The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-09
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Probable defeat of Washingion Hmt-pPhigs ri
umphanf IN the Legislature, trhich secures The fise'
fion Of Whig Sen0for- Pers0ns ioorhiy 10 MI
that Otice-Speaker Of the Nsto York Assembly
Steamer "-africa"-7Hs Weather. Stocks, Finan-
cial affairs, and Newspaper Predieifons-An
Other Musical Hall Jennys Last Concert
Morning Concert by Her drodi and Pigeons
Thompson and Phillips, the 4dbOlitionisfs.
New YoRK, Nov. T. 1850.
The telegraph has probably announced to you
the defeat of Washington Hunt, but it is by no
means true that his opponent has been elected gov
ernor If Mr.. Hunt fails Of the gubernatorial chair
he will then be formidable candidate for the Uni
ted States Senate. Since the Legislature has been
secured to the Wings, the friends of Governor Fish
have taken heart, and count upon his election as
the successor of Mr. Dickinson. But they were
not calculating on the defeat Of MIR. Hunt At all
events, we sure Of being represented in the
Senate by undoubted Wing, which is no trifing
matter. The gentlemen now talked OF as candidates
are Governor Fish, ex- Governor Young, William
Duer, and Francis Granger--a very good list of
names to select from The speaker OF the Legislature
will probably be MIR. J. b. Varnum, of this city,
but native, believe. of Washington city. Mr..
yarnum has been three times elected TO represent
the Empire city in the State Legislature, ispopuar
in his address, has ample experience, and is
else named likely to dispute the place with him.
The steamship Africa, of the Cunard line,
ia now out over twelve days. but has not been heard
from. She was expected to make the passage in
shorter time than ever yet done, and was built
with an especial view to defeat the Collins steam
ers. Something must either have happened to her
machinery, or che has encountered unusually se-
we're gales.
The weather continues exceedingly fine. warm,
and summary; and the upward tendency of prices
for all kinds of stocks and real estate continues I'M
checked. The old habitues and spectators of Wall
street, who have been predicting collapse in the
stock market, now begin to open their eyes to the
actuaties of affairs which younger men have taken
advantage of while their seniors have been waiting
for crisis. The advance in the price of all kinds
of public securities has been very great, but it
has not been caused by any fictitious increase OF
a circulating medium, but by actual addition to
the capital of the country, there is no prospect of
decline. There are no indications in the official re-
ports ofthe treasury, in the statements Of mo
neyed institutions, of overtrading, or unhealthy
condition of financial affairs. 1t is a curious fact,
that the majority of daily presses have. until
Gently, been predicting all sorts of calamites from
the upward tendency of prices; but they all
join, withone exception, in repudatng theopinions
they have heretofore earnestly endeavored to
spread.
Among the startling evidences that are daily de-
veoping all round us, that music ia outstripping
every other department of art and getting quite
ahead Of our civilization and cultivation, is the
ton of another large emusic Hal'' in Broadway,
the site of the old building known ''Tatter,
SAILS" having inscribed in immense letters, over
the principal entrance, "HALL or LYRIcKs." Ii is
very evident, to old Joe, that the proprietor
has expectation of laying spell upon his au-
diences.
Jenny's last concert was the most brilliant one
she has yet given at Tripler Hall; although it was
on the night of the election the hall filled TO
its utmost capacity, and she either sung better
than ever before, one becomes more and
enchanted by her delicious notes the more they
are heard, for she before called forth such
tempest of applause. She makes it point to
different dress every night she sings; and this
occasion she wore pale gold colored silk. called
by the dry goods men and milners 'fcorn color,
which harmonized better with her style Of beauty,
than any costume she has yet appeared in. To-
night she sings again, and on w Wednesday next she
will introduce the excellent fashion, which has long
been in vogue in London, of giving morning
cert. II is the first time the attempt has been made
in New York; but as morning balls and day parties
are common among fashionable people, there
can be no doubt OF her success. Parodi again APP
pears this evening at the Opera house in Astor
Place the Druidess in Norma. On her first night
whole shower of sonnets, mingled with bouquets
Of flowers, were thrown at her from the upper gal
lery, and good deal Of amusement by pair of
white pigeons, intended doves, being let loose
from the amphitheatre with bracelets round their
nccks, which should have alighted at the feet
of the prima donna, but they had not been well
trained to their business, and after utering round
the blazing chandelier. flew back to the place
whence they were sent forth. Some OF the wags
suggested that, although the opera very
suitable place for pigeon wings, yet the poultry
that had been procured for this occasion proba
bly, stool.pigeons, from their apparent unwilling
ness TO exercise themselves.
Mr.. George Thompson, the English abolition
lecturer, made his appearance last week at public
meeting in Weymouth, Massachusetts, where be
was welcomed in speech by Wendell Phillips, who
alluded TO him as the Lafayette of the anti slavery
cause, who had had returned to witness the com.
parative triumph Of the cause in which he early
risked his life" Ii is said that MIR. Thompson is to
have public welcome in Faneuil Hall next week
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