Daily American organ., 1856-05-06

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Ftss-Ia-s night aboot Ia o o'clock. a hrs broke
out m Mr.. J. II. skreeve's Livery Stable, on 7th,
bstween II and I streets. IL Was discovered In
time 20 rslssse all the hefses and convey them
assy In safety. and 20 draw out all the carriages
Bat The hay stored there wss all consumed. The
building vas totally destroyed; what the fire
spared wss sacrificed 10 the good Of the surround
ing houses BY pslling down.
The engines we're on The ground Ia an incredi-
bis short Time. and did all that vas possible 10 be
done. Bat the distance aud scarcity Of water Inn
peded thelr efforts VERY much. The Hook and
Ladder Company, A. sell ~ all the rest, ~ss very
ct'icienl
zsaI AsD EssssY.--The Ssg Nlchss candidate
for Mayor Il 80 thoroughly convinced Of the "a Inn
porsancs of one vote THAI he has been engaged
ior several days In procuring signatures 10 peti.
ton for the pardon " old rogue out Of the Pen
tsatisry, in order 10 qualify him 10 vote the Sag
Nicht ticket nert month. This IL beautiful com.
Insntsry upon the principles of S.s Nichsism. What
good can be espec,ei from party which seeks for
support within the -sls Of the Pcnitensiarys
Tns THr4rss--Lasi night the drama of Horse.
shoe Robinson was performed hcse for the hrSt
time. II has bsen made taking piece, a. ID ian.
bodies All the main points OF the romance VI Hon.
John +. Kennedy, of the ssme name from which
u was taken. Tho large amoant of ganpowder
burned, and the number of terrific cosnbass IN the
various fights, ambascades, &c.. would satisfy the
most soracicus lover Of stage fighting while the
lover OF hn would feel satisfied, N he could stop
laughing long enough 10 feel az Al With the per-
formancc of Jefferson and burnett The acting OF
Mr.. Bonliaee, as horseshoe Robinson, vas not
such as Ne expected. iis sceni.d 10 have miscon.
cieyed his character, and 10 be enacsing The part
Of sailor, rather than that of partisan The best
passages we noticed IN his performance were his
sword passages with Mr. wallsce; his fencing IL
energetic and scientific, 20 say the least.
Mr.. Adams Mr.. Wallace, and the rest Of the
company did their best Bat the main part Of the
labor expended ON the piece scemed 20 be upon
the scenic and not the acting parts- None of the
fine passages were brought out, aud an the funny
ones we're. The fault seemed to be that none were
on the boards who had been used 10 the first parts
But we beg pardon Mrs. Proctor and Miss Mary
,Deylin brought out all that was In their part
We think the Management was mistaken Ia Civ
Ing us small beer after champaign this Kind of act
ing after .the exquisite performances Of the Pyne
and Harrison troupe. They should give us one
star at least. Washington people will not be sat.
isied with caa that does not contain one actor OF
note, however good as In this case, the stock COM
pany may be-
The same play i again performed tonight. Fun
and sighting predoninste, and those who love this
style OF acting, and there are many who do, we
say 10 them 20.
HiAwATHA.---The readings la character from
the American poem OF the American poet last
night by Mrs. Emily T. Lesdernier Was al that the
tine performance OF Saturday night gave promise
OF. She has evidently made the poem the sutjec,
Of much study; and not only has she studied the
text, but all the collaicrals 40 that she IL enabled
70 give the tone Indian action the Indian ejscula
ton, and the Indian laugh. Her costume was that
If nj Ian fna snAx
though of far richer material than sc would sup.
pose Minnehaha TO possess
The audience was not only large, but choice. -
Her high reputation postees as well q her
elocutionary talents drew together much larger
assembly than might be expected, when 80 many
attractions were presented on the same night
Among those who seemed 70 appreciate her efforts
most highly were hr. Speaker Banks and his wife
and several Of the Senator's and many Of our FIRST
literary men of the city, and especially some OF
our clergy We have never seen OF an entertain.
ment OF any kind such an Intellectual audience
Members, Senators, Envoys, &C., were A. thick
there as they are usually scarce at such perform.
ances.
Mrs. Lesdernier achieved " success" by that
we mean that she came mp ~ the ideal OF what her
audience expected Minnelaha TO be, and that Il
seemed as though Laughing Water was before us
telling Of the Land OF her Fathers.
Among those who seemed most interested was
delegation of Kansas Indian chief, who seemed
to appreciate her expressive pantommic action
and the modulation of her voice, though the Ian
guage was uuknogn TO them.
Mrs. l.. reads Hiawatha at Alerandris tonight
We hope she may be prevailed upon 20 give US
one more reading before she leaves the country to
fill her European engagements.
san AccIpENT--T4fst night while the Columbia
Engine Company were on their way down Capitol
Hill to the fire. Mr. Benjamin Greenup fell and the
Suction machine ran over him. He was taken up
and carefully attended but died OF his injuries be-
fore his comrades could carry him 20 the Engine
House.
When the company returned and found that be
was dead, there was scarcely a dry eye among them
all Mr.. Greenup was very popular, and bis death
occasioned great shock and deep regret.
From the post mortem examination II appears
that his fall occasioned his DEATH The injuries on
his head were not sufficient to have killed him. nor
did the wheels of the suction appear TO have In.
hicted any mortal injury for the wheel that struck
him appeared TO have passed along his body
lengthwise, not even breaking the skin. At the
time OF his fall IL was supposed that no material
injury had taken place, and therefore the great
shock to his friends on learning OF his death.
Mr. Grecnup was a single man, stonecutter by
trade, and fine bass singer. His social qualities
caused him TO be universally beloved. His loss Il
lamented by large circle Of friends
UNION CHOIR CoScERT.--The second annual con.
cert of the Union Choir Association was given last
evening in the hall OF the Smithsonian Institution.
The hall was well filed, there being nearly 200
persons present.
The programme was judiciously selected, and
contained several Of the compositions Of Haydn,
Mozart, and other great masters.
a The choruses were full and highly effective, and
were warmly spplauded. The solos, trios, and
qusrtettes, were also sung with great spirit and
fine effect. The concert was highly successful In
every respect, and reflected great credit upon the
performers in every department.