The New York Herald Newspaper, September 13, 1857, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WAYSIDE NOTES IN THE OLD DOMINION. Impressions of the Slave Institutions of the South. LIFE IN THE FAR WEST. Pleasant Realities of the Backwoods and Prairies. THE LAKE SCENERY OF NEW YORK, END OF THE SEASON. i. &., ko. WAYSIDE NOTES IN THE OLD DOMINION. Buwring the state of Virginia at City Point, or “Pint,” & the captains apon James river call it, the traveller, who ‘airty-six hours befere paced the streeis of New York, is ‘kot wuch struck by the appearance of the country. Some ‘entaviting bills of clay, a fow ships and wharves, a dilapi- dated railroad, together with sundry gangs of negroes, who seem equally happy as they sing and roll the tobacco Drgsheacs, or roll and drink at the whiskey barrels, are sho disting ishing featares of City Point. Being seated in tuo oars of the South Side Railroad for Petersburg, you see & betle greasy, Isboring locomotive brought up, the whia- (de sounds and yon are off, bat not like lightning, as om the “rie ” of with the speed of the wind, as on the “Hudson Btver,” but at a pace which allows you long to contem- plate s suprise which you will never forget, and to feel ‘hat the directors are fully justified in limiting the veloci- ty, by reason of the frailness of their property. The cars are smail, dirty, and ratile as you go along like the dunes ofa skeleton. Reaching Petersburg, we find a largo depot, and some gentleman'y negroes, who obligingly take your trank ten feet for the moderate charge of a quarter, You then jure p int> @ Yankee omnibus and are conveyed te the botol for breakfast; alightiog we think a mistake bes been mace, and we have been conveyed to the hospi tai, the street is so atill; bardly a soul acves in it, the (ras is growing between the psvemens, the house is loom , ita doors open wi'b deliberation and caution, and & We dor stands @ man who iooks like a better anato- ‘mist then carve’ At breakfast we dircover an error, for we meet many New York merchants, drawn to Petersburg by business or eit with editers, lawyers and planters, and ve; perp at Virgiaia beauty. There is no ro or fresco, but there is ovmiort aod good company; jw bo starches and insolent white man bebind your chair, but there is ap obedient, smiling sla. e. The meal over, we again dnd oursel yes in tho oars of the Sooth Side Railroad, dcketed for Lyucuburg, 133 miles ‘Motant The ain was scoompanied, by the way, by a very on terpriting negro § Before we sarted he appeared with a bon Wo of the current papers of Petersburg, and we thought be bad devoted bim«elf yo the sale of these valued pabil- eations, Dut presently +e foun! {bon puliiog et the brakes; and we went in) the smoking car, wi b a barrel of fish, which Had Job travoilea by th . and generation” bis patient spirit would hardly have 0d the lest. Woether the dela: ‘the stations were ar- ty menper, to eupdry villages; 't penetrates to the erratic (bos; it is perilousiy suspended over bloomiag val- loys; it creeps over James river several times, aud not wib this leans over the canal, floaliy usheriug you into Ly nebburg, upon an extensive piece of frame work, every foo. of w seems to have contracted he ague from the surrounding marshes. ‘What stocue are to Wall street, bacco is to Lynchbarg “boll” tt, and “bear” it, and “corner” {t. Enormous |, drawn by two, ibree and four horses, ‘nto town, loaded down with the great f apie; it ts di ited in tinge piles tn the warehouses, pro vy \abetieg with the sause of the planter who owas it, Upos auction and the number of offered for sale. ‘beggars. boune a d you come nearer io the norn the promenades, and every friend waives 8 kal of tobacco in his hand; re:reat to the by streets, and factories thro forth ite aroma, as {tis marbets. his chee an wimeniahed ur to my “farewell” tbe Vi ginia and Tennessee Railroad, ino © . weeh system aod prod. 4 Virginia planter i# @ high toned gentleman; he bay wavetied, ts fond of iiterstare, art, and th» besctiful ins} %e phases: be le surrounded by books, viccares, and every somfor, which can add a pleasu’e to life; ne ‘8 8 no-weman, # hanter, ho lover company and cage, his hoepitailty is I, aod his heartever open like bis coor, ‘The female society of the country covsiste of dignified, potianed mstrons, and young ladies adorned with ali the ‘aud virtues which linoage and breeding can bestow as unoouthness and vulgarity, #0 oMevy foand in the Northern country maiden, is not to be reongnized in the tea ir cheeks are as ruddy as roses: their wien not baogoty, bot commanding; their conversa von doth ¢loquent and learned. im old cities, the de. We may smile os we view the of Virginia; but her demeanor which focta! life amongst the placters is possessed of many sharma, ‘bey view ooptinvaily, and are ever on the alert tw sentufy thelr friendly fool ‘The guest t¢ invited soon after hie arrival to parteke of refreehment, generally con of cake and wine; dinner ts served with much but im a single course; eapper is handed around by two or three servants during warm weaiber, In the open tir Ata party the whole neighborhood is invited, and many ll pore ventions of one? Cue the fer {car horses, whieh Ir to a! venerated HEE if ct rH fie several addr dance to which white pordon of 4 Se eatcenre “ feat of fowls, bacon, er ore) Dieowit, cake, plokies, preserves, &o., which are shout by the servanis Taik of 8 fits champitre at hate worth or at the \hateac Sarmeir! Give as ® plo-nio an- ter be 4 ‘of old Bt. Slephens, and in the glare of ‘ithe clowe "et \ eanelor home of a af woleh ts recalled Giant mountrine Shaggy foreste mant Lemer bille ara ecatiered roned yoo, their us id Virgin bee Paral gh Flere in thie Jere In thie At might the gangs of negrose and drew pear the house, tempted whieh ons of onr party Ongered They were invited to dance, which they ai (iret timidiy dot reapeo fu'ly destined. The muaio wae however doing wore work: came arise his cont began Hed off hie show , not Kia orry yotber "7 ‘o the 4 time Cheerily sounded the banjo, m & negro; forwart and back, np end dow le group—now they vied with groh other in fantastic wtepr, now they ted with jangbeer aod applanes, and sow made the perspt-ation fart, ae they twisted through the mazee of rome wid Re Dancing throngh, trey moved, arm in arm. along the roads, and arorn¢ the hous, ringing thetr harvest ant corn songs, thag breaking the stillness of night with sounds adness, in thet land where so many oan hear nothing but clanking obsins. ‘We took an ty to visit the town of Liberty upon court day, whe! you can see some one or to thousand people assembled at this time, and get a dinner, to which you are summoned by tbe beating of a gong from a third si window. . The towa ls looated upon commanding a One view of the peaks of Olter, a few miles distant. The Court Heuse iss brick building, a>- proached by a wide flight of wooden steps. The people come by railroad, in joa, On horseback, ‘and on foot; some te litigate in the courts; some as witnes- a; some to ; some with droves of mules, and some to trade negroes. They stand without the Sourt House discussing poliiios, the crops, &c , apd as they are needed proclamation is made by the crier from the Pein front of the hotel and opposite the Court Houte, an auctioneer maintained his position tho entire day. He was @ tall, well made man, wearing & white cravat, and slouched, felt hat. His voice was very loud. “Now, gentlemen,” he began, ‘how much for this here likely negro boy? be’s a great speo for somebody, and will be worth his weight in gold when he grows up— 1? Hallo, Bill,” re how much’ ‘acquaintanoe, Campeli—bow's the old » “whats the pews wo man—just look at this |i m7 Deny, [6 wad tices; give us a bid—hurry up, abeap wdotoday? three handred—bank you, fifty—ptle {t on~-four hun dred, Stand up, you little devil and show your ivory. Four seventy five—I’ve a lot of horses for y ou direct ly—five undred—going— bar's a bargain—don’t let me give him away—whar’s your spunk, Bi i? just what the old woman wants, I reckon—iive hose & fe~twenty five —going, going, gone. Go to your ma ter, boy.”” Horses, oar- riages and slaves were th: 6 offered in succoseton, his fond voice filling the who'e street and his loo” wit keepizg tho orowd in good humor. Tn the centro of « large srowd stands @ man who is the cendidate for a high state office. His complexion is sandy, bis hair yellow, and which shoots aicularly from bis head like so many wires, whi bis hands are plap, into bis pockets as if with the desperate purpose of going through them. He talks fast and well, but makes littie impression, for be ia a political renegade, and arsai's those principles which have before elected him to office, and filled his mouth with bread, In tho midst of s larger group, observe another of the candidates. His form is massive, bis full face is ever illuminated by a gentle smile, and hie eye beams with intelligence His voice is as mellow as a woman’s; his reascning is oractical, and ad dressed to the dispntant with an amisdillty which charms you with the man, if you are not won for the candidate. It is almoat needless to say, that the first was hopcleasly defeated, while the last was triumphantl: elected. In the afternoon @ notics wae posted upon the Court Hoose door, that = certain Col el had given otfence 10 two fire-eating editors, and filing to give proper ea'isfaction, ‘was published as a poliroon and cowart. Noihiog grow out of the affair but bitter corresoondence § A Soutnern editor is always in trouble, being held persovally respoa sible for every line in his paper articles tod aontem stinle tn their tone to be injurious, appearing in some siarvoling of the press, must be washed out in blood, At length we regretfully bade aciou > the flowertog bitis ‘0d vocal vales, turoing our steps towards the motropolia, soon to join its hurrying crowds, upon gay promoaades and on bvsy marta; dut every scene of enchantment, and every thing of beauty, carries us quickly back on the wigs of memory to the hearts auu homes of the Old Dominion. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. OUR GREBNEKIER CORRESPONDENCE. Guemwmirs Co, Va, Life at a Southern Watering Place Virginia Notions of Comfort—"My Lodging is on the Oold Floor?—A Ua tion to Invatids, de., £e. Though young in years I have encountered many grievances and ¢iscomfor' bat I regret to state that, mid the varied woos of wateriog place experience | must place the White Salphur Springs of the Old Domi- Bion pre-emient in all that constitutes utter and complete wrotebedness of body and spirit. Induced by insane counsel, the Gotitious representations of questionable friends, and the urgent appeals of cariosity, I lef Borke ley Springs, where [ had passed some weeks of unsha dowed pleasure, and rashly directed my path into the fearful wilds of Western Virginia. Lot the shudderingly omit the description of the midnight stage drive to Calla ban’s, of the importunate strangers claiming my bed, of the gallant ron of Richmond who elopt in the stage to ac- commodate the ladies, and thereby contracted a cold from which no waters can relieve him; let me pass by the soul and body prosirating drive to the White Sulphar, cheered as it was by calming stories of rattlesnakes and Om |, Panther exploits and bear hunts. Suf- fice it that Larrived at my destination afer six hours of cramped limbs and fretied spirite, weary, bi lorn. Oonceive my horror and indignation on that a obair on the aod gentler ‘nion, are obliged to satisfy their craving hanger Vir ters are located around the oovntry at distances al moat incredibly remote, and when It is knewn that people submit day afier day 10 inconveniences and discomforts, Ret % say miterios, iD Comparison with whieh the soffer. toge of oor glorious forefaibors were tritling tlle, the reasoning philosopher wil be apt to deny tne #o] ty. of man over the beasts of the How any delicate, refined person can ¢at twice at the public tadie cf theee Springs le a mystery only to be fathomed by minds which ‘oc nfers no other mistress than fashion I am, however, charitably inclined to believe that the anoomfor staging to and ‘rom the Springs is a powerful reason why the disappointed crowd docs not immediately dosort a piace wi aitractions are as false as ite intolerabie dis- comforts are rainfully real, The splendid promises held out im regard to this place have thus far proved valueless, An witer deficiency in every qualification to render the place agreeable uistin- pulses this seaeon; and, while every allowance should be made for the \p acoommodating the many persoas who flock hither, I would respectfully inquire why people are not warned against visiting a spot where the proprie- tow know well they cannot by any powibility be rece'ved and entertained. Sheds, floors, plazzas ‘and tents bave all been filed with buman who dod LIFE IN THE FAR WEST. INNBSOTA CORRESPONDENCE. @r. Pact, Mimvmsora, August 14, 1967. 5 take you to numerous UP ices Into polttion, ft vous unging pol fon Barve only to go to Mi iding w a dome on it fils the capttol—that lege bn! ‘o Setter pee and you Dave ® rurfelt there, as the constitetion for the Terri ory te about being framed. the bye, # rich ie ject come few woman's rights, ‘one of the most whole souled mon in the world) feeling imeeit between two fires, viz constituents and the fal with whom be is qrite a favortie, tried to dodge anteering to hie name Serg-anta: Arme brought him ap, and fortanately for him, jatt as the convention war adjourning: #0 be ls enfo for one day at least, I pity Ihe poor fellow, as Iam afraid be will have to yield 0 orinolipe at inst We bave Gothawites here hy soores—lewyers, dosiors bakers, real evtate brokers, bui ders and atubitents Tm the way of amusements the sexrple here eudsaver to keep pace ¢ih you They havo blillards tem ina, sou- corte, Circus, theatres, & Mra Secter and Mr. Jamiary are both star: ing it to very good houres [aterdod a it nic lately ata roman ic avot sald Pholan’s Lake, aboa ha'f s mite from tha city Toe lake itee'f i+ about @ mil Jong and half « mile wise, with boats beth for ro sing at | sailing The property on ©} ish thin lake is to be found i owned by Harwoud igiehars Esq. and, ike orory ineh of ground for mile aroud St Paul, «19 Delmg quickly purchased by the citizens, ‘who are placing beautiful country reeidences thereon I no lsd two In particular in the Eng ish sottage style tha; must have cost over $8,000 a pleca to ereo: it was at Mr Igiohat’s invitation the party wax formed; aod to show you ihet People Gon’t stop at trifloe out Weal, eliber for buringes or Peasure, I will give you a cercrip'ton of the ro-ne:— ‘The day appointed turned on. to be a very diragrecudle Ono, and as tbe Hime arrived for my departure with Miss —, lalmont cerraireo of our day's amusement fier a consvlation wih my fair partper, however, I came to thy conclusion that we shonld pot be deterred vy the weathar; BO We obtained & Cloee carriege and off wertared Mis fortunes, bowever, never com: slone. Going tnrough one Of the streets whi ra a oul-er: is now being built, amaeb f0e8 the wagen ple My companion looked a: me, I looked at my companion * Never dot go hack—-coptrary 6) Vee. tern principles,” says mbe. “Nil desperandum” saya 1; 80 o-t I fomped tots she rain and bailer another drach, and ip a short time we reached our jface of destination, where we were amply repaid for the difficulties of our jeunt. The grounce are beautifully }sid out; im fact ihe place is called the “Eden”? of Ramrey evunty,ant Mr iglehart is sparing nei ber ime, expense nor everey to fully eptitie ito this eppetiati un Soon after our arrival dancing commenced, and our iadies (for we have oar belles bere I can arstre you) soon mate me work my bones in the evolutions of ibe n-w favgled dances, onli used up from sheer exbaustion I bad to beg off Hanger, which is ap exorliens cure all, nowever,s00a mare us forget our fatigue, whea +e benela the weil filed ta>ie, #0 kindly farpiabed >) our hoet Ample justice #as dove by af to it Tcan assure you At last, there heing ® time for a'] things to oluee, oar plontc came ty an end; the ed as well ae the commencemert being rein, and that in wor rents, Bundling vp +ith my fair parteer tpto ovr 20ach on we jogged for home but the fatigue proved to mica for ber, end, in spite of the jolting sf he wsgon, she wus 000 in the arme of Morpheus Soh ix the way in whica thin, done out here, and such is the meihod of b spt tality exten tec to strango-s by he enterprising #¢ tlors of this part of the country. oher word and t done Your paper, which is eagerly sought for aad purchased hy our citizone, never reaches us natil eo times ten days old, and never less thaa a week from its padli ation Ir you can remecy this evil you wil confer @ great favor ‘on your oumerovs yea ‘ers. and expecially on am old sub toriber now in exile. LAKE SCENERY OF NEW YORK. OUB Lak GKUKGR COKARSPONDENUE, Lake Groxcm, August 18, 1857 I bave been thinklng for some time of writing to you, They say thought precedes execation, although it is ad mitted that babi: will induce irresponsible action. Nother thought nor habit will, however, avall mo much. But, seated on this edge of rock with my back duly installed agains; a huge boulder of kindred granite, I ama not tusen. sible to the bisndishments of newspaper fame, erpecia ly when tt can be bad through the medium of the Heraip I, therefore, invoke your ott: »\\on. The sheet of water which lies before me, and which encircles these dozen islands in its embrace, is called Take George. Is ts beautiful to look at and ona bot day one baving @ parched throat might (ancy its waters 8 rect, tra ftition that tn the oldeu time— este woe and, Indeed, there it say one hundred years ago —o-rtain worthy aceustomed to send this water to France as but I, who bave tested of it avd hated in tt, say that tt Oommon water, flat to the taste and quite wrihy of distinguished mention. It is no doubt very pure, but that ig no credit to the water, for K wovries iteclf constantly agelpet rock and beach, and ts only prevented from b ing uddy by the peculiar non combative tendency of the ores. shores. Before me, stretching boldly upward in majestic pro Portivn, is the Black Mountain, the «fthe Lake, which, bs it robed with cicud or ad: with supligbt, locks every inch a monarch. Thia island. upon a frag ment of which I ee one of the Mowher Bunch Islands, anu It is now two weeks since I apd four companions came bere to catch bass, breathe fresh air and sleep in a tent. Animated by such reasopaslo motives, itoan be no surprise that we bave been fully saudsted; and I would Pectations u vitation f a minister Tiend I oxme here bringing with old clothes, spirits and fixed determination. With exo pticn & supply of necessaries, such as crockery, tea, coffee, &c, waich wee ee mage our Glens ‘associates, al! other things have come We fol low ihe example both of the wiss and the both eat, drink and are merry; but we also take no care of to morrow, what we shal oat or drink or with what we shall be clothed. Wself, merely protesting ag oa. tinvanoe than ten bourse, ae prejudicial to the flexibility of our boots. In the morning we get up at sunrise; afer a bas'y preparatory exercise of no particalar im portance ex ‘as it \Nustrates the ‘shifting scenes of the hour,”’ we all pa ticipate in preparti the night before is the staple dish, flanked with potatoes and bread. We are quite in‘ ifferent as to coffee, bul adore tea. Our cooking a »rparatas is quite complex, consisting of a stove made 0° four buge stones, with the top of ade feret air tigb!; then there are the big pot, and the little pot, and the f-ying pan—ali together forming a complete and clegant cook ny apparatus, ened ae apy camper.cut might weil Tee's of The cooking ls sui generis; we bever *peak of that, as we are ail equally responsible, but of the washing of « Isher | may be permitied to say a word, as tbat is my peculiar province, hh may bot be generally known that ihere are two kinds of water used in this operation, hot and cold, as there aro two kinds of dishes to be washod, greasy and non. 1 may say, that] prover to wash ihe non geasy. A well oiled piece of or ckery is about as -leasant to the touch, as the slime of an eel, avd cleaning the «ne is about as oon venient as skinning the ober Give me the washing of spoons and ice cups. Ever sirce | have devoted my bands to thie branch of domestic service, my estimation of ihe heroic ip woman has been <n the increase. After breakfast we fish, and here opens a brilliant opror- tunity for descr i bal I postpove it until I write you again. Fishing | consider to be both an art an! « science, and demands peculiar eiaborstion in ite treatment. Al oon we Jurch, af er which we rnooze (an erm) read or write, as there is Inclination. It ie after suaset, however, thai all the sublimity of our life shows iteclf, Is ts then that ‘he shades begin to gether, dressing up in fan atic garb ibe lengthe ped expanse of bill and moontain, ‘and pressing to q.let the struggling waters he whip-o will, plaintive and low as tne accent of the mur, is heard, while the loon se! forth bia hoarse, pleaeure, and tain, lighting ap the darkness wi ‘and the outlines NEWPORT. OUR NEWPORT OCORKASPONDENOR. Nawront, Sept. 6, 1867. The Hop at the AflanticmMatinge Musicale at the Fillmore House— English Evening Ovstume—The Last Swallows of the Summer Fight. ‘The last ‘kick”’ of the season in the shape of « hop at the Atlantic, came off on the evening of the let mt. Kx. actly twenty-four people and « baif were present. On Thursday morning they bad & matinee musicale at the Fillmore, and it was well attended by forty seven men, Tis She ie iE Ss SES pas oe voice of great compass and well , at the Oooan, but ‘who would stand five |, With the pros. military 2 = ? E 335384 te Hell i i : i z ; i i THE JERSBY COAST. OUR LON@ BRANOA CORRE PONDENOR. Lone Baascn, Sept. 1, 1867, Finale of the Seaton— The Last Hop at the Mansion House Visitors of NotomA Pew Parting Words Abou, Long Branch, de , de, The advent of antomn hes not affeeted us very anfavora- bly in this quarter of Now Jersey, The hotel busi ness has been #0 bad for the proprietors that the closing of some of them this week (which, | understand, ts con- templated) will probably be attended with the salutary effect of diminishing their actual loves, Thero are not more than two houses on the beach that havo paid ox penres this it, and (hese two have been doing just a good a ba the two last weeks as any time during the sean, The westhor, whjoh at fist seemed to ba ve conapired in ruining (be watering places, hae advally tmproving. an’ thongs ngs and fro chilly enough to «ak and fire desirabie, tho ren |. quite sod the url batning excellent, Several aitoopte have been made the past Work to got up hops at some of the houses, out they, in SEPTEMBER 13, 1857. every twrtance ited tn falture The las, which was ati atihe Mansion Howse last Mataurday evening, war & sphere flasco . Bi leys were here weet before leet, M0 ay ey # very romded house, they did ast f the Natioval is vrob Its kep: by @ g 04: 19 fan m Philatetpnia Tae Mausion Hause 14 ‘ok the protien giri« are t heeeen in the Pavilion The hovees are sil very weil kept, mn bh he ter he ; the servants are ¢ uerally very attentive, ciourly prepared heard car be had Wot Detr presenee tome everything carefully an‘ } The charges are not oxtravagsn, m $8 to $16 a week Lary Brevch te im avery respect well adamed for « plage of poouime reeors. It‘ te only four hours from ‘> ert, the hose tex only a quarter othe Oresn Hones, aad there are always plenty of good, oo u/orianle atagee to irenepert the pawengarn from there tothe Nols Tae seore Is ope o” be Ouse for ba bing on the AMantic coast. Tt ie note vy te wade ins quorter of @ mite, at Oape Mey, o get the devel! of the big breakers; nor isthe descent #0 tepid & to mak~ even the most aervous pe-ton uncery aboot his heartr gs to the besoh Wr, Conover +f St eat Commissionehip oslebrity. ts here st presen’ In the adeence of a greater lion he attracts a god sbarecf weotion Attorney General On.hing and ibe Governor of New Jeraey were also rusticatng among ¥ Joes week The mojority of the boarders are from New ove ont The Metropoitiae te, I believe, to he closed this week; bereral of tee others will follow sult the next, and before another month pacses by Long Braach wiil provably be as wilept af wv erert The Proposed teception of the Scott Legion. MBETING UF TBE NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS TO vw: INTR—THY PHOOKAMME THE GOLD ROX VON "HO Givessy—a LIVELY Tims AMONG THE VOLUNTEAKS A meeting of tbe New York Voluntoors «bo sorved to she can war was beld last night at the Mercer House to com jet the arrangemenw for recetving the Soott Le¢io bich wiil be on here from Philadelyhia on Mon- aay nex From the preparation on the tapis !t seems that this re ception wil bea grandalfair, It hae been suggested that the hote's and publi) builcings sbouid be ornamented with flegr (im honor of the occasion. The shipping in tho arbor should airo notice the event by displaying their colors The New York Volun cers have beer pat to many i and most of them are poor men; yet by proper exertion” ‘bey have been enabled ¢) raise the means to receive the soot L-g on @; propriately At the meeting last night there was s largo attendance of many who served In the *ar, and much entaa isem wa: maotfested Geno al Ward B Burnett prosiaed Tr cal bg the meoitng wo Order the cbalrman ala'ed that the Sc t. & gion anticipated moch pleasure from their visit. Among tem ine New Yorkers would see many of shetr old comrades ip arms = He =hoped that nothing would oo ovr to war the harmony of the occasion. Awong ‘bo par sone Invited to ao. with he recemion commitice were Major Generel Sendford, ths four Arigadior Geaevals of thie city, General Dory:a of Brooklyn, and Geno al damp von of Kingston. [t was anitcipated that General Par tereoo apd General Cadwallacer would accom any the Seeit Legion The | lowing was then read as the official programme of te p oor edIngE>— YountreNti oF PerTewneR, 1857—Texta Axnive THE? URKENDER OF TH * 1M) RECEPTION OF THE, x 7b Fires regimen: New Verk Vonowers ard all others connected witb the army during the Mexican war, a: wel a= ns genersly. who inten to join In celebrating the tenth arpivereery 0 the surrender of the Clty of Mexico t tar American army and the recevtion of te Soot Legion (¢xm bored 0 the survivors of the First and Secoud Pen ayl vant> \olunt-ere), LO propose to viait our olty on thst «c aeion, will assemble at the Mere-r House at Ll o click cb M: pday, J4tb inst, to receive the Tweifth r: sew York Bae Militis ¢olonel 4. C Cocks, wi racers them to the Battery preparatory to receiving the teott Legion of Penaylvania, form ed ferm the gailant ar vivors of the: State who served inthe Mexican war Lhe Xo tt Legion wil) be # lufed by +o. ) ince n’s Battery and b onlomo | tender tor caive bem, after shich they wil! be wel com d by ‘ord B burnett la beball of those who nerve) im _Kexieo New York The line will be formed as follows: —12th Regiment, Col Cocke as eco t: Is Kegimen! New Y rk Vol nteers, B-evet Brigadi:r ‘-eneral Ward B Burnett comman?ing; toe oillcera, non commissioned and priva'es connected with ht Untind biates arm in the Mer'can war, under the cowm and of Geu. Cb Wheet assisted by Com Gen. JH Hobart Wa: P rysit UB. Capt F. B O'Keefe and rergennt jor J Bacpregor ‘ Migene of New York ia files of four under the o .mmand of Col a (. Tawrevce, sasisted by Judge & Phillipe and Major B. Weilden. -Jor General Pa terson, Brevat Major Gereral Cadwatla Cer “Cclope la Wynkoop, Geary, and otter guesu, in ba- rouches aid the commanded by Captain W. H. Gray be formed on tbe wattery precisely at there acho’ a ‘apd proceed on the as follows:—From the “attery vp Broadway to Chambers sires, up Coambers reet to We eas. gate of he Park tbrough the Park to H:oxd ving @ marching s.Juts to hit Hoor the Me’ or, alder 1 unvll of -be city of New York in front of -he Ulty BF 8a000 of the Twe'fth regiment, tbe commandaat 0° Which Ja requested to furm by inversion tn froot of the Orr Broad or av oration: Up way to Uniow sau: perth of the Fta'ue of Washingion. down Fourie avenas 10 Rroome street b Broome street to the Mercer House, whore a collation will be prepared After tbe above programme was adopted Private Sn. vaxs moved ‘haccarriages be provided for suca of thr volopler re 88 were enable to walk in the racks. Carried It «ar fu ther deciced to invite James T. Brady, fomas Prapols Meegher, W T. Coleman, Dr. Rollins, Captea Farcbam ana A W. to ant wiih the reception com- miteee io receiving the Penssylvanians. (Col Rayonp apnounced Mimeecif ase comm! tee of one he gevior Veveran Corps of 1812, who wore desirous icipating In the reception, aod Be askod for a com mittee of onpference, which was granted, and it was final y agreed to rene ibe following notice:— fe tor Vereran Corps of 1612 will meet at the Mercer Hones orner of Broome aed Mercer eireeta wn Monday the lath . : re the Soott Legion our f-ivnds frm of UU BH. RAYMOND. ore lsaac M Puvre adj At this stage of the proceeding Col Burnham entered him personally, and be toot onoasion to pay ® graceful compliment to Gen, Barnett, whom he knew to de the founder of the regiment Col. Birnham alluded to the gold box controversy, and gave it as nie opinion that Gen @urpett should have received It, a8 be moe properly represented ths regiment. Flo ho ea that ate would have the decency to decline accept- x. ere remarks were recived with vehement cheers General Bvawarr jed that thie matter bed came op Tt bad nothing to do with the ebjrct for which the meeting was celied As yet, the New York Volanteers bed reontv ed po intimation from the city government as © now ‘he box ¥ould bo disposed off, and they wore nt bound to take apy notice of the current ro orta on the aut ject. There were s ber Of persons p-esent who had made themscives noted fer deeds of saroage in the Mexicen war, and they were severally introduced to the mostiog Lievtensat Browse tat oduoed |) Cyrus Kemeny. of ihe Objo Volunteers, wi said rerved ander Ge>eral ob wargeon § (Langhter.) Gereral (3 was introdused, and made a brief apeeoh. Lieutenart Dardonville, who planed the colors on the beights of Chapultepec, was also present A Hepiay of m good deal of patriotic footing, the ‘volunteers ac journed t¢ meet on Mondsy morning, for the Pecesslon of the Seou Legion. Te seema the Soot Life Gaard of this , Comprising seme forty men who served under General Soott during tbe war, will not turn out o® this occasion, as they do not wirh to be mixed up with the gold box The fo/lowing te the official notice — Scort Lire Gray —Porwuaat to & resointion adopted at the inet mee ing. of tela Corpe whereby it waa declared to be inex +dieot under eviatr g cireuma'ane a. to perade on tre 1dun ica. the order for euch parade le hereby countarmanded. créer oF . A. BRO! ‘Commaader. ba McDorweit, First Sergeant. Coroners’ OMice. THE SUPPOSED WIFE MURIER CASE IN THE SAVEATSBNTH WARD. EThe inquest im the care of Mary Mardell, the German woman who it was supposed had died from injuries re colved at the bands of ber bi |, Jacob Mulder, was continued yesterday morning by Coroner Connery at No 6 @ontre strest. The evidence elicited was wholly untm portant, and did not tend to cetablish the guilt of the ao ovred. Tk was supposed that some poriive testimony would have been fevnoomiing yesterday, Dnt the witnemsos fuby consed knew Iittle or nothing about the affair. The bs ae ft Loven ph F ugh TT) whe jary upen the im this cece wae “That the District Attorney ‘dail in the eum of $600, to await ihe action Jury in bie case. THE LATE GTABRING APFRAY I FIRST AVENUS. Oorcner Connery resumed the inquest yesterday in the case of Michael Hickey, who wan stabbed at « politicos meeting in First avenco, near Eleventh etreet, on the 21 {pvt and died atthe New York Hospital afew on fromthe effects of the injary, Nothing fo eltett Michael Hemnessy deposed as follows:—I live at No 217 First avenue; Iwas standing on the railroad track while (he speaking was going om and when the row com memord ; | foeke to a man Farreil, ai i tolt bin that | thought I raw a bnife, he oa! and told me that & man thought lk wees knife I saw, Flynn, Patrick Plannigan po evidence as to Who stabbed deceased could de elicitet ‘The case was then adjourned umtll Monday morning, when it @iil be given to the jary, FATAL ACCIDENT AT BELLEVUE HOSPITAL. Ap inquest wae held yesterday at Bellevue Howo'ts! upon the body of one of the mae nurses of tha’ Inatite ‘ Out of one of the thirt me. The deceascd, 't fow, aad, ast night time, Verdich~ pt beride the ppered, rolled ou! during “Aoaidentai deaib,”” on THE JACKSON GOLD BOX. Arrival of Andrew Jackson. For five long months und more the pnhiic hay hoon kept in a continual state of excitement respecting the dis- poition of the gold snuff box. Among the many distla gulebed claimants for this prizo of chivalry aad noble Garing, the cifficulty im awarding It to the “bravoet of the brave’ sorely perplexed the committee, and resulted i» mueb serimovy and dissatisfaction, The pcbile, through ‘be coumna of the Her«ip, are already familiar with all the interesting and oxcising circumstances which ied to thie aiate of public feeling, #rousieg personal joslousy © he award to Colooel Dyckman, with as much irritavio ri valry as followed the award of the “ goldsn apple” by tho fabied Pallas Yesterday morning tho gold box, with its curafor, Andrew Jackson, Kxq., and the despatohed Goun olen an tine, arrived ta his olty; aad im pursuance to @ telegraphic communicaiion, Alderman Moneguap, chair map of the oommities, with several others, proceeded to the foor of Duane atreo; to receive their guest. Tt was pertelevon o'clock when the boat arrived at thy dock Oartinges were Im wating, aud ® cordial welcome was given io Mr Jackson, Mr Mopeghen welcomed Mr. Jackeon \o the hospitality of the cit» , which oon: toxy was acknowledged by Mr. J.; afer whic the party Immediately toom a carriage and were set down a. the Oily Hall. ‘AB they were aligbting from the carriage, Lieutenant Golzer addressed Mr Jackson af follows: — A. Jackson, Esq —Gov. Onl, of Fiorlds; Ool. J. 0 Mo: Eimore, of Tennessee, and Col. Arnold Harris of Wash ington, ce ire to vee you before you deliver the gold box & tbe Metropoittan Hotel or the 3% Nicholas Lovet Mr Jacke» bowed, and was conducted to the Mayors «flee, wbere he was cordially welcomed to the city by the sciing Mayor, A'derman Clancy. He was introduced w severel persore, smupg them Gerrest Dyckman, the #0 coestul cemyelor — Afier @ short visit at tne Aall, Mr, jackson, In company with Alderman Monegban, was driven to the Metropolitan Hotel, where rooms bad been engayed by ‘he committee Mr, Jackson locked fatigued, and rotired to take a littie vert ‘The box ts about six inches long and three inches #ido; te cf plow gold, with achazed rim, It bears the fuilowing ieoripeien— Presented by the Mayor, Aldermen and Sommonalty of ‘he ety of new York to Geveral andrew ‘acta a, wih he fre dom of the chy, as @ testimony of respec for his high reliitary service ly wan remarked among the ‘“unterrified” that there 610 Dot appear to bea very atriking resemblance between the publithed portraits cf “Old Hickory” and the present euertor the oly, they not taking into their moddiee that be crenevt Jackton was an adopted son of Oid Hickory, spd that be wer not mioo4d becanse of aay family Uke- The present gentleman is «large, well develypes ular man, about fifty yeare of age with rr nance indicative of grea energy of character, and an eye wr flers wea tive red ooal He le what the indies would coll @ tine, if Hot @ handsome and well preserved old gan teman. His looks bespoke much fatigue, and ax ne aed 6 \nrovgh tbe city, was greatly delighicd to witness ihe sonderttl improvements everywhere apparent ila ken the guia bex fr sate.y sewed up in the inside of his ven: Of the parites introduced by Lient. Gaines, was Gor Call, ly aid-de camp to General Jackson, who «as ore ibe time be recolved the gold box in New York, as the oply twe he ever saw tbe old hero ow | nesta) to ory erg P vo oo Jaoxaon’s 0 5 fy vey Pidetd ey WHI oppose the presentation of MOVEMENTS OF ANDREW JACKSON. Mr. Jackson was aliowed to reposo during the afternoon until dinner time, after which he was waited upon by Lieutenants Gaines and faylor in reference to the gold hox controversy. The following is the letter they sent to him, aud which explains the object of their visit — Naw Yous, Sept. 12, 1957. Bra tase the liberty to enll upoa sou to verify the state ip remons'raase we bad the bow r to forward to yon, 10 thr eflen that every speciticalion apon which the award wan made wee earentially else The regiment of New York ge'ber any time you desire, to ealinfy you of \uis, and tbat a fren untice bas been d pe, cot wily oour own regiment, jut to ali Who served in the Mexicaa war irom New York. #6 Pray you wil give us.an opportunity to undecvive yoa | Tro ‘Com alter of ly yours, Nay A.W TAYLOS, $n! ¥. Volunteers. What the reeult of the conference wes is unknowa, but it ts anid that Mr. Jackson gave assurance that if the \ ‘York Volunteers were vppored io the award Msjor Dyckhman, tbat geatleman should not have it Of Course this 9 ouly bearsay; and itis yet to be seen what action Mr Jackson will ‘olmmteers. may be called to be eat (hove! and wi!l dive with Councilman Van fine. On Monday, will participate im the exorciaes conneqnent upom the ‘re coption of the Scott Legion, and on Cuesday be will proba bly visit West Point to sce bis soo, at prosent # cadet at ‘pat clace The Common Council’ Osmmittes promise to thow Mr. Jackson all the lions of New York, including the ustitutions, High Bridge, &o. Cnty Lotelligence, enc BACEIVED FOR THK YSAR 18657. $97,097 40 . 43.824 88 DawinG AtreMet at Hichway Rornwey,—Laat evening, shout 7 o'clock, a daring attempt at highway robbery on a lndy wae made in University place, Teuth street It reems the lady had her purse exposed to view, bot {t was attached to ber wrist by wchaln, As she was passing by Or Potts’ church she met two men, one of whom made a xreb at tho pnrte and the oher at her watsh, which was moored by ® obsin anout her neck, Forturately rogues failed in thelr edeavors to seoure tbe plunder, they sucoceded tp frightening the lady, who fainet. A gentleman wan pascing at tbe time, who wlino ed the oc- currence, jwhereupom the thieves made an attack up m tim apa knooked nim down and tren made off. fhe lady recovered from ber faint «nd managed to get home. This should be s warning to ladies not to expose their purses too cone picuous! Frees om Cusmumme Steart —Shortly after seven o'clock last evening, ® Gro broke out in the dry goods store of Williams & Pow No. 92 Chambers street. Tho Oremen were carly @ ihe premises and extioguisbed the “ames. The A © seoms to bave originaied im the rear part of the Dasement, amongst @ lot of cotton baiting, and Durnt Abrcogh tbo floor above and extented to the skylight of the extcntion Considerable ¢damare was done to ths goede by fre and water; probarly to the amount of some 87,000 or $8,000 The firm ave fully oxvored by tinea rapce The secon floor is octupied by Stera & Rosen stein, dealers ip cloaks and mantilias; they have no) re- ceived any damage. Asorurr ¥ieeiva Ivprvipc st. —In our advertising colamas will be found a descripdon ef Mr. Lyman Lewis, Jr., who left Westieid, Mane ,on the 12th of August last, since which time bis friente cen find no irace of him, and fear ho hes Deen fonlly dealt with. Any perron 19 can tell of his whereabouts e'nce tha! time will he iiberally rewarded by notifyirg the pertons mentioned in the advertisement. Coxaecrion —In the Hirratn of yesterday, it was stated M_ Coffee was pilot of the Georg: ® mir Mr. © feo is the j flot of the Onsisaeea; Toomer Rockwell ie the pilot of the George Law. not, thereiore, to diame for the ou lliston on Friday morning Military Parades. ‘The Ist Brigade, General 8 oer commanding, paraded for exercise ot Hamilton square on the 11th inst On the the jo day the State Grenadiers, Captain Brodie, pa raded, and were much admired for their fine discipline. ‘Tho target companies have beer out in full force during the past week, and they show @ determination w prose cute the fall campaign vigorously, A somber of them pase the Henatp office on tho way to ther respective shooting grounds, ppd Nassau street bas sasamed quite s military appearar ce, in cousequence, during the last few = We noticed the foliowing among other compa nies — The Friendship Gnerd, Captain T. Barke, paraded 20 moatete on thelr annval excursion to Staten Island, and abo for 20 valuable prizes. The Yousg Lafeyette Light Guard, Captain George ing 56 mutkets, shot for 47 prizes on their jcursicn to East New York. Captain Madde! ‘weil dried com- pany, paraded 48 muskets, and ehot for Jl dne priser, oo thelr annual excursion, ‘The Pauling Guard, a company of young Ia/s, paraded abot fora muskets and ber of fine prises. They The gh ‘ent on ther seonod annual ex sureion, to Hamilton Park, with fifty murkets They , commanded by G. Grees, aad shot Herring Selamender Geard, numbort jets, shot for thirty five prizes on en . They looked and marched weil The Allen Agricaltara! Guard turned out Salone morkete, and distributed thirty prizes among the note, Ormmanced by Captain Petre. The Walioein Guard, Captain J Hos'er, made thetr fire t annuel target excursion to Weetawken. This gnard con tints of tbe ial jof the factory of Mesers Velleman, West Thirty second strest, and tarned out wih thirty six muskets, The United josrd, commanded by Capt, Francie Ores. mer, and accompanied by Sbelton's band, went on their ninth annval target and cotilion excursion yesterday, to %. Ronan’s Weil, Fine where they contended for fourteen valuable pr ines. wore accimoanied by their wives, sisters and sweethearts, who greatly contriba- ted to the er joy ment of the occasion ‘The Hersiy Guard intend turning ont strong this year. ia Hos sy James Konia was olected Samuel Jackson drill rerreant. Mr Rebort p@ the treasurer excursion will take yiane on the 19h of October, the d will parade e/gniy mea, all of whom will be employ ¢s of James Gordon ote, PRICE TWO CENTS. AFFAIRS IN EUROPE. Our Landen Corvespes donee Lospom, August 25, 1867. London Weather—Louis Napoleon's Oonfidential Fiend-— The Power Behind the Throne—Italian Opera at the Princess’ Theatre—Stars at the Surrey Gardena—Orino~ line Oompassion, dc , dc. “If afler every storm comes such a calm,” &o. The thunder, lightning and heavy rains of tho past week aro succeded by heat im all its inten ity, of that description known in the Peninsula as a‘‘Levanier,”’ just as if one were standing in froat of am inflamed kitchen rauge with a dravglit through tt; acertain amount of exaggerated enor- ay Is requires in order to breathe; eating ls quite out of the queation, and imbibition is wnfathomabie, Dogs no lopger wag their tails, cats have ceased scratching, for both fear and flies have lost their wonted energy; indesd all nature, Londom najure, is apatho.ic, at west during the day. The industrious peers and commoze left in town, will be released from their Pallameatary duties next Thunday, when the prorogation {sto come off. The sug- gretion, in re, the parchase of the Atiantic cable, has, on account of red-tape-iam, been poob-poohed by my Lord Pal- ‘merston, who bas informed the world tbat an act of the would be required to buy and lay down the n communication with Alexandria. The Sepoys will e mere likely to baye it all their own way for some time to come. It appears that no appiication has been mado to the Pasha of Bgypt for permission for ihe Britien troops to orcas the Is:bmus of Suez, and yet the news per last India mail wae dire in the extreme. The Court Journal of London makes a great feascro of the follow ing statement :-~ 1: bes not been remarked that the present persons’ attendant of ite Bmpercr Navoleon '4 te same who resided with bia when be lives fi eet, mt. James’, and who continued to attend bim dw tog. jam, and (odeed chrong! out be whole ofjhe red a devent ul sareer, much undoul ted "proof bim ap lviluence will mperial master which many minis te* and Wonld-be alatenmen Dave fa led to obtain What will ihe Caevalier Henri Wikoll eay to this, for was not he the Kuper: r’s intimate friend during the impe- tial rericeuce in Tour, and did be not pay a vi it to duc? lesides the Coevalter published an admirable feutliecon of bis toterview wich the prince, and the valet ‘bas not yot rhea inio print, La locum meliaribus, say we gard to the Chevailer. The doors of the Princess’ theatre were again thrown open last evening, under the management of Mr. Willert B ale, for Italian opera—Verdi’s * iraviata,” at house prices, Madame Gusrier was the Violeta of the eve Ding, and if be did nos act the “femme entrelenue”” 89 netnraily aa Mle. Piccclomint, che at least cia fuil justica to the comporer’s music, Mario was tne Alfredo and Dregone, whom you know, played bis origiasl part of the “heavy and aterm parient’? Mfr. Willurt Heals, coo, Inet evening, cc mmenced bis fortnight’s gala fies at the rey Garoene, under the superiatendence of Jullien, wih Caton en main lowering eyebrows and ma chiess t troxt, cowed bia large orchestra loto cbedieus bar- mony. Alboci sod Griei sang a doot, ana Julien led the ap; lause, ag vrval, wr. E.T. Smith, the lessee of Drury Lane, bas jast opened a real American drinking bar or saloon, at tho cery Inne in Holvorn, {a the premises for merly occupied as @ branob of ih ysl Britea Bauk If Bet remerkable fo teste it must be admiited cba: it is ab least Otted up in the mosi gorgeous soln, gilting and Jo:kirg glaaees in splendid cantust:n. Que of the features of atv action is a sliver gridiron for cooking the and Mr. Smith is in constant aitendar co upon bia cus- shade ef Richerd Brinsiey Sheritan! to what bare ures has a lessee of Drury Lane come? I copy the following extraordiuary statement from tho Woitebasven /erald:— Ane Inet bot by ail wko from Bain! to its end. 1 resource, & young Indy, deceived to Moffat, to prolong ® life fea’ ing ebange profuced no beneficial effect, and the ng suilerer must eeturn to die athoue Hur father and mo ber, wit! ria fall f affee ion, tenderly conveyed Ahety frail charset ihe, Bentuuck station om Monday Jas’, the ‘ne suf 17th inet. to await the train for Rdinvurg forer ‘was carefi'y placed om & matiress on the platform The train arrives, but no emply seat im the first class carriages there, Look at tha ing: vaxious, beseerbing countenance of the, paoe invaltt, ae ene watched ihe progress 01 ap 0 a carriage, al fullof indies." Would any of these Kindly vacate ber seat io: this dying girl, and iu exchanre take one in tbe Giaeg ply © Carstairs station, where ity yetura to an Bévabury ene? Fo them ube wonblo would be Hit. Ve, bot poor a aratairs death We the ‘cold shoulder-the wolder beart were termed to each appiicat’on, + nd the yieg sufferer pirced in aa@lasgow ovrriage, to vnterio ‘he ‘palnfal gn e riviog at \be juredon, Bit no; wed Beattock te eqraphed tbat tke lady a! twat the G!asgow ov proceed he Alas! such eas Was unnesced Before arti . yp ‘Abington the soul bad aan level og wR, Fe to & more av mpath'zng wor! Bhe wancead. In the heartof afries far removed from whad a ealen clvi' ized auatets fov nd to comm #. erate fair t ard helpless, un¢ sae corn, va. and ob ‘as thee ground ple words exprnasive of ther kintly, 1 eball ne rer think of this act of these ot enoft wi ing to mind t ow tab'e feelings urtutored « the rorgeona da wich Sold, calion ‘or, and won'd give and Herman natare jurug tcora contempt from bein, fet Our Stockholm Correspondenes, ;. Stecknorm, August 17, 1857, Excw tien Along the Swedish Ovast-—The Castle of Kronen+ berg— Queen Matilda and Struensce— Geological Phenome- non--Gradual Rise of the Scandininian Peninsula— fa Cours According to Berselius—The Norwegian Marl. sty ome —Gottenburg—The Coast Trade of Swxden—An Ppi+ sede im Henry Ulay's Life—The Palla of Trolhaatan-=Ar. rival at Swclholm, ce , de. My laa} wes written s week ago from Copenhagen. The pert day, at ll o'clock A, MI lef the Swedih steamer hich came up from Malmo, and after touching at Landekrons, Hol:ing borg, and one or \wo othor places om Abo Swedish coast, atopped for tho night at Halmetad, The next morning, at 5 o’vlock, we left for Gotenburg and ar. rived the: little while after noon, The whole distance is not above 260 miles, and yet we were all of twenty six tours in making it. But this was pot the facit of our litie boat, for it ran delightfully. The cause was to be found tm our loes of time at so many stopping places, putting out end recelying many passengers and no /ittle freight Akogether it was a pleasant litle excursion. The day was fino, though a little bazy, and we bad a good view of Elsinore and its old castle of Kronenburg, s0 famous for having been the prison of the unfortunate Queen Matiida, wife of the tmbectle and worthless Onristian VII , of Den- ark, and whoee allair with Struensce made so much aciee ibe 'atter part of the last century. Boautifulas she was, and sister of the King of Fogland, (George Ill ,) she wae dethroned, imprisoned and extied, whilst her paramour, an bo was adjudged, was vrought to the block. England id nothing then to avenge the |i! treatment of the sister of ber meparch, bat long before the death of that monarch abe levied an ample rev: !bation. You have studied the gengraphy of the great Soandina- vin peninsula, and know fell well that {tis as large aa France and baif as large again. It embraces the anited cums of Sweden and Norway; it is of groat length, extending from north to south, and of considerable width. What is very remarkable, it te rising our of ibe sea, aod hes been doing #0 for ages, with the exception of ihe scutberp end, which forms the lower end of Swedes, and i pecia ly Ia more Pereepuole whes there Hecla or ober vokoapoes | the rising of the land om the Swedish coast ie about four feet in a ry. ine of vessels bave assured me that rocks in harcore ‘and on tbe coasw with which teenty five or thirty years witb ir their recollet ‘This rising of the coasts of Sweden and Norway acooun! for ibeir remarkable comerable islands, ranging rocks on the outer ve: wih forests, nearer ‘he shore, bere, om the te called), where not fow (rlande in the « z i bere ere them overy- l bib I havo inst ts always Jace cf so mach bostness and y et #0 sin- vitoated, Ti ean ie OD the leit bane of the Gotha a] ‘which is the ontlet of [ae Weer, at ff about five Eoclish miles from a } i ote ® in fect & part of the North Sea, ph inande, which are nohing bat 4