Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-26
THE EVENING STAR.
SATURDAY. March 26, IsSI.
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.


BLUNDER-THE POTTER CoMMITTEE-THs NEW
YORK N0MINATIONS-TH NEW OPERA HOUSE
THE OLD UNION LEAGUE H0USE-woNDRR5 OF
THE MooN-THE HESS TRoUPE-PERsoNAL, ETC.
Especial Correspondence Of The Evening Sdr.l
NEW YORK, March 25.
was offered the usual card of admission and
a cigar few nights siHce for pleasant hour
in the luxurious quarters OF the Manhattan
Club, on 5th avenue Although the attendance
was not large, democratic politics formed as
usual the main stay Of the conversation and
was not little surprised at the daZed indfrer-
ence with which the proceedings at Washington
last week were regarded by leading democrats
mo leadership" was the burden OF the talk
not only about the Senate, but about the party
generally throughout the country, though there
were two sides 10 the question one party insist
ing that in the Senate there was want OF 1t,
and the other declaring that the trouble was
that there was too much OF it In the thirty
eight leaders now there However the result
proved to be the same in either case, aud the
consequences Of Gen. MahOne's disaffectton"
were variOusy discussed and commented On In
t detail for the present and future OF the party.
spondenr one, akin 10 that OF ex- Senator Mes
mtths obituary on the mule. (which no longer
had any pride OF ancestry or hope of posterlty,"
nut plodded along its weary way, to be beaten
al almost every step.
1t seemed to be agreed that the continued re-
publican triumphs were altogether the result
OF tnexcusable laundering and FOLLY on the part
OF the democrats Politicians are Of course the
wisest Of men after events; but there was an
average verdict as to all OF the causes which
made " unmerciful disaster follow fast and
follow faster" while the usual elimination and
recriminat1on explained it. The Potter COM
m1ttee investigation was the burden OF the
story. That step, it was admitted was the be-
ginning OF the plumbers, was forced on the
party by ex-Speaker Randall at the instieation
OF the New York Sun which secretly piled his
ears as well as those OF Mr.. Ttlden with the
wonderful tales OF republican rascality in Lou
lsana at the time the visiting statesmen OF both
parties counted the vote Of that state. These
details need not be remembered except the
effort to fasten the alleged Weber letter on Sec
rotary Sherman. Both believed that such a
letter really existed, that their Informant had
seen it, and that 1t could be produced before
congressional investigation. By a persistent
its expectancy, one was forced on the demo.
cratic caucus against the better Judgment, as it
afterWard appeared, OF most OF It's leading mem
bers. Mr.. Potter it was also admitted held out to
the last moment his doubt of the evidence
OF such letter, questioned seriously
the propriety Of an Investigation at that
time, and expressed his apprehension as
to the result OF snch an inquiry at any time
But the tempting bid of continued political
preferment and promotion eased his convic-
TONS and the committee went to work, with
what result is too well known. Mr.. Potter
was deceived and Mr.. Tilden was betrayed. The
"whirlig1g of time" has brought around the
dis miSSal from sensational Journalism OF the
man who concocted the whole investigation In
the spirit OF profit, II not OF prophet. That
is only one blunder heard commented On; but
there were many more that are hardly worth
my time and your space.
THE NEW YORK NOMINATIONS.
The nomination of State Senator w. q.
Robertson TO be collector of the port OF New
York has astonished everybody. BE had never
thought OF the place, though some OF his friends
presented his name few days ago. Every
body accepts 1t, however, as a most eXplcit
declaration that the administration is going to
be independent In its appointments OF federal
officials In this state as well as elsewhere. This
was indicated first In quiet way, by the nomi-
nation on Monday last OF Mr.. Tyler as collector
OF Buffalo over MI. Gould, who was Senator
Conkling,s choice, and is now decidedly empha-
sized 10 Mr.. Robertson's selection. AS you are
aware, Mr.. Robertson was one OF the leaders In
this state against solid Grant delegation and
was first on the list OF signerS for the open re-
volt OF some seventeen OF the New York dele
gates at chicago winch Jed to toe partial sup
port of Mr.. Blaine. Who that was there can
ever forget the look Of scoTn and rage which
MI. Conkling gave that minority as be STROBE
INTO the chicago convention and slowly took his
seat while Dennis Mccarthy, of Syracuse was
1mpudently seconding, on behalf of the entire
delegation. the nomination OF Washburne as
Vice President!
THE OLD UNION LEAGUE CLUB.
The Union League Club having moved to It's
new building up town, Mr.. Leonard Jerome,
tie owner of the old club house. anticipated
serious loss. Several projects to convert tinto
hotel Or apartment house, crossed his mind.
but at last the happy idea occurred to him of
making It proprietary CLUB, such as are
BrooRs, Whites and Boobies In London. Tnis
will be the first club OF It's sort In this country
and Will afford the JeanesSe dores opportunities
for poker playing and other gambling which
are forbidden by rule in the clubs to which they
already belong. The new organization is called
the Turf CLUB, Is very select, and the entrance
zee ana yearly subscription are only thirty dol
lars EACH MIR. jerome VIII probably realize a
large yearly profit from this rental
THE HESS OPERA TROUPE.
The Strakosch- Hess opera Troupe was too
large to be profitable, and has been absorbed by
other opera companies. 1t made the blunder
OF going to Texas towns and other out of the
way places where the receipts could not POSI-
ply meet the expenses. Marie RoZe has Joined
her Papa pa nj I'VE troupe at the Academy
Henry PeakeS left some time since and Joined
Abbott, and Carleton has appeared this week In
'Ol1yette" at the Bilou. Yet ,NYm CrinkIe saws
this was the finest English opera company ever
organized la this country since that OF Parepa
Rosa. Considerable sympathy Is felt for Mr.
Hess, who Is one Of your t0Wnsmen at Mt
Pleasant.
THE NEW OPERA HOUSE,
The new opera house Is fixed fact. 1t will
cost about million dollars and a-half. The
auditorium viii seat three thousand people
There will be one hundred and twelve private
boxes and two galleries above the boxes There
VIII De thirty or forty well lighted dressing
ioouio. n COVeIed carriage way Will
extend through the building, from TIN avenue
10 Broadway, and, best OF ali, the building viii
be absolutely f1re-proOf, even to the curtain,
Which viii be MADE OF steel Stats In the vene-
tan pattern. The building will be finished In
about two years.
WONDERS OF THE MOON.
One OF the attractions in New York Just now
is an Interesting exhibition at SteinWay Hall of
colossal moon. 1t is suspended in mid.air
over the stage like monster balloon and is a
wonderful piece Of mechanism. Years have
been spent In constructing 1C. Mr.. Bssell,
graduate Of Yale, who has made astronomy a
STUDY OF years, gives an Interesting practical
lecture or the late Developments of aSCronomt.
Cal science. The results as to the moon he
says, cannot be questioned. He pointed out
The positions OF vast mountains rlvalling Ia
attitude the HfRalaya range and the far-reacn-
Ing shadows cast from them Other points OF
interest were likewise Indicated as volcanic
craters and ca1Ons, exceeding respectively In
their extent and depth those on the earth's
SURFACE. In conclusion, he Showed that Ii the
moon Is inhabited its Inhabitants are an en-
t1rely different set Of beings from those peo.
ping our globe. His opinion Is that IL Is a
vast uninhaDlted waste, for the reason that
there Is no air there. no water aud no yegeta-
uon. Another conclusive reason given In sup
port OF this theory was the wonderful thermal
changes, the thermometer showing during the
lunar day, which is fourteen OF our days $40
degrees Fahrenheit, and during the night OF
equal length an equal number Of degrees below
zero.
Personal.
MISS Anna Story, so Well-know IN Washing
ton, has made another engagement with Law.