The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-03-02
Fine Job Work a Specially.
METROPOLITAN NEWS.
Prom our Special Correspondent.
NEw YORK. Feb oO 1877


NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 1877
Murray Hill has been on the oui v;ve
since the arrival of Alexis and his suite,
and 1t Is astonishing how the tide of
travel turns off of Fifth avenue and
passes over to Fourth avenue, and so
down by the Clarendon Hotel-that is a
fashionable travel What snobs we are
From dimond prince to a bonanza
king up to royal scion from Russia.
Japan or the Sandwich Islands. we are
ready to fall down and worship, or. if
not, as if an accident of birth had pro
duced different kind of clay from thai
of which the American is made.
Alexis and Constantine, ~the Royal
Dukes and Imperial H1ghnesses,'' as |
heard one enraptured feminine call
them. arrived very quietly, but the pro-
prietor of the Clarendon engaged boxes
at the opera-bouffe for them, and sent to
Delmonieos to borrow couple of Rus
sian flags. This gave the manager time
to announce in the evening papers the
fact of the expected honorand when the
news reached Delmo7ico's it spread
like wild fire. Opera-bouffe and Annie in
La Perichole' is not exactly Lenten
service, but Grand Duke is not seen
every day. An announcement that
they would attend the Greek Chapel,
in Second avenue, Sunday, produced
the liveliest interest in the Greek form
of worship in the minds of the young
ladies, who hitherto have ouly thought
of the last new figure in the German.
| really think these imperial gentlemen
might start an opposition to Moody
and Sanky and the Widow Van Cott.
and without half the effort.
Mrs Irene House has grown gradual
worse in body and mind. For some
time past she has been confined in the
State Asylum at Trenton, and is now
lying very i'll, not being expected to re-
cover. 1t seems a sad commentary on
The fearful tradgedy in which she was q
participant. Her father has been ap-
pointed her guardian, as her property is
considerable, valued at over $4,000, but
in the event of her death, trouble is ap-
pretended from other claimants.
The robbery of Kings banking house
IS one of the latest criminal acts that is
before the public. The detectives are
at fault as usual, and sneak thief is
supposed to have risen above the usual
overcoat business and to have made off
with securities worth S1600O0 Care
lessness at the least, is the natural ver-
dict of the public.
Demas Barnes, who started the Brook
lyn Daily Argus, about three years ago,
sold it out Saturday to the Brookly Union
without any notification of the fact to
he newspaper corps. He invited these
gentlemen to Oeters and invited the
managing editor, Mr. Maverick to take
he chair Mr. Maverick entered some
remonstrance at the cavalier manner in
which they had been treated, when Mr.
Barnes called for wine to wash down
these difficulties. Editors and reporters
looked ON in silence, while Mr. Dieter's
head waiter "Aleck" filed up the long
stemmed glasses with carbonized cider,
and as Mr. Barnes raised the foaming
Iapple-luice to his lips.
They picked up their hats and crayons
And quietly cut and run,
leaving Mr. Barnes to the contemplation
of several glasses filed with a rapidly
flattening liquid, and contemplation of
his peculiar conduct, for "Demss was
an honorable man" though he had better
not attempt the newspaper business
again Immediately, is the verdict of his
recent corps.
Lent does not seem to diminish the
crowds at the theatres. Mr.. Growers
play, "Our Bording House" has proven
so decided hit, that Mr. Raymond's ap-
pearance at the Park Theatre is postpon-
ed, and this in face Of the fact that the
principal character is entirely be-
,ond Miss Hsrrisons comprehension
She is rather pretty, and if she could
rise to the dramatic requirements Of her
part, nothing more would be wanted to
complete the otherwise excellent dispo-
sal of the characters As it is. the senti-
mental portions fall rather fat.
Fanny Davenport, this buxom woman
of heroic form and varied experience
who is certainly no chicken, PLAYS the
jeune ingenue' in Lemons" and looks
like an artless girl of sixteen. This
alone proclaims her wonderful artistic
talent when she can fill such q part to
the satisfaction of fastidious people.
The S 8 Brittanic, with goodly pas
senger istarrived in port last night. To
make New York ON Saturday, in mid
winter, and with such rough weather to
contend with,is worty ofspecial mention,
and yet the vessels of this company do it
every week. II is notable fact, that the
White Star Line is far out-striping all
competitors plying between this port
and Liverpool The vessels are uniform
in speed, luxuriously equipped, and par
in every respect.
Party spirit runs higher than ever IN
New York, and while some are rejoicing
over the probability of Hayes in the
White House, others are denouneing
the whole business as fraudulent, and
are bitter enough i'll speech about the
matter. One thing howeve, may deny,
and that is that Mr. Tilden is not at all
affected as Horace Greedy was. He pur-
sues that even tenor of his way, and
he is disappointed or not over
the turn affairs have taken he makes no
sign even to his most intimate friends.
The polonaise is back again in all its
excellence. 1t is very long, very tight
fitting, and the under skirt may be of
any cheap material finished with foun-
ces of some handsome goods at the bot
tom. The Great Concealer' is the new
name Of this garment.