Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-03-21

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*x* Serious complains have been made |
TO us against Metropolitan Hall again, by per-
sons who attended the Ball Of the 9th Regiment,
on Wednesday night last The complaints seem
to us to be well founded, though it is quite a
matter of surprise to us that Mr.. Harding could |
allow such a state of things to exist Still we
feel bound to state the grievances of the COM
plants There were, we are told, about 5000 |
persons present, while in tie supper room were
to be found but about half dozen walters, for
cling most Of those who desired supper, to go out
through the snow-storm to secure it, The hat
room is said to have been one mass of confusion.
Many persons entirely lost hats, coats, SC and
had to go home minus, while those who secured
their clothing in many instances found it on the
floor, soiled aud trampled On. The ladies Jared
but little better, we are assured. The aggrieved
parties talk of commencing legal proceedings
against the proprietor, for the recovery of the
value of the lost articles. If the story is but
half as bad it is represented to US, they should
at once take some steps to learn the proprietor
that he must be a little more careful for the
future. If these complaints continue to be made
the public will refuse to attend any balls given
there
~ Those persevering temperance men
who have resolved to rid the State Of Maire ofall
alcoholic beverages, by means OF the celebrated
liquor law, find it pretty difficult job to keep
pace with the various devices that are resorted
to by the friends of the I" Critter," to save it
from falling into their ruthless hands. One of
the papers elates tho adventure of couple Of
these Maine constables on recent explor-
ing expedition These chaps had entered
house, with liquor law search, where they found
a woman rocking cradle After ransackng
the house without success, one of the oonstabes
in order to make his peace with the woman,
whose furniture and dry goods he had been SO
unceromoniously ovsrhauling, went up to the
cradle, and commenced by way Of fattering the
mother: g What beautiful baby--how much it
looks like it's father!' and to get better view
of the interesting little creature, whose cap was
the only visible part, commenced pulling the
clothes from its face, when 10 Instead of baby,
he discovered a keg of brandy, with a night cap
neatly laced on one corner
*** Professor Mapes, the Editor of the
Working Farmer, in a letter to the Daily Times,
states that he has made a number of experiments
with various kinds of confectionery recently in
troduced to the public, such as &C Banana" ''Ja ar
genette Pear" and other drops. He writes =
"Many, if not all Of these drops, are favored
with the hydrated oride Of Aymyle, known in our
Pharmacopoeias as fuSsel odl, combined with nj
trio, acetic or citric acid. This poison is produ-
ced in the distillation of whiskey from corn, and
probably the manufacturers of the confectionery
in which it is used, as well as the consumers,
are not aware of its poisonous properties.
have just made some experiments with myself
in the use of this poison, and find that in the
state probably used by the confectioners, the
mere odor is sufficient to cause headache, cough
ing, &C." The Professor gives it as his decided
opinion that these articles are highly injurious
to health. The public should be aware of these
facts-indeed their manufacture and sale should
be stopped, or thousands of children, who know
nothing of their character, may be poisoned.
Xxx We received on Friday a neatly
printed German paper, which, upon close ex-
animation, assisted by number of learned ty-
pos, We decided $50 be Dutch Police Gazette >
Its name appears to be the s'NelV- Yorker Grim
imal- Zeitung Rudolph Lexow, atliemiger FL.
gessthqmer umd Redactew. SO, yahrlich in
Vorausbezahlung, or sechs cents pur einzslns
hummer If this is really German Police
Gazette with Rudolph Lsxow as editor, we have
no doubt that it will be well received among the
particular class of our citizens for whose benefit
it is got up. But we can't be positive about thg
eff eff tts5iS tt5iS eAFious pubifatjQn. Those q
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Office, which the paper informs us is at "No
TryOn Row, spahe der City Hail."
*x* The numerous and serious accidents
which have occurred on the Erie Railroad, have
made many people fearful to risk trip over thi
"Alps rOute,' as the papers of Buffalo insist OF
naming this road. Not long since, says one o
our exchanges, couple of gentlemen we're wait
ing in Dankirk for friend of one of them wht
was expected in particular train, which got il
about four hours after the regular time Whel
the train did arrive, it was discovered that man,
Of the passengers had Grape on their hats, whic
one Of the gentlemen who had been waiting 10
the train alluded to by saying that they ''seemet
| to be q sorry set-all in mourning" To whicl
| his friend replied, with all the solemnity offs
deacon, "Well, | suppose they have all les
some of their friends since they left New York! p
- A correspondent of the Expres
writing from Philadelphia on the 18th inst says
The stockholders of the late Bank Of the Uni
ted States, held meeting to-day, in the Elk
change, and declared it expedient to make
general assignment. The old trustees, who were
salaried officials, were compelled to resign, ant
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Schwab, Melton G Rogers, James Cooper, Chas
McAllister, aud Daniel L. Miller, jr, who go
possession of the real and personal estate, goods
cbattels, rights and credits of the corporation
The management Of the institution Is now il
good hands, and that this Bank will resume in !
short time is beyond Doubt This will b,
news to the opponents of the monster, that wa
supposed to have been dead and buried long ago
Xxx It is said that Forrest settled the
Willis verdict for t,ife less than the face O.
the bill AS the story runs, after the iur,
gave a verdict against him for $25OO, For
rest, instead of paying the cash, sent an agent
into the market who succeeded in buying up un
satisfied judgments against Willis at ten cents ol
the dollar, sufficient to cover the verdict agains
him. In this way, it only cost Forrest $3.50
while even that sum never reached Wills, bu
went into the hands Of his judgment creditors
| Thus Mr.. Willis is left with all his LAWYER
bills, &c, to settle out of his own pocket Thi
Of course leaves nothing to be devoted to charity
as originally announced. We cannot vouch fo
the truth of this story, but if it is true, it wa
certainly pretty shrewd operation.
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