, 1874-10-31
GOTHAM,
Popularity Of People Who Are
in Difficulties.
A Cruel Observation-Disclosures
Mt tho Theatres
Special Correspondence u Tia Chfeao Tribune.
NEW YonK, dt. a, 1874.

10 nAie ~ E!sc AuJ !AQlftuuAlf VI pot Va 'A"A's
nals, or any church, preacher, or pslitidar, IN
Gotham, q wito popularity. Ever s'ne tile
Deoohor scandal, Plymouth Church Inns beon
moro than pankod with atrangers and will Curl
osity-seckers, Undressing In numbers Ad in
oagornesg, evory coming Sabbath. Sine the
Jersey City clergyman, dlondonnIng, Inns rem
dorcd Ills church and namo notorious, cowds
flock across the forry, and into that aaores edt-
fee, every Sunday; md although, AZ yet,
0londonnlng doom not proach In his pull
pit, tho crowd go to the church TO
look upon Tie man, and not to receive spiritual
edfontion. Last week the Long Islsnd DMtist
Association, after long and animated dabae.--
after almost angry discussions, aud uucloical
exhibitions Of hsatod arguments, dropped rom
membership tho Lee Avenue Baptist Chuch,
under tic pastoral charge Of tho Roy. j. 1yast
Smith, and rofuzed 10 admit tho Marcy Avenue
Church. They also Withdrew tho right hau Of
fellowship from tho church at Port Jetforbn;
and tho GothBcmana Baptist Church, AntfcAat-
Ing such action. sent III its withdrawal in advae.
Tho oirect OF all thla WAS apparent last Sunday,
nhan each one OF Hlesa four churches had IN
monse congregadons,-all owing to this vory u
pulaion movement The pastors of these fur
ilsaevared churches nevcr have preached to 10
largo conKrogations, aud each one seectod Ito
action ct tho Association for his morning theme
Now Yorkors havo good deal OF the old 1Inick
orbockor-Dn.ch otemont inhnrout Ia thom got,
and many Of theu,, Without Weighing tue why
aud wherefore, unite In stoltd sympathy with
any mai, or Sect or community, that gets into
trouble.
CRUEL IMPOSITION
has lately been perpatrRtcd, ,-drMHing poor meE
from Jersey aud adjoining Statos to Nov
York, only TO Aud themselves tho vicsima Of q
political fraud. Last Wednesday, svoning Ito
Tamtnany Democrats Of one OF our wards nom-
nated for Alderman Mr. robert Powors, OF tho
tho. Plaaterera' Union. In ono Of ,ho
vertiscment, signed Powers Brothors. sd
purporting to Be from that firm, adver-
s2.S day and steady work" This atlvortllso-
mont (Which drow hero many poor mc1i, who
borrowed tho money from friends. in many in
stances, to como to No" ?ork,-proyea to hc a
fraud, gotten up to injuro Mr.. Powers
as we'll. S1r. Powers aud hia dyo brothers arc
firm frionda Of tho plnatorers' Union, aud eu-
ploy about fifty mon. all members Of TINT
Union, paying oyery Que OF them 81 per day
tho price demanded bY the Union, Aud mou
whore, aro 1ocking here for work, which work
was nevor advertised for by any OF TINT firm. A
reward Of $50 for tho conviction Of tho man who
sent the false advertisement may result in plac-
Ing him within tho angry grasp Of Powers
Brothers.
Tho great attraction at
THE THEATRES
still continues to be Col. Mulberry Selsrs in
''The Gilded Age.'' by Mark Twain. Nightly
the seats 4, all iakon in tho now aud cosy little
Park Theatre. where Fochtor opened with poor
success and the quaint. humorous oxtravagancos
Of COL Sellers, mud his popular eontonco Of
s'There's millions In 1t. arc received with reat
applause. ,.-
Booths Thoatro, almost divides tho honora with
| Col. Sellers az to numbers and enthusiastic
audiences. Sho IL said to 10 acting her lasl
engagement on any stage. Her Lady Macbeth
Lss ao equal M &c @osorge, , ysndeah0f @ al, r. the p - so 2
twelve yoars. Ia an excellent Macbeth, but Ii
| somcwlat doflciout III flro. The Witches chorus
| is giycn by choir to Matthew Lockes music
Tic singing is llne; but tho 1arge number o.
performers, inatead OF tho. traditional three,
around tho cauldron- fire, and the lonEth OF tllt
chorus rather dolract from the play, and make
it q rather tedious. long-drawu-out entertain
mont:
Miss Cinra Morris appears 81 J.lia, IN "Th'
Hunehback.' to hor many delighted and devotos
admirers. II is pity that such fine talen
| should be eniferod to 20 to Wasts IN snch ques
iea99s 5s9y gssb bssa 81 hs snsnSg s99x ror,
out Ut tho Fifth Avenue Theatre. but tho publ,
| critioiao it so unmcrcifulIy that Mr. bronson
! Howard, tho author, and Mr.. Augustin Dali
| himself, both feel called upon to defond It il
tho daily papers It was pronounced in advance
tho comlng "Amorican Drama !" but it does no
soom to haYo excited any furor and will b'
! withdrawn after Saturday Of this week.
At Walaok'a, IN excellent light comedian, Mr.
I Montague, from London, divides tho honor
with Mias Ada Dyas, formerly Of tho Fiftl
Avenue Theatre. This lady is splendid acqul
sition to Walack's whero tile acting is not onl,
e1cellont, but the plays arc all standard ones
| aud have lasting mort. Long aftor tbs mania
| for sensational, Frenchy, unuatnral, immora
| plays has died out, the real eterlins worth ant
| beauty OF this good old standard plays will b.
remembered. and those who made them suc
cess viii outlivo tue dasling actors and actresae
| OF the present IN memory.
! Now York ia rejoicing Ia her lovely fall days
tho most glorious OF al tho year. Novor wer,
tho drivca more delightful; never looked th
"Alall" and tho j" Ramhle" more captivating
never we're leaves more beautiful, l,-turDing II
russot-brown, scarlnt, and yellow, as they are
never was an Inlian-aummer mora soft, NOR
serene and pleasant; and never did summer di
away iu milder, gene}er protest. BEuLAH.
A 1rnyc Eyomnn,s Exploit.
/ frone the Cincinnati Gazette.
The recent escape Of Marshal nazaina from
| k;,a fortrnao ~ ~ Noro1,nrta with kha nnaiaf