The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-02-10
New YOnx Correspondence.
New YoRR, Jan. 90, 1856

The death Of the distinguished orniiholo.
gist and historian Of the birds Of America, at
his residence on the banks Of the Hudson,
merits more Than passing remark.
He was fine looking old man, and tho
76 winters and almost constant exposure IA
bis wahderings over the hills and through
the wills whittier he followed the rarest
birds to- their retreat, had whitened his head
| like the snow Of the mountain summit, his
heart had all the sunshine, warmth and ver-.
dure Of thevulley beneath. Audubon was
born on Louisiana plantation. near New
Orleans. His father, once an admiral in the
French Navy, sent his son at an early age to
Paris.to receive an education, and some i'm
structiohs ia painting, in which he became
a proficient, as is evident by his numerous
magnificent pictures Of the vast variety Of,
the birds Of America, which be has contrib
uted 10 the annals OF Natural History. He
was very extraordinary man, and like Bow
ditch. the Astronomer and Mathe matician,
his name will never pass from the world's
archives Of American genius. Requisscas
in pace n i
A woman named Nicholson was arrested
yesterday for the murder Of Mary McMorley
in the "0ld Brewery" at the Five Points.
but was discharged, itappearing that the de-
CEASE d come TO her death by falling ovet the
balastrades while drunk. The "old Brew
cry" is one OF the vilest and most dangerous
places in that once perilous neighborhOod
the Fiuc Points. AS its name indicates the
building was once occupied by a brewer
For many years it has been used as nest
and dwelling for an almost incredible num-
Der OF the lowest and most reckless charac-
tiers, who were at one time sufficiently strong
in force 10 defy the police, as was for years
the case in the famous st. Giles" and
"Asatia" of London.
The recent improvement in the moral
tone OF tile Five Points, made by putting
the city prison and court house in its very
midst, and by lighting with gas its narrow
lanes and by-ways (once 80 unsafe for the
stranger ofter dark) has SONS what improved
, the Old Brewery, but tits still vile hole
The gns lights interfered so seriously with
the loot-puds and other games;ers o. the
Five Points, and their favorite pursuits, that
at first many lamps were broken, aud ss
fast as they were replaced th:y would be
broken 0gan, but a few arrests and vigil
ent watch, soon put a stop to this game,
and loving darkness better than light the
worst ofthe inhabitants repaired to other
neighborhoods. At present their is Brothel,
Sunday School, and Temperance Society
at the Five Points.
The steamship Asia sailed to-day for Liv-
erpool. The next regular steamer for Ha.
yana and Chagres is the Georgia. Sh. takes
no freight 10 Havana, except the mammoth
trunks of Siimson & Co.'s New York and
New Orleans Express, which are tranship-
ped there on board another steamer for New
Orleans. There is so little freight for Chsg-
res and California, nowadays, that | think
the steamship North America will change
her destination, and proceed direct 10 New
Orleans, for which pluce much freight is now
waiting at this port. Merchants in the
South who trust TO the kindnessoi merchants
here to snip their goods by the steamers
(Which usually have only few hours TO re.
ceive feeight,) often get woefully disap-
pointed.
There is no news from the steamship At
lan,ic yet The officers o! the English line
alleged that the machinery Of the American
lire ofs,eamers may possibly be bettersdapt
ed to speed, but it is too slight 10 be safe.
We have received here most satisfactory
proofs of Jenny LinTs success in Havana =
Barnum has engaged the celebrated teno
Salai to sing with her hereafter.
Last night "it raiued pitchforks." as tn
boys say.
At this moment, the end Of Wall street
full of Irish laborefs, clamoring in grea
wrath after The contractor Of the building
which fellin 2lst street. and from whor
they can get no pay.
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