Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-25
Washington Items.

is lying ill at his residence, under circumstances
which excite much anxiety Oh the part OF his
numerous friends.
The suits of two of the ladies who signed
the petition for registration We're entered IN the
Supreme Court Of the District yesterday.
Mrs. Sarah }. Spencer's suit IS against the
| Board of Registration, and Mrs. Sara f. Web
ster's is against the judges OF election.
! Lincoln Hall was crowded yesterday evening
on the occasion Of the eighteenth anniversary
Of the Young Mems Christian Association.
Flonuent addresses were made by Major Gen.
0. 0. Howard, Mr.. NJ. d. Leggett, and keV'
Drs. Storrs and Samson.
Gen Spinner. L. S. Treasurer, is complet
Ing his preparations for his European trip.
MIR. torcorans Louise Home will be ready
to receive inmates next week although two or
three are already established in it, and the ma
iron, Virginia lady, is duly installed About
thirty-iye gentc-womcn are expected at first,
and the number will he gradually increased.
They will be at no expense except Tor their
clothing.
REMARKABLE THEATRICAL SUCCESS The
steamship Rhen, Of the North German line
carried among her passengers from this port
Yesterday TO Europe, Fanny Janauschek, the
once famous German actress. but now as cele-
brated and successful as an actress IN English
Her professional career in the United States
is. perhaps, more remarkable than anything
we know of histrionic art She came here
two or three years ago with the highest Euro
pcan reputation, but stranger unknown IN
America, and not speaking a word OF English
She performed in German at the Academy OF
Music and impressed the public with her eX-
traordinary dramatic talents, and afterwards
gave successful round Of performances in the
the same language at different cities through
out the United States, realizing, as we under
stand, forty thousand dollars during the sea-
son. Her unsurpassed merits were universally
recognized by the press and public. But she
saw that her success was limited by perform
inc before the American psonle IN a.al lqEEHIge
they did not understand and resolved to mas
ter the English language, with 4 view to per
form in it. She had the ambition to become
as great an actress in English as she had been
in German Many doubted the result and
not few said it was impossible she could sue.
coed. But she is woman not to be deferred
bv difficulties Her resolution and persever-
ance proved equal to her genius. She master
ed the English, as many who saw her perform
at the Academy of Music again in our langua-
&c, are aware, and has since been more success
full than she was while performing in German.
During the last fall and winter season Fanny
Janauschek has, under her own management
Melted over all expenses, nearly fifty thousand
dollars. Her profits at St. Louis alone tor q
short season amounted to near ten thousand
dollars. This shows not only the splendid
talents, determination and perseverance, OF
Janauschek, but the appreciation and llberall-
ty of the American public as well. We under
stand Miss. .Janauschek is going to Europe Tor
a few months only, and that she will return to
this country to make it her home and the ned
of her future efforts in dramatic art. Nothing
in the history of artists Is more remarkable
than her career, and it is gratifying to know
that she is SO well appreciated by the Ameri-
can penplc. - c7C York Herald.
SINGULAR CAsE-Since the last month
a topic of unusual interest has agitated certain
circles in New York and the various discus
sons thus induced have brought to light many
curious items tending to compromise in no
small degree certain parties whose position en-
titles them to stand as teachers of the more SIN
full masses. The case referred to is directly :
connected with the celebrated Church of St.
Alban $, in Forty street, and will short
" come up before Chief Justice DAILY, of the
Court of Common Pleas In 1865 the building
of this church was mooted, and an enthusiastic,
widow proposed fair, which
would materially increase funds for this pur-
pose She was not member of this church,
though her brother was one Of the vestry, but
she worked with earnest zeal, and her efforts
were crowned with perfect success. Purchases
TO several thousand dollars had been
made and the sim accruing from the sale of !
these at the fair was placed by the treasurer in
her brothers bank, with which the widow also
had an account 4 few days after the fair she t
went to draw from this bank sum desired by
she had no deposit, as it had gone to pay the
bills of these purchases. She then stated her
case to the church authorities trying to obtain
some restitution, but her efforts were unayail-
ing: for they contended that the fair was gotten
M bv an association. and not the church and j
that the articles sent by this lady constituted {
her gitt to the church. This has caused the :
present suit against the rector, directors. war.
lens. and vestry of ST. Adams, for the lady is t
now in reduced circumstances and needs her
money. Learned counsel is employed by both t
sides, and the contest will be determined and
-Ncr York Letter. r
THE INDIANS. There is good authority for i
he statement that the government is at this t
line nearer at peace with the Indian tribes of !
,ur country than at any time within the last I
orty years. This is the result of what is called /
he Quaker policy. but which, lis really the 5
policy of placing the administration of Indian
.ffairs in the hands of honorable, Intelligent
nd humane men of various religious denomi- I
lations, who deal fairly by the tribes and pro- /
cct their interests, instead of keeping that t
ranch Of our public business in the hands of
he agents and contractors who regarded Indian [
loneys and Indian goods as only so much food t
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