, 1875-04-09
GRAND 0PERh~H0USE,
Why It Was Compelled to Clnse
ttY lDU0rH.


Considerable turrrseo waa cau'td ytAssrday by The
encouragement sst tho Grand pperaliolsc Ind closed
its DOORS and still auEIrthe mingled With PAIN
.a. urcaatonc by the statement that Mr. .. H. JONES'
tho r,anagcr, lad bcen carlshed iu kut nf Carl.
Turtle, Oh ths c@.argc Of giving check upon bank
In which hs had no funds.
In oedcr TO Giva TRIO history of this nfatr
anil to. alow tho canses Which lel In
tyi.ah1y to thu failure II tho Graua Otera-
House, 1t IL necessary 70 20 back several months In
September, icssrf. Payne and sims having pl,ainci
n lea6o Of KtngbbuEy huso Hall from Nr. +. L.:
1Iiuckey tclr agent, ses to work UPON their Er-nI
,nnttrei fhom. They had no money whatever, Mr.
Alma mover al any t!o having rnt any fuaney Into
The coneel n aal Mr. paynea casl contributions, It is
said, not having exceeded s!c9. Un'lte Gen. I.au.
renee administration of tho cattle, willie Iingsbury
1sall was rented for lecture purposes, Mr. ryue w.s
employed ~ agent, janor, at, tna hid In Tia. way
formed transformation with iAe establishment,
During September, Mr. 1Ayno reut 10 Mr. u. II.
Io..ct formerly lumber merchant. al wanted to
borrow from him sGu1 for the purpos" nf
TAYISd TIE CARPENTERS
for tAtir lator iii icArsan5inE and Eenu3 the place.
the chanca having Threatened to h.rae Il s,et
n"t sla oncs Mt 3ons1 eTased aH ie M gne5
hnaInesr. The sixty days went ty and As no. ouiy
further 4yance. LII did sllis ho,lns thereby IL r..
back what be had already put i'll. 1n, the aannA.
st aon e sar pS K. rd'se 1 ni nl
entire management and control.
When Mr. Jones thus ASSUMED e.larEc Ii,
ostart ur and having borrowed tbs funds with wtrL
to make all tae improvements, bad engaged c2m-
rany At mont txsrAyagant salaries, RELY aud 1.,n
getting t.sD week. anl others As III ii " sl5t.
Ilu following ngnrts Ehow
TIE wEEKLY RECEIPTS
fs; s!SS: ~ H. ls1 iii s'S' s:is5 ,: i?:
.hres x:sss Il rss a. ;slaiay s1rensiss p s
and trintins. amounted to s;.~o. Since iii iii
S s t Ss hsts 1s.
sssoa making IN iii nearly tisoos ot ii. money slieis
leu.l slr. Payne In eertetnbes Tn A4ay Mr.. lowrrs.
the pscasut sgent of to e.ste, dsin4u led IT Mr.
s1n . .! d due % a tst sa
borrow the money from Ills iread1, but after co1l.l.
eing tho lnar he catnc to the conclu*ion thai It waA
useless tor him to continue In this uurronahle hsl.
ness and ho therefore, the day before Yesterday poti.
fed r. Powers that he should csse tho esAblslnent
THE TOTAL I;pEHrEpSEss
salary at, and aoe ANAL bills for printing, a,c. 70
nfsct these there improvements etc., fu tho housg
se o r r1p 80
lad Tic iaea that i was doing ane lu,:ue.s 50 il
tal.rl.s saslietl upon 3lr Jons--fnr vi se cri1ra-
csp had cunttacis Wilt, Tho ,nanlt,eru,,, mile H..
seltcnbcE-and tho heavy rent wac TOO nlc!, ior him
10 carry.
apccd reached tile
MEMDEns OF rnE coMpaSY
snd thu reporters Immediately 1lter tho manager o
lilo k!ngsbnEy estate cosed .lle house. anl theru
gathering Of men aud women uLout tho entra,te
Tho "nnly Loon n,gnaled ls tn7wiedgn VI The eit-
Matlon FROM tho window in nt.h.story room Of ii.
Sherman iloute. olpos'ts. ana gase The h., ss.emba
t1N 0f In
Manning, pc!ehanty, 1iengler, kc:ly, fsederlcks
Dowlca, and othcre.
to arrange for M oponlna Of the theatrs nozt Monday
night, but notlg ilc1nte was agreed upon: in fact
there was no concert Of acou In tho matter. 1t Is
likely that tAo present people will open tbs houpc, nj
though Mr. Fowern has gtrap bis consent. Alcssrs
Kley and Leon viii not ron, lin here The, suendiug
favrite souH and dauco men, have etgnfcd their vii
ngHesa TO Join in entertainment OF sarcs Of Der
1nFnInccs satisfactory arrangements can he 1nads
least.
Now as to
THE cEIa1SaL CHARGE:
Last week Mr.. Jones gave to Capt. Turt1a check fu
h!a aeFvccs in wntchlhT t!le thra.ro for eoupo a
1aontha. Tlt. shock was on TUG Fourth S4tionA
- IT. a a' ". for
haid over until yesterday. In hs meanwhile, asscfa
Of tho employees ial been r.d oil with chseks on Til
Ssh o3 efsa s shs IL nsss
wnssenpor ~. h9 GaE.sn Yi gs. del g
o!lce of Jusltce anes and procured cap!ae alleging
that Mr. Joncs had knowingly given him check on i
bank In which ho had no fults. When ss. joues va,
brought tp under thu catas Air. Gourge Taylor Of tht
amount Of the debt collateral security. and The
was get for hearing o tue 18Th nat. result Ihcrs
Will undoubtedly bo with sIr. jut.es, who Was, 30 tc
spcak, dragged Into tho Opera-1ul.e maungt N mt al
to5cthor against Ills will and wtoso only fault ha.
bec, that Of pcraiscntly throwing gasi money away
In order 10 aayo that h!cl hu hzd already los..
THE RIVERS.