Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-11-15

sistauce, is from Virginia. His own State not
quite ready to move, he comes to ours to be
with it in secession and, if there be danger in
the movement, to meet that with US. He is an
old man and the long white hair that distin-
cuisines him in the crowd, shows that his feeling
is at least not the effervesence of youthful i'm
patience.
Among the young men who have shared large
ly the attention of our audiences, NJ. W.. Gary,
of Edgefeld, stands prominent. His position
is in the front rank of secession, and his ground
the highest we have heard taken. He calls for
secession even if Breckenridge were elected
that the time for separation has arrived irres-
p~ective of special issues-that the permanent
relations demand it. His speech in the Legis.
lature on Friday expressed his views in a most
logical and impressive manner.
Allan Macfarlan, a Representative from Ches
terfe cid, is q native of Scotland-one in whose
breast
'The fire of ancient Caledonia burns )"
and as stanch Q South Carolinan as We have
heard.
Minute Men.
This organization in Columbia has reached
about the number of Tennyson's immortal Light
Brigade-six hundred.
Musical.
Last week was decidedly q musical week with
us in Columbia.
The Cooper English Opera Troupe was here
all week land more) at Kinsler's Hall. Miss
Miner was the particular star of the Troupe
Her Norma, with its stately passionateness, was
perhaps her best Her Amina, in La Somnam-
bula, was fair; best always in the sleeping
scenes. None can soon forget the pale blonde
beauty as kneeling in unconscious dream, she
tore the floral pledge of love, bud from bud, and
dropped the petals on the floor; while the tender
wall like melody softly told of the suffering and
enduring heart within. Her Adina in the ELIXIR
of Love, was less successful, but s~prightly e.
uough. None of the other ''lyric artists" as
the hand.b bill term them, seemed to US remark
able.
Joseph Hart Denck, q native of our city, gave
n concert on Wednesday evening at Athenaum
Hall. Young Denck is thirteen years old; and
performed on the Piano with skill equal to the
best living Pianists-so those say who heard
him. We did not. The concert was quite suc>
cessful.
But Patti has been the gem Of the week.
Her concerts on Thursday and Saturday even
ings at Atheneum Hall were the musical treats
of the season. Adelina Patti is an American
singer, though born in Madrid. She has been
taking New York by storm. A contemporary
says of her-"The divine Adelina, leaving the
North PROSTATE at her feet, marches to the con-
quest of the South. Hence she goes to subdue
Europe" Patti is petite, brunette. and sings
delightfully."-. Her S,oeet Home was exquisite
Like Paine the author of the song, Patti has no
home. The Echo Song was fine. but not aston
ishingly 80 at all. Patti is s~prightly aud young
but she can never inspire that madness of en-
thusiasm that Picolomini awakened wherever
she choose to wave the sceptre of personal
witchery over tho spirits of men. As an artistic,
Patti is doubtless Picolomini's superior; but
she wants kindness of heart for a popular sing
er. Signor Lott, the young Tenor, sang de-
lightfully. signor Ettore Barili, the Baritone,
was well received. Strakosch, the Director,
was himself at the Piano.
Agricultural.
OF the Fair we cannot speak this week.
COLUMBIA, S. c. J. W. u.