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New-York tribune., 1885-01-04
prSTOpI ASLADY MACBETH.

If II he correct to represent Shakespeares
tragedy OF Macbeth" as partly meiouraina anu
nartly pantomime then the performance oil IL ina.
even in the .ar Theatre on Friday night by Nine,
pistori and her associates, was correct e"u
excellent performance. This view OF the supect, NOW
aver has not generally taken by students OF SNAKES
49,. NOR is Il likely that Nine. Rsto1 famous
and formidable as she is as an ac'css' o"
cause IL TO be very generally acceptou' Ho' iN'
personation of Lady Macbeth converts that ehSro'e'
into bloody minded vrago without hear'' w'ho", se
s,huitv without inspiration without anything OF tne
an ,,bo unouestiopably exists in Shakespeare's
mage That her manner is large, sumpuous ana enec-
tive goes without saying but she certainly mas
unused every subtlety In the character OF Lazy 1oo-
b,th After reading kdcbehs letter FOR example she
throws il ont at the door The fanng-whch shouu DC
Tod Mocbeh,s natural and involuntary recognition of
nor husbands new and unexpected crime the slaughter
of the servants-is done as suberuge ana aftihce'
Che Ais nm each situation with signs and facial grmaces
and motions of mystery and violence acting In DUMB
show the necessity OF silence and secrecy, ana the
manner of assassination. 1t is sort OF Lucreta
Rorgia an adept crime that she emoodies; ana TINS
is distinctly not the woman whom Shaxespespe axes r. aS
drawn as suddenly precipitating herself INTO crime anu
subsequently cyng Of suiciGe ocsasoned & 6y ner
Nine. Ristori was never aan al h"'y Her ner
formance in English follows the same lines
her IN her own canmn and
OF the views previously stated Is unnecessary Me
aways presents technical beauties but these are in
adeanae to subsanate the validity of her portrayal OF
Trd,, Maebefh Even her speaking OF the Eng
lsh language becomes painful when . e sne
strives TO utter the blank verse of Shakespeare Ana
when goes hence Z" spoken by Mime. KlSton
tacomes And when-a goes hens. But there Is no I'M
DnIse Ia dwell further upon this subject The
~ Naebe was sreprescntedn III every particular py DIT
Idmnnd yearle An ambitious and welintended per
no doubt but incorrect In the text anc remote
from The sprt OF the author The only good acting OF
the night was done by Mr. John Lane, as
Wacd,aG who had a special enthusiastic and deserved
rccal The care with which the subsidiary business a.
done may he inferred from the fact that the fHs bh
was actet by yonng gentleman Will u musVae"o'
Macbeth will not be repeated
New-York tribune., 1885-01-04
GEORGE c. BENNETT.

George G. Bennett, ex- Commissioner OF City
Works OF Brooklyn died yesterday, from Brghts disease
at his home No 10 Magnola-st. Mr.. Bennett was sixty
years old He had been long known as one OF the
most active Republicans OF Brooklyn and for long time
member OF the Republican General Committee OF
Kings County. He n native OF London and came To
this country when years Old his parents settling In
what was then the village Of Williamsburg Helearned the
trade of printer and set type magazine for several
years until In lsi7 he started small sheet called me
williamsburg Morning Post which ran only few
months. Not discouraged by his failure. Mr. Benhett
with Aaron smith, founded The Williamsburg Iimes IN
the following year and by perseverance ana go2d
management they made their new daily u success IN
1855 when Williamsburg consolidated Win BROOK
Ism the name Of tho papcr changed to The brooklyn
lines In 1871 Mr.. Bennett elected to the Assem-
bly, and he was reelected In 1873 With his entry
into political life he able 10 devote less
time 10 his newspaper and In 1870 he sold ont MS
Interest In The TimoS the present Editor ana pro
prietor Bernard Peters. In 1877 Mayor schroeder az
pointed Mr. Bennett "a Commissioner OF city works. lie
held the office eighteen months. ,
At the time of his death Mr.. Bennett was the president
Eyergrcens Cemetery. vce-prosident of the Kings
County Savings Bank and director In the Grand street
and Newtown Railroad Company; and before dss2lu,
on Of the Franklin Avenue Railroad Company he had
been "A director In that corporation. He leaves wlie
and seven grown children. He will be buried In Ever
green's
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any paper. though he might be very glad to sell.
-EdI
SNOW IN THE NORTH WEST.
CATTLE AND SHEEP ON THE RANGES.
STARVATION AMONG MONTANA sToCK-MiNNE
sofa AND IOWA CATTLE SUFFER MOST.
LEY TELEGRAPH TO ruR raIDUNxl

STARVATION AMONG MONTANA 6TOCK-MiNNE-
sofa AND IOWA CATTLE SUFFER MOST.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO rnR raIBUNgl
CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-The reports from the
cattle ranges continue excite great interest Advces
from northern Montana generally indicate bad copd
ton of affairs. correspondent at Miles City tcegrapbs
that the unusually cold weather OF the last two weeks
and the deep which have covered the grass on the
ranges have proven generally fatal to cattle, especially
to pilgrims brought into the territory late last sum-
mer II is estimated that 2l 1000 pilgrims were brought
into and northern Montana for fatening pur-
poses last OF these I25OOO driven in from
the South and known Texans, though many OF
them from Colorado and Nebraska. Most OF those
reaching the before July not worn down by
hard journeys nevertheless 1t is expected that large
percentage Of them will die The principal sufferers are
Minnesota and Iowa cattle. or these the Northern
Pacific took into Montana last season. $4,000. or this
number about 6OOOO before July and getting
along well could be expected under the circun-
stances The other 10000 said to be In ptiable
condition. Fully so per cent OF them have not the
slightest chance for life, and of the rest probably 80
per cent already dead. Near the Missouri west OF
the Rocky Mountains and also In northern Idaho, the
Is said TO be from five to six feet deep The cattle
coming In from the praries driven by the proracted
blizzard which Ia sweeping them Near BOLeman,
in Madison Beaver Heal and Gllatin Counties the
Ofaars exists and the suffering has also extended
to the sheep well ~ TO the cattle Another cores
pondent declares that the condition OF aueirs has been
somewhat exaggerated, and that the warm ChenooR
Winds which appear I'm January will mako good grazing
possible Governor John j. Gosper, OF Arizona, says
that I'm Arizona no damage has been done by the cold
have lnierfered with the herds. The adyices from
Wyoming are still encouraging.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-04
HELD FOR TIE MURDER or DAVID SCOTT.

Joseph and Patrick White, the brothers ac-
cusod of numbering David Scott, who died on Friday IN
the Onehundrcd and.twenty- -sixth-st Police stauoh'
were held In the Harlem Police Court yesterday ffeu
e,ick saats who lives at One ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
At and Tentayc, with Scott and witnessed the as
saults which resulted In his DEATH but did little TO aia
his friend and finally went home leaving scott on '
sidewalk His affidavit states that the Whites nrst NM
Scott Ninthave. near One hundreeanntwc n'n
At and struck him at least twenty-five tines ha3
him dOyn four times, and AT time drove MS nca
through the show window Of store Tho witness say
he separated the murdcrers from their victim then a
took him as far Lawronces. where tiey reheWou
ATTACK Knocking Scott down repeatedly stopping o,I
When he coud no longer rise from the walk Joseph
still beat the PROSTATE and Patrick stood VIII ,hs
foot raised over scotts head meditating eydcnt VIA
adysability OF stamping IN his face for nc saiu at
kick Won III wanted to, but won't This was npos ~
The last that S,aats knew OF the affair until he heard o
SCOTS death a, ,.. AGAINST
The brothers evidently had an old grudge agans'
Scott for stats says that Josephs nr.t wor"S oi
You tried To put me IN hole once ana now lao SO
vou Then he struck scott and Patrick ut once came W
Ills brothers assistance Scott served rs election mn a
shaj and II is sSpOscd that Jossphs romaik apph" "
Synic action Of his while holding that posiuoh
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OBITUARY..
WILLIAM O'BRIEN

In the death of william O'Bnen senior member Of
the banking firm Of William e. John O'Bren Wall
Street loses of its oldest and best known figures
lie died Friday night at his house, No. 10 Madison
Square. The family OF which he was the head has
been prominent business circles for sixty years
sixty years ago William O'Bnen, the father, was
almost well known in circles that hourshed the
ground now occupied by Wall Street rs his sons are
to-day. lie was insurance adJuster. and was con-
sidered the highest authority in the city on matters
connected with that business. No lrishinan OF note
thought OF passing through New-fork without calling
at Mr.. O'Bren's house in Broome-st., where he held
receptions once twice week He is remembered by
the few who survive him as a man possessed of
unusually fine conversational powers and an extremely
social nature He lett eleven children, four OF them
sons Of the eleven only three married.
The oldest, William OBrien, entered the Mechanics
Bank fifty years ago and filled the position of clerk.
teller aud assistant cashier. His brother John. occu
1912 the five brothers. William, John. Robert, Charles
and Joseph began business their own account.
Charles OBren died IN ls5o. Robert and Joseph
banking house. Robert retired from business several
years ago. 'On the street" the members OF the old
rm are known and always spoken ol as William and
John O'Bnen."
From boyhood they have been nseparable Twenty
five years ago they took up their residence at No. 10
Madison Square, and have never removed from it.
Neither of the two brothers married Neither of them
belonged to any societies clubs. Our house is our
club" said John Oi,rien, when asked to become
member of club and his brothers answer was always
the same. The firm did large business, particularly
among Roman Catholics nough their clients by no
means belonged exclusively TO that faith. Among his
large circle of friends and acquantances, William
O'Brien was known man OF good Judgment
undoubted business ability, strict honesty In fact
model business man. He was also esteemed for many
admirable traits of more social character. lie was
chosen friend of Cardinal McCloskey, and on the
presentation Of the Bereta to the latter held re-
cepton in conjunction with his brother john in honor
of the Cardinal lie was & member Of OF st. AIMS
Church. bu: like his brother John owned seats IN
number OF other churches He will be buried IN
Calvary Cemetery on Monday, the funeral being at
ST. AIMS Church. His funeral will be held on the
seventy second anniversary of hi' birth.
lie was born in Dey-st Years ago the Office of the
firm wasl used by writers of money articles for the
daily press a headquarters The firm was In the
habit of gathering all the of the Street and there
still remain few writers who obtained all their
financial information from the firm of William d John
o. 'Brcu
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tween the two streets named, but west OF @
,s6 5 100, was nearly double the cost ~ the bidngs
projected In that district in 1888 and fully douue una,
Of 1892. For the last three years the % sacs ' For
at the Exchange Sales-rOom were: oon
1884. S2s i52390 for 1888. s23,5o3'oi" ior 1907
Among the private sales reportcda ,as, las,
week were the transfer OF No. % SOC 6nn
Eightieth-s by Edward Fitzpatrick for a3ou, Sop@Uvv @
r. NJ Freeman sold thrco lots In one hrndreu ,try
ty-ninhst. between Seventh and Eighth ayeS a. as
Muhker and j. j. +. Pluger for So20V eac. 10 ran.
Emo bought the plot at the southeast corner Oh 'ho ~
levard and Seventy iyeighth-st for $iO,oOo Ar, .,oo1
Great complaint has been made 10y some oi wy si,,v
holders in the new Real Estate Exchange ~ 70 s VIZ Grst
progress In the building. The opening. when & VIE I'd
promised in the report for February L. Is now ~
be further deferred uutil tle ,n nuuv oeat ,,,ed
march, Tho building contracts let May 80 ,,I'or
clauses that the work should be completed py PNs~s
l. The last iron work was only delivered Dy hrc
Cheney q Hewlett In the week Of the OLD year. NO
months after the date specified This mas uei&soJ & vet
progress of the binding. The most lmpOrl;, 49, ~
10 be completed the construction OF the eie'aDi''
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Auaoces Of marriages must be iadorsed oia faH name
and addyess
DIED.


coy-pecember 30 1894. Thomas C. Cox; ,
Funeral on MONDAY January B lse at ~ Geock M from
Tirs. Presbyterian Chnrch trontS'' riaihheu' 49,
Friend, aud relatives are Invited. ,.,,,., ~
Carriages meet $50 train from New-horS' =.
Charles a. kellogg No. 1874 warren.st, Brooklyn MIS-
,1, annaa ycns u, on Monday D. m at Fairfield Cnn
coNEIING- thursday, Of pneumonia Georse IL. conS'
pnayss and friends invited to attend the funeral az ms
@ rssencs i5 West l1sh.st. Monday at ii O'CLOCK
II ia lindly requested that no flowers ne sent
GUIGNoN-In BROOKLYN on satrraayi anr ,star T ~
Nomes OF funeral hereafter.
FIR ends will kindly omit nowers' .,,s
~ ,upToN-On Thursiay. January |, Annie NJ opy che
Of Maria r. and the late John Hampton Ia the is'a ya' "
rnnera services at residence of her n
Christian Metzgar No. 1913 Last Gis|st, Oh Suh"a'' "
Interment private. ,,u..,
snaay ySs ss' ss
Restyes and ens invited TO attend the funeral 81 Iom n
ssr ate residence S5 Cumberlandst, Brookyn ON sun
day January T. at o'clock. ,..u
mEson saturday January s. Fredrcka e. wife Of T.
W r. Hughes and eldest daughter oil 'eorso 'oe-
nm rri,av January O. Mary B. Magic. In the 18th
% Isnmary at M from the residence Oh
Gsorss Seaader 81 sSyTs AZ Mllc%a oslosi M
pNbn Friday night January &C his residence NO
~ alison Square Norih William oI'rien Of the nrm OF
William aaasncss Jonn are respectfully attend
Tho funeral services at ST. Anns Church East iz'n VI"
SMondaS morning 5th inst, at 10 O'CLOCK
pApsONs-on Friday, January Clement s. Psrsons asea
as rssenee SO Brooklyn Monday January
ss,aST e s'S'Ssa rsausssd led that no flowers be
tic L. L. Maria eldest daughter q the iats wins" III " ~
caroline EoSsr5 .r.s y snc pssS sas HsssSs iiso
r Monday January s.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-04
GOTTLIEB ROsENBLATT.

Cottleb Rosenblatt died yesterday of pneu-
nonIa at his house. No IS East seventy-seconds' He
was September 7. 1918. In Frensdorf' bavaria
and came 90 America In 1910 After doing business In
Msls.ippi for five years be came to w-York CITY,
where he married and opened retail millinery store In
Grandst, which aficrward developed into a whole
sale business. He retired from IL In 1862
and became special partner OF Dreyfus
Kohn 4 Co., silk and velvet Importers. He
was director OF the Merchants and Traders Fire insur
ance Company. ard of the oldest members Of the
Dcuts he iicsell-chat lie was also member OF the
Temple Emnnu- II congregation and liberal gtver To all
Jewish charities. He was well known for having start
ed large number OF young men In business In various
cities. o.
lie leaves a wife. Ave daughters and three sons one
Of the Il I'm business at Rochester. The funeral VIII
tate nac. in the house tomorrow at $50 The
burial will be AT Salem Fields In Cypress Hills Cemetery
New-York tribune., 1885-01-04
THE PUBLIC BALL SEASON.

The hall season will open on Tuesday even
. ,,h the twenty annual Charity BAH, the pro
need, OF which will be given to the Nursery and Chds
HOSPITAL 1t will take place at the Metropolitan opera
House. and will probably be attended by over
3 600 people, the number OF tickets
bcen sold so far this year had been disposed OF
two days before the ball last year. Mrs. Algernon s.
Sullivan the president OF the ladies' committee says
that ample arrangements will be made Tor the comfort
NJ the guests The two assembly rooms facing on
Tbir:yninth-st. will be fitted up for parlors and
decorated with plants Supper will be served in the
,arc. assembly room. and besides there will
bs a refreshment room, where ices, bouillon
chocolate ETC., will Dc served. Two
orchestras will furnish the music -Berns,eins for
chairs Than usual be placed the floor for the bene
nt Of dsnseTs and an er extra Tav,sea aIeS'ng T5s
er 10 'nI ske place at 10 oeock the ladies' on the
Committee and their escorts entering the main doors
fonsdS are Mrs. William H. Nelson Cornelius Du Bots
Lloyd Aspinwall, Robert B. Mintnrn, Mrs r. H. l.
aoSdsrd. Mrs. Edward Cooper Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt
Mrs Matthews, Mayor Grace, Mrs John Collins Mrs
Harrott Mrs John Flsslsr and Il Lester st. waaca The
opening viii be s By Ne ana
Brooks, Mrs. r. II. L. Townsend and Mr. Cooper Mrs.
William Kingsland and Mr. Du Bois.
The fifth annual ball and entertainment OF "The
Growlers' the quantity named organization Of which
Colonel r. A. Merriman CoDgressmaneec is the chief.
will be given in the Lexington Avenue Opera House, on
Friday. January9.
"IAmitie Is French benevolent organization in this
city with about hundred mebers chiefly cooks and
walters II pays 81 per week TO members disabled by
sickpess and is in Hourisbing condition. Its annual
masked balls are lively and attractive This year
sI,Amite" summons its friends TO the Academy OF
Music. on January l2 and promises them varied and
extensive list Of attractions.
The popular and highly esteemed Palestine Com
mandery, No. 1s Knights Templar. will give their
enth annual reception and ball in the Metropolitan
Opera House Tuesday January 13. Bernstein and
Gilmore will supply the music. Novel features IN
marches and drills Will be introduced.
The twentieth annual ball Of that representative
French society. the Cercle Franeais de rHarmonie,
which will take place on January ID, VIII be On more
elaborate scale than in previous years The Academy
Irving and Nilsson Halls will be filled with carnival
scenes in which the will include the most gro
tesane and characters of history the stage
and fairyland Two large orchestras and q military
band wifi provide the dancing and promenade music
while many fancifi and novel features OF decoration
will be added In the three buildings.
Many famous military organizations in other cities
will be represented at the Old Guard ball In the Metro
politan Opera House, on January 22.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-04
WY DID MIR. DAVIS KILL BIMSELFf

George ID. Davis, age forty -four, occupied q
nat ut No ABA West sxtyhrstst His wife went out to
call friends at III yesterday. leaving Mr..
Davis alone in tho apartments When she
returned at o'clock she found her hus-
band the bed with bulethole
In his right temple Coroner Martin was sent for aud be
decided that Mr. Davis had committed sucide about
O'Clock The said the shot caused in
slant death No assigned for the act but Mr.
Davis had been In poor health for time and bad
been despondent A. times he Is said 10 have talked In
manner that would indicate that he was Eot right
IN his mind, but ono thought that he
contemplated committing suicide
Mr. Davis was born in this city and had lived for many
Eear IN tho ward where he died In the days Of the old
tolanteeH51se Department he with engine, and
New-York tribune., 1885-01-04
AN ICE DAM In THE SUSQUEHANNA.
fry TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl

WMKEsBARRE, Jan. 3.-The ice in the Sus-
quehanna River broke up Thursday night, and the
river began rise rapidly. 1t ovcrowed the Hats
on the west side and shut off all communication with
Kingston. Yesterday the ice gorged and the water
backed up rising to about twentythree feet above low
water mark The flats under six feet Of water and
the few farmers living there have had to out and
have taken their live stock TO Kingston. The lee gorge
extends from Just above Plymouth TO three miles above
city, aud Is firm There has been little damage done
vet but If the gorge does not break further rise Is
feared
New-York tribune., 1885-01-04
TIE RELIGIOUS OUTLOOK"
tn IN, Edttor or The Tribune.

To the Edttor or The Trtoune.
SIR: In an article headed The Religious
Outlook" in THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF Decemper 81,
you sneak OF what been done by religious bodies o
various denominations. but most carefully or careessy
forget TO mention two whose numbers alone warrant
them place In the list -Untarans ana uniVersals's'
Since when have we lost right to Christian fellow
.bin I'm vour estimation There never one who
stood higher IN the City NewYork that To Gs' Dr.
Bellows either as philanthropist clergyman orgcn-
tleman. Where you find one from whose Ups 'rulh
fell In more persuasive eloqucnco than from the 'e H.
n Chap's Who In New England does more for huna'
fly than tho Rev. Edward f. Hale, with tongue ana
purse and pen Was not our own Horace Greeley u
Uniyersalistt Are not some OF the best minds. the
largest hearts the most liberal hands found In all those
churches belonging to the united classes fou ougnr
either TO name sect name all VINO hohor the s'os
by wclordered lives and the faithfui ooSe'"hce Vi
You must from the very nature OF things nave
thousands Of patrons In these Two & vs t mn
hold he principles you contend for, The greatest goOd
of the greatest number" on course tsr m M are nc,omna
tlons are with you north OF Dlxons line IL may seem
strange TO ask why this onlissoh on oeerea,
but OF many thousands she wou m pcnw ~ n1"
O1Jord Jan, !, 1885.
(The denominations named might, of course, lave
been properly referred 10 in the article In question:
aud in any article undertaking to be exhaust
would necessarily have been included. But TIE
idea that TuE TRIBUNE must either name all Z
none is a curious error. In referring to the great
statesmen of the period before the war; are we Ior
hidden to mention Webster. Clay ana Caihouh pc-
cause we do not include half dozen otbersf Is 1t
forbidden to speak Of Washington and Adams ui-
less we also include every other Revolutionary
Ieaderf Our fair correspondent should cultivate
that Christian grace which thinketh no evil.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-04

TRIBUNE OFFICE. Jan. Al a m.-The centre OF the
area Of high atmospheric which attended the
recent cold moved OF into the Atlantic yesterday
forenoon the barometer rising until nearly noon and
then falling Fair or clear weather prevailed until to-
ward midnight The temperature ranged between ~
and oio the average u7is being 7o lower than on the
sponding day last year and ~ lower than on Fri
day.
Warmer cloudy weather aud perhaps rain, may De ex-
pccted to- day In this city and vicinity.