The Yazoo Democrat., 1853-08-31
Asron HousE. N. Y. Aug. l2. 1s5s.

here and hereabomt more than three weeks, amid
the immense throng and never ceasing din Of
crowded city. Every Hotel on Broadway is
full from base to attice, and the Hosoddji who
can get a temporary home on this great highway
of nations by climbing four or Eve pair Of stairs
is considered lucky All the States and terrific
ries, Indeed nearly every foreign country furnish
representations at this mighty metropolis, and
long after the close OF day the and catter of
ca bs, carriages. and omnibuses rings on The ear
and The weary traveller gets no sleep until ex
hausted nature learns 10 sink TO repose, lulled
by this horTid clangor. But should he wait for
the noise to cease, he would find himself IN the
condition of the youth mentioned in Horace
who sat all day on the banks of a foaming river,
thinking that so swift a current would snon
spend itself but ins cad thereof its volume
sweled by fresh torrents from the mountains
So here Each successive day brings its thou
sands from every point of the compass to swell
the overlowing mass Of human beings already
congregated. l congratulate the fair portion Of
our Yazoo population, that so few of them are
tlaveling in this region. They would find
themselves in constant danger Of having their
flounces torn off, their pedal extremities trod
len on by the rude foot of some masculine
clown or their delicate band boxes and contents
crushed between two huge trunks. And we're
they ma rried would advise them to keep firm
hold on their gorSer half, as have seen more
than once, recently on crowded boats and cars,
ladies in the character of Kate in search of
husband"
Well of course you want to hear something
of the Crystal Palace, and the exhibition of the
industry of all nations. About four miles above
this the American flag waves from the dome OF
that gorgeous palace from 8 A. NJ, until p. M,
excrp Sunday, and the press is discussing the
propriety of keeping ii open on the Sabbath, to
give clerks. laborers. &c, an opportunity Of Wis
ting il. Smaller flags of England, France. Italy,
Austria, Spain, Belgium, &c, float from the va
rious corners of the building, giving it the APP
pearance its name indicates, a palace represent
ing sail nations"
This exhibition does not cause the excitement
tlmt was supposed. The principal visitors as
yet being travellers and sojourneFs here from
othef States, and you seldom see them going a
second time. 1t is accessible from all parts of
the city by Omnibuses and rail cars, the charge
being six cents. The building is still in an un-
finished state. One wing in particular which is
to be appropriated to machinery, will probably
not be ready before the LIST September, and the
votares of the mechanic arts will. many Of them,
have to leave without seeing what they come
for. Two very beautiful specimens of mechan-
ism are now on exhibition. A printing press
throwing off about forty sheets per minute, and
a cotton gin made BY Bates. Hyde & Co., ofI
BridgewateT, Mass, and called the Eagle Gin.
This last seems 10 greatly interest our Southern
friends, and was pleased to see many of them
around it admiring, making suggestions and pro-
posing Improvements. The original model of
Whitney, constructed in 1898. is also on exhi-
bition. The Eagle Gin above mentioned al |
though modified by Improvements of various
detai,., and workmanship, still remains substan-
t,alfy the So me as the original invention.
The United Ststes produce "a per cent of the
whole amount of cotton consumed IN England,
India about 10 per cent 2fazit 4, and the re-
manning 2 frmsthe Mediterranean aad OF course
the country so far ahead in the production OF the
great staple, should have corresponding supe-
riortv in all the Improvements in the mode o.
handling it. Six bales Of beautiful cotton are
here on exhibition.
l from.Jeff Mailer. Warren county, Miss.
l J. M. Bachelor, Jefferson comfy
| Jno Pope> Tennessee.
L +" Samuel Bond, /"
4" Joseph West, Alabama.
According to my judgment. (Which by the
way is not reliable on this article particularly
Mr. Bachelors bale will take the prize.
The interior of the palace is divided into four
Mares, named from the four cardinal points,
About the centre of the building is a colossal
statue of Washington on horseback. Near him
is one of Webster, in the attitude of public
speaker. one arm raised, and the other resting on
that Constitution he clung TO SO fervently. Stat
uary Of brass and marble adorn the sides Of the
walks through the building. The longest and /
most extensive collection of statuarv of any one
subject or group, is Christ and his disciples. bv
Thorwaldsen. They were done in Italy, but
purchased by gentlemen Of this city some ten
years ago for $4,000, and are by him placedl
here for exhibition. Italy takes the lead h mar
BILE statuary and paintings. England in some
fabrics, cutlery and perhaps silver plate France
IN certain fine fabrics, furniture and furbelows.
The German States in firearms. Ireland in lin
ems. Hayti the largest piece Of nsahogany, (about
the size Of the but end Of big cypress tree, set
hing up end-wise, and bust Of Faustin lst, as
black as Erebus, on the top Of il. The United
States occupy more than One-flfrr7 &C tle whole