The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-22

tation throughout the Union Her concert to moro.
evening will be brilliant affair. She will be assisted
by Mr. Strskosch and MIR Mayer, and the good folks
in Brooklyn will have fine opportunity Of hearing
some splendid music. Signor Anton Bar will pre-
side at the piano, and the will be such
ought to please the most fsstdious lover of music.
CAMpnELL's MINsTRELs will go ON with their ad-
mirable concerts during the coming week They
sspendd band Of singers and the very crowded CON
dtion Of their room every evening, shows how highly
they are appreciated by the public.
MELoDEor-Ths snug house is well managed,
and the concerts of Whites Ethiopian Meodists
excellent, that 1t is filled every evening by most
pectable audiences.
GENERAL TAsLoR's CAMpAIGs.-The magnificent
panorama Of General Taylors campaign in Mexico
was presented yesterday afternoon for the benefit OF
the Home or the Friendless.N The house crowd
ed in every part and the Is truly beautiful and
said by those who with General Taylor to be
curate. TO thoee who have desire to tbs beaut-
full landscapes of Mexico would say, visit the pano-
rama during the coming week, or the chance will DO
entirely lost as 1t will no longer be exhibited in the
city 1t 10 work Of great art and skill and will no
doubt prove to Messrs. Sherman and Tousey. as it
should, great source of profit The benevolence OF
these gentlemen Is manifest when benefit is given to
so laudable enterprise the Heme for the Friend
less and they deserve all praise for the magnificent
We would say to all who fond OF the line arts go
and this beautiful and graphic painting you
not but be delighted.
TABEnN,oLE-The Germania Musical Society will
give another of their nimtabls the Taber
nacle, on Tuesday evening next. Many Instrumental
bands have been heard this city but the best critics
unite in saying that the Germsna the sweetest and
most harmonious band that have appeared here.
Their agent Mr. Reich, is active, intelligent man,
and must therefore, be OF great usefulness to them
Mr.. MAURICE POWER son of the celebrated Irish
comedian who stood alone the greatest delneator
OF the Hibernian character, arrived in this city
Friday evening, and closed engagement yesterday,
with MIR. Hsmbin, to appear at the Park theatre,
Monday, the S0th instant In person, Mr.. Power Is
much like his father and the joyous twinkle Of
Af tsha A,.
NOR for which the talented Tyrone renowned.
We have not doubt that his career ia this country
lucky hit for the Park, and equally fortunate for Mr.
Power, for the boards of old Drury he will receive
welcome that will awaken the echoes of that building
Mr. DrsIkE IKYLHEIMEn.-This eminent artist, of
whose excellence violin have already spoken
will give his first concert Friday evening next, at
the Tabernacle He will be assisted by Mile valssca
Ketz cdnf0'yice hOnorare Of the Academy Of Berlin,
who will make her first appearance on that evening
Mr. Wilson, the celebrated Scottish illustrator OF
song and character has arrived at the Aston House.
He will commence his entertainments in few days.
Very few artists have rendered themselves unysr-
sally popular as this distinguished vocalist
The CONCERT PaILADELPHIA.-The concert
ass s was Splendid triumph densey crowded
house was perfectly delighted with the whole per-
formance The orchestra did better than NJ
Strakosch delighted every one, and his wonderful left
hand performance seered more wonderful than ever
The yocalists all did we'll. Trufa Patti Benedetti
ton. Madame Lsborde took the house by storm
Philadelphia Bulletin, Oci. 20.
Charles Dibdin Pitt, the Engli trasedian and his
lady, are in Boston.
Mr. Rice the delinsato- of negro pecuartes, is the
star Of attraction st Buffalo
John Wilson, the celebrated English aud Scotch
ballad singer arrived in the Niagara We understa nd
Mr. W. intends to make tour OF the States, and to
give series of his delightful ballad entertainments.
Wilson is of the old school English ballad gers,
and will be remembered with lively interest by those
who had an opportunity to hear him on his visit to
this country some nine since.
City Intelligence.
The WsATHER.-The weather, yesterday was more
pleas ant than the day previous. but nevertheless
quite cool The clouds floating in the air during
and the appearance of the clouds indie continue
ton Of the rain which was falling.
VINO WORCESTERSHIRE whig convention Of the
9th Congressional district Friday night dominated
Horace Greeley for the short term supply the place
of James Monroe, who declines to accept the nomi-
nation.
FACE Soil NoMInArIoS The Free Soil Con-
gresional Convention of the third district assembled
last night at the corner Of Lispen street and
Broadway On the first ballot Ruel Smith Esq was
declared the choice OF the convention.
| FIRE A FIRE broke out c Fri lay night in third
story chamber Of the houe No 4l2 Pearl street
pied by Mr. Webster, as boarding house, 1t was put
out, with trifiipg damage.
THx CoAL Business There Is no city ic the Un MON
where the demand for coal ia go great in New York
aud few places where the Prices are we'll sustained
neither Is there any other place where eighteen hu
dred pounds ton 1t is positively asserted that
some Of the coal dealers of this city purchase twenty
two hundred and fifty pounds to the ton. aud then
beside the pront which they should make sell from
seventeen hundred and fifty to eightsen hundred
pou nds to the ton 1t is not strange that new coal
city when out Of every thousa nd tons they purchase
they are enabled to sell twenty There should
be some attention paid to this matter the city of
| New York. there are mere than fifty thousand poor
families who, obliged to have coal and must yield
to this great reduction in weight is probable that
by the whole number Of poor families, there are not
less than two hundred thousand OF coal used an
pualy for which thousa Ids of dollars taken
from them when their necessities actually req ure all
they have. There should be some regulation by the
corporation in regard to this business and the
weight given. The coal dealers do other men ge.
morally; but The idea of selling coal four hundred
pounds below the proper weight, is something which
ought not and should not be tolerated. Will not the
corporation pass an ordinance, which would forfeit
the city ton Of coal sold below the proper weight
II such thing be done. there will be further COM
plant and every one would receive that for which he
paid That there ere those who do give full wei ,ht,
there is not doubt but the proportion is very sms
in comparison with the number of pers aged in
the business.
corner OF Stanton and Chryste streets into
the greatest excitement Tuesday morning last by
the appearance Of o mad which Escaped from q
slaughter house in Houston street A Mrs Bornesin
who was going from the grocery store at the
CHRISTIE ana stanton streets, and who hal red
shawl was set upon bw the OK, aud just shs
terDg the store to escape danger, knocked down
and slightly injured by the horn of the animal. 1t
then up the Second avenue, and tackled mother
lady. goring her most fsarfully, from the effects of
which she is reported to have died on Friday night
1t was caught, and has since been slaughtered
Butchers cannot be too careful in having their cattle
so well secured as to preclude the possibility cape
LOOK or FOR THE BEAvx.-House. keepers cannot
be too careful and strict in forbidding young uae to
visit their female servants many robbsries
Gently been committed through that means With
many thieves this plan ofg png to no has
become regular business and they prevail upon the
servants TO assist them their design which result in
the loss to the family of every Thing valuable left in
the Of the servants.
boarded The steamer Bsy state ut Newport on Thurs
day, with a view to come to New York He tod the
captain he had walked from New Bedford, and wa
destitute Of the means to pay his passage Whereupon
the captain kindly consented to give him his passage
to the city No further notice taken Of him par
ticularly, unit, the boat of Frogs Point At
thh. time be aaid