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1ar az. send reply to Mr.. @. S. w*+****'s
r. y, Missouri STREET, April II, 1854.
80 AZ. 0"*, Esq, SIR MaiameoiseIIe
lamar having heard that Mons. B***x j. the
Ma OF very fine trotting horse, and fearing
NAL mecent accident to her own favorite ami
bra,ed Sott sevent her appearing in her ceIe
Hippodromssh hand act at the opening of the
| for making the the ant hority N: Franconi
her his horse on fRRest of NJ. B**** to lend
will esteem it persoXSs.a Aston feiSrrea to, and
the request. savor II he will grant
Ts,1r" AsHIseTos, A1,;l15 1881
10 me Editor ofthe Sentinel: 10 ~ 1924:
embarked in most expensive entea.havlng
eAni oting to the citizens of Washingt66ss e :. IN
u cassie performances of my Hippodrome, a ne
o.: en- ens, III a greae measure, for success upon
the favorable notice of the press I feel some.
wnat indignant at the very erroneous and
unciassicai error which appeared in vonr ma
per OF the l4th inst. You say that the wprd
hippodrome Is drawn from the two Greek woYds
Lypho and Dromo, to the first of which
words you give the definition of Horse, and to
tne second Race. which rendering of the Ian.
suaso would convey the idea to the public
tnat my arena is but common Race Conr.e
mere by lnJuring the moral effect of NV exhi,
oltlon: :,, !! Will conclude by requesting that
you VIII insert in your paper the notice neces.
sary TO dlsslpate this idea. NJ. FRAscoNI
~ WASHINGTON, April 10, 1854.
10 U- L. G*******, Esq.:-Havinp met
with an unfortunate accident. bv which a
great portion of the tent covering nv Hippo-
drome has been destroyed, and it being indis-
pensaDle that the arena should be covered in
!nis increment weather by tomorrow evening.
L have taken the liberty, at the suggestion of
friend, to beg that you will lend me for tn at
evening, one of your shirt collars 1 have
the nonor to enclose you q season ticket and
beg that you will send the article in the fur
n'ture car in charge of the bearer
M. FRANCoNI.
WASHINGTON, April II, 1854.
Messrs. W***** d P******: GENTLE
MEM G****** having kindly consented
that the vacant ground adjoining his residence
formance, by the elephant = Tippoo SIAM
attached to the Hippodrome, nj. Franconi
requests the loan of Messrs. W. d P's big
derrick, to enable him to lift the elephant back
and forward over NJ. g. S wall.
NJ FRANcoSI.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN Assoc,Ar,oy
yesterday evening, the quarterly meeting of
the above named society was held at the Pres
byterian Church in street, near 14th street.
the proceedings being opened with bymn ami
prayer. The first business brought before the
meeting was the reading of circular. men
tlonlug that convention of delegates from
all the Young Mems Christian Associations in
the United states, including likewise soma
from abroad, would meet at Buffalo on the
9TH of June next, to discuss the proprietv of
forming closer alliance among themselves
Ihe Washington Association were invited to
send delegates to the convention, the number
being left to their option, but it was suggested
that they should be in the proportion Of two
delegates for at least every hupdr ed members,
and that two delegates should be the miaim,tu,
number sent.
discussion then ensued as to the number
and selection of the delegates and it was
hnally determined to send five delegates, who.
the President, (Mr. L. Richards) explained
In answer to the enquiry, were to lay their
own expenses. The delegates were empowered
to fill up any vacancy that might occur in their
number, during their presence at the Conven-
tlon, put no SPECIFIC instructions were laid
down for their guidance.
Mr.. Langdon spoke upon this latter subiect
advocating Its utility. and in the course of his
address, adgerted to the existence of kindred
societies In Europe. In Germany there were
hundred associations Of similar description:
in France, there were forty; large mum Der
In Switzerland, and many in Holland as well
as forty in Britain. In Germany, these asso-
Citations had a central executive committee
vocated the plan of having central commit
tee In the States, composed of people living
near each other, or in the same locality and
also OF having paper Of their own.
1t was likewise stated, that the committee
of the Washington Association had been en-
powered by the bers, to establish a
paper here, but they had deemed it preferable
that the subject should be left to the discretion
OF the Convention, who would probably estab-
lI<h a central paper, as the organ of all the
Associations.
AT the conclusion Of the preliminary bust
ness, the regular exercises of the association
commenced which consisted of addresses from
various gentlemen and ministers who we're
present.
In the course of the evening, the Hon. Mr.
Valley, Of Massachusetts, was introduced
who made powerful address upon the dan
gers, to which young men, ON their first resi-
dence in large cities were exposed, and of the
benefits that this and similar associations Con-
terred upon young men in general. He re-
marked that he was a member of the Bosom
Young Mems Christian Association. which
was founded on the same principle. as that Of
London, the pioneer Of them all and still the
great exempfar. The speaker gave an inter
esting account of his visit to this last named
assocl alton, to which he was sent as O dole cate
from Boston. He was particularly struck with
the .ociability and good fellowship that pre-
vailed among the young mon, mem bers of the
London Young Mems Christian Association,
and likewise among those belonging to that at
Geneva. If he were called upon to name two
living men, who had done the most good in
their generation, he would name Shipton. of
London, and Durant of Geneva
The meeting was addressed by several others
upon the benefits of these associations and
the meeting concluded with a bensdiction
To-NIGHT's CONCERr.-Our readers should
not forget that tonight the Germania Musical
Society give the first of their two Concerts at
Carusi's Saloon, the other to take place to
morrow night. 1t will be brilliant affair
as in addition to the musical and vocal exer-
cises, Miss Kate Saxon, the accomplished
actress, will deliver some readings from Shaks-
peare. The concert itself is excellenty
selected, containing choice ''morceaux" from
the most celebrated composers, commencing
with the overture to 'Der Freischutz'' and
concluding with the Introduction and Chorus
from Eerdi's Ernani. In the course of the
evening, NJ lie Lehman will sing the celebrated
air of "Cas,a Diva from Bellini's Norma
and also the ''Swiss song by Eckert, which
is SO deservedly popular. The evenings en-
tertainments will be disided into two parts,
the first part concluding with ''Potpourri"
from Donizetti's "Figlia del Reggimento, solos
for different instruments will be introduced
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