The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-23

LOCAL lrAxxHaa
i Ae op~s-Last evening, the Pyns Harrison
oia Company Appeared Sbr ne nrst time befor.
!. n"ond - audience, IN BsIIinYs favorite Opera
80 namnula' with success that win long be
oyour musical eitixe1s There ~.
s'.oas indispsnsibis 70 perfect succesu In
...," 'snon q Opera and We think hi. IL
parry mny substantiass their el.im. -
.ne fness artists not onfv ere..a IN
sne Insnsn performers that have yisitea :. -,
| rivai IN excellence many 6f the leading s,.,, -
| the italian and German school =.
| Miss Louisa Pyne, In the rol. ,s "a
| ce1s all the vocalists We have ever - ex
| nor have we just now At hand anr..s... oI neard
press our delight with her actine-hsr r.so - =. !.
what 10 termed oy taiiaa musicians, Sowe.o
below the line to In alt her ntonatior a r.oSa
and the sweetness and fexibility Of her notss 80
her brilliant and iorid execution remind M ses. ~
" Of the lamentea SontaR whom she also res.r...
bies in all the attributes of great musical =.
| MUS. In the finale to the second act, her set;r.
was equal to anything We have witnessed IN the
representation Of the Lyric Dramas--tbe praver
and the closing sria, "Ah, don't mingie," were
given with sweetness and intensity Of feeling
| that drew down the entire house. =
Mr.. Harrison who was prevented from appear
ing on Monday, by severe hoarseness and who
stfil suffered from its effects althoueh by consum.
mate ert made Il scarcely perceptible) performed,
Elvino admirably Hehas fine, manly voice. ada.
ed to profound knowledge Of music. He brinr,
also to his aid knowledge Of acting surpsssed nv
no artist of the day His enunciation il perfect 80
tnst the @ audience Is never deprived Of . word he
sings We trust he viii this evening be so perfectly
recovered as to give, In the Grown Diamondsr
his favorite character of Don Cesar with that
abandon which has rendered the character his
| own. We are happy to record that the entire
Opera was success. and the charming Primo
Donna and Tenore fully sustained her hieh renu.
tation before large and intelligent audience.
| Fairfeh Races the first Tuesday in Nav.
| the races over this famous course will Commence
aud continue i've days. The sport win open with
sweepstake, to which there are four entries. all
| OF whom 1t is believed win start The second dav
viii be for the Proprietor's purse two mile heats.
| the third day. for the Proprietors purse three
miles; and the fourth day. Friday. will be sweep-
stake for colts and fles to which there are seven
entries. all Of whom are in training and doing NJ
| well a. their owners could wish.
Neg Strea.-f the property holders ON Bank
and Governor streets were t. petition the Conncil
on the subject, think it more than urohahIe that
tney might secure the extension Of Bank street to
INn-an Improvement which would be invaluable
to the public At large and especially 70 the nroper
i ty holders along the extension.
| Want Of Liberality.-Weare surprised to learn
that John Stith Is not literally encouraged bveve
| ry business man ON Main street. to continue bis
sprnkiing operations, for all of them admit that
ne saves them hundreds of dollars every season by
protecting their goods from the clouds Of duat that
would be continually flying in dry weather but
tor the Niagara. II Mr.. Stith could so manage bis
machine as to cut off the water from those who do
not pay he would soon find them crying for aid At
his hands. etF54e "
Forging Pass-Charles Browne slave. made
his appearance before the Mayor. yesterday morn.
ing to answer the charge of forging pass for Mi
nor, slave to Dickinson & Sizer The only wit.
ness to prove the charge was Minor, who was ar
rested last Saturday by the Watchmen, with the
forgery in his pocket and ON being brought before
the Mayor the next day. was fogged for CARVING
such spurious document. Minor stated that he
went to cellar on Shockoe HILL In which Charlie.
Cole and Charles Browne resided and ON beina
invited to visit the country with the former re
marked that he had no pass Charles Brown,
then volunteered to write him one and pen ana
INK oeing procured, soon furnished him the pape
which caused his arrest. The Mayor ordered
Charles sound aegging for his crime.
Lxcns NaurG.-A few days since we ver
shown by MIR. A. r. Woodson of this city, . youu,
pointer dog, that was pupped with only two Iers
were the front legs ought to have been there
were two small pimples about the size of black
eye pea The puppy came into the world alive
ana Mr w. nad hoped to save it, but it was over
laid and sm0thered by it's mother when tbree IA y,
old. ~
The Board of Managers of the Virciuia Mecban
les Institute win hold . regular meeting next Mon
day night, when the various standing Committee
| for the year will be selected.
buchanan Springs 1t is generally believed. |;
the place that will be selected by the L. /. Blue
At which to celebrate their approaching anniver
sary.
| Honest Seruaa.-Some few days since. . ,en.,.
man who stopped at the Powhstan House, on re
firing for the night, placed his pocket book con
| tanning $3.50, under his pillow for safe keepinx