, 1870-06-24

accept tham, without v ttihR1 ttha slfshte
est-Fs6ard d--0-to-whothsr--h could-
nirg OF nut Consequently, fouf-Hftha OF thu
persons IA fke:.ehol1iss Knew nothing about
musie, and couad no more sing in oratofio,
symphony; o< 9para, thxn : flAtn could wofk
while there waa large ohorua in point OF NUM-:
befs, there wasH very weak chorus in point Of
Tha han.ge.s Of the atyair did the best they
could but Tina and ciTcupnstanees Wafe against
them. In HE Boston Peace Jubilee months
Beethoven Centennial, The AFFAIR was arranged
in Less than thtee Weeka, Consequently every
thing HaA IN confusion ut the start, Hnd many
Of the solo singers did not know what they
were to do.
The location Of the rink, or coliseum, is
very had, being on Third avenue, near Sixty
third street about four nilea from the City
Hall. A person riding thers on the cars Of
the Third Avenue Railway mast 60 through
torture varying from half m hour 10 afty
rninutes, the passengers being packed into
dirty carn-patked rs close as sardineB in u
such as VIC had during tho jubilee, thoE are
about Is oily as tbs aforesaid aaTdines. Had
the coliseum been easy Of access over good
roads, with frequent and rapid communities
| ton, 20, 900 peopls Who stayed away would have
been present at the entertainment
The Germans Of New York almost unani-
mously refused to take part in the Beethoven
! Centennial. They could not understand Why
the birthday Of Beethoven, which occurred IN
I D ,cenber, should be celebrated in June; and
! q body Of Germans took part N the snair.
| Tho only ones that sang or played in the con-
ce.t were hired fer the occasion, just ss every
bo " else was hired. It is rnmored that the
| G .rmans arc making preparations to havo
rsl original Jacobs Beethoven celebration
l4se IN the autum or earIy in tho winter.
From. tht .Nen York Tribune, June %.
| Some pereon intent on the continuation OF
1 name of Beethoven, at the Third Avenue Rink
| last week. inserted an advertisement in q
| morning journal. Yesterday, informing all
| persons having claims upon tho Doothoven
| Centennial Association that they could obtain
information Of pleasing character at No. 1877
! Fourth avenue. lNtlaer Aoeked a1l day ycstcr-
day the interested who read or heard Of tho ad-
! yertisenent. Delegations OF musicians, cLotis-
! ters, artists, and aupeluner1rleB crowded
| tho cars from every direction. The atmosphere
was green with Tho air-castles OF National Bank
bills erected by their PLEASANT thonnghts, and
| already their pocket-books grow plethoric. Ar
irving ut tho Shrine OF their pilgrimage, No.
lag Fourth avenue, it proved to bc-ominous
| sght-a lager beer saioon Entering its saw-
iusted precinct, the throng approached,
youthful bartender, and requested that to
would open his money drawer aud satisfy thei.
claims Tho bartender blandIy smiled, and
informed them that lie Ind no monor, but
that if they would seoE Mr.. Miller, the
Treasurer OF the association, ut
his Office, No. 95 Chambers street, they
wonld probably shear Of something to thei,
advantage" The tl.rurg obeyed and ontcEcd
The cars, and coon the clerks at No. IS Cham
hers street, tho stora Of aEessrs Hurd i 3lil.
ler, were overwhelmed with multitude Of
eager questioners. Here the cruel joke was
exposed; the clerks informed them that Mr.
Miller was out OF tho city enjoying vacation
aftcr his labors of tho festival week, aud thai
no money lad been left to pay off claims
Slowly and sadly the visitors left the store
satisfied that their claims would not be hen
orcd for the dag, and that tho insertion o
tho advertisement wae perhaps but continu
ation of the Joke OF which they thcmse1ye
formed part last week.