Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-13
The OPERA i'm New York

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The Cunard steamship Cuba brought 10 our
shores Yesterday morning. the Queen of the
lyric stare. n me. Christine Nilsson, the Swcd-
isl, Nightingale who, for couple OF seasons
mast, restored and rescued from utter oblivion,
th, sinking fortunes OF Italian opera. The faIr
snnrstrcss aud Icr husband, NJ. Rrzaud, have
taken ND their abode for the present at the
Clarendon Hotel, and notwithstanding the Ia
tigue cons, qucnt upon her voyage, NJ me. MIS-
son appears to be in the best OF health and
shirts, and expresses herself we'll pleased to
meet once more and for the last time, her
dear friends, the New York public. Shortly
before her departure from Europe, she paid Il
visit to Switzerland with soIuc friends. While
sailing on Lake Geneva in yacht belonging
to an English lady of distinction Il sudden
suuall arose and with the utmost dIfheulty the
vessel was pilotcd into safe harbor. The Diva
was drcnchcd with spray and rain, and for some
time she gave up all hopes OF rcvl>lng America
or even Of reaching the steep banks of the lake;
She speaks enthusiastically Of the warmth and
devotion the Russians during her last season
in St. Petersburg. This is to be her lis; season
and her final farewell to the stage. The steam
shin Europe, which arrived last evening brought
the following members Of the Saakosch Italian
Opera Company, selected to support Nilsson
during her coming season at the Academy:
Mile, Ostava Turriaui Mile Marcsl and McssrS.
Camyauini, Maurcl, Del Pueutc and Nannctll.
Vile, Bonfratclli and Florni are expected Oh
the next steamer On the Europe were twenty
chorus singers brought over by Mr.. StrakoSch
frour London to join the body oftorty socalIsts
be has engaged here.
By the same vessel arrived the celebrated
Italian tragedan, Salvini, and his entire COM
pany, numbering forty persons. The great IN
terprcter of Alicrl and Shakespeare was wei
coined on his arrival by a delegation of New
Workers on the steamer William Fletcher, who
went down TO the Lower Bay to meet hun.
! Cheers, enthusiasm, and joyful greeting we're
in order last evening around the mug snip
that bore safely across the Atlantic such pre-
cious cargo of art. The voyage was Il pleasant
one, as the Italians said that the sea was come
IN lago." IN Y. Herald.
A NOTED GAMBLER. -"Ou The" Hammer
is dead. \ dispatch announcing the fact was
received Yesterday morning from Captain Dan
Kinney, of Nashville. The dispatch simply
stated that he had died at o clock Thursday
afternoon while sitting IN chair. No paIllcu
lars were given, but judging from his known
habits, his death was doubtless caused By an
cpileptic ft as he had several attacks OF that
nature in this city.
had, at an early age, with his older brothers,
removed to Nashville, in this State. at an
early age he entered upon sporting !e ami
during his prime haudicd an immcnsc quantity
of money, as he was gambler in the true
sense Of the word Iuhcritiug Il love of horse
flesh from his father, who was Il noted race
horscman, Hammer paid great deal of attcn-
ton to race matters, his taste running 10 the
way of trottiug stock. During the last fifteen
wears he has owned large number OF very
fast horses, the most notable and best known
one perhaps being Cap Kinney PAGER
that went low down in the twcnties aud carried
off all the big purses put up III the southwest
during his day. Like the large maj orlty of
sporting men, Hammer was big hearted man
ever ready to help friend or any one else who
might be in trouble.
Before the war he dealt faro III this city,
Lexington, louisville, Nashville, Mobile, At
lan,a, and New Orleans, and was generally
successful "Thcs' biggest bet, perhaps,
against faro was one time when under the III
huence Of liquor, he was "steered by. Corne-
Illus McCarty against "Oll Duff in New Or
leans. and bet 81, 500 on the corner of the tray
five while the cards were coming out two at 4
time from the box. \ popularity OF late years
WAS for him to hide his money and 60 from
one friend to another, borrowing from one dol
lar to FIVE, upon various prctcXts, representing
that he did not have dollars,
One time in coming up the river from New
Orleans he begged his passage, drinks at the
bar, and all little extras, and alter landing here
late at night, visited faro bank and borrowed
"chccks" from all the players for stake. .
Losing all his bets, and the game closing,
The" got behind the bench, and opening out
a snap, lost 81, 100 less $50, which he gave
towards defrayiug the funeral expenses of a
man whom he had never seen Full OF native
wit, he was a very popular man with those
who "gambol on the green. '-4Hcmphis Ica-
lunche
How SHE TAKES TIE TRAIN.--Shc comes
down to the depot in an express wagon three
hours before train time She insists on sitting
on her trunk, out on the platform, to keep 1t
from being stolen. She picks up her retlculc
fan, parasol, lunch basket, snail pot with a
house plant in it. shawl, paper bay OF candy,
bouquet (shc never travels without onc). sulaIl
tumblcr and extra vail, and chases Historically
after every switch engine that goes by, under
the impression that it is her train. Her voice
trcmbles as she presents herself at the restau-
rant and tries to buy ticket, and she knocks
with the handle Of her parasol at the door OF
the old disused tool house in vain hopes that
the baggage man will come out and check her
trunk. She asks everybody in the depot and
on the platform when her train will strar, and
where it will stand, and looking straight at the
great clock, asks: "What time is it now? She
sees, with terror, the baggage man shy her trunk
into car where two men are smoking, Instead
of locking it up by itself in large, strong
brown car with ''bad order, shops, chalkcd %
the side which she has long ago determined to
| H., A., 10, ba Sut To 10
Although the first at the depot, she is the last
to get her ticket, and once on the cars she sits,
to the end of her Journey, 10 an agony of appre-
hcnsion that she has got on the wrong train and
will be landed at some strange station, put IN
| clnsn narriann drurpnd and murdered and to