The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-24
THE JUBILEE.
The Concert ON nSaturday-CoIored Singers Take
Part in the Festival.

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| The Concert on Saturday--Colored SINCERE n a
Part i'm the Festival.
Coliseum, Boston, June 22.-The audi.
ence to-day was somewhat lager than on
any previous day OF the week, and the popu-
Lar programme OF music rendered the three
hours season of unalloyed enjoyment.
The FreischutZ overture, Keler's Ameri-
can LYNN, and the Strauss concert-waltzes,
: Neu Wein, were finely given, the latter be-
ing encored. The finale of the third act of
Ernani was well sung by the operate cho-
rus, with the organ, orchestra and band
accompanying. Peschka Leutner outdid
her previons efforts in the Venzano vocal
waltz, which she repeated on an encore.
| The Star-Spangled Banner was given
with all the loud accompaniment, Mrs.
Houston West singing the solo in a STYLE
that facilitated an encore, and the repeti-
ton was warmly applauded.
One of the principal features of the day
was the performance of the German band
IN the Tannhauser overture, which met
with the warmest of receptions.
The cornet fantastic by Hoch, was the
| sweetest moroccan of the day and week !.
The band left the stage against the desire of
the audience, after playing Hail Columbia.
Abt's familiar song, "When the Swal-
lows Homeward Fly" was given by special
request, led by the composer. Then
combination of 100 colored singers, led by
the Hyer Sisters and the Nashville Troupe,
sang . Mine Eyes have Seen the Glory Of
the Coming OF the Lordn TO the "Jobn
Brown" tune, which was repeated by the
chorus, sending the audience into rapture
OF boisterous enthusiasm, and on its repe-
tition the audience joined with zest.
Longiellow's "Curfew" was moderate
success, though the chorus did not like it.
The aria from "The Huguenots" was well
sung by the oporatic chorus, and "Our Ma
tions," song by Miliard, was well received.
The performance closed with the popular
rendition by the chorus aud audience of
The Morning Light is Breaking" with
marvellous effect.
Secretary Robeson was among the city
guests to-day. Extraordinary interest is
manifested in the international ball, which
is to take place on Wednesday evening,
when President Grant is expected. The
tickets for a Sunday concert have sold
rapidly.
Further Particulars of the Terrible Accident
on the Grand Trunk Raiiroad-sixty-fye
Men and Women either Killed or ScaIded 10
Death.
BelteDWe, June 22.--The unfortunate
tram contained many ministers of the Eng
llsh church en- route for home from the
Toronto Synod.
About eleven miles below Belleville Sta
ton the engine jumped the track, carrying
death and fearful torture to scores of pas
sengers in the forward cars. The baggage
car remained on the track and "telescopedo
the smoking car and second-class passenger
car, leaving them on the top of the engine,
exposed to the escaping steam from the
boiler. Here the poor creatures were
hopeiessly penned for some time, breathing
vapors OF death and suffering all the agony
of immersion into boiling cauldron of SUI
per-heated water.
An eye witness says immediately after
the accident he went to the second class car.
1t and the smoking car were telescoped,
and on the locomotive, the steam from
which, issuing from the cars, was so dense
that he could see nothing. One after an
other OF the scalded victims were crowding
from the openings. Grow bars were inn
mediatcly put into reeuision by the pass
engers from the tirst-cass car, all of whom
escaped INJURY, and openings were made.
Many were found entangled and were extri-
Gated with the utmost difficulty, the tim
bers having to be broken. Five persons
were found dead and carried to the road
side, where the wounded were also carried.
and there lay for nearly three quarters OF
an hour, suffering the most fearful agony.
The sight was one to battle description.
The terrible cries of the sufferers rent the
ears of the lookers-on, who made every eff
fort to grant their requests for water.
Two tirst-class cars and Pullman car
a fat ynl yi,r,1t h.