Washington telegraph., 1854-01-11
our New York correspondence.
NEw YoRk, Dec. 81, 1858.

New YORK. Dec. 81, 1858.
,r. FJaor. Money is scarce; at least, every
W., 1a1,s so and what every one says must be
one 'yonr correspondent. at any rate, after hav-
uue. toJ fuIl ten minutes to a search in thir-
lug soi-ats for four cents. with which to send
teen e. how for cigar found only three cents
ms s.Iarsore has no experience that would Justify
h;,, l in DENYING the present popular phrase, Mo
, mn ;s scarcsn As he writes along gioomiy,
uet :t,ot his accus toned cigar. and in that pecn-
,;ar confused and semi-distracted state of mind
.Sat a tbe lover of good cigar is always in, when
1.;,.ad las Of the accustomed solace for his woes
'r correspondent cannot help realizing. to the
5nast 5Jnn, eytent, that Money is scarcep-with him.
sn5 vet there appears to be any quantity of it
.rauod but the great difficulty is that it belongs
- somebody else. One of the oldest things too
: to hear rich men talk of money being scarce
II rould seem that the richer the man. the more
bs is affected by a scarcity in the money market
The rich complain and grumble about it, more
.h,n the DOOR Notwithstanding all this scarcity
co much talked of, every place OF amusement is
sIIad TO overlowing: and larger number of cost
IT, Christmas Presents and New Years Gifts have
been purchased this year, than in any preceding
one Three thousand dollars were actually paid
IN a Broadway store. last week. for shawl, bv
broker in Wall street. The daughter of an
eminent LAWYER is to be the recipient of this mag
ni6ceat present. Sne Is the lhtended OF the
Wall street man.
nublic banquet was giver. to the Irish patriot
Eobn Mitchell in the Broadway Theatre. or Mon
dsy evening when several remarkable speeches
were made. The guest of the evening took oc-
casien to declare. with emphasis, that he was "a
neofessed revoutionist, an adventurer, seditious
propagandist;" q use his own language) and he
violently attacked Secretary Marcy, for saying in
his letter to NJ Hulseman. in the Koszta case that
the United States will do as much as any of the
European Powers to promote tranquility" The
ro,amsrejal .4drertiser said, the next day: "The
host friends of Mr.. Mitchell have been shocked
bv .bis impertnent and uniustfiable perversion of
Secretary Marcy's meaning; and both Wings
and Democrats are earnest IN condemnation of
Mr. Mitchelfs remarks. There are no two doc
rments in the history of this Government that
have met with such general, approval, among all 1
narties. as the letters of Daniel Webster and Will
liam L. Marcy to NJ. Hulseman and it is peculiar
IL offensive to see either of them assaied by one
Of that very class of refugees whom those letters
were designed to protect. Mr.. Mitchelfs conduct
seems to most minds the height of ingratitude."
Jpdoe Emmet a member of the famous Irish Di-
rectorv made speech, and gave some account of /
the manner in which the funds collected by the
Committee had been disposed of He said that
considerable sum had been expended in contrving
tbe escape of Messrs Meagher, Mitchell, and
others. from Van Dleman's Land. and intimated
.hat the remainder was reserved for future opera
tions Judge Emmet is a man of unimpeac chable
intpgritv and whatever he says this subject is
70 be implicitly believed
A list of the insurances on the stock and fix
lures of Messrs Harper's publishing establishment,
which was recently destroyed by fire. has at
.enqh been published. The whole amount is on
" sl9l,O0O while the value of the property des-
troved was nearly 100000 Most of the insur-
ance companies involved are of the wild cat1
species; the good companies in the city having re-
fused to take the risks at such rates as the Har-
peFs were willing to pay All of the money,
books and valuable papers that were enclosed in
the celebrated safes manufactured by Stearns.
Marvin & Co.. under Wilders Patent, with Rch's
Improvement were preserved, Gnharmed in the
slightest degree by the devouring elements This
will be of great service to the Harpers in enab-
Ing them to recommence their business and it has
had the effect of largely increasing the demand
for the safes of Stearns, Marvin & Co.
Smallpox is becoming frequent and fatal dis
ease here. notwithstanding the eXertions of the
medical officers of the vaiious dispensaries to vac
cinate everybody. Twenty-three persons died of
this loathsome and infectious disease in this CITY,
last week. and learn from the city Inspector that
the same item OF mortality is likely to be larger
this week
Tea OF twelve OF the survivors of the massacre
at Dartmoor prison. in 1S1J.-old men. VARYING
in age from 65 to 10 years. are perambulating the 4
town, begging aims! This is a painful spectacle.
Is it not disgraceul to the country, that no pro-
vision is made for the support of the poor veterans
of the war of 1922
The barque Brothers. has sailed from this port.
tor dong heGg. with two hundred kegs OF gtn-
powder and large mail fnr the officers and sail
ors Of Commodore Perry Japan Squadron
An assoclation OF benevolent ladies' in this eIty
have recently opened schools Tor destitute girls
As an lniucemeht to attract children who neglect
To attend pab!ic schools. a dinner is daily given to
the pupils and they are taught sewing. straw
braiding. and other useful empoyments.
The passage of the Maine Law by the Legisla-
tire OF this State. which meets in January is now
considered certain; and there can be little doubt
that Governor Seymour will afTix his signature to
the bill as he has frequently intimated thai he
would although it is understood that. personally,
ne considers the law mpolitic, and impracticable
In the larger cities. About two thirds of the
members elect of the Senate and Assembly are
pledged to vote for the enactment of such a law
as was rejected by the Legislature last winter,
providing that the question shall be submitted to
the people
=, ne moral. or rather the immoral condition of
!ae city OF Brooklyn may be inferred from spec
,S H presentment Just made by the Grand jury of
nNss county. They state that, though arduously
engaged during the past three weeks in giving at
% .ensioh to the cases laid before them, they have
only oeen able to dispose Of portion OF the bus-
s-a circumstance mainly attributable to the
..edSe OF crime consequent on the saleiof intox-
ea''n6 liquors by licensed and unlicensed venders.
Yours truly, PETER PIKE.