Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-28

MALIBRAN.-Sevcral anecdotes are rciat-
ed of the benevolent disposition Of Mdmr.
Nialibran, the great lyric artist, ami OF her
readiness in always relieving the dIstrcaa"s
of her musical acquaintance. The follow
ing is one Of 4 great many which are record
ed in her history. An Italian professor OF
music gave concert i'll London the year be-
fore the death Of Nalibran. lie had en-
gagged her to sing for him on her usual terms
OF twenty guincas. The concert YVES very
thinly attended, and was loss to the poor
musician. He called to pay her, or rather
offer her moiety Of her terms, which she
refused to accept, saying she must have the
full amount. The Italian dolcd it out very
slowly, and when he had counted twenty So
vereigns looked up as il to ask if that would
not do. "No! another sovereign. My
terms arc twenty guincaS, not pounds lie
put down the other sovereign, saying TO him
self with sigh, Ny poor wife and chill
dren :" Malibran took up the money, and
then saving with great carnestness OF man
ner. 81 insisted on having nv full terms
that the sum might be larger for your accep-
lance" put the gold into the hands Of the
astonished professor, arc, hastily wiping
tear from her eye, hurried out Of the :Oum.
JACOB BARKER.-OTc OF the notabiltics Of
New Orleans is Jacob Barker, the banker,
who was well known "on 'ChPngc' III New
York some sixty years since. FiA Greene
HalleCk was his private secretary for nearly
twenty years previous 20 his leaving Gotham
for the Crescent City. He has recently pub
lished pamphlet Of sXty-tyc pages, entitled
The Ballot-BoX, the Palladium Of our Lib
critics." Il will be remembered by our read
ers that the military authorities there sup.
pressed his paper, the .1drocGte, some fifteen
months ago. | have read his brochure and
find it filled with fine Union sentiments.
Although nearly ninety years old, Mr.. Bar
ker is quite active, and may daily be seen at
his office during business hours. | had the
pleasure Of dining with him the other day,
and found that he enjoyed good dinner,
with the accompaniment Of wine and cigars,
quite as much as his guest OF thirty summers.
He bears 4 very striking rescmbIanc" -
Franklin, TO whom, through his mothers
family, he is related. was delighted in lis
tcning 10 his rccollcctionS Of the early days
of New York, and his anecdotes OF the his
torical names Of those who tourished there
and throughout the country, at the beginning
Of the century.
4 Curious ASBcDoTE-When Sir Fran
els Carew had rebuilt his mansion at Red
dington, in Surrey, he planted the garden
with choice fruit trees. There he was visited
by Queen Elizabeth; and Sir Hugh Plat, in
his Gardens Of Eden" tell a curious anec-
dotc relating to one of these visits: :" cor
clude," says he, with conceit Of that deli
cate knight, Sir +. Carew. who, for the better
accomplishment of his royal entertainment
of our late Queen Elizabeth, led her majesty
TO cherry tree, whose fruit he had Of purpose
kept back from rpening at least one month
after all cherries had taken their farewell TO
England This secret he performed by strain
ing tent or cover Of canvass, over the whole
tree, and wetting it now and then with i scoop,
as the heat of the weather required; and 50
by withholding the sunbcams from rejecting
upon the berries, they grew both great ana
were very long before they had gotten their
perfect cherry color; and when he WAS assured
Of her maiesty's coming, he removed the tent,
and few sunny days brought them to their
maturity"