The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-30
Letter From Aspinwall.
AsPGNwALL, April 1G, 1877


AsPNwALL, April 16, 1877.
Editor OF Rut,and Globe The steam
ship Alps, leaves direct for New York to-
night and as to-day, we are having small
norther and not doing much l am going to
make the best of the time and improve it
letting you know what we are doing here.
Not that we hope to fill the bill in one
small chapter, but perhaps 1t will be sufli-
cient to give a single item of it, and leave
the balance to be added as chance may ia
vor. The item in view is that relating to
the steamship connections with our transit,
and therefore not exactly Isthmian, yet
sufficiently so to warrant application of the
Home-Rule idea in writing about it.
will begin at Aspinwall or as some call
it Colon, in honor of the immortal Admiral
who has been strangely robbed of such hon
ors Beginning with the month the first
arrival is that of the Royal Mail steamer
from Savanilla and Carthagena on or about
the Sd, followed on the 4th by the Liver
pool West India and Pacific company's
esteamer, also last from the Spanish Main,
then comes the Hamburg American steam
er on the 9th, the Atlas company's steamer
on the 9Th, the Royal Mail from Southamp-
ton and the Pacific Mail from New York
on or about the 9th, the French steamer
last from Kingston and the Royal Mail from
Greytown and Port Limon on or about the
18th, another West India and Pacific steam
er on or about the Goth, the Royal Mail
freight steamer on or about the same date,
the second monthly Royal Mail from South
ampton, the Pacific Mail from New York,
and Hamburg. American from Hamburg
on or about the 20, the Atlas boat on the
26th, the Harrison Line (LiyerpooD steam
or on the 9th, the French steamer from
st. Nazaire on the 2Sth,-these complete
the arrivals. The departures of course
number the came, or say 16 large steam
ers come and go every month, all of which
bring and carry away many passengers and
large amounts Of cargo.
At Panama the number of steamers is
less, owing to a concentration of the bust
ness upon the Pacific in the hands of fewer
lines. The arrivals are the Pacific Steam
Navigation companys steamers from the
south coast on the 4th, 18th or 10Th, goth
and Goth of each month, four arrivals, and
those of the Pacific Mail company from
San Francisco on or about the 1st and 18th,
and from Central America on or about the
10th, 18th, and 30th of every month, five
arrivals, besides extra steamers during the
busy season, making in all nine large steam
ers and ga metimes ten or more arriving and
the same number leaving every 80 days.
1t must therefore be evident that there
are at least some people who are not idle
on the Isthmus, and that in view of this
array of almost daily steamship intercourse
with foreign parts, we may be said, with
out boasting, 10 belong to the busy world.
In my last spoke of an ameteur minstrel
entertainment that was to be given by some
Of the young men connected with the rail
road. AS several of the Young men are
known to some of your readers and one or
two of them are from Western Vermont l
give you their names.
This troupe composed of the following
gentlemen: w. A. Emmett, Tamborine
G. A. Barnard, Bones; w. L. Rathbun,
interrogation and guitar A. II. Thorp,
banjo S. c. Winchester, basso; W. L.
Douchy, Triangle; assisted by Mr.. Deming
on the piano, gave their first entertainment
at the ice house on Wednesday evening,
March 21st, to large audience from As
pinwall and Panama, and it is only neces-
sary to say that the entertainment was
complete success. Many of US who knew
the capabilities of the young men compris-
ing the troupe were expecting that 1t would
be good, but none Of us realized the rich
treat that was in store. An admirable pro-
gramme was presented which was as ad-
mirably carried out, the boys being in good
spirits and alive to the necessities Of the oc-
casion.
The following is the programme.
FART FIRST.
opening Chorus .........,.,..........C Company.
Alleen ALBANIA. ........,..,,,..W. L. kathbun.
Eliza Jane. ....-...,.........''.''S, a. barnard.
MY LasI cigar. ....... -......'..'W T. Dauchy.
Hen Convention. .................W. A. Emmett.
Take Me Home (Bass Solo. Us. G, Winchester.
Grand Finale '.'''''...............''. Company
Intermistion.
PART sgcoED.
instrumental (Piano). ..............s s.. Demlng,
The Haunted House.
Mr.. Butterfly (Tenant No. Lew. l.. Rathbun
Mr.. drasshopper (renant No. l...
Love among the Roses, tsong dance; 49,,
Emmett q Rathbun.
School OF Tragedy.
Prof. Goosoerry....... ....',...C. winchester.
5oSn hsSry PsGciotGcs ia Scioiar L. rn0rp
W. A. Emmett.
intermission.
FART THIRD.
instrumental (Piano). .....s.........S. Deming.
Goodbye sweetheart
Goodbye (solo) ..........,.......W. L. Rathbun.
The Hungry serenaders.
Winchester. Dauchy Rathbun.
How is that for high tsong dance)
w. A. Emmett.
Insure before you travel railroad scene)
Entire Company
instrumental Piano). .........,....,s Demin5
Plantation bcene.... ..................C Company
II is said that nothing succeeds like sue
cess and in this case there is no doubl
about the truth of the aphorism. The young
gentlemen who displayed their talent and
good taste in getting up and carrying out
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