The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-14

pire City with woody horse, and drawn tnein
over by thousands to witness buffalo hune III
the Elysian fields of Hoboken; he had made
General Tom Thumb the most popular Gene
raj since the days of Napoleon, and had con-
verted himself in ten years from ninepence-
less Yankee to a New York millionaire; ne
had built for himself an oriental palace in
Connecticut almost as rapidly as the Genins
of the Eastern tale raised the beautiful struc-
ture for Aladdin, but the Crystal Palace of N.
York, was too much even for this Barnum.--
The most delicate strokes of his genius could
not ward off its manifest destiny. In vain he
advertised that the palace would be visited
by brigade of ladies from New jersey and
Pennsylvania, composed, too, of ''the first
families" a story which was implicitly be-
Geved by the disciples Of Joyce Heth, the sea
serpent and the buffaloes. In vain he sum-
moned to his aid Monsieur Julien, the great
Marshal of the armies of Music, who, at the
head of four thousand performers and singers,
poured forth such volume of sweet and pow
erful melody as had never before been heard
on the American continent The Crystal Pa
lace was doomed. The Napoleon of Humbug
has for the first time met his Waterloo. The
great Snowman has taken down his bills and
is off. Barnum has resigned. The Crystal
Palace is to be closed, and, on the 31st of Oc-
tober next its effects are to be sold to pay its
debts ..-.
From first to last the whole thing has been
contemplate humbug, and source of pro-
found modification to every American, who
has the slightest sense of national dignity and
pride. 1t was never an American Exhibition,
in its conception or in its execution. 1t was
the fruit of the ostentation, the self conceit,
and the assurance of that pulled up city of N.
York, which imogines itselfnct only the whole
country, but the whole world. We recol.
lect well the motto on the flag of New
York delegation to political convention in
New York, which was strikingly illustrative
of the conceit of those self-ccmplacent cock
neys. This modest motto ran thus: New
York, the pulsations of whose mighty heart,
are tides to the rest of mankindn' Oh. CITY
of London, hide thy diminished head! TWAS
this gigantic appreciation of its own merits,
and a characteristic love of gambling, which
led New York to take upon herself the sole
business of exhibiting the industry of this ma
ton in competition with the Crystal Palace
of England! Instead of making a National
Fair, instead of consulting the other States
and cities, so that the whole country could
erect structure and establish an exhibition
which would do credit to the American name
New York assumed to act for the whole TIN;
ted States, and run up this picayune concern
as representation of the national industry
The consequence is ridicule abroad shame
at home, and the closing of the whole eore.
gious swindle in debt S125,OOO. At tbasa,ro
moment of this lamentable and disorst;,,,,
failure, the Crystal Palace of England is re'
newing its youth. Substantial as it is bean
tiful, it is fair representative of the solid in
tegrity, as well as sterling good sense and
commercial enterprise of the British peon,e.
1t was not gotten up as speculation: if was
the work of the British people. and u l. q
Worlds Fair in fact as well as in name We
might have approached its glories. or at least
should not have been mortified RI doa,h
by such contrast as is now presented br,
for the self sufficiency of SINGLE c;,z ~, -. ~.
continent, which, but for the Soutbern VI =.
that uphold it, would itself prove but q civ Of
glass, founded on the sand and fall C att, -,
first storm.
If the failure of the glass babv bonso IN
New York relieves the New YorEers in on ~
degree, OF their snperhuous elf-esteem. and
leads to the estaDishment of United States
Exnibiuoh' lne ol.ser experience of the past
will not be without advantageous fru;ts f''
The New York Herald saws of the t -,
Palace: '''"i
From its origin to its close it has been pos;t;vs
injury to the country and the city Before the nh.
lars were erected It's stock had become NJ ~,
street fancy, aud sold at seventyfve per cent nre.
mum mum III Inc directors may say what they please
number OF shares; but the public viii ALWAYS he.
lieve they were priyy to this gambling Norcan
they shake OF the responsibility of the expectations
that were raised and which led to such disastrous
specuations In building lots and houses Real ea.
tate rose from twenty five to hundred Der cent on
the strength of the expected Influx of population.
Rows OF houses were hurried ap 10 the vicinity Of
the Palace; the builders counting confidently on
handsome returns from the investment in conse-
quence Of the statements which emanated from the
company. More than half of these are now yscsnf.
and the owners would be glad to sell out at heavy
loss. The prices of board and rent were Increased
throughout the city and the cost of living largely
augmented. All this was In anticipation of the
throng foreseen by the Crystal Palace Company =
When the time came for the opening, the building
was not halt ready. Exhibitors, many of whom
had come from great distances, and visiters who
had brought their families TO the temple of in.
duftry, spent their money idly at hotels or return
ed home sickened. When the openieg day did
come, the ceremonial farce, and the dinner which
followed, completed the measure Of contempt into
laughing stock; and consequently, when the exhihi-
tion closed Il WIS., found in debt to the tune of &fa5
600. Everybody whohad ever been connected with
il or who had taken ita existence into account in
financial calcuiafions. was . disgusted loser.
QuIcK WoRE. sebastian Marasky was arrested
cipcinnali last Saturday morning while In the
vet Of committing aburglaxy. He was Immediate
y taken to the city, examibed before magistrate,
Indicted BY the grand jury, srrsisned before the
,ourt, seuienced 70 ava years imprisonmcnf, and
lmniedistely sent of to the penitsntiary. Aifthis
happened In niRe hours. We call that speedy