The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-13
4terns or Foreign News.


4tews Of F0Ieiga News.
"A London correspondent says, among other
things:
The Worlds Exhibition is passing through
those preparatory lsbors consequent upon the
classification and arrangement Of the goods.--
France asks for further delay to furnish her
quota, and other countries are dilatory. The
committee are we'll nigh oppressed with the mag
nItude OF the task that devoyes upon them, but
they devote themselves to it with a zeal which
promises the happiest results They are solicit
tous TO anticipate the wants and proy(de for the
comforts OF tho foreigners-not the Americans,
for speaking as they do the language of Eng
land, they will realize upon stupendous scale,
how truly English and Americans belong to the
same family, when brought together in The face
of Europeans. II is the German, Italian, Span
lard, Russian, and French, for whose guidance
and security the committee are most anxious !;
and they have, by the Appointment Of qualified
guides and interpreters provided in some degree
for the approaching day. There is something
actually startling in being told that you must
perambulate twenty miles piled high with the
costly products of every cline, merely to glance
over the contents of the Crystal Palace. Who
would venture to enumerate, much less describe,
the excellencies of each article! Who could
find time TO look around, and read in the coun-
tcnance of the rolling tide of human beings, the
buried lineanents, and distinguish the dress of
different races. There is one topic of interest
which divides the attention of a portion of the
public. 1t is the approaching race between Fly
ing Dutchman, owned by Lord Eglinton, and
Voltigeur, owned by Lord Zetland. The race
day has not been positively decided; it is to be
in the early part of May, and whatever may be
will Araxv In ho rooo ovroun1 tha 1orr
est assembage England ever beheld The stride
of Dutchman is positively wonderful. 1t is one
Of those performances which you must see to
comprehend His speed is worthy Of his ac-
ton; and though he is condemned to carry 81
lbs. more weight than his rival, Votigeur, yet
the betting odds are in his favor, and an even
take cannot be had. Your countrymen have so
much taste in hOrse-hesh, that | presume they
will not suffer the most memorable race of this
day to pass by without witnessing it.
Railway property is slowly recovering, but it
has passed the crisis, and all the lines are pay
ing dividends. Some of them small enough
The railway line that runs from Dublin to BIZ
fast is broken at Drogheda by the Boyne, from
the want of bridge over that river. This COM
paDy have hitherto been deferred from prose-
cutting the work, dreading the cost. However,
the triumph Of the tubular bridge over the
Menai straight, has given them confidence; and
next packet you will see announced in the Jour
nails, that this long promised bridge is to be
contracted for. 1t will be. something on the
plan Of the Menaise BRIDGE but the tubes will
have openings along the line.
The prices Of all descriptions of produce con-
tinues depressed, and the French farmers are
praying for bad harvest in order to get rid of
their over stock of -four. Taking the quota
tons Of the Paris market as guide, the second
quality of -four is not worth more than 81 per
Dbl. Of 1919 lbs"
President Bonapartes friends are said to be
making marriage for him with the infanta
Amelia, of Spain. The young lady is seven
teen, pretty, accomplished, and rich. The Paris
correspondent of the New York Commercial is
" more inclined to believe in the earnestness of
the president in his intention to marry, from the
fact that in the last few months certain matters
that afford ground for scandal have disappeared y
INTERNAL. IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SoUTH.--
We have already noticed that meeting was
held at New Orleans on the oath of February
to advance the interests of the proposed railroad
from Charleston, $. c., to Memphis, on the Mis-
sississpp The length of the road as estab-
lished by preliminary survey, is 2Slt miles,
through fertile country, nearly on an air line,
and with grade exceeding in no place maxi
mum Of 42t feet per mile. The cost of the
road, as estimated by the engineer, is $2,S93-
29l "a The estimate made for depots loco
motives, ears and every thing necessary to equip
the road fully, is 1910, 0OO-which would make
the whole capital stock of the company less
than $3,500,000. BY the charter, $4,000 900 of
the stock must be subscribed for before the
road can be put under contract OF this 49,
100000 is already subscribed.
The friends of this road claim that it is four
hundred miles shorter than any other route be-
tween Memphis and New York that there is
no portion of the entire line which is not char
tered, and but 30 miles between its eastern ter
minus and New York. which are not in progress
OF construction. They estimate the time of
travel five days between the two great CONNER
cial cities of the North and South
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Hiram Powers, in letter to his brother in
California says: | am now making statute of
'La Dorado" or Californian Indian figure
crowned with pearls and precious stones. A
kirtle surrounds her waist and falls with
feather fringe down to just above the knees
The kirtle is ornamented with Indian embroid-
cry with tracings Of god and her sandals are
tied with golden strings. At her side stands an
inverted Cornucopia from whichis issuing at her
ieeI, iuutpS duu grams or natlV0 gold, to which
she points with her left hand, which holds the
divining rod With her right hand she conceals
behind her cluster of thorns She stands in an
undecided posture--making it doubtful whether
she intends to advance or retlre--while the ex.
preston is mystical The gold about the figure
must be represented of course, by color ms we'll
as form. She is to be the genius of California
a SOUTHERN EDITOR AND JENNY LINp-The
following shows how near an Alabama editor
came to hearing Jenny Lind =
Our Distress-We wanted to hear Jenny
Lind sing. In the deepest we'll of our hearts
we craved the celestial vocalsm Accordingly
we started, last week, determined to "do or die"
We got to Cussetta--took the train-wGAkzed
down to Montgomery EVERY thing tended to
excitement l--~oowo on the track !-what.if COL
lision destroy the train and send us to the har
monies above, before we are prepared By Jenny
to hear them ARRIVED in Montgomery--waited
for friend all of sudden, our money ngin
right eoutl" Immediately "borried" an X and
returned right home again to the Tribune
"whar" we are prepared to advertising and re-