The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-09-02
LETTER FROM BOSTON

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is lying very i'll at her Newport cottage. pros
traed by her terrible and longtime enemy. Il
cancer. She wrote Il short time ago to an ac-
quaintance in this city that she was in constant
| pain from which there seemed to be no relief
All her reading engagements for the coming
season have been cancelled, and her friends en-
| terrain but faint hopes that she will again leave
| her bed. DIR. Jones OF this city, the author of
| ''SilNer Spoon" has been for many years her
| PHYSICIAN but she went abroad to submit to
! the surgical operation II few years ago, which
it was hoped would entirely alleviate her suf-
ftrngs. She is attended day and night by Il
faithful black woman, who has been in the
actresses service long that there is no one
who has known Miss CuShman intimately dur
ing the last twenty wears, who has not seen, or
heard of, her devoted Nancy. Miss CusLman
has the companionship of her nephew and his
wife, and of Miss StebbnS tie sculptor, who
has been in the habit OF passing every Summer
with her friend. A host of friends call every
day at the cottage Of the actress to inquire after
her health, for she is accounted very charm
ing person III society, but no one but those of
her household are allowed to Sre Her. Her on
ly sister is married and settled in England
The sensation Of the lecture season. a. fur a.
is known, is the appearance here of 'rilton in
Music Hall, Oct. lst. lie does not lecture in
Il regular course, but is run Independently by &
Mr.. Mumord of the NcW York Literary Bll-
reau There are many opinions AS to his power
to draw an audience, but curiosity will doubt
less prove an attractive influence. one gen
b.J
to offer 5000 for his first lecture, which Oder
was refused. SO it would seem that there are
two, at least, confident Of his success. Apart
from his recent notOricty. Titon j. u fine lee
urcr and had brilliant prospect, in this field if
he had chosen to cultivate his Orat0rical talents.
He is 4 little cold, perhaps, and polished to take
with the multitude. His new subject is 1.-The
! Problem of Life which will lead many 10
! think that he will make some reference TO his
own experience Bcechcr does not appear 10
know exactly what he will, or can DO. rs 10
occurring. lie will confer W IT'D his friends, for
which purpose he will come back from the
mountains earlier than usual. At all events he
will not conine hi, appearance here TO one
course rs he did last year, not even for $1,000
fee. He will treat Hedpath and the manager
of the old Fay State series exactly alike.
The events Of the approaching musical sea-
SON are the coming Of the great prima donna,
AIlr. Tirtien,, and tn eminent German com
poser and pianist, Won BuloW. Mde. Ietcn>,
it is true, is something over h.ly years OF AGE,
and yet She is great An artistic That it is doubt
rul it this weight of Years dctltlcls much from
the pleasure of hearing her sine. Al all events,
a reader of the London papers can lind NO evil
denre of any falling Oft in the high estimation
in which She is held there. She il said to pos
sess the grand STYLE rare and yet SO indi~pcn-
sable to really great singer. Her picture, ano
the only one that has yet reached Boston, have
| SEEN and if the likeness is a good one it gives
every Indication of 4 woman Of fine appearance
large mind and generous and sympathetic man
nrrs Her manager, Mr.. Slrakosh Has brought
over no company to support her, and it j, prob
able that She will only appear in concert and
orutorio The Handed x Hayden Society will
of course, want to secure her services for thcil
annual Christmas oratorio, but her terms, unless
some extraordinary effort Should lie made vii
undoubtedly render the project imprrtrabIe
| Won Bulow is really TO make his dcbut IN TIL,
country in our Music Hall. For once We are IL
snap our fingers in the face of New Work, Whicl
heretofore has claimed Il first hearing OF nearl,
all celebrities. The new Chichtriu& Hall II
this latter city, at The dedication OF which II
was thought the Great pianist would lllNt az
pear, is toy no means near completion. The
building contractors have lost tDc WORN {"
eighty men lor tWrntN-r4h duN- IN rra~"n 81
The copiou~ rain. So Oh HuioW gi,r- his
first series Of concerts here. llr WlIl wv sap
ported only by an orche~ilt, of his own. He l.
about forty five year, Of age and Is q disciple OF
the Wagner school OF Music. He tir~t cave hi.
attention to reading law, but by the ldN irr p
Iist1, whose pupil he afterwards hreamc, h,
forsooh dry egalitic~ lor the more conseni.-
study OF music. He steadily rose IN his pro
tcs>ion, earning q high reputation throughout
| Europe. He founded, in cooperation with
Wagner, ut the command Of tile King Of EaNa-
ria, school of Music at MUNICH, and There ht
worked for two Years III conjunction with his
admired chief About year ago tie modr Il
very successful concert tour in England, but it
proved disastrous also, for his agent, / raSclIy
fellow made of with MI hi, earnings, amt if is
10 tins fact that we owe hi~ visit To thi- country
.
to repair hi> fortune.
Every once in a while il il brought homy NJ
us how many destitute and Wrct,hrd persons
there must lie about u~. HE other d;u | Wa-
in the Public Garden enjoying the delicious oIf
and sunshine, when a Wolnan With BASKET Of
pelrhc, On her arm timidN ASKED me Ia hu}
some fruit. looked at hrr ad ~hr Was SOD
modest. clearly, and Wlhal ~orroWlu ia her
appearance that could not Wy 10. | mat'
some remark to her about peaches selling We'll.
&C., whercat her heart was touched, and she
told me her story. That was the lir>t time in
her life that She had started out With basket.
She had lost her husband, and suddenly found
herself with three Young children to support
She lived in eomeryllc III one rooni the rrni
of which was 50 Il month, and some knd-hr1ii-
ed neighbor, who did something iii the b.anh1
line in Boston, had driven her into the CITY, ana
had offered to do 50 every morning 4 hcr ven
ture seemed likely to succeed. And have YOU
done wcllg' said L. But She shook hcr Head
and answered that she had made but ten cents,
and it WAS then noon, Il seemed to me that
there must be dozen on moro thing, that this
woman could ITO, better suited TO her, than
| tramping about with peaches, IN the sale "i
which any of the little brazen Italian girls that
frequent the downtown offices could do more
in an hour than She could in . week But what
can be done: There are doubtless thousands
struggling earnestly but almost Nainly, to get
Il livelihood, and at the same time even the
most humble employment requires some sort
of fitness for it.
HILL I.. than. Ia i'm,
formed of the new fall fashions. Mr.. Gregg Of
Jordan 4 Marsh'S, goes to New ! ork this week
| TO buy new bonnet iiNingS, and catch glimpse
of the mportatons of the wholesale HOUSES
| Mr.. John j. stevens, the importer OF costumes
| for the most select circle of fashonahe,, is on
his way home from Europe, and they tell me
| al his establishment that he writes he has Il
very handsome assortment of French drcS seS
| and garments. of which he will make Il private
display early in October. OF one thing | am