Litchfield enquirer., 1855-05-31


Nsw Yosk. May Goth, 1855.
The warm westhe- continues here. and u
| sery suggestive 81 4 bot lime coming. !.
50 think ihs city fathers. who. prompted By
some spirit Or spirits, or By the love Of spi-
riis. ere considering what they shall do 10
amnse the sovereign people and refresh
SAemselves on the coming Fourth Of July.
They have taken up the matter in good lime.
but ihis Fourth Is 10 be an especial gala
day; the last day Of the old dispensasion,
wherein dTankenness is deemed no sin.
Now the fathers are men Of inordinafe ap-
petite. and. consequently Of inordinats thirst
md The new law will touch them ia the len
deress spot Of the most susceptible portion
Of their physical organization. Therefore,
it was proposed; when they were ASSEM-
bled in council. thai 5000 be extracted
from the public pocket. 70 be expended
partly in fireworks for the people, and partly
in aiming" for the aldermanic stomach on
the great national anniversary. One Of the
fathers suggested that more patriotism would
be displayed BY each individual putting his
hand in his 6wn pecket, and paying for his
own drinks and 6re-crackers. This idea
excited great merriment from its entire no
vefty. The appropriation, however, wills
probably be cut down to about $s,e00.
Some remarks made by the fathers in the
course Of the debate, discovered to the pro
tansm uulgus. the existence of subtsrran-
can apartment in the City Hall where the
chosen few are accustomed to spend long
portion Of their time. consuming milk, for
which vast bill has been presented to the
city authorities. But enough Of the City
Hall. Spirits haunt it, and mysterious tip
pings Of tables and smashings Of crockery
are said to be heard from its basement
rooms. In this connection we may appro-
priately remark that Judge Edmonds has
delivered an opinion on the Maine Law,
which irreverent persons denominate Judge
Edmond's opinion Of spirits
"A Mr.. Robinson has been making him
seledecidedly odious TO the liquor party in
this city, by going round in the employ Of
the Carson League to purchase brandy, and
then inform against the sellers. They don't
like that at all: so the gentleman was set
upon by crowd Of Irishmen and women
while making his way into court to deliver
testimony. They were much inclined to
destroy the informer totally, but did not
succeed; and Mr.. Robinson is compelled to
keep close to protect himself from violence.
At the same trial, Rev. Mr. Blackman,
Secretary Of the Carson League, was as
sauited, and would have been severely in
jured had not the liquor counsel wisely in
terfered. TO moderate the rage Of his clients.
This was Mr.. Tomlinson, who has argued
several cases against the law with great
ability.
There was this week discovered and bro
ken up in the Ninth Avenue, one Of the old.
! est and most formidable gangs Of robbers
| and counterfsiters in the country. There
were six or seven men and some girls Of
| abandoned character, connected with this
organization. The police displayed more
than their usual modicum Of ingenuity in
fsrre,ing out the hiding places Of the gang,
and followed up the pursuit with great en-
ergy. Persons not acquainted with police
operations can have no idea of tho extent
and organized character Of these thievish
combinations in this and other cities. There
are abundant materials for romance in the
life Of New York police officer. At this
house large quantity Of stolen goods were
i captured.
! We hear Of matters connected with the
/ Baker expedition, which do not present the
character Of the New York police in quite
/ so favorable a light as the above mentioned
, operation. But "it takes thief 10 catch a
thief" OF course, We don't mean to make
any criminal charges, but some Of the Off
GERS sent out in the Grapeshot, did certainly
behave themselves in very unseemly and
reprehensiblc manner. They dcmineered
over the crew, threatened to chain down the
captain, drank up consignment Of Madei.
ra wine procured for New York merchant,
fought duels with the ship officers, and sus-
tanned generally, the character Of insolent
bullies.
The Catholic priesthood in New York are
getting thin skinned Of late. One in Brook
Ign has shown himself especially so. One
Of the doegercl ballads sung to the popula.
sair Of q Pop goes the weasel" contains the
following slanderous and hereiica lines
The priest he kissed the cohb.cr's wife,
Po? gocs the weasel"
This ballad was found TO be very frequently
/ in the mouth Of the Irish children, who had
been bcguiled by the adversary into this ir-
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