Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-10-13

NEW DIRK, Oct. Jth, lSlJ.
Ifyou have glanced your eye city papers, the
.stf fortnight think you cannot have failed observe
these strange words glazing upon your vision small ca2.
tails "THE Ivory CHRIST" The meaning Of them is that
small crucihG carved IN ivory, exhibited the public
IS cents head the price being invariably ehhrg
ed for all exhibitions from a mastodon a monkey. The
Ivory Christ was brought from Genoa by Mr.. c. Edward
Lester Consul Of that place, who tells marvellous
story aboutils having been wrought by Monk, who
Ignorant only Of drawing, but Of the Of Of
any kind and that vision Of Saviour the Cross
having been vouehsaed to him. he embodied ia block
Of solid ivory which had fallen into his hands in some
wonderful manner. Anybody who looks at the cruchI,
must 1t glance that it is the work OF experienced
arifcer and that it is copied after millions OF the same
figure which found oil Catholic countries thicker
than leaves in Vaambrosa. 1t is a much more i'm
probable story than any Of the Monkb legends Ges
Romanorum. Mr.. Edward himself is ventable per-
sonage he publishing series Of Italian prose authors
and may be free OF charge every day in Broadway
wearing white hot very feeble beard In the style Of
Charles the First, a slender ebony stick and blue coat
highly decorated with gilt consular buttons
The Evening Mirror made its appearance to day in
much enlarged form. Newspapers seem to thrive beyond
all other enterprise Newspapers stsuup every Monday
morning like mushrooms, aud many Of them wher like
mushrooms before Saturday evening The N. Yorker has
revived at the Tribune office weekly called the
Examiner maJc debut last Saturday. Thu Pictorial
Age has started up somewhere Nassau ST., and the
Globe" by samm. the Evening aud the Town Clock
arc new dii,s which have just popped into in
the sumo ncRhborhooJ.
The Words Convention is sull in session. but all the
good tat likely result from rs meetings. will be reap
I'D by those busy fps the reporters, whom IL IL god
send furnishing them with three columns Of fun
daily
There public sale to-day the EKchsnge of
Brooklyn properly which rosembed very nearly the prop
ely sses Of 1886. The refunds Of the Exchange wts
crowded with spectators one LOT which offered for
80 900 dolaso few weeks since brought 10000 dollars
ond nesy CREST advance realized other saes
The prospect Of speedy completion Of tho Erie Rail Road
and the certainty N there being war with MoIico. has
given on impulse speculation, bot probable that
the spirit Of adventure will be carried to very dangerous
, excess.
Oue u the surcs indications o ropidy increasing woa'h
may seen n the great number u costly churches which
building in the upper part Of the city and in Brooklyn
They I'll built In what IL called the GOhc style pro
fuscy enriched the with carvings and
hu'd up IN the interior with degree u luxury, which
would siafe hc christians II the psst apc Comfort aud
elegance appear TO be very essential In modem house OF
worship. A few years an Ofgan would have b,tu
regarded with adherence IN Presbyterian Church. but
noW they arc pIp The pastor OF one Of
our new Presbyterian Churches short time since ,sni6ed
to hs nIck st he wanted Organ In his Church the
younger parry for granting he desires, bot the elder
INJURED. The pastor told them that he could pray with
geacr sooey. after being warmed Up by the tones u
orgsn. THIS argument not easily answered, and
! the Organ wss purchased u.