, 1876-11-26

ments, ,wlich he thr1sts into auyhody's fare. and
upon Two O:casi0ns since the last election bf
has been engaged in sopgh-and- tumble fights ;r
furthcrauce Of his own political belief Last Sat
urday evening he was attending door a. usual whcr
rap summoned him to open sesame. As sovn u.
: he did 80 mutl1ed stranger appeared und e1.
yon soul. and struck the astonishcd doorke, kc,
1nl! in the face before he could recover. TIL
s'hamger shSM.g hed pseelpiate!y and the doorkcepsr
house Of course their presence was neither speed,
nor effective. The victim Of this assault is con.
f,nceo m now that political discussions are lcmo!a
izns enG the lesson he has received has been fol-
loved By an adonition from the manager to cease
talking politics to the attsches OF the theatre HI
ms no further interest In elections
DISCIPLES OF CREMATION.
Probably It will not be many months before s
National Convention Of Cremat1onists will be
held somewhere in this benislted country.
Why nots We hold conventions to promoto
every conceivable object which affects the living
why not give the dead chance: The late Baron
Pain has ereated far greater sensation as !,
corpse than he ever did as living being
and now his disciples ana followers, Col. Oleott
and few others. actually inviting public olcius
here and elsewhere to witness the cremation Of
the narun's mortal remains in Washington, "a !,
some time hence. True, the Daron has been dead
eiy months, and his corpse nlu.t be slightly de-
composed ere iHlSr IN splIc OF enH1iWtnr. The
licneous fluid and oily matter Of the corpse may
not make so lively combustion agoo, healthy,
fresh corpse would nnder similar circumstances
snppy he deaeency Eden,ly S the eny
are in earnest for here Is anotaer victim Of it.: Una
Max Henry Stcin. Fcsidcn: OF South Secontt
street, brooklyn, E. D.. died the ether ay. an,l
after disposing Of some real estate in Omaha ana
Rrooklyn to his relatives, he directed that, in
event OF any society existing for the buru
ing Of dead bodies. his own remains be
handed the E8fff eoc{pfv fnr
but if no such opportunity olcrpd, he protest.
cd against the waste OF money in IN expensive fu-
to the isnob1e sum Of SsO. The viii ba. seen aled
with the Surrogate, out STEMS body lies in the
cold, cold ground.
ISTRoDucTloSs TO ACTRESSES.
1t was freely charged by the seccdng members
Of the Lotos>C Club who formed the - IArcadian ~
that its privileges had been abused BY letting In
so Macy members, merely to get an eutrce to
the society Of leading actors and actresses who
were guests at the Lotos rooms. There was
considerable truth in the charge. All over this
city there is class Of people, mostly
young men, who are anxious at oll
times to get acquainted with actresses.
and probably hundreds Of men could be found who
would willingly nay 325 to 500 for personal in
tr.duction to such actresses as Adelaide Nelson,
Clara Morris, Fanny Davenport and Others In
stances have been known where young men have
formances at cur popular theatres to get sight OF
the faces lo1 the stase> OF prominent ACTRESSES as
They have left the premises to go 10 their hnn,e+-
Some rich anecdotes Of the adventures of
with ardent admirers, such az heltlin:, f,e:r
carriage doors, changing places with the coacbmeu,
carrying notes into their presence: and waiting
whereabouts Of people in the profession. hare been
told. o. all the soft admirers Ut popular
actresses the most gushing and enthusiastic arc
allowed to write sketches for the weekly papers
and print tue names OF their journals upon their
cards. Ask Fanny Davenport how many so-calied
journalists she has on her list OF personal callers.
a MODEL CASE OF INTRODUCTION.
The admirers Of stage women arc sometimes
badly sold, and the following is related as case
ago two wc!ldressed young fops were seated In
orchestra chairs, and amused themselves dis
cussing the private character OF one Of the act
resses then upon the stage. After the recital
OF a scanda1oas story concerning her, ono Of tho
an Introduction to her." 4 quiet, elderly party,
who eat just in front, coolly tnrned aronni and
asked the speaker If he really in sasnest- The
latter answered that he was, and would Eive It
willingly. The elderly party responded that he
accented the offer and would carry it out at once
Bidding the yonns fellows follow him. he Sained
access to the stagedoor, and. sending hts card to
the actress in question: she soon arrived. Pre-
vioasly he 4ad received the SEQ, and when the
woman came4nto their presence the elderly person
hogan as follows: ''Gent tlemen, nllow me to in
were satisdea and rnshcei from her presence a. il
stricken mad: They thought thsy were unknown.
time, and deemed 1t proper way to rebuke their
insolence.
AN ARAB GOING INTO BUSINESS.
A Phiadelphian tells Il story OF discharged
Turk from one OF the Oriental booths on the
Centennial grounds, who remarked that *sPy
dam, will have to 60 pack into de cheap cloth
ing business There arc doubtless number
Of these ex-Turks who have resumed their
former avocation In c3gar~stands and elsewhere
However, genuire Arab entered the Mayors o1ica
in this city few days ago, and, through an inter-
prefer, asked for license sell goods In this city
lirect from the Holy Land. he produced certia
:ates from the priests Of St. GATHERINGS Church in
bethlehem that his articles are genuine pro-
iuetions SI Ct Palestine and soliciting f..
;ity. This man subsequently transferred bank
recount from Philadelphia 10 New York, and aa-
;oods sold at the Centennial. Ills name is salah
sleat'n, and lie is bright specimen OF an Oriental
raider.
PROSECUTED FOR BEING A WITCH.
It it were not for the ignorance manifested In
,ther respects, it would seem strange that any
considerable number Of people living In this city
It this period should harbor suspicion that
here are such creatures rs witches around. Yet It
Gems that poor old Frenchwoman has been per-
ccuted from hons e to house for over year, just
because it was suspected that she had the power
o cause death by curs1ng. She lived in garrett
q a tenement house On Pitt street, the east
ite, and while there provoked the ire Of soma
Bohemian boys by accidentally pouring some soap
uds {needed doubtless, upon them. They mid IN
ctually afraid to venture out Ono day they wera
Unusually spiteful, and she vented her spleen upoa
hem in good French. They did not understand
his, hut one Of them suggested that she was cura-
ny him. Shortly after, the hoy WIS taken sick aud
led, and the story Of the alleged Ascursef ~ and
he boys death were told as IL connected. Tho
ather met the woman and gave her such look
hat she turned away from him In
ear. This man died some weeks later.
nd his friends were 30 convinced that the
Voman's look of fear nennt another curse that they
owed her, aud when che wa* newly located another
the gang Of boys who had 1rst assaulted her died.
hen there was no pence for the old woman. and
he thus moved around three times. The street
oys call her witch, and gEeen grocer {lterallyl
eclincd to sell her goods- policeman who in
extigated the matter found several hundred people
tho firmly believe the poor Freuchwoman Is vcr-
able witch or sosceress.
TIE PooL-MoEET QUESTION
still exciting the minds OF thousands There
said to be an old law confscati1g the stakes
{ all gambling bets to the benefit OF the State
1artics, and the lawyers are now hunting up
recedenta for seizing the funds. As the story
,es. sone Of the Charity Commissioners are per-
3ua}y Interested in the pools, aud II il Is not