Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-10
THINGS IN NEW YORK,

I've" orr, IN0CeHtOef y, 1895.
A night clerk or porter in our post office
has been arrested on the charge of purloining
money from letters On his person was found
between 100 and 5000 of the identical bank
notes cOntai ned in package of 81 900, mail
ed at Middletown. Conn, for Phiadel phia
and which had certain private marks upon
them A quantity of bills answering the de-
scription of another lost package from the
West, were also found upon him He subse-
quently made Il full confession of his guilt.
and yielding to the demands for restitution.
he yesterday morning proceeded, in company
with Postmaster Fowler and the special agent
to certain place in South Brooklyn, where
he at once produced the proceeds of his depre-
datiOns. The sum recovered, we understand
amounts to 81 300.
The United States revenue cutters, VIM. L.
Marcy and Jefferson Davis, are to sail today
for the west coast of Africa.
The receipts of the Sixth and Eighth Avenue
railroads, both of which run to the vicinity of
the Crystal Palace, for the month of October,
amounted to SCI .l99 &c.
A proposal has been made to the Common
Council, and it is now in the hands of a COM
mittee, to construct n railroad direct from the
williamsburg ferry, at the foot of Grand
street, to the HOboken ferry, at the foot of
Canal street. The proposal is made by the
proprietors of the Grand street line Of stages.
and they bind themselves to charge only three
cents fare for the whole distance
The Herald Of this evening in SUMMING
up the returns as far as received SAYS of the
vote of % towns which it gives
'These returns from 90 of the 500 towns in
the interim, being from various sections.
north and west, afford a fair sample of the
state of public feeling at this election. show
ing great apathy on the part of the Wings.
and complete division of the Democratic
party, by which it is resolved nearly into the
| orig inal elements Of Hunkers and Barnburners
at the election of lS4S, those factions giving
them a nearly equal vote in the State for
Cas- and Van Buren,.
The vote of the above 23 towns and districts
in 1850, when Hunt. the Whig Governor. was
| elected by about 200 majority in the State.
over Seymour, the present Democratic incum-
bent, was as follows Hunt, $500 Seymour,
s,2bl. The present election, therefore, shows
falling off in the vote of these towns of over
two thousand 1t is not probable that the
total vote of the State will reach 400 900. of
which the Wings have probably received one
half, and we think that the Democratic vote
has been equally divided between the Hards
and the Softs.'
At meeting of the oystermen, held in Perth
Amboy, Nov. 5th, it was agreed that they
should have fifteen cents per gallon for open
| ing oysters, and fourteen shilings per day
Ior longing up oysters. Wbere the man finds
his own skiH The meeting was addressed by
the Hon. Anthony Buchanan.
The Heruid thus speaks Of the Franklin
| Company: The franklin New York AsSocia-
ton, whom we noticed yesterday as having
left Washington on an intended visit to our
city, arrived here yesterday afternoon They
are to be the guests of Engine Company No.
8, who will show them all the great sights of
Gotham before their return. This company
marched by Our Office yesterday, presenting an
appearance worthy of admiration of all This
company is one of the first in the District of
Columbia. and is deserving of the kindest at
tention of their brother tiremen in this city
during their stay with US.
match for $4,000 comes off over the Cen.
treville trottng course to- morrow. between
prince and Hero