Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-30
@aily Siroiaiau.
THE JAPAN ESE
Closing Scenes of the Great Ball

tys Minstrrs and the Hotel room, most Of the
promenaders. after midnight going down into
tho theatre. The Japanese madc themselves per.
fec,l, ut home and mixed Oh the multitude,
shaking hands and distributing autographs, as if
they were to tho manor born" The festivities
closed about hali-pn two, md then came tho
rush. The New York hack drivers. whr never
charge beyond legal rates, found themselves com
PEELED To take exorhltnnt prices. Unfortunate
was the unhappy wight who mlsscl tho carriage
which Ind conveyed him to his destination: he
had To wait till his bettcrs were oH. and then nf-
ter running the gauntlet Of the cuachmona bfi-
gadc, fortunate would he be if he was not charged
more than 81 mile.
BY ! o'clock the last conch had departed tho
lights began to grow dim; the Japanese had
tired to their couches. aud the Grand tapunesc
Ball wnsa thirg of tho past.
The long agony is over, ind il is well that it ia
50. Those who erected tho great fabric are now
employed in pulling it down. and Niblo's Garden
shows It's patqncitc seats once moro.
The ball is pronounced by connoissrnrs in such
matters IA ono If the most magnificent affairs
eyer gotten up in Gotham The decorations were
splendid. tho music was excellent, the supper
wa- z nod and tho wine flowed like river bn,
the crowd WAS fearful. Tho Committee who hnd
the matter in charge did their duty nobly. One
ui thrm stationed himself nj each donr. nnl snw
that no confusion prevailed Alderman Boole
stood At the main entrance, and under hS super
vision every thing went off smoothly. llc and
his associates nrc entitled tn the warmest
mcndations for the orderly manner in which
things were conducted.
1t i. stated tina. some three thousand spurious
tickets were cut, nnd indeed the "sct," which mp.
pcared in some parts of the extensive building
would appear to Justify this assertion. Clerks,
nShmongers butchers, pcttioggers and even soap
tat men and raspckcrs, were noticed among tho
crowd. One gentleman Ga lawyer informed
thnt hp had tvb tick M nj " Ip
sold for fifty dollar.; TINT was Immediately rafled
for, nnd brought S75, and the person who rallied
it topcnly boosted Of his gains.
The scromhling Mt the supper table was nwfnl,
mud the waters were not only impcrtinent bat ex-
tlrtinnac ; FOR instance, man asked for his lady
tho reply was 81 don't care ----- for you or
your lady. give me- a quarter. sar.' The quarter
wns paid and the article was sometimes iorthcom-
ing aud sometimes not. Bring me n bottle of
wine said another The "Sambo" whom he nd
dressed hnd several bottles in his hand. "llalfa
! DOLL snr?' was tho resp 'nsc and unless that
! half dollar pail there was no wine. This is
the real genuine, phlscated truth, las witnessed
/ by the writer If this article.
/ Some of the unfortunate who hal lost their
hllf dollar, retired in disgust. and went down to
the bar'room Of the hotel. But. alas that in.
! stu,ion keeping the Sabbath it wn+
! crtcd, aud nothing could be got for love mon.
/ J. Mnor's har. "l'ill, ns they called him, and
hi, satllites bad vanished, and although the
! porter oi a celebrated morning paper kicked md
! erlurgc,l, aud assured "Bill' that II was ho
himself in preIria persona" tho bar was not
opened. and tho thirsty reporter didn't get his
! drink.
! The arrangements. for the bnl did uot givc on.
tire satisfaction. Mr. Nixon. who went to some
| Inconvenience, did not receive ticket until the
| last moment and he then refused the two which
were sent. but reserved his own private box for
! his friends 1t was fortunate he '.il 80, for the
Lady Of IL celebrated editor applied ior u box aud
was refused Nixon thcreupon not only gnvc her
the key Of his private box. but bad n ubl" spread
for herself and friends. in the corridor and his at
| tcnions were acknowledged.
/ Tuesday very few Of the Japancso guests were
ont, with the exception n Tommy, who was
abroad in all his usual vivacity. In consequence
| of the numerous demands made hpon his lime,
| Tommy ha- number Of cards ready written both
| in lpancsr and English and after shaking hands
with the visitors he invariably bands them one of
these and rctrcs.
Al two o'clock the Princes, with their renuc.
and Tommy the ubiquitous, proceeded in carriage
to the house nl August Belmont where they were
received by the lady or the lnre Commodore Perry
The only l'ng speclh made 10y the chief Prince.
since his arrival, was made. ns our reporter was
informed. to Mr.. Perry. His EwelIcncy cxwr.-
said nlul led in feeling terms to her late hns-
bard,
The servants are ali busy in packing mp the
baggage "a they will embark on Friday, Hni sail
on Monday next,
Tho wnc. Monday night as has already been
stated, flowed freely; So freely, indeed, that 1t
was handed out through the windows hy seryants
aud others nj fifty and twenty five cents n bottle
IIn kmen and others outside enjoyed Themselves
finely and without Waiting to let tho cork ~,
the necks OF bottles were broken off, and, rs some
Of them remarked, II bottle TO his own check was
nothing. The wine man, Tuesday found himself
pretty minus in returns although empty bottles
is abundant.
At the ball "a Monday evening. Tommy
his American dress for n short period, and hs
movements in it were m3re graceful than probably
cnnll bc expecied,
The forenoon was occupied by tho Governor.
Chief Inspector and Osakabe Testaro in u visit
to the glass works of Il. V. IIaughwout & Co.
which are located in Brooklyn. and which they
inspected with great interest, viewing the entire
process of glass making. from the mixture of tho
raw material, to the final blowing and moulding ot
the metal after emerging from the furnaces. Pipes
Gnblets and other articles, were made and presen
ted to them the spot. and they did not fail, be-
fore leaving the factory, to enquire into the relt-
tive quantities of the different materials necessary
70 produce the proper mixture, and, no doubt, the
information will be useful t., their advantage on
their return home. hey afterwards returned To
the store of f. Y. II. & Co. corner Of Broadway
and Brorme street. " witness the final finishing
Of table glass. where they were prescntei with
most beautiful specimens.
WHERE DrrY LEA6.-New York, June 25, 1860.
i think it is my duty, and the duty Of every M
tional American citizen to net. To survey the
political horizon. is but tn 10 * Mt sectionalism on
every side. The Un:on, the Constitution. and
the enforcement of its laws, is the true platform.
John Bell, of Tennessee, an1 Edward Everett, of
Massachusetts,. stand upon it. These men must
nh 1 sLnll nnt MY ,rnrnlnai md hnnrIV sunnOrt |