The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-19
For the Herald.)

JAMES G. BENNETT, ESQ.,
noticed under your editorial head, few days
since, an article on the subject OF lottery frauds
Are the public aware, Mr. Editor, of another spe-
cies of corruption existing in our midst, of equal
and even greater magnitude? Iallude to the hume
rous gambling spread over our city establish
ments, many of them conducted on a most exten-
sive and magnificent scale--rooms, luxurious sup
pers wines. etcetera. furnished gratis Into
these " dens' the young and unwary clerks, and
others, occupying places OF trust, are frequently en-
trapped by set Of well-dressed sharpers (decoy
ducks, supportedby these establishments and feec-
ed of large amounts of money, often belonging to
their employers, lamenable instance OF which, to
the writers knowledge, recently occurred in our
city, causing much misery to the young man and
his friends well az great loss and modification
to his employers, with whom he had lived in a STA
ton of much trust from mere lad and whose
prospects, until he became entanged in the meshes
of these men, were OF the most promising nature.
What is surprising, Mr.. Editor, Is, have been
informed that some Il trust but few, howeyer.) OF
our respectable merchants, and others, they having
clerks in their employ, are requenters and patron
izers of these "dens." Is there no way, Mr.. 1cd-
tor of putting stop to these sources of corruption?
Cannot authorities be instgated to vgilence AT
least the writer trusts, that you gentlemen editors,
who are in measure public guardians, will endea
vor to awaken the public attention to this prolific
| source OF misery and rum.
| FLESH AND BLooD--ANoTHER SHowER.-They
are trying at the South get up another shower of
flesh and blood. The story is originally published
in the South CaroinIan, and thence copied into the
Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel. 1t will be recol-
| lected that we have had two showers already-one
in Tennessee, the other in Massachusetts-the fol,
lowing is the third in South Carolina. 1t is told
on the authority of l.. M. Davis, of Union district,
s. c., under date of October 80, lS43-as follows:
Mr.. w. M. Inow gentleman of undoubted veracity,
relates that Saturday last while he and his two sons
picking cotton on his plantation in aurens district
Enoree river and about two miles below Musgrove's
Mill) the younger called to the others, who a
little distance from him. to listen for he heard something
| falling him. They thought he mistaken, and
them if they would come he could show it to them the
ground They went and found the ground strewed with
what appeared to them to be pieces of meat varying from
the size of an ounce ball, to larger than hens egg
These pieces very moist and red blood any,
thing else could make them; and the grass, cotton
whatever they came in contact with stained as with
blood. They scattered several feet apart,
space of ground 20 30 yards width; and they
examined for something like fifty yards in length but
did not go to the end of it.
was informed of it yesterday, and went in company
so lucky as to find some of the article st remaining and
all agreed that had the appearance of esh of the finest
mould much finer than we had ever seen before Some
of the pieces seemed to be entirely fat but most Of lean
very red, and somewhat transparent when held up
wards the light but was considerably dried when saw
| The younger VIM Inflow, a very intelligent and cred
BILE youth of H. says he first heard few scattering pieces
fall looking up the air darkened with them and
that it looked something like falling slowly when
the flakes are far apart but that the pieces fell more rapid
the sun was shining and few light clouds were in the
atmosphere; nothing visible could be assigned as
| cause for the phenomenon.
| IMPORTANT DEcIsroy.-Judge Morgan decided
| yesterday in a in which Mr.. Viavant was sued
| by the Second Municipality, that any merchant who is
payer OF house rent taxes &C. within the city, sell
produce of any description upon the Levee, without
ming under the cognizance Of the law passed in ls4l
which law was proved called for by the Chamber
OF Commerce for the protection OF and only
plies to transient persons who have been in the habit of
peddlng on the Levee to the serious injury Of the resi-
| dent inhabitants. Is il here Let all classes be
| protected.-Nep Orleans Tropic Nor. TO-
| COURT FOR THE CORRECTION OF ERRoRs-Nov.
H.--T-J Q. Aymer and al. VS.. North River
Bank Mr.. s 6. Raymond concluded for defendants in
error Mr. ~ w. Gerard WAS heard in reply Decision
led and passed 49, Canal Bank of Albany ]. Spen
GER reserved cause. Mr. A. Taber heard for the
RICHES OF THE WEsT.-The Usage Yeoman of
the Sd instant, says emigration the Osage'country
has recommended, and that business is looking up It
says" In this Usage country have plenty and TO
spare Crops OF every description are abundant. We
boast of the largest corn the heaviest wheat the fat
test cattle the finest favored tobacco the largest
and hickory nuts and the most Of them part
State and turnips pumpkins for thanksgiving day and
all other sorts of sarse by the cord And for venison
grouse turkeys parridges pheasants sc. beat the
other ashland in the plenty Of the most delicious
soft shell turtle So who cares if money does get plenty"
MAIL Reconnaissance the 18th October, the
Western Mail to and from this city has been seve-
raj times robbed, of amounts already asceraned to he
$500 to $4,000. Suspicious having settled upon the
Post Master mt Camak T.. A. Crandle, and by the
name of William Butler who had charge of the mail
the Georgia Railroad they have been both arresed4
gLsta, Geo Chronicle, Nor. TO-
A NEGRO Decorative petitions from citizens
and ladies of Fayette county, Tennessee, were
lately presented to the Legislature Of that State praying
that certain negro slave named Doctor Jack might he
exempted from the operation of the law prohibiting slaves
from practising medicine DR. Jack is represented
skiliu of long practice, who has rendered
senal service to suffering humanity. The petition was
| ordered to be transmitted to the Senate.
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