St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-10-19

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tire opera on this occasion was pronounced
The ckoruses were grand,
the well known f"Sold;ers' Cho-
rus,' Tor march, :shich was loudly encer~
ed. On two ;ollo"ittg evenings,.l I had the
pleasure Of hearing ..2eluto'' and .Iuere-
cia Borgia :" In both of these Corozzi-
Zuchi sustained the principal soprano role,
and liked her singing much better than
that of Miss Kellogg. In "Lucreeis Bor-
GIN the singing Of that beautiful gem, I'll
Segretto,' by Hiss Adelaide Phillips, was
three times encorea. For me to be minute
or critical in speaking of these operas would
be presumptious; 10 say that was thor
oughty delighted would be sincere. Indeed
the absence Of just such opportunities for
hearing music rol1s.' out rich, sonorous and
soulful; quivering in an ecstacy of passion
or intensity Of agony; trilling the light,
beautiful, perfect notes Of joy and hope:
combining on q. perfection that seems II
verge beyond the human to express all that
the soul can till-tbc absence Of such op-
por'nnities is what we of the west. have
most to regret, 1t is well that We have 10
much more 10 compensatory, not com
pe',satc,, for that cannot be- but to recon
cile US &c their loss. 49, 49,.
Central Park appears more attractive
each successive time one sees it. thought
it lad never looked 80 beautiful as the last
time ]. saw it. The city authorities are
sparins no expense. to bring it as near
perfection as possible. From one Thousand
to fifteen hundred men ars kept ceas,aa.lJ
engaged upon it. :
For many long year have wished 10
near Rev. henry Ward Beecher discourse
from his own puipi. one Of those .serncns
which have been read with so much .a,es-
est in the columns Of the lnaspsnGer;.
have long admired him for the oo.c ana
untllnching stand he has token i. ssvo- cs
what he believed TO be righ, n u.etsezs sz,-
ular as we'll as spiritual qins Last =
our course towards better ~o-.5 We rust
have proper guidance II The at:a:-s ot :hss
which We now in.,abi,. On :ast Sgnea.-
my wish was: gra.ihed Crossing sc..ea
Ferry and literally '.Ipl;o wing the crowd
l found myself seated in good position il
Plymouth Church. Tue zconaoaestisa ss.
immense, every seat bein-t. filled Enile
many persons were compelled 10 stand, ~-
Everything connected with the church is
piain-tiic fs.isil1ng Of ,kc building, the
pulpit, the organ, the singing and the min
lister Ak without vain show or cs,e1,a,ion.
Mr.. Beecher would be'easily recognized by
any one familiar with the Photographic
likeness that may be found in any book
store. His head is indeed model for Sd
mlsation, and is a fair indicator cf ths DOW
er of the brain 1t protects. The sermon
was practical, terse and original. and de-
Avered in tone that vas dislinc, in any
portion of the house. I do not think he
would be called eloquent in the finished
and general definition Of that term = but
he has earnestness, and power, and SINGER
aty that are irresistible, / can easily un
derstand why such crowds flock every Sab.
bath to hear him. Some there arc, doubt-
! SIS, who 60 from curiosity, but the great
majority must attend from personal inter-
est and desire. In manner. Mr.. Beech.r
would by some be considered, at times.
rather too dcmonstrative:: If in this he is at
fault, the blame must be laid to his extreme
earnestness. wish I could give your
| readers an outline Of his sermon on tho
Sabbath | heard him, but that " ould oc-
cupy too much space. To thosesxho feel
sufficiently interested, would refer tho
Independent containing his sermon Of Sep
ten'bcr oath. The originality, ~of its CON
ccptions. if nothing else, would repay pc
rusal. ,sasz -.
" From lack Of tine and c,Eer causes I
Was compelled to forego visit to wash
'nston, and came directly from New York
to this city. In this neighborhood I-found
many ''fricnds OF. other days. and among
the rest, Mr.. Henry Svisshelm. one of the
earliest settlers of ST. Cloud. ;1e is now
compromising prescriptions aud vending
drugs from behind;he eorhtef oftlre ..Niuth
Ward Drug Store, aud is apparantly doing
we'll. His best move since leaving the
West has been to break loose. from the
bonds Of bachelorhood even a. the
eleventh hour, and he is now enjoying the
first fruit, Of his sensible cours, -ss,S
''fruit' having cheeks lik: peseAes, l:es
like cherries. pair (pesr) af eyes. nli
neatly set upon Deciklta,ias-cas s
whole being to. its ,fa;her '';he apple ass
eye" MIR. George Finley, well kaova 10
many people Of :stearas Coanty, is living
very comfortably about -6ye miles esst os
the city. He has formed an srt;fcial lake
on his farm covering an extent Of abont
three acres. This he has filled with Ash ;
and in tho winter sells from 1T tbs ice,
which last season grew to the astonishing
and unprecedented thickness of eight
inches s. This ho delivered in Pittsbcre
at thirty cents per hundred
pounds. What say some of eur deal
ers who pack their houses with
ice, three feet thick, without any cost OF
Eproduction, to these prices NJ. F. is also
washing and sellinya fne quality Of eaed
for che manufacture of glass selling one
acre building lots from his farm 1t from
$1,000 to $25o0 per lot; growing willow
by the ton for baskets, and growing-rieh