Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-04-26

'nuS'sa' voice IN w ashlngtOn Hall, for the she.
ciai delectation Of this people pfeeiseIv III.
evening a week ago. We believe IL is p,e3s,.,,,,
understood that she failed to do anvtiino nr ~,
Kind even to the extent of delighting This peo.
pie with glimpse of that blood of the carli.
nails which, according to rumor and some ot
the newspapers, circulates in the veins. arteries
and capillary vessels of her royal structure
We should, perhaps, say that this rumor !.
denied by the three hungry Freiichmen" Of
the Courier dies Eats Umis-the French IA.
per of New York-whicIi, in matters Of blood
is reputed to be au .fait, and which contends
that she, like that unfortunate youth who wos
only nineteen years old, is descended from n
butcher, whose sign still hangs out in some Of
the highways or bye.ways of the Eternal city.
As we have been officially informed, by the
Washington Hall agent, that not few of this
people were cast down and somewhat disnayed
on account of her failure ito come to time" it
might be well for US to make note of a little
practical information which, within the last day
or two, We have gained on this and several other
incidental points connected with the Italian
princess. Mnd'le Piccolomini is an ,tttache of
Lumley's sometimes called Her Majestyas thea
tire, in London. She has been With LuInlsy for
some length Of time, and her engagement. has
yet some year and hall, or.two years 10 run.
Mr. Luulley's contract was TO pay tho Tilna
Donna four thousand five hundred dollars per
month during that time. After her fame had
eliminated in sensation at London, Ullman.
the offand.on manager of the New York Aca-
deny of Music, went;over and made n contract
with Lumiey for few months of his engage.
mcnt with the Princess, at the round rate of ten
thousand per month, exclusive of all the
travelling expenses of herself, her father, moth
or, sister and brother. Gilman, on seiIecting
this contract, imported her and the members of
the family aforesaid, aud commenced operations
in New York, running occasionally over to Bos
ton and Philadelphia. In a little while, as usual
Ullmau "busted up,n and tho Prima Donna and
company. We're on their oars at Lumley's ex.
pense.
We should have mentioned that Luuley sent
over as his agent to collect his monthly install.
ments from Ullmap, Mr.. Fish (who by, the by
is of the sucker syecics) On the failure of I'LL
man, Fish went into. a travelling arrangement
with Pic, for Lumley's benefit. He went South
and then, back East agSimas far as Baltimpre
and then over to Pittsburgh. From Pittsburgh
Fish sent down his agent or rather drant
courier, DR. leawlins, who came, and saw and
made contraclswith the Washington Hall Asso
ciation, with the newspaper offices for printing
and adyeI Using, and with the hotels. He then
returned to Fish At Pittsburgh with copy of
each,of his contracts. signed sealed and deliver.
ed, IN his pockets. In the meantime Fish (and
no wondeD was doing a rather lame duck bust
ne. 8, All falling in with the responsible and
energetic. Strakosh, at Pittsburgh, struck bar
gain with him for Pics services at the publish
ed) rate OF ten thousand per month (Cre7at
.Jufasus 1Ppe1ai) for her remaining stay in
this country. Mr., Fish on fpertecting this en-
gage,Sent on, behalf Of his Mr. Lulnley,. sent
down here adespatch TO this effect: q
Impossible. 10 como tonight IAronyt slet+
ness. Stop sale, of tickets, ~ NNNN3N "
In the meantime, as it will be remembered,
the town was pretty, gellsstoeked with strangers
from around aboub> The country, who had come
in to attend the concert, md many f,whom
stayed over, awaiting further information
thinking that perhaps she pic would be we'll
enough to come down next evening. No deli
mite information could be ad.until late that
evening or next day, when it leaked out by the
Pittsbnrg papers that Miss Pic. was engaged for
Wednesday evening at that CITY, as also lor
one or two evenings following Itwas evident
then, to the agent of the Hall, that Fish had
lied to him, aud The commenced refunding to
the ticket holders. TO be lying agent is Of
course TO be dishonest one-or, if there is a
distinction to be made, Mr.. FISH Lumley' s
agsnt--does not manifest, in his character. the
line Of demarkation He combines them both
in what Fowler would style the "plus seven
degree" The creditors here, having sent Mr..
Fish their bills with his agent, confidently
awaited their ducs-never doubling but what u
high rlnletio1ary Of Her Maiesty's theatre, who
was peddling a princess Of the blood about at a
dollar and n half for reserved glimpse,
would be prompt 10 discharge such mere mat
ters OF Inoonshine as q, few bills, not amounting
in the aggregate to hundred dollars a day, or
two passed, aud Fish maintained q dignitied
silence. We, in common with the rest, began
to be somewhat apprehensiye that Fish had tn
ken to the water in consequence of'bis, perhaps,
bad success Fishs welfare was inquired after
by telegraph. Not even hlubbcr from above
or below water came from Fish. We then, like
PolQnious, began to doubt whether Fish
might or might not be ''very like whale" IN
the matter of responsibility. Fish was again
sisnalled by the wires, and was appriSed that