The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-03-15

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street and Park Row. We have the names, numbers,
ana characters of the whole easts which the police
shall have for their guidance soon as desired
OF late these dens of science have been making
grea, haus among young clerks and men of business
who cannot afford to lose money, and who have sis
and daughters depending on them for Support.
young married man, who has been joined to lovely
woman, only two months ago, lost his all the other
night, and but for the overwhelming affection and
love of his wife, would have blown his brains out He
had couple of pistols prepared, and was in the act
Of pointing them to his head, when his wife rushed
into the room threw herself into his arms seized the
pistols, one going off and grazing her soft cheek
hurled them aside, and persuaded him 10 live Tor her
for her alone
81 will encounter" said She "every hardship OF
lfe-poverty- penury-evory thing if you will llve'
and be my sole happiness"
Her affection prevailed He yet lives-a ruined
man. indeed, in his atfairs-but still in possession OF
youth and talents to make wife happy, and gain
respectable name in the world. Hehas forsworn his
old hauns, and intends TO go 10 Indiana, get farm,
and turn tller Of the earth.
"Do, my loved Henry" said his beautiful wife
"let us get from New York-any where but New
York"
We now give the gamblers and gambling houses
free scope TO cheat old rouSs-broken down vaga-
bonds-half the corps Of brokers-all the lawyers
that have any thing to lose-as many parsons asthey
can catch-but not young married men who have
pretty innocent sweet smiling wives.
We are not hard -hearted-we are not savage
Gamblers, like devils, most live and let live. Both
require comfortable supply of pigeons and lmpenl-
tents-brimstone and tobacco. Bat as long as VIC
have any influence on public opinion, or on the pub
lie authorities, we will invoke both against any At
cmpts interfere with thehappiness Of young mar
red couples or men who have lovely families TO sup
port There are plenty of rich old rascas Of bache-
ors crawling about town that ought to be ruined,
cheated and cleaned Out-rascals who, IN their YOUTH
seduced every pretty file dc chabrc they could catch
about the hotels and boarding houses. Let the gam
bers first bait their hooks for such articles There's
plenty 10 catch of that kind Of sh-bu fihey do not
select their pigeons hereafter with more poecal JUS
tce, we shall certainly let loose the whole police Of
the city upon their midnight dcns in Ann street and
Park Row. We know all their secrets well as they
do themselves-so beware
FAsuroSABLE SHOPPING HuDsoS STREET.
Hudson street. between Duane street and the Square,
j. getting to be quite fashionable resort for shopping
Y on will see fine ladies descending from carriages
lovely angels promenading in the sun-and beautiful
creatures stopping at the windows, and looking in TO
see what they can see before they go in What's the
cause? cluster very neat dry goods fashionable
stores have recently risen up in that neghbourhood,
| which like the heather bell in the mountains, draws
the bees from the gardens Of Broadway TO the airy,
romantic and fertile spots in Hudson street, TO sip
honey and
-" snuff the caller air."
little colony of dOuce, INDUSTRIOUS tidy, Glasgow
shopkscpers have clustered in Hudson street, with an
infusion of the genuine Yorkshire, to give them zesi
and smartness They are taking offmany Of the gay
customers from Broadway, in spite of their splendid
stores-their corsetted shopmen-ther elegant impu-
dencc-their high prices-and their hazardous bar
gains Among the Hudson street dry goods colonists
we found an old acquaintance Mr. J. b. Waistell, up
to his eyes in linens, laces and fancy goods Of all
SORTS sizes, kinds, and colours, with fine ladies buy
ing as if their salvation were at stake.
aThis, madam is three shillngs per yard, and that
is six"
"Bless me, how cheap, Mr.. W.! I'll take ten
wards of that. and twelve of tothcr. Bless me, how
cheap. And 50 pretty, too"
| The retail trade of New York, in consequence Of
the great sxten, Of the city, is gradually forming il,
self into separate masses, in different and opposite d
recnons Ii is curious also, that the locality has
great influence on price. In Broadway, rents are 80
100 l50 and 200 per cent higher for the same con
veniences than in other streets. Of course, the fine
lady who shops exclusively in that gay street. mus
pay for the rent and rudeness, nclsdng the cologne
Macassar, and impudence, used by the shopnan who
serves her. "Nothing comes Of nothing"
REuBES NJ. WHrTssYs BANK AcEScIEs-By the
report of the committee of which Mr. Wise chair
man. il appears that X. M. Whitney is the agent OF
t,renfy of the government banks, and that they pay
hin yearly a aggregate salary Of s6576. To our
toni.hment we find that of this amount, the three
deposit banks Of this city, the Manhattan the Me-
chanics, the Bank of America pay him $1,000 each
$4,000 in all, nearly the half of his salary.
These facts explain to us past transactions. Du
ring the tendency of the question for the removal
the deposites, lived in Philadelphia, conducted tho
Pennsylvania and came in frequent contact with
Whitney. At that time the only bar to the removal
was the influence Of Mr. Van Buren,, who GER
tainly opposed TO that movement, as long ashc could
Whitney and his associates were very anxious for the
removal and he appeared 10 be in constant conespon.
dcnce with the three banks of this city. have no
dosb, but these banks held out the $1,000 per annum
AZ an inducement for Whitney to procure the removal