Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-10
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! 10 LHe EU1tOT o. tn
Ger In the matter of sensations
this week, New York has nothing
to offer that will compare with
the two that come to US from the
Bay State. Both of these are on
scale to entitle them to be re-
corded among causes ceIe5res. -
The Northampton Bank robbery,
which was accomplished by the at
present fashionable expedient of
gagging the cashier, and his house.
hold, and forcing him to disclose
the combinations or the vault lock,
resulted in the carrying of OF
three-quarters OF million in
bonds and currency. And the
presence Of this large sum in q
country bank, by the way, is q
striking illustration of the abnor-
NAL condition of finances. While
merchants and the large purcda-
sing class feel the scarcity of
money, the banks and money cen
ters are fairly congested with this
blood of trade, which hardly any
thing short OF a bu: glary sufiees
to set in motion.
The other sensation, as the
reader has doubtless already guess
ed, is the big swindle at the "Hub,"
where an ex-shoemaker, ex. Meth
odist preacher, and ex-Congress-
man, the publisher Of two daily
papers, and a prominent capitalist,
after an unparalleled course of
two years forging and swindling,
suddenly bursts as completely rs
any soap bubble, and quietly slips
off to a country where uo uDpleas
ant extrddition treaty exists to re-
turn him. to bis anxious friends.
Hardly any other name than
the one it bears, could guarantee
the success of such a magazine as
the new Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly" which with the open
ing of the Centennial year, hs,
inauguratei new era in Ameri-
can publishing, Il is nearly doub-
lie the size OF any other similar pc
rioliclI, and has ten times as many
illustrations as any other, These
illustrations alone $50 to 100 in
uumber) cost over four thousand
dollars for each issue. The aston,
iyhipg part of it all, however, is.
that this great mass of illustrated
literature is sold for Zoe. a copy,
or $3.50 per year. AS matter
of course, a magazine of this size,
quality, and cheapneSs sweeps the
country. OF the initial number,
about 10000 have already been
sold, while Of the February issue,
Just out, the edition must be near
" doubled, for in addition to all
otler attractions, this issue con-
tains the opening chapters Of Joa-
quin Mlller's first Novel, "The
Pink Countess purchased q,
heavy cost by Frank Leslie, ex-
prrsSTy for this periodical. The
great name which the poet OF the.
Sierras has made for himself on
either side Of the Atlantic attn-
ches deep interest to his first ei
fort in serious fiction, and its ap
pearance in this extremely mex
pensive will give it the widest
currency.
1t would be natural to suppose
that the sole management of such
n publishing house would be work
enough for any one man, but Mr..
Leslie finds time in spite of it all
to attend to his duties as Chief OF
the New York State Centennial
Commission, which as may be
readily be concluded. is no sine,
cure. and to him are largely due
the thanks Of the Empire State
for the comprehensive and dis
eliminating representation which
she will have next Summer.
Our first taste of Italian Opera
this season, is now being given US
by Nine. Titiens, at the Academy
of Music. The first work given
was Norma. in which Nine. Ii
items made a very favorable i'm.
preston. The silver. voice tenor,
Briguoli, has returned from Eu-
rope, where be has been singing
for several years, but has made no
appearance here as yet. Early IN
February, Miss Adelaide Philips
will also appear in Opera at the
Academy, the occasion being the
debut Of her sister, Miss Matilde
Philips, who has just flushed her
musical studies and is said to be
singer Of great promise.
The grand organ built by RoOse-
velt for Chickerihg Hall has at last
been completed, and has just been
opened in the presence Of a large
audience by the leading organists
-ot the city. The magnificent in
strument, which costs SIS, 600, is