Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-11-26
THE IN'TELLIGFNCEB.
VIC PIccolomInI and nor Cri,Ica.

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The war between Ullman and the New York
critics is going on actively in New York. The
papers are all taking hold of the matter. and the
consequence is fine quantity of gratuitiops ad
vertisement for the opera manager We have
already published Ullman's card about the ssthree
hungry Frenchmen'' of the Courier des Etats
Unis, that paper in return gave tho manager a
feeble "wipe," bpt followed it up with a strous
'!rally" in q several columns article, giving the
lie direct to Mr. Ullman and rather turning the
tide in its-the newspaper's-favor.s The New
York Times had something toasay about the
quarrel, condemning both parties The New
York Tribune contains the foIlowing:-
''It seems that the manager of the heavenly
maid, Music, IS IN trouble; in other words he Is.
in his element, the opposition. Great men are
always greatest then. What Herr Ullman fears
is, not attacks, but not to be noticed at,all. If
sueha minute matter as Mile. Piccolomini's ar
tlstlc abilities, wesdo not say pretensions, NAV
be mentioned by the press, Herr Ull Imam is onite
willing that they should be sifted. That taskis
easy. 1t may all be summed up.in the advice
to her to learn to sing before she appears ON the
boards, for she cannot doit now. To such gen.
tie reproof Herr Ullman is not indsposed. He.
in fact, ratherlikeSit. People wish to see whSt
is worth abusing" So Herr Ullman is safe. -
Tie Piccolomini-shade of Tue Malibran Pa
nice little sou6rette in the theatre which is not
theopera house-a good Saucy chambermaid in
the scenes where Abigails put their arms akin.
DO and shake their heads and at times define.
ator OF petite seriousness, never rising to tragic
breath. The Piccolomini is endurable by those
who go to the opera for the purpose of not hear
ing voice and style and skill along with il,
That the Piccoleminiis this, and nothing more.
Herr Ullman will not contest with the critics lby
leaving his card on tho public. But what
wounds Herr Ullman, is the currying which the
French Courier gives her title. The Courier
said her genuine name was MantiIini, or Gamut-
TIM, or Somethingini, and that her claims to be
a real live nee Piccolomini-the niece of a very
magnificent three-tailed Cardinal, dressed in rcd
and terrible to behold, dispensing church thun.
ders and doing penance with ldcErymG christi
and 6eccgtEce-were spurious The Courier
said in French to her title of Princess, BosA!-
AT this Herr Ullmangrows as furious as gallant,
and as gallant as philanthropic What an in
jury done gentle and gifted gir-the main
stay and support of alarge family, the Cardinal
included or not, as the case may be--born a live
Princess of ye ancient tribe of fPiccolominis; who
date perhaps back to the Piglnii of the year
4ol1 3. CI Is it criticism, he asks, SO to assail
the nobility of her name2
Nentilate, Herr Ullman, therefore, thellovely.
gifted girl, Princess Piccolomini; and avenge ali
the outrages of which all the Frenchman are
guilty. It's a, good dodge! Shake the CORY
locks of lawsuit at the Frenchmen! PLAY on
the virtuops indignation harp with 1000 strings
more or lessl Thrust the passport bearing
the title in feminine syllable Italian into their
.Parleyyoo tacesI Pour the sacred grease of le.
gitimacy into the cauldronl Pnff-puft-antae-
onize-strike attitudes-seek iniuries-pIay the
deuce generally, and the Academy will not be-
come obsolete. The heavens viii smile on it,
The clergy will preach FROM ito Sunday nights.
Do they not alreadyl Nothing like anoise in
the noisy world. Blow your trumpets! Split
your ophikleidesl Burst your trombonesI--
Lash, smash, crash your big drumsl Bea little
Jupiter Tonans Keep up an average of rows
Remember that a sensation in this Tartar camp
OF clty-ever-changin as the oceans waves
surging on the shore-requires to be renewed
every fortnight. In Paris and London, which
pride themselves on their metropolitanism,
sensation will last season. Here we manage
those things better. Our appetites for the new
are infinite. Touch and go is the Gotham motto.
So make the most ofthe Piccolomini hectic
Aush.n
WHAT THE JAPANESE THINK OF FHooPs.-Hhile
;he steam frigate Powhattan was in Japanese
waters, one ofthe officers showed some Japan
ese who came on board, several copies. of Hnr-
perss Magazine. newspaper correspondent
says:
They became very much interested in the
engravings, particularly with the fashion plates
remember one of these plates in particular
which excited their wonder; and if the reader
can refer to the June number of 1867. he will
not be surprised that they should have been
startled
"How very fatyour women are!p said the high
officer.
Tell him it's all humbug, L replied. Hold
on I'll show him how they manageit' Itook
down another volume, and turned to the Janu-
ary number of 1851, aud again TO the April &
lily, especially at the latter, where, Spring fash
ions for ladies' areso admirably clearing the
track for an apoplectic poodle. OF course they
laughed. 1t twas enough to make a horselaugh."
WHEELING AGENCY FOR THE SALE OF
DUP0NT'S GUNPOWDER
AVING been appointed sole agent this city for
III the sale of Duponts Powder viii keep ON hand in