Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-13
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.

Guis-Immcnss rord-Hsgh Price of
| Jersd for Admission-Bsauty friUmphaa
| "A CounciLmon's Ckoies--Sha&spsar,
| Dust-Medjeag Con9ress-Ihe Times
Lstsraturs-Fanny Fern, DC, 9e
Nsw YORK, June II, 1856.
To write Of Few York at this time without
mentioning the Baby Shcw, would be Xix,
writing the history of California without point
ing at gold, or tho United States, emitting the
Revolution. Baby Shows are, unquestiona ably
the topic of the day; d'from the manner in
which the public has patronizsd this one, it i:
safe to predict, that, they will heneeforth be
of frequent occurrence. They might be turned
to good account; much harm cannot spring
out of Them.
On the 5th inst, the first day of the exhibi.
ton, the doors were scarcely thrown open
| when there was such a rush that the building
was filled in almost no time. twas announced
| that one hundred babies would be exhibited
| but that number has lot appeared ut any time
| time since the exhibition opened. None were
allowed TO compete who were over Eve years
| OF age. Many of tho children were regular
| volunteers, but some were undoubtedly hired
by Barnum to remain present during the fair
The frat day was by far the pIeasahtest; the
rooms were crowded, but endurable The
| second, they wero obliged to discontinue sell
ing cards of admission at one o'clock. The
third, at the same hour, there was not com
Portable standing room in the Museum. Hun
dreds we're denied admission, and it became
necessary to station police at the doors to keep
on the crowd. One woman, who came, as she
said, all the way from Ohio, to see the Baby
Show, offered twenty dollars for an admission.
1t was refused! Arother, who happened to be
very handsome, pleaded for an hour at the
ticket office. She was admitted, but was given
distinctly to understand that she was indebted
% her beauty alone for the favor Tho prizes
were awarded principally to boys. Those to
whom the premiums we're 81 ven were children
OF superior physical appearance; mind did
not appear to be Ct any value
1t IL true that the well made, clear skined
yell featured children, appeared to have well
formed heads; but if they had bsen inteIleo.
tual prodigies, and lacked physical beauty, ii
would have ayailed thea nothing. 1t may so
happen that somo little fellow who was, at the
time muing. and pushing In his mothers arms.
viii yet De awarded inc p enium of fame and
inn, oftality, when competitors at Bsrnum's
arc forgotten. The majOrity Of those who took
the prizes came from Long Island The air of
this place may he favorable to such things
Several bachelors have already signiied their
intention Of going there to live, Sc soon az they
get mated, land on tie Island will probably
begin to : LOOK up ~
On the last day many discretionary pre-.
niums were awarded Tgins and triplets
were the favorites. Each group of tripIets
were adjudged prize In those instances the
premiums should, IL justice, have been awarded
to the mothers There we're two girls on ex
hlbition aged twelve aud fourteen, one of
whom weighed three hundred and forty. the
other two hundred and ninety seven pounds.
Their countenances were the least inteIec-
tual Imaginable, and in the intense heat they
perspired go profnscly, that person could al
most see them melt away like a piece of ice
A councilman of some notoriety the same
who bid up the first choice of seat at the
Grl:1 and Mario opera against Miss Coutts:
and tried to perpetTste q duel with brother
councilman Last autumu-chose girl of eleven
years, to when he awarded prize Out Of his
own pocket. Being mar ufacturer and seller
OF candy, be may have thus hoped to secure
the whole baby patronage. The entire num
Der of prize babies is 60 of whom Al are bows.
and 19 girls. Query-will the fact Of having
received prize as tie finest baby stimulate
the man or woman 20 Dobler actions Barnum
will clear about $40 O00 by the speculation
he purposes to have it continued for four weeks
longer
Two fassyourg men have, CT late, besn pu. !
rlfylng their honors by each others blood.
They belonged 20 tho Shakespeare Club One
Insulted the other fo- which he received a
slap Of glove (without tho hand in itl in the !
lace. challenge enSuej, and near tho elias i
SIC banks Oh the Niagara, on the Canada side /
they healed their wounded honors by wound |
ing each other In tho legs The names Of the |
parties are Leaven worth and breckenridge.
Inc Medical Congress undcr the Guperin-
tend OF DR.. l. K. Root IL in session TIE
Chinese physician is somewhat Of a cusiosity. |
Dressed IN the costume Of his native country !
he sits among the other dlc'ors as silent, and /
diSnihsd az the bird Of wisdom Whatever !
light be can show upon the science ofmeiicine
remains yet to be seen. Although of the same !
cast of features as all othors of his country |
man thai have visited us, be is, nevertheless, |
an intellectual looking person. His forehead, !
Oni", IL modelled after the Circassian race. |
The New \ ork fccht Club had p ysry in |
teresting regatta. in which fourteen vessels, |
ranging from twenty to sixty tuns, competed. |
They were divided into three classes, and the |
prize was Sl25 fer the winner of each class.
Tho sloop Julia was winner of the frat
class; sIoop Ray tn. second: s,oop Alpha"
thu third. The first class was composed of
boats over hfty tups; tho second class under !
hi'y and oVe- twenty FIVE; third class, all un. |
der twenty-five.
Ii the sale Of railroad and other stocks !!
might DC taken Gs criterion, tho times arc
improving; but 1t affords tho man who Iabors
that ne may 1.-Two, little satisfaction to know
that Erie" 10 improving, and "tfiehiss n |
southern" at pr, when the dreadful fact
stares him in the face that labor is not more
plentiful, nor bread moro easily obtained |
Inc poor are always the frat to feel hard |
times, but the last to recover from its effects
Ihe repeated failure of the Allies before
Sebastopol has made England anxious to S. |
cure peace and hence there il more security |
felt by thoee Who control ths money market
Several novelties are promised in ths litsra. |
ny way, by our publishers, to appear between |
this time and Faii Fanny Fern ia writing |
story for weekly paper in this city under the |
title Of Fanny Ford" for which the pub. |
Usher gives her one hundred dollars per col. !!
umn. Some doubt having been EXPIRE sssd |
relative to the price, tho proprietor of th. |
paper svore to 1t, published his oath and |
thereby put the mstter beyond dispute
Preparations are being made for summer /
excursions; and departures for places Of aum. /
her resort and fashionable dissipation arc be. |
coming frequent. The hard times has had |!
the edect of tightening the purse strings of |
great many; hence there will, probably, be |
loss travel this season than there has been for |