Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-03-19
FROM NEW YORK.
Correspondence Of the Port Tobacco Times.


A brigh blue sky, and an atmosphere as bland
as May, WOO from ''the desks dead wood' this
morning, but as am bound to give you stave
to-day, will forego ''the custom of sweet eXer-
cise' awhile, and jOt you down notion or two
of this greatmetropois on this same blessed twelfth
of March,
After few hours of quiet tarry here, Henry
sailed yesterday in the u S. Mail steamer Georgia,
for the Tropics. The vessel was to have gone ria
Havana, but in compliment to the distinguished
passenger the owners ordered the ssGeorgia' to
New Orleans direct. Had she been advertised to
proceed straight thther, she might have obtained
considerable New Orleans freight, but as it was,
she took only the freight and parcels of Stimson
Co.'S New Orleans and Mobile Express, in addition
to her Chagres stuff. Usually the steamships have
New Orleans passengers and freight at Havana,
whence they are taken in the ssPacfc'' "Falcon"
or "Philadelpha'' to their destination.
The cabin passage by the Mail Steamer line, and
the Union line, to the Crescent City is s75.-
By land, and river, one may go down for half that
money, but with more delay and trouble.
Yesterday morning, | saw couple of the star
police thanking a short, thick-headed logged look
ing individual in a manner which would have been
regarded quite friendly by an invalid or person
too weak to walk without such supports. On in
curry, learnt that he was of two enterprIsing
individuals who had that morning at very prema-
ture hour entered the store No. IS Dey street. and
scolded $500 out Of an iron safe that is, blown it
up. One escaped as far as the roof, where he was
arrested. The one | saw had Con observing
an alarm was given) but overtaken a few
squares Off by watch1nan whom nature had bless
ed with a longer pair of legs.
Most of the money stolen was found in posses
sion of the two burglars and they are in jail
awaiting trial. The fashion of blowing safe-locks
prevails very generally among the ''lmps of the
MOON"
In the Court of Oyer and Termner, the trial
of Pritchard for numbering Sambrecht, is pro-
crossing to-day. This murder occurred among
the most desperate characters and in the vilest
haunt of our city. The prisoner is Irish and only
II years old, Two witnesses for the defence re-
Jjoce in the euphonious appellatons Of s'Butche,
BiH'' and ''Four Fingered Dutch.''. The prisoner
and others, it appears, obtained drink without pay
ing for it Ga trick they had) at place where the
deceased was bar-keeper, and on the latter's try
ing to force him to pay, the murderer struck him
the blow on the left temple with pound weight.
In the course of the testimony for the defence
the following revolving bit of evidence elected
from grog shop keeper:
MIR. Clark-Do you sell liquor to boys Of the pri
soner's age?
Witness-Yes and ID sight younger than he
is. CLaushter.)
| Mr.. Clark-You don't care whether the person
is five years of age or fifty
| Witness-It makes no difference to me. Laugh
ter.)
Another case of even greater turpitude than the
above, although not involving the loss of life, i:
on trial to-day in the Court of Sessions. 1t is thai
of one Isaac T. Jewett, shop-keeper in this city
who is charged with having violated the person OF
Ulbana Gourgas, young lady, whose mother is
dead, but who has father in this city. The de-
tails of the trial are unfit for publication.
Mr.. Kay and Cryder's alleged swindle of sos ,00C
from the Treasurer of the Milwaukee Rail Road, is
q
| The detention of the Steamer Southerner, (Which
left Charleston on the 9th inst, and was to have
sailed from this port yesterday, but has not yet
rved,) is accounted for by slight accident to hel
machinery 40 miles from Cape Hatteras. She put
into Norfolk, and is expected here to-day. y