Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-06-12

EX1HAORDISAkY CihCI NSi
st Peters Church, at Colchester, Engiand.
has lately had . strange visitation IL has
been refited and scarcely had the congress.
ton returned when plague Of bugs Tell
upon them. The creatures which hs va
committed this scarilege. are % small q
dust numbered ty myriads an myrisds'
Whence they come is . mystery. Some
aver that they creep from an old vault
which wa broken into accidently whilst
the church was under repair. At all events
they are there. and they are just as much
fixed fact-although far less agreeable
one-as the Hat and. Cap Emporium. OF Far
rand's 27 West second street.
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PRoF. GRIFFlTH's ExHIBIrIoN.-This
entertainment came off at Metropolitan
Hall. on Friday evening last, and was given
to . large and fashionable audience. The
programme was . good ono and the per-
formance gave general sstisfaction, with
the exception Of the omission of the drs'
matte comedy, LEND ME FIVE SHILLIS0s
which created some disappointment. Sew
eral selections were read to make up for the
omission. however, which gave general
satisfaction.
The following was the programme as
delivered
Music, by Storms band.
Mr.. Griffith then introduced his class
after which, he read The MANIAC, from
Le~is, in style which called forth great
applause.
BaISG FLowERs-A nice little peetical
piece, very handsomely read by Miss Myre'
LAST DAYS OF HERcULANEUN-Very ably
delivered by Mr.. Shepherd, who strained
every nerve to give effect to the piece, and
succeeded He broke down near the last
however, and had to call to his prompter
but one word set him all right again.
BELL OF THE ATLANrIc-by Miss Jennie
Hamilton. Very correctly and beautifully
rendered.
THOMAS BRowS-A comic piece, very
amusingly recited by Master Young.
The PslEsrGss; or. Early Piety-Thi
piece was given by eight young misses ant
Miss Munger. and presented beautiful pic
ture during its performance-Miss Munger
acting as the Prisstess of Nature.
INrxMpERANcE-Read by Miss Woodruff
in clear loud voice, and with very distinc
enunciation.
QUAcK DocroR-Was personated by Mr.
Charles Burr, who appeared on the stag
dressed in suit OF professional black, will
a shaggy wig. and very ferocious nous
tache. This was burlesque on quack doc
tors and patent medicine. showing up. by I
number Of ridiculously preposterous certifi
Gates, the wonderful cures effected by ,
certain uniyersal cure-all, with a name q
long as the moral law. It was we'll re
ceived, and loudly applauded as good hit
done up broVn.
BRIDGE or SIGHs-A very affecting piec
and read by Miss Blackington OF Rock Island
in very appropriate tone and with cleal
enunciation. This was one Of the best de
livered pieces of the evening.
SoNG OF THE FRoGs-Read by Master Edd,
Knapp, who initiated the voice of the biz
and little frogs to perfection. creating con
siderable amusement.
PrvrrN Ru.yp-Tksa ~ oOo loacril
| ing the death of soldier away from hi
home, at Bingen on the Rhine, was excel
lently delivered by Miss Dora King. in
good voice, and was decidedly among tn
best pieces of the evening. Miss King wa
dressed in pink. and presented beautiful
appearance. She was greeted with ap-
plause, upon taking her stand on the stage
and had to await its subsidence ere sh,
could commence.
The BRIDE's FAREwELL-A poetic piece
short but pretty, and we'll read by Mis-
Kittie Davenport.
A selection was next read by Mr. Cressler
who has good delivery and will make a
good orator.
The FAMrNE-from Hiaratha This piece
was read in excellent style, by Miss Naomi
Davenport, and we'll received The pecu
liar fete of the piece makes it rather diff
cult one to read properly, but Miss Dsvsn-
port done it full justice. She was dressed
in pure white, trimmed with green leaves
and wore blue sash.
Next in order. was LEND NE FIVE SHIL
LINGs, which was omitted, for reasons given
st the close. by Sam (the Originally.
A selection was read by Mr.. Franklin
Wood, after some music by the band which
by the way. was more Of an annoyance thar
. pleasure. It would have been all very
we'll but for that big drum which was en-.
tirsly inappropriate inside the hail.
Mr.. Charles Burr then appeared before
the audience, % Sam Slick the clockvsnder
and had considerable Of . conversation
with himself about the cloektrads, and
things in:gensral. but more particularly
about his experience in learning latin.
Mr.. Griffith then read TIE BELLS which b.
can do to perfection.
The audience was about to disperse wheI
distinguished looking eullsd pussen' made
his debut from behind the screen On tn,
right side Of the hall, with . face - black
- the ace of spades, . tremendous
pink ehoker andothsr niggsr fixin's. . candle
and candle stick in one hand and docu.
ment in the other, which he unrolled - h
approached the front of the stage, snt
read off the excuse Of Sam (the Originally TO
not performing the comedy "Lend me fe
Shil'inss." We recognised under the burn
cork dust, the whiskers Of speaker "
hovn v,,art;or al rra v;oual,> . - he viuw hrnk.