Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 28, 1886, Page 9

1886.~~TWELVE PAGES. 4] [ AMERICAY OPERA COMPANY. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY. NOVEMBER CIESTER ALAY ARTHUR.| SIX SPECIAL SALES BOOKS — O e An Interesting Sketch by General Adam Badean, ENTERTAINING REMINISCENCES: Arthur's Career an 1llusteation of the Variability of Hunan Fortune, EW Yonrk, Nov [Correspondence of the k.| —The death of ex-President Arthur is an event that crowds out every other theme of the day. A resident of New York for €0 many yea known to <o many of its citizens, going from New York to the vice sidency, returning to New York to the presidency—to die his career and its conclusion are naturally of unusual interest here. Others will tell of his public acts and discuss his pub lie character. I shall attempt only to re cord afew reminiscences known for the most part to myself alone. Incidents that al iy other time might scem trivial will have a painful pertinency now, an't if 1 speak freciy of my own ex periences and connection with the ¢ dent, i is because these may throw side | on his character and history When I first knew Chester A, Arthur he was not more than twenty-five years old. He was at that time an uncommonly handsome man; for his corpulency did not et fn until later years: gr il and easy in behavior, genial in temper and haraeter. Ile was already practising and went often to the house of my relative, Richard Busteed, of whose fam ily 1 was at that time member His visits, especially on Sunduay afternoons, were ofien prolonged for hours, and were always acceptable, for HE WAS GOOD COMPANY; cheety and buoyant in spivit, full of talk and aneedote, though never brilliant and in noway intellectual: agood specimen of f‘mflhnml henlth and vivaeity and maniy heauty. He was not at all a fashionable 1, and cared little for what 1s tech- nically called “soeiety,” though he liked individual women and was liked by them in return. Healways had hosts of friends. Iwas even better nted with the lady who afterw: une HIS WIFE Miss Ellen terndon, an uncommonly sweet and attractive woman, of a south anily. Her mother w 1 ern s a Maury, a sister of the famous Licutenant Maury of the navy, whose s T ion v as widespread - Enrope as at home. Her father, Commander Herndon, o gal- lant oficer’ of the navy, had been per mitted, a8 was customary in those day. to take command of “hunt vesse the interval ot duty mt down with Iis ship in a disaster at sea, saving the lives of others at the expense of his own Miss Herndon was, known and admired in the most distinguished companics at the north and gouth, She had a delightful voice which was exquisitely cultivated and few am; teurs of her iime excelled her, She was extremely mtimate in the family of . Brooks, whose wite was a southern ) man and a person of great musical taste Miss Herndon always sang at Mrs. Brooks’ parties; and her beauty, her manuer and artistic accomplish wle her one of the most charm g persons in New York society. These are words often used in deseribing ladies of distinction, but all who ever met Miss Herndon will acknowledge their appro priat AT THE OUTBREAK OF THE WAR Arthur beeame Quartermaster-General on the stafl of Governor Morgan of New York. Donbtless the mifluences of his wife's family were opposed to this step, Murs. Herndon, kis mother-in-law, was an avowed sympathizer with the south, Licute: took a promincnt hosition nd {rs. Arthur, though she never did any thing to hamper he his public importance, W supposed to share the political prefe enees of her family. Arthur therefore deserved more than the ordinary eredit for his fidelity and earnestness in the Inion. Since all three have it may not be indelicate to feeling in the household was known to his friends to be such taut his constuncy W admirabl But_ there was never a shade of publicity given to any private differences of opinion. The women of his family were high bred, and Toyal to its head, as'well as to theirnative Virginia Arthur was m some sort the means of my becoming an oflicer of the army. In the first montns of the W I sought a position on General Dix's stafl, first with some prospect of success, but finally failed in the efiort. Then, in the sum- mer of 1861, Arthur, who was in charge of the transportation of New York troops in New York b ave me a let(er to General Sherman, at that time planning an expedition against Port Royal. 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Pierce, orit he had come by a fatal mis- hap in the adventures of his eseape aftc the collapse of the southern cause, n uni records of the knglish bar, The friendly reception of him he difference on the subject of Americ politics or any nance to him also be placed to the eredit of the gener- osity and open-mindedness of the bar of ué figure would have been lost to the in spite of any i feeling of repug- s an interloping alien, will nd. His maryelons progress and his fabulous fees excited no jealousy, but her satisfaction and admiration. It was some judge, if 1 mistake not, who recommended highest inte court and he One good story is told he td the awyone that desi eefual treat, to step into r Benjamin argue a ease re which Tnever wnd prebaps it will be new rd before, by the Rev. Henry Frances Cary, SNOW, Iy Frances Boston Subscribes One Hundred Thousand Dollars, SUCCESS OF THE ENTERPRISE, The Stars, Orchestra, Ballet, and Repertoire—Moody at Haryard ~Sunday Laws in the Hub, Bosroy, Nov. 2f.—It may be news te come, and it will do no harm to remind othe that there is such a thing in exe 1stence as an American National Opera company. This company is- already a year old and has met with unexpeoted succoss, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Washington, St. Louis, Chicago, Louisville and Cleveland have already taken definite steps toward the formation of auxili ompanies for the purpose of founding a national opera on a perma- nent basi nd for the promoting of a higher musical edueation through a na- ory to be established at Among the promoters of tha re many of the literary and lers of the land, The work of getting a subseription of $100,000 for the Boston auxiliary has been begun and most of this amount has already been paidin. The object of these funds is to insure the financial suceess of the na tional company's performances in this city. In this way the lovers of music in Boston are given anopportunity to make THE BOSTON SEASON a eredit to the country and to relicve the National company of ull financial risk in catering to the wants and tastes of local operatic patrons. Al py of the Bos- ton season, which will in_Jannary, will be paid over to the auxiliary here, and the expenses of the National coms pany itself will be met solely by pere formances in New York ¢ The gr suceess of the organi last year seems to dispel all in the minds of the subseribers of a failure this yes The personnel of the oner ntaing many artists of world-wide reputation, and others who have gained distietion in opera and concerts at home, The fol- lowing are the names of the prineipal singers, all of whom will be recognized by musical connoissen artists of rare abl Mme. Fursch-Madi, Emma Juch, Pierson, Pauline L'Allemand, Laura Moore, Carlotta Penner, sopranos Cornelia Van Zanten, Mathilde Phillips Jesse Bartlett Davis, mezzo-sopranos and contr Charle: Henry Bate Myron W. Whitne, Vietor Dargon, Wil bassos. I'hese compose a much stronger boly of prmeipal singers than that of Tast Mme. Furseh Madi, who heads the list, undoubtedly one of the greatest prima donne of the day, and he eturn to the will be huled with delight by Zoers THE ORCHESTRA will be that famous one led by Mr. Theo- re ‘Thomas. The chorus will consist of 100 singers of superior ability, representing nearly every state and territory in the union, THE BALLET will be the 'stever seen n this coun- try. It has lately been strengthencd by Charles M. Wood, m Candidus, tenor D. M. Babeoel n . Hamilton, a large number Of principal dineers and coryphees fiom the leading opera houses of Europe THE REPERTOIRE gives a long and attractive list of prand yperas and ballets. It is as follows: Heber's #Oberon,” Rubepsten’s **Vero and *Bal Costume™ (ballet first time m this conntry), Gounod’s “Faust,” Wag “Lohengrin,” “Tannhauser” and ng Dutehman,” Delibe’s “Lakine’ and “Sylvia Ballet,” Adam and Delibe's arand 't " Meyer- ey “Huguenots, Wives of Windsor,’ s CGalathee he second season of the company an on the 15th inst., in Phuladelphia. ME D 1L v, s in Cambridge, preaching rd. He, like a ‘good and, has m impression among them. It is said that no audience is so critical as an audience of students, and the fact that Mr. Moody has passed the ordeal successfully is one more point in his favor. He speaks to crowded hou 5 ust His address in Appleton chapel, last Sunday evening, to students in particular. ~He spoke i with at power, illustrat- ith his usi pungent and interesting anecdotes, which eaptivated his hearers completely. Mr. Moody iy doing much good at Harvard, Some- thing is needed to stir up the apparent religious lethargy which exists there, and no one is better fitted to do this thun Mr, Moody. ing his ide * % THE GOOD PEOPLE of Boston, and bad oncs, 100, are consid- crably worked up about' the enforcement of Sunday laws. An attempt was made ay to enforce the laws regarding Subbath breaking. All the barber shops we closed d an unfortunate who de cleanliness and ends on his comfort on le'_n ) the first in consequence in his own coun- he. uent promctions. At the same i 0 ) I l e deseends to the position of a pri- [ on your side. It indicates the marke time he told me of his only sight of the strugele Me as hot personally disagrecable to | hagen, and aiter the same unjust suspicions, the same un’ L weary nad to shave himself or I w constantly with General | ritt was confirmed consul-general at [ easiness in regard to the inexperience of H - » that Bonjamin possessed, not bhyond L ! reul war. He went, he said, to the arm, ey pehle 4 SHEal | T L3 ¥ iy fad en without a future or a prescnt, fscnse thal njanin posse ot mer stubby and uncomfortable beard, of the l’ntmn:u-.luruu; the € u-ll.'»rmll'.‘- nt during this period, and ean testify | London. Then came the the neophyte. 10 the country | et only in the past which he hus lost | 1y of his own personal dignity, but of the 1y hotel guests, however, were shaved to his admiration of the decorum and shortly afte death, and digmity of Arthur's behavior in his new i October, when the president was in New situation. [ recolleet one or two I was in London at the time, but T know | York, I paid my respects as an ex-oflicer IMPORTANT DINNERS from inti personal friends of the {of the government 0 1ts new head. Ar- veality of Arthur's grief and the genu- | thur received me at onee. The room was and nin respeet that is due to the Lar from the | in their rooms. Doubtless all this pressed on the’ mind | beneh. The mcident happened toward About nalf the newsdealers elosed their and told on the constitution enfecbled by [ the end of the session of 1881 Benjamin | doors; muny of them were driven to sub- the intense life of oceupation and pleas- | was arguing n case in the house of lor: terfuges in” order 1o supply eustomers with Lord Selborne presiding. Followin ASSASSINATION OF GARFIELD, , and spenc few days at Jif I remember rigntly, on 4 ry J. Hunt, ehicf of artil lery of that army 1'do not remember meeting him after | at which Arthur was given a higher place | yineness of the shock which the ealamity T e tle waitime in his antecham. |ure he had led, and like his predeces v with their Sunday pavers, Cigar stunds the war Yonra, My lifo took | Lin ovor boforo in such company: Gen: | s b, Thovs who wero froqtently | Lo oF Beople W I b waiting for | Folk, and Piorco, and Johnson, / s | seenstomed wanner, tho lear gencrally closed, bt everybody me Ay v wére be re- | eral Grant and Hamilton Fish, the for- | with him hay B A eaaatiy L | aoe e o L Btk il K Wi i e [saon anoomabind. “Even Grnt ywiiolhad foounsel very ensiyan bie srkument [kl jecemed b ho smoking, - Huikdione crptions only.” One following posted on mora to sustain him in his retirement | mulated the propositions of mained ien 1 b ul gen shington, | he proposed to contend. One of the at London und he collector of t wior which | were open “for pre had tl 1l | mer secretar y of state, were present, and | [oped for ( . . covery, how L port of | he was treated with as much ¢ wid led me into his bedeoom, where he | e, | apothe smony | suffered unde imputations that som than any president since W e oLt ona e | A B o hat Mol ety | nianied ndor Hho uputauignatanbeorio;| sup.on ono teunisand Ten enathon, WS firmad ™o fbusinoss. aw i roliof, andions | whoo sob foritniita bare. form. without | his doors Olokod Loy, never very intimate 1 always saw him | ease und grace and with the manner of | shrank from the mighty responsibilities | intentions in regard to me. In January |countered the agony of failure and fraud | having been led up to or supported by “You must hang your cat Monday, W | when [ visited Amerie A kTIed Dim. Arthur miy | the substrueture of vesoning which Ben- For killing wrote e [ a man of the world, At the toreh light that hovered over - him—how he had |1 was in Washington and went to see hun | that crushe At Sunday an oceasional letter mtroducing a friend. | procession a few nights before the elee- | peyer contemplated greaty sl ki ABUILEY ATRN L B have been deterred by this frightful but | jamin had the skill to muke to look so PURITAN BLUE LAWS,” e Bda 1 Wk | B O tor arhanidea. |LoyerconiompatoN. grantnoss ins HeMT |In the eveRing, bydike onn 811polBtMAnE 5l strions oxample,” and. simply, faded { solid and compact, undwithout illustra- | The unanimity with which the laws were determined 10 remove Arthur from the | eral'Grant and he for hours reviewed the | entered the room of an_intimate friend |his new life, of the improvements he |AWay from the moment he left the presi- | ton from ]“T copuolons h«q:mwn observed does eredit to the eity and must colleetorshi w adhorent of | long parade that Jasted from midnight | n an agoty of anxiety, Hung Hinself on | eoant b intadore foro e wiite house, |dential chair. His clevation was “un- |drew —from Lord Cluncellor Sel- | bo very gratifving to the resurregled Grant, and Sec Sherman w y lented, and his gratification ex- | bors nted | il nearly morning. It was a novel | g conch and burst into tears.. the impatient exclamation, | ghost of the long buried “Blue Luws. f our relations in. the ante-army days. | Pr¢ “Nonsel ' Be 8 Y o o tha place for one of his own frieuds. | position for Avthur to be placed by the | ™ 1o “ of our relations Ip; tho a y romo. bt the pangs of Josing greniness | “Nonsenset” Benjamin stopped short, | “*Fig Jews of the north end are the only [Hiyes hnd promised Grant that I shonld | bde of General Grant, with his former | When the final moment came and he | Azain ho spoke, unsolicited, of Whathe |y qy'se more intense thanall the pleasure | slowly put his papers togather, ted the | ones who took a decided stand in violat notbe disturbed: 1 donot know whether | ohiof fighting for him; speaking for um, | Was president of the United States, he | meant to do for me, 5 Sherman wus informed of tnis, but I sup- | working for him; but though liis bearng | instantly sougtt the advice of General | Soon he began to go about in societ ed together, I think [and I often saw of ‘achi ng it, or of receiving itun- |tape ound them, made a Jow bow, and | i the laws, They say thut Saturday is sought, ADAM BADEAU, left the bar of the house. His junior | {hgir Subbath and if they shut up shop on pose_ ho thought the promise was not | was diguitied, there was no undue as: | Grant. ylhey travele 10t the houses that | bad immediately to fill the breach but | Saturday, they cannot be compelled to binding on him if it was on his chief; so | sumption vidible, Judge Stoughton |it Was in the same train to Washington | frequented, especially that of the - secre- e before he had proceo v with his | close on Sundiy, ie offered Arthur my place as consul [ stood there also and watched the voters | f9F the funeral, or clse returning from | tary of state. Gengral and Mrs. Grant JUDAH P. BENJAMIN, argument the lord chane ntervupted Some of thest Jews incere in their neral atLondon if he would resign the | who, though they knew it not, were to Garfield’s tomb, and when it was proper | we and 2 him in order to give expression to his | ghservance of Sutars Gartle \ B it was pron o his gucsts during the wintor. an in ordor {0, xpreasion 1o | flore important political position of col- | make Chester A Arthur president of the | that the new statesman should consider | af that time he received me a n —— . regret tha enjamin had le R e 1a. | e ;’f:&,- ALt et thur, | ns momentous duties. He had long and | May I was appoinzed consul-g to |His Remarkable Success in London, | j,gige, and his fear that he himself clined the offer. Ho told me of the cire | Stoughton, have bined & longer | Tepented ~conversations with General | Cuba, How he Mebuked Lord Selborne. | the equse of it in siying what he ought cumstance, when he was vice-president, | procession'than any they gazed on in the | (irant, whotold me of them ufterward London Correspondence Providence |not to have said, It is unuce and said hé had refused to disturb me, | watches of that November night six ye and said he should of course not have in- Journal: The past publication of an un- |5ty L6 but others use ana v avs. ‘The afli their religion as a clo; keep open shop on both will be settled in the courts, and will ssary 10 | full of inter The popular impression yyone who knows the Christian | s thut before very long. dows, CHESTER A, ARTHUR'S CAREER T ok that Dgveinbet MIEhL six YOnrs | fruded his advice unless it had been | furnishes a tonching and almost o su- | retontious little volame affords me the | conscientious and well-bred gentility of | and Pagans will ali b 1 N ey, g0 1t was ¢ o'clock in the orniig be- | sought, but that Avthur expressly nsked | preme 1ustration of the varibility of | Preentious little volune affords me the | Lorg Selborne that his lordship must P04 J0s ang PELosTraE coLLEoToRsIE, ||| fore we loft the stund, and the lastbant- | §i ind'represented s inexperience, his [ human fortune. Raised first by fate or | Welcome opportunity of referving hero | have been suffering soverely when such b whether Mr. Sherman would have been | Almost immediately after the anxiety to do right in this untried posi- | chance into the second place in”the n :un_l now to the great carcer of a distin- {an exp ped the b r of his “Millions In It ublo to keep his plodge had the propo- INAUGURATION OF GARFIELD tion; lc asked (0 whom ho could apply so f tion, without an 'eflort and ‘probably |guished countryman of yours, tho lato teeth or even framed itself in his mind, | Sk but I've got it this time!" he suid G N i 4 y & ] a V. ad nrne e sition been accepted; but Arthur's con- witiout a desire of his owt attor- |#nd it is 1o be observed that in a very A g i he was then | My, Benjamin, With Benjamin o duet was no less loyal to me, or at least | 1 went to Washington witha letter from |sameburdens and known the same re- | elevated still higherunder civoumstances f;,0¢ oy e o T e short time ther y fo General Grant who sk nt o dn: | General Grant to the new president, re- | spousibilities that were now imposed on | of horror thut ust at the time have ¥ K Al BE AR DR oere; it nocoseary, through indisposition, to ub. N sire my retention. Arthur must have | questing wy retention in London, Gar- | bim. In the early days of his presidency | checked or stifled every sentiment of [1ary in the confederate government, I fstain for a time from the labors of his your horn! We o offended the man who had appointed | tield having promised Grant two days be- | that advice followed us well as] gratification or vanity or pride. This, | take no concern, except to remark that, |office. The mugmii ion aceord: | youd company." himself had he joined in ousting me. But | fore to consult his wishes about his per- sought t.m ver, naturally pass W He be: |considering the age at which he came |ed to Benjumin in the In cmple hall SWe do? though I can hardly attribute his course | sonal friends. I went directly to Ar- | When the news arrived in England of | came accustomed ta his_greatness. and |from a foreign country to the in June, 1883, when he d from the A\ t irely to regurd for me, his action was | thur’s lodgings where he had rooms field's assassination, the demonstra- | doubtless enjoyed it while it Iasted, as |10 [ woree with the writer of profession, is & memory to be cherished fiendly and L appreciated it fully. with Senator Conkling, Conkling was |tion of grief was universal. Ican hardly |acutely as any man who cver possessed | 10858 00 05 0 e by all who were privileged to be present along the line vote cnough 1 did not see him after this until 1850, | not at home, but Arthur made me stay |imagine iter anxiety i o foreign {the place. Having never striven for |8tion of Judges” that his succ on that intercsting oceasion. { am not | to huild and equip the line e drew up a chaesoftly up to the desk after Lord Selborne found | o1 o fellow \‘)‘.‘lu]:‘llul o 5 v Anize a 1 charter During the prosidential canvass in which | for breakfast, and took me o the capitai | country than prevailed during the long | such dignity, nor chgnced to expect qp L barrister Vis without parallel i profes- | willing to suppose that my personal grat They do he a candidute for the vice-presi- | in his own ecai There he ntro- | period” of suspense, and when intelli- |dream that it could come to him, b lsi anals.” Although the book is |ilication in recalling these points in the “And all we have to do is to elect me dency, 1 was in America and often saw | duced me to the vige president’s room, |gence of the fatal termination came, the |tasted the sweets of power and place and judges.” yet Mr. Benjamin and reer and character of a great Ameri- | fyeqsurer and you ) him.” The first of these occasions was | gave me the entrde” 10 1t permanently, T)m,;li.m nation certainly felt a vrofound |the delights and deference from others |our native rslake are included also, has also proved himself one of RO fret Rn R R SO AR L o eatoishag soon after the nominations were made at | and finally made' me enter the senaté |sympathy. On the day of the funeral | with all the freshness of unanticipated |sceing that they were peculiarly distin: test of the abte men who adorned | yosition! Chicago, and while General Grant was | chamber on his arta. That morning the |many of the shops in London were |pleasure. No man in istory was ever | guished lawyers, and escaped being |the bar of England, has been the means | =1 st have it \ ‘ stll at the west, Arthur had not seen | appointment of ( al Merritt as con-" | closed, mourning decorations were hung | thrust more suddg upward 10 so high | ereated judges by speeial accidents. If of inflicting boredom on your readers, You shan't.”? the general since the adjournment of the | sul general at London, and my own as {on numerous buildings, cab drivers even {a ce. The si citizen for four | Benjamin had aceepted the judgeship of | Who will no doubt be generally familinr | Very well; heve we part. You go your convention, Josse Grant and 1 entered | minfster at Copenhagen were announced. | wore black ribbons on their whips and | years bore his past smong the potentates | the supreme court of the United States, | With the American phases of Benjamin's | way and Ul go wine, good moriling { Dedmonico’s ‘one evenin I and sceing | This disposition was disagreeable to Gen- ! hats, and public meetings . were erowded £ arth , but he avas diwappointed i i) which was offered to him by President, strange, eventiul hipiony,