Washington telegraph., 1851-08-27
correspondenoe OF the Teie graph.
Nkw Yosk, Aug. s, 1851.

NEW xOkk, mug. o, 1901.
have just given Massachueetts flying visit,
but not in ''the flying machin"," that; proposed
vehicle Of erial locomolion not being ID good
working order, its Contemplating inventer" Slways
being short (some how or otller) OF The "about
5000 reqsisite 20 its Completion" Tie Flying
Machine is said to be under = shed At Hoboken,
awaiting donations from public spirited gentlemen
10 give il '.the finishing touch" Its destination
when of the stocks is not yet advertised, and
consequently the rush for berths is not great as
il was last evening on board tho Coninecticut,
noble boat on the "Norwich line," by which I
returned from Boston this morning.
. There are, sometimes, very amusing passages
of real life in the railroad cars, especially in a
route travelled 90 much NJ this 10. by people who,
seeking pleasure, hsve thrown of the restraints
OF con,mon work.day existence. 49, 90
Many families, including gentlemens wives.
nurses and children, are making excursions IN the
North. The car i was in was in so,ne, respects
like nursery on wholesale principles. Lhad my
own little crowd along. but we were Not cir
cumst;ince" 10 family occupying six 3sals op-
Posite. 1t consisted Of young New York law
yer, and his lady, and their four children and
attendant. A fine, healthy little squad of, young
ones they were. aud how v ide awake: Die Of
them, mighty spirited infant of four sGmineLs,
began TO cry with a forty-child power befofe we
left the Boston depot, because a bag contaaang
Us
though xa -aiasoxs iaSxhaust2blers&ocks ofs plat
things was drawn upou by the weli.providsd
nuree, nothing could divert her attention. Pres
entity a younger baby, Of the same brood, caught
the infection, and raised sympathetic oy, which
an elder one sought to drown with The clamors
Of watchman's rattle, that made our ears snap
again. -
The starting of the cars produced an agreeable
lull, Of which the mother aud the nurse took ad-
wa nt1sya In he obi
ginger-cake and bottle of milk, obtained from
an immense reticule just then serving a very
grave, judge-lik looking hoy for a seat: With
the exception Of few little skirmishes id respect
to the distribution of these edibes, matters were
quite easy and ancable for few minutes Just
behind them sat a lady and gentlemen, Who, be-
ing childfess, had adopted little dog. which sat
up between them, and was occasionally treated
by his proprietors with drink from lumber.
Altogether, the dog made quite humane ap-
pearance; more so, indeed, than a weL-dressed,
ihickset, heavy, English looking man (wi,I, a
large head, red face, nose Of cleaning "copper"
and eyes muddled by the fumes OF brandy who,
al Framingham-aiter having tumbIvd off the
car AZ the peril Of his life, came in and dropped
into scat partly monoPoIised BY a aaIl,. .'wbite-
haired old man, whose laborious sunbers he ma
terialIy disturbed, to his manifest dissatisfaction
and disgust. Drunken men are usually very
philoprogenitive. This one turned his most amia-
BILE regards upon the children and ,narses, and
oglcd them as long as he could keep his, little
eyes open, which, however. was for a fev mo.
ments only Subsequently, he occupied half an
hour in snoczng, and ever and anon ruau,ng bis
head, shoulder, into the highly indignant old
gentleman at his left, which finally led 10 a series
Of LOOKS and petulant expIetives on Que side
and savage growls on the other. s,sI
Late in the evening observed the red faced
obese offering the hospitality Of a seat
the end Of the car to an innocent, good-looKing
Irish woman. With whom, it was very evident
to close watcher, he afterwards took some lib
critics not usually allowed short acquaintance,
nor agreeable 10 the poor grnning aud hiushing
simpfetUn; though she hadn't mind enough Of her
own 10 make any complaint. The beast himself
con6ded in tho seDi-darknees Of the car, and the
general sieepiness OF the inmates, and the ap.
pearance or being wrsResd ia the most profound
slumber whenever the c6nductor approached with
his lartern, to conceal his .manipuiationss
While in Boston, keeslsro pieasaAter siG}at than
that Of three brothers, emitted alter q long sepa-
ration, and occupying the Same pulpit, being all
cergymen. ,.>
Their name is Tuckner, and year or two ago
there fve Of the family in the ministry,
men Of learning and ability, sealous in good works.
There is nothing new in town this morning.
We are in hourly expectation Of tho steamer
Empire City from Chag;es. with California news
and gold dust.
Money is still in active demand in Vail street
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