The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-11-14

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last, we are in state Of reactions That is,
| il anything worse, from its dullness, than
the former excitement itself. Politicians
are cyphering away to get at the exact re-
suit Of the struggle" while the issue here be-
ing all on one side. admits Of nothing but q
sum total, by way of consolation, Of course
one side is all Joy and the other is trying to
affect a philosophical Indifference it cannot
feel. There will be "a terrible sweep, we
suppose, in the public Offices in this quar-
ter.
The weather having been mild for some
time, has suddenly assumed the character Of
a lion at a very short notice and many peo-
pie who found it. difficult to raise the
wind before, find it elevated now without
their aid, and in the most decided manner.
"Down with your dust may do in the
stores, in the streets the dust is anywhere
else but down. In short, winter is here in
good earnest, and giving us at once, B capi-
tai taste Of his bluff character, We have
nothing of great interest TO record to-day in
the way Of news. We have fires every
night and melancholy accidents every hour
but they are too common TO interest us, and
too local to interest others,
Mr.. Wilkes, of the Police Gazette, who
has been for some months in Europe, wri.
ting capital and very graphic letters home
of " first impressions abroad" has just re.
turned.
The Astor House, they say, is to be con.
verted into stores next spring; it is getting
questionable to live SO low down in the
City. All the elegaut hotels are removing
far, far up town 10 be within the atmosphere
| Of Yenow-kid-gloye-dom The Irving
House VIII have togo next, and then Bar.
NUNS Museum will have to travel with the
popular stream. We hear in fact that Bar.
mum has bought the property at the corner Of
Canal street and Broadway, and intends to
erect sort of Crystal Palace on the spot
with an immense Museum and q superb sa-
loon for science entertainment above, and
great glass-fronted stores beneath. Strange
man is Barnum
On Saturday father Mathew departs for
Europe. He is administering the apledge'
here daily, to hundreds, and is doing q
world Of real good. He is true Philan-
thropist, and has made himself very poor
by his efforts in the noble cause of humani.
ty. We first saw him some years ago in
Ireland. He looks very great deal older
now. 1t is 10 be hoped that his friends will
succeedin raising enough to render him Pc
cuniarily easy for the rest of his life.
That long promised Panorama of the
Worlds fair, here, is finished. We had
private view of it this morning. 1t is a
very gorgeous painting and remarkably ex-
act, we were In the Crystal Palace ourself
last spring, and can youch for the accuracy,
as well as beauty Of this Panorama. 1t has
the Yacht America" that so triumphed
over the British Yacht, in the great race, on
lis canvass, and we see that the Agricultural
Court is given on it with McCormick's
Reaper. We don't know who owns it, and
we learn that it will not first be exhibited
in our city
Jenny Lind has made Salvi, the singer, a
present of a handsome silver cigar case.
'Catharine Hays is giving concerts here
now. They are we'll attended.
Agrand dinner was given here on Tues
day, to Mr.. H. Grinnell, by :he British res
idents of this city, for sending ship to aid
in hunting up the missing Sir John Frank
lin.
No more news. Yours Truly,
METROPOLIS.