The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-23
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entertainments OF high order OF talent. We hope
that our citizens will show sufficient appreciation
of them to encourage managers, hereafter to cater
more frequently, to what the New York Herald is
pleased to term 'provincial taste. The engage
ment of Miss Matilda Heron at the Holiday Street
Theatre, certainly offers very great attra elton to
to the lovers of the drama, and the various charac-
tiers in which she will appear will we think, fully
justify,to all who may her the commendation of
her acting we have already expressed. She perform
ed last night for the first time here the part of Les
bia in the new play known by that name, which has
attracted some attention in the northern cities
Mr.. j. W. Walack played the part of Oyceolo, and
Mrs. w. c. Gladstane that of Viola-contributirg
of course, each of them, very materially to the
success which, we think, attended the preser taton
of the play. We have not space now for more ex-
tended comment Lesbia will be repeated tonight,
with the same cast, and we advise our Theatre
! going readers to see it.
There is, also, announced for this week-ene
evening only-Friday, a Concert at the New As.
sembly Rooms, where Madame Gazzaniga and three
distinguished artists, Tamaro, Carlos ChenaI, and
Abilities will appear. We congratulate the amateurs
| of Baltimore on the probable advent of so much
musical talent, and we will state here, for their
| information, what the advertisement in another
column dscoses, that tickets for this concert NAV
be had at Stoddard's and Wiligs. Weconfess our
selves. however, wholly unable to comprehend how
Gazzaniga can perform the wonderful feat of ubi-
| guilty to which this engagement will subject her.
Precisely at the same time Friday evening that
she will be delighting Baltimore audience with
| her admirable rendering of the music of Verdi,
| Meyerbeer, and Schubert the advertisement in the
Herald announces that she will be singing, at the
Academy of Music in New York. her farewell to
that city in Pacini's Opera of Sappho We know
that managers have many expedients by which to
relieve themselves from apparent difficulty, but we
shall await with some anxiety the decision in this
case between the rival claims of the two cities to
| Madame GaZzanga's voice on the occasion re-
| ferred to.
On the 18th of March are to expect the Stra-
kosch- Ullman Opera troupe here to perform short
| engagement at the Holiday St. Theatre Madame
| Coison and Patti-the charming little sensation
maker-Amodio, Brignoli, Junca and several other
great artists will appear
METHODIST RE- UNION FOR THE BENE
FIT OF THE q HONE OF THE FRIEND
| LESS"
| The benevolent object of the Methodist Re union
which takes place this evening at the Maryland In
sttute, is worthy of all praise. 1t is proposed to
| devote the proceeds accruing from this source to
the purchase of piece Of ground on which it is
designed hereafter to erect suitable "Home' for
the triendless children of our cty-a charitable In
stitutlon, which is now, and will continue to be,
under the Joint management of ladies of the various
Christian denominations The exercises ana enter
talnments of the evening will consist of speeches.
| congregational melodies, and other vocal and in
| strumenta music of a sacred and classical charac-
| ter-embracing selections from ''Lc Prophete''
| "Sabat Water," Mozarts "Glorja IN Eccelsis"
and Handels " Halleluah Chorus" to be sung by
some sixty voices, and with full orchestral accom-
paniments. All classes of our citizens are invited
to be present; and as such an Institution as that of
| the "Home of the Friendless" is capable of doing
much good in our midst we sincerely trust that
this movement in its behalf will be literally sus-
tanned. ...
| ANOTHER CALAMITY.-The new year, so fa-, has
| been prolific of heart-rending occurrences. Hard
ly does the public mind recover from the shock of
one, before another of equal or greater horrors
! takes place. Yesterday morning we announced in
our Telegram column the fact that the steamship
Hungarian had been driven ashore on Cape Sable,
and 1t was feared that all the passengers and crew
had found watery grave. This melancholy in
telligence has been confirmed, and such details as
we have received of the catastrophe will be found
| elsewhere. The Hungarian was a screw propeller
belonging to the Montreal Ocean Mail Steamship
Company, and left Queenstown for Portland on the
9th inst. She was vessel of about 1900 tons bur-
them and propelled by double engines of $50 horse
! power.
LECTURE To-NIGHr.-The second Lecture of the
course, for the benefit of the Lee-Street Baptist
Church, will be delivered this evening in the Sew
enth Baptist Church, corner of Paca and Saratoga
streets, by Rev. Dr. McCron. Subject-"E lcquence
essential to Republican Institutions
At meeting of the citizens of Hagerstown, held
on last Friday, committee was appointed to cor
respond with the authorities of this city and its
business men, with a view to secure the extension
of the Western Maryland Railroad to that town.
We have received through the Adams Express
Company New Orleans papers of the 18th inst,
/ twelve hours in advance of the mail.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDEN Tl
THE PASSAGE OF THE BROCK BILL-rHE EASTERN SHORE
RAILROAD IN THE HousE-THE CONTESTED ELECTIONS,
&C., &C.
.. ANNAPOLIS, Feb. %, 1860
Everybody has gone to Washington to-day The
streets and Hobbies deserted and the clouds have
| been pouring down torrents. The cake stand has
not been spread in the rotunda at ALL and $
boys fasten ON some casual stragger who may straw
into the state House, like many ours upon one
bone. You have by this time dgested as Won hest
may, the passage of Brock through the Senate II
took people here rather by surprise, not so much
that it should have passed. but that went THROUGH
with much ceerty-in the face of all that has been
| said and done about it in Baltimore In the Honca
the measure is destined to be fought inch bv inch
and can only pass in the face of strenuous opnosi
| ton The Committee on Corporations will rennrt
this week. and the fight will begin. 1t is supposed
the majority of the committee is opposed to Rroc
The House was engaged to a late hour last nigbt
| on the Eastern Shore Railroad bill, but adjourned
| without reaching vote. The bill will pass the
| House. The sitting members from Baltimore boro
voted steadily and persistently against every promo
stion tending to defeat the appropriation and II is
whispered that this of theirs is influenced
by hope of similar favors from the Eastern Shore
| members when the contested elections como mn
| The Committee on Eections-or rather Mr. Freaner
its Chairman continued the examination of witnesses
| in the Mccullough Building last nioht ti altar
| 10 O'Clock. Messrs I. 5. Alexander and VIM.
Schley respectively appeared for Messrs. PurneIl
and Gather, while Mr.. Wallis examined the wit
nesses on behalf of Mr.. Kerr, contesting Mr.
Gathers right to his place. n :. -
Mr.. Fields was put upon the stand in reference
to the election in the l4th ward. j. E. Eschbach
and William ID. Durham, Judges of election Of tho
11th ward; William Addison and j. E. Tbumlert 81
Judge and clerk of the 18th ward and s. ]. Gar
retsOn OIL l5tu Wdru, were all examined as the
sort of election at their respective pollingpaees
the I'd of November. They swore pretty much To
the effect that there never was a perfectly fair
quiet and orderly one ever held in Baltimore before
No illegal votes were taken; no legal voters ex-
cluded, and nothing, in short, occurred so far as
these well-informed and candid witnesses know.
to keep any but very timid person from the polls
After the close of the testimony, there was some
conversation between the chairman and counsel in
regard to arguing the question. -
Mr.. Schley not satisfied that full iustica had
been done his client, but fully appreciated the eff
forts of the chairmann the matter He had no blame
to attach. He wanted to be heard before the com
mttee, but could not fix upon a time until he was
put in possession ola copy of the testimony-one
nights possession of it would be sufficient for him
He wanted to argue. the case fully, manfully and
Thoroughly, but could not do so so without the tes
timony. TAI I'd. RS. -f--l. r. I. -
Mr.. Wallis was not particular about arguing stb The
matter. d .i4 fr9 ~
The Chairman asked Mr.. Schley if next Wednes.
day would be agreeable /? He replied that next
week he was engaged in the Police case before the |
Court in Baltimore. ,.ff E T
Mr.. Wallis was also in that case, but as there |
were other counsel he did not know that he should
argue 1t IN the Court below. He held himself sub |
lect to the Committee, and if prior engagements |
INTERVIEWED, he would not ask the Committee. in |
view OF their arduous abors already, to consult his
convenience. ffa1 ,.5[ = - - LAS
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