Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-08
Correspondence.
NV YoRE, Sept. I, 1855.

New YORK, Sept Z, 1855.
II viii be recolected that complaint was made,
a few days since, against Messrs. Coleman 4 Stet-
son, Of the Aston House, for selling liquor contrary
TO law. These gentlemen were brought before a
magistrate, and gave bail to appear when called
upon. The trial takes place this morning, and,
owing to the position Of the proprietors of the
Astor in society, much interest il manifested in
the matter. They do not pretend to deny that
they have violated the prohibitory liquor law, but
viii put their defence entirely upon the unconsti-
tutionality Of that law.
Shepherd Knapp, the President of the Mechanics
Bank, is out this morning with long letter adj
dressed TO the stockholders of the said bank in
which he denies in toto all statements made by H.
W. Edmonds, the late cashier. As the case now
stands, it is one merely of veracty between the
genteme H. both Of whom have always stood high
in this community This is deplorable business
altogether, and is going TO do much injury to the
bank, for which innocent stockholders have to
suffer.
The Rachel troupe continue to play to very thin
houses, and the excitement Of the first evening
has nearly died away. The attendance last even
ing was a little better than at tho previous per-
formance, but in order to make respectable show,
tickets were given away in abundance. There is
no use in keeping up tickets to So, for there are
not enough people here who are able to pay such
extravagant prices for one evenings amusement,
and the sooner Monsieur Felix reduces the prices
the better win it be for him.
A case of yellow fever was reported yesterday
in williamsburg opposite New York, and much
anxiety is felt by the residents there. Being
very filthy location, it is feared the ravages will be
awful if the fever is once commenced.
One of those notwithstanding affairs, of which
this city is 50 often the theatre of brought to
light yesterday. As you viii have the details by
the same mail which takes this letter. it is hardly
necessary for me to say anything on the subject.
will mention, however, that at about noon yester-
day, a room in the Bowery, occupied by two ladies
and little boy, was broken open, Ia suspicion
having been created by bad efuvia in the house.
when the three occupants were found dead and
cold; the cause of which murder and suicides is
said to have been poverty. Truth is stranger
than fiction"
On the 25th of this month som, three thousand
Sabbath school teachers are expected from Massa-
chusetts to visit the different institutions of this CITY,
meeting was held yesterday at the Crystal Palace,
which consisted of the superintendent of these
institutions, to consider an invitation extended
to them by a committee from Massachusetts, to
meet them at the Palace. A resolution was passed
accepting the same, when grand turn out of the
juveniles may be expected.
New York ia herself again, and our streets and
hotels are crowded. The st. Nicholas has at pre-
sent over one thousand guests while the other
houses are all full. In fact there never was time
when there many strangers in the city as at
present. Merchants are also doing thriving
business 1t 10 said that A. I. Stewart h Co., sold
goods, in one day, to the amount Of over one
hundred thousand dollars.
The foreign news is anything but satisfactory
Even the Engishmen begin to grumbe about the
movements Of the Allies, II was expected that
tho Atlantic would bring something decisive from
before Sebastopol, but things remain the same"
says the latest report from headquarters.
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