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BUFFALO BILL.

His Appearance at the Opera House on New Year's Night Filled the House-A Fine Show.

The whoop of the noble red man, nature's uncivilized son, was heard on the Opera House stage on New Year's night. The Buffalo Bill Combination held the boards. This was the renowned scout and hunter's fifth visit to Erie. Each time he has brought some new attraction. First he presented Wild Bill, then Texas Jack, then Kit Carson, Jr., then Capt. Jack Crawford, the poet scout of the Black Hills. This season he has in his troupe three copper skins, genuine Indian chiefs. Two of the group are Pawnees, the other is a Nez Perce. An old Erie soldier who served on the frontier met the red men and remembered seeing them around the forts in the guise of government scouts.

"Knight of the Plains. or Buffalo Bill's Best Trail," is the best drama that Mr. Cody has ever presented. It is sensational, but at the same time is not made up of blood and thunder. There is no useless waste of gunpowder. There is very little shooting. In the second act Bill exhibited his unrivalled skill as a marksman. His fancy shots elicited round after round of applause. Long before the rise of the curtain every available seat in the balcony and gallery was occupied and standing room was at a premium. The dress circle and parquet were also well filled. When Buffalo Bill made his entree he was uproariously greeted by the gallery gods. It was a splendid, a novel entertainment throughout, and well worthy the patronage of the public. The Indian camp scene and the war dance in the second act were well worth the price of admission. Mr. Cody was supported by a splendid company. Miss Lydia Denier, a handsome and talented young artiste, appeared as Rose Melton, the heroine of the play. Wild Nellie, the unfortunate woman who is cursed in loving Ralph Royston, the white outlaw, was admirably personated by Mrs. W. G. Jones, an actress of wide experience. The character of Moses Moloch (W. F. Carroll) and Judge Chincopin Shys-