Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-02-12
FROM NEW YORK.
Correspondence oft Port Tobacco Times.

correspondence % me TOfl L O0dccO WNeS.
New York, Feb. l., 1851.
Yesterday, Jack Frost made us sensible of his
presence in manner not to be mistaken. The
languid step of the pedestrian suddenly chang
ed into the most lively kind of locomotion, and
people seemed to have acquired sudden fancy for
buttoning up their coats and rubbing their cars
In truth, it was very cold day, and this morning
is one of the very same sort.
The defalcation of a member of the Brokers :
Board, and his sudden exit with the proceeds of
ST 900 worth Of stocks, futtered Wall Street yes
terday 'slike eagle in dove-cote.' - How it
made the feathers fly. The accused is one Ray
Tompkns, Esq, gentleman who lived in big
house, (not large as the he is like to be
signed however,) gave parties and kept his coach
and ''tger." He has played game it is said, by
no means original with his own fertile genius viz:
buying large amounts nominally for cash and then
realizing heap of money Immediately by forced
yet secret sales of the property thus obtained
He is charged with having got an immense amount
of stocks in his hands at the Brokers' Board, and
within twenty four hours disposed of them, walked
off to parts unknown with the cash in the pockets
of his very fashionable pantaloons. The same
highly elevated description of stock-speculation
spectacle body of ''Waters the chances'' pre-
vious to the present interesting occasion. Yet the
Government of the Board are said to be very crti-
cal in the admission of members. Quite num-
Der of brokers are .'outside barbarans, and can
not get the enree to the Board for love or money.
Three black balls places the applicant hors du
bat, and his nose is thus cfectually disjonted
mong the upper crust spectators. Master Ray
Tompkins, however, appears to have deceived the
most knowing, and has toasted the Board very
brown. A more common indie is to obtain mer-
chandse On cash terms, Ito be paid for within ten
days for instance and then to realise the money on
chem by forced sale before pay for the original
purchase shall be demanded. This is often done
with impunity.
A firm of very iafirm produce-dealers did it in
Boston about three years ago, and though they
were hauled over the Goals by the enraged and
energetic gentlemen sWindcd (sWindiers shall |
call them a small portion of their i'll gotten gains
suficed to enlist in their defence the best counsel
in the State, the flights of whose eloquence SO
confused the beWildcred jurymen that (not agree
ing.) the cul prits escaped.
There was an amusing incident at the Special
Sessions yesterday. One Mccarthy being accused
of making fuss and breaking lamp in the street,
conceited wiseacre stepped forward as r0tunteer
counsel, and began to cross question witness
"Why,' said the witness, ''you ought to know all
about it. for you were there, and aided the prls
oner'' Sure enough this found to be the
case indeed he the InStlgatOr OF the outrage,
and amid much titterng. the trould-be lawyer was
fined fifteen dollars IN default of which he was
committed.
As the Birthday Of Washington approaches, the
preparations for its celebration are assuming some
form and vitality. Would that it might be gene
rally observed this year a national festival
No better occasion could be found on which to knit
together more firmly the bonds of Union between
the whole American brotherhood, and to eXtingush
forever the flames of discord, fanatcsm and dis
organization. Now is the time for the people to
revive the remembrance of the principles, trials
and struggles of their forefathers in achieving a
republic which is the day-star and hope of every
true friend OF liberty throughout the world. Now
is the time to build high and higher the monuments
that mark the fields which united americans wa
tered with their blood. A little pile of stones is
the only tribute on the battle ground of Lexington.
Is this right? Is it light that the most honorable
places, South and North, In the annals of our
volutionary history should exhibit such unworthy
evidences of our appreciation:
Robert Rautoul, Jr., the new Senator elected by
the coalition in the Massachusetts Legislature is
a strong temperance man, non-resistant, lee
turer against capital punishment, and lawyer of
considerable ability. He is a middle sized, thin
pae-ooking man, with deep-set. dark, piercing
ewes, heavy black eyebrows, and q nervous ener-
getic manner
We are very much in hope of course that the
New York mint bill will meet the approval of
Congress and the President. The question is,
where shall we put the MINT when get >
Our Custom House building in Wall Street is a
nuisance for its present more inconvenient
building for the purpose could not have been con-
triyed. 1t may answer for the New York Mint,
and it is spoken of for Il at OBJ Jet. The Merchants
! Exchange building might do for Custom House,