The republic., 1851-06-13
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[coRREsPosDEscE OF THE REPUBLIC
The Rage for Public Processiors Dissolution of the
Lind and Bornum PutnersAip-Th Arripal from
Europe and It's Effect upon the Stock Aarkst--
1Xs Steamboat Thomas Potceil- Approach Of the
Rural Feuo-A Fast Name.
New YonK. June IL, 1851.
Tho people of this city have almost Partisan
fondness for street displays, for public pomp and
parades which manifests itself on every occasion
that offers an excuse for turnout Hardly day
passes, not even Sunday, in which an imposing
procession with snowy banners and band Of mu-
sic may not be seen marching down Broadway or
up the Bowery. Sometimes it is a funeral, some
times the celebration of the saints day of foreign
society, sometimes the reception of a military or
fire company from another city, and sometimes
target excursion. What with the necessary holi-
day parades, the accidental occurrences that make
general turnout indispensable, and the almost
nightly and daily calls Of duty, it might be sup
posed that our firemen would have their hands
FULL but they have just got up new excuse for
public display, and have commenced an annual
celebration Of the organization of the fire depart
ment. On Monday last they had their first grand
show, which il to be annually repeated hereafter
They are n fine set of heroic fellows, who, under
the laissex fare order things perform amount
Of dangerous drudgery for the good of the public
which no force nor money could extract from
them. Their display on Monday was truly mag
pi6cent, and in moral grandeur, exceeded in cf
feet any military parade that could be conceived
Of. very remarkable street show was witnessed
here last week in the "grand entree'' made by
Barnum's new caravan OF elephants, camels, lions,
dwarfs, giants, and necromancers. As the strange
procession moved through the streets, it made one
think of Roman holiday in the time OF its ancient
splendor. But the most curious part of the parade
was the state carriage of the late Queen Adelaide,
which Barnum purchased when he was in England;
it was drawn by eight horses, and mounted by lac
queys dressed in the gold laced lyeries once worn
by her majesty's servants. The good queen, on her
death-bed, made characteristic speech, which
could not help parodying as saw her state car
rage roll pass, and exclaiming "we all equal
before Barnum." 1t makes one shudder to think
that Of these days may fall into the hands
of the great Snowman, and become "feature" in
his museum. Tom Thumb and the lion-tamer
were riding in Queen Adelaide's carriage, while
the Swedish nightingale was singing for his bene-
fit ut Castle Garden. The sovereigns of Europe
had better look after their and carriages if
they do not want them to make part of the Bar
mum exhibition. Jenny Lind has been rather
tive, her friends say since she landed here, at
finding herself managed" by our great show
man, who looks upon all animated nature with an
eye to exhibition purposes, and has finally broke
with her manager, and will hereafter set up bust
meas on her own account The firm of Barnum
and Lind has been dissolved by mutual consent.
Both parties have been great gamers by their con
nexion; and it ia extremely doubtful if Jenny sue
ceeds we'll in managing herselfas in being man
aged by Barnum. Her popularity has in no degree
diminished; but, on the contrary, the anxiety to
hear her seemed to be greater and more general at
the close of her last concerts than her first ap
pcarance.
We have this morning the news by the Amer
ica, at Halifax, and although it is more favorable,
commercially, than that received by the previous
arrival from Europe, the effect on our markets has
been very decided. The stock market this morn.
ing, in the language of Wall street, is rather
"bearish." and the tendency of prices is down
ward. The calenture in Reading Railroad is abat-
ing, and the Boston clique are not likely to
make 30 much of corner they expected.
The steamboat Thomas Powell, one Of the fastest
boats on the Hudson, which was built some four
years since to run between this city and New
burgh, wns sold on Monday, and will be placed on
the Delaware, to carry passengers between Phila-
delphia and Baltimore, in connexion with the
Frenchtown railroad.
The weather ia hot, but the city is healthy; and
whilo strangers are crowding our hotels our own
citizens are beginning to flee into the country, to
tho watering places, tho mountains, and the
coast; but the great flight will not take place until
after the fourth Of July, after which it is against
all rule and precedent for anybody to remain in
town whose circumstances will permit to leave it.
should have mentioned, in connexon with our
ircmen's annual parade, that the pageant
greatly increased in splendor by the appearance
in the procession of several fire companies with
their engines from noighboring cities among
them was the United Fire Company, from Balti-
moro, who made very fine display.
Ircmarked, believe, not long since, in alluding
to new clipper ship, that all the fast names had
been exhausted in giving names to these ocean
racers but clipper ship is to be launched to-
morrow from the yard of Isaac Smith, in Hoboken,
opposite the city, which is to be called by the
very fastest name that any created thing yet
bore, viz: YANKEE DOODLE! II she should not
prove'entrely unworthXher name she will beat all
creation, and run every thing "hull down" that
floats on the water. There are now four clipper
ships of the largest class loading at our docks for
California, all of them new, and each one SEEM
ing perfection. They arc the Challenge, the Tele-
graph, the Eagle, and the Typhoon. S. X. S.
BALTIMORE, June 1875 p. m.
Business in our city ia dull usual this
OF the year. Already number of citizens have
gone to various summer retreats to spend the warm
weather. Baltimore will be fully represented at
the different watering places.