New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-15

several hours, frequently until two or three
o'clock in the morning, if its tendency or
drift does not suit him, he will not put in
another appearance for several days.
The Chinese plays are founded on the
history Of the ancient empire, and weeks,
months, or even year, is occupied IN one
play. according to the period and historical
incidents it is intended to cover and en-
brace. So the auditor, like the reader OF a
book, can " skip about and select his own
passages, ignore the whole, if 1t does not
start out to suit, or if so, take the whole
bill BY wholesale, in which are embodied
comedy, ballet, juggling, high and low
tumbling, opera, farce, tragedy, and IN tact
a . little of everything" In the portions OF
the history Il would call that the tragic
part) where petty governments were plCted
against each other, miniature armies are
arrayed on the stage, and after DIS
play of splendid and scientific fencing, the
stage is literally covered with the dead
no wounded or dying, they readily give up
the ghost without any further ceremony or
trouble. Then the two generals, or - High
U-Muck-a-MuCks" who are the only ones
remaining, dressed in all the richness and
splendOr OF oriental magnates, advance to
the foot of the stage, and have lively set
tor with swords little shorter than an ordl-
nary fence-raiI. They are generally scientl-
fc fencers, and it is astonishing with what
agility they can WELD such unwleIdy wea-
pons After no little skirmlshlng, one OF
the chiefs is killed, and the day Is won.
Then it is that the "JOhns,' with one
accord, turn to each other and audibly chat
ter, in the midst Of clouds of opium smoke,
as to the merits Of the play, and whether
that particular part was done right or not
In the meantime that heavy" adjunct, the
much abused " supe," is called into requl-
sition to haul off the dead.
The stage being cleared, acrobatlc teats
are in order in which the victorious war
rior takes part, and is the best OF the lot
During all this time, throughout the entire
nertormance. the orchestra-which is on
the stage in the rear of the performers
composed of bones, gongs, horns, claPpers,
castinets, etc, keeps up an lncessant Whang-
ING. Sometimes during the evening the
actors ioin in chorus with the orchestra
and keep it up vigorously for half an hour
or 80, but not knowing at what point they
get the cue, | am unable to say whether
they chime in at the right time or not. But
| reckon it's all right, though. Actors, in
their dinners with them frequently, and
stay all day. This must be nice in rainy
weather, such as we are having at present,
with threatening prospects of more.
Additional and astounding revelations"
have been made in regard to the great
diamond tiasco, duplicating high men in
high places and low men occupying more
inclined plane in the business world.
A few cases Of conscienti0usness extra
ordinary, or probably fear, have excited n! no
little comment Many were induced to in
vest Ia the swindle on the representations
of some Of the principal stockholders and
managers of the cOrncern-whO, OF course.
were supposed to be on the 'inslde"-and
thew were undoubtedly. Since full light
has been thrown on the unsurpassed bril-
liants," these gentlemen have voluntarily
come forward and handed their checks tor
the various amounts their friends lost IN
acting on their advice, which, OF course,
was 1sbusiness" There is something be-
meath the surface Of this great bubble
deeper than were the "salted diamonds in
those ant-hiIls-and which will very pro-
baby never be unearthed.
Revelations of brutality are now being
unearthed IN another locaIlty-our Indus
trial School or House of Correction, where
refractory lads are placed for proper dis
cipline. The superintendent 1t seems, IS a
"perfect brute" or at least as near perfect
as it is possible for anything to approach to
stripping, tying to an iron post and fog,
cling with a leather strap two and quarter
inches wide, and then standing the boy up,
stark naked, on an iron safe for three OF
four hours, without food or water, are
stated in the investigation as some OF the
barbarities practiced by this model tyrant
The matter was officially investigated, and
very thick coat OF white-wash spread
over the whole thing though it is 50 thir
that the public can see through it. The
matter will be referred to the grand jury
who, not bearing the same official relations
to the guilty party as the investigating sl
pervisor9 may look upon it in very ditteren
iight. j. NJ. S.