The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-10-29
Local Items.

MAYORS CouRr. PORTSMOUTH,. Dickson,
Presiding.
j.. Ruslett, U. S. n. was arrested for being
drunk and disorderly. Discharged after
paying $3.50 costs.
Jas. Moran, Joseph Dordan, and James
McLonny, from the steamer Quaker City,
were. arrested for being drunk and Disorder
ly, and were fined $3.50 each. One Of these
said he was going back to New YORK to-
night, and vote the Black Republican ticket
for spite.
EEMAIHs OF Hon. JNo. Y. MASON. The
remains of the Hon. Jno. Y. Mason, arrived
here yesterday at an early hour, on the
steamsh ip Yorktown, from New York,
where they had arrived per at Gamer from
Europe The Yorktown was draped in
mourning in honor of the illustt ious dead
as soon as the fact of her arrival was known.
the flags of the shipping and of tie Custom
House and City Hall were hoisted at half
mast, and there remained until SUI Gown.
guard of honor was detailed Fl IN the
Woods Ri1emen and Independent Greys,
who FASTENED to uniform themselves, but the
Riaemen we're too late, the ship barring left
before they could be gotten togrth =. We
admire the spirit which prompts our citizens
soldiers to turn out at a moments notice to
do honor to the memory of the distinguished
OF our countrymen, and shall ever bear in
grateful rem entrance the will. they evineed
yesterday. This spirit'springs from an inmate
love of country, that love which comes, one
through the very air, the ear, the instincts,
the first taste of the mothers milk, the 6rst
beating of the heart, which follows on
through manhood and teaches u. to respect
ored dead. t
Judge Mason, was one Of the most distin
guished Sons Of Virginia, and we feel assured
his remains will meet with that attention
from the citizen soloisry of Richmond, which
his position, acknowledged talents and exal-
ted virtues command.
'
had the good fortune to find such an army OF
prodigies is to US one 0 the mysteries of the
age. Nevertheless, he has them, and their
second appearance at the Opera House last
evening, had the effect of filling every seat
in that spacious building We have seen
many infant prodigies in our time, but never
saw we before,such an array Of Juvenile tai :
en.. Meteors rather than "stars," their life
Of precocious brightness, like. s
GAN that's bright must fade
The lovciest still the .feetest,''
and those of them who shall live to maturity
will, like Master Burke, look back with hal f
incredulous eyes upon these days of their
childhood, and like him say, 81 seems all
like dream to me-" At least, so their APP
pearance last evening appears to US! We
cannot realize that all we saw andiheard last
evening was real! We cannot realize that
so many children can be found who are pos
sessed of so much talent. Who did not see the
Nasad Queen last evening? Readers did you
not? then yon have missed one of the
grandest sig hts ever prepared by man, to
crafty the optical nerves of humanity. All
who did see it will agree with US, that it was
perfect success, grand, aye Triumphant
success. We have seen the Naiad Queen at
tempted before, but never saw it performed
until last evening. Miss Louise as Queen
Lurlne, exhibited the grace and felicity ofone
much beyond her years. She is truly an ar
fist Of great talent, and one whose dramatic
cap abilities promise brilliant achievements
in the future.
ooh, Phoebus, hers is a name,
To fill the future trump't of fame
In the third act, where she avows her de-
termination of revenge upon Sir Rupert; she
surprised the audience by the imprisoned
delivery of her denunciations here she
"brought down the house" and the clamor-
GUS applause which followed was but de-
served tribute to her powers, Miss Jenny
Gourley's Sar Rupert, was as finished piece
of acting as we have seen in some time. Miss
Ellen as Idea was also good; we have seen
. those in that character, who in in their own
estimatlon-Were conSluereu soH1e, ouI lhey
paid before little Ellen as does the ''luna
orb before the "Great Day God" But the
feature was ''That Boy George" shadow of
Burtoni Where did he come from; he is
only nine and star already; if he continues
to improve, in nine years more, he'll be
constellation within himself, an epitome OF
the ursa major, whose fame will not be con-
fined to the NORTH but will extend through
the whole hemis, here. His fund OF humor
seems inexhausuple, and he also drought
down the house," particularly in his comic
imita tions of the orchestral instr uments.
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