New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-28

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David Bidwell, the welknown theatrical manager. OF
New Orleans 10 an enormous In several respects
but according his showing Ia most remarkable
for an enormous appetite. He telling yesterday
that on Sunday last he ate four regular meals, and
having bought eleven canaloupes which had beea put
ice in his LIE could not sleep at night until he had
risen and deyoured every OF them! Then be says
he slept soundly.
| KEEPING HIS RECORD sraAIsHr-Majorw W. III. Quincy
of Brooklyn much DISTURBED BY paragraph In tho
Sunday TRIBUSEs Broadway Note Book. which repre-
sented him and other distinguished Balinoreans
calling q secession meeting IN February 1851 He
does object the noble company In WHOM he is
named but the designation OF the meeting a
meeting and insists that IL adopted resolutions
fayorng the acceptance Of the "Crittenden CON-
promise." The MAJOR is anxious to keep bis record
straight few years ago several papers denounced him
the keeper Of Libby Prison during the but under
the pressure OF civil begun against then apollo
gzed for evident originally put In circulation
by fellow deputy sheriff serving with him while ne
Order Of Arrest Clerk in New-York City.
The BROOKLYN MAroRALrY CoSrEsr.-The Charles
Havemeyer who now talked OF as an available young
Democrat oppose Seth Low the Republican caadi-
for Mayor of Brooklyn, is son. and not as previ
ousy stated, nephew Of the late Mayor Havemsyer.
He is brother OF Henry Havemeyer, VINO
had something Of chance IN 1880 for the nomination
for Mayor OF New-York Henry rs thoroughly ambitious
be Mayor OF this city and anxious to have his brother
for Office In Brookyn but Charles has no
political aspirations and II put forward as candidate
it will be by his friends and not by effort OF his own
He resides on Brooklyn Heights aud does immense
sugar refining business in williamsburg Until recently
have been hopes entertained by the Democrats
that Mayor could beaten by any body But be has
offended certan active Republican politicians VINO OPP
pose his nomination.
JOHN sTErsoS on sALvISL-Just rs for a generation
almost every witty remark credited to Sheridan
among theatrical profession every ridiculous saying
is put down to John Stetson The following how
ever. is fact and not fiction when savlni playing
his last engagement at stetsons theatre rising young
drsmatist looked In Of the "of-Dignts"
wien the tragedian's name was not on the biux
In the lobby he found John mournfully gazing the
small audience through Que of the glass doora "sim
house. Mr.. stetsoD," he remarked "Slm-slim ain
word Confound these great actors VINO only play
three nights week."
III remember greater actor than salvin who used to
play every night and with An afterpiece as
we'll" said the dr. amatist
lis ne disepgagedi' asked stetson.
"yery much Hes dead. His Brooke,
Gustayus Brooke"
ave heard OF him." replied John. sand wish he
was alive Confound 1t, cir. I've had enough Of
your ene-ung ed Italian sous OF perdition."
Pcrdiuon not the word, but oneunged as applied
" Salyini Is novel.
WONDERFUL SKILL With THE PfsroI--An old gentle
man talking with a TRIBUNE reporter yesterday
about the rife match and recalling the when
he used TO catch u pistol and shoot through key holes
ana knol-holes without trouble. "YOu never
saw Recorder Hackett shoot, did your said
ne. "Well, he was Q great pistol shot Men
used hold up pennies between their fingers FOR him
knock ont. His daug accustomed to stand with
a lemon her head and her father would pierce II
every time. Mrs. Horace Clark. a member OF the Van
deroilt family, who was staying at the house, held
lemon target for Mr.. Hackctt One day Haekett
aud friends down Long Island 1t Q
club house, and Hackett was amusing himself by
shooting twigs on the trees. His father sat q
little way on reading newspaper and smoking q cigar
Now said Hackett, sec me knock the ashes of as
cigar He fred and bali whizzed between the paper
aud the cigar. Tue old man grunbed but sat rigid.
Another shot Knocked the ashes clean on That made
old gentleman disturbed and he called out: on,
John, stop your foollng can't your