New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-27
TOWN TALK-AB0UT PERSONS and THINGS

IL,
A PROBABLE CONCLUSION 10 PECULIAR CLsE.-A
with former lawyer indicates that tho
defence Of Helen Leonard for shooting Mrs Smith VIA
be insanity he says that he did not suspect her men
tai unbalanee" until after he had drawn complaint fof
her against Patrick Caaghau for $4,000 damages and
then discovering it from her strange acts and strangci
declarations he refused to the complaint or give
her COPY Off II Mrs. Smith should recover as now
seems probable such defence would be dangerous TO
the young cupris liberty. But after time IN all nke-
hood Mrs. Smith will get WELL refuse to make any ooms
plant and the young woman with her ready revolver
and fiery temper will be released Her next target IN
that case her former counsel thinks, would be Caashan
himself.
NEW OPERAS IN PREPARATION Rudolph Aronson has
oompleted the score OF opera bretto by some un
known person who conceas his identity, to be caed
CAPTAIN Kydd" 1t is Of the broad burlesque order'
The scene laid OF the tropical Islands, ana inc
choruses are half OF banshed Quakers and tner wives
aud daughters and half Of native cannioas Inc IRA"
ings for tho costumes show richness OF coiorns ana go
tesqueness OF design. combined with scantness try
operate. Colonel McCauIPs company VIII probably
nroduce IL during the winter Colonel McCau also In
negotiation with Max Maretzok for an original npreto
and opera American theme called Prince orions
or the Highland Lights" the OF which Is laid at tno
Highlands OF Naveslnk It'll musical comedy In tnreo
acts turning the msadventures Of Russian ffincs
travelling faeogttto in this country.
BRooKLYN's POLITICAL PRoBLEMs-There are soma
curious complications among the Democrats OF brooklyn
on local The party is divided there as here inc
irregars having organization and the regulars nav
ing no organ II the Mclaughlin crowd nominate one
of their own political ik for Mayor The Eagle VIII mol
support him. but will support Low the probable Repuo-
Lean candidate II the regular organization Is compened
to nominate independent whom The Eagle VIII support
the Mclaughlin crowd cannot be depended on TO support
him honestly This makes the situation there look very
several men as available not very confidently They
| name as likely to "fn the bill" Speaker Alfred Q.
Chaplin but he is supposed to represent the Coron
elevated railroad interest, he would antagonze the
street railway people; jeremiah F. Robinson put tno
Beeeher crowd would knife" him as they AID Franklin
Woodruff on account of his connection with Francis u.
| Moulton and Tilton; william Marshall, but the MO
| Iaughlin Raug would not trust him to divide tna
| loayes and fishes; Archibald NJ. Bliss but he was
BETRAYED in his district year ago. oharies
| f. Hayemoyer, the sugar rehner, Is adVoca'eo
by some because possessing the same general quanca
tions that Mayor Low on" strictly business prln
cipes. There is suspicious silence about x'Mayor
| povel whom Mclaughlin wants nominated ana VINO
want. 70 be nominated but whom The Eagle Will not sup
| port on any terms.
| A PROFITABLE CoSraAcr.--The contract between
Shook & Collier, OF the Union Square Theatre anu
| Mckee Rankin as their "lesding man." 10 replaoo
Charles Thorne calls for $500 for fortytwo weeks OF
| q
d" starriugD tours ever yielded Rankin for the SER
| vices both OF his wife and himself. His vile Is
no longer able to play, having become On invalid
and he would have had pay salary to leading woman
I'm her place Further than that, Rankin Is oulldlns
theatre OF his own and wishes TO remain IN Ne"-hAo
superyse IT, As Of Thorne MS appearance
will be watched with curiosity Some persons queston
vbether his and unn terrupted playing Oh
neeuliar mart will not unit him for the varied work al
will n. called upon TO do at the Union square IL re-
mans 10 be seen IL he has become incuraoy OacR
woodsman in all parts as Frank Mayo has from eontin'
ualIy playing Dapy Crockett Joaquin Miller VINO mas
horror and hatred Rankin whom he accuses OF appro
pratiug his Old 49," went TO see him play IT, anu
leaving the theatre in the middle OF the play said In
ve.ed eulogum of the actor, " Oh him, he can play
anything"
| Mr. BEEcuER AND HIS ESEMIEs.-ouly one speaker
at the Beechsr reception alluded to the ehet trouoe
the great preachers life; and he found no encouASe
ment from that audience. But IL is doubtful II single
mind I'm the assembage which honored Bsecher faeu
wonder what had become of his old opponents IN the
famous trial. They have dropped out OF mems recolec
tious almost completely. Yet some OF them nave an III
definite sort OF existence. Joseph H. hicharus' 'n'
brother OF Mrs. Tlton, who swore that ne nan suS
pected that his suspicious were aroused (or "oIuS
that effect drifted back TO New-Jersey ana compulsory
out of sight, G. O. Duncan. of Plymouth Churcn one VI
the first TO abandon his pastor is now suing TOT MS own
character Franklin Woodruff aud Jeremiah +. kooln
son. who with Francis d. Mculton, another witness
| against Mr. Beecher. formed the firm OF Woourun
Robinson, dissolved the partnership shorty sitei '
doube discovery that the firm had been carrying the
S. 600 which Moulton got from Beecher and paiu 10 mr.
and Mrs. Tllton and that irregularities In importaon'
had made the firm liable the Government Tor MY
tbonsaod dollar fine Mouton still lives In New'iOrA
the victim OF disease which he calls neuralgia Iton
lately sailed for Europe In London he may hnd MIS-
woodruff and Miss rennie O. Claim.
REscUNG HORSES FROM THE RAcEcoURsE'-0aiu
wellknown lover Of fast trotting stock yesterday
How the number OF Of fast horses VINO DO not
hermit them to be driven in races has increased since
Robert Bouuer set the example II seems the fashion
FOR all the msnytme mionnares to rescue the fastest
trotters from the dtsspated and destructive mo Oh ,ue
raoecourse and bring them up In temperate ways WHICH
are calculated to their time long as well as as !"
the land They are practically Berghs, In cer'aiH
sensS"
PUBLIC OPINION