Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-17
6snsraI Sntslligsnts.
Madame sontag and the Children. Madame

/ Madame S0ntag and the Chiidren.-Ma Madame
| Sontag in all the friumphs that have graced her
professional life, never had one more truly genu-
/ me- or applause in which more real feeling was
| displayed, than was offered TO her yesterday. We
! may also say that she had never a more enthusi.
astic audience. and rarely, perhaps, more aiten-
| tive one than that which filed the Institute Hall
| yesterday, on the occasion OF her concert To the
| children Of the public schools. From five 10 six
thousand children filed the spacious interior Of the
| hall, and, with their animated and interesting
countenances, presented one Of those scenes
which are as rare as they gratifying and
which, while they appeal TO all the genial feelings of
the heart and turn the mind away from the ndu-
rated aspect of every day life reveal those softer
and brighter features Of humanity which render us
better and wiser by their influence.
| The arrangements Of the committee, who had
/ charge ofthe concert, were admirably carried out
and, seconded by the efforts of the teachers, the
pupils of all the grammar schools in the city were
| comfortably seated in the hall before IL o'clock
| AT that hour Madame Sontsg made her appear
ance, and was escorted to the platform by Mr.
Vansant, and q numerous cortege Of gentlemen
| members of the city council, school commission
| ers, and others. As she passed up the hall
the children rose TO their feet, and greeted
| her with vociferous applause. The concert was
| opened with brilliant improvisation by Alfred
Jaell on the piano. which won the attention of the
| children, and prepared them for Madame Sontag's
entrance. Her appearance was greeted with an
| other outbreak of applause, which she gracefully
acknowledged; and as il ceased she NJ once COM
! menced beautiful Swiss song. Her young au-
diors listened most attentively and at its conclu-
sion rewarded her by the warmest plaudits and
| shower of bouquets. Little Paul Julien next APP
peared, and seemed at once TO engage the kind
| CARDS of the children. The brilliant notes and
| amusing variations Of the Carnival of Venice ex-
cited both their admiration and laughter. Their
long-continued applause at its conclusion brought
the little maestro back, and drew from him grace
| full acknowledgment of their courtesy.
Madame Sontag followed with "Home, Sweet
! Home" the familiar words and sweet notes Of
| which were listened 10 with unmingled pleasure.
| Renewed applause followed, and Madame s., in
compliance with the general desire, again came
| forward and sang some brilliant variations in that
style of perfect and artistic finish tor which she is
so celebrated The Bohemian Polka, spiritedly
played by Jaell, followed by the closing piece,
| the Emusic Lesson" duet by Madame Sontag and
Signor Rocco. The exquisite music and humor
of this piece was fully appreciated by the children,
and their delight and pleasure It proceeded was
| unmistakeable, and at its close the enthusiasm
| was unbounded. The room was darkened with
the waving of the boys caps, whilst they hurrahed
as only '.Young America" knows how to do. The
girls were less vociferous but not less earnest in
testyng their pleasure; and, to crafty them, the
latter part Of the duet was repeated with undmin-
| ished effect. Madame s. then took leave of the
children, and, whilst boquets fell thick and fast
around her, she gracefully waved them adieu.
Passing from the platform and down the centre Of
the hall, her youthful audience again rose TO greet
her, and a scene Of amusing and gratifying enthu-
siasm followed Cheer followed cheer whilst
| flowers OF every variety were flying through the
| air towards the accomplished songtress
Madame Sontag having retired, the children
| were quietly dismissed and in half an hour the
| hall was left to its usual solitude. During the
! progress of the concert, the girls attached to
the eastern female high school sang, with much
| sweetness and correctness, a song, which Madame
Sontag attentvely listened TO, and thanked the
girls for it at its close The occasion, with all its
i ,rn. fir hNthx he
children and TO the lady whose kindness originated
it, and who evidently entered with great cordially
into the enjoyment so strongly manifested by her
Observation-Disclosures american.
The Cattle Trade of Texas.-The Galveston
Ne.0s publishes the subjoined article, from which
| it will be that the trade in beefcattle between
that State and this city is one of considerable i'm
portance:
!" 1t is well known that the counties Of Liberty
and Jefferson, which lie northeast of this city, fur
| nish the New Orleans market with large quaint
| ties Of beef cattle, which for the most part
driven overland, in droves of from two hundred to
| two hundred and sixty. Although this business
has been carried on for years, we have not, until
| recently, had any idea of its extent gentleman
/ who resides at Beaumont, has endeavored to keep
a record of the number of droves which cross the
Neches river at that place, and he estimates the
| number crossed this season at about forty thou
sand head. These beeves sell in louisiana at SIT
| to SIS per head but taking the minimum figure,
and reducing the estimate to forty thousand head,
| and we have the sum of six hundred and eighty
| thousand dollars annual income to our stock
raisers. But this is not all Large quantities Of
| beeves have been shipped from Sabine Pass and
! also from Indianoa, to New Orleans. Numerous
herds Of stock cattle have been moved from the
| lower counties TO the upper ones. The prairie
country the Upper Trinity affords as fine range
for stock any portion of the State, and in few
| years there will be surplus beeves in that quarter
| We believe we are within bounds in predicting
that, with the advantage Of railroads, the cattle
trade will exceed in value whole cotton crop,
| notwithstanding the fact that our cotton products
| increase rapidly from year to year.
" The cattle have become of sufficient import
| ance to be interesting, being at this time next in
value to cotton, as source Of income to our peo-
pie. In fact, it is impossible to set limits TO the
almost boundess resources of our State in this
business The fact that stock-raising is the most
profitable occupation in which our citizens can en-
gage in requiring little labor and yielding its in
come in proportion TO the amount invested, in
duces numerous persons to adopt it. 1t is bust
| ness alike open to the man who has few hundred
dollars and the capitalist who can command thou
| sands"
Weather and Crops.--The Little Rock Ga
| 1efte, Of the 2Sth ult, says:
| On Monday and Tuesday nights of last week
fell the first frosts of the season at this place. They
were sufficiently severe TO nip all the tender herb
age. We presume it will be favorable to the open
/
| From information received from every quarter
| Of the State, we are induced to believe that the
crops, both Of corn and cotton, for this year, are
| unusually fine. The season, thus far, has been
very favorable for gathering all kinds OF crops.
| The Sonftsrn Snn, of the Cd inst, says the re-
cent frost and rain has almost destroyed one half
Of the colt on crop of Attala county, Miss.
| A letter TO the Concordia InteHigencsr, dated
Black river, LIST November, says:
| "During the month Of October rain fell here
| seven days, which is more than usual for that
month. Frost appeared on five mornings the first
| visible being on Tuesday the 25th, although some
| report boar frost on boards and roofs on the pre-
ceding morning Ice was in considerable
| quantities on the morning Of the 25th The mer-
| curry in the thermometer was down TO 80 degrees
on that day, and 81 on the 30th, being the lowest
| so far this fall
| Cotton picking goes very well, but the belief
OF short crop only assumes more the character
of certain knowledge as the season advances
| Very few will make average crops. The crop will
| all be housed by, or before Christmas.