The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-27
The japanese IN New York.
SHOPPING AND VISITS.

After the excitement Of the great ball. Monday eve
ming, there seemed 10 DO decline In ia
pancse stock, yesterday. Therc were but fcw
visiters at the hotel unusual crowd in the ada
cent around several store windows In which were
exhibited Japanese articles or duplicates Of instruments
presented TO some connected with the Japanese,
there were throngs of persons who seemed most unrea
sonably interested looking at the duplicates Of articles
be presented persons Of whom they know nothing
There but few shopping parties Of the japanese
yesterday, but large purchases in chemical articles
and mathematical instruments werc made. Several
Of the Orentals visited large glass manuiac-
tory at Brooklyn, and inspected tho workings OF
the establishment. Others were presented with some
Dnrins the day most Of the Japanese were engaged
on R board he Sp N sIs s On s.sardsy
In the afternoon seven Of the principal on
ss an o 1s
great pleasure at the Metropolitan ball, visited the
widow Of Commodore Perry, and were handsomely
and the government interpreter Mr.. Portman, accom-
panied the japanese. The collation. was served up
r ss liable :svs s an vus me
ted by the Commodore. Commodore Perry's children
and grand children introduced TO the ambassadors
dor sad that il gave him great pleasure 70 make Mrs.
Perry's acquaintance The memory OF the late Conmo-
sOs was held high esteem X the Of
had made great advances Of the greatest Importance TO
its prosperity With many articles Of Japanese manu-
facture the Japanese could not but feel entirely at home
He returned the thanks OF the Ambassadors 70 Mrs. Perry
Al the residence of Augustc Belmont, the party were
also handsomely entertained, and wcro shown splendid
collection Of paintings.
THE JAPANESE IN AN OMNIBUS.
As Of the inferior officers Of the Embassy were out
on Monday, about O'Clock N, doubtless for thepur
pose Of shopping the gentleman who accompanied them
had some difficulty in persuadng the "Japs" 70 got into
one the Broadway and South ferry omnibuses which
he bad hailed At the corner Of Houston street me dis
and the driver and very smphatcaly shook thsr
heads they dreaded lest they were 70 DO boxed up
and have some trick played them and the Ssass%.n =
ngo could only by signs try 70 make thsm know that
he wished them 70 60 inside for the purpose Of riding 70
OF the said gentleman and not very courteous re-
marks from "Jehu" on the box, relative 70 his being
kept waiting the party were a. a.s gotten io me inside
wonderngy at their American friend as he paid Tho TO
qusite sxpences through the round hole behind the
xrw SYSTEM ~AxN0 MONEY.
An article having appeared In your paper to-day which
IL calculated TO ure with the public, hereby beg
ma space for tho purpose Of setting myself right.
Your paper that four tickets taken from
me purchased ticket from a respectable gentleman
of this city, connected with the municipal do
partment the OF teneoliars, and while engaged
In selling said ticket at the 81 Nicholas Hotel twas taken
from by Alderman Starr, who refused 10 give me back
my ticket my money. was about 70 sell said ticket
10 gentleman, when Alderman Sarr-who was then un-
known me-walked up and asked 10 the ticket On
my showing the ticket he made himself known, and
claimed the property ~ his.
deny that engaged In selling spurious tickets, as
all these tickets were genuine, ms can prove large
number Of persons besides myself engaged In sell
ing these tickets not only at the s. Nicholas Hotel but
also at the Metropolitan Hotel last evening One man, 70
my certain knowledge sold thirty genuine tickets
Cor varying from ten TO forty dollars mention
these facts merely 10 show that ticket speculation
was the order Of the day, and that myself who only
the profits therefrom. FRANCES W. skAGRisT,
626 Ninth avenue.