Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-02-21
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

The MUSICAL CoSGREss-At the afternoon
session Of the third day, Prof Woodbury. oc-
cupied the first hour in lecture on the cult.
walton Of the voice. After which the practice
ct sacred music was continued for while,
when the glee books were taken up. During
the latter part Of the exercises Miss Farms
worth, q professional singer from New York
Miss barley, young lady of Baltimore, with
svoice OF great power and beauty, Mr.. Mer.
Iisn, of Connecticut, and Captain Tucker, of
Washington, sang in solos and Duets. A
quartette Of male voices, and another of both
ladies and gentlemen, and a trio Of female
voices, added to the enjoyment of the after
noon. Beside this, many glees were sung in
chorus.
Great interest is manifested in this Congress
by our citizens. Many families living in dis
tant parts OF the city remaining throughout
the day, and until the close of the night ses-
sion. II
FOURTH DAT.
This morning, after the transaction Of the
morning business, during which a committee
of arrangements was appointed to attend to the
proper disposition of seats, &C., the practice of
anthems was taken up, and were sung with a
particular regard to the dynamics They
were mostly sung in chorus. Prof. Woodbury.
was particularly successful in obtaining mas
terry over the many voices singing so as to make
them render the same expression
In this case, as in most Of his other lectures
on musical execution, the instructions were
given more by illustrations and examples than
by mere verbal directions. A principle would
be laid down in few plain and simple words,
void Of all technicalities. Then piece would
be taken up and run through with view of
obtaining knowledge of its movement and
mechanical execution. Then it was sung over
again with an eye to the particular rule laid
down. Whenever a mistake is made, it is fol-
lowed by the signal for silence, and the mis-
take is pointed out, and the passage is sung
over and if the mistake is not corrected with
out, the passage Is gone over q dozen times
When the difficulty is obviated, the piece is
commenced and run through till the next mis-
take, when the process is repeated until the
piece is sung correctly, as far as the principle
laid down at the commencement is concerned
One quality that most pre-eminently fits
Prof. Woodbury., is his untiring patience in
striking at an error until it is conquered, and
at the same time so varying the form of going
over the passage, as to take from it the mono
tony that usually follows such severe drilling.
He has sometimes, when the difficulty, though
for the time conquered, did not seem entirely
killed, taken up piece after piece with q direct
view TO thatend. And then when it was fairly
driven out, he would frequently recur to in
other practice, as he said to impress the matter
on the minds of the singers
The morning was sent in practicing pieces
for the concert Of this evening, and at twelve
o'clock they adjourned till this afternoon.
TIE IsRAELIrEs of this city are making
conmendable exertions to provide themselves
with suitable place of worship. They are
an industrious and deserving class in this
community, and by their personal conduct
during the few past years in which they have
been numerous among US, have won greatly
on the good opinion of their fellow citizens Of
Christian denominations. In recently glsne-
ing over the proceedings of Congress- our at
tention was forcibly attracted by the follow
ing brief and eloquent speech of General Cass
in behalf Of their petition TO Congress, to have
their church placed in this community in all
respects on a footing with those Of Christian
denominations, under the law. We know that
Its noble sentiments will find an instant re-
Spouse in the breast of all truly liberal men.
Mr.. Cas- said Mr.. President, have been
requested by our Hebrew fellow-citi1ens of
this District to present petition, asking for
IN act Of incorporate to enable them to erect
aplace Of worship and to manage the tempo
ralities connected with it. I understand that
the existing law in this District makes provis-
ion for those purposes only in relation to
Christian denominations. Such q distinction
il an act Of gross injustice, and, If continued
after our attention Is directed to il, it would
be a disgrace to our jurisprudence. 1t would
i'll become us to cast reproach, by any act of
ours upon the faith of the patriarchs and
prophets of Israel, to whose keeping. for more
than 4 thousand years, were committed the
oracles Of the true and living God. Consider
ed in historical aspect only, the rise and
progress and fall Of the Jewish race constitute
the most interesting and remarkable, and, 1
may add, romantic, episode in the whole an
mails Of mankind The incarnate Savior him
self, in his human capacity, was a Jew, and
be came, as he declared, not to destroy the
FIRST dispensation-that of law-but to fulfill it
by the second dispensation-that of mercy.
His revelation is freely offered to all the world
whether Jew or Gen tile; and it condemns
every kind of persecution and intolerance,
whether civil or ecclesiastical. / trust that
fell spirit leading to eternal conflicts between
the power to infict and the power TO endure
viii never take possession of the American
heart, nor write its cruel and unchristiaA de-
cress in the volumes of American legislation.
L move the reference Of this petition to the
Committee on the District Of Columbia.
The motion was agreed to.
DANE RUnoR has been busy enough, in as
certaining who the young woman from this
city was, who vas the victim of crime in New
York. At least a dozen demoiselles have been
unjustly named as the person, but all Of them
has afterwards appeared to contradict the
ISLANDERS. Who was " Anne E. Smith?
Meanwhile, the case Of Mrs. Croker, the
New York haridan, who was accused with the
crime, instead Of being Investigated in that
city on Tuesday, was postponed for three days
by q esrttorayi from Judge Clarke, of the Su-
preme Court. The principal witness in the
case, Maria Leavenworth, was non est inrsu-
taS. 0ficer Rynders, who was dispatched
after her, returned to Court without her. say
ing she had left for parts unknown Miss
Taylor and Mr.. johnson, also witnesses in the
case, also absented themselves on this very
important occasion. The matter looks more
mysterious than ever. When will all the facts
come out? Who is to blame?
MAJOR KEYwoRTH's FUNERAL, yesterday
afternoon, was numerously attended by the
Masonic Fraternity and the Military. The
pail bearers were s. p. Franklin, Joel Dow
ner, DIR. Aagruder, John McDuell, VIM. NJ.
Ellis and Roger C. Weiphtman Tho Grand