Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-05-15

Saturday till 10. P NJ Sunday at $50, sis man
Immortal PA Religious Lecture.
RIVER NEws.-The river still continues to decline.
with feet scant on Harpeth Shoals.
Arrived-NIidas, from smithland, with a full load
Of salt Dunlsith, from Cincinnati, with full load
Of merchandise and Railroad iron.
Departed-B. N. Runyan, St. Louis; Look Out
Paducah; Commerce, for ports above.
Expeeted-S Six, Cincinnati; and Umpire,
from ports above
Boats leaving-The only down river boat viii be
the regular packet Dunleth fer Louisville and Gin
cnnati this day at o'clock, P NJ Passengers de-
sirOus Of leaving the city will bear in mind this is
their only chance,
On Monday next the VIM. Henry will be the up
river boat for Burksville.
Freights exceedingly scarce, and at low rates.
Henry V1EUxrE1Ps-There are but few artists
Who during their lifetime, exhibit the strange fact
that their merits give rise to no variety Of opinion
among tie public at large including critics as well
as feowartists It is generally the lot Of even the
greatest artist to be raised the skies by class
and to be put down oorrespOndingly low by another
Only when the grave covers their bodies is their
genius admitted appreciated, and acknowledged by
all and every body. Not 50 with VIEUxTEMPs
Whether you 20 to Petersburg or New York. to Milan
or London, to Vienna or Copenhagen, to Berlin or
Paris, and whether you ask the competent amateur,
the educated aymsn or the critic, there will be but
one answer to all your questions about this man, as
follows: "He is the king Of violinists" Still more,
ask his feoW-srtsts, those who stand high in favor;
ask Ernst, Bazzini sivori, JOnchim, Singer, Laub,
and host Of less famous players, what this man Of
the name Of Veuztemps is worth, and you will hear
the same answer again. what differently shaped:
"He is the master Of US slr' This unparalleled
position in the musical world he has not held only
recently; he has reigued supreme in his art for
number of years, and although great players have
come after him, who, by greater display Of dra
matte qualities in their personal appearance as WELL
as in their performances have created mOmentary
sensation and seemed to put his name in the shade
still the opinion Of competent judges has returned
after while to Vieuxtemps and his superiority as
a performer as wen as a composer.
THALBERG's GRASD CoSCERT.-THALBERG will |
make his first appearance in Nashville, Monday /
evening the oath inst. The tory Of this King Of
Pianists is a Succession of triumphs and he visits /
this country to crown his successes before be retires
from the field.
"Ha vas b5.zs y, t75nevs January Z, 1917, and at
earv age he was taken to Vienna where his must
al sd1eation commenced. At the age Of fifteen ne
bagan 10 excite attention in saloons and concerts
Al Sixteen he published his first works, now regarded
NV himself as trifes NJ Fetis states that Ihalberg
acquired bis talent by indefaigable labor. One Of
our musical papers says that in 1880 several artists
assembled al enc Of the celebrated piano manutao
tories Of Paris heard from adjoining room the
sound Of most exquisite piano forte playing. The
artists very soon agreed that these sounds could only
re produced by two cOnsummate performers, and
the composition itself was a very effective duo How
great then, was their establishment upon entering
The room at finding instead Of two pianiss, only one
This was Sigismuud Thaberg, mot yet twenty years
old who was trying for the first tme' his Morse
fantasia The great problem Of producing with two
hands what until that time was deemed possible only
with four hands-a problem which transferred one
of the great principles of modern political economy
70 the fields of art-was at last solved, and the
piano forte entered the list Of useful instruments
rsg- WoodviIe, Miss, must be nice sort Of
place to live in, if may judgefrom the following
which we clip from an exchange paper:
"A few days ago gentleman in conversation