Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-03
NEW YORK NOTES.
A NOTABLY SENSATIONAL WEEK
Ahe Rark Theatre Fire-The Seguin
HOrrOr-Stalwartism Foredoomed-
Langtry and Sarony-Latest Medjum-
istic Diversions.


unusual number of sensations this week. On
Monday afternoon the city was thrown into an
uproar by the turning of Abbey's Park Thea
tire. Expectation to see the actress on the part
of those who were to attend her first per-
formance in the evening, and curiosity to learn
how she was received on the part of others
made it easy for the accident to create great
excitement. The seats were all sold, and
at the late hour in the afternoon
when the fire broke out many we're engaged
in dressing for the theatre. 1t would have been
one OF the most brilliant audiences ever assem-
bled in New York The audience will. pre-
sumo. be very much the same as this would
have been, next Monday night at WalIack's
Theatre, where Mr.. Abbey has decided
Mrs. Langtry shall now make her appearance
Happening to be in Madison Square I was
early on the scene. The building was in fl James
from top to nottom in less than ten minutes
II there nad been an audience in the theatre it
could not have gotten out. and the players on
the stage could not. in all probability, have
made their escape. The crowd that was at
tracted to the spot was one of New York's
great crowds. 1t choked up Broadway and all
OF the streets contiguous to the theatre over
flowed into Madison Square, and filed the
windows and tops Of the houses in the neigh
borhood.
Another great sensation was created bv the
Segnin tragedy in Twentieth street The wife
OF DR.. Seguin. whose specially is nervous
diseases and insanity, and who is one of the
most distinguished physicians in the country
little children dead, end then shot
herself through the head A Young
mother with her head in pool of blood and
her three pretty children lying dead around
her, her husband down stairs unconscious of
the tragedy, is horrible to think Of It is rather
curious that the wife OF a man who has made
a life study of insanity should take herself and
her three children with her out of the world in
an insane freak.
The political struggle Gf it can be called a
struggie) which is now coming to a close, is the
most peculiar that has ever taken place in this
State. 1t has been anomalous from the begin
ming to the end AS to what the result will be
there is no doubt whatever The Republi-
cans who blundeIed in the beginning, have
committed one indiscretion after another,
and instead of the reaction taking place, which
the administration politicians expected the
chances of success have grown less and less.
The first great blunder, of course, was the
forged proxy at Saratoga and the refusal of
the adherents of the machine to recognize
the anti-administration element. Another
SAD, sad r,oniea mistake was vas made made in the
which is composed of 6evout Conkling men
who have taken every opportunity to show
their enmity to the anti-Administration men,
so that instead Of closing the breach they have
made it greater. They have even allowed their
bitterness to carry them o far as to send out
documents containing attacks on President
Garfield and the Garfield Republicans, or anti
- VISITED fhe hqad danartegs Of the. Republican
State Con- tee az DE fsffh Az lf,ls 4s,iaI {s,
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st 'aS2Ea sIseII9n sses s' sy 4 sss fAsa
the most fnconpeben6 6hat hes contrdIla6 4
canvass for many years Why should Il not he.
when the leading spirits are John F. Smythe
proxy fame?
The committee just now is seriously embar-
rassed for money to carry forward the can
vass. Rich men who have hitherto been liberal
IN their contributions for defraving the ex-
penses OF the campaign have refused to give a
penny There has also been great difficulty in
getting speakers. In fact Coauncey d. Depew
and one or two others are the only speakers
they have had in the State On the other hand
there is union in the Democracy. The State ia
evenly balanced If there is no division in either
party. Therefore. it 70 lows, with disaffection
amongst the Republicans, the Democrats will
be able to carry the State without any special
effort being made. The campaign has been
shrewdly managed-so shrewdlY in fact
that it suggests that Samuel J. Tilden
has been pulling the wires The canvass
has been conducted without any noise what
ever. This policy was adopted in order that
the Republicans would not be stirred up to
violent opposition: Their only object has
been TO bring out the whole Democratic vote
ia the State. Through the efforts of their
various organizat ations they will be able to do
this. As said, there is no doubt about what
the result will be. The Democrats will carry
the State by from fifty to seventy five thousand
majority. They will also carry the city ticket
This defeat means, l think, the end of the
stalwart machine. 1t will be smashed to
pieces.
Since the arrival of Mrs. La7gtry, sarony
has been in an intense state Of excitement.
He discovered in Paris this summer where he
saw the famous English beauty for tho first
time, that the photographs of her did not COPY
her beautiful expression. When he concluded
an engagement with her he almost went mad
with JOY. Mrs. Langtry made several appoint
ment. bat through her nervousness about her
first appearance, she did not keep them. Saronv
who l. as excitable as a Frenchman became
length on Saturday morning last, Mrs,
Langtry drove down from her hotel
to Sarony's gallery, on Union Square
Sne was accompanied by her maid, pale.
dish-faced English girl, whose homely face and
angular figure serve for good foil to her mis-
tress' beauty. There were great many peo-
pie passing on the sidewalk at the time and as
soon as she was recognized, many stopped To
stare at her. She wore a plain maroon silly
walking dress AS usual, she did not have a
wrap or any kiud-as usual, say, for have
seen her several times, once or twice when it
was quite cold and she has always been with
out wrap. Her bonnet has peculiar shape
lt is high in front, without being open or
ttaring up. Her hair sticks out over
ner forehead IN crimps and curls
chanced to see her walk across the sidewalk.
and was impressed with her erect carriage
and graceful motion. She walked as a woman
walks who is not conscious that any one is
lOOkluS at 0er. a porter mad taken I'D q black
English leather trunk which contained some of
her costumes Sarony put on his red Turkish
fez and frisked around the operating room In
his excitement His artistic instincts were
thoroughly aroused. The fair subject first sat
in the dress she has worn as "Hester Glaze
brook" in the comedy. IAN Unequal Match -
This IS milkmaid's costume and is fashioned
in the simplest manner. Sarony had her
stand first with her hands clasped behind
her and her face in profile. The head is in
clned slightly downward. Her hair in this
picture as it is in all of the others, is as she
always wears it-that is fluffy about her fore
head and twisted into knot at the back of her
head. You will know before long Just what
her manner OF wearing her hair is, for Ameri-
can girls. the country over, will be putting
their hair up the same way. Another posture
in this costume presented her sitting with her
head looking towards the background But
the best portrait Of all is a large panel which
shows her in standing position ia evening
or dinner dress. cut low in the neck and
short in the sleeves Her hands rest on the
back of chair, and her head is slightly
inclined The expression is very fine and
~ exceis any OF tne English photographs have
seen. This picture, which is made in two
sizes, will, think. be the most saIable of ali.
at least of those of which proofs have yet been
made
attracting great deal of attention ia this CITY.
Is there anything in it? A person whom met
last evening. who has several examples of work
done by spirit hands (said to be) is quite sure
drawings made by spiritual agencies on States
The first one she showed me was a long mes
sage written on the surface Of slate that had
been held against another slate Instead
of being written with q pencil. as most
writings of this Kind are, the message is
scratched 10 the surface. This, the lady said,
was done while the medium leaned with her
elbow on 1t. Another specimen of spirit handi-
work shown me was a drawing, consisting of
two hgures-one that Of a man down In the
lefthand corner, and the other that Of
a woman. with the flowing drapery that is sup
posed to envelop angels. The pictures are
made up OF lines like an etching. The lines look
as though they might have been drawn with
soap or some other soft substance. There
was spot OF candle grease on the
wooden frsme, a fact that NAV in
dicate something to somebody, The person
for whom the drawing was made had never
visited medium before. Her husband whose
dead niece whose name was Jennie While
the spirit artist was at his work, the move
ments of the invisible pencil being felt by the
lady who held the states on her head, and being
audible to others in the room, so they say, the
medium received message. She stood In the
middle Of the room, pale, motionless, and with
is trying to help George up" the
medium Faid. One OF the 1jct1raq
in this strange collection Is drawing Of a man
IN sitting position, underneath a palm
branch. The message that came with IL was.
81 am martyr" This sketch was mada an
Easter Sunday last year. The most sI1ilfnI
slate writing medium that has ever been here
is Madam De Barr. Those who have zone Ia
her tell wonderful storieg Tney say theV have
taken their own States bought at a shop on
the way 20 her rooms, and put private n1arIrQ
on them. Madame would only lake them soT
a moment to pass her hands over fhem
TO magnetlze them, as she said. Then
she would give them back. and whiia
they were held on the head of the visitor .
"a essage would be written, signed BY a dead
friend, or a picture would be made irl water
colors or sketched with a penoil. Some time
ago TINS medium produced paintings of flowers