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From the Now York Morning Star. Sept. 12. JENNY XINDS FIRST CONCERT. .The largest ' audience ever assembled within the walls of any edifice in America last nignt ratineu, with tlie wildest enthu fciasm, the claim of the northern Nightin gale to the title of the Queen of Song. The echo of eight thousand applauding voice seems at this moment to be thun dering in our ears; but, clear above the ' I.I . a-,1 tieep diapason 01 tne enraptured multitude, we can realize as we write the gloiions melody that called forth the deafening demonstration. It is imposMble in our present mood to dwell lonn on detail'. - Every arrangement was perfect. i here was no" crowding, no confusion 5 and we found ourselves seated in the vast amphi theatre at Castle tlarden, a unit ot the immense aggregate, without having ex perienccd any more inconvenience than we should encounter in entering a private drawing room. The overture to ' Oberorr' was admira bly executed, and lielleti sung the tine ana allotted Jo him splendidly. As the applause which it called forth subsided, Millie. Lind was led forward to the front of the stage by Benedict. Her appearance . Was a signal for such an outburst of feeling as never before was witnessed in this country. The entire audience arose, and greeted the fair Swede with a perfect tem pest of cheers. As we looked across the parquette, and i glanced around the encircling balcony, iiothing was to be seen but lluttering hand kerchiefs and a sea of upturned faces. Suddenly the tumult was huhed, and. amidst the most profound silence, the songstress commenced the Casta Diva." It was given in a manner that is wholly indescribable at least by us. Sweetness, power, expression, m their lull perfection, were blended in the intonations of Mdlle. -. Lind's most miraculous orjran." To say tii.it her voice was heard in every part of the immense area is to say nothing. Its volume reached the periphery of the circle . unspent and undiminished. At the close of the cavatina the audience rose with loud huzzas, and boquets were showered upon the stage from a hundred hands. Aline duet on two pianos, by Benedict and Iloft inan, followed, but it was listened to with impatience; and when Mdlle. Lind re appeared with Helletti to sing the duet "Poor Placer," from "II. Turco in Italia," j the plaudits were renewed, and continued for full five minutes. But the grand triumph of the Nightingale was in the 41 Echo Song." It was the most extraor dinary exhibition of the power and flexi bility of the human voice that ever was heart! on this side of the Atlantic. It was -almost impossible to believe that song and echo were produced by one set of vocal organs. The richest melody that ever issued (as we veril v believe) from any hu- man throat was caught up the instant that it floated out upon the air, and repeated fas if by some veutriloquial process) in the .far distance, softened and mellowed in tone and cadence. this song created a I iii.iiouiii;ii inai lit' van uttuut a hv audieuce, excited as they were before, were now literally wild ; and Mdlle. Lind was compelled to repeat her wonderful performance, to be again overwhelmed with bravos and huzzas. The Herdsman's Song was also encored. Ucllctti sung the Largo ul Facioluin, '' from the "Barber of Seville," with great humor and skill. From the N. V Express. A few minutes before eight the members Thunder-Stiiuck. This season has 1 1 . . . . ii: hut. T frel it ia due vou to state the fact I allude to. i or an compositions was nearu,swe... . uUnder contr'ct between Jenny Lind and been distinguished beyond any we recol gradually until it filled the hall completely. , mvseif she is entitled to one-half the net pro- i Ject for tne number of violent freaks and Every bar of the andante was perfect, j ceed;J of every concert given under our agree- j f ,-' r tJ celestial fluid in the bouses of xxow the voice rose to toe m v. : r T folks. Scarcely a rain bas oc- 'nttin, i t i- .'i 4K i the case, her portion of the profits will be in the ! lied away so uencaieij mi it j neishborhood of $10,000. I received a message occas;on to report a hole picked in some breathing oi.a spun. , from her this morning, in which she declared ; ... rnnfl ' ijhtninff. Finally we UtJ J X' W W J w-. O . 1 C ' a. a.1 ! A maiestv befittin and aaain c ifiTifiI the worJ, closing with a prolonged shake, 1 she would not receive one penny of the proceeds pianissimo, more serapnic ami ciaiiainuig than anvtninir we nave nn iu'iui i mundane folks. Scarcely a rain ! I oil Siimmpr that we have not had of this concert, but will devote ever3' farthing of it to-morrew inorninu for charitable purposes. Then" followed the caballetta, and in the The fact communicated in this speech florid passages she produced scarcely less had been whispered among a tew of the i . . I ..ii it r f hrAMtrh tin. fllrll eiieci ; oer vmuu cult movements with surprising ease, and at the same time striking with wonderful truth and beauty on every note of the chromatics. The enthusiasm of the au dience rose higher than ever, and at the close she was called out and received with another succession of cheers j but she very properly declined repeating this laborious piece, it had settled her rank as a vocalist in this country. Not a whisp er of criticism could be uttered, and it was evident that the extravagant expectations of the people jvere more than realized. A builo duet, from Rossini's 44 Turco in Italia" came next, sung by Mdlle. Lind and Signor lielletti. It was the very anti- audience, but it was not generally known? and when it was publicly announced, no pen can picture the scene. Every man and woman in the house rose and stood upon their seats. 44 Hurrah for Jenny J" 'Hurrah for liarnum!" and a confused Babel of other cries was heard. Three cheers for Jenny Lind were called for and given tremendously. Three more, and three more; but Host the count, and have but a contused, indistinct recollection of a succession of shouts such as I never heard before. In the mean time, the modest and glori ous little heroine of the evening had es caped to her carriage ; and before one of the crowd had left the hall, she was half nodes of the Casta Diva, but was not less i ,VftV on to the New York Hotel. liarnum successful. The delicious warblings, such (announced this fact, and then the audience as we have heard from no other vocalist, beiran to move slowly out. As they mov- ot the orchestra had taken their positions on the back of the stage, and precisely at eight M. Benedict appeared amid a storm a applause, and the concert commenced .with, the overture to the Crusaders a line composition, in which martial music was happily blended with the wild, stirring strains we are apt to associate with the middle sges. It was well played the band o! sixty first rate performers seeming .to be fully inspired with tiie enthusiasm that prevailed around them. Ttien follow ed Signor Belletti's seena from Rossiirs -JIaomelio Sccoii'io an ornate and diflicult piece, in which the richness and flexibility ol this artist's fine organ were fully dis played. He retired amid much applause. At last the moment of breathless expec tation arrived. The door in the centre of the stage opened, and through the file of the musicians stepped or rather bounded the form of Jenny Lind Then aro?e such a tempest ol enthusiastic welcome as has never been witnessed on this continent. The thousands rose like one man. Shout followed shout , handkerchiefs were waved all over the immense mass; hundreds of immense boquels were hurled upon the tff.age ; and in the midst of the floral heap the fair strop.gstress was nl most prostrated "in repca cd acknowledgments of the wel come nf the crow d. This scene ol tremend ous excitement lasted fully five minutes. Jenny Lind looked pale" and agitated. She was dressed in plain white satin, with a short skirt ol white lace over it, a heavv fall of lace around the top of her dress, vvhite flowers with reen leaves in her head, a stmdar onnmen! on her breast, diamonds Her b.jtldice, and several brilliaut brace let&onhrr srn.g. Her light, wavy hair was parted plainlv, and broujrht'down over ner ears. Her appearance, without being handsome, is prepossessing, and when she smiles her face lights up into al most positive beauty. Hor complexion is good, her head well set upon her should ers, neck and arms well developed, but not m as to destroy the spiritual character of her figure, which, in every respect, is graceful, dignified, and lady like. After the excitement had subsided, and she was permitted to resume her erect pos ture, you could see her summoning up her resolution, driving down her agitation, and nerving herself for the task.of pleasing those who - evidently expected so much from her. The orchestra compienced the slow, graceful prelude to the Casta Diva, and as it advanced she stood unmoved; ; with her hands folded before her, and scarcely seeming to breathe as she survey ' ed the ocean of gazers around her. At last the prelude was" done, and the low breathing of her voice in this most delicious were to be traced even in this humorous composition, in w hich the fair singer show ed just enough of her comic talent to make us sih for a display of it under less res traint than a concert imposes. A raptur ous encore was very obligingly complied with, anil this closed part first of the grea test concert ever given in America The second part commenced with the overture to Oberon, finely played; and then followed the most wonderful, the most enchanting performance we have ever listened to the trio for voice and two flutes, bv Mdlle. Lind. and Messrs Kyle and Siede, from Meyerbeer's " Camp of Silesia." The story of this piece is, brief ly, the endeavor of a young girl to teach her lover to play a piece which Frederick of Prussia is in the habit of playing, so that she may make use of it in a romantic attempt to save the King's life from plot ters, who have conspired against it. There is a sort of contest between flute and voice, the one echoing the other; and although the flutes were most exquisitely played, the voice triumphed. Now voice and flute would become intermixed, so that no ear could distinguished the one from the other; though generall y the bird-like warbling of the voice surpassed all the most delicate tones ever produced by any instrument. The composition is characteristic of Meyer beer ingenious and difficult, with the rythm and time hard to trace by an un educated ear. Throughout the entire piece, Jenny Lind beat time most grace fully with her right hand, for the guidance of the flutes The effect of her extraor dinary singing in this piece was electrify ing. Suppressed emotion was evident all over the bouse, and it broke out involun tarily, in several places very inappropria tely. The furor that followed was tre mendous. The piece was repeated with apparently greater ease than ever, and amid another shower of boquets, the Nightingale apt name! retired once more After this came the Swe !ish Herdsman's Song, in which Mdlle. Lind accompanied herself on the piano. Thisisa wild, novel, and striking melody more remarkable for a wonderful echo which she produces in repeating the herdsman's cry than for anything else. The effect was most ex traordinary. The programme concluded with the prize song by Bayard Taylor, set to music by Benedict. This is so much above the ordinary level of prize compositions, that I copy it for yotir readers: GREETING TO AMERICA. WOnDS BY BAYARD TAYLOR MUSIC BY JULES BENEDICT. I greet, with a full heart, the Land of the West, Whose banner of strs o'er a world is unrolled; Whose empire o'ershadows Atlantic's wide breast , And ope3 to the sunset its gateway of gold ! The land of the mountain, the hind" of the lake, And rivers that roll in m.igtiiticent tide Where the souls of the mighty from slumber awake, And hallow the soil for whose freedom thej die.l ! Thou cradle of empire ! though wide be the foam That severs the land of my fathers and thee, I hear, from thy bosom, the welcome of home, For song has a home in the hearts of the free! And long as thy waters shall gleam in the sun, And long as thy heroes remember their scars. Be the hands of thy children united as one. Ami peace shed her liht on the banner of s tars ! ed through the covered way, some shouts and huntings from the crowd outside were heard ; but all seemed to be good-humored, and were borne by the retiring and overjoyed hearers with much good nature. Some attempts had been made during tiie evening bv a mob in boats to disturb the concert; but the design failed, ami their noises were only heard by those at the window of the gallery. It was stated that two enterprising rowdies had scaled the walls, and gained admission without the aid of ticket or usher ; but they escaped in the crowd, and probably enjoyed the stolen delights as much as any present. The audience deserves a special para graph. Scarcely one-eighth of them were ladies. A large number of strangers was present. Some estimate the proportion of these at over one-half. A large represen tation fron Philadelphia were among them. It was evident that the exclusive "upper ten" of New York were in a large minor ity. Jenny Lind has enchanted the mill ion. Trades-people and their wives the honest, true democracy of the country, has opened its arms to her, and she has thus secured a foothold much more relia ble than any admiration of the would-be aristocratic classes. Genin, the hatter, the hero of the S225 ticket, occupied a handsome arm chair in the centre of the house, near to the stage ; and the inquii ies of where's Genin?'' were enrious and multitudinous. The next concert will be given to-morrow ("Friday) evening, with precisely the same programme as the first. It will doubtless draw quite as large an audience as that of last night, but the auction sales of tickets will not be so extravagant Some of the speculators, music sellers and others, who bought up large numbers of tickets at $5 or more, found themselves last evening with a considerable surplus on hand, The seats remained vacant until eight o'clock, when they were forfeited and quietly taken possession of by the three-dollar gentlemen who occupied the promenade. After the concert was over, the mem bers of the American Musical Fund Socie ty, iu token of their gratitude for Mdlle. Lind's liberal donation, were hastily as sembled, and, accompanied by Dods worth's Band, proceeded to the front of the New York Hotel. An immense and excited crowd gathered around them, and music and cheers alternately rose up on the air, until at length Mdlle. Lind ap peared upon the balcony, and acknowledg ed the ovation gracefully, a3 she does everything else. Mi9s Ahmansen and her secretary accompanied her. After an interchange of salutations, and a renewal of the cheering, Mdlle. Lind disappeared, and the crowd slowly and reluctantly re tired. Thus ended the greatest day ever known in the musical history of the New World. had a touch of it ourselves. Sitting quiet ly at dinner on Saturday, at Sullivan's Is land, there came, without any warning of wind or rain or noticeable darkness, an explosion harder and more deafening than the heaviest artillery, followed by a sensa tion as if the roof of the house had lighted on our head. The lightning had struck the house, passefl down, then crossed the room horizontally right over the dining table and cut its way like a cannon shot through the wall. The gentleman who sat near us was looking up at the moment and saw a ball of tire as large, he says, as his head, cross the room. The effects of the stroke were visible all over the house glass and china smashed the fire place heaped with the spoils of the chimney walls cracked, &c. but no person was injured: Charleston Mercury. A Woman Burnt by the Potato Blight. As every fact in connexion with the mysterious disease which steals away the food of the Irish peasantry is of im portance, we give the following singular statement, which appears in the Galway Vindicator. A woman named Mary Mc Donough, aged thirty-three, was brought, a few days ago, on a car to the work-house gate. She appeared to be suffering from acute pain ; her hands and face presented the appearance of having been severely burn ed, as if they had been held over the flame of a strong tire. In reply io questions put to her, she made the following statement : She was employed by a man to weed pota toes, and was at work on Friday, the 18lh ultimo, in her perfect health, when a sud den blast of burning air came over her, and she was thrown back. She felt as if a quantity of pungent snuff had entered her nostrils. She also stated that the stalks of potatoes where she was at work was burn ed to a cinder, and the tubers made soft and black. It is thought the parts of the poor woman's body which were affected by the blast will mortify. Belfast Paper. Vandalism. The Washington Republic announces an act of vandalism that has excited to a high degree the indignation of the people of that city. On Sunday last the beautifully sculptured stone presented by the State of South Carolina for the Washington Monument, was wantonly de faced by some miscreant. The stone is adorned by the coat ofarms of that State. The heads are broken off' the male and fe male figures, and the trump of fame, held by an angel above these figures, is also bro ken. Orders were on Monday given tor the restoration of this work, by deepening the engraving, and the stone will be soon elevated to the place it is designed to occupy- New Contract. The New York Tribune states that Mr Barnum has voluntarily pro posed to Jenny Lind that the former con tract be set aside, and a new one made, and she has agreed to that arrangement. The new arrangement is, that in addition to the S 1,000 per concert, for one hundred and fifty nights, she receive half of the net profits of Mr Barnum, on condition that she sing for him not only in the United States, but in other parts of the world, and more particularly at the London Fair in 1851. From the Greensboro' Patriot. Musketoes. A visitation of musketoes (or musquitoes, if you prefer the orthogra phy,) has followed the lute wet and warm weather. There are nut manv of them, to-be-sure, but they are remarkablv enter prising. What they lack in numbers they i i i i - maKeupin diligence ami perseverance "makinir nisrnt hid eous The music of this is bold 'and spirited. Mdlle. Lind's pronunciation of Knghsh is verv good, and she sang it as if anxious to throw her whole soul into this tribute to tiie country that has opened its arms to receive her. At its doe another tumult of applause arose; and after once more appearing before the curtain, and, bowing low and repeately as the boquets showered around her, she retired and the festival was over. Before the tumult hail subsided, the honest face of Barnum, the hero of the evening, appeared, glowing in smiles, and, amid loud cheers, be advanced to the foot- Shouts of "Barnum!"' Bar- great lights num." ' Hurrah for Barnum!1' him jrreeted and it was some time before suffi cient quiet was restored to enable him to speak, which he did as follows: " Ladies axd gentlemen ; I have but one fjvor to .isk of you ; and that is, that in the pre- Hoosier in JJoston. The editor ot the Cincinnati Inquirer, writing from Boston, tells the following story: Western folks feel in this city as though in a strait waistcoat, for their personal liberty is so hedged in that freedom ar action is j es 0f tie gone. 1 hose addicted to smoking espe cially, feel twice the desire to promenade the streets, segar in mouth, from the bare fact that the enemies of the frarant weed have forbid its use in the streets of Boston. I heard an excellent anecdote of the adven tures of a live Hoosier in this city, which illustrates the municipal regulations of this mummy dissecting city, better than a with their buz zing around your years. Theydo not bite much, but they provoke and keep a body awake by their constant threats. It has been remarked concerning those active lit tle fellows the fleas, that their bite is not to be so much regarded, but that it is their walking about which is distressing. book. After a good dinner at Ids hotel, he lighted a segar and started out for a stroll. with banners flying and music the ciKirge. penalty was two dollars for the offence of smoking. He promptly pulled out a five dollar bill, and received a three in change. Proceeding on his walk, in a few minutes he next met a beggar girl who asked for something to eat Recollecting that he had the remains of a hunk of gingerbread, the peculiar diet of Hoosierland, in his Buffalo, Sept. 7. Revolting. We learn by a despatch just received from Detroit, that the steamer J. 1). Morton picked up a man from the spar of a vessel on Lake Michigan. The vessel was capsized in a gale a week ago, since which time he has been drifting about the I offence. sence of that angel, (pointing to the door where ! requested two more dollars for his grave jenny nau just passeu out,) i may oe anow ea to sink where I really belong into utter insignifi cance. If there has ever "been a moment when I aspired to. have the question generally asked, Where is Barnum? that time has passed bv forever. I acknowledge franklv, that after such a display as we have had to night Barnum is no where But, my friends, I beg to tell you where Jenny Lind is. Tshall not speak of her musical talents; you know what they are better than I can tell you; you have shown by your ungoverna ble applause to night that you appreciate her in comprehensible and indescribable vocal abilities- out i musi announce a circumstanc i-..,.,i: nocket. he enerouslv nrofipred it tn the! lake. For the want ot food, he had eaten mendicant. Again was he tapped on the j ll,s fingers entirely oft". He is still alive. shoulder by the policeman, and told it was . . 1 1 r r against xne taws of uoston to give away offal, as it all belonged to the citv ml 2 Galvanic Harpoon. Mr H. N. Hale, atltl of Cato Four Corners, New York, has in- venteu a curious description ot liarnoon. '. . . ... A Centenarian. A free colored man named William Loniack died in this vicin ity on Saturday last: He served as a reg ular soldier throughout the Whole Revolu- her which I cannot allmv you to leave without tionai" War, and drew a pension up to the knowing. She begged one not to do it. Or. time of his death. He i said tn hvo hoon ordinary occasions I woul obey her every wish; 104 years of age !Fay. Observer. The three dollar bill was drawn ! which, it it proves practicable, will save a out, and when the policeman tendered one j great "eal labor--and what is of still in change, it was refused by the Hoosier, more consequence, it will save endanger withthe cool remark: "No keep it, Ishall tn the l,ves ofour whalemen. Two har- want to whistle in a few minutes." poons connected witn a powerful galvanic oaiiery in tne wnaie Doat, are to be struck simultaneously into the monster ot the deep a current of electricity will be instantly circulating through him, and thus he will be paralysed at once, so the hardy whale men will have nothing to do but to destroy his life at their leisure. If this nhn wnVir. j well, many lives must be annually saved I by tts adoption -A. Y. Despatch. THINGS THAT SHOUL0 BE DONE. The next Legislature should pass a law requiring all the Sheriffs and other offi cers to advertise in some newspaper in the county where the sale takes place, all pro perty levied upon by execution or other wise, as well as all land sold for Taxes. The present law requiring lands sold for Taxes to be avertisedina paper at Raleigh, though the land may lie in Cherokee, is an outrage against common sense. No officer should be allowed to sell valuable property, either real or personal, without first giving notice of the same through the newspapers of the county, or thro' the nearest print. The reasons for this are too obvious to require them to be pointedout. We have long thought of calling public attention to this matter, and if we had not been connected with the press, would have done so years ago. But knowing how lia ble men's motives are to be misconstrued, we have refrained from saying much on the subject. Having, however, so often seen valuable property sacrificed thiough the defects of the present system, we have laid aside our diffidence and call now upon the press of the State to take this matter in hand, and force it upon the minds of the members elect to the next Assembly. The present plan is, when valuable prop erty is to be sold, to stick it up at some corner, crossroads, or grocery door, two or three notices, written, generally in a style that would puzzle a Philadelphia Lawyer to decipher their contents, giving informa tion of a sale. One half who see these no tices are unable to read them, and five sixths of those who feel an interest iu such sales never see them And hence we con clude that it would be a vast benefit to all parties to have such sales advertised a few weeks in some newspaper, where they could be read by all the world ami the rest of mankind! Such is the law in every State of the Union, except Virginia and A'orth Carolina. Jlshville JVeivs. A similar remark may be made of the mus ketoes: an occasional bite might be en dured; but their music, that "same old tune," constantly recurring and piercing tne ear, during the otherwise silent watch- who can endure? How often have we been summoned away from the land of dreams, which we were about entering as easy as falliu'i oft a lo, by the buzzing approach of the muske oe's wing!; You may slap at tiie impertinent rascal. ! and ten to one you s-nite your o:vn nose, j while the musketo escapes, to return asrain ' -7 l iyiiiit to ; W hen yvu hear the "tiny ! horn" of tiie 'skeeter begin to sound, vou mav iust ooen vour eves and lav nut vmir tii.. r ,.i;. i J . 1 . - . . . . - J a,,cl 14 ,c" H"""-"""' milieu , accounts to "make a night ot it. on the shoulder, and informed him that the ! The Building for the Ghkat Faih. It is stated that the building in London for the exhibition of 1851, will contain 500 miles of window sashes, 100 miles of putty, 24 miles of zinc guttering. 8 miles to drive under cover. The building will be wholly of glass, wood frame and iron pillars. In one position, the spectator will be able to see 1000 feet before him in one unbroken view. It is believed that the building will be so superb that the public will be the first to oppose its removal. A writer in the fc Builder '' states that 150 tons of putty will be required to make the building. JSTeiJ flrtra rtml ' ' fjimmmim.M Cars have been lately added to the mean! of travel on our Road. Thee were tiece sarv at the present time to accomodate thl increased travel on the Road, and to maU up for two Cars in a state of blockade beyond Quankey Creek. These Cars, we look upon as beyond the reach of a puff. The one we examined is finished in the very best style and orna mented with superior taste. They would be called splendid Cars on any road in the Union. lhey will seat 50 passengers each. They were manufactured by R?ci,. ard Imlay of New York. There has also been added a new Loco motive Engine, called the Mechanic of power sufficient to make 35 miles per hour with a train. We are rejoiced to find the enterprising spirit of the Directors of the Board, rise with the increased business of the Boarti and the public favor. Those who have deplored their losses in the Stock of this Board, may now look for better things we do not believe a dividend is very far in perspective. f Vilmington Commercial. Genin, the Hatter. The People wonder why Genin paid 225 for the first seat to the first Jenny Lind concert; but it is real ly no wonder at all. It is a card for his business, which will spread his fame from Maine to Texas, and even across the Rocky Mountains to California Geniu likewise gave Mademoiselle Lind a forty dollar riding hat, and the fact has already been stated in all the papers, thus afford ing him, at least, a hundred dollars worth of advertising. This is Genin's secret. .V. V. Despatch. An Editor turned Inventor. The " N. Y. State Fair Hourly Bulletin" says: S. II. Mix, editor of the Schoharie Patriot, has a large plank road car upon the grounds with an improvement on the ordinary wheel center, termed the Oscillating Rol ler Axle." The improvement consists in the eye of the wheel being removed from the dead center and thrown out towards the rim or tire, increasing the power by doubling the lever. It is also an anti friction combination, very ingeniously de vised, and attracts great attention by its novelty and plausibility. The car is built for two horse draught, and is intended to maintain and carry an immense load. Mi Mix was awarded a diploma for his ingeni ous invention. Edwin Forest, the tragedian, was arrest ed at the Astor House, New York, on Wednesday, on the complaint of Catherine Forrest, his wife, and held to bail in the sum of $10,000 to keep the peace so far as Mrs F. is concerned, she being fearful of an assault from him. An injunction has also been granted to restrain Mr Forrest from conveying away his property to the injury of the right which INI rs F. has there in Mrs F. has also, within a few days, commenced a suit in the courts of that State for divorce against Mr Forrest. ew TJtlch. great improvement in the manufacture of watches has just been made in Geneva, by which watch keys are rendered unnecessary. By simply turning a screw in the handle, the watch is wound up, and another movement regulates the hands. Chinese Funeral. A Chinese funeral took place yesterday. The Chinaman died at the Chinese Restaurant of Macoa & Woodsung. The funeral was large, there being over one hundred and fifty China men in the procession, each wearing a piece of white crap:. A large number of persons visited the burying ground to wit ness the ceremonies. which were as fol low?: They lowered the colli n as we do They then threw the wliite badges worn on their arms into the graven then matches and the wax candles, and a bottle of w ine. Before covering the coffin, each person bowed his head to the earth and uttered some fewr words not by us understood. Then each threw a haudlul of dirt on the coffin, anil passed round liquors, wine ami eigars. &c, of which they invited each American to partake and the grave was then filled up. San Francisco Courier. i7. C. Senator Dead. . We learn fr om the Goldsboro' Patriot that John Kxum, Esq., Senator elect from the County of Wayne, democrat died at his residence after a short illness on the 4th inst. He represented that county in the Legislature for a longtime, and won the confidence and esteem of all who knew him. MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL COLLEGE. The Medical Lectures of Harvard University will commence at the Massachusetts Medical College in Uoston, on the first Wednesday in November. Obstetrics and Medical Jurisprudence, by Walter Channing, M.D. Materia Medica and Clinical Medicine, by Jacob Bigelow, M. D. Theory and Practice of Medicine, bv John Ware, M. D. . .. Pathological Anatomy, by John B. S. Jack sokt, M. D. Anatomy and Physiology, by Oliver W. Holmes, M.D. Principles and Operations of Surgery, bv Hen ry J. Bigelow, M. D. Chemistry, by K. N. HoRsroRn, M. P. Clinical Lectures at the Massachusetts General Hospital three times a week, by the professors of Clinical Medicine a rwd of Surgery. Surgical operations are very numerous, performed week ly in the presence of the class in the operating theatre. The safe and eflectual practice of ether ization is taught in this school. Practical Anat omy is amply provided for by the most liberal arrangements. The anatomical museum is one of the largest and richest in the U States, and has a fund of $o,000 for its increase. The Eye and Kir Infirmary and other charities are open to students. l'ees for the whole course, $S0. Matriculation 3. Dissecting ticket, $5. Graduation, $20. Hospital and Library gratuitous. A descriptive pamphW may be had by spj-Ii-cation, post-paid, to David Clapp, Printer, cor ner Washington and Franklin streets, Boston. The Tremont-street School, for private pupils, having all the advantages of the Hospital, Dis secting Room, and of daily recitations through out the ye?r on the branches of medical sciencr, is conducted by Drs. Bigelow, Storer, Jackson, Holmes, and II. J. Bigelow, four of whom are physicians and surgeons of the Hospital. Boston, Sept. IS, 15-")0. 2m Touching Incident at the A'ew York Hotel. A beautiful blue-eyed little girl, the daughter of an industrious widow named Jane Eaton, was presented to Jenny Lind last Friday.". The uncommon beauty of the child had accidentally attracted the attention of Signor Benedict at the Park Fountain. Asking her name, he was sur prised to find that she had been named af ter Mademoiselle Lind. He therefore pursuaded the elder sister of little Jennv to accompany him with her to the hotel". What is really your name, my dear ?" pathetically enquired the Queen of Song. " Jpnno T.inrl Pilnn 4 1, r. nr , , - ....j ..v. ijuiuiif ina II iv j'VJU, llliirill, said the infantine beauty, naively. The elder Jenny was delighted. The sister said that little Jenny was born in Manches ter, England, and was just three years old. She has, indeed, been nained after the Swedish Nightingale Mademoiselle Lind gave the little beauty several valua ble and appropriate presents, and sent her mother fa poor widow) a twenty dollar bill. State of North Carolina -It obeson Count' Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Jlugutt Term, 1530. Benjamin Lewis and wife vs. William G. Oli ver, administrator of Joseph Page. Petition for account. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that Mary Cormley, one of the heirs at law and distributees of the estate of Joseph Page, dee'd., is not an inhabitant of this State; it is therefore ordered by the Court that publication be mude in the North Carolinian, published in Fayette ville, for six successive weeks, for said .Mirv Conuley to appear at the next term of this Court t be held lor the county of Robeson, at the Court House in Lumberton, on the 4th Monday of No vember next, then and there to show cause, it any she has, why the prayer of said petition iafj not be granted. Witness, Shadrach Howell, Clerk of our ssM Court at office, the 4th Monday in August, .A. V 1S50, and of American Independence the 75th yr- S'D'H. HOWELL, C. C. L. Sept 21. GOl-Ct pr adv 3 2 . (. Shall I help you to some tomatus-ses?" inquired a young exquisite of a venerable physician as he sat opposite to him at one of our, hotel tables. , "No, sir, I thank you," replied the learned savan, ' but I'll trouble you for some of the potatosuses, if you please" It is said they bung; man never mentioned "tomatussus" again. Stute of North Carolina Robeson County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Augu Term, 1S50. Catharine McLean and others vs. Alexander Johnson and others. Petition for the division of slaves. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that Alexander Johnson and hi children by hj wife Mary, to-wit: Gilb rt L. Johnson, NeiU Johnson, Margaret, who intermarried with .Mc Donald, and Flora Ann, defendants in this case, are not residents of this State; it is therefore or dered by the Court that publication be mude for six weeks successively in the North Carolinian, published in Fayetteville, for the said Alexander Johnson and his said children, Gilbert L John sonNeill Johnson. Mann. rot who intermarried i with McDonald, and Flora Ann, to appear at the next term ot this Court to be held for the coumj of Robeson, at the Court House in Lumberton, on the 4th Monday of November next, and plead answer, or demur, or the petition will be taken pro confesso as to them, and beard accordingly Witness, Shadrach Howell, Clerk of our aia Court at office the 4th Monday of August, A. v 1850, and of American Independence the 73i" year. S'D'H. HOWELL, C. C. C Sept 21. 604-6t pr adv S3 2a. - WANTED Several bushel of white corn, to make beat horaony. Office. At the" Carolina
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