The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-18

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witch included judges, lawyers, doctors,
journalists, etc., aud those who saw it say
it was quite harmless and somewhat dull.
AL the impersonations, except those of
the "Virgln,' by an intelligent young
Jewess, and of "Salome," by young wo-
man who went through the dance scene
with a good desl of spirit, we're rather anna.
flourish and vapid. The groupings and
miscellaneous gatherings were interesting.
and showed that the company had been
pretty we'll drilled, but the acting amounted
to very little. As to the text, it struck
most of those present as decidedly stilted and
ponderous, but Mr.. Morse considers it
remarkably fine. The crucihxion scene
is not given, but il is suggested by an i'm
pressive tablesux, which impsrts ssensstion
of solemnity and awe. have not We.
heard that anyone who witnessed the repre-
sentation regarded it as blssphemous or
sscrilegious in the smallest degree. If the
''Savior" were not brought upon the scene,
il probably would not offend even the most
reverential. Mr.. Morse was very angry
when the injunction prevented a second
performance. He knew nothing about it
till the curtain was sbou. to be raised. 1t
was obtained by the Socity for Reforming
Juvenile Delinquents, on the ground that
the house was not licensed. This is the SC
ciety that picks up $4,000 year out Of
theatrical licenses. The question Of the
Mayors right to refuse Mr.. Morse license
will be in the Court of Appeals in couple
of weeks, or lese, aud Morse is confident
that it will be decided in his favor. But
there is the chorus clamoring for money, in
the meantime, and no cash in the treasury.
The girls say it is shame, and real mean,
and ON O1fra and fhiprro
and some of the men talk about taking it
out of his hide" which is not a scriptursl
phrase at all; and to cap the painful climax,
Mr.. Morse himself feels that he lie q victim
of the mos. intollerable persecution heard
OF since the glorious nineteenth century
opened Its eyes.
BoTHERING BARNUM.
The great and benefcent Barnum never
comes TO New York but some prevention
society is after him. 1t is the S. p. @. A.
or the 5 2. Q. O., or some other association
Tor minding our own neighbours business,
and between them they bother the great
Snowman till he gets mad and sends them
TO the right about. The S. z. Q. e brought
him into q police court the other day to an.
swer to the outraged law for allowing some
children, known as the Elliott Family, to
60 through bicycle performance In his
show. 1t was dreadful thing TO do, the
society said, and it must be stopped right
off. But when the case came on Barnum
put some well-known doctors on the stand
| and had them testify that the bicycle exer-
else Was an excellent thing for the children;
that it developed th ir muscles and made
them strong; and thst if all the children in
New York had the same kind of exercise
there would not be half as much business
for the drug stores. SO the Judge decided
against the society, the people in the court
room applauded, and Barnum walked up to
the society representative, which his name
lie Jenkins, and made him a plump offer of
500 week to 60 on exhibition in The
Greatest Show on Earth" nc the man who
wanted to prevent children from making
an honest living. Jenkins did not accept,
though the S. P. G. g. does not pay him
| one-fourth as much IS Barnum offered
Some men are never ready to jump at q
good chance when it comes, which accounts
tor so many winding up in the poor house
There IS good deal Of bumbug about tie
prevention societies after all. No one de-
MES that some Of them occasionally do very
good work, but men who 60 into the proven
ten business are likely TO fancy that they
were created TO regulate human affairs in
general and they sometimes become q
nuisance in consequence. Bergh, of the S.
z. G. A, and Jenkins, of the 5. 7. @. g.,
certainly make themselves officious in q
provoking way very often, and elicit miscel-
lsneous remarks which are not by any means
complimentary. Both seem to have a spite
against Barnum, probably because he comes
out ahead every tine they tackle him. But
/ really think Jenkins made a mistake in
refusing that offer of 5000 week, with q
chance to ride on an elephant and play with
the monkeys thrown in.
SUICIDE AND THE LAW.
The new law against suicide seems to be
rs dead as any of the persons who have
successfully broken it. Felo de Sc is just
as frequent in New York now az before the
law was heard of. L.w is a mighty queer
thing, anyway. The man who successfully
breaks the anti-suicide law by actually max
ing away with himself is not interfered
with by the law at all, but the fellow who
merely attempts to break il and fails is
yanked of to a police court and sent up
for month or two, unless some fve-dollar
lawyer makes out thst he is insane, in which
case the judge gays tits al right. Just now
the suicide mania seems to be pretty strong.
Day before yesterday there were two sui
cides which attracted q good deal of atten-
ton. Nathan s. Morse, the business man
sger of the Daily News, was the victim in
one case, and George w. Davids, a part
ner in the firm of Thsddeus Davids
Il Co., the ink manufacturers In the
other. Mr.. Morse put an end to
his life in the Daily News Office,
using pistol for the purpose, and Mr.. Ds-
vids selected hotel as his place of depart
ure from the world, and laudanum as the
means. Business worry and losses by spec.
ulation were the primary causes in both
cases by breaking up the nervous system.
The suicide of Mr. Morse caused quite a
shock in Printing House Square, where he
was well known. He had been connected
with the Daily News about fifteen years,
and had made some money, which dissp-
peared in Wall street, aud his position in
the firm became precarious on that account.
Il is hardly worth while TO count up all the
suicides that have taken place since the
anti-euicide law went into effect as part OF
the criminal CODE" but they certainly have
been just as numerous during that time as
they were In the came time before.
BRINKERHoFFs MONEY.
One of the queeTest ofthe many queer cases
which ge. into New York courts has just
been disposed of by jury. When Corne-
lius Brinkerhof married Sarah Perry,
twenty six years ago, he was worth $780,