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Local Ihtslliokncs.■E3G.%si,iTHE CLOSING SCENESOf tli« Cincinnati Musical Festival.ife*It And Ends in Modestyio And!one©* The City in Holiday Dr$50,000 capital. and which prnmlwd to become In timea pay las When th* «m?ap*4«* of becameKnown, an It did me day alter bin flight with hits ill gotten gain*, the depositor* of to* Queenat No.In.- I• nepi3ft West Third street, of w hich he wjm Caebier, were seised with a panic, the reauit of which was a rim on the hank which no crippled It that It ha* be* ncompelled to*u*pcnlt;l. The fine aparttneni* at No. 29have been given up, and the e Affect* of the concern have been removed to the second story of No. 37 West Third atreot. This step wa* considered noceeeitTy, 1 n order to cut down expei)*ea. The latest phase in the career ofthe bank I* a writ of attachment sued out by a d *-« eitor named Patrick MclL rmott. who present d im check for the amount of his deposit, only #1lt;j0, winch was refused. i,ast n«ght Petietable Mallory, with the writ1 n hi* pocket, wan svaichb *g the bank In order to take pt»H*cs*ion n* noon a* the Janitor goeson ditty this morning. A n ExHistory will speak of the Cincinnati May Festival of L87S as the greatest musical event known in America up to that period. We who have witne^ed Hand filsM iu music can hardly realise the mag nitude of the event, or what its influences will hewpon future generation*.Ty» paid ay moHT at eleven o'clock,the last note* of the final chorus of that master-off composition by Ber to*. Romeo anti Juliet, died away, Theodore Thomas quietly laid his baton upon the music-stand, wiped his forehead, and thagreat Festival was ended. The closing was as tnodest as the beginning.Unostentatiously, without a heralding to hi* friends, Ofl by the press, of what he intended to do, Mr. Reuben Springer made his munificent gift lo OUr people and our city. With no display or ©lap-trap the Festival was opened, and its closing was like Its 'beginning—modest, quiet mud unpre-Itentlous, .The concerts have beenATTEND*© BY FULLY FIFTY THOUSAND PEOPLE.Intelligence, culture and refinement have been plainly marked upon the class of people attending, and the rapt attention given the most difficult and classical music rendered is good evidence either of the true love of music by that class, or of a great desire upon the part of the people to cultivate alove lor the pure, the good and the genuine iu the divine art. I Thousands of visitors have been attracted to Cincinnati by the great “Fest,” and not one voice has been raised in unpleasant criticism, either upon our Hall or the mutdc. The wealth and culture, not only of our own city, but of many other Cities, neighboring and at a distance, were represented in the audiences, and never have suchmagnificent and costly toilets Been displayed at public entertainments in Cincinnati as were seen at the Festival. If a correct estimate could ! be had of the cost of the dressing of the ladles alone, at any one of the evening concerts, it woiild surely amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars.; ABOUT THE CHORUS.Much has been written and said about the Festival itself, about the crowds in attendance, about th*soloIsta, and about the orchestra, but the toilers, the workers who constitute the grandest chorus ever heard in America, or even in Europe, have not had !one-half enough praise meted out to them. 1 To the chorus more than to any other portion of the musical part of the Festival belongs the honor of its wonderful and perfect success. For nearly a year past its members have been diligently, industriously and with unfagging zeal Attending the rehearsals. They have made many sacrifices, both in domestic and business ailirs, to devote themselves to the study of the Festival chorus. \While the director and his assistant, as well as ail the soloists and the orchestra, have been wall paid for their time and services, the members of the chorus have worked lor glory. I The question is, have they jreoeived their pay in full? We have not the timemi #K1a writ i n cr tr\ tlicoucu tin* nnoshnn Kut nrn l/\nnruriHF.it reporter, hearing of th# wrlt.calted upon Dr. J. U, Thomas. President of the bank, at hitresidence. No. ID Martin street, betwe *n twelve andone oViorlr thin morning, to I earn of the condition of thing*. The Doctor Informed the E.vgt-lRtMman that the Buna nvh* about to wind up it* business, and that tht* step was made necessary by the runmad* upon it by depositors soon after his son’s flight whs Known, jI.* *ui I that ait the money had beenpaid out but shoot ft,200. In answer to the query why McDermott whs not paid his #100 a hen culled for, ho frnnklv confessed that It wasnot in the bank. McDormoti was there last evening,and was Informed that he could not get LI* money until the affairs of the no ft lt;'em had been wound up. 1 his did not suit McD« rmott, and he threatened to sue. sub If you want to,” was Dr. Thomas* reply , “you can attach the counters and other property of the batik, and this Is all ibe good It will do you/’ Tbus the matter stand* at present.CAKaiir* M. CLAY.An Interview with the Old fllateiman-II© Talks on Heversl questions of Interest. 0The Hon. Coast us M. Clay, who was in townInst week attending our Musical Festival,having stopped over on his way home from thoEast, fell into the toils of an Enquirerre|Hrter on the lookout for Information, concerning the present political situation. The General, In answer to a request of the scribe, very pleasantly consented to an interview, saying “Such things are necessary consequences of a public life. Public men are public property, and when the people a*k their opinions they ahou.d stand ready to givethem.”Now, a* the very thing the Enquirer man wanted toni Mr. Clay’s opinion in reference to the Presidential question, encouraged by the answer, he asked what Mr. Clay thought of tho present state of affairs in connection with the Presidency.Mr. Clay—Do you mean with reference to the at tempt being made to unseat Hayes?Reporter—That’s it, exactly.Mr. Clay—Then I think the whole thing is uncalled for Just at the present time, and should not be persisted In. No one worked harder than I didagainst the election of Mr. Hayes. I was a member of the Convention wnich sat In Kentucky, avid which the Radicals called tho “Sorehead” Convention. at the time the Electoral Commission was In session, and did every thing possible to prevent the election of Hayes, but he was elected, and recognizing the finality of Die decision, 1 submitted to the inevitable. For this reason I do not see any good in trying to unseat him now, even If the effort was a successful one and Tilden elected. The nextCor grew might be Republican, and might unseat Tilden. This would produce confusion, and that is to be avoided jti^t now. The country wants a rest. Haves ha* done alt th »t we expected Tilden to do for t lie South, and to unseat him now would he ungrateful in tho Democratic party and hurtful to them-bo 1 v es.Reporter—You are not then In favor of pursuing the investigation now before the House?Air. Clay—Not if they are going to only investi-If there has been fraudgate the acts of one party, on either Bide the country should know it. and the blame be laid iu the proper quarters. Still 1 think it is silly to have this thing brought up now.Reporter — Then you think things should remain in statu quo for the present?Mr. Clay—Decidedly so; the South is well off now. They have got what they wanted down the.e—gelf-overmnent. The b!ack man is also improved inf:o\___________iis condition, and a tide of prosperity is beginning to set in which any chance move might turn back. Therefore 1 think ihat south of Mason and Dixon s line we want things to go oil as they are. What the South wants is peace; they want bread and
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Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Wed, May 22, 1878
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