The New York herald., 1870-06-04
Tho beethoven Centennial aud Grand
Musical Jubilee.

nciu Oh musical Jubllees, and II the managers
of the grand affair which is to commence on
the 18th inst only fulfil their promises we
think that we can beat Boston, big organ and
all. What is this programme The leading
artists Of six opera troupes are engaged to
assist at the festival in honor Of the memory of
Beethoven. Two English opera companies,
two German opera companies and two Italian
opera companies, with Brgnoli, Kellogg, Gaz-
zaniga, Lefranc, Petrelli, Massimiliani and
Isabella McCulloch, are all on the bill. From
the German troupe Madame Johannsen,
Madame Rotter, Habelmann and Hermanns,
the superb basso, are selected. The English
opera furnishes Parepa-Rosa, Anna Bishop,
Riohings-B Bernard, Castle and Campbell and
Peakes. So much for the leading artists. AS
for the choruses and orchestral portions of the
grand whole, it is said that three thousand
voices and five hundred picked and well chosen
instrumentalists from this and the neighbor-
ing cities will combine to render the works
of Beethoven, Handel, Mendelssohn and
Haydn in superb style. In the programme we
find the celebrated oratorios of the "Creation,"
the ''Messiah" and ''Eijah." And all these
are to gather strength from the not quite
artistic adjuncts of chime of bells, electric
artillery and anvils so that, with the addition
Of a monster organ, built especially for the
occasion by Erben, we stand fair chance of
outdong the great Boston Peace Jubilee in
clamor, if not in scientific and artistic beauty.
Gilmore, too, is to be here with his big drum,
and that big Irishman to pummel it,
This grand jubilee is to last week in the
American Institute Coliseum, on Third avenue,
| beginning on Monday, the 18th of June. At Or
about the same time the Beethoven Centennial
| Festival will be celebrated throughout Ger
many by the countrymen Of the great compo-
sor. The Germans do not forget their distln-
| guished men. The love of Faderland is inter-
woven with the spirit of affection and venera-
| ton for those who have made their country
famous in the annals Of art and
| literature. 1t is but short time since Hum
boldt's birthday was celebrated with great
honor, both in this country and in his native
land, and, indeed, throughout the world,
wherever the love and memory of Faderland
| existed. It would be well for us to embalm
with like sentiments the memory of our lead
| ing men. With the exception of Washington's 3
birthday we have no festival devoted to a
simple recognition of the departed great ones
of the republic, and even that day is but
poorly and carelessly honored
With regard to the coming festival Boston Is
watching with eager eyes and listening with
uplifted ears to the proceedings going on, fear
full that the laurels shall be snatched from her
brow, with which, with the assistance Of Jim
Fisk, the Hub of the Universe was crowned
at the remarkable period when the gigantic
and very noisy Peace Jubilee came off. How
ever, our adventurous Committee of Man.
agement" are fairly in the field now for con-
test with Boston, and they must not flag in
their efforts nor risk the chance Of sullying our
| metropolitan reputation.
The Seventh Regiment Set Right in
Brothcrly Love.
The gentlemen of Philadelphia, represented
by some of the leading merchants, bankers,
Heratt, military men, professors and editors
of the Quaker City, have done themselves JUS
tice and ignored the paltry parsimony and dis
courtesy of a clique of the local authorities
there by inviting our noble Seventh" to tarry
with them for twenty -four hours on their trip
| to Cape May in the second week of July.
Shaftesbury once wrote that ''the taste for
beauty and the relish for what is decent, just
and amiable perfects the character Of the gen.
tleman and the philosopher; and the study Of
| such a taste or relish will ever be the great
employment and concern Of him who covets
as we'll TO be wise and good as agreeable and
polite" Put that in your pipes and
Whit it gently, OIL curmudgeons who voted
against the public reception of our New York
boys in gray, with the banner Of red, white and
blue. When you see their forms and faces and
hear the manly cadence of their step as they
march through Chestnut street to the Emusic
of the Union," performed by the finest band In
the world, you will feel that Sam Weller's
'double million magnifer" miscroscope wouli
not adequately measure the littleness Of you,
recent record. But to the good men and true
who have redeemed the title of s'brotherly love"
by their graceful and well-timed compliment
New York sends festive, hearty greeting
''Were't the last drop in the well, &C., &c.
THE DOMINICAN TREATY GAINING GROUND
Every day gives additional strength to the
workers in the Dominican cause. Presiden
Grants late message. has won for the treaty
many friends. In the light in which the Ameri
can people perceive the treaty there is no job
in it, though there are those who would have
them think otherwise The late message o
the President has had a decided effect OF
Senators who, conscientiously seeking afte
truth In this matter, wavered in their decision
as to the wisdom Of the policy Of making the
republic Of st. Domingo our foothold in the
Antilles. There is little doubt now tina
the sentiments of the American people are il