The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-11
LOCAL NEWS.

| louR bronze MEDALS have been struck by
order - the Chamber OF Commerce, to presea. to
the of'cers and soldiers OF Forts Sumter and Pick
ens two for each fort. The portrait ., slemmsr
Ia upon yet, and that u Anderson ON the other,
| Tie suA''er Pckens medal, which is FOR the sol
ders, Lac On the a view OF the fri, and the
smaller sumter utdal presents a segment Of the
ha,tem'ut, on which soldier is In the &C, OF
pisntiug the An.'rcan lag. Toe larger medals
have the same portraits. The reverse u the Pick.
ems m,dA pr,t+nt, the solid masonry OF ryrtl-
| 6caIi1D, guarded by Cerberus.
| GAIT. WILLIAMS WHALING VoyAGE.-The
t'.like scenes - the " Whaling Voyage" as IL Is
represented Ia panorama At Hope Chsp,, are iu-
| de- Interesting Tne panorama has, i1r months
past been the rtfort OF schools and families de-
sirous Of blending Instruction and amusement sor
tht,r children aud certainly Ia entire froeinm
r., IN tsint = immortality which too cien char .c,sris
"a such PLACES ~ attract on s volume In ts favor
Al hour epert here gives 10 the pupll in Geography,
or Natural History lesson never 10 he obitpr.taI.
ard fIr peaanIer Or being unattended by routl.e
u sci col duties Many exciting s,onos, lllustra-
tive ~ awha mans LIE are given, among which,
hone created 40 much tlusa8m In the audience,
AZ whore tie sailors man a veri,alle boat vhi h has
'eon SO vice during two rough voyages t, the South
Pi.iAc, and is rowtd and tliarnod AID put through
the actual manwuyrrs OF capturing a huge sperm
whale which when once overcome ften At the
risk " anIihiaton Of bOth boat and crew) Is tow
ed alongside OF the ship ana made merry over FOR
dsyF, vii the j1lly iArs but her him, and dp
$500 barrels o' sperm oil out OF his hue CARCASS
which done, tho good ship speeds home ward bound.
h6ighted with sn exchange for a flrtute.
CaIL Williams gives some lawful yarns" which
T. lard luboer seem improbable, hut which are |
neyerthtless true. lie shows the rlicu'ous mis-
application Of facts AS We receive them In pit.
b. ks; IA 'r Instance tie teeth in the upper aw o,
wi l- ~Lon they are only " DO found in the low
er. The easy roncha.ance with which whAlemen |
are rep esehttd in game pursuing boat, when, In
Truth, every moment is pregnant wish intense anxi-
ETY. and quick recurring action Toe whole lecture |
accompanying the movement ~ tie pictures ls,
th,ush unSiitd by smooth forms OF rhetoric, most |
iuieres,r &, ct only T. sea-fArng men who crowd
thither, hrt 10 every lever Of sail on the dancing
ll,ws, Tor here We have IT, and that too, unscom.
aui,d with sickness. Tie truth Of its portrai-
turoS ave affected, Tor Iheir source Is thoroughly ex-
peronced in that which he describes, aud although
we all have seen artistic paintings, we are |
ready L. overlook deocs and chi y rough, though
eLin'nty true reprtst Rtaion ~ that which itself
is rough life beyond any ,xp,rionce ofllndsmen.
Cspt. wlisu : patjnrcs are pa,rJnzei by tho |
intellect and ItfI emert Of our city, and we num-
bered smopR hw aLdit ~ persons whose counIe-
nsuce sone would end rise The moral tone Of the
Entertainment,
LuriIg the coming Veek Sror5 prcgen'd'ion
Is t. lie made to Capt. Phelon, who was formerly
ciated with the Panorama, bu, has recently AZ,
reIted atsponiibe position in the L s Navy.
THE GERMAN llosrITAL The monthly re-.
port Of the Ladies' Aid ciety, FOR the cole zion OF
fuIds in behalf Of the German Ho'phIl, shows a |
very favorable con nion of affairs.
mis-. Marie H,uSel, She Treasurer states that the
,ciey has on dep, sit in the German Savings Bank
81 900 10,
tt cir ball on the sG.h Of Dec, yielded .Sl,Os5 90
ENpeu ded ......,,...,.,.,,. ..,,....,,,. 2Oi IS
Rem aiuier Observation-Disclosures. 80 O.
Otherwise spplied. ,,.....,,,..,,,.....,. $50 % |
Leaving nr tie ''rd.,...,,,.,....."... III 90
Contributions irol o. tlcmbers In the year
Observation-Disclosures. s. On
From ~ new n embeH. ..,,,,,....,..,,u IS 90 |
Observation-Disclosures. 10 80
S5,OI8 90 |
Minor outlay. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. "a 90 |
Leaving 5000 50
o. which all but e9 cents has been de poulted In
the German Savings Bank.
On the proposition OF Mrs. weSendonclS, Presl.
dent Of the Society, the Society hiss resolved TO hold
Q summer isstivsl on the 18Th OF June. Gentlemen |
are to be sdmisted hereafter ~ subscribing mem