The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-09-02

GREAT WESTERN JUBILEE.-Lsst evening
the Opera House was well filed with q most
appreciative audience, a great part of which
was composed Of Rock Islanders. The en-
tire entertainment was most satisfactory.
rejecting great credit upon the large corps
of singers, and partic ularly upon the mana
gers, Messrs. Boutwell, and Collins.
On the previous evening it WAS announced
that the Anvil Chorus would be repeated in
q manner to give the best of satisfaction.
Accordingly several kegs of the finest pow
| der was procured for the occasion.
| Last evening after the overture by Stras
sers orchestra Mr.. Boutwell, announced to
his audience that Mr.. Fulton, the owner of
the Fulton block, had been the means Of
getting the authorities to prohibit them
firing the cannon. He stated to his sudi
ence that if anyone was not satisfied to re
main under the circumstances that they
could get their money at the Office. The
audience was q unit in sympathy for the
managers, who had taken every means to
make the occasion q grand success, and
were much panied to think that they should
be treated with such insolence. The Assem-
bly, had just provooation for the indignation
which they felt for being unscrupuously
imposed upon. The city officers we're not
to blame for the steps they took, for, accord
ing to the law, any one person can be the
means of prohibiting the firing of ordnance
within the city limits.
The facts are these The managers
| before the concerts commenced obtained
| permission to use the csnnons. Subse-
quently the mayor of the city resigned his
office. On the first night of the Jubilee the
music was the occasion of breaking only 3
lights of glass in the Fulton block. Mr.
| Fulton complained to the managers, Messrs.
Boutwell, and Collins. They told him tina,
if he would let them proceed
that they would put new glass and
sash in every window that was I'M ured
But Fulton bent upon mischief would MOI
listen to reason; he so far let his passions
get the start of him as to threaten to shoe,
the man who should fire the guns. This was
going rather farther than the law provides
aud he was made to swallow his words.
Perssting in the determination to spoil the
Jubilee be would not listen to the magnani
nous proposition of the managers and
sought an excuse by saying that the
noise 'shook the whole block, wat
cracking the walls and would demolist
the whole building. This WAS no lesi
ludicrous than it exhibited the contem bic
bitterness to which it is possible for human
nature to decend.
Mr.. Fulton can not blame the people fol
the feeling which they entertain for him BE
had no excuse Tor the action he took. Every
body knows that the cause of glass breaking
on tne firing of cannops is the air in the
house trying to get out to Gil the vacuum
made BY the discharge of the piece. Simply
raising the windows prevent all harm being
done.
Messrs Boutwell, and Collins were equal to
the emergency; the music of the cannon,
was supplied by the novelty of having eight
young ladies play the anvils. The whole
entertainment was excellent, and oil left the
hall anxiously waiting forthis evening, wher
will be given the closing concert OF the ser
les with an entirely new programme.
i Many of the prominent citizens of this city
have requested the managers to place theil
Jubilee before q Rock Island audience where
, can be had the anvil chorus entire IF the
, request is complied with the entertainment,
viii be given here to morrow night