Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09
Where the Animals Live,


= One of the attaches Of morning paper Journal of
Commerce. has been exploring the winter quarters of
the monkeys and organ players who do up the doleful
so beautifully in favorable weather The following
is the result: of his exploration
With the return of warm weather, horde of mon
keys and organ-grnders are annually let loose upon
our citizens We have often wondered where they
came from and whittier they went. Their place Of
rendezvous we have at length discovered. lofty
building in Orange street, evidently designed by the
builder the abode of comfort and elegance, has been
for some period in the complete occupancy of these
creatures The threshold crossed the organs OF scent,
sight and hearng-the fumes. the filth, the screeches
leave no doubt of the character of the place. Each
apartment forms the abode of both men and monkeys;
and it would require great stretch OF Imagination
the visitor to suppose of the inmates representa-
tiVes of those interior African tribes who said 10
possess tails. In the lower rooms, Jacko gener-
ally restricted in his peramhuations by short chain;
but in the attic and upper apartments, where the
key tribe greatly predomnated over the genus homo,
the animals occupied boxes about foot square, hav
ing aperures for yentlation and to admit food and
were berett OF companlonship. In other cases. the
monkeys are made to occupy small closets partitioned
OF INTO small compartments In one room thus occu-
plad in part three bedsteads oVerspead with tat
teed and filthy quilts, wherein slept at night, six
nne individuals, OF both sexes. Adjoining, an
apartment where, among swinging cobwebs and the
soDty accumulatlons of decade of years, 10 be
monkeys and organs-for the weather was unpropi-
tiols for the prosecution of the fine arts Our sud-
der entrance taking them by surprise, group OF men
apund table pushed from sight the cards with which
they were playing, and curiousy eyed the VISITORS
One of them then proceeded to show off favorite
monkey, which he said worth tree huntred fol-
lar" The ordinary price ranges from $40 to $50
Cose by the card players, an aged couple, with bag
gtrd visages were graceessly stretched ont, faces up
ward, over heap of hand organs and boxes-heavily
sllmbering
During the interview which ensued various infor,
milton was ELECTED. The receipts of organ players
ar now small compared with former years, account
ofthe great competition in the business but ii is
unusual for these Migrants 10 make dollar, even
s. so day. The monkeys are imported, but their
constitutions unable to bear up under the rigos Of
winter IN these high latltudes and they obliged to
spnd the most inclement part of the season in the
Sdlthern States. There at present bui few mon
keys in the City, in consequence of this temporary alb
selce. The cold weather has the effect to induce
RHEUMATIC pains, cramp in the stomach, diarrhea, &C.,
attended with loss of flesh. The City does not hold
OFT great inducements to ilinerant organlsts the
ctunry-the former being far less liberal in its patron
age
Monkeys are not at all fastidious to the nature
oil their food. The hand organs generally owned
b. the performers, and manufactured abroad
There instances in which they the property of
SINE capitalists included in the fraternity, who hires
item out for certain per centage of the profits The
Performers are chiefly from Italy; and though, in the
Instance here referred 10, living together in considera
be numbers associate rather from instinct than inter-
EFT. AS the money musical will with the
rtcommencement of weather and the consequent
rdurn of the monkeys from their Southern tour the
ptcunary result is looked forward to with no ordinary
Interest,"
The CORN LAws-The intense interest felt in Great
Britain has partially extended TO the Continent. The
Austrian Lloyd the organ of the Vienna Cabinet, has
article Derby accession TO office, and MS prob
able course with respect to the corn laws. We quote
from this article through the correspondence OF the
London Chronicle
From our point of view, Tory cabinet is better
than Wing one; but our wishes must not be con-
founded with our opinions. Lord Derby will fall
The Conservative party in England is now taking uT
position which no Conservative party in any land
can hold with honor. When the privileged classes OF
| a State so i'll advised as to make laws which only
serve their interests, 10 the prejudice OF the RESI-
of the people, they lost
| Only the poor and their representatives have the
right be selfish the rich ought to make Jaws
for filling their own pockets. While the Tories have
for their rallyng cry The constitution it stands =
sNo changes,' they may conquer, but when they
write upon their banners the words " Dear bread,
while Wings, Peelites, and the of Manchester
take Cheap bread for their motto, the result of the
struggle to be doubtful. The Tories assert in
Decd that the cheap bread of the manufacturer brings
want and hunger 10 the agricuturis and declare tina
the Wings have built the prosperity of the towns
The ruin of the agricultural population. To this argu
ment of the landlords there is, however no answe
sufficiently obvious: ' Lower the rent of your farms
and agriculture will prosper also, The war of pro
lection is between the millions of cities and-no
the millions of the rural population, but couple o
thousand tory landlords.
| A Lusus nature.
| Some years ago optician of this city made glas
of he / led W.
! ter, put therein small eel gentleman of subtl
saw the hauhe was strlck with idea nnrchas