, 1864-02-06
ADJUSTMENTS.
The Opera.

Losinis continued aud severe iudispositfon pre-
vented the performance OF Norma last evening,
and Lucia WAS substituted In its place. Although
the audience would evidently have preferred the
grand old choruses and eping melodies Of
Norma, yet the superior manner In which Lucia
was performed atoned aomcwhat for the dlsap-
pofntmcnt Castri and 4lorelli were each in good
voice and suug glorious1y- Morelll improves upon
every hearing and his role last evening Was the
best Of all. He Is gaining strong hold upon our
Opera gocra.
Stcfani was In good voice and appeared to bet
ter advantage than on any previous occasion. He
Is unquestionab1y an artist Of great ability, and
as an actor Is better than any tenor We remember.
In that magnificent ensemble which forms the finale
Of the second act, which was given with great ef-
dcct by the whole company, he was pre- eminent
and IN the last scene OF the opera he sang with
great feeling the beautiful aria, his voice blending
finely with the elcgarc accompaniment Of the vio-
llncello, and hia action fully up 10 tho high re-
quirements OF 1ramattc art. As whole, this Was
the best performance Of the eeaBon. We must,
however, protest against tho cutting out Of whole
scenes, especially that most effective one in the
Last act between the tenor and baritone. Troya-
tore is announced for tonight.
The grand success OF the season Will begin next
week, Monday evening, With the debut Of Cordier
and Formes tn Martha, which VIC predict Will cre-
ate q sensation.
Mrs. K1oss' Coscsnr.-Mrs. Kloss gives her
sixth and last classical concert tonight. assisted
by Dr.. Fcssel, Mr.. Lewis and Mr.. Balatka. Tho
programme ineludes the trio In ultnor Of Bcetho
ven, Weber's Concert stuck. the @ major quar-
tette Of Haydn for stringed Instruments, the An
dante from Mendelasohn's trio In D, and Beetho-
yen's minor Sovata. a choicer selection could
hardly have been made. As this will be the last
opportunity Of hearing this most accomplished
pianist, and probably the last opportunity for a
long time OF hearing any music Of this high charac
ter, we Ehall expect to see full house.
Fon TIE 6oIp1Ens' FAA111Es.-Ar1ingtop, Don
mixer & Co., will gire matinee this afternoon at
the Academy OF Music, for the benefit Of the wives
and families Of eoldiers.
| MATINEE rn1s AGTEnSoos.-The Continental
Old Folks give Matinee at 2 o'clock this after.
noon, at Bryan Hall-almissiou only ten cents for
children. 49,
THE MILITARY BA11--The Ball given by the
officers OF the 18th Illinois cavalry last night at
the Briggs House, was q brilliant affair. The
| Terpsiclorcan art was kept up to q late hour.
when tba party broke up, fully satisfied With the
evenings enjoyment.
CARD TO TIE PupL1c.-At regular meet
ing Of the Chicago Musicians Union, held January,
18th, 1864, The following resolution was adopted:
Resoxred, That any member Of the Chicago Mu.
9lE1an9 Hu30u EQtelru plQiGEtluu uE VIII
| Is not willing TO become citizen OF the United
States shall forfeit all claims on the Society," and
shall be expelled from the game.
At a rcgular meeting held February 4th, Henry
De C1erque refused to comply with the above res
olution, he WIS expelled, aud all members Of the
c. II. o., will rctnse TO play with him on any and
| all occasions. WA. BuuKuARDr, Prest.
GEO. CnAIrRr, Secy-, C. n. o.
! LOYAL LETTER TO REBEL PR1soNEn.-At
Camp Douglas. among Norgan's dcsperadoas is An
individual named Moecs P. Davis, who 1t appears,
has attempted to regain his liberty by taking the
oath OF alleglance-but when the oath Of renuncia-
! tion to the Southern Confederacy and the Prest-
dents Emancipation Oath was presented he hung
fire. The letter explains the circumstances, and
the writer is loyal to the core:
| SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. Is 1864.
Moses P. Davis, Prisoner Of War, Camp Douglas:
Ireceived your letter OF the 13th, informing me
st had %ss - or M ta os9 %
you begged me to procure your relcsse, II possible
Since you were in Camp Douglas yon have
fathers sgeDt 1t Nashville NJ; and to oil OF your
nnclcs In St Clair county, H., to use their umost
efforts in your behalf stating to them your desire
| to me- made application to the President Of the
United States, and By forwarding your letters
procured an order for your releasc, upon your tn
| king the cath OF allegiance and reuunciatt0n. I
| this dny received letter from Brig. Gen. o1me,
stating that you refused to take the oath required
! by the Government had made arrangements and
left money with Capt. Burr, (A1iutant) to defray
your expenses to Springfield: and after oil this
| you now inform the commandment that you orc
| 100 much Of rebel to take the oath.
! now desire you to understand this page Of my
letter which arc my sentiments on paper. In behalf
| OF your sister and friends, have made consider
| able eacrafce Of time and money to procure your
| relenee. I have been twiceto Chicago, and all 70
| no avail, You cannot take an oath to support the
| Government Of the United States-becauae you
are too much Of rebel for that. I am glad that
the point has been reached where your real senti.
| ments are stated now sincerely hope that You
may be kept prisoner until the close Of this war,
| and then you will be compelled to take the very
| came oath that Is offered yon now or swing at the
end Of hemp, which Is the just dues Of IL! such
| men. You wrote to NC that you were loyal man
and would sacrifice your all II you could gain your
! liberty. Once more you wrote to me In your sec.
ond letter that Fou wanted q suit Of clothes: II
ron nerez get any clothes until yon get them from
me, while you stay In the company you are now
| In. you Will be as bare az you were the hour yon
| were born Clothe a rebel, noW not until hell
| freezes o7cri You hare deceived your relatives
as to your loyalty and passed the point ofenjoying
your liberty and the respect Of your reatiyee You
net now apply TO your friend JEFF. Davis for your
| Tnnte In ltfc-he will furnish you any thing yon
need, perhaps. The commanding officer suppose
has By this time reported your refusal to take the
oath to the Secretary OF War. Heo, this will close
| the correspondence between US now and for ever.
| l have no sympathy with rebels.
4 Vnuye without rESDect.