Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-09-25
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From Washington.
WA~sHISGTox, September I6.-The financial
excitement has In a great Measure, subsidized.
The Bank Of Commerce continues to redeem
its notes, but temporarily refuses dePositors'
checks.
The banking houses run on yesterday al.
continue to pay, and confidence generally is re-
stored.
Official advices have been received from
Commander Foote, Of the sloop-Of-war POrfs-
mos,h, dated of Msn4m River, siam, June 16.
90 arriving he proceeded in the Kings steam
er to Bankok, with Consul Bradley, the bearer
Of the treaty concluded between the United
States and Siam.
During thslr stay they were presented to the
two Kings Of the country, and were received
with marked Consideration by all The members
Of The Court. The second King visited the
~Portsmoath, the first instance q a King Of
Siam going on board a foreign vessel. The
Kings sent q present OF laDp-oll. rice, sugar,
dried fish and fruit to the ship, for which pay
ment was positively declined.
Commander Foote is Of the opinion that the
treaties between Siam and Great Britain,
France and the United States are rapidly de-
v~eloping the resources Of that country. Sew
ersl vessels were leaving for the United States
with sugar, the chief staple Of the country. OF
the 500 900 600 Of domestic specie exported du-
ring the year ending June 80, S3l 100000 was
bullion, and Of that upward OF So 800 900 i'm
ported little less thar 81 ,000, 900 was bullion.
The above ststementmake more specie than
the official table recently published.
William r Calhoun, Of South Carolina, has
been appointed Secretary Of the Legation at
Paris. in place Of o. Jennings Wise, Of Vir-
ginia, resigned.
Associate Justice Curtis was to day officially
notified OF the acceptance Of his resignation Of
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States. The President, through the Attorney
General, thanks him for postPoning the time
for it to take effect until October l.
The United States practice snip PlymOHfh
was at Lisbon on the 18th Of August. The
ordnance practice was continued during the
voyage.
Thsre was in port a large Dutch vessel,
which had on board a lumber Of midshipmen
who had passed the first stage Of service in
smaller vessels.
BADEx-BADEH. - The following extract
comes from Msd'm LEvERr's new work,
" Souvenirs of Travel"
At twilight we reached Baden-Baden, and
after driving to several hotels, found lodgings
at the g Victoria" The town was Overlooking
with visitors, and that night there was to be a
bail at the ConvsrsGfioaskaus. We therefore
made our ~fOilettes quickly after dinner, and at
tended it. The dancing saloon is really mag
nihceut. The lofty ceiling Is supported BY
columns Of white and gold between each are
enormous mirrors, and great vases Of natural
flowers. Along the walls were raised seats
upon which were seated hundreds Of gaily
decked women. The music was exquisite, aud
mGltitudes were whirliBg around in a wild
kind of dance, a meIange of the polka and
maZurka.
Above the music and the voices, and the
rushing sound Of the dancers feet, was con-
stsntly heard a sharp, ringing, metallic sound.
Upon entering a grand saloon near by, we soon
discovered the origin Of it. From the gold
and silver cast down by the eager gamblers, il
proceeded. At a large table were seated two
or three statue-like men, with features as i'm
movable as though cast in bronze. Before
them were mountains Of gold, and small Alps
Of silver A crowd Of persons, some seated
on the table, and others leaning over them,
were occupied in betting. Not a word was
spoken BY any one save the dealer, who called
out, "Ls jeH est fat" (the game is made. }
With wondering eyes Se gszed around upon
the faces Of the throng, and fell we had opened
a new page in the book of life-never before
having seen a gambling table and never did
/ behold human beings 80 entirely absorbed as
they were. IL seemed as though all the hopes
OF existence were merged In the turn Of that
terrible wheel. With anxious look they
watched it, and when the silver rake of the
dealer drew in the gold, how the light appeared
TO desert these eyes, and the face grow bag
gard and pale. A painful feeling swelled al
my heart, and yet a strage fascination kept me
there, as much interested in the fate Of the
gamblers, as though the game were my own.
There were many elegant looking women,
and lovely girls, betting more largely than even
the men. Just in front of me, seated in an
armchair, supported by her two companions,
was " our old woman Of the railway" casting
down the gold coin in perfect showers. From
a person near me, | found she was a Russian
Princess Of great wealth, who had long been
Daraly zed, but who adored the excitement Of a
gamblers life. She had come tonight pur-
posely to bet, and at two in the morning. when
| looked in at the table, there she still was
%seatei, still pouring cut the gold. Although
her face was like the face Of the dead, her eyes
were glowing like globes Of fame.
Il was only for a time the dancing engaged
the attention soon The ballroom was deserted,
and the throng all gathered around the different
tables, where Rouge 1t Nair aud Roulette were
played. Finding myself quite near the table,
by an impulse / could not control / threw down
some money but happily tor me / lost, or else
| might have Joyed 10 the game as mueh as the
fair young girl over whose chair | leaned. She
had been there for long, long hours, and once
she had won eight hundred dollars, but a turn
Of that fatal wheel, and the gold was all
gathered to the dealer. She did not seem more
than eighteen. She was superbly dressed, and
her delicate fingers were gltttering with dia-
mOnds.