The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-02

Prince only the other day shooting partridges
on the prairies Of Illinois. Since that time be
has been whirled through the Sucker State to
st. Louis, thence crossing Indiana and part
Of Ohio to Cincinnati. Yesterday he proceeded
to Pittaburg. To-day he crosses the Allegha-
mics, and sleeps might at Harrisburg. Pretty
good travelling, that, and our British cousins
undoubtedly open their eyes little wider than
usual at the celebrity, safety and comfort which
our railway managers can combine for their
customers If they choose so to do. And upon
this point we have few words to say, by way
Of parenthesis. The regulations for the
Princes trains have been published
and we trust that they will be
kept before the people. Such rules have
always been reeded on all our railways, and If
they had been sooner adopted. many serious
casualties would have been prevented. For
example, the larger proportion Of railway
" accidents come under the denomination Of
collisions. These cannot occur when the pre-
cautions taken for the Prince are used. Now
what we wish to know IL, whether or not there
Is any good reason Why the same attention
should not be paid to the life Of every passen-
ger-prince or peasant 1t may be alleged that
the Prince pays better than other people
True. But IL II not also the fact that the compa-
mics lose more money In time, In costs and dam
ages In the destruction Of their rolling stock by
negleeting proper precautions, than the ex
pense Of taking them would amount to? We
suggest this point as one worthy Of serious
consideration.
As for the reception Of the Prince In the
United States, 1t has been very cordial, and
30 far a. we can learn, not OF all snobbish. In
the prairies be roughed Il In the usual style
Of sporsmen. At St. Louis he had no formal
reception, but was loudly chesred by the peo.
pie as be proceeded from the steamboat to the
hotel. On the Fair grounds the Prince was
handsomely received and good deal stared at;
but that Ia one Of the penalties which royalty
has to pay for its luxuriee, such as having all
the pretty girls dying to be introduced, and so
on. The upper porcine and whiskey circles Of
Cincinnati seem to have got themselves into
tremendously select and aristocratic state of
mind about the Prince. They gave him q ball,
which must have been an exquisite affair, &C
cording to all accounts The "creme de Ia creme
Of Cincinnati society sat In the parquetie" we
are told, and the managers selected the part.
ners for the Prince. II seems that even the
creme dc IA creme was not quite up to the mark
Of princely society, as we hear Of awkward
meas, "over dressing" embarrassment" and
a general Iwould-rather- be any whers-else
than-here feeling chilled the whole affair.
The creme de la creme were too aristocratic
to think of eating and drinking So they gave
the Prince few quadrilles In their second
story opera house, and sent him supperless to
bed. However there are some things that they
can do In the West: and II the giving Of balls l.
not one Of their strong points, II would be hard
to beat their big rivers prairies, splendid cities
and 60 on. So we trust that the Cincinnati
creme viii not turn sour, and mourn IA one
without hope. When the Prince gets to Wash.
ington and New York he will have an oppor-
tunity Of seeing what the polite society OF the
country Ia made Of He has done nature In the
provinces In all Its various phases. aud now
fashion awaits him 10 the federal capital aud
the commercial metropolis. The excitement
about bis visit Ia already very great, aud there
has not been such run upon the hotels since
the Crsst Palace rush, 10 1858. 60 we may
expect the liveliest Of lively times next week.