Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-26

and hope ere long to enterprise enough scared
up at home to commence the work.
The sailing of the first steamer of the White
and Stebbins Nicaragua line, the Herman, for
San Francisco and F racer river on Monday caused
considerable excitement, and thousands Of per-
sons assembled along the wharves on North river
to see her move off. She took out seven hundred
and eighty passengers. SPECTATOR.
MONSIEUR ToNsoN CONE AGAIN.-
Correspondence Of the Star.
SALT SULPHUR SPRINGS,
Monroe County, Va, Aug 70, ISIS
weighed anchor at the Old White this morn.
ing, and set sail for this place. Messrs Kent,
Ficklin d Peyton run line Of stages from this
place to Salem, on the Virginia and Tennessee
Railroad, and another to Newbern, on the same
road, little higher up. The former pass, as |
before informed you, via the Roanoke Red, the
Old Sweet, and the Red Sweet Springs; and the
latter by this place, the Monroe Red, and near
the Pulaski Alum. Having reached the Old
White by the aforementioned route. preferred
returning by the latter.
l have mentioned, before, the innumerable
can.forts-in a horn-of the Old White; think
1t hardly necessary that should reca pitulate for
there Is never any change. Raw beef toup h
mutton, and tolerably-fne ham, is the regular
bill Of fare, and there is no variation that have
seen or heard Of. Fashion is popular god and
much more faithfully and devoutly worsbinned
than the Great Omni potent. People would never
think Of submitting to the discomforts of the Old
White, II il wasn't fashionable to do So Fash
Ion Teigns supreme, and nature suffers. The
place Is certainly very magnificent one, but as
costly as magnificent; for. besides the two dollars
and half a day for board and lodging Won must
pay one or two more for something to eat in the
restaurant, and little more extra for almost
everything you come across; and if You want
good attention from the servants Won must honor
their drafts too; but, more than all, &c cost, an
entire surrender Of all the comforts You are accus
home. 81 a al
every Inconvenience you ever dreamed Of Pm
not grumbling, mind you-only stating facts |
than expect TO correct the abuses that exist. I'm
not so presumptuOus or silly to raise INV puny
arm against Fashion, with any idea that | can
accomplish ANYTHING. No; | ONLY state facts for
what they are worth.
The ball room, list niS ht was one of the paye.t
places I've visited in many long day night.
There We're at one time as many twenty setts
on the floor. and the dancing was spirited and
entirely unexceptionabe True a q" greeuv,;
would become fascinated now and then as TO pitch
in and 90 it blind, whether he understood the
dance or not but hls blindnrss-that in smaller
crowd might have provoked laugh at his ex-
pense-escaped notice, and he was borne along
in the current like piece of cork i'm a whirlpool
Governor Foote, Senator Clingman, and Governor
Ellis were all on the floor at one time last MIC ht
and, as have before remarked, the first of the
three displayed more agility than any Young man
In the room. He is as good on the - Lanciers'
as he rs on a political speech, and enioys IL per
haps, as much as II is poss BILE for any one to do
The women Were dazzingly beautiful and
prominent among them was the fair and lovely
Mrs !, OF Arkansas, formerly Miss f. w,
of Louisville, kentucky She dances with much
grace, and is as pleasant and intelligent rs she is
beautiful.
Miss NJ. A, of North Carolina, is one of the
Upright particular stars and, possessing every
quality that can render a woman attractive, she is
OF course exceedingly popular with both sexes
ana every age. There Is no telling how many
hearts she has caused to ache, nor how many
Ito
There are Others, and many Of them, from diff
ferent States who beautiful and graceful in
deed but have neither time nor space to 90
into details.
Having had a very pleasant ride OF twenty six
miles over capital turnpike road, we arrived
here to dinner and got just such dinner as half
iamlshed men would almost sell their lives for.
IL was a capital dinner, and need not assure YOU
we iDjoyed ii superlatirely.
The salt Sulphur Springs are situated in Mon
roe county, and are owned by Mr.. William Frs
kline, ana the management and accommodations
are very supeior. The buildings are mostly con.
structed OF stone and brick, very substantial ard
picturesque They are in delightful valley shady
and cool all day: and the water is, in my judg-
ment, equal to the Old w hite There are two
springs about sixty yards apart-one salt sulphur
and the other iodine.
Since my arrival hereI have learned that I,ieut
Robe Ransom, Jr., of the United States Navy,
who has been suffering recently under an attack
OF typhoid fever, over at the Monroe Red Sul.
phur, about seventeen miles from here, is recov-
ering rapidly, and is now able to sit up. am
sure this Will be pleasant information to his nu-
nero us friends In and about Washin e ton city l
will write you again in a few days.
MONSIEUR TossON.
THE PARAGUAYAN CoMMIssIoNER-The Pres.
ident has not yet made any appointment of Com
missioner to Paraguay, to adjust the existing
difficulties with that Government; and as the
Secretaries Of State and the Navy, both of which
Departments arc connected with the matter.
are now absent, with prospect of returning
within day or two, it is hardly probable the
appointment will be made until their return to
their post.
EXPECTED HoME.-We learn that Secretary
Toaeey, of the Navy Department, is expected
home from his trip to Connecticut and his in i.
specting tour of the Navy Yards, this week
In case he should come from New York by
railroad, and postpone his visit to the Norfolk
Navy Yard for the present, his arrival may be
looked for tomorrow.
IMPORTANT TO NAVAL ENGINEERS Board
of Naval Engineers, consisting of Chief Engi-
neers Wood, Sewell, and King, will convene at
the Navy Yard, New York, on the LIST of Sep
TENDER next, for the purpose of examining En-
gineers for promotion in the Navy.
The SECRETARY OF SrArE.-It is thought
that General Cass will return from his trip to
Stonington, Come cticut, this week, and will
probably be at his post in the State Depart
ment as early a. on Monday next
A CHANGE.-A change in the Chiefship of
the bureau Of provisions and clothing of the
Navy Department will be made during the
coming month. The candidates are Pursers
Slamm, Harris and Rittenhouse o1 $50