Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-30

/ TEE CoScERI LAST NIsHr-Notwithstandi
The tightness OF the ZINES, enough persons were
found willing to e1change eoia for noks last
night, 10 Ill carusi's Saloon to its capacity.
E. The performance Of Thalberg was just what II
| was on his previous visit here-a specimen of I'M
| demonstrative, perfecf--as il were Instruments
tion--unblemished by particle Of musical trick
\ cry. s-. ! .---oC -.' f7a
Vieuxtemps, the great violinist, who reappears
made his bow last night to a Washington audi
| ence. His style Is not 50 sympathetic as Ole
| Bulls, and he lacks the fine presence Of the tall
| broad ouldered Norwegian; but by the must.
cal diiistfaHif, we believe, he Is considered the
| superior artist. '.
! In the Carnival Of Venice" (enc ore) and "Tbe
/ Witches Dance" he showed himself thorough
master Of the resources of the violin. His octaves
and his performance without the bow struck his
| hearers as something approac hing the marvellous
| phngIi improves on each appearance, and
| and yet with such display Of reserved power
So satisfactory Concert, altogether. we pre-
sumo, has never before been given in Washing
| ton The applause was vehement and the en-
cores were carried to the uneonscjopshe eyteot NJ
swlndllng-we can express II by no other term
the performers out Of four pieces more than were
81, uowh IN the programme, thus frightening the
| labor for which they had CONTRACTED By more than
| thru. as this honest or rio ht even though
u did elicit such gems as the Carnival OF Ven
| Ice, by Vieuxtemps, the Last Rose of Sum-
mer (whh one hand by Thalberg, or the RAT
We are glad to know that. in a few weeks,
| these admirable artists will visit us again.
7 TcoMNuN1cArxp
| " They that be wise shall Shine as the bright
| ness of the armament; and they that turn many
to rig hteonsness as the stars for ever and -
| Dan. xii. g.
Ii was the good fortune OF Your correspondent
10 be present at the performance of Divine service
| in Grace church, on the Island. on Sunday morn
/ " de lvfh a v,iott
and devoted rector, the Rev. Alfred Holmead
| Nj. d., for the contamination of a project which
has long lain near the hearts OF that gentleman and
| his vestry, namely: the payment OF the balance
due on account of the erection Of their church.
| SIX years have scarcely elapsed since DIR. III
engaged in the enterprise of establishing this
parish At that time he could number but three
| families In the Seventh Ward who professed the
| faith and worshipped God in conformity with the
ritual Of the Protestant Episcopal Church. The
temple in which they first met was a school,
| house standing in the centre OF what is now one
OF our most beautiful avenues, (Maryland,) but
| which had then but few semblances Of improve
| HIent. Trusting in God, they erected, at an
| expense OF about &C, COO. small but beautiful
| church, for which, with the Divine blessing,
! they have been enabled to make the payment Of
Princi pal and interest less the sum which is now
| due, amounting to $500. The text chosen by the
| preacher was from Cor. will 3, g. and the ser
| mon was one Of those fervidly eloquent appeals
winch might been expected from one so dfstin-
guished for talent, piety and zeal the rector of
| Grace church, evidenced by six years of disin.
terested service, snrsquitsd save by the blessing
4 Of God upon his labors.
rejoice in being able to add that the appeal
was promptly responded to by this Jealous band
| Of worshippers in a subscription amounting to
$40, to be paid by monthly instalment. within
the next year, and the pledge of responsible per-
| sons to meet by pro rata assessment whatever
sum may remain due upon the church debt, and
| unpaid at the end Of that term. w
Washington, Sept. %, lS57
| FUSERAL.-The funeral Of the late Major Lind.
say took place yesterday afternoon from the resi-
| dence Of the family on Thirteenthstree A very
| large number Of officers Of the marine corps, to
| which he was attacked for many years as well as
| officers OF the Army and Navy attended After
the performance Of funeral services at the resi-
dence, the procession was formed escorted by a
| battalion of United States Marines, with the cell
ebrated band of the corps, under command of
Brevet Major Zeilen, and proceeded to the Con-
| tied. ~ fO'
| COMMUNICATED
IN VIEW Of the fearful risk to life attending the
| running with the - machine'' of late DAYS, I
would respectfully suggest to the peae, fxIy dis
posed young men Of the fire department, to aban-
don the present volunteer system and turn the
| apparatus over to the authorities and propertv
| holders and let them adopt some other system.
FAST MAS--Charley Magee, who has been
| lodging the police for two months past went 10
his house in the Fifth ward, and being little in
tOxicated, commenced smash of HIS furniture
The neighbors interfered to prevent him, and he
began TO pummel some of them The police were
sent for, but when they got to the premises Char
| ley was gone again.
! REAL EsTATE-A Green Auctioneer sold on
yesterday square go, containing about 10, 3s4 #
known as I.enOx's wharf, for 90, 500, to Mrs Ju-
| liza Keep
Jas. G. Mcclure sold lots and 10, in Union.
town, for s54 each; and lots 10, a. Is and l6
same town, for sJl each, to John O'Meara
THALBERGs AUUToGRAPH-The exquisite
| toned parlor Grand Piano (Chickering's) sun.
piled by Mr.. Richard Davis, proved so satisfac.
tory to MIR. Thalberg, at last nights concert that
ne has placed ms autograph In the instrument as
testimonial Of his qualification with IT,
THE President of the Franklin Company re-
quests us to positively deny the report in circula
ton that members of that company were concern.
ed In the disgraceful riot last night
CORPORATION Srocx.-J. C. Mcclure. Auc-
tioneer. yesterday sold 50 ZOO Corporation Stock
no interest due on 1t, at ln9x, equal to lG34.
TONIGHT, the Ethiopian serenaders at Odd
Fellows Hall with fun and sentiment of the
choicest kind. "
WATCH RETuRNs.-Henry Lee, slave disor-
derly; fifteen stripes James Smith, do: do
barnard Fitzgerald, drunk and disorderly; work
honSe ~ days Patrick Sullivan, disorderly
!" III. cochran, vagrant 80 days.
CoScKRr OF THE UNITED STATES CoMpAyY-
Unavoidable circumstances render it necessary hat
the Concert for the benefit Of the United states
Hose Company, should he given This Evening, at
the Assembly * ooms. Instead Of Thursday, as IN