The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-07
Hartford.


Correspondence OF the Herald rsH
HARrroRD, Feb. 4, 1912.
Alilerism run Mad-Forgery inHartford Morris
Fancy BaN-FTemens Ball Connectic.a Rire
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DEAR BENNErr-
As Parson Fitch, who 10 now here featuring TO
crowded houses every night, says, that the
world is coming to an end in 1S43, from the iniqui-
~ that is daily brought TO light am almost
strained to say amen {! For by that means will this
world be purged from the of rascality, liccn.
siousness and hypocricy, both in the pharisaica
purse proud aristocrat and the most degraded can
didate for the Washington Total Society pledge
The goodly city Of Hartford has this dsy remind
ed me of my good old mothers beer barrel that
would not stop working, even on the Sabbath, no
more than each uddsal has this day refrained from
telling every person he met, that - has beea
forging |" You don't say so :" says one " But it
is so," says another +" for he was examined last
night before Justice -, and put under $500
bonds, to appear before him tomorrow morn
ing, at o'clock, to show cause why he should not
be bound over TO have his trial before twelve ho-
nest men 70 don't believe you" says another.
" Well. 60 to the cashier Of the -- Bank"
Then off runs the whole Of the crowd that had col
lected to tell the rest Of the city. aisg
But seriously, tomorrow morning Will decide,
in slight measure, whether any body has been
forging the names his notes that he has had dis
counted at several Of the banks in this city. For
my own part, bslieye him innocent but as it was
not for 500 0O0 it will be harder for his counsel to
Morris, who is we'll known in this State, as hav-
ing gwen innumerabls negro theatrical and dancing
girl exhibitions, was yesterday sentenced TO pay u
fine Of $3.50, for bringing girls into Hartford show
their pretty legs. II we had havcs caught Fanny
Elssler, we should have had 5000 out ofh
"grand fancy dress balP' came of last Wed.
nesday night, at Union Hall, on which occasion the
"long haired" gentlemen Of this city sent TO your
city after large lot Of dresses, with the "keeper
They had jolly night Of it. a&
We shall on the 22d have the great Annual
Fircmens Ball. which always equals any thing in
the "bawp' line in these diggins !" hope they
will not this year have less merry one than their
last which gave them 40 much qualification.
Our noble Come cticat river is no longer ice
bound. So please tell Capt. Sanford to come up to
Hartford, with his beautifi j steamer Charter Oak,
and Capt. Dustun, with the Cleopatra.
Sickness 10 abundant. Our physicians are about
worn out. Please send US up fresh lot if you can
Dasiei Wadsworth, Esq, who gave, few months
since, lot Of land worth Sl5,0OO, to the projected
Athensum ma: s,ys en- iSrsasr donation o. Soo,
will 30 done, Nlthoaga our citizens have already
subscribed $50, 900. By the way, this Athencurn
building will be than half done by next fall.
1t will be- when finished, the handse NEST piece Of
architecture iplth State. This same ID. w. is
the most liberal man in this STATE, for he has the
past few months given away his money TO various
deserving objects by thousands and tens Of thou
sands. Would that there were more such men than
there is for we should not then hear 90 much
about grinding the face Of the poor, poor against
the rich" and ''rich against the posr," sc. &c.
* Next week, Wednesday,, Dickens" dimes in
Hartford. The commsttee Of arrangements have
written him 10 see If it shall not be Tuesday, in
stead Of Wednesday, as the fsrnsris his birthday
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