Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-02-21

ceedipgly fashionable audience greeted the
incompatible Robert Heller last night
whose performance, like all else that Is In
irinsically good, improves upon acquaint-
sDce. Second sight becomes more and more
perplexinR and incomprehensible, for the
youthful phenomenon each night developes
some new and startling phase Of this modern
mystery. The last solution was that of q
knowing individual who sat near us and
pronounced II electricity" but still Heller
maintains that the marvel is nothing more
or less than trick" which is really the
most puzzling explanation of all. But two
more chances are left-this and tomorrow
night-as the contemplated matinee to.mor-
row will give place TO the birthday celebra-
ton. On Mopdsy and Tuesday evenings our
Covington neighbors will be treated with
banquet of Heller's superb magic and music.
WooD's THEATRR.-As an appreciation Of
Miss Kimberly's proffered assistance in the
celebration to- morrow, we deem it due her,
that tonight, upon the occasion Of her bene-
fit, the citizens turn out and fill to overflow
ing the theater. The bill comprises The Oc
toroon and My Wife's Mirror. Miss Kim
berly appearing respectively as "Zoe," and
"MIs. Rucket"
NATIONAL THRATER. - Miss Charlotte
] Thompson, the star of attraction, performed
| "Camille" last night to a well-flled house.
| Her impersonatien of the leen of the Ca
millas was received with delight. To night
| Miss Thompson will be the recipient Of
benefit, appearing as Camille" and as "Mrs.
Chillington," in The Morning Call.
NEW DRAMATIC CoMPANY.-Mr Pike has
| again assumed the management OF the
| Opera house, and next month will COM
mence the season with grand combination
company, consisting in part of Mr., and Mrs.
J. ". Wallack, jr, Julia Barrow, e. L.
| narapnOrt Whpatlau
cides. The company will be the best COM
bination of dramatic talent ever witnessed
on any stage outside of New York.
HORSE TAMER.-Prof. Balm, a second
Rarey, has engaged Pixies Opera-house tc
give exhibitions for Thursday, Friday and
Saturday Of next week, and we learn that he
has literally rendered the receipts of the
first night to the Sanitary Commission fol
the use Of the sick and wounded soldiers.
| ..
A LUCKY THIEF.-Henry Brown, negro
who is so black that charcoal will make
white mark on his face, is regarded hy th,
police as the luckiest, most expert, and MIN
ble.footed thief in all Cincinnati. Henry i
! aware Of the estimation in which he is hello
by the watcbmen, and is proud of his dis
tinction. He frequently boasts of his prof
cheney in the light fingered art. He has beef
arrested time and again, but is rarely eve
held long on account of lack Of proof Il
convict him. Somehow or other he manages
to steal articles for which no owner can b.
found, and in this way the black rascal gen
orally manages to escape from the clutche
! of the law, Henry's field of operations i
confined principally to the wholesale dry
goods houses. His plsn of proceeding is Il
enter house of this kind and steal 0 bolt o
goods, which, if found in his possession, cal
! not be Unidentified by the owner, from tn
fact thai nearly every wholesale house Il
} the city has goods of precisely the sam
i figure, &c. Several instances Of this kint
| have occurred lately. A bolt Of cloth wa
found in the darkey's possession which tn
officers were we'll satisfied he had stolen, bu
tofind the owner was the difficulty A numbe
of stores wers visited by the officers, wher
goods of the same pattern were found, bu
the proprietors could not swear that the piec
in question wss theirs, SO it still remains a
one of the station. houses.
Yesterday the officers found Henry strut
) ting around the streets with fine elot
coat on his'back, and another under his arm
He was arrested, and arraigned before Judg
Satin this morning, but as no owner has ye
/ been found for the coats, his examinatio
was laid over for q few days. Henry d.
clsres that he is prosecuted African. Say
the police are jealous Of his good looks an
fine clothes. In point of intellect he thinl
. there is no comparison between himself an
his prosecutors. He told a policeman WI
wastestifying against him in Court the 9th,
- morning, that he had a dog at home mo
le sensi0ie chan him He afterward remerke
70 privately, that he would feel compelled
10 beg pardon of his dog for having associat,
Z him with such bad company. Henry prid
- himself on his learning, and at times is vel
ironical. He never allows an opportunity
pitch into the policemen to pass unimprove
q The privilege of cross questioning the
r when on the witness stand he regards as
glorious one, and always avails himself of
t administering some scathing re5ukes Tin h
4 opinion) to them. The other morning, i
9 answer to question from the Court as
r bow he came to be there on that occasion
d he said it was owing to a lack of money
|. that had he possessed very small amour
i of the "needfup he would have CREASED tt
a officers hands" and escaped Henry is
a great villain, who, we fear, is too sharp
9 ever get his deserts - rv
POLICE CoURT.-The cold weather or Il
| patriotism aroused by some of onr recaI