The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-31
our New York Correspondence,
NEw York, Oct %, 1851

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ftinues to be an object of attraction To- the
thousands Of strangers in the City. New
Workers don't appear 10 care much aboutit.
Nothing brt Jenny Lind, an earthquake, sof
short dresses, can stir up real Gothamite;
The centerof attraction at The Fair is the
"Fifty pound Prize Cup" won BY the Amer
lea from the Royal Yacht Squadron, 1t iss
massive affair; yet the Workmanship does
not reflect much credit on the skill Of Eng
lish Jewellers, The cup is enclosed in a
glass case, on the top Of which is model Of
the America, designed by George Steers, hel
builder. Whenever Mr. Steers visits the
Fair he receives three cheers from the spec.
tators. Serves him right
On last Friday evening, Mr.. Senator Sc.
ward came in town. accompanied by Geo,
w. Patterson, the whig nominee for Con-
troler of the State Of New York. These
interesting gentlemen took rooms in the
Astor House, and ordered up "refreshment,' :
tbut hardly had they been established there
fifteen minutes, before crowd of leading
whig politicians gathered around them all
counting the rising sun, and endeayoling tc
make Seward think hatthey thought him q
little God. Thurlow Weed came in, in the
course Of half an hour, when. Seward i'm
mediately grc'O ,ceary, and informed his
friends that he was much fatigued, and
should have to retire immediately-he did
not say where. Greeley was shortly after
seen striding across the Park, and making
his way into the hotel, whence he was seen
to issue, long after midnight. What their
conversation was about, your correspondent
cannot positively say; but it is thought by
us Tammany folks, that there is something
in the wind, and we are anxiously waiting
to see what quarter it will blow from. The
National Democ rat Of Saturday says that
Weeds object was to buy up the Retormers.
How true it is, I do not know. One thing,
however is certain-they have nominated
foe out of the eight wings on their State
ticket. 4.
The Chief of Police, (Mr. Matsel), told
me few days since, that he has upwards
of 800 houses of ill-iame registered on his
books; and, at the same time, he added
that he only had down those houses that
were positively and publicly known as
houses of ill-repute, and that, in all proba-
bility, there are from 1900 to 1900 such
houses within the limits of the corporation.
"Why don't you break up the 800 you
have registered" said l, 'since you posi-
lively know them to be houses of ill-fame?"
81 have often been asked that question:"
replied the Chief; and my answer is, can't
break 'em up"
Why can't you break 'em up ?" asked.
Because" answered he, '.they have mill
ions Of dollars and thousands of voters at
their back. Because they are supported by
the heaviest men in Wall street. Because
every officer il the City, from Mayor to
Lampligbter and State and National officers
elected from this city as well, can, at any
time, be elected Or defeated by the influence
welded by the owners, keepers, inmates
and hangers-on of these houses.
This answer satisfied me that it would
truly be difficult matter to shut up these
breathing holes Of HELL" as DR.. Cox calls
them.
New York is fast gaining an unenviable
reputation for rufianism. Knives and pis-
tolls are freely used, in almost every distur-
bance; and our prisons are always well
supplied with violators Of the laws.
Phillips "Fire Annihilator' has not been
tested, as yet; and great deal Of doubt ex-
lists in the public mind, as to its ultimate
success. Our fremen had a great laugh at
the idea Of the building erected by the
Fire Annihilator Company" being injured
to the amount of two thousand dollars, by
the very element that the Company is SO
sanguine of overpowering.
The weather is cool and bracing, and the
health of the city has materially changed
for the better.
| perceive, by an official proclamation
from the Governor, that November 9th,
has been set aside as day of Thanksgiving
and prayer. God knows we in this country
have much to be thankful for, when we con-
template the present condition and pros
poets of the European populations.
The European papers are quite still on
important subjects. This may be accounted
for by the fact that, Europe itself is STILL
But its stiffness is of that peculiar kind that
portends coming storm. Spain is dicta-
ting to us our duty with regard to Cuba; and
her journals are filled with denunciations of
our executive, for his recall Of Consul Owen.
She is exerting her utmost to gain France
and England to her way of thinking; but
these two latter nations understand Two
well-to use hackneyad expression-''on
which side their bread is buttered." Russia
is getting up new form of Government
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