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The New York herald., 1877-10-04
EDWIN ApAMs' axNHY1r.

The committee having in charge the bsnsnt to be
given to Edwin Adams, tho distinguished American
actor, met yesterday ~ Wallis Dramatic Agency and
partly decided upon the nature OF the entertainment
Tho benefit win take place on Friday afternoon OF next
week, at the Academy OF Music, and already mor6
Indies and gentlemen OF the dramatic profession have
volunteered their aid than tho committee can and
places Tor on the programme Among the features or
the bill will be the third act OF "Otheo, with Mr.
sothsrn rs the Moor Mr. Florence as Iago. Mr..
Aldrich as Cassio Lotta as Desdemona and Mrs John
Drew as Emilia Tho fourth act OF ''Camille Is also
to be given and Il announced that Miss Clara Morris
will play Camille and Mr. Mckee Rankin Armand Mr.
aud Mrs. j. c. williamson will appear in ''Thc Chinese
Question:" Besides these popular actors the Hess
English Opera Company, Giimore's Band. Bryants
Mnsres and other organisations will contribute their
attractions, while all the principal theatres In the city
will be we'll represented The affection and esteem for
Edwin Adams thus shown by the members oi his pro-
fession will be undoubtedly seconded by tho apprcca.
ton OF the public. Mr. Adams Is now on his way
from Chicago TO this city.
The New York herald., 1877-10-04

In THE CONNECTICUT town elections both
parties seem to have held their own.
The New York herald., 1877-10-04
THE COMEDY DISPUTE.
BoUcIcAuLT on "poINr LACE" AND "BRoAD-
CLOTH"


CLOTH"
NEW York. Oct. 8, 1877.
To THE Epiron OF TEE HTRALD:-
road your supplementary notice In this mornings
HERALD on my comedy Marriage" There s one
point on which you will allow me to raise an issue.
You say the weak spot OF my work Is tho absence OF
sustained dramatic Interest | hold that tho feel
ing OF interest (which is the suspense Of the mind
while entertaining sequence OF incidents tending to
an apprchended catastrophsl Is element Of drama,
but not OF comedy. Such an interest we 6nd In "Ths
Two Orphans" or "Led Astray" or the "Lady oi
Lyons but We do find it In .As you Like Tp'
in tho "Aidsummor Nights Dream" nor in Love for
Love-" These are pure comedies. When we intro.
duce sustained dramatic interest into comedy w
iniuse sentiment into tho action and thereby
obtain what s called q mixed play-such 10
money" by Bqlwer, which 10 not pure
comedy but rather q serious subject treated
with comic means. The subject OF pure comedy
should be tho development OF character, and the
treatment should be wholly epgrummatic The plot
which In drama is superintive In comedy 10 subor'
dnate. But In these nielodramatic sensational so
ccty drama days such work may not be appreciated
offer New YORK piece OF point acc OF the style ad
mired century ago; you ask why u has not the tex
turc OF broadcoth answer. Because IL 10 lace (com.
edy) and broadcloth fdrama). II may be that such
lace Is longer article Of daily wear, and some pco
pie, who never saw such lace except on the altar OF
canonicai vcsments, might regard the fabric as
old rag Yet nevertheless, Is 10 lacc, and 10 those
few v no understand Il II Is costly am now trying
tho experiment on the New York public to ascertain
II they understand value If they not recognize
tho Hneness OF this kind OF manufacture shall be
happy furnish them with good, stout broadcloth;
but think they do NY lace may not be very choice
could not have It the big thread Of interest you
to miss IN the texture DION BUUCI0AULL
The New York herald., 1877-10-04
ADJUSTMENTS.
THE yrrrH AVENUE THEATRE.

The question OF The management Of the Fifth Ave-
nue. Theatre has been finally decided The new lessee
Is MI stephen Fiske, who was for yean assocated'
with Mr. Augustn Daily In its direction. During the
past month The interior OF the theatre has undergone
important alterations Tor the better and has beer
finely decorated. Mr. Fske will open Its doors on the
18th inst with the Hess English Opera Company.
The New York herald., 1877-10-04
A NOVEL SIDE OF THE QUEsrIoN-ARH THERz
TWO COMEDIES?

A NOVEL SIDE OF THE QUESTIONABLE THERE
TWO COMEDIES?
To THE EDIroR THE HERALD-
Some years ago, whom comet blaxed upon tha
Jersey HORIZON observed that Its flaming tail pointed
in one direction AZ night and In another the next
morning, and consulted astronomical friend ts
the cause Of this phenomenon. ''Hum," he replied,
after listening 10 my description, "You are wrong
quite wrong. Not two tails, sir, but two comets''
was reminded Of this philosopher when read Mr..
Boucicauits otter in yesterdays HERALD describing
the contradictory views OF the Now York and rnla-
delphia critics concerning his new comet comedy,
"Marriage" Evidently he has played practical joke
upon the press and produced two comedies, with the
namo In order to contrast. tho criticisms Of the
two cities.
or course Mr. Boucicaut disclaims having the ropu.
tation OF practical joker, but lot him explain tho
manner In which he bamboozled the Lonuon Times
about his 'Formosa" NJ Drury Lane, before he "rc-
sumes his innocence" The act that Mr. Jamos Lewis
plays IN Philadelphia q part with the Same name as
that assumed by Mr. Montague here shows that the
characters and consequently the comediss can hardly
DO identical. fLAlGOEh.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-24

The wssiber throughout ile South als
hem i warm j. Apl m ii,e pp.t ieo
days. while u ne cs,fsme north WiDict
l,nss On sitb 30 Il risor. Lat yesk. It
prmsina - our aotihen boundary ibe
thermometer m.rhe lib ssgiss ls,ou Ii.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-24

a New York World special from Tai
ahsssee dated yesterday, ssys:-- Ys,ier-
day GOV Dew approved an act of the Legis-
lsture requiring the board Of calvasrels 10
make canvass Of ;hc electoral vote in ac-
eordance with the deeision OF the Supreme
Court ~ tile case 81 BIoxhan ". the Secrc.
tary ~ State. decided ID January 1871.
and in the ere Of brow. derided Dccen.
Der 23rd. ls7G. IN obedience 70 this law
The board met to-day; Attarney-tjenefaI
lsonoy having been u ct,nnsel tor fhe DEM
ueratie electors. declined TO act. and Mr.
Carley. coipnlissieBerofl flaads aud iHu0igr1.
tion, Was desigaa,el n b,s pl,ee. Zoe
canvas was then gone into. and all the rs.
turns found % be regular were counted snd
fssolsd up ~. 434 for the 1'iIden electors
and 2l.34O for the ilayes eieetors.
Nashville Jso 10. james u. bailey
vss elected for The short tern 90 the 73rl
baiIOt.
Springfield III; Jan. 10 .--On The It'll
'sllo' Ia0sn receiyeJ y9: Palmer 81,
6 3GisH
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-24

George J.. IIoar has been nominated 10
the U. :. Senate from Massachusetts. and
=. Bailey for tie short term from Tennes
-. 81 ne 7srd ballot. I,,g.u and pal
uer arc tic highest in lie Illinois cOuie...
With small changes ofvoie in u ballots.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-24

Two Sonil, Csrolius negroes fooght 4
duel as fair Bluff 10 Ibis State. yesterday.
one was Democrat sud ibe other q Re.
publican. One wounded three times dan.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-24

ert Bellech. the Democratic Presdema
electors of-I'Ioridif. claiming ii have been
legally elected aud asking that lie Prcsi-
electpral,rote casslythein for President
aud Vice lifekisieatGl DE esuliied instead OF
That elstai,y llle Asciafs si', iha either side.
Oh motion of Mr. ,J,uiss, the petition was
laid on The table. aud he gste notice that
he would call itlpp hest week. for purpose
of submitting some re,narks on the sal iect.
Y " ellis ana .inderspa have been uniued
in the cash Foonluf the Sergeant pt-.lrus
Iall the morning They will he prsslbtrd
NJ the bar .of The House pt.cr the explras
tion of the niorpipg hour, II is under
stood they viii purge " Y,
= The report Of the .Jeint Committee IS
'momeniarity exr.ctcd; they are u session
now perfectfg the report palns. CHAIR
sman of,he House. branch. II lle JOIN.
Committee on count hg the electoral vote.
has Just e6te-ed the iall Of the House.
The reportis signed NJ - members u the
COMMITTEE, Murton only dissenting. HI
Washington. Jan. IS. The joint Cons
n,;,,as -, 1,apn,,ng ,ba Elsc,or.l Il v.,,a
,aya aor..s,l ,,,,,,,. |, rs,n,, vt;ch viii IA
s;cnaa IN a,l tha.nemhers IL, Nr Nor
,n,, and ,.,s.,l,ly ! !. mr,nbsr nf IN llonse
b,,peh s,;,l !, be psno,ra. The ,ri.
b,usl VIII 4. i tti.asi,e one a,a,cl, 4
wh;ch ywill r,.,,nnri,a Nv sn,r.,pa l.ar,
;nagas Anv these i,,l..a. ,.re \, u =.
Iee,sd. Or the constitstloe Of ,he senate au,,
iIon.., lr.,,,. snr ~, 80 ,,,,a.l.ra
i yet anknown exeepr ,iat ,hs slemsul 4
chsnre w,sl Mn e,,,er M Il n, M in,a n.
foro,.t,o1,,, u IN ,ribnna rhe ,',.r 81.
will al, - ! !, l,s,.iia,I oa,
1,nlinouiry II oeps,ll,srs of tbc two .con
mittegs t,.,iialt il /. learned ,Lat M /,
,hsn, ,te,loed themselye. M, sns q
,he altsiis ~ Tie nrno.s,. ~ so,,a,;,s, i /.
sle .t.ral cote stl,is eaatio. t,S;u, tapso /,
ord.r that ,he nnhlic ,n;,h, "a, & n,;s,a'
~ verbsl sate,pen,s aS,'s, fro,a ,ha a,,e,
,Ir.seal,,svs ~ ,as ,,,h,.;sl''rsrcr, ;vbs,
nv la, f5r tle l,st we'd. ,,sco,, ,,,,
,eesnf ,Ls,,wo houses. Iac,;n., s;,Ls, ssn. :.
,ely II N ioint meeting. have ,o,ed ,ne;,
| H.. an..,,,as aud ;,lg,oa,, "a ,,c.,Iv III
I
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-24

Concord. Y. II ;Jaus I7.--Tho Dem.
oeratle state Convention to-day adopted
resolutions denquueipg the conspiracy or
ganized II Washington by desperate and un-
scrupulnus men among the LEADERS u the
Republican party to the clearly. expressed
will Of the people through the action Of
illegally constituted aud eerrupily con.
tFolled returnirg boards at the South a.
revolutionary and reasonable ii purpose
aud eiFcc, iDssmuch rs il strikes at the
stthe very liieof eleciiy Franchise. which i
the basis aud vital principal of this Gov.
enncnt. They denonhce the use II tie
military lpy President Grant 10 S3u,h Caro-
lina sud Isonisiaba.
The ressl ell upon representatives
VI bofl hpnsss ~ Congress IL uaite N -.
curing peaceful solution u Tho difficulty
in which the country isinvolysd.
Another resoluiiSn coan.els moderation.
Fbut elsilBs that j. j. . paramount duty 10
defend The Consultation even 10 tho last
retoFi. y ~
fbe Convention calls npnn all Who be.
lieye ~ the election II i'il,len to unite in
demanding bis Inauguration.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-24

Plnriia i getting oat u ii.e woods. TIE
quo ,onrauto ease has bsrn deci,led upon
the demurrer IN fnvf ~ ihe Democratic
Electors The demurrer was made upon
tie ground dat ise II,yes elector. having
met sn'l acisJ. 10 c,nrt could consider their
eligibility after that fact. Denying mi.
demurrer. The Court decides II has ;ufisiIc.
iioB, and the case will Be tried upon ,hs
issue IS q The claims ofibe cobtesiiDg cleo
tors
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-24
alillsburauyb 9starnsr.

WEDNESDAY,. -. JAN. III. 1877.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-24

New York, Jrn. IS. The WorLrs wasll.
ingion speciaisay Senator Jones ~ Florida
received the following Dispatch:
Tallahassee. Jan. IL Information Of
quo ,uHTymto las becd decided upon 10 ,he
demurrer w favor Of Democrats and against
the Hayes eleciofs. This aecision u given
by Judge y hitc afths circait Court. DE.
nurrcr being made that The Hayes elec-
tors having met and acied. no eoart could
consider their eligibilay after Tie fact. By
denying this demurrer the Court decides
that il has jurideiion 10 tie case will pro-
coed 10 trial upon the mSia issue as 10 ihe
right Of the Hayes electors 70 act at sll.
Meanwhile The decision on demurrer will
b appealed q Ihe supreme Court.
New York. Jan. 2O.-aIr. Tnden wns
questioned last night. De declined 10
state his views ar wbhes on the electorsl
bill. A Columbus (Ohin) desp~eb says
Gov Hayes also refuses 10 express any
opipien iherrsn. Ah indianapolis dss.
pa,eh 10 the WOrH ssss ti1y. Hendricks
declines 10, be inisTyiewed. but iis under.
stool he has expressed 10 those IL his con.
6dcncc entire satisfaction with il and warm
approval Of the plan as reported.
we sre exbelnols sorry 70 abd Tho
SoftLern nrnslf relarsing into barbafity.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-24

TIE solorea People in Wake county are
anxious 70 make contracts for the ensuing
year Al moderate rates.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-24

Tie New iIamp.hire D.nocfa.io Con.
veniion o. "Wednesday nominated Daniel
Marcy ior Governor
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-10-05
HOW A FRENCH wORKNANLIyps

The French laborer probably gets more
for his wages than any other. His food
is cheaper and more noruishing. His
bouillon is the liquid essence of beef at a
penny per bowl. His bread at the res
taurant Is thrown in without any charge.
and IS the best bread in the world. His
hot coffee and milk are peddled about
the streets in the morning at sou per
cup. 1t is coffee, not slops His half
bottle of claret is thrown in at a meal
costing twelve cents. For a few cents he
may enjoy an evenings amusement a;
one Of the many minor theaters, with his
coffee free. Sixpence pays for nicely
cushioned seat at the theater. No gal.
lery gods. no peanuts, pipe smoke.
drunkenness, yelling or bowling. The
Jard;n des Plantes. the vast galleries and
museums of the Louvre, Hotel Cluny.
Palace of the Luxemourg and Versailles
are free for him to enter. Art and sci
ence hold out to him their choicest
treasures at small cost, or no cost nj all
French economy and frugality do not
mean that constant retrenchment and
seifdenial which would deprive life of
everything which makes it.worth living
for. Economy in France, more than in
every other country, means utilization
OF what America throws away, but il
does not mean pinching process of re.
dueing life toa barren existence of work
and bread and water.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-10-05

An unfortunate young LAWYER WAS
head over heels in love with a beautiful
girl, and was about to be married to her.
On the eve OF. the wedding-day he was
called on to defend an awful miscreant
"a man OF thirty, who had poisoned his
mother and father. The case seemed a
lost one, and when the prosecution had
closed the young lawyer was about to
give up the struggle without an effort
Suddenly he perceives in the extremity
of the courtroom his beloved and her
parents, who had come to see what kind
OF stuff he was made of The presence
OF the one he worships changes the train
of thought. He feels that he must make
a show of talent, and, beginning his ar
gument, rises to the highest flight of ell
oquence. In word. he succeeds in
showing that the criminal is an upright.
virtuous and much abused man, and OBJ
tains his acquittal. In the evening the
lawyer, with triumphant air, calls at the
house of his future father in-law, expect
ing that his success will insure him a
warm reception. To his surprise, he
finds the young girl cold and her par
ents much embarrassed. He asks what
this sort of a reception means. My
friend, said he whom the young man
had already begun to call hther-in law,
Il must tell you my daughter loves an
other Another, Who is the man?-
The good and virtuous man whom you
day, by your eloquence, restored to
society" replies the father.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-10-05
THE SWAMP ANGEL.

SeTgt. Fe!ler, of the New York Vol
unteer Engineers, suggested the name
of swamp Angel" for the battery
built in the marsh between Morris and
James Islands, memorable in the siege
of Charleston-its construction being
the suggestion of Col. Serrel, Of the
same regiment The marsh therea-
bouts was sixteen feet deep. rs sound
ings with pole showed, and the Lieu
tenant to whom the work was conlided
at first gave it up as impracticabIe, and
having been directed to call for any
thing he might deem necessary for the
work, made a requisition on the
Ouarternas.er for 100 men eighteen
feet high, 10 wade through mud six
teen feet Heep. and Immediately eailsd
Oh the Surgeon Of his regiment and
inquired if lac could splice the men if
furnished. This piece of pleasantly
cost the Lieutenant his arrest, and the
battery was built Of =, OOo worth of
sand bags, Oh heavy foundation Of
logs, the work occupying fifteen days,
or rather nights. The gun mouated
was goo FOUNDER, Parott; the dis
tance from Charleston was five miles,
and the gun was fired at an elevation
Of 3J degrees. The strain Oh i. was
such that it burst at the thirty fourth
discharge The Greek fire." Of
which so much was said, was the
greatest humbug of the war. Three
shells, filed With ordinary port fire,
we're fired into the city of Charleston /;
but verythiDg beyond this was due
TO the fancy of sensational correspond
enfs.-Ner York World.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-10-05
LONE WIDOWS DEVICE.

An amusing story comes from the
Ardennes, where, according to the tale
an agricuIturest recently died, leaving a
wife. horse and a dog. \ few moments
before his death he called his wife 10
him. and babe her sell the horse, and
give the proceeds ofthe sale 20 his rela-
tiyes, and to sell the dog, and keep the
money lhus gained for herself
Soon after the death the wife went to
the market with the horse and dog, and
exhibited them, with the announcement
that the price Of the dog was 800 francs
and that Of the horse five francs. The
passers by stopped and stared and judged
the woman mad, more especially as she
informed all would be purchasers that
to buy the horse it was necessary to buy
the dog first. 1t last curious passer
BY concluded the bargain; after which
the skillful woman handed oTer five
francs to the family Of her deceased hus
band. and retained five hundred francs
for herself. thus conuiyiBg at the same
time 10 carry out the letter, If not the
spirit. of the wishes of her husband, and
TO secure the larg ST sum Of mOn-y iol
herself
The story Is good; but we are not sure
that we have not heard the tale told be
fore, with the scene laid in Ireland
London Examiner.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-10-05
4 PUZZLED MONKEY.

Yesterday was a good day for the
monkeys at the fair grounds, and they
enjoyed it. They friSked about in the
sunshine and cut their merry antics
with an abandon that sho wed them to
be bubbling over with the spirit of fun
and mischief There is one of the
number that by some amusing pecnl-
iarities of disposition and manner be
comes all immediate favori'e with
every spectator. and attracts more at
tention than any other. A gentleman
who was among the crowd yesterday
that generally surrounds the monkey
house when the grounds are open, hap
pened 70 have a small pocket-mirrOr
in his h inds, and, just for sport, pass
ed it in through the grating to the tav
orite The monker's behavior on see
ing his face reflected in the glass was
amusing in the extreme, and kept the
crowd in a roar of laughter Tor nearly
an hour. The monkey, of course,
failed to recognize the reflection of him
self in the glass, and took it for
monkey, and Iis anxiety to get hold of
that monkey vas what made the fun.
He would look behind the glass for it,
and feel for it in such a comicai way
whilst he was looking in the glass, that
one could not help laughing Whilst
the glass was close TO his eye he grad
ually bent over, casually, and noticing
that the evanescent monkey was then
on his back, apparently, he dropped
the glass and made sudden grab tor
him. When lie didT't get him he look
ed surprised, AMI commenced looking
under the straw to see what had be
come OF him. He was then seized with
a luminous idea. He picked up the
glass and ran up to the topmost branch
of the dead tree that is erected in the
cage, and, climbing 20 the extreme end,
again looked il the glass. 1t seemed
a. IL lie reasoned that in such a posi-
ton the monkey could not elude him.
He felt for it, grabbed at it, and tried
all sorts OF similar strategy to capture
it, and, notwithstanding his repeated
failures, seemed 10th 10 give it I'D. At
length the keeper. afraid that the
monkey would cur himself with the
glass or swallow some OF the quick-siI-
yer from the back, took it away from
him, and the fun endeG.-S Lovis
Gi1Je Democrat.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-10-05
PROVERBS-PARLOR ADJUSTMENTS.

One of the company who is to guess
the proverb leaves the room; the re-
manning PLAYERS fix upon some pro-
verb. such as "All is not gold that
glitters;' "A bird in the hand is worth
two in the BUSH" birds of feather
flock together;" ''Train up child in
the way he should co." "A miss is as
good as Il mile" A rroverb being
chosen, the words are distributed in
rotation through the company, each
player receiving a word which he must
bring in in the answer he gives to any
question asked by the guesser We
will suppose the proverk. Train up q
child il tue way he should go" to have
been chosen. The first perso will re
ceive the word train" the second
up" the third "a the fourth child
the fifth ''in," the sixth the" the
seventh way and so on. The per
son who has gone out is called in, AID
begins his questions with the first ply
,r, something in the following man
ner: @ Have you been out to day =
A. NO, | must train myself to like
walk ing better than / do" He turns
to the second player. O. "Are you a
member of the National Guards" 4
NO, | gave it mp some time ago. "
The third player has an easy task to
bring in the word a, but the fourth,
with the word child, finds his work
more difficult. Q. "Are you fond of
readipg?" 4. ANY child might an
swer that question Now the guess
er, il he be a sharp reasoner, sees that
this answer il evasive, and only given
TO bring ia the word child. He will,
perhaps, guess Il e proverb at once;
and il he is a cautious parsonage he
will go on and finish the round ofques-
tons before committing himself by a
guess, for he is only allowed three. If
he succeeds in guessing the proverb, he
has to point out the person whose an
swer first set him ON the right track,
who must then pay forfeit and 90
out in his turn to have his powers
tested.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-10-05
HOw,THE APOSTLES DIED.

l. Peter was crucifed in Rome, and
at his own request, head downward
2 Andrew was cruci6ed BY being
tied to cross by cord, on which he
hung two days-exorting the people till
he expired.
3. James the Great was beheaded by
order of Herod at Jerusalem.
4. James the less was thrown from Il
high pinnacle. then stoned, and finally
killed with fuller's club.
5. Philip was bound and hanged
against pillar.
6. Bartholomew was fayed to death
by command of a barbarous king.
7. Matthew was killed with halbert.
5. Thomas, while at prayer, was killed
with a shower of lances, and afterwards
run through the body with lance.
Q. Simon was crucifed.
10. Thaddeus and Judas was cruelty
put to death.
ii. Matthias; the manner of his death
IS somewhat doubtful one says stoned,
then beheaded; another saws he was cru
cited
II. Judas Iscariot fell and his bowels
gushed out
13. John died a natural death.
IA. Paul was beheaded by Nero.