The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1860-09-19
The GOssips and the Topics of Interest.

The lovers of gossip have an abundance, |
as well as variety of aiment for their pru-
rient palates; and tie newspapers. those
active and un,ring caterers for the public
taste, aided by the indefatigable telegraph.
supply with rabbit-like fecundiiy, The uni
versa cry for more. That royal young cav
aler, the Prince of Wales, with ihe suIlen
but sensible and faithful English mastiff,
who guards him, as well from the rude con-
tact OF mobs, as from the tender embraces
of enthusiastic young damsels, still pursues
his triumphant progress. Since the inva
soc of his chamber by bevy OF iascna
ting female royalists, who incontinently
plundered it of pins and an in6ntude OF
gewgaws-who played with his sword tried
on his hat, and, perhaps, his pantaloons-
he has danced once, with scores of ladies',
tDice with Miss NAPIER, kissed Mayors
daug hter, shaken hands with number of
what we call sovereigns, but he calls sub
lects, and listened TO a national anthem,
sung by three thousand Sunday School
| children
We are informed by the faithful chroni-
clers of his movements, that he intends,
while i'll Illinois, TO devote four days to
grouse shooting, and that, after visiting
New York, he will proceed up the Hudson
10 West Point, and spend few days; on
the l7th OF October he will go TO Boston: in
car fitted up expressly for him, to which
will be attached royal smoking car. He
| is SAID TO be much addicted 10 smoking, and
10 hold in high esteem that product OF our
country, which Sir WALTER RALEIGH intro
duced into England, and which pedantic
old JAMES so denounced in his ''famous
| Counter B ast, y calling it "Eoxious weed"
We cannot trust ourselve TO speak of the
restless, nervous anxiety with which the
royal young travellers arrival in the States
is expected Ampitious mammas, audaci.
Gus young bellies corpulent old aldermen
opulent merchants, jealous hotel keepers
and politicians of all stripes and complex
ions, are waiting eagerly for his coming
! New York, '"he great American empo
rum and metropolis " as the Herald is wont
10 call it, is in a condition bordering on in.
sanity. Verify, that city of snobs is in q
terrific ferment, and unless the Prince
comes speedily, that modern Sodom will
+ become one great madhouse.
But there is gossip also in the politica
world. While Lincoln keeps still, anc
Messrs BELL and BRECEisRIDGE, like digni
fed gentlemen, stay at home, Judge DoUG
LAS continues his ceaseless pilgrimage
Contradictng his previously expressed
opinions and purposes, he is declaring III
willingness to fuse, and if by Withdrawing
he can defeat Lincoln, his willingness Il
withdraw This change is sudden, and WI
hope it is sincere. The best evidence of it
, sincerity, will be his withdrawal. That ex
. pected event is now exercising the public
mind.
. Meanwhile, that astute plotter, Seward
as if to show TO the ungrateful clique, wht
cheated him ont ofthe nomination for Presi
! dent the ent husiastic devotion of the Re
r publican masses TO him, is going on his tri
umphal tour. and putting The male ant
female ''Wide- -Awakes" 10 vast expense il
the wav of lights and music.
Indeed, there is great stir all over tn
: country, and the newsmongers and gossip
5 have their hands full. When the excite
: ment subsides-when the Prince leave
e our shores, and the Presidential election
l over, everything will be aai, dull, dead
4 Pennsyluanlan.