The New York Herald (New York [N.Y.])
August 16, 1842
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X IIW YORK HERALD. I'n, 11, Ingwl M, IMS. nt vI,.?tliig In til* Pnrii?iv anil SlnKUlai' UtrtlopmrnU. .V ery i .''runs iiiiii crowded meeting t-nJ. v ul"h rum i in ttie I'ark, which presented iiw' of hi* iiio.-i novel mil origins? Hspect mat has attended of late any movement in New \orA. llie report, containing the resolutions aiid>Jl,e"Ches will be luunil in another column?but the undertone and by-|?lay only can be described. The materials of ihi- meeting?the master spirits who got it up?the men thai at tended it?the sentiments utt red, and lite indications giving out, invest thus demonstration with a new and important at-i>ect It .iy b. '->bt the best development of the element* t riy 4 re.'/ierfor John C. Calhoun, in the deI n il convention to nominate a caiulidate ii i Presidency. These elements, consisting Ii.. l -listed, iron-nerved, rank and Gle of the crae> of ratninany Hall, have, for the present seamed a strong position of support toward* .1,1 T. ,.r'- fu: .........io.iiiiiuu. tiiituuyunuincmtug aerefore, is me first movement in the deitinera cy, looking to tin opposition towards Van Buren's Inrther elevation. The lending men who got up the meeting are generally hostile to the Kinderhook rlujut in this city. Its origin took place not in Tammany Hall?but around the foaming tops that grace the tables ol the Pewter Mug. Daniel Jackson F.sq. was chairman, but he knows better the value of an Indian contract, than the bearing or importance of this popular outbreak. The whole force, nerve, vigor, fun, philosophy, lolly and spirit of the meeting nre looking towards John Calhoun or Lewis Cass, enveloped in the mantle ol John Tylerperte. j Tiiis view will btiice?and although thev diii not pass resolutions for a reorganization of the Cabi- e net, they were only prevented by u consciousness tliut such an event is certain. U In tact, the whole States Right force of John G. Calhoun, all over the south and west, including that of Lewis Gas- in the democratic party, will now or- w guni/.' at Washington and elsewhere, to -import the administration of John Tyler, and in ISM wc should J not be surprised if Martin Van Buren wer thrown overboar 1 at t!i National Convention, and John C. Calhoun nominated, thus presenting an issue made !l tip between Clay und Calhoun at last. Droll?droll J.', ?droll. ei Such arc the views that maybe justly taken of this meeting and its purposes. In point of talent, K enthr. i-in, energy, high spirit, and philosophy, they compri e the (lower ol the democracy of Turn I. nianv Hall. They intend also to hold another C( mighty meeting next Monday on the Battery?and in the interval all the original elements of de- '"i illiteracy will he blowing like a hurricane from all points of the country into New York, the grand pi centre of thought and action, and freedom, and fun j an 1 folly in this republic. Here is the time piece that every man must set hiswatch by. S Tiik Cuoton Watf.u.?As yet nothing lias been 1 II done by the Corporation in regard to this vitally important matter. Yet we are paying an interest of v $7t#Ki a month on the water debt. Very well. We pr OF COMMI99IOKKR9 .?8001111-1 I Stevens, Ksc| President, per vrar, $l,.'>00 j King, ft IKK); g' Benjamin llmlsall, $1,000 John B Ward, $1,000 |,i i \.e. -iioriino Alien, per year, $3,500 -Ion. {_* Ken wick, $90.1; Mr Davie*, (brother to Alderman Davie, l hairman of the Aqueduct Committee,) $900 11. S. Bnkrr, $7.50 C H Itoaon, (brother-in-law of Samuel $tev i?.) Clerk, $1,900 U/.'.iah Wenman, Commissioner, Sl.ooO; Mr. I'lum, hi? Clerk, $750 Win, Freeborn. Wa- >'t ter 1 nrvevor, $1,000 F. Wenmuu, (son of Commissioner) "I Clerk .n they aril, $7>0 two foremen in yard, atvout $600 li each, $1 .'JOO H I'. HoUertson, Superintendent, $900; over 1 four sets ot men laying pipes there are twelve foremen iin.l inspectors, at $750 each, 9,000. Total, $96,950 )ier t(. year. During last year, much more work was in progress in the city with the. follow ing list 1 Commissioner, per an- (1' num, $1,000; 1 Water Purveyor, $1,000 1 Clerk, $">0 1 Clerk of yard. $750 1 Draughtsman, $650 over three S sets of men laying pipes there were three foremen and one inspector, at $0lk) each, $9,400. Total, per annum, $6,550. a It is to lie obseived that the large pipes were laid out of Si town last year, and, in addition to this list, there were alsi employed? r I Superintendent, $960: 1 Eugineor, $700; 1 Foreman, |600. Total, $9,900. 11 But that work is done, and cannot lairlv he considered, s when comparing the past and present burthens imposed upon the public lor the same work done. il Hecapitv i.sti is.?Cost of managing the Pipe n Department in the city last year, under the De- h mocratic authorities, $6,500 Cost of managing the same this year, under the Whig authorities, $9:yi50. \aval Niws From China.? We have received the following intelligence froin a passenger on hoard n the ship Luconia, dated oil' Sandy llook, August 1 11th. We give it as we receivedjit. Mr. Bennett Sir:? I send you a list of the officers of the United States frigate Constellation, at the timeof tny leav- l? in:r her for the United States. The Constellation and sloop Boston arrived at Macao on the 22d ot v March from Singa|?ore. I left her on the his ot the jl same month. The Boston was under sailing orders for VI mil! i, and was waiting for u wind, and it was i' r. irted that the Constellation would proceed to 11 "NV Itampoa about the middle of April. 11 I u ntenant Ifarrt*. Purser Norris,and Midshipman I', Wilkinson, of the Boston, have permission to return 11 to the United States, and are only watting an op- portiinily to do so. ?n the 31-t ot M irch the American ships Panama and Robert Fulton arrived in Macao Roads, the lor- v titer It) d iy? from the United States, and the latter ki d iys from Call to. y Th F. ig'.i-a ate ..till trading at Canton, while j w liiing l>r reiniorc- uients to continence operations t lit- North Tltev It>1d when we lef* 2 shi(ts t>f 72 0 c .s,2 ot If, I o| 26. 7 o? 18, I of Hi, 2 of 10, and t ti team frigat.-s on th newt ovf,wir, is all tue new. lore's cretitry J. W. B. Oreenhaw, assistant surgeon; Red Wirdeii, patted mid- iiipman; lohn vlatthewt, Jr., mi Ithipman, JohnC. Beaumoil', do; ILL Henderson, do; James Wllroxton, acting t do; Jim t Wiley, dodo; Robert Morris Mi Vmn, do do; .1 Wm. (Jrenvilte Temple, do do; I harles Wuddell. do do I tiirret V. Demiiston, do do. fiarle 8. F.nginh, do do; Ho- i I rrC, Blake, dodo; John Walcott, do do; Kiancit l.rego- ry lo l?; A.(?. Tendleton, proleitorof mathematics; Batter M I It y. rommodJte'a clerk; Thomas Tyler,boatswain; Daniel James, gunner; David M.siple, car|.e:iter; John i lock to, sail maker; Ja->. 8. Wright, purser's clerk?all well. From Port.i Rico.?Captain Crowell of the Mugnet, from Arecibo, (Porto Rico,) informs ua that the growing cm.* were suffering severely from the drought. The 1*1,md h ul been without rain for three or tour months; and it wus evident that, unless they had nonte very soon, not more than half a crop ot sttgar could be in ide. There w.n very little sttuar of the old crop remaining at Areciho. Advices troni St. Croix also represent that Island as guttering greatly from drought; and tears are entertained that the cro;n will be nearly all cut oil Thus, while we have been flooded with rains, our West India neighbors have not had a drop.?Norfolk lb raid, Aug. 12. Ill loll* mill Original Political .Meeting In t he Park. A>i j111m?-ii.-. Munday, and Clinton Hanmng. Tlie following persons were also selected as >ecreTliornuu I T?n?? W. Pitman, unci hdward 11. Plume. The following resolutions were then ottered hy \Vai.>ii, mid unanimously adopted, with three clicer* Iroin the immense concourec Rrsolve.d, That th sound rle. Resolved, That in this conduct we observe a hose and ULII IU|'IIU II Ul (I aim I-UIIII'IU W1U lUUCllUllb UI IUO executive department, under the cusualty of a constituional succession to the Presidency u Inch should have pccially called forth the generous devotion of every loblc mind to sustain the incumbent in the independent ml fearless performance of his duties. Resolved, That the chargi* of p.'rfldy to hisronstitunts, which are brought and reiterated against President 'y ler, arc false and unfounded; and are applicable only to iosc who make them. That in vetoing u National Bank e adhered to the previous course of his public und rcurded life while the Federal Whigs in urging it upon iin, violated their repeated assurances that a Naonol Bank was not an object of the election in which he ;as chosen, and thus, as m all other respects, were guilty l a broad and shameless treachery to the people. Resolved, That tne veto power, as exercised by Presieut Tyler, and under the plots, conspiracies, and usurpaons which have called it forth, is greatly enhanced in urestimution, as a wise preventive principle in our form I government; a power not absolute, because reversible y a reasonable majority o the representatives of the peole, and not monarchical, but purely democratic, because ntrustrd only to a temporary representative of the greatit number of the people. Resolved, That while we deprecate as anti-republican II demoralizing the present premature efforts of the e.leral Whig party in president-making, we should not, id will i.ot be restrained from expressing our cordial ntimentsof approbation towards President Tyler for his moeratic uots, by any jealousy of cliques, even of our II II", Hum HIlAiCttl I1IU11? t*1, Ulil} lia* if UCimc involved in the same perni ions course. Therefore, Resolved, That we will freely and openly sustain esident Tyler in proportion as he sustains our principles; id we conceive it incumbent upon all the true Demoats of the country thus to prove their attachment to inciples as well as to men Resolved, That a copy of the proceedings of the meet,g be lorwarded to President John Tyler. After the resolutions were passed, Kx-Alderuian baler rose and said, th at he approved of the course I John Tyler in all his democratic measures; that i' done his duty nobly?had acted like an honest mn, and defeated the miserable tricks of the Fedral whig party?and as such the Democratic party as bound to sustain him. For his own part he .ished no better democrat at the head of affairs ban John Tyler had proved himself to he in relation i some of the most important measures that had ver come before the country. He was loudly cheered when lie concluded his rief speech, and the old big brass gun stationed lose by, was fired oil w ith tremendous eclat. Micimkl Wai.su, J-d.-sj., then rose and snid, that he ime not there to make a speech, and not to make a apology; for above all things he hated an apolov. 1 came here to express my sentiments in retion to the acts of John Tyler as President of the nited States. And 1 suv that by his honest raight-forwaril course, he has saved the country om all those evils and afflictions with which the liigs would have cursed it for the next hundred ars. I care nothing for an office?1 want no lice, and I'll accept no office. (Cheers.) 1 want mesty, (cheers) and honest men. (Cheers.) care nething lor John Tyler, further than i he acts like an honest man. The whigs 10k him up as a mere non-entity as you may ill it, without knowing what he was going to because they thought he'd have no inlluence in ic government, and only a mere casting vote in the enate because General Harrison was the Presient. (Here a voice in the crowd cried out, Yes, nd God done his duty.") Yes, as the gentleman tid, God did his duly. (Cheers.) 1 praise John 'yler for every democratic measure that he has|?T>rmed, and when he ceases to perform democratic cts 1 shall cense to praise htm. I'm not to he wayed by the New Kra clique, or the Plebeian lique, or any other clique. (Cheers.) Any stinkig fish or rotten apple can swim down the stream t public opinion, [Loud cheers, and oil'went the ig gun again,] but it takes a live fish to swim gainst it [Tremenduous cheers in the midst of vhich Mr. Walsh sat down Col. Hkpiivr.n was then loudly called lor, but did ot make his appearance. Col. Arnold was then called for; he rose and iade a very brief speech. He said?1 did not vote >r John Tyler; hut common honesty should induce very good man to come forward and praise Mr. 'ylcr for every democratic measure he does. He lias oine to our rescue, and we should at once say so, kok roarer Hut what does it matter to us who r what the name of the Executive is, so long ns he ii" what is right, nnd carries oat our principles. Enthusiastic cheering.) Ard it ever a man de rvd the sup)iort of every good honest democrat a tii" country, without regard to party, that man is lolviTyler. (Tr"mendous cheers.) If is enough or me that ho has been abused in every federal big print, to know that he is n good democrat, li-ers 11.- hrti been denounced by John Qmnoy 1 -ticu mi- -ruble sinner, (Laughter nnd by a 1 tlie r-ihid whigs; and ou?ht we not, therefore, 1 von us houi -i tni-n and good citizens, to come rwarif and giv.- Inm ()l|r hearty countenance tonight. (I rie.- of Y.-h, ye%?-we will, we will," ann uproarious cheering). Wr. la. k-i-in then moved that the meeting ndou rn to meet again next Monday on the Hattery. I in was earned, and the meeting brok. up in high glee and perfect harmony. The Streets.?Nothing done yet in this import nnt matter. The streets all over the city are in a s 'l uneful condition and if the Whigs cannot pay 1 iter attention to the comfort and health of the ens than they are now doing, the sooner they re k :ked out, the better it will be for all parties. Damage bv Liuhtmno.?We do not know when we have heard of so many uccidenta,fires and deaths 1 occasioned by lightning, as we have this sumniT \lready we have chronicled twenty-two deaths, nd over fifty houses and barns, Arc., destroyed by ...thlning since .tune last. To-day we have several I,lore disasters from this circumstance to relate. V man named Walker was instently killed at Hills1 >roogh. Ohio, on the 27th ult by a stroke of lightning. lie was standing on a wagon loaded with i wheat at the time. Both wagon and contents were consumed. A most terrific thunder shower passed over some of the towns northeast of Northampton, between five and six o'clock last Saturday evening, and we learn that the light seen by many persons in this town, was the house and the barn of Mr. I'hny Hanuuni, in Pelham, which was struck by lightning aud consumed. Loss #20011; insured igtfiUO. There whs h terrific thunder tlnrni in Ne,e .,rwt i. cinity, on Tuesday morning. At Fairhaven, the lightning struck the dwelling house of Mr. Butrick, hut, fortunately, no lives were lost. The damage I me to the building, it is thought, will amount to S'1,000. It w is insured at the Hingham office. The lit pest lasted hut a few minutes, though it rained most ol the forenoon. The I'luiscopal church a' Pawtucket, K 1 was struck by lightning mid much m ured 011 Wednesday ufternoon?the tluid having i-et mled from the ground in two directions. There vv is .1 lu ll Hung rod out of order! A dwelling house vas also -truck, several men thrown over, and the arm ot one broken. At Providence the lightning -truck in several places dming a storm on Wednesday. A house was struck in Johnston, and considerably injured; another in Lonsdule. The barn of Jonathan Wheeler at New Lebunon was burnt up by lightning on Saturday and much property destroyed. At Hardstown during a heavy thunderstorm, five men, who had been working in a field, about three miles from Mt. Washington, took shelter under a beach tree; which was struck by lightning, und four of the men instantly killed. i?uring the storm on Fridoy night the barn of Mr. Nelson, ot Ifempsted, L. I., was struck by lightning, and totullv onstimed, together with the greater part of the products of Mr. N.'s farm, which had just been gathered, and about one hundred and fifty lows. Important hko.m Bra/ii-?We have received by I he Louisiana the Jernol do Commercio, to the '28th of June, inclusive. There appears to have been great rejoic ings in II io de .Taneirs, in consequence of the pacification of the rebellious province of San Paulo. It was expected that peace would soon be restored throughout the Empire, and all quietly disposed persons were, of course, much delighted. Steam Ship Britannia.?On the 4th instant this steamer left Liverpool for Boston. She has consequently been at sea twelve days this noon. To-morrow or next day she will probably arrive with sixteen days later intelligence from Europe. Indian War.?The Indians, down East, are lighting as furiously as nny portion of the civilized world. The Passamaquoddy Indians beyond Eastport, Maine, alarmed at the result of the Treaty, have divided into two bodies. One takes sides with the English, and the other with the Americans, and they have had two or three bloody fights in consequence. Result, two or three killed, and several wounded. Abuses in Florida.?We have received a communication from East Florida, signed An Eye Witness," complaining of great abuses in the squadron there. If the statements are true, we will publish them, but we cannot insert such grave charges on the authority of an anonymous correspondent. The Weather.?For a wonder, we had a fine day yesterday, up to sun-down but the probability is, that we shall have an additional number of showers to-day to make up for this favor. The Elections.?We have nothing definite yet from Indiana, but shall doubtless have to-morrow. The result is important, as the election of a U. S. Senator depends on it. The other five states also have a U. S. Senator to elect this fall. They have gone thus:? Wiuo. Loco. Kentucky. Alabama. Missouri. Illinois. N. Carolina. A Locofoco Senator will be sent from North Carolina, instead of a Whig- The rest will remain as i they were. Queer Reason for Travelling on a Sunday.? The Montreal Gazette" of Saturday last, says? The Governor General, Lady Bagot, and the Misses Bagot, together with the members of his Excellency'sstiifl", leave town to-morrow morning for Kingsion. His Excellency, we believe, would have commenced his journey a day earlier, or later, but that his doing to would have interfered with the due transmission of the mails and passengers. The Extra Session.?The legislature will convene at the Capitol in this city to-morrow. We are requested lo state that the hour of meeting of the House will be 11A.M. Besides the select committee, several members of the house are already in town?the Speaker, Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Humphrey, Mr Murray, Arc. The committee, we understand, will be prepared to report at the opening of the session. 11 umor says that Gov. Reward will appear by message, with an urgent recoinmendution that the legislature depart from the sound and high position of the last session, and go afloat once more on the sea of expenditure and borrowing. Reckless as the whig administration was, and desirous as its friends may be togathor party capital for the approaching campaign by appeals to supposed local interests, we nevertheless cannot but believe it mere rumor.?Albany Ar?u?, Aus;. 14. Breach in tiie Canal.?Another breach has oc[ curred in the Erie Canal near Lyons. Death.?The celebrated Abbe Moni died on the 3d Lnst. at Mobile. City Intelligence. The Law.?Passing through the vestibule of the City Hall yesterday, we perceived the following notice potted on the door of the Vice Chancellor's room Artie lea of association to promote the interests and advance the dignity of the Hot, are placed in the Library of the Law Institute for general signature." We advise some of our Session lawyers who practice in theCity Hall Courts, to put their names down without delay. Those who do not practice there arc too far gone to be saved by saltpetre. That Tr.v.?The owner of three whole chests of tea, marke 1 "Lintiu, R Si Co. Young Hyson, Honqua, No. 31." And "Morrison, Young Hvson, Monshong, No. 56."?Will find them at the Lower Police on application to officer Stephens. They were taken from David Loflin, who is now in prison on suspicion of stealing them. At Ussvows Mai* dressed in the clothing of a United States sollier, was found dead ut one of our slips yesterday morning. The coroner held an inquest and hurried the body. More Counterfeit i.?A man named John Hopper alias Garret Garret son, win committed yesterday for attempting to pass a f. 10 counterfeit note on the Hudson River Itank. and also a $20. He lirst offered the $10 to .Mrs. Wilson, grocer, of 390 Greenwich street, in payment far a pound of tea. and when informed that it was a counterfeit lie then proffered the $20. Mrs. Wilson, with the aid of .lames Hunter, then arrested him, when twenty-s. ven $10 counterfeit notes on the same bank were found in hit pockets, ami also a $2 counterfeit of the Seventh Ward Bank. The $10 notes are all of letter A, and well executed. Hopper was committed. Look Oct.?Counterfeit 5's on the Chemung ('anal Bank, Klmira, N. Y., letter D., payable to A. lient, H. Maxwell, Cashier, J. O. McJavell, President, poorly executed, are in circulation. Otis All.ex again?An attempt was again made yester tlay before the Recorder, to bail Ibis notorious dealer in counterfeit monev hut it h? inir iinmr. o..fnl the was postponed until the 17th hint. Btu.kbout.?James Mnrritt, the counterfeiter, anil ion of Josinh, who has sloped on hail, as we understand, was hailed out yesterday hy Recorder Tnllmadge. Asotiikr.?Thomas Callin, who was rerently imprisoned forstenling ^I.VH) worth of Jewelry from a ship in New Orleans, of which he was mate, was "also admitted to hail esterday. The property belonged to Baldwin St Co. OtMILcas Arrests*.?Christopher Thiers, Joseph Sillmnn, and Charles Matzinger were yesterday arrested, taken to the upper police, ana fined fd each lor plat log cards in the porterhouse of Thiers, at -id Clinton at. Brooklyn.?A rare hill of attractions is held out to-night for the benefit of Mr. Manning at National Hall, Brooklyn Ancient Statuary, Learned Bog-, Pantomime, Comic Hongs, and all sorts of entertainments. \tm.o\s ?L. Mi evening the gardens were again lull?and the new pantomime was received with louder applause than ever. The miuket scene is particularly animated, and the incidents in it highly comic?there is one by which a dentist might profit. Mazulme is repeated to night, with the tight rope, I and a characteristic dance by Miss Wells. To| morrow evening Mrs. Fitzwilliam and Mr. Buck| stone make their appearance. MgBggBMBUgHHg IH I i| I II Jj tied Sulphur Spring*. [CorreMondeuce of ti?e Herald.] IIkd Sri.phd* Springs, Monroe Co. Va. August 4th, IHi2 S Hointrsat tb.e Rnl Sul/>hur S/nings?GrantI Fancy Tl'iU?The Belles there?The Characters?Burke's Hotel?Coming Pic .Vic, iyc. Dear Bennett.? Your omnidfeient genius seems to pervatle all creation, save and except this mountain region of the Old Dominion,and here,in the very focus of fashion, sun and Red Sulphur, beaux might go and hung themselves, and pretty girls llirt their lives out, and the world he none the wiser tor it. Where is le /rune etliteur 1 Here are playing before high Heaven such pranks as but what use, since you send no one of your fifty reporters here to take note thereof. We have just had one?and are about to have another?of those wonderful, shocking, and alarming events, at which angels laugh, such as the world has not witnessed the like of since the fall of Jeru- dein, and the dispersion of the dark-eyed Rebeccas. We have just had, out doors, a tremendous -tortn, literally bringing the mountains low. and raising the vallies high. Ask father Ritchie about it. Anil in doors we are about to have the most astonishing, brilliant, and funny fancy hall, that old Virginia, or either of the twenty-six Republics, ever saw. It will come oH" to-night, this very night, or I am no true reader of signs. The morning, this very morning of August 1th, A.D. 1842, has been smiling by turns, and by turns lowering. The mountains have looked more lofty, and the valliesmore green than usual. The Spring fountain has flowed more freely, and sent off its bubbles more sparkling and brilliant than ever, and the waters seem to have lost their sedative properties, and become stimulant, for every one feels his nulse accelerated. Cause of these phenomena had b >en sought, and the mystery is solved. On rising from the breakfast table, Mrs. O. was heard to say to Mrs. T. suppose we get up a fancy ball to-night, and Mrs. T. to Miss O'C. suppose we do. Instantly a conclave was held on the piazza, and in a few minutes green boughs were moving, errand boys running, and bright eyes Hashing. And now all is in readiness, and already the cottages are giving up their beauties. Carolina row is nourmg forth its walt/ers, New York and Alabama their nimble footed dancers, and Van Buren House its gallopadcrs. Ilark, the music strikes up. Oh! how shall 1 describe the Taglioni forms, and tell the merry doings in Dancing Hall" this night 1 No eye but yours, dear Bennett, can clearly see, and no pen but yours correctly portray such things. Oh, if you could but be there, and can't you 1 Do you believe in nies merism 1 The Colonel does! Ah, so do you, lor 1 see you are already in the magnetic sleep. Now come along with me?mount this fine flight of stairs and enter. fit." Hale," what a sight. Fairy hands must have entwined these wreaths, and Flora herself strewed such flowers. Ilark, the harp strikes in, and there float the easy waltzers. What sylphide forms what flowing grace! Who are they 1 The pretty Miss G. and the handsome Mise F., the one the snow white novice, the other the cruceful maid of honor Oh! must such charms be entombed in the cloister, 1 or bestowed on the frivolous courtier 1 Forbid it, gallantry. Those other white torms, the laughing (lower girl from the north, and the timid minstrel bird of the mountain, Miss M. and Miss B., how prettily they embrace and trip over the floor! Those demure discinles of the straight coated and Bpirn moved Fox, the quiet drub and the smiling white. The spirit will soon move thou and thee. This is not the firet time they have broke loose from the sober discipline of their sect, and tripped it right merrily after the dance-inspiring violin. The austere J***e and (he learned j>?******y, should they vacate the bench and the bureau, and appear here now, how they would chide. Ah! die quadrille is forming,and who is that Spanish lady glittering in all the diamonds and jewels of (lie Alnainbra, and just led to the head of the hall by that proud hidalgo land there, vis a vis,the pretty Sult tna, wilh the tiny feet and Cinderella slipper. How did that bold brigand steal her from the Sultan 1? There were the invalids, Mrs. G. and Mrs. O, from the Emporium citv, and are the spirited promoters of all the fun and frolic ut the Red Sulphur. But, see! see! who enters there 1 leaning on the arm of that handsome chevalier of Charles Second's time, giving life by her smiles and death by her frowns.? Spirit of Terpsichore! how she moves, as if on wings seraphic. This is the young and lovely bride, Mrs. V., come up front the gay city to spend the honey moon in the gayer mountain. She a|tpears now as ntaid of honor to that dignified personage, with commanding brow, who should be our queen this evening. Who would not be willing subjects of such a queen, served by such maids of honor! Do you notice that turbaned lady,looking on the dancers, and dispensing her favors around, giving an ciurviiragiug Bimir m mis umm oeauiy, t and a reproving frown to that forward one 1 That is the kind patronew of the assembly, whose own hap- piness consists in the happiness ot her guests. Who, ah! who is this spirit, coming madly towards ns? t with eyes of lire, and gesture wild 1?Madge Wild- t fire, to be sure. 'Tis the lively Miss O. C., who is ever killing time by her fun, and her lovers bv her i wit. How all retreat before her?little postillion, (qu'il est beau,) grave young Turk, and fierce brig- r and, too. No weapons will avail him against such i an antagonist. Shade of Confucius! who, and what comes there! Chiang Chu Chong, by the gods, or t King Solomon in his cerements, with the Witch of t Endor at his side. Ah! my dear sir, you are awake again and oil', are vou 1 Well, I don't wonder. I was frightened too. i But I suppose you or your readers may like to know how the affair ended. Well,veiyr well, 1 believe. When I left the hall, brigand chief and Quaker Su- t san, sober Turk and Spanish lady, lovely men and maids of honor, all, all were merrily footing it down the Virginia reel, under the quizzing scrutiny of the 1 inimitable Tony Lumpkin. At the 'witching hour of night, a peep from my balcony showed me gro- j tesque figures, and shadowy forms stealing over the i lawn toward the dormitories. This [morning, August 5th, all is quiet. Now, Mr. Editor, will you send us a reporter 1? Pray do. or, what will be belter, come yourself.? You shall have rare sport, and Mr. Burke's table Oh! what roast beef and venison, broil'd turkey and mountain mutton, plumb pudding, nick-nacks, and other eatibles enough to create an ap(>etite under the ribs of death. No invalids here to frighten away pleasure. Such beings do come here, but they drink Red Sulpher, and are healed. The learned Salen who cam* here to watch the effects of the waters on the sick is sorely puzzled. The dyspeptic patient at the Spring to nignt, he finds goimandising at the table in the morning, and the pale face of the pulmonary of the morning he recognises in the waltzers in the evening. Yours, &c., Looker-on. P. S.?Bring your note book and your pumps, for we are soon to have the orimest pic nic, in the pleasantest grove, in the midst of the tellest mountains in Old Virginia. Cold venison and ham, ice cream and jelly, champaigne and punch and in the evening, quadrilles and pretty girls, fun and frolic.? Come. Princeton, S, J, [Correipondrnce of the Herald.J Nassau Hai.l, Princeton, Aug. 12, 1842. A Merry Pic Nic Party at Princeton?The Beaux nflfl Jirl/r* thrrr Dear Bennett Since I wrote you last, (which, by thejw&y, is long, long ago,) Princeton has undergone a total renovation. No longer are the righteous souls of the townsmen vexed at a party or a Pic Nic but there has been quite a round of amusements during the summer. I write now to give you a sketch of a Pic Nic?The Pic Nic of all Pic Nics that was ever dreamed of in the philosophy ol Princetonians. It was a merry day last Saturday, and the sun almost forgot to shine, as he gazed on the assemblage of beauty in a row of carriages that left town about 2 o'clock, P. M., and finally old Sol veiled his face in clouds?in truth he was eclipsed. Should I desire here to give all the names of the party, want of room would forbid b it they will severally appear on the grass before my tale in ended. Suffice it to say, that twenty-four fair women and brave men" composed the crowd, than which a gayer never went on Pic Nic or sleigh ride. There is a lovelv spot not many miles from town, where fairies ever wander, and a laughing stream runs gaily through the old oak grove as merrily as if it never saw a sadder scene thnn on that bright day. The woods were vocal with natures prnises, and all the beauties of the forest joined to welcome in its shade the fair forms tuat honored us that day with their presence. But to the gist of our tale. Suppose the usual attendance of a Pic Nic over, nnd the last formalities past. Imagine an old srove with a merry party wandering in it, and you have the scene of that day before you. The lirst movement of the party was to a high hill, and there having seated themselves, they woke the echoes of the forest with strains ef music. Mr. MeO yt of D. C. and Mr. McW r, of(!a were the musicians, and their flutes rung clearly in the forest to wild air- and melodies of love. On an old tree that had fallen in ages past sat the beautiful Misses B .formerly of your own city tlia ladylike Miss C 1 and the stately Miss R h, of the same place and last, but very far from least in beauty, or aught else, Miss W 1, of Newark.? On some rocks) near by sit the Queen of the feast. Words would fail to describe the beautiful Miss S i.nf P"?"ton, Her fairy form flitting through tin- dnnshadeund ruling the table with a dignity wortliy ot Queen Mab or any tay in the land of Spirits. 1 leave her description to a better pen than mine. It is enough that all knelt to her, and some swore eternal fealty. By her sat the Misses F 11; the Misses H e anil Mi-* C?-t, of Princeton, and Miss S h, ot X. V., beauties all, and gay as gay could be. Near the fir^l ladies mentioned stood the well known Mr. 11 n, of N.Y., tbn devoted admirer ot the lovely Miss C. 13 y. At the side ot MissW 1 sat Mr. 11 1, of 'drangc, N. J., and his eyes flashed lovingly as lie gazed on the fair form beside liiin. Talking before Miss L. F n was Mr. H g, st N. C.. and at the leet of Miss K h sat the much admired Mr. I'??e. of Newburgh, N. Y. Nor did uiiyfairlady need a purtner. At the back of Miss C?-1 Mr. W 1, ol Newark, bowed in humble submission, and Mr. B s, of Aa., sued for friendship from the dark eyed Miss C a. The Misses 11??e were attended by their admirer Mr. A 1 of D. C.; and MissC. F n and MissS hbyMr. E s, f" D C ,and Mr. F n of Princeton. Mr. B r ot Philadelphia and Mr. P n of 8. C., distributed their snides in all directions. The cluster on ihe hill was broken up by a valorous attempt of Miss C. B-?y "to try the lovers's leap"?u chasm about tour feet wide and one hundred feet deep. The party instantly separated. We met again at the call of our lovely forest Queen, anil burrouuded in careless order a table spread under an old oak. The feast and the feasters, the eaters and the eatables, cannot be too much praised. Nor should or could we forget the wine that made glad the bounding hearts of all. It was a scene for a puiMer, but after the sandwiches were despatched and the chickens had taken to themselves wings, and the piles of cake lay a disjointed mass, the scene was fur better. Here was a lady leaning i?ensively on a gentleman's arm, and gazing on the murmuring stream. Then the merry laugh of another rung out. Here a gentleman kneeled to receive a wreath upon his brow?and there another whispered in his lady's ear soft sentences. How many engagements have originiti d here I cannot say, and the future alone can tell. Mr. It n talked tenderly to Miss L?y F n, and the blush mantled a moment on her downy cheek, while Mr. P courted the smiles of her beautiful sister. I could tell how Miss i: appeared to favor Mr. F how another lady sat at the foot of a tree, and Mr. M. W- r sympathized with her as she mourned an aching head. I could describe Mr. B. and Miss sitting sentimentally on a rock, and looking at the flowing water at their feet: the daring adventures of tne fearless Miss C. B and the gentleness of her sister's lovely smile?that angel-smile that has melted so many hearts. I could talk of wit and flattery?the dignified flirtations of Mr. A .and the Imurhinir evp of Mr. I' and the sober flattery ol Mr. E s. ihe dark eye of Mr. W flashing merrily, and the devoted attentions of Mr. M. C to a lady fair?hut 1 forbear. "We went-and came again," and joyously we came, though sad at leaving the forest green. Wkh a small attempt at an insult from some stragglers, which the gentlemen were anxious to resent, but were prevented by the soft arms of the ladies interposed to prevent a quarrel, we left the greenwood in merry humor, and came back to the dull routine of every-day life. If there be anything inore of interest, 1 promise you an account ofit, and at least you may expect to hear from me at the commencement. Yours, truly, Lynxeye. Albany. [Correspondence of the Herald.] Albany, August 13,1842. B usi >usi? Cropg? Bout on 'Wade? Sh ipj'ing? Overslaugh? Yankee Clockt-^Iillerites? Religious Excitement?Dejtravity. Mr. Editor After an absence of some two weeks from town, 1 lave returned, and once more resumed the pen.? \s it seems decidedly wrong to hide from other ciies our own proofs of prosperity and success, I now chronicle thein. Business is increasing slowly, though it is not iine lor the fall trade to commence. Our merchants ay the clouds which have darkened the commer:ial horizon are gradually rising, and they trust soon o predict a return of our former prosperity. Soon he new crop will be coming from the West, and vith it a fountain of wealth will pour into the cofj From all parts of the Western country accounts of l rich and overflowing harvest are given. The nild and plenteous showers during the summer are epaying the farmvr an hundred fold. Though much ain has fallen in this section, yet the intervals beween the storms huve been long enough to gather ip the crops in safety. Wheat is fine and abundant -the far West,who have been importing their "staff >f life," will send us their hundreds of thousands of mshels for our own and foreign consumption. Our wharvemire brightening up slowly. The |arge rade with the Eastern States cailsa vast quantity of raft to carry on the business. With Boston we uive three regular lines of pac*et schooners, encaging twenty-four splendid vessels, which make heirtri|>s with the promptness of steam vessels?also i vast number of transient vessels, owned princi>allv by their commanders, who do business "on heir own hook," with all the keenness of the Yantce Nation. Notwithstanding the Western llaiload Company manage to keep a constant stream of ars on the move, laden with wealth, yet the vessels all go loaded to their bulwarks. Was it not tor he railroad we would be compelled to send our ommodities way oil to New York for a market.? This will only be averted when the Albany and Vew York, or the Hudson River Railroad is finished. New llaven sends some dozen vessels of various capacities, and for our flour and grain?What do you hink we receive in return??Don't laugh,?Clocks! 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H WILSON COMPANY, Publishers, 1S3 Nassau street, New York H Hlfdaly Import ant. 8 QQ- GREAT LITERARY AND NEWS OlEPOl The office of the Yankee Nation, New York MechaiH and Uncle Sam, is removed to No. 4 Ann street, whH will be found the most important newspapers of the ill daily and weekly, of all sizes, from the mammoth sh H full of the fat things, down tothe spicy little sheets of H cash press. H News Agents in different towns and cities can have H their orders attended to the same as if they wcrel^J themselves, by making an arrangement with the subs^J her for a small allowance weekly for his trouble. street has now become as famous for its literary and n H Journals as the Ticcadilly or Strand, London. Or<^| should be addressed to J. A. TUTTLE.^H News Agent, No. 4 Ann street, N. CB?- CONSUMPTION CURABLE?A small with this title has appeared in Philadelphia, from th<HI of a very distinguished practitioner of medicine in ^1 city, whose success in lung disea'e has been remark^! 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Theoilmnkes the hair grow, si fulling, and makes light red or grey hair grow d u t tho roots, lloth are sold reasonable by Jones, tic American Eagle, h-j Chatham street, New York; street, Boston; 97 Dock street, Philadelphia. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! The College of Meillelne sail Pliarn Kitahlitfird for iht Sujiprtition of Qi'ac'e CCT-BF.O TO INFORM ALL rERSONS DKSI of obtaining mndical advice, that on remitting the one dollar, with n statemsnt of their cose, they supplied w ith one dollar's wrorlh of appropriate mi and a letter of advice containing full directions as regimen, Ac. All letters must be post paid. Addn W. 9. RICHARDSON, Agent Principal OIHce of the College of Medicine f Pharmacy, 97 Nassau street, N. B.?The Cbxiclti.vo Phyiiciax is daily in atte at the private consulting rooms of the College. from 10 till 3 o'clock.
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