Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-05-31

Z ~SLIt TtllII1g TOOlnS cOHnGCtcu WITH the Sen
ate Chamber, including the marble hall
and the Senators grand reception hall
As they were about leaving the purlieus
/ of the Senatc's division Of the building,
! they were met by the House Committee
! appointed to invite them to visit the Rep
resentatives' Hall, who, on being presented
/ by Captain Dupont to the Ambassadors,
/ conducted them, each to the House wing,
| each Committeeman having Commission
er on his arm, stopping some time in the
rotunda, where the pictures gracing the
walls were explained to them.
Some of the interior japanese were in
the galleries, and others in the rotunda of
the Capitol. Subsequently they were cor
Quoted by the Congressional Committee to
seats in the House gallery set apart for the
diplomatic corps. Mr.. Portman, for the
Committee, explained to them, through the
japanese interpreter, the nature ofthe leg
lslatiFe proceedings, the yeas and nays be-
ing called at the time they entered the
Hall, The galleries were denSely crowded
with spectators, at least one half Of whom
were ladies'
The Ambassadors were afterwards re-
| clevcd by the Speaker in his room, and
then furnished with seats on the. foor of
the House, in company with the Naval
Commission and Congressional Committee
| The interiors retained their places in the
diplomatic gallery.
The japanese remained but few min
utes. The Ambassadors passed out the
main aisle, Mr.. Sherman, Mr.. Cochrane,
and Mr.. Branch each having an Ambassa-
dor in immediate charge The other lnem-
bers of the Committee, Mr. Morris of PcnU-
sylyania, and Mr.. Davis, of Maryland, to-
gether with the Naval Commission, follow
ed in the rear. The subordinates in the
gallery simultaneously retired
There were hurried movements in the
galleries, which in a few minutes were
nearly deserted, the spectators rushing 3ut
! to get another view Of the strangers, who
proceeded to the rotunda to exi mine the
pictures Dense crowds surrounded them
After passing several hours in the Capitol
premises, they returned in carriages to
their hotel.
GOOD TIME AT WILLIARDs
The japanese are the cause Of a great
consumption of the good things of this
life, on the part of their visitors and en-
tertainers. The army and navy have uni
ted IN combined assault upon the cham
pagne and delicaeies, and are as hospitable
to the little japanese as they are hungry.
When Kossuth visited the United State3,
he was the source of great expense to the
Government and the municipalities, and a
glorious EXCUSE for the qualification CT the
dead heads. Browns Hotel here was the
Headquarters of the German patriot and
his bearded followers, and the forthcoming
bill the subject Of vast grumbling at tho
Treasury.
The Messrs. Willard are famous for
their liberal charges, and as they are ha4,
ing an excellent opportunity for the dis
play of this characteristic, they will in
dulge it to the infinite edifcation of Mr..
Cobb and Mr. Buchanan 1t is really sur
prising how much champagne and French
cookery these fat and shiny islanders are
supposed to consume.
TALK WITH THE JAPANESE
An interesting interview occurred Oh
Monday between Dr. Hill, Superintendent
of the Columbus (Ohio) Luna;ic Asylum,
and the physicians to the Japanese Embas,
sy. The following colloquy took place;
DR.. Hill-How many insane persons
have you in Japan? Very few.
Have you separate hospitals for them
We have four hospitals in Jeddo for the
sick, with separate wards for the insane.
Do you use force or violence in their
management? We do not, but have strong
rooms and guards.
Do you ever bleed insane patients ?
Never.
Are idiots and lunatics kept in the same
hospitals? They are, but in different
wards; We have but few-not more than
twenty in all there may be some in pri-
vate hospitals.
How many sick do you average in your
hospitals? From five to eight hundred,
but all poor.
Here the japanese doctors became inter
rogators, and inquired;
Have you many insane?
DR.. Hill-We have three hundred III
my hospital
How many Of these are insane? All.
This reply astoniished the inquisitors,
who raised their hands and looked at each
other
What medicines do you use? Wine,
quinine and other stimulants.
Have yop hospitals for dumb AID blind?
Yes, but separate.
Have YOU medicinal gardens? None Of
importance.
The japanese here remarked that they
would like to get the seed of our plants of
every description for the imperial gardens
of Jeddo, and they were informed that
these would be furnished them by the Ma
tional Agricultural Society. They were