The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-19
QUEER SCENES IN a NEW YORK MAD
HOESE.
Grotesque and Ghastiy aayety.

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Grotesque and GhastIy Gaycty.
The New York Sun gives an amusing re
port of q grand ball at the Lunatic Asylum
Wards leland, few evenings since. WI
quote:
At precisely seven O'clock, about forty female
| unatics entered the gymnasium. They were
| aLtired In all sorts OF costumes. The dresses
of some resembled niShtgowns, while Others
| wore several suits of clothing and looked like
| travelling old clothes establishments. Some
| wore jockey hats trimmed with ribbons of all
| the hnes Of the rainbow; Others Initiated the
| Dolly Warden style Of dress, but all were neal
| and cleanly, orderly aud very lady.like. A few
moments later nearly as many men arrived
homely gsrb OF the Institution 10 The well-cut
clothes of fashionable Broadway tailor.
Some OF them carried on their persons ward
robe 80 large that 1t must have taken years tC
accumulate, while others, wearing cotton
gloves of all colors, were 30 thinly hablted
Lnar they &lmost hugged the red-hot stove ln
the corner. Both men and women were &C.
compsnled by their keepers.
THE GUESTS.
Soon the physicians entered, escortln2
their lady guests. Several OF the older
pallouCS CsOWuoO boOuI Luem ou tuelt GU
trance. and In the polltest manner complt-
mented the young ladies on their improved
appearance, and requested to be allowed to es.
cort them 10 supper. Some spoke of their last
meeting In the Hotel de Vile at Paris. others
had met on the Continent, one had seen the
lady to whom he was converting In Callfor.
ma gold mine, and one poor lunatc a told miss
the Red SEA nearly four hundred years ago.
Alter DR.. Kellogg had spent some time IN
coaxing two very 0b.tinate patients to begin
the performance, one OF them seated himself
at the plano while the other began tuning q
violin. The pianist was not very tractable.
he positively refused to play without bis
notes; but when at length cunning lunatlc
were written the words do not spit on the
floor" he suddenly began playing an over
ture from Strauss. The execution was adml-
raule. The pianist was Bernard Galllerre, q
religious mUnomaniac, who believes that the
Supreme Being speaks to him every night,
and that he alone, OF oil his friends, has con-
yersalion daily with the angels about the
throne. Mr. Gluber, the yIolInlst, also good
performer, is subject TO fits of melancholy,
und at times is very dangerous. He imagines
himself q great military man, and dresses In
the fatigue uniform of Unlted States soldier.
TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR CERTIFICATE.
The master OF ceremonies was Henry Vas.
quez, Cuban, whose father ls % general in
the revolutionary army Of Cuba. Vasquez ts
victim Of emotional insanity. He killed bis
mistress apout three years ago 10 New York,
and 1t was said at the time that $4,000 was
paid for his certificate OF insanity. De is also
credited with having killed two women In
Cuba. He dresses elegantly, but is undoubt-
edly msu more to be feared than pltied.
After the dance, stout old gentleman entered
the room. Hts hair and beard were as white
as the driven suow; he wore green patch
over one eye, black Kid gloves, seven coats
and vests were on his back, aud he carried q
broken umbrella in one hand. In the other
hand was an old hat, bedecked with long black
ribbons and filed with grass and weeds. These
he divided into small PORTIONS, and distributed
as bouquets 10 some of the female patients.
most polite bow, q gallant speech, and then
the presentation, after which he was intro
duced TO the reporter as DR.. Pentz, and thus
addressed hiD:
LORD BLACKWELL.
ssSIr, am wealthy. own two millions OF
land on Blackwel's leland. Sir, am Lord
Blackwell. make you Lord Selklrk. Ladies.
lin u loud tone,) this is Lord Selkirk. | am
the Duke OF Washington. ! knew Lord Sell
kirk's father at the battle of Piper Heidsieck.
the Earl OF Glenarvy, and deputize you with
powers extraordinary. Go to Washington,
Sir"
Reporter. What shall I cay to General
Grant for you, doctor
DR.. Peniz. Tell him he was great soldier
30 was /, slr-but he never did any good for
the people. Tell him this, sir. Tell him the
Duke OF Washington says 80, sir, and tell him
that he ought to 60 10 Europe and remain
there for eighteen years.
While this conversation was going on Dr.
Taylor was trying to Induce the musicians TO
play waltz. They were obstipate, and one
refused to begin before the other. For Time
1t seemed not improbable that the ball would
prove failure. but at length Galllerre gave
in, and DIR. Taylor wal,zed with Kitty Doyle,
an unfortunate girl afflicted with hereditary
insanity.
QUEEN ELIZABETH.
The next dance was galop. The most ex-
traordnnry dancers In 1t were Charles Gray.
commonly called 'Charley the Tailor" and
Miss Carr, Spirltuallst. Charley, who danced
as though he vas tied up In sack, imaglnes
that oil The ladies' are In love with him. Miss
Carr thinks she Is Queen Elizabeth, with Inn
mense wealth and valuable diamonds, and ner
crown and sceptre locked up In New York.
The truth is that Miss Carr was lady OF sur
passing beauty and attractions, as we'll az OF
education, with brilliant conversational pow.
ers, when shs became the petted mistress OF
wealthy English noblemRn. On the continent
Spanish nobleman became enamored with
her, and they eloped to Cuba. There the
SpanIard deserted her, and an American trav-
eiine agent fell in love with her and took her
to California, where be died. He, on his death
bed, wllled her fifty thousand dollars, which
she spent In one year-one relic only being
lett; 1t Is q pawn ticket for q locket BET with
diamonds, worth five hundred dollars. This,
and g few silk and satin dresses and some
laces comprise the poor creatures all. She is
hopelessly Insane.
THE FINAL JIG.
It then being half-past eight O'Clock, DR..
Kellogg asked his luHatlcs to dance jig be-
lore they retired. At this their dull eyes
seemed 10 become bright, the look Of idloclty
left them momentarly, and all jumped upon
the floor anxious TO dance. Even The mus-
clans seemed to catch the inspiration, and
they ratified off a lively tune as though the
destnIes of nation depended upon the
speed. Then the lunatics began to dance.
Aud such dancing Fanny Elssler, Bontanti,
Stanley aud The MajltoDs were all eclipsed.
While dancing the jig some stepped the Ger.
man, others danced the polka, some waltzed,
others Initiated the Shaking Qnakers, and
some even essayed the cancan. Some seem
ed bound up win ropes, while others appear
ed to be double jolnJed. Some danced with
the peculiar air of Southern darkey, while
others skipped With the grace of agazelle.
A. T. STEWARDS MANSION.
Tboro ,raa Thomas Ravnolds one of the old