Year: 1860

which all animal as well as vegetable life Sc
lects, and by selecting continues its posterity
in the world in an improved form, am now
continually and involuntarily thinking, both
backward OF mans progress, and forward of
his future career, with DR.. Darwin's hints to
aid him; and wondering how many thou
sands of years must elapse before he arrives at
his possible highest excellence One hundred
and thirty centuries, according to late discov.
cries in the world Of science have at least
already elapsed, since man, in partial state
of civilization, has inhabited the gray old
earth-gray and old, yet perfectly young.
Change after change has come and gone, and
left the world ever step in advance of its
former condition, either physically or mental
ly; until now, in this nineteenth century, so
called, the greatest degree of civilization is sup
posed to be represented in our own uetropo-
lis Of New York, where seveRty-six iudivid-
uals of another species or variety of the crea
ture man are at present making greater
hubbub than as many thousands ought to do.
The men smoke japanese tobacco, the chill
dren swallow japanese candy, the ladies wear
Japanese finery and fan themselves with ia
panese fans 1t ought also to be remembered
as corroberating DR.. Darwin's theory of adj
actually for once worn Paris kid gloves, at
the eity's expense, and gone without their
usual retreshments for longer period of
time than ever before was conceived of bv
them as possible. There are indeed serious
hopes that the japanese invasion will prove
Lesson in etiquette which the City Fathers
and their children may hold in remembrance
thro' their future life. Never did any innocent
islanders before create such q sensation Not
only are they the city's guests, ito have and
to hold" whatever indulgence they desire,
but the fashionable world is giving them cog
nizance. Mrs. James Gordon Bennett the
magnificent, has issued cards for an entertain
ment at her superb palace on the Hudson.
when the distinguished strangers will enjoy
both matinee musical, and brilliant assem-
bly, of the wit and fashion of New York.
The example once given, Others will rush into
the strife for notoriety, and the Princes Of
Japan, their government officials, doctors.
DC, DC will be feted to death if they only
give the New Workers time to do it in. Yes
terday. however, at the Academy of Music
there was great disappointment. 1t had
been announced that matinee in honor ofthe
Embassy would come off on that day, and
that the whole suite would be present in the
boxes. Therefore well packed house at an
early hour awaited the advent of the distin-
guished visitors. But time passed, and no
Japanese appeared in the boxes. The first
net of the Opera of "The Martyrs" had come
to close before half dozen of the inferior
personages in the Embassy deigned to show
themselves to waiting New York Either
enthusiasm had expended itself for once. or
the public were indignant at what they con-
sidered a sell: at all events faint clapping
of hands was the only demonstration which
greeted the japanese in whose honor SO many
persons were assembled. Add to the prime
disappointment, the fact that it rained furi-
ously at the close of the performance, and
carriages could only be had at premium,
and it is pretty clear that the japanese excite
ment for one day had damper put upon it.


The advertisements for husbands and wives
which appear almost daily in our city papers
must have frequent romantic results as
doubtless it is intended they should But
story which has lately transpired shows the
danger lurking in this rather questionable
mode Of match making. Two young school
girls of New Y ork, agreed in sport to adver-
tse in the Herald for husband, and see
what sort of answers they should get think,
ing only of having fine lot of fun, should
anybody make response to the call. On the
first day one or two letters were received by
the joint jokers; and on the second, one, by
one of the young ladies, who this time went
to the Office alone Opening it on the street,
she was startled by reading the declaration
II am following you now" at the close of the
epistle, and looking behind her, found herself
followed by young man Of good appearance
who Immediately addressed her. Though
frightened at the consequence of her folly, so
successfully did the stranger soothe her fears
that the acquaintance continued, they became
1overs, and an elopement followed. OF course
she girls parents were kept in ignorance o
her own relation. and for a long time it wa:
not known what had become of her. Blu,
when, deceived and deserted, she was forced
TO ask for help in the streets of New Orleans
there happened to be "good Samaritan
passing that way who took her to his house
and, making the only revelations with regard
TO the case, which could now do any good
through his means her parents were notified
were to find a missing daughter and suc


information was given as it is hoped may lead
to the apprehension of the villain who could
thus heartlessly abduct q mere school girl
upon representations of love, and All engage
ment of marriage


| wrote you in my last that we had been
having some unusual atmospheric phenome-
ma. Well, since the tornado which did SO
much damage in Cincinnati and vicinity


there have been several in various parts OF
the country. Indeed they have been so
numerous and destructive that we begin to
look with suspicion upon even the much
needed thunder clouds which promise rain to


the dusty environs about New York. One


tornado in the upper Mississippi Valley des-


OlAted one or two towns, injuring property
through great extent Of country, and killing


about one hundred and fifty people. In N.