Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-06-25

possession of it enabled them to get
much better settlement out of Sweeny
than could have effected without it,
meanwhile showing it to everyone i'm
plicated by its contents, and drawing
from these persons what their defense
would be in case the matter should be
pressed; and now, having got all they
want of it, the honorable counsel return
the papers to Tweed, with word that on
the whole they have decided that it is
not of sufficient value to warrant his re-
lease.
Of the theatres Days and Wallack's
are still open, but fail to present as
strong attractions as Gilmore's Garden or
the Aquarium, both of which, being airy
and adapted to promenade, are well at
tended by all classes of people. The
great void in our amusement world this
season is the unwonted silence of our
magnificent Thomas Orchestra and the
absence of those Central Park Garden
concerts which in former years have
been the redeeming features of life in
the Metropolis during the hot weather.
am most happy to state, however,
that this is likely to be the last season
that we shall have to endure without
Thomas ; for the plan to which I have
previously referred, for erecting a suit
able structure to be the permanent home
of his Incompatible organizations. has
progressed SO far that the project has
become fixed fact. The subscription
books of the company having the work
in charge are rapidly filling up at the
Office of Steinway & Sons, to whose lib
erality and active interest the success of
this noble work will be due in no small
measure.
The influence of the Steinway firm,
with its wealth, its public spirit and its
wide reputation, upon the progress and
culture of music in this country will
bear high estimate. They have not
only done more for their peculiar art
than any other house, but to every de-
serving enterprise they give such hearty
and substantial support as in many
cases has assured an otherwise unat.
tainable success. To the absolute surf.
GRITTY of their instruments they have just
received the testimony of that queen Of
the pianists, Nine. Essipof, all of whose
New York concerts were given in Stein
way Hall, and who used the Steinway
pianos at every performance in America
Her tribute to this superiority is care
full and discriminating, but is as hearty
as that of Rubinstein and List. List
by the way, ought by this time to hav'
profound respect for the musical me
chanics of America. Some time ago b,
CHANGED to see in the warerooms of tn,
Hanova Germany, agent for the Mason
& Hamlin Organ Company, cabine
organ which so far surpassed anything
he had ever seen that he immediatel,
gave orders through his agent for sim
liar instrument to be built in particu
lar manner which he described. Thi
unsolicited order from the acknowledged
king of the musical world was NATURAL,
felt to be something of an honor, whel
other makers would have given thei
ears for the privilege of presenting hin
with one of their instruments. Grea
pains and care were taken with tn
List Organ, which turned out to be
by the acknowledgment of the makers
the finest they had ever produced, AM
which has elected from the maestro
letter of wondering admiration. TIL
improvements made during their stud
upon this instrument prove SO unex
pectedly great that they are to be pei
manently introduced into their manu-
facture, and the List Organ will here
, after occupy regular place in thei
catalogue. RADIx.