Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-05-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
fCorresnondence of the National lntelligencer.I
l Ne,y S'ooy Nav 10 1915.

rcorre.non3ence of the National Inteligencer.l
New YoRK, May 10, lSi5.
There has been Sigh, improvement In prices
al The stock market since the arrival Of, Inc 'as'
steamer from England-the rate Of money =! y
somewhat lower. The operations ale mostly IN
fancy and railroad stocks c.
Orr late worthy Representative in congress,
Mr. Pboenix sails for Liverpool In the packer
shio Srenhen Whitney on Monday; The cause OF
his denarture is the slate Of healthof member OF
his family. The best wishes OF his fellow-ciii-
.eps for his cafe return attend bin.
No race that has ever taken place in this coun-
,rv has excited so much interest in advance as
tina, which is 10 come of on Tuesday next be,
tween Fashion and Peytona, the Northern ana
Southern paragons Of horse flesh. An idea may
be formed Of the number of spectators expected
10 be in attendance, from the announcement OF los
Long Island Railroad Company, that they have
one hundred cars with nine powerful locomotives
In readiness, and that each trail will accommo-
date three thousand persons. The race course is
about eight miles distant from the CITY. Our
sporting papers give ample accounts oil Inc peat
prees and Qualities of the rival mares. FASHION,
the fayorite was foaled IN Morris county, New
Jersey, the 26lh April, 1887. She IS OF aristocraI
ic descent, and numbers among her ancestors
"some OF lbe most emnently distinguished lam,
lies tina, have figured on the turf for hundred
wears" She is OF rich satin-coated chestnut
color, fifteen and hall hands high, under The
standard In four of her races she has run The
flrst heats in 32i, : 35s, Sc, and 81
Peytona was born in 1899, at the Forks OF Cy.
press, near Florence, Alabama. She is red
chestnut, sixteen hands three inches high, under
the standard. Altogether she presents TO the eye
a most blood-like and game appearance. She goes
with the velocity precision, and force Of the walk
ins-beam or piston-rod OF steam engine. Near
49, 4 ~ = 81
Tuesday, and an immense number OF our most
fashionable ladies are 10 be present. A large
number OF omnibuses have been engaged by par
ties TO take them TO the ground Should The wea-
ther prove rainy, the race will probably be post
poned
present season in our city has been held. The
Exhibition Of the Deaf and Dumb, at the Taber-
nacle, on Thursday, was attended By an immense
crowd, and the exercises were unusually interest
ing.
see 1t stated that Mr.. Hamblin has abandoned
his project of theatre in Broadway, and that
there is prospect that the old one in Bowery will
be rebuilt The operate company to open al
the Park theatre on the 9Th Of June. The new
opera house at Castle Garden opens on Monday
evening with Rossinis opera Of "Semramide,"
in which Pico will sustain the prominent part
This theatre will prove formidable rival 10
Nbo's and the Park during The summer months.
Our Board ofAldermen have appropriated five
hundred dollars for portrait Of Mayor Harper.
The literary world exhibits few varieties ofin-
ierest Falconers statement OF The British
Claims 10 the Oregon Territory in opposition TO
The Preiensions of the United States" has been
published by Taylor, of this city. The Harpers an
nounce new South American romance,b by Harro
Harng, the celebrated German poet resident in this
city "Headlong Hall and Nightmare Abbey" is the
IN IL -.e., al o,,A
Wiley & Putnam. Il was originally published
in London in 1878 Two editions OF Theirs cela.
bra,ed History Of Napoleon" are now published
in This country; one BY Cary & Hart, of Phladel-
phia, and The other by Collyer, OF this city. To
save of this competition the lormer house have
reduced the price Of single numbers Of the work
10 sixpence.