing a play on the sub- Ject of etheticism. Robson and Crane have bought Gunter's new Play with the title “D. A.M.” Bijou Heron bas been engaged at the London Court Theatre for leading: juvenile: Mrs. J. H. Hackett begins a tour of the coun- try at New York Dec. 22 us Lady Macbeth. John McCullough begins bis New York eu- agement at the Fifth Avenue Theatre Nov. 14. Hortense Schneider, the orizinal Grande Duch- esse, was lately murried to the Count de Bionne. Frank Clements will probably be Mme. Mod- Jeska’s leading uctor and stage manager next season. Mr. C. H. Hoyt, of the Boston Post, hus com- pleted a new comedy entitled “Queen of Bo- hemia, Mrs. Edwin Booth continues extremely low. Her physicians have abandoned all hope of her revovery. ‘Tomorrow night the Union Square company begin their winter season “at home” with “Daniel Rocha.” Miss Verbona Jarbeau and ttose Cook have been added to Rice's comie opera company for their New York engagement. Carrie Drury, of Detroit, has one on the stage With Ade Gray's company, aad bas udopted 5S ber stare name. ‘The New York Evening Post speaks of Robson and Crane's version ot 'welfth Night” as not “calling for serious eunsiderntion.”* Brouson Howard bus written a new play for Miss Wallis. the English actress, in which she will star next season in the United States. » ‘The German nume of Moser’s comedy, which Daly has just produced at bis theatre. with the ule “The Passing Kegiment” is “Krieg. in Frieden,” Ella Dietz, a sister of Linda Dietz, has returned to this country, and will make ber reappearance ou thestaxe in ber own adaptation ot Géthe’s “Faust aud Margaret.” danauschek bas another new play entitled “ Boadivea.” by S$. W. Luscomb of Providence, and she will bring it out for the first time at the Park Theittre, Boston, The New. York Evening Post says of Hobson and Crane: “Tucir capacity as interpreters ot uo means equal to their it”? in taengling it is reported thut in St. Louis on the sith of this manth Miss Mary Anderson will become Mrs. ‘Theodore Curtton, ‘The groom {s from Louisville, barely 30, and rich. Lydia Thompson, after a three years’ retire- ment trom the stage, bus made her reappeur- ance in Tom, ‘Taylor's comediettu, * Nine Points of the Law,” at the Koyalty, Loudon. Mr. Booth’s engagement In New York was the greutest pecuniary harvest he hus ever reaped, ir four weeks he played to $50,000, His per- sonal profits out of the sexson were $24,000, The Toston Herald cluims. Dee. Gas the date, “nnd Uhiengo us the place for the production of Gunter’s new melodrama, “The Journal- t.” by FL. Gardner's * Legion of Mynor™ company. ‘The daugbter of Friedrich Rueckert has pre~ sented to the Court ‘Theatre of Munich a posthu- mous dramaof her. father’s, entitled * Herod: the Great.” ‘fhe piece Is in course of preparu- Won for the stage. The St. Louis Itepublican says of Mary Ander- son: “ft is evident that Mary Anderson's ca~ pacity for improvement is not extausted, al- though the ditference between her ast yeur's work-and this is not marke: The theatre of Paris can accommodate every evening 474400 spectators, ana the caté concerts 50,000, Toraiing. # total not.far-short of 100,000 piaces offered to amateurs of comedy, opera, operetta, or “chansons a It mode.” Maudmann thinks he will come back to Amer- jea. Hy has achieved the distinction of baying played before the smallest house (in Huston Highlands) that ever greeted a famous actor. His shure of tne net proceeus, as per vontruct, to 1K cents. Clacke has just completed a new act for A Widow Hunt," in which a comic duct Scene is introduced. He has other i tied the piece, ana it will be produc first time in Toledo next week under its new name, A Militia Major.” Keside Miss Georgie Cayvan, Miss Ober bas engaged Messrs, Lewis Morrison and Forrest Kobinson (vow with. the “Legion: of Hunor combination), and Mr. J. J. Hayes, the well- Known reader and, elocutionist, to appear in “(Edipus ‘Tyrannus ” during the coming season, opening at-the Boston Globe Theatre on Jun. Mile. Hthéa bean rehearsals. in Booth's Theatre on ‘Tuesday last with her company, whieh includes E. F. Thorne, Edward Varrey, J. Lahart, and Miss Jennie Murdoch. ‘The French actress, although she knew hardly a word of English last May, now speaks our language flu- ently. with only d slight uccent. She is degeribed asn strikingiy pretty. woman, tall aba stender, with durk brown hairand eyes. She begins ber American tour in the Brooklyn Park on the Lith inst. Her exact positon in Russia was leading lady at the Imperial Theatre Mienel, St. Peters- The New York Tribune in a very caustic article headed “A Butchery of Shakspeare” repeats the views expressed in these coluinns of ‘ebb’s version of “ fweltth Night’ pliyed by among other things r Ww Messrs. tobson and Crane. our New York munesake suys: “Ia this in- stance new situations, new incidents, and new Jaugnage have been introduced, the shape of the play bas been altered, the symmetry of the story hus been destroyed, the ehuractérs have been disturted, and much ot the original text ticon mangled almost aut of recognition. ‘he tnnsuage added is prosy, thin, and trivial. Itogether this is one of the most painful and disereditable exhibitions that itbas been. our misfortune to witness. It vanished last night. ‘May it never return!” Mr. J. A. Bailey ts. credited with a proposition to corner the market on circuses, He proposes to consolidate ull the existing shows under one management and then parcel out the world So that rowttes would not -cuntlict. c gate valuc of the shows it is proposed to eonsuli- date is estimated at about $1200, George Starr says of the proposition: “It reminds ine my own attempt to get up a corner in curi- 1 found that the more f bought the more there were to buy. They began to water the stock, and we had to give it up. ‘The trouble with this proposed monopoly is that it proposes to get along without as many performers us are now required, What fs to become of these per- formers? Theywould be tken. up -by shrewd managers, who would create a new competi- tion.” Rival companies got into litigation in Oregon, one seeking un Infumetion to restrain the other from producing a picee made up almost alto- gether of bullet and tableaux. Judge Deady de- hied the motion. This seems,” merely an exhibition of women in , and in attruetive attitudes ar uction. ‘The clos- we seeno is called *Muradise,' and, as witness Himilton expresses it, consists mainty * of wom- en lym about loose’—n sort of Mobummedan paradise, Fsuppose, with Imitation grottos 2nd anmaidenty hourig, ‘To call such a Spectacle a *dramutic composition’ is au abuse of language and au insult to the zeniusof the English drama, A menagerie of wild ‘beasts might as justly be called a deamatic composition, Ia iy judg~ ment, an exhibition of women ‘iyi about loose.’ or otherwise, is not 2 dramatic composi~ tion, aud therefore not entitled to the protec- tion'of the copyright.” ——— NOT THIS EVENING. For Tae Chicago Tribune. There was a girl on Prairie avenuc— Q fair was sue, and plexsing to the view Her voice had Such a modest litle ring One would not think she could say such 2 thing. ‘Though others’ bearts may bieed, I etill must tell What all this naughty maiden’s friends befell; Sad is the tale whose burden I relate, Of bow this girl would tritle with ber fute. One starry night a coadly young man came, And sent a eard up wich bis spotiess name. Alas that in bis teeth this girl should ting — Those words: * Please call some other evening.” A poor but proud young man, who did uot guess The zrentnyss of this malden’s tickteness, Would you like to take # wall with me: “No, thunk you, not this evening,” said she. A rich man’s son, whose father kept a team, Who's tuec was fuir as any ady’s dream, Said. “Dear one, will you come. and ride with another night,” laughed sbe. me? “ No, not tonight -.man whose works by Fortune had been blest, Whose wealth no wiser left him thin the rest, igh, * My darting, will younarry me?” Why, no Sir, not this evening,” cried she. And 30, when balf ber wasted life was o'er, A it Death came one night unto ber door, rom her fips cen Death could only wring ‘That everlustinyg, * Not this evening.” Death came again when every [riend had tled And left ber gasping on her dying bed. *O not tonight!” se cried, * O eo away —* Your jig is danced; the fiddler waits bis pay.” Joun J. Pearce Jr CHICAGO, Nov. 10, 1851. re Bay Crry, Mich.. Feb. 3, 1830.—I think it my duty to send you a recommend for the bencilt of any person wishing to know whether Hop Litters are good or not. I know they are good for general devility and indigestion; strengthen the nervous system, und make new life. I recommend my patients to use them. Dri A. Pratr. UNCHERS. PIANO- A Booming Profession in Spite of the City Ordinances, Who They Are, What They Are Paid, and What They De. Sketches of Some of the Veterans ‘of the Noble Army. Every issue of ‘Ie ‘TrimuNe fora month or more hus contained under the head of “ wants" from one to a half dozen advertisements tor piano-players, and semi-oceasionally the same “ads’ appear In_ other daily publications. The “ads” ure often curious productions, which the reader does not always peruse attentively, but there Is nevertheless x tund of information, wit, and humor to be obtained from them. Here some jeweler bus for sale a watch, ana he advertises it as if it. belonged at some time or other to a solid gold, open-faced judy, and over = yonder your neighbor is perhups giving you the first intimation that his wife has left his bed and board without just cause, and that be wil! no longer be responsibic for debts. contracted by. her -In tho -“instruc- tion” volutnn one is ndmonished to seek 2 busi- ness education in the topmost story of some down-town . building, and in the very ‘next column is offered, in view of business qualitica- tions attained in some such way, a situation as bookkeeper and cashier for some petty mer- chant prince at the right roval salary of $5 per week. By turning to the criminz) column on the inside page. you. will tind the sequel of all this in) the account of the latest arrest for embezzlement. Also under the head of * instruction " the musi- cul conservatory manipulator inserts bis “ad,” in which be offers to make young or old good performers on the piano, organ, or guitar in twenty fessons; and to teach by bis new method in precisely that number of Jessons what require years cf “study and hard work uy the old methods. To some it might look as if thi: innsical inunipulator was a ehuclatau, who, by continually advertising for piano-players, was. endeavors 10 work up 2 boom for his'cou- servatory. Buvit isnot thus. ‘The piano-player is uctuully the man with the boom, and NU LESS A PERSON THAN ‘CHE MAYOR appears to have the management of it. It is impossible to supp that Mayor Hurrison, atter having done his best to conciliate every nationality, every sect, and the men of every potitieal creed into voting for him, hus now reacted out after each individual trade and profession. and hus begun with piano-players. But when he shuts his cyes to the provision printed on ev y snloon-license, that music will not be permitted, he encourazes the concert- saloon system. and the rapid growth o1 these blic nuisunces Is what creates the demand for. piuno-pluyers—that Is, for the class of — piano-plavers who “will, consent to perform in such resorts and to such audiences. *Plano-punchers” would bea far more appre priate uume for them, for players they certainly are not, with searcely @ siu coption.. Whence do they come? From the musical conservatories ubove referred to? Searcety, or at least not direct. ‘The piang student must, it uppears, pass throuzh several transition stag after leaving the conservatory. He must 3 tempt some levitimnte pursuit in the way of business or the professions; make a failure of it: take to strony drink for w time: and then turn up seedy and forlorn in some lurse city. “He is then “ns well” ‘trained tor concert-hall “pinno-playing a3 any of his fellows, and, to be merciful to the “profesh,” 2 little better than some of them. He will nave no trouble in obtaining a situation in this city, or in Milwaukee, which is ulso a sulounkeepers* paradise, and will EARN WAGES OF From $2.50 To $5. per day—ns much as the young ‘mun who takes the business route .referred to earns ina week. ‘The hours of labor are only from 210.5: in the afternoon, and from 7 In the evening until mid- nigbt—Iess than eight hours per day. The work will be hurd and incessant, it is true, and bis taskmaster will be continually standing over him to see to it that be pounds out of the piano all the noise it is capable of making, but in compensation for this he will have free cigars and: drinks—quite an {tem of itself. In the average coucert-hall on State street the pianist is almost incessantly thumping away. He begins with an overture, as he ealls it. anu, When this is finished, an accompaniment for cach in turn of the semale voculists employed on. the premises. This done, be being over izuin, with a medley, or rather a jumble of ull the airs in *Olivette,” The Rates in the Wood," or some other "popular piece. But the Anvil Chorus is his employer's favorit. A snail boy or one of. the waiters furnishes the accom pani~ ment with & flat-iron and 2 bummer, aud the patrons of the pluce are sure to keep time by thumping their beer glasses on the tabtes. ANT NOW THE PROPRIETOR for he knows full well that wi din he completely drowns out the noise, tins music, in the rival ranch next door, untess there too they bappen to be playing’ the same picee, in which event the other occupants of the Dlock suifer untold agony. ft us said. thay the ebiet traction for a time of two of the liveliest con- cert halls on State street was a nightly duet be- tween two pianos. ‘Tne back of the one saloon sandwiche: imo an” addition to the ofher, and there is only 2 thin lath and plaster partition between the two. The piuno-players were dendly enemies, and it was'simply v toss-up as to which would be in bis seat first every night. Both played with- out music, und whoever got started tirst. simply banged away as hard as he was able ata balf- dozen overtures in. succession, baving com- pleted which he paused for tho fellow next door to repeat the dose if be was able. Tue crowd guthered nbout each as they would 2 prize- ng, and the duel continued with great exeite- ment until midnight. ‘The duel hns long since ended. One of the pinno-players went crazy, | and the proprietor of oue place moved, und the proprietor of tho other changed to theatried twas more than even their humanity could stand. PERTAPS THE MOST CURIOUS CHARACTER in all this troupe of strotiing players 13 an ee- centric foreigner, known generully. as “the Peofessor.” "He is a° man of middic-age. thin but wiry, with long straight hair and beard, which he never deizus to comb save with bis fingers, und is nlways scrupulously neat, though somewhat shabbily attired. Like many others who have wandered tur from the iden) walks In life which they in youth marked out for them- seives, “the Professor "13a inan with a secret sorrow. lis intellect has warped with many yours of doleful broadings, but occasionally when stimulated with mixed drinks, which he is bassionutely fond: of sipping, ns a’ Frenchman dogs his wine, the ardor of his youth returns tohim. ‘Then he will disclose to ils conpamons gliznpses of his past, a story af di in everything—music, his chosen profession; unrequited though often inspired by some eyed, taxen-hared Alsatian maid; and fortune, because of penchant for absinthe and et noir. When through with the recital of nis woes, zloomy_ despondency again vloses in upon bith, ad he is accustomed to go to bis rooms and baminer out bis ire upon: bis only com- ion, the Ie is this which causes him hunned by his neighbors, who call him a “tend,” and by most of his acquaintances who think him slightly daft. And if you engage in conversation with hit be will not hesitate to tell you “215 188.26 VAY-IT- VILE ALL ENT,” at the same time drawing bis band suggestively feross bis throat, and making an unpleasant sound. a cross between a cutiural and asquenk. ‘his muy be equivocal ug to whether he means razor or rope, bUL no ONE can Distike & way the Professor Intends to end y There ig another, « ruddy-fuced: German, who English very weiland who is just tho opposit of the mehimeboly Alsatian. He thumps bis piuuo mercilesly, but in good humor, und the instrument: seems really to like it; atany rate, the musi¢ it, emits is tnore agreeable than the othor. The * Professor ”—all mie better class of performers in the business. have that Utte=lkes bls beer. Ikes to chat with nis friends, und, unlike his fellow-professionats, never makes love to the vocullsts. He is free from care and a jolly good fellow. -Puta violin foto bis Bands, aad be will show you how the “ Arkansas Traveler” ought to be played, and will Uy hard to make you believe that the In- strumeént witldo anything but spexk. Ask bim why he drifted ‘Into the concert saloon, and be will tell you that it fsatar more comfortable position than the orchestra of. a theatre, und more lucrative beside: VET ANOTHER IS A YOUNG FRENCHMAN, aticast his name would indicate as much. He learned to play by eur in his youth. out of pure love for piano music, and be stleks toitus 1 business, because ke never was able to find anything. better. He is in great demand for triveling companies in the dramatic Hine, but be bastearied to abhor walking rultroad-trac ang hence remaing ut home, where he {5 never out of employment. In fact, be is used like an employment azeney by those in scurch of tal- ent, a3 well as by tilent In search of eniploy- ment, und therefore enn tell exactly what everybody else in the business is being paid, A dozen others are worthy uf special mention, notably Frank Lumburd, | TNE VETERAN OF THEM ATL, Sailia his day the most popular. fle was never the vacabond that the others are. but always bad a home, end a good home at that. to 0 to. Old Shady,” or some other baritone sony, and not plano-pinying, was bi3 forte, but he now does very weilar both in a Clark street hail, ‘These mentioned are the veteran “punchers * of the city, The others are mosuy uccom- plished Engtishinen, Frenchinen, Germans, and here ang there an Italizn, who have * zone broke,” and who have tuken to piano-playing on bread-and-butter principles. hey are only transients, however, and were tt not for tne Sresent boom they miseht ull be gone tomorrow. aceasta at A Prosperous Port. . San Francisco Iultetin, ‘The harbor is 30 full of ships that berths for discharging vessels cannot be provided: The Hleet of merebantmen is said to the largest that ever Hoated in the bay of Sap Frauwsco. aaa disappointments | { | A glance I register shows that the ships mainly come from Glisgow, Duadee, Liv- erpool, und Neweastle, und usually bring cargues of coal, expecting wheat for the return voyu ‘Twenty vessels arrived from foreign parts yo terdas. * itis teported that the demand for dock: hus been 80 great during the past week that se eral vessels Weut up to Port Costa to discharge. CHICAGO MERCHANTS. Remarks of Mr. George C. Clarke at tho Annual Banquet of the Cincinnati Commercial Club, ‘The last regular toast of the evening at the annual banquet of the Cincinnati. Commer- celal Club, held Jast Thursday evening, “Tha Commercial Centres of the West,” was re- sponded to by Mr. George C: Clarke, of Chi cago. Previous to Mr. Ciarke’s remarks Mr. Duane, ex-President of the Chieago Club, ‘entertained the company with 2» hu- morous Jittle speech of thanks. Mr. Clarke said, in substance: : Mx. Prestpest: It is a great pleasure to be one of the gentlemen of the Chicago Commer- cial Club to bring to you of the Cincinnati Com mercial Club a messaze of greeting and uf guod will We are justly proud of our ¢fub, waieh, has now compicted the fourtn year ot its exist-* enee, and you certainly with this auspicious closing of your first year and open- ing Of your second, “have Just ren- son to “feel proud: We, ‘the rep- resentittives here of the Commercial Club of Chicago, congratulate you on the formation of Your club. Your President bas said that we Were not the mother club, Buston hus that honor; but we held, as be said, the tirst chi ter, Uur club was formed under the inspira- tion of a visit of the Boston Club to Chicazo, and with a sort of impulse and rather -in- stinetively; When those geutlemen, after four days’ visit, went back to Luston, we hud seen ucompuct body and the elficieney with which they worked and the capability of such working: we gathered together and forined our elub with au tmpulse which we have never regretted since. And so lately we tuok our baby down to Boston and bad a grund feast und a most bappy tine, which cemented the Bostun Coumerciat Club to the Chicago Commercint Club in rather a remarkable, degree, and. in a. re-- iarkably strikmg manner, because the six days of which we bad been m town during our jour- ney was of such a mature as to bind its members in intimacy which no otber cause could have created so well. Now, then, gentlenjen, the toust to whieh Lum to respond fs *'The Commercint Centres of the West,” und 1 do not know that £ could better respond to that toust than by say- ing one word on the commercial clubs of those cities, organized to foster and strengthen their commercial interests, and bave bad the couruge Too so. Yet, although this is an annual meeting of the Commercial Clud, so little bus been said tonight with reference.to the clud, or mention made a3 to whut it is to accomplish, or what It bas since ccomplished, that 1 will principally say in regard to our awn club, which may be taken asa type ‘of all clubs, now, while we huve accomplished a great deal, we know that there is a great’ deal more to be accomplished. I will suy that, of the thin; we have sought to accomplish, the first is the fostering” spirit of unity and barmon among onr servants. I think I should plac that tirst. ‘That while our lub has a member- ship of gentlemen engaged in diferent branches of business, the elub has promoted among these xeitlenten a sociat intercouse, harmony, und se- quiintunce, aud unity: which cannot beip bat ve of great good to our City, and to any other city which organi, 1 Commercial Cinb. In our own club nerchants of our city. buve mdnt fur the first there by becoming intimately ucyuiinted with the other merchants who huvu dope business in the suine street and block u3 themselves for five, ten, fifteen, and -twenty years, met for the first time at the hospitable bourd of the Commercial Club, who were before semirated by a few feet of distunce and by the ditterence in their’ business. née club ox brought those{merchants together by but one thing, which wis the advancement of the inter- ests OF Chicago, und therefore I place it tho first. Secondly, the discovery which tho Chicago Cclumereitl Cub bas made of some very res markable. and eflicient men, who have hereto= fote from their excessive modesty Deen ub- seared in a sort of privacy, which tho Com- morcitl Club 6f Chicazo has brought out, atl 1 can say that today: some of the most elective workers in Chicago, and some of those vo huve produced the best results in help- ing along others as well as their own interests, unkuown when the Commercial nized, und that simply’ by their mfwesty, which kept them in the backround, And thus we combined together, and we brought them into prominence aud consvicuaus partici- ation in the aiftirs of ourcity that bas been of very vreat value to every one of us. ‘Chirdiy—The most conspicuous results, per= haps, are in the discoveries which we have made. on vurious subjects pertaining to the interests of ourcity. Without enumerating them 1 can iy Of one or tw cussed the financial condition of Chicago. You must bave seen by those truthtul “newspapers (laughter! about the bankrupt condition of. Chicazo A yeur or two ago. [Laughter] We were compelled to acknowledge that we were In that condition, but then we bad a law which forbade. us to borrow money, and the tax is: never cols lected only once a year, just at the end of the year, and then we opened our business with nothing but bankrupts, because we bad not_as- sets enourch, and practically bankruptey stared us in the fuce, ‘then we asked the Mayor of our city to come into our mectings, und then we Lost that our ot tho sixty gentiemen that there was money enough to run the City Goverament, tf only cer- tain conditions were made and observed—that is. tosay, that our scrip wus declured valuzbie, and that the Government was adminis- tered economically, The President said you will get money if you only recognize ‘our scrip and ndminister the City Government economically. 1p a few days thereafter we met the city authorities to consider this question, und the uninimous opinion was Iu favor of the valid~ ity of the serin and the economy introduced into the Government, and to-day not only do we issue no serip, but the City of Chicazo has enough money in its treasury to pay its debts aud what it needs to buy us it goes atone. Now, that was the result of the efforts: of that little band of only sixty men in our Commercial Club. “ [ indorse ali tbat bas been suid tonight, and especially that uf the gentle- man in speaking of the support he would buve in bringing in such important questions in Just such a body us the Cincinnati Commercial Club. We have taken also other business. We have fully discussed the smoke nuisance 03 you have discussed it here. We had ft brought up, end we have reached x conclusion, and it ts to one of the members of the Commercial Club that this wasdne. We owe st to his efficient, active, and persistent ctforts, and We have now an ordinance which bas stooped ton great extent the smoko nuisance in Chieago, which bas been accepted by the manufacturers of Chicago, who nre we Intyest creditors of this nuisance. And, further- induced tne President of our own club, who is also the Presilent of the Caicngo Rolting-Mit, to. Introduce: it. nt an-expeuse of 12,600, and the rolling-imill was able to do away with the nuisunce, and we and others are tul~ lowing. [Appmuse.] Rut there ts one ‘thing upon which we could not decide, and that our ¢irty streets. We have not ‘done one single. thing. The matter stunds just as it was four ‘yenrs. ago, We ure Hing to receive any help or suges~ eld and ¥ ae ons from you gentlemen here upon Ut Jeet. But then, while it fs well enouzh to sce to tho interest of our own cities, Uiere are certain ine Lis the compromise of fraud, saminercinl Intexrity. vhile We are citizens ct Chicago, St. Louis, we are ull ciijzens of a common country, which we love just asdeurly as the city of our birth ana adoption. and need some way of promoting our commercial integrity, for ‘commercial unity, j aud promote. Navionat integrity ii business, and give us abetter commercial reputation fn this country, so that the American mercliat shall be synonymous with the bighest type and higa- est trust of commercial aud mereantiie boxer One such subje of promatmy 2 bi: and Cincinnati and integrity, and | hope to see us all united ty obtain this end. Aud sof close. gentlemen, expressing te you again the greeting und best wishes for your success from the Chicago Com mereiul Chib. [G i TOMORROW, For Tuz Chicuae Trihune. The trees + ereen-leaved, through which tha reeZe Today 13 softly blowing— ‘The tlewers that proudly rear their heads, feside the brooklet growing — Inhale their perfuine, note their grace, Nor thought of sadness borrow? Those Yowers, so frazraat, fresh, and pure, Muy droop und de tumorrow. Sweet child. beside thy mother’s knee, Su innocent.and siniling— Z With childis prattie, baby wiles, Her every cure beruiting— ‘P bit, motber, while you ma: Shield bis Youmy heart from sorrow; Thy boy, so brizht and winsome now, : Chill dexth muy claim tumurrow, : Young wife, close by thy husband's side, So beautiful and charining— ‘Thy pure, confiding, wifely heart No fear of tl nlarming— Smile while you may, love while you can (God turn tach pawsored arrow); ‘The one you trust so tondly now Cold “chunge™ may touch temorrou Yea, flowers and beauty, Iizht and joy, Youth, talent, love and pleasure, 3 The siniling lip. the lovelit eye. Each fondly-cherished treasure . Enjoy today. Another sun May bow thy soul in sorrow, And what you prize so dearly now May all be gone tumorrow. : New forms and flowers spring up around, With life the dead repiacing— ’ The prezent. with its joys and cares, All else almost erasins. 2 Keep fast thy bold on Fault and Hope, Nor yield to ncediess sorrow; } The sky, so dark with clouds toduy, . ?. May Suniit be tomaruw. Tits, *