Newbern weekly progress., 1860-06-12
0ur New York Correspondeuee.


giant overheard and to take mp man less obiec-
tionabe to the Charleston Seceders. No rel-
ance can be placed on any of these ramors which
may be regaFed representing the feelings of
those who set them ahoat- Some pretend that it
has been decided to nominate Guthrie. others
swear that Seymour. of this State, is to be the
man, and third clique wink knowingly and
whisper in your thnt the thing is all set for
Breckinrldge. And so it goes--every mall
blowing for his tavorite. But the fact is that
democratic politics are in such muddle tha: the
leaders of the party know 20 more of what will
be the result of the Baltimore Convention than
the rank and file do. Even many of the dele
gates going TO Baltimore without sny fxed
purpose, and those who have one would not bet
ten cents that they will be able to accomplish it.
In short, land not TO put too fine a point upon
it," democrats here, elsewhere, are all waiting
for something to turn up."
| see that some southern States are sen6inr
delegates to both Richmond and Baltimore The
hard-shell democracy Of this State have appoin-
ted ten commissioners four from this city and
six from the State to the Richmond convention
These commissioners are instructed ''to do all in
their power to promote harmony between the
convention OF Richmond and Baltimore, or in
failure of that result, to act delegates and cast
the vote of the Empire State for candidate agree
able to the country and likely to promote harmo-
N.Y. 1t is to be hoped that the members of both
conventions will see the necessity of pulling to-
gether to keep the federal government out OF the
hands OF the abolitionst One thug is certain
no man nominated ut Battamare soW carry the
State of Netc York. uniesS he o0rdi0liy and actre
iy supported Gy Fernando Wood and the hard shell
democracy. Interested office-seekers may talk till
dOomsday, and endeavor to make the democracy
of other States believe that Woods influence is
small, and chiefly confined to the city but every
unprejudiced man in New York knows, and will
admit, if you question him, that thousands of de-
mocratic voters all over the State look upon Fer
nando Wood as the ablest and squarest man of
the party in this State, and that they will secret
ly support, the democratic candidate for the Pre-
sidency, according to the they may receive
from their leader. Woods friends are true to
him. and are anxious to be revenged upon those
politicians who were instrumental in causing the
delegation of "hards' which he headed, to be re
iected by the Charleston Convention. Wood
himself is exceedingly anxious to see the party
united, and would make any reasonable sacrifices
for so desirable an end AT the same time, he
knows he has been unfairly treated, and is cons
cous that the political influence he wields is more
than sufficient to enable him to give the large
electoral vote of New York to whichever of the
didates he chooses
Summer is now fairly upon us. The Central
Park, which has at last got to be place worthy
of the commercial metropolis of the New World,
is the favorite promenade. The Hamburg swans
on the lake much admired. The walks, the
drives the sunny heights and sequestered shades
tiny hills and wales. the rude decivities, the
graceful plains the rocks, the houses. the vehi
cles and the peor,e constitute picture of active
life and brilliant beauty. When the summer ar
r""grments are all completed, end fancy boats
play upon the shining waters, the Park will be a
delightful retreat for New Workers, and insti
tuition which strangers in the city Will always
make point of visiting
A swimming school for ladies is about to be
opened after the model of the schools of Paris
The professor of this useful accomplishment is.
being goodooking, graceful young gentleman,
will not fail to be we'll supplied with the fair
pupils
Athletic sports of all kinds are coming more
and more into vogue here tor both sexes. Base
ball, boating and cricket are becoming more
popular every year, and countenanced by
many of our first cergymen. Billiards is the
great indoor game in the private houses of the
wealthy. Very few first-class houses put up
in any part of the State, in which large room is
not set apart for of Phelan's billiard tables
Ladies of ton look for their billiard table natur
alIy as for their piano forte, in commencing to
keep house. Apart from the fact that billiard ia
bic furnishes excellent means OF physical rec
reation for ladies, when the weather puts a veto
upon outdoor pastilnes, sedate natrons favor the
Introduction of the game iuto private houses, be-
cause it keeps fathers, husbands and sons from
being obliged to resort to public saloons when
they desire 20 play. Some of orr lady players
handle the cue with dexterity surpassed by few
amateurs Of the sterner sex, and with a grace
that Phelan himself might we'll envy. The bus-
ness of manufacturing tables to meet the increas-
ing demend has risen to an important branch of
industry In the establishment of Phean &
Colender some 200 hands are constantly en-
ployed, far larger amount of mechanical skill
and accuracy is required to make billiard table
than piano forte; besides which however good
a mechanic man may be. he must also be a
skillfal player and have learned thoroughly, by
experience, the scientific requirements OF first
class table 1t is that which has given to Phe-
lan's establishment all but monopoly of the busi-
Apart from the prestige of his champion
ship, three or four of his patented Improvements
in cushions considered indispensable by crack
players professional and private.
The tour of Europe will soon be considered in
dispensable to the complete education of
American gentleman. For the past ten years.
the number of persons who annually leave New
York for Europe has been steadily increasing
Every steamer that has left the port this season,
for the other side of the Atlantic, has carried
many passengers as it could we'll accommodate
The clergy of our country leaving us by troops
for recuperation OF enj joyment. The pulpit of
America cannot do better thing than to indulge
itself in this manner. In fact trip to Europe
does every American good in more ways than one.
There is nothing like the rubs national vanl-
ty gets abroad to polish us into a shining exam
pie of liberal opinions and estimates OF matters
and things in general.
No end to distinguished foreigners" Soon,
no under the rank of an emperor will be con-
sidered by New Yorker worth going across the
street to see. The Prince de Joinville has been
with for some days; the japanese Princes
" have been invited, and are expected to be pres
ent'; the Prince of W Wales will be here in a few
months, and the last steamer from Europe brings
us the news of contemplated visit to New York
by Prince Napoleon. Good for New York
FREIGHTs:
an Sa<ai- Ind