Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-08

OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Places of Amusemenf-Oakey Hall The Flight
of the Facilons-smaii Bonds-The strikes-
Butter once More-The Beecher people.
New York Nov, 8, 1877.

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New York Nov, 3, 1877.
Places of Amusement.
People are 10 the habit of suppos-
Jog that theatres and circuses are
mints, aud that whoever can get
control of q place of amusement is
on the high road to fortune. Tho
truth is there is no business so pre-
carious. Every theatre but two IN
New York, this season, has lost mon
ey, and those who have only saved
them selves by lowering tho prices in
accordance with the times. The
prices for seats in theatres has been
for some years $3.50. and the sys~
tenn of selling the theatre house put
that up to So 80. This was all we'll
enough when people were making
money at every turn, but now that
the tide is running the other way
the managers have found it difficult
to keep their houses half full. The
grand opera house reduced prices
thirty per cent, and it has good
business right along. An enterprise
ing company of musicians, all first
class, are giving concerts at Cooper
Institute for 10 cents admission, and
the hall isn't big enough to hold the
people, and they are making money.
The Lesson is obvious-with the re-
turn to gold everything must come
down to gold basis. The extrav-
igant actresses and actors must play
for less than $3.50 week, rents
must come down, and the prices of
admission likewise. The war is over.
Oakley Hall,
Oakey Hall, Tammany pihtician,
author, actor, lawyer, and almost
every thing else, who left New York
about six months ago, between two
days, and who has managed to keep
himself in the newspapers ever since,
returned yesterday as mysterious
~ as he went. He says that the in
terval has been to him like dream,
he intimates that he has been par.
TALLY insane, but that his brain is
now clear, his mind unclowded, and
that he shall 60 on and fulfil his
destiny. He gives no reason for his
going, and none for his coming, but
people guess. The well posted say
that it was not fear of the investi-
CATION of Tweed. But that in short
there was not only one, but two,
women in the case. Whatever may
have been tbs cause of his escapade,
it has lest him all the standing be
evog had. The city regards him now
as but one degree above Count Jo-
annes, and long way below Geo.
Francis Train. 1t would have been
better for his reputation if be had
died abroad. He is of no further
use here.
The Fight of the Factions.
Augustus Schelli is the Tammany
candidate for Senator ia the seventh
and John Morrissey has been
put forward by the anti tammanyites
aided by the Republicans, or rather
part of the republicans, for large
humber of them see no difference be-
tween a professional prize fighter and
gambler, and a professional democrat
ic politician, in which they are more
than half right. Morrissey is, how
ever, a remarkable man, and had he
been born and bred under better cir
would have been great
man. He is the son of poor Irish |
parents in Troy, was bred to the |
trade of blacksmith, which he ahan-
ioned in short time for the prize.
ring. He was game fighter, and |
came out of all his contests victori- |
Gus. Naturally be graduated as o
gambler, and from that into New |
York politics, and made himself a
power in the city. OF late years he
has tried very hard to keep himself
n something like decent ease, with
out being so decent as to ALLEVIATE the
devotion of his ragged constituents.
He is generous to fault, and even
n his gambling houses has dealt
with tolerable fairness. When great
,windes have been necessary, be has
Kept them skilIfully from the public.
He has acquired valuable fund of
as to the government of
he city, with which be frequently
surprises his best friends. He is evil
lently working to sink his past in
he present and future, and has an
ambition to associate his name with
better than the prize ring
and gambling table. He could beat
SeheIl if the republicans would all
vote for him, but they will not.
Those who refuse assert that to
slect him would not split tammany--
hat it would simply compel Kelly
20 take him into partnership, and
make it stronger than ever. But
John will give Kelley a lively fight,
md may, possibly, squeeze, through
de has been very sick for some
weeks, which has been very much
against him.
Small Bonds.
The recent failure of so many say
ngs banks, and the terrible condition
If lite insurance, has put the poor who
rave work and who, therefore, made
savings, into quandary as to what
hey shall do with their money.
There are thousands who have fifty
Or a hundred dollars who are keeping
I boarded, fearing to deposit it any,
where, A movement has been inaug-
lrated here, which hope will spread
Ill over the country !; viz To have
he new four per cent. loan popular
zed. An association is memorable
ng the authorities TO have bonds is.
,ued in denominations of twenty-five
dollars, registered and made payable
o order, so that in case of robbery or
destruction there could be no loss
They argue that it would not only at.
ord convenient and safe means Of
saving for those who are saving, but
hat it would be a healthy help to
hose who never have saved, to com.
nence. One employer who has forty
men and women at work, told me that
lis people had not less than one thou.