New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-13


looked as if the Evening With Poetcal Celebrities
wac about TO commence.
Eight o'clock ard twenty minutes. Miss Mary
Agnes Cameron came forward to apologize. The
gentemta-sbe emphasized the substantive-whom
she had expected to assst had disappointed her, There
would be no music. She would read, and those who
bad paid for their tckes-here the thtythree smiled
confasedly among themselves might reclaim their
moIey if they chose.
Then Miss Cameron read. When we left, she had
concluded one part Of "The Wits Tragedy and at
the Seine rate Of progress she must have arrived at
the end Of her labors not long after midnight They
who left Hope Chapel behind them whom the Wife's
Tragedy still undone, felt Ike towards flying from
falling friend; yet it was pleasant TO see the void
again. and when th7y reached the street they laughed
as men will who have escaped from an oppressive
dream One hardly dares to think how many of the
thirty-three remained to the end.
Under the circumstances any attempt 10 criticize the
Poet;cal Evening would he futile. Readings" are
Aitesisn Bores. Ifswoman reads simply in pleasing
style, her performance il mild bore; if she reads
dramatically, and as i, is called, with "iire, it is
dreadful bore The profession certainly does not
remunerative Why do 80 many go into it, Can ad-
yersiy and cold public not subdne them
As to the tisappoir ting vocalist and pianist It
probable that their Don-interference with the harmony
of the occasion may have been not wholly unconnected
with pecuniary considerations. They were not abso-
luely absent. One of them certainly was there. We
have no right to tell him that be ought to have been
msgnanimous. If people riU have private opinion
about ii, " by, that is THEN own affair."
One good result may follow this disInal failure. A
few dozen young women may be kept from displaying
weak elocuton at fifty cents ticket.
PALACE GARDEw.-Germsn lager-beer5gardens have
long been an institution well known in the Bowery
and many Of its side streets Il Is here that the Teuton
with bis wife and family delights to zip
genial lager beneath evergreen trees, surrounded by
urtans and flowers, while the harmonious music Of
brass band breaks gently upon his ear. So popular
have these gardens become and extensively patron
lied by our DEMONSTRATING many who are "natives
and 10 the manor born'-that the establishment Of
such places Of resort reuyenation, and refreshment
a larger and more liberal scale, earnestly demanded
by the public. The experiment was tried last
by Mr. C. V. De Forest, who obtained possession Of
the vacant ground in Fourteenth street, Sixth
avenue now known as Palace Garden and converted
il into place of pleasure and promenade. He gave the
public good music vocal andinsrumsnta and refresh
mens meant to refresh scken the partaker thereof
His efforts were crowned with such pecunary
that this season he has ma ie still more extensive
rang.mens for pleasing his visitors and on Monday
evening opened lis doors to the eager crowd. Palace
Garden in is present condition. probably cannot be
excelled in this country, certainly not in this city,
beautiful evening promenade. large, open garden is
filed with trees, shrubs and flowers tastefully ar
4 4 Her
PATHS wide enough 10 ADMIT of promenade. Ateaeh
turn the visitor encounters some new and pleasing
feature; here fountain, there brilliant Transparency
and again happy family of lively monkeys, opos-
sumo, guinea pigs, &C. Scattered through the Garden
many large and pleasing transparenees surmount-
ed with brilliant lamps of varied hues. On the east
side of the Garden is an open building arranged with
comfortable tables and seats, which viii be very con-
venent in case Of shower On the west side is the
concert saoon and ball room, elegantly trimmed with
flowers and evergreens nice to look at and tender to
the touch. Among this display of lamps and trees aud
flowers and tables and fountains and seats dart coored
gentlemen eager and willing all customers,
each one of whom knows the meaning of that express
rive German phrase Zwei lager" Ice creams straw
berries and cakes possessed Of various ayors, all ex
ceedingy nice and indigestble served up per
der. On the opening night there was, in addition to
the other attractions, magni tent display of fire.
works, sandwiches with good instrumental music, un.
der the direction Of +. Flicker No doubt Palace Gar
den viii be a success was evidenced by delighted
crowd on Monday night and Mr.. De Forest is entitled
to liberal encouragement for the manner in which he
has supplied oDgneeded institution.
EXCISE Commemorative Board met on
IT.. and
EACH resolotion was adopted to request the Boscd
of Supervisors to furnish the counsel Of the Excise
Board with an iron safe fer the preservation Of the
legal documents thereof.
DEATH YRoa FRIGHT.-Coroner Schirmer held an
inquest yesterday upon the body of Augusta 7. Wood
house, aged 80. She WAS in Brownsville, Texas, at
the time of the COrtina troubles and her
80 affected by the appearance Of the troops that she
died of fright Her body was brought here for inter-
nent in schoharie County, her lace of nativity.
Observation-Disclosures Murray aged two years. died
at the New-York Hospital on Tuesday. Her mother,
who ia in the Hospital awaiting the result of her own
injuries, became intoxicated on Sunday evening. Ap-
preaching the stove her dress fred and she was
severity burned. From her dress, the flames were
communicated to that of her daughter.
ACCIDENT TO TIE CRY MARsHAJ.-Col. Burnham
the Mayors Marshal, who looks after the cartmen of
the city, fell victim himself to the recksssaess Of the
butcher boys yesterday He was driving down Nc
Dougal street in carriage, and was folio we'd closely
ty racing butchers cart, which coming in violent
collision with bis vehicle he thrown to the ground
His buck and loft were considerably Injured, so
kst he viii be unable to attend to the duties Of bis
Office for several daye.