Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-04
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Hon JANIS GrruEs, Secretary OF the Treas
TIE SCHOOL CHILDREN.

Of Juvenile couvocIon, witnessed Saturday morn
Ing, az the National Theatre. Arrangements had been
made to give the female pupils of the public schools an
opportunity hear Madam Souag sing, and Saturday
morning, at II o'clock was Fixed for the The
street, squares hrorged by the children long be.
the hour announced oropenng the doors had arrived
The door keepers and the officers engaged inside the
house. found it absolutely impossible to pass in the chill
dreu and find places for them rapidly they arrived
aud the sidewalk still crowded for at least two squares
II was finally announced that the house would hold
more and hundreds of anxious Juveniles were still, ou'-
side pressing for admission. this junc,urc the Com
mtce OF Arrangements determined bring the remainder
OF the children the stage, ard the back shift
eli for the purpose of afForiiug room. BY tli,
means considerable space made which i'm.
mcdA,cy filed up with the children But this could
no, accommodate all. There at least four thousand
juveniles present all oC whom arayed in their hol.
lay toE.vry The rear shifted far back
possible and the side wings drawn far Of thu
way As circumstances would allow. By this opporu-
riy given 10 all 10 be accommodated, and TO hear
Madame Sou'as
The scene oy this time was OF the mos; beautiful, and
tcro,ijuc description. The house literally packed from
the paTquetc The roof every point of sitting stand
iIg occupied, and the stage was crowded. II
he ewes older spectators gratEel by the unusual
scene their stunned with the noise made 10y the
spr.Hty audience. There probably short OF
uvc thousand Chltr'u present anu every one OF thcm
appeared TO be talking At once. The ONLY comparison
could imagine immense ayiary filed with chipping
canaries.
The appearance Of Alfred Jaen was he signal for
silence, aud the Youngsters preserved eNceien; oricr
while that gentleman performed air upon the pluo.
Madame = az hA- nov upon the stage. Sh.
Eas dre-sei % pink and -gr1 morning dress and
her bonnet. ,4, 4pnaTred much grained the seem,
before her an s,ug Home y-yt Home" in tourh..
style, aud 60 he iuhui;e l,-I OF the au!icuce At.
The .siy mad CONCLUDED little grl stepped forward az
aa,iri her bouquet she rewarded with kiss TO-
her trouble. TINS VA signal FOR perfect druge o.
bouquets aud hurricane Of petite shouts Madame va
actually GT'Veu om te stage by the pengs Of the ural
storm.
oiu sid BOB, performances Ci the Carnival OF Venice
c,u>ei much mirH among the urscenuuc auiieuce many
81 nu seemed p.4zrl % know whether they ought 90
'l-a oT not lie Aiso greeted wiki shower OF bou-
Glrt-
Maine S,1;ss sang ''wul.a Nile OF Eiinboro, and
'.gi. t-ru Size I've, AMI was greeted With ;IU SHARE
a' --- t--a,,- at.rr each song. Aver concluding the
l> 1z--rl = s1e sag lae .'sil l. FrADce, TO the
-eat o -rr He-srr-- plr-; the concert, hand
-a1r.y bound b-'s So vre--utel go the lady los Nj
smith Chairman q ihr Committee OF Arrangements
W. understand that sn- Ef OF of the schools
Tee ir'slrfr- AFFAIR - aIf1out single accident
B. roe g-tcos cement %; those having the
charge. house riupt"i wthoI; confusion. tn
uoprT tier '-- IT. c.sarst and soon down. Until the last
the Ge ighrI ci rru safely the street THIS
Coucrr', auir- incidents, Si! onG be rrrsd 10y
Who Vere ituonie eu'u- 70 he pr,seut-Phiia. Sun.
SriCirE.- We u, d.r-t,ui tina: man named Hale
iJru-ry from Amrrr-; comfy, committed suicide by
has E'ug .s,r Friday morning At the house of Mr Dav
Well go B-d'ufd. The deceased found on The
IL mentioned suspended 10y the neck and dead betrecr
the dwr.lug house and barn Of Mr. Wells IN whose
pluymcnt he ~ gagged WAGNER. We have heard
ur cause assigned for the melancholy dccd.-LV,cLJurg
FvgU"an Wv. !.
MURrrE "A cold bloolod murder, az 10 APPEAR was
committed last MONDAY IN Halifax county 10y ma. named
Walter II. Evsu-.-N.
Er-IGNrr.-1hc Petersburg Democrat Of 81 -. states
that o. Stafford Eq chief rEineer of the S1uih-d,
Toli has resigned hi' office. TIE resignation vii. take
eject the fret O'uext month December the Democrat
,an- that the pos. has rendered 20 Mr. H. Gordon
one OF the corps Of assistant engineers the road.
NAHlSE observation-disclosures Nov l-portions Of a
wreck supposed 10 be OF the Ajax we're seen ou
sunday night 50 miles from Cape cod. The Ajax TOW.
boat left Boston hafbor, with thirteen PERSONS or board
eight diys ago. -uppOsei that they have all persisted
the -chr. H. jenkins from Holmes Hole picket mp at
'e, boat containing the crew ofthc schr Edmund Adsms
oiPhiaIyphia from Port Richmond for Jersey CITY, which
bad sprung nerk aud been abandoned. The crew had
been in boat for two days Vnou: provisions and
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Nov. 2-wheai, white
= 3jal a.. red new 3Usl so. Flour Family $sts
90 do. Mountain 50. do. Lowland 49, Corn G5a75.
Oats 40ai5. Bacon ~ l2a!l
ALEXANDRIA MARKET, Nov e.--FIour-Thc mar
ket s steady and prices unchanged. Yesterday heard
ia, f ' 80 f'' oDN'''''
Grain-The supplies Of Wheat continue light. and tho
market H. FIRM Sasz Of red a. ls8.1ag cents. white u
,.,., G.r.,.r III. III - =, -, 80. 10
~ 1910 W ,"'.N "'" "''N," '"Iu TT ''A't 90
l'H"" p'f'D cerh bii- are worth iuail cents. RFe
S,yy ne IT, FlsseI i 'p2 coysre e .s orca
aud retailing a, g.. Timothy seed 3i,25 Corn Meal IN
Beef C.uIc-Nlrkst frmcr-suppics moderate We
Nape iafH7t u pCI 100 JOS gfy4. Live lUZs 60 15a
D. s"s'p s"ai.51
NORFOLK uApFrr s.....t...4. % a.. r..,..,
lsi'5g -n.ttaea Ham. NAV. 81. ins. Ips w-.tern
.'I T.i.i'f'I. 80.
.F'-"'r prr h1i'.I tisfI- yellow, e-a5r Nrsi. &c.
I..' l'f h' $500 rHp'rinrl ~ Family. 80 ffn
Il hrtf-f lfr gallon, o. tiH Hrt Holland, J. lUa
VIZ 'ni American, ei' whisky, 600 bb.sr dl.sr.
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utEEIED
,,n., ,..f.,.-. a, BE-. t..t., 49, -. ,....-
ty,,y y y, 800. - cumming Miss WARY D