Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-05-21
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L1szr A MoNKs-A year ago it was reported that
the great pianist, List, had become monk; but
the report proved untrue We find it now repeated
circumstantially. The Lloyd of Pesth, in one OF
its latest issues, contains paragraph which We
translate as follows;
s'The celebrated pianist, Francis List, was last
Sunday solemnly received into the brotherhood OF
the Order Of st. Francis daisies. A mass was
said at noon in the church of the Franciscan Fs-
theirs, and then Beckers vocal mass was performed
by the members Of singing society and other ad-
mirers of Liszt After the mass, those attending 1t
repaired to the refectory, where Liszt wearing the
Portuguese Order of Christ, entered and took a
place Of honor reserved for him. after which aPrayer
was offered, A priest Of the Order then presented
10 List the document of reception from the Provln-
cial Father at Presbourg, and made him an address
in Latin, in which he spoke Of the new brother 5
great merits as an artist and man. After several
addresses by different church dignitSVes by Baron
Auguss, Vice President of the government of Buda.
and others, the ceremony was followed by din
ner."
Ia It appears from advertisement for the
sale Of the late Madame Racheps mansion, in the
Rue Trudon, posted on all the walls of Paris, on
the oath, that Count WsleWski the Minister for
Foreign Affairs has in the forms admitted by French
Law, acknowledged himself to be the father Of one
Of her children, who, with his eXcellenoy's sane
lion, bears the name of Alexandra Antonio Wa
eWski.
ES7- Ike Darlington read in the paper that Prem
tice, of the Louisville Journal, had an amaDuensis
write his editorials on account Of paralysis in
both his hands: ''Wel," said the old lady, 1--WE
long hearn that he was conficted with some sort Of
mania, but always thought 1t was mania Of potash
instead Of a mania Of gsaetes but / don't see what
that's got to do with his having parallaZ in both
hands"
ES% A difficulty has arisen between Rev. 7. l.
Breckenridge Of Lafayette, Ind, and Mr. Smith,
a wholesale liquor dealer OF that place. Smith
alleges that the minister had spoken disrespeofuly
Of his PLACE Of business, and retorts that the
preacher has often drank there-nOt moderately,
either. Mr.. Breckenridge preached a sermon In
reference to the charge, and cards we're published
from both parties in the newspapers at Lafayette.
As the case stands it is not very respectable con-
troversy on either side.
AGE OF TREEs.-The NewburypOrt Herald, in an
interesting article upon this subject, says among
hose whose ages have been ascertaned the elm has
been known to live more than $50 years; the chest
nut 600; the cedar SOO oaks from 1000 TO 1900; and
some of the woods Of the tropical cmes for three,
four and FIVE thousand years.
Ia 1t is understood that q match Of $500 side
has just been made between the noted pugilists,
John Morrissey and the "Benecia Boy. Bets on
the result run high amongst sporting men. The
odds are however, in favor of Morrissey, notwith-
standing the severe whipping he received few days
since in Troy at the hands Of a oountryman named
Bennett. The fight is announced to take place du-
ring next month and the field selected Niagara Falls
the ''other side of the line. "
o.. T. TLs.,.. --r,.r, ,FC r.,-,
day announce that Mr. Paulsen has at last concluded
his great feat of playing bndfold against ten OPP
pOnents at chess He won seven of the games and
made draws of three
Eag@ It was the saying of Sir Robert Peel, 81
never knew man to escape failure, in either body
or mind, who worked seven days in the week. 4"
national FLOWER SHows.-The extent to which
the love of flowers is carried in England is very
plainly shown by the various national flower shows
advertised in the public papers. Should propose
national tulip show in this country, people would
set us down as crazy; and yet a national show Of
tulips and panses is expected in England as a mat
ter of course. The royal and national tulip shows
are to be held this year at Sheffield, on the 9th of
May, and a national pansy show on the same day
s. the same town. The national oarnatiOn and
picentee sOcetys exhibition is to be held at Moria
and the national rose show at London on July l.
PRoTECT THE RoBINs.-It is found that robins sub
sst chiefly upon the worst enemies Of the fruit trees
the ourculiOs Not the first particle Of vegetable
matter is ever found in the crop of single bird.
This settles the question in favor of the robin and
he who kills one Of the beautiful songsters for sport
or food any other cause, deserves to be fed with
wOrmy fruit for the remaining years of his natural
life.