Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-11

| and Mr. Astor-CIaude Duval-Abbey
| TO the Frent-A Coming Innovation
Patti and Society, etc.
| Special Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR.
| New YORK, March 10th.
There is every probability OF a big sensation
shortly concerning Booths Theater How Edwin
Booth sunk his fortune in the vast building is
well-known. IL Is a magnificent structure, and
| was opened under the most favorable conditions,
but II went from bad to worse, until the tragedian
was driven out, ruined in purse and broken In
health, while the house went through season after
season OF vcissitudes, until 1t was sold last fall
| TO the Cakes AmeS estate. Ii Will be rebuilt at
the end or the season and turned into dry goods
store. The sensation speak OF is foreshadowed
| In hints and ambiguous threats from prominent
theatrical men to expose what Is said TO have been
an outrageous wrong TO Mr.. Booth. II irst be-
came publicly agitated by statement in the
| Herald that Edwin Booth sunk not only his own
fortune but those OF his friends in the enterprise
There was protest from the friends OF Mr. Booth,
and on Sunday the Tribune said :-'This statement
In the Herald Is absolutely false: furthermore IL is
| slanderouS The friend who Joined Edwin Booth
In building the theater received an interest In the
real estate for no consideration at all, and he was
| subsequently bought out by Mr.. Booth with a very
| large sum OF money which came from Mr. Booths
| own pocket. The only fortune that Edwin Booth
| ever sunk in Booths Theater was his own. Should
| the true story or Booths Theater ever be fully
toid there are several persons eAtant who Will be
very sorry"
All of the dramatic papers took it up, and It
looks very much as il II would al come out now
The story seems to be that the actor Tell into the
| hands OF sharperS, who managed the failure so
| dekteronSiy as to get all the money themselves
and throw all the stigma and loss on MT Booth
and at the same time prevent him from disclosing
the true state or affairs. one OF to-dayS papers
The NhToT-sGyS: Ave know several men luXuri-
ating in wealth who would rush for railroad tick
cts TO take them out OF town il the story were
| printed We know at least one lawyer OF genial
presence and reputation for after-dinner speeches
who would suddenly discover that silence is golden
ana fnNiSibllity a virtue. Mr.. Booth was grossly
Wfonged, outraged, and swindled in regard 10 his
the ter, and II he could be persuaded TO put the
affair in the hands OF competent counsel
| have often urged him TO do, We believe that con-
siderable sum OF money could yet be recovered"
! The lawyer OF genial presence and a reputation
Tor after-dinner speeches is said to be Mr.. Chaun
cey Nj. Depew, W. III. NandcrOilt'S counsel for the
| New York Central railroad, who WAS a candidate
! for the senatorial chair vacated by Roscoe Conk-
| ling and Mr.. Piatt There Is trouble brewing.
Every body is AFRAID To tell the truth for fear IL
bel charges, but was told yesterday by very in
| Innate connection or Mr.. Booths that the actor
had almost m de up his mind to punish tn. sharp
ers, and sincerely hope that the present agitation
! will decide it,
| A CHURCH SCANDAL.
There Is nothing that eXCites greater interest In
! some circles than church scandal Recently one
has appeared in the courts here that will afford
food Tor thought for this class for weeks This is
the suit against Bishop Hare, OF the Episcopal
| church, for libel, brought 10y the Rev. Samuel d.
| Hinman, who has been a missionary to the Sioux
Indians. Ii the charges are true the Rev. Mr.. Him.
man is dangerous sort OF a missionary TO send
| out The plaintiff is about forty years old, has a
| round face, brown beard and an unctious compla-
cent smile. Bishop Hare is grim, aUStere look
| Ing man, who has the appearance OF being unre-
| lenting. The two sit almost touching each other,
| and yet as unconscious OF each other apparently
| as If they were miles apart. The Rev. Mr. Hin
man IS charged with having been intoxicated sew
eral times. AS bad as this is. he Is said to have
been guilty of improper conduct with white
women and Indian women, even betraying young
girls of the mission. These charges Were
1t is claimed by the Rev Mr. Human that there was
| a rivalry between himself and the bishop I'm re-
gard to an appointment TO a missionary bishopric,
and that his persecution began few months after
| the appointment OF Mr.. Hare was received Ac-
cording to Mr.. Humans statements he has been
tried and acquitted OF the charges contained In the
pamphlet The suit is to recover 5000 damages.
Considerable interest is manifested by Episcopal
clergymen here in the trial. 1t is claimed by the
defence that the Rev Mr.. Human can be proved
to be very bad man and altogether out or place
In missionary feld-a wolf in a flock OF lambs in
fact
FIELD DAY IN WALL STREET
Yesterday will be long remembered as field
| day on Wall street for false rumors. The ways OF
the broker are dark and deep, and his mind ex-
| tremely bright He Will do anything to save him.
self from fall, but he falls at the rate OF about
dozen day all the year round. 1t would be ride
ulous If 1t was not so pitiable. He comes into a
fortune, and goes oOsvn On ''The Street" Shortly
afterwards he wears one eye glass, clothes made
by swell London tailor, joins fast club, drives a
T-cart, and owns yacht Then comes the inevi-
to drive an ash cart, and does bis yachting
Tor penny on the ferry boats. When he
first bee ns 10 slip he loses his head and that ends
his brilliant career good many heads were lost
through the rumorS yesterday. The first was that
''Mr. Sloan was dying" The stocks that he pos
SeSSed then became objects or feveriSh interest
until it was yelled from one end OF the Exchange TO
the other that Gen. Grant had failed, and Goul1,
even his extraordinary wealth. On top of this
came came teIegSam from Florida. alleged to have
Withdrawing the subscription OF the frr1 from the
Louisville and Nashville bonds. The injurious
effect OF the telegram was deep, though it was
cOntradtcted as SO0n possible All three runOrs
were entirely untrue, and were gotten up by stock
lobbing thieves for their own ends The young
brokers' or course were the sufferers.
MOURNING STRANGER.
Sometimes one OF the chief mOurners at q funeral
may be found In back pew, as have often heard
Said The other day at the funeral services OF
who in life was rich, We'll known and moved in
high social circles, my attention was attracted to
woman who sat alone In the last pew. The
auditorium OF the church was crowded with a con-
gregatiOn representative of wealth and fashion
the church itself being OF the most fashionable
In the city. The stranger was OF the blonde type
or beauty, but her native charms "a naturally fair
SOFT skin and classical feature) were somewhat
marred by too free use or the rouge pot and
powder pun, and one could see that pencil had
been at work on her eyelashes. Her plump figure
was attired ina well-fitting plush dress and SEAL
skin sacQue, and from a small feather bonnet
strayed locks and rngetS OF shining hair. When
the coffin was borne slowly up the aisle, followed
10y the pall-bearerS, some OF whom Were men OF |
distinction, and the bereaved wife sobbng on the
arm OF an escort. she watched the procession
with peculiar interest As the service for the dead
was read She lost her Sef-control and frequently
pressed delicately embroidered handkerchief TO
her eyes, which Camille in her glory would have
been proud to have possessed.
"Do you see the mourner In the back seat?"
asked a man turning to me.
Eyes; who is She ?"
"a short time ago that woman was introduced to
me as his wife"
My companion nodded In the direction OF the |
chancel, where the coffin lay adorned with fragrant
JacQueminot roses and lilies OF the valley.
''The dead mans wife?"
ayes; under circumstances that led me to
believe it,"
At the conclusion Of the services the mourning
stranger hurried out OF the church with tears
clnSing to her eyelasheS
MR.. BENNETT AND MR. AsToR
The gossips have again married Mr. James
Gordon Bennett 1t isn't Russian princess or
Mrs. Langtry, after her divorce is granted or the
ex-Empress Eugene, OF even a poor girl studying
art in the galleries OF Rome, this time. 1t is a