The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-23
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Mi, WestOn's Troubles.

Nrw YORK, Aug. 99, 1870
MI, Weston's Troubles.
One point OF resemblance between Mr.. Weston
and other great men is his liability to troubles
1 am willing to take 1t for granted that he
speaks Truth when he says that he has kept
aioof from uuprincipled men in order to devote
himself, with greater pureness Of heart, to his
profession. His name is not seen associated
with the names of prize-fghters and athletic
loafere, and the gentlemen who patronize his
public performances are, by pleasing pIeju-
dice, presumed to be 'good old men," Take
Mr.. Greeley for a specimen. 1t is therefore
pardonabe in Mr.. Weston to have
felt some pride in himself and his profess
sion, and taken every pains TO make success
of the visit which he contemplated paving 10
Europe. Ia order to insure that success he ad-
dressed to the Ministers who represented the
United States at any prominent European court
letters requesting them to use their influence in
his behalf. Among the gentlemen thus ad-
dressed are Mr.. Jay, Minister to Vienna; Mr.
Motley, Miuister to London; Mr.. Washburne,
Paris; Mr.. Curtin, St. Petersburg; Mr. Bancroft
Berlin; and General Sickles, Madrid. Three of
these grea. men answered Mr.. Weston. These
three are Washburne, Sickles, and Jay. Wash
burne aud Sickles wrote polite notes stating
the chaucts for and against Mr.. Westons sue
cess, aud expressing their Willingness to help
him by every legitimate means that lay in their
power. Mr.. Jay sent guarded reply, the sub
stance Of which was that he did not think the
United States Secretary of State would approve
of his using his official influence in favor of such
step as that contemplated by Mr.. Weston, and
that he advised the pedestrian to apply to that
Official in relation to the matter. Thus the
pleasant prospect is opened of pedestrianism
becoming a matter of international negotiation
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The latest rumor in regard to the Nathan
murder Las more consistency than any other
that had previously been started. AS, of course,
You have long ere this been aware, the rumor is
that the dog was stolen, about one year ago
from the house Of man named Scheuck Last
fall Mr. Schsnck's house was robbed by three
burglars, two of whom are now suffering, in
prison the penalty of their crime. The third
one ia said TO be man who was arrested some
days ago. whose name is Eagan, and between
whom and young Kelly an intimacy is claimed
by the gcesippers. At the time of the robbery
this ''dog, which had been used by Mr.. Schenck
ESQ runs the story for opening wine-cases, dis
appeared. There are one or two plausibilites
IN this rInor. 1t leaked out first in that one of
the New York newspapers which is most re-
mafkatie for the character of its sensations
Upon his arrest Eagan was locked up and
closely watched in hopes that something, tend
ing to mpiicate him in the Nathan murder
would leak out. The fact of his arrest could
not be kept from the reporters, but it was fondly
imagined that these gentlemen could be
induced to keep quiet until Eagan's conduct
should furnish clue surer than it has yet fur
nished. Que reporter, more faithess in his
ambition than the others, could not resist the
temptation to make use of his knowledge. He
eaw q splendid chance for making hit" and
~. A..
rsportorial boots. 1 learned to-day, through a
reporter il whose word place confidence, that
this di.honorably knowledge was the COM
mon property of the reporters for three weeks,
but that, by especial request of the Superinten-
dent of Police, none of them had made use of it.
Imagine ,ourdans disgust when he discovered
that all his plans had been thwarted through one
reporters meanness of spirit! 1t is no wonder
that the New York reporter is SO often regarded
as the quintessence of mean trickery. The vile
and vulgar liking for sensation is at the bottom
of the lmpudence and want of honor which
have become characteristic of the Bohemian.
Amusements.
Mr. Walter Montgomery, the English actor,
is staying at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He is
about forty three years of age, was born q think
at Gowanus. l.. l., and returns hither for the
first time. Possibly he may appear at one of the
New York theatres. Mr.. Booth offered him an
engagement to play in the Winters Tale, but
il is not likely that the offer will be accepted,
since Mr.. Booth himself will enact character
in that play, and the part in which Mr.. Mont
gomery would be forced to appear is secondary.
1t is not easy for any star actor to secure New
York engagement. At tie principal theatres
the Seasons usually provided for, in advance,
for twelve or eighteen months, and at the smaller
theatres the support" is so extremely bad that
great indeed must be the animal spirits of the
star who would submit to it with cheerfulness.9
Madame Seebach will arrive here the middle
OF next week-Madlle Nilsson about ten OF
eleven days later. They will stay at the Bev
dere House, which has recently been fitted uI
very magnidcently, and is intended principally
for the accommodation of singers and musicians
There lives the bright and blithe Canissa, who
has grown mature and matronly looking The
house is lit by the new kind of gas, beside
which the common gas burns as family as
rush-leht would burn beside the common ga:
were rush-liehts in use nowadays. Every room
is supplied with an electrical continuance, by
means OF which the Office on the first floor car
be instantaueously communicated with, though
whether tnis contrivance presupposes, on the par
OF those occupying the rooms, an intimate ac
quaintance with telegraphy, will not take i
upon me to declare.
The Olympic Theatre is to open tonight, will
Mrs. James Oates, Mr.. G. L. Fox, and "Le Peti
Faust" The San Francisco Minstrels commenc,
operations next week The week after tha