New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-06-17
And when we pass
Hartford, June, lsi3.

since TO have seen John Randolph in Baltimore.
[ had frequently read and heard descriptions OF
him, and one day, as | was standing III Market,
now Baltimore street, | remarked Il tall, thin,
unique looking being hlrrying toward me with
quick impatient step, evidently much annoyed by
crowd of boys who were following close TO his
heels, not in the obstrcperous mirth with which
they would have followed crazy or drunken man
or an organ grinder and his monkey, but in the
SILENT curious wonder with which they have
haunted Chinese bedecked in full costume. |
instantly knew the individual to be Randolph
from the descriptions. therefore advanced to-
ward him that might make full observation of
his person without violating the rules OF courtesy
IN stopping to gaze at him. AS he approached,
he occasionally turned toward the boys with an
angry glance, but without saying anything, and
then hurried on as if to outstrp them; but it
would not do They followed close on behind
the orator, each one said nothing to his compa-
MONS. Just before l met him he stopped Mr..
c., a cashier of one of the banks, said TO be as
odd fish as John himself. | loitered in store
close by, unnoticed, remarked the Roanoke orator
for considerable time, and really he was the
strangest looking being ever behc!d.
His long thin legs, about thick as strong
walking-ca and of much such shape, were
encascd in pair Of tight small-clothes, SO tight
that they seemed part and parcel of the limbs OF
the wearer. Handsome white stockings were
fastened with great tidiness at the knees by a
small gold buckle, and over them, coming about
half way up the cali, were d PAIR Of what be-
leve are called hose, and country knit. llewore
shoes They were old-iashioned and fastened
only with buckles, huge ones. He trod like an
Indian, without turning his toes out, but plank
ang them down straight ahead 1t was the fash
son in those days to wear i;n-tailed coat with a
small collar and buttons far apart behind, and a
few on the breast. Mr.. Randolph's were the re-
verse Of all this, and instead Of his coat being fam
tailed, it was what we believe the knights OF the
needle cali swallow-taied; the collar was I'M
mensely large, the buttons behind were IN kissing
proximity, and they sat together as close on the
breast as the feasters at crowded public festival
His waist was remarkably slcnder-so slender
that, as he stood with his arms akimbo he could
easily, as | thought, with his long bony fingers,
have spanned it. Around him his coat, which
was very tight, was held together by one button,
and in consequences an inch or more of tape to
which 1t was attached was perccptiblc where II
was pulled through the cloth. About his neck
he wore large white cravat, IN which his chm
was occasionally buried as he moved his head III
conversation; no shirt collar was perceptibe
every other person seemed to pride himself upon
the size of his, as they were worn large. Mr..
Randolph's complexion was precisely that OF a
mummy, withered, saffron, dry aud bloodless
you could not have placed pins point upon his
face where you would not have toucheda wrinkle.
Ills lips were thin, compressed and colorlcss; the
chin, beardless as boys, was broad for the size
OF his face, which was small his nose was
straight, with nothing remarkable in it, except it
was too short. He wore fur cap, which he took
OFT, standing few minutes uncovered. | OBJ
served that his head was quite small, character
lshc which Is said to have marked many men of
talent-Byron and Chief Justice Marshall, for
instance.
\ NOVEL BATrERY.--On the corner of Green.
wich and Liberty streets there is model of Il
battery, which is OF a novel and destructive char.
acter. IL Is erected III "a circular form, and pre-
senhng four tiers OF guns. The plan OF the bat
terry Is, indeed, similar to any other of that form.
The important difference consists III the manner
by which its armament is brought TO bear upon
an object. For this purpose it is made to revolvc
upon its centre, and if thSreyolu,ion is performed
In one minute, and the armament comprises a
hundred guns, each one Of them may in that period
of time be discharged at the object. mo other
way can so great number of guns be brought to
bear upon an eblectin short a time.
It's designed to put this In practice by erecting
circular fort of fifty or hundred fee, in diane
ter, of plates of wrought iron. By means of
steam power under ground, which shall cause it
to revolve on Its centre, al the guns of this fort
viii be brought TO bear at each revolution on a
given object. The practicabillty OF the plan re-
mains to be tested, and the most important point
would be to produce easy, UNIFORM and rapid revo
lutions of so large q mass, though 1t would be
smaller and less frail than some structures NOV
ed by machines at the present day. Eve Post
~ aeS1 MORNING LINE.-For ALBANY,
fssskS.T TROY, and n;srmetiais landings, from L, the
new low pressure steamboat TROY, Capt. Gorar leaves
THIS MORNING, at clock. Fare 50 cents.
The TROY leaves Newly DIRK every Tuesday, Thursday
The EMPIRE leaves MONDAY MORNING at clock.
Fer asssge amply at the Office. foot Of Barcaytrsi,