Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-04-01
ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE.


March 3Oth--2 Pm.
Catherine Hayes--. 7musements-- .ahrdrr-Rope
Degth 81 Dr.. Polls Hon. J. f. Darby
Pacific 4td iroed--. TAe Harmonious Den,ocra.
ey--Gehaei Fight Nominations ofMe IN
hes--s4n editor receiofng .Eried-Benton
banner out oflpek.
This has been rotIer an cvcnful week, and
I think from the Ingredients which will mix
lHp Isl this1efer, that your readers will be able
TO pick out something agreeable and interesting,
each according 10 their several tastes w III
h Catherine Hayes gave but two concerts, on
Saturday and Tuesday, and then left for Nash
vile, from. whence she will return here il is
said, 10 renew them. The first concert Gid not
pay expenses, according 10 the manugemcnt)
but the sccord was crowded by the musical
world of the citY, Size is about thirty, her
dark auburn hair worn in long, clu stering ring
lets, las ,languishirg, sleepy eyes, is Of good
height and quiet, lady-like assuming. As an.
operate singer, she cannot compare with many
have heard, leaving Jenny Goidschmidt oft Of
the question, and as ballad singer, she is not
superior 10 Madame Bishop. 81 know that IN,
redcemer liveth,'' fran the Messia Of Handel,
was, however, brilliantly executed, as was her
"tdsta Dird." Slleo perhaps throws more
feeling into the latter than the Nightingale,
but the immensely Of natural power is waning
/ The Camrbcls have left. They gave silver
cup for prize conundrtm This it WIS:
why should the President of thc United
States declare war against The Pope Of Rome?
Because the Pope has declared his intention
TO blockade (blOck-aid) the Washington Mona
.ment." . .ef "a
J The Blakely Family commence their concerts
10, lit, = g,,n Il,
such as they are. Bates and his company are
expected back early in April. For the salts
faction of your lady readers, will say that
Miss Hayes wore white dress, rather low in
the bosom, trimmed with Morning Giory,'' and
'II,artseasc" She is of the Druid class,
'long, languishing and lazy, yet Of beauty
( that would set you crazy" ] am afraid my
memory murders Byron here, but let 1t pass.
! From the gay 10 the grave; aye TO the grdUa!
A man named lngraham was murdered near AL
ton OH Saturday, by one Benjamin Smith. A
few DAYS before, Smith borrowed Ingrahaln' S
horse, and from some cause refused TO return
it. lngralam went and took it from the stable;
Smith followed him 10 his home, and shot him
dead as he stood on his threshold, surrounded by
his vile and children. Smith has been lodged
in Jcrseyville Jail.
A Jew pcdar OF cheap jcwelry, named Louis
Golburg, was arrested here yesterday, on a
charge IF attemptingto or actually committing
rape upon tie daughter Of the Rev. w. w.
Robertson, Of Fulton, Mo-, on the l7th inst.
The fellow went TO the Louise in the absence
Of Mr.. Robertson, and while Mrs. r. was
sick, to sell his goods, and finding no one tc
protect the young lady, who is only thirteen
years Old, tried 10 effect his brutal purpose
The neigh0ors ~ent il pussuit. hu. did not
catch him. Ii they had, in the wild excite
ment attendant upon such arecent attempt, they
might have lynched him.
DIR. Potts is dead. This good man died OF
Sunday, aged 4S years, and was buried this
morning, attended 10 his last narrow-contract
/, cd earth-Eome, by IN immense assemblage.-
Members Of IN churches (except the Catho
lic) Joined in the poor bnt only tribute il
their power 10 his memory. A brief notice o
his life, which we take from the Intetligencer
will not be undressing: DIR. Potts was borI
, in Trenton, New Jersey, in the year 1904
and In early lie, was plac cd to learn the bust
, ness Of printing. Arriving at manhood, he lief
the business in which he was engaged, and W,
believe went through course of theological
study at Princeon; and on the l4th of May
C 1923, he landed in ST.. Louis, then iwenty-fou
r years Of age. On the Goth Of October follow
ing he was o. dalned and installed Pastor of In
First Presbyterian Church, of St. Louis. Il
this relation he continued till June, 1885, whel
= he was dismissed from his charge, in order (
r accept the Presidency of Marion College. i
> February 80, he resigned this Office and accept
ed call from a colony dismissed from the FRS
y Presbyterian Church, and was installed IFS Pas
tor (now the Second church, on the 9th OF DC
y tobor following. and continued its Pastor TO tn
e day of his death" .r... ...
The Mormons are arriving in great numbers
} Three hundred and thirty arrived few day
y since, and three hundred and sixty more are eS
IS pected next month. They are all for Salt LAX
IS where they will put up extensive machinery ft
Extracting sugar from beet root. This the
Il have brought from England. In May, son
nine hundred Mormon residents of this cit
1, viii leave for Deseret. us.t.
{, Our city is healthy; as proof, there were b.
forty-tbree deaths last week, and this amor
the constant arrivals of badly fed, sick. en-
. gran,s. Of the foriy-three admitted to the Ci
lie Hospital last week, wen'y-eight were Irish
t. A tolerably fair per centage, you will say. M
= Darby, our Congressman, arrived at home
Saturday He will not be the same man agai
soon, if ever. Paralysis has played the bitt
oil work with him. 1t is expected that the fir
SC division Of the Pacific Railroad will be fnish
of in the present year. Five locomotives hs
he been contracted for in this city, to be ready
two years. r---s srr..y,r.
no The Democrats have been in most iroubl
cd some hot water. On Saturday night at the r
tunda, there was general fight, vulgo--'
knock down and drag out, in which the ~
terrified" tore each others coats, and hats, a
shirts, ami chwed like Kilkenny cats, until I
police struggled through. to put an end TO
disgrSeeful scene. II sprung mp this way; I
n anti Benton men, dissatisfied with Gen. Co
To- ways lacohic and not over civil reply 10 th
an interrogatores, called meeting for Stature