New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-24

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RAIN, Snow, HAIL ToRSADo AND WHAT THE WIND
saw ASD SAlD-Ytserday epiiOme Of The seasons
In the enoon ,lere early spring ran falling gent
y in temperature much like April During the afternoon
tie wind began to rise the rain partially ceased the clouds
broke away, and glimpse of the close of Miy was seen
for moment The wind however, tosk the western CIR
cult ard went up from s s w to W 5 w, bringing with
It chill and driving back the clouds that would Otherwise
hare gone down with the sun. 4 keen, cool ten-klot
br.eze followed bringing frs fury Of snow then rat
ding sion of hail Of mid winter pattern, and finally settled
into a furious Northwesora genuine tornado, shre&ing'
and lowing and roaring through the City with the fierce
eloe Of monsoon At fret the telegraph wreshose sen
sve nerves ofle brain Of the Nneteeth Centuy-besan
10 81 and moan, and prophesy the coming storm thea
troeioIs whed OF warning and dropped their dead
tie walls Ike the wings Of strong bird when the sus
tanning priors have been clipped away then avn
ines sweled and tuggcd, and broke from their
bans s6ytrng into long lashs to hurry onward the
wind driven pedestrian then sInoke jacks spun mady
around ard chuneypots came crashing 10 the pavement
tie liver urowed with waves small waves Insignificant
waycg but powerful wavesbacEed by the entire strength
Of FIVE oceans-ossrg thousandtun ships like so many
pahy corks-6s some poor weak mans act sustained
by the unanimo approval Of nation has heaved and
tossed to destruction fabrics of governmental arch
lecture Roughly and unkindly the wind smote down
" on rhc city Rejoicing from a victory in the eaaess for
esfs whore had overlhrown the tall pine and broken the
gre limbs tire oak il rushed upon the town In the
Fifth avenue all wos taut shutter loose, not window
oICn q door aar no, tree plant unsecured within
n.re revelry warD fires bright lights hot wine fair women,
happy men, nusc and rejoicing. The wind looked in,
shook the window msdly hut found entrlnce-Oniy
move toward the fire, another langud yiwn and fresh
glass OF wine marked hs importantly Then away he sped
The Five Points where shutters barred the glass and
no glass perfected the windows where doors are never
clos and lamps never lit where fires scar known
inc seen only inits baleul the
begea and the po,tu where there muscsaye curses
prayers blasphemy where carpets give place to
dirt sofas to broken boxes chairs bare floors stoves to
frlss hearths and comfort and luxury to want and des
pair He entered the wind and tossed the matted hair OF
the inebrae in the hall wiskd the rags from the begsar
girl Tie landing stripped the only blanket from the
mother and child the fifth floor, andrudey scattered the
loose straw that half covered the burglar and his paramour
in the corner How the fierce wind laughed it shreked
through tie CLASHES windows and 1ared the flame in the
r,d lamp of tie Rum seller below, saying to that
bloatCd hyena, gorged upon the Gyd flesh OF
widowed and beggared cl ldren "Lol have
your work your latest and bes work not
"your insidious and cringng vany in the Avenue but
your bartfacod oannba feast at the Points The rum
seller needed not The procession Of the doomed flowed in
at his door The night was raw and the wind KEEN
and all took something TO keep out the cold; AID
as the wind passed by be heard each mans money
drop into the cash box, and shrieked to himself Zone
more nail in that mans coffn-one moro blow for his
"wife-one less meal for his children And then the
wind went the and called up the big waves
and vresed with the tai ships and rolced exceedingly
in his omnpotent strength from the going down of the
even the rising thereof Pray Heaven poor emgran
and brave sailor that his wings have passed kindly over
you and that his troops of plumed have bowed gently
before that gallant bark fire. GIFTED with the untold wealth
of warm hearts and fond hopes
CoscyRTs-Lsst night performed OF Meropoli
tan Hall for the first time, magnificent composition of NJ
Julien called The Destruction Of Pompe where the sub
iec is dramatically treated for tho orchesi with all the
consummae skill of Instrumentation which belongs to the
author As far as music be descriptive it We
heard the old Greek hymn-he voluptuous dances-the
quasi thunder-he mountain lAborhe shreks of the vic
tims-fanoy assisting the This work written some
twenty years ago prophets Of orchestral effects which
have been repca ted by others
Tonight being Christmas Eve, will be given at Metro
politan Hall by julien and Company for the first time and
composed for the occasion, Fys Symphony, Santa
CaUs-beng description Of stern winter OF the merry
nlakiBgs OF juvenile Christmas Eve party of Santa
Claus in hs sleigh bringing gifts Of Christmas morning
with tie hymn, Hitler ye Faithful and Halleluah
Chorus SC, &c On this occasion ,he orchestra viii be
increased and the matohls performer Keng Bostesni
Willie Lavigue, Reich,r, &c, viii play Solos written
ereea for them in the Of the piece for the cornet
double bass, clarinet hauibOy, flute, and so forth.
Mrs EMMA r. Coz of Buffalo delivered lecture at the
Broadway Tabernacle las, evening. the legal inequalities
of the in this State with special reference to the pro
posed de monstraoD in Womans behalf Albany this win
The incenency Of the weather gave her rather thin
audience and she has appropriately consented deliver
second lecture She showed herself both capable and earn
est ard she should have fuller hearing
The Board OF Aldermen adopted resolutions last evening
increasing the salaries of the CLERKS Of Clinton Centre
TouI kus, Jerson and Essex Markets $3.50 per annum
the salary OF the Clerk Of Washington to $1,000 and that
of tie Deputy Crrk of the Market $3.50 also in
creesirg the pay Of the Crk of Franklin Market from 81
81 50 pr dsy The nominations by election Of three As
sssIi Engntsrs OF The Fire Department were conrned1
AID StE+evant gave notoe that he wond at the next meet.
rg cal upthe IMPORT and resolution to extend AbAnys-
from Gre nwieh st Broadway, for adoption Reports in
| favor of large number OF sewers adopted AID
Smith in the absence OF the opposing members called up
the resolution from the Bosrd OF Assistants in favor Of di