New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-04
SOTHERN ATTACKED,

THE COUNT JOANNEs EXPLAINS WHY HE WILL NOT
BE TRAMPLED UPoN BY FOREIGNER"
F.. \. SOthern was butchcred last night to
make a Roman-no, New.York-hoday Not that his
gadatorial antagonist, the Count Joanncs put an end
t. bis lie Like the lion and the eat, that titled
individual loves TO play with his before XII ing
hm aud the sport OF last night limited breaking
few bones in different parts OF the unfortunate actors
body, saving his neck for the sacrifice Of to-day aud the
zine Once twice only did he asten his fangs
upon the Door victim and taste his blood.
Tammany Hall vefy well filed az the time for the
beginning OF the lecture There number OF we'll
dressed ladies and gentlemen, probably FOND OF the
higher grades Of tragedy such that promised for the
evening; there also several welLkuown lawyers,
vino wanted to paactor swept out OF existence by
brother barrster. As eight O'Clock and passed
by the could not RESTRAIN tier iupa-
tbrir teeinSs. Al e;Oo' however te ar suddenly grew
heavy with Importance; there Was move
strobe buoyanuy forward, the air was hed with
cheers and applause thrice repeated. The Count
rounded 10y bojy-euard OF two policemen, who kept
sharp lookout for possible assassns None arpeared.
stage in aey aud stood before the delighted eyes OF his
Gdmrrt-, waiting or their coulmoton 10 cease. Black
broidcIoh coat and trousers dainty slippers, aud socks
decorated with a handsome chrome OF a dandellou or
something equally beautiful White "asteo at
order OF nobllity the paper collar; and the
wonderful pin pair OF gloves and bit of red ribbon
pdusc continued, becoming persistent that the lee
turcr at length Obliged TO put end to It, by smoth
erng with words.
Ladies and feuw-ctizcns" he said. " appear upon
this platform here tonight. your fellow ciizen and
not counsellor OF the Supreme Court IL ius-
tee my Antagonist not 10 argue here the legal case
which shall receive my attention tomorrow and here
after. should do tuat would be "a lty OF high con
tempt OF court "a sworn officer. Whie am here as
fellow, citizen, the man OF whom am 20 speak tonight
il in this city not rs citizen, but foreigner
have yet To learn that foreigner rample with i'm
putty upon a citizen OF the United states! !"
nlllg tiraX nn FluNaa uvfh
of man who carried JOuyln aud Perrin at his TN
gers ends
e" Al the Park Theatre" continued the Count, after
showing that lie intended 10 nght his battle without
gloves, Ia represented bad buresque, known Tho
Crushed Tragediau, by playlcOr' I'm my whole dis
shall not honor the man by naming him) Only
have seen him upon the stage, and chen ne was
acting a bal libel upon an English nobleman. A bad
picture Of impossible senscless, idioc crea-
tare not to b. found Ia all England except in tue pay
actors cancature When this thing died out, he looked
around for something else. What should It ne 7
Abbey aud my good friend Florence, and Dun
drearJ, Laid their heads together and the re-
suit appeared one day In the likeness Of Edwin
Booth upon the bill boards. Edwin Booth nsoribe the
Crushed rragedian' Poor Edwin Booth--bankrupt and
uufortunate-what outrage did they intend perpe-
trate upon himi could not bear IT. My generous