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abyss beneath the bridge, and was picked
up dead. 1t was supposed from the i'm
mcnse success of this drama that it's author
had made $780, 200, but on settling the e.
tate the amount realized is under $4,000.
Barras was for many years q stock actor al
a low salary, and when he got up the
Black Crook 1t was supposed that his for
tune was made. The play is merely an
adaptation of Meyerbeer's opera of Robert
the Devil, which Tor many years charmed
Paris and other European capitals. 1t has
been more popular in America than any
other performance, and will no doubt be
frequently presented to the public. Barras
was bachelor, and when his death was an.
nounced his brother, who had kept aloof
from him for years, supposed they would
have fine estate to divide In this, how
ever, they are disappointed, and the grand
estate is so diminished as to only yield them
about $500 apiece The Black Crook 10
is now owned by Jarret & Palmer, who
will not bring it forward very soon. They
are now managing Booths theatre, and
have their hands full to keep it afloat.
BOOTH.
This distinguished tradgedian has never
recovered from the crushing effects of his
great failure. 1t is no common misfortune
to lose half million, especially to one Of
his sensitive mind. Booth bought the
Barras place at Coscob, where he is now
residing 1t would seem that ill-luck at
tends this spot, Two players whose names
began wish the same initial successfully own
it. The one is killed violently. and leaves
an estate almost diminished to nothing,
while the other lives, but only lives in bank.
ruptcy Coscob Bridge seems indeed like
another Bridge eff Sighs But after all such
changes abound in the history of our race.
For instance, to come home to personal ex-
perience, have just noticed the death of
an old acquaintance. Edward N. Shaw Of
Hoboken. When l was a poor boy, strug-
Cling to obtain a clerkship in this city, l
offered to work for this man at one dollar
week and board myself Before seven
years were past he was glad to receive from
me brokerage on the sale of goods, in other
words, was, to a partial degree, the en-
ployer. Shaw had many reverses in early
life, and hope that his latter days were
of smoother character, for he was an ex-
cellent man. Booths theatre is still owned
by Ames, who purchased it at mortgage
sale, for half its cost, and has thus far
found it good investment, 1t is the larg-
est theatre in the Union and contains the
finest scenery that American art can pro-
duce.
STOCK MATTERS.
1t is hard during this heated term to keep
up stock bouyancy, and hence consider.
ing the state of finances stocks are doing
very we'll. Pacific Mail, though acknowl.
edged to be worthless, is managed by
strong force of directors, who will be caro-.
full that the stockholders will get no divi-
dend. The changes in this institution il
lustrate the vagaries of human affairs,
Twenty years ago it was the main route to
California, and the stock was quoted at 200.
Then it rose to 800, and was the most pop
ular investment of the day. Subsequently
it declined under the rivalry of the Pacific
road, hut now that rivalry has ceased. Just
as Vanderbilt controls the two railroads
which connect this city with Albany, 80
Jay Gould controls both routes to Califor-
mia. He is master of the Union Pacific
Mail steamship company. He has decided
on policy which will give the passengers
to the one and the freight TO the other.
Hitherto the Pacific Mail steamers in their
stopping at many of TIE smaI hAf por.s, sna
have thus neglected an important source Of
freight. These ports will now be visited,
and heavy increase of trade may be ex-
pected. The ships are well adapted to this
purpose, and can carry freight much cheap
er than the cars.
RIVALRY AT AN END.
The two great routes arc, therefore, no
longer to be viewed as competitors. Tho
steamers will not attempt the speed which
was formerly their chief object, and the
Pacific Mail will be the slow route to CAL
ifornia. Here we are again brought to
consider the changes of trade. This line
was once noted for rapid transit, while the
slow route was round Cape Horn. How
few then could have dreamed of the pres
sent rush of steam cars across the con.
tinent? The Pacific mail steamers will also
have the trade from Canton and Japan to
San Francisco, whose importance must
continue to increase. have recently con-
versed with John X. Hall, one of the at.
taehes of the city of Pekin, who informs
me that their last passenger list contained
thousand Chinese emigrants bound for
the land of gold. But notwithstanding all
these advantages, it is doubtful if the line
pay any dividend, at least many years. 1t
is not Goulds method to waste money in
this way. True, his railroad made one,
but there may be secret reasons why this
was done. When Gould got his claw on
Erie his policy was to divide with Fisk the
earnings of the road, and this was contin-
ued until the death of the latter. The
earnings of the Pacific Mail steamers will
be taken care of in similar manner.
However, as l am merely locker on, this
management is not a matter of concern to