Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-27
laistOrI.--'rhc Queen of Tragedy
In - Dilemma.


During all Of Sunday and yesterday morn
ing Sam. Summons was in the loliest humor
imaginable. He had contaminated an ar
rangement with Ristori. The divine Queen
Of Tragedy was to appear last night in Mary
Stuart. Posters, programmes, tickets,
dodgers we're ordered by the thousands. -
The box office vas besiesed with an eager
meas amounting almost " frenzy. Nearly .
thou>an dollars had been already taken in
when the following dispatch was dashed
over the wires
DEcArun, Ala, March ls, 1867.
To Davis, Manager Theatre:
Regret TO state Ristori very sick. lmpss.
sible for hss y appear tonight. GaAu
The dispatch created no little soastsrna>
ton among The nanagsosnt here. but they
we're equal to the occasion. Riston would
arrive by The evening train; she would nee.
sssasily Do detained here oil night. II she
would nss play, she must play. Great 90
tresses bad No rowing commission, that the
management know 81, 70 violate contracts
with impunity.
A lawyer was consulted, the services q
The Sheriff secured, cad almost beeosv the
train rolled into Ne Nashville and Docahw
depot, Madame Rlstpsi was net With proofs
Of attachment, such - even her uninterrupe.
I'd triumphs throughout Europe end Ameri.
CO had not led her to anticipate. Said the
management, Pay Us 1900 OF play to-
night" 0r. Grau ravsd end oooe0od-
swore it vas lone vile robbery" The Mads
anne was sick. She could mot peosibly plav.
Here was her certificate fron one Of the
iirst physicians Of the city.
But what vas all ibis to heart>broksn
management 'Plsy or pay" srowled Sam.
Gsau recognized the nature Of the emergsn-
cy A failure to appear in Louisville Tues
day night you'd be followed BY still heavi-
er forfeit. The Madame and her dry gods
must be Of on the morning train, and SO,
after exhausting his last diplomatic dodge,
he succeeded in effecting compromise at
the hour one this morning, by forking over
$500.
We do not Imagine that the Madames
Nashville experiences will be among her
most agreeable "Reminiscences Of her Amer.
can tour ashriile Rep. banner.
A freedman living near Riceville, Virginia
had quarrel with his wife when he deli
bcrstely took his little son, aged ten yeass,
and chopped % his head With IN AZ. The
body IVES thrown into tho woods - prey
Or Wild beasts and the fowls Of The ais, and
the disbOlical deed kept secret until . fsw
days ago, when il Was accidentally discov.
cred
Mr.. Heller, Chief Engines sfths Hud.
son River Railroad, Lately sz11elDed plan
Of . proposed viaduct acreos ~ CAeiaeau.
gus creek. in New York vhieA - height
would exceed the spise On 1tinitv Church
By 1t le,st'twenty feet, bsiag thrss husdred
feet high.
Holmes in the "Guasdian Angel" des.
cribcs the Irish wouan, Kitty Pagan, ~
huddled together insuch anosphous euiss
that she looked - II che had been fitted in
tempest Of pet.icoats and ~hirlvind Of
old shawls' s-@z.
Jane g. Swissheln. who wno turned
out ola cerkst'p in Washington Tor accu
aug the President Of completely IN the 49,
sasssnation Of the late lsmented Linoolr,
announces that ''wheo woman vote, The
death penalty will be abolished exssVe ~
npe."