The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-09-26


Navy, and other distinguished PERSONS
The number Of visitors on that day we're
estimated at five thousand. Many were
highiy delighted, many disappointed and
some weared down with the fa.gues of the
day, others dissatisfied with their reception.
Just what might be expected from so large
n crowd on ono steamer, even the Great
Eastern. BY the way, saw the creature
in New York. She is over six hundred
Feet long-longer than "Noah's Ark" you
can imagine the rest, the margin is sutli-
cient. bought her picture and that is as
much rs care TO invest in her.
On my arrival in Philadelphia, found
Chestnut Street between the Girard and
! Continental Hotels, packed with people
the cause was twofold. The Wing party,
or rather portion thereof were out scre-
nadiDg Col Hunt, Of n. O., and hearing a
speech from him, There was Il large pro-
cesslon with banners and torch.lights and
II large Bell which sent forth its applause
with the "Hurrah's' BY ringing for its ut.
. ttranc".
lcenan was at the Girard, he is the
champion Of the tisuc art, tho man who
went 10 Europe and fought with Sayers.-
lie was on a visit and 10 give one exhibi-
tIon of the fight in England. The mex;
day ten thousand persons assembled at "A
! place called Camack' Woods 10 witness the
! pertorman ce, platform was erected in the
! ppu fra of ari,,
testants appeared and did what the crowd
called exquisite aud magnificent sparrng
and boxing. There were three pairs of
! boxers, first Cuisick and Mcdonald took
five rouuds-thcn Jones and Price, and final
| ly Hcenan and Prof Ouigon took five
| rounds. Hecnan oulboXcd all and was pro.
! nOuuccd victorious. After the Boxers had
retired to house and refreshed, they were
called out by the delighted crowd IIce-
nan exhibited the Belt and c0!orS which lie
wore in the fight with Saycrs, and modest
| ly thanked the company for the kind rpccp-
| iiOn which lad been given him. Quite II
number of women were in attendance and
appeared delighted with the performance
Among the 10000 present knew but one
person and that was friend from Ala,
who ncco mpanrd me.
The remainder Of the day was consumed
by visit to Independence Hall and prom
cnading Chesuui Street The windows of
! pretty things therein were examined and
enjoyed alike by grandpa and the little
| Nj in
street are us wide as the store and exhibits,
| | guess, the preItiest goods and all the cu-
riUsiiies and rare things Of the different es.
tablishments
found the Hotels in New York full
had TO take room 354 in the fifth story of
the fifth Avenue iIoiel-Lad II grand view
from my window of the city. Ii was 4
line room and beautiful sight after it was
reached, but oh the "gi,ting up stairs" was
some exercise, when the elevators were not
al work, and when the machine was not in
| operation, it was about rs easy TO 90 up
the old way Ms to find out the cause Of the
stUppage. Oi course Barnums Museum
was visited Among n host and ondcr of
curiositics may be seen giant Baby, seven
years old, weighing 257 pounds, measuring
81 inches around the chest-cheerful and
happy. His mother attends him-she il
pretty and about the ordinary size. \ lv-
Ing skeieton-a woman with long hair trail.
| ing the floor rs she walks-whitc nruros
or Moors from Madagascar, consisting of a
husband, wife and child all With pure white
skin, silken white hair and pink eyes, they
were born Of parents perfectly black. \
Sea Lion, John Brown In wax, Tommy al
80 said to be exact likencsscs The hap.
! py family, consisting of Il collection Of wild
and domesica! led animals Of directly OPP
posite natures, living in peace and harmony;
say the cat and rat, hawk and chicken, dog
and rabbit and soforth, also nrndescript,
called the "what is ii" being mixture of
negro and monkey. Three of them were
captured somewhere in Africa, it is said
there were others Of the same sort, two
died on their passage, this chap has the
characteristics Of II negro and monkey. lie
Is certainly rare curiosity, infer he is a
Iusus nature, the fact | suppose is so, that
he was brought 10 this county.
met DR.. Gibbes, Of Columbia, in tho
city aud was pleased tc see his health re-
stored, lie has just published his tour
Of last winter entitled Cuba for Invalids"
which hear highly spoken of. called 10
see DIR. J. Marion Simes, found him well
and in fine spirits. His family are at New
port, where he spends for the present por.
tiOn Of his time. ln his company came
to This place on the steamer "Melropolis,"
passing through Long Island Sound, and
around point Judith into Narraganset Bay.
The Major and his party parted with me
in New York city-their destination being
up the Hudson, to the Falls of Niagara and
into Canada, aud mine being to this place,
10 L.. l. Al =, A A..