Musical Reception

-A very dclightful cal reception as -given by Messrs. 11. . r airiank and Homee Kf.ed, at the house of Mrs. Israel H.vll, oh Tuesday evening last. The Mseption was in honor of Mr. C. N. Colwell, fí JlanihaU, -who was the principal performer and chnrmecl all tha ;ijest-i by liis mastery of the jiiano, lioth in exccutkmaail in exprcssion. He jilayed ifstly froia ïiis oira compositions and Ktnagementa of favorite airs, hut showed equal nkill in interpretiog une rk oí Uier composers. His stylc is f cmaTkaVy 'tlia't of the famous TiiAUSio- neat, graceful, delicate, with a lipht and rapid touch, and wholiy frec ironi the tricks siid !ronr;.Ti; effects in which tke nisational chool of pianists show tlreii ?swcr. His seleetions werc admirable, quite satisfactory to the lovers of clástica! music. All recoguized ia his pliying the instinct and the feelint; of a tTue politieman. It was a rare treat to hearsach music from a piano in A.Rtt Atbflir-. Mr. C S. Wilsos's violin solo was nlso wonierfully well played, better than we have heard it from sone professional miuicians. The XJni■rtrsity Olee Club were in good voice. Jf iss E. I'ekkiks sang the beautiful air from tlie oratorio, "Angels eveT 'biight and fair," and Miss Atery gtLve one of Arditi's waltz songs, so difficult and brilliant in executioti. A large aamber of inTited gKosts were present, and thE general feeling was that this amateur concert was gteatly superior to the musical entertainmentsof the "troupes" t the Opera House and elscwhere, which hare sounded their trumpets iu advance of tlüciï coming. Rev. K. H. CiTAPtv was greeted hy a large and respectante audience on Wednesday Yening. Owing to a severe cold lic was not in good voice, but he soon got his orppiüs of speech under con trol as well as his audience. Changïng his sub ject, hy consent, to acrommodate liis physical conditiou, he ppoke U}ou 'Orders of Ndbility rt instead of " Modern Chi"alry " his announced theme. Tliese orders are : the nobility of Work, the nobility of thought, ind the öobilrty of life, the latter including botli the formcr. The nobility of work consists not in trfwt a man does but Aotr he does it- all work being honoi"able just in proportion as it is well or illy done. The nobili ty of thouht is ia the pursuit of truth for the truth'8 sake. Summing up or uniting these two in the nobility of life, nconsciousness, commu i'ication, aud aspiratiou are the elemeuts : untonsciousness of onc's self or acts or greatness ; communication : malúng one's presencc feit and cxample followed ; and aapira tion after the true, thelwautiful, the good. The lecture inculcated ft noble lesson, and no synopsis can do it justicei Mr. Chapín must be lioard to be appreciated clse his discourses or lectures must be reported in full : and then voice aud intonation aud gesture and spirit will be lacking. Xo better lecture has been delivered before the S. L. A. in tliis or any former course, and if any were kept away by the narrow prejudices of sect the loss is their own. The Denver (Colorado) yetes is after lts delinquent 8ubscrilx?rs, advertisers, and job patrons n on effeotive and direct manner. It tecently issued a circular to every delinquent, ayin; that unless the enclosed account was lai(l, arranged, or plea of inability inaile, before March lst, it should advertise the same for sale. And with the first issue for March, under the iiificant head of "Blaek List," appears a hst of accounts aggregating $7,201.85. " Bevenge is sweet," and Bro. Bykrs proposfis to get it ii refused what he has jnstly earned. Our books how a respectable(?) list of delinqucnts, and e seriously medítate followiug the example oi the Xewa. We are only restrained by a disincliuation to let the public know what a fooi we have been to give such indriscrirainate credit "'it our necesHities may get the botter of our d'sinclinations won, and then some men to whfim we have rcpeatedly sent bilis we maj some Fi-iday morning "see their names in prtnt," if not in the most complimcntary con nection. Hon. CurncmM, H. Vaxci-eve, of Ypsilanti, 'it a fonner resident of our city and well known Í0 all the older inhabitants, dicd sii.l.lenly on the 1 "tli inst of pnmiKtoma, aged Cá years. Judge 'axclkve has held niany offices of trust and honor, u all of which he faitliftilly discliargei öc duties incumbeiit apon him, rínainR tlie re putation - to be ippreoiated in this degenerat day- of being a thoroughly honcst man an fficer. Our citizen freely vmpivthizo with hi Iwroavcd widow aud faniily.