The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-07
The Peace Jubilee.

The Boston Commercial Bulletin de-
livers itself OF the following puus-gOod.
bad and inoitferenL-On ;he coming
Peace Jubilee which is To take place in
Boston, in June, and IS now the ALL
engrossing topic.
The petitioners against the use OF the
Parade Ground were opposed 10 Com
mon Music. The Executive Commit
tee have preserved harmony by fixing
upon ST. James Park for the Coliseum.
AN omnibus runs through there
every fifteen minutes"
All sorts of surmises, expectations
questions and opinions are rife. as TOR
instance, 0H dH.
Landlords of the leading hotels are
expected 10 furnish their tables with
tuning forks.
Musicians are already putting on
airs; the most unpopular air at present
is the east wind.
The base ball players on the parade
ground will perform daily on the double
base, and several members of prominent
clubs have volunteered to join a catch.
The liquor dealers will furnish few
spirited bars.
Ladies will wear c(h)oral jewelry du-
ring the jubilee
\ petition of unmarried ladies of Boss
ton. that there may be plenty of hi0as
included in the performance. is under
consideration.
Wood dealers volunteer several chords,
and the dealers in marine stores will
contribute the pitch for the orchestra
il desired; the butcherers trombones and
the fishermen clarion nets.
4 Partisan barkeeper has announced
his Willingness To furnish any number
OF French horns (Bourbons) a. twenty
cents each.
Several hautboys from the streets of
Boston wish to be present-each with
his hoe.
London will be here as soon as Bull Run
Russell arrives.
The organ of Harvard College will in
troduce several heavy swells.
Those singers who are most not able
will replace those not able in the chorus.
Letters are being received from mu-
sical societies in all parts of the coun~
try-the principal letters used thus far
are G sharp and B Hat. The mellow D's
are expected to be a feature of the per-
formance.
The Executive Committee Eelieve in
letters-they say Let us have peace"
Therefore NO war is looked for; the
only injury even to a letter, is the
ILuFW~On II llaL Is eek pected.
The correspondent who wishes to-
know if there will be chance for every
one 10 see is informed that there cer~
tainly will be chants for every one to
hear.
There will be no chants for the or
chestra, but big one for tue singers.
No refreshments are to be allowed in
the Colisenm-not even ice cream--bat
there will be n quartette by four of the
singers.
We have n peHchdHt for the whole
affair ourselves.
Editors of newspapers will have au
opportunity (seldom offered) of meeting
their superiOrs, as the committee, know
ing that most of them conduct only a
single sheet, have made arrangements
TO introduce them to introduce them to
gentlemen from the country who cons
duct a whole choir.
The committee will require from the
press many tokens of their good i'm
pressions.
The report that an attempt would be
made To introduce light music hy plays
ing on fiddle with a fiambeau has
been disputed.
Music will pervade everywhere; al
most every horse can have an oat. the
cats me sick, the dogs high>high and
the cows low.