Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-30

me genuine article and trash. I oanno, s.v a
90 mot know BIN we'll enough to iudes bnt
.nn can and do say that be has In this mar
tcalar case clearly and plainly shsvn hi, in.
.uIPs'ency, since in his card be calls the imI.
,ation Of the bird a humbug, and vet he has
Incorporated this very humbug into hi. "I,ird
aiin. He has borrowed the whistlips from
mr. "ltners' composition, whi,h he saws Ia the
| only attraction to the music of his youns
friend Ii such be the fact, I would ask Nc.
scala II he thinks that he has acted as be.
comes the high toned man of honor when he
.ePtHes fellow Musician Of the only attrac.
tion his music affords!
But Mr. Scala is still more inconsistent He
TELLS us, or ct least he insinuates, that Mr..
hithers Is q . greenhoFn, :" and that his com.
positions are trash. This, in his opinion. may
De so, but should like to know why co dis.
tinSuished musician az Mr. Scala consents
70 lend his aid when this trash is performed
why it Is that he, until within the last few
nights, has always appeared In the orchestra
at the Mechanics Fair playing this trashy
music, and that too under the leadership If
man whom be conceives to be a greenhorn?
BY the by, Mr. Editor, this aSree0hoynr
seems to have disturbed Mr.. Scala equilib.
nun IL appears As ii Mr. Scala is fearful
that sreenlO'~" may rob him of some Of
bic well.esrnei reputation I should ,hink
that this could scarcely be possible, ard do
most sincerely hope that Mr.. Seal. will here.
after rest more quietly than he has heretofore
done-,hat he will not allow any visions Of
Witkers to break Ia upoa his .Iumbets.
Ar. Scala remarks that he has 10 objection %
any one advertising his own talents, provided
he sess ii, 30 TO do 1 presume not, since l can.
not conceive bow this could possibly be aIy
Vt Nj Scaia's business Now ms fur Nj.
Hiihers sadssyoring to raise himself by III.
ihinS Mr. Scala reputation, the tbirx Is in-
possible. Mr. Withers Is too o. ueh Il a GEN.
tlenan 10 be guilty Vt such oonts M ptible Mc.s
he has already attained q reputation In this
city, as great, il not greater that any other
musician, whose stay has been 10 shv:t, MT
even exec ting the Leader Of the Marine Band.
HIS music 10 always received with the az.
plsuse which IL SO justly merits; aal his
obiisins manners during the operation OF the
Fair, have won for him many friends
In the couciusion Of MIR. Scalss carl, be
observes thai. he Is willing 10 allow his con-.
positions TO stand trial with those Of any
greenhorDs, who do not yet know how to read
tie honDr 10 lead" Now, 1 have not tie
slightest doubt that Mr.. Scala is yerfectly
willing 10 submit bis compositions 70 q pubic
examination No one has as yet iou bted IL.
MI: Mhhers, presume, is as eqd4ily willing
as Mr. SCALA Is. But. Mr Editor did il moi
occnr to Mr. Scala, when he wrote the latter
portion Of the paragraph which I have Just
| INNsSat NO uiu uOt uo txGcl 1uRtlc6 IN
huasslf or the Marine Band IL there are
persons ID this band, who are Incapable of
reading their parts correctly, would not ,te.r
presence create dis:ord. This Is self evi.
dent But, on the contrary, / have always
heard 1t remsrkei that the Marine Ia nd va.
noted TOR the harmony Of lts ms-i, Then
Mr. Editor, Mr.. Scala must either be mista-
Ken, TO use no stronger expression about those
''gftsHE0TRS, or else BE must admit that the
band IL not as strongly organized a. il should
be care not which horn Of the dilemma
Mr. Scala takes, as neither will reflect much
credit upon himself. JusrICE
II
MI EhIrOR Your Ge0rse;oEn corresnond.
ent Is In error IN regard to the " backing up,"
OF the present Collector ut The Custons there
oy all The principal merchants on " alter greet
The fest lie, the mos; important. and | believe
the only large importing irm in the town,
stand If, and have declined to interfere
With the appointment Of the collector for rea
sons best known to Themselves. Another 6rn,
and next in strength 4 am assured will adyo
cate the just claims OF an adopted citizen Of
the town, who has done much aud at great
sacrifice TO the comforts e his family, In In
proving the appearance Of the place. do
not wish 1t understood that mean apy dis
Management 10 the claims Of any Of the can.
didales JryrIrr
9EoReErowS, March II, 1877. IL
WATCH NErUINS.-Na.ch y: John Her.
bert, colored, gamb bling; fine and costs, Sc "a.
Sam Anderson, eolored. do do. Robert Rich.
ardson, do; SAT- John Dashur, do do
Aquila Adams, do; do. 10Th: Martha Stew.
art, colored, disorderly; fine and costs, 81 A..
Amelia CORNISH, do do. Mary V Hall, do
do. Nelly Hall, do do. George Handy, do
de-. West lookup, d; Chloe Butler, co;ored,
drunk and disorderly; fine and costs, 50 30
Matilda Jones, do DO. Kitty Jemmasson,
do; do. Elizabeth Glascoe, do; do. %: John
CroHsn, do; 6ne and costs, S.; ST
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