Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-06

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help himself for the butchers would NOT
take it at all, unless they could do as they
chose with it.
Cheered by the hope that the perform
ance might prove profitable, he ceased to
grumble outwardly. His hope was more
than gratiied. The "Crook," without
any of the fine passages or admirable stu
atoms, prospered beyond all expectation.
Jarrett and Palmer had not believed that
it could be kept ON the stage, at most, over
two months 1t ran near two years the
managers made almost $50, 900 each, and
Barras for his royalty at Niblo's and
throughout the Republic received, it is
said, up to his death, some years later, not
far from $1,000 He fell through a
trestle-work ON the New Haven Railway,
having stepped off at the wrong place, and
was Instantly killed. Greatly as he had
been gratified at his pecuniary receipts, he
never ceased to believe that if the "Crook y
had been produced as he had written it, he
would have made even more money, and
his fame as dramatist have been estab-
hshed.
CHARLES A. DANA
Has, l observe by the real estate transac-
lions of the week, purchased house and
lot in Forty seventh street, just east of
Fifth avenue. for 500, 900. Dana is one of
the few practical journalists who have
made money, and he has made it mainly
as proprietor, not as editor When he
formed company to buy the San of Moses
III. Beach, twelve years ago, for Sl75, 600,
and issued the new San, he probably was
not worth, all told, more than $50, 000
Since then, by judicious management. by
buying stock in the paper, and by saga
ciously watching his interests, he has
grown rich, having, l am informed, from
salary, dividends and other sources an an
nual income of about $70,0 600. His long
connection with the Tribune was of little
financial advantage to him. All his prop
erty he has derived from the San except
what he received very considerable
amount-in the way of royalty, from edit
ing, in conjunction with George Ripley, the
first and latest editions Of the "New
American Cyclopedia." Dana was as well
qualified for his part in that important
work as Ripley was for his the two formed
an excellent partnership. Each of them
has, l am told, received from D. Appleton
& Co. more than 500, 900, and will receive
much more, as the last edition is selling far
better than the first. The American
Cyclopadia is so superior to anything we
have had thus far that its popularity is
easily accounted for. 1t is indispensable
to a library, great or small. Probably no
two men could be found on the continent
better adapted to editing such work than
Ripley and Dana-Ripley for nice, accu-
rate scholarship Dana for knowledge, de-
cision and acquaintance with the world of
affairs.
THE DEATH OF JAMES LEMON,
Although he had been most of his life re-
cluse, calls forth the kindest expressions of
regard for his memory. Hardly anybody
in this great city had ever seen him; but
everybody knew him by name and es-
teemed him for his benevolent acts He
had given about 50, 600, 900 in public bene-
factions, much of it having gone toward
founding the Lenox Library noble mon
ument in his honor. How different he APP
pears from many millionaires who have
preceded him. Cornelius Vanderbilt died
worth some $50. eco, COO, every dollar made
here, and left not cent outside of his fam
lily. William B. Astor died worth $780,
600, 600 or $50, 000, coo, forgetting that all
of his vast estate had come from this city,
and giving no evidence of understanding
the fact. Alexander T. Stewart heaped
up fortune OF $50, 600, 600 by selling dry
goods, and clutched it all with an avari-
cious clutch when he was going out of the
world. So William G. Rhinelander so
Robert Goelet; so Peter Goelet each and
all bursting with riches. They were hard,
mercenary, selfish, ungrateful. They lived
without esteem, and died without regret.
But James Lenox benefited his fellows
while he lived, and was so modest and SEN
sitive that he would never refer to what he
had done, and would never allow his deeds
to be mentioned in his presence There is
a deal of difference in men, especially in
"HARPERs' MONTHLY"
Has in the current number, for the first
time during its existence of thirty years,
to all the articles the name of the
authors, who will undoubtedly like this
new feature. The magazine began with
out publishing names at all, and for good
borrowed from English sources. 1t soon
had original contributions, and increased
them as it went on. Some names were
printed others were not; those whose
names were not, always feeling aggrieved.
This using or non-using of names, just as
it happened, was a constant source of CON-
plant from writers, and the publishers
have at last removed the cause. The fact
probably is that the Harpers did not wish
to print names which would not help their
Monthly. By advertising unknown or
comparatively unknown authors, they
might advance prices in the literary mar
ket, which was not to their interest.
VARIETIES
The Arion Masquerade, at the Madison
Square Garden, this evening, will draw a
prodigious crowd-probably $4,000 per-
sons. Our German fellow-citizens are a
thirsty race. 1t is expected that they
will drink 500 kegs of beer, and about
80, 600 bottles of wine during the night.
The Arion will, in all likelihood, exceed
any previous masquerade in numbers,
hilarity and powers of inhibition.
Thurlow Weed has had, as l surmised in
my last letter, his pocket-book with con-
tents returned. Such a tribute = the
homage of thief to an honest man on ac-
count of his reputatson for benevolence-is
a compliment to humanity.
A number of prominent women in society
here are forming a cooperative association
to protect themselves from the exorbitant
prices charged by modistes, milliners and
the like for articles of feminine apparel.
The association is modelled on one in Lon
don, which has proved prosperous. The
shares here are to be S25 each, and the COM
pany is not to go into operation until the
entire capital 500, 000-has been guar
anteed.
Lillian Taylor, only child of the late
BayarN Taylor, and still in her teens, is
now teacher in Anna c. Brackets excel
lent school for young ladies in this city.
Miss Taylor is highly accomplished she
speaks and writes correctly and fuently
four or five languages. Bayard Taylor was
supposed to be very comfortably off; but,