Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-06-04

", noae of her vvaeisy aud Of the Of
manner, which H. think, her greatest charm, to
her womanly sweetness. She lives In bios cottage.
surrounded With books birds. aud flowers hndiug.
doubt not sbundan, their geniie vompan-
ionship> IL were to tell how highly her contibu-
tons to the Ledger the SosherR Field and fresi and
other periodically valued you would again be-
eve the old saying that gcnh goes unrewarded 10 this
world.
Mrs. Terhune formerly Miss HAYES. the authorizes of
"Alone." regret say, has removed TO New jersey
MesSrs Derby jackson announce that another novel
from her pen In press, and will shortly appear
Mr.. Thompson, Of the "hesscsscr," found one Of
the most agreeable OF gentlemen, gied with singular
" pure and taste in all that pertains his high
position editor OF the leading literary journal OF the
South. BY his Kindness permitted to go into his
saaet,nn. IL made me quite nervous being the first
time was ever in Que. lie Is STAYING, temporarily, In
dilapidated building, far from the Custom House aud
his apartment Is literally crsmmcd with books many of
them and curious and magazines aud newspapers
without end. At home, he has a collection of most cx.
quiSite volumes many of them presents from such men
Everett Thackeray aud Bulwer Ills desk at his Office
looks out upon the Capitol Square and suspect he owes
many Of his airy and delicate anees to the trees and
verdure he sees before him. A, present no is engaged
upon poem, TO be recited in June before literary So
eiety in the city Of Washington
Mr. John Esicn Cooke shows genius in every Inca
ment OF his grave intelligent face. His dark ewes glow
with supernatural fire that makes one trcmblc His
thick auburn hair long, in rngles on the neck
and fit were parted in the middle, would make him the
very counterpart Of one Of Lelys "cayaers" He also
wears full beard and moastache confess liLs a
moustache. Mr.. Cooke nhabits an upper chamber in
little wooden house the porch Of which is fairly festoon.
ed with roses He also like Mr.. Thompson has an out.
look upon the beautiful Square, and Statue of Washing.
ton by Crawford So you see, Mr.. Editor that literary
people love the green world of beauty so much that
they must have bit of it constantly before their eyes
even In the haunt Of great city Mr. Cooke ana told
the most Industrious of writer's only his industry
comes by hts and starts. For month two he will
write dN OF eight hours day, and then he viii lounge
finished 'Crssnsay Coarf: OF nsBisofy Ground New
being Published in the Southern Literary Messenger
said by competent judge be the hest thing be ha
ever DONE will be some months Vet before the Mes
| senger finishes it, publication Henry St John Gen
tleman. another novel by Mr.. Cooke will shortly issu,
from the press of Messrs. Harper Brothers, Of New
FORK III may judge from some of the proved sheets
iis that the nancy which have SEEN il will be YER,
captivating story indeed There is lady character N
! 1t, eha't!y IKE me. Her name is Bonnybel You know
no" u must he good At present Mr. Cooke is occupies
IN writing series of sketches of eminent Virginia gen
uemen OF the olden time, for the "yec York Uenfnrv
which have been highly praised.
While am writing about the htsrafi of Richrnond
must not forget to tell that day ms was
ing out with one Of my gentlemen friends (ony friend
was shown the man who wrote those letter
ot "Mozis Addums in the Messeny.r A most odd AN,
dry old person he is, with one leg aud his real name
remember rightly, Is Mr.. hgsy. He lives in strict ~
urcment IA an obscure part Of the city, with his grand
mother Tan old lady, who has attained the great o. a
/ 1.
up skeletons for the students of the Medical College
He once drove dray Strange that such an Old ma,
should write funny etters-I am told they are funny;
never read them l actually shuddered in passing him
The horrid old wretch
oh dear! What am thinking about Here b.v,
oee running on page after page about people you
don't know, forgetting Mr. Fisher, the Artist who use,
TO be such favorte in Lynchburg a. he Is here and
will be everywhere he is known. have ,asssl NOR
than one pleasant hour il his sfs3io broad street
where he works aud Ni,h tS t.aa devotion of love
of Art, Indeed 10 SO,shps his noble calling viii
more than Eastern idoatry" and hence he exceis m
So Since leaving Lynchhurg aud spending a winter il
Philadelphia, no has Improved erer SO hsmeh Ill, i
Row engaged upon likeness in oil of the lamcnted Can
tain otey of city, and it is the express image of him
as indeed are three other kcnesses in erayon whic
he has recently completed. Mr. Fisher Is certainly III
best portrait paiHier escr Sd,r Not only i the r,
Sembance accurate but there Is ife-liEe look abon
his portraits, which rarely see in the
of other artists and which is the true secret of art
Nor he portrait painter only lie has ambition I,
become landscape painter and in whatever be
takes he is sure to excel After lie returns from
Europe whittier he proceeds next Fall lin company viii
young Mr.. Valentine, the sculptor, and promising on
he =, and as unassumng as he is promisng) predc
that he will give to the American world many historical
and landscape pictures which will be preserved as treas
ures so.long the canvass which they are uainte,
can be made to hold together lie ID net yot apprcca
ted a. lao deserves hat the day will when the who'll
country, aud Virginia especially, will be proud an,
justly proud of him. Though he grew to manhood il
Tennessee, lac born in Virginia, and If he eve
claims TO be anything but Virginian he will incur tn
ssrere dsyicasHre of lady who admires Loves hin
more than he thinks and don't IL YOU tell him so
Mr. Editor.
fought to close this letter without payas ribut.
In Mr. Valentines sculpture. particularly 20 the exac
copy he has just takeno OF the bust OF Hou w asinf,
ton in the rotna of the Capitol ought alsa 10 meI
ton the decided merits Of YsgRg hr shepherd nos
studying IN Philadelphia, whose Eagles lone in the cloud
and The OtheF seated gray chened rock by the sea
shorc exhibition In the Wing Office discover unques
tionabe genius in peculiar and difficult ine but indee,
have trespassed far the patience of your reader
that brave as an dare not go further. And if vo,
will forgive me, Mr. Editor, this time for so infer
p'iHdbie scrawl, will promise you, the honor of
lady, ner0 TO write TO you again a long I've.
Very sincerely, aAd N Haste,
AppIE CAMPBELI.
T. S-i HlHSi and ,siii add p0stscrpt and lust sa
that the yogg gentlemen OF Richmond ave the incest
ever saw in any city Intelligent and polite thew betra
gentle breeding In every action, and very dferen
from those rude, noisy mpudent foppsh foolish boy
that infest the hotels Of many other cities. &C.
COLLAPSE OF THE Ia Crosse AND MILWAUKEE Rail
RoAD.--This road sold the 2lst ult, uRdar IN
third mortgage, for seventy five Isg can't ii ,aS amour
due, being eyeT sih ,ss shes winding up by far ia
mast gigantic railroad sWndle perpetrated FroI
the commencement this road has been the victim Of Do
signing men, who have used it, and only successfully
in fleeing the public By dexterous appeals to IT, aide
by the daily press Of New York city, this scheme for tim
obtained extraordinary degree Of popglarltY IN
favor with which it, stock sB9 Eergsies we,e held wa
met By ext,a ,rdlat1 aed 10 TaanF oases fraudulent /
sues I'LL he amaHnt reached some 81 600 OOO and for
road which did not probably 50 600 600 What woul
extraordinary in this is that no atemt has eve
been made 10 of he onrndinO portiaa 20 Ia,