The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-04-03
LPTTER FROM NEW YORK.

da.-daysl FOR tie theatrical enterprise.
For six weeks no form o! amusement
exespt The opera viii be really fashion,
able. and society tuius uucousciausly
slangy and cries "Give a. a fest!' For
tunately, we have opera 10 plenty, SO
there need be no lack Of suitable FASH
iorable amusements. Italian opera az
the Academy, English opera at tile
Standard, American opera al the Broad
way, African opera at the san Francis
co.'s, and buflesque opera ai the variety
shows, leave little TO be- desired .u point
Of number and iig,le room FOR thc tbea-
tres, which now have % contend against
churches more potent than that over
which the athletic Dr. Tamage pre-
sides. Assured successes, like the
Bankers Daughter and "Eugaged,"
may push their way through the Len
ten season uiumphantly, as the Two
Orphans" and the "Shaughrauu" did
in their day; bat lhe lookout for plays
which have NOS the momentum OF pop
ular.ty 20 carry Them along is very sad
at pr. sent However, our pluclSy met
ropolitau managers are doing their best
TO fight Fate aud Colonel Maples1u COM
bined New York now accepts It's Itsl-
ian opera as quietly and gracefully as if
Her Msje-ty's company were au estab-
lsled institution. There was zo little
excitement over the return of the Ma
pleson troupe on Monday, that the wise
acres predicted failure, aud, until one
tried Co purchase tickets, the solid sue
cess Of the enterprise could not De e-ti-
mated. y glance at the programme
shows That the gallant Colonel aPgreci-
atei the situation, aud, Tor once, subj
scrihers have no cause To- grumbie. Il
Is not Too mach TO- -1y that Italian opera
bad never before been 5o perfectly pre-
scented in New York, aud The Academy
/ is overcrowded with our best society.
Whatever Mareizek, StraEos,h, aud
Grau may insiuuate by shoulder shruss,
This is the first genuine opera season
that ibis generation ofAmericaas nave
witnessed
Nr. Cyrus -. Field bias issued iuvi-
utious TO "a reception to be given at his
house, in Grammercy Park, on tue 10.h
of nest mon Oh, Tie occasion being the
tweu'y-flth anniversary OF thc organic
zatiou OF the first cable company. The
cards Of invitation are gotten up in The
most artistic manner, Europe, Asia, Az
rica aud America being represented 100
each Of tie four corners, and alI inter-
twined aud gracefully joined together
by cable which surrounds thc card. Iu
the centre, 40 the bottom Of tie card. is
an engraving representative of % room
iu Mr. Fields house where tle company
organized, together with likeness of
the originators, Cyrus w Field, Peter
Cooper, Marshall O. Roberts Moses
Taylor, Chandler White aud David Dud-
ley Field, who were present as counsel.
All are stall living except Mr. White,
. who died over twenty years ago. Time
has marked a great change in the af-
pearance Of all these gentlemen since
D then, with tie exception ofPeter Cooper,
who looks almost as young as his like
ness OF twenty-five years ago. Siill, all
Of them are healthy, active men, aud
are likely 10 be spared long Time Go
q the world aud community which they
p have 50 greatly benefited. Mr. Cyru.
I W. Field is as active as ever, and d
E noted difference between his pre5ent ap.
b pearance aud likeness is ia the white
ness OF his hair, which was then darh
aud luxuriant. The centre at the top o.
r. the card contains the coat-of-armso of OBJ,
s Field family, finished in gold, the motto
being without God, Nothing" an,
q adds greatly TO the beauty Of the card
S Many uf the most prominent men O.
y this country, CsnadA and Europe viii O..
J. present, aud in an probability it will
ia polnt Of guests and entertainment, b
e the most elegant and noteworthy recep
: tiou ever given in the country.
James Paitee, man Of many scheme
. and the head OF the Wyoming Mining
Company, charged with the crime O
, ml-u-lne tle post office department, wa
r arrested aud bailed in the sum Of 3,
Q 500 Pa,tee was first heard OF in 1870 il
y connection with the Temple lottery O
7. Omaha. lie subsequently appeared IL
b Laramie, Wyoming, where he estab
c H>hed himself on terms Of intimac
with members Of the legislature, am
y was enabled to get a charter for the lot
% terry known as the Wyoming lottery
t He aflerward started the Black Hin
d Improvement Company. This was sue
{, cceded by the American Gold and Sill
r yer Mining Company, whose prospect
uses announced that 10 owned the rich
est mines ia the Black Hills, but ha
% no money for machinery to develo
q them. The next scheme Of the com
q pany was Bullion Gold Mining Com
pauy, which was followed in 1876 by tn
n Ferris Centennial Mining Association
% Of Carbon county, Wyoming Territory
It There are a number Of places ia Ne'
- York now where tolerable lodgings 70
~ men or women can be had for ten q
ID even five cents, aud meals at the sam
sr rates, but IL is asked, How is the follow
:, ing for low? Tie proprietor Of lodl
4. ing house, into which an old church ,
Prince and Marion streets has been me
amorphosed, appeared before the healt
Pr board recently to request permission
u extend its accommodations. Inciden
ally he said be charged three and Tvs
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