Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-21

of the Gulf of Mexico Ca2 it be this fish
which makes the mysterious music sometimes
heard at the mouth of the Passagoula river.
on a still night? This strange music which
the boatman lying idle, with lifted oars may
sometimes listen 70 en- the Gulf shore, has
been supposed to be produced by some fish,
what kind is not known, and is heard most
distinctly when the moon is nearess the full
1t would seem to be quite appropriate to the
other qualities of my ocean beauty.
[ believe I promised to give you some
notes on the Great Eastorn, of my own but
upon examination of her wonderful machine
ry and comparison of my limited mechanical
knowledge, | withdraw the rash promise,
and only beg leave to say could not do her
anything like justice by my poQr comments
Everybody has read descriptions of her
build, and the measurement of her as
whole or in parts. But to realize what a
stupendous power is bound together in one
harmonious action, the reader must see her
enginery. 1t is entirely unique and wonder
ful, and astonishes the faculty of belief into
helpless mazement. My settled thought was,
after going up and down and around the
machinery, on the iron balconies which ex-
tend to different heights along each side for
the convenience of cleaning and repairs, and
being greatly amazed-"W ell, it is no long
er a wonder that God made man, since man
l., a.
ability, it seemed to my finite intellect that
man had achieved the greatest wonder. All
honor to Brunell, the genius who drafted
the iron Levathan. Except ita motive pow
er the Great Eastern is a mere marvel of
size. The furnishing is plain, compared with
our tirst-class steamers, and there is nothing
to excite particular remark yet one hears
some amusing things said by some of her Wis.
itors. One man was utterly disgusted with
the show because, as he said there was not
one room in her as large as the saloon of
certain ferry.boatl The fact that it is half
day journey to 90 over her different stories
and apartments did not seem to strike him
In another week the spectacle will close for
New York, as she goes on an excursion to
Cape May, and then hauls off in the stream
to get rid of visitors | hear she is to take
thirty thousand bales of cotton from Virgin
a, as freight. That is quite as it should be.
The Old Dominion, which sent to England
the first fruits Of colonization in the shape of
tobacco and medicinal barks, should be the
first to patronize the mammoth ship of the
mother country.
We have had no end Of sightseeing in our
metropolis this summer. The last excite
ment was the United States Zouaves, of Chi
cago, whose performances in a military way
have set all New York to cheering. I'm
doubtedly they are the best trained company
in the country; and the novelty Of some of
their movement gives them peculiar distinc-
tion. Then their dress la lure is very
gay and graceful, When they came here the
encampment of the celebrated Seventh Re-
giment was just over, with all its gaities;
and now, right upon the heels of the Zouaves
we have the Savannah Blues on a visit, and
are likely enough to haze the Columbus
Guards Of Georgia. Oar military spirit
seems in a fair way to bring US TO point Of
distinction in the manual of arms.
The inquest in the Walton murder case has
resulted in the committal of Charles Jetferds,
one of the step sons of the murdered man.
Little doubt is left of his guilt, though the
evidence is not positive.
The heat of the last week is being relieved
this morning by copious shower, promising
day or two of fue, cool weather
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