The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-03-24
New Yolk CorEcspondence--NO. 1.
NEw YoRK. March Ia, 1851.

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New YoRK, March IA. 1881.
We are in the enjoyment Of q bright day,
but the air has a slight flavor Of polar ice
bergs.
A thousand juvenile lungs, in ragged jack
els, are shouting through Broadway, Wall St.,
&c., "Arrival Of the Asia !"
1t is amusing 10 see the newsboys upon the
arrival Of foreign steamer. Let me give
you sketch.
Imagine you see group of lads in highly
ventilated pantaloons, and with faces to
which soap and water are the greatest stran-
gers. Some of them, it may be-, are engaged
in pitching cents into hole which, with
Irish facility atexcavation, they have made
| in the sidewalk. II is a little gambling
game, initiatory to more extensive operations
Of the same nature, in after years; but il at
tracts no attention except from half score
of other news boys who are looking on and
betting on the Others luck.
Presently an infant sprig Of green Erin,
with an old "Shiney cap" minus the visor,
and dozen papers under one arm, runs up
and says:
"Covies, the Asia's telegraphed!" "Yer
lie, she aintp cries one of the players who is
in luck and 10th to leave off.
by she is, too" asseventes the first,
with an oath, indicating great precocity in
swearing, even in this city where profanity is
as common as sugar and coffee among all
classes.
The game is dropped, the coppers are snatch
ed up, and several voices exclaim, "How'd
yoos know?" 81 seed Smith, the news boat
man, put out for below with his boat to git
her papers,"
Now the boys are all tiptop for Smiths
return.
After the lapse of little time here comes
man red with running, and amid shouts Of
"Here's Smith," rushes with small canvass
bag under his arm into the office of the crack
newspaper.
The boys are not admitted into the Office to
disturb the half dozen editors and so compo-
sitors who are already getting out the news,
but they cluster round the doors like bees
round hive in swarming time, and in few
minutes the sound of Hoes Patent Mammoth
Press in the basement, soon quiets their ex-
pectant ears. '1ts gone to press" they say,
and then crowd little closer and swear at
each other little h rider for "scrouging so. ="
In an incredibly short space of time pile
Of Extras" are smoking like hot cakes, upon
the publication counter. The doors are open
ed and head over heels in rush the boys, an
avalanche Of heads and legs The excite
ment is fearful, of course, but each secures
and pays for two or three dozen extras, and
Immediately puts as greats distance between
himself and the Office as he can; shouting
and selling as he goes and getting the cream
of the route he has taken.
Excuse one for giving so much notice to a
trifing subject, but | wish give you occa-
sionally an off-hand sketch OF New York life,
and certainly the News-boys are feature.
The contributions for the widow of One
Eyed Thompscn-the forger, counterfei,er
stool-pigeon and suicide-still continue to
increase. She seems to bea very deserving
object.
Among the hot applications which DR..
Kingsland, the Mayor, is giving to the social
and moral diseases of our city, think his
treatment of the mock auctions is not the
least iudiclous He has stationed in FROM
Of these notorious traps for swindling the
verdant, person bearing placard on which
is inscribed, strangers, Beware of Mocl
Auctions !" 1t operates like Spanish fly
blister on the Peter Funks.
Two or three days ago, young man ma
med Fitch, from White Creek, N. Y, bough
at one of these traps, grist of gold pens fol
81 so for tie lot, as he thought, but they
made him pay that sum for each one, thus
plucking him OF S74. The rogues are sc
crafty that the law cannot reach them.
The Mayor yesterday ordered the arrest Of a
pea nut man, who was in the habit Of exhi-
biting a. target at which those who paid q
penny might have chance with toy gun
and hitting which in the centre entitled the
lucky individual to whole pint of pea nuts
This stupendous scheme for gambling is o.
English origin.
An English merchant has sent anonymously
to the New York public, a petition that thu
American Minister to the Court Of St. Jame'
be "turned out" because he is in favor Of th'
Fugitive Slave Law! Is it not enough tina
, we must submit 10 the abolition fulmina
tions of Mr.. Geo. Thompson?
The letter of franklin Haven, Esq, on tn
llth inst, nails to the counter the recent Ii
against Mr.. Webster. Mr.. Haven is tn
President of the Merchants Bank of Boston
and is better acquainted with finance tina
!, fnesse. His politics have never been OF
trusive, but believe he is Union Democrat
9 Certainly there is no man of greater integr
ty, or better able to take charge of the Tres
: sury of the U. States.