Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-01-31
CITY AFFAIRS.

CONCERT OF THE HoHNsTocKs-The Introductory
concert OF these eminent performers is announced Tor
this evening at the Exchange Concert Room The hne
reputation they enjoy in the musical world will undoubt
eddy attract large audience to their first concert, and
the merit of the performances will cause their future
concerts to be well attended Miss ADELE HonNsTocK
has been declared by LszT the pianist to be the queen
of all living female performers the piano" She is
said TO combine artistic elegance, beauty and power, in
execution, rivaling indeed, Thalburg, List and Will
mers. She is twin sister to KARL HoHNsTocK, who
ranks in the musical world with the great masters Pa
ganni, Ole Bull, and Vieuxtemps Karl IIohnstock is
lepued TO be not only peerless performer the violin,
but composer of inertia musical prodigy in
oeed-fu OF genius and originality. The unbounded
success OF the Hofnstocks in the Northern and Eas-
Tern cites, independent OF the high testimonials they
adduce, leads us to the conclusion that the lovers OF
music In THIS city will tonight enjoy rare treat in the
performances at the Exchange Hotel
The fire Tuesday night though occurring beyond
the corporate limits OF the city, found by Franklin
Company, No. =, and what is still better was extin-
gushed by the members Of that energetic company
who ask us to return their thanks to Mr. ]. S. Alice
for his timely asssa in oanng horses to pull their
engine over the rugged road they were compelled to
traverse in reaching the fire. The fire occurred near
the residence of Mr.. Sharp, below Rockets.
SALE FOR THE BENEFIT OF DUvAL STREET CHURcH-
The ladies OF this Church exposing for sale
Broad street. between I'd and Sd Streets large variety
OF useful and fancy articles, together with endless
variety of those good things in the eaable line which the
ladies alone know how 10 prepare. We sincerely
trust their sale may be we'll patronsed The Church tor
which they thus labouring though yet its infancy
has already accomplished much good. But the con-
gregaton worshipping in Duval street Church is com
paratively SMALL and majority of the members not
stocked with this worlds goods; the ladies' have
therefore, been compelled resort to sale for the pur-
pose of raising funds to support the Church Shall they
not meet with support and encouragement from the Just
and generous?
STEALING PIANK-Another free negro, named David
Ham, yesterday brought before the Mayor charged
with stealing The watchmen detected him Tuesday
night the Of stealing plank from the lumber yard
OF l.. W. Glazebrook. Ham proving to be an old Of
ENTHUSIASTICALLY light tngered-the Mayor ordered
hun below Tor punishment
STEALING A BRIDLE.--A free negro named Henry
Scott, stole bride, worth about So, from the
livery stable of Mr.. VIM S. Wood Tuesday last and
sold it to man in the Old Market House shortly after
wards, Tor the sum OF SO cents. A white man being
concerned in tile sale and transfer OF the bdle he
recognised and appeared yesterday before the Mayor
He gave in his evidence amidst considerable trepdatop
stouty asseveratng that he did not purchase the bdle
&c The Mayor ordered the bride to be restored to its
owner, Mr.. Wood, and directed officer White to put
thirty nine brides OF another character upon the rogue
AN ORDERLY OFFENDER John Chisholm was found
by the Watchmen, Tuesday night, sitting in door
near the Columbian Hotel, Cary street, divested
OF the powers OF locomoton He was conveyed to the
Cage and locked up He stated yesterday before the
Mayors Court, that he had done nothing beyond drink
ing little too mueh-had created no disorder or inter
fered with any person. and had intention OF so do
ing-said he came to town Saturday-worked on the
Danvile Railroad, about IL miles above the city and
had come to Richmond for the purpose Of receiving his
money from the contractor for whom be worl,ed He