The New York Herald Newspaper, April 20, 1874, Page 8

8 PRISON MISMANAGEMENT. oe Am Expose of Life at Sing Sing. Politics, Red Tape, Corrup- tion and Cruelty. \ THE SO-CALLED “MEDICAL” DEPARTMENT Cholera Mixture for Inflammation | of the Lungs. Sipg Sing Prison has been, from its first day to ‘the present, the prisoner’s paradise, the couvict’s Eden; but of all the prisons under the control of the State of New York it has been the most cor- | vapt and the most grossly mismanaged, and irom | ‘this very fact has arisen that state of things which | has rendered it so comparatively pleasant to the | convict, though in the same proportion pernicious $0 the general morals und the public weal. | Under former admin: (ious Sing sing Prison | ‘was more corrupt than at present—there can be | mo dount about that; but there can be no doubt, | either, that. spite of this comparative improve- | ment, there 1s still a great dea! that is utterly rotten about its management. Im the first place there is alleged to be altogether oo much POLITICS IN THE PRISON, ‘This fault seems to be inseparable trom all Ameri- ‘an institutions, and Sing Sing Prison is a con- sptcuous example. There are fiity-one keepers and eMicials at this date connected with the institu- tion, who were appointed wholly on political grounds, and the majority of these know just as much Of prison management as they do of astron- omy. Again, it seems to be conceded by ali those who are really interested in the general manage- ment of our public institutions that the system Row in vogue of each prison being for a certain mumber of months (four) under the charge of | different inspector, who brings with him differ- ent ideas and makes different regulations, is con- ducive of confusion, and of nothing else. Scarcely ave the Warden and the keepers become accus- tomed to one set of rules beiore another set is adopted, and in the change from one system to another discipline suffers. In fact, the great tault @f Sing Sing management at the present 1s this wery LACK OF DISCIPLINE, ‘The Warden is a@ kind-hearted man, but no dis- | etplnarian, and trusts ali the details of the prison te nis keepers, who, having no fear of his watch- Tolness, do about as they please, or it pays tmem to do. The maxim that each man has his price applies with especial pointto the Sing Sing keep- era, who can do with the prisoners as they choose | i they don’t fee them, or whom the prisoners | an do with whatever they cuoose if they do | fee them. But in strong contrast to the Warden is the Ma- ‘tron of the prison, who iormerly Leld a housekeep- ers’s position at a hotel in Utica. his lady is a ferrible disciplinarian, and is in consequence always in hot water. She ts always making issues, and as the dliferences between herseli and the | Warden are well known in the prison “sides” are taken in the quarrels constantly pending between them, and the resuit is highly prejudicial to disci- | pine. THESE QUARRELS BETWEEN OFFICIALS eften arise on trifling matters, but entail serious consequences. ‘rhe last issue between the Warden and the Watron was made by the latter oa @ point @f official red tape. It seems there is an old jaw or act of the Legisiature which renders it optiona With the Commissioners of Charities and @orrection whether any ciutidren born in | the prison shall be sent after one year fo the institutions on the islands or shail be | Fetained in tne prison with their convict moth- ers. This regulation or provision has practically become a dead letier, as 1 is reaily of no impor- tance what disposition is made of such iniants for ® year or two, and as nature and humanity would suggest that if they must be brought up in # prison, apy rate they Lad betier remain With their own mothers. But the Mutron ote day Lappencd to come across a copy 1 this provision, aud she de- termined at once to revive its operation—to put it Into iull force—so sbe wrote at once to the Com- | mussioners of Charities and Correctiou, cali- mg tueir attention to the act, and noti- fying them that such aud such caildren who had been born in prison were now a year old or over, and asking them in particuiar | to remove a certain child irom its mother in the rison to the island. She then notified the War- a of her action in the premises. The latter o1tl- cial, naturally enough, resented this course on her part as a ueediess innovaiion, and particularly e@bjected to the removal 01 the child alluded to from ite mother, The Matron now insisted tut the matter siould be submitted to the Cominis- sioners, threatening to resign if they did not Femove the chiid, while the Warden threatened at Once to resign if they did remove the chuid. Mean- While the various atiacnés of the prison took sides ‘with the respective antagonisis, the majority sid- amg with the Warden, and between we two the discipline of the instituuon has veen seriously in- teriered with. CORRUPTION AND IMMORALITY also exist toa xreat degree among the prisoners and in the conduct of the institutions. Woked upon as the great lever, and “convicts with cash” can violate auy prisou rule at will, Prisoners on contract work have pai! their work @one for them by outsiwers, who were paid re lar prices by the lucky convict wao could bis way” and who could spend his time in idle while bis work was being done tor tim. Liquor cam be obtained ut a certain recognized tart; cigars are invulged in ireely, and novels are read bot te @ comiortable degree. In ,ormer tines Javored convicts were trusted with the Dooks of the prison and even with the privile; signing away the Siate’s money on cieck: abuse has been corrected; but stil! tne jact is un disputed that at Sing Sing tre amount of aardsiuip endured or tne number of Juxuries enjoyed de- pends eatirely upon tue poverty or the ubevality ‘Of the prisoner. ‘rhe prison itself 18 no prison for those who have tie junds to pay for ocvasioual liverty, aud whom the keepers chink that they can’ Saiely “trust.” Ibis he secret with the imbebitants of | the Village of Sing slug tiny inmates oF that inst. ‘ution ure ever and woon to be seen at the tavern of the village or loating around the streets thereo! in the costume o! the tree men of every y+ And the morais of the maie prisdners are allowed to take care Of theuseives—in iuct, any of the Male prieoners Who have money can be as Immoral as they cloose. itis knowu fuut a certain well-to- do convict at tis isticution co onus With & certain jashionabie auventuress in New Lork, WHO Arequently comes to Sing Sing village by appomt+ ment, wiiere iacilives are allorced her for meet- Ang her lover. Certain convicis, too, are permitted to louge m the elabies apart irom te other prison- ers, 1nd bois license 13 Olten allowed to degenerate Muto licentiousness. MEDIOAL MISMANAGEMENT, Bat it is in the medical department of the Privon that the grossest mismanagement pre- vails, and in which the grosses. oucrages have been perpetrated. ‘this mi | devartnent jas aiWays been a rich placer in the Sing sing Prise The Salary 18 smuii, very small; out, then, the authority 18 absolute, amonuting, literaily, 10 ite ‘and death; and power, supreme power. is’ a Sweet, Besidvs—and here comes the atira of the post—the perquisites Lave always been dare. One physician, sume years ago. entered Bpon his duties in Sing Sing Without 4 dollar, or Without even the credit of 12; be jest in a few years gras @ pair oO! iast horses and a capiial @rug store, “ali paid jor’ and paw for out of his 4 re ge " “Anything can be done or money” is the jundamentai maxim of Sing; and, as the oy patients have no to do, are allowed bvetier iure than tue healthy prisoner and have the ordiaary rules of discipline suspended in their iavor, a pli ia the hospital has always been the eud and aun of tie Bing Sing convict. By judiciousiy “seeing” and seeing” ihe physician @ certificate of sickness can be stained, p provided with which the convict fae his punisament intu @ pleasant farce at tie ate expense and the doctor’s grewt emoiu- One convict paid a doctor $350 for the privilege of being on nis sick .ist for three Months; anoruer convict has at different times been “bled” to mearty $1,000. The fast horses ahd drug stores are at this rate readily explained, ao 18 alleged tiac the present physician of Sing Bing Prison is very careiess in the discharge of ‘bie official duties and treats the average convict With neither more nor jess consideration than he Would an average dog. He seldom condescends to question tae prisouers as to their ailments, but contents himself with ordering irom beg pre- scriptions. If those prescriptions lap; to do well; if not, well, it is all on mm. He es” OF the prescription anyhow, and the con- ‘Vict, being a convict, it ls also alleged Bing Sing Prison eualy. dare not complain, that the present physician of is utterly incompetent, for bis poe A young col | every precaution to stop | to $354,197. ' Grant could not see the trutn, _ NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL _20, Vict was recently sbot for cisconiin escape. The man was in the prime of ile, vigorous and strong, and had the wound been properly attended to would have recovered—so several physicians are prepared to testify, men ‘Who were cognizant oi the —— et ee { tying wy artery But, instead of tying ne orrhige, os pga cian a charge simply treated the case as an 01 ary inflammation, trusted to Dandayes and exter. al applications of the most simple character and surrendered the patient Wholly to the care ol a brother convict, who, of course, knew nothing Whatever ol nursiug or of medicine. As Was natu. Tally to be expecre man died, As clear ap instance of matepractice as ever occurred; but, of course, being @ copvict, he had no redress Uving or dead. He is gone. The “doctor” stilt remains In charge. But char not only of incompetency, but cruelty, Mugrany aad Wanton, are laid at the door of the pliySiciwn of Sing sing Prison, The particulars. of one of these instances of cruelty (and a most bey ey ere were given to the representative of the TRRALD as follows :— A CURIOUS CASE OF CRUKLTY. Aman of respectable famtiy. tormetly ® mer- chant ip this city, Was committed to sing Sing for aterm of years jor obtaining money under false pretences, He Was & man of active brain anda good deal of common sense, and determined to make the best of his prison situation. He accord- ingly worked hard and uncomplziningly, and soon pleased Lhe authoriiies of tue prison, some of the eepers becoming quite attachod to lum and all speaking well of him. Kui, somehow or ofuer, he was never abic to secure the goodwill ol one of the doctors Ol the prison, who in course of time jound an opportunity for venting his disiike uyon his vieum, and venting tt, loo, alter @ most sibgu- Jar and unproiessioual fashion, fhe prisoner took sick aud was threatened with inflammation of the ‘ungs, = What did tue doctor do but order the patient to swallow a vanseous Giarrheea naixtur Yhe man obeyed his direction, but, oi course, got ov better, the doctor then prescribed tue diarrvera mIxXture the second time, ‘This prescription was aga iollowed, bat tt only resulted in making the pauent sti worse, third time the doctor ordered this prescription. The man, who began to see he was being made a butt of, refsed to take it, and for ims disove- dieuce the poor devil was, by the doctor's orders, punished, and punished, too, aiter the most inhu- man manner. spite of his enfecbled condition, spite o1 bis weakened chest, rendered still Wesker by the doctor’s neglect, he was cruelly suspended by his thumbs, his toes barely touching the foor, and was thus kept hanging til, in tus torture, he prayed to be stabbed or shot, “or killed any bow, so Only he Was pat out of pain.’’ At last, more dead than alive, he was taken down; but hie agony was not yet over, He was sorthwith coutined lu that place of torment known as “the dark ceil,” and would bave prob- ably ired had not one of the Keepers taken the responsibility of injorming the Warden of his case, who, without censuring the doctor, however, con- tented liimsell by ordering the reiease ot this hard- ened repel, whore atrocious crime consisted of re- | Iusing to swallow cholera mixture Jor infiamma- tion of the lungs. As tor the “GENERAL RUN’ OF PUNISHMENTS, they are under our present Warden, and the pre- ‘aling reguiations are jess brutai than in former times; bul stul “the dark cell’ is too frequently in vogue. A test compound was introduced into ‘one of these pure when it was taken in, Was iound to b hour, compietely covered with thick slime, Yet, poor wretches of convicts who did not have money have been, jor trifiing offences, coutined ip these Cells for day: @ lime on the scantiest and toulest 1ood till, what with hunger, filth, darkness and foul alr, they have been reduced almost to skeletons or idiots, Other sacks could be mentioned of a simtiar char- acter; but enoygh has been written to snow that the attention of our philanthropists and pudlicists could be protitabiy directed to the management or mismanagement Of Sing Sing Priso in one An Inside View of State Prison Life. SING SING, N. Y., April 15, 1874, To THE Epiron oF THD HERALD:— Through the columns of the Herap the pudtic have been made famuiar with the exertions of the detectives and the investigation at White Plains in relation to the manner of escape of two noto- rious characters, named Miller and Brady, trom the | State Prison at Sing Sing, in the month of October Jasi. To those iamuliar with the poiticai machinery the only wonder is that such cases are not more numerous. Lt is through the manipulations of this machinery that t cost Of maintaining those pris- ons have continued to increase annually, until at under the circumstances, the | k cells,” which, though periectiy | | by which the turee prisons of the State are run | | secured two weei | AND A FULL AND POWEREGL | r length it has reacted the enormous sum of $917,516; | while e earnings, from all sourees, only amount (See last aunual report.) If the taxpayers and the whole people of the State of New York are willing tamely to submit to such a state of affairs many well-intentioned persons will Bi “serves them right.”’ Hut, sir, there is one | aspect of this prison business whicn is not gener- ally undersrood, and to draw attention to this is the duty which I assign to myseli, and whicn, witn | your approbation, I wish to lay before the public, | as it directiy appeals to the charity and humanity Of society at large. ‘There are about 1,350 inmates at the prison at present, and if you pick ont anout 100 of those— which is really the representation of individuals of tue Miller and Brady type—yoa will find a large majority ol the rest co be uniortanate beings who, in moments of sonormal weakness, fet!, and who, in | their noriwai convition, would shrink from ine idea of violating whe iaw. those are the class of persons who, perhaps, through poverty or the thonsand and one viscissitudes that human nature is heir vo, take one taise step, are detected, hurried through the jorm of a triai—for tne trial of a poor uniortunate wretch without money or Intends is but the clumsiest of empty Jorms—and are de- with all speed te tue State Prison. ce They have to share the odium o1 the Millers and the Biadys, who are held up to public view as Tepresentative sampies of the entire lot. Oute house in bis testimony stated that Miller previous to M13 escape Was a “Waiter” at the guard posts, Doubtless taere are very iew of your readers who know what the duues oi a “warter” at a guard ue guards ou duty at the post may ire. Each guard post has one, and every keeper im charge of a@ com- pany has one. This is the species of hard labor thu: the Miuers and the Bradys have’ to do, Wille the poor, Wretched Victims of poverty and musiortune sled, have to Wieid the crowbar, the we, the adze and the matiet. The very y are the only ones For proof of this find the names of all these € escaped lor years past, and you will fud rh of the prisons 18 the fanction- todecide who must work and who need not, A» a sample of how unpartial thts is done, I will stute a circumstance Which ocenrred ay te Sing Siug Prisoh a ‘ew mornings since, whicn will illustrate hnndreds ofothers, und waic! it are On the morning in question 4 pale, delicate, emaciated boy made application to the doctor, with tears in his eyes, to heve him Yhey consist of going on any errands | cons | Temoved off tne contract where he was working, on the grounds that he was nob able todo tue | the joilowing «aialogue will stow the re- t—How oid are your xXteen years, sir. DocruR—dsow long are you here? Boy—About eignieen months, sir, Docror—I suppose you are very anxious to get tae contract’ Boy—Yes, sir, because lam not strong enougn to do the work required of me, Docror—You came 10 this institution belore [ became the physician of it, consequentiy | nad nothing to do With puttiog you on tue contract. Peraaps i I bad been he { might not have put ou at such Work, owing to your being under age; ut how youare tere you must stay tuere. And | now that [ remember, you came to me once or twice belore on the sainée errand. i want you to take this for your final answer, tor if you come to me again I shall know how to deal With you. [ won’ be annoyed in this way. ‘The unfortunate boy retired, with tears stream- ing down his deatii-bedewed jace. Comment is unnecessary. ‘Tnere is @ great deal more that might be said about this isticution, but I will content myseif lor the present by invoking your tufue 1 be- bali of tue unfortunate victuns described, who, od Knows, sorely need it; ior even when they leave the prison, resolved to seek un houves? living, they flud that the odium Of the Millers aud Bradys Stull pursue them, and as they have not their de- 1 Tiliys and Amandas, like the herocs re d to, with mouey at command, their jot, indee Most pitiaple. CURRENT COMMENT. . though igh dead, is made to speak thus journal which quotes ;—"OF ali the con- try » for c.eating mankind none lias been More effeciual than that which delades them with pape Daniel Webste Money.” “Paper money is the most efiectnal of Inventions to iertilize the rich man’s fiold with the sweat of the poor man’s brow.” Some eitterprising parties appear to have been rung an infetiou scueme of ther own, down in Mune. A jot o! drafts are circulating there as money which were drawn by parties in Canada on DAUKS in boston, ana ate evidently mended to inrnish a currency trce from the government. tax. Mf somevody doesn't get severely bitten with this stuf we are pustaken, “In less than five years,” prophesies General Hawiey’s Courant, “it Will appear marvellous hat ud could permit himseit to be governed by such men, Even now, to us Who are at a distance irom Washington, it is astonishing that such ademagogue as buuler has so much influence with the administration. It is astonishing that such aieeble man as Kichardson— whose metwory ts as weak as his judgment—is ictt to adminusier the most important ofiwe in the gov- ernment. But all these petty people, with their narrow ana seifisi schemes, will pass away and become insignificant. jn the daywhen judgment is rendered © Graut’s second term there wil be no excure for lim, and he will perhaps wonder how Cowie have let them Obscure vis dui.” -da KP CA AR CHANDA 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET, __ AMUSEMENTS, _ RTH AVENUE THEATRE, 2 Tw Ighih street and Rroagwar. Begins at & Carriages nay y‘be ordered t 10 tinee Bee 2 Sat urday ; begins ai over at # delock. Se ts may be Mr. AUGUSTIN -Proprietor and Manager EVERY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MATINEE UNTIL VURTHER NOTICE. THE THEATRE CROWDED STANDING RUOM. Mr. CHARLES FISHER, | Miss ADA DYAS, Mr. GEORGE CLARKE, —_| Miss FANNY DAVENPORT, Mr, JAMES LEWIS, Mrs. G, H. GILBERT, Mr. F. HARDENBERG, hee NINA VARIAN BIO HERON, in their remarkable portraitares LIVING CHARACTER. - “In the “production | of “Monsieur Aivhonge’ Mr. | Daly bas, evex surpassed ns efforts, his” provi and created a public — re; how play is oue ‘of the finest pl the Fifth Avenue series, hd tn ite produetion basal howe features which are ebaracteristic of the estab- lishment. It would seem as it the verdict pronounced by the Parisian theatre. koers were to be ratised in New York, tor the play is an unqualified sucecess.”— Times, The Heraid says the inter- est in Alphonse” is Ais tense! # it was, nessed by: ‘ne intellectual lile of the metropolis, and creaied the utmost enthusi- asm. The Worlt says: phone” ie mounted with « Tavish richness that is be yond description, and is | Pachresrtactmet ly acted. Itis atu The MONSIEUR MONSIEUR ALPHONSE, ALPHONSE. says:—"Mon- steur Alphonse” must be numbered with the great dramatic successes of une season! 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FAMOUS PARISIAN JONGLEUR, 1 manipulations aod extraordinary with knives, bails, cups, bortles, &c. 3) E NAN OF MASKS AND FACES, in his lightning changes and facial transformations, History ‘of Buards, all partorned, in sight of the audience without change of apparel. Instantaneous portraits of General Butler, Jay Gould, Mayor Mavemeyer and rue “FAMILY ROUSSELLES eld ALMONTE GYMNASTS in. asrnis renowed Acrobatic Leaps. Mr. J. Ni, ; GLAND'S CHAMPION SWIMMER, pri aay iat A TANK OF REAL WATER, 88 NRY BROWN. sig Bin FAMOUS, VELOCIPEDE RIDER, AND HIS CO VELOCIPEDISTS, ALL ON THE Biotcr s IN NEW PARISIAN tneludh nue 8, Alle, SCARC’ Sille. DEARDINE, | Mile. FOR! Mile. TREMAINE, Mile. COUSS: THE D in addi pre OE a won to the host ot artist by MEE, GRACEFUL QAATATOMIAL BALLET, re 7 XCNOW LID UED THE CHAMPION PATINEUR, and Mile. FRANCHE, Mons ELLIOTT. Mops COk CORRIE. IN THE NEW “PANTOMIMIC SPECTACLE REGULAR PRICES. Box sheet open one weelr in advance. pare THEATRE—LOVE’S PENANCE. ALL VINCEN?’S BENKFIT, DAY at 1:30. K EYED SUSA! Nes GARDEN, BLA’ HARRY SEYMOUR. IBLOS GARDEN bist AbrERNooN, x. April 20, at 1:30, PARR WELL BENEEIE LJ. VINCENT, Stace MANAGER, A GRAND BILL, DISTINGUISHED NAMB! SPLENDID PIECE! GREATEST VARIET GREATEST VARIETY GREATEST ever congregated together on any occasion. THE CELEBKAIED ARTIST volunteering with shear managers’ kind permission. Us! GEO. FAWCETT ROWE. Oharies Celteream Lronbract BECKS » TAWHESCE VARIETY TE] HAPPY IRISH SOerLE. J. W. WHEELOCK, SHAMUs O'BRIEN, 7 WISS WARBLER LEVEL AND rhs SQUARE.” BARRY S&LYMO: T. W. HOFFMAN A POEM. ‘LOS PA ABORT THE ORRON FAMILY. L. FO: AND COM K. FOX PANY. AUMPIY DUMPTY At SCHOOL. the musical rer es of re age, Professor O'R. Mr. JOHN, GRIFFIN “CURFEW MUST ieee TO-NIGHT” Mile. CORA 4 ADRIENNE, M NOVISSIMO, ACK-ELED SUSAN. f -HARRY SEYMOUR KOSA RAND B, CAHILL E. MORRIS PARSLOK, Ju AMY CRAWFORD fisher. F. Pearcy Douglas, Williams, enter, Wilson. &c. PULL BA Box Site NOW OF News GARDEN.—MONS. BECKMANN, JONG- LEUR. A. [onvric THEATRE. ; PAMILY | | VAUDEVILLE, o canta Every evening at 8 o'clock. Weanesday and Saturday matinees at 2 o'clock. IMMENSE COMBINATION OF | HIGH TONED | PARLOR [AMUSEMENTS ANOTHER WEEK OF WONDERS, COMMENCING MONDAY, APRIL Old favorites in new phases, new artists in original at- tractl me ‘atts fa DANCE AND BERLE DE. asray - aa? SOPHIA, ssisted by John De Bonay and an immense cast in th new and original burlesque, written for the bisters by John A. Mack and Gat] anh entitled JAM 3 DOLLY MAY Mexsrs. Join Weaver, OR, THE POWER ¢ oF ct edt Also their sensati THE DANCING: SHAKERS, together with a charmin specialty of Se eT we Re Lovisa’s" COURTS! FIRST Mk 3 ae PEAUTIFCL 4 ner SENSATLONAL ILLUSION THE STATUE OF THE PERIOD, a scientific and artistic rendition too lovely for descrip- tion, produced atan ehorncgs expense. Fitst WE! OF MASTER LAMBERT, the infant Paganini, only es years ol real phenome- y eek of the protean comedians, JOE BUCKLEY -AND Jule LANG. Last VEE OF THis RIG 'E and the heautirul ballet of the Sculptor’s Dream, Last week but one in the country of the TNCOMPARAGLE MARTENS. altogether comprising a bot ag of mirth. mimtery and never equalled. Every evening and Wei NB LO" GARDLN, rday matinees, INCENT’S BENEFIT, K-EYED SUSAN. pes LAC __T0-DaY atin, ‘ TODAY at 130, ADEMY. ™ Acs CL ae deer ae OMORKOW. ta? TURSDAY E thar oP RIL 2, 1874, ie ST JOINT APPEARANCK | eh © URSIN PAULINE NILARO LUCCA. TH ACT OF RIGOLKTTO, MISS CARY, DEL PUENTE, SCOLARAL rountH AGT OF LA Favonira, ME PAULINE LUC. SIGNORT CAMPANINT SIGNOR NANNETTI, Bho SOND ACT OF AIDA. MLLE, TORR! MISS CARY, DEL PUENTE, COLE’ rouRntt Pact TOE LES Ht HU "GUENOTS, Mi, OR CAMPA BuGM SCOLAR, ee GRAND © ORUS AND ORCHESTRA. “ae Musical Director and Conduct; Signor E. MUZIO, ‘Academy of Music, Seats oan now be secured at the also Selurmer’s, 701 Broadwi ind at 114 Broadway. VINCEN1’S BENEFIT, MLLE. omItLAN a BSIGNORT CAMP. TBLO'S we were ‘DUMPTY AT SCHOOL, ee prod DAY | TO-DAY at 1:30. Sree MAL NOTIVE. Re NIBLO'S GARDEN, Grand complimentary testimonial tendered to MANAGER R. W. BUTLER, m UU NEY ROPOLATAN TH THEATRE COMPANY, ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 23, 1874, ster entertainment will be given, embracing the A monster RUESH NUMBER OL Alt . K | thathas EVE APPEARED TO TOGETHER in NEW YORK. 2 now open for the sale of tlekets STEINWAY MAL! i air' THOMAS. ATURVAY EVENING, April 25, at 8, fHEOVORE HC SIXTH AND LasT SYMI’HONY CONCERT. fat. ion Me, By ae od Passion ‘Nasic Violin obligato by Mr. BL LIST EMANN. Miss irae tii PHILLIPS. Vorspiol, “bie Meistersit Syapouy No. 7, 4 =o tickets, vi othe snle of reserved seats and tickets will commence on MONDAY morning at the vox office of steinway Hall find at 701 and 114 Broadway. NV iBt0's Gane, x. VINCENT'S BENEFIT. iss ROSA RAND, TO-DAY at 1:20, TO-DAY at 1:90, it, SPENCER, moolariog HAL L. Dk, SPENCSI'S GREAT guces ‘KSS. BY SPECIAL ba 4 bis DRERacerre the commis cl ” of DRGEHNUEH. DIE SPENCER, DK. BPENCER, oo Leave to anno EVENING ONLY, THURSDAY. ica sors EK ‘at 8o'cloc! rat a on which occasion this ickens reader, who a "Tne (aca id, by apecial re Diver eeniiler), capture of Litue on iver” and | in new and po} ‘4 GEO, ir. M. CROWDED ‘ASS paige “AUDIEN BS. THIS PRETTY LADIBS’ P. CE IN A BLAZi OF FUN AND WONDENM MENT. Now, SoMPeRs cs aa LOX u ae ee x “HUMPTY.” ©. K Fox, r CW. RAVEL, inimitable Pantaloon. | Y Harlequin. D The unequalled Sensors boda M ORRINS. P Fascinatin; LE BELLA. t VENNEMIST, Talented “ORBARDOS” ‘ SPAULDINGS, Charm! nose. 3 substan DA sition, Q} Mims i Chambers, Mochenical K ‘de Hallet. NING, AT BOCLOC FAMILY BYE ages Sab Roagdt 9 AMILY Mik MATINEES, TUESDAY 2 THURSDA TUESDAY AT 2 VHURSDA z TUESDAY a THURSDAY AT 2 BATUEDAY. AE > ae aU BDAY 2 SATURDA RDA 2 SHOURE You sears aN VADCANGH, SPEC. Nee GARDEN.—NEW PANTOMIMIO TACLE. are fener 8 Me VINCENT’S BENEFIT, ARCHY HUGHES IN SONG AND DANCE. Wartscks. Proprietor and Man “Ms. LESTER WALLACE Doors open at atdo'clock, n mn Sous uROUGHAM, NOTICE, In consequence i a. geatneed attraction of The NOVELTIES now in i” aration are unavoidably is , EVERY EVENING oe FURTHER NOTICE aTURDAY MATIN will be meine’ Ate. Lester PMATINEE sary Drama. in six tableaus, cet Mr. will appear in his original character ot MAR. Mr JOHN GILBERT, Mr. JOHN BROUGHAM, Mr. E. Lew a Walaa Mine, PONISY aud: Miss GO! Walt! BORA OL NEW COSTUMES AND APPOINT- exceeding in completentss tat beauty anything ever Theat BOX BOOK Bee wo WEEKS IN ADVANCE, Carriages may be ordered at 10:45. ees GARDEN.—MONS. BECKMANN, JONG- LEUR. Nee ieee aa. SENEPIT, fessor TO-DAY at1 0. syd TO-DAY at 1:30 Pree THEATRE, rner of Twenty-second street and Broadway. . STUANE Sar a honor to. ae that rill this Le res vein i will appear this an every evening in " LOVESS’ PENANCE, Seats may be secured in advance. MATINEE ON SATURDA' APRIL 2, aT 1 pe4 PENANCE—GREAT SUCCESS. \TIBLO’S GARDEN. VINCENT’S BENEFIT. ICK“Y AND BARNLY, THE HAPPY Ii IRISH COUPLE, TO-DAY at 1:30. Bowery TH THEATRE, MONDaY, ~ April 20, 1874, t of Mr. J. 2. LITTLE tnd iss LIZZIB CAMPBELL. ‘ rhe Area nee 4 engation Drama, trom the story anion, en nthe Fro LD sraraate Te yee Dy DETECTIVE, Mint LOUISE SYLVESTEM, Mrs. W. 0. JONES and the Popular Company contributing to the Powerfal ast. Mr. ROBERT BUTLER. MA TER MARTIN, in a new Tableaux rin ae ele entitled CS, Mr. CHARLEY, WHITE in the Comic Sketch called GHT IN A STRANGK HOFE! MONDAY. Apri 27, Mr. E, EDDY will hae se a lim- ited engagement in a round of Favorite Drainas. ARE. EATRE—NOW OPEN—TWENTY-SECOND STREET AND BROAD WAY. TBLO'S GARDEN. NOENTS BENEFIT. NOV. eis Mile. GORA ADR eas iN aRAS PAS EU el MURRAY. NOON AT 2 ‘VOD'S MUSEUM, EVENING AT 8 ‘The eminent artist, Mr, Fits appearance in New DUMINICK MUBRAY, [York of the renowned tra- in his own sensation drama, | gedienne, entitled, THE GAMBLER'S CRIME; SOPHI:, MILES. Ol EMU in the great sensation, R, TH RDER ON' THE HUDSON, i AUDLEY'S SECRET. | pee PENANCE—GREAT SUCUESS. with efficient cast. ETROPOLI TAN THEATRE. £35 ANw 587 585 A. BROADWAY, Manager.. RW. a UTLes B ‘An eniire change of programme “this week. The great star troupe strongly reintorced, making this “2XCELSIOR TROUPE OF NEW YORK. Monday next first appearance of the es eon California Mi sacl J Quartet, pula: ilar Sou *, Choruses, Overttres, Retrai and Witticisms. Everything ling new, fresh and sparkling. SAM. RICKEY's @ Patrick ath, new Irish s sketch, [ON Post. et an ofilcer of the 1éth ‘A comic aketen precinct, 8am. Rickey, be the pres ot panos | Wa-HOO. nator Ike Peabody. * o_o ‘D I 4 ‘The engagement oF the popular ver Tio Comic Vocalist, Miss Jennie Hughes “Mins Jennie Hughes. WILLIAM WE: T, in “his a grea t Comic Song, 4, 11, 44. The charming Vocalist, Miss Winetta “Montague. Wayne and isha the “Monarchs SOR and A TALE OF HOR! deep, dive and dreadful sraneayst in ae minutes. Ned Fox, Jackson, West, Queen and W Engagement ot @—.————_. the great Japan- | KING SARBRO. exe Ascensionist »———_———- artist ale highly interesting moral drama, ot invense interest, te THE DRUNKARD'S FATE: OR, THE CURSE OF THE IN Dan a Duy an trish Amerie t3.—Doors open ati Box office open daliy, Seats secured in advance. _Popular prives of admission, 25 nd $L. | now the and 3 WA-HOO. ——» IBLO'S GARD! VI (pte BENEFIT. HOvPMAN, THE SWISS WARBLER, TO-DAY at 1:30. | TO-DAY CADEMY OF MUS) —LOHENGRIN, TO-NIGHT, SIX FARWELL BEYRESENTATIONS f the STRAKOSCH GAD, Satiax OPERA COMPANY, ommencing THIS oops. EV. ENING. April 20, at 7:30 o'clock Richard Wagner’ i ‘Opera, LOUENGRIN, Mme. CHRISTINE NILSSON as. ‘LSA Miss NIE D. Signor CAMPA: nor ANNIE Lb. CARY, ie DEL PUENTE, Herr BL BigROE, NAN SETI New and splendid Cosiumés, Scenery, Mise en Scene, a ig a Chorus and Orchestra, Military Band, ai Director and Conductor. Apr MBANIN: anor TTALO CAMPANING A brilliant Drogramine will be presented on this occa sion. See special advertisement. WEDNESDAY bVENING, April 22, at 8 o'clock, Second Subscription Night, ot this season) LUCCA LUUC. AVOLO, ¢. PAULINE LUG a. Miss AL Le gary Monsieur VICTOR OAPOUL ors SCOLARA, COLI KAT, &e, THURS! A Wii: % M.. rm N MATINEE, $80: GRAND nA EN B. Matinee on Saturday, 25th, the Academy being Ae by Miss Cushinan. FRIDAY EVEN ANG, ath —Third subscription night, DON Gt OVANKI <ul) figs SATURDAY, EVENING. Apni 7:30 P, M., GRAND EXTRA NIt AT NILSGON, LOHENGRIN" (By request.) LOHSNGRIN, Seats tor either of the avove now at the Academy, also Schirmer's, 701 proadway, and at 114 Broad wa; IBLO'S GARDEN.—J. B, JOHNSON, ENGLAND'S Mu in Auber's 8 arkling ‘0 ‘gi pi Opera B. CHAMPION SWIMMER, PROOKLYN ATHENEUM.— NDAY, Ay rill 20, Last subscription n ht but one of the New York Germania Theatre Company, AD. NEUBNDOREY fi Mme. ANGOT a Operetta in 3 acts b: Box office open irom 9 tie Go'clock. NiBLO's GARDEN, NCENT'S BENEFIT. JosEPH | WHEELONK Tholies SHAMUS O'BRIEN, | | | | Bw MINSTRELS. _AMUSEMENTS. Sera , HOUSE, ss ana. wae, FLORES arti earns seat! ances atk sare ieee Papeete er i vo FIFTY OENT@ ts, Seite $i extra. imalantoial 3 3 = specgeomatl vn and Mire. PLORENCR ig capactous Grand: engagement of thi ren tala mee wie rere aes gar ever night, and ab THB siomse onamsseng MAN ts conceded to be bet INSHAVOGUE; Or, THE PEEP 0’ DAY BOY OF 9” will be Drought out ter acted than ever, the new company of the Grand] this week. with new Opera House belng ot re-] scenery, novel, mechanical markable Dbriliiancy and | appliances anda powertud strength. sour Roe EE. the deticions Trisn story, with oat Pits Fistaraeane te sree scenery and living Lana of the Sh the Romance ot Pi ou wife in the Lu the Shatwrock, will be re rand Mrs, FLORENCE in their original party Veith Lrfett Jigs and Crish Baliaas THE WEEK'S PROGRAMME :— MONDAY Evening, Ticke\-of-Leave Man; TUBSDAY Evening, Inshavogue and the Returned Volunteers WEDNESDAY Evening, Ticket-of-Leave Man; THURS- DAY Evening, Eileen Oge; FRIDAY Evening, Ticket-of- Leave Man: Saturday MATINBE, Ticket-of-Leave-Man and SATURDAY Evening, Inshavogue and the Ree turned Volunteer. MR. AND MRS. W. J. FLORENCE ASsUME THE PRINCIPAL CHARACIERS. i, Poscagad GARDEN,—J. B. JOHNSON, ENGLAND'S CHAMPION SWIMMER, Nios GARDEN. TO-DAY at 1:40. pay EVENT OF 18741 THE EVENT OF SBIAY THE EVENT OF 18748 GRAND OP! DFREING) l3| ke VINOENT" NBFIT. TO-DAY at 1:30, P. T. BARNUM’S GREAT ease ¢ HiPPODROME ZOULOGICAL INSTITUTE, THORSDAY EVENING, APRIL 2, AT 72, O'CLOCK. THE LARGEST PLACE FonLb AMUSEMENT IN THE OCCUPYING THE ENTIRE BLOCK BOUNDED BP bes oo tel eho toi 26rH AND la STs, in expense ay NEARLY ORS Mi MILLION The building is of of brick, a5 426 feet long. 20 feet wide and 23 teet gh cased with iron; the incline for seats Mned with asbestos. ‘The floors are of cement, no wi to iRai used, ie ware ne eee iets Or meine bai may be cleared in the short mine UttEe “ine ceniral space Inside of the taal “tn $4270, bi laid out in a beautiiul garden, with pein Malatrrnad dover, decoracedewith banners: devices, 4&c., which have recently arrived from Europe. The truck where the jockey and hurdle races take place will be 30 feet wide and a fifth of a mile in length. A movable. platform will be suspended over the central space, whichy ‘will enable the tambiers and and jugglers to periorm, THE LARGEST COLLECTION AND COSTLY LIVING WILD ANIMALS I EAE: AEP THE WORLD, nev Iva the CLASSIC SPLENDOIS pF. grcine GREECK AND ROM. PROGRAMME. GRAN CONGRESS | OF NATIONS, LIVING REPRESENTATIUN OF THE KINGS, ¥EROR! Rey ANY pRULING MONARCUN oF THIRTEEN DIFFERENT NATION® § HelGN OF JULI 3 CASA WN TO THE PRES ELEGANT cuaRrors eee RICULY CAPA EMD and di WARRIORS CLAD. IN, ret WeLLED ARMOR, The most a ‘and dazzling spectacle ever wit nessed in bi capt Gymnastic ac tis’ firs Rat nce in Ameri Flat Race... .by....5ix ladies on English nor Lean, Don’ Pedro, and Cuitiche, Bis Roman Chariot kace Ostrich Herding an Roman eal on mappa North, Soulie Cfo remy i Mareaen. Mace by ax ii apakits oo‘thelr uaported thoroughbreas, Comic Hurale Race by ten monkeys on Shetland ponies, Lassooing by Signor, Leon Dun Fedro and Comanche hier: HL citing scene represehting the Chase, the Fight, cur ‘The “abies Levaniom, werty Horses, Representing the ore at Rome meeuring the Carnival. lephant ‘rot, Chariot mace peut Ponies abreast. mn Great Feats of Hercule by loignere: From the Great by limperial, Paris, aud Cirque The bres Man of the w Soria whe lites two horses while hanging by 2 bis aseet from a trapere. Orchestra, $1; alcony het’ Faraily Circle, sO. Gallery, 2c’; Private hoiding four, $6. Wadeaday: morning Grend Parade ol” the wen stock forwarded by Mr. Barnum from Europe, tor thi Eehibiton. Koute will be announced in Toesday’s paper. * Ae pees ‘Naiot GARDEN.—DON FERRKEYRA, THE MAN FLUTE. E COMIQU: le sons oe 514 BROADWAY, Mr. JOSH HART... Sole Proprietop First week of the world-renowned Comedian, COOL BURGES~. HARKIGAN AND HART in Cel eG Acts, CO and A Lact aa BRAMPLE Mr. baie oly wip Terrible E: d PORTER, ae Miss | ss KITTY ON nie ALIC) NETT, } MiSs HENNE YEAMAN. Miss JENNEE SATERLER, Miss MART GORENFLO, Miss ANNIE Y ‘Miss KATE O'CONNOR and the en Mammoth Troupe in a LO N, N, VINCENT S BENEFIT. FORGE L, Fox, TO-DAY at 1:30, FERREYRA, THE MAN TO-DAY at 1:30, N08 @ARD! CADEMY. OF MUSIC, MOKNING AND EVENING READIN: MISS CHARLOITE CUSHMAN will give a series of six Readings, as follows: — WEDNRDAY MORNING, April 2, KING H 1, The Connell Scene. | 3. Ah Downtai of Wotse: 2. The Trial Sce: {i The Death of Soren Tathering SATURDAL "MORNING, Apri W is. one "MORNING, April 29, Selections tern jach OXDAY EVENING, May 4, Selections trom “Romeo and Juliet, EDNESDAY MOMNING, May 6, Selections fro chant of Venice.” KDAY MORNING, Muy Selections from *atuen Ado-About Noth Note.—Ine second part of each readiig ein consist of Miscellaneous selections. Morning readings at 2; evening reading at 8. Reserved seats, $1. Tickets for any of the single reade ings ior sale at Carillo'y Stationery tore Broadway, near Twelfth street, from 9 A. M. wo 4 P. M. daily, IBLO'S GARDUN,—HERR. mo SCHULZE. AND FAC: VINCENT’ BENEFIT. GARDEN, Beibigi' CHARLES 4 MATTHEWS? COMEDY, USED | U Pr. OVATORE, West 20 st. and 6th By Regins ae Over at 10. Box office open rom8 A. M. P.M. en HOWD Et CROWDED eo ble and delighted addience Bry ants Mins hang BRILLIANT PROGRAMME BRYANDS MINSTRELS. worth and Hugene's BUYANTS MUNSHECLS. MEL TROVATORE, BRYANT'S MINSTHELS. Riding in 9 Pullman Car. TRE. CUSHMAN PRY ELEPHANT. Fooling with the Wrong Mang NTS MINSTR: Jubilee Tinyamonion. BRYANDS MINSPIELS. ILL TROVATORE. (Well treated) Pd Dan Bryant, Unsworth, Eugene, Nelse Seymour, Bob Hart, Brockway, Kmerson, Hogan, bigs Kees ati VERY SATURDAY AT 2. T ARK THEATRE—CHARLES FECHTEK—LOVE'S P PENANCK. _ ; rare Merny HALL THURSDAY ‘EVENING. MR. ALFRED BH. PEASE Fespectfully announces has cone ON THURSDAY. Bvexi Ne we is at 8 o'clock, with the assistance of tne following Artiats’ at Orchestra, Mr. THEODOKt THOMAS and his Gra Miss ee BEEBE, Sopri Mr. M. W. WHITNEY, the distinguished Basso, Mr. 8B. MILLS, 5nd ist, and Mr. GEO. W. COLBY. Tickets $1. Reserved is, 5) cents e: the Lox office, Steinway Hall; Schirm Pond’s,39 Union squai nue Hotel ne’ WIBLO's GARDEN ALMONTE E AND RAMSELLES, Windsor, Gilse we CROBATS. TBLO'S GARDEN, VINCENT S BENEFIT, MILLIE SACKETT, MAURICE ¥ TO-DAY att Yat Oi 30, JURMANIA THKATRE, Get NEUENDORFF. + Director Ting ement C5 ees selentated ‘tra poor Apri MEDEA. ance ih 20— WEDNESD Oa april B_MARIA STUART SA —JEBORAH. BATU RD AV, ApHiaBeM AREA’ STUART, Box ‘ofice open Pill from ¥ til} 40’clock. Seats can be secured one week In advance. N HALL. SWIIZERLAND. RoPHiessor CROMWELL has the honor to annonnee Spwitzernand and the Alps” ag the subject of his Jani but sixth Art Entertainment TO-NIGHT Cpa, Aprit 2, net Tuesday: Rome, eo Homes of En wiince, ‘and [reland, & ary 8 GARDE Miss EDITH HALLS, Miss Lot 1S) TO-DAY at ‘7 YOEUM THEATRE, Fourteenth street and Sixth avenne CBAS, carne” Jr. ndov, Tharse aa Paris, caburday furday a last night po LAST NIGHTS, e PARISIAN FOLLY, PARISIAN FOLLY, ALL THE Gn ten HE * a OLLY, ed at at Nit oni Gant FAWCE’ ROWF AS MARL hi cont DSTHEAM, TO-DAY at 1:30. ETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, 128 waet Fourteenth strvet. Open dally (pandas M and on nrniay ings, from 7etd” Adimisnion Nuws GARDEN.—TOM LOVELL “LOWN, BLO'S GARDE LN a ee aRROUN, VELOGJPEDE COM