The Native African Choir

Of the Aírican Nativo Choir, which will appeax at the Grand Opera House, mi Saturday evening next, the Halríax, (N. S.i Mail says : The academy of music contained a very largo auilionce last evening to greet the Aírioan nativo choir, on their first appearance on American soil. This was not what might have been expected, íor tlie Haliíax public does not usually extend a liberal opening patronage to an organization whose lame haa not preceded it. It was an oxcoptionnl c&se, toe though the advance prese notices have been favorable, b f a-e the ngng m nt was made Alricaii nativo choir was comparativoly unknown here. They aro imknown no longer. LaBt nifílit's períonoance won for these picturesque, musical childron of nature, a permanent place in pleosant recollection of all wlio saw and heard tlicm. Tlicy are not solcly musical by art. biu it is very evident tbey havo a doop lovo oí BWeet harmony in their souls. The choir numbers fiíteen, including the conductor - J. H. Palmer- and the accompanlat, tlie two latter belog white. The cholr'í appearaiDce is strikinsly pietnresque, attiroil in tho nativo dross of South África, and most of them barofooted. llesidos their dress, omblems oí the chiase and oí Ufe in South África lend a more roalistic appoarance to the cene. Tho nativo choir includos six women, íivo men and livo boys (7 years oíd.) Two of the women are Baanton, one a Red Kaffir, two are Fiegoe, and one a Cape African. Oí the ilion two are FtegOfl, one a Tembu, one a (oika. ome an Anjaxosa and tho two bright, cute looking boys aro Ilottontots. Tbey are a bappy jolly looklng company, evldently períeeUy salisíicd witli their translation from somi or complete barbarism, thöngh not wholly forgetTul of the ])leasuros of their oíd free Ufe. They liave a mayor over at Monnic, as is a mayor, or the Adrián Prees is a prevarlcator. Here is It8 version of i little Monroe episode of reocnt date, t liat s quite spicy : "The reeperf and adxnlratlon ai the PreBS u'oes 0U1 tO .Mayor Som hworl h of Monroe. eveningje ago, attraeted liy a woman's screama, he entered the houee whenee proceeded the soumis and found there a l i i-c . ïmriy real (.'state dealer named Warren, ralning blows on ïiis wife. He at once clutched the bulky coward, thrcw liini out cloors and as au evidi'iice of good faith, knockcd hini down wiicn lic attempted to re-en converting liini trom a wlfe-bruier luto a biuiibcriii booby. He was as ïiiiab'.c as a disiih rag when the executlve tront ol the city governmeni go1 through witii hlm. Later, the mayor saw liim enter a saloon, and follovrlng liim in. gave hini a vlgoroius kicking and sein him yelping out of doors. That te the kind of head there is to the .Monroe City gOVernment." Michigan was disgraoed yesierday by i lynching at Corunna. Sulllvan, the IHirand murderer was taken from the ja il at that place, after coníessiiiií the crime, and hanged, by a mol). The jieople might botter have let the law dealt with him and sa veil their good name. w Never saw a