The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-13


be a scarce article these days, to judge
by the connection created a few days
ago. A merchant lost his pocket
book containing over a thousand dol
lars. The consolation he had from
most of his friends was, you will
never see it again whoever found II
will keep it" So they were much as
tonished when the honest man walked
in and handed the money to the de-
lighted owner, refusing the promised
reward, as he wished no pay for doing
right. am sadly afraid all judged
others by themselves. All goodness
surely is not dead or dying Let us
rather trust that as each new year
rolls by the numbers may increase of
those W no can say With malice for
none, with charity to all.
ADJUSTMENTS, MUSICAL MATTERS, &C.
The usual amount of the former
are to be found At SelwSn's Dot y
has been performed for two weeks.
1t gives way to a new one, . Maud S
Peril, which promises to be good.
An amusing incident occurred a few
evenings ago: In tie play, the indig-
nant lady commands the villain to sit
down. He, not feeling disposed to
obey, a chivalric gentleman in the
audience-from the rural districts,
no doubt-came to her assistance, by
repeating the command In a voice Of
thunder. An audible smile from the
audience was the finale. III
As every one has an attack of the
Dickens fever, ia a gre atera or less de-
gree, the Museum has been giving us
" No Thoroughfare, by him. Mag
gle Mitchell appears at the Howard
for the present. I suppose her name
enough to ass ure any one of full
house. At the Continental, 1.-THE
Golden Branch, or Devils Auction"
with De Polls Partisan Ballet, has
Dream" is the. attraction now. We
have had quite a season of Opera
FIVE, weeks Italian, four of English,
now Bateman's French = LIE
tein, that we have heard of for
months, Mile Tastee as the Ouch
ess. SO, if music has charms" all
Boston should be delighted at pre-
sent. The Mendelssohn Quintette
Club will give series of concerts
this week. The Handel and Haydn
Society favor US with an Oratorio oc-
casionally Ia their usual elegant style.
[ referred in my last to the New Eng
land Conservatory of Music. It
occupies rooms in Music Hail.
Everything is arranged so admi,
rably there is no confusion. Hours
from nine in the morning till nine at
night. There are about one thousand
pupils attending, with an able corps
Of teachers. Instruction is given in
vocal and instrumental music, Con all
Instruments. Harmony in both
private classes and lectures. One
class has oratoria practice, with Mr..
Zerrahu, the popular leader of the
Handle and Haydn, as teacher. Then
there are some free classes for the 4
pupils, which meet once a week, for
general musical instruction, where
many useful hints are given
to all who choose to 4 accept
of the privilege Of attending.
The advanced classes give several con
certs durln the year to show the
Improvement, If the majority inrend
to be teachers, as it is expected, what
a musical country We will have--pro-
vided they all obtain scholars. Long
may the Institution flourish under the
pleasant management Of the Directors,
Mr.. Tanijee and assistants There is
also another, equally good, called the
Boston Rooms, In Mason and Ham /
liD's large building. IN .igl
If strangers in the city desire to
pass q few hours Quietly and pleasant
ly they cannot d. better than to visit
the Library, an institution the c;t;- !
zens may well be proud of, with its
large quiet rooms and well filed |
shelves. On Wednesdays and
the, Natural History
Rooms are open to the public, and |
the fine. collection there will well |
repay one for the time spent. @
The = Horse Guards ? had dane |
ing party Christmas Eve, to be fol-
lowed by. others. The Lanciers al |
ways have. seven during the season.
One intended for the children Of the
Lanciers. came off New YEARS. night,
and, in spite Of the rains there was
crowd Of gayly dressed children, from +
the little one Just running around to J.
those most out of their teens. They !
all looked pretty. Children nicely |
dressed could not welt look otherwise
Y ct, as | looked arpur,t Isc,nld not
leip but thAbru aa Ia4.m some
not higher than iinJitbIe.i dane.
ng. there, dressed inuasilks audi
white kids, what viii they be a few
ears from now. Is this the way to
make noble men and true aconaen. such
IS the world has need OF? via it
lot, rather increase the number of
iOlis and ddadies2 There are numer-