The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-26

Musical Event-Boucicault OF Ameri.
can Theatres and Actors.
lFRoM DUB OWN CORRESPONDENCE
NEW YORK, September %.
The Bourbons have called a State conven-
ton, to meet in Albany next week, to nomi-
nate an O'Conor and Adams electoral ticket
and an independent State ticket. About the
latter there Is q difference of opinion among
the Straight-outers. Some want to nominate
Herman for governor, others q new man, pro.
badly Judge spaulding, of this city. The Irish
feeling for Herman is 81 strong that O'Brlen.
to save what Ia left of his demoralized army,
has been obliged TO endorse him for governor.
The Grant organs will make enough fuss over
the Bourbon State Convention to give it noto-
riety, but 1t will have no more effect on the
politics Of the State than the anti-dram-sh0p
party convention which will be held about the
same time. A.
me aduerents to the Bourbon standard are
so few that the managers have had extreme
difficulty In getting up 9 State committee OF
well.known names. TIC the callpublished yes.
terday, for a State Convention, the names OF
ex-COngressman Harry A. Reeves and ex-
Judge Troy, OF Brooklyn, are affixed as mem
beers of the committee from the Second Judi
.cIal District. This morning Judge Troy has a
card in the papers denying that he signed the
movement. He is for Greeley and Brown. I
have no doubt the use OF Mr.. Reeves's name ls
equally unauthorized. The same want OF
honor cbaracterizes tie course OF the B0ur.
bons In the West. Mr.. Edgarton. whom they
have nominated for Governor Of Indiana, Is In
this city at the st. Nicholas Hotel, and repudi-
ates the candidacy with Indignation He says
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The most desperate efforts are being made
by the Administration to prevent q financial
panic in Wall street, 1t is felt that, II the
crash comes at this critical moment, just as
the decisive elections In the great Central
States are pending, thu result would be very
disastrous 10 Grant. The %Tottenness Is 30
evitable, but the Administration Is striving to
tide It ever until srtef November. Perhaps
Mr.. Boutwell, may succeed, but 1t will only be
by desperate efforts, for failures, suspensions
and fresh defalcalions are taking place every
day. This morning, the failure OF the Andes
Insurance Company and the defalcation OF
the secretary OF the Freman's Insurance
Company were announced. The attempt OF
the ~sub-treasurer to temporarily conceal the
heavy robberles in the stamp department of
his office nave been futile, and the facts are
leaking out 10 the diicredlt OF the manage.
ment. After all, 1t needs but the fall OF some.
great banking institution like that Of the Ohio
Trust Company, which started the great panic
several years ago, to lire the train now q
blow up the Administration. -. hi
I have knowledge Ot some extraordinary
developments about ths completely OF leading
members OF the administration with the Credit
Mobllier bribery, which will be made In. Q few
DAYS, and which will astound the country.
The exposure cannot fail to seriously affect
the Presidential canvass. You have noticed
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Dawes, Blaine, ScOfsld and other Radical
polltlclana ofihe statements made In the Nc.
Comb afndaVItS relative TO tholt >hsvIns DO,
cepted shares In the Credit Mobllier IN con-
sideration of their services In getting toe
Union Pacific Railroad scheme through Con-
gress. Nevertheless, McComos statemenGs
are absolutely true. The accused Congress.
men are guilty, as will shortly appear TO Inc
entire satisfaction of the country.
New York Ia the scene OF great Dusue at
presenc with the fall business, which Is very
large. The sidewalks along the business
streets are encountered with packages OF
goods ready for shipment, and the wharves
trucks bringing freight 10 the out going
steamers. At the pier where the Charleston
boats receive, it is mt the Imminent risk OF
ones legs that O visit ls made. 80 great 10 Inc
rush offreight that The steamers seldom get
away at their appointed hour, three O'CLOCK, for
the heavily laden trucks come down IN long
succession until nearly nightfall.
The musical event tomorrow might 10 me
| debut of Rubenstein, who Ia described In the
| bills as 'The Greatest Living Pianist" which,
by the way, Rubenstein does not claim to be
| AZ long as Liszt exists In earthly form. The
| portrait of the new celebrity-new to America
| at %least-adorns all the music and lager beer
shop windows. he has a striking German lace,
| with sad, dreamy eyes. NO DOUBT we sna!i
| have 9 furore over him. Tickets Two ana
| three dollars according to location. Polish
| violinist Wleniawski. Liebhart, q soprano,
| and Ormery, 8 contrallo, all Iresn lrom
| Europe, assist at the concerts.
Boucicault, who lodges at the Clarendon
| Hotel, and receives interviewing reporters IN
| a buff and red dressing-gown and emoroider-
| ed slippers, has given one OF them bis views
| noon Tie present condition OF dramatic art ID
| America as compared with what 1t YVES Wnen
be was here, thirteen years ago. ne is
| pleased to say we hlve greatly Improved IN
| The manner of mounting our plays and the
| Quality of our performers. The theatres mere
are more elegant and comfortable than In
| london, but the Londoners are ahead 10 stage
scenery, Our audiences spoil their favor1te
| actors, many of whom have the making OF
admirable ~artistes In them If they are judi
| ciously treated. We have three very promls-
sts Davenport, Miss Clara Morris
| and Miss Agnes Ethel. They have all
| risen to distinction within the past
| three years, taking the places of Miss Hen
| rIoles, Miss Newton aHd other taVorltes OF the
last decade. Boucicault thinks we have but
| three comedians TINT speak the English Ian
guage. At the head Of these he names Joseph
Jefferson, who, he Gays, ID "nnquestlonably
the greatest living actor" The others are
| Lester Wallack and William Warren, the olo
/ Comedian Of rhe BOSTON Museum, IT he had
\ substituted John Owens for Wallack, he would
have expressed the average American opln-
lon. Nfn'