New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-07


nearly an hour and half constant throng Of ladies'
and 70 ntlemen was pressing around the entrance
Moisture was predominant everywhere. Babies less
than one year old, the specially Of yesterday were
moist. Twins and triplets were moist. Ladies and
SPECTATORS were suTused with the dew of anything but
the loveliness Adown the checks Of clustering danes
oiund and orotund trck!ed prosperous rivuets Inc
face of Barnum the ilustrious inventor of so much
CORY was-strange to say-afected like other aud
more susceptible faces. Pickpockets were plenty.
Quite a number of watches were missing and any
amount Of jewery
The PRIZE BABY who took the 800 premium was
the center of attraction. He and his delighted mother
sat on an elevated platform under crimson canopy
The little Charles Orlando Scott has very prominent
cheeks and forehead and brilliant black eyes, His mouth
is 90 neral subject of commentator, and his form is
very well developed. He thinks it is nice to sit there
but does not like to kiss people much. He plies lit
tie bamboo very diligently when his fingers are not
engaged on dental explorations. The public manifest
more interest in his age than in anything else; his
mother has to say that he is four years old great
many times in an hour. The first circle consist OF
those who are within hearing of the mother and they
think he is the finest baby they ever saw. Tue
second circle. who are q little further of, cannot
see for the life Of them why that baby should
have taken the prize. anternjawed fellow win
baby in bis arms said to bis wife, 3" Wei now, he
never ought 10 have taken price, there's no knack
in that child at ALL" very notwithstanding person
ere. gifted with squeaking voice, steps up to her
and asks, "Is that the prizebaby, ma'am?" Yes,
he is" "Isnt he very intellectual" Yes, OF his
age "Ineyer saw boy that looked so intellectual.
Look at that mouth Mrs. Scott, you may be termed
ho r,ri1o qxya rdQ1
ma'amT yesterday afternoon" she replied some
what mpatiently. :" suppose you were apprized of
it by telegraph ma am ?" squeaked out the insuffer-
able bore still perssting in his good intentions Re-
porters left to sapent citizen point to the ee-
plant and say to his country friend, " Here's the
rhnoceros." Several ladies thought they had
beiter-looking babies at home and of all the e1-
hibitrtsses, only one, the hydropathic mother, cx-
pressed herself satisfied with the award. One of the
fat girls wondered "what he got the prize for; he
"isnt very stout" Such a throng pressed continually
upon the platform that policeman had to be sta
toned there to keep it clear. But why should not
people get upon the platform They had paid their
money to be us nquisitive and to indulge in many
touching demonstrations as they liked.
Sc, eral old ladies stood for an hour two at the
foot of the first staircase "waiting for the crowd to
" come down."
The weather was quite warm enough for jokes, and
young lady said to her gallant: " If had thought
don't know that would have come here With YOU"
Previous conversation easily imagined than de-
scribed.
Two well-developed ladies had disagreement which
they settled as well they could with their feet
the crowd being too dense to allow of sparing e1-
hibition.
Sensible lady said: "They act just like crazy
folks, It's an actual fact"
scrap of the conversation of Mrs. Owen of the trip
lie is preserved. She is speaking to acquaintance
ats a straight road, right up Crosby-st you can't
"miss it; there s five houses together-fve brick
houses. How your folks ?" 1t is not likely that
her friend will have any difficulty in finding her.
Mr. Nuskey of Sing -Sing exhibits baby six months
old which weighs not quite six pounds. AT days old
it weighed pound and IA ounces.
Mrs. Maynard of Williamsburgh exhibits boy,
with such beautiful shower of golden hair falling
over hi. blue dress, that everybody thought he
gnl. His legs were very finely formed, though some
what slender.
Babies generally were very tired long before 3
O'clock Those who could speak were anxious to get
their hats and those who could not speak could cry.
There has however been much smaller amour. %
baby-music than was anticipated, babies generally
being thoroughly impressed with the Importance Of be
having well now if ever in their lives Three prizes
were awarded yesterday to babies less than one year
old.
The first of $50 was given to Peter Alexander Blake
of New Lots, Long Island, young gentleman eleven
months old yesterday. His mother Elizabeth has had
five children before; she is 80 years Old while her hus
band Nicholas is 90. She lived on ordinary diet for
biu
out and indoors on level land; its birth regular,
and il has been washed moderately in cold water
The second premium of SIS was decided by lot be-
tween Nos ss and 50. The fates and not the judges
awarded it to Henry Clay Bolster Shannon, No. 90
West Forty-frst-s. He is ten months old to-day.
His father is 40; his mother 81. She has had one
child before and the scientific developments generally
in her case are quite similar to those in the of
Mrs. Blake
The third prize of $40 was given to No. So. The
name of the child is unknown as yet TO the judges.
II will be noticed that the prizes so far, have been
awarded TO boys; perhaps the employment of mascu-
line Judges would have produced different result.
These poor children have to be submitted to the
same brutaities to-day and again tomorrow to graft
fly the same curiosity in other twelve thousands The
very few who are beautiful will have to be touched by
hands that touch only to poute, and to be kissed by
lips heavy with poison The sacred mysteries of life
must be laid bare to the gaze of the careless to crafty
q morbid or an idle curiosity, and to put 49, day
into the pockets of the great Manager.
The additional attraction is provided Of police
force sufficient to keep people ont after the Museum is
comfortably filed.
DESCENT UPON GAMBLING-HOUSES IS.
In accordance with an order Issued by the Mayor,