Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-01-26
TELEGRAPHIC.
Rehearsals for the Passion
Play Complete.
The FIRST PERFORMANCE 70 Be
GIVEN FEB. 5.
Seven Hundred and Thirty-iour Persons to
be Engaged IN Producing it.
PLUMB ELECTED U. S. sENA-
TOR FOR KANSAS.
Selover's Suit Against Chat
fee Dismissed.


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NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-The rehesrsals for
the Passion Play are as complete as posi-
bic without the full accessories of stage
settings, The music and costumes are
ready, and the present intention is to give
the first public performance on Monday
evening, Feb. 5. The most of the scenery
is finished. The front Of the gallery,
wainscotting and trimmings are all in eb-
ony and gold, producing a somber effect.
From the front of the gallery spring out
seven branch candlesticks. In the ceiling
is a large central frame, filled with small
panes Of tinted glass, above which an cleo
trio light will burn, and the colors thus
produced will be the only relief to the pre-
vailing severity Of the hue. On the main
floor there will be $50 seats and in this
gallery 504. The numbers and divisions
of the persons engaged in the production
are as follows: Characters in the cast, 43;
Roman guards, 40; Jewish soldiers, 40;
Levites, 40; standard bearers, 6; harpists,
10; Persians, 10; men and women, 10;
Jewish mothers, 40; cherubs, 40; sopranos,
Il; contraltOs, is; tenors, q; ba%ritones, 10;
bassos, Is; Modes, 10 men and 10 women;
Egyptians, 10 men and 10 women: Assy-
rians, 10 men and 10 women; 9 priests;
9 leaders Of the multitude; 8 maids; 8
dancing girls and s camel drivers, water
carriers, beggars, cripples, donkey drivers
and vendors for the street traffic scene,
100; stage hands, 100; orchestra, 40. There
will thus be 1874 persons on or about the
stage lights, before the public and in the
| pDara firm NJ +ba Snapas Marsa savv ha
has been too busy in getting ready for the
production Of the play to hurry the ques-
ton about the license for the hall.
Tbe Milwaukee Disaster.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 24.-The action Of
Gen. Sharpe, Governor Of the Soldiers
Home, in not complying with the request
for aid at the Newhall House disaster, in
refusing to send a steamer, is to be made a
matter of official investigation. Congress-
mar Deuster is taking the necessary steps,
and is assisted by Senator Logan. Mrs.
Sylvester Becker wife OF the manager of
the Tom Thumb Company, died yesterday
from injuries sustained st the Newhall
fire. She had tried to escape on a rope
made of bed clothing, but lost her hold,
dislocating her left shoulder, breaking her
icIt tisAClhtllS uSl iSlt mp, lIaCllI-
ing her right leg and sustaining a num-
Der Of cuts over her body. She was Sc
years old. John Gilbert, the actor, is
improving slowly. He Ii able to sit up in
bed, but his mind is not yet recovered,
and he asks continually how he came to
be bruised. He is under the impression
that his wife is in Louisville visiting her
sister.
Gossip AbOut Geene.
NEW YoAK, Jan, 24.-The Stakeholder,
referring to the SIS 600 mortgage on
Keene's Newport property, says ii has
caused much gossip, but everybody on
Wal! street borrows money. Vanderbilt
has probably borrowed fifteen millions
during the past two months. We
are informed on good authority that Keene
and two associates have recently invested
81, $50, 900 in a single enterprise outside Of
Wall street. Added to that, the street
claims that he is now trading in $50, 900
shares OF stock.
Senators ~EIected-Suit Dismissed.
New YORK, Jan. 24.-Plumb was yester-
day elected United States Senator for Kan
sas, and Coke was chosen to represent
Texas in a like position.
In New York yesterday the Court dis-
missed the suit of Col. James NJ. Selover
against Senator jerome B. Chaffee, to re-
cover $3.50, 900.
President Arthur's brother denies the
story that the President is to marry Miss
West, daughter of the British Minister at
Washington.
si2,0 for a Broken Arm and
ANKLE.
CISCrNNATI, Jan. 24.-The jury in the
Common Pleas Court to-day awarded the
Rev. Pliny B. Morgan S12, 900 damages in
a suit against the College Hill Railroad. |
DR.. Morgan was thrown from a passenger
car which was run into by a loaded freight
car running wild down a steep grade.
His left arm wss broken, and his ankle so
badly injured as TO permanently disable
him.
Inalan Protests.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24,-Father Tomazin,
a Catholic prizes: and missionary among
the Chippewa Indians at Red Lake Reser-
walton, las reached here in company with
Little Thunder and Leading Feather, two
chiefs Of the tribe, to protect against the
pending bill introduced by Washburn Of
Minnesota to remove the O~hippewas to the
Wits Earth Reservation and open their
reservation TO sale and settlement.
Appointments.
New YORK, Jan. PA special cable
gram from Rome to the Catholic Review
announces that the Pope has appointed to
the vacant See OF Charleston, 4. O., and
in succession to Bishop Lynch, Monsignor
Northrup, and to the new See OF Grand
Rapids, Mich, as it's first Bishop, Monsig-
nor Richter.