The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-15
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WEDNESDAY, MORNING.. .....-.-. JUNE 10. 1850

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WEDNESDAY hoRNINa..-..-.... JUNE 10. 1850
THE GERMAN NATIONAL MUSICAL
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The German Musical Festival In Baltimore, eoHs
tinbd On Monday. II the morning, the line Of
procession was fortified reaching from Hanover and
Baltimore streets to the Hanover fnsrket, q dis
| tsncs of four squares. The sus s.yr: =
About 200 guests from abroad appeared In line,
Independent Of the Baltimore assoos tions the ar.
rivals OF Sunday having had the effect to greatly
swell the ranks. The line vac headed BY the mar
shals, followed by the escort Of the Tur.
nsr rifles. The cficers Of the festival came next,
followed by the associations from New York. Phil.
| sdsIphia, Washington, Wilmington, Wiiliams-
port, Richmond, Petersburg, Als,andris, George
town. Harrisburg, Eastop, Newark, N. j., and the
Baltimore associations. LInshards's Band was
stationed ct the head Of the lins, voandps ia the
centre, and fsldtnss's Band brought up the rear
| The bands accompanying the associations were
dispsrssd along this line ~ convsnisut distances
shortly afsr ss'cloek, ths li.s Vas pus 10 motion,
and noytd down Baltimore street 10 Gay; TO Fay
cite to frent and tbs Front Street Theatre, whore
| . rehearsal took place.
At about 10 o'clock the head Of the procsssion
| reached Abe Ffont Street Theatre. Here throIgs
equally a. large - those that had witnessed the
departure Of the procession from hsadQusrtsrs,
awaited the arrival Of the line. At the theatre the
escort hisd OF, and the association stackisg their
banners, we're conducted throrg the rear entrance
upon the staging Of the theatre Aftsr an interval
spent IN arraugipE the socstiss the rehearsal cor
msncsd under the direction Of Professor Char les
Lsnsehow, the musical director OF the festival
About 800 voices united 10 the choruses and pieces
rehsarssd, and the influence Of the music upop the
audience that occupied the galleries and
bad toe effect TO draw forth repeated applanss-.
The rendering OF the chorusss was most powsrfu l.
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the line Of procession was again formsd - before
and the association made their grand procession
through the streets.
| Tho line moved out Front to Baltimore, to Hiss.
| to Lombard, to Frederick, to Baltimore, to Cal.
vert, to Lexington, to Howard, to Faystts to Eu,
taw, to Lsxiugtop, to Paca, to Pratt to Sharp to
Baltimore, to Haootsr street and tho head. GUAR.
tsrs. AZ the associations proceeded their banner
| stats bsce ne loaded, and some of them actually
| weighed down with the profusion Of wreaths and
| boqusts bestowed upon them. The streets upon
the route Of the procession were throngsd with
citizens, asd the line was frequently chsersd a. II
| approached prominent points upon the rou.s On
Lexington street, near Liberty, several private
| residences were beautifully decorated, aud fair
hands from the upper windows showersd oostIy
| boqusts upon favorits associations, or men bar
| thereof, a. they passed beneath. There would b
an immediate scramble for the prizes and the nro.
sss,ion would pass on. At Mschanics' Hail. West
faystts street, wreath Of svsrgresns spapued the
street, sRd the line ~ It passed beneath gave fire.
qusnt asd hearty cheers. Western Hall, corner OF
ho.afo ana Saratoga streets, was also handsome.
~ decorated with nsgs, &C., and was Iikow fss
| ehssrsd, besides other points along the route OF
the procession.
By two o'clock the associations had reached the
headquarters on their return. The line was here
dishsnded, and the members of the associations
| sought their respective hotels to refresh them
| selves, escorted BY the Baltimore societies.
Notwithstanding tho heavy rain which begun TO
fall shortly before the time for the opening Of the
Nark thAh
drestor occupied the entire Of the font of the
| staxe, and formed hollow square, those In from,
being the singers for the several special piecas-
The music was hns, and good order prevailed
throughout.
1t Was the intention, af er the concert, of the
Teutonia Association OF New York to give . thea.
tricai exhibition at Western Hail. but the wealth
or was 80 unfavorabls that it was abandoned.
SAD sHIPwRrCk OF LAKE hIcHIsAn-FrvE LIVES
LosT.-Ths schooner Inphemis, Captain Claussep
was wrecked on Lake Michigan, OF Black Lake
during the gale on the 9Th nit, sHd i've out of
the six persons or board Perishsd She was loaded
with lumber, eapsfsed Ia the gale, Icy few min.
utes on her beam ends, whem her masts brsks
away, and she went over bottom up. When she
srst sapsztd the crew slunE to the weather side,
except the cock and another who were washed
of by the sea, but caught pieces Of lumber and
nossed Of. Two men got on the keel, but soon
caught pieces ef lumber and also floassd away
Captain Ciaasssa had been isjured by tho falling
OF the main boom, was lashsd to the wreck BY
Mr. Hanmitt, and died by lie side In about three
hours after receiving ibis injuries. Mr.. H. was
rescued after having bssn exposed to the sea and
| storm without food, for about thirty hours The
wreck driftsd In NJ shore, and was visited twice,
Mr.. 81 says, By plnnderers, who cruelty left him
| to perish He was at last Uncovered by the crew
o. vessel on the beach and taken or The men
| who left tho wreck on pieces Ct lumber have not
| since been heard OF. The crew was shipped at
Detroit, asd the Tribune gives their names and
fnlt Il
John Grimm, mate. age "a; John Grisb ling, a
Swsds, age 20; Potter Reeves, from Now York age
10; Peter Hammitt, American, age about 1S The
cook was sngagedb by the captain-name unk nown
PuxnRnEsr or CRIMK IN NORTH CARoLINA.-The
administration Of justice 4, North Carolina IL
much less mild than In many Of her sister States.
Having 10 estate prison" the old panishnents Of
the English common law are still fcted; such a.
branding, whipping, cropping the cars, &c. A
writer, after describing the recent opening Of the
court in one Of the counties Of that State, says:
A prisoner, who had been convicted Of bisamv.
whersupsn his counsel moved for . new trial. or
procure the attendance Of al his witnssses His
Honor inquired II he could give the requisite sscu.
ad his Honor. % i:t ths s.nencs ten 81 ne ooprs 3.
| executed forth with" The sheriff and his deputy
then biindfoldsd the prisoner. tied his hands and
L
ing IRON from tho furnace the sheriff applied it red
hoi TO the cheek of the bigamiat, burning . plain
inch deep The prisoner was then remsndsd to jAil.
where his head and hands were introduced into the
pillory. and forty striped save sns'' were applied
| to bis bare back, after which he was discharged.
| livery jail in North Carolina 10 provided with .
| whipping post, stocks and pillory. Murder rape,
dsmesnors are pu nishsd with Death man slau tsr
By branding the letter in the right hand. The
hand IL bound TO the bar. and the branding
i nsld thA ali uut{ f}nd
| the State" three times. Theft and miner onensss
BY whipping. standing In the pillory. or sitting in
| the stocks.
| TESTIMONIAL 70 Al OLD FAvogI1E.-fhs prssen-
tatisp, in Lynchburg, Va, Of asst OF jswslry to
that essinabls artistic, Mrs. I. B. Paillips, has
been noticed. The Virginian, nsticing It, Gays:
| After Mrs Phillips had concluded the recitation
| Of . Patriotic PssE, Mr.. Harkips, in behalf ol
| the donsrs, made Q neat presentations speech
Mrs P thanked our citizens for the many acts Of
kindness they had manifested during her engage
msnts here, and that wherever and in whatever
sphere of life she might b placed, she will ever
revert. in shsught, With pleasure to ahs happy
was loudly applaudsd BY she large sad fashionable
| audience in attendance. - j.
| PAINFUL AccpExf.-Two daughters Of Mrs. Pow
all widow lady, living soms thirteen miles iren
this place. on the river were seriously injured or
| wednesday night, dnrisx the ssorr. Tnsy had
| been to the houss Of neighbor. with their moth
| ar. and had started home when the storm cams
| The rirls out raa their methsr, and had arrived
within nifty yards of their home, when . tree feI!
| across thsn The mother came up, and then had
to 90 back thres-fourths of mile, 70 the house o
neighbsr to get assistance to cut tns ioe on mel
daughters. They wsrs badly crashed, and were
not expected to survive at the last accounts-W We
deuce lsa.) AsreHry. ~ ~
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