New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-17

Edwin Booth wishes to take the name Of Booths
TLca:,r" away from THAI establishment. He thinks
IL, name l. his own. and he thinks the Use of H. at
that place is hurful to his business whenever he is
acting i'm New-York, and that it may, under some
po,,ble circumstances be hurtful TO his reputation
He reasons that when he acts in this city.
many persons make the mistake of sup
uo,ing that he may be found at the theater which
bears his name: and he believes that this mistake is
INJURIOUS He believes il possible that entertain
m,uts .uch As he does not and could not approve
might be offered IN Booths Theater,' and that he
might be identified with them. and held responsible
for them. by the multitude. He does not, in short,
wish 10 have his name associated with
theatcr in which he no longer owns any
interest and over which he exercises no control.
As the establishment has changed hands. he thinks
il oucht 10 change DEMONSTRATING TO him the Use
Of his own and not in any way depending on it or
seeking profit by It. Hickory faced men of business
may, perhaps think that Nh Booth takes Senti-
mental view OF the subject There are many persons,
howevcr-friends of the drama and reSpectcrs of
character-who WILL we doubt not, sympathIze
with Mr. Booth in his feelings and actions touching
this matter. IT, statement on the subject
that appeared in this journal yesterday there was
error which ought to corrected. Booths Theater
was not, rs therein stated, built for Edwin Booth
through the eXertionS of several friends Ii was
built by Edwin Booth. through his own eXcrtionS,
and largely at his own expense, aHd-accordng 10
his own express alcga:ion-all that he owes to GER
tain friends in the matter is the major part of his
financial disasters.
The session of Congress which was adjourned on
Tuesday was one of the longest on record. \ Demo
cratic majority in the House, the first for sixteen
years has met the responsibilities Of power and eN-
hibited It's capacity for legislation and in measure
for conducting the Government. Ii goes now TO the
country with appeal 10 be restored 10 full conf
dcuce and intruSted with complete control. The
Presidential canvass. which has far Jagged, wait
ing for the final making mp of the case to be sub
mitted to the people will now take fresh impetus,
aud We shall have The whole argument on both sides
hurled at Us from the press and reiterated from the
stump. The achievements of the majority in the
House in reducing expenses and cutting down APP
propriations will be the main feature of the Demo-
cratic argument and the Republicans will answer
with refutaton and DENIAL of the claim of rctrench-
mcnt and an aggressive fight upon the Southern
question the financial issue, and the general unfit
ness exhibited by the Democratic House. Mean
tme before the noise breaks out and the confusion
begins quiet people may take occasion 10 express
their qualification at the fact that the rS session of
the XLlNth Congress has come 10 an end, and there
is temporary cessation of the abundant You
lies" aud You're anothers.' with which the pro
ceedings of this remarkable body of legislators have
been SO constantly embelliShed. The country wit
nesses with satisfaction the return of these gentle
men to their constituents and oontempaes with IT
greet the probability of their reaSSembling.
Pindar says that water is a good drink, but there
preudces in favor Of taking it in unadulter-
ated state. Growers who are coughing at our own
Croton may find il consoling TO learn that in Pha-
delphia the Paramount water is considered just now
TO be foul-the Schuylkill bad enough 10 Kill a
whole school. In Boston, some years ago. the Co
chituate was found to contain very rare and
curious insect but the Bostonans rather proud
of it-no other city, they said. could boast of such
interesting animalcule. PHILADELPHIA onrht 10 be