Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-06-22

called the races. ST. Louis has an
annual visit from this class of travel.
ing gentry, whom have seen from
New Orleans TO the far East. In the
wake of the "thccsr there follow rs
disreputable lot of men rs l ever
saw swinging around the circle after
circus, all over the country. Dur
ing the term of spring visitors, came
the famous Mexican Band, seen and
heard by many at the New Orleans
Exhibition three years ugo, This
band made n mistake in coming to u
city where Pat Gilmore llns entranc
ed our people for the last three
years. -Four hundred thousand PEG.
pie have annually been charmed by
the renditions of Gilmore's famous
band in ST. Louis. | have heard
Doddswcrth's great band in New
York in other years, and listened to
the Mexicans at New Orleans, but
none of the musical leaders Of the
age can compare with our Pat Gil.
more. | have heard Theodore Thorn
as and his orchestra, hut he is icily
cold, and affects the high and classic
So much that the masses cannot en-
ter into the spirit of the renditions
presented But when Pat Gilmore
renders from his repertoire the stir
ring and popular music that has
moved the world, the people almost
apothcOsiZc him. He is the great
favoritc of our music loving masses
in the West. He will he with us
again in September and October,
during the fall festivities, embracing
our exposition season. The Mexi
can visitors came, and saw, and lit
orally played out. I think they left
in disgust. Gilmore had hccn here.
Now We have had another surleit lin
the way Of music. But allow me To
say that have not been surreitcd.
The visit Of the National Sacnger.
fest TO This city has been one Of the
events of the season 1t Is said to
he IL musical concern on wheels
which goes round the country aid
makes lots Of sound with instruments
and lungs, mingled with the rattle of
beer glasses. The name indicates
the Origin of the combination. IL is
intensely and exclusively German.
| am not sufficiently familiar with
the Teutonic tongue TO interpret the
meaning of Sacngerfest, but from all
that can sec this week, | should
say that it is suggestive of "Sing and
bust" l learn that singing has
been part of the programme of the
visitors. That "bust'' is another
part is manifest from the frequency
of their libations. Saloons and beer
gardens have been as much the re.
sort of many as the great music hall
in st. Louis. l love music, but do
not care to have it bclchcd for ms
dedication from the well filed
stomachs Of beer guzzlers. | prefer
to have it scented with something
more dtlectablc. The saloons of st.
Louis have all been decorated with
bunting and pictures of the great
composers of the past. To sec the
pictures of snch men as Bach, Mcy-
crbcer, Wagner, Handel, AIcndcls
sohn, and others hanging about the
rum hells of st. Louis, and then OBJ
serve the swarms Of patrons of the
Divine Art worshipping ut the shrine
of Gamhrinus, too foil for rttcrance
is to place music ut d discount.
Therefore L have not been snrfeitcd
with music this week. even though
the Singing bust is here.
The Democratic convention has
come, done it's work and gone hence
to be thing of the past except so
far us the results may flow from what
was accomplished. or these Noyeln
vcmbcr alone can speak. / saw the
great convention of 1868 in New
York. but it was as nothing com.
pared With the one recently held in
our city. a moro representative
body Of men have never seen
IN this land. Having looked in
upon many great asaemblages OF
our American citizens ofboth parties.
l speak without Partially in saying
shat % more able and digniHed gath.
ering have not met in this country,
nor out of it. 1t Was my privilege
to be present each day during the
Stay C,f thc l,ody hove o,,J ,-lo1