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Of tie Court 10 the follow ius which appeared In tho
kyESISG sIAa Of yesterday, copied from Maryland
nossp,psr;
s',trRtoJs LErTEK
on the 4th inst. two men, named French and Me-
Aleer, N South Branch. kilglnis we've arrested hy
MAyOI Ayeis and brought 10 tile city, and lOdsei in
the quad houte, tle charge OF writing Inyr'e-
flous iettei to ! Wlk,s Eoulh, and which was sub
ntted IN eyiGeUro tc!Ois The SslsuinatiOu Court Of
Was.linftol. II uTus out nos tll, the etier was a
fraud, perpeiInted hy q nan named PuTdy, who 4
Nii 10 be Government detect ve, aud who, enter
n'ning bitter hAUoi TO- ard ttc parties arrested
ayaiiei timseii OF this node to wrak revenge.
French anu OAleer r.v9 teen released aud Purdy
aTe'ied and piecei m c.osc coEhnomrut on
the chsrre of coumiltLg tDo alleged fAud.
Cumberland, Md. Ur4'H.
MI Cox said # hi, letter wa fraud the defence
ought to Lave the benefit it, lie had not been Ablo
" find the letter in question but 'upposed /, vai tic
letter addressed to John wilkes Booth at the Nation
al Hotel.
M BinehAm, Assistant Judge Advocate said Il
lore date the 9Th Of tpr The matter should not go on
record. II the parties want Purdy h. him b. brought
here. But he objected - introducing neWtpsna- .r.
agfLpt for which uOlty wLs responsible. Ihr letter
referred TO fraud Lears evidence upon The iace U
II Of having been written by one connected iu tho
murder Of the President Though u never G1o,l.ad
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Sir Frdncis'o, tinc r.. ll-. .,, .hi--c1 siih
On atcupi to sei4c the steamer COCOA, have beca held
TO answer before the County tc,ip. on Aehsrre ~
rrnnd lstccnv Effort. s,i quietly n'Akins 10 ir-
luce parties to cr'i't In the Emigration A.so,aton
for Mexico The northern Nine. copcuins 10 trade
md tcrinn'ns TO yield largely a. In. Preparation,
are nAhlnr here for the erande,i cbrAtiou Of the
an OF jay, ever known on ,hr Pscinc oovt
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BY the offer Of larse of mouey, 20 nduro persons
u 30 to Washington TO rsbu, the testimony Of The
witnesses against the assassin alton eonspirsiort.
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~n'ed to have been Union man throughout the
reheuion and nom hr honesty and purity of chsrsc
Yer will doubtless bo acceptable to the people Of Mis-
ds,ppi.
Restrictions Upen Trade In Tennessee
Renewed.
Washington, June i3.-Anothor proclamation has
been Issued by the President removing all re,tric.
ton' upon commerce With Ea,i Tennessee port. sfsr
the first Of July merit and declaring that in,urree-
uon In that state 10 suppressed Bot nothing In thl,
PROCLAMATION shall be construed ~ impsrins Anv Of
the existing peusltio- for treason, rtrorns tho
hdbeds esrpvA or doing away With military Law
whenever necessary for public safety.
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The Conspiracy Trials.

Fashing'ou, Juns l5 Mr. Cox called the attention
Of tie Court 10 the follow ius which appeared In tho
kyLSIN6 s1Aa Of yesterday, copied from a Maryland
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Wd,hington JnTs lS.--Ihe SAvJ Department hsh
received communication from Admiral :. w. Cor
don. dated board the fAs ship su,lue hanna Hamp
ton Roads June 18th, in which he s.ys:
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the person 70 whom IL vas addressed the writer vas
none the les guilty.
Judso Advoca'e General Holt said the matter va,
ncv undertolng invsstigatiou and there would cer-
nlny be no concearient made Of the fc,ut. 1t
should not 20 ou the record.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-25

The day that the North pissed their law TO fghtns
with negroes, We should have done likewfe They did
not pass the law for the of white soldiers hut 10
save tnen We should Try aad save our white soldiers
700. 90 not want our country eft with few Old
men and the widows and children Of tic dead But
really II would seem that the opponents 10 the measure
nave no regard or thought about saving any Of the
whites.
Some say that the addition Of negroes to our army
VIII add nothing to strength never ciphcTed IN
fhlt sft of arithmetic. where addition docs not in
crease The amount. But the case is one wLich needs
no argument Let Us stop uaking sIccehes and we
may well believe that Gen. Lee knows best what to do
and what he is about.
We should not wait the Glow progress Of volunteering
by the negroes The reward Ut freedom before them Is
all sufficient to make them fight faithfully for Us ard
themselves. They lave confidence in Yank c.. And
what glorious thing it would be for lis ory To tell
that the North whipped aud conquered iy the
Stance vi negroes for whose benefit they falsely IRE
tcLd that this walct. w
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-25
The Proposed Convention in North Caro-.
lima.
E'rO~ee The Rjrhnsoad renffpPk FEB. ~.

I'VE vioee conide;cr ssy ing that at e,nsu ;son
bctw the members of Congress IRON North Csrolns aud
the nssoners recently s.Dt by the ceaure Of that
State confer the Confederate authorities was the
unanimous accommodation Of the Congressu'en and the
ton ba initiated encouraged lkichmond Sentinel
Ard we violate confidence IN saying that hnc twelve
members Of Congress and four Conni from THIS state
referred to- nine for Convention When end where
DID The Reh~o1d Snrei obe Authority to spik for con
srryaye members Il Congress from this statef I"ohfos
OF this state to-day in favor OF Convention 49,
We clip the above from The Rrisish Standard. We
might eli rc,oft IN. Standard demand for authority
by calling on II to exhibit its own. Taking the late
North Carolina election test. no one hes less a
thority than tie editor OF that paper to speak for his
State or Tor any party in IL, Conservative or
other Defeated by vote Of three t. one, he yet as
snmcs 10 speak in the name and the oracle OF two
thirds OF tue people, who so emphaticay iepudiated
him. ard cooly esks Is to give authority not for al
opinion. but fact.
n the majority Of tho conference Of North Carolina
we've in favor OF CONVENTION as alleged oy Ihe S'dH
dard why was n convention not recommended py the
commi ssioners on their returnf . .
Wa will add hat statement rests on the authority
and testimony Of several members OF tho North Carolina
delegation aud thar perfectly satisfied OF rs cor
rectnes 10 avoid any room fol possible confusion oil
the question we remark tLat referred, rs The Stand
ard seems TO DO 10 the calling Of convention at that
fma
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-25
The Jews in Dixie.
Er0ns THE Richusoad Uisv0 frb, Feb. ~.

johnny Hook, bawlng Beef in the Reyo'
luton, seems TO have had prolific progeny. The
Johuny Hooks abound IN every city. village and cross
roed. all he Johnny Hooks Eere IN Tie ranks and made
such ehoISes they make upon uer coGHiryne, tie
0uihsra Coaedsrdcy roth establish s ndepeRd In
cir months. Ia sunshine darkness. victory defeat
they raise eternal cry of Beef Beef" lie is not
aono Jew Who is one outwarlly II one Of our
modern sycvlaiors had ben r,h tie Jtrs IN The mder-
he rOad haze been up ia the morning before they
crGke collected tie mama. and sold nto The children q
Israel al zee dollars lie had gone 10 spy out
The proEsd ldnd he roud hare concerted the grapes into
rine aud soid at hree hundred d0tiars gallon II he
had been pres, he would have sold the sacrifices TO
tie highest bidder. II he had soul he would sell II for
d nine pence. and. being acquainted with the maraet
value OF tho article would rghttuly conclude he had
made good bargain.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-25

win not consent that their liberty and porery shall
Re sacrificed for tho Slavery and property OF
any other part Of the country. Sherman
cannot slop-Ee must keep uoying--and as he passes
country Il returns 81 it, allegiance more den
ant ard determined than ever He may destroy houses
and railroads along his line OF march and inlet much
suffering upon individuals but he gains permanently
territory and retains hold upon the affections Of
tie people. They suffer aud despiss. and return to
their lends determined for the contest than ever
before lie may march through South Carolina to
Charlotte or TO Wilmington. out he coBquers nothing,
he holds nothing. Ills expeditions destructive bat
not subuqaEg. The fret mistake aims him; tic first
check becomes defeat. rout, and Will prove the de-
sTucton IL his army. 1t Is not as it on his
march through Georgia; then cavalry only harussed
his march; Amy Is before him. which. at the
proper tine. viii be found in his path. and we believe,
successfully dispute his Iaarea.
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fr l.s WAR DEPARTMENT WARRINGTON. d. g.,
g..a Friday Fob. 81 lo6J--s: j. q IA
Major. Gen. DIX: Dispatches inst received
announce thai Wilmington is in possession Of our
S,ccr.. EpwIS A. STANTON Secretary Of War.
WAsruSercS, Friday Fen. a. rs.
The Navy Department has just received the
following;
US FLAGSHIP MAIvrRN. carr Frsn RIVER
Feb. o. via FORTRESS MONROE Feb. 2i-9 an )
10 tie Hon. GmEoS WELII.s, s,eS.fa,g c( ne Haryi
en- have the honorio inform yca.i Yt Ninin gton .
IN the possession OF our troops.
esI-s DAVID ID. PoEIER, Rear Admiral.
s-.e- WAsIusGToS. Friday Feb. 81. 1895.
The following has just been received at the
Hsvy Department:
= FORTRESS MONROE, Va. Friday, Feb. "A, i.G5.
Hon. G.. WELLS, See,dcry Of the NIoy;
The Cuyler has Just arrived from Cape Tear, aud re-
ports our forces having taken possession Of Wilmington
on the morning Of tie Washngtohs birthday HE
Rebels reI Gated leaving largo number Of iIisoner'
IN OR hands. -
SIIPnEN d. TRENcHARp, ConmaDder
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FROM NORTH CAROLINA.


Tie United States supply steamship Nowberp,
Act. Vol. Lieut.. =. II. washburne commanding ar
rived Yesterday from the North Atlantic blockadlnr
s,usron via Fortress Monroe ia "a lorrs. she le!t
"a western Bar OF Cape Fear River on Tuesday TOO
,Is, ,nst Admiral Porter with tho 1ost was within
I've miles OF Wilmington and advancing. The New.
bern brings home 90 wounded and discharged men.
The following IL list Of her oficers'
Master and Goes. Pilot Jos II. Richsrd.on Act, A Sur
grou John f. Cobb; Act Asst fsyn'astcr, r. H. cn.nns
samuel n Dsmonj Act LIST Engineer Isaac Naples
Act % Asst.Eusneers Benjamin Janrs r. d. itochsiss
A., IA As.t N slneeI Robert T.. Murray Z. n. Allen
Act Mssiers Mate r.. '. r.. Smith. John McAlister.
Joshus Cock it,, George A. Pynne; Surgeons Steward.
Hiram l. rlis.
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THE WAR IN THE sOUTu.WEsT.
pnlL.psiran. Friday. Feb. "a. 1865.

PHILADELPHIA, HIiuhy' SSp. a. Ar'''
The Bsuetims special Cincinnati dispatch
saws: Advices from below Indicate grand preparations
for three fold NOV enc Mt 70 occupy Alabama and Mia
sssIpp Thomas FROM the North with astrong moanfed
force Of nfuntry RON Vicksbmg via jackson, and
CANDY nom Pensacola. 1t Is apprehended that II Lee
IA compelled to relirquish Richmond no viii fall back
on LyLcbburg and thence make his way through the
mountains to East Tennessee or Kentucky Efforts are
making TO repair tho Virginia and Tennessee Railroad
10 Bristol. 1t was rumored in Knoxville last week
that division OH ees) army has already appeared
in East Tennessee. The expedition now moving nom
Knoxv lie Is 70 defeat this movement, and BY again de-
sroyng the railroad render the ansfer OF Lees army
wcst Of tho mountains impossible.
CARo. H.. Friday Feb. a. 1865.
The steamer Robert Burns, from Memphis.
had 46 bales Of cotton for Cincinnati and 80 for Evans
vile.
A scouting party under Capt Newell, fths sth New
hampshire leu yiialia early In the month 10 patrol
along the Black River. They have returned in terri
bic state Of dapidaop having subssted four days on
horse and mule meat alone in q swamp surrounded by
Rebels 4.
Brig Gen Meredith has been relieved from the COM
mand Of Western Kentucky. His successor Is ulan
nounced.
Col Macarthur, late commander OF the post Of Co
lumbus, KY. and Capt Gross Provost-Mirshai o.
rested by Gen. Meredith recently have beea frlly ex
onerated, and have returned 10 CoiInbus.
The trial Of Gen. Paine Is Progressing. Thus fa'
not single charge against him mas been sustained.
Lsngstrcct sufd 10 be Advancing ON A"ox'
/ Vile.
LOUISVILLE. Friday. Feb. 81 1865.
A special To The Democrat, dated NASHVILLE,
SAYS intense excitement exists at knoIvDe IRON re-
port that Longstreet's command was moving on that
place.
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Tho Rebels Evacuatc tie City Tcusday Night.
THEY ARE BEING rapidly PURSUED.
0fnsiai Report Of the Cap,urc OF winning
WAR DEPARTMENT.
IN. Eco. zi--l&, midnight. )

f-f WAR DEPARTMENT. }
WlsWlNGIoN, Friday Eco. zi--i2 miau6hl)
To MAJ Gen. DIX, Nep- York: The following
official report Of the capture OF wilmington has Deeh
forwarded TO this Departmertby Gen. GFnnt
EDWIN NJ. STANTON. See OF War.
FORTRESS MONROE, Va. Feb. oi--iop. N
70 Gen. L. S. GRANT, City PoiHr Oar troops entered
Wilmington on the morning Of the ga inst Atcr the
evacuation Of Fort Anderson, Gen. Sclodcd directed
90, to follow its garrison toward wilmington while
Terry followed IoLe on tie cat tlde Of TIE river
Tho latter took up new line. four miles from WI
ningson hut wis so closely pressed by Terry tha 10
could send 10 troops to the west side On that side iho
Rebels made stand behind Town Greek, bu, on TIE
roth Cox crossed lis troops below 'hcm on oiat boat
attacked, them in the rear and routed item. taking two
gun. and 900 prisoners.
On the 2ist Cox pushed to tie Brunswick River oppo'
ate Wilmington. where tie bridges were on fires and
On Bis arrival tie Rebels began burias tie cotton and
resin in Inc city, and LEFT it that night
Our captures, including Fort Aud'Ison amount TO
sboai 20 prisoners and 80 guns.
Citizens state that the Rebels burned loo bales Of
cotton and 1850 barrels Of rcsip.
The Union feeling showed Itself quite strongly in ihe
city.
Terry followed Hoke uclthwaid.
ur.. c. b. CoN.rr,k.
-... Iicri..Ccl.. A. d. c. and Brey. prs:'GeF.
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dispatch from Fortress Monroe, dated This
morning luet sccelyed sayf that the United States gun
boat r. r. Cuyer arrived from Fort Fisher with The
new. Of Tho evacuation Of Wilmington on ite night OF
the 2Ist Nal GEN Terry entered and took possession
Of sapl snd stares Of all kinda which the Rebels in
Il eir haste neglected 10 destroy.
WAsmxeroS, Friday. Feb. "a, 1863.
national salute j. now being fired ny order
NJ t war Department In LoDor Of tho glorious news
from Wilmington.
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The Dr.U I'm philadelphia.

~ PanADKTPIuA. Friday. Ftb. IT 70.
p.eos hove beeu made in i've wards Of this
.;.S and were conducted very quietly. Among the
.?,,,oS today we're WIN. V. MeKeour. oil re Lfdqer
,.sna1d Ia Featherstone. Of tho Besness toDriiiiee
80 tr,rt.rs Union; Thomas i. Choaio, Socre,ar.
eths sds Assembly rDd ether prominent mclopers
a, tlo erai..
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A special Washington dispatch to The Daily
Ners says;
eft Il ascertaned from very reliable that tho
visit Of Judge Hughes and Gen. Singleton 20 Richmond
IA of strictly private nature aud tht it bears no po-
tical Significance whatever The statement that they
90 70 urge submission to tho Government OF tho United
States is purely gratuitous and imaginary They are not
clothed with any authority have they any Intention
OF mcddng With the present difo ulties. The object
OF their missoD being strictly private. 10 not know
RECRUITING AND TEE DRAFT.-A fir day
work seeomplishedby tho County Volunteer COMMITTEES
yesterday eightythree recruits having been obsned before
O'Clock in the afternoon. Nothing has snPfei 10 re-
esri the d. Concerning visitors to recruits who haze
mustered into the service the following order has oeen
Issued; ,.-..f -ti' r.tli gN itr
Oyy1cR A. A. PRovosT- ARsHA Al GHSxRAL. AVID
SUIT voLrSrEER RkCRoIrINe SERVICE SooThEHS
DTvisioS 90 NEW oRx, >Hw YORK. feo. -, ,oe.- 80,
GENERAL oaDERs NO. lAftrr rrcfuhs are Inusi.l I'M
the service they wit, be allowed to csvc tine prrise ,n
.en. 10 the General RENDEZVOUS ProvoA arhns ~nn hs
tsrnr ooer, permit person not Ia tho lbea ases
service 10 have any Intercourse wan ~ en-. - -,
Their relatives nay, however. be 20 s,e 'D @ Du'
only in thu presence ,l6err q tue .ra ees sesee
Nv COnrlsnI of Brig .tjsn. EDw. W. ihks
H. r. Bsowsslv. Assistant Adutenl General
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LATE REBEL NEWS.

We have Richmond papers Of the 22d. They
are permitted TO publish very little war news-the
BLESSINGS in dsusc' being rather too frequent inst
now.
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The Draft In Nsw-Jcrsey. ~ "a
" ed t+g''- NEWTON. Friday, feb. r|s ih6S'
The draft is going ON to-day AZ Aof''S'' w


----rrI Ar0usrA. Ne. Friuay, Fed = Isv'.
CoI. Baker, Government Detective, ) mere.
oo,ing SltcI nc substitute bnoiors IN Tbs cit,.
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Ths A Svseee Of the Navy and Army sswar1
WI. ~sis gseu- smeidents Of the CapsSre
or Fort Andersen--The PresidsBtts Adj
0siral l. oSfer.

WFctl pttIlI -p''7'
GAYS TEAr ElyES Six AinEs rRon wnnlsoios.
Feb. ~. 1865. !
Like lhe yie,cry ana general events Of the
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-25
E,ror-1Mr MANsInN.

WA6i;RCIos Feb. 10 lstj.
SIR: II Is made ny agreeable dnty 10 inciVse hio
win The ,oiuf resolnon Approved Jan. "a, 1860 ten
defing the thanks Of Congress 10 yourself lhe oIneI
and men updor yonr command for The galiantiy nns
good conduct in thecspnre OF fort tIsner shu
Van Ia Mi who paltci,aed in that brilliant and deci
siyc yiciofy pader youi command. Very respectfully
ABK.IiAN LINCOLN.
pesr.l1miral David d. Porter, L. s. Navy. com.
manding n. A. d. Squadron. Hampton Roads.
VOTE or THANKS yY THE STATE Oh SEw-YoRE.
Gov Ienton has also sent 10 the Admiral iotter h
similar import. conveying the resolution OF thanks
n.sssd l,y The Legislature Of the State Of New.York.
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OmcinI Hispatche..

Iicri.- Cob. A. d. c. and Brcy. pris;.GeF
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-02-23
DODGEyII.IE, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY

ed several times without any result. At
length, penetrating below the mud, the
hooks caught in something Of consider
able weight, and after much time and
effort they succeeded in raising from the
obscure hole. 1t was an old chest. The
sides and lids were decayed, and it need
ed no locksmith to open it. Within it
they found what they were sure they
would find, and which filed the spec
tators with horror-the remains of a
human body.
The police officers now rushed into
the house and secured the old man. AS
to his wife, she, at first, could not be
found. But after fatigueing search,
she was discovered beneath a pile of
wood. being much bruised by the heavy
logs above her., By this time nearly the
whole population Of the town had col
lected around the spot.
The old couple were brought before
the proper authorities and separately
examined. The man persisted in his
denial most obstinatcly; +; but his wife at
once confessed that she and her husband,
very long time ago, had murdered a
peddler, who possessed a large sum OF
money. He had passed the night at
their house and they, taking advantage
Of the heavy sleep that encompassed hill
had strangled him, after which they
placed his body in a chest The chest
was then thrown into the we'll, and the
well stopped up. The two criminals
had reason to believe themselves free
from detection, as there were no wit
nesses Of the crime, and its traces care
fully concealed. Nevertheless, they had
not been able to hush the voice Of con
science They fled from their fellow
men. They were intimidated at the
slightest noise, and silence filled then
with fear They had often thought o
flying to some distant land but some
inexplicable influence kept them neal
the remains Of their victim. Terrified
by the deposition of his wife, the old
man at length made similar confession:
and six weeks after. the guilty couple
expired on the scaffold.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-02-23
Eccentricities Of Musicians.

LulI' during long period, was a
manager of the French opera, and being
fayorite with the court, amassed a
handsome fortune But alas, despite
the sweetening influences of the gentle
art, he rendered himself the terror of
the musicians under his direction by his
furious demeanor, being by no means
squeamish in his treatment Of them, often
belaboring their craniums with his fiddle
if by chance somo note struck his critic
al ear In this manner he is said to
have destroyed scores Of violins; and one
wretched claronet player, in particular,
who had rare genius for never being
either in time or tune, cost him a vast
number Of Instruments. They shivered
like glass on the obdurate caput of the
faulty Orpheus, and Lulli swore, in his
bewilderment Of rage, that he never be-
fore met with so vile a performer or SO
hard head. What must have been
his astonishment on discovering, after
time, that the offender had his peril
wig lined with lead---a most undignified
mode of procedure on the part Of the
one, and master stroke of policy On
that of the other, who by this ingenious
device retained at once his brains and
his situation. This very sensitive
method of instruction is, fortunately,
rather out Of vogue at present; other
wise it might be hard to conjecture
what unpleasant results would frequent
ly follow among our musicians.
Handel was also extremely passionate,
and so remarkable irratable of nerve
that he could never endure to hear the
tuning of instruments, which process,
therefore was always completed before
he arrived in the orchestra.
A musical wag, who knew how to ex-
tract mirth from his Feasibility of tenn
per, stole into an orchestra on a night
when the Prince of Wales was to be
present at the performance of new
oratorio, and untuned all the instru
ments- Some half note, and others q
whole note lower than the organ. AS
soon as the Prince arrived, Handel gave
tie signal beginning con sprtto, but
such was the horrible discord that the
enraged musician started up from his
seat, and having overturned double
bass which stood in his way, he seized
kettle drum which be threw with such
violence at the leader Of the band that
be lost his full bottomed wig by the eff
ort. Without waiting to replace it, he
advanced bareheaded to the front of
the orchestra, breathing vengeance, but
SO much choked with passion that utter
ance was denied him. In this ridiculous
attitude he stood staring and stamping
Tor some minutes amidst convulslons OF
laughter, nor could he be prevailed on to
resume his seat till the Prince went per-
sonally to arpease bis wrath, which he
with great difficulty accomplished.