New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-21
FRAUDS Upon IMmIGsASrs.-SiR: AL

| migrant alone. Our own citizens AMI strangers
passing through our City, upon business or pleasure
are exposetto al SOrtS OF imposition BY the follow
ing Glasses Steamboat runners, hack and cab dr.
vers, baggage snashers pocket book droppers watch
suffers god5rasS-ing sellers, and parcel OF out
side .oaiers who hangersoH The above classes
The following are the places mos; resorted to BY
the ABOVE characters Foot o. Battery Place foot OF
Co!ilaAd-st foot OF Barclays, foo, OF Robinson-st
New-Ilaven Railroad Depot. Canal-st Pecs Sip a;
The Hartford AMI New-Hayen dock. There are
number a. other p,ces, bit these appear 70 De Tie
most remarkable
Would here remark that you may see ,everl
Hacks with three or four assistant drivers On each.
diSmoun, On The ARRIVAL of he boats 20 drum up pas
engers, snatch baggage or knock down. As tie case
may be.
The following are The clas, who operate Oh he
lmmeTan. lmmgran; passenger runners, Immi-
grant clearinghouse runners. Immgran; forward
ing-oice keepers Those classes are composed prln-
cipaily Of what called fghflng-men or buliies.
and have controlled the primary and general elections
Of both political parties
Their habits aud occupation through the day give
them an opportunity OF seeing each other. ami fire.
quenty some political asplrant, wishing 10 get nom-
nation or TO defeat some person more worthy than
himself, knowing The material they are composed Of.
employ them 20 accomplish the object.
think this runner system can't be abolished TOO
soon, and for a remedy propose the following Re-
quest compel the different passage-office Keepers
10 place large cards sign boards, plainly printed
PAINTED, at the docks and on board the Immigrant
vessels, naming the price of passage without deva-
ton appoint an effective Police for this purpose and
for steamboat landings, and for those purposes alone
Of men VINO understand their business. and who are
determined and not afraid of an Alderman
l., .k,rr
none Of the dlsbanded runners appointed for this
duty.
There are number of other abuses which shall
notice on some other occasion. Respectfully.
ARGr>.
GoYDoLAs N THE BAY.-Mr. Editor !:
Why among the many varieties Of pleasure that are
daily sought out in this great City has not the idea
struck some enerprisng mind of getting Up number
of boats somewhat similar 10 the Gondola OF Venice
The beauty of our Harbor and Bay would certainly
induce those who wish to avoid the noise and crowd
Of our Steamboats,, nSeparabe from them, to patron
Use this mode OF conveyance We all know the de-
light and pleasure with which enjoy the freedom
of day or two IN the country among the green
fields and shady woods, where can wander free
from care where we hsteth And in these
quiste moonlight nights that have. what could be
more enchanting than with pleasant company of
ladies and gentlemen 10 float out OH the calm and sill
very wave And while soft music steals upon our
ear thus to while away few hours from the anxious
cares of life and the ever busting City These Con
dolas could be constructed of different sizes, 70
accommodate from four TO eight persons, with a can
opy sufficient TO them. but AZ the same time TO
allow free circulation of air and unObStructed
view of the water Let them be lined and cushioned
comfortably. so that person COud lounge or SIT up
night. These boat would soon, am sure, become
popular and well pay their propnetorS. | but ex-
press the IDEAS OF many persons whom / nave con-
yersed with. and never was more impressed with
the fascination and feasibility Of the plan than when
enjoying the exquisite nights from our beautiful Bat
cry. D.
HARIEM.-Nr. Editor. In answer to
New-Yorker" what has become of the Old sha-
ker" Fever and Chill l' would state that twenty
FIVE years ago il pursued a circutous course up the
East River and fingered awhile AT Harlem as well as
IN the now thckly settled villages IN Westchesier
County that It has disappeared IN the places al
Iudcd to, and exists only in the imagination OF inter-
ested or deluded parties, who are deeply interested
IN building up the forty fifty villages either IN ex
istence or IN the womb of time" My first impress
sion on reading the article was to disregard It,
supposing It 10 be a New-Yorkor IN VOLTS clo
thing deriving his subsistence from the glory and
general prosperity OF this City, at the same time
poses of mischief. has had ITS day. Upon rehec
iion. | supposed my first impression was erroneous
that " New \ oTkCr was an innocent man. deceived
by parties who have contributed 10 build up the
places across the and To decry everything that
relates 10 the prosperity OF the upper part OF our
island. would therefore refer him TO DR.. Wood
and Others men Of character, who certify To the gem
cral health Of the places and to the fact that 300
houses are required TO supply the demand that al the
present tame exists here. FREDK. L. WEsrBRooK.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT-SAFETY CARS
The most careful arrangements and stringent rules
fail,o insure against Railroad casualties, as there
are some things. such the spread or fracture OF
rails which Il Is next to impossible To ioresee or pre-
yent--it therefore becomes the imperative duty of
parties concerned 20 guard against the results OF ac
cidents through any means which may present them
selves The terrible idea which enters the mind of
the unlucky traveller pending collision of frames,
or their being down bank Is, that the may
be crushed and his flesh torn bones broken by the
splinters however forcble the shock may be- he can
contemplate thai with frmneSS, If hs feels anything
like assurance that he shall escape with bruises only
but 10 apprehend to ones sell results such as the
writer has witnessed, where two ears, 6lled with
human beings, were 50 forced into each other
that the two filled The space ordinarily occupied by
one would be sufficient 10 unnerye any man. The
following article was published about year since,
with the resulting good that Iron Cars have been
projected and will shortly be constructed, which, n
the opinion Of competent judges, will render the Tires
al least of passengers safe, in Of almost any
cdent aside from suggestions relative to Iron Cars.
il contains hints which may be of service.
Whenever trains III motion have OF the
track or met with distractions, resulting IN injury
to passengers, 1t Is well known that IN almost all
cases those III the forward have been the suffer
ers Cases have occurred where ar engine has been
nearly smashed 10 pieces at the head of long train,
and persons IN the last under the SUPPOSE
ton that they had been merely stopped at some way
station so slight 10 them was the conclusion. In the
accident al Princeton about a year since, two cars
Immediately before that IN which was the winter,
were completely locked dove-talled together Their
- ~ oath II and n