Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-03
NEW YORK, March 3Oth, 1859.

| NEW YORK, March 3Oth, 1869.
The vinds Of march are humming"
So SAYS Fitz Greene Halleck. neverthe-
less we have had but faint illustration OF
the poets assertion, for the weather has been
remarkably mild this month. We have had
considerable rain, however, interpreted
with short spells Of fair weather during
which the sunny side Of Broadway has been
daily thronged with gaily dressed ladies
busily engaged in doing their spring shop
ping.
Broadway may be Justly styled the edit
ors paradise for it is constantly frequented
by reporters and city editors in search Of An
'tem." A ride from the Bowling Green 70
Union Square rarely fails to furnish abun-
dant material for an intere sting article.
James Parton, author Of the life Of Aaron
Burr and other popular works. while acting
in the capacity Of city editor Of the Home
Journal, several years ago, when at loss
for subject would frequently jump into an
omnibus at Fulton street and ride up Broad
way to Union Square and bsck again and
invariably found abundant material for an
interesting column Of gossip for the next
number OF the Journal f..-
Among the distinguished literary loungers
who are frequently seen promenading the
great thoroughfare We may mention q. X.
Philander Doesticks 7. b. whose long hair
and steeple crown felt hat stamp him at
once a. O member of the Tribune staff We
may also mention Fitz James O'Brien, the
dramatic critic and popular magazine writer
who, gossip says. has lately been made lord
by the demise Of some Of his relations over
the water, then there is Geo. VIM. Curtis,
the "Lounger" of Harper's Weekly, Barry
Gray tR. b. Coffin. Eco } Of the Home Jour
NAL and Frank Goodrich. better known per-
haps by the nome de plume Of Dick Tinto,
which he used while acting as Paris CORES
pondent of the Daily Times and last bat by
no means least, there is John Brougham or
'siry John" as he is famlliarly called, the
actor and author, who may be seen, not I'M
frequently, standing in the lobby Of Wal
lacks Theatre or beneath the porch Of the
Metropolitan or st. Nicholas lIotela IIeis
at present busly engaged in getting up an
amateur theatrical performance for the ben
eft of the American Dramatic Fund Asso-
citation, to take place at the Academy Of
Music in the month of April.
Last Saturday we strolled over to pier A,
North River, to witness the departure Of
the City Of Washington, for Liverpool, and
bid good bye to O friend.
There was quite crowd on the wharf,
"a well as on board the steamer, and the Of
ficers (mostly stumpy little Englishmen,
with sandy whiskers. gilt bands around
their caps, and blue coats peppered all over
with buttOns.) were making themselves
busy on the pier or standing At the gang
ways assisting the ladies with all the no
likeness and gallantry for which sailors are
particularly distinguished.
Precisely at twelve o'clock, the hour for
sailing, there was q rumbling noise heard In
the direction of West street, followed by an
instructive exclamation Of The Mail, and
rs if in answer to the announcement, the
large steamer mail wagon, drawn ty four
horses, came laundering down the pier and
drew up at the gang plank Of the steamer.
The mail was soon taken on board the
final adiews spoken. and the order given to
cast of"
The boatswain, a jolly specimen Of tar,
in blue roundabout, who rolled about the
foreeastle deck blowing his whistle at in.
torvaIs, displayed conspicuously by his face
tious remarks to the crowd on the wharf
that he had "spliced the main brace" pref
ty freely. We thought 1t rather premature
for the boatswain to get 1" half seas over"
before he had got half over the seas
The steamer soon began to slide ahead,
and, as her stern cleared the wharf, bang
went the forecastle gun, hats and handker-
chiefs were waved on both sides. and, with
her ensign at the peak, streamers floating
at the mast heads, with one hundred and
fifty passengers and ninety thousand dol
lars in specie, sailed the good ship City Of
Washington, on her voyage to Liverpool.
Manager Ullman has arrived from the
South with part Of his opera troupe, and
the spring operate season at the Academy
of Music will probably commence early in
April.
Piccolomini is still concertising in the
South under the management Of Lumley .
agent. Her contract with Ullman has ex.
pred
1t is whispered about that DR.. Wards
opera, The Gipsys Frolic," will shortly
be sung at the Theatre Francais by anna
teurs, the proceeds to be given to the Mount
Vernon Fund
"Our American Cousin" at Laura Keene's
Theatre, is on his last legs, and will proba.
bly, be withdrawn entirely in the course of
week or so. They have revived the legiti-
mate drama at this establishm ent, and have
given "The Rivals" "She Stops to Con-
qner,' and "The School for Scandal with
Mr. and Mrs. Blake in the principal parts
The Veteran" very snowy piece which
has been running at Wallacks for more
than sixty nights. will be Withdrawn after
this week. and Mr.. Wallack will once more
appear in his favorits characters in "The
Kent Day." "The Scholar" and the "Mer.
chant of Venice"
Au Revoir,
EBENEZER SPROUT.
A"o Hsso,ss 81 The ssW anderer's Nesroes.
COfresnondnr% 80 a. CT.