The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-03


the time that island has $50 900 600 from the
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change OF their respective productions.
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PHILADELPHIA, Friday, April l6, Is47
Fancy DreH Ball in Walnut street.
Last night came of the greatest event Of the party
season. For some time past expectation has been on
tiptoe with the exciting Of bal costumS which
to leave all past out Of sight The fashonsblss
were net disappointed. johnson and his myrmidons
were seen week defng through the streets with
near Eighth to fancy ball Since then, the heads Of
the beau monde and the hands Of the mners have been
occupied in inventing and preparing costumes.
To skip prelude however last night, about 10 o'clock
the applause OF the little boys Of the neghborhood
they discharged their contents at the door got In
view of all the characters together There need Of
giving you description Of the splendid rooms, the
costumes attracted all the attention None but the very
creme de la creme received pasteboard, Of courss
every thing was most elegant.
Now for some of the characters -
The master Of the house. Mr. L. tall graceful, hand.
pratcy Sir Charles Grandson, with his third wife
pretty creature Of eighteen as Lala Rookh to whom
MIR wn Ere, Bacchus (dslicacy of course modify.
ing the costume) was very natural Miss L--sL-ng-n
in very strange TASTE dressed page and little
pair of cured moustaches with which she had provided
herself gave quite masculine air This almost unsexing
herself ud not seem TO meet with much appreciation
Little Mr. g. d. Tggs (the hero Of the duel In Joness
hotel back Yard looked quite poetica in the dress Of
his grandfather, the amented D-ct-r with hs
mother as Queen Elizabeth, on his The witty MIR.
10. r. Ms very funny muffin boy and the tender
assiduity with which he pressed cakes that bespr
Miss "A Win, Of Chestnutstreet, Minerva,
truly aughabe One Of the most amusing couples In the
Miss Ma ser-t, of Fourth street. and her
future sposo NJ. Isl Pn Us Catherine and Petrushio
Mr. r l.. Gle with red face in character acted Tony
Weller in hereditary coach costume Ducinea del To-
bose, represented by Miss Mex Of Walnut street,
her preur chepaher, MIR IN Scr-t with l.. Who
Sancho Panza were, not far from her side, Mr.. =.
Wig as the venerable Daniel Tucker with his banjo
seemed place. but had the ueyro dialect Hp
too in the train of Miss Mex; and Miss A. WI
Meg Merriies was looking exceeding sharp dagaers in
that direction. Ariadne 10 his Perscus Behind pretty
pair of dark eyes was the Cytherean figure OF Miss
in what before the introduction Of the Polka, would
have been considered an excessively low dress Mr..
CHI M-g-n as. the Captain Of whaler was quite
oleagnous. Mrs. Th-w Diana universally ad-
mired One of the best was Mr.. w. C-ze, AS Monsieur
lie Beau in shaksperc who talked scraps Of bad French
OF Chestnut street, Ceres; MIR. Long John Ny a.
Old Mortality; DIR. W-cks as Slender; Oh. K-n, asa
CO ~ Topoleon Tr On Ey~" a. SIR ucI".
O'Triggcr were all good in their way.
ward and rather ludcrous accident happened in tn.
overturning Of huge palace Of sugar candy Sc over
Peri whose dragge wings bore tokens to the time whoa
temple and tower went down.
have given you the principal shnractcrs there
Of coursc.enough silly shcpherdcsscs and bold nuns mil
rufians and stupid Iarequins to fill up the
Miscellaneous.
The shock OF an earthquake felt Tuesday night
Of last week at Mount Morris, near Rochester. IL
severe as to awaken many persons from sleep. It
continued for minute, causing strong vbratory mo
A method has been discovered by which tho wires Of
the magnetic telegraph may be conveyed across river,
viz by enclosing il Ia a caden pipe This will oniv do
In rivers where there nrc anchors TO drag tho plpe
from it's bed II has been tried and found wanting In
our rivers
The negro who committed rape German woman
in Franklin county. Mo- and afterwards attempted to
kill her and her child hung Thursday 10Th inst
by mob of the citizen who forced the jail and drag
god him forth to summary punishment
.r-u 10, unl.l Mr. (axsn Nv rAyIA snA NJ
Nixon persons that scadcd by the explosion Of
the steamer Newark. near East Liverpool Ohio on the
10th inst. have since died.
The Cottage Hotel at Ellenvile. Ulster county was
destroyed by fire on saturday night The premises
belonged to h. d. Tcrwilliger. Loss $1,000; insurance
! $4,000.
The cotton factory Of Allison Morgan & Co. Lebanon.
Tennessee has been destroyed by fire. causing loss OF
Agreeable to previously announced determination,
the canal commissioners let in sufficient water in sntie
patton OF the day fixed upon for the opening Of the
canal to enable light boats to between Syracuse aud
/ Utica, and Buffalo and Rochester
! William Oliver of Dorchester has left his whole pro
perty-at Toast Sl00000-o the Perkins Institution AMI
the Massachusetts, General Hospital, equally.
Two outlaws, named Kelley, desperate fellows the
murderers of John Catln were lately arrested In Lou
isiana by gallant young Mississppan named Cornc-
Illus FrisLe, who In encounter with them, shot them
both, wounding 1t is supposed MORALLY and the
method has been discovered Of smelling copper BY
of electricity The process effects In Two days
! whit requires three weeks to accomplish.
At Hartford on Tuesday night. about 100 bnhes OF
salt in the Of n Lyman Son. the river bank
fell into the cellar the cellar filed with water and
we learn only about hundred and hfty buahsls
OF the salt were saved.
At Hacketstown, n j., the fourth floor Of the largo
Touring mill belonging to MIR Clark gave way Tues
day under the Of heavy weight Of kilndricd
meal producing serious and fatal consequences
Peter Rice respectable citizen Of the place caught
by the crushing mass and buried being found dead un
der some ten feet OF meal.
At New Haven Thursday, irishmnn, Of about 30
years Of agc named Patrick Herman applied TO family
residing in the upper section Of State street. for drink
Of water This Of course given him, and he then
sat down the well upon the premises A few mo-
after he discovered to have either allsn into
jumped down the we'll and before lac could be rescued
life extinct.
Paul Lacroix, n sugar broker Of New Orleans, was
killed the Dad ut, by some heavy tirnbers falling
him.
LrMBERrVG BUSINESS IN ELMIRA-Thc amount
of business done IN the numbering line in this
village probably known TO but comparatively few Of
citizens We are informed that there Ia now
upon the banks OF the canal waiting for shipment over
six millions of feet Of lumber valued at not less than
seven hundred thousand dollars. There IL over a mil
lion feet between this village and Fairport belonging
lumbcrmen In Emira. Besides this there Is an amount
already contracted for equal to that hand de-
vercd This together with what will be contracted for
and delivered in Emira for lumbcrmen betwec,i the
present time and the close Of navigation. will make
amount Of not less than eighteen millions Of feet Of um
Der, valued Mt nearly 50 100000 What other village In
the state OF New York with the population Of Emira