The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-27

CITY Annirs.


Tho monthly meeting of the Younp Mems
Christian Association was LARGELY attended last
evening. Peter b. Simons Esu president con-
auc,ed tne opening exercises after which the
essay OF the evening was read BY Judge Peirce.
The subject OF the essay was Woman, as seen
in the Old Testament 1t proved instructive
ana entertaining, and was happily received by
AN attentive audience.
question for debate in keeping with the sub
Ject of the essay followed -''Were the women
mentioned in the Bible in any respect better than
the women of modern times y The discussion
was spicy, and ELECTED much applause. Several
took part in it, but the negative had the advan-
tage decidedly. Fifty-two new members were
elected to the association. The music on this
occasion was furnished by the choir of the West
Arch Street Presbyterian Church, under the
direction of Professor jean Louis, and added
greatly to the pleasant entertainment OF the
evening.
A young man giving the name of Thomas
Lindsay was yesterday afternoon arrested by
Detective Gordon and Policeman McGuckeu, for
an alleged attempt to relieve Miss Virginia
Richards ofherpo portemonnae whilst she was look
ing at the procession at Twelfth and Chesnut
streets, and also with attempting to rob another
female who was standing in front of the Cont
mental Hotel. He had hearing before Justice
Kerr, and was held in $1,000 bail to answer.
During the past week the following vessels
cleared from this port with petroeum:-Brig
Anna, for Elsinore, with 95,456 gallons; brig
Move for Oporto, with 81, ,22l do; brig Thermu
this, for Gibraltar, with go, 936 do; barque
Queen, for Hamburg, with 247,46 do: bargue
Ardross, for Mayaguez, with 1000 do ship ia
merlane, for Cork. with 2S9, 1863 dol brig Alma,
for Konigsburg, with 63, 069 do; barque Frank
lin, for Antwerp, with 131040 do; and barque
Vesta, for Cronstadt, with 123,37S do, making
total of 1,O71, 733 gallons for the week. Two
ships and eight barques are now loading
John Delaney, aged sixteen years. was run
over by light wagon yesterday about twelve
O'clock, noon, and injured. He was removed to
his home, Fifteenth and Parrish streets.
Last evening the concluding ceremonies
OF tha mi Anni pf
the /. o. of o. f. were well attended At Horti-
cultural Hall the visiting German Lodges were
entertained by their brethren of this city. At the
Academy addresses were delivered by p. G.. VI.
William f. Ford, of Boston, Mass; P. G. NJ.
Thomas E. Smiley of Tennessee; p. G. NJ. Rev.
NJ. Meredith, of New Jersey; and 2. G. S. Thomas
Sanders of New York. At the Rink the ball,
which was grand success, came off. The Grand
Lodge visited the edifice at ~ o'clock.
The concert given at the Musical Fund Hall
on Friday evening, April 23d inst, under the
auspices of the choir of Zion p. F. Church,
eminently successful, taking Il large and fash
ionable audience by surprise and pleasures
pleasing result, that invokes public tribute of
appreciation to its art amateurs. The conductor
of this concert we learn, was Mr. Yost, the
organist of the above church, under whose skill
full requirements, profound musical knowledge,
and practical experience in Europe, this anna
teur feast was produced; Mr.. Yost being eminent
rs a contrdpu,,to. The ensemble most
agreeable and effective; to individualze would
be invidous. The overture Qac des Fees),
as executed by this amateur orchestra, with its or
chestral arrangements, would have done honor to
any one of our superior professional associations
of instrumentalists of the present era of novel
ties. Violins form the basis of orchestral COM
positions, while the unique wind instruments of
advancing mechanical improvements were un-
exceptionally developed in tone and artistic
finish, accompanying the chorus and solos with
effective precision of harmonies. Rosini's
jStdbdt Mater, with the Twelfth Mass, were most
admirably sung with truth and feeling-gems of
religious music that assist the worship of the
Almighty, to animate the hearer with holy i'm
pressions and thus to raise his thoughts above
all earthly considerations. The several soprdnt,
the ten0re, the bdssi evinced vocal abilities of
cultivated perfection-of qualities rich and full,
with judicious expression of intOnation. The
gentleman who sustained the tenor in
Stabat Mater (and sung the "EX-Maria"
in Twelfth Mass) has an excellent voice,
with q legitimate method; the basso
exhibited fine voice, with good tuition,
well-balanced divisions of registers in his solo,
"Pro Peccates;' but both seemed under nervous
excitement that initiated against their powers.
The lady soprano, in Ezra POGO" (Lucid), ac-
quilted herself with good taste in modulation
and chaste ornaments. Indeed, all the solosts
deserve q sprig of laurel to commemorate their
maiden public efforts The ''Hallelujah" of
Handel was extremely well executed. To be
brief, to Mr. YOst, as their maestro, must be
accorded the need of praise for its brilliant con-
summation, whose amiable manners and modest
merits are only commensurate with his profess
sional genius, which never intrudes its jus.
claims