The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-04-24

kse meet the eye at every step. In the re
I;l DEPARTMENT, there is much taste display
II in the selection and arrangement of goods,
III courteous and attentive statesmen wait IN
=. dinpss ia assist customers in their purchas
Amono the new establishments which
|hve onened this season, the Gentlemen,
furnishing Rooms of Messrs. Levy & Volt
I'm the Plaza, deserve notice. The Getty
sol' of their stock. and the handsome man
Is in which it is displayed, prove that the
owing wants Of the community are met
our men Of business with the prompt
Is and tact peculiar to the old cites 81 the
nipn.
SuNpAY.-The Churches yesterday were
Nowded with respectable and attentive con-
legations. including an unusual number OF
Lies. We have now eight churches OF va
ms denominations in San Francisco, be-
- two on three rooms that are at present
& "a as churches, and able and pious clergy
IA i to minister to the spiritual wants of their
ishioners. Many of these churches are
Zee, substantial edifces, and do credit to
"a city. Some have bells attached, whose
ep and solemn tolling for service, reminds
ne forcibly of things at. home. Sunday is
H'nw almost universally observed by Chris
ms in this city-the stores closed and a
moral cessation of business, and this OBJ
rvance is becoming more and more percep.
f.blc He who returns to this country after
Ah absence of six months, can alone apprcci
l'e the extent of the change that has been
L II,
I'd those not very far back, business was
|lst as active, and gambling more practised
m Sunday, than on any other day Public
inion now frowns down such dissertation
the day by business men, and statutory
actments prohibit gambling There Is
ID roofn for Improvement
n THE CRY AT NIGnr.-Night has settled
IA. lin the city, dark, gloomy night, with hea-
t LIQUIDS and raw. penetrating air. Most
|be stores have closed 4 few still tempt,
q sthe rosy lights within, the passer-by to
sssfllf anl purchase Now begins the jinglirg
IN stke auction bells; at every corner their
or salutes the ear. The auJtionecr has
.nted his stand, and with amazing volu-
and hrazen lungs, ere the bids of his
tomers, who stand in little knots around
merits Of his goods are eXtolled in glow
i| TERMS and each article is declared per
|t gem of its kind. As we pass along
kearney street, the jingling of bells, and the
ffies of rival auctioncrs to drown the voices
6f their neighbors, gradually give place to the
fNAflinc Of dice, the click of the cue, the NOV
iN of many feet and the murmur of many
ees Strains of music anon burst upon
4|*4 oar W. eca ,,In,, tho ISloza fFbt
Nlare of a hundred lights meets the eye
thin those temples, dedicated to Baeel1ns
to Fortune, what scene is presented
Re the drunkard reels to the bar and calls
| another glass There the tleyotee al
tune's shrine sits gazing in6ently on the
that is to decide bis fate. Heaps Of
ing coin are before hiln-one cast may
e it his, ono cast may lose his all. Men
ery nation crowd the saloons their Ian
&c creating perfect Babel of sounds
business that is done is terriblyin earn
We leave the glare of lights and emerge
the fresh air. The stores are now al
silence reiens- over the slunberins
except where the noise of the midnigh
breaks harshly upon the ear. Far Vi
the mountain 5 side the glimrcring light
III, III the darkness that obscures thu
bnntain and the houses, like stars in tie
niamcnt. One by one, they disappear
II silence and darkness are upon tie city.
NtrRIosITII:s.- Cherekecs were pro
nading the streets, on Friday, in ful
ther Their national dress, No ornamen
and picturesque, attracted general atten
They are fine looking men, and eacl
III every inch warrior They como o
sve race, and their conduct while cross
thc plains showed that they were not un
Thy Of their name \ moment afte
Sing them, we met two women that eel
IL could not complain of being overlook
Ii he crowd. They had long black SAITH
scs on, without any belt or clasp Of an
around theswaist, flowing loosely from
shoulders About their jet-black braid
ir, vas circle Of fancy colored plush
small bright yellow shawl covere
neeks 4 number Of curious orna
were tiis pelaed about their persons
caovd cvidcnsir considered them curl
4leY came frfr s5nlc Of tIeI Sand
"asafie. md seemed ~ look l.pon GA
somely dressed ladies chat thov pissed
as much ;tsfonishifcnt is -fc} finln
Is were regarded Nith.A NaotEa Scum
hw, sithsa bone ring sthrou4h ier nose
hld about complete our collection of Gu
itics.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the America.
NV York, April 1Sth--a p. N
he steamer America has arrived Sh