The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-23
PORTSMOUTH, o. MONDAY EVENING. JUNE %, 1851,
New York correspondence--No. Is.

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New YoRK, June l3, 1851.
A friend of mine who "dropped in upon
ne just as | took up my pen TO indite this
spistle, told me he had Just come from
visit at the scene of the melancholy acci-
tent by which our esteemed fellow-citizen,
Joseph Brewster, the old hat manufacturer |
10 town, lost his life yesterday. 1t wus on |
board the new and splendid clipper ship
lying at the foot of Wall street,
where the deceased was attending to The
storage of some freight when, being near
sighted, he fell through the hatchway, and
fractured his skull.
Yesterday having occasion TO settle an
account with land agent in this city, he
informed me that he would have attended
10 the business last week but for the death
of his mother who had been killed in the
street BY on OK which had become mad
while being driven through the crowded thor.
oughfares Of the city. These accidents have
become SO common, that was led 10 in
quire of gentleman in the Mayors Office
why "his honor" did not put a stop to such
monstrous nuisance as the driving of cat
tie through the streets 10 slaughter at the va
rious shambles throughout the city, instead
ofrequiring that they should be killed in the
suburbs. The reply was that the Aldermen
were afraid to enforce any such law lest
they should lose the votts of the butchers |!
The Butchers Interest he said was too for
midable 10 be opposed with impunity by
men that wanted to be reelected. If it is
proposed to close the liquor shops, or gam
bling rooms, on Sunday or to inquire rigidly
into the cause Of any outrage in which any
considerable number or persons have been
engaged, the first question that presents it.
self TO the justices, police officers. &c. is
" Are the offenders voters, and how many
, otes can they influence ?" AS the major
tiles by which justices, aldermen and coro-
ners are elected, are usually very small,
these worthy functionaries cannot afford to
displease half dozen votes, especially il
they be on their side Of politics.
In the popular and pernicious drama call
ed Nose, New York bully and fighter. is
represented as a butcher-a piece of rank in
justice to a class of our citizens among
whom there are many highly respectable
men. This parsonage is depicted either as
in the act of fighting, or else laboring under
an uneasy sensation, that If he can't have
muss he will spils." Now imagine Moses
Indignation against the alderman that shonld
dare to put any restraint on the butchers
privilege Of slaughtering cattle in any par
Of this free city Hail Columbia .wouldn'
there be muss! In his minds eve, Ho
ratio, I" The offending alderman sees hin
with his set of kindred spirits at the polls
driving off the dear people that would other
wise vote for his reelection. How ther
shall we expect to see any ambitious alder
man vote against city slaughter houses?
Yesterday morning, about two o'clock
some villain or villains unknown, lured tw'
Dutchmen into bye-place in the Thir
Avenue, by the cry of murder, and thel
fired a pistol at one of them named Hayi
land, and the ball entered his leg. Th,
would-be assassin escaped.
About the same hour, a young mulatt(
girl was found in an almost dying condition
nearly naked, and covered with bruises, il
vacant cellar in Duane street near Broad
way. According to her story, she was Sc
duced into the house opposite by two men
who gave her liquor TO drink, abused her
and then shut her up in the cellar where
she was found.
On Wednesday afternoon, an infant, five
months old, lost its life at 100 Forsyth st
during the temporary absence of its mother
by falling from a chair into pail full o
water, by which it was drowned. A yer
dict of accidental death was rendered yes
terday.
Three or four days ago couple of boys a
play in an open yard near Union Square
heard The cry Of an infant in neighborinI
vault. They gave the alarm, but before th'
child could be rescued it was dead. 1t wa
found to be about two days old only. and
had undoubtedly been thrown into the vaul
by some person who has thus far escape'
detection.
Steamship Union will sail for New Or
leans on the 10th inst. with Adams & Co.
Express freight. She makes the trip in lii
lie more than six days. Ten days used t
be considered great time 10 New Orleans
,, Adams & Co. give a spirit Of dispatch Il
every thing they take hold Of. To-day the,
| send fine freight per steamship "Empir
| City" to California. They now put thei
stuff through in 81 days from New York t
San Francisco.
l am told that Jacob Vanderbilt will hav
line Of steamers, &c. in operation in Jul
, next by which lie will put passengers thrc
by the San Juan route in 25 days from thi
city TO San Francisco, and for only $l2s
> each!
The three cent postage la,O will go int
effect on the LIST ofJuly. twill add anoth
Ell cause for National jov on the Fourth
E Our city journals are infested with th
! bellicose and war breathing communication
and advertisements of opposing India Rut
Der men, whose "c!aims," patents and ste
ries appear 10 have the same capacity {
stretching that the material they manulac
n ture has.
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