Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-28

| New York nor New York journalism has
any reason to take credit for the overthrow
of the Ring. The existence of the Ring
was disgraceful to the community as well
as to Tammany. We may well wish the
past to be buried III the shame that hides it.
THURLow WEEDS POCKET. BOOK
Was, as you have seen, stolen the other
day. Something is always happening to
the good old man. One day he receives a
severe fall; another day he is run over
the next day he is robbed. Having been
most Of his days a journalist, he may deem
1t necessary to furnish items to the news
papers in his own person. How he can be
alive in his eighty fourth year, after all
the illnesses and accidents he has expert
enced, seems marvellous. To fitch the
pocket-book of such man is vilainous.
He is so benevolent, so uniformly
charitable-be really passes his days
now in doing good-that to steal
any property of his is literally taking
from the poor. Probably no citizen OF this
great capital renders more efficient service
to suffering humanity From morning to
night he is working in the generous cause.
He goes himself into the slums of the
town up noisome alleys; into hateful,
hideous tenements, and renders whatever
succor he can. He uses his own money
freely, and he is also the almoner of others.
Every body who knows him has faith in his
noble heart, and in his practical philan-
thropy.
Perhaps when the pickpoeket learns
whom he has robbed, he will send back the
money, ashamed to have taken it from so
kind q soul. A thief once stole Horace
Greeley's watch, and, finding from the
newspapers the name of his victim, he
made prompt restitution through the po-
lice, saying that he should not have robbed
Horace Greeley, had he known the man,
and recommending the Tribune chief to
wear a label In order to prevent the recur-
renee of such accidents in future. |
doubt if professional pickpocket would
rob Thuriow Weed Willingly. His label is
in his daily life.
| observe that Sacramento wants
A NEW THEATER.
1t needs one, as every one knows who
has been in your dreary old Metropolitan.
Our latest new theater, the Madison
Square, might serve as model, for it is a
model in every respect. 1t is small-it will
seat only 635-but complete, and as near
faultless as can be, in every part. Its cost
was about three times as much as If it had
been built like any other play house. The
double stage, arranged like an elevator, so
that an entire change of scene can be pre-
scented in few seconds, merely by a
lifting process, is entirely novel. 1t
pleases the audience very much, as all
novelties do, and saves a deal of weari
some waiting. Steele Mackaye, the man.
ager, deserves credit for the idea, which he
explained to the carpenters and machinists
whoconstructedit. His financial hackers are
NJ. II. Mallory Il Co.-two brothers, one
a -proprietors of the Church.
man, an Episcopal weekly, which has
been, l hear, very prosperous during
its course of some thirty-hve years.
They were induced to embark in the en-
terprise from desire to have playhouse
to which there could be no pious or moral
objection, and their desire has been fully
gratifed 1t might be thought from their
evangelical quality that they would be un-
practical. But they are understand, ex-
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likely that the Madison Square, with its
very strong. numerous company, will under
their and Mackaye's direction become a
standard and favorite theater.
VARIETIES.
Charles G. Leland, author of Hans Brett
mann, is now on visit to this city, but
will soon return to London, where he has
for some years resided. He is often quoted
as one of the authors who have become
pecuniarily Independent by their writings.
He has very pleasant home near Pegot's
Park, and is independent, having been
through his literary labors. Who has
ever known an author to win prosperity by
his pen?
Colonel John Hay, the well known littera-
teur, recently ON the staff of the Tribune,
but now Assistant Secretary of State, was
lately rendered dinner by the Lotos Club.
Hay thanked the Club cordially for the in
vitation, but was compelled to decline, as
he said, on account of " engrossing official
duties" Within two or three days, his
family was increased by one. Expectation
of the new baby, daughter, was the reaf
cause of his declination. Expressing
official business" must be the diplomatic
phrase in Washington for becoming the
father of a new baby.
Edwin Booth intends to give up his
apartment in Madison avenue the coming
May, with a view to going abroad fo- two
years. AS his purpose is rest, he has
promised himself not to accept any pro-
fessional engagements but l imagine
that European managers will present in
ducements that he will not feel privileged
to resist.
Valentines Day has been very actively
observed here this year. Many persons
have been under the impression that the
custom of sending valentines is steadily
declining AS an evidence of the contrary,
more than three times as many have passed
through the postoffice this week as in any
previous week on record. Spooneyism is
still triumphant.
Several men here, with more enterprise
than Judgment, talk of setting up weekly
modelled after the World and Truth in
London. Those journals were designed
after our newspapers. and now it seems we
are to initiate our imitators.
No city on the globe, except Paris has
so many restaurants as this has. There
are now, it is said, nearly one hundred
more restaurants than there were twelve
months ago. Their increase is owing to
the improvement in business.
One of the churches up town talks of Sc
curing Rev. Joseph Cook for its pulpit, and
of tempting him with SIC, 900 salary.
Suicides appear to be on the increase,
especially among men of education and po-
sition. Not few of these are without
tangible cause. CHAuRERT.
Bishop Smith, of Kentucky, the Preaid-