The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-16
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of the Festival of Jackson Is and Protector 2.
The steamer La Belle will take visitors to the
Festival, leaving the foot Of Customhcuse
street at o'clock P. NJ. sharp. and return
ing leaves Carrollton at P. NJ.
A grand German Volksfest for the benefit
of the German Protestant Orphan Asylum to-
day and to-morrow at the Fair Grounds. Mr..
Chas F. Buck will deliver an Grafton and the
German Glee clubs will sing some of their
best selections.
Prot. H. A. Blake will have charge Of the
grand concert to be given this evening at st.
Michaels Hall, opposite Annunciation Square.
Amos Keeter and Jake Brockman will be on
hand in specimen selections
Ye Olde Folkes will be heard at st. Patrick's
Hall tomorrow night, for the benefit of the
R. Watts will WELD the baton.
N ersnd matinee concert to-day, at noon,
in Gyvpewsld Hail, given by Mrs. G: Blache,
assisted by some of the leading amateurs Of
the city.
Robert McWade played Grip Van Wrinkle"
at Woods Theater, Cincinnati, last week, and
the Jack and Jill Pantomime Troupe were at
the Grand Opera House, same city.
The Royal Japs performed at the ST. Louis
Olympic last week. and Humpty Dumpty was
billed at DeBar's Grand Opera House, same
city.
| The first royal license for theater in Eng
land was granted in 1874 to five persons,
servants to the Earl of Leicester, to act plays
in any part of the kingdom; but long before
their time miracles were represented in the
open fields, where his Satanic Majesty ap-
peared in person on the stage, shearing the
bristles of hogs; hence the old proverb,
| "Great cry and little WOOL"
| HALEY.-The government detectives may
possibly discover how the distillers manufac-
ture cheap whisky; but it is mystery they
can not solve how Haley. the great newsman,
26 Commercial Alley, can put on the market
his bonanzas of literature at his present low
rates.
| Mr.. Edwin Booth will visit the South in the
fall of 1856, under the management of Mr..
John T. Ford.
Salvini, the tragedian, is having his son
taught English thoroughly in Florence, SO
that he may play all Shakespeare, running
the entire gamut.
! Despite the prospects of dull trade this
spring and summer, Eyrich will keep on
hand all the latest styles of elegant note
paper and the newest productions Of popular
authors of works of fact or fiction.
E. F. Thorne played during the week at the
Front Street Theater, Baltimore, in a new
drama, entitled "True as Steel" During
the course of the drama. Mr.. Thorne appears
in four different parts.
| C. W. Tayleure has written an original
drama for Baker and Farron, which they will
produce early in the fall.
STAUB.-The community at large of the
city give token Of their appreciation of Ssaub
at Goldthwaite's, SO Canal street, for reducing
the prices of all the leading papers of the day
and patronise him accordingly; he certainly
deserves it. For polite and prompt attention
you will fud him ''par excellence. He
always has the latest periodicals on his
counters. We have just received from him
Harper's Monthly for June, which he sells 70,
thirty-6ve cents.
Count D 'Orsay, chestnut horse, six years
by Kentucky, dam Lady Blessington, having
gone amiss in training, has been scratched
from all his engagements, the bookmakers
being notified yesterday morning. The
Count was entered in the important cur
events at Baltimore, Long Branch and Sara
toga, and was expected to take part in these
contests.
Budd Doble has paid $4,000 for C!ementine
Entries for the second annual champion
stallion race at Boston close on Monday next
The purse is SIG, 600 in four parts.
i J. nj. Livingston, of San Francisco, haE
bought the bay geldng Sam Bruno, paying
$4,000.
The Iowa PAGER, Sealskin, was sold few
DAYS 90 to an Ottum va man for $500.
William Lowell wishes to match Americ m
Girl against Occident, the race to be mile
heats, three in five in harness, for $25O0 OF
$4,000 side, to be tro.ted at Philadelphia,
over Point Breeze Park or at New York, ove1
either Fleetwood or Prospect Park, good day
and good track; the race to take place any
time before June /.
The conditions of the four mile and repeat
race, to take pace in San Francisco, October
next, are as follows: Purse. $4,000 in gold
coin; $4,000 to the first, $4,000 to the second
! $4,000 to the third and $4,000 to the fourth
, horse Five horses must enter and start to
make a race. Horses from Europe are al
lowed $500 in gold for travelling expenses
; and five pounds in weight; those east of the
Rocky Mountains, $1,000, and those from
Oregon Nevada. Utah and Colorado $500.
!, CHALLENGE TO TRoTTING STATIONS The
owner of the stallion Blackwood is willing tc
trot him singly against either Jay Gould OF
Smuggler, or indeed any other stallion in
America, in race of mile heats, best three
in five, in harness. tor a sum to be mutually
agreed upon, in September or October next.
Such a match would assuredly prove one Of
the most exciting and important events of the
trotting season.
THE INTERNATIONAL RIFLE CoNTEsr.-Tht
Americ an Rife Team has at length been Sc
lected for the coming intentional contest il
Ireland. The successful candidates are Maj
Henry Fulton, Col. John Bodine, Col Fl. A
Gildersleeve, Gen. T. S. Dakin G.. W. Yale