Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-30

but deep-seated reason for opposing him by
the element who feel that to their hands
are eoufided the interests of stalwart Re.
publicanism. Mr. Hiscock's personal
claims to consideration are great; and the
cloud blackening the horizon, no one can
tell where the vengeful lightning may
strike. Mr.. Hiscock, who Is Syracuse
lawyer, and foremost member of the New
York bar for his age, is now en- route for
California, accompanied by Hon. Nelson
". Aldrich, of the First Rhode Island
District, prominent banker of Providence.
They are accompanied by their wives.
Hon. Arson G. MeCook, one of the New
York city members, was invited to join the
party. In expressing his regret that ne
could not do so, he said tTwenty years
ago, when nothing but boy, crossed the
plains to California | remained there for
six years, and worked with a pick and
shovel for four years, doing my work well,
| hope" General McCook was native of
Ohio, and returned to that State the year
before the war. His subsequent gallant
record is well known. He is of the fight
ing family of McCooks, and is neph w of
staff officer to General Sherman, General
A. Med. McCook 1t is another romantic
turn in fortunes wheel that he should now
be Republican representative in Congress
from Democratic New York city district.
He is bachelor, young-loOking, ndmerry.
hearted as a boy.
AT THE THEATER.
On fiald-night at the theater, half the
interest to an observer centers in the dis
tipguished character of the audience
Among the people who are grouped around
him are score who would, any one of
them, be irst.clsss lion elsewhere. On
the Bernhardt evening, at the play of
I" Frou- Frou, foreign ministers and Sena-
tors were like drops in the bucket for plen-
tltude, and within a. small space were seen
the following authors of note Carl Schurz,
George Bancroft, "Gail Hamilton lac
companied by Mr.. Walker Blaine, the Sec
retary's second son), Frances Hodgson
Burnett accompanied by her husband),
and Colonel JOHN Hay (Little Breeches).
George Bancroft, with two ladies, entered
the theater just in advance OF our party.
In the aisle he was heard to say cheerily,
81 am so years old, almost 81" From
the absorbed expression of bis dear old
face all the evening, it was evident that he
drank in every grace and perfection of the
panther-like figure, every glance and CLEAN
of the wonderful eyes and, taking him as
the typical man, perhaps it would he safe
to put nine-times nine as the orthodox
limit of years up to which man may ap-
propr;ately bask with delight in beautiful
woman's destinations or, if it will better
please the gray-haired boys who read these
letters let us place the limit farther, and
s ~ ninety -andnine.
LINCOLN.
Sixteen years ago Thursday evening, the
l4th inst, which was then, as this year in
the closing week of Lent, Abraham Lin
coin was assassinated. 1t was Good Fri.
day, as you remember, and Saturday morn.
ing ne brs athed his last. Lincoln's men,
DRY is very real in Washington, and re-
peated illusions are made TO the sad event
as each anniversary rolls round. Surgeon.
General B1rnes, U. s. A, Chief Justice
Cartier, of the District Court, Col. John
Hay, who was then the Presidents private
eeC!SIdiy y, anu AobSIS iAACOiD, INC SUI, al
whora were at his bedside on the last sad
night, are still among US. Dr. Barnes and
Judge Cartier last week conversed freely
on the event. Secretary Lincoln went
home to Chicago early last week. ostensi-
bly, to bring on his family for housekeep-
ing partly, | think, to avoid the we'll
meant, but harra5sipg condolences and
"reminiscences that would naturally be ut
tered to him here. At Ford's Theater on
Tenth street. between L and T, now con
verted by the Government into medical
museum, courteous officials still point out
to strangers the location of the private
box where the President and hia party sat
The play was "Our American Cousin
Since the last anniversary poor Dundreary
has gone, and IN his death another link is
broken that bound the present to that
tragic past. The diugy red brick house
opposite, into which the august victim was
conveyed, and in which he died, is for SALE
a marble plate is inserted among the bricks
of the front outer wall, setting forth the
event that gives the house lis historic
value. Passing down + street from Tenth
to Ninth you cannot miss the alley OPEN
ing on TO + where the ASSASSIN mounted
his waiting horse wk@araly, because Of |
the sprain his ankle had received as it I
tangled itself in the folds Of the outraged /
Stars and Stripes. and galloped rapidly !
away up town. Near the Arlington Hotel |
was another
HOUSE OF SORROW
The Seward mansion, where the Secretary |