The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-29
srEUBENvILLE EXCURSION.
what the Papers Of the vnlsge Have
10 Say About the Concert Of the
wieseI Musical Institute.

.
friends are anxious to know what kind of
an impression they made at Steubenville
On Friday night, so we copy the articles
Of the Gazette and Herald ON the subject.
The Gazette gets of this biting piece
of sarcasm"
"For several dsys past portion OF the
mind has been foundering
about in sea of excitement and expect
alton over the announcement that Mr..
Wiesel, of Wheeling, had condescend'
to pay the city visit and bring with him
his world renowned institute for the pro-
mitigation of the science of music. Yes
terday afternoon dispatches announcing
that the distinguished visitors would sail
from Wheeling on the good ship Hudson
at three o'clock and forty-six minutes,
gave our people an opportunity to com
pute accurately the hour and minute they
would arrive at this port. Notwithstand-
ing this, however, quite large number
of enthusiasts assembled on the house.
tops and on the balcony OF the water
works as esrley as four o'clock, armed
with double barreled spy glasses with
which they swept the bosom Of the am
Der colored stream in anxious hopes Of
being the first to hail the arrival OF the
good ship, with her as yet unknown but
wildly conjectured cargo. As time wore
on, many others joined the waiting as
semblage, aud by half past five the dock
was literally covered with people, and as
the crowd increased in numbers tho en-
thusiasm and excitement increased in
volume.
At few minutes before six o'clock Mr..
Roseman Gardner, OF the City Music
House, having mounted the cupola OF che
Water Works, was seen 10 lift his plug
hat in the air, and in a few seconos
later his voice rang out the thrilling
words. "Sail, ohW Three rousing cheers
for Mr.. Wiesel and the good ship Hud.
son then rent the air, and for several
min utes afterwards the enthusiasm knew
no bounds-it never does, however, in
such cases-and it was feared that the
ship would be compelled to pass on up to
Ninevah In order to give her passengers
a chance to disembsrk. Happily, how
ever, this was not found necessary,
and the good ship cast her an
Choir and gracefully nestled up alongside
our magnificent wharf boat, completely
hiding both ship and passengers from
public gaze. This proved of most happy
effect, as it tended to allay the excite
ment long enough to give the crowd an
opportunity to ascertain the nature and
extent of her cargo The first man who
set foot on shore was Mr.. Fred. Huse.
man, with music box under his arm
closely followed by Abe Wilson, leaning
on the leg OF Steinway Grand. The
next parsonage of distinction that made
his appearance, was Mr.. James Hamil.
ton, OF the Wheeling Opera House, who
came elbowing his road through the
crowd and inquiring the way to Messrs
Gray u CARROTS Hippodrome. just
about this time the public eye caught
sight OF the tall, commanding form OF
Charlie johnson, of the Leader, IN COM
pany with Lieutenant fancy, of the
Register. Mr.. johnson supported on his
shoulders one OF the largest paper col
lars ever seen in this city, and AS he led
the way through our Gambrinian forests
IN search of fuel for his intellectual fires.
he created the profoundest sensation on
all sides.
The visitors having all safely disem-
barked, Il half hour or more wa occupied
by them in parading the st Is, after
which they repaired to the hall and pro-
ceeded TO give concert to an audience
made up principally OF their own number
and the members of the Philharmonic
Society of this city. The hail was not
crowded TO An uncomfortable degree. The
concert was pronounced n very creditable
affair by the Wheeling people, and we
have no reason to doubt their statement.
The very fact that they went away from
home to give the entertainment ought to
be sufficient guarantee that it was good
thing. The entertainment was put up IN
two sections. A concert occupying the
first part and "Walpurgis Night" the Sec
ond. Col Norton appeared in the lead
ing role, supported by the following e1-
cellent corps of singers, either OF whose
names Is good for benefit whenever 1t is
placed on the boasds: II. X. List. Is.
Walker Peterson, Randolph Stalnaker,
the celebrated tenor, Ed. Hobbs, Oscar
Seely, Fred Norton, Walter Duvall, and
Charley Fisher. The whole performance
concluded with double act on the fly
ing trapeze by Col. Norton and Dan. &.
List. MIR. Charles johnson was an
nounced to sing "Hold the Fort" and
"Pull for the Shore" but was not pres
ent. We afterward learned that he was
a convention OF tanners held for the
purpose OF trying to get upa reform in
the style boots, so as to compel tho pub
lie to adopt the pattern worn by the
Leader man. The Hudson trimmed her
sails for the breeze again at ii o'clock
and we learn from the Wheeling papers
of this morning, arrived in safety"
The Herald dishes up the matter in
this briefstyle:
Quite good display OF Wheeling's
beauty and fashion came up on the
steamer Hudson last evening, both rs
performers and attendants at the Wiesel
Musical Institute Concert, 70 be given in
Gray & CARROTS Hall. The fair ones
were arrayed in their best "bib and
tucker and naturally attracted consid-
cradle notice as they promenaded our
leaty avenues with their gentlemen
friends previous TO the commencement
of the concert. The audience st the
hall, outside Of the strangers, was rather
small, but manifested considerable en-
thusiasm. Kramer's band rendered the
overture in such manner as 10 win an
encore, compliment awarded TO most Of
toe performers, to which they responded
with pretty waltz. Miss Kate Wheat,
in her frs. and succeeding solos, delighted
her hearers with full, clear soprano
voice, which gave evidence Of careful
training. Miss Ella Sweeney, the alto
singer, also deserves special notice for her
"Dreams" and sway Down on the
Suwanee River" which received the de-
served compliment Of double encore.
The solos By Mrs. Eoff and Mr.. Whit
aker wore well rendered ard favorably
received Mr.. G. Y. Lucas acquitted him