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The opera house was crowded last evening. About six hundred boys were packed into the upper gallery, and they were beyond doubt the most interested spectators. Judging from the exhibitions on the streets to-day, every newsboy and bootblack was in the gallery last night. The boys went into raptures over the achievements of the "Scouts of the Plain," and gave vent to their feelings in frequent stompings of their feet, whistles and cat calls. With open mouths and strained eyes these dirty faced youngsters noted every movement on the stage. The "play" is said to have been entirely rewritten, and to be wholly unlike the version presented here a year ago; our recollection of the former composition is not very vivid. Messrs. Buffalo Bill, Texas Jack and Wild Bill devoted two and a half hours to killing off the Indians. During the four acts three hundred Indians must have bit the dust. Some of these days the material will give out, and there will be no Indians left to exterminate. When that event occurs, these scouts of the plain will find good substitutes for red men in the police court rabble. The performance will be repeated this evening, and we advise those who ache to witness indifferent acting, hand to hand contests, and who are inclined to favor the introduction of new and novel situations on the stage, to see it. Wild Bill, the new attraction, is said to be the only member of the combination who is a real Indian fighter. Buffalo William and Texas John may be interested in reading the following extract from the Springfield Union:

"Buffalo Bill" may yet recover his lost gift from the Duke Alexis, as a pocketbook containing a valuable pin and a receipt for $100, given to W. Cody by J. Omohondru, was picked up by a little girl at Worcester Sunday, and handed to the police.