The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-04-18

1HAUouRATIoH OF Tn8 CEAY STATUE AT
NEW ORLEAxs.-Ths PieayunS Of he 13th
inst, comes with detailed account Of the
ceremonies and incidents attending The In.
aaguratioa on the 18th inst., Of Joea r. Harts
bronze statue of Henry Clay, from which -
gather that the pageant was BY far the most
imposing and splendid ever witnessed In the
Crescent city. Business was wholly dispensed
with, and all Glasses unfted with spontans.
ous enthusiasm In giving eclat to the occasion
We give the Picayune's description Of the nm.
yelling Of the statue ~ -
"After the procession had arrived and was
properly disposed OF by the Grand MarshsI.
the national salute was fred BY the Washing
expected signal The crowd stood silent and
oreathless, fts thousand eyes 1xed on the
shrouded statue with . mingled expression Of
curiosity and fear-curiosity to eee II the NO.
Ole work concealed BY that cherished nag
would meet their anxious expectatfOus-fear
that some accident might happen to the statue
We looked at Mr.. Hart, 40 he stood near the
orator Of the day, in front Of this, the work Of
h1s genius, which was soon to meet the iudg.
ment Of his fellow-citixens; with compressed
lips and fxed eyes the talented artist stood
looking confidently at the monument bot his
cheeks somewhat paled by the emotion natu-
la an artists life, when immortal fame is to be
the reward Of his successful labors.
"One more gun-the broad nag slowly opens
its folds at the top-even the breathing Of the
crowd is inaudible-the nag drops swiftly, as
II pulled by magic hand, and the human
voice, SO long compressed, bursts in one loud
shout OF JOY and admiration. It rends the air,
drowning, the sound Of the brass bands thai
have struck up together, and even the roar of
the cannon which thunders forth, few hun
dred feet further down the street. Long did
the mats and handkerchief wave, accOmpa.
nying the hurrahs; men looked at each other
and smiled. and shook hands as if rejoicing
about some great event. whilst many a uuiy.
ering lip told Of secret and powerful emo
tiOns."
"A STRANGE AND EXCITING SCENE IN
COURT OF LAWN the Probate Court of Gin.
cinnati, says the Gazette, an interesting trial
occurred before Judge Hilton, involving the
OF the Judge, taking the child from the care
OF party 10 whom she had been confided by
the Orphan Asylum, and giving her to a mo.
ther and step-father regarded as Of bad char
acter excited great dissatisfaction among the
6y-standers, and some, among whom was N .
Longworth Esq, were disposed to interfere
fOrcibly to prevent the transfer of the child
Inc step ia ther then stepped around to take
the child, who had been sitting in the lap of
one Of the ladies present. The little thing
drew back from him in apparent terror, and
in an imploring manner, with tears, called out
to the Judge, "Oh, Judge. do not give me to
CARNEY showing disposition to assert the
right the Court had declared in his behalf,
several persons gathered around. Mr.. Long
worth, in an excited manner, said "let the
mob interfere!' but the flrst man who at
tempted it was instantly taken hold of by the
officers present and thrown out of the room,
Mrs. Weightman, the wife of the respondent,
overcome by the excitement of the entire pro-
ceedings, tainted; the little child wept bitter
~, and clupg to the friends that had adopted
it, Many of the ladies wrung their hands.
ana declared 1t would be ruined if it left
them. The whole COURTROOM was turned into
a scene of confusion and the Judge as mat
ter of discretion under the circumstances. di-
rected Sheriff Kessler to take the custody OF
the child until further orders,