Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-12

ing done the better part of the comedy
something which his friends have claimed
for him, but which he has never claimed
for himself.
Uncle John, as he is called by his init
mates, came here at thirty-two, and made
his appearance at the Old Park, in the
Irish Lion " as Tim Moore, and was very
cordially received. That was near 40
wears ago, and he has been favorite with
the public ever since, having played in
every town of any size in the country.
Clever and versatile, he has never dis
played any great degree of practically,
particularly in management. He built
what was Wallaek's, corner of Broadway
and Broome. and opened it as the Lyceum,
but after two seasons transferred it to
James w. Wallack, father of Lester Wal
lack. Excessively good-hearted, his purse
has ever been open to any and every de-
mand, and he has had no care for the NOR
row. The money he made easily slipped
through his fingers. He never saved any
thing. until short time ago-it was
fund for his old age-and he deposited his
savings with Duncan, Sherman Il Co., who
failed disastrously in 1875, and never paid
anything worth mention. The few thou
sand dollars raised not long since by CON-
plimentary benefit has been well nigh ex-
hausted by his long illness. He is very
poor; but he has many friends whom he
has molly deserved, and who have been
most happy to aid so excellent fellow
oRAToRICAL TALENT.
There is no doubt that we are as peo-
pie conspicuous for the number of our very
clever public speakers. Indeed, we have
come to consider ourselves without vanity
an oratorical nation, for we are generally
so considered by Europeans. We show
this at most of our social meetings and
festal gatherings where a number OF prom
inent men are brought together A recent
dinner at the Fifth Avenue was an ad-
mirable illustration of our oratorical talent.
Almost any foreigner would have been
surprised at the talent, even though he
had formed q very favorable opinion of it
beforehand. The speeches of Curtis,
Evarts, Storrs, Choate, Bellows Il should
include Robert Collyer, if his body had not
been born on the other side to meet his
soul born on this side), General Sherman
and others were each and all excellent in
their way, and richly merited the enthusi-
astic applause they evoked. Ordinarily
one would not expect the COMMANDMENTS
Chief of the army to be an orator; but
when he happens to be an American the
case is different. General Sherman demon
well as fight; that he is a man OF words
L., L. II i IL of L..
European capitals, not excepting London,
Paris or Berlin, could have made such a
display of eloquence as was made the other
night at the Fifth Avenue. What was said
indicated sound thought, ripe culture, grace
of mind, ease and beauty of expression, and
there was, too, variety and individuality
in it all that could hardly have been
equaled anywhere else.
ODDS AND ENDS.
The breakfast which Edwin Booths
friends have rendered him will be given at
noon of the 18th instant at Delmonico's.
Among the members of the Testimonial
Committee are Judge John R. Brady, Rev.
DR.. Henry w. Bellows, Lester Wallack,
Algernon S. Sullivan, Joseph Jefferson,
Edmund Clarence Stedman, Lawrence Bar
rett, William Winter, Jenio McEntee, Rev.
DR.. +. C. Ever, James R. Osgood, White
law Reid, George w. Carleton. The occa-
sion promises to be most enjoyable, and
will be shared probably by about fifty per.
CONS, representing every department Of
learning and art.
TIE blazing weather of last week brought
forth most abundant crop of white hats,
fortnight earlier than usual. They
seemed to burst forth all over town in
single day, and are IN every variety Of
style.
The Christian at Work spoke in late
number of Ernest Renan as "a frst-class
blackguard.' Such an epithet, applied to
the erudite, gentle, sweetly revereht Re-
nan, is characteristic example of the
mingled ignorance, coarseness and bigotry
of the narrowest orthodoxy. Even the
Christian at Work cannot afford to express
such vulgar intolerance.
The health of DR.. j. G. Holland, who
has just gone for the summer to his island,
which he has dubbed Bonnycastle, in the
st. Lawrence, is still infrm, and his friends
fear that he cannot permanently recover.
a prominent Episcopal Church in this
serious schism on account of marked
difference in its high church and low
church opinions. The members of the
congregation are said to be nearly ready to
murder one another for the love of Jesus.
Many of the savings banks here have,
am told, much larger deposits now than
they have had for seven or eight years,
which is another evidence of the improved
classes.
1t is asserted that some 10000 New
Workers are at present more or less inter
ested in trans Mississippi mining property.
The passion for mines is very rapidly grow
ing hereabout, and in many instances has
become frenzy.
The demand for apartment-houses ap-
pears to be increasing. All the space in
number of new houses, hut half completed,
has already been engaged. CHAUBERT