The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-08-02
Letter from Louisville.
The Test Convertible Mic at the Fair
Grounds-The Mammoth Gave Ex:
cursion-.Lo .-Politics-'The
Newspapers, de., &c.

snoken of in nv last letter as the tlme
when promised to complete the account
Of the doipgs at the "saengeroast. as IL
!. sometimes called, has become day al
Tar Tomorrow, Notwithstanding the Ill
herman character of the expression
promised to speak of the Test Con-
cert on Thursday night. Well, it was
immense, The audience could scarcely,
hove numbered less than four thousand
nsrsons and there was almost an equal
ppunber assembled upon the street and
n;aawolk near the building, unable to
ohto;n seats inside, but still near enough
W hear most of the music. The pro-
sramme wasias follows:
!, acknowledgment 1900. Beethoven
,. Song-To the Artists Mendelssonn.
8, Concert by Carl Wolfsohn, from
Beethoven. ~
a. Overture wv
5 Thanksgiving of Creation; Mohr.
& Oyerture-F,ingal's Cave, Mendelssohn.
7. The Spirits Battle. -Kretchmar
8. Observation-Disclosures .--.-... Litolf.
9. The German Sword $500. Schubbard.
10. The Singers Parole
A perusal of the programme itself is
sufficient to afford any musician an idea
of the rare treat the concert afforded.
Every part was admirably performed and
produced wonderful effect. The sound
of one thousand male voices all singing
together in perfect harmony, is some
thing that must be heard to be apprecla-
ted. 1t cannot be adequately described,
nor easily imagined. The whole concert
was under the direction of Prof. Sobo-
leuski, of st. Louis, and passed off as
complete success. The German citizens
of Louisville especially were highly
elated by the brilliant success that
crowned every performance, and their
pride was much gratified by the enconi-
ums of their American neighbors' Such
"a triumph as the Fest Concert afforded
was sufficient to wipe away the remem-
brance of previous persecution and hu-
initiation.
On Friday about eleven o'clock, the
Societies met at the Halle and formed
procession, bearing their respective ban
ners and parading, marshalled by Major.
General jeff, C. Davis, through the prin-
cipal streets to the Louisville and Lex
ingtcn Railroad depot, whence they
started for the Fair Grounds about noon.
The morning had been rainy and the
ground was damp and consequently a
great many persons who would have
attended the picnic were deferred from
doing so. However, about five thousand
persons were upon the grounds and the
afternoon was spent in the happiest and
iolliest manner conceivable. All care
and anxiety was left behind and every
person on the grounds seemed to enter
with perfect freedom upon tho enjoy
ments of the day. Several speeches
were made; one by General Which
rmcng the number; and the day was de-
voted to feastlng, drinking, jvhins, go
versation and general merriment. The
prizes awarded by the committee on the
Prize Concert of Wednesday night were
also distributed at that time to the re-
spective Societies. / should have men
toned in my former letter that at bus
mess meeting of the Saengerbund held
on Thursday it was resolved to abolish
the prize concert at future meetings OF
the bund, probably owing to the fact
that it is impossible to award prizes
without creating more or less dissatis'
faction among the competitors. 1t was
resolved also to hold the next annual
meeting of the Saengerbund in Indian
apoliS, Indiana.
Friday night was devoted to grand
ball at the Fest Halle, which had been
arranged for the purpose, and with that
closed the principal public exercises of
of the singers, feeling completely tired
| Al, f Nnrf
and pleasure in which they had INDUCED
during the week, started fer home, while
the remainder went 10 visit the Nam
meth Cave, one of the greatest Gatural
curiOsties our country affords The
trip to the Cave is said by these who
made it to have been very pleasant aud
gratifying III the extreme. There was
no regular concert in the Cave, us had
been expected, but numerous groups Of
vocalists woke the echoes" and strange
to say, found that the echoes away III
that subteTranean cavern spoke the
German language quite as tluently and
correctly as English. On Monday, the
last of the eXcursionistS started for their
homes, and, doubtless, ere this letter is
seen by the readers of the REGISTER.
nearly all the singers will have recount
ed to wondering groups of their coun
trymen and friends the incidents pleas
ures, and festivities of the annual meet
ing of the North American Saengerbund
having already enCroached SO largely
Hpon your space by my description OF
the Sacngert,st, I feel some reluctance
about asking further indulgence, but
am uot inclined 10 close my corr spond
encr entirely, without more reference
than has yet been made 10 the lily Of
Louisville and its inhabitants.
Louisville is rapidly improvi z. A
great many new houses, both urIvate
residences and business places, are being
erected and evidences of wealth and
prospoyiby are visible everywhere Great
taste rs displayed in the erection of
DIV cling houses and the oruamenting of
the grounds by which most of them are
surrounded. Broadway is one at the
finest streets TO be seen on tue CONT.
nent Unlike its New York namesake,
it is devoted TO residences, many ot them
almest palatial in magnihcencc and
beauty.
The street railways III the CITY also
deserve mention. There are number
of lines. all constructed within two
years and all seem to be paying well
The CONVEX fence they afford seems TO be
highly appreciated by the people, and
there is daily wonder how they managed
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