The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-11-14
0nr New York coTfespondeGce. /,
New York, Nov. 5.

4 ""i6 i"AS' ~aASi PSSlNS A'~'N- DSevhAS IiNN
lof corruption, and, BY their ballots yester-
day decided that they will be bamboo
zed no longer. / saw one leading man
among them pledge tAe party and its capdi-
dates to half a dozen conflicting measures,
To one voter, the wings were all "natives;
to another they went in for allowing al
| lIrishman to vote Immediately after he land
led; to another they were land reformcrs;
Ito another enti-renters; to another aboli-
tionists; while again to othersythey would
beat the Emperor Nicholas all to pieces, in
preaching conservatism, and denouncing
radicalism Of all kinds. Nevertheless, the
Democracy have elected more than two
thirds of the Common Council; thus rever-
|sing the state Of parties in that body, as il
has stood fortwo years.
i. shall have todevote few paragraphs to
your fair readers. A subject has turned up
! in which they are particularly interested.
The subject is jewelry; aud it is presented
lin the interogative form, thus: How much
jewelry will good taste permit a lady to
wear in public? This question has been
raised among the ladies Of the beau monde,
BY one Of their numberapp appearing at the Qp-
lera lately; bedecked with some thirty tliOa-
sand dollars worth of jewelyy. Her head
was SO covered with diamonds that it look
led like cluster of stars, and it quenched
into undis.inguishable nothingness the pre-
tentious toilets in its vicinity. OF course,
such a thing has caused deal Of talk among
our fashionable ladies; and as the agitation
will doubtless extend to the utmost bounds
Of womandom, have taken pains, for the
benefit of your lady readers, to CLEAN some
Interesting information on jewelry in gene
Efal, from Messrs. Ball, Black & Co., of this
city, whose establishment bears about the
same relation TO similar stores, that the
Koh-i-noor IA fac-simile Of which they have
in one Of their windows) bears to other dia-
monds; and who may, therefore, be consid-
cred good authority on such matters.
Messrs. Ball, Black & Co. informed me
that they sometimes sell sets Of jewelry
worth $4,000. Such sales are rare. Sets
worth $4,000, or $4,000; are more fire.
quently sold; while from $4,000 toSlO, 900
is often paid for necklace, bracelet, breast
pin and ear-jewels. l saw some beautiful
$1,000 sets of jewelry, ald some ladies'
watches, for which the modest sum of 5000
each, was asked; also rings and breast-pins
al the low price of 81 800, each. also saw
articles not worth more than sixpence
lpice; and noticed that persons buying
them were as politely treated, and appeared
as happy, as those who spent their money
by thousands. Gold card-cases set with
diamonds, were to be had at $50O-and
beautiful things they are for lovers to pre-
sent their sweethearis.
Speaking of lovers and sweethealts re-
minds me that Messrs. B., B. & Co. told
me that they often sell from five to ten thou
sand dollars worth Of bridal presents per
week. The honeymoon season, which lasts
the year round in New York, is their lar-
vest time.
Alas that many of these costly gifts, be-
slowed in the fullness Of manly affection.
upon the happy and beloved sweetheart or
bride, should be sacrificed in after years. by
the disconsolate and widowed mother, to
buy bread for her iamishing children /; but
such is often the case. Pardon me, fair
reader, for thus abruptly forcing such dismal
thoughts upon you. Ii is well TO be remind
ed, sometimes, that the costliest gems hat
ever glittered in royal diadem cannot al
ways shield US from misfortune and suffer-
ing; and that the only pearl that can shed
quenchless lustre upon life's pathway, 18th
" Pearl Of great price,"
When Queen Victoria chooses TO "comee
out, " she can put on fifteen millions of
dollars worth OF diamonds, exclusive Of the
crown. The Koh-i-noor is valued at ten
millions Of dollars; but Ihave seen better
looking diamonds than it, at Ball, Black &
Co.'s. In fact, the Koh-;-noor is humtug,
like most of the boasted greatness Of its
owner. | doubt whether il could be sold
Tor one-tenth Of its nominal value. For
my part, | prefer dimes to diamonds-only
give me enough Of them,
The mining intelligence brought by the |
Cherokee, which arrived here on Saturday
night, from CDagres, is most satisfactory. The |
Of an immense annual production |
Of gold dust in California, were never better
or brighter than at this moment. The total
export Of gold dust ffom California, is an |
nounced in the San Francisco papers TO be |
over $50, 10000. As the machinery now be-
ing worked on the quartz rock, although i'm
perfect in its construction has proved quite |
successful, there is reason to believe TINT
capital will flow rapidly into the mining
business in California, and that the ship
ments Of dust from San Francisco, in 1852, |
will exceed those Of any previous year.
The news brought by the Cherokee has
put holders of stocks in fine spirits, and
given general impetus to business in Wall
Street.
= have recently seen reason to believe,