The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-02-25
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NEw ORLElxS Feb. p.
Humbrg l. rather nn unpopular wotd. Al
though Il he q popular iailing--a degree q,
credulity attaches 20 a hHRtbHgee, which
Is not pleasant to confess, and therefore ,
more pleasing word Is now substituted.
when reference Is made 10 one who has been
yiciimised, by the necessary epidemic, IL !.
now common TO say that such and such An
applicant for auction tickets to the Lind cor.
certs-has been "Bamumised" -and !.
talnly IL is a correction worth NOTICING g.
Jenny Lind Is no humbug, however SboL
Banum may succeed in extorting premirn1l
for a visit to her performances. The NOM,
lation OF our city is not so great Just nnw !.
il was last week our boarding houses 40
PRINCIPAL hotels, have been tenanted seya-"i
times by a change in the ~visiters, al. anv;oaI
to have at least one opportunity Of hear;n@
the Night-in-gale-but though they are poT,
well filled, they are by no means crowded.
We had quite an excitemt last Tues,,
at the dinner table, at Hewletts-just as We
were congratulating each other, on the "a,
ceipt OF the good tidiDgs that the "Atlana.1
was safe-thaL the passengers were ON,
more OH America terra frHSa-and that the
Collins line was yet above the reach of sian,
derive were ourselves compelled to taxa
a "hasty plate of soup and decamp. An
explosion arising from escape gas accuma.
latlng between the floor of the dining room,
and ceiling of the bar room, at once tore mn
the flooring and terrified those at the table.
who hurried Off the quickest space oftine,
The ignited gas fred the building, but was
quickly put out by the foods of water. which
the engines poured into the rooms. TIE bar
room has been vacated for a short while, till
the ceiling be replastered, and the bar fitted
up anew. This will be a great loss to the
veteran Hewlett, whose bar receipts alone.
since the Lind mania era commenced, reach.
ed $500 daily. The mock auctioneers have
reaped a rich harvest from the country Wis
tiers, that have been sojourning lately
amongst US. 1t is like telling an oft told
tale, to Iehearse the ways that mani
strangers have been "taken in and done for6
but several glarlng instances of swindipr
and larceny having been detached against
several OF the a~uctioneers and accomplices-
they were sent down to the First District
Court, to taste of Judge Larue's justice. As
the Judge never stints his patrons-Gs
measure of justice is relished by them asa
most unpalatable draught. 1t would be
well for strangers visiting the city to be
careful of the Peter Funk bargains-as these
auction stores are inhabited by the most I'M
scrupulous ~swindlers. 1t is presumed that
strangers will be on their guard, against
these open resorts for knaves, and Therefore
no warning is given to them, but the author.
tiles have caused large posters to be stuck
up at every point with, 'beware of thieves
d. and pickpockets"-That fraternity having
l become very numerous, and desperate IN
their daring.
I The cotton market has suffered a decline
of a l-2c. from last quotations-and having
a dropping tendency, in consequence Of the
j ~unfavorable character of the Africa des-
! patches. The reason assigned for Europea
: prices being stationary or declining-ls ta
I the crop will now be certain to exceed ear
II lier estimates of the season, The facton
E having yielded 10 a decline resulted ina
=. fair weeks sale, being done, the total, reach
|, ing fully 10000 bales The sales at New
u York, for the present week sum up $4,000
II bales at 3-8c. less than previously to the ar
II rival Of the Africa. Money is plentiful in
y New York-and speculation in stocks, and
~ Real Estate is rife-but no inclination is
= made in specializing in any Of the products
{ of the South or West.
III After a weeks labor, the Court has sue.
=. ceeded in getting A jurors, qualified to give
'e an honest verdict, in the matter of John
Henderson, in the Cuban expedition affair.
General Qnitman is here in fine spirits
Judge Smith and MIR. Peter Smith, look
more like bent to have a hearing Of Jeny
Lind, than to be caring to be heard before
RI Judge McCaleb. The whole affair has
TO been on hand so long, that it stenches in The
ms ~nostrils even of those Who Were averse 70
Ii sympathising with a people who were IN
ITS conscious Of requiring sympathy.
IL RETAILER,
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