The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-03-10
Now Yolk Correspondence.
New YORK, Feb. 29, l85l.

NEW YORK, Feb. -, 1901.
have seen some amusing coincidences IN
my time. Lave known long columns OF
ilgures, of enurely various collocation, hdp-
nm to foot alike, and many olher coinciden-
ces have come TO my knowledge; but one
that has amused me most recently, i met
with yesterday In the ottlee otSinson q Cos.
New York and New Orleans Express. saw
there box said TO contain an oStenSoriatm, a
censor, and a holy qoatcr puSc. These imple-
ments, peculiar 70 tEs Roman Church, were
directed 10 '.Calholic Pastor" Off South,
and singular enough) "to the care OF JOHN
hNox, the name ol one OF the most zeal
Gus opponents that the Church OF Rome ev
er had. W. hear daily OF deiectIons from
Professionalism 10 papacy; and even OF Cler-
gvmen, (vdc the chaplain at West Point)
Dut who would have thought that JOHN
KNOX would ever have become "a vessel OF
wrath %
The case of the great Flour Spectators,
ISuydam, Sage & Co., whose very unexpected
iallure last summer was The cause OF the pc
cuniary ruin OF many persons in the Touring
districts Especially OSwego) was before the
Supreme Court, yesterday, IN the shape OF an
ctlon against them BY Merrlck and others,
for having disposed of -four belonging to
plaintiffs 10 certain creditors, in violation of
their duty as factors. The suit is postponed
however. The bail is large, being $l57, ,56l-
loo.
Adams & Co., have never recovered the
key OF 5000 Spanish milled dollars, which
they lost Tor Beebe, Ludlow & Co., from the
Express car, though they have refunded the
whole amount together with the premium on
the specie, viz: 262 odd dollars. The rascal
who stole it is in prison, but has disgorged
only enough Of his plunder TO pay the pre-
MUM. Under tie guise ola green youngster
from Connecticut, this adroit rogue Obtained
work on the railroad between Baltimore and
New York, as an assistant brakeman, evident
ly it now appears with The design Of effect
ing this and other robberies. He has an alias
or Two, and is hard case.
Steamer Prometheus sailed yesterday for
Chagres. The ill-success and wretchedness
of thousands who have visited California,
does not appear to impede the emigration
thither. Well it is great country, and
would well repay the proper kind OF settlers,
if they would go with some better and more
reasonable object in view than making their
fortunes in single season by gold digging.
The steamphip Crescent City" will leave
to-day, but carries no mail. The California
Expresses, however, carry letters; charging
for the same 373 cents each in advance. Ad-
ans & Co., are rolling up wealth in this bu-
siness, and their success has led to the estab-
lishment of numerous other expresses be-
tween New York and California. Stinson
& Co., of the New Orleans and Mobile Ex-
press, run an express also between New Or
leans and Chagres.
Gen. Sam. Houston has been making Tenn
perance speeches here within day or two,
and has been cordially received.
The news brought yesterday by the steamer
Europa from Liverpool, has had slight-but
favorable effect on our cotton market. 1t ap-
pears that in England, too, the winter has
been unusually mild. To-day we are in the
receipt OF large draughts Of warm rain.
The packet ship Cornelius Grinnell, Capt.
Fletcher, arrived from London on the 26th
inst, after most tempestuous voyage.
Mckay and Krider, charged with swindling
Mr. Flanders, the Treasurer of the Milwau-
kie and Mississippi Railroad out Of bonds,
&C., to the amount of S95, 900, are "chewing
the cul of sweet and bitter fancy" in the
''Tombs." In the case Of Ray Tompkins,
the Wall street broker, who got ST., 900
worth OF other peoples stocks into his hands
and (shortly allerward) the money into his
own pockets, his counsel John Van Buren.
,ried hard yesterday to obtain the discharge OF
The illustrious Operator" under the hubcuO
corpus act. A rich scene ensued, in which
Messrs. Van Buren,, Cutting and Blunt, stig-
matized each other as a pettiiogger, &c. Mr..
Blunt was quite sharp on Prince John, and
as for Cutting, he was keener than usual
The Chief Justice called to order in vain,
telling them to settle their personal Difficult
ties out doors; and at length his Honor, quite
disgusted, took his hat and left the bench
Subsequently the irate lawyers shook hands,
and parted in external good humor.