Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-15


| assembled at Browns hotel last evening. AZ
| comPanied by Withers's band. At1Ox
the band struck up adelightful strain, At the con-
clusion OF which, loud calls for Mr. Ietcb.,
| Drought MIN out when he addressed them an
io,1"s' sm,a repeated Interruptions OF applause:
| MI Le,cner returned thanks for the compli
ment, ana stated that he bad represented tbe
Ienln Legion district in Cong ress for the last
seven years; that his public conduct here had
met their entire appreciation, as evinced in their
repeated election Of him to Cong and in their
course 10 him In his recent for the Guber.
hatorlai nomination. He then spoke as a Viz
serve the Union Of the States, and declared that
according to his judgment, the best me ans OF
preserving that union was the due protection of
the rights Of the States against all
| oa the part Of the Federal Government He
next alluded to the controversy that had sprung
up In Virginia In connection with the contest for
the Democratic Gubernatorial nomination. eY
pressing his qualification that unity = nd baTmony
had been restored 10 the party and that n wooIa
hereafter present It's wonted united front He
then spoke OF his regard for Virginia, his en-
Aety 10 see ner resources developed and her
prosperity advanced by all fair modes and de-
cIafed that her inteTnal imp ovement system
SuSn, 20 De completed az commenced, an the
o-st means OF CELEBRATING all inter- State ser.
uonai divisions. He added that IL there were
unpleasant or disagreeable feelings on the mart
OF any connected with the Gubernatorial nomi-
hGlon me trusted they mi ht speedily be forgotten
by all As Tor himself, he lad neither preindic,s
10 indulge nor resenrments to gIatfy and IL
elected, he would use bis best efforts % advance
the prosperity Of the commonwealth of Virginia
acting fairly and impartialy tow rds indiyiduaIs
| and parties, whoever they might be- He con-
Guided by returning thanks to his friends and
bidding them good night
| At the conclusion Of Mr. Letcher,s speecb the
| Hon. u Faulkner, of Va, was called out and
delivered brief but beautiful and hi hly aopro
In me course ofw hich be remark ID
tnat al Harper Ferry, and the navy wards il was
customary to test heavy guns by chargin. them
10 me muzzle; that the recent Peters burg Conven
non had done that same thing with the Hon.
| John LetchPr, double shotting him; and that In
the firing of that had just come OF, he had stood
| the test TO the satisfaction Of all proving him
maze OF the right sort Of metal, and in every way
the proper man TO WELD the destinies of the ora
| dominion as her next Governor This speech
was received with loud and prolonged manifes-
| tatlons of popular favor.
| SaoS guently, the Hon Delazon Smith, OF Ore
| gon, and ex-GOv McMullin, of Washington Ter
| ritory, were called out by similar POPULAR de-
mands on them, each scqui,ting himself In a
speech 10 the great qualification of the crowd and
| la manner entirely appropriate to the occasion
| Between these admirable speeches the hand
prayed several airs, and afterwards discoursed
oeiI2htiuI music for some time ere the crowd dis
peTsed. ~
"THE LAWMAKERS" attracted fair audience At
the Smithsonian Institution last night, though
many were deferred from attending nv IN. NINA
About fifty or more singers participated in the
tae performance Of Prof Roots Cantata. and I'm
spite OF rather adverse circumstances such as
PAD colds imperfect rehearsaIs, and other draw
backs, performed IL, az a whole in a verv credi,
able manner. We do not think however that
MT Root, who is a very popular teacher lecturer
q, anG q. composer, ever designed !" The Haymakers"
numbers as the Choir Union :"
ne scene described oy the author Is laid about
the homestead Of the farmer, and particularly
. .eIa1Ts 70 tne season OF haymakng; and It
and in style Is decidedly graceful Some Of the
concerted parts are very beautiful. The princi-
pal Characters In the scene were:
MARY, hrst soprano, Miss Lizzie Daniel Anna
second soprano, Miss t. c. Danisl-the fdrmer,s
daughters Dairy Maid, mez1o soprano, Miss
Lizzie PuShi Farmer, baritone, Mr. J. b. Daw-
Hodgson; John, second assistant, base, 81. f.
Jones.
After which came trio of women's voices. cho-
rus Of mems voices, quartet and chorus quintet
semi-chorus of mowers mems voices ! Semi -cbo
rus OF spreadeTs (women's voices, } semi chorus
OF mixed voices, full chorus Of lawmakers
Inc nrst bali Of the entertainment passed of
rather tamely; some Of the choruses were very
wen sung, but needed more rehearsing. The
Dairy Maids Song was an oasis of this half Of
the performance, and was dsservedlv encored,
and kindly repeated by Miss Pugh. Thee
softly the Twilight Fades, which followed was
one OF the best In the whole performance Ser
enade, by William, and Dream Song, by Mary,
~n,en csnle ne1i, was quite gem, and received
The second half opened with a full chorus, with
Good Morning, which was followed by recita-
Harvest Day, by the former Scenes of Happi.
ness Love We, by the charming contralto, Miss
T. Daniels, was erquisitely sung, and IL de-
eldedIy the gem of Mr.. Roots Haymakers. 1t
was loudly encored by the audience and a repe-
tltlon gracefully accorded. The chorus and echo
In this half OF the entertainment was rather an
amusing performance, inasnuch as the echo got
Too Tar behind the scenes to be audible The au-
dlence, determined not to be deprived Of their
echo, called for repetition, which was granted;
and, word being telegraPhed to the unheard
sounds mt a.
performance was much improved
The closing chorus, Harvest n ome would have
been beautiful but for the stupid conduct Of a
large number Of the audience in leaving the hall
during It's performance. Nothing so mars the
eject OF music as the Introduction Of any disso-
nant sound; and the shutting of couple Of hun
drfd pairs Of feet In this case formed anything
but pleasant accompaniment in the ears OF those
| who were DESTROYS Of hearing the music.
CRIMINAL CoURT.-To-day, Mr.. Norris for
| defence in the case Of Andrew Kidwell, charged
with arson, su mitted a motion to quash the in
dictment in the case which he argued before the
Court n some length. The grounds of the mo-
| tion Were stated to be that the indictment was
s1icient in not clearly averring the possession
| OF the property alleged to have been burned
The Court withheld its decision
Joseph Calhoun and Charles Calhoun were put
to trial for assault and battery upon John Drill
| snd Walter b Pomeroy. The jury found the
defendants guilty. They were fined 80 each.
| WIN McNier and John McWilliams Were
trIei bythe Court Tor rioting in the streets. The
Court sentenced each Of the defendants to pay a
| nne Of SIS and costs.
| FIFTH DISTRICT PoLIcx-James Carter was
arrested by officer Ross for forestalling the mar
| ket: Justice Thompson aned the accused $40 81
| costs
A keeper Of restaurant on the island VIA.
fined $50, and 81 IS costs selling liquor with
out liseBce.
Complaint was lodged by gentleman again
a hickman for exhorbitant charges and a war
rant was accordingly issued for the arrest OF the
delinquent, but no hearing Of the case had been
had n to last night
| Three persons were fined 81, and 81 81 each
LOT cnIsing and swearing In the public streets.
| man was fined IS and costs for hucksteriup
| In the Centre Market without license.
| ATTEMPTED RosBERY.-Last even ny, after
closing his Office, corner Of and 18th street Mr.
c. NJ. Keys, coal merch liant, walked a short dis
lance on business, bnt anticipating rain returned
and stopped at his ONCE to get umbrella when
10 his astonishment he discovered that in the
short time OF his absence some person had bro rem