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New-York tribune., 1877-03-13
A QUAKER CITY SENSATION.
From a Special Correspondent.

pu,r ,pEIpIIIA. March II, 1S77.-FOr the
nasten days the xpccatons Of the shopping comnuh!
here have been considerably exercised over the prom
OF an event that to mark new era III morce'ii'
circles in this city, These expectations "ero Sh'i
encd and kept burning from day 10 day py ui'
appearance IN city newspapers ol oo"''cco',
umn advertisements, under fac snlle sigh1hahuai
=, 1ohn Wonamaker announcing that upon the
rom inst bis "Grind Depot" the largest clothing
establishment IN the world would be converted INTO
mammoth dry goods emporium, a ia stewart vi !uua
city. For some time pasI IL nas no ovinr reached
tIe acme of his ambition in tue clothlg business Mo'
not rest satisfied thereWitm p, ~, ris his admins r
tive business tact, would surely urliL I ln'1 @ o,o
general dry goods trade t6snty dp ree,ized by the
inauguration OF opening DAY, anu II i,, The i'm
quite satisfactory both to visitors anu t Whale s",nre
,Irnse size the building occupy hg ile "lo,, In
Inoyu as Centc-squarc ana covering IN ,a,.Hne ,,n
i his able corps of assistants to design ahd arIIh@t
dry goods store tnat is really niNeiousH % 81 h fatu
for the purpose. The general idea seems 10 oi the
ram the SPIDERS web In the center OF the bliluns
% of shriyng and counters 90 feet in circumference
- tnS.n s the pivotal point from which range AZ proper
ia tah' " cirI after circle OF similar shelving and
cnhltcrs dissect,d at proper distances ny aisifs
,,,n the centre to the outer circle llsi WIZ De oD
yxed H. he very hest plan that could be devised mas
much as gives most ready access IRON one p in n
nmilding of such magnitude, and affords aS I wen
a very complete opportunity OF adHui"F Fpsc ~, de-
na,mes are classified into sections un Ter alphanetica
healing which sections again divided INTO slipsee
tins some general idea Of the magnitude o Tue con- m
nrn NAV be had the following data; lhrle are %
hIacks Of counters numbering In all l2v III If1ht @ o
thrse there are for the convenience OF shoi"rs liV
tons. length OF main aises, 1876 feet Aggregate ltS'h
~ .tsles mile; area Of flo r, over 9oOoO sluis tt
Ia addition there elegantly htted rooms oI ehcn
oods ladies' finished suits, and other special depart
ss1cnis besides parors retiring rooms @c iVr lle
romfort of customers. In tine space hc1se ny we
trI cnunter ia an elegantly carpeted ana nhHhGu ua
room lighted only by used for showing sh SouuS
fr evening dress. hut this s the oulI place IA "hsn gs
s needed inasmuch "a the entire edhce Is Hooded WIN
daylight from the numerous skyshts wnlcn cove the
ronf The entire building every Department Is h1Iu
with n new and attractive stock OF S"Ouh ihh
s,nrr No 1913 Chestnut-st has pecn pul-
cIased and entirely demolished IN ofuer 10
aG. q, II a beauin arcade leading from Chestnut-st
o nm, great store. This arcade is hlghy oiahehlet
in front ard magncenty lighted with stained siass ihu
Iahorate chandeliers tiled with marble, and otherwise
rendered attractive. -.
ODeulug day was great success
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13
LATEST SHIP NEWS.
rYor other Shtp Eens see Third Page. !


and W% D Mo[san M, mSre Re within % @ 81. and
pass TO ". r. 2ivdc 4 CO.
via Madeira Feb il 6hia;! to j. F. whitncy Co An
Saf Baff conqnsstatore a Iauro Lisbon s5 days with
sai 70 + Robnson vessel 70 FGneh Edys & Co
Dec. 2 and Giat9r Jan u, with sulphur to Beeh,si &
ps ags and had strong %sstoriy gales no trades
Bark keecea Nor Carben BSgeaq8 oo % or h haa 5s
weather.
LONDON March l2-SaileI, Feb t. Smyrniote; Feb. IL,
Sea Ying Feb IA, Malta, cant Kavanagh Msrch 8, Azow
sn kasman .G' john s%S % Gsreh 8 Baeaos Ares Arrived
March MSTeDr canGG c. hs ps,sT H.Scp T % o
Adolph; Capt nuPfer Cqba Cart Kettls.sn; plimsS
Angao nl hdme last Sa%ra al cap
dcrolm; Baceus Adler. Vico Ammragio Tegerhof James
a. Mss Ens Fl SH " ifs Ss
f@S fsnSv @ G Il & e .Ss Ga% s"Sa GsS Ss M
bmca ri Galiiera Ansomi Armenia Csi ayao Corsgio
last named Queenstown Italia 0bo " S. del Bos hette.
RadonistO, Ainbrosa, Boschctto
DOMESTIC PORTS.
PHrAngLDHIA March l2-Aryed- steamships Berss Pen.
Crosby Liverpool New.YorL bark Miranda, Anderson,
Arch crowtI Boston Joseph BsymoTei sariSe IossSni
dad dad va c6arifson C. j. Willard wallace Portland Lacy
X cogswel Cheney NeSbuTyp9t spring hir d McLss9. pc
Iand Conn Via CHARLES More Messck bruins.
W. Wei s iii h G. Ese w AGasr cna % Mage Seaman
eae;Sa s c Grace WasSn E9G Snc IaSsys 2S, sons G
Chesapeake City Cleared steamships Persiomen PIERCE,
Portsmouth h Willing, Her. baltimore bark ochamyl,
n Nucy!tos schrs Kate . Clifford D0bOW Ciensuegos;
Albert IL. Waite. Dsko Maan as VI l. llkins, Ludam.
Savannah: Chas B. McSaaiI Qu.ley, Washington James
Magee, Lynch, Washington John G. CottngsaH' AyTos
rISSaeTss FShE 6Y sed 4 Is 'f;i Mrs steamships City
Dallas Hines, New.Y schrs Ew0od DoTan Warren.
ton New.Yorh Wheaton, JARVIS NcF-Iork Hattie Fuller.
smith Baltimore. sailed steamship city OF Dallas Hines,
Fernandina schr. Chadwick. Bird, Bun lu'er
DISASTERS.
HALIFAX, n. s. March I2rhe schr LcDnox. hence for
Cuba 49, has since been heard Of and 1t Is feared she
Is lost. =. -, -. MI
LONDON March 2.The American ship Gazcle, Capt Dick
son from for philadelphia has put into Gibraltar
slightly damaged by collision
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13
TERMINAL FACILITIES IN wEsT-sT.

TO the EditOr OF The Tribune
SIR: One of the objects in widening West
ST. above Canal and building and unusually strong
piers bring the European steamers into close con-
nectIon with railroads having terminus In New-York
City, and thus place the commerce o. the port on an
equal footing with that Of Philadelphia and Boston.
These rival cities In seeking 10 obtain freight IN the West
lay great stress upon their ability to run raiears along
side the steamers and thus considerable Item in
carriage or lghterage and what is OF much greater
portance the breakage and damage caused by frequent
transfer II is argued that although all the traffic
will take place during the night IN West->t, the iu-
trress of the marketmen wOud suffer by the proposed
change. There might be some force in this II the
Mace here 1t s intended rails shall be laid
over a mile from any used by maketmen, or II II
were not north Of Canal As Is the traic opposite
Chrisophers is very small and the street Ia go feet
vide. Moreover, tie dummles already run past the
White star pier To Canalst. during the day. without
causing any obstruction traffic, and all that Is required
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13
THE FLORIDA QUESTION.

TO the EditOr or The Trtbune.
SIR: Some of your correspondents adopt
singular line Of reasoning ." LIDO not know t~ihg'
therefore it is not" seen it, therefore the
statement ia false" All believe that TIE TrsBUNE may
give opinions what they worth but in matters OF
fact the paper must know its contributors and have
faith in them as persons OF honor and veraciy mere
denial the ground that the circumstances are un-
known to writer of the denial is no proof as against
TIE TRIBUNEs knowledge of the name, character ana
standing of the writer man lives in Newiork Ii is
stated that of highway robbery aud even
of rurcr city, but he does not believe 1t he never
was robbed and none his friends have been murdered
lie declines 10 believe 1t. Negative knowledge Is no
proof ,--..- ,
Viator." Tie words written % title deeds were
printed little duds" which seems less digihed III dc-
Hon ihcugb il NAV be equally true There is doubt
that many people, indeed most people, are SAFE IN
Florida and IL desirable and thriving Stae, Dut
that does not disprOve ind ydual Of suffering ana
oppression which have to the knowledge oi TIE
writer, whose name is known 20 TIE TRIBUNE
Netc- York, March 10, 1877. NAIoH
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13
CART AND ART CRITICS"

To the EdttOr OF The Tribune.
SIR: see by your paper this morning that
An, subject to correction. freely that quota
fon I'm full would have increased the length Of cOmnII
nicaton which it was my purpose to make as short as
possible gave in many words the implication the
article in question carried with 1t. or course nsver
imagined the so-cacd critic meant that there only
one living man in the country who draws the human
figure in OF making literal copy Of model in
the life school, but used the word with the signhcaton
usually given it by arststhc as that given TO
II i'm the article quoted The qualifying adjectives,
'large and imaginative II they mean anything must
he of necessity and nseparabe i'll an artistic sense
from drawings and that the criticism carried with the
Interpretation given it is proved not only by reference
to the known opinions Of the class of critics 10 whom the
author OF the article belongs buC also to the comments
OF the studios Themselves go .
With regard To my claim for the education OF critics
sill mold that the education O the to discriminate
between correct and incorrect drawing, howedge OF
prrspcctiVe both of lines and color, and some apprecia
on Of The clements Of composition Is as necessary ana
Indispensable the art critic cultivated ear and
some knowledge OF the laws of musical composition are
to n musical critic There is at least much IA the art
Of paung pictures that renders less special cultivation
and education necessary both 70 appreciate and To crti
else its productions, there is III the sister arts.
SeW- York, March II, 1877. OMAR.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13
DEFEATING THE POOL BILL.

To fhe EdlfOr OF TIC IFIONNe'
SIR: The public is indebted to THE TRIBUNE
for what has done at Albany to break that
species OF gambing-pOol-selng But If what is COM
talk about pool rooms and saloons be true what has
been done will amount nothing in the end. Morrissey
has the pooseing at Jerome Park, Saratoga, and the
largest pool rooms the United States and says he 10
not at all uneasy, and that the wealthy members OF
Jerome Park cannot afford to let such bill become
law certain said last night that Albany
all right If the city newspapers could be kept quiet, and
that there was plenty Of money for purposc Also
that the reason Senator Robertson did not want the bill
i'm Ls committee was that his constituents nearly
all un, H. and that could be handled better in some
other committee where II VIII be detained until TOO late.
or loaded with amendments and sent back to the House,
where IL will be buried.
An this was common talk Saturday night among the
"kuoWing ones" in the vicinity MadsOn-square. do
NOT believe il necessary to have the public robbed by
gamblers III order TO make racing success III tins conn
try. HORSE
Nsp- York March IL, 1877.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13

=, b,s complete works which Janln possessed, asked
=. a a. Jann, of course sent IL at once to the poet
- returned II with these lines on the hy-,caf; MY
w. aauohters return to him who has received you 80
Irously see despite your paltry merit, how splen-
, he has atired you, ye that are wont to roam the
ITS 81 vretchedly dressed All thank good Janin.
s LnoWng that your old father had no means OF ar
aS Won so richly, undertook to pay Tor your tolet,
"a desme so many people Interested IN your rum, nas
he courage TO adopt ana 10 eend Oa on ccscd
:, heiny assure the King OF Critles Oh my grauu"o'
-BcTan-n' -
Mr. .John Habberton said lately to corre-
ndeut of Tie Chicago Tribune: I" Some time ago my
20 had A prolonged illness. You know how eoioress
,ho hours are in a sickrOom-so one rainy uay my '"o
ht,arep. being kept home from school, commeneeo 10
one of those frequent unsolicited performances
~ vae nursery thoatreas that parents never re oi'
U..s Win the hImor of their archaeological, semi
80 remarks for you know foolishness is bound up
" ,no heart Of a child aud they all mixture Of
u and the imp seized paper and rapidly
- OF some of these quaint sayings and pranks'
" Iobcbted my wife, and for the pure pur-
q, auusing her I continued the record
dav to day for few hours. As the manuscript in
Ii The opportunity of turning II To some little
e4nnt nerhaps: SO, to put IL into readable Sbape'
htosa an introduction and an ending. was just ten
.Fa, II i'm all had no idea the book wouiu run over
5000 copies sale. Lever Intended 10 own H. n anu @ ,,w d
~ =. pe snusl1ne and tnen 20 into oblivion Although
VI Md not be foolish Us to say am not more % ,han
Eura,;on of Helcn'S Bpbies tell you frankly tha
,io, is much Stronger feeling have about it, The
success Tremendous ooN III II T nS an
ppscfed support Of my own Judgment as a reviewer.
OTTAWA, March 12.-Eight gold medals have
, raceyed bv the Dominion Government for presenta-
Lr IN the successful cOmpe Ols for the Raiah OF hoo-
sore's prlze At the Wimbledon meeting oi 1919.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13

BETTs-In BROOKLYN sunday, March H. after lingering
.Houce of funeral hereafter.
DAvIsAt white Plains sunday March IL ls77 Hulaas
widow She late Charles H. Davis IN tie 63d year OK
at her late resspGc s 9. wednsay MsrSh &
d 70 attend nlgfmgt bena n S @ and % eeme'e
GEROw-on Sunday March II. Henrietta, infant daughter
of Henry A. and Ceilna Gerow.
GoTTAt Rosele March TO- Augusta S. Benners. wife Of
George p. GOtt, aged 40 wears.
lay 5 at q GSloss Train leaves for
HODGEsAt Ehsewaer staten Island. on March l2. Matte
stearns wife Of Walter Holges ,,,
f6arr1l Sar HE pm nsf M mousse III az O
Boston papers please copy
HOLLYAt Hamilton, Bermuda. March 3, Pierce r. Holly,
Funeral services at 81, Johns Church. STANFORD Conn.,
Wednesday, the l4tl, at II NJ
JAcKsoNTn Brooklyn, SUNDAY, March H. Anna, widow
FHneral ron s. AIMS Church, Clinton and Llyngsionsis
Brooklyn, Tuesday, March Is. at p.m
MEsslTER into rest Friday March o. the Rev.
Uriah Messiter
the funeral services on Tuesday March 49, at 2 p m, at
Cold spring, Putnam Co. y. y.
PALMER on Monday nd Mare ~ r. after short Illness James
Relatives and friends the family respectfully invited to
attend the funeral from the residence Ot his uncle Thomas
Ihorne 10 52I East Eighty 'iourth'Si, at p m' on
QUACKINBUSH--On Monday morning 18th inst, Abraham
QuackinDush, in the S1th year Ol his age.
Ensi az @ as sPd 's So a.fnS is in'ta on
Wednesday, the 1ith inst, at l o'clock p. IN.
ROPES-At Hamilton Bermuda. the 26th nit, Lincoln,
twin Of Ripley and Elizabeth O. Ropes IN the 18th year
OF hisage
Funeral 40 Perrepontst Brooklyn, Wednes.
day, l4th inst at =. InterDent AZ Salem, Mass.
ROWE-At Fayetteville, " Y, March Miss Rachel Rowe.
aged 81 years formerly of this city.
sMIrH-On saturday 10Th inst, the 73d year
age, Agnes widow OF Robert smith
residence OF her sOnaw. Geo. Mosrath No. 80 West
Nneteenth-st
TELLER-At Bricksburg. " j. saturday, March TO- OF
pneumonia Julia Merritt, wife Of Griffith II. Teller, in the
4 year Of her age.
Funeral Presbyterian Church. Mt Risco n. Y,
"Wednesday, March H. at IL Train leaves Grand Gen.
tral Depot at $50 a. II.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at Albany, March g. Frarcis V.
Undcrh aged 20 years. son OF CarksOn aud COlnea V.
Ulderhil.
Fuhera on Tuesday l3 p m from the residence
OF his father, south Last-aye. POuglkecpsIe
WESTBROOK-At her residence, 43 West Twenty frstst.
on Sunday morning March H. Catherine E wife Oi Frecr.
rex H. Wesb0ok and Youngest daughter of the late Rev.
John FrelingiuySeu JaC kSIn
The relatives the family respectfully invited
the funeral her late residence "Wednesday,
l4th inst, at IL bclDck
YATEs-In Brooklyn the 10th inst ~ c. Yates Journal
Funeral Tuesday, 18Th inst, at p from bis late resi-
donce No. 80 Henry ST. Brooklyn. Members OF Press Club
invited.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13
PUBLIC OPINION.

The opinion of the press of the country,
boiled down a paragraph, seems 10 De that Hayes
orht 10 he allowed chance for hilnsef-l indianapolis
Sentinel (DemD
From the moment that the result of the election
was known. the alternatives IN south Carolina were
a tn,nton or Revolution not Hampton Chamberlain
ltlarlestOn News aud Courier tDeinJ
Stanley Matthews was right in allowing his
letter to GOV Chamberlain 10 the llgt Just as ne
wrote IT, There nothing in IL OF winch he has reason
10 be ashamed. On the contrary, its scntint nts are
crcdigble alike his Republicansn and his statesman
shin and 10 whom hc Il supposed Win reason 10
reprcsent-l Philadelphia Times (lnd)
The result of the first weeks work OF the
new Administration has given IL great accession OF
p6Wer II has prestige that Will be OF incalculabe
advantage i'm the future If not abused week ago IL
gas regarded with anxirty not 10 say distIst To-day
II has the confidence of vast majority oi the people Vi
both parties Boston Advertiser RepJ
If the President will suggest to the Republ-
can Governors of Louisiana and south Carolina the abd
cation OF municipal patronage and send the clerks TAX
collectors and Others 10 e elected by the people no one
would know or care VINO was Governor more tan
they would know about tue sae Executive else
where (Sew-Orleans Republican RepJ
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13
CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTS.

SIR: Will you please inform me through
the columns OF your valuable paper whether the Con-
yrcssona cations from Louisiana and Florida to the
XLyth Congress remain unchanged since the issue OF
the first edition of your Almanac, and obligo
CONSTANT READER OF THE TRIBUNE.
Hcrrisb,,rg March 0, 1877.
no change has been made but contests may be
expected when the XLVth Congress meets In
Louisiana both the Republican and Democratic
counts give the Ist and lid Districts to the Demo-
Gratis and the Hid and Nth 20 the Republicans each
party claims the WITH and With Districts. The
Democratic candidates in the Hid and lVth Dis
tyicts are preparing to contest the right of tn"
Republicans to seats in the next House. and 1t has
been intmatcd that they will also contest the Vth
District In Florida a contest is possible in the LIST
DlstTIct-Ed1
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
THE WAGNER OPERA SERIES.

Mr. FRYER began his series of representations
OF the Wagner operas night with marked success
He had overnowiDg house. and the general 'eric'
upon the performance unexpectedly complimentary
In particulars the Interpretation OF Ihe fphs
Duchman was much the best have had in this coun-
try and all essentials 1t al least highly respectape
It how far little enthusiasm will go In sup
plying the pace OF brilliant gifts and accomplishments
Nearly all Mr. Fryers singers people OF very modest
pretensons and OF the most important OF them arc
unknown the operate stage yet entering hear'iy
into the spirit OF the piece last night anu
giving abundant proofs OF zeal. hard work.
and Intelligent training. they produced result
much more satisfactory than we should have
thought it possible t. obtain from such material
Individual defects were forgotten In the yeiness OF the
ensemble and If the full beauty OF the music was ho
displayed salient characteristics were at least pretty
well outlined. Mime Pappenhcm gave us an adm!rapie
Senta she faithfully represented the simplicity ana the
poetic and passionate devotion OF this sympathenc CHAR
acter and she delivered the music noby especially IN the
impulsye finale OF the second Act Mr. Blum Is not
good vocalist. but his voice suits the part oi '"o"
decken both and color. and his personaoh o
the role was truthful and impressive. Mr. frltsch WAS
certainly better Eric than expected to hear, ana
Mr. Preusser was q fair Ddidnd. Mr.. NeuendOrh
had a large orchestra composed Of excellent ma'erlh
and he conducted from the piano score) with some eA
cess Of vgor, but with force that was OFTEN very enee
tive and without any disaster Even The tough choruFcs
of the last act were accomplished in safety the hfee
difficult operas yet TO come are given as well as the COM
paravoy easy one chosen for the Introduction Mr.
Fryer win deserve tn nks He has adopted some o
the Blvreuth customs with considerable modincatiohS
fanfare trumpet first in the street and then III inc
lobby calls the their places The lights are
tlred before the curtain rises, leaving the boxes
pretty dark and the parauet somewhat dln; Dut "
woud require very black darkness indeed to improve the
Illusions Of our stage. Vdnderdeckcn sailed last
night under pirates black fag Eith skull ana
cross-bones and tho Norwegian skipper displayeh the
British ensign at his masthead The Dutchinah ookeu
very much like Hamlet, and Daland in red srt' ike
an East River oysterman-whch perhaps he was, Tor III
his cottage hung fine large county map OF the Uh'ed
States printed in coOrs with pictures OF our principal
crostes of nature aud architecture on the border ana
q synopsis OF the census of 1870 we have no dOhot
slowed away in the belly of the Gulf OF Mexico III"
seem rather odd to find the familiar object hanging tnere
Int perbaps compliment to ones native land never
seems out OF place.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
POETIC JUSTICE IN POLITICS.

POETIC JUSTICE IN POLlllCS.
1872 AND 1676-THE PEOPLE CATCHING UP WITH
MIR. GREELEY.
To the Editor or The Tribune.
SIR: Well, the people are catching up to
Mr. Greeley and Liberal Republicans have their triumph
at last And your great paper is more than ever our
TRIBUNE Poetic justice in politics! You have saved all
that was worth saving in the Republican party, and
there now is Liberal Greeley Republican President and
Cabinet And one the country has ever been
blessed with The matchess EyaTts alone would leaven
a host OF mediocriiy. Would that my revered friend
Horace Greeley could have lived to the fuhDlent
OF his labors IIe like hs great friend Lincoln left us
when we needed him the most; but the great Work OF
reconstruction they hegm goes on. Gov. Hayes plainly
means to upon the platform and be guided by the
policy of Horace Greeley special Providence seems
to have directed his thus far and he VIII not dis
appoint bis friends
Every lover of his country must have read Hayess
inaugural with admiration, but truly to apprecia'eit IL
IL was necessary listen To its delivery ana take I'D te
full impression OF the all those bronzed hheaheh's
seemed to bear the legend OF his countrys welfare ana
the words were audible with weight and integrity ana
meaning. Mr. Hayes has been called weak by his OPP
Moments and the subject has rather waived by tho
friends who did not know him; but assure you that
few or rmer characters to be found eXant
to-day than is clothed under President Hayess courteous
amabe exterior and he is always making the wegh o
il felt by those around him. His pledges Of reform are
proved genuine by the appointments lie Is MAKING
have felt the presence and crisis Of historic DRAMA all
the depth and strength of temptation ana inc glory Oh
victory II Mr.. Hayes could lit the weight OF the
Chambers and MoronsI hardly dared hope for it-but
now thank God As sweetest music of all come the
mutterings and swearngs Of the political ring-and
wild and high the CamerOns gathering rose" Ihey
had counted him IN, and lie had forgotten tlem'
York. Penn. March Z. 1877. A. Is. fAhoUhAR'
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

fTb aax.rn shows barr-tcs ranson' :1 X - @
o , The give dyroni OF me lo H -
,rdn mi t white le represents tue
The nercury during those hosrsI
Tp1prSr OFFICE March l3-l q. m.-With yesterday 5
threatening weather there continuous decihc oi
air pressnre Little change in temperature TOOK place
and there was less than the usual decrease OF warmth
at midnight. - - ,ordv and rainy
weather is to he expected to-day Clrafihg put pai'
clondy and cooler weather is probable tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13

Mile. Aimee acted brilliantly, to full house,
last night at the Eagle Theatcr in La Belle Helene
The pantOmime of "Jack and Jill" was
received with much favor, last night at the Olympic
Theiter.
Miss Charlotte Thompson has been acting
Miss 4niton In Louisville. and her performance Is
warmly commended by The Comer-Journat.
The Rev. w. X. Alger's biography of Edwin
Forrest, TO be published. will contain many
anecdotes of the great actor and much valuable discussion
OF the principles of dramatic art Mr. Forrest inrdsted
to him go large folio volumes OF newspaper articles rla
tive To his dramatic These contain upward OF
10000 notices, all of which Mr.. Alger read prelim
inary to the composition OF his biography.