The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-14

The GAMBLING HORSES AND THE GRos sHors.--
These dens of vice and crime VIII, we uus', at
tract the immediate attention OF our new corpora
non In this city there are upwards of fifty or sixty
gambling houses, many of them fitted up in style
Of great magnificence-the proceeds OF the ruin of
thousands of victims. These places are kept and
supported by the hashy dressed, staggering sharp
ers, who are every day lounging about our
fashionable hotels and along Broadway, every one
of whom well-known TO our police, but who
have been permitted year after year to carry on
their netarlous work of plumber without the slight
est molestatlon. The amount OF crime and ruin
which these Infamous establishments have been
| the means OF producing is incalculabe. Hundreds
oil the most promising young men in business have
been destroyed Tor overland to these hells, the
greatest proportion of the houses of ill-fame and
vast amount OF the RIGHTEOUSNESS and vice which
pollute city, their existence. But it is un-
necessary to dwell on the enormity of this evil
Every friend Of morality and humanity knows it
and deplores it.
The corporation must at once take appro-
pirate for the suppression OF these lnlqu-
tous establishments. Their numbers-their local.
itiestheir proprietors-her frequenters, all about
them must be ascertained, and the strong arm Of
the law directed against them with crushing effect.
The organization of new system OF police will be
a necessary step in order to rid the city of the
gamblers and sharpers who iniest it, This will OF
course be one of the earliest measures Of the new
corporation. Last summer recollect how the
streets were infested from sun down till two or
three O'Clock in the morning by abandoned women,
| drawing after them crowds Of rowdes and vaga-
bonds OF all descriptions, SO as to make Broadway
a perfect highway OF prostitution and blackguard
| ism All this will be prevented by new and
efficient system of police.
| The regulation of the grog shops will certainly
| be effecteu Their closure on the Sabbath, and
their closure after certain hour at night must be
made imperative. 1t is impossible to exaggerate
the beneficial effects which would follow rigid
and determined adoption of regulation of this
character. The abolition of the booths on the
Fourth Of July-those dIssraceful open outrages
on public decency and good order-and, indeed,
the adoption of all wise legislative measures for
the prevention OF intenlperance, we certainly ex-
pect lrom,the new corporation.
TIE REPEAL observation-disclosures ARE THEY ?
We have not heard word of the Irish Repeal
Associations since the recent election. What has
become of them! What has become of the "Little
Beggarman % What has become of all the parade
| and fuss which was created about the organization
of these associations before the election 1t looks
very much as if the uprising of the people against
all those miserable and corrupt politicians, who en-
deavor to govern and lead astray certain sections
and masses for their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, had
scattered the four winds all those associations OF
particular classes, for purposes foreign to their
duties as citizens. The trading politicians of all
parties, who would deceive, and betray, and mis-
direct the people, have now received lesson
which they will not soon forget.
JOCKEY CLUB.-The arrangements are now COM
plete for the coming summers sport On the first
| Tuesday in May we are to have the Union
Course, Long Island, days racing, and another
on the Beacon Course, N. j. will come of-a trot
ting match between Ripon and Confidence, in
harness, for $1,000 side, on Saturday, 18th June.
There is prospect of excellent sport this season;
the horses are numerous and the stakes liberal,
and it is expected that the sporting world will be
all alive to secure success in the midst of great
competition.
There is numerous list of horses in training at
present at Baltimore. p. r. Johnston has four in
charge of Geo. aldron T. r. S. Boyce has six in
hand, one of which has been matched against
OF May. J. ID. Kendall has four others all going
on we'll Some of these horses are highly spoken
of IN sporting circles.
The Cambridge. Park Trotting Course, in the vi
cnty of Boston, containing So acres, is now Of
fered for sale, on liberal terms the price specified
is 500, OO0 and that sum, it Is said, is moderate
one, and will very likely be easily procured.
The citizens of Mobile feel much disappointe
| I, ha;, M nod
in sporting article in the Picayune some time ago
It seems that want of horses, not Of money has
been the great obstacle What a pity they don't
come north, as they are so anxious tor sporting
they might contrve to get rid of some of it I" in a
regular way.''
STEAMER ALBANY.-The steamboat Albany, Cap
tain Robert B Macy, commenced running to and
from Troy direct Oanding only at Albany each
way) Saturday, 18th April inst, from the foo,
OF Courtlandt street, at o'clock, P. NJ.
; The Albany has been heightened and rebuilt
during the last wintsr and is now handsomely fit
ted mp as night boat, with state rooms large ant
commodious cabins and saloons, and in all her ar
: engagements the propretors have studied the com
fort and convenience of the passenger-her berth.
! are wide and bedding new, beside she is under the
2 command of Captain Macy, than whom none
stands higher before the travelling public for cour
Q teous attention to their wants.
Y Mr.. Maxwell, the steward, is also well known
he never sets poor table and his berhs are Away.
il clean
From THE EAsr-We did not receive our east
ern papers till IL O'Clock yesterday. They then came
e by Adams " Co. ahead of the mail. A thick 70.
D on Long Island Sound all Friday night was tn
S probable cause OF the delay.
[From Boston papers, April 1871
The store Of Pond 4 Co.. No % Merchants Row, wa
entered Wednesday evening the saie--one made By
Gay or, of New Yorkopened by false keys and poke
book taken from it containing about $50 in money
and notes the amount Of $40n0. The pockebook wa
found yesterday in Liberty Square but the notes en-