The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22
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CORRESPONDENCE.
LETTER FROM NEW YQuR.
Correspondence of the Potter Journal.

,~ore5 p0ndnece of the Potter Journal.
NEW YORK, April 9Th, 1858.
Oar season of Lent and its aecompa
rylng solemnities are Just over. and oul
citizens, children of larger growth just
let ont OF the school Of penitence and
fasting, are nov going in for almost the
extravgance # amusement. Expectation
j. on tip-toe toF the Grand Military, Civ
ic and Fancy Dress Charity Soiree, (it
takes every one Of those words to name
it, to bs given at the Crystal Palace to-
luorrow SEEMING. The officers of the Hun
ter Wocais Benevolent Society, in aid OF
rh0se funds this monster ball has been
projected, have been distributing thou
sands of bread tickets among the Jo0r OF
this city, and it is not doubted that this
Colossal FGte," (anotber Of the names
they call it ''for short will bring in
most bountitul contributions to this very
worthy charity. \ committee of--I am
almost afraid to say how many citizens or
how respectable--or rather two commit
tees, one civic, the other military, have
thc affair in charge, I count III civic
names of property apd standing" head
ed by tle Lon. Daniel f. Tiemann, our
pep Mayor. The military committee is
made up Of l04 Lieutonants and 81 Cap
tains-aIl there are | should suppose in
tais region OF country, including Captains
aud Lieutcaants of target companies--
anl u proportionatc sprinklibg Of Gap
lains, Surgeons, Paymastcrs, Enginee. 5,
QuartermqStcrs, Adjutants, Majors, Colo
ncls, Generals and brigadiers, making in
all committee of 80, headed By Major
General Sanford, the man to whom our
tate Mayor Wood surrendered so bravely
At the close OF his police inourrection last
summer. BY the way, observe that the
name of the aforesaid cx-mayor does MT
grace the list of either OF these commit
tees, while that of the Hon. John Me-
keon, who suffered on the political cross
for the sin Of loving tic ex-mayor neither
wisely nor TOO well, holds a prominent
place in the CIVIC list. Over these vast
committees our most respectable citizen,
Peter Cooper preSides. The spacious
rooms Of Cne Of our aforetime banking
institutions have been opened oa Broad
way for an Office; doors and windows COW
cred with tempting placards; policemen
stationed at the door TO regulate the
crowd Of applicants for tickets; handbills
suspended in all hotels and places Of bu.i-
ness daily announcements made amOIg
the "eity items" Of the public press, and
altogether the excitement is being worked
up in the most approved style to The most
terered heat. Your correspondent will
De there to see.
Another unparalleled attraction, not for
a night but for sll the season, is the great
Iusard, whom Mr.. Uuman has just i'm
ported from Paris, to give his celebrated
concerts and "BaIs masqaes" at the Acad-
emy of Music. The papers of this morn
ing have whole column of announce
lnent about it, winding up with clinch-
er as to the identity of the celebrated
Musard, to put down the calumny that
Mr.. Ullman had brought out an imitation
Musard. Mr.. Ullman does not deny that
he gives imposing performances; but i'm
poster performances never.
Burton, notwithstanding the "consid-
erable emotion the Tribune said lie ex-
hibited the other day at one of the prayer
meetings in his own old Theatre, is play
ing the Serious Family in his new The
atre, and takes the character of Amina-
dab SLEEK himself Your readers must
excuse me for giving so much space to
amusements; but really this is a week of
jolity let loose. | ain surrounded and
surfeited with it, and how can l help
talking of it.
"Women's Rights" the noisy adsoca-
e. Of which seems to have very much de-
clined Of late years, are suddenly looking
up again and finding able advocates i'll
quite unexpected quarters. A series Of
lectures on this subject have been ipsti-
tuted here in behalf of the "Shirt Sewers
Uuion" of this city. James T. Brady,
one of the best known Of our lawyers and
best looking Of our gentlemen, gave the
opening lecture on the evening Of "All
Fools Day." and on that occasion took up
the cudgel in behalf Of "Woman and her
Legal Disabilities" J." His positions il IA
vor of woman, though quite radical, were
bravely taken and well received by large
audience of citizens, representatives of
class who have heretofore given little or
no counterance to the "Woman Ques-
lion" He claimed for woman equality
with man before the law, representation
with taxation, the extension Of the elect
i've franchise at least to single women,
and freedom Of divorce for desertion,
drunkenness, infamous conduct and capi
tal crimes. His lecture was well delv-
cred, but he seemed to forget he was not
in the court room, and piled as many
words on his argument as if he was split
ting hairs on point of law. Some pas
eages were quite in the vein of the in
dictment which sets forth with 50 much
r a